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I'm glad to share this recipe with you and I hope you'll love it. My son is crazy about M&M's Hershey's Chocolate Cookies, so I make them every time I want to surprise him.
I suggest these cookies when you want to surprise someone or treat yourself. Chocolate makes you feel better, gives you energy and everybody likes it. M&M candies + Hershey's chocolate + chocolate cookies = perfect combination.
For all the chocolate fans I also suggest Double Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies, Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies and Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Sticks.
M&M's Hershey's Chocolate Cookies – super quick cookies for all chocolate, M&M and cookie fans. You will experience a real explosion of chocolate taste.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with baking paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
Chop Hershey's Chocolate into large chunks and set aside.
In a large dish combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a separate dish mix butter and sugar with an electric mixer, medium speed, until it gets light and fluffy, for about 4-5 min.
Add an egg and vanilla and mix until well combined. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix at the lowest speed until you get fine dough.
Mix in a ⅓ cup of M&M candies. Roll the dough into balls, by using a 1 ½ tablespoon of the dough for each ball.
Place them in the baking sheet. They should be 1.5 inch apart. Bake for 9-10 min. Take them out of the oven.
A ¼ of a cup of M&M candies should be, immediately put on the cookies, by gently pressing each candy so that cookies crack.
Finally, put Hershey's Chocolate Chunks and press gently. After a few minutes transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
These look amazingly delicious! I printed the recipe to add to my Christmas baking! Thanks for sharing.
Hi! This looks delicious! Is there any alternative for egg?


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by mkr777, Apr 8, 2012.
To start off, I come from the iPhone scene. My first Android phone, loving it so far!
I have a Galaxy Nexus. Bought it from an individual, have no idea what carrier it came from (shouldn't matter since it's factory unlocked). I'd like to get the official 4.0.4 update, however the System Update in Settings is telling me my system is up to date with 4.0.2.
From what I've read, telling you that my Nexus is a "yakjuux" is relevant to this topic. I'm in Canada, with TELUS.
I still haven't entered the rooting scene. I'm not an advanced-enough user, but I'm reading and learning, so this will come eventually. I've read I will not be able to root if I go to 4.0.3 or above, but that doesn't matter for me right now (it will surely eventually be rootable in the near future).
mkr777 and trophynuts like this.
Most regular users in North America don't have 4.0.4 yet, thought it should be soon. I'd hang tight for the official update to be pushed out.
OK, I'll look into that once I get a chance.
But I'm still on 4.0.2, are North American users skipping the 4.0.3 update?
EDIT: Done. I'm now at 4.0.4.
Quick, off topic question. In the process, I unlocked the bootloader, it told me this will allow me to install custom software and might void my warranty. You don't need to give me an in-depth answer, I'll read about it based on the answer you give me. Does this mean I could have installed one of those custom versions of the OS which, for example, allow me to modify the speed at which the screen rotates between portrait/landscape?
Thanks, trying to get from fetus Android hobbyist to noob Android hobbyist..
Yes you can flash a custom ROM, and depending on which ROM you use, it may have extra functions.
I used 'Android revolution HD' -> its a pretty much stock 4.0.4 ROM with a few tweaks and improvements. Not any custom features.
But other ROMs like 'Liquid Smooth' come with built in options -> eg interface and behaviour customizations, clock speed options etc.
I'd look into 'Codename Android' ROM though, that appears to be the must fully featured.
Scroll down to "Google Services Framework"
If you do not get a notification, check for updates.
Repeat if it didn't work.
Took me 3 restart cycles before I got the update notification. Hope this works for some users.
This is a GSM Nexus, right?
Don't I lose all my settings and accounts if I do this?
I did this but I didn't reboot. I went and checked for the update right after clearing Google Services Framework and my update showed up.
Uhh thats because this is for the gsm model not the lte one.
Well just consider my post as a point of reference. With the original poster of the technique being from California, I was under the impression that only Verizon had the Nexus in the states. My bad.
Yeah I usually just stay in the verizon sub forum so there isnt any confusion. There are people that have imported gsm nexus that live in the us on here.
I am sorry I didn't add that I am using a GSM model on T-mobile.
If on a Mac follow this guide.
Google "galaxy nexus change yakjuux to yakju" (minus quotations) and you'll find many guides which are essentially the same thing.
Im rooted on 4.0.2 and keep getting a pop up and status bar icon about system update available how do i stop these pop ups and notifications???
Just follow this guide here and you'll be set!


