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CHILDREN in Bury as young as 10 have been referred to special drug and alcohol treatment services, new figures show.
Statistics gained under the Freedom Of Information act show primary pupils in Bury are some of the youngest in the country to have been referred to alcohol and drugs specialists by education and children's services.
However, council chiefs said the number of children in the borough being referred is on the decrease.
A referral can mean the child is vulnerable to drug and alcohol misuse through exposure from a parent or relative, or could have starting abusing themselves.
In Bolton, the age of children receiving help was as young as 11.
A Bury Council spokesman said: "The number of young people aged under 18 in treatment for substance misuse is decreasing each year in Bury.
"Our focus is on preventative work with young people and their families. Where substance misuse has been identified we take a holistic, multi-agency approach which provide for a range of support services to vulnerable young people.
"We have a well-established substance misuse provider working with partners such as the Youth Service and schools, with the emphasis on substance misuse education so that young people are provided with the information and support they need, individually and in their family setting.
"Where a young person may be vulnerable to substance misuse, there are appropriate specialist services to which that young person would be referred and support provided by appropriate agencies."
Nationally, 366 children aged 12 or under were referred for treatment in 2012/13 in England, according to the most recent figures from Public Health England, compared with 433 in 2011/12.
More than half of under-13s, 59 per cent, received treatment for cannabis misuse, while one-third were treated for alcohol misuse. A small number abused solvents.
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Jamie McMurray secures pole for the second race of the Sprint Cup season, a week after winning the Daytona 500
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Fresh from his dramatic victory in last Sunday's Daytona 500, McMurray put his #1 Chevrolet on the pole during Friday's qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway.
With a lap at 183.744mph (39.185 seconds), McMurray edged Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya (183.477mph) for the top starting spot in Sunday's Auto Club 500, the second points race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Clint Bowyer qualified third at 183.127mph, as cars powered by Earnhardt-Childress Racing engines grabbed the top three positions on the grid. Kasey Kahne (182.913mph) was fourth in the #9 Ford, followed by Dave Blaney (182.908mph).
Kevin Harvick (182.899mph), Bowyer's team-mate at Richard Childress Racing, qualified sixth. Four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, eager to rebound from a 35th-place finish at Daytona, qualified seventh. Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch and Mark Martin claimed starting positions eight-ten.
Despite a whirlwind post-Daytona 500 schedule that included appearances in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, McMurray arrived at Fontana with an optimism that was reinforced by the performance of his car.
"I ran my first two laps of practice, and the car has really good speed in it," said McMurray, who now has four career poles, the last coming on the road course at Sonoma in 2007. "The car feels really solid, so that was refreshing to go through everything this week and get here and have a fast car again.
"I think this weekend is what really sets the standard for the rest of these races. It should be a really good weekend."
McMurray and crew chief Kevin "Bono" Manion piggybacked on the setup for the two-mile track developed by Montoya and #42 Chevy crew chief Brian Pattie.
"The good thing is that, everywhere we've been, I've really liked the 42 car setup, what Juan and Brian have developed," said McMurray who drove a Ford for Roush Fenway Racing last year. "So we just unloaded here very similar to what they had - and a couple of small things different - and we just adjusted our car from there.
"Honestly, when I went out, I hoped to get in the top seven. I felt like, if we ran a good lap, we would be in the top seven, so being on the pole was really unexpected."
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LORAIN — Lorain police cracked down on gang activity on the city's south side Tuesday and Wednesday, arresting 20 people on charges ranging from murder to drug trafficking.
Police are still seeking one man — 24-year-old Artis Taylor III — on charges in connection with the sweeping effort to stop the violence that has plagued the city in recent years.
The investigation, which remains ongoing, was launched in October and closed out one killing that police said was related to the rivalry between gangs on the city's south and west sides.
Eric Witcher's Oct. 18 death from a heart attack has been ruled a homicide. The 32-year-old Witcher, who police said was from the city's west side, was part of a fight involving more than a dozen people outside the Luna Del Mar bar on East 28th Street. He died shortly after the fight.
Facing charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault and aggravated riot in connection with Witcher's death are Randy Atkinson, 29, Jason Fowler, 24, Billy Gilbert, 25, Lantous Thorpe, 22, and Cameron Seymore, 27.
Several others also were charged with attacking other people during the October brawl.
All have extensive criminal records, including Thorpe, who served three years in prison for his role in the 2005 stabbing death of a man during a fight on Ely Square in Elyria.
The bulk of those arrested during this week's sweep were affiliated with gangs on the south side of the city, said Lorain police Lt. James Rohner.
"They're a menace to society," he said.
Rohner called those arrested "thugs" who spend their days dealing drugs, robbing and doing whatever they can to make a buck.
"These guys wake up in the morning and their goal is to hustle to get through the day," he said.
Lorain police Capt. Bill Engle, who heads the special task force assigned to deal with the city's gang problem, said the gangs aren't necessarily large groups of highly organized individuals like more famous street gangs in Los Angeles.
Instead, Engle and Rohner said, they're often small groups of people who will work together and go by names such as the Dirty Thirty, the Hard Bodies, the Campido Boys and ABM, which is short for All 'Bout Money.
Officers analyzed crime patterns and identified repeat offenders to zero in on their core suspects and problem areas throughout the city.
"We targeted the hot spots in Lorain," such as Long Avenue, North Central Drive, East 30th Street and Globe Avenue, and Fulton Road and East 31st Street, Engle said.
"Most of these repeat offenders are hanging out at those areas," he said.
The rivalry between south- side and west-side gangs has led to numerous shootings and other violence, which is what prompted police to step up efforts to combat the problem, police Chief Cel Rivera said in a news release.
"Violence imposes a heavy burden on a community, and gun violence takes a particularly heavy toll," he said. "We know that this violence is usually concentrated among groups of serious offenders, and remarkably clustered among high-risk youth in high-risk places at high-risk times."
Not all of those charged this week had to be tracked down. Some already were in jail on other charges while others turned themselves in when they learned police were looking for them.
Rohner said during the course of the investigation, police made numerous minor arrests and executed four search warrants, which netted five guns, 1,626 grams of marijuana, 148 grams of powder cocaine, 42 grams of crack cocaine and $3,700 in cash.
Thorpe and two others were arrested during a December raid on a West 25th Street home where police found a loaded .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun as well as cash, cocaine, crack and marijuana.
Although the investigation allowed police to file charges in Witcher's death, two other homicides that police said are tied into the south side-west side feud remain unsolved.
