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|Vol. V, No. 3, Winter 1992
Summer 1987
by David M. Quick
When the town of Mountain Grove became interested in preserving more of the history of its community, I was asked to prepare a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the bandstand in the town square. In preparing this nomination it became evident to me that the bandstand and square were important parts of a pattern that is revealing of the character of life of an Ozarks railroad town.
Mountain Grove is located on a natural corridor west, the high ground between the watersheds of the Gasconade, which drains north into the Missouri River, and the White River, which drains south and east into the Mississippi. Good roads, however, were late in coming to the area. One elderly inhabitant of Mountain Grove remembers that when her father first got a car, the trip to Springfield was "a real journey ... five, six, seven hours."
The railroad came in 1882, and Joseph Fisher bought land for a depot and platted a town. Also in 1882 Dr. Isaac Lane bought the land north of Fisher's and laid out streets and a square. He also gave plots of land to some businesses willing to locate around the new square. It was Lane who understood that a space must be provided for the rural people who came to town to trade. At first, an area of brush and trees on the north part of Fisher's land blocked the square from the depot. One night a "nipping frost" cleared all this growth and formed a visual link between depot and square which was maintained for many years.
A photograph from the mid - 1880s shows the square and its original bandstand. The square is bare ground and completely encircled by a hitching rail. The wide streets are mud. A hitching rail would remain a feature of the square until well into this century. Rural people would drive to town, hitch to the rail and conduct their business in the establishments around the square.
The convenient square was not an unmixed blessing. Horse manure and flies were a problem. Until the late 19th century, people who fed their horses on the square would have to stay to fend off the livestock that would appear. A fence law was not passed until 1895. One elderly lady said "good old boys" gathered in the square and made comments about the women who walked by. She added that ladies would, therefore, avoid crossing the square.
In 1885 Professor Baker, a local teacher, started a brass band, the first in town. The paper reported Baker's band was "able to discourse excellent music greatly to the credit of all concerned."
The current bungalow - style bandstand is the second in the Mountain Grove square. The earlier bandstand was a Victorian stick - style affair of two stories. It was built during the 1880s, possibly in time for Baker's brass band to perform there.
On Aug. 3, 1915, Thomas R. Marshall, then vice president of the United States, dedicated the new bandstand to "the average man."That evening Marshall urged his hearers "to maintain neutrality," but before long the town, and tile rest of the country, would be involved in World War 1.
During both world wars the square was used for bond rallies and Red Cross auctions. Stella Brooks remembered that during tile first world war, "They used to let all the girls out of school so we could go get apples from the fruit station to give the soldiers when they came through on the troop trains." In 1917 the local paper reported that 13 Pullman cars of soldiers stopped en route from Iowa to Texas. "They marched to the square and were treated to cigars and apples," according to the paper. "The men expressed their appreciation and said we had treated them better than any stop on the trip." When news of the Armistice came on the railroad's telegraph, a bonfire was started on the square, and people threw their hats in to fuel the flames.
In his book, "Ozark Baptizings, Hangings, and Other Diversions," Robert Gilmore says basic human needs for cultural and intellectual activities were often filled in the Ozarks by home or community entertainments. I found that in Mountain Grove the principal entertainment was musical. Saturday evening band performances took place in the Square during the summer months. The expenses were meet by the city and the Chamber of Commerce. Businesses stayed open late on concert nights. In the '30s and '40s. people would come early so that they could park facing the square and listen while seated in their cars. They applauded by honking their horns.
The automobile apparently did not coexist quite as peaceably with the religious services that were held on the square. The newspaper in 1925 admonished its readers about proper automotive decorum: "A person who gets up during a church service and goes clumping down the aisle would be considered deficient in good breeding. The person who disturbs an open - air union service by cranking up his car and hustling around the square with a lot of rattling, honks and splutterations belongs in the same class.'
The square was always the center of community activities. For many years it was the location of the Tri - County fair. During the World War II the paper reported a crowd of some 6,000 in attendance at a rally on the square at a time when the population of Mountain Grove was about 2,700. And, of course, local politicians often held forth from the bandstand.
The inhabitants of the Mountain Grove area depended on the square as a focus for business and entertainment and as a place to keep up their acquaintances. Together with the railroad and depot, the bandstand and square provided a place for expressions of community and symbolized the community's connection with the wider world.
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Here is the latest edition of Week In Review - a series of weekly messages from the Mayor and City Council to help Richardson residents and businesses keep up to date on events at City Hall. A list of links for stories in this edition is available at the bottom of the page.
Christmas Parade Tomorrow
The 41st annual Christmas Parade will march through west Richardson starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. The parade will begin on Coit Road at Cherrywood Drive and continue north to J.J. Pearce High School. The theme for this year's parade is "Reindeer Games."
The parade's Award Ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 at the City Hall/Civic Center Complex, just before the annual Christmas Tree Lighting and opening of Santa's Village.
For more information, visit http://www.cor.net/index.aspx?page=333.
Santa's Village Opens This Weekend
Santa's Village will open for the season at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, and remain open from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1-2, 6-9 and 13-16. The Village is just north of Richardson City Hall, 411 W. Arapaho Rd.
Guests may stop by each of the 17 tiny dwellings, which feature a variety of holiday activities. Santa Claus will be on hand to visit with children, but the line will shut down before 9 p.m. each evening.
Santa's Village is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.cor.net/index.aspx?page=1303.
City Council Passes Cotton Belt Resolution
The City Council approved a resolution at its Monday meeting that gives the North Central Texas Council of Governments the authority to take the lead in pursuing the Cotton Belt Rail Line project as a public-private partnership on behalf of interested partners in the region. The 62-mile passenger rail corridor would initially connect Richardson to Fort Worth and include several stops in between including DFW International Airport.
Most of the rail line is owned by DART, which doesn't have the means to develop it for the next 25 years based on other capital obligations. Several cities and other agencies are hoping to work together to secure alternative funding and begin operating the rail line by 2016-2017.
The proposed plan obtains funding for the $2 billion project through tax revenue sharing, parking fees, naming rights, development value capture, loans, grants and other mechanisms. Watch a presentation about the resolution at http://bit.ly/Scw6E5.
Council Approves Purchase of Waterslide for Aquatic Center
The City Council on Monday approved $366,000 in additional funds to the existing Heights Aquatic Center construction project to include a waterslide tower. The 30-foot tower will include two waterslide flumes that will wind and curve down to a "run out flume" designed to hold two inches of water at the end of the slide, which will bring riders to a safe stop. This type of waterslide is common in contemporary leisure water facilities in Texas and across the nation.
The construction of the Aquatic Center is a $4.5 million project funded through the 2010 Bond Program. The waterslide is funded from other Parks and Recreation Capital Project savings as well as the Heights Aquatic Center project contingencies. Construction is expected to be complete by June of 2013.
Richardson Today December Issue in Mailboxes
The December edition of Richardson Today should arrive in mailboxes as soon as today. The latest edition focuses on the holidays and features a story on the festivities at Santa's Village. Other top stories focus on the annual Christmas Parade, the two new assistant city managers, the Richardson Chamber of Commerce's Business & Industry Awards Luncheon and a Holiday Calendar.
Richardson Today is mailed to every residence in the City and is also available at the Heights and Huffhines Recreation Centers, the Senior Center, City Hall and at the Richardson Public Library. An interactive edition of Richardson Today is also accessible through the link below. Ask your local mail carrier if you live in the city and do not receive your copy.