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Historische Versöhnung
Wasser und Mensch
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Busek, Erhard
Glatz, Ferenc
Glatz, Ferenc Henrik
Haselsteiner, Horst
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Manherz, Károly
Pleşu, Andrei
Stark, Antal
Suppan, Arnold
Szász, Zoltán
Vékás, Lajos
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Schriftenreihe des Europa Institutes Budapest, Band 29:175–182.
MIKLÓS TAKÁCS*
Historical Arguments and Future Solutions
Two kinds of behaviour can be observed among historians speaking about the province/country of Kosovo/Kosova. Members of the first group present emotionally heated monologues about the given region, repeating the arguments of one or the other national stand with painful monotony. Colleagues in the other group try to approach the problem indifferently. Their argumentation often appears to be dry, sometimes disillusioned, and in some cases even cynical. Yet I would rather choose to apply the second approach in the following. I accept the odium that some of these negative attributes could be applied to what I wish to say. I think it is much worse if a historian, not belonging to either of the national communities adopts the set of arguments of one of them and enthusiastically propagates it. Moreover, he tries to preserve the nimbus of impartiality, which might seem convincing for those who do not adequately know the processes.
From the antecedents given here a fact surely well known by the audience becomes visible. It is not only the political and military elites of the Serb and Albanian people who are struggling for the land of Kosovo/ Kosova by arms and/or at the negotiating table but also the historiography of the two nations. As a result of that behaviour Serb historiography discusses almost exclusively the history of the region between the 13th and 15th centuries. The reason for that is that Kosovo was part of the Kingdom of Serbia during that period. It is due to the same basic stand that archaeologists of Kosovo favour to study the Iron Age. They want to prove that the Illyrians, regarded as their ancestors, were already living on the territory of the two disputed karst fields at that time and have been living there since the implicity.
Real facts are curiously mixed with over-interpreted and even false elements in both historical reconstructions. Let us take examples from the latter one. It is not true that Kosovo is the cradle of the Serb people. The Serb state was founded by Stefan Nemanja, Grand Župan (tribal chief) of the castle of Raška (1168–1196) on the territory of the present-day Sandžak, Eastern Herzegovina and Northern Montenegro in the last third of the 12th century. Only his sixth successor, the Serb King Uroš Stefan II Milutin (1282–1321) extended his rule over Kosovo or the land of 'Rigómező' (Kosovo Polje) by its medieval Hungarian name in the early 14th century. Due to its rich ore mines Kosovo became the wealthiest part of 14th-century Serbia. This is why the decisive battle had to take place there between Serbia sinking into internal strife after the death of Tsar Dušan and the Ottoman Turkish Empire surging ahead. The battle of Kosovo Polje on 14 June 1389, with which the fall of the Serb state began plays a central role in Serb historical consciousness. This is usually regarded as the fountainhead of everything bad and the beginning of the process excessively altering ethnic proportions. It is, however, a misconjecture that the population of Kosovo was homogenously Serbian before 1389. Not only because there was no such state at all in medieval Europe, but also due to the fact that there are written documents available about Albanian inhabitants in the town of Prizren in the 14th century, as it is referred to in the collected data of Sima Ćirković. However, it can be reliably proved on the basis of available written sources that the majority of the population of Kosovo consisted of South Slavs of Pravoslav ethnicity, namely Serbs and not Albanians.
With the latter remark I wished to refute a thesis of Albanian historiography considered as of axiomatic value. Let us accept as a starting point that the Albanian language originates from, or mostly from Illyrian because actually this is supported by most arguments. Even then, it is questionable to take an unbroken continuous Albanian settlement of 2500 years for granted in the case of Kosovo. The series of events of the Great Migration Period stands against the concept of people living in the same place continuously without interruption. At the end of the 6th century Avars and their Slav allies broke through the Lower Danube frontier, and the Slavs swarmed into the Peninsula. Byzantine administration and the system of cultivation collapsed on the Balkan Peninsula, together with urban civilisation as well as the Christian ecclesiastic organisation deriving from it. The Slavs settled down on the karst fields and in the river valleys and squeezed out the original inhabitants from their settlements, namely the Romanised or Grecised subjects of the Empire or the ones retaining their tribal language. Richer people moved to the cities of the marine coast not affected by the Great Migration, the poor went to the high mountainous regions where they shifted to transhumant animal husbandry. These processes are usually taken into consideration when defining the Albanian ancestral homeland. According to a widely accepted theory formulated in Western Europe the Albanian people originate in the mountainous area of present-day Northern Albania, along the upper course of the River Mati. The author of a more recent concept, Gottfried Schramm thought to have discovered the site in Eastern Macedonia. Both territories are rather distantly located from the land of Kosovo/Kosova.
Summarising we could say that the land of Kosovo/Kosova cannot be regarded as the cradle of Serbs neither as an Albanian land with continuous settlement for 2500 years. With these two statements the historical processes can be divested of the emotional charge by which they become, or may become suitable for whipping up negative passions. It is not 'past merits' that are to be considered in ethnic issues. The emergence of today's ethnic proportions can thus be viewed in a far more realistic framework, better supported by sources.
The migration of the Northern, so-called Geg group of the Albanian population to Kosovo/Kosova speeded up from the 17th century. The transformation of ethnic proportions was so big, as it can be inferred on the basis of sources, that by the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries Albanians constituted the majority population of the province. If we also take this fact into consideration, one has to draw the conclusion that Serbia, step by step becoming independent during the course of the 19th century, was fatally late for the liberation of Kosovo from the Turks. By the time Serb troops entered the province during the First Balkan War in 1912, they were seen by the majority of the population as an occupation force and not as liberators. The contradiction between ethnic proportions and the actual affiliation to a state was and has remained the basic conflict of the 20th-century history of Kosovo/ Kosova. Moreover, the basic situation was significantly aggravated by the fact that the Albanians of Kosovo became the most dynamically growing population of Europe in the post-1945 period. Thus their proportion reached 80 per cent in the total population already by the 1980s and 90 per cent by the turn of the millennium. Finally, the attempt of solving the Albanian issue verging into genocide resulted in the 1999 intervention of the NATO member countries.
I do not wish to go into detail about the events that took place in the decades before and after the millennium. The tragic events of those two decades in fact can be linked only indirectly to the research into the history and material remains of past ages. In the following I wish to deal with this aspect, with the issue of heritage. Monuments in Kosovo represent an utmost explosive material for ethnic disputes, particularly for Serbs. The keynote of these disputes was set at least a century ago. May I only recall the poem of Milan Rakić entitled Simonida. Rakić was an eminent figure of Serb literature in the early 20th century, one if those who introduced symbolism in the region. In the years before the First Balkan War he undertook tasks related to foreign affairs as Serb consul in Priština – we all know, as the land of Kosovo/Kosova was still part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire at that time. The poet chose the perhaps most famous fresco of the Serb Orthodox monastery of Gračanica as the topic of his poem of 1907, often quoted in Serbian literature. Rakić wrote about a detail of the fresco representing Queen Simonida whose eyes were scratched out. The introductory thought of his poem was that this heinous deed could only be committed by a supposed Albanian rascal. It should be noted that there is yet another explanation for the scratched out eyes. The eyes of the Simonida fresco and of similar works of art could be scratched out by Orthodox believers who hoped for the healing of their eyes by using that powder.
The poem is of mobilising force, as a result of which a monument becomes a factor encouraging for action and fight. The South Slav ethnic war in the first part of the 1990s proved that all the combating parties had taken the role of national heritage into account. The planned and merciless destruction of the monuments of the other party was an organic part of that 'dirty war'. The keynote was set by Božidar Vučurević, a truck driver of Trebinje, grasping the command of the local defence committee at the time when Dubrovnik was bombarded in December 1991. He in fact stated that "If necessary we will build a much lovelier and more ancient Dubrovnik". The absurd logic of the statement well illustrates the attitude of the warlords of different kinds and rank to the built or archaeological heritage of the Balkan region, more specifically to the part of heritage that they regarded as alien. Taking full possession of areas, usually of mixed ethnic composition was to be accomplished not only by a violent alteration of ethnic proportions, by the so-called ethnic cleansing but also by a violent modification of the past of the region. According to the inhuman logic of the warlords not only the undesirable ethnic groups were to disappear without trace, after being humiliated and desecrated but also the buildings that would remind other of them. This is how the concept of ethnic cleansing of absurd logic can be supplemented by yet another one, by 'heritage cleansing'. Naturally, it played no role whatsoever in the warlords' set of ideas that the 'wiping out' of monuments was also a war crime similarly to locking up civilians in concentration camps, to their torture, rape and murder. The warlords could not even notice that destroying heritage is useless from a certain point of view. For in Croatia or in Bosnia there has been heritage protection for more than one hundred years and as a result of this work there is abundant documentation available about the destroyed buildings. Thus the murderous passion aiming at "damnatio memoriae" could not result in total oblivion, neither in the case of some buildings of Dubrovnik, i.e. of medieval Ragusa, or the Eltz Palace of Vukovar (or Valkóvár), or the Aladza Mosque of Foča, nor the old bridge of Mostar and the list could be continued almost endlessly.
Those who are interested in the history and antiques of the region should try to avoid two things. It is very bad if we accept the destruction of heritage with a kind of resignation and try to explain the rage of destruction with the accepted stereotype of the "eternal popular spirit of the Balkans". Further on, it may lead to a negative result if we distinguish various types of destruction and are more forgiving in respect of war crimes committed by the party we find more sympathetic. The South Slav ethnic war shows that the roles of the sinner and the victim can be exchanged if destruction is not viewed uniformly, on the level of countries but taken by regions and by smaller periods of time. Thus at the beginning of the war the people's army serving greater Serb interests or the Serb paramilitary units caused more extensive and 'professional' destruction. However, by emphasizing the crimes committed by the Serb party we cannot argue for the impunity of the two other parties. Several heinous deeds are weighing on the conscience of the Bosnian and Croat units as well because of the destruction of heritage sites between 1991 and 1995. A single but characteristic datum is that the duly world famous bridge of Mostar was completely destroyed with bombing by the Croat military troops, by a tanker unit of the HVO of Herzegovina on 9 November 1993. It was done with murderous patience and a bit less precision. They tried to cause damage to the Muslims of Herzegovina by their action.
The Kosovo conflict also proves that all the warring parties are responsible for the destruction of heritage sites. Stray yet significant quantity of data suggest that the destruction of religious buildings, namely Muslim, Catholic, or Serb Orthodox shrines have been demolished since the beginning of the armed phase of the Kosovo conflict. Naturally, both parties blame the other in this respect too. They are probably right in doing so because these tools were used by both sides as far as it can be assessed on the basis of press news. For instance, the special Serb police force, launching the campaign for the liquidation of UÇK did not only destroy and set on fire the houses of better-off Albanians in 1998 and 1999, but also several mosques claiming that they were centres of resistance. And if it is proved that the Kosovo command of the Yugoslav army set up its headquarters in the building of the Kosovo Museum of Priština at the time of the NATO air strike of 1999, thus hoping to avoid the danger of being bombed, it would be a telling example of war crime. (The destruction done by the Serb military and police forces was precisely taken into inventory by András Riedlmayer in an internet periodical.) The turning point in the destruction of heritage sites was the accord of Kumanovo and the entry of NATO forces to Kosovo/ Kosova. Parallel to the appearance of NATO a series of Serb Orthodox churches were set on fire and/or pulled down. (The blacklist of destruction can be studied on the homepage of the Rasi-Prizren Bishopric.) The Albanian side, as far as it can be reconstructed on the basis of rare press statements, usually says that a number of Serb Orthodox churches were built in places exclusively inhabited by Albanians with provocative intentions during the dictatorship of Milošević, and the local population destroyed only those buildings. Since a series of medieval or early modern age Serb Orthodox churches also fell victim to this wave of destruction, this argument is obviously deficient and apologetic.
What can a researcher do who is interested in the built heritage of the region, but does not belong to either of the national communities? The only possible approach is anxiety for heritage. Due to objective criteria, the built heritage of the Serb Orthodox Church is currently exposed to greater danger in Kosovo/Kosova, therefore greater anxiety should be expressed towards the Serb Orthodox churches and that too, regardless of what we think about the political steps of the Serb government and particularly of Vojislav Koštunica. Further on, it should not be used as a cause for turning away that the Serb communities, living under the military protection of certain heritage sites, have almost moved to extremities. Let me just refer to the billboard posters praising the Serb Radical Party of Vojvoda Šešelj placed next to the Gračanica monastery. The heritage sites themselves have a real and symbolic value: naturally not only of the buildings, but of the continuous maintenance of the liturgical events performed there.
The UN Special Envoys governing the civil issues of the province since 1999 have recognised this situation relatively early, therefore, after the chaos of the first few months the KFOR has been ensuring the protection of the Serb heritage sites assessed as the most important ones, having symbolic significance by a spectacular stationing of armed units there. Such is, for instance, besides the above-mentioned Gračanica monastery the ensemble of buildings of the Visoki Deçani, the Patriarchate of Pečij, or Ipek in its medieval Hungarian name), or the 20th-century memorial built in the venue of the battle of Kosovo Polje, at the so-called Gazimestan, shaping a medieval tower. The defence of the latter one was unfortunately only organised after it had been partially exploded. According to press news it is not churches of emblematic significance and of basic importance to art history that are exposed to the greatest danger today but buildings considered as of smaller significance. Obviously the size of KFOR troops is not big enough to send spectacular protective forces deploying even armoured vehicles. The solution has to be sought elsewhere. The local representatives of the international community should encourage the local Albanian political elite to recognise the fundamental importance of the protection of Serb heritage. In fact the destiny of those heritage sites is of strategic significance. Their contingent destruction could lead to the radical deterioration of the security situation.
With this remark I have already shifted to the issue of "How to go on?", which is indeed a question difficult to answer. At this point I have to confess sincerely that I go beyond the competency of an archaeologist and historian. A circumstance of the Southern Slav wars of the 1990s should also warn us to be cautious. Namely that during that war several West European or American archaeologists, working earlier in the region, got involved in discussing the future events and their predictions usually did not come true. I do not feel competent to elaborate possible scenarios for the events of the coming weeks and months. I do not wish to dwell upon the issue of either how big the possibility of a low-intensity armed conflict is or of a series of events in the 'grey zone' between armed conflict and peace or, last but not the least, of a peaceful solution so very much desired by the outside world. I have to concentrate on aspects that directly do not touch upon issues of military policy.
It is obvious that the Serb political elite will not accept Kosovo becoming independent, at least not in the short or medium term. It can be stated for sure on the basis of the local press that realities would play only a minimal role in the process of accepting separation. Such realities are the ethnic image of Kosovo/Kosova, or the change that had taken place in 1999, namely the withdrawal and the winding up of Serb public local administration after a lost war. Even the public opinion of countries of a less turbulent history would not easily give up part of the territory of their state. At any rate, defiance, inat in Serbian is a basic trait of the Serb popular mentality. The Serb political elite should understand a painful fact in order to be able to accept independence. Namely, that the national action programme, worded in the mid-19th century was unrealistic right from the outset because it set two incompatible objectives. It simultaneously demanded the restoration of the 14th-century empire of Tsar Dušan in the south, namely the elimination of the territorial consequences of Turkish occupation. In the north it wanted to annex areas where Serbs settled down in the late middle ages and in the early modern age, such as the western rim of the Balkans and the southern third of the Carpathian Basin. The latter areas could be inhabited by Serbs exactly because they had given up part of their earlier habitat, namely the land of Kosovo/Kosova.
For a long time the Serb political elite seemed to succeed in realising both aims. They achieved this by transforming the Serb national objectives into a common South Slav issue and by making their claims, with clever foreign policy, part of the principles of settlement of the victorious Great Power alliance of World War I. In the new territorial arrangement, closing down World War II, once again Yugoslavia became a basic element of the Southeast European stability, and this situation, as it is commonly known, survived up to the fall of the one-party system states based on communist ideology. According to some approaches the foreign political failure of Slobodan Milošević in the early 1990s was caused by not succeeding in dividing the Western allies in the issue of the Serb–Croat and Serb–Bosnian conflict, and also by the fact that the old-new political elite of the Soviet Union transforming into Russia did not show sufficient interest in the question. Even on the basis of press news it is fully obvious that the situation was different in respect of Kosovo/Kosova in 2007. Russia, the Russia of the Putin era pursues a resolute and far more confrontational foreign policy than the Yeltsin era, and the protection of the territorial integrity of Serbia enjoys definite priority among its aims, together with hindering efforts of the Kosovo Albanians to gain independence. To approach the situation from another side: knowing the modern-age history of the Balkan Peninsula it can be justly assumed that not only the so-called contact group had talks about Kosovo/Kosova but also the foreign politicians of different rank and position of the various Great Powers. Public opinion orienting itself on the basis of press reports usually gets information belatedly, if at all, about such talks. Remaining at our profession, the analysis of these issues is not the task of the present but of the future generation of historians.
I wish to reflect on facts that a present-day Hungarian historian and archaeologist may have a good chance to encounter. Surely the issue of the Serb Orthodox churches would emerge in several conferences and meetings. It can be justly assumed that a long line of reports will describe their condition and deteriorating state. Therefore one will have to return to this topic many times. Hungarian experts have to show enhanced empathy towards such presentations. After all we are quite familiar with the decay of built heritage with reference to minorities, such as Hungarians in some successor states including Serbia. A further disputed issue may be the case of the archaeological material of the Kosovo Museum in Priština. Actually the most valuable finds of the Museum were taken to Belgrade for a representative exhibition installed in 1998, and as far as I know they were not returned to their original repository, with the exception of a Neolithic idol. This latter work of art, the so-called enthroning Goddess was returned on the occasion of the visit of the then Special Representative to Kosovo, Michael Steiner in 2002, obviously in order to illustrate the bona fide of the Serb party. It can be justly assumed that this gesture would remain an exceptional procedure and the issue of the return of the complete set of finds will not be settled in the near future and not at the cost of a single round of talks.
Earlier I have just cursorily mentioned the Hungarians of Vojvodina but it was not accidental. I cannot conclude my contribution without calling attention to that small but certainly not insignificant group of Hungarians. The existence of Hungarians in Vojvodina places enhanced responsibility on all of us. We cannot approach the northern Balkan region as foreigners elegantly standing aloof and the same applies for the problem of Kosovo/ Kosova. At the discussion of the independence of Albanians in Kosovo, which has come to the foreground of world power competition we have to call attention to the fact, on each occasion, either we speak about historical or of actual political aspects, that it is of basic importance to Hungary to help the survival of Hungarians in Vojvodina and the assertion of their minority rights without any reservation. We have to continuously strive for the enrichment of our knowledge in the service of that objective. Our words, in fact, would only be authentic if they are based on the solid knowledge of irrefutable facts.
* Senior Researcher, Institute of Archaeology, HAS
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Carrie and I love music and concerts, so when we saw that the area between the Gateway of India and the Taj Hotel (a mere 5 blocks from our guesthouse) had been fenced off for a series of concerts we of course wanted to go. Tickets were free, but only available through authorized stores and in very limited quantity.
Our first night we were unable to get in but on night two, after walking away from the gate unsuccessful, a random Indian man came up to Carrie and showed three tickets. We, of course, asked how much and what the catch was, but it seemed like there was none so we went inside with him.
The concert was actually the finals for the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 game show. The guy who brought us in spoke very little English, but was obviously a big fan of the show as he, along with thousands of other Indians in the area, were standing on chairs, clapping, singing along and rooting for their favorite of the final three contestants. The acts were a mix of either singing or lip syncing (still not sure) and dancing with backup dancers, all to the latest Indian pop music.
We stayed for nearly three hours but as there was no end in sight and we had to make plans for that night, we said thanks and goodbye too our gracious host. To this day we have no idea why he brought us in.
Maybe some friends never showed up or maybe he just got some extras to be nice to a random stranger. Regardless, he never asked for anything and was just so happy and smiley to be there that we fed off of his positive energy.
On our final night in Bombay we once again went ticketless to the concert area and I walked up to the guard and asked how we could get in. He said that there were no more tickets, but after I asked a few more questions and looked extremely disappointed, he decided to let Carrie and I in.
It's amazing the treatment that we get just for being white in India and it really, at times, helps open doors. So, for nearly two hours we were treated to a performance by Sonu Niigaam, who was sort of a mix of Tom Jones and Wayne Newton.
Sandwiched between the Taj Hotel (from the Nov. 26 terrorist attacks) and the Gateway of India (site of previous attacks), the entire concert series had the theme of fighting back terrorism by not being afraid and the location choice was a big F.U. to terrorism. Fighting back is a very big campaign in India where, sadly, terrorism has become a way of life.
We heard many stories from our new friends about being in Bombay on 26/11 and our guest house was right in the heart of the attacked area. Other than the Taj Hotel, the Leopold Cafe was down the street and the docks where the terrorists arrived in the city were a few blocks away.


