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Friday, August 17, 2012
It was 52 years ago tonight (August 17th, 1960) that the Beatles began their first stint in Hamburg, Germany's Indra Club. At that time the group consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison -- all on guitars -- along with Lennon's art college buddy Stuart Sutcliffe on bass and drummer Pete Best, who had joined the group only five days earlier.
During their initial 48-date booking, each band member received less than four dollars a day, and was contracted to play four-and-a-half hours every weekday night -- between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., and for six hours a night on Saturday and Sundays. Their Saturday shift ran between 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with Sunday's set starting at 5:00 p.m. and ending at 1:30 a.m. The band lived in squalor, rent-free, in the back of the Bambi-Filmkusttheater, a movie theater owned by the Indra's proprietor and the Beatles' employer, Bruno Koschmider.
It was while performing in Hamburg that the group, who were barely professional upon arrival, grew into a tight rock n' roll ensemble by sometimes playing as much as eight hours a night.
Pete Best recalled the scene of the Beatles' opening night in Hamburg on August 17th, 1960 at the legendary Indra Club: "We got some crowd in -- but compared to the crowd that we built it up to before it closed, that happened very quickly. But on that opening night, I'd turn around and say it was a quiet night. But once word was out. . . once they'd actually seen us, people kept flocking in."
George Harrison, who was only 17-years-old when the band first played in Germany, recalled in The Beatles Anthology that, "Hamburg was really our apprenticeship. We had to learn millions of songs, because we'd be on for hours -- we'd make stuff up. Saturday would start at three or four in the afternoon and go until five or six in the morning. We'd have breakfast when we finished."
In many ways Harrison felt that it was all downhill for the Beatles as a band following their early Hamburg days: "In the Beatles, I think the sad bit came when we got famous. Because before that, we played all them clubs, little clubs all over the place and in -- particularly in Germany, we played months and months in these nightclubs. We played eight hours a night. Then it was good, cause you were just. . . everybody was just dancing and drinking, the band was up there just drinking and playing and, y'know, there was no big emphasis on how groovy you were."
Paul McCartney added that sex played a tremendous part of the band's Hamburg era, explaining, "Hamburg was quite an eye-opener. We went as kids. . . We were just Liverpool guys who, as far as we were concerned, could not get arrested back home. . . and suddenly you'd have a girlfriend who was a stripper. If you had hardly ever had sex in your life before, this was fairly formidable. Here was somebody who obviously knew something about it, and you didn't. So we got a fairly swift baptism of fire in the sex scene. There was a lot of it about and we were off the leash."
In 1970 John Lennon revealed to Rolling Stone that Hamburg was also the Beatles' first taste of drugs, as they learned to depend on the amphetamine preludin to combat their alcohol intake and keep up their strength for their marathon sets, remembering: "I've been on pills since . . . I became I musician. The only way to survive in Hamburg to play eight hours a night was to take pills. The waiters gave you them. . . The pills and the drink."
After their initial residency was over at the Indra, the group began playing at Koschmider's bigger Kaiserkeller Club, which is where they became close with fellow Liverpool drummer Ringo Starr, who was then alternating nightly sets with the Beatles' main competition, Rory Storm & the Hurricanes.
Eventually, after continually sitting in with fellow British performer Tony Sheridan at a rival club called the Top Ten, word got back to the Koschmider, who according to legend, had the underage Harrison deported. McCartney and Best were also deported a week later for allegedly setting fire to their meager living quarters. Lennon returned home to Liverpool shortly thereafter, with Sutcliffe staying behind with photographer girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr (pronounced KERR-shirr).
Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Lennon, went to art school with Lennon and Sutcliffe and says that their personalities balanced each other out perfectly: "What John gave Stu was the ability to laugh at himself and have humor, because he was such a serious student. And what Stuart gave John was a kind of. . . he was inspirational. John had no faith in his abilities to do anything serious -- or complete anything. And Stuart was constantly supporting him."
After their ill-fated first Hamburg stint, the band regrouped in Liverpool with McCartney eventually taking over bass duties from Sutcliffe. The Beatles returned to Germany to headline Hamburg's Top Ten Club on April 1st, 1961. On June 22nd, 1961 they backed Tony Sheridan in what was their first professional recording session.
Best says that the Beatles' greatest nights were during their original stand in Hamburg during the fall of 1960. He revealed that the group's original bassist, Sutcliffe, while hardly a virtuoso, wasn't the incompetent player history has portrayed him as: "I've always turned around and I'll always defend his corner, because what you have is a situation where someone has said many years ago -- the same as I've been stigmatized over the years -- someone turned around and said 'Stu wasn't a good bass player' and it's lived with him ever since. He's no longer here to defend his corner so I will. There were better bass players and there were worse bass players, OK? But what Stu gave on stage was that he played with 200 percent and he played with his heart and he played with his feelings."
