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At the age of 17, Lori Wickelhaus found herself pregnant, and a reality TV star -all while attending a Catholic school for girls in Northern Kentucky. As a featured person on MTV's "16 and Pregnant," Wichelhaus said her life was chaotic. "I'd go to the mall and people would be trying to take pictures of me on their cell phone," she said.
At the end of the show, Wickelhaus opted for an open adoption.
"When MTV originally asked me to do the show, I declined," she said. "But when I realized that my choice for open-ended adoption might sway someone else from getting an abortion - I decided it was worth it."
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Lori Wickelhaus, a recent graduate of Q&A Associates, dealt with a teen pregnancy and depression before coming to Q&A. 'I've had a complete 180 since coming here,' she says
West Virginia Uncovered photo by Cassia King
Colleen Macdonald, a client at Q&A, washes dishes in The Breakfast Nook, a restaurant near Davis run by girls in the program. The women live in Applewood Inn, run the restaurant, manage money, cook their own food, and take turns keeping common areas clean.
After her adoption and her graduation from high school, Wickelhaus fell into a depression -making bad life choices and hanging with the "wrong crowd."
"I was basically a good kid until my teens," she said. "The adoption was really hard on me. My life went on a downward spiral. I dropped out of college, and I wasn't working."
She remembered spending her days sleeping, and fighting with her mom.
"It used to be I couldn't be in the same room with my mom for an hour without fighting," she recalled.
Wickelhaus' story is not uncommon. According to the CDC, in 2010 Kentucky and West Virginia ranked seventh and eighth respectively for highest teen birth rates. Teen pregnancy, depression, substance abuse, and behavior disorders are all big problems in the Appalachian region.
At the national levels, the statistics shows a large number in the at-risk population. According to the United Nations Demographic yearbook from 2008, the United States has nine times the number of teen birth rates of most other industrialized countries. For some young adults, like Wickelhaus, finding a full-time therapeutic program is a powerful option for overcoming behavioral dysfunction and finding future success.
By the time Wickelhaus reached the age of 19, she knew she needed to make a change. With the help of an educational consultant, Wickelhaus' family found a program right where they least expected -in Davis.
Q&A Associates, founded and owned by Angie Shockley, is a wilderness-based transitional program for young adults ages 18-24. Shockley, a Randolph County native, said she realized the state's need for a program focusing on an older at-risk population, not just high school teens.
Q&A is unique in its use of transitional life coaching, wilderness therapy, and equine based learning. However some teen programs, such as Teen Challenge a faith-based program based in Princeton, offer an adult training program for people aged 18- 30, who are willing to make a complete life turn-around.
Shockley first became involved with wilderness-style therapy when she began working for Alldredge Academy in Davis.
"When I started teaching I realized I was drawn to the 'bad kids' - who I realized weren't really so bad after all," she said. "I became drawn to the at-risk population." Alldredge was a full time high school for boys that implemented wilderness therapy.
While working for Alldredge, Shockley realized she was working in a profession she loved.
"When a kid is frustrated, depressed and just wants to let off steam - what better way to do it than going for a hike in the woods," she said. "That's why wilderness therapy works."
Shockley explained that wilderness therapy uses the beauty and vastness of nature to show the at risk population just how small their problems can be in the scheme of the world.
"Growing up on a farm, I knew how to be very self sufficient," she said. "Many of these kids don't have that - they don't know how to do anything for themselves."
It wasn't until after Shockley spent some time working out of state that she realized she wanted to come home and raise a family. When she moved back to West Virginia, she opened Timberline Stables with her husband, Matt. Shockley grew up with horses, and always loved riding. She wanted her children to have the same experiences she had growing up in West Virginia.
As Shockley's children reached college age, and her stable grew, she came to a realization - she could use the stables to create a wilderness program utilizing equine-based learning for young adults.
"There are a few programs in the west that have some of the elements I use," she said. "But we are really the only program that really helps young adults fully transition into independence while allowing them the flexibility of choosing a career for themselves."
Q&A Associates has two transitional programs, Applewood transitions for young women and The Journey for young men. Both programs are full time, meaning the clients live in the facility.
Applewood allows the young women to run a small restaurant in the mornings called The Breakfast Nook. The girls living in Applewood must learn to manage money, do their own chores, work, cook their own meals, and pursue an education.
The journey hosts young men in some renovated houses near Davis. They also are required to work and manage their own money. The young men work outdoors usually around Timberline making snow, working with farm animals, and teaching children to ski.
Both men and women go to group therapy every Tuesday night, where life coach Sandy Schmiedeknecht goes through a life skills curriculum with clients.
"We don't do counseling here," she said. "Counseling really focuses on the past and why you've made the mistakes you have. As a life coach I take the kids where they are now and focus on what they can do in the future to be better."
After all their chores, and therapy sessions, each client is free to enjoy their afternoon enjoying the scenery around Davis, or spending time with the horses.
"The horses are a huge part of what we do here," said Shockley. She explained that many programs all over the country use horses along with traditional therapy, and most of the time clients never actually ride. At Q&A, clients are given the freedom to use the horses as little or as much as they would like.
"I think the most important part of equine therapy is riding," she said. "There is nothing like being on a horse-they are very emotional animals and they can read emotion from humans."
Shockley said the horses also need a lot of care, which allows clients to be a caregiver instead of receiver.
"These kids are so used to everything being handed to them," she said. "When they have to care for an animal the roles are reversed."
Wickelhaus said she wasn't happy with the idea of leaving home for life at Applewood, but she knew she had to make a change.
"If I didn't get away, I knew I could never make the changes I needed too," she said. Wickelhaus called and spoke with Shockley before giving Applewood a try.
"I talked to Angie, and she told me she was just sitting at the stable watching the sunset," she said. "I told her, 'ok I'm in,' and I was down here the next week."
Wickelhaus has been riding since she was a child, and the opportunity of working with horses drew her to the program.
"Its incredible," she said. "When I'm on the horse, it's like there is nothing else-just me and the horse."
Wickelhaus described her first few weeks as hiding "under the radar."
"I'm really good at masking my feelings, so I just said what I thought everyone wanted me to," she said. She remembers how strange it was to live in an environment with structure, and chores.
"I had never really done chores before," she recalled. "We never did the allowance thing at my house - it was a big shocker."
After several weeks of hiding out and resisting change, Wickelhaus said she realized she was wasting time.
"Angie came to me one day and said, 'I'm not going to be a detective anymore. You have to decide how to use your time here; I can't do it for you," she said. "I knew then that I was ready to make the change."
Shockley said her favorite part of working with young adults is their independence and personal change.
"When you're working with teenagers, you never know if they are just making changes because they have to be there," she said. "When you work with adults they can leave at any time - they have to really want to be here."
Many times clients will leave the program and decide to stay in Davis, after falling in love with the community, she explained.
"Right now, wilderness therapy is really overlooked in the government, and by healthcare," Shockley said. "I know this type of program works - I've seen it work too many times."
In the future Shockley plans to expand her program to a facility in North Carolina and to build a scholarship fund for West Virginia clients. Shockley said the program costs $9,000 per month. This covers housing, food, therapy, and spending money. She hopes the future allows for more young adult wilderness programs and insurance coverage.
Today, Wickelhaus is living independently in her own apartment in Davis. She works at a local nursing home, and takes online college classes.