Christopher Hill, 16, died a day after he was shot in the face on June 22 at West 18th Street and Long Avenue. Less than a day later, Rohner said, a retaliatory drive-by shooting at West 13th Street and Long Avenue left 18-year-old Marquis McCall dead.
Even when police have suspects — as they did in the Feb. 3, 2009, shooting death of 35-year-old Christopher Lundberg near West 29th Street and Ashland Avenue — getting charges to stick is difficult.
Two of the men charged as part of the anti-gang sweep, Avery Taylor and Andrew Lorenzana, both 20, were both initially charged in connection with Lundberg's death, but prosecutors have since dropped the charges. Although the two men remain suspects, the case still is under investigation.
Part of the problem in dealing with gang-related shootings, Rohner said, is the refusal of witnesses and victims to cooperate with police. He recalled numerous instances when a shooting victim would come into the hospital and claim they had no idea who shot them or where it happened.
One of those arrested, Bohannon Miller, 20, is already facing an obstruction of justice charge for allegedly lying to police about McCall's death.
Police did charge a suspect, Marlo Sanford, with murder in the Hill shooting, but those charges were later dropped because of the difficulty detectives had in getting witnesses to cooperate.
"People are afraid to come forward," Engle said, adding that he hopes this week's arrests will prove to people in crime-ravaged neighborhoods that the police can stop criminals and protect ordinary citizens.
It's a hope shared by Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko, who said he was pleased with police efforts to curb gang violence and stamp out drugs.
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I love when science makes me feel good about myself: "In a study of more than 200 college students, 25 percent of men and half of the women reported that they'd acted out an orgasm during sexual activity. The biggest motivation to fake it? Wanting sex to end without the awkwardness of hurting their partner's feelings." But don't worry, gays. It's breeder sex that's most often to lead to a fake out: "Penile-vaginal intercourse was also the most likely type of sex to trigger orgasmic acting. Of those who specified the type of sex during which they faked an orgasm, 86 percent of men and 82 percent of women reported intercourse. he reason may be that people expect orgasm during intercourse, the authors wrote. Several men in the study reported faking an orgasm because they had no other way to end a sexual encounter without awkwardness." [Live Science]
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Great read, Ard.
Didn't know you used to shoot skeet. I did competitively for a short while years ago, before my family took up most of my time. I never shot 100, but I shot 75 a few times. My best score was 98.
Along the same lines (and stop reading now if I've posted this before), I shot skeet with a Ruger Redlabel, 28" barrel, slightly modified (ports, lengthened forcing cones, stick-on cheek piece), basically a field gun.
My wife's uncle is a HUGE trap shooter, but he shot skeet on the weekend for fun. He always hosted a family reunion (and still does) at his house. One year, after he found out that I shot, he called and said to bring my stuff...he didn't ask if I wanted to, just told me to. So I do.
The party is on Saturday, so we stay overnight and I go with him to this battered old skeet field with a few of his buddies. These guys are carrying Parazzi's, Kreighoff's, Paragons, some real high prices stuff. I can feel them looking at me with my Ruger. One guy actually looked at the Ruger, then looked at me and said, "You gonna shoot that here?" (No, I use it as a cane...here's your sign.)
They thought this until I ran 50 on them. They figured out that I wasn't there to fool around. It was only after we shot 4 rounds (I shot a 97) that my wife's uncle told them that I shot competitively...they were aghast that I shot a FIELD gun that well....
It is the shooter, not the gun...it's the fisherman, not the rod...sometimes....
It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.
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I cannot believe summer school has come to an end!!! It FLEW by. I think back to the days when I was so excited to squeeze in a 30 minute workout in the afternoon before chemistry, and the labs that went until 9pm where I was so frustrated with my Chem professor that I was in tears. It was only a few weeks ago but it feels like its been months. I'm so excited to resume romantic weeknight dinners with the husband (I've been in night class since May!) and to be able to spend my full time at the gym and be able to relax on the weekends instead of studying all Saturday long. Technically I have one more Chem class (Monday) but I'm all done with my work and tests this afternoon.
I'm in a hurry this morning – I got up and went to the gym (solo today – somebody was too sleepy!) Way to end my schedule with a bang I think I only missed 2-3 workouts due to being busy this whole time. Today was 30 minutes on the Stairmaster, 10 on the ET and a set of push-ups and abs.
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Jessica Alba's Breasts And Ass Are Engorged Due To Pregnancy
Before you snap on me, she said it – I didn't. Jessica Alba's finding pregnancy to be "awesome". She was at "Glamour" magazine's 10th Anniversary for V-Day the other night and raving about the wonders of being knocked up and how amazing and fulfilled her life is. ""It's the best time ever. I have two movies coming out, a baby, a fiancé – everything," she said. I was going to make a crack about wanting to slowly choke the life out of her for the unabashed joy of living she's exibiting but then I realized she was at an event to halt violence against women. That would have been inappropriate. She's recently engaged to the father of her baby, Cash Warren. Jessica also noted the physical changes that accompany a baby's gestation notably "[When you're pregnant], your breasts are engorged and your stomach is getting bigger. . . . And the ass, too, that's getting bigger by the second!" Reason #43 I'm glad I'm gay. Here she is fleeing from the gym, still trying shield her face whenever she leaves it. What's up with that? We know it's you, and if you give your unborn baby a concussion with all this treadmill action, we're going to call you on it!
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Honda's CR-V Makes The Outdoors Fun
SYDNEY – Nov 15, 2013: One of Australia's favourite SUVs can help make the outdoors fun, with a new Camping Tent accessory added to the Honda CR-V range.
The ultimate car for people with an active lifestyle, the Camping Tent transforms the CR-V into a durable camping system.
Honda Australia Director, Mr. Stephen Collins, said the new accessory has been very well received by Honda Dealers and is sure to be a hit with CR-V customers. "With summer just around the corner, the CR-V Camping Tent is sure to be popular among customers who enjoy the great outdoors. It sleeps up to six people and can also be used as a standalone tent."
The tent is suitable for all outdoor activities, with two doors and an access point to the CR-V, extending usable space into the vehicle. Featuring three mesh windows and an extendable rain fly for additional rain protection, the CR-V Camping Tent is the ultimate accessory for any outdoor junkie.
The Honda CR-V Camping Tent is available now at all Honda Dealerships for the recommended retail price of $548 (including GST).
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International Welcome Back Event
An annual event that recognizes our new and returning international students. Free food, fellowship,fun ..and prizes!!
