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IRS Form 1098-T
Wright State University follows IRS guidelines by preparing IRS Form 1098-T annually for students with charges billed for qualified tuition and related expenses in excess of scholarships and grants or for students who have prior year adjustments.
Per Internal Revenue Service Instructions for Form 8863, education credits are based on the amount of adjusted qualified education expenses paid in 2017 (e.g. check, cash, credit cards, loans) for academic periods beginning in 2017 or the first 3 months of 2018.
Please note any amount paid in 2016 or 2018 cannot be included as qualified education expenses when computing 2017 education credits. Wright State University has elected to reflect Amounts Billed in Box 2 of Form 1098-T versus Amounts Paid in Box 1. Therefore, the actual amount of qualified educational expenses paid during the calendar year must be determined.
Additional information regarding your student account activity can be found by logging onto WINGS and WINGS Express (wings.wright.edu). After logging onto WINGS, click the WINGS Express icon.
- To view student account information, select "Student and Financial Aid", "Student Fees " (term will default to current term) click "Submit" and then select "Click Here" on the next page to enter the e-commerce site. At the e-commerce site, select "View Account Activity" link. To "View transactions by term"; click on drop-down arrow, highlight the term and press "Go".
- Students can view 1098-T statements online by clicking "IRS 1098-T Tax Notification" under the "Student Fees" link, then enter tax year and click "Submit".
Wright State University cannot offer tax advice; therefore, we encourage students to consult with a tax advisor to determine eligibility for any educational tax benefit. Additional information regarding Education Tax Benefits can be found at http://www.irs.gov/ by searching for education tax benefits.
Official 2017 IRS Form 1098-T "Instructions for Student"
An eligible educational institution, such as a college or university in which you are enrolled, and an insurer who makes reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and related expenses to you must furnish this statement to you. You, or the person who can claim you as a dependent, may be able to claim an education credit on Form 1040 or 1040A only for the qualified tuition and related expenses that were actually paid in 2017. To see if you qualify for the credit, see Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education; Form 8863, Education Credits; and the Form 1040 or 1040A instructions.
Institutions may report either payments received during the calendar year in box 1 or amounts billed during the calendar year in box 2. [WSU NOTE: Wright State University reports amounts billed in box 2; therefore, box 1 is always blank.]
The amount shown in box 1 or 2 may represent an amount other than the amount actually paid in 2016. Your institution must include its name, address, and information contact telephone number on this statement. It may also include contact information for a service provider. Although the filer or the service provider may be able to answer certain questions about the statement, do not contact the filer or the service provider for explanations of the requirements for (and how to figure) any education credit that you may claim.
- Student's identification number For your protection, this form may show only the last four digits of your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), or adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN). However, the issuer has reported your complete identification number to the IRS and, where applicable, to state and/or local governments.
- Account number May show an account or other unique number the filer assigned to distinguish your account.
- Box 1 Shows the total payments received in 2016 from any source for qualified tuition and related expenses less any reimbursements or refunds made during 2017 that relate to those payments received during 2017. [WSU NOTE: Box 1 is always blank on our Form 1098-T. See above.]
- Box 2 Shows the total amounts billed in 2016 for qualified tuition and related expenses less any reductions in charges made during 2016 that relate to those amounts billed during 2016.
- Box 3 Shows whether your institution changed its method of reporting for 2017. It has changed its method of reporting if the method (payments received or amounts billed) used for 2017 is different than the reporting method used for 2016. You should be aware of this change in figuring your education credits. The credits are allowable only for amounts actually paid during the year and not amounts reported as billed, but not paid, during the year.
- Box 4 Shows any adjustment made for a prior year for qualified tuition and related expenses that were reported on a prior year Form 1098-T. This amount may reduce any allowable education credit that you claimed for the prior year (may result in an increase in tax liability for the year of the refund). See "recapture" in the index to Pub. 970 to report a reduction in your education credit or tuition and fees deduction.
- Box 5 Shows the total of all scholarships or grants administered and processed by the eligible educational institution. The amount of scholarships or grants for the calendar year (including those not reported by the institution) may reduce the amount of the education credit you claim for the year.
- Box 6 Shows adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year. This amount may affect the amount of any allowable tuition and fees deduction or education credit that you claimed for the prior year. You may have to file an amended income tax return (Form 1040X) for the prior year.
- Box 7 Shows whether the amount in box 1 or 2 includes amounts for an academic period beginning January – March 2018. See Pub. 970 for how to report these amounts.
- Box 8 Shows whether you are considered to be carrying at least one-half the normal full-time workload for your course of study at the reporting institution. If you are at least a half-time student for at least one academic period that begins during the year, you meet one of the requirements for the American Opportunity credit. You do not have to meet the workload requirement to qualify for the lifetime learning credit.
- Box 9 Shows whether you are considered to be enrolled in a program leading to a graduate degree, graduate-level certificate, or other recognized graduate-level educational credential.
- Box 10 Shows the total amount of reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and related expenses made by an insurer. The amount of reimbursements or refunds for the calendar year may reduce the amount of any education credit you can claim for the year (may result in an increase in tax liability for the year of the refund).


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. equities rose Tuesday, after investor concerns about the future of Ukraine somewhat softened and as market heavweight Vodafone Group PLC pared losses.
