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Washington - At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their name but also nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans about the U.S. Constitution, according to documents in an audit conducted by the agency's inspector general.
The documents, obtained by The Washington Post from a congressional aide with knowledge of the findings, show that the IRS field office in charge of evaluating applications for tax-exempt status decided to focus on groups making statements that "criticize how the country is being run" and those that were involved in educating Americans "on the Constitution and Bill of Rights."
The staffers in the Cincinnati field office were making high-level decisions on how to evaluate the groups because a decade ago the IRS assigned all applications to that unit. The IRS also eliminated an automatic after-the-fact review process Washington used to conduct such determinations.
Marcus Owens, who oversaw tax-exempt groups at the IRS between 1990 and 1999, said that delegation "carries with it a risk" because the Cincinnati office "isn't as plugged into what's (politically) sensitive as Washington."
Owens, who is now a member of the law firm Caplin & Drysdale, said that before the agency's most recent reorganization, it had a series of "tripwires in place" that could catch unfair targeting of groups, including the fact that the IRS identified its criteria for special scrutiny in a public manual.
"There's no longer that safety valve, and as a result, the IRS has been rolling the dice ever since," said Owens, who worked at the agency for nearly a quarter-century and now represents some organizations seeking tax-exempt status.
The IRS came under withering attack from GOP lawmakers Sunday.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican, described the practice as "absolutely chilling" and called on President Barack Obama to condemn the effort.
"This is truly outrageous," Collins said on CNN's "State of the Union," adding that even though White House spokesman Jay Carney has said the matter deserves an investigation, "the president needs to make crystal clear that this is totally unacceptable in America."
In March 2012, then-IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, told Congress that the agency was not targeting conservative groups. On Sunday, the agency declined to answer questions about whether senior officials asked IRS exempt organizations division chief Lois Lerner and her staff in Cincinnati about this heightened scrutiny before testifying it did not take place.
"There has to be accountability for the people who did it," House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said on NBC's "Meet the Press," adding, "And, quite frankly, up until a few days ago, there's got to be accountability for people who were telling lies about it being done."
The appendix of the inspector general's report - which was requested by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and has yet to be publicly released - chronicles the extent to which the IRS's exempt organizations division kept redefining what sort of "social welfare" groups it should single out for extra attention since the 2010 Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That decision allowed corporations and labor unions to raise and spend unlimited sums on elections as well as register for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, as long as their "primary purpose" did not consist of targeting electoral candidates.
The number of political groups applying for tax-exempt status more than doubled in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case, forcing agency officials to make a slew of determinations despite uncertainty about the category's ambiguous definition.
On June 29, 2011, according to the documents, IRS staffers held a briefing with Lerner in which they described giving special attention to instances where "statements in the case file criticize how the country is being run." She raised an objection and the agency adopted a more general set of standards. Lerner, who is a Democrat, is not a political appointee.
But six months later, the IRS applied a new political test to social welfare groups, the document says. On Jan. 15, 2012 the agency decided to look at "political action type organizations involved in limiting/expanding Government, educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, social economic reform movement," according to the appendix in the IG report,
The agency did not appear to adopt a more neutral test for 501(c)(4) groups until May 17, 2012, according to the timeline in the inspector general's report. At that point, the IRS again updated its criteria to focus on "organizations with indicators of significant amounts of political campaign intervention (raising questions as to exempt purpose and/or excess private benefit.)"
Campaign reform groups have been pressing the IRS for several years to conduct greater oversight of nonprofits formed in the wake of the Citizens United case, given that many have become heavily involved in elections.
"But this isn't the type of enforcement we want," said Paul Ryan, a senior counsel at the Campaign Legal Center. "We want nonpartisan, non-biased enforcement."
Loyola Law School professor Ellen Aprill, who specializes in tax law, said any group that has applied for tax-exempt status has "opened themselves up to scrutiny" by the IRS.
"It's part of their job to look for organizations that may be more likely to have too much campaign intervention," she said. "But it is important to try to make these criteria as politically neutral as possible."