International Iron Chef Challenge
Hosted by MMI Catering services, the Iron Chef challenge allows international students to showcase a dish from their home country and compete for best recipe.
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Hosted by the Baptist Student Union, the International Food Fair is an annual campus favorite during Missions Emphasis Week. International students wear traditional native dress and prepare native food dishes for Carey students, faculty, and staff to sample. Truly a culinary trip around the globe!
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A student organization whose goal is to foster understanding and better relationships among students from different countries by sharing our different cultures within the Carey Community.
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Enjoy a free float with ice cream scooped by faculty and staff. A great way to get to know your instructors and administrators!
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Annual student celebration featuring live music, free food, games, and much more!
Café Du Monde Night
Come enjoy a southern delicacy… beignets! These fried pastries are a popular New Orleans cuisine. Truly a taste of the south!
Bowling nights, Skate nights, Laser Tag nights, and movie nights
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The WCU theater department performs each trimester. WCU is one of two schools in Mississippi to advance to the national festival and boasts national winners in costume and playwriting as well as numerous regional winners in costume, make-up and dramaturgy.
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Open to all students, sports include flag football, dodgeball, kickball, soccer, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, tennis, rugby and many more!
Annual event connecting current Carey students with alumni young and old. A fun-filled week of events culminating in the annual Crawfish Boil and crowing of the homecoming queen elected by the student body.
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Come out and support your favorite Crusader athletic team! Carey athletics include baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross-country, track and field!
Miss William Carey University Pageant
Female students compete for the title of Miss William Carey University with events in evening gown, lifestyle and fitness, talent, and interview. The winner advances to represent the university at the Miss Mississippi Pageant, a preliminary for the Miss America pageant.
Greek Rush Week
Ladies can choose to rush for one of the two female social clubs on campus—Gamma Chi and Pi Omega. Focused on sisterhood and community service, these social clubs are great ways for ladies to get involved and develop lasting friendships. Rush Week occurs each fall allowing students to participate in a variety of events to determine which social club is right for them.
Vesper Service and Hanging of the Greens
The university's campus-wide Christmas celebration held annually.
Priority Lunch
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(AP) - Officials with Al Franken's Senate campaign say his accountants are trying to determine whether the Democrat owes back taxes in California or anyplace else.
That comes after a series of revelations about unfiled taxes and government fines involving the former comedian's personal corporation.
State Republican Party chairman Ron Carey has criticized Franken's tax problems, saying the candidate has been dishonest about his dealings.
Spokesman Andy Barr says Franken and his wife were acting on the advice of their accountant in everything they did and that to suggest otherwise is "nonsense."
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An online survey of 425 energy-related businesses, NGOs, academics, and national and local government officials from around the world concludes that buildings offer the greatest potential for energy efficiency (EE) at the national level.
The survey, conducted by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) International Secretariat also concluded the international community must develop common measuring and reporting methods for energy efficiency of buildings.
Two-thirds of all stakeholders believe buildings offer the greatest potential for energy efficiency (EE) at the national level. Consumer behaviour and transport are also seen to have major energy savings potential, but significantly less so than buildings.
At the national level, stakeholders see labelling and building codes as the most effective policy tools for promoting EE in the near term. Utilities are also seen as critical players, both in increasing their own efficiency and in stimulating savings with consumers.
Respondents see the lack of political will and the related lack of EE incentives as the greatest barriers to EE at the national level. These are closely interlinked with other barriers such as the relatively low price of consumer fossil fuels, and the issue of split incentives where the investor is not the one to benefit from reduced energy costs.
Energy stakeholders worldwide see international processes as critical in order to:
- exchange best practices in EE policy
- develop common methodologies for measuring and reporting
- set EE targets alongside those for emission reduction
Survey respondents hailed from 87 countries, with the top five countries being India (8.2% of respondents), US (6.3%), Germany (5.6%), South Africa (4.3%), and Australia (4.3%).
The full results summary of the survey can be downloaded here: Global Energy Efficiency Stakeholder Survey - October 2011
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NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students Kyle Peterson and John Martinez received recognition for developing and presenting conceptual designs for transportation and pedestrian access in the San Diego community of Point Loma. A representative of the Peninsula Community Planning Board, a citizen organization that advises the City of San Diego on land use-based community goals and development proposals, commended their work in a letter after the NSAD students formally presented their study to the board.
The students focused on the Roseville and Liberty Station sections of the Point Loma peninsula while exploring strategies for opening up pedestrian access to the San Diego Bay waterfront, specifically along America's Cup Harbor. Peterson and Martinez embarked on the project after meeting Jay Shumaker, a member of the Peninsula Community Planning Board, during the final presentation of their fourth-year projects. NSAD invites community members to sit in on juries to evaluate student work, and the students' project turned out to be near Shumaker's Point Loma office. Shumaker asked the students to continue their research through a summer project, which evolved into creating a general visionary plan for the Point Loma area. The students received class credit for their work, which included conducting technical and community code research and community interviews.
"The project's goal was to get the community thinking about how Point Loma could develop in the future," said Peterson. "We provided them with ideas meant to address some of the community's main concerns so that residents could be inspired to take this to next the level."
The students, who are both completing their final year in NSAD's Bachelor of Architecture program, explored several issues, including ways to allow pedestrians to have more consistent and direct access to the water area since these sections had been developed in a fragmented manner by different jurisdictions. They evaluated uniting separate sections of the community by reconsidering the area's transit corridor. They also looked into increasing pedestrian-friendly corridors via crosswalks, better lighting and road modifications intended to slow down traffic.
Following the presentation, the Peninsula Community Planning Board chair sent a letter to NSAD President Steve Altman and NSAD professor Michael Stepner commending the students' work. Community projects that provide "real world" experience on both a local and international level are a key part of the NSAD academic experience. Other recent student projects include developing design concepts to convert an abandoned school bus in Mexico into a library and community center and creating redevelopment concepts for Ramona, a rural community of 40,000 located northeast of San Diego.
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Inventory investment and production in Europe during the "Great Recession": Is there a pattern?
The paper examines the nexus between inventory investment and the change in aggregate production during the "Great Recession" of 2008/09 for 29 European countries. A fairly uniform pattern emerges. Inventory investment is positively correlated with changes in production and follows the latter with a time-lag of two to three quarters. Very few countries (Austria, Greece, Spain and Switzerland) diverge from the typical pattern. This might hint to problems with respect to data quality.
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Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we've searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and this has profound implications for us all.