Although no movies of the Beatles' time in Hamburg exists, a number of photographers, including Kirchherr, documented their extended stays in Germany over the two years the band performed there.
During his recent keynote address at Austin's South By Southwest music festival, Bruce Springsteen spoke about the importance of seeing the photos of the Beatles during their Hamburg era for the first time: "And then in some fanzine, I came across a picture of the Beatles in Hamburg, and they had on the leather jackets and the slicked-back pompadours, and they had acne'd faces, and I said, 'Hey, wait a minute, those are. . . those are the guys I grew up with' -- y'know, Liverpool wharf rats. So, minus their Nehru jackets and haircuts, (I thought) 'These guys -- they're kids -- they're a lot cooler than me, but they're still kids. There must be a way to get there from here.'"
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Just plowed here, we have 2 feet in NY
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Sure am glad we are down South for the month.
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I had a 48 inch drift in the driveway. Here is a picture of the first cut. In those boots, that is just shy of 30 inches. I had to go to my mother's last night. Couldn't be avoided. The visibility was so bad I drove right by my street and I was going pretty slow. The truck did fine in the snow. I checked the radar when I got home and the image over my area was bright red. Must have been close to 4 inches an hour right after I got home. From what they are saying, Connecticut and Maine are hitting the jackpot.
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Bob, Glad to see that you've still got power (even if it's the generator).
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Looks like you got a nice winter snowfall. 30 inches is kinda nice. Make some great seat time.
Last night when we went to bed there was no snow falling at all. This morning got up it is -9 with -23C wind chills winds at well over 80-90kph with gusts 10-20kph hihger from the north east. A true Nor'Easter is upon us. We already have about 24 inches on the back of the deck - south side of the house. The front deck is pretty clear - course it is on the North East side of the house
Seems the storm from Ontario has merged with the Nor'Easter so it is going to be a big deal apparently. We are in for a nice winter storm. A perfect day for a blankie, a nice breakfast and park our tushes for the rest of the day.
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Bob - Is this your Gravely snow cannon in action? Having grown up with a L model, blade, and chains I always enjoyed seeing the folks down the road literally throw snow as high as their house. Don't forget some Cub action shots for us snow-starved NC Cubbers too
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WOW! nice storm!
29 inches was the most consistent measurement in around my house. forget anything with a plow, you couldn't make the first pass, and it would have been useless to plow last night. the blowing snow simply would have filled everything back in. the snowblower was the ticket. there is 24 inches on my street, last plow was 9PM last night.
nice fire going in the shop, though. i had a nice picture, but cant seem to get it to upload, regardless of the size.
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It sure is! That is my Commercial 12. I'd love to re-power it someday with an 18-20 HP engine!
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we need more pics
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Nice gravely bobinct.
I just can't win this year. There is a time to park the snowplow and use the snowblower.
Bobinct; The first thing my son said is we need a gravely tractor with the snowblower........ditto that.....
I'm technically misunderstood at times i guess its been this way my whole life so why should it change now.
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Wow Art, that is some snowfall
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A report from the east slopes of the Berkshires. Maybe 18" to 24" of snow here. Cub thought it too cold to start, but I kept bugging it and finally got it to wake up and show of it's stuff.
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now that's not a cub in the picture, it's a 450
i had a nice quiet day working on the "B".
the road is still not plowed. I'm done 2 hours this morning
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This was one for the record books for sure.
A bit much for the Cub going into virgin snow so I did clean up once the Ariens went through. We had 22 inches showing on the yard stick however I have a feeling we were closer to 26 or 27 in most places. Lots of drifting so it's hard to get a good reading.
Emily took the photos.
At about 8:00pm last night we still only had approx. 3" on the ground. By 10:00pm we had a foot. The boys were out trying to get a jump on things but finally gave up.
Besides our own driveway, Aron and I cleaned up 4 other driveways together and he did another 2 or 3 with a few more to do tomorrow. Erik was off driving a skid steer clearing up an apartment complex for his boss.
Still need to get the Silverado dug out.
...and the front porch, wood pile, deck, and tool shed.
Time to curl up in front of the wood stove with a cup of tea.
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Well, I only got one photo today before the dark set back in. Here we are just pulling out of the barn to begin the process. That's with the blade raised as hight as it will go.