The FTSE 100 Index UKX, -0.41% picked up 0.6% to 6,605.28, paced by a 2.5% rise in defense contractor BAE Systems PLC BA., +2.10% BAESY, -4.32% . The benchmark on Monday gained 0.6%, marking its first winning session in six days.
European stocks also broke free of losses, and U.S. stocks advanced after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated he didn't want to split Ukraine, although he did sign a treaty to annex the breakaway region of Crimea over the objections of Western leaders.
As U.S. and European leaders debate how to respond, another key event could be Ukrainian elections on May 25, when voters will elect their next president.
"If a pro-Russian leader wins, Putin has in essence taken over the whole country and make no mistake, he will be doing his best to get his first choice elected," said Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at the Lindsey Group LLC, in a note Tuesday.
Shares of Vodafone Group PLC VOD, -0.49% shed 0.1%, winning back almost all their losses made after Fitch Ratings warned it may downgrade the wireless firm's rating by one notch over the planned purchase of Spanish cable firm Ono SA unless other measures are taken to reduce debt.
Vodafone's leverage is low for a 'A-' rating, said Fitch, with funds from operations adjusted net leverage expected to be 1.2 times at the end of March. But the planned deal with Ono, and Vodafone's Project Spring investment program over the next few years, "could push this metric to above 2.5x within 18 months, which is the upper end of the leverage range for a 'A-' rating."
Vodafone shares climbed 1.7% on Monday on the deal.
Among other stocks, J Sainsbury PLC SBRY, -1.44% tacked on 0.5%, as it held on to its 17% market share even as quarterly sales declined. In the 10 weeks to March 15, Sainsbury posted a 1.5% fall in total sales, and excluding fuel, total sales were down 1% during the period.
Sainsbury's figures follow last week's below-anticipated projection from Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC MRW, -0.16% that underlying profit for the fiscal year 2014-2015 will drop between 460 million pounds ($764 million) and £510 million. Morrisons shares also turned higher Tuesday, rising 1%. At the same time, shares of Tesco PLC TSCO, -4.40% edged up 0.24%.
Off the FTSE 100 Index, stock in Asos PLC ASC, -0.64% fell 8.3% as the online fashion company's raised capital expenditure plans will likely pressure its yearly earnings.
Elsewhere in London, the Bank of England named three new senior officials to join the central bank. Among them is Ben Broadbent, who will become deputy governor of monetary policy.
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CHICAGO (AP) - The second of two bank robbers who made a daring escape from a high-rise federal jail in downtown Chicago has been arrested, federal officials said Friday.
Kenneth Conley was captured in the suburb of Palos Hills, according to U.S. Marshals Service spokeswoman Belkis Cantor. Cantor said someone had called Palos Hills police Friday morning to say they had seen and recognized Conley.
Conley fled the Metropolitan Correctional Center last month with Joseph "Jose" Banks, apparently by smashing a hole in a wall at the bottom of a narrow cell window and squeezing through before scaling down about 20 stories using a knotted rope made out of bed sheets.
Banks was arrested without incident two days later at a home on the city's North Side.
Jail officials did not notice for hours on the morning of the escape that Banks and Conley were gone. Surveillance video from a nearby street showing the two hopping into a cab shortly before 3 a.m. on Dec. 18. They had changed out of their orange jail-issued jumpsuits.
When the facility did discover the two men were gone around 7 a.m., what was found revealed a meticulously planned escape, including clothing and sheets shaped to resemble a body under blankets on beds, bars inside a mattress and even fake bars in the cells.
A massive manhunt involving state, federal and local law enforcement agencies was launched, as SWAT teams stormed into the home of a relative of Conley only to learn the two escapees had been there and left. The authorities searched other area homes and businesses - even a strip club where Conley once worked.
Law enforcement officials left a host of questions unanswered, including how the men could collect about 200 feet of bed sheets and what they might have used to break through the wall of the federal facility.
Conley, 38, pleaded guilty last October to robbing a Homewood Bank last year of nearly $4,000. He wore a coat and tie during the robbery and had a gun stuffed in his waistband.
Banks, 37, known as the Second-Hand Bandit because he wore used clothes during his heists, had been convicted of robbing two banks and attempting to rob two others. Authorities say he stole almost $600,000, and most of that still is missing.
During trial, he had to be restrained because he threatened to walk out of the courtroom. He acted as his own attorney and verbally sparred with the prosecutor, at times arguing that U.S. law didn't apply to him because he was a sovereign citizen of a group that was above state and federal law.
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ABC News reports that according to U.S. defense sources, incontrovertible proof now exists of Iran's material assistance to Iraqi Shiite forces:
U.S. officials say they have found smoking-gun evidence of Iranian support for terrorists in Iraq: brand-new weapons fresh from Iranian factories. According to a senior defense official, coalition forces have recently seized Iranian-made weapons and munitions that bear manufacturing dates in 2006.
Iranian-made munitions found in Iraq include advanced IEDs designed to pierce armor and anti-tank weapons. U.S. intelligence believes the weapons have been supplied to Iraq's growing Shia militias from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is also believed to be training Iraqi militia fighters in Iran.
This has been known or suspected for a while, of course. The 2006 munitions may have just been captured, or this news may be part of an effort to influence public reaction to the soon-to-be-released Baker-Hamilton report. If we're going to "talk to Iran," as the Baker commission is expected to recommend, what, exactly, are we going to tell Ahmadinejad that will convince him that instead of fomenting and enabling violence in Iraq, he should help us stop it?