Aprill said one of the problems is the agency's top officials have not provided clear enough guidelines on what constitutes too much political activity for a social welfare group because it's been "a hot potato," and that now with this new controversy, "it's going to make it even more difficult to do so."
Toby Marie Walker, president of the Waco Tea Party, said the IRS subjected her group to a series of unreasonable requests after they applied for tax-exempt status in June 2010. The requests came in early 2012, Walker said, after being initially informed by an official in the Cincinnati field office that he was "sitting on a stack of tea party applications and they were awaiting word from higher-ups as to how to process them."
The agency asked the group's treasurer to supply information on its "close relationship" with current candidates and elected officials as well as future candidates, along with detailed information about its contributors and members. The IRS also asked for transcripts of any radio interviews its officials had done and hard copies of any news article mentioning them.
"That would take me years to do," Walker said, noting that in some cases, Chinese media outlets referred to her organization. "Am I responsible for every news article across the globe?"
The group had even more difficulty providing transcripts and details of speakers at their event, since they hosted informal gatherings such as "rant contests" where anyone could come and express their views.
While the IRS awarded the Waco Tea Party tax-exempt status about six weeks ago, Walker said the group was now considering suing the agency since the process not only consumed time and effort but prompted the group to scale back its 2012 get-out-the-vote operation. "We were afraid to do it and get in trouble," she said.
Sal Russo, chief strategist for the Tea Party Express, said that even though the agency's actions intimidated tea party adherents, he gives the IRS "credit for standing up and admitting" it targeted them. And while only two of the agency's officials - the commissioner and the chief counsel - are political appointees, Russo said the administration needs to conduct better oversight.
"The culture is set at the top," Russo said. "Obviously you can't control what every employee does. But you have to set a standard, particularly with the IRS, to be squeaky clean."
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39 comments:
- Beneath the Firmament said...
Donated by Helen Keller.
- November 9, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Free Range Anglican said...
Looks like someone needs to get the cathedral cat declawed.
- November 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Matt Link said...
Anybody know what the dead flowers are for?
- November 9, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Jeb said...
Do they expect our Heavenly Father to put it on His heavenly refrigerator or something?
- November 10, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Priscilla said...
I think that is the rug I didn't buy at Ikea.
- November 10, 2010 at 7:48 AM
It looks, to me, like one of those giant Dagwood deli sandwiches!
- November 10, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Elephantschild said...
I see the no-good college-aged son of the congregational president showed up for service drunk again - this time, instead of just falling down in the aisle, he puked right on altar.
- November 10, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Chris said...
It does take something quite unusual to make ++KJS's cope fade into the background...
On the plus side, the dalmatics aren't bad.
- November 10, 2010 at 1:12 PM
The pro-abortion "church" displays one.
- November 10, 2010 at 2:24 PM
The "reformation" has done wonders. Just sick.
- November 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM
A geologic cross section of the terrain under the church building? No? I vote for getting claw covers for the vestry cat, then.
- November 10, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Paul Woodrum said...
The frontal is quite a fascinating piece of art though the little side draperies are a puzzlement.
By contrast, it's the dull, pedestrian catalog vestments worn by the officiants that truly give offense.
- November 10, 2010 at 5:28 PM
38 lb. of frontal in a 20 lb. sack.
- November 10, 2010 at 7:08 PM
And then there's the Almy Red Coronation fabric Altar Pillow @ $197 (2010-2011 Catalog, p. 141), on which rests what looks to be a looseleaf binder, maybe 5 or 6 bucks at Office Depot.
- November 10, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- Judy said...
Jackson Pollock is a great analogy :-)
- November 11, 2010 at 8:03 AM
one might say that it's a full on frontal assault
- November 11, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- TLF+ said...
Aw, crap, Anon - I was coming on to type "frontal assault." Or some riff on "full frontal nudity" but I can't figure out anything witty enough.
This thread has the funniest bunch of comments I've read in a long time. Every one of 'em made me laugh! Jeb's "heavenly Father's refrigerator" is my fave, I think.
- November 11, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- priest's wife said...
prayers, prayers, prayers
- November 11, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Mark said...