In Delete, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger traces the important role that forgetting has played throughout human history, from the ability to make sound decisions unencumbered by the past to the possibility of second chances. The written word made it possible for humans to remember across generations and time, yet now digital technology and global networks are overriding our natural ability to forget--the past is ever present, ready to be called up at the click of a mouse. Mayer-Schönberger examines the technology that's facilitating the end of forgetting--digitization, cheap storage and easy retrieval, global access, and increasingly powerful software--and describes the dangers of everlasting digital memory, whether it's outdated information taken out of context or compromising photos the Web won't let us forget. He explains why information privacy rights and other fixes can't help us, and proposes an ingeniously simple solution--expiration dates on information--that may.
Delete is an eye-opening book that will help us remember how to forget in the digital age.
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse Did What…!?
You won't believe what Sprint's (NYSE: S) chief executive just did, all in the name of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the iPhone.
Dan Hesse has done something that few other corporate leaders would have had the balls to do: he's giving back more than $3.25 million in compensation.
According to the Kansas City Business Journal (via AppleInsider), Hesse is voluntarily returning the money in an effort to appease shareholders who were upset with his (and/or his firm's) decision to exclude the "financial effect of carrying Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone when calculating employee bonuses."
The Kansas City Business Journal quoted James H. Hance, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sprint, who released the following statement in an SEC filing:
"Today Sprint announced in an SEC filing that President and CEO Dan Hesse has offered to return to the company any additional compensation he received as a result of the discretionary adjustment in incentive pay relating to the launch of the iPhone. Dan discussed with the board his plan to also reduce his 2012 short term and long term target opportunities, and we have accepted his proposal."
"We applaud Dan for his willingness to sacrifice personal compensation in order to reduce any distraction that could negatively affect the morale and performance of the company," Hance continued. "Dan enjoys the full support of our board of directors and we appreciate the leadership he has demonstrated as he continues to guide the company through a turnaround in a difficult competitive environment."
According to the Kansas City Business Journal, Hesse's base pay "remained steady at $1.2 million in 2011, but his total compensation increased 31 percent to $11.9 million." In the year prior, Hesse earned $9.1 million.
While Hesse's current decision was his own, it is possible that his future compensation could take a less voluntary hit. Reuters reports that the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (which has a 4% stake in Sprint) intends to vote against Hesse's re-election to Sprint's board.
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Two recent police shootings of mentally ill individuals have generated both strong emotions and strong opinions in the communities of Pacifica and Half Moon Bay.
In March, Errol Chang, 34, a Pedro Point resident of Pacifica, died after two members of a SWAT team from Daly City shot him after a six-hour standoff with police.
On June 3, Yanira Serrano-Garcia, 18, a Moonridge Housing Complex resident of Half Moon Bay, succumbed to a single gunshot to her torso fired by a San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputy.
In both cases, the officers feared for their lives because Chang and Serrano-Garcia wielded knives. In the Chang case, one SWAT team member was injured. In the Serrano-Garcia case, no members of law enforcement were injured, according to a press release by the San Mateo County Sheriff.
Makeshift memorials covered the area near Chang's home for a long time as the community tried to come to grips with the loss of a neighbor. In Half Moon Bay last month, neighbors and civil rights activists marched down Main Street hoping to change the way the mentally ill are treated by law enforcement personnel.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the investigation about Serrano-Garcia's shooting is underway. He expects to have a report ready by the beginning of August.
"I've seen six deaths since 2009, three in the last eight months, all with individuals with mental illness who were off their medication. That's sad. There are ideas being bandied about by experts in the field," he said, noting Bayview Health is one organization working hard to help, and there are others.
Such shootings pay a toll on law enforcement personnel, as well, he said.
"Some officers never come back to work. It affects them too much," Wagstaffe said. "The board of supervisors and the county behavioral health department are actively holding meetings to find new ways to help, for example, giving parents more options to call."
One week in mid-June, two weeks after Serrano-Garcia died, the key North County community service agencies held strategic meetings. Pacifica was represented at those meetings by Anita Rees, director of the Pacifica Resource Center.
Pacifica Mayor Mary Ann Nihart, who works in the mental health field, led a meeting of her own last month in Pacifica's City Hall. The mayor of Half Moon Bay, John Muller, attended via telephone. Nihart met with all the leadership in mental health, including the head of the county's behavioral health office, the liaison to the San Mateo County Sheriff's office, key elected officials, key city personnel and police personnel.
"We looked at what else could be done," Nihart said. "We looked at strategic plans. I came up with a training program that is used in Orange County that is more user-friendly than the crisis intervention they did," she said.
Nihart also met with Peninsula Interfaith Action, a group interested in putting together a community forum with all the mental health services represented. A date was not set by press time, but it will be a Wednesday evening, either July 16 or July 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Pacifica Community Center. (Call this reporter at 738-4540 for date confirmation.)
"There are services in San Mateo County, but a lot of them aren't well connected and none are in Pacifica. It became clear we need to do a lot of work in connections," Nihart said. "The forum will include all the services available in the county. We have been working on where the gaps are in strategic planning. Now I know there is one agency that actually comes to you."
(See article from Pacifica resident Ian Butler in this issue. Butler responds to the Chang shooting after the district attorney's report ruled the shooting justified.)
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Revolver Hunting
Is there anything that you can hunt with a revolver? Does anyone go deer hunting with one?
You can hunt pretty much anything with a revolver of the correct caliber.
Providing it is legal in your hunting area.
Small Game with a .22
Med Game with a .357 (Maybe good enough for small whitetail Deer with good shot placement)
Large game .44 and up. (Deer, Bear Etc.)
I have hunted with a .44 Mag with a 7.5" barrel before but it limits MY (not everyones) shots to under 50 yards.
I prefer a rifle or carbine. I am ok with a pistol. not great but just ok. I am pretty good with a long arm and as such prefer them.
Revolver hunting
I took a 400 pound hog with a .44 mag. 300 grain sierra sp 1250 fps out of a 7.5" Super Blackhawk. Entry just under chin, exit hip about 2" from AH. Dropped him like a sack of excrement. Don't try that out of a Smith. Won't stand up to the pounding of a load like that.