It's certainly a question we'll have in mind when we read the commission's report.
PAUL adds: So this means war, right?
SCOTT adds: Michael Ledeen writes in response to Paul's question:
The really big news in that story is that, for the first time (I think), American officials branded the Iranian regime as responsible for the weapons traffic. Up until now, they have always given the mullahs some wiggle room, you know, maybe 'rogue elements' are at work. But not this time.
Yes, it's war. A bit lopsided, to be sure; they've been attacking and killing Americans for 27 years. We keep offering goodies. It seems our commanders in the field have decided to blow the whistle on our feckless politicos.
JOHN responds: I wonder whether our commanders have decided to blow the whistle on the Baker-Hamilton commission, specifically.


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When you're looking for a high-availability solution, you might find that although third-party providers offer good solutions and complete packages, their products can get pretty expensive. Once you evaluate the costs, you might decide that implementing your own database mirroring solution is a no-brainer. However, implementing and supporting a successful mirroring solution takes some thought and planning. Sure, you can slap together a mirroring solution with little effort, but if you don't have a handle on every aspect of your environment, you could be in for a bumpy ride. You must consider such aspects as network speed, security, maintenance, upgrades, and failover. (For information about how to decide whether mirroring is right for you, see the Web sidebar "Should You Choose Database Mirroring?", linked at the top of this article page.) If you don't include all the necessary aspects in your implementation, you could bring your production environment down in a matter of minutes.
So, let's look at how to set up and support mirroring as an alternative to an expensive third-party high-availability solution. In this example, we might not need the entire server to fail over; instead, we'll assume we're working in an environment in which we need only a single database or two to be mirrored. What you'll find is that although mirroring is an excellent high-availability technology for individual user databases, it's far from a complete disaster-recovery technology. For one thing, mirroring doesn't protect system databases, whereas third-party products typically do. So although you wouldn't use mirroring to fail over an entire server, it can be a good choice for protecting important data and it doesn't involve the complexity of replication.
Configuring Your Network
Getting mirroring going is easy enough, but the process can reveal previously unknown network problems. Therefore, it's always best to get your mirroring setup running on a non-production system before taking the plunge with your important data.
First, you need to make sure you have the proper Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for both your primary and secondary servers. You can verify the FQDN by connecting to the server console either directly or through Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services. In Terminal Services, go to Start, Run, and type cmd. Then, type ipconfig/all. You should see a screen like the one that Figure 1 shows.
Notice in Figure 1 that the second line in the result set is Primary Dns Suffix. This setting is what SQL Server is looking for when setting up mirroring. You'll have to work out any DNS issues before you can set up mirroring, so this setting is a good place to start. If the primary DNS suffix isn't what you're expecting to see, the easiest way to fix the problem is to add the proper DNS suffix in the connection's IP properties. You can see how to add the DNS suffix on the DNS tab of the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box in Figure 2.
Why does SQL Server require you to use the server's FQDN instead of the NETBIOS (domain name) or even the IP address? This security requirement lets SQL Server be sure it is talking to the desired server for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and the mirroring network validation checks. (You must provide a canonical name that can be compared to a self definition of the machine.) You also have to address any network problems before you have a successful mirroring setup.
Getting Set Up for Mirroring
Now, you can begin to set up mirroring. Follow these basic steps:
- Take a full backup and a log backup of the primary database.
- Restore both backups to the secondary server.
- Create the endpoints.
- Establish partnerships.
- Start mirroring.
This list is oversimplified, so let's walk through the details of the setup that you'll encounter in the mirroring pane of the database properties window and the Database Mirroring Security Wizard. Note that you must perform the backups and restores yourself.
That's a good place to start—so begin by performing a full backup and a log backup, then restore them both on the secondary server. You must restore your backups with the same names that they have on the primary database, but the restored databases don't have to be in the same location on the secondary server. In addition, it's OK to run the log backup right after the full backup; you don't have to leave any time between them.
At this point, you might wonder why you even need the log backup? If you've already restored the full backup with no recovery, why take a log backup? Shouldn't mirroring just be able to pick up where the full backup left off? The answer is yes and no. Although you could use only the full backup, SQL Server requires the first log backup to be restored to ensure that no bulk logged pages are in the database. The log backup includes any bulk logged pages and clears the flag that indicates the existence of bulk logged pages. If you took a log backup after the one applied to the mirror, that backup could include bulk logged pages that were generated and backed up but left no traces in the log. In this case, the bulk logged data wouldn't make it to the mirror because it's not in the log stream and no bulk logged bits are set.
Once the backups are restored on the secondary server, we can start the wizard and establish the mirroring session. Rightclick the primary database and go to Tasks, Mirror or go to Properties, then select the Mirroring tab. Click Configure Security to start the Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard that Figure 3 shows. In the Include Witness Server dialog box, you'll almost always want to configure a witness. In addition to being needed for failover, the witness prevents what's known as a split-brain scenario, in which the link between the two servers gets broken for some reason and each one thinks the other is down. In such a case, the secondary database will become the primary database, and when the link is re-established, both databases think they're primary. Not pretty. Having a witness prevents this error. You can use any edition of SQL Server as your witness, so if you don't already have a free server, you can install SQL Server Express somewhere reliable and you'll be fine.