"I never want to leave West Virginia," she said. "My favorite thing was to ride to the top of the mountain, its just gorgeous, and you can see the entire valley- one day I just looked over at Angie and said, 'I'm never leaving.'"
Wickelhaus said her outlook on life had changed since leaving Applewood.
"The biggest change I made was finding my self-respect," she said. "Now I have a lot of goals for myself that I never had - I plan on having a family, career and maybe a couple of animals."


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LIHUE (AP) - Kauai is considering requiring cat owners to license their pets as part of an attempt to control problems with feral felines.
The county bill would also require owners who allow their cats to roam free to spay or neuter the animals.
Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura said that if the county doesn't address its issues with pets, the community will have many problems. Yukimura introduced the bill last week.
"Cat licensing is a way to control the population of cats, because it's tied to neutering - an uncontrolled population of cats is a public health, environmental and community concern," Yukimura said.
A draft of the bill sets license fees at $10 for spayed or neutered cats and $30 for unsterilized cats.
The bill sets fines for cat owners who allow cats over 4 months old to roam free without being sterilized. Officials said that owners who keep their cats confined would not be required to have their pet sterilized.
Kauai Humane Society Executive Director Penny Cistaro said that 900 more stray cats than dogs were brought in during the last fiscal year. She said only 10 percent of cats, compared with 56 percent of dogs, were retrieved by owners.
Council members will consider the bill Jan. 15.
Annette Oda of Lihue criticized the proposal, saying it is a waste of time and money.
"Whoever started or initiated the bill apparently doesn't understand the nature of a cat," Oda said. "You can't treat a cat like a dog, so basically I am really frustrated and disappointed that the county council would dare to spend valuable time and money, which is a scarcity in this day and age, on cats and dogs."
Lonnie Sykos of Kapaa said that he likes that the measure would make it easier for humane society workers to identify feral and domesticated cats.
"How to balance the population of feral cats versus domestic cats is a thorny issue, but we need to come up with an objective way to deal with this and not a bunch of subjective guidelines that ultimately aren't going to resolve the problem," said Sykos, who owns three cats.

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Alltech 2011 International Symposium Awards Drs. Inge Russell, Ronan Tynan and Peter Van Soest
Alltech 2011 International Symposium Awards Drs. Inge Russell, Ronan Tynan and Peter Van Soest
In accordance with this year's event theme, the Alltech 27th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium
Dr. Inge Russell, who has twice held the title of "Canadian Scientist of the Year," can now add the 2011 Margin of Excellence Award to her long list of accolades. The award has been presented to forward thinkers since 1991 for significant contributions to animal health and agriculture. Dr. Russell's work on the biotechnology and fermentation of yeast and algae has resulted in significant improvements in the production of feed, food, beverages, and fuel. Of particular note, she obtained Canada's first patent for genetically modified yeast specifically designed for biofuel production.
Russell is also passionately committed to education and inspiring innovation through her work as a professor at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. In presenting the award, Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech, referred to her as the "brainchild" behind Alltech's Young Scientist Program to which she now serves as scientific advisor. The Alltech Young Scientist Award
Dr. Ronan Tynan
Dr. Tynan continues to inspire audiences globally through his story of triumph and powerful voice, which brought the Alltech Symposium to its feet after renditions of "Don Quixote" and "Hallelujah." Reflecting on his own story, Dr. Tynan attributed much of his success to the love and encouragement of family and friends. He implored Symposium guests to surround themselves with positive people and never forget those who have mentored or encouraged them in their journey. "Belief and encouragement are the matches that light the candle of achievement," said Dr. Tynan.
The first Alltech Excellence in Ruminant Nutrition Award will be recognized Tuesday with a video award acceptance from Dr. Peter Van Soest, who laid the groundwork for modern rumen nutrition through his detergent system for fiber analysis. This comprehensive system of feed analysis has been implemented worldwide, transforming the nutritional management of ruminants. Currently, Dr. Van Soest serves as professor emeritus at Cornell University.
Dedicated to exploring The Game Changers for business and the animal health and feed industries
The Game Changers is intended to be an industry time-out, providing opportunities for professionals to huddle in specialized breakout sessions – including aquaculture, beef, dairy, equine, poultry, pig production, pet food, regulatory, food quality, traceability, and communicating directly with the consumer using new media strategies. All sessions are dedicated to the open discussion of creative game-changing strategies for revolutionizing industry practices and thus redefining its future.
For further information on Alltech's 2011 Symposium, please visit www.alltech.com/symposium
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The Swiss Snowli Kids Village is located in the centre of the village and was designed specifically for children. Children from 4-8 years can attend the kids club where they will have plenty of fun and amusement learning how to ski. The snow playground is also a good place to find friends. Fun and the joy of the game are all that counts here.
Exact location / area: Les Diablerets (1,151 m.a.s.l.)
Exact location / area: Les Diablerets (1,151 m.a.s.l.)
Accessibility: Post bus / bus, car, on foot
Infrastructure: Magic carpet / conveyor belt, Pinocchio lift / lift for beginners
Children's ski racing: Yes
Min. age: from 4 years
Supervision by children's ski instructors: Yes. Mornings from 9.45 am to 11.45 am, afternoons from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm (with lunch)
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"The Bills are at a crossroads, whether Wilson admits it or not. He has a bad team, an inferior front office, an increasingly disaffected fan base, and no franchise quarterback. And now, at last, a vacant head-coaching position."
At around noon Monday, I was tempted to simply recycle the old material, plug in new names and get an early start on New Year's. I wrote the above paragraph in November of 2009, after the Bills fired Dick Jauron.
Not a lot has changed in three years, has it? Wilson promised big changes at the time. He waved his checkbook and said none of the big NFL names were off-limits. He would spare no expense in his effort to build a winning program and set a dysfunctional franchise back on the path to respectability.
Then they gave us Buddy Nix as general manager and Chan Gailey as coach. Three years later, after winning one-third of his games and stretching the streak of nonplayoff seasons to 13, Gailey is gone. As expected, he and his entire staff were relieved of their duties Monday morning.
Nix's fate is up in the air. He should be shown the door, too. Nix hired Gailey and his weak defensive coordinators. He made Ryan Fitzpatrick a franchise quarterback without identifying a successor. But Wilson, who put great trust in Nix, might not want to fill both jobs again.
Gailey was a weary, defeated man in a brief address to the media after his dismissal. He betrayed no bitterness or anger. He didn't lay blame. He understands it's a business and he simply didn't win enough. He was a gentleman to the end.
His voice breaking, Gailey thanked the "loyal, loyal" fans of Buffalo. I'm sure he felt that he had let them down. No doubt, he also felt he let down his friend, Nix, who gave him one last chance as a NFL head coach.
"This will probably be – and I say probably, but I think it will be – the first place that's ever fired me that I'll pull for," Gailey said.
He can start by rooting for the Bills to find their franchise quarterback in the next draft. There are countless reasons for a 13-year playoff drought, but the failure to draft and develop a star at the game's most important position is by far the biggest one.
Without a franchise quarterback, your chances of contention are slim in today's NFL. Get one, and you can win right away. Half of this year's playoff teams have rookie or second-year quarterbacks. Three rookies (Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson) led their teams to the playoffs.
The Bills, as usual, are behind the curve. Two of the second-year quarterbacks, Andy Dalton and Colin Kaepernick, were still on the board when the Bills made their second-round pick in the 2011 draft.