I really forget how many deer I`ve taken with a .44 mag. revolver, but enough to fill several freezers. I`ve taken 4 deer in the last 3 years with an Encore handgun in .357 max.
pistol hunting
I don't get to do alot of pistol hunting as I prefer a rifle, hands down, but I have gone a couple dozen times in the last 5-6 years, I have all the latest and greatest big bore stuff, I am working on filling the gap in the small bore part of my pistole collection, To answer your question, can you hunt with a pistol, absolutly, My what I deam hunting pistols are all scoped and very accurate, I have killed more paper than anything but with out a doubt could take any kind of game with no problem, I have a Smith& Wesson .460 that they claim will reach out 200 yards, but I have only shot 100 yards with it and punched a 4 inch 5 shot group with it, so I know it will do it, and with a little practice tighten up that group
Revolver hunting
A better question should be what CAN'T you hunt with a revolver-especially with .454 casull,.460 S&W,.500 S&W on market. I havn't seen anything yet that my .454 casull won't put down quickly.
I have killed deer with a Black hawk in .44 mag. I use a 240 gr XTP at max loading. It will kill a deer as good as anything but....I consider it similar to bow hunting. I must be within 50 yards and place the bullet through the lungs broadside. With a scope I can hit a 3" group at 100 yards but thats from a bench not through the forest! I will take a front shoulder shot on a deer quartering towards me with a 12 gauge slug or a good rifle load but I do not trust the .44 mag to perform like that. A 300 grain hard cast bullet will probably make the quartering shot work. My 240 grain XTP did not and I will never try that again! A 454 casull or one of the newer boomers like .460 or 500 smith would be much better.
Ohio requires a handgun of .357 magnum or larger for deer. I live in Georgia now but haven't hunted here yet.
I like to carry a Ruger 7 1/2 inch Super Blackhawk .44 mag in a shoulder holster as a backup, but the eyes are not what they used to be, so beyond 50 yards or so, I am not comfortable anymore with open sights.
I have thought of scoping it, but don't want to ruin the handling qualities of the gun. Dan
I agree with you about putting a scope on the gun you have. BUT Ruger now has a Black Hawk Hunter with scope mounts on it, sounds like a good excuse to buy a new gun to me. ;)
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In a possible preview of what's to come on their ninth studio album, Green Day performed a punchy new pop-punk song called 'Carpe Diem' at a club show in San Francisco last week.
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong introduced the track by saying, "This next song's about f—ing being alive, every single one of us." The song revealed a catchy chorus in which Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt seemed to sing, "Carpe Diem, a battle cry / Aren't we all too young to die? / Ask the reason and no reply / Aren't we all too young to die?"
We're not sure how long they've been working on 'Carpe Diem,' but the song sure sounds like it's fully realized and ready to record. It sounds like something that might be blasting from every radio sometime next year. The band also reportedly played other new songs at the San Francisco concert, including 'Nuclear Family.'
Green Day have spent much of the year working on the follow-up to 2009's '21st Century Breakdown.' They've been playing shows to test out some of the new material for a few months. An August show included a tribute to Amy Winehouse called 'Amy.'
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The Wayne County Fairgrounds will be emanating noises unmistakable as the second annual Ohio State Tractor Pull Association Truck and Tractor Pull takes place this evening.
The event, sponsored by the Northwestern High School FFA Alumni and Friends, begins at 7 p.m. at the grandstand. As many as 50 OSTPA pullers are expected to participate.
Admission is $7 at the gate, with proceeds going to the Northwestern FFA. Concession stands also will be open, with a portion of those earnings going to the FFA.
The idea for the event came out of a need for a reliable source of income to be used toward student scholarships, Northwestern FFA Alumni President Chris Wilhelm said.
"We were trying to come up with a fund-raiser we could do annually for students going into agriculture," she said.
The FFA alumni group consists not only of former Northwestern students, but also "anyone interested in keeping kids involved in agriculture," Wilhelm said.
Last year, they raised more than $6,000 from the event and six scholarships were given out as a result. Students were presented with the awards during a banquet in April.
Northwestern graduates Brian J. Eick and Rachel Keener each received $400 scholarship awards towards higher education. Keener, 19, has just finished her first year at the Ohio State University. Eick, 18, will begin at OSU in the fall.
Three FFA summer camp sponsorships were also awarded. Sophomores Stephanie Mark, Kevin Fath and Tony Chriswell each received a $200 scholarship covering the full expense of the program.
Junior Kristen Flowers received a partial scholarship towards the cost of attending an FFA leadership conference in Washington, D.C.
This year, Wilhelm said, the FFA alumni have set their sights higher. "Each year we want to give out more money for scholarships," she said.
The event drew a crowd of 3,000 last year, with twice that many expected tonight, according to Northwestern High School FFA adviser Dan Fulk.
"It's a nice family event," he said. "Pure entertainment ... we expect a lot of people."
Prize money for the pullers has also been upgraded from an OSTPA Class C event ($6,000) to a class B event ($7,500). Prize money is disbursed among top pullers of the evening.
Private donations and business contributions have aided the organization in sponsoring the tractor pull. Businesses include Cutter Oil in Burbank, Har-ric Farms of West Salem, Novartis Seeds and Wayne Savings Corp., Wilhelm said.
In case of inclement weather, a rain date has been set for Sunday.


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Updated: After ten years in the neighborhood, Archie McPhee closed its doors for the last time in Ballard on Thursday evening.
They've worked for weeks moving a bazillion little quirky toys to their new Wallingford location. Thursday they gave away a bunch of doodads that were left over from the move. They'll reopen at their new 45th and Stone Way location at 9 a.m. on Monday.
The new boat shop, Maritime's Marine Centers, which recently replaced Jacobsen's Marine will be expanding into the Archie McPhee space at the beginning of June. (Thanks Arne for the tip!)


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Rihanna Reveals 'Unapologetic' Tracklisting
Rihanna Named 'Queen of West Hollywood,' Announces 777 Tour
Rihanna Cozies Up to Chris Brown at Qubeey Channel Launch Party
Rihanna and Chris Brown are fueling reunion rumors even more. (Are they really even rumors anymore? It's pretty evident that they're an item of some sort!) The pair got cozy at Breezy's Qubeey Channel launch party in Beverly Hills on Saturday night (Oct. 20).


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The Movie
For those of you unfamiliar with Joe Satriani, his job description is best expressed as "Guitar God," a fast-fingered fellow of few words who does things with the strings that seem to defy the laws of nature. He's been wowing audiences for quite a few years and he and his bandmates certainly know their business, enabling them to perform the 3D concert movie Satchurated: Live in Montreal in a single night, essentially in one take, but for a technical snafu on one song that most viewers will never notice. (Spoiler: they performed the first song twice due to a recording glitch).