The principal server instance defaults to the server you started the wizard from, so be sure to start the wizard from the principal. You also have to start the wizard from the right database. The wizard doesn't have a place to pick the database to mirror; it assumes you started it from the database you want. You can pick your own port and endpoint name in the Principal Server Instance dialog box that Figure 4 shows, but it's best to accept the defaults. The only reason to pick something different is if the current settings are already in use or are restricted. So for example, if you already had an endpoint named Mirroring, you'd have to choose another name. Or you might have to choose an alternative port if the listener port is in use by another service or firewall restrictions prevent you from using the default. If you don't have any of these circumstances, there's no reason to change the defaults unless you just want to.
Next, you choose the mirror instance in the Mirror Server Instance dialog box, which looks similar to the dialog box in Figure 4. Then, the wizard will force you to connect, and you'll get to make the same choices for the witness in the Witness Server Instance dialog box.
Now, configure the service accounts for each server. If you leave these blank, as Figure 5 shows, it's assumed they're all the same domain accounts or are non-domain accounts. I didn't need to configure service accounts for my scenario because I'm using the same account on all my servers.
Finally, the Success dialog box tells you if anything has gone wrong. After you close the box, the wizard asks you if you want to start mirroring, as you can see in Figure 6.
If you click Do Not Start Mirroring, you can start mirroring any time from the Mirroring pane of the database's Properties window. However, if you wait too long and the logs get out of synch, you'll have to apply another log backup and start the wizard from scratch.
Now that you have a working mirroring setup, you need to know how to manage it. Naturally, because the mirror is just a standby instance of the primary database, you don't have to back it up. In fact, you can't back it up because it isn't available for any kind of connection. So if you have automated routines that back up all databases on the server, you'll need to exclude the mirror or you'll get an error every time the job runs. Also, depending on how you have your backup job set up, it might not continue backing up any of the other databases. For example, if you have a stored procedure that cursors through sys-.databases, backing up each-database as it goes, you have two choices. First, you could call the backup statement directly from the stored procedure, in which case the backup will stop on the first error. So if the first database in the cursor is the mirrored instance, the procedure will fail and none of the other databases will get backed up. Your second choice is to build the backup statement,assign it to a variable, and execute the variable. This choice causes the backup statement to run outside the context of the stored procedure, and although that statement will produce an error on the mirrored instance, it will continue to move forward and back up the rest of the databases. In either case, you'll want to exclude the mirrored database from the cursor because it will always produce an error that you have to investigate.
Index Maintenance and Upgrades
You also have to understand the effect mirroring will have on your maintenance routines. If you're running mirroring in full safety mode (synchronous), all of your REINDEX and DEFRAG statements will be applied to both servers in real time. This requirement could easily increase your maintenance time by 100 percent or more. So if you have a strict maintenance window, you might want to consider changing your mirroring to asynchronous mode before you begin maintenance. Let's look at the choices you have for managing mirroring with your maintenance routines.
- Leave in synchronous mode (safety on). This choice will at least double your maintenance time.
- Pause mirroring during maintenance. This solution is better than using synchronous mode if you have a strict maintenance window, but once maintenance is done and you resume mirroring, your mirroring session will have to resynch. The primary database will be available during the resynch, but it won't be in synchronous mode until the logs get caught up, so you'll be unprotected for a time. To pause mirroring, run ALTER DATABASE against either the primary or the secondary server with the appropriate setting: ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks SET PARTNER SUSPEND.
- Switch to asynchronous mode (safety off). The primary database still sends its logs to the secondary database, but it doesn't wait for the transactions to harden on that secondary server before it commits its own transactions. On large implementations that support lots of activity, this method is preferred because you'll still be in asynchronous mode while the two servers resynch, but the resynch time will be shorter than it would be if you paused mirroring. Thus, you'll greatly reduce your exposure. To switch to asynchronous mode, run ALTER DATABASE against either the primary or the secondary server with the appropriate setting: ALTER DATABASE MirrorTest SET PARTNER SAFETY OFF.
- Stop mirroring. You also have the option of completely stopping mirroring and re-establishing it once maintenance is complete. This solution isn't practical for most shops, but it is an option. To stop mirroring, simply run ALTER DATABASE against either the primary or the secondary server with the appropriate setting: ALTER DATABASE MirrorTest SET PARTNER OFF.
The same considerations come into play when you have schema changes. Especially when you're using mirroring, you must test schema changes before you implement them because some changes can cause massive log activity and you'll need to benchmark ahead of time. For example, if you add a column to a large table and fill it with default values, you could double your processing time and the upgrade time. For a more detailed discussion of database mirroring performance considerations, see the Microsoft article "Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations" at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/technologies/dbm_best_pract.mspx.
Automated Monitoring
You'll also want to monitor your mirroring setup to make sure your secondary server isn't getting too far behind if you're running in asynchronous mode (safety off). To do so, you can use the monitoring GUI that is included in SQL Server 2005 Management Services, Service Pack 1 (SSMS SP1). This GUI will give you real-time statistics about your mirroring setup. I'm not going to go into details about the SSMS GUI here because most DBAs don't have the time to monitor a mirroring scenario for very long. Instead, I recommend using the Perfmon counters. You can add these counters to existing monitoring solutions such as MOM, OpenView, or Tivoli and set alert thresholds, as you would with any counter. You'll notice a new object in Perfmon: SQL Server: Database Mirroring. In the object, you'll find several interesting counters that display statistics about how many bytes get pushed between the two servers. The two counters that will be most useful to you in benchmarking and diagnosing performance issues are the Log Send Queue and Redo Queue counters. The larger these numbers get, the further behind your mirror is getting, and you should look into the root cause of the latency.
