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Basic statistical concepts, methods, and applications, including correlation, regression, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. Prerequisite: Two years of high school algebra; Sophomore standing.
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Elements of Statistics is an introductory statistics course with the main goal of helping students understand the basic concepts in statistics and become statistically literate. Emphasis is placed on the critical thinking that goes into using data in the real world and how it applies to a students? field of study and everyday life. No statistical software used.

Course topics

Basic overview and data classification

Descriptive statistics

Frequency distributions and graphs

Measures of center, variation and position

Study design and data collection

Randomness and sampling techniques

Basic experimental design

Probability

Key concepts, including conditional probability, independence, and mutual exclusivity

Probability distributions, including Binomial and Normal (and Standard Normal)

Sampling distributions for means and proportions

Confidence intervals

Estimating a single proportion and single mean

Introduction to estimating the difference in proportions and the differences in means

Hypothesis testing

Key concepts, including statistical significance and p-values

Testing a single proportion and a single mean

Introduction to testing the difference in proportions and the difference in means

Chi-square tests of independence and goodness-of-fit

Correlation and regression

Scatterplots and the least squares regression line

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To gain an appreciation for the utility and limitations of data and statistical methods for solving real world problems.

To gain an appreciation for the methods of data collection, including an understanding of potential pitfalls, biases, and ethical issues.

To gain facility with basic statistical terminology, notation, and tools.

To gain a basic understanding of the laws and rules of probability, and how they relate to statistics, with a focus on the ideas of randomness and statistical significance.

