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Dan Sciscente on Formula One’s Best

July 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dan Sciscente

Dan Sciscente

Canadian entrepreneur Dan Sciscente says that Formula One Racing is a staple of entertainment in his home country and offers a rundown of the sport’s best.

Nino Farina

Dan Sciscente points out that, although Nino Farina only won one race in his career, this Italian driver is significant for winning the first ever Formula One championship in 1950. Before his time in the driver’s seat, Nino Farina was known as Dr. Giuseppe Farina, having earned his doctorate from the University of Turin, says Dan Sciscente. The well-born and ambitious “Gentleman of Turin” served his country as a Calvary officer and soldier in the tank regime before the lure of steel horses had him pushing modern mechanics to its limit.

Mario Andretti

According to Dan Sciscente, no mention of F1 drivers would be complete without noting Andretti, who is billed as one of the best performing Americans in the sport. With over 100 career wins, Andretti has proven over and over again that he is a force with which to be reckoned. Dan Sciscente points out that Andretti won the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix and today remains the most recent American to win an F1 race. A racing legend for over 50 years, Andretti is the only driver in history to win races across numerous venues over a five-decade time span, says Dan Sciscente.

Jack Brabham

Australian-born Jack Brabham began his racing career in 1948 driving midget cars, says Dan Sciscente. This former flight mechanic served the Royal Australian Air Force and owned his own successful engine shop before winning three F1 championships in 1959, 1960, and 1966. Dan Sciscente expresses a deep respect for Brabham as both a driver and as a vehicle manufacturer and designer. Brabham is the only driver in the F1 circuit to ever win a series World Championship behind the wheel of one of his own vehicles, mentions Dan Sciscente.

Jenson Button

Dan Sciscente says this 32 year old Brit won the 2009 F1 World Championship after finding an interest in racing early in life. According to Dan Sciscente, Button was only eight years old when his father, John Button, got him his very first open wheeled racing kart. The senior Button was well-known in England as a Rallycross driver in the 1970s, so it was no surprise that Jenson would follow in his father’s footsteps. Button is famous for being the youngest driver in history to claim victory in the European Super A Championship, points out Dan Sciscente.

Dan Sciscente has been an avid racing fan for as long as he can recall. This Canadian businessman says that when the Grand Prix stops in Montreal, he is one of the loudest supporters of the sport. Dan Sciscente’s favorite F1 competition car: the Ferrari. Sciscente hopes to one day own a 599 GTO.

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Mercy Ministries 2011 End of Year Review Given by Founder and President Nancy Alcorn

June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mercy Ministries

Mercy Ministries

As another year at Mercy Ministries comes to a close I just want to thank each and every one of you for your amazing support of Mercy Ministries. You know, we cannot do what we do without your help. When you give to Mercy Ministries, you are literally making the difference between life and death in the lives of so many young girls. Not just young girls that even come to Mercy Ministries—although there are hundreds that do each year. But also the lives of young women that Mercy Ministries reaches through our speaking engagements and educational resources.

Mercy Ministries had the privilege this year of speaking to very large crowds. I was able to speak at Joyce Meyer Ministries. We had 15,000-20,000 women in numerous conferences from coast-to-coast as well as speaking at churches in other nations where there were thousands of people in attendance on the weekends. So we are literally seeing the message of Mercy Ministries multiply.

Speaking of multiplication, Mercy Ministries even had a team of graduates who went to Uganda in 2011 to serve at Watoto Children’s Ministries. They not only raised the money for their own support but they actually went over there and built four buildings for these orphans to be able to go to school. So Mercy Ministries and your giving are being multiplied in the lives of our girls and also in the lives of generations to come.

I can tell you about so many lives that have been transformed through Mercy Ministries. One that stands out in particular is a young woman named Jen who went through the Mercy Ministries program several years ago. She had a very serious eating disorder. She was a cutter. Secular treatment programs told her that she would not live, that she would never have a normal life, that she would never be able to get over this, and that there was permanent damage. And yet she chose to believe that there was a way that she could change.

She walked through the doors of Mercy Ministries. Through your support her life was transformed several years ago. She came on staff with Mercy Ministries this year. She was a part of the Mercy Ministries team of graduates that went on the mission trip to Uganda. We are just so proud of Jen.

We are at the end of 2011 and to be very honest with you it’s been a tough year financially for Mercy Ministries. I want to share that with you because I know some of you are really looking for a place to give here at the end of the year. I will tell you that Mercy Ministries desperately needs your support. Mercy Ministries does not take any government funding so that we have the freedom to share Christ. Mercy Ministries does not charge the girls for the services they receive so you literally make a way for that girl to be pulled out of death and to experience the life of Christ. You make a way for her past not to destroy her future and for her to have the destiny that God has planned for her to have.

I’m asking you to help us not only here at the end of the year but would you consider getting “all in” with Mercy Ministries and making a monthly commitment for the year 2012? We need you. Mercy Ministries needs to know we can depend on that every month. In our four U.S. facilities we have room for 130 girls at any one given time and yet Mercy Ministries is getting 1,500 calls a month in the United States alone for young girls who are needing help.