Does your loved one have depression, anxiety, irritability, or agitation from Alzheimer's disease or dementia? Here are medications and other treatment options that may help.
As we remember, the kaleidoscope turns, the pieces shift, and a new image emerges. In Alzheimer's, we see certain features of memory more clearly.
A new conceptual approach to understanding scam victims and power dynamics.
New research shows that face-to-face communication can go a long way toward staving off depression in older people.
The hope, the gift that keeps on giving, is gut faith, courage, and perseverance, along with shared holiday empathy to connect with those in need.
Learning how to best communicate with those who have cognitive impairment can help prevent irritability, agitation, and aggression.
If there were ever a bipartisan cause to unite in a day of polarization, hatred, and violence beyond measure, it is Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
Why do some people suddenly appear to get better in the final hours of life?
Are you wondering if your forgetfulness is normal? Here are 10 early signs that it might be Alzheimer's.
A study showing an link between midlife alcohol consumption and dementia should be interpreted cautiously, experts say.
Perhaps Ken didn't see it coming last week as he passed away after a valiant, bruising battle against Alzheimer's at age 52. Alzheimer's doesn't respect demographics of any sort.
Getting to the gym in middle age can pay brain-protecting dividends later, suggests recent research.
And 10 ways to improve your memory.
An animal doesn't have to be warm and fuzzy to make us feel warm and fuzzy.
Women have twice the rate of Alzheimer's as men, but powerful new research provides insights about enhancing women's brain health.
What is it about popular modern diets that may be driving our descent in to madness?
A study that evaluated thousands of participants over several decades concluded that depressions occurring during middle age do not lead to dementia.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid: Your daily fruit smoothie could be working against your brain.