Frontal? More like "Affront"-al if you ask me.
- November 11, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Amy said...
Hm. I have one of those on the floor by my kitchen sink...
- November 11, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- Andy said...
Looks like the Altar Guild is now using a Troybuilt to maintain the furnishings.
- November 11, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Looks like that fellow in the middle is officiating at a wine bar, with all those flagons.
I hope everyone had a wild time, but Katie doesn't look real happy. Perhaps she thought she should be in the middle.
- November 11, 2010 at 11:20 PM
It looks like something calling for a pathologist for diagnostic purposes.
- November 12, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- .....CLIFFORD said...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, if you turn your attention to The Episcopal Church's 'Responding to the Windsor Report Flow Chart' here in front..."
- November 13, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Galletta said...
Let's see. It says here we add a jigger of....
- November 13, 2010 at 10:16 PM
- Gail F said...
The weirdest thing is that it's sort of a curtain, with a pole slipped through a sleeve on the back. The pole seems to be hung from nails or hooks under a wooden altar. I used to work at a puppet show and that is the kind of stage we would take to kids' parties! Not the altar part, of course.
- November 14, 2010 at 8:51 AM
If you remove the "frontal" the pillow and the women it might not look too bad.
- November 14, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Cantor Nikolaos said...
If I wanted to MOCK the Sacred Liturgy, this is exactly what I'd do!
How long will these people be allowed to mock God?
- November 14, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Looks like a slab of bacon to me. Maybe they got sucked in by the latest Gaga trend?
- November 15, 2010 at 4:35 PM
According to the website of the diocese whose annual convention liturgy is being pictured here,
"The ICC banquet hall was transformed by a glowing wooden altar and cross built for the occasion and decorated with long streamers and a shimmering prayer frontal woven as we conducted the business of convention with colorful cloth strips on which delegates and visitors had written their own prayers."
- November 16, 2010 at 5:47 AM
Man, I keep coming back to this site to see what's new and the cat sick frontal is still up! I would hate to go to a liturgy at that church feeling a little squeamish.
- November 16, 2010 at 6:39 AM
- Et Expecto said...
I wonder why they store all those old Persian rugs under the altar!
- November 16, 2010 at 11:48 AM
To midwestnorwegian: If I knew who you were, I would undertake to sue you for libel on behalf of the church. TEC has repeatedly opposed abortion in its General Convention resolutions, while taking a tolerant pastoral stance in reconciling those who, sadly, have made recourse to that heinous crime against life.
That being said, this one takes the cake. Obviously the frontal that belongs to the "Mold, Mildew and Fungus" set.
- November 18, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Alexi said...
It looks like someone's shower curtain.
- November 19, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Anthony S. "Tony" Layne said...
Y'know, I never thought I'd see my old grade school nap rug again ....
- November 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Douglas Bienert said...
"The frontal is quite a fascinating piece of art though the little side draperies are a puzzlement."
Oh, its a fascinating piece alright!
- November 22, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Diego said...
It's such a shame... i really like bishop Jefferts-Schori. Perhaps I should offer my services as her chaplain/MC. Lovely lady; 98% of the times gastly vestments!
- November 22, 2010 at 4:08 PM
"Woven from strips of cloth on which prayers had been written"
Evidently, the prayer, "Please, God, let this be the ugliest altar ever!" won.
Caption: "[hic!] I know I said I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy, but now I have both! [hic!]"
- December 12, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- pewpewaliens said...
what's up with all the wine BTW? That's more than one can pp?
- January 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM


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Originally Posted by Tigermike1975: I did give up lookingtowin, I just didn't have a lot of time this weekend. It was sad to see our boys limp out the way they did. Normally I am happy with a season as long as my team makes the final four of their respective sport, but this team needs work. I agree a lot with Wojo's column the other day: The Giants exposed the Tigers fatal flaw of not being able to hit good pitching and a lack of length through the line up. I know it may not popular amongst fans but I do not think Avila is the answer as starting catcher. Peralta needs to be replaced with a SS with more range and that can move runners and slap the ball around at the plate. Go with Dirks, Jackson and Garcia in the outfield and sign a good solid fourth OF type. Goodbye Boesch, and as exciting as he was when he came up, goodbye Berry, he was totally exposed done the stretch and in the World Series. Resign Sanchez and keep the rotation intact and bargain shop for the bullpen similar to how the Tampa Bay Rays do every year.