Mr. Satriani seldom puts lyrics to his music, which is entirely of his own composition, content to jam through a series of wildly impressive riffs that take on a jazzy, almost improvisational feel. And just when we think we've seen/heard it all, he'll go acoustic on us, or whip out a harmonica, and eventually bust out his singing voice, as if he just can't hold that much music inside himself. This disc presents a generous program of 22 live songs, spread out across well over two hours.
The Picture
The 16:9, MVC-encoded 3D video showcases the strong colors of the brighter portions of the stage, set off against some decent blacks. The image is marked by slight motion streaking during faster movement. The 3D effect is utilized enough for a you-are-there vibe, with the audience in the foreground and the players standing out against the background. It's a subtle illusion, allowing us to appreciate the size of the stage, the depth of Jeff Campitelli's drum kit and so on.
The Sound
This is the first concert movie ever released in both 3D and Dolby Surround 7.1, and now it is among the very first Blu-ray discs enhanced with Dolby's new Advanced 96K Upsampling applied to the 48K studio master. The resulting Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack wonderfully maintains the power and electricity of actually being there in the Metropolis theater. The high resolution benefits the many nuances of all the instruments, while the low frequencies ably underscore the visceral rock 'n' roll impact. The cheering--and later, chanting--of the crowd inhabits the surround channels, along with the abundantly room-filling music. The complicated edits are perfectly synched, even as the camera moves about the hall.
The Extras
Two additional songs are presented in black-and white rehearsal footage, "The Golden Room" and "Two Sides to Every Story," about twelve minutes combined. "Inside the Wormhole" meanwhile is a 43-minute documentary about the creation of the album Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards which this concert tour supported. The story is told with a juxtaposition of one-on-one interviews and fun behind-the-scenes snippets from the studio. These extras are in high definition.
Final Thoughts
An enjoyable evening's musical entertainment for the curious and mandatory viewing for faithful Satriani fans, Satchurated brings to life the real concert experience as few Blu-rays have, thanks to both the deft implementation of 3D and the cutting-edge bonus of Dolby TrueHD 7.1 with Advanced 96K Upsampling.
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planning sept/oct trip
what is ur best advice of where to fish mid sept-thru mid oct?
Re: planning sept/oct trip
What species of fish are you targeting and are you restricted to one portion of the country?
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If it's trout you're after, then you can't go wrong fishing somewhere in Greater Yellowstone Country. Henry's Fork of the Snake, both upper and lower, South Fork of the Snake River, Henry's Lake, The Green River in Utah, along with the Provo, the Madison in Montana; the list goes on and on...
Re: planning sept/oct trip
sorry for confusion...i am in montana now
i posted under 'northeast' to see what was doing in maine, vt, ny trout-wise early fall
Re: planning sept/oct trip
Maybe Salmon River in Pulaski, NY or the Western branch of the Delaware River.
Re: planning sept/oct trip
End of September, I'd fish the landlock salmon run in the Rangely area, near Moosehead Lake, or at Grand Lake Stream in Maine
The run is highly dependent on an early spate of rain before the closed season, but the scenery is spectacular that time of year
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Medical Director
Olesky Associates, Inc
Boston, Massachusetts
Full Time
Seeking Medical Director for the Department of Family Medicine Administrative and Core Faculty duties with Department/Residency not far from Boston, Massachusetts.
Seeking a Medical Director for the Department of Family Medicine for Administrative and Core Faculty duties with Department/Residency not far from Boston, Massachusetts. If interested please forward your C.V. and phone number to discuss. All inquiries confidential.
Time Breakdown: Full-Time Position
40 % Direct Patient Care (individual continuity practice and Group Medical Visits)
60 % Core Residency Teaching faculty (3 sessions precepting – including FCC and PCMH team)
Inpatient Call responsibilities, equivalent to other full time faculty.
Medical Director Administrative Duties:
Responsible for operations, productivity, access, quality, and teaching in the FCC
- Lead, manage, and administrate the Family Care Center
- Supervise 3 Clinical Team Leaders and provide back-up for team administration issues
- Supervise Preceptors in the FCC (faculty development can be done with residency directors)
- Work closely with Practice and Nurse Managers on policies & procedures for FCC including financials, patient complaints, etc.
- Develop new policies with FCC operations committee
- Interface with hospital and system administration
- Oversee Quality initiatives including patient centered medical home (PCMH) and chronic care initiatives in the FCC (done with help of Nurse Care Manager, Team Leaders, Team Nurses, FCC team, etc) – PDSA cycles, chronic disease management systems, access/scheduling, electronic medical record, patient safety, patient advisory committee, etc.
- Interface at CNE, state and national levels re: PCMH & chronic disease management – with leadership roles as appropriate
- Patient care tracking and feedback to faculty and residents – e.g. billings, productivity numbers, chronic disease management targets, chart audits (to be done with help of PCMH resident team and Team Leaders)
- Oversee the PCMH Rotation
- Work with Geriatrics Team re quality of care and education in FCC's nursing home and homebound patient panel (primary responsibility for direct patient care is with geriatrics team).
- Work with Residency team in meeting ACGME requirements for residents' continuity practice
- Co-lead efforts at integrated primary care behavioral health in the FCC
- Serve on Family Medicine Department Steering Committee and other relevant committees
General Core Faculty Duties:
Lectures – noon conf, ½ day conferences, etc – intermittent & linked to some rotations
Meetings with resident advisees
Precepting in FCC
Inpatient Service/ MCH Service shared with the rest of the faculty
Scholarly work/ presentations at regional and national conferences/ publications
Mentoring residents and medical students as needed
Orient clerkship students to FCC (shared duty with Team Leaders)
Mentor clerkship students where appropriate
Other Optional Roles: Depend on one's own clinical/educational/scholarly interests:
- Balint Group once a week
- suboxone clinic 2x per month
- ortho clinic back-up
New medical director will have own areas of clinical and scholarly interests
Steve Pearlstein
Olesky Associates


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As part of plans to reinvigorate the Columbia Mall, the city's industrial development board solicited advice on retail, marketing and golf from an Alabama economic development official whose successful mall is owned by the same parent company.
As part of plans to reinvigorate the Columbia Mall, the city's industrial development board solicited advice on retail, marketing and golf from an Alabama economic development official whose successful mall is owned by the same parent company.
Steve Holt, president of the Shoals Chamber of Commerce, addressed the Columbia Industrial Board during its Tuesday meeting about the retail industry in Northwest Alabama. Holt said the Shoals area also draws customers from Lawrence and Wayne counties in Tennessee.