Click the link below to read the latest edition of Richardson Today, as well as archived editions: https://www.cor.net/index.aspx?page=148.
Richardson Animal Shelter Holiday Open House Tomorrow
AnimaLuv will host a Holiday Open House from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Richardson Animal Shelter, 1330 Columbia Dr. Guests can enjoy food, treats and drinks for $1 each, with proceeds benefiting the Shelter.
Attendees will also have the chance to visit with animals available for adoption at the Shelter and learn about volunteer and foster opportunities. Children can make ornaments to place on the Shelter's tree.
For more information, call the Richardson Animal Shelter at 972-744-4480.
Richardson Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Eisemann Center
The Richardson Symphony Orchestra will perform "Holiday Classics" with vocalist Ben Utecht at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Eisemann Center. Utecht is a former NFL player who won a Super Bowl ring with the Indianapolis Colts. He now performs with symphonies across the country.
Tickets cost $15 to $80 and are available at www.eisemanncenter.com or by calling 972-744-4650. For more information, visit www.richardsonsymphony.org.
Collin County Ballet to Perform 'Nutcracker' at Eisemann Center
Collin County Ballet Theatre will perform 'The Nutcracker' with the Plano Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eisemann Center. Tickets cost $15 to $75 and are available at www.eisemanncenter.com or by calling 972-744-4650. For more information, visit www.ccballet.com.
Tuzer Ballet to Perform at Library
Tuzer Ballet Company will perform excerpts from "The Nutcracker" from 4 to 4:30 p.m. and 5 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Dr., in the Basement Program Room. A free ticket is required to attend, and a limited number of tickets will be distributed beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call 972-744-4358.
Steve Solomon to Perform One-Man Holiday Show at Eisemann Center
Comedian Steve Solomon will perform "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm Home for the Holidays" at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 and 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 at the Eisemann Center. The one-man show is part of the Eisemann Center Presents series and features wild stories and characterizations of Solomon's friends and family members.
Tickets cost $38 to $45 and are available at www.eisemanncenter.com or by calling 972-744-4657.
Eastside at Richardson to Hold Annual Tree Lighting
Eastside at Richardson will hold its fifth annual Eastside Tree Lighting from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at 700 E. Campbell Rd. The family-friendly event will include a performance by the Berkner High School Ramblers, free food samples, music, children's entertainment and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to NETWORK of Community Ministries. For more information, visit www.eastsiderichardson.com.
Richardson Animal Shelter Pet of the Week
This is Elsie. She is a Catahoula mix and has been at the Shelter since Nov. 5. She is 2-years-old and already spayed and vaccinated for rabies. She is a very loving dog who enjoys being walked and staying active. She will keep you busy! Contact the Animal Shelter (972-744-4480) about Elsie or other animals available for adoption.
For information about other animals available for adoption, visit the Animal Shelter's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RichardsonAnimalShelter.
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Thanks to Anphelps for the heads up.
Edited: Stephenie has not yet signed over the rights for any sequels. If she does, then they can film it, but as of now, no such deal is in play.


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No. Wear Lewis.
hey guys, so i have a little problem that I need some advice on. I have been a JETS fan since i was 6 years old. I have never bought any jets gear since I got a testaverde jersey with my birthday money, and then he got hurt. So i always thought i was cursed. Well i broke down a couple of weeks ago and bought a "NEW YORK KNOWS" shirt from NFLshop. Well I got the shirt in yesterday and its 2 sizes to SMALL. I'm gonna send it back, and get it replaced, but tomorrow i will be attending the jets fan club of tampa gathering to watch the game with a ton other jets fans. I went to the malls here in tampa FL to get a replacement shirt and the ONLY thing any store has is a all Tebow! Should I jets brake down and grab the tebow shirt, or just rock one of my old jerseys(i.e. keyshawn, mo lewis). I dont want people thinking i'm a bandwagon fan because of tebow, but at the same time I support the jets no matter who is on the time. I used to act like brian cox when I played pop warner even though he was a jet hating dolphin.
Whatcha say to a tebow shirt?
No. Wear Lewis.
its a 'TEBOW KNOWS' shirts, so i guess i can just put an "L" in so it say TEBLOW KNOWS
Lewis for sure!!! Go MO !!!
Our friend Jack is a member of the Tampa Jets fan club. He goes to the event every game. Real good guy.
Mo's my favorite Jet of all time.
Go with that.
Lewis for sure!!
Mo for sure man. If your in tampa for the FSU USF game let me know ill get you a beer.
Hi to the crew at Peabody's. Where's Mangold's Brother been?
There is a great mall called the International Mall near Leroy Selmon's restaurant. You can find any Jets shirt you want in there.
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Shouldn't you have posted this in the outfit thread?


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Omid,Thank you for the explanation. Where I live in Texas, just outside of Dallas, we just ended a string of 40 consecutive days of temperatures over 100 degrees F, just two days short of the all-time record of 42 days set in 1980. The only realistic option that I have, and others similarly situated may have, at least in summer, is to use some kind of temperature control unit and hope that it holds the amount of dough and number of dough balls that you have been making.Peter
Omid,This thread has been accessed over 13,000 times since your original entry, posted 51 days ago. Perhaps you should start your own blog.Chris
Omid,your thread has been an amazing eye opener for me and many others here. . . . One theme in particular has been especially fascinating and i and others have experimented wildly over the last weeks to gain our own knowledge. that is what you call effective hydration. anyway, i wonder if now that many of us have tried many different interpretations of EH, if you would tell us what that means to you and how your process achieves it. thanks again for this remarkable thread and good cheers to you!bill
By the way this is a fork mixer, which gives the best results for pizza dough: http://www.yourdelight.com/santos.htmI am not sure about the producer, but the technology is no1
I would like again to point out that I do not know the brand. However I do know for a fact that some fork mixers are passed on in the testament of some families back in Naples. I have also seen a 40 year old fork mixer working as if it was new... The best are Pietroberto's, but it is like the Bentleys or Ferrari of the brands. Anyway, the fork mixer action incorporate a lots of air in the dough, and does this very slowly without overheating the dough (virtually no heating is caused my the mixing action). This also allows you to work high hydration dough very easily. The good thing about the Santos, seams to be the low capacity (commercial models like Pietroberto are much bigger), and the relatively low cost (Pietroberto's mixers cost around $10,000). If you are considering a serious mixer for home use, the Santos would be the No 1 choice. The only question is if the bowl does rotate...
. . . the Fork mixer is superior. The dough get folded over and over again incorporating a lot of air. As you may know, the yeast then just works on this air and makes the bubble bigger... The whole happen very slowly, so you can control the mixing and doesn't heat the dough.
For professionals, the best option would be a double arm diving mixers. . . . The Positive side is that it gives you the best oxygenation into the dough. The negative side is that it heat up the dough too much too quickly...
Another thing to take into consideration is the hydration of the dough you are looking to make. Once you start getting into very high hydrations the spiral mixer can actually handle the dough better, and on the other side of things I know a pizzeria with a pietroberto diving arm mixer that has trouble getting it to do full batches of 60% hydration dough with a high gluten flour.... even with an autolyse. Mixers need to matched to the style of your pizza. There is no clear "best" for all hydrations/flours. This may account for maco's conflicting advice.... once saying the fork is best, than another time saying the diving arm mixer is the best.