The Bottom Line
Mirroring can be a powerful tool in your high-availability scenario if you pay attention to its limitations and benchmark and monitor it properly. Mirroring is easy to set up and provides zero data loss under the right conditions. And although it can complicate maintenance scenarios, it's easier to support than replication or clustering. Mirroring can also be an attractive alternative to the often-bloated costs of third-party applications. You can download the T-SQL scripts you need to set up mirroring and some common management tasks at http://www.sqlmag.com. Click Download the Code at InstantDoc ID 95293.


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The Mark Twain House's annual fundraiser event, Mark My Words 2014: A WICKED Cool Evening!, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m., at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford.
Author Gregory Maguire, whose novel, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," imagines the sympathetic backstory of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character, and Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of "Wicked," the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Maguire's book, will be in conversation with Courant theater critic Frank Rizzo. Tickets: $25 to $55, VIP $125. Information:


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Judge reinstates suspended Rockingham County attorneyBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
April 10. 2014 5:25PM
BRENTWOOD – A judge reinstated Rockingham County Attorney James Reams on Thursday, calling the attorney general's decision to suspend the longtime prosecutor as "unlawful" in the wake of presenting no criminal charges against him.
The decision will not immediately restore Reams to office. Judge Richard McNamara agreed to a 30 day stay of his decision so that the matter can be taken up by the state Supreme Court.
Reams' lawyer, Michael Ramsdell, said on Thursday that the decision by Judge Richard McNamara affirmed what his client believed all along.
"The attorney general overstepped his bounds," Ramsdell said. Attorney General Joseph Foster suspended Reams on the night of Nov. 6 amid an investigation that found the county attorney sexually harassed female employees, discriminated against others and mismanaged a forfeiture account.
Reams has denied any wrongdoing and is fighting removal proceedings alleging misconduct from office.
(For more on this story, see Friday's edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader.)


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Died serenely, at peace, on Saturday, June 28, 2003, in her own home 10 days before her 94th birthday. Lovingly cared for by her son John, his partner Bill YEADAN and other compassionate caregivers. Companion since 1924 of the late Dr. Harry EBBS (1906 - 2000). ''Their portages often diverged but they paddled as one.'' Daughter of the late Taylor ''Chief'' and Ethel ''Tonakela'' STATTEN. Sister of Dr. Tay STATTEN and the late Dr. Page STATTEN. Wonderful mother to Bobsie, Susan, John EBBS. ''Geeya'' was so proud of her grandchildren (children of Jim HAYHURST and Sue EBBS) Cindy HAYHURST (Scott HANSON), Jimmy HAYHURST (Beth) and Barbara HAYHURST (Paddy FLYNN.) ''NanaGeeya'' was joyously entertained by her great-grandchildren Ben, Cameron, Griffen HANSON; Statten, Quinn, Tatum HAYHURSAINT_Dear to her always, Eleanor PARMENTER and Jean BUCHANAN. From birth Couchie summered under canvass, first at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, where her father directed the Central Toronto Young Men's Christian Association camp and from 1913 when the Stattens took a lease on Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park. In 1921 and 1924 Camps Ahmek and Wapomeo were founded. Graduate of Brown P.S., Bishop Strachan School, University College U31T, O.C.E. Inductee of the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame. Teacher at Oakwood Collegiate, after which she assumed full-time directorship of Wapomeo until retirement in 1975. Involved member of the Canadian, Ontario and American Camping Associations, Bolton Camp Committee, Young Men's Christian Association Board. Founding member of the Society of Camp Directors. Supporter of the Taylor Statten Bursary Fund and Camp Tonakela in Madra, India. Recipient of the Directors' Award of Friends of Algonquin. Patron of the Tom Thomson exhibit, in memory of her husband, at the Algonquin Park Visitors Centre. Loyal sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Avid member of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Toronto Mycology Society, the Toronto Camera Club, Rotary Club of Toronto Inner Wheel, Women's Auxiliary at the Hospital for Sick Children, University Women's Club. Enthusiastic member of Osler Bluff Ski Club and Rosedale Golf Club. Founding member of Lawrence Park Community Church. She and Harry travelled widely sharing their passion for children in camping, paediatric medicine and other youth causes. Her strong leadership, fairness, integrity, wisdom and instinct to see the good in all has touched thousands and will be her legacy for generations. If you wish, remember Couchie by donating to The Camping Archives, Bata Library, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 or to any of the above organizations. In early September a Celebration of her Life will be held at Lawrence Park Community Church, Toronto. Friends on Canoe Lake are invited to renimisce and tell tall tales at her beloved Little Wapomeo Island on Monday, July 7th, 3-6 p.m. Memories may be posted at www.firesoffriendship.com. ''Here Let the Northwoods' Spirit Kindle Fires of Friendship.''
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Florida woman charged with neglect after police say she let 7-year-old son walk to park alone
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A Florida woman is charged with child neglect after police say she let her 7-year-old son walk to a park alone.