Fitzpatrick had his moments as the starter. He was a good guy and teammate, a tough leader. But he had glaring limitations as a passer. Fitz was one of those guys who are just good enough to get you beat.
The Bills are expected to cut Fitz, which will save them a $3 million roster bonus in March. His time is short and he must know that. Fitz brought his family onto the field an hour after Sunday's game, as if he wanted to take one last look at the stadium where he had his finest hours as a pro.
Like Gailey, Fitz had a deep sense of gratitude to the Bills for giving him an opportunity he might not have gotten anywhere else. But his shortcomings helped bring down the coach who empowered him. There's a reason they were 1-19 under Gailey against teams that finished with a winning record.
The Bills settled for a lower standard at the two most vital positions in the sport: coach and quarterback. Now they have to start all over again.
This is where I urge Ralph Wilson to stop hiring coaches on the cheap and shoot for the sky, as I did in '09. But it won't be easy to attract one of the big coaching names without a viable quarterback on the roster. There are enough drawbacks as it is – the town, the weather, the failing health of the owner, the fact they farm out one home game a year to Toronto.
Seven NFL head coaches, including Gailey, had been fired as of mid-afternoon Monday. Andy Reid and Lovie Smith have won consistently and made the Super Bowl. There's the usual list of rising assistant coaches, which includes Denver's Mike McCoy, Atlanta's Dirk Koetter and Cincinnati's Mike Zimmer.
Let's not forget our old pal, Perry Fewell, the Giants' defensive boss.
The Bills' job is a tad more attractive than it was three years ago. A new lease provides seven years of certainty. They have a solid offensive line, a dynamic running back in C.J. Spiller, an emerging star in cornerback Stephon Gilmore, and a physically gifted, if underachieving, defensive line.
Jon Gruden is going to get back into coaching before long. It would be great to have him in Buffalo. But Gruden would have his pick of head jobs. Why would he consider the Bills, unless he were trying to play them off against other teams the way Mike Shanahan did a few years back?
The same goes for Oregon's Chip Kelly if you want to go into the college ranks. Kelly is an offensive innovator with fresh, exciting ideas. He'd be on the cutting edge in a rapidly evolving sport. Kelly could change the Bills' dreary, repetitive culture. But he probably has no interest in coming here.
The Bills will probably be picking through the leftovers again. Remember, Nix and Gailey weren't even on anyone's radar when Wilson hired them three years ago. The owner grabbed Nix out of the back room because he "didn't know" any of the young personnel men around the NFL.
Nix said Gailey was the perfect man to turn around the Bills – a proven offensive mind who had developed quarterbacks and had success as an NFL head coach, someone who wouldn't have to learn on the job.
But in time, it was apparent that Gailey was over his head. He coached like a lost soul who was learning as he went along. The Bills have tried it both ways. They've hired unproven assistants and former head coaches. Old, young, defensive mind, offensive guru, it hasn't made a difference.
They haven't had a strong head coach since Marv Levy. It has been one unending maze of dysfunction, with the Hall of Fame owner in the middle. So here we are again, back at square one, wondering if they'll ever get it right.
Little has changed since Jauron left. Actually, the record got worse. At this stage, why would a sensible person expect anything different? Three years later, it's the same old thing. Only the year is new.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Trident Technical College Foundation officially ended its Building Opportunity capital campaign on Feb. 25 with a donor party at campaign chair Anita Zucker's Jazz Island estate. Partygoers had a lot to celebrate: the foundation not only met its $3 million goal but exceeded it by more than $1 million, bringing in $4.2 million in pledges and gifts in less than a year.
The foundation campaign began in early 2012. During the leadership phase of the campaign, Zucker chaired a steering committee of 21 local business leaders who reached out to their peers for campaign support. In September, the campaign entered its public phase with the announcement of its largest campaign pledge, $1 million from the Zucker family and the InterTech Group.
"Education, particularly the high-quality, highly accessible academic programs TTC offers, is vital to our collective future," said Anita Zucker, explaining her family's long history of support for TTC. "Without TTC and the skilled work force it provides, companies like mine would not thrive. Without TTC, so many of our young students would not have the opportunity for a better life through education."
The campaign received significant support from other local individuals, businesses and philanthropic organizations. The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation, Samuel and Sunny Steinberg, Skip and Skeet Godow, MWV, Piggly Wiggly/Western Union and Wells Fargo all pledged $100,000 to the campaign. Businesswoman Darla Moore surprised foundation staff when she also pledged $100,000 to the campaign after giving a keynote address at a campus event in November.
Dick Elliott of Maverick Southern Kitchens leveraged his own $100,000 pledge through what he called the Maverick Match and rallied others in the hospitality industry to contribute more than $140,000 to the campaign.
"Trident Technical College graduates are the lifeblood of the Lowcountry economy," said Elliott. "They touch every part of our lives. They manage our restaurants, design our websites, care for our children, repair our cars, and keep our streets safe. I support Trident Tech because Trident Tech supports our industry and our community."
Other major donations came from BB&T, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, SCE&G and Santee Cooper. Faculty, staff and administrators at the college contributed more than $70,000 to the campaign.
The college is currently implementing a virtual desktop cloud computing initiative using $2 million in campaign funds. With cloud computing, the college will no longer purchase desktop computers for offices and classrooms. Instead, all files and software, including the operating system, will be stored on new servers in the college's data center. Employees and students will access their files and software using only a monitor, keyboard and mouse. The cloud computing initiative will result in significant cost-savings for the college by eliminating the need to replace aging desktop computers, and students will be able to access software needed for classes without traveling to campus.
More than $1.5 million in campaign money will be used to fund scholarships and scholarship endowments that will directly benefit TTC's growing student population. The number of students at TTC has more than doubled from almost 7,000 in the fall of 1990 to more than 17,000 in fall 2012. TTC is now the second largest institution of higher education in South Carolina based on undergraduate enrollment. The success of the campaign will allow the foundation to increase the number of scholarship awards from 204 awards totaling $205,000 in the 2012-13 academic year to more than 300 awards totaling more than $300,000 for 2013-14.
The campaign funds come at a crucial time for the college. The state's share of the college's operating expenses fell to 13.9 percent in fiscal year 2011-12. With state support declining and enrollment increasing, money is tighter than ever.
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On Sunday afternoon, the Thruway was backed up for ten miles by a Puerto Rican picnic.
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The litter created when someone eats fast food in their car and throws the wrappers, bags and cups out the window while sitting there.
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When Lonnie Corthell and Robert Manz retired from more than 30 years of employment for the Ohio Department of Taxation, they wanted to find a way to maintain their training while making a contribution to the community.
The pair graduated in the same class from Columbian High School and earned accounting degrees at Tiffin University. When they retired, they decided to offer their expertise and knowledge of the Ohio Revised Code to tax-exempt entities.
The Tiffin natives have been spreading the word and making presentations to service clubs and churches to explain their backgrounds and describe the value of a sales and use tax review.
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Their project got started when another taxation department retiree related to Corthell and Manz how he checked records from his church and detected taxes being paid on telephone bills.
Manz decided to examine the receipts from his church, Bascom United Methodist.
"This led to some very decent money being refunded, and it continues to save the church money going forward," Manz said. "You fix these telephone bills going forward so they can save that amount of money over the next four years."
After that, he and Corthell began contacting other churches and organizations, offering their services free of charge.