..... I have to say that 20 minutes in a spiral mixer would probably turn any dough into a tire....
I would have agreed with you until I watched this the other night. Start at 4:00 if you like. There is a part 2 of this video also. The dough balls in part 2 look suprisingly perfect.
Maybe Omid or someone else in California would be kind enough to go have a look at the machine before I "Dive" in.
Most of the posts regarding the Santos mod have been moved to a new thread in a more appropriate forum:http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,15282.msg150154.html#msg150154
Hello Omid and other pizza friends. I have been offline for a while and seem to have missed a lot with respect to this thread and others. I, like others, am fascinated with the tantalizingly enigmatic discussion of effective hydration. It seems to be somewhat mystical, and I find myself wishing for more concrete instructions even as I read why they cannot be more clearly set forth. Something like the Tao. So I will continue to read and learn as the experiments unfold. I am particularly drawn to Omid's idea of a roomy "marble chamber" for fermenting dough. It seems fitting that Omid, a classicist, would favor such a vessel. He mentions that it was constructed of five 19x19 squares of Carrera marble. Omid, would it be possible for you to (a) post a photo of your marble chamber, and (b) to provide some instructions to those who might be interested in constructing one of their own. Best regards,Tin Roof


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The US Commission on Civil Rights released a report Thursday, encouraging colleges to use the Department of Education's 2005 model survey. The survey is one of three ways colleges can meet athletics guidelines in accordance with Title IX, a law that prevents sex discrimination in schools receiving federal financial assistance, said USA Today. In a press release (see PDF) the Commission said it considers the survey "the best possible method" to measure women's (and men's) interests and abilities in college sports, while also deeming it a way to prevent what seems to be an "unnecessary reduction of men's athletic opportunities" that may occur if the criteria of proportional representation is used. The Commission is chaired by Gerald Reynolds, who was Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights under Bush's Education Secretary, Roderick Paige.
According to Inside Higher Ed, only four of the eight members of the Commission approved the recommendation, while one member abstained from voting and three other members were absent. Two of the absent voters, Arlan D. Melendez and Michael Yaki, co-wrote a rebuttal to the conclusions. "[B]ecause the process was biased, faulty, and inadequate, it was inevitable that the outcome is misleading."
The National Collegiate Athletics Association Director of public and media relations Erik Christianson told USA Today, "The NCAA remains steadfast against using the 2005 model survey to evaluate the interests and abilities of students on our member campuses." Due to the NCAA's long standing objections, few schools have used the survey.
In response to the initial release of the model interest survey in 2005, the NCAA News reported that many women's rights groups objected to the survey's distribution to incoming female students through e-mail and the Web as a lack of email response would be coded as a lack of interest in sports participation.
A year after the compliance survey distribution began, Jocelyn Samuels, then Vice President for Education and Employment at the National Women's Law Center, said in a press release, "the Department of Education has created a gaping hole in Title IX standards by authorizing schools to deny new athletic opportunities based on surveys alone."
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thats the 2nd fcukin T Shump got after dunking it, this is bull ****
Like i said earlier, refs keeping them in the game with these BS calls
Composure. That's a big reason why the Bulls have the best record in the East.
Man **** those refs and those rules!They are making basketball gay
bout time JR
Crazy. Shumpert gets called for T's all the time. Blake Griffin can hang on the rim, push Gasol, SCREAM AND STARE all he wants and they call NOTHING!!!!!
I'm tellin you Shumpert is the ideal PG for this team Shumpert and Carmelo can be like Westbrook and Durant, Chandler is Ibaka, JR is Harden, Fields is Sefolosha
JVG riding Shump's dick lol. Something tells me he wants to coach this team.
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Amare your not from there?
You were born in Lake Whales!
I live in Florida, thats a great place lmao
Cant believe Iman is not on the rookie of the year race.He is clearly second best next to Irving.


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Researchers Review Equine Sarcoidosis Cases
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Clinical signs of generalized sarcoidosis include low-grade fever, reduced performance or unwillingness to work, slightly faster breathing even at rest, difficulty breathing, coughing, and sometimes weight loss.
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While still rare, equine sarcoidosis—not to be confused with sarcoid tumors, an unrelated skin condition—can appear in even the healthiest of horses. But don't be too quick to treat sarcoidosis-associated hair loss, scaly and flaking skin, and crusting with creams, ointments, and lotions. According to Dutch researchers, it's better to get a reliable diagnosis before starting treatments that might be useless, or worse, painful for your horse.
"An immune-mediated disease like sarcoidosis is not going to get better with washes and topical treatments," said Marianne Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECEIM, Specialist KNMvD Equine Internal Medicine, from the Department of Equine Sciences at Utrecht University. "Some horses' skin actually becomes painful from all the various local treatments. It's important to get an early diagnosis to know what you're up against."
Although sarcoidosis is visible on the skin, with its typical hair loss and crusting, flaking, scaling, and sometimes nodules, it's sometimes a full-body disease that can attack the lungs and other organs—even bone marrow, Sloet said.
To better understand how sarcoidosis can affect the horse and to help owners and veterinarians determine treatment options, Sloet and colleague Guy C.M. Grinwis, DVM, PhD, Specialist KNMvD in veterinary pathology, also of Utrecht University, looked at 22 equine sarcoidosis cases at their university clinic between 2002 and 2011.
They found that equine sarcoidosis can be divided into three rather distinct categories: local, generalized, and partially generalized. Local sarcoidosis appears to only affect a very specific area of skin, usually on the legs. Generalized sarcoidosis might show skin lesions on various parts of the horse's body and will also cause internal problems.
While you can't really see these "interior" problems on a living horse, Sloet said, you can see some or all of their effects: low-grade fever, reduced performance or unwillingness to work, slightly faster breathing even at rest, difficulty breathing, coughing, and sometimes weight loss, especially if the horse has had the disease for more than a few months. Partially generalized sarcoidosis does not appear to run this deep, but it will still show skin lesions in more than one area of the body, Sloet said.
The treated horses in this retrospective study received either intravenous or intramuscular corticosteroid therapy for a generalized treatment, Sloet said. Researchers have previously proved corticosteroid therapy to be effective against sarcoidosis, and oral prednisolone might be helpful in later stages, she added.
In their review, none of the horses with generalized or partially generalized sarcoidosis recovered from the disease, and they were all euthanized. In the horses with general sarcoidosis, Sloet and Grinwis identified lesions on the animals' internal organs during necropsy, she said.
The good news, said Sloet, was that most of the horses (68.2%) had the local form of the disease. What's more, these cases never became generalized, not even up to 10 years later.
The horses with local disease had a much better chance of survival than the other cases, said Sloet. While some healed with treatment, others eventually healed without any treatment at all. About half of the horses continued to have local sarcoidosis, which was not life-threatening but sometimes painful and usually unsightly, she said.
"In those cases, some of the owners chose to have their horses euthanized, and their insurance companies agreed with the choice," Sloet said.
"Recognition of the different forms of sarcoidosis based on history, clinical signs, and histopathology can assist owners in making an informed choice between treatment and euthanasia and can prevent unnecessary topical treatment strategies," she concluded.
The study, "Equine sarcoidosis: clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of 22 cases," appeared in Veterinary Dermatology in February 2013.