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Koi ho bhes, shaan-e-sultani nahin jaati.
No matter the guise, the glory of royalty doesn't fade
with concealment of its eminence (within kingly instinct).
While I cannot vouch for the absolute accuracy of this marvelous couplet by legendary Urdu poet Jigar Muradabadi (1890 - 1960) -- it's been a while, my memory fails me, and search engines aren't helping much with the specific poem that carries this -- it is probably a fitting poetic expression nevertheless, that is a microcosm of what Kohinoor Baba (Dilip Kumar) must feel in this gem of a film (pun intended).
This article suggests Muradabadi served as mentor to Hindi cinema's very own lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri and Shakeel Badayuni, the latter the poet for Kohinoor. And that's integral to any discussion on the film (initiated by me, at least), because if I had to pick one (and only one) song from Hindi cinema that's my all-time favorite, this would more than likely be it. (Vocals: Mohammad Rafi; Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni; Music: Naushad Ali)
It exudes purity, eloquence, indeed sheer excellence, including in the segment of the film immediately preceding. It has soul. Independent of caste, gender, and material wealth. Soul. Rooted in religion and universal in applicability. Soul. Carrying an uncanny ability to nourish the power of thought. Here's Rafi singing it live (low quality audio and video, but worth checking out).
I'm just glad and excited the song led me to the film, because there is much, much more to the S. U. Sunny-directed Kohinoor. As much a fairytale as any other film, it tells the story of Prince Devinder (Dilip Kumar) who flees a kingdom to whose throne he is the rightful heir for fear of death. Of course, there is a princess -- Princess Chandramukkhi (Meena Kumari) -- from another kingdom with whom he shares love. And of course, there are those (like the ever-unreliable Jeevan) in both kingdoms whose lust for power, wealth, and woman makes it near-impossible for our prince and princess to unite. But wait. There's also an intriguing love triangle (Kumkum is almost always up to something interesting) and sacrifice in the name of love that'll keep audience guessing until the very end, with a big question looming -- will the prince and his throne survive?
It's an epic in its own right, the lightheartedness through two-thirds of which caught me off-guard by quite a bit. And 'off-guard' is exactly what I was before the ravishing Meena Kumari, who did a fine job balancing the unequivocal and the comic. She's simply stunningly beautiful. Please feel free to share recommendations other than Pakeezah (1972). Until then...a 'Haaye Allah' in record time ;)
The music is the shining star in all of the subtle but classy glitz and glamor that accompanies this true fairy tale. It retains the narrative within, and that is where its value is most evident. So whether it's a fantastic Holi song in Rang Lo by Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar to kick things off, or songs that appear much later, e.g. Zara Mann Ki Khivadiya Khol (Rafi), Dhal Chuki Shaam-e-Gham (Rafi), and Dil Mein Baji Pyaar Ki Shehnaiyyan (Lata), it's a treat all over.
My other favorite from this soundtrack is the immortal Do Sitaaron Ka Zameen Par (Rafi and Lata again), which captures the initial meeting of the lovers and is beautifully choreographed under [what we can assume is] a moon and starlit sky, true to the lyrics. I think it's a matter of sheer poetic brilliance to analogize the world with a bride:
Koi Pyaar Ki Dekhe Jaadugari (Rafi and Lata) follows, and is beautifully picturized as well. Chalenge Teer Jab Dil Par by the best duo in the business once again is one I'd never listened to, but found wonderfully well-integrated. Like the other songs, it is extremely well-written. I have hardly seen many movies from the era, but it couldn't have been common practice to have a rotating base (or even the camera trick, if that's what it is)!
The film is full of unexpected delights, such as commentary on loyalty...