So far, the pair has discovered sales and use taxes mistakenly paid in every case they have handled. A total of $71,000 has been recovered.
Others are waiting for their checks.
Manz said some had assumed they were not paying any sales tax, when in fact, they were entitled to refunds.
"Don't be fooled. You think you're not paying, but these (cases) have proven otherwise." Manz said.
Corthell and Manz examine the organization's records from the past four years, including bank statements and paid bills. They require access to a copy machine and a blank compact disc on which to record the review.
Even adding mailing costs, the expenses are minimal when compared to the refunds, which have ranged from $25 to $16,000.
Their common findings have been taxes improperly paid on phone bills, brokered natural gas and credit cards in the entity's name.
"We did a theater who ended up calling AT&T and found out they were paying for ... a service they didn't need," Corthell said.
"We've done 47 of these reviews. All but one has been paying sales tax on the telephone bill. ...The bills might be three or four sections, depending upon the services - local, long distance, Internet - so the tax can show up that many times. The phone company will not automatically exempt you, because you have to provide them the documentation for your exemption," Manz said.
Tax exempt status is given to 501 (c) 3 entities. These include government subdivisions (state, county, township) and any entity operated by political subdivisions, such as the Seneca County Museum, churches and more.
The men said every client has been pleased to learn refunds are in order, but not every organization is willing to take advantage of a sales tax review.
"When you go into a place and say, 'This is free. Here's what we would like to do,' there's a lot of skepticism," Manz said.
"Like Bob said, you almost have to know somebody within the organization that will open the door for you." Corthell added.
Also, some groups take offense anyone would question their transactions.
Manz said lax record-keeping is not the problem. Other factors play a role, such as part-time employees and volunteers who may not know to check bills for tax charges.
Also, a person must know where to look.
"On the Columbia Gas bills, they bury the tax in a tiny paragraph on the back side in real fine print. If you're not looking real close, you're not going to find it," Corthell said. "It doesn't make any difference to them."
"They're not doing anything wrong. Until you give them the exemption certificates, that tax will be there," Manz added.
On brokered natural gas, the breakdown of charges may be difficult to find on the statement. When changing companies to get a better rate, a charity also must submit a tax exemption form.
Employees using the organization's credit card may not notice sales tax has been added by mistake.
"Churches in particular have people who will purchase something and then be reimbursed by the church. There is no exemption claim with that type of methodology. ... they could get around it by having the church make the purchase," Manz said.
"One lady was doing an exceptional job on everything, but she didn't handle the credit cards," Corthell said.
The sales tax review can take as few as three hours or as many as 160.
Manz estimated recovering an average of $100 for every hour they have spent checking the records.
The pair has assisted groups from Sandusky to Bucyrus and from Ottawa to near Vermilion. They generally try to stay within an hour's drive of Tiffin.
In some cases, Manz and Corthell can complete a review without driving to the location. Sometimes records can be scanned and e-mailed.
Other times, Manz can send an organization instructions to follow for an in-house review.
"We did a church clear over in Hicksville, and never laid eyes on it. A lady sent us a couple examples, we told her where to look and what to look for. She was able to do it," Manz said.
Upon completion of a review, Manz and Corthell submit refund requests and make recommendations to help the entities avoid payment of sales taxes in the future by submitting tax-exempt certificates to the companies they deal with.
"They don't have the time or the in-house expertise and are not aware that the money has been paid," Manz said.
The state charges interest on audit findings but also pays interest on refundable money. Over the four-year period, the interest is about an additional 10 percent of the refundable amount.
The statute of limitations changes each month, so churches and charities need to discover overpayments and file for refunds before the opportunity expires.
Small amounts that accumulate over four years can run up a sizable total.
"You've got to catch this because every month, the oldest month rolls off. That money is unretrievable," Manz explained. "We do ask that, when the organization gets their money, that they let us know."
Once the paperwork is sent in, the refund typically arrives 6-9 months later. The organization may need to make a follow-up call to check the status of its application. Manz pointed out that making corrections also saves money for the state in the form of interest that does not need to be paid on the refunds.
Corthell and Manz have done some research on the website of the Ohio Secretary of State to determine the community's need for their services. Out of 39 churches with Tiffin addresses, they have reviewed six. Of 266 non-profit entities, 14 have been reviewed. In a few cases, a charity was no longer listed as a non-profit because they had not updated their information. Manz and his partner can help with that, as well.
"We would love to do more, especially around this area," Manz said. "We've actually made cold calls. That's a tough way to go."
The work is something they like to do, and they can set their own hours. Unexpected perks have materialized, as well. Manz said they enjoyed exploring an historic church in Birmingham, Ohio, while they were there to do a tax review. At a local university, a student in the accounting department helped them with the review, and gained valuable experience that he could include on his resume.
"It's fun for us. It keeps us in touch with our prior life. And as long as we're able to do some good for the groups, we're all for it," Corthell said.
"We've met a lot of extremely nice people ... people who care," Manz said. "It's really been a win-win all the way around."
Robert Manz can be reached at (419) 927-4490 and Lonnie Corthell's contact information is firstname.lastname@example.com or (419) 618-5259. The partners are willing to do presentations for service clubs, churches and organizations.


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Players like Tootoo are more effective than just big and slow goons who can't skate or score. He will be better as a Red Wing.
I think we'll see Tootoo's career excel as a wing. Imagine having to play in a franchise that has absolutely no faith in you. He went through his alcohol rehab days and everything with that franchise. It's hard for him to excel, because he had a bad stain within the franchise, he just had problems. I could see his motivation not exactly being there, especially if you feel the franchise has no trust with you. Being brought into a well-decorated franchise, and being brought in with a purpose will motivate you to play again. I think he finally feels like he has another home, and the wings are going to embrace that. He knows why he's here, and he knows the role he needs to play. He wants people to see that his career over, so now that a franchise is giving him that chance, and they got the trust in him, well s***, it's all on him now.
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was rushed to a hospital after completing a 20-kilometer run Sunday.
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Moto Guzzi California: Ponch, Your Ride Is Here
MOTORCYCLE RIDING is sketchy enough that these days I do it infrequently and with great care. I really have to want to ride a particular bike, not professionally but personally. And I wanted to ride this bike, the new Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring ABS—a bull fiddle of a motorcycle, a massive Italian-built custom-cruiser with its crankshaft stuck in the wrong way. With a honking 1,380-cubic-centimeter V-twin cackling amidships and a long, lurid, more custom-y stance, the California (in Touring and Custom trim, $17,990 and $14,990, respectively) is the big reveal in a $54 million product modernization by corporate owner Piaggio (the California went on sale this week). This reboot of Moto Guzzi will test the appeal of what has always been an exceedingly niche-y bike, defined by its quirks (6,664 global sales in 2012). If Moto Guzzi were any more of a cult, you'd need a chicken.
Moto Guzzi has the distinction of being Europe's oldest continuously operating motorcycle concern, based since 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Lombardy, Italy—a region I consider to be about the center of civilization. But the way has not been easy, and Moto Guzzi has been bought and sold like a mule over the decades, even spending a stretch in government receivership. Free marketers can leave the room now.
Moto Guzzi won a lot of races and built several wonderful road bikes in its heyday, which was the 1950s and 1960s. Here in the 21st century, Moto Guzzi wants very much to be a part of the Italian fine-goods nexus along with the mass-class brands Aprilia and Vespa. These bikes are like Birkin bags for dudes.