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Sarah Sundin is the author of With Every Letter, On Distant Shores, and the Wings of Glory series. In 2011, A Memory Between Us was a finalist in the Inspirational Reader's Choice Awards, and Sarah received the Writer of the Year Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference. Sarah lives in California with her husband and three children. Visit www.sarahsundin.com for more information.
Two hearts are about to learn the rhythm of love.
Bold, sophisticated, and coy. Army Air Force flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies, leaving men pining in airfields all across Europe. So how can ruggedly handsome C-47 pilot Lt. Roger Cooper be all but immune to her considerable charms? In fact, he seems to do everything he can to avoid her.
Sarah Sundin is a superb storyteller. In this novel she writes about a sweet romance between flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson and pilot Lt. Roger Cooper during World War II. Even though Kay has every other military man yearning for her, Roger resists her—outwardly. Both Kay and Roger have lingering hurts from the past and have difficulty believing they deserve each other. Misunderstandings and the risks of war pull them apart yet push them together. The reader will want to find out if Kay and Roger get past their secrets with like minds about their relationship.
The winner of last Thursday's blog post for a copy of With Music In Their Hearts by Carole Brown is Martha. I'll email you. Thanks all for commenting. Watch for more book giveaways.
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I have read a few of Sarah's books and enjoyed them. I would also share this with my 81 year old aunt who loves them too.
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Egypt sets up hotline to tackle 'fake news' just two weeks before elections
Web Desk On Mar 13, 2018
CAIRO: Egypt's judiciary announced Monday it has set up a hotline to gather complaints of "fake" news in the traditional or electronic media that could pose a threat to national security.
Two weeks ahead of elections in Egypt, the media have been under close scrutiny, with an increase in cases of journalists being arrested and websites blocked.
"The Egyptian judiciary has set aside mobile telephone numbers to receive complaints on the instant messaging app WhatsApp and by SMS, so long as the name of the complainant and their personal details are given," it said in a statement.
It said the initiative was aimed against "premeditated fake information damaging to national security and the country's interests".
The country's top prosecutor on 28 February urged action against media outlets found to be publishing "false news".
Commenting on the prosecutor's statement, a foreign freelance journalist who has been covering Egypt for three years told MEE: "The general prosecutor's recent statement is the latest in a string of warnings and threats directed towards the media over the past few years."
"This one is perhaps the most concerning because it was from a very high ranking and powerful official," added the journalist who wished to remain anonymous for fear of being prosecuted.
"Often the warnings are implicit and subtle, but with this statement, we can make no mistake that what we write and say will be monitored."
Earlier in March, Egypt's government press centre called for officials and prominent individuals to boycott the BBC over a report on human rights it said was false.
The public prosecutor also ordered the detention of a woman interviewed by the BBC in a recent report that sparked controversy, alleging in a statement that she had committed the offence of spreading "false news".
Reporters Without Borders had warned that Egyptian authorities are trying to muzzle criticism from foreign media outlets after silencing local journalists.
Oman shelves plan to lay off over 1,000 workers from oil, gas sector
Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says