...with respect to pets.
And a villain who isn't shy to smile (it's Robert from Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)!).
Beat the quality of this presentation, ye social-networking, face-loving, web ;)
She's checking out something very interesting.
You see, the film is tremendously self-aware, and for the better.
Among the other highlights are Mukri (this would be just as funny without the subtitle), whose character is extended to the prince's loyal companion while in the enemy's abode in disguise.
A special appearance by Tun Tun, sprightly as ever. (I wonder how this would be perceived nearly five decades later.)
A well packaged entertainer it certainly is, which makes up for its length. I've mentioned Meena Kumari, but Dilip Kumar is quite remarkable in this as well, of course. With melodrama, comedy, and sword fights, as a prince and as a saint, his effortless depiction of each speaks to his versatility. One could go on and on about this film, but it's probably best to save it all (and there's plenty) for you to discover. Its grandeur had me wishing we could see all the hard work that went into the art direction, in color.
Movie rating: 4/5 (Excellent)
Meena Kumari...here I come :)
Music rating: 5/5 (Phenomenal!)
Also see: Kohinoor (1960) at Dances on the Footpath
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The Urdu word 'kohinoor' is derived from the Faarsi (Persian) term 'koh-e-noor' which means 'peak of illumination' (literally, 'mountain of light'). When both definitions are applied to parts of this film and most definitely its music, one can see why the title is hardly out of place despite the theme bearing no direct semblance (the indirect will always be there) to the more popular Kohinoor, of which you can read more here. (It was also in the news a couple of months ago.)


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Zazen is a Balance Pose
Someone wrote me this:
So I have a question relating to proper posture. I graduated from massage therapy school about a year and a half ago. It's taught me to be much more aware of my body, more cognizant of what's going on.
Recently I've noticed some unhealthy things going on with my zazen and I was wondering if you could help me pick the lesser of two evils.
I generally sit Burmese style on a crescent shaped zafu. This has started to really make my knees and ankles hurt. Not the kind of hurt you get from sitting zazen for 30 minutes; the kind of hurt you get when you're starting to damage a joint. It's difficult for me to get up and walk after sitting like this.
So I've been trying a seiza bench so that I can keep my knees on the ground. This doesn't hurt my knees or back too badly, but it makes my arms, wrists and hands very uncomfortable. In Burmese posture I rest my hands in the cosmic mudra on my lap. But on the bench I don't really have a lap, just my thighs that angle away from me toward the floor. This causes my hands to be kinda pressed into my belly above my belt buckle. It makes my shoulders rotate forward, putting undue stress on my rhomboids. At the end of a sitting I'm quite sore from my upper back all the way down to my fingers. My wrists pop loudly and end up very stiff.
So I'm wondering what to do. I can sit on a higher bench, with my legs crossed but my knees off the ground. This will alleviate my upper back and arm pain since my hands can rest in my lap. Or I can sit on the bench, with my knees touching the ground, and put my hands on my thighs without making the mudra.
Is one more desirable than the other?
I answered thusly:
I always have a hard time with questions like these because I've never had these kinds of difficulties.
The really crucial part of the zazen posture is keeping your spine straight -- that is, upright. You're not trying to make it unnaturally poker straight. It's a balance pose in which the spine is balanced on the hips. If you've done Tree Pose in Yoga, that's also a balance pose. But you're standing rather than sitting so it is very clear when you lose balance. In a seated balance pose, you can lose balance and not fall over.
So, I would say focus on that as your criteria. The full lotus posture is recommended because for most people, that's the best way to achieve a seated balance pose. But if this doesn't work for you, try adjusting your posture with your main criteria being to keep the spine balanced and erect. What happens with your legs and arms is less crucial. Although, I do believe the standard pose allows for energy to move through the body is a balanced way. So I would try getting as close to that as possible.
This is an example of how I deal with specific questions about posture when they are asked in a specific way by specific people. Giving general posture advice is much trickier because you never know who is reading you and how they're going to take it.