A topic of particular interest to the industrial board was the condition of the Regency Square Mall in Florence, Ala. The Regency Square Mall and Columbia Mall are both owned by Hull Storey and Gibson, and industrial board members spoke with Holt about what factors have played into the success of the Regency Square Mall.
Holt said Hull Storey renovated the Regency Square Mall once since it acquired the property a decade ago. In addition to cultivating retail for outparcels on the mall property, Holt said the company has aggressively marketed open spaces in his area's mall to retailers.
"These people are on the road every day marketing for you," Holt said. "We just say thank you more than anything else and do what we can to help. We tell them to sell retailers on the facility, and we will sell them on the community."
Revitalizing Columbia's mall has been one of the main focuses of the industrial board, and the city hired retail coach Kelly Cofer to advise the board on the best way to fill spaces in the mall. The relocation of Maury Regional Medical Center's oncology department has been one recent addition to the mall. Holt suggested the board also invite representatives from Hull Storey and Gibson to meet with them about what can be done about the mall property.
Holt credited part of his area's success to its "island economy." Florence is about 70 miles from major cities and retail centers including Nashville and Huntsville, Ala. and more than 100 miles from Birmingham, the area is the nearest shopping district for local customers.
Holt said many economic development officials believe that retail follows industrial, but he said that has not been the case for his area.
"You have to build on what your assets are. If that is retail, then so be it. When I first got into business, the rule was that 100 manufacturing jobs would create about 65 non-manufacturing jobs, but I don't see that today. Essentially, one job tends to create another. It doesn't matter what it is or what it's doing."
Having a local airport, golf courses and allowing liquor by the drink are three advantages in creating an economically successful community, Holt said. The Columbia area already has access to these amenities. He said Shoals area had to amend its own liquor by the drink ordinance to accommodate a conference center and several downtown restaurants that wanted to serve mixed drinks to weekend and evening patrons.
Holt said downtown areas — especially those willing to open their doors in evenings and on weekends — are seeing the return of retail even as malls and other shopping areas decline.
"Malls came into existence because downtown retailers wouldn't stay open past 5:01 p.m.," he said. "If people have money and they want to shop, they are going to shop even if it is in the community next door. Now, the downtowns have changed. With good downtowns, the retail will come back."
CLARCOR Incentives
In other action, the board voted 6-0, with Vice President Harvey Church absent, to approve an incentive package for CLARCOR, a filtration manufacturing company that recently announced the location of its new research and development facility to Columbia.
Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance President Wil Evans said the package will freeze the current real property tax rate for the company for 10 years and then provide a 10-year, 75-percent rebate on the company's property taxes. The company will also receive a 5 percent abatement on machinery and equipment taxes.
The Maury County Industrial Board has already approved the incentive package, but Evans said the package is also contingent upon the Columbia board's approval.
CLARCOR is expected to employ 35 people at the new location with 25 of them being new hires to the company, Evans said. The average salary of these employees is 292 percent higher than the average salary for workers in Columbia, and the company is expected to invest $12.6 million in the local community.
Additionally, Evans said the Columbia area is expected to receive $2.79 for every $1 invested by CLARCOR.
"That's what we like to see," Evans said. "If we need to be very aggressive, we may want to go lower than that, but you are doing well if you can get $2.70 for every $2 invested. You definitely don't want to do a $1 to $1 or less."


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Former BSU golfer teeing up at Boise Open
BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) - Tyler Aldridge is back in the Boise Open. Aldridge last played the Web.com event in 2012.
Aldridge primarily plays on the Canadian Tour. He's made the cut in four of five tournaments and has one top-25 finish.
Aldridge is from Caldwell, Idaho and played golf at Boise State before turning pro in 2004.


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Bank of Canada finally jacked the qualifying rate long after TD and RBC raised their posted fixed rates last month. Bond yield did not show much movement but the rates went up signalling that the lenders are leaning for the fixed rate mortgages.
Qualifying rate influences your home buying process. Although we know that the qualifying rate applies only to variable rate borrowers but some lenders uses it for fixed rate lending too. If a lender would need you to satisfy qualifying rate requirement – depends on the lender and the term of the fixed rate. Normally a five years fixed term does not need to satisfy the qualifying rate requirement but many short-term fixed rates do ask for qualifying rate check.
That makes sense as shorter term brings more exposure to risk.
In order to meet GDS / TDS ratio (32% and 40%) a slight change in qualifying rate makes a significant difference in the purchase price. If a borrower earns $70K annually and assuming some other numbers, the following table explains the difference it makes.
|5.44% Qualifying
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|$70,000 pa
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BROOKSVILLE — Looking to put itself on par with the rest of Hernando County, the Brooksville City Council on Monday night took a step toward updating its laws to allow alcohol sales in stores and restaurants before 1 p.m. on Sundays.
On the first reading of the ordinance, council members voted 3-1 to overturn a provision that since the early 1990s has put city businesses at a disadvantage with their counterparts in unincorporated areas of the county, where the sale of alcohol between is prohibited between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. every day of the week.
The measure, introduced by council member Joe Johnston III in December, garnered no public outcry at the meeting. The only opposition came from Mayor Lara Bradburn, who said she was voting against it mainly on philosophical grounds because it "promoted the use of alcohol."
Once part of many municipal "blue laws" across the country that were supported by religious leaders, laws banning Sunday alcohol sales have eased in recent years in many locales.
Johnston maintained that Brooksville's old alcohol sales ordinance stifled city business owners. In some areas near the city limits, convenience stores in the county were selling alcohol on Sunday morning, he said, while store owners inside the city limits watched sales slip away.
"It's something that's been needed for a while," Johnston said.
The ordinance is expected to pass on its second reading Feb. 1.
In other business, the council voted to table a proposal that would enable utility deposits to be returned to account holders who are in good standing with the city. The council instructed finance director Steve Baumgartner to do additional research on the issue.
Logan Neill can be reached at email@example.com or (352) 848-1435.


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March 18, 2014
IRS Should Take the Middle Ground on Nonprofit Politicking
Little the IRS has done in recent years has been as contentious as its efforts to reshape the regulations on political activity by nonprofits. The agency received a record of more than 140,000 comments in response to rules it proposed just before Thanksgiving.
While the comments span the ideological spectrum, nonprofits and foundations have suggested a much-needed path forward on an issue that is central to our nation's commitment to open, participatory democracy.