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Wondrous Place very kindly asked a few of this year's curators back for a quick Christmas special. Each of us had a creative challenge; mine was "You're a fugitive in your home city - you've got 20 minutes to hide. Where do you go…?"
I'm sure that among the collection of complicated minds that are my fellow Wondrous Place curators, I'm not alone when I confess that large chunks of my time are taken up by re-imagining my life as a story. My train of thought that was brought into the world with the sole purpose of deciding which crisps to buy eventually becomes a detective story – it takes only a minute or two for my thoughts to wind up here in my internal mystery, this imaginary film that my life becomes functions like a screensaver for my brain when its attention to the mundane has timed out.
Sometimes detective, other times fugitive, the scenario is still the same but what of the setting? Where in Manchester does my story pan out? Is it in the hidden rooms of an Oxford Road hotel where I chase my leads, or is it along the tow paths of the Rochdale Canal where it becomes lonely and its most ugly that I encounter my assailant?Today I am a fugitive and I have twenty minutes to find a hide out, and I already know where to go. I start out on the canal, in those parts of it between the cafe culture of Canal Street and the yuppy culture of Castlefield; the parts where only three things decide to settle – crisp packets, used condoms and the burly blue heron that sits one-legged on the corner of Deansgate, the gatekeeper of the detritus. There's nowhere to hide here.
Where I go is a limbo; a wasteland; an island. My island can be reached within minutes from here.
I leave the canal, cross a small car park and head for the hole in the iron fence. What surrounds me is a strip of railway arches. Some retain a sort of privacy with the remnants of old facades, and in the gloom of these particular arches I am cold to the bone, but the pathway linking each new geometric arc of brick and vanquished industry is lined with thick grass – greener than anywhere else in the city, a miniature meadowland. And finding the guts to walk further into the belly of the railway line, I find myself in brightly decorated caverns whose curved ceilings are pierced with angular reveals of sunlight.
There's a unicorn down here, no, really. It's bright pink, and if he's gone unnoticed for so long then I'm sure that I will too. Beyond him, his graffitied form, there's a curtain of blue and green – sky and grass, a gateway to the water and to an open stretch of land that is the island itself.
A pathway, broken up by weeds looking like the destroyed yellow brick road, leads along the water away from the city. I know where it leads to, but it's more than my life's worth to tell you…
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African Americans sang and danced in the places where they worked as slaves, and as they converted to the religions of the Americas, they incorporated these traditions into their practice of these religions. Dance found a place in the churches and temples of black people. Blacks who worked in colonies of Spain, Portugal, and other predominantly Roman Catholic nations, especially in the Caribbean and South America, usually were given more freedom to carry on their own religious traditions, including dance, than were enslaved blacks in North America. Many North American slave owners, in adhering to strict Protestant tenets, barred Africans from most forms of dancing. Africans found ways of getting around the prohibitions of the slavemasters, however. For example, since lifting the feet was considered dancing, many dances included foot shuffling and hip and torso movement.
Dances dominant through the 18th century included the ring shout or ring dance, the calenda, the chica, and the juba. The ring shout originated in West African religious ceremonies, and was performed by blacks throughout the Eastern and Southern United States as a part of Protestant worship. It was danced by a circle of people who shuffled and stomped their feet and swayed their hips. The calenda and the chica were sensual mating dances; partners began these dances at a distance from each other and gradually moved closer and closer. They were performed in the Caribbean and in parts of the American South, and may have originated in the region around the Congo River in Africa. The jiglike juba, a competitive dance in which dancers challenged one another to demonstrate their agility and rhythmic abilities, was performed throughout the American South and the Caribbean.
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An officer was heading back to Mount Pleasant after leaving the jail. On his way over the bridge he clocked a taxi cab doing 70 mph. He also noticed that the two backseat passengers kept ducking down in the back seat as if they were hiding.
The officer flipped on the blue lights and the drive turned onto the frontage road without yielding to traffic.
The officer explained the reason for the stop to the driver and asked her for her information. Everything came back clear, and she told the officer that the backseat passengers were her friends although she did not know their names.
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- Inequalities
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Summary: This module is from Elementary Algebra by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr. In this chapter, the emphasis is on the mechanics of equation solving, which clearly explains how to isolate a variable. The goal is to help the student feel more comfortable with solving applied problems. Ample opportunity is provided for the student to practice translating words to symbols, which is an important part of the "Five-Step Method" of solving applied problems (discussed in modules ((Reference)) and ((Reference))). Objectives of this module: understand the meaning of inequalities, be able to recognize linear inequalities, know, and be able to work with, the algebra of linear inequalities and with compound inequalities.
We have discovered that an equation is a mathematical way of expressing the relationship of equality between quantities. Not all relationships need be relationships of equality, however. Certainly the number of human beings on earth is greater than 20. Also, the average American consumes less than 10 grams of vitamin C every day. These types of relationships are not relationships of equality, but rather, relationships of inequality.
A linear inequality is a mathematical statement that one linear expression is greater than or less than another linear expression.
The following notation is used to express relationships of inequality:
Note that the expression
The following are linear inequalities in one variable.
The following are not linear inequalities in one variable.
A linear equation, we know, may have exactly one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solution. Speculate on the number of solutions of a linear inequality. (Hint: Consider the inequalities