A lot of the general advice I see handed out these days about meditation and posture seems to be trying really, really, really hard to make it as user friendly and easy as possible. A lot of this advice makes it seem like you can sit any way you want to and everything will be just fine. It's very soft and huggy and sweet.
I'm never really sure what people are going for when they present it this way. A lot of times it feels to me like they're just trying to get butts in seats. The easier they make meditation seem, the more people will listen to them and this, in turn, makes their books sell better and gets more people in the door at their retreats.
But not everyone who presents it in this way is so mercenary. I've also seen teachers who are concerned that students not injure themselves. Like me, they have no way of knowing who might be reading what they write or watching their YouTube videos and suchlike. There's always the chance that someone out there in Internet Land or Book Reader Land or wherever either has some serious issue with their knees and legs or is just so gung-ho they're gonna force themselves into a posture they're not ready for. Rather than risk encouraging such people to do themselves harm, they tell them that sitting in chairs is also fine.
I struggle with this. I know for a fact and through my own personal experience that the traditional posture is critcal to zazen practice. I've also seen a number of people who truly cannot get into that posture but want to do zazen anyway. In my experience, these people always -- always -- find a way to either do what's necessary to prepare their bodies for the correct posture or, if that's not possible, to find some reasonable compromise. Will they get enlightened this way? Beats me! But I think some of them will find what they're looking for. They have as much chance of that as anyone else.
On the other hand, if they're not so keen on zazen in the first place they just give it up.
Zazen practice requires a certain degree of commitment. It's just like anything else worth doing. I try to deal with this the way I'd deal with someone who wanted instructions on how to play bass.
If they had all their fingers, I'd show them the standard method for playing bass and tell them to practice a lot. If they had just one finger on their left hand (and they were right handed) but they were very committed to playing bass in spite of this, I'd try to work with them to find a way to play. Django Reinhardt was a brilliant guitarist who could only use two of the fingers on his left hand. He was committed and found a way.
If, on the other hand, I had a student who had all his fingers but just didn't want to use them or to practice regularly, I'd tell him to get another teacher. I might even tell him he's not going to get very far with that attitude. Maybe that's not what he wants to hear. Maybe he won't like me for saying that. But hearing it might do him a bit of good.
If I were writing a standard book on bass playing I would tend to pitch it for people with all their fingers who were willing to practice. I'd tell them their fingers might hurt or even bleed a little at first, but that this would go away with continued practice. I'd encourage them not to give up just because it hurts at first. I'd tell them the pain was worthwhile. Because it was for me.
I wouldn't use up a lot of space in that book dealing with the problems of playing bass with one finger. I would figure that people with special needs like that would find their own way to either make what I wrote work for them, or find someone who could help them individually.
This is how I feel about zazen practice. I think that the vast majority of people can do the standard pose. Some may need to work at it. Others can do it right away. But there's a reason that pose has been standard for 2,500 years. It is not arbitrary. It is worth working at, if that's what it takes. I don't tell the general public it's fine to use chairs because I don't think that helps anyone very much. It only encourages people who don't want to bother with the traditional posture not to work at it. I figure those who actually need to use chairs will find their own way just like a guy who really wants to play bass but only has one finger.
I worked at the posture. It hurt. But it was worthwhile. I'm glad I put in the effort and I'm glad I had a teacher who pushed me to do so, who saw that I could do the posture if I tried.
(Sorry for yelling, but whenever I say anything about the traditional posture I get a dozen commenters screaming bloody murder about full lotus.)


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Around Le Mars ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Sioux City. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the southwest of Le Mars. Sioux City has a population of 82,400 people.<1>
The next largest community is South Sioux City (NE). It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southwest of Le Mars and has a population of 12,800 people.
For comparison, Le Mars has a population of 10,000 people.
The following large communities are also in the area. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Le Mars and not the distance if you are going to drive.<2>
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Plymouth County ...
Le Mars is located in Plymouth County and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Cherokee, Sioux, Woodbury & Union (SD).