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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What forced the switch from Postgres? Even worse, why MyISAM? I assume there's a compelling story in there somewhere
It seems to me if one were to have good reason to pick MySQL, then it would necessarily be for MyISAM. That engine is at least compelling insofar as it is essentially a NoSQL database with an SQL frontend. For mostly-read workloads it's an interesting option.
In contrast, InnoDB is just a crippled wannabe regular transactional RDBMS. There are far better choices if you need one of those. InnoDB only ever makes sense to use when you are stuck with MySQL as an a priori constraint.


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What Does Your Horse's Stool Say?
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There's a lot more to manure than mucking; your horse's fecal production and appearance can be an indicator of good or poor health.
Potty talk is largely taboo among adults, but it shouldn't be! There are tons of tidbits to share with friends and colleagues about poop (Did you know you can harness the heat generated by composting horse manure to warm your barn in winter?)--almost as much as the nine tons of manure the average 1,000-pound horse produces each year.
So don't regard horse poop as just a pain in the butt to muck, pick up, and dispose of. Rather, consider it a valuable window into your horse's gut and overall health status.
"A horse's intestinal tract is approximately 100 feet long and finely adapted for various functions, but it's also prone to development of problems. Things can go wrong quickly," warns Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, in Canada.
In this article we will describe the importance of knowing what your horse's normal manure looks like, and being able to identify dry feces, diarrhea, and even signs of dental and parasite issues, before a major problem develops.
Picture Perfect
If you consider fecal production one of your horse's vital signs, along with temperature and heart and respiratory rates, then it is crucial to know your horse's -normal manure production frequency and appearance. This will help you rapidly recognize when something unusual is afoot.
While every horse's fecal production differs, ideally you want to see well-formed fecal balls with noticeable stems but no real "chunks" of food, fairly uniform color, little odor (compared to carnivores such as cats or dogs), and no mucus covering. A small amount of liquid either immediately prior or following a bowel movment might also be normal.
Lori K. Warren, PhD, PAS, an associate professor at the University of Florida's Department of Animal Sciences, shares her observations about manure production:
- Each equine defecation lasts about 15 seconds;
- Defecation frequency can depend on the horse's age, sex, and diet; and
- On average, mares and geldings defecate six to eight times per day, but stallions and foals can double that frequency.
In some instances, defecation is social in purpose. For example, Warren says feces can provide horses with information about other animals' social and reproductive status. When one horse eliminates, it can induce others in the social unit to follow suit. And it's common to see stallions frequently marking other horses' fecal piles.
Too Moist
If you've ever had a bought of diarrhea, you know it can herald the arrival of a virus, an infection, or any number of nasties that leave you reaching for the Imodium and heading to bed. Weese says that a horse with diarrhea doesn't always have a health issue, but never take your horse's case of the runs lightly.
"Sometimes it's just a cosmetic issue, but at other times it can indicate a life--threatening problem (e.g., due to salmonella or a Clostridium bacteria in young foals)," he notes. "Determining the cause for the diarrhea is important, but often difficult, especially with mild, chronic -disease."
Weese groups diarrhea in horses into four main categories:
1. Infectious e.g., due to bacterial infections such as salmonellosis, -clostridiosis, and equine proliferative enteropathy caused by Lawsonia intracellularis;
2. Inflammatory "Inflammatory bowel disease, a common problem in people, rarely causes diarrhea in horses since the large colon (which largely controls fecal consistency in adult horses)is not commonly affected; however, inflammatory diseases can occur," Weese notes;
3. Cancerous "Intestinal cancer such as lymphoma usually causes weight loss more often than diarrhea, but always needs to be considered with chronic disease," he adds; or
4. Management-related.
Many owners and farm managers know to avoid making sudden changes to their charges' diets and to let the gastrointestinal system "adapt" to a new diet gradually.
Coprophagy in Horses
Coprophagy, the ingestion of feces, is fairly common in foals, and sometimes adult horses display this behavior, too.
"When it does occur in adults, it's more likely due to boredom, such as when confined without food, rather than the horse seeking some key nutrient that's missing from their diet," says Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, in Canada. "It might also be more likely for a horse to eat other horses' feces rather than their own."
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"Changes in diet in addition to other management factors can be associated with development of diarrhea, but this type of diarrhea is usually transient and not associated with any other problems." relays Weese. "Just 'loose' manure is not really a problem; however, when you consider the massive ability of the horse's colon to absorb water, something pretty major has to be happening in the colon to cause significant changes in fecal consistency."
Weese's advice for owners of horses with runnier manure than usual: When in doubt, call a vet.
"I think it's especially important to address loose manure in a young foal that can dehydrate quickly or when there's any concurrent change in clinical condition such as attitude or appetite," he adds.
Too Dry
Constipation per se does not really occur in horses and is more commonly referred to as an impaction, falling under the colic category. Sometimes, however, a horse's manure does appear drier than usual.
"Inadequate water access is probably the most common cause of dry feces," says Weese.
The average horse drinks 5 to 10 gallons per day, but this varies depending on the individual horse and the environment (e.g., temperature, humidity). And the environment can dictate water availability, particularly in northern climates where water freezes in the winter. Other factors that can potentially contribute to decreased water intake include shipping, stress, and pain. Those same factors can negatively impact gut motility, possibly leading to impactions.
"Adequate exercise is also important for gut health, and restriction of horses to a stall can be associated with decreased intestinal motility," Weese says.
Too Gritty
Sand colic and impactions most commonly occur in areas where horses graze on sandy soil pastures or eat off ground that is predominantly sand or fine gravel. To help determine if a horse has sand in his feces, owners can follow this simple recipe:
1. Place six fecal balls in a glass jar.
2. Fill the jar half full with water and shake well, then let it settle for 15 minutes.
3. If there is sand lining the jar, it might indicate your horse is consuming sand but passing it easily.
4. If there is no sand, either your horse is not consuming substantial amounts of sand, or he's not passing the sand he's ingesting, putting him at risk for colic.
Still confused about your horse's sand intake? Call your veterinarian. He or she can use a stethoscope to listen to your horse's gastrointestinal tract. Intestines that contain sand, despite little to no sand appearing following the "jar test," sound like waves hitting an ocean shore. The veterinarian can suggest management options for these horses, such as increasing exercise or administering psyllium or mineral oil.
Color Coding
Did you know that the carriage horses used in Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding consumed pastel-colored dyes so their manure would match the wedding's color scheme? While most of us will never find Easter-egg-hued fecal balls in our horses' paddocks or stalls, there are times when manure does come out an interesting shade or texture.
Warren assures us that many things--mostly benign---could cause colorful manure:
- Alfalfa generally results in very green fecal balls;
- High beet pulp intake can lead to -reddish-brown fecal balls and a sticky, clear film around the ball;
- For a horse unaccustomed to vegetable oil, too much can make his feces appear loose, grayish, and oily; and
- Mucus covering the fecal balls indicates delayed passage (e.g., impaction).
Two colors that warrant a double take at your horse's piles (and a call to your vet) are red and black. "Red feces or feces with flecks of blood can indicate bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract, such as (from a) rectal tear," Weese explains.
In contrast, black feces (with the exception of neonate meconium--a newborn's near-black and pelleted first manure) indicate the horse could be bleeding from a higher point in the gastrointestinal system and blood has been digested before being excreted.
"Black feces is something that we don't usually see, even with significant bleeding, unlike in other species (such as dogs and cats)," Weese assures.
Dental Issues
Dental problems purportedly alter the appearance of a horse's manure. For example, large or undigested feed particles (such as whole grains) might be noticeable if a horse isn't chewing his food -sufficiently.