As a brand, Moto Guzzi has a lot going for it, starting with its Lake Como address. This is motorcycle fairyland. The company's early history is the tale of three friends who met in the Italian air corps during World War I and hatched a plan to build motorcycles. The winged-eagle emblem is a tribute to one of the trio who died in a plane crash in 1919. In 1928, Carlo Guzzi rode from the company's headquarters to the Arctic Circle, about 4,000 miles, to demonstrate a new swing-arm rear suspension. To this day, Moto Guzzi makes a sport-touring Norge model in tribute to the excursion.
'Don't get the white one. Drivers freaked out as I approached on the freeway. '
As engineered products, Moto Guzzis are handcuffed to the brand's distinctive—and distinctly questionable—transverse 90-degree V-twin engine, a configuration that reaches back to the 1960s. The V of the cylinder heads sticks out the sides of the motorcycle, and the crankshaft runs lengthwise, longitudinal to the bike. This arrangement results in Guzzis' subtle gyroscopic effect under throttle. The rotation of the crankshaft imparts a rocking moment to the chassis, so that these bikes lean to the right when you give them the gas and go strangely neutral off-throttle. It's not a huge deal, but when you ride a Moto Guzzi on a winding road, you definitely pay more than the usual attention to the throttle.
The mission for Moto Guzzi in the near-term is pretty clear-cut: Increase sales in lucrative markets like the U.S. by building bikes with a lot of back story, nuance, charisma, historical resonance, whatever you want to call it, while minimizing the downsides of the legacy-driven design.
Ergo, the California 1400. The name goes back to 1970, when Moto Guzzi won a competition to supply motorcycles to the Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol. The next year, the company launched a version of the V7 with many of the modifications of the American cop bikes: bullhorn handlebars, broad saddles, chrome floorboards, heel-and-toe shifters, chrome crash bars everywhere, and the big cop windshield and side marker lights.
All of these vintage notes have been struck with the new California Touring, and I, personally, have never felt so much like Erik Estrada. Our tester was painted law-enforcement white, and as I overtook cars on Los Angeles freeways I could see drivers freaking out as they looked in the rearview mirror. Do us all a favor: Don't get the white one.
She is a large lady, this bike: 710 pounds in Touring trim, with the 1.2-cubic-foot lockable panniers on each side and a gas tank you could serve a picnic on. But the seat is low and well-contoured and the leg position around the machine remarkably comfortable, and it's still somewhere between 50 and 100 pounds lighter than the comparable Harley-Davidson. HOG 0.21 % For a big bike, it's actually pretty sleek and pulled-together in shape, with a light varnish of high technology—LED taillights and daytime running lights—over the California's classical cues. Details abound, from the laser-etched logo on the windshield support to retro fluting in the lenses of the side markers.
The handsome cylinder cutaways under the gas tank lower the bike's visual center of gravity; alas, they also cut into the tank's capacity. I think I got about 120 miles before I needed to fill up.
2014 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring
Price as tested: $17,990
Powertrain: Air-cooled, transverse-mounted 90-degree, eight-valve, cam-in-head, 1,380-cc V-twin. Six-speed transmission with single-disc dry clutch; double cardan joint rear drive.
Length/weight: 96.2 inches/710 pounds
Saddle height: 29.1 inches
Horsepower/torque: 96 hp at 6,500/87 pound-feet at 2,750 rpm
Wheelbase: 66.3 inches
0-60 mph: 7.5 seconds (est.)
Fuel economy: 23 mpg observed, mixed riding
Cargo capacity: 2.4 cubic feet
The sideways heart of the California remains a big-block V-twin, bored out to 1,380 cubic centimeters (up from 1,151), which the company says is the largest displacement of any European V-twin. This eight-valve, overhead-cam mill is dressed with all manner of modern engine management, including ride-by-wire throttle, multimode engine mapping, three-stage traction control, and cruise control. The Guzzi's twin kicks out 96 thudding horsepower (at redline, 6,500 rpm) and 89 pound-feet of torque at 2,750 rpm. The California now enjoys six gears instead of the five. As per tradizione, the torque is routed through a drive shaft to the rear wheel by means of Guzzi's CARC system (the drive shaft is inside the single swing-arm).
Here, however, Moto Guzzi has had to back away from its traditional chassis approach, which uses the engine block as a load-carrying part of the structure. This arrangement saves weight but adds vibration because the motor is rigidly mounted to the frame. To avoid the California's massive V-twin shaking the bike apart, the redesigned California uses a double-cradle tubular frame as well as, for the first time, elastic engine mountings.
I can't really say if this is a big deal or not. Among Moto Guzzi models, I've only ridden a Griso and a Norge and now this California. But isn't the solidly mounted sideways engine part of the signature experience? The weird connectedness of the motor with the handling, the paint shaking, the buzz in the handgrips: Is all that a market differentiator? Do purists care?
The California dispenses as well with the Guzzi's hydraulically linked braking system (many people swear by it, by the way) in favor of an ABS-based Brembo BRE 0.38 % system, with prodigious 320-millimeter double discs up front and a 282-millimeter disc in back. The California's rear tire is 200 millimeters wide—relatively modest—and it goes a long way toward helping the California roll smoothly in and out of turns. The floorboards are pretty high and, in two days of riding, including off-road, I never touched down.
How's it ride? Well, jimmying it into a parking space is like loading a hippo onto an elevator. But once the bike is moving forward it centers itself solidly and can be turned tightly at very low speeds. The balance is actually pretty great. And when you roll on with the right hand, and the California starts chucking its mighty pistons around, the low-speed shudder phases out and the bike gains in both speed and serenity. Merging onto the interstate with the throttle pinned is the full-on road-hog experience, with a big, flapping exhaust note, the bright gnashing of gears and valves, and an ornery display of torque. However, the bike is happiest in sixth gear, at 60 mph, at a loping 3,000 rpm, with the rider comfortably slouched behind the cop windshield. Ms. Lohan, this way to your motorcade.
If Moto Guzzi were ever a victim of its own charisma, the California goes a long way to fixing that. This is a thoroughly modern, effortless-to-ride big cruiser that still manages to retain Guzzi's idiosyncrasy, its Latin stubbornness.
And it's beautiful. Did I mention that?
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Federal judge clears Waco company of SEC fraud charge
AUSTIN – A federal judge has wiped out a key part of a jury finding against a Waco company and two of its top executives.
U.S. District Court Judge James Nowlin ruled last week that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had not provided any evidence that Life Partners Holdings; its chief executive officer Brian Pardo; and general counsel R. Scott Peden violated fraud laws in January and February of 2007.
Reuters reported that Nowlin, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, allowed the jury's decisions to stand holding the company liable on three other charges involving bookkeeping, reporting and certification by the CEO on the company's financial statements. The jury on Feb. 3 had cleared Life Partners, Pardo, and Peden on eight other charges.
Life Partners is a publicly-traded "life settlements" company that brokers the sale of life insurance policies to investors. The SEC had accused the company of repeatedly misleading investors by underestimating life expectancy results.
The SEC's civil lawsuit came after Pardo entered the national spotlight in the fall of 2011. I wrote about this here. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that Gov. Rick Perry had used Pardo's private plane to make presidential campaign trips, including to his announcement speech on Aug. 31, 2011 in Charleston, S.C.