A linear inequality may have infinitely many solutions, or no solutions.
Inequalities can be solved by basically the same methods as linear equations. There is one important exception that we will discuss in item 3 of the algebra of linear inequalities.
For example, consider the inequality
Notice the change in direction of the inequality sign.
If we had forgotten to reverse the direction of the inequality sign we would have obtained the incorrect statement
Solve the following linear inequalities. Draw a number line and place a point at each solution.
Thus, all numbers strictly greater than 5 are solutions to the inequality
Solve the following linear inequalities.
Another type of inequality is the compound inequality. A compound inequality is of the form:
There are actually two statements here. The first statement is
Just by looking at the inequality we can see that the number
Consider problem 3 above,
We would like to know for exactly which values of
Thus, if
Thus, if
Find the values of
For the following problems, solve the inequalities.
What numbers satisfy the condition: twice a number plus one is greater than negative three?
What numbers satisfy the condition: eight more than three times a number is less than or equal to fourteen?
One number is five times larger than another number. The difference between these two numbers is less than twenty-four. What are the largest possible values for the two numbers? Is there a smallest possible value for either number?
First number: any number strictly smaller that 6.
Second number: any number strictly smaller than 30.
No smallest possible value for either number.
No largest possible value for either number.
The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length of the rectangle by the width of the rectangle. If the length of a rectangle is 8 feet, what is the largest possible measure for the width if it must be an integer (positive whole number) and the area must be less than 48 square feet?
((Reference)) Simplify
((Reference)) Simplify
((Reference)) Find the product.
((Reference)) Twenty-five percent of a number is
((Reference)) The perimeter of a triangle is 40 inches. If the length of each of the two legs is exactly twice the length of the base, how long is each leg?
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Peony Cupcakes (1286)
I love peonies! These look fab! Any chance of a 'how to make sugar peonies' video? I loved the edible shoe one…. Thanks!!
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These are beautiful! Such lovely details in the pink edging!
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Your's are just beautiful!
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"Art Critics as Middlemen: Navigating state and market in contemporary Chinese art, 1980s–1990s." Art Journal (Spring 2013): 6–19.
"China's Emerging Art Market: Debates on art, criticism, and commodity in the early 1990s." Negotiating Difference: Contemporary Chinese Art in the Global Context, ed. Juliane Noth et al (VDG Weimar, 2012), 189–198.
"A New Visual Rhetoric: Tang Kaizhi's Taichi series." Looking Between the Lines. Beijing: One Moon Gallery, 2007; appears in Chinese translation as "Xin de shijue yuyan: Tang Kaizhi de taiji xilie" in Zhongguo Yishu [Chinese Art] no. 1 (2008) and Dongfang Yishu [Oriental Art] no. 15 (2008).
"Re-reading Contemporary Chinese Art." Orientations 37, no. 6 (September 2006): 85–89.
"Dis/Placement: Yin Xiuzhen's City Installations." Yishu 4, no.1 (April 2005): 87–101.
Wu Hung, ed. Contemporary Chinese Art: Primary Documents. With the assistance of Peggy Wang. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2010 [Review: The New York Review of Books (April 28, 2011)]
Wu Hung. Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art. With the assistance of Peggy Wang. New York: China Institute Gallery, 2006.
Review of Julia F. Andrews and Kuiyi Shen, The Art of Modern China (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012), Journal of Asian Studies 72, no. 3 (August 2013): 682–684.
Review of Hsingyuan Tsao and Roger T. Ames (eds.), Xu Bing and Contemporary Chinese Art (Albany: SUNY Press, 2011), Philosophy East and West 63: 3 (July 2013): 446–448.
"Thread and Bone: An Interview with Lin Tianmiao." Yishu 11, no. 2 (March/April 2012): 6–19.
"Subversion, Culture Shock, and 'Women's Art: An Interview with Lin Tianmiao" n. paradoxa 29 (January 2012): 22–31.
"Miao Xiaochun: Phantasmagoria." Art Asia Pacific 45 (Summer 2005): 85–86.
Breakthrough: Work by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists, Fall 2013 (co-curated)
"Made in China: Symbols and slogans of place in 1990s contemporary Chinese art," Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, March 23, 2013 (forthcoming).
"Urbanization, Mediation, and Globalization in Contemporary Chinese Art," Excavating the Image: The Birth of RMB City by Cao Fei Symposium, Smith College Museum of Art and Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, January 11, 2013 (invited).
"Politics of Intervention: Tracing the intersections of contemporary art and media in China" Media, Art, and Activism in the Middle East and Asia Lecture Series, Michigan State University, November 29, 2012 (invited).
"Artifice of Art: Advertisements in Contemporary Chinese Art," Cultures in Contact Lecture Series, Institute for Chinese Studies, The Ohio State University, May 25, 2012 (invited).
"Black and White and Red All Over: Spaces of urban intervention in Beijing Youth Daily's 1994 Art Interior Design series," College Art Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, February 22, 2012.
"Approaching Contemporary Chinese Art," Scholars' Day Forum, Museum of Modern Art New York, October 15, 2010 (invited).
"Critical Discourses: Debating the Value of Contemporary Chinese Art in the 1990s," Negotiating Difference: Contemporary Chinese Art in a Global Context Conference, House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany, October 24, 2009.
"The Ties that Bind: Contemporary Chinese Artists in the 1990s Global Art System," Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March 28, 2009.
"Constructing Market and History: The 1992 Guangzhou Biennial and the Second Documents Exhibition," College Art Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, February 27, 2009.
"Exhibiting the Nation: Negotiating Cultural Authority in Multinational, Transnational, and Intranational Exhibitions of Contemporary Chinese Art in the 1990s," Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 23, 2005.
Franke Institute for the Humanities Doctoral Fellowship (2009–2010)
Center for East Asian Studies Dissertation Write-up Grant, University of Chicago (2008–2009)
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education (2006–2007)
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education (2003–2006, winter–summer 2008)
Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship at the National Palace Museum in Taipei (2001–2002)