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Lobster, American – U.S. Georges Bank, U.S. Gulf of Maine & Canada
American Lobsters are found off the Atlantic coast of North America from Newfoundland to Virginia. They can grow to a large size of 18kg (40lbs) and reach sexual maturity between 5-10 years old.
American Lobsters are caught in commercial fisheries with lobster traps, a fishing method that can potentially cause some damage to bottom habitats. American Lobster fisheries likely have a low amount of bycatch, however, entanglements of endangered North Atlantic right whales in lobster fishing gear is a significant concern.
In the U.S., the abundance of American Lobster varies between regions. The Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank populations are at healthy abundances and are well-managed. Most U.S. American Lobster catches come from these areas. In Canada, the abundance level of American Lobster relative to conservation targets is unknown, but in most populations abundance appears to be stable or increasing. The Maine lobster fishery and Eastern Canada offshore lobster fishery have been certified as environmentally sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.
Full Seafood Watch species report here. (for U.S. Lobster fishery)
Full Safina Center species report here. (covers Canada fishery too)
This fish may have moderately high levels of mercury that could pose a health risk to adults and children. More info here about mercury in lobster. Check out our mercury in seafood section.


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Xanthoma is a condition in which fatty deposits form beneath the skin. They can be more than three inches in size or very small. Xanthomas are not painful or dangerous, but can be cosmetically disfiguring. Xanthomas may appear anywhere on the body, but are most frequently found on the elbows, joints, tendons, knees, hands, feet, and buttocks.
Xanthelasma is a form of xanthoma that appears on the eyelids.
Xanthoma is typically caused by:
- Elevated levels of fats in the blood
- Metabolic disorders including:
Although xanthelasma may be associated with high triglyceride and cholesterol levels, it can occur without cholesterol problems.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of developing xanthoma include:
- Having a metabolic disorder listed above
- Having extremely high cholesterol and/or triglyceride levels
- Increased age
The most common symptoms of xanthoma are:
- Bumps under the skin
Skin lesions that are:
- Many different shapes
- Yellow to orange
- Have well-defined borders
Xanthomas may be tender, itchy, and painful.
Xanthoma is usually diagnosed by examining the skin growths. A biopsy of the tissue will confirm a fatty deposit.
A blood lipid profile and other tests may be done to determine the underlying condition responsible for the appearance of xanthomas.
Treating xanthoma consists of treating and controlling the underlying health conditions that cause the fatty deposits to develop. Better control of the metabolic disorders that can lead to xanthoma can reduce their occurrence.
Xanthomas can recur after treatment.
Other treatment options for xanthomas include:
Surgery may be used to remove the fatty deposits. However, even after a xanthoma is surgically removed, it can return.
Laser surgery with CO2 laser, pulse-dye laser, or Erbium-YAG laser can be performed.
Treatment with trichloroacetic acid may also be used to treat xanthomas.
To help reduce your chances of getting xanthoma, take the following steps:
- Keep blood lipids and cholesterol at a healthy level
- Keep metabolic disorders well-controlled
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At this time last year, the monthly revenue of a mobile game exceeded 5 million USD thus became the focus of people's attention. A year has passed and this threshold is to be increased to 50 million USD. As reports released by IDC etc. indicate, in the first half of this year, only mobile games enjoy a double growth on the online game market, client games and website games almost remain stagnant.
With the rapid development of mobile internet and smart mobile terminal, online games have again become the cash cow without any suspense. It is said that a lot of mobile games enterprises with hot and popular data are be in a tangle with capital. Enhance there'll be queries like: if those games are really that good, why do they still need investment or to be sold?
Culture is the biggest driving force of games. While restricted by the hardware and size of mobile terminals, mobile games have innate weaknesses in constructing the overall framework of games. However, the thickness of game content is closely related to the life cycle of games. Website games used to be denounced due to its short life cycle, while now mobile games face such a problem as well.
If a mobile game only has a standalone version, it will soon be overwhelmed even though it might be extremely famous all over the world, online version can prolong users' life cycle to some extent, but at least currently it's still hard to be mentioned in the same breath with client games, nor does any final conclusion has yet been reached on its comparison with website games. It's hard for client games to get acknowledge of relatively high value on overseas capital markets either due to its short life cycle.
Compared with client games, website games and mobile games need a low development cost but have a fast cycle, which is likely to cause a massive total quantity thereby gives rise to vicious competition. Unlike client games, website games often try to put game charging points in front so as to make game players pay as quickly as possible because website games have short life cycles. Besides, there's a reciprocal causation between those two aspects and they will deteriorate each other. Therefore, website games lose users at a high rate and in the end there'll only be users who pay for the games playing the games. All in all, mobile games have got to look out for the development of website games during the past few years. As a matter of fact, the website game industry is also reflecting on whether the current mode needs to be adjusted.