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- 25,060 miles
- 2013 Blue Hatchback
- Estoril Blue
- Automatic/Diesel
- Rear Wheel Drive
- 1,995cc Engine Size/184BHP
- 0 - 62mph: 7.9s
- 56.5mpg (combined)
- 131g/km CO2
- Tax £130 per year (Band E)
Located at Chertsey
Vehicle Highlights
- BMW Business Sat Nav
- Black Dakota Leather Seats
- Front and Rear Parking Sensors
- Electric Folding Mirrors
- 56.5 mpg
- Ski Hatch
- DAB/CD with AUX/USB
- Dual Zone Digital Climate Control
- Bluetooth
- 18" alloy wheels
- Sun Protection Glass
- Electric Boot
- Multi-Function Steering Wheel
- Keyless Start
- Cruise Control
- Sports Seats
BMW Business Sat Nav, Black Dakota Leather Seats, Front and Rear Parking Sensors, Electric Folding Mirrors, Ski Hatch, DAB Digital Radio/CD Player With AUX/USB Input, Dual Zone Digital Climate Control, Bluetooth, Sun Protection Glass, 18" alloy wheels, Multi-Function Steering Wheel, Electric Boot, Cruise Control, Keyless Start, Sports Seats, Auto Headlights, Sports Suspension, Split Folding Rear Seats, Daytime Running Lights, Electric Windows, Start/Stop, DVD Player, Alarm, Rain Sensors, Fog Lights. Colour: Estoril Blue (Metallic Paint).
Automatic transmission
Transmission: 8-speed, electronic automatic with manual mode featuring lock-up clutch, Fuel consumption: 5.9 l/100km (urban), 4.4 l/100km (country/highway), 5.0 l/100km (combined), 40 mpg (urban US), 53 mpg (country/highway US), 47 mpg (combined US), 48 mpg (urban UK), 64 mpg (country/highway UK), 57 mpg (combined UK), ; Standard: ECE 99/100, Performance: maximum speed 140 mph, 226 km/h accelerat
Media package - BMW Business Advanced
Includes: [606] Navigation system - BMW Business Advanced And [6AC] BMW Emergency Call And [6AE] BMW TeleServices
- Metallic paint
Park Distance Control (PDC), front and rear
Front and rear radar-type parking distance sensors
Exterior mirrors - folding, auto dimming
Door mirrors ; light sensitive, Electrically foldable mirrors
Power steering: speed proportional
Estoril Blue Metallic
External colour: blue
M Sport Suspension deletion
Dakota Leather - Black
Seat upholstery: leather and leather, Upholstery colour: black
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- Details confirmed by DVLA
- Registered on 09/2013
- No outstanding finance
- Condition: checked & clear
- Not recorded as stolen Previous Owner:
- Private
- Valid MOT
- Expires 24/06/2020
|Service Date
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Manufacturer's Specification
Driver Convenience
- Automatic tailgate operation
- BMW emergency call
- BMW teleservices
- Brake pad wear indicator warning light
- Check control system
- Digital clock
- Door/boot open warning light
- Lights on warning
- Oil temperature gauge
- On board computer
- On board diagnostics
- Operation warning of all exterior lights
- Outside temperature display
- Push button starter
- Run flat tyre indicator
- Service interval indicator
- Auxiliary point for auxiliary devices
- BMW professional radio/CD/MP3
- DAB Digital radio
Exterior Features
- 'Guide me home' headlamps
- 2 speed adjustable intermittent wipers with wash/wipe function
- Auto dimming rear view mirror
- Automatic headlight beam throw control
- Body colour bumpers
- Body colour door handles
- Body colour door mirrors
- Body colour roof mouldings
- Chrome exhaust tailpipe
- Daytime running lights
- Door sill finishers
- Electric adjustable door mirrors
- Electric front and rear windows with one touch/convenient open/close function
- Front fog lights
- Front ornamental grille with black kidney bars and chrome bezel
- Green tinted heat insulating glass
- Heated rear window with automatic switch off
- Heated windscreen washer jets
- High gloss shadow line
- Rain sensor + automatic driving lights control
- Rear wash/wipe
- Shark fin roof aerial
Interior Features
- 12V sockets in front centre console and passenger footwell
- 2 bag hooks in luggage compartment
- 2 x folding cupholders in instrument panel above glovebox
- 3 rear seat head restraints
- 4 foldable grab handles - rear with clothes hook
- 4 lashing points to secure luggage
- 40/20/40 split folding rear seat
- Automatic interior light soft on/soft off system
- Dakota leather upholstery
- Driver and passenger sunvisors with vanity mirrors + slide cover
- Dual zone automatic air conditioning
- Foldable boot floor with storage compartment
- Folding rear seat head rests
- Front and rear door armrests
- Front and rear velour floor mats
- Front door storage bins with bottle holder