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6 Helpful Online Tools For Comedians
Besides social networks like Facebook and Twitter, there's a lot of other online tools (most of which are free) that can really help comedians with everything from writing to merchandise. Here's a breakdown of several tools that I've used myself and I think you'll find very helpful.
Your Twitter Bio Says More (Or Less) About You Than You Realize
It may only be 140 characters, but you'd be surprised how helpful your Twitter bio can be in helping to define your brand as a comedian.
Just like with everything you do online, the secret to a successful Twitter bio is to be as specific as possible in describing yourself and what you do. The more to write, speak, and talk about yourself and your comedy in specifics (and the less you do so in generic terms), the easier it will be for you to establish your personal brand.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of comedians don't follow this advice and that's why 90% of comedians' Twitter bios read like they could be describing just about anybody as opposed to properly representing that individual comedian's brand and viewpoint.
This may seem like a bit of an abstract concept, so here's a few examples of what I mean for you to consider.
6 Things Comedians Need To Know About Facebook's New Subscriptions Feature
As you may have noticed already, a couple days ago Facebook rolled out an important new feature on the social network which they are calling "Subscriptions." In particular, you'll notice that many people's personal profiles (including mine) on the site now feature a Subscribe button, which allows you to subscribe to get their updates in your Facebook feed – even if you're not friends with them on Facebook.
This is potentially a huge shift in how Facebook works, and one which could have a big impact on how comedians use the site. You can read a little more about the basics of the new Subscribe button in general here, but I've put together the following crash course for comedians featuring the six things you really need to know about it and how it may affect what you do.
Want More Traffic On Your Website? Take The 5 Day Challenge
It's easy to get overwhelmed when you're trying to figure out how to get more people to visit your website, but it doesn't have to be that complicated. To get you started, I've compiled a list of five simple things you can post on your website over the course of the next week that I guarantee you will get you more traffic to your website than you currently receive if you take a little time to do them.
Ideally, you should have some kind of blog functionality on your site which makes it easy for you to add content – if you don't have that yet, then you're going to want to set that up before you do this. But assuming you do have the ability to easily post content on your website, then here's a simple outline you can follow to jumpstart your website.
Check Out This Great Comedian-Inspired Artwork
I want to take a break from the usual career advice I dish out here on Connected Comedy today to just quickly tell you about a great artist I recently came across that I thought many of you may be interested in as well.
His name is Craig Parrillo and he recently produced a bunch of comedian-themed illustrations for a great show at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. You can check out some of his work below (or on his website) – I purchased his Don Rickles print and then commissioned him to create a Sam Kinison print specifically for me, which turned out great.
If you're in the market for any art or illustrations, I highly recommend Craig's work – and he's even willing to do really affordable custom work for you if you're interested. Just email him and tell him that you found him through Connected Comedy and he'll hook you up with a good deal.
Here's some of Craig's stuff…
How To Stand Out In A Crowd Of 10,000 Comedians
If you're a comedian, you don't need me to tell you how many other comedians there are out there trying to carve out a career for themselves. It can be overwhelming to consider how many thousands of people you're competing with for opportunities and attention from audiences.
As a result, one of the biggest challenges you face is figuring out how to stand out from the crowd.
I have an audience of more than 10,000 comedians from all over the world who regularly read the content I create through Connected Comedy and I certainly can't know all of those comedians personally. However, there have been several comedians who have managed to stand out from the Connected Comedy crowd and I thought I'd share with you who they are and how they managed to catch my eye.
While catching my attention is certainly different than catching the attention of fans, the principles of what they've done to stand out from the crowd of comedians is actually very much the same.
5 Things That Impact How Many People Click Links You Post On Facebook
Because of the seemingly random of nature of Facebook's news feeds it can be very difficult to figure out why some things you post on the site get a lot of clicks and others are virtually ignored.
But, here's five simple things that impact the likelihood that your Facebook posts get seen and shared.
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ToneThis still makes ringtones, wallpaper ridiculously easy
Not long ago, CNET Editor Brian Tong gave an instructive Insiders Secret video on creating your own iPhone ringtones using only iTunes 8. Although he only used one program as promised, there was quite a bit of cobbling involved to turn that song into a phone tune. Truth is, I'm a little lazier than that. I'm looking for one application to make me a decent-sounding ringtone I can get on my phone with the least amount of hassle possible.
ToneThis is a good fit for this endeavor. I've reviewed this freeware application in the past--it was the … Read more