Thirty-four-year-old Nicole Gainey of Port St. Lucie was arrested Saturday. Police say her 7-year-old son was en route to a park about a half-mile from home when lifeguards spotted him sitting alone at a nearby pool. When they questioned him, he ran toward the park, where officers picked him up. According to a police report, Gainey told officers she allowed her son to go to the park unsupervised once or twice a week.
Attorney John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute, a Virginia-based civil liberties group representing Gainey, says his client is a good mother who is scared but ready to fight the charge.
A call to Gainey wasn't immediately returned.


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Etisalat launches new wellness guide
Dubai , June 11, 2012
Etisalat Information Services (eIS), a part of Etisalat Services Holding, introduced its unique new health, beauty and wellness guide, 'Daleel Al Seha,' at the 'Beautyworld Middle East' expo held in Dubai.
Daleel Al Seha - which means "the health guide" in Arabic - is a comprehensive bilingual (English-Arabic) guide offering useful and up-to-date information on health, wellness and beauty facilities in print, online and mobile formats to customers in the UAE and beyond.
Commenting on the launch, Rashid Al Naqbi, the general manager of eIS, said: 'We are proud to be associated with the Beautyworld this year as we found the event appropriate to the launch of our new product Daleel Al Seha.'
'This one-of-its-kind business guide responds to the growing need for accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on health, wellness and beauty in the UAE,' he noted.
Daleel Al Seha, he said, provides an interface between the general community and health, wellness and beauty care practitioners in the UAE and abroad.
It also improves the quality and level of medical information available and thereby the wellness of the general population.
With listings on medical facilities such as hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and business information including skin, weight management, and cosmetic surgery clinics, Daleel Al Seha is well-poised to be a single point health, wellness and beauty information source across the UAE, he added.-TradeArabia News Service


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Oz lawmakers mull Facebook parental snoop rules
Could social networks go 'R18+'?
The big story about the meeting of Australian attorneys-general happening today (July 22) is that they're going to reconsider Australia's classification system, and might revisit the question of R18+ game classifications. However, it has emerged that the nation's lawmakers will also consider the vexed question of privacy on social networks like Facebook.
The Australian quotes South Australian attorney-general John Rau as having two issues in mind: how social networks affect legal suppression orders, and whether or not parents should have access to their childrens' social networking activity.
The issue of parental supervision has hit the headlines many times in Australia this year. While most "brocial" and "root-rating" networks are favoured by desperate and dateless 20-somethings, reports of similar networks among high school teens have become the stuff of tabloid frenzies.
With these issues in mind, the A-Gs are mulling whether or not Australia's ill-defined rights to privacy should apply to under-18s. Commonwealth A-G Robert McClelland is also considering whether laws should be passed imposing a minimum sign-on age of 18, along with requiring proof-of-age to open social network accounts.
Proof-of-age would also satisfy independent senator Nick Xenophon's long-held demand that social networking users be prevented from lying about their age, a tactic he says is favoured by pedophiles seeking to "groom" potential victims online. ®
Update: Any action is on hold for now, with the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General communique merely noting that social media suppression orders and Facebook privacy were "discussed" at the meeting.


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Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir dance to Olympic silver medal
SOCHI, Russia
It was rather telling that, as American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White launched into their free program yesterday, their Canadian rivals didn't even bother to watch.
It was almost like Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir already knew the outcome.
And they certainly weren't alone.
There was a sense around the figure-skating venue at the Sochi Olympics the last couple of days that the gold medal was the Americans' to lose. Davis and White received much higher scores than Virtue and Moir in the short program on Sunday, despite both teams laying out performances that were relatively equal.
After that, the Canadians seemed resigned that no matter how they skated in the free, they weren't going to get the gold.
And that's how it played out.
Again, both North American teams skated well in the free dance yesterday and, again, Davis and White received far superior scores. The Americans received a mark of 116.63 for their free for a total score of 195.52 (a world record) while Virtue and Moir, the defending Olympic champions, were awarded a free score of 114.66 for a total mark of 190.99.
Over two days of ice dancing, the top two teams skated equally well and Davis and White ran away with it, based on the score — the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. that didn't come in a singles event.
"Maybe it's a style thing," Moir said when asked what he thought the difference in the two programs may have been.
"Meryl and Charlie and Tessa and I are completely different teams. It might be a preference thing at the end of the day."
For sure, over the last couple of seasons, the Americans had started to beat the Canadians on a consistent basis, and they certainly seemed to be the flavour of the day to the judges. But as the Olympics approached, and certainly after they began, whispers began to grow that the Americans were going to get the gold unless they completely messed up. And they didn't.
Numerous times, the media tried to get Virtue and Moir to open up with their thoughts about the judging, but for obvious reasons (fear of incurring the judges' wrath), they were reluctant to do so, even though Virtue did give the system a bit of a shot after yesterday's competition.
"Ultimately, we weren't really competing against (Davis and White)," Virtue said. "It was against the system. We were doing our job. They were doing theirs and it came down to preference. So we don't hold any bitterness toward them at all."
And so, as Davis and White swirled through their Scheherazade free dance routine by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Virtue and Moir, who had already skated their free dance, stood in the media zone fielding questions from reporters, not even attempting to glance at any of the TV monitors on the wall.
When the Americans finished, the Canadians finally looked up at a monitor and, when the marks were flashed on the screen, and Davis and White were proclaimed Olympic champions (and Virtue and Moir silver medallists), they gave each other a long hug and walked away.