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
Horses treated with antibiotics can develop diarrhea even if the infectious agent itself does not cause diarrhea. As discussed in more detail at TheHorse.com/27047, certain antibiotics are more likely to cause diarrhea than others.
"Virtually any antibiotic has the potential to cause diarrhea," says Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, in Canada. "The overall incidence is low, and treatment should not be withheld due to an owner's fear of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea is one of many reasons that we should only use antibiotics when we need them. Using antibiotics 'just in case' might result in a complication that's much more severe than the initial problem."
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"There is some evidence in the literature that poor dentition results in an increase in long stems of roughage in the manure," notes Robert M. Baratt, DVM, MS, FAVD, a part-time resident in dentistry at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine and practitioner at the Salem Valley Veterinary Clinic, in Connecticut.
Although many veterinarians suggest that dental flotation can remedy this situation, Baratt says, "There is actually poor evidence to support the validity of occlusal equilibration (floating) having a direct effect on fiber length in the manure."
James L Carmalt, MA, VetMB, MVetSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ABVP, ACVS, associate professor of Large Animal Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan, and colleagues conducted a study in 2004 evaluating feed digestibility and fecal particle size in healthy pregnant mares. They found no significant difference in digestibility and particle size between horses that did and did not have dental procedures performed. The team suggested that dental floating does not result in significant short-term changes in body weight, body condition score, feed digestibility, or fecal particle size in the horses studied, but they noted additional studies were warranted to determine the clinical utility of regular dental floating in apparently healthy horses.
Nonetheless, Baratt recommends owners have an equine veterinary dentist perform a thorough oral examination on their horses annually.
Particularly in older horses, normal tooth attrition can result in loss of the reserve crown (the portion of tooth still within the jaw bone that has not erupted). "Such horses can no longer effectively chew forage," Baratt says. "Fortunately, with the ready supply of senior feeds, these horses can be managed quite well."
Poop and Parasites
Any article on poop must include at least a token discussion of internal parasites; they can cause changes in manure consistency, they spend time in feces as part of their life cycles (though you might not be able to see them), and their population numbers in your horse's poop can help you make smart deworming decisions to help prevent parasite resistance.
Roundworms, strongyles, and tapeworms, among others, can cause myriad health issues such as chronic diarrhea, poor coat, weight loss, and even colic. Thus, managing internal parasites is an important consideration for all horse owners/managers.
Because these parasites are developing resistance to multiple anthelmintic classes, veterinarians have been urging owners to abandon traditional calendar-based deworming protocols. No new dewormer classes are likely to be available in the near future, which means owners must consider alternate deworming strategies to prolong the life-span of the available anthelmintics. This includes running routine fecal egg counts on horses to determine which animals require deworming.
Take-Home Message
Critically assessing your horses' movements (and I don't mean gaits) on a daily basis is essential.
"What your horse eats can affect the color and consistency of the feces," Warren emphasizes. "Know what is normal for your horse. To maintain the consistency of manure, be sure to gradually adapt your horse to new feeds, hays, and pasture turnout. When you do make a change to the diet, monitor your horse's manure because it can be an indicator of digestive upset."
About the Author
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she's worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.
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Here's a closer look at which teams are winning the recruiting battles in Alabama, California, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas - nine key states for recruiting in the Class of 2011.
Battle For Alabama
The Combatants: Alabama, Auburn
The Winner: Auburn
Alabama currently has the country's top-rated recruiting class, but the Tide has done much of its best work out of state. Inside Alabama's borders, the national champion Tigers, who lose several starters, are faring exceptionally well. Yes, even better than the Tide. Auburn has commitments from three of the state's elite prospects - linebacker/running back Brent Calloway, center Reese Dismukes and safety Jonathan Rose, all four-star players and Rivals250 members. Calloway, by the way, recently flipped from the Tide to the Tigers. Alabama's top in-state commit, receiver Marvin Shinn, is the country's No. 78 overall prospect. Overall, Auburn has commits from eight of the top 20 from the state; Alabama has four. - Keith Niebuhr
Battle For California
The Combatants: USC, Cal and UCLA
The Winner: USC
Even with pending NCAA sanctions, USC still has landed some of the best talent in the state of California including five-star prospects George Farmer and De'Anthony Thomas. Four-star quarterbacks Cody Kessler and Max Wittek have enrolled early which will give them a jumpstart at spring practice. It's been a big few weeks for the Trojans because they flipped four-star recruits Amir Carlisle and Anthony Sarao from Stanford and just picked up a big commitment Friday from four-star offensive guard Cyrus Hobbi, who was also considering Arizona State and UCLA. In second place is Cal, who has done an outstanding job especially on the defensive line by getting Brennan Scarlett, Jason Gibson, Todd Barr, Viliami Moala and Mustafa Jalil, all four-star recruits. Flipping running back Brendon Bigelow from Washington was important. Stanford took some significant hits after Harbaugh left but there wasn't a mass exodus so the Cardinal should be fine. Keeping James Vaughters and Wayne Lyons was crucial to the recruiting class. UCLA continues to struggle on the recruiting trail. - Adam Gorney
Battle For Florida
The Combatants: Florida, Florida State and Miami
The Winner: Florida State
The State of Florida has once again been a battlefield with colleges from around the nation trying to raid it for great prospects but the team that is likely to earn the championship banner in the Sunshine State is Florida State. The Seminoles have 19 commitments from in-state talent led by five-star running back James Wilder Jr., five-star safety Karlos Williams, and four-star tight end Nick O'Leary. The Seminoles hope to close out by landing five-star linebacker Tony Steward and four-star defensive lineman Timmy Jernigan. Honorable mention goes to Alabama, who stole five-star safety Hasean Clinton-Dix from Florida, and Clemson, who snagged a pair of five-star prospects in wide receiver Sammy Watkins and running back Mike Bellamy. Florida has also done well landing the state's top quarterback, Jeff Driskel, and Louisville made its presence known, especially in South Florida. Miami is making a late charge. - Chris Nee
Battle For Michigan
The Combatants: Michigan and Michigan State
The Winner: Michigan
This has been an interesting battle since the beginning. At first it looked like Michigan State would run away with things landing the state's top player in Lawrence Thomas and leading early for DeAnthony Arnett while Michigan struggled. However, the Wolverines have done better in state overall despite the firing of Rich Rodriguez and the failed attempts to lure Jim Harbaugh and Les Miles before hiring Brady Hoke. Although they lost out on Anthony Zettel in a surprise (to Penn State), they swayed Justice Hayes away from Notre Dame, pulled Raymon Taylor from Indiana and landed Brennen Beyer. Meanwhile, Arnett bolted for Tennessee and the Spartans missed out on any other four-star prospects in state aside from Thomas. - Mike Farrell
Battle For Mississippi
The Combatants: Ole Miss, Mississippi State
The Winner: Ole Miss