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Bananawire is a very simple bot that logs into an IRC server to download big files at very fast speeds. It supports download resuming and rechecking the DCC connection every 60 seconds.
A GUI client for Git, Mercurial, and SVN.
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Reviewed by Automotive on 9/11/2002
The 2003 Acura MDX midsize sport utility vehicle (SUV) competes with class leaders from BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz by offering solid handling, a reasonable price, decent luxury, and great safety. The off-road abilities and towing capacity are at the bottom of its crowded segment, so buyers needing an all-terrain SUV or torque-filled towing beast should look elsewhere. But buyers who want a reasonably-priced and luxurious pavement warrior that seats seven should definitely check out the MDX.
For 2003, the Acura MDX gets a number of major improvements. There is a 20-horsepower boost, upping the total to 260. There's a revised five-speed automatic transmission, a new stability control system, a strengthened chassis, a retuned suspension, and stronger brakes all combining to help handle the increased power output. In the cabin, the optional navigation system now offers voice recognition capability, enhanced graphics, and expanded database coverage. A new tailgate-mounted rearview camera that transmits its view to the display screen when the vehicle is put in reverse makes backing up easier. An optional DVD-based entertainment system can be installed as a factory option.
The 2003 Acura MDX midsize SUV is available in two trims: base and Touring. The base trim offers standard gear, including 17-inch alloy wheels, rear defogger, rear wipers, intermittent wipers all the way around, privacy glass, power glass sunroof, power door mirrors, heated door mirrors, and four-wheel independent suspension. The MDX has a look that Acura defines as a combination of muscular and elegant. It feels a bit plain, under-styled, and lacking appearance enthusiasm.
The MDX has standard interior features that include leather upholstery, eight-way power driver seat with manually adjustable lumbar support, heated front seats, power windows, remote power door locks, cruise control, power steering, tilt steering wheel, audio and cruise controls mounted on the steering wheel, interior air filtration, front and rear air conditioning, leather trim on: doors, steering wheel, shift knob and center console, and a 155-watt audio system with am/FM, cd player, and seven speakers, including a subwoofer. The seven-passenger cabin of the MDX is comfortable and luxurious. It may not rival offerings from Mercedes-Benz or Lexus, but it is a rather posh interior, especially with the reasonable price.
The 2003 MDX uses a 260 horsepower, 3.5-liter, aluminum, V-6 engine that makes 250 lb-ft of torque and mates to a five-speed automatic transmission. A VTM-4, variable-torque management, all-wheel-drive system powers the front wheels during optimal driving conditions. Under traction-challenged conditions, this system automatically transfers power to the rear wheels as needed to maintain traction. A dashboard button can be used to lock the system, allowing it to deliver maximum traction. In Acura's own tests, the MDX did the zero-60 mph run in less than 9 seconds. Acceleration is enough to handle traffic situations well, but not enough to tear up off-road. The torque isn't enough to challenge class rivals in towing capacity either.
It doesn't compare to a car when it comes to handling, but the MDX isn't too bad with body lean. The steering is responsive, and it is more athletic than many class rivals. However, it can't perform like the BMW X5, a noted class leader. Braking is strong, although a bit touchy for some drivers. The ride is relatively smooth, but class leaders from Mercedes-Benz and Lexus will offer a more posh riding experience. The MDX isn't as hushed as a luxury car, but for an SUV, the moderate tire and wind noise isn't too bad.
The impressive list of standard safety equipment in the 2003 MDX includes dual-stage front airbags and side-impact airbags for the front seats, an all-disc antilock brakes with electronic brake force distribution, child seat anchors, anti-theft alarm system, front seatbelt pretensioners, traction control, stability control, rear door child safety locks, and a rear center three-point belt. In NHTSA testing, the MDX earned five out of five stars for side-impact safety and four stars for driver, passenger, and rollover safety. In IIHS testing, the MDX received the highest rating of ?good? for frontal offset crash safety. The MDX is one of the better choices for safety in the crowded four-door luxury SUV segment.