Federal rules on political activity have always been muddy, but the problems got worse when the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision in 2010 unleashed a remarkable flow of partisan political spending by social-welfare nonprofits—which are not required to disclose their donors.
When the IRS tried to ferret out potentially illegal political spending, the vague standards it had in place became even more problematic to apply; the agency became embroiled in an ugly controversy involving false accusations that it was trying to silence Tea Party groups, and several of top IRS officials were forced to step down.
This situation prompted the agency to step back and figure out a way to give clear guidance to nonprofits about what types of politics are acceptable and what are forbidden. While the IRS's proposed rules would cover only social-welfare groups, nearly everyone wants to see clearer standards for all types of nonprofits.
The only groups that want to shut down the IRS rule-making process altogether are Tea Party conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz and others have called for abolishing the IRS, while other members of Congress have introduced legislation to delay work on the politicking rules. More than 25,000 comments submitted to the IRS by individuals or organizations with Tea Party in their names decried the tax agency for seeking to take away their First Amendment rights.
Even so, many conservative groups, including the Tea Party Patriots and Center for Competitive Politics, recognize the need to overhaul vague tax laws and have offered concrete proposals. Nonprofit liberal groups also want to see an overhaul but are somewhat split between civil libertarians and government reformers—particularly over questions about just how much political activity is acceptable for nonprofits to pursue.
Meanwhile, Independent Sector, joined by more than 100 other mainstream charities and foundations, has emphasized the urgency of enacting changes so as to minimize the risk that some bad players will damage the reputation of all nonprofits. At the same time, it has asked the IRS to make clear to everyone that advocacy is an important role for charities and others to pursue, and wholly different from partisan politics.
While some of the people submitting comments view the issues involved in shaping the IRS regulations as pitting good government against the First Amendment, that simply is not the case. Both preventing abuse of tax-exempt status by partisan political operatives and encouraging nonprofits to spark voter participation are complementary and essential facets of our American constitutional democracy.
At issue as the IRS gets to work reshaping the rules based on the comments are two questions:
- How is partisan election activity defined?
- What share of time or money can organizations spend on this kind of activity?
My analysis of the comments suggests some widespread agreements on these issues:
- Setting out clear rules about what constitutes political activity will make it easier for nonprofits to comply with the law and for government officials to ensure they do.
- Efforts to register people, educate them about election issues, and urge them to go to the polls should not be considered political and should face no limits for any kind of organization. With nonprofits fighting to protect voting rights and to register more than 50 million citizens who haven't yet signed up but are eligible to cast a ballot, this work is vital to making our democracy work.
- The definition of political activity should apply universally to all tax-exempt 501(c) organizations, not just 501(c)(4) groups. Organizations like the American Conservative Union and Traditional Values Coalition, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union and Public Citizen, all agree on that point.
The disagreements stem largely from the question of how to draw clear rules that distinguish partisan from nonpartisan activity. The ACLU joins conservative organizations like Americans for Tax Reform and Tea Party Patriots in asking the IRS to draw very narrow lines that would restrict only a small number of partisan political attack ads and operations, those that use certain magic words like "elect" or "defeat."
Government-reform groups like Democracy 21 propose a much broader definition so that if something looks like politicking and sounds like politicking, it would be treated that way.
But there is a middle course that provides the best approach by establishing clear rules that can prevent the worst partisan abuses of the current system while strongly protecting civic engagement. Called the Bright Lines Project and crafted by expert nonprofit lawyers, this approach would encompass partisan politicking beyond the use of magic words while creating a clear zone of legal activity for nonpartisan work with voters and other activities, such as defending a nonprofit's self-interest when threatening laws are proposed.
Independent Sector has been a strong champion of the bright lines approach. The Funders' Committee for Civic Participation also submitted comments from more than 50 foundations and funds urging "bright-line rules that rationally distinguish between partisan and nonpartisan forms of democratic participation."
When it comes to how much partisan activity is permitted for each type of tax-exempt group, most everyone agrees that business trade associations and unions should face the same limits as social-welfare groups. Other than that, the disagreements are wide.
Government-reform groups like Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington make strong arguments that the law requires the IRS to ban partisan politics by social-welfare groups or allow just a tiny amount.
Nonprofit VOTE, one of the leading providers of nonpartisan voter-participation resources, doesn't go quite that far but strongly endorses the need "to stop the rising abuse of 501(c) organizations, which have been used to channel large amounts of undisclosed money to influence political campaigns."
Independent Sector calls on the IRS to establish a clear dollar or percentage limit for such activity but declines to specify how much.
Meanwhile, conservative organizations generally want to continue with what has become commonly accepted as the limit: that 49 percent or less of a group's budget should be allowed to go to partisan work. On this issue, they are joined by a prominent liberal organization, the Alliance for Justice. In comments that were signed by 60 advocacy groups, the alliance argues that the IRS should not, and indeed may not, "further restrict the amount of political activity" that social-welfare organizations can undertake.
However, there may be room for compromise. One of the nation's leading conservative election-law experts, Bradley A. Smith, has long suggested limiting such activity to 30 to 35 percent of a group's budget. Mr. Smith is former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and founder and chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, so his opinion, especially among conservative experts, is influential.
Mr. Smith also proposed a solution for concerns raised by good-government groups: Some stealth political operatives set up social-welfare nonprofits during the heat of a campaign and then shut them down right after, so nobody can catch legal violations until an election is long over, if ever. To prevent that, Mr. Smith suggested prohibiting social-welfare groups from spending money on partisan political activities until their tax-exempt status has been approved, or for at least a year after they apply. The IRS didn't propose that idea in its rules, but it should have.
The IRS now needs to address the issue of how much political activity is allowable and should let social-welfare groups pursue a small amount of political activity, say 10 percent of a group's budget or a low dollar limit.
When Congress created civic groups to "operate exclusively" to promote social welfare, it did not intend to approve significant tax subsidies for large-scale, partisan political attack ads and operations that shield the identity of major donors. The current situation will continue to tarnish the reputation of nonprofits, and the public won't put up with it much longer.
The IRS's final work will be judged not only by how well it follows the intent of Congress and devises a system it can enforce impartially but also by whether it promotes and protects the constitutional principles that undergird our democracy, including a broadly engaged and informed electorate.
It also can't be considered done with its work until it applies consistent rules to every type of tax-exempt group that gets involved in politics and advocacy.
That so many nonprofits and foundations submitted formal comments is encouraging. That should show the IRS how much the nonprofit world cares about this issue. But it's important that everyone keep involved. This is just the opening round of what promises to be a long but important debate.