Both programs have commitments from eight of the state's 20 best prospects, but the difference is that Ole Miss, despite coming off a disappointing season, is on track to land the greater number of top-end players. And that program has done quite well head to head against Mississippi State. Linebacker C.J. Johnson, the state's lone five-star recruit, is a Rebels commit (he previously was committed to the Bulldogs). So are four four-star players, including standout receivers Donte Moncrief and Tobias Singleton, both of whom made the final Rivals250. Ole Miss also has a chance of landing touted four-star receiver Nickolas Brassell. Mississippi State's top in-state get is Rivals250 defensive tackle P.J. Jones. - Keith Niebuhr
Battle For North Carolina
The Combatants: North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, Duke
The Winner: North Carolina
This one is no contest. Last year Tom O'Brien and his staff took the crown but this year it is clearly Butch Davis and company that dominated the competition. While the top six players in the state appear to be heading outside the borders - certainly a concerning statistic for all the in-state programs - after that it's all North Carolina. Four-stars T.J. Thorpe, Jarrod James, Norkeithus Otis, Devonte Brown and Marquise Williams all decided to head to Chapel Hill forming the foundation of one of the ACC's best classes. All of this was done with the NCAA breathing down the neck of UNC in regards to player contact with agents and academic issues. The best non-UNC commitment for NC State, Wake Forest or Duke is Sherman Ragland who is barely inside the state top 30 and schools like Maryland, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Clemson and Cal have higher-ranked commitments from North Carolina than the Wolfpack, Demon Deacons and Blue Devils. - Mike Farrell
Battle For Pennsylvania
The Combatants: Penn State and Pitt
The Winner: Penn State
Penn State wins this one by default in a way. Pitt was running away with this battle with commitments from top prospects such as Kyshoen Jarrett, Terrell Chestnut and Jameel Poteat in state but when Dave Wannstedt was fired and the disastrous tenure of Mike Haywood came and went, it all fell apart. In the meantime, Penn State had a strong finish to a class that started off poorly. While most of Penn State's top prospects hail from outside the state of Pennsylvania, they still boast top talent in defensive end Deion Barnes, Shawn Oakman and former Pitt commitment Ben Kline. The best Pitt commitment in state is offensive lineman Artie Rowell who is barely in the top 30. In a weak year for talent in the Keystone State, the Nittany Lions have the edge. - Mike Farrell
Battle For South Carolina
The Combatants: Clemson, South Carolina
The Winner: Undecided
Picking a winner right now in South Carolina isn't easy. Here's why: While Clemson has more of the state's top 20 players and four-star recruits committed than its archrival, two of the state's four best prospects are still uncommitted and many believe South Carolina is the front-runner for both. The first is defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the country's No. 1 overall recruit. He's expected to choose between Alabama and the Gamecocks. The other is four-star defensive tackle Phillip Dukes, believed to be a South Carolina lean. If the Gamecocks land both or even just Clowney, you'd have to give them a slight edge. If they only get Dukes or neither, Clemson would get the nod. The Tigers currently have commitments from eight top- 20 in-state players, most notably Rivals100 receiver Charone Peake and four-star linebacker Lateek Townsend. - Keith Niebuhr
Battle For Texas
The Combatants: Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas A&M
The Winner: Texas
Oklahoma has two five-star prospects from the state of Texas in Trey Metoyer and Brandon Williams and did a great job landing defensive linemen Marquis Anderson, Jordan Wade and Nathan Hughes but the Longhorns once again won the majority of battles in Texas. They landed the top player in running back Malcolm Brown, who should contribute immediately plus prospects such as Quandre Diggs, Steve Edmond, Jaxon Shipley, Desmond Jackson and Sedrick Flowers. Texas Tech will sign its best class ever and landed top in-state stars such as Jace Amaro and Kenny Williams but their Red Raiders still aren't quite on the same level as the other two yet. - Brian Perroni


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Phillies ink righty Hernandez to one-year deal
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The Phillies finalized a one-year, $4.5 million contract with right-hander Roberto Hernandez on Wednesday.
The deal, which includes performance and award bonuses, was announced by general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.
Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, went 6-13 with a 4.89 ERA in 32 appearances (24 starts) last season with the Rays.
Amaro said the incoming starter will be in the rotation alongside Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Kyle Kendrick and likely Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Forty years old. Four big decades. Whew! A major milestone like this is a chance to look back and remember where you've come from, and all the things you've been through.
It's also a time to look forward — to not dwell on the past, but to focus on the future and where you're going. Life is meant to be lived, by golly, so in honor of my 40th birthday, I give you "40 wishes for my 40th year."
1. To invent something really revolutionary and world changing. Like a manly boa, or a Swiss Army shoe. You know, a shoe you can use as a can opener or to fight off bandits.
2. Solve the Post Office's budget problems while also eliminating junk mail.
3. Discover the secret to totally ripped abs through a workout that involves eating nothing but chocolate chip cookies.
4. Get rich and retire. But not through the lottery. That's just too much work!
5. To understand college students. I'm around them every single day, but for the life of me, I can't figure them out. If it's freezing outside, put a daggone jacket on, friend!
6. To understand 7-year-olds. If it's freezing outside, put a daggone jacket on, kid!
7. To do something really wild and spontaneous and carefree, like convince someone else to go bungee jumping or cliff diving.
8. To disprove that "40 is the new 30." Because who wants to be 30 again? You had no money, your furniture was found on the side of the road, and you thought eating regularly at the Outback meant you made it in the world.
9. To finally fix the lattice under my house. I've only been putting off doing that for the last 12 years.
10. To finally realize I will never fix the lattice under my house and hire someone to do it for me.
11. To finally realize I will never haul off and hire someone to do the lattice and go back to doing it myself.
12. Hope that the lattice indecisiveness holds out until I turn 41, at which time the pressure of this list will be gone.
13. Come up with a cure for Shedding Dog Syndrome. I mean, how much hair can a dog lose without going bald? Is she buying it in bulk? Does she store it up and run around the house while we're gone, tossing it around like confetti? It defies the laws of dog physics.
14. Come out and admit that I actually like watching Disney Channel shows. Or at least don't hate them. I mean, OK, like, "Dog with a Blog" is pretty super awesome!
15. Figure out why my shed is like a clown car, and no matter how much crap I throw away, more stuff always seems to materialize and trip me when I'm carrying extremely heavy, sharp or toxic objects.
16. Figure out why I have a leaf blower, yet never use it.
17. Figure out why my motion detecting floodlights don't detect motion. I mean, they only have one job and they can't even do that!
18. Spend less time sitting in front of the TV. Instead, sit caddy corner to it.
19. Ask myself deep, philosophical, motivating questions when I wake up in the morning like, "Are you ready to seize the day?"
20. Reply to myself, "Shut the heck up with your stupid clichés! It's too early and I need to go to the bathroom."
21. Figure out how to write a novel by talking into my iPhone while lying on the couch and eating a bag of pretzels.
22. Teach my dog how to catch a ball without looking like a triple jumper who's been electrocuted. She spastically propels her body up into the air, limbs and other body parts shooting out in every direction. More often than not she lands on her back. And most of the time I haven't even thrown the ball yet.
23. Finally learn how to follow through with something. Like this list. It's impossible. I'm never going to come up with 40 things! Not by deadline. I'm out! Maybe next year … or when I turn 50.


