Evaluating indications of Global Restructuring and the extent of taxation. In 2010 and 2011, we saw the report on task risks regarding tax losses, and you saw reports in 2011 about the need for transparency disclosure and a 2012 report on hybrid mismatches dubbed theon 2 was us. This never resulted in the political call to action we are seeing now being played out in a number of jurisdictions. Nor did the prior initiatives received a fraction of the attention that has been the hallmark of the bep initiative. Whoy most Tax Professionals might be able to cite letter and verse of the action plan never noticed or worried about the prior reports or initiatives and thought they were of immediate concern. Why now . What is new . It is not the oecd that power and influence are, what is the power behind the movement . Environmentolitical and the public and political environment, largely outside the United States, that really launched the oecd initiative into what it is today. We know a number o
Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the presenceon on of race in this cycle, coming up. 10 45, the president speaks to graduates of Howard University at a ceremony in washington, d. C. Booktv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Here are some programs to watch for. 1 30, booktv is at the 13th annual black writing conference in new york. Discussions onel hip on, gender, as well as panels on diversity and writing programs and black writers in the digital age. At 7 30, a Pulitzer Prize examinesistorian Thomas Jefferson from early influences to political ideology. On sunday night at 9 00, afterwards with peter marks, author of good for the money. He discusses how a former cbo theved the company after 2008 crisis and made the Company Become profitable again. He was the only person who thought this was possible, essentially. The government did not this was going to happen. The company certainly did not think this was going to happen, and the American Peopl
Lists of minerals and strategic and critical, they differ from time to time and because of economic conditions. They do infer a supply chain which marc is going to get into here a little while. They also, infer that there is foreign imports either partial or total. So that is of interest to us. And there could be severe economic repercussions if, for shortage of Critical Minerals and of Course National security concerns tells you that mineral is strategic. This is, as i said, one of the best probably sources on the topic and again, the definitions are a little squishy but they say that there are minerals that actually dictate the Economic Health of the nation or Strategic Minerals will always be critical, but Critical Minerals will not always be strategic, okay . Now, here the different metals and element involved in both classes and you can read that. The books get into it in detail. I dont want to belabor too much today. Notice Strategic Minerals include rare earths. Fissionable mate
[applause]. [applause]. Please be seated. Good evening to all. I have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan executive director and i want to thank everyone for coming this evening. In honor of our men and women in uniform, who serve our cause around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thanks, please be seated. Now play ball. Before we get started i would like to recognize one person in particular in the audience. His name is ben sutton. He he is one of our board of trustee embers of the foundation. Thanks thanks for coming, ben. [applause]. No matter how practiced one might feel they are at introducing a famous or important person, its its also not easy, at least not for me. I think one of called on to do their very best and go beyond the reading of a simple impre
Please be seated. Well, good evening to all, i have the honor of being executive of for ronald regan president ial foundation and i want that thank each and every one of you for coming this evening. Please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the unitedof states of ameria and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thanks, please be seated. Before we get started, tonight i would like to recognize one person in particular in the audience, ben. Board of trust trustees. Thanks ben for coming. [applause] its often not easy, at least not for me. I think one is called on to do their very best and to go beyond a simple reading of an impressive resume when a guest has gone out of their way and their lifetime in the realm of Public Services and performed for the american people. They need to be lotted, thanked and introduced in a thoughtful way. So that was challenged that i faced as i