There was disappointment for sure. But the Canton, Michigan-based team said all week that their goal for the Sochi Olympics wasn't so much to win the gold, but to skate as well as they possibly could and leave on a high note.
"We would have liked to bring home gold for Canada, but no one close to us will love us any less because we're bringing home silver," said the 24-year-old Virtue, a native of London, Ont.
Skating their free dance to a trio of pieces by Russian composers Alexander Glazunov and Alexander Scriabin, Virtue and Moir gave it their all. When it was over, they hugged at centre ice.
"The kiss and cry was special," said Moir, 26. "We were able to look at each and reflect on 17 years and what a journey we've had. We're lucky kids."
Later on, long after the flower ceremony and the news conference, Moir, a native of Ilderton, Ont., walked back on to the ice and kissed the Olympic emblem, a symbolic farewell to a legendary career that saw the still-young team win gold and two silvers at the Olympics, and two world championships.
They haven't made any formal announcements, but it's almost a certainty that they'll retire from competitive skating.
Afterward, Davis acknowledged the role Virtue and Moir played in her duo's rise to Olympic champions. The teams had trained at the same site with the same coach, Marina Zoueva, for years.
"It's been an honour. We've been pushing each other and pushing our sport, not just here, but for the last four years," she said.
To the delight of the crowd, the Russian team of Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov took the bronze with a total score of 183.48.
Though on paper it appeared that the Canadian ice dance team of Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje took a step back at these Olympic Games, the sense with Canadian skating officials is they actually took a step forward.
Weaver and Poje, who train in Toronto and Bloomfield Hills, MI, earned a free dance program mark of 103.18 Monday for a total score of 169.11, good for seventh place, after a remarkable and passionate performance to the Maria de Buenos Aires tango. At last year's world championships, they finished fifth.
So, yes, they've appeared drop a couple of places, but the consensus here is they were short-changed by the judges for their programs, certainly in the short.
In any event, with many of the higher-ranked teams likely to retire, the Kitchener-Waterloo Skate Club team looks poised to take that next step on the podium at the highest level, perhaps even at next month's world championships in Japan (it's likely their teammates Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won't be going).
"We are Weaver and Poje fans," said Moir. "We thought Weaver and Poje had a great skate (in their short), we were surprised to see (the marks) so low. We were hoping that they'd be in a hunt for a medal here. But we know that they had the same plan as us (for the free dance), just go out there and skate their program. They're going to have great success to come in the future."
Depending on the field, perhaps even a medal at next month's worlds.
The pair was elated with their skate Monday.
"It feels great," said Poje, a native of Waterloo. "It was deflating, the score we got (Sunday). We put out a great performance today and we're happy with it. It was hard to sit back and take the score Sunday but it made us want to come out and do a good performance even more so today."
Weaver, a Houston TX. native who became a Canadian citizen in 2009, said they had to regroup prior to the free dance and forget about the low short program score.
"It's not exactly how you want to spend the night going into your Olympic free dance, but in a way, we could go out there today with nothing to lose," she said. "It was liberating. Everything from the day before disappeared when we got started tonight."


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Mississippi's soybean planting through mid-April was well ahead of our five-year average. Even though the season is off to a good start, it has not been without some concerns.
Many farmers started planting earlier than ever before. Although many had some concerns, the yields that early planting has afforded us in recent years made many push the envelope on planting. Some acreage in the Delta was planted as early as late February.
In recent years it appears that spring has shifted. Every year we get started a little earlier than the previous year. The impact of early planting has paid off, but we must exercise some caution. Some of the earliest planted acreage this year was exposed to at least five frosts following emergence. A frost is not the concern many think, but temperatures that approach freezing for an extended period will cause irreversible injury — primarily emerged plants only.
Weather patterns are unpredictable but planting early has allowed us to better match crops to required emergence temperatures. In my opinion if you plant beans and cotton, you should not plant cotton until all your beans are in the ground.
Another concern has been moisture availability. April is normally one of our wetter months. However, this has not been the case in recent years and 2006 has live up to this trend thus far..
A recent front brought some much-needed moisture, but left some areas in the southern two-thirds of the state with little, if any. Accompanying this system was the most widespread hailstorm I have ever seen. Hail damage was observed from just south of Clarksdale, Miss., to south of Hollandale, Miss. All emerged crops were affected, but wheat and beans were hit hardest.
Because of the way in which grass crops emerge, they are protected by a sheath, and the growing point remains below the soil surface for some period following emergence.
Soybeans were not as lucky and farmers affected should consider several factors when deciding whether or not to replant. Even if the soybean terminal is aborted, the plant will develop a new dominant terminal. Any node from the cotyledon up is capable of establishing a new terminal. If a soybean plant is cut off below the cotyledon node, however, it will not regenerate. Although you will experience a slight delay in regrowth, plants will recover soon after being damaged.
Additional points to consider prior to replanting: (1) number of viable plants (healthy plants); (2) stem damage; (3) time of year; (4) soil condition (compaction); and (5) yield potential. Early in the growing season it is often easier to replant or spot plant rather than watch plants slowly recover.
Dry soil conditions and compacted soil have caused emergence concerns in many fields. Evaluate plant populations prior to replanting — we can tolerate lower populations than many believe but this fact is often ignored. In a high-yield potential environment, narrow rows and Roundup Ready varieties can allow us to live with lower populations if forced to.