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Nokia's upcoming Windows RT tablet gets new specs and details
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1. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
1080p display? 5 point multitouch? And.. Windows RT?
I'm not sure how will it compete with the Retina iPad.
5. sri_tech (Posts: 188; Member since: 21 May 2013)
1080p display is enough if the quality of the display is good.
Ex: Surface pro display was praised by every reviewer even though its 1080p display for 10.6 inch screen.
Even Verge said the 1080p display on surface pro is fantastic and gave 10 rating for display.
11. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
True, but comparing it to the tablets of its class, like the Retina iPad, one can't deny that its display will fall behind.
20. muhsen (Posts: 281; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
is there an android tablet coming from an OEM (not nexus ) having beyond 1080p screen ?
even the galaxy note 10.1 that was released to compete with ipad 4 has 720p screen
the key here is functionality where win rt is more alot productive and flexible than ios
besides 100k apps in windows store vs 375 apps for ipad(http://www.apple.com/ipad/overview/),(check the overview section for ipad for the number of apps for ipad) is not that bad specially considering that win RT is relatively new
25. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Since when did windows RT become a lot more productive and flexible than the iOS? A profound statement like that should be accompanied by some source.
Plus, those 375k apps are tablet optimized apps. I highly doubt if a mere 10% of the apps in WP Store would be optimized for a 1080p display.
30. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
youtube windows tablet ads compared to ipad.
or should i give you a link because you are too lazy to know it?
34. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Oh, windows tablets are more productive than the iPads according to those ads by.... Microsoft.
Haha, no doubt they are.
31. tadaa (Posts: 267; Member since: 18 Apr 2013)
those apps should be optimized because they were made with the surface pro in mind. and its windows store not wp store. wp store is for phones
37. nlbates66 (Posts: 328; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)
RT doesn't rely on Windows phone apps , it runs WinRT apps, which also generally run on windows 8.
which genius's gave this guy thumbs up? :P
40. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Sorry about that typo.
But what I am trying to say is that Windows RT apps aren't yet a strong enough ecosystem. A lot of big-name apps are still missing (like Facebook, in which Microsoft owns a stake). Some are terrible, like the Skype app (which Microsoft owns). And others just don't fit with Desktop workflow, like Dropbox or SkyDrive (which is Microsoft's own cloud service).
7. jedpatrickdatu (Posts: 167; Member since: 24 Jan 2013)
True, but if this tablet is priced much lower, it won't have to compete with the Retina iPad and other high-end tablets.
42. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
i don't think nokia tablet have win RT, but will have win 8 for sure i bet ya.
2. mariosuneo4 (banned) (Posts: 75; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
so lumia's are not selling?
so this is new business??
great nokia
whats next??
3. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Lumias are selling, with increased growth of about 25 to 30 percent each financial quarter. What planet are you living on?
4. mariosuneo4 (banned) (Posts: 75; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
its ok if there is no charge of Dreaming...
make it happen.....paper weight rules..
21. mousesports (Posts: 274; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
go to bed :d fgm
51. Altair (Posts: 367; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)
Go away paper weight troll.
6. Commentator (Posts: 3690; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Lumias are selling fine, which is why I find it weird that Nokia's jumping into the tablet marketwhen 1) Nokia has limited to no experience and brand-recognition as a tablet manufacturer; and 2) Windows RT's future has never looked bleaker. I'm sure the execs at Nokia and MS know much better than I do, that's what they get paid for, but why Nokia would divert resources to tablets when they've got a pretty good thing going in smartphones is beyond me.
8. jedpatrickdatu (Posts: 167; Member since: 24 Jan 2013)
1.) Tablets could be a possible profitable venture for Nokia. Even though they have no reputation in that field, that doesn't mean they can't build one. I just hope Nokia's reputation would be better than what Microsoft made for itself with Surface.
2.) I agree.
9. Commentator (Posts: 3690; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I understand that tablets very well could be profitable for Nokia, but judging from recent history smartphone manufacturers haven't had the best luck with tablets: LG, Moto, and HTC have all failed miserably. The only successful handset makers, Apple, Samsung, and to an extent Sony, at least had recognition as PC manufacturers before they jumped into the tablet realm.
23. infernal88 (Posts: 113; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
huh ! sony in tablets ! ...i guess u meant asus
48. Commentator (Posts: 3690; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
No, I meant Sony and their well-recieved Xperia Z Tablet. Asus is a very successful tablet manufacturer, they're not a smartphone company. Also note I qualified it as "to an extent" meaning that they created a viable tablet, but still don't see that much success.
36. pellegrini (Posts: 84; Member since: 14 Jun 2012)
The problem isn't the lumias, but Windows RT itself. No one whats to make a windows rt tablet anymore, very few OEM are try to do it and the Microsoft version is overpriced and didn't make any impact to the tablet market. So, It clear to me that Microsft is pushing it's most successful mobile phone partner to the tablet market too. Otherwise windows rt will be a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig fail!
13. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1452; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
What's next??? A phablet follwed by a real Windows pro tablet. And may be a laptop too...
and in my county Lumia selling pretty well. It is keep on increasing every quarter.
44. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Possibly, Nokia did have that netbook-thing a few years ago.
26. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Go home mario, you're drunk.
27. Snoobab (Posts: 175; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Nokia released a netbook back in 2009, so no this is not "new business".
43. Astro551 (Posts: 46; Member since: 18 Dec 2011)
I really liked this thing, the design was pretty unique from stuff around that time as far as I remember (or was it just another mac copy, who knows).
But it had the kind of batt life we're still not accustomed to having (12 hours on paper, I assume at least 7 real world?), dunno what performance was like.
Also, best of all it had a really sick commercial
10. roscuthiii (Posts: 2217; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
It'd sound better without that RT... Pro would be much nicer.
18. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
Yeah it would be. but wait a sec, its WINDOWS "8.1" RT. Maybe they made some worthwhile improvements which is why nokia may be taking this risk and why microsoft is still pushing RT even though it failed miserably. just sayin
12. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1452; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
I thought they were planning a Windows Pro tablet. RT future is not that bright.
but who knows... before nokia entered WP zone there were nothing attractive on that platform except its UI of course. Then Nokia's quality,and Lumia exclusives,map service and camera tech all made me to try WP and liked it very much.
May be the same can happen here too..
Still i am a little excited to see a Lumia tablet (especially Lumia design on tablet) with Nokia's quality hardware and a nice price tag too...
14. tango_charlie (Posts: 250; Member since: 16 Nov 2011)
The Surface RT was clearly a flop. Even MS had to admit that.
Asus recently announced that it's dropping Windows RT cause nobody wants a Windows RT tablet (ASUS CEO Jerry Shen said it more politely: "Windows RT has not been successful").
And now Nokia is joining the tablet arena with a Windows RT tablet?! Are you for real?! What the heck is wrong with you Nokia guys?
22. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Let Nokia do it, Nokia adopted WP for two years now, so no need to worry about Nokia. Nokia knows how to do it.
35. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
The motorola xoom was clearly an even bigger flop, as was Honeycomb. By your logic google should have abandoned its tablet strategy ??
15. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Hmmmm.....sounds good., but add more space? Atlease 64GB... and i hope it has great battery life...and is that a stylus? Sweet :-)
16. HeWhoDoesNothing (Posts: 157; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
But... RT...