The calls and the desperation and the issues are getting more severe all the time. Girls who are severely sexually abused and even girls that have come out of sex trafficking. And then all the other issues—eating disorders, cutting, girls who are suicidal, girls who have gotten to the point that they don’t even want to live anymore because of the pain that is in their heart. Mercy Ministries knows that Christ came to heal the brokenhearted. You make a way for those hearts to be healed when you help Mercy Ministries. So I want to thank you for your support.

For more information about Mercy Ministries, go to www.mercyministries.com or call (615) 831-6987.

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Sigma Alpha Lambda’s Community Oriented Programs

May 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kyle Thomas Glasser

Kyle Thomas Glasser

Even if Kyle Thomas Glasser runs on a very tight schedule, that does not hinder him from participating in community oriented programs in Sigma Alpha Lambda. If you really want some tips on how you can prepare yourself to face the future, then you must involve yourself in community programs just like Kyle has done. Glasser liked serving other people and that is why he will be very successful in his career as medical doctor. He is full of passion, hope, determination, perseverance and faith. If you don’t know better, you could think that you are talking of a 40 years man.

No, Kyle is just 21 years and he has been able to achieve a lot for his short life. You too can achieve much more than Kyle. When you involve yourself in programs that offer services, you will be able to achieve some practical skills for how to tackle life’s challenges. Kyle- as a medical student- knows well that such programs will be more beneficial to him than to the people he is serving. Giving an excuse that you have a busy schedule will not do you any good, Kyle is busier and he is able to balance his medical work with community-oriented programs.

The main aim of participating in community-oriented programs in Sigma Alpha Lambda is to promote your excellence in education, expand and create leadership between different cultures, increasing awareness between cultures and increase service provision in the community. Sometimes it is advisable to learn from another person’s experience. In this case, you will learn how Sigma Alpha Lambda has benefited Kyle as a member. Here are the benefits you will get for participating in community oriented programs:

  • Such community programs will contribute a lot in achieving your goals in life. You will have a chance of travelling from one community to another, meet new people and build relationships all over the country. At times you might not realize how important it is to participate in community programs but in the near future you will need the connections you develop.
  • You will gain core values like treating everyone with respect and dignity, practicing fiscal responsibility and integrity when you will be working in an organization, increase togetherness between students in the university, learn how to respect the university’s, community’s, world and chapter’s resources at all costs

Becoming a member of community oriented programs does not impact negatively on your studies- but you should know how to balance the two. Kyle Thomas Glasser has kept his respect in the team and has been a member of several years now.

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The Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Teams Offers Tips on Choosing a Reputable Tax Preparer

May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Instant Tax Solutions Ratings

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings

Caution is key, says the Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Teams in this brief interview with A Gathering of Experts.

Tax Season has come and gone but the Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team says that next year is coming fast. Today, A Gathering of Experts invites the Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team – experts on the IRS – to ask questions about something most Americans give little thought to: selecting a tax preparer.

A Gathering of Experts: Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule – we certainly appreciate it.

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: As always, it is our pleasure.

A Gathering of Experts: Let’s get started… With all of the talk about fraud lately, don’t most people verify their tax preparer as legitimate?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: Sadly, no. Many people assume having an office equates to having an honest staff; it doesn’t.

A Gathering of Experts: What should someone look for when searching for a tax company to file their yearly returns?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: First and foremost, if it sounds too good to be true, well, it just might not be true.

A Gathering of Experts: That applies to all areas of life.

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: Yes it does. We also tell people to approach with caution if a firm claims they can get a bigger return than another company because they know “insider secrets.”

A Gathering of Experts: What should one look for, as far as fees go?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: We suggest only dealing with flat fees, which are given in writing up-front.

A Gathering of Experts: Should the tax preparer be willing to sign the documents?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: Yes, if they say they cannot, then run.

A Gathering of Experts: Is the taxpayer responsible for false information?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: Ultimately, yes. The person whose name is on the return is the one Uncle Sam will come after.

A Gathering of Experts: Who can represent a taxpayer in front of the IRS?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: Many people think just any person who knows taxes can do this but that isn’t so. Only a select group of professionals, including CPAs, enrolled agents, and attorneys are allowed to stand for a taxpayer.

A Gathering of Experts: Does the IRS keep tabs on fraudulent firms?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: They do, indeed. These people, when convicted, face up to 5 years behind bars as well as major fines.

A Gathering of Experts: Can you cite examples?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: One that comes to mind involves a Texas tax preparer who got sentenced to prison for 18 years after being found guilty of 40 counts of tax fraud.

A Gathering of Experts: Now that is a steep punishment. Before we go, can you tell us how taxpayers may contact Instant Tax Solutions if they’re in need of tax help?

Instant Tax Solutions Ratings Team: We offer tax resolution services to clients across the nation and can be contacted at 888.387.4071. Also, they may visit our website at www.Instanttaxsolutions.com for Instant tax Solutions ratings, reviews, and other related information.

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