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James "Bud" Rynning, 92, passed away on Feb. 17, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
James "Bud" Rynning, 92, passed away on Feb. 17, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jim was born on Feb. 26, 1920 in Minneapolis, to the late Sam and Marie (Niederkorn) Rynning.
After receiving his diploma from Duluth Central High School in 1938, Jim graduated from Duluth Junior College in 1940. In 1942 he enrolled in the Army Air Force which included serving during World War II. On Oct. 9, 1943, Jim married his beloved wife Helen Dee Jackson in Monroe, Louisiana. After discharge from the Army Air Force in 1945, Jim attended the University of Minnesota obtaining his degree in Electrical Engineering. While serving in the United States Air Force from 1948-1974, Jim Received his Masters Degree in Business Administration at Southern California. He retired from the Air Force in 1974.
Jim was a lifetime student and enjoyed learning and expanding his knowledge and education. He also attended classes at UC in Boulder, Colorado and then at UCCS.
He supported Curiosity Unlimited, the YMCA, Lake Avenue Loafers, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra and the Theatrework at UCCS.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen Dee in 2005; one brother, Paul and one sister, Joyce.
Jim is survived by two sons, Irv Rynning of Colorado Springs and Jim Rynning of California; one daughter, Margaret Everson of Florida as well as three grandchildren.
Private interment will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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Keep an eye out for these often-overlooked ways to cut your tax bill.
Keep an eye out for these often-overlooked ways to cut your tax bill.
From the Nolo Small Business Center
It's very simple: the more tax deductions your business can legitimately take, the lower its taxable profit will be. And in addition to putting more money into your pocket at the end of the year, the tax code provisions that govern deductions may also yield a personal benefit: a nice car to drive at a small cost, or a combination business trip and vacation. It all depends on paying careful attention to IRS rules on just what is, and isn't, deductible.
When you're toting up your business's expenses at the end of the year, don't overlook these 14 common business deductions.
Operating a car is expensive. The good news is that if you use your car for business, or your business owns its own vehicle, you can deduct some of the costs of keeping it on the road. Mastering the rules of car expense deductions can be tricky, but well worth your while.
There are two methods of claiming expenses: You can either keep track of and deduct all your actual business-related expenses, or simply deduct a certain amount (36.5 cents in 2002 and 36 cents in 2003) for each business mile driven. As a rule, if you use a newer car primarily for business, the actual expense method provides a larger deduction at tax time.
If you use the actual expense method, you can also deduct depreciation on the vehicle. For the tax year 2002, the tax code allows a maximum depreciation deduction of $3,060 for the first year a vehicle is used in a business.
If your auto is used for both business and pleasure, only the business portion produces a tax deduction. That means you must keep track of just how the vehicle is used, and add it all up at the end of the year. Certainly, if you own just one car or truck, no IRS auditor will let you get away with claiming that 100% of its use is business related.
Once you're running a business, expenses such as advertising, utilities, office supplies and repairs can be deducted as business expenses. But not so before you open your doors for business. The costs of getting a business started are capital expenses, which must be deducted over the first five years you are in business.
Tip: If you expect your business to make a profit immediately, you may be able to work around this rule by delaying paying some bills until after you're in business, or by doing a small amount of business just to get officially started. But if, like many businesses, you will suffer losses during the first few years of operation, you might be better off taking the deduction over five years, so you'll have some profits to offset.
You can deduct education expenses if they are related to your current business, trade or occupation, but you must follow strict rules. The expense must be to maintain or improve skills required in your present employment, or be required by your employer or as a legal requirement of your job. The cost of education that qualifies you for a new job isn't deductible.
Fees you pay lawyers, tax professionals or consultants generally can be deducted in the year incurred. But if the work clearly relates to future years, they must be deducted over the life of the benefit.
If someone stiffs your business, the bad debt may or may not be deductible -- it depends on the kind of product your business sells.
If your business sells goods, you can deduct the cost of goods that you sell but aren't paid for.
If, however, your business provides services, no deduction is allowed for time you devoted to a client or customer who doesn't pay. The rationale behind this rule is that it would be too easy for businesses to inflate bills and claim large deductions for bad debts.