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Advanced Options
Stephen C. Borgsdorf
Wisconsin LawyerVol. 82, No. 2, February 2009
or the first time since 1979, the Internal Revenue Service has redesigned Form 990, the tax return for nonprofit entities. According to the IRS, the prior form "fails to meet the Service's tax compliance interests or the transparency and accountability needs of the states, the public, and the local communities served" by nonprofit organizations.1 The new "Governance, Management, and Disclosure" section of the revised 990 is the crown jewel of IRS efforts to create a climate of transparency and to encourage specific policies and procedures that promote good governance of nonprofits.2
From the IRS's perspective, a well-governed nonprofit organization is more likely to comply with tax laws.3 The IRS thus now requires every nonprofit board to respond to several good-governance inquiries:
The draft instructions advise that all organizations must answer each question in this section and acknowledge that while "certain governance, management, and disclosure policies and procedures may not be required under the Internal Revenue Code, the IRS considers such policies and procedures to generally improve tax compliance."4
Debates on whether, as a matter of federalism or separation of powers, the IRS ought to be influencing the internal structures and policies of state-created nonprofit entities are interesting,5 but a scholarly discourse will not help lawyers' nonprofit clients file their next tax returns. Commissioner Steven T. Miller described the IRS position succinctly: "[W]e are not interlopers trying to regulate an area that is beyond our sphere. Rather, the effects of good or bad nonprofit governance cut across virtually everything we see and do in our work…. The question is no longer whether the IRS has a role to play in this area, but rather, what that role will be."6 Critics of IRS efforts correctly note that good governance cannot be captured in a punch list, and that policies – no matter how well-crafted – are no substitute for good practices.7 Yet it seems that IRS encouragement on the topic of governance has provided an opportunity for the nonprofit community to focus its attention on internal structures and controls, and it is hoped this will benefit the people and groups served by the nonprofit community.
The revised Form 990 acknowledges that it requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.8 But organizations that treat this section cavalierly do so at their own peril. The IRS seeks to prove the correlation between good governance and tax compliance by reviewing examinations of nonprofit organizations' returns to determine whether a problem was uncovered that could have been interrupted or eliminated if appropriate governance structures were in place.9 And if the IRS truly believes that good governance leads to tax compliance, it may be more likely to closely examine the returns of organizations that lack appropriate governance structures.10
Starting with the 2008 tax year, the IRS will phase in the new form over three years. The 990-EZ form, without governance inquiries, will be available only for nonprofits with less than $200,000 gross receipts and less than $500,000 total assets by the 2010 tax year.11 The IRS has produced a table to explain the filing thresholds (see Figure 1).
An organization may file the 990-EZ form only if it satisfies both the gross receipts and the assets limitations.
There are several specific governance controls that nonprofits may enact or update now, to show quality management and transparent operations. The first tasks are to focus on the specific policies about which Form 990 inquires: a conflict of interest policy, a whistleblower policy, and a document retention and destruction policy. Although it will take some effort for a nonprofit to craft a set of policies that is matched to its specific circumstances, the new Form 990 provides basic standards for these types of policies.
Figure 1Form 990-EZ Filing Thresholds
Conflict of Interest Policy. A conflict of interest arises when a person in a position of authority within an organization, such as an officer, director, or manager, may benefit financially from a decision that he or she could make in the position. Included are indirect benefits to family members or to other entities with which the person is affiliated.12 Organizations should have a policy that defines conflict of interest, identifies the classes of individuals within the organization covered by the policy, facilitates disclosure of information that may help identify conflicts of interest, and specifies procedures to be followed in managing conflicts of interest. Form 990 asks three specific questions about how nonprofit organizations handle conflicts:
com sborgsdorf dykema Stephen C. Borgsdorf, U.W. 2004, is a litigation attorney with Dykema in Ann Arbor, Mich., and serves on the board of directors of Community Action Network and the Old West Side Association.
These questions mark the shape of a good conflict policy: It should be written, define what a conflict is, describe who may have a conflict, require annual disclosure of potential conflicts and prompt disclosure of real conflicts, and prohibit conflicted directors, officers, or key employees from making final decisions on matters related to the conflict. Such a policy might read as follows:
"Conflicts of Interest. A conflict of interest may arise when a decision-maker for the Corporation has a financial, family, or other interest that may conflict with the decision-maker's duty to work in the best interests of the Corporation. To avoid real and perceived conflicts of interest, all directors, officers, and employees are to promptly disclose in writing to the Board any conflicts of interest that emerge. The Board will determine whether a conflict exists, and whether the conflicted director, officer, or other individual may vote or otherwise make decisions on matters related to the conflict. All directors and officers must at least annually disclose in writing to the Board any potential conflicts of interest that may foreseeably arise."
Whistleblower Policy. A whistleblower policy encourages employees and volunteers to come forward with credible information on illegal practices or violations of adopted policies of the organization, specifies that the organization will protect persons who do so from retaliation, and identifies those staff or board members or outside parties to whom such information can be reported.13 While revised Form 990 asks only whether an organization has a whistleblower policy, mere possession of a written policy does not quite meet the IRS standard. A nonprofit will have to identify the specific people to whom whistleblowers may direct their concerns, and – for the sake of the individuals so identified – a clear matrix as to what they should do to investigate or address concerns raised by a whistleblower. One possible version of a whistleblower policy is the following:
"Reporting Wrongdoing. Any person with knowledge or suspicion of any illegal, fraudulent, or wrongful behavior by any person associated with the organization is encouraged to report these concerns to any officer or director. The officer or director is to promptly advise the entire Board of the reported behavior, and the Board will determine what action, investigation, or other response is warranted under the circumstances. The Board will protect the reporting individual from any retaliation arising from the good-faith reporting of suspected illegal, fraudulent, or wrongful behavior."
Document Retention and Destruction Policy. A document retention and destruction policy identifies the responsibilities of employees, volunteers, board members, and outsiders for maintaining and documenting the storage and destruction of the organization's documents and records.14 Requesting this type of policy may be one of the closest links the new Form 990 has with Sarbanes-Oxley, the federal law that requires corporations to meet certain governance and accountability standards, particularly related to disclosure, transparency, and preservation of documents and records.15 As in the for-profit sector, this is an area in which one size does not fit all. It is helpful for the nonprofit organization to know the types of key corporate records it has, such as tax records, meeting minutes, contracts, leases, monthly bills, emails, and press releases. Different types of records call for different maintenance regimes and responsible personnel.
The revised Form 990 asks the following:
• Indicate how your organization makes its tax returns available for public inspection by checking all that apply:
__ own Web site
__ another's Web site
__ on request.
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Implicit in these questions is the suggestion that nonprofits maintain significant documents on their Web site. Indeed, a Web site can be a cost-effective and reliable place to archive documents, from tax returns to meeting minutes and committee reports.
Lawyers who have nonprofit clients or who serve on nonprofit boards should strive to provide the best structure in which the nonprofit can accomplish the most good with the lowest risk of bungling its mission or being swindled. Certainly there is room for improvement: Only half of nonprofits have a written conflict of interest policy, and the vast majority, 71 percent, do not require officers or directors to disclose potential conflicts.16 The guideposts in revised Form 990 provide an opportunity for nonprofit clients to discuss governance and work to craft appropriate policies. It is right for a nonprofit to have good governance: to keep the mission paramount, to police conflicts of interest, to avoid self-dealing. This normative argument is far more persuasive than any technical tax compliance argument. By following the specific steps outlined above, lawyers can ensure that the nonprofits they serve are in the best position to achieve their mission and can keep the IRS happy at the same time.