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IntroductionThis Implementation Guide has been prepared to help you understand the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards of Accountability and how the Alliance will apply them in evaluating charities. For each of the twenty standards, there are two key sections:
Information Needed from Charity to Determine Compliance -This section specifies the basic information or items that charities will need to provide for an Alliance review. Please note that at times, the Alliance may need to request additional items. The Alliance's questionnaire form, when completed by the charity, will furnish much of the necessary information. Separate items that will be required include the following. Items marked with asterisk (*) need to be only provided once unless they are later changed:
Application --This section describes the criteria and procedures the Alliance will use in evaluating the information it receives. The content is of various types, depending on the nature of the standard: definitions of words used in the standard; a detailed description of how a ratio will be calculated; points that will be considered in evaluating materials or a situation; tips on possible approaches a charity may take in handling a particular requirement; or factors likely to prompt further Alliance scrutiny.
Finally, there is an index to help you locate references to particular requirements or items related to the standards.
This is our first Implementation Guide for the new standards. We do not expect it to be the last. As we hear from charities about areas in which they would like more guidance, and as we review the information that comes to us, we are certain to find that revision is needed. We solicit your comments and suggestions.
The governing board has the ultimate oversight authority for any charitable organization. This section of the standard seeks to ensure that the volunteer board is active, independent and free of self-dealing. To meet these standards, the organization shall have:
Standard 1:
A board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
Information Needed from Charity to Determine Compliance:
The charity indicates on the form provided by the Alliance whether its board of directors takes all the actions listed in the application section below.
Application of the Standard:
The Alliance looks for charity confirmation that its board of directors and/or a committee of the board carries out each of the following oversight activities:
If any one of the foregoing activities is not carried out, the charity does not meet this standard.Furthermore, if a senior executive of a charity supervises its paid or unpaid staff members, or otherwise performs functions that would usually be attributable to the chief executive or chief operating officer, on either an uncompensated or compensated basis, regardless of the nature of that person's formal title, that individual may not also serve as chair of the same charity's board of directors.
Standard 2:
A board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
The charity provides a roster of the voting members of its board of directors.
The Alliance checks the roster to confirm there is the requisite number and asks the charity to identify any non-voting members
Standard 3:
A minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
The charity provides dates and attendance information for governing body meetings held in the past fiscal year.
The Alliance looks for charity confirmation that the following criteria have been met:
Standard 4:
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
The charity provides compensation information, on the form provided by the Alliance as outlined below. The Alliance will also review the IRS Form 990 and notes to the charity's financial statements for applicable information about compensation.
The Alliance reviews the information provided, using the following definitions and criteria to determine compliance:
For example, if a charity has a 7-member board, no more than one voting member should be compensated directly and/or indirectly. If a charity has a 20-member board, no more than two voting members should be compensated directly and/or indirectly.
Publicly soliciting organizations with the tax exempt status of a church (or other house of worship) sometimes include their ordained clergy as voting members of their governing boards. If one or more of these clergy are directly or indirectly compensated by the church, and the organization's board composition is inconsistent with any of the requirements of Standard 4, the organization can still meet this standard if it takes the following actions:
Standard 5:
No transaction(s) in which any board or staff members have material conflicting interests with the charity resulting from any relationship or business affiliation. Factors that will be considered when concluding whether or not a related party transaction constitutes a conflict of interest and if such a conflict is material, include, but are not limited to: any arm's length procedures established by the charity; the size of the transaction relative to like expenses of the charity; whether the interested party participated in the board vote on the transaction; if competitive bids were sought and whether the transaction is one-time, recurring or ongoing.
The charity provides information about related-party transactions, on a form provided by the Alliance. The Alliance will also review the IRS Form 990 and notes to the charity's financial statements for applicable information about related-party transactions.
This standard does not intend to suggest that every related-party transaction results in a material conflict of interest. As each potential conflict of interest situation presents a different set of circumstances, a definitive statement of when such a conflict occurs is not possible. However, in general, a charity will not meet this standard if one or more of the following circumstances exist:
An organization should regularly assess its effectiveness in achieving its mission. This section seeks to ensure that an organization has defined, measurable goals and objectives in place and a defined process in place to evaluate the success and impact of its program(s) in fulfilling the goals and objectives of the organization and that also identifies ways to address any deficiencies. To meet these standards, a charitable organization shall:
Standard 6:
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
The charity provides a copy of its board policy on performance and effectiveness assessments.