As an Oklahoma girl, OU has always impressed some facet of my life. As a citizen, I am proud of OU. And, as a professional, I am thankful for OU. Lawyers are not just dedicated to their craft, they are driven by their desire to learn and apply that knowledge. My passion has always been the law, and within that are the areas of natural resources, indigenous peoples and energy, three of the most essential aspects of mankind everywhere.
I had always planned to advance my knowledge and, after considering other LL.M. programs, I determined that the combination of OU's reputation and the LLM curriculum makes its program superior to other post-doctoral programs. The program's curriculum reaches the core of these subjects and the instructors expand them beyond their usual boundaries.
Participating in this program has been not only exhilarating but rewarding. I am honored to be a part of it. Thank you, OU Law, for offering an LL.M. program that focuses on areas of law that are essential not just to Oklahoma and the United States, but globally: energy, natural resources and indigenous peoples.


We review our year and reflect what we are thankful for.
I'm join with new TFC Team Member, Hannah Kawahara, and discuss the daily struggles we go through in our fitness journey as well as the practical ways we can prepare for these struggles.
We talk about the power of neuro linguistic programming, the way our mind associates with the words we use within our own inner dialogue we have with ourselves.
We continue our series on #RealTalk and dive into our personal stories about body image as well as give perspective to help you develop a positive body image.
We discuss the dangers of overtraining, the signs and symptoms of excessive exercise, and how to be self aware of what too much training looks like for you.
We talk about how to control your eating, not letting your eating control you.


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Fed's QT May Jeopardize Market Liquidity
The complexities of shrinking the Fed's balance sheet.
As the quantitative tightening (QT) program is set to shrink the Fed's balance sheet by $95 billion in September, experts warn of adding further pressure on an economy that may already be in a recession.
The Fed started tapering its $8.9 trillion balance sheet in June reckoning to keep the reduction at $1.1 trillion a year over two and half years. But the impact a reduced Fed balance sheet could have on the liquidity in the market and equity prices raise concerns among financial market professionals.
Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Academy Securities, discussed Federal Reserve policy and the outlook for the US economy on "Bloomberg Surveillance" where he compared QE and QT to Newton's cradle, warning that the prices of assets on the markets will decline.
"I think QT behaves very differently than rate hikes," Tchir said. "I think QE really helped inflate all asset prices. I have always talked about this as being like Newton's cradle, where you drop the ball at one end, and it knocks all these things, and the ball at the other end moves. So, if that is what QE did and really pushed out asset prices - especially on the riskiest assets - I think you are going to see the reverse of that."
Strategists at Bank of America wrote in a note to Bloomberg the reduction of the central bank's balance sheet along with the interest rate hikes could knock 7% off the S&P 500 index next year.
Research presented last week at the annual conference in Jackson Hole by a former Chief Economist at the IMF Raghuram Rajan provided a pessimistic assessment of the quantitative tightening and its ability to shave off the Fed's balance sheet. The researchers found that commercial banks do not reduce borrowing once the Fed has started to shrink its balance sheet.
The concern is that the outflow of deposits from banks into money market funds could reduce bank reserves at a rapid pace, which could impede lending activities to financial markets and the broader economy. Investors are effectively taking deposits away from banks and putting them into government money market funds, which invest mainly in Treasuries and repos. These money funds, in turn, channel the cash to the Fed's overnight window.
Fed's reverse repurchase facility (RRP) led by money market funds has drawn in a broad range of market participants, helping eliminate excess liquidity in the financial system. According to Reuters, by the beginning of August, the volume at the Fed's reverse repo window has topped $2 trillion for thirty-nine straight days. Barclays expects daily reverse repo levels to hit between $2.8 trillion and $3.0 trillion by the end of the year.
The decline in bank reserves could also prompt a surge in the repo and effective fed funds rate, which was the case during the last QT in September 2019 when bank reserves ran down due to heavy withdrawals for tax payments and settlement of Treasury purchases at auctions. That forced the Fed to reverse its monetary policy course and replenish the banking system with liquidity.
"If the past repeats, the shrinking of the central bank's balance sheet is not likely to be an entirely benign process and will require careful monitoring of the banking sector's on-and off-balance sheet demandable liabilities," said the paper by the former IMF executive