If you pick up the tab for entertaining present or prospective customers, you may deduct 50% of the cost if it is either:
Tip: On the receipt or bill, always make a note of the specific business purpose -- for example, "Lunch with Joyce Slater of Ace Manufacturing Co. to discuss widget contract."
When you travel for business, you can deduct many expenses, including the cost of plane fare, costs of operating your car, taxis, lodging, meals, shipping business materials, clothes cleaning, telephone calls, faxes and tips.
What about combining business and pleasure? It's okay, as long as business is the primary purpose of the trip. But if you take your family along, you can deduct only your own expenses, just as if you had traveled alone.
Some small businesses (those that spend less than $219,000 per year on depreciable items) can write off the full cost of some assets in the year they buy them, rather than "capitalizing" them -- deducting their cost over a number of years (see Current vs. Capitalized Expenses for information on expenses that need to be capitalized). Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to deduct up to $24,000 of newly purchased equipment in 2002 and $25,000 in 2003. Some assets don't qualify for this § 179 deduction, including real estate, inventory bought for resale and property bought from a close relative.
If, like many folks, you use credit to finance business purchases, the interest and carrying charges are fully tax-deductible. The same is true if you take out a personal loan and use the proceeds for your business. But be sure to keep good records showing that the money was really put into your business. Otherwise, if you're audited later, the interest expense deduction could be disallowed because it's considered a personal expense.
If you move because of your business or job, you may be able to deduct certain moving costs that would otherwise be non-deductible personal living expenses. To qualify, you must have moved in connection with your business (or job, if you're an employee of your own corporation or someone else's business). The new workplace must be at least 50 miles farther from your old home than your old workplace was. (Technically, moving expenses aren't business expenses; there's a special place to list them on your Form 1040 tax return.)
As a general rule, software bought for business use must be depreciated over a 36-month period. But there are three important exceptions:
If your business is a partnership, limited liability company or S corporation (a corporation that has chosen to be taxed like a partnership), your business can make a charitable contribution and pass the deduction through to you, to claim on your individual tax return. If you own a regular (C) corporation, the corporation can deduct the charitable contributions.
Tip: If you've got some old computers or office furniture, giving it to a school or nonprofit organization can yield goodwill plus a tax benefit. But if the equipment has been fully depreciated (written off), you can't claim a deduction.
Taxes incurred in operating your business are generally deductible. How and when they are deducted depends on the type of tax.
If your business pays employment taxes, the employer's share is deductible as a business expense. Self-employment tax is paid by individuals, not their businesses, and so isn't a business expense.
- Federal income tax paid on business income is never deductible. State income tax can be deducted on your personal return as an itemized deduction, not as a business expense.
- Real estate tax on property used for business is deductible, along with any special local assessments for repairs or maintenance. If the assessment is for an improvement -- for example, to build a sidewalk -- it isn't immediately deductible; instead, it is deducted over a period of years.
The cost of ordinary advertising of your goods or services -- business cards, yellow page ads and so on -- is deductible as a current expense. Promotional costs that create business goodwill -- for example, sponsoring a peewee football team -- are also deductible as long as there is a clear connection between the sponsorship and your business. For example, naming the team the "Southwest Auto Parts Blues" or listing the business name in the program is evidence of the promotion effort.
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CETL—For Undergraduate Students
Learning Assistance Services is now the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. CETL is a resource available to all students in the College. All kinds of students with all kinds of GPAs and academic records make use of our programs. We work with strong students who wish to become even better, as well as with students who have not yet tapped into the strategies needed to succeed in college, and everyone in between.
We offer an extensive study group and Workshop program, individual study skills counseling, study skills workshops and a study skills course, and disability support.
To make an appointment or to learn more, stop by our office in 1-154 Dewey Hall, call us at (585) 275-9049, or send an email.
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The second section of CETL's Methods of Inquiry course starts on March 18. Visit our Study Skills page for more details about the course, along with study skills appointment hours for the Spring term. The Spring Study Group schedule is available on the Study Groups page, and students are welcome to visit Dewey 1-154 to sign up.