The Alliance confirms that a policy is in place and that such policy calls for an assessment at least every two years. The policy need not use the words "performance" and/or "effectiveness" but should make clear that the charity intends to formally evaluate its success and impact in fulfilling its mission, goals and objectives.
Standard 7:
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
The charity indicates, on a form provided by the Alliance, whether its board receives and approves a written report of the assessment conducted, as described in Standard 6.
In this standard, the Alliance seeks to confirm that an assessment is carried out. The standard does not seek to evaluate the quality and content of the assessment. Therefore, the Alliance will not typically request a copy of the charity's assessment report.
The following guidance may be useful to charities in developing reports. Both the assessment and the written report may be prepared by the charity's staff, a subcommittee of the board, an outside committee of volunteer experts, a paid consultant, other professionals or any combination of these, as directed by the charity's board. Elements of the report will typically include the following:
This section of the standards seeks to ensure that the charity spends its funds honestly, prudently and in accordance with statements made in fund raising appeals. To meet these standards, the charitable organization shall:
Standard 8:
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
An organization that does not meet Standards 8, 9 and/or 10 may provide evidence to demonstrate that its use of funds is reasonable. The higher fund raising and administrative costs of a newly created organization, donor restrictions on the use of funds, exceptional bequests, a stigma associated with a cause and environmental or political events beyond an organization's control are among factors which may result in expenditures that are reasonable although they do not meet the financial measures cited in these standards.
The charity provides the most recent financial statements required for its income level, as specified in Standard 11. Depending on the size of the charity's income, this financial statement may be in the form of audited or reviewed financial statements, internally produced financial statements or IRS Form 990.
In calculating this financial ratio, the Alliance will also consider any issues about the accuracy of the charity's financial statements as described in Standard 13.
The Alliance proceeds as follows in determining the program expense ratio:
A charity that does not meet the 65% program expense standard and believes there is an extenuating circumstance as noted in the paragraph contained in the standards should inform the Alliance of its position.
In applying this standard, the Alliance prefers to use the audited financial statements rather than the IRS Form 990 for reasons including the following:
Standard 9:
Spend should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.
An organization that does not meet Standards 8, 9 and/or 10 may provide evidence to demonstrate that its use of funds is reasonable. The higher fund raising and administrative costs of a newly created organization, donor restrictions on the use of funds, exceptional bequests, a stigma associated with a cause, and environmental or political events beyond an organization's control are among factors which may result in expenditures that are reasonable although they do not meet the financial measures cited in these standards.
The charity provides the latest financial statements required for its income level, as specified in Standard 11. Depending on the size of the charity's income, this financial statement may be in the form of audited or reviewed financial statements, internally produced financial statements or IRS Form 990.
The Alliance proceeds as follows in determining the fund-raising expense ratio:
Definitions Used for Standard 9
A charity that does not meet this 35% standard and believes there is an extenuating circumstance should inform the Alliance of its position.
Standard 10:
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.
The charity provides financial statements, as also required by Standard 11, and a budget as also required by Standard 14.
The Alliance calculates the ratio of available assets as follows:
On a case-by-case basis, if necessary, the Alliance will request additional information from the charity to determine that the charity meets this standard.
A charity that does not meet this standard and believes there is an extenuating circumstance should inform the Alliance of its position on the issue.Organizations that have available unrestricted net assets in excess of the amount permitted under the standard, and for which the Alliance has found no extenuating circumstances, can meet the standard if they implement all of the following proposed disclosure requirements:
1. Direct Mail Appeals
Include in direct mail appeals a clear statement of the organization's unrestricted net assets in relation to its typical annual expenses.
Such a statement shall be in substantially the following form:
"Charity XYZ has unrestricted financial reserves of about $XXX,XXX,XXX, or about X times its most recent annual expenses, which totaled about $XX,XXX,XXX."
Alternative wording may be used by the charity if the Alliance determines that the alternative clearly informs appeal recipients about the charity's financial position.
a. The statement must be in a prominent position within the direct mail appeal. Specifically, it must be in the appeal letter, in the same type size as the body of the letter. Placement on the return card or in the same section as the required state disclosures will not be sufficient.
b. The language must be uniform wherever it is employed.
c. The charity may choose to add to the disclosure a statement about the reason and need for the reserves and/or the importance of the reserves to the charity.
2. Telemarketing, Public Service Announcements and Other Appeals
Appeals in which there is time or space limitations would not be required to include the disclosure described above. However, if the potential donor asks for financial information, the charity should offer to send written materials, and these materials should include the required disclosure in a prominent position.