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Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Play It Again, Sam production photo
This revival of Woody Allen's 1969 Broadway play about a neurotic New York film critic and journalist whose wife has just divorced him is a delight. Tim Frost as Allan, the role Allen wrote for himself, may look rather like him but he makes the part his own. He is well matched by Amy Bailey, lovely as his best friend's wife Linda who, with her property-dealing, business-obsessed husband, is trying to set the nerd up with a girl. While Allan's wife (Josephine Kiernan) wanted to ride naked on a motor bike through Europe, unfortunate Allan is a man who, though he spent his entire honeymoon in bed, did so with dysentery. Without her he's a mess.
A succession of newsreel and film clips from Vietnam to Woodstock, Robert Kennedy to Diana Rigg and James Bond set the date as the audience settle (you can compete with your partner in identifying what they all are) to end with a 'turn off you mobiles' title that's a change from this theatre's traditional announcement. From then on director John Plews keeps the comic action fast running, slowing down just a little to allow romance to almost poke its head in as Allan and Amy find themselves increasingly attracted.
Suzie Lombardelli's set offers a West 10th Street apartment plaster with movie posters. Its layout is an architectural oddity, but it works very efficiently for the pop up or pop in appearances of Allan's ex-wife and of his adviser on women, none less than slouche-hatted Humphrey Bogart, whenever Allan's memory or imagination need them, which is often. Shaun Stone is a wonderfully one-dimensional Bogart and James Kermack is Amy's preoccupied husband, always ringing the office on arrival to say where he can be contacted next.
Felicity Russell plays a succession of girls that Allan tries to date, in life or in his imagination, most of them don't bite his line but with one his luck seems to be changing, and Kiernan doubles as some others, including a crazy disco dancer.
The gestures are bold and neither text or production is particularly subtle: Allan is dysfunctional so the set is littered with his dropped clothing, but the timing is right, its heart is in the right place and the laughs keep on coming. Enjoy it!
"Play It Again, Sam" runs until 26th June 2011


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The plugin for the IntelliJ IDEA: connector for AWS Lambda functions.

View and update functions powered by AWS Lambda with Java function (uploading with JAR-artifact). In the [RC1.7.RC2](https://github.com/satr/intellij-idea-plugin-connector-for-aws-lambda/releases/tag/v1.7.RC2) there is a basic support for the NodeJS (uploading with zip-archive).

Please read more about AWS Lambda on the following site: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda

Plugin on IntelliJ site: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9886-connector-for-aws-lambda

Latest releases and pre-releases: https://github.com/satr/intellij-idea-plugin-connector-for-aws-lambda/releases

* Install [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/) and configure credentials for a user with permits to administer AWS Lambda functions.
  * Command to create a credentials profile
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* Install the plugin.
* Open a project with an AWS Lambda function.
* Configure a JAR-artifact for the project.
* Open the tool window ![](sources/resources/icons/iconConnector.png) "Connector for AWS Lambda".
* Refresh ![Refresh](sources/resources/icons/iconRefresh.png) lists with AWS Lambda functions, JAR-artifacts, regions and profiles.
* Select in the list an AWS Lambda function to update it or run a test for it.
* Update the function with the button ![Update Function](sources/resources/icons/iconUpdateFunction.png) (do not forget first to build an updated function).
* Type an input for a function test or load it with the button ![Open Test Input](sources/resources/icons/iconOpenFunctionInputFile.png) from a json-file.
* Hit the button ![Run Function](sources/resources/icons/iconRunFunctionTest.png) to run the test for a selected function.
* Track activities in the Log window. Clean the log with the button ![Clean log](sources/resources/icons/iconClearLog.png)
* Set a proxy properties in the IDEA settings and setup these values in the plugin with the button ![Update proxy settings from IDEA settings](sources/resources/icons/iconUpdateProxySettings.png)

![](docs/images/intellij-idea-plugin-connector-for-aws-lambda-01.png)

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Amazon Web Services, and AWS Lambda are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.


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Congratulations on a job well done. The speed, quality of workmanship and the ease with which this project was completed says volumes for your organization. I was actually apprehensive about the project to begin with because I had not done a project this size since the 1970's. Now I wouldn't hesitate to do another as long as Calamar was the construction manager. Your assistance in finding solid financing was also A-1.


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Q: Estimator of (left-)censored normal distribution when mean>>std Suppose there is a left-censored normal distribution, and we know there is a total of $m$ samples, for which we know $n$ of them. I am trying to estimate the mean and variance of the underlying normal distribution. I find the maximum likelihood estimator by maximizing $\sum_i^n log(p(x_i|\mu,\sigma^2)$, where $p$ is the pdf of $N(\mu,\sigma^2 )$ at $x_i$ (using numerical methods)
When i do the simulation, the mle does not match exactly the true one, but it can fit quite well to the samples in some cases:

But the problem is that when the distance of mean from zero is too large comparing to the variance/ std, the optimization messed up and does not give a good result. I read somewhere that it is related to the convergence of the MLE but i forgot where. Can someone explain why or have suggestion on improving the estimation?
I have also read another post and it is mentioned that its maximum likelihood approach may be unstable if more than half of data is censored, but i still want to give it a try. However, i don't understand the $F$ term mentioned in that post, is it the cdf at 0 for the setting here? Why do we have such term when we only know there is $m-n$ samples but nothing more in the censored region?