The specs are nice.
17. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Maybe microSof and nokia, know something we dont know.. new features coming?
19. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
i think the same. Its "8.1" RT. maybe thats why nokia is taking this risk and MS is still optimistic.
24. gazmatic (Posts: 795; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
sub $300 price tag and no one will complain
more than that and few people will buy it
28. Mke5Mke (Posts: 18; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
Nokia will not release a Windows RT tablet. Period.
Windows 8(.1) tablet? There's a good chance.
29. Mke5Mke (Posts: 18; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
The author clearly made the hasty and most-likely false assumption that "if it's a tablet, then it's got to be RT."
41. LordDavon (Posts: 135; Member since: 19 Sep 2011)
Not at all. It's a Snapdragon processor. I believe that the only version of Windows 8 that runs on ARM processors is RT.
32. boosook (Posts: 1437; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
5 or 10 multitouch points does not make a great difference, the problem is that this tablet will not be different from the existing mass of windows RT tablets from asus, acer and microsoft itself that are still lying on the shelves because noone buys them. Why should a nokia tablet succeed where all the others have failed? This is a last desperate attempt by microsoft to sell something with windows rt. They hope that the version bump + the nokia brand will help sales, but I don't think they'll succeed and this will be the last time we hear about windows rt.
33. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
thats because they use a old Tegra 3 and HD screens but are being sold at high end prices , almost twice the price of android tablet with the same specs
38. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
If Windows RT was a flop then android 4.0 honeycomb was a collosal disaster. Does that mean google should have dumped its tablet strategy?? Likewise, the nexus q and original chromebook were about as successful as trying to run a chinese restaurant next to a veterinary clinic; Obviously google should have given up there and not bothered with Chromecast or chrome OS.
45. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Honeycomb was 3.0, just FYI, but I agree with your comment.
39. jove39 (Posts: 1858; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
If Nokia want to sell those...then price them right!
46. DontHateOnS60 (Posts: 867; Member since: 20 Apr 2009)
What happened to Windows 8.1? RT sucks...
47. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1546; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
i'm going to break away from everyone and say that nokia will be smart and also offer a Windows 8.1 tablet as well as a Windows RT tablet. By the way folks Microsoft
said in the past they will support Windows RT surface computer for 3 years even if they end up the only one making them
49. Commentator (Posts: 3690; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I think it would be even smarter to just forego the RT and move straight to 8.1. Define themselves as a "premium" tablet manufacturing company that doesn't have to compete with the likes of the iPad, Kindle, and other Android tablets. Sure it's a niche market, but I think they'll still fare far better than if they try to wade throughthe cutthroat bloodbath that is the current "average-consumer" tablet market.
50. gd761 (Posts: 136; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
It Don't Matter how Good the Specs are for your New Windows RT Tablet if the Customers can NOT Install and Run Older Windows Apps.
Give up on a CRAPPY Version of Windows called RT!
52. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1546; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
folks ARMS chips rule the mobile world because they are cheap to make & have good battery life. if Microsoft does not make an a tablet that uses ARMS cpu's
then Microsoft is out of the mobile device world except for Windows smart phones and Apple Ipads and Andriod tablets will have it all. Please remember When Android Tablets first came out They did not have many Apps and the touch screen response stank until Ice cream sandwich an Android Jellybean OS updates came, Microsoft is going to hang in there even if it will end being the Only one making Windows RT tablets. windows 8.1 tablets are PC's shaped like a tablet. A really good one will cost you 450 to 1200 to buy.. Now can you afford to buy them.
53. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1546; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
The keys to make a Nokia Window RT Tablet successful are !+ Microsoft will let the public know it will; support RT tablets. so People will write apps for it and the public will know that it's supported by Microsoft. 2=The design has to be damn good. 3=The price has to be RIGHT. Window surface RT tablets were too high to a lot of folks. 4=Nokia's own apps that are Nokia specials have be really good


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Boston police made the announcements Friday afternoon. The Red Sox were set to play the Kansas City Royals, while the Bruins were scheduled to face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The bombings on Monday killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. Police identified two suspects. One was killed during a shootout with police, and the other was being sought during a massive manhunt across the city and surrounding areas.
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Course and Registration Policies
Add/Drop Procedures
Students can use MaineStreet to add courses to their Fall 2016 schedules through September 4th, and to drop courses through September 11th. Students can also see Drop and Withdrawal deadlines for any class by clicking on the Calendar icons on their MaineStreet Class Schedule. Students sign into MaineStreet using their maine.edu email login and password. Directions for placing oneself on a Wait List can be found below.
Students who choose to add and drop courses using the paper-based system must obtain the signature of their advisors on an add-drop form which can be obtained from and must be returned to the Student Services Center or the Registrar's Office by the indicated dates.
Add/Drop Deadlines
Adding Courses
No student may add a course after the start of the fourth class hour of that class without the written approval of the instructor and their advisor (last day to add a course: September 4, 2016). For courses which do not run the full length of the semester, the add deadline is the 7% point of the course (equivalent to first week of a normal semester).
Late Course Adds
Students wishing to add a semester-long course after the end of the third week (after September 18th) must complete a Late Course Add Form and obtain the written approval of the instructor, advisor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students must indicate the compelling reasons for adding a course this long after the add deadline. The student and the instructor must also indicate on the form the manner in which the student will make up the work missed at the beginning of the semester.
A Late Course Add Form must also be used by any student wishing to add a course which meets during a session shorter than a full term, if 20% of the session has already passed.
A Late Course Add Form is not required for Directed or Independent Studies, Co-ops or Internships.
Dropping Courses
Students who are not withdrawing from school completely may reduce their course load without any financial penalty through the first two weeks of the semester (last date to drop a course: September 11th). For classes which do not run the full length of the semester, the drop deadline is the 14% point of the course (equivalent to the first two weeks of a normal semester). Dropping a course during this period will leave no record of course registration on the student's record.
After the drop period has passed, students may withdraw from a course using the Course Withdrawal form. See Withdrawal Procedures and Deadlines.
Check the Calendar Icon
Check the Calendar icon next to each course on your MaineStreet Class Schedule, especially if you are taking classes from several UMS institutions. The drop and withdrawal deadlines will be listed for each class.
Students Who Stop Attending
Students who stop attending classes during the drop period will be removed from those classes, since the university is obligated by law only to report as enrolled those students who are actually attending or participating in classes. In online classes, signing into Blackboard will be considered attendance or participation in the class.
After the end of the drop period, students who disappear from classes, but fail to withdraw, will be assigned a grade of L, which has the same value as an F on the student's grade point average. Financial aid may be adjusted depending on the student's last reported date of attendance.
Wait Lists
Students may place themselves on a Wait List by checking the "Wait List if Closed" box when adding classes to their MaineStreet schedule. The system will indicate to the student their position on the Wait List. Students using the paper-based system must have either the signature of their advisor or their PIN for the term on an add slip in order to be waitlisted for the class. No student may be added to a Wait List after the first day of classes for the term.
Before the start of the term, students on Wait Lists will be automatically moved into classes as space becomes available. Students should check their MaineStreet schedules to find out whether or not they've been moved into a class. Students who no longer wish to be enrolled in the waitlisted class are responsible for dropping the class from their MaineStreet schedule.