- Front sports seats with electric side bolster adjustment
- Height adjustable front headrests
- Indirect front interior illumination - soft-light function
- Individual anthracite headlining
- Isofix system on outer rear seats
- Leather gear knob
- Leather gear selector lever handle
- Leather handbrake grip
- Lockable glovebox
- Luggage compartment lighting
- Luggage strap
- M sports leather steering wheel
- Multi-function controls for steering wheel
- Reach + rake adjustable steering column
- Rear centre armrest with 2 cupholders
- Rear door pockets with bottle holders
- Rear storage compartment in multifunction centre console with sliding cover
- Storage compartment in rear doors
- Through load system
- Toolkit located in luggage compartment
- Interior lights pack - 3 Series GT
- 3 point inertia reel seatbelts + pre-tensioners on outer rear seats
- Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
- CBC - (Cornering brake control)
- Crash sensor
- Driver and passenger airbags
- Dynamic brake control
- Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
- Front and rear head airbags
- Front passenger airbag deactivation
- Front seat side impact airbags
- Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters
- Hill start assist
- Rear child proof door locks
- Seatbelt warning
- Three 3 point rear seatbelts
- Twin horns
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Automatic drive away locking facility
- Central locking fuel filler cap
- Centre lock switch
- Electronic immobiliser
- Key integrated remote control central locking
- Remote control alarm
- Diesel particulate filter
- Drive Performance Control
- Electronic differential lock
- Low rolling resistance tyres
- Run-flat tyres
Technical Specification
Emissions - ICE
- CO2 (g/km): 131
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
Engine and Drive Train
- Camshaft: DOHC
- Catalytic Convertor: Yes
- Compression Ratio: 16.5:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 4
- Cylinders - Bore (mm): 84
- Cylinders - Stroke (mm): 90
- Engine Code: N47D20O1
- Engine Layout: NORTH SOUTH
- Fuel Delivery: COMMON RAIL
- Gears: 8 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 16
- Transmission: SEMI-AUTO
Fuel Consumption - ICE
- EC Combined (mpg): 56.5
- EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: Yes
- EC Extra Urban (mpg): 64.2
- EC Urban (mpg): 47.9
- Badge Engine CC: 2.0
- Badge Power: 184
- Based On ID: Not Available
- Coin Description: d
- Coin Series: M Sport
- Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 30D
- Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 6
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: Not Available
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: Not Available
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: Not Available
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: Not Available
- NCAP Safety Assist %: Not Available
- Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?: No
- Special Edition: No
- Special Order: No
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: Not Available
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage: Not Available
- Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
- 0 to 62 mph (secs): 7.9
- Engine Power - BHP: 184
- Engine Power - KW: 135
- Engine Power - RPM: 4000
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 280
- Engine Torque - MKG: 39
- Engine Torque - NM: 380
- Engine Torque - RPM: 1750
- Top Speed: 140
- Alloys?: Yes
- Space Saver?: No
- Tyre Size Front: 225/50 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 255/45 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: RUN FLAT TYRES
- Wheel Style: M STAR SPOKE STYLE 400M
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
Vehicle Dimensions
- Height: 1508
- Length: 4824
- Wheelbase: 2920
- Width: 1828
- Width (including mirrors): 2047
Weight and Capacities
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 57
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 2145
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1600
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 520
- Max. Loading Weight: 570
- Max. Roof Load: 75
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 1800
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 745
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1575
- No. of Seats: 5
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 11.8
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