3. Charity Web sites
The Web site should include a section that describes the unrestricted net assets, using the required language for direct mail appeals along with any further explanation the charity chooses to include.
Standard 11:
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $500,000*, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $500,000*, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000*, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.*Note that new financial statement thresholds for Standard 11 are effective for fiscal years ending 12/31/2011 and thereafter.
Information Needed from Charity to Determine Compliance:
Application:The Alliance reviews the financial information provided, using the following criteria. The standard's reference to "complete" financial statements refers to the expectation that the charity will provide all pages of the financial statements including schedules and notes, and that the statements will contain all the information called for by generally accepted accounting principles.
Standard 12:
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
The charity provides financial statements, as described in Standard 11, that include a breakdown of expenses as indicated below.
In further explanation of the requirements of this standard, the Alliance notes the following:
Program Service A
Program Service B
Medical Research
Health Education
Fund Raising
Total Expenses
Office Supplies
Standard 13:
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
The charity provides the financial statements described in Standard 11 and the solicitation materials cited in Standard 15.
The Alliance follows these guidelines in evaluating the financial information provided. This standard addresses financial information in whatever form it may be available to the public.
The Alliance has no objection to educational or advocacy programs that are conducted in conjunction with fund raising activities. However, sometimes charities do not follow the accounting rules that address reporting of related costs. Charities sometimes allocate a portion of appeal costs to public education when the accounting rules do not permit this allocation. Or, they may over-allocate or exaggerate the amount of appeal expenses that are reported as a public education or other program expense. The Alliance may question the charity's joint-cost allocations in either the audited financial statements and/or IRS Form 990 in certain situations including, but not limited to, the following:
Describing the charity's program activities and achievements, and/or including facts about the charity's cause that the recipient may not know, do not meet the above definition of a "call to action" above. Accordingly, the accounting rules do not permit costs of an appeal that contains only program descriptions and related facts to be allocated in part to program.
To illustrate: suppose a four-page fund raising appeal describes a problem and the charity's efforts to address it. On the last page of the appeal, three lines ask the recipient to take some specific action such as contacting an elected official to advocate the organization's cause. If the charity then claims that the vast majority of the appeal costs are a program expense, as opposed to a fund raising expense, the Alliance would question the accuracy of the allocation.
Standard 14:
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
The charity provides a copy of its budget for the current fiscal year and indicates that this budget has been approved by its board of directors.
The Alliance reviews the information provided using the following criteria:
A fund raising appeal is often the only contact a donor has with a charity and may be the sole impetus for giving. This section of the standards seeks to ensure that a charity's representations to the public are accurate, complete and respectful. To meet these standards, the charitable organization shall:
Standard 15:
Have solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, that are accurate, truthful and not misleading, both in whole and in part. Appeals that omit a clear description of program(s) for which contributions are sought will not meet this standard.
A charity should also be able to substantiate that the timing and nature of its expenditures are in accordance with what is stated, expressed, or implied in the charity's solicitations.
The charity provides samples of its solicitations and informational materials. These include, as applicable, direct mail appeals, telephone appeals, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc), scripts of television and radio appeals, grant proposals, internet appeals.
The Alliance evaluates the materials provided with reference to the points below:
The Alliance may ask the charity to substantiate the accuracy of appeal statements, including, but not limited to the following situations:
Standard 16:
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes:
the organization's mission statement,
a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments,
a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors,
financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
Information Needed from Charity to Determine Compliance
The charity provides its latest annual report.
The Alliance considers the following points in its review of the charity's annual report:
Standard 17:
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
Information from Charity Needed to Determine Compliance:
The charity provides its website address.
The Alliance reviews the charity's website(s) for the specific contents described below:
Standard 18:
Address privacy concerns of donors by
For section (a): If the charity shares the names and addresses of its donors with outside parties it (1) provides a sample of a written appeal offering donors the opportunity to inform the charity whether they wish their names to be shared; (2) indicates that this opportunity is offered at least annually.
For section (b): If the charity has a website, it provides its website address and identifies where the privacy policy is located on the website.
The Alliance reviews the information provided by the charity with reference to the following points:
(a) Written Appeals
To meet this standard, written appeals to previous donors should include, at least once a year, a means to inform the charity that the donor does not wish his/her name and address shared outside the organization. This can take the form of a check-off box that informs the charity about the donor's privacy request.
If the donor has contributed to the charity for the first time (i.e., a new donor), the disclosure about sharing name and address should be in the written acknowledgement of the gift unless the charity plans to include the disclosure in a follow-up appeal within the year.