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*Jeremy Spangler, recovering from injuries sustained in a fall.
assisted living facility in Romeoville, Illinois.
*Ginny Gardner, recuperating from foot surgery.
to Virginia residents who make up to 400% of the poverty level.
Watch for your February newsletter for details of Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and midweek Lenten activities!
There is something about the beginning of a new year that inspires change and recommitment to prior goals. As we begin new diets and fitness programs, clean out drawers and closets and plan for gardens and landscaping in the spring, let us also think about changes God is calling us to make in our spiritual lives. God is always inviting us to a closer relationship with God, but maybe we hear the call more clearly at this time of year. Maybe this New Year's prayer from The Thoughtful Christian will shake up your soul as it did mine and move us toward change for the sake of the world.
Make 2015 a year of the real peace you showed us in Jesus.
The joint parish council will meet at Zion this coming Wednesday, January 14 at 5:30 pm to finalize the 2015 budget and elect officers.
In the midst of your Christmas Eve preparations, I hope you can find time for a short break to listen to a Christmas song by Canadian singer and songwriter, Bruce Cockburn, wonderfully assisted by Roseanne Cash and Lou Reed. I've always loved Cockburn's gritty lyrics, unique insights and gravelly voice, which combine so well in his Christmas carol, "The Cry of a Tiny Babe." Here's the link; you can scroll down through the lyrics and click on the slide show that accompanies the song. Enjoy! http://www.davidlose.net/2014/12/unlikely-carols-bruce-cockburns-cry-of-a-tiny-baby/.
We keep LeeAnn and Woody Farley and their family in prayer at the death of LeeAnn's mother, Juanita Sigmon, last week. May the Lord grant her eternal rest and shine perpetual light, the light of the Christ we worship this day, upon her.
Our Christmas Eve service is this evening at 7:00 pm at Zion. O, come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
I wish you and those you love all the blessings of this holy time.


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We're Alive
Chapter 38 - Unity Makes Strength - Part 3 of 3
Wayland Productions
Following Survivors through Undead L.A.
For Army Reserve Soldier Michael Cross, the world as he knew it ended in an instant. One minute, he's in college, and in the next, rioters are roaming the highway around him, breaking into cars, and literally tearing people apart. This is the day the dead walk. This is the world of We're Alive. We're Alive is an ongoing series, packing performances and sound effects that rival movies and prove that modern audio drama is undead and well. Join our survivors as they band together, struggle to fortify a safe haven known as the Tower, and discovers that zombies are far from the worst thing in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles where the rules of human decency no longer apply. We premiere 3 New episodes a month, with a week off between chapters. Little food. Little water. Little hope. Who is lucky enough to say "We're Alive?"
Publié le lundi 07 octobre 2013 à 10:10 par waylandprod@gmail.com (Wayland Productions)
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Chapter 38 - "Unity Makes Strength" Part 3 of 3
Long term commitments...
Come back Monday October 21st for the next chapter!
Copyright 2016 063344
A Sci-Fi Audio Drama
Leland Huxley has been kidnapped into a world beyond space and time. Given seemingly random assignments and working with people who are far from human, Huxley must navigate an ever changing workspace among his bored AI, mysterious bosses, and barbarians of questionable villainy. Part science-fiction and part fantasy, Sector Ø will introduce you to worlds beyond your imagination.
The Lone Ranger Podcast
Lone Ranger Podcast
"A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi-yo Silver!' The Lone Ranger!"The Lone Ranger series is presented from 1st episode to it's completion as heard on Early Radio.
Aphotic Zone
Aphotic Zone is an acclaimed science-fiction/thriller/action-packed audio blockbuster, throwing a light on the silent pollution of the Abyss.
SYNOPSIS A guard based on a military outpost of a border. Some gunshots. Screams. An unexpected incident. Which will have us follow a scientist (Paul), a female-sergeant (Elena) and her soldiers, on the tracks of a mysterious species, unlike any other. With only audio recordings of what has happened. Leading us straight to the aphotic zone of the oceans... the depths at which light does not enter.


Tai Chi is studied in the West for its unique health benefits.
Its root is as an internal martial art which emphasizes working with ones internal energy and softness, with less emphasize on muscle strength. It helps generate a strong flow of chi, it aids chi's circulation and most importantly it works to balance chi (energy) both within ones body and with the surrounding environment.
It consists of a series of usually slow movements in a specific sequence. The movements are fluid, with natural and comfortable postures. Making it suitable for all ages and abilities. When practiced correctly what looks soft is actually strong, and when combined with spirit and intent energy flows freely creating effortless power.
It is truly an exercise of the mind, body and spirit.
Qigong, which is closely related to Tai Chi, combines various postures with breathing techniques to strengthen and allow Qi (energy) to flow within the body.
In Qigong there may be no movement, movements may be very gentle, or at times more vigorous. Some movements are very large; others are subtler almost not seen at all. Exercises may be carried out standing or at times sitting. The deeper one practices the more you can understand the purpose of each movement and the very specific effect on body and mind.
Even a small amount of regular practice can have the most profound effects.
Both Tai Chi and Qigong are linked to the study of Acupuncture and Acupressure and the bodies Meridian lines.
Some self-massage techniques are also taught with this in mind.
No previous experience is required. People of all faiths, ages and ability, even those with disabilities, can study both arts.
Please note all classes are given in English.
We will study and practice various Qigong exercises dependant on peoples needs with a particular emphasis on learning the Five Animal Frolics form, the stick form and the 8 Brocades.
These will consist of mainly Tai Chi with some Qigong warm ups. In particular these classes will work on the principles of Tai Chi and various Tai Chi sequences. These forms are based on the Alex Dong curriculum and include.
~ All three lessons per week (both Tai Chi & Qigong). 60 Euros per month from time of paying. Please note if a class is missed the payment is not refunded.
~ Two Tai Chi classes per week. 50 Euros per month Please note if a class is missed the payment is not refunded.
~ One Qigong lesson per week. 35 Euros per month from time of paying. Please note if a class is missed the payment is not refunded.
~ Drop of class 10 Euros. Ideally please contact me before turning up.
For participation contact Pagratio Gym (Imittou 190) on 2107510987, visit www.pagratiogym.gr, contact me or just come along.
Prices are 10 Euros for a drop of class or contact the Gym monthly rates.
In week two you will learn step by step the complete Yang style Broadsword form. Week two is aimed at people who have ideally studied some Tai Chi and want to learn a weapons form. It will also include warm up Qi Gong exercises and we will be working on the general principles of Tai Chi that should help with any other forms you may already know.
On Saturday evening is the welcoming, allocation of the accommodation, orientation of the awesome Aghios Pavlos area and dinner, while on the following Saturday morning after breakfast is the departure by 11:00.
The training takes place in the morning 8.00-10.30 and in the afternoon 17.30-20.00, starting on Sunday morning and finishing on Friday evening.
Deposits to be paid by Bank Transfer either into an English Bank Account (in Pounds) or into a European Bank Account (in Euros).
I met Brian in London in 2004 at Alex's Dong workshop. Since then I meet him at least once a year at Alex's workshops around the world. Brian is a good friend and a tai chi brother. He is very committed and very serious in tai chi in practicing and teaching. He is a sincere person and he loves what he's doing.
I met Brian 7 years ago at Taiji workshop in Croatia.
In that time I was a beginner and Brian with his gentle, patient, calm way,helped me to practice more serious and improve my tai chi. Since then he improved his teaching even more.
Brian is a highly skilled, attentive and patient instructor and both beginners and advanced students can benefit hugely from his classes. He makes adjustments kindly and accurately and is very impassioned to share all his knowledge and skill. Whether it's about simple things as improving your posture, reducing knee/ back pain, or gaining deeper insight into the principles of Taiji and honing your skill, Brian is the best.
I have been greatly privileged to have had the chance to study Taiji under him and would warmly recommend his classes to everyone.