**PLEASE NOTE** Students in any of the following situations will NOT be moved into a class from the Wait List:
- if you have any type of Hold which stops registration (i.e. Business Office, Immunization, etc.)
- if you are already enrolled in another section of the class (in other words, do not enroll in one section and Wait List for another)
- if the waitlisted class will put you over 18 credits for the term
Students who are still on the Wait List when the term starts should present themselves at the first class to find out if the instructor has room in the class, which may be made available by non-attending students. Students who are still on Wait Lists when the term starts need to obtain the instructor's signature on an add slip and submit the form to the Registrar's Office in order to be added to the Class Roster. Waitlisted students are accepted into classes on a space-available basis, in the order in which they were waitlisted for the class.
Students who request to enter a class after Wait Lists have closed must obtain the signature of the instructor on an add slip, or ask the instructor to send written permission to the Registrar's Office via email (email@example.com).
Incomplete Grades
An Incomplete is a temporary grade indicating that specific arrangements have been made with the instructor to complete work by a later date not to exceed 210 days. An "I" which is not removed by the prearranged date is replaced with the grade specified on the Incomplete Grade Contract. If no grade is specified, the Incomplete is turned to an "F."
Students who wish to arrange to take an Incomplete for the semester should consult with the faculty member teaching the course. If the instructor agrees that an Incomplete is appropriate, the instructor will complete an Incomplete Grade Contract in MaineStreet which specifies the following:
- the work to be completed by the student
- the date by which the student will complete the work
- the grade the student will receive if the work is not completed.
The Registrar's Office waits until 210 days after the end of the semester in which the Incomplete was given, then changes any remaining Incomplete grades to the grade specified on the Incomplete Grade Contract. If no grade is specified, the Incomplete is turned to an "F."
When is an Incomplete appropriate?
If a student has completed almost all the requirements for a course, but has a compelling reason for not being able to complete the rest of the requirements on time, an Incomplete may be appropriate.
If a student has not completed most of the work for a course, an Incomplete is not appropriate. The student should receive the grade he/she earned for the course, or an "L," with last date of attendance/participation, if appropriate (for students who disappear from a course). Any student who receives an "F" or an "L," and who wishes to retake the course, needs to register for the course during a subsequent term in order to participate in the class.
Does an instructor have to give a student an Incomplete?
No. Instructors are not obligated to give a student an Incomplete grade.
How soon will the grade be changed?
Students need to be aware that it may take the instructor some time to evaluate late work. The instructor is under no obligation to issue the final grade for a course immediately upon receipt of the late materials.
The Registrar's Office waits until 210 days after the end of the semester in which the Incomplete was given, then changes any remaining Incomplete grades to the grade specified on the Incomplete Grade Contract. If no grade is specified, the Incomplete is turned to an "F."
Repeating Courses
When a student repeats a course, the initial grade remains on the transcript, but only the latest grade is used for computing the grade point average.
Credit earned for all previously completed attempts of the course will be lost.
When a student completes the exact equivalent of a UMM course at another institution (while registered at that institution) with an acceptable grade, the effect of the original grade on the student's GPA will be cancelled. However, the grade the student earned at the other institution will not replace the original grade in the calculation of the GPA, in accordance with standard transfer credit policy.
Pass/Fail Policy
Courses are graded on an A-F basis unless otherwise noted in the course description.
When a course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis, the grade of P will be considered to be equivalent to a C- or better. A grade of LP (Low Pass) may also be assigned, and considered the equivalent of a D+, D or D-. A grade of F earned in a course graded on a pass/fail basis will not affect the grade point average.
When a course may be taken pass/fail at the option of the student, the student must declare his/her option in writing before the end of the second week of classes by submitting the Declaration of Grade Option form to the Registrar's Office, or to the instructor, who will in turn submit the student's form to the Registrar's Office.
Once made, this decision cannot be changed.
Auditing a Course
A student may audit a course for informational instruction only. A student who audits does not receive academic credit for work done.
A student may register for any course on an audit basis by obtaining the approval of the course instructor on a Course Audit Request form. Students auditing a course pay full price for tuition and fees.
A course registration may only be changed to or from audit status during the first week of the semester. Instructor permission is required.
Full-time students may not use the audit registration as a basis for exceeding the usual credit maximum of 18 semester hours. Audit registration also may not be used as a means of achieving full-time status.
Audit registrations will appear as such on the permanent record of the student. The University, therefore, reserves the right to monitor the attendance of the auditing student.
Many courses have prerequisites, or courses that need to be completed prior to the course in question. Students should check the Course Descriptions to identify course prerequisites.
The prerequisite rules assume that you will pass the courses in which you are currently enrolled. If you later fail a course which is a prerequisite for a later course, your registration may be dropped for failure to meet the required prerequisite(s).
Who Can Register for Classes?
In general, the minimum prerequisite for enrollment in University courses is the high school diploma or equivalent. Certain courses may have prerequisites in the form of prior courses. Anyone who does not meet general or specific course prerequisites may be permitted to enroll in certain courses based on work experience or other qualifications, with permission of the instructor. Course descriptions and course prerequisites are available in MaineStreet Class Search, from the Registrar's Office, or the UMM ITV Office (for UMM Distance Education courses). High school students may enroll in certain courses, based on their qualifications. Students should work through their high school guidance counselors to find out more about UMM's Early College program.
Students enrolling in college-level English or math courses for the first time must take the appropriate UMM placement exam. Please contact the Student Services Center at 207.255.1470 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.
There are no prerequisites for enrollment in non-credit courses.
A person need not apply for admission or be accepted in a UMM degree program in order to enroll in courses. Such non-degree registration, however, is limited to eight credits per semester.
Away Approval
Students matriculated in UMM degree programs are expected to secure written approval prior to taking coursework at another institution.
Students should complete an Away Approval form well in advance of registering at the "away" institution.
Prior approval will ensure that the course will transfer back to UMM as recorded on the Away Approval form, as long as the student completes the course at a regionally accredited institution and earns an acceptable grade.
Credit approved for courses taken at other institutions will be evaluated and posted to the student's record according to UMM's Transfer Credit policies.
If you think the prerequisite rules are missing some important information about your record, or don't seem to recognize the course you've taken as a prerequisite, call or email the Registrar's Office (207-255-1223 or firstname.lastname@example.com) and we will check into the situation.
If you don't have the needed prerequisite(s), but DO have the instructor's permission, ask the professor to sign an add/drop form and bring to the Registrar's Offie for processing. You will also need to include your semester PIN number or your advisor's signature on the form.


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Westminster's Mathematics Program
Why Study Mathematics at Westminster?
The Westminster Mathematics program offers challenging classes with small class sizes and lots of opportunities for one-on-one interaction with the faculty. We have many opportunities for students to further their mathematical interests. Our curriculum meets the needs of students preparing to teach mathematics, students planning on graduate studies, students desiring to pursue non-teaching degrees in mathematics, students majoring in other academic disciplines who need a mathematics foundation, and students desiring practice in the art of logic and thinking.
Many employers look for candidates with a strong mathematical background, even if the job itself does not seem to require mathematical knowledge. Such a background shows that the applicant has developed good critical thinking skills, can think logically and is a good problem solver. Professions that specifically require a strong mathematical background are numerous. Math professors and math teachers obviously belong to these, but some less obvious ones include weather forecasters, technical editors, computer programmers, medical researchers and people in financial, scientific and actuarial fields, to name just a few.
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