This standard does not apply to written appeals sent to individuals who have not previously contributed (i.e., an acquisition or prospect mailing.) This is because this standard applies to donors and these individuals have not yet contributed to the organization. Also, in many instances these prospect names and addresses are rented from outside sources and the charity does not have authority over their future use.
This standard does not apply to charities that do not share donor names and addresses with others.
(b) Websites
Charity websites, whether or not they solicit contributions, must include clear, prominent and easy access to the charity's privacy policy by providing, for example, a privacy policy link off the home page or a privacy policy link on the page that collects personal information.
Even though a charity website is not soliciting donations, it may ask visitors to provide their names, addresses and other personal information for other purposes. This standard is applicable in such cases.
All four privacy policy elements cited in this standard should be addressed in the charity's website privacy policy. The absence of any of the elements will result in not meeting this standard.
As a further explanation to item (b) (ii) in the website provision of this standard, the charity's privacy policy might provide an address and/or phone number to contact the charity in order to review or correct information that has already been collected about the site visitor.
Standard 19:
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation:
If a charity engages in cause-related marketing, it provides copies of promotional materials related to these arrangements.
In clarification of the requirements of this standard, the Alliance notes the following:
Some charities receive benefits from affinity credit cards (i.e., credit cards that are promoted as benefiting a particular charity each time a transaction is made). In such cases, the disclosure should include all of the applicable benefits received by the charity. This disclosure for the affinity credit card may appear in the advertisement for the card, the application form, or within the consumer agreement for the card. For example, the disclosure may identify:
Standard 20:
Respond promptly to and act on complaints brought to its attention by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or BBBs about fund raising practices, privacy policy violations and/or other issues.
The charity provides evidence, such as copies of letters, that it has responded to complaints brought to its attention by the Alliance and/or BBB. This standard does not apply if there are no such complaints.
The Alliance reviews the material provided by the charity in response to complaints.
From time to time, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or BBBs receive specific complaints about charities. To meet this standard, the charity should respond to all complaints brought to its attention by the Alliance and/or your BBB. The responses should identify what actions, if applicable, the charity is taking to address these concerns.
The following are examples of potential areas of complaint/allegation:


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Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor appear on the popular quiz show, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan and guess what! Big B put on his dancing shoes for a jig with Deepika and Arjun and shook his bootiya with Deepika and Arjun, a popular track from 'Finding Fanny'.
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Immunity Boost
If you'd just as soon skip winter's colds and flu this year, you may want to spend more time on your mat. Tias Little, director of Prajna Yoga, believes a practice that includes supported and inverted poses, like the one you'll find on the next two pages, increases circulation of lymph—a clear, watery fluid that moves through the body picking up bacteria and viruses and filtering them out via the lymph nodes.
Unlike blood, which moves as a result of the heart pumping, lymph moves by muscular contractions. Physical exercise, such as yoga, is key for keeping lymph flowing. The movement of lymph is also affected by gravity, so anytime your head is below your heart—for example, in Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) and Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)—lymph moves into the respiratory organs, where germs often enter the body. When you return to an upright position, gravity drains the lymph, sending it through your lymph nodes for cleansing.
In each pose, Little recommends resting your head on a support to allow your neck, throat, and tongue to relax fully, thereby encouraging the lymph to flow freely through the nose and throat. Hold each pose for two to five minutes, breathing deeply from your diaphragm for the entire time. Don't wait until the first sign of sniffles to attempt this practice—by that point inversions could agitate both body and mind. Instead, use this sequence to build up your immunity throughout the winter and keep common colds at bay.
Before You Begin
Breath Take a comfortable seated position, close your eyes, and breathe, focusing on lengthening the duration of both the inhalation and the exhalation over time. Visualize the skin around the throat, jaw, and mouth softening.
Salute Practice 3 to 5 rounds of the Sun Salutation of your choice.
After You Finish
Rest Take Savasana (Corpse Pose), supporting your head on a folded blanket and releasing the arms and back fully into the floor.
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By Anne Joseph O'Connell
Special to The Washington Post
Our Constitution says presidents must execute laws passed by Congress. But what if the Senate won't approve the people supposed to do the executing? A stalemate over this quandary ended this past week when Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a deal to confirm some of President Barack Obama's stalled nominees to agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But before we move on from this crisis - one that will probably happen again - let's tackle some misunderstandings about presidential appointments.