2April 23, 2008, remarks of Steven T. Miller, Panel on Nonprofit Governance at the Georgetown Seminar on Exempt Organizations (hereinafter Miller April 23 remarks). http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77291
3April 24, 2008, remarks of Steven T. Miller, Georgetown Law Center Seminar on Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations (hereinafter Miller April 24 remarks). http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77292
4Draft 2008 Instructions for Form 990 (Core Form), Instructions for Part IV. http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77293
5See, e.g., The Appropriate Role of the Internal Revenue Service with Respect to Tax-Exempt Organization Good Governance Issues, Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt and Government Entities (ACT), June 11, 2008 (hereinafter ACT Report). http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77294
6Miller April 23, remarks, supra note 2. http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77291
7ACT Report, supra note 5, at 44-45. http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77294
8Revised Form 990, at 6. http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77295
9Miller April 23 remarks, supra note 2.http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77291
10This depends on how the IRS decides to focus its limited enforcement resources; Commissioner Miller noted that over the last 10 years the number of nonprofit entities doubled from 650,000 to more than 1.2 million, while IRS staffing has not changed. See Miller April 24 remarks, supra note 3.http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77292
11Form 990 Redesign Frequently Asked Questions, Nov. 19, 2008. http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77296
122008 Form 990 Glossary, April 7, 2008 Draft, "conflict of interest policy." http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77297
132008 Form 990 Glossary, April 7, 2008 draft, "whistleblower policy."http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77297
142008 Form 990 Glossary, April 7, 2008 Draft, "document retention and destruction policy."http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77297
15See Francie Ostrower, Nonprofit Governance in the United States: Findings on Performance and Accountability from the First National Representative Study 3-4 (The Urban Institute, 2007). http://www.wisbar.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77298
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The Potter's House pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes appeared on the "Steve Harvey" show Thursday to promote his new book Let It Go,which focuses on the importance of forgiveness. In his interview, Jakes used the unique metaphor of accounting to explain the process of forgiveness.
As Jakes told Harvey, the purpose of forgiveness as explained in his new book, Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, is to reveal "how important it is that we achieve [forgiveness] in every area of our lives."
Jakes used the metaphor of accounting to describe the process of forgiveness, explaining that one has to accept that others are faulted and forgive them for their weaknesses.
"In the process of balancing your books, you have to get an understanding not only of your situation," Jakes told Harvey, a comedian, author and talk show host.
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Jakes went on to say that the main reason one forgives is to live in the present.
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"If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues," the minister said.
"We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not, it takes a very strong person to forgive," he added.
Jakes is the lead pastor of The Potter's House, founded in 1996 in Dallas, Texas and considered one of the most well-known megachurches in the U.S., boasting an attendance of 17,000 people.
The Texas minister has written over one dozen books, including Life Overflowing and The Great Investment.
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Australia 23-19 Argentina, Rugby Championship, September 16
Deans: Don't underestimate Wallaby win
September 16, 2012
Australia coach Robbie Deans insisted their 23-19 victory over Argentina in the Rugby Championship should not be underestimated.
In their first Test on Australian soil since the 2003 World Cup, the Pumas' aggressive defence and suffocating style made it hard work for the Wallabies until the hosts put on 17 unanswered points in the second half to seal the victory.
"I wouldn't underestimate what we have just done. No side has played with any fluency against Argentina," Deans said. "I think we need to give them due respect. They've just come into the tournament and obviously, a big motivation for them is to earn respect.
"They've done that, and they've done that against every opponent. They're a tough team to play against. They're sticky, they're proud, they defend superbly well. Their tackling is remarkable. Give them credit."
And Deans believes Argentina, who led 19-6 midway through the second half, will continue to develop on the international stage and will become a formidable force when they can marry their passion and defensive strength with an attacking edge.
"They're potentially scary, absolutely," he said. "Once that anxiety goes out of it, I guess, they will start to play. They've got the capacity to play. They're very similar to the French, in the way they play their rugby - enormous pride, as good a pride you find in any side in world rugby.
"Taking that pride and combining it with some ambition in attack, anything's possible for them. They're going to get that done, and get it done quickly, off the back of this tournament."
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Omaha, Neb. – In settling on "West Side Story" as the music for Max Aaron's long program this season his coaches and choreographer thought the piece would allow Aaron to flourish in taking on the character of members of the Jets, the New York gang depicted in the film.
Indeed the Jet soared at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday.
Aaron, 20, pulled off the biggest upset of this year's U.S. Championships, winning the men's title with a personal-best overall score of 255.0.
Aaron's performance was in stark contrast to Jeremy Abbott's bid for a fourth U.S. title. Abbott, leading after Friday's short program, crashed on his first jump Sunday, fading to third at 249.33.
"So stupid," Abbott said.
Ross Miner was second at 251.29 with 18-year-old Joshua Farris fourth at 244.82.
Lysacek returns
Perhaps the biggest news in men's skating in Omaha came off the ice.
Evan Lysacek, the 2010 Olympic champion, said Sunday he is back on the ice training after undergoing sports hernia surgery last fall. The recovery from the surgery took longer than expected forcing Lysacek to pull out of the U.S. Championships.
"I'm feeling great," Lysacek said before Sunday's men's competition. "I'm glad to be here with mixed emotions of course. I wish so badly I was on the ice. I miss this. I have been training to come back this is what I love about skating, competitive skating and competitive atmosphere.
"Unfortunately, I've had a surgery recently but I'm fully recovered. The great news to report is that I'm finally healthy and that I've been back on the ice training, doing some jumping. If this event was three weeks later I think I'd be there so it was a bit heartbreaking to have to withdraw at the last minute. But all my sights are set on next year, on Sochi and trying to defend my Olympic title."
While Lysacek said his Olympic title defense will include a quad toe, possibly even two second quad jumps, the emphasis of his preparations for Sochi will be the same as it was in Vancouver — delivering a clean program.
"As far as the quad question for me it's going to be strength conditioning and my biggest feeling about skating right now, just from watching and I've done my best not to miss a beat is that it's still about clean skating," Lysacek said. "And for every quad that you do if you make a mistake on another element you have negated that quad. The margin for error in men's skating is zero.
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Please keep in mind that I'm comparing Raiton ninjutsu and nothing else. This is not a versus thread in the conventional sense.
I'll use some previous posts, from the top raiton user debate thread:
So how does it compare with Kirin?
Raikiri has been stated to have cut a lightning bolt in half, and I HIGHLY doubt that Kirin is any stronger than your average lightning bolt. Proof(ish) (WITH SCIENCE): This is in response to a question comparing Kirin and regular lightning:
Now, the Hell Stab (Third Raikage's single finger tech, it might not actually be called that) and the Raikiri both have never shown an upper limit to piercing power. The Raikiri seems equally likely to cut through Raikage's defense, so... other feats:
Hell Stab can cut through Hachibi's tails with ease.
Raikiri (well, Raiden, which is two of them connected by a chain) slices through V2 Jinchuuriki's tails like butter.
Still seems pretty even. Anyway, Raikiri is on par with the othewise strongest Raiton offense shown in the manga, and CAN pierce the greatest Raiton defense.
So yeah, Kakashi (and the Third Raikage) are both Supreme Anti-Raiton Specialists. You can't be truly familiar with countering something 'til you've mastered it, after all.
Anyway, Kakashi invented all the techs shown while the is a chance (but a slim one) that someone else, perhaps an earlier Raikage, invented the Third's jutsu.
Kakashi reigns supreme!
Raikiri > Raikage Lightning Armor
Raikiri > Kirin
Raikiri = Hell Stab
Jutsu creation:
Kakashi > Third Raikage. Not certain, but more probable than not.
Kakashi > Awesome.