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Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has produced another issue of its English-language online magazine, Inspire, defiantly proclaiming that it is "still publishing America's worst nightmare" despite the killing in September of two top editors, Americans Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan.
Before he was killed in a joint CIA-Special Operations drone strike, Awlaki, a Yemeni American born in New Mexico, had emerged as one of al-Qaeda's leading propagandists. He and Khan, a Pakistani American, founded and directed Inspire, a publication that combined ideological tracts justifying terrorism with practical, illustrated guides on how to "make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom" and "remote control detonation."


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Share and Care Seniors held its annual Spring Fling Party on April 30 at the Fredonia Beaver Club, with 105 reservations made by local seniors. Card players arrived at 3 p.m. and the social hour with hors d'oeuvres was from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Bill Kane, accordionist and vocalist, played music for listening and dancing pleasure. A few of the favorite songs played were "Pennies from Heaven," "April Showers," and "Bye Bye Blackbird." A few dancers kicked up their heels to "In Heaven There is No Beer."
President Dorothea Janczak greeted the members and introduced the following Share and Care board members who meet monthly on a volunteer basis to plan programs for senior members: Vice President Sam Sasso, Secretary Margaret Larson, Treasurer and Membership/Party Chairperson Mayme Joy, Carolyn LoGuidice, Lucille Rizzo, Betty Klawon, Sue Walsh, Charles Mancuso, Russell Trump, Rose Cerrie and Phyllis Laurito. Also introduced was the former mayor of Fredonia and present president of the United Seniors, Charles St. George, who entertained the group with one of his favorite funny stories.
Klawon announced Share and Care plans for their annual theater bus trip on Tuesday, July 26, to the Riverside Inn (near Erie, Pa.) to see "Honky Tonk Angels," a musical comedy. The cost for Share and Care members is $69 and includes a luncheon meal, coach and all tips. The trip is $79 for non-members. Call Klawon for details at 679-0726.
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Local seniors at the Share and Care Spring Fling Party at the Fredonia Beaver Club, from left (seated): James Polvino, Phyllis A. Jones, Neno Cronin, Barbara Cronin, Ann Kurgen and Sam Sasso.
Janczak announced that the next Share and Care party will be an indoor picnic on Saturday, August 27. Watch the senior news in the OBSERVER for later details.
The buffet dinner served by Beavertail Caterers consisted of the following: baked chicken quarters, rigatoni with Italian sausage pieces, cooked vegetables, bread, butter, tossed salad with dressing and ice cream for dessert. Coffee, punch, and hot water for tea were available as well as a cash bar.
Janczak led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and the prayer of grace. Mancuso and Sasso conducted the sale of 50/50 raffle tickets. There were eight $10 prizes to the following winners: Irene Coon, Trump, Cerrie, Jug Jensen, Margaret Temple, Carm Lucia, Virginia DeCeilo and Allen Jones.
Bingo, called by Cerrie, followed the meal with 10 $5 prizes. The winners were: Patricia Smith, Betty Jean Tripp, Mildred Jankowski, Laurito, Katherine Damiano, Jeanine Smith, Lucille Inwood, DeCeilio, Bob Wilson, Joan Haas and Mary Deland.
For more information on Share and Care, call Janczak at 673-1049.


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January 2, 2008
ASU to host Tri-College Celebration
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial harmony will be remembered at a Tri-College Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 18, at noon in the Maxwell Theatre. This year's guest speaker will be U.S. Representative John Lewis, an advocate for human rights and civil liberties.
Rep. Lewis has been an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as a volunteer in 1961 in the Freedom Rides, 4:07 PM 1/2/2008challenging segregation at interstate bus terminals throughout the South. During these volatile times, he was named chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that was charged with organizing student activism. Recognized as one of the Big Six Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, in 1963, he served as an organizer and keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington.
Mr. Lewis was elected to Congress in 1986 to serve as the U.S. Representative of Georgia's Fifth Congressional District. Rep. Lewis received his bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Fisk University and is a graduate of the American Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also received numerous awards and honorary degrees.
This annual event is hosted by Augusta State University, the Medical College of Georgia, and Paine College. For more information, call ASU's Office of Student Activities at 706-737-1610.
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