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1. Millard and Locke are shareholders of Fillmore Transport, Inc
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1. Millard and Locke are shareholders of Fillmore Transport, Inc. Which the following Fillmore actions would require their approval?
a. Hiring of a chief executive officer
b. Declaring a corporate dividend
c. Amending the articles of incorporation
2. The bylaws of a corporation
a. are adopted at its first organizational meeting.
b. are submitted for approval to the public official in charge.
c. establish the value and classes of corporate stock.
d. establish the operating name of the corporation.
3. The minimurn number of shareholders that must be present at a meeting before shareholders can vote is
a. a voting trust.
b. a voting list
c. a quorum.
d. a proxy.
4. Abe and Mary are shareholders of Lincoln Construction Company. Lincoln must hold a shareholders' meeting
a. once a month.
b. once a year.
C. once every two years.
d. only when it is called by the board of directors.
5. Taj Mahal, Inc., a franchisor of pizza restaurants, wishes to standardize the pricing practices of its franchisees, who have engaged in price-cutting to increase their respective shares of the market. The most prudent remedy might be for Taj to
a. set the prices at which its franchisees sell their products to the public.
b. publish a list of suggested prices.
c. terminate those franchisees who continue to cut prices.
6. Tina bought a sports Grill franchise. Tinars agreement with the franchisor requires that she purchase sports Grill products for every phase of the operation, from napkins and sink cleaner to kitchen utensils and cash register tape. Tina challenges this requirement because she wishes to buy less expensive products available elsewhere Her best argument is probably that the requirement violates
a. federal antitrust laws.
b. the First Amendment
c. the Equal Protection Clause.
d. the commerce clause.
7. A close corporation is
a. exempt from corporate duties such as filing a certificate of incorporation.
b. taxed in the same manner as a partnership.
c. eligible to make public offerings of securities.
d. generally allowed to restrict transfer of stock.
8. The form of business consisting of at least one general partner and one or more limited partners is
a. a general partnership.
b. a limited partnership.
C. a corporation.
d. a sole proprietorship.
9. A foreign corporation
a. is chartered in a country other than the U.S., such as Peru.
b. is a synonym for an alien corporation.
c. may be required to obtain a certificate of authority to do business in states where it is not chartered.
d. may transact business only in foreign nations.
10. Sherrie and Al operate a business out of their home and are thinking of incorporating. Which of the following types of corporations would allow them to avoid the double taxation of the corporate form?
a. An S corporation
b. A C corporation
c. A close corporation
11. Martin and Van are officers of Buren Information Corporation. As corporate officers, the rights of Martin and Van are
a. the same as those held by the corporate directors.
b. determined by their employment contracts.
c. specified in state corporation statutes.
d. the same as those held by the corporate shareholders.
12. The right to inspect corporate books and records is
a. held only by directors.
b. held by shareholders, but the right is limited to the inspection and copying of corporate books and records for a proper purpose, and the request to inspect the books must be made in advance.
c. never available to shareholders
d. a virtually absolute right of shareholders and cannot be restricted.
13 William and Leon, as shareholders in McKinley office Supplies, Inc., are issued stock certificates by the firm. If Leon loses his certificates
a. ownership of the stock is forfeited, and the shares revert to McKinley's treasury
b. ownership of the stock is not affected because ownership rights exist independently of the certificate.
c. a new certificate cannot be issued to replace it.
d. the finder of the certificate assumes ownership of the stock.
14. Shares are referred to as watered stock if they are
a. issued by the corporation for less than their stated value.
b. no-par shares.
C, transferred in violation of a shareholders' stock-transfer agreement.
d. subject to stock warrants.
15. Junior is a director of Massachusetts Manufac~ring Corporation. Which of the followi?}g is not an automatic right of Junior, as a director?
a. Participation
b. Inspection of books
C. Compensation
16. George is a director of Washington Corporation. Which of the following describes George's position with regard to Washington?
a. Agent
b. Principal
c. Fiduciary
d. Trustee
17. A shareholder's derivative suit is a suit brought
a. by a shareholder or shareholders on behalf of the corporation when the directors fail to undertake any action to redress a wrong suffered by the corporation.
b. by the directors against a majority shareholder who has breached his or her fiduciary duty to the corporation or to minority shareholders.
c. against a majority shareholder by a third party who was harmed by the corporate decision approved of, and voted for, by the shareholder.
d. by a shareholder who is also a director of the corporation being sued.
18. A corporation may indemnify a director for legal costs, feest and judgments involved in defending corporation-related suits in
a. most states but not under the Revised Model Business Corporation Act.
b. most states and under the Revised Model Business Corporation Act.
c. only a few states.
d. no states
19. which of the following funds are available in all states for payment of dividends?
a. Retained earnings
b. Accumulated surplus
c. Net profits
d. Gross profits
20. All corporations issue
a. bonds.
b. common stock.
c. preferred stock.
d. bonds, common stock, and preferred stock.
21. All of the following are elements of a security except
a. the hope that profits will be made primarily by the efforts of the investor
b. an investment of money.
c. a common enterprise
d. the expectation that profits will be made by the efforts of people other than the investor
22 The primary reason that corporations issue securities is to
a. obtain financing
b. increase their market share.
c. reduce their production costs.
d. increase their visibility
23. Preferred stockholders
a. have the right to payment of an annual dividend but usually do not have voting rights
b. have the right to payment of an annual dividend and voting rights.
c. do not have the right to payment of an annual dividend and may or may not have voting rights.
d. do not have the right to payment of an annual dividend but always have voting rights.
24. Venturecorp files a registration statement that contains material misrepresentations regarding the financial health of the company. The parties involved in preparing the registration statement who might be found guilty of violating the securities laws would include
a. the persons who signed the statement
b. the underwriters of the issue.
c. the auditors of the company S financial statements.
25. The Securities and Exchange Commission
a. was created by a law passed by Congress in 1934.
b. was created by the United States Supreme Court.
c. gives opinions as to the value of securities upon request by people.
d. issues a prospectus concerning the sale of common stocks.
26. Profits made by an insider who purchases and sells or sells and purchases the corporation's stock within any six-month period are
a. short-term profits.
b. short-swing profits.
C. short-sell profits.
d. short-line profits.
27. Which of the following are not covered by Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934?
a. Officers
b. Large shareholders
c. Tippees
d. Directors
Fact pattern 28-1
Regis, the treasurer of Xanadu Company, learns that the corporation is planning to sell an engine part that will double the gas mileage of any automobile. Regis decides to purchase 10,000 shares