Conservatively, populations in narrow rows are adequate above 100,000 plants per acre. Wide rows with 75,000 to 100,000 plants per acre should be sufficient. These populations are only a guide, but they are conservative populations.
If plants are healthy, I would not hesitate keeping a stand in the 75,000 to 80,000 range. In a drilled setting, two plants per square foot equal 86,000 plants per acre. This population is more than enough. We are used to higher populations, but the soybean plant has a tremendous ability to compensate given the need.
The down side to keeping a lower population is slower canopy closure. It may require an additional Roundup shot, but that is less expensive than replanting. Recent plant population data has shown little difference in yield with populations ranging from the high 60,000s to 140,000 plants per acre.
In late April the entire state needed a good general rain to complete emergence and minimize soil crusting. If your fields are dry, wait on a rain before trying to replant. Do not get in too big of a hurry to replant or spot plant if it is dry. Seed viability this time of the year is practically unbelievable compared to late May and June.
Alan Blaine is the Mississippi Extension soybean specialist. e-mail: [email protected]


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From multiplication mastery to measurement magic, this kid-favorite collection of toys that teach is sure to be big hit with your child, while also helping them develop the important mathematics skills they need to succeed in school. Fair warning: These toys are so much fun, they may even ask to play with them on weekends!
Dino Math Tracks
Prehistoric pals make this award-winning math game fun! Kids roll the dice and move their dinosaurs around a delightfully illustrated game board, reinforcing counting, addition, subtraction and place value skills. Includes game board, 16 dinosaurs, cards, number die and instructions for various levels of play. For 2 to 4 players.
Item #: 22408
Price: $23.95
Learning Wrap Ups Multiplication Mastery Kit
Learn your times tables in just 10 days with this multiplication mastery kit! Set includes a workbook, Wrap-ups, and an audio CD!
Item #: 82822
Price: $19.95
Large Calculator Cash Register
Children will build basic arithmetic skills during dramatic play with this cash register! This solar-powered register even holds life-size bills. Item includes play money, plastic coins, play credit card, and activities.
Item #: 33007
Price: $39.95
Wooden Abacus
Encouraging fine motor play while illustrating mathematical concepts with this wooden abacus!
Item #: 3636
Price: $14.95
Counting Tree
Children will start to grasp concepts of numerical value when they count the numbers of leaves and place them on the appropriate branch. Each of the four colors of leaves represents a different numeral and has the corresponding number of leaves. This tree is also durable and easy to clean. This toy is intended for children 3 years and up.
Item#: 81891
Price: $23.95
Measuring Worms
This bucket of measuring fun includes 72 squishy and colorful worms in six colors and four sizes, 1″, 2″, 3″, and 4″. Children can learn math concepts from patterning to geometry at different levels of difficulty with the included 32 double-sided activity cards.
Item #: 22371


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At 73, Nashville, Tenn., native Charles Walker is one of the few original soul singers still working, with a career spanning more than 50 years.
Walker released his first album in 1959 before he moved to New York and eventually joined the J.C. Davis band. During his tenure there, Walker performed alongside such legends as James Brown, Etta James, Wilson Pickett and Jackie Wilson.
Following his split with the J.C. Davis band, Walker spent most of his time running his art gallery in New York before returning to music as a songwriter for Motown in 1979 and eventually as a solo artist in the '90s. He teamed with the Dynamites in 2007 for the album "Kaboom," and has remained part of the collaboration ever since.
Charles Walker and the Dynamites will perform Friday at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway. Doors open at 9 p.m. with the show starting at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $13 the day of the show, and are available at the door or online at Etix.com.
Call 571-4343 or go to CharlestonPourHouse.com.
Born in New Orleans, raised in Bermuda and educated in Orlando, Fla., reggae MC Colin Harper, aka Collie Buddz, uses his geographic diversity in his music to craft a roots-reggae foundation while building on it with elements of hip-hop and R&B.
After collaborating with Shaggy on the 2007 album "Intoxication," Harper released his self-titled debut later that same year to critical praise and high sales. The album helped Harper garner attention for several prominent colleagues seeking collaborations with the up-and-coming MC, including Beyonce, Kid Cudi, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Snoop Lion, Akon, SOJA and others.
Harper's latest album, "Playback," was released in 2011.
Collie Buddz will perform Thursday at the Music Farm, 32 Ann St., with Cris Cab and New Kingston. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door, the Music Farm box office or online at Ticketfly.com.
Go to MusicFarm.com.
Local indie-rock quintet Elim Bolt quietly emerged on the scene last year with its seven-song album "Nude South."
Since that time, the band has proven to be a rarity among the typical Charleston sound, leaning more toward slumberous hooks and enveloping indie-pop with hints of dreamy '50s-era rock than the alt-country and folk sounds.
Elim Bolt will perform Saturday at The Royal American, 970 Morrison Drive, with Estrangers. Tickets are $5 at the door. Showtime is set for 9 p.m.
Go to TheRoyalAmerican.com or call 817-6925.


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Issue with Janitrol furnace --
Goes through normal sequence on call for heat - inducer on, pressure switch closes, HSI glows, then gas valve doesnt open. Interesting that the valve has 15-16V consistently until board calls for main valve to open, then 26V at the valve for a few seconds. The 15-16v is to chassis ground and ground on the valve terminal.
I thought there would be no voltage on the valve until a call from the board, thoughts?