1. It's the Senate's fault that important agency positions and federal judgeships are vacant.
It is certainly disconcerting that the GOP, the Senate's minority party, blocks up-or-down votes on presidential nominees, a tactic that until recent administrations was reserved for exceptional cases. Presidents, however, bear considerable responsibility for vacancies because they take so long to make nominations. At least since George H.W. Bush was commander in chief, presidents have taken more than twice as long at the start of their administrations to come up with executive agency nominations as it has taken the Senate to confirm them.
The difference between nomination and confirmation times is usually not as stark for judgeships. For the Supreme Court in recent decades, confirmation tends to take longer than nomination, but for seats on many lower courts, the president moves slower than the Senate. The Congressional Research Service found that as of Jan. 19, Obama had nominated candidates for just 31 of 81 open federal district and circuit court spots. Senators are part of that problem: The White House customarily does not nominate judges without the approval of a home state's senators, and a majority of the 50 positions without a nominee were in states with at least one Republican senator. But Obama isn't blameless.
2. Cutting the number of Senate-confirmed positions is the best long-term solution.
Good-government commissions such as the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on the Presidential Appointment Process and the 9/11 Commission lament the number of jobs requiring Senate confirmation and recommend reducing it. Under the appointments clause in Article II of the Constitution, however, only Congress can eliminate the confirmation requirement for some important agency positions - and Congress is generally unwilling to give up influence.
The bipartisan Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 managed to eliminate Senate confirmation for 163 jobs, leaving the president to select those individuals on his own. Few of those positions, however, were controversial. They included, for example, 24 members of the National Science Board, 20 members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, 15 members of the National Board of Education Sciences and 10 members of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.
A better way to reduce vacancy rates would be to get appointees to stay in their jobs longer. Rapid turnover is a long-standing problem: A staff member for President Dwight Eisenhower reportedly quipped that appointees stay a "social season and a half and then leave." He may have been exaggerating, but turnover is still very high. In the past five completed administrations, Cabinet secretaries' tenures averaged 3.2 years, but their deputies left about every two years. Administrations should push nominees to commit to a certain number of years in office and support them so they want to stay.
3. Agencies cannot operate without Senate-confirmed leaders in place.
Top agency positions are left vacant when nominations and confirmations lag, but their functions are not usually neglected. In many cases, an acting official is at the desk. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 allows temporary officials to wield full authority in most agencies (but, critically, not in top jobs in independent regulatory commissions such as the National Labor Relations Board). The law limits how long these acting officials can serve, but many agencies operate by delegating responsibilities to other officials, even after these periods expire.
For example, June 10 was the final day acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel could head the Internal Revenue Service with that title. That day, Obama named him principal deputy commissioner and deputy commissioner for services and enforcement, which is now the top IRS position. Furthermore, once Obama submits a nomination for the commissioner's job, the law allows it to be filled by an acting officer, so Werfel's title may change again.
4. Judicial nominations are usually controversial.
It depends on the court. Confirmation rates tend to be lower for appellate court judges than for members of independent regulatory commissions and boards - the agency nominees battling the lowest confirmation odds - but higher for district court judges. According to the Congressional Research Service, the past five presidents ranged in their success on first-term nominees to appeals courts, from 67.3 percent to 86.8 percent. The rates are higher for district courts, from 76.9 percent to 95 percent. Obama fares next-to-last in each category.
The process also matters, and delays seem to be increasing. Before the Clinton administration, it was unusual for the Senate to conduct a roll-call vote on a lower-court nomination - a tactic that can delay confirmation. Meanwhile, Obama is the only modern president whose nominees for district and appeals courts have taken, on average, more than half a year to confirm.
5. Refusing to confirm presidential nominees is a fair way to rein in government.
Before the compromise reached this past week, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., refused to confirm nominees to the NLRB after the agency sued Boeing over a new plant in his home state. The agency alleged that the company illegally moved work to South Carolina to retaliate for strikes by employees in Washington state. Graham and others hoped to cripple the agency - as did Democrats who used similar tactics in the final months of President George W. Bush's administration to delay a more conservative NLRB. (Boeing eventually settled with the agency, agreeing to create more unionized jobs in Seattle.)
In independent commissions not covered by the Vacancies Reform Act, such tactics can create great delay and uncertainty. But unless Congress repeals the laws governing those entities, their work remains necessary. For example, courts' caseloads are not reduced to account for judicial vacancies, and disputes between workers and management must still be resolved when the NLRB is hamstrung.
Graham conceded this past week that the confirmation process is not a proper way to change government obligations. He said that Richard Cordray - nominated to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in 2011 under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - "was being filibustered because we don't like the law. That's not a reason to deny someone their appointment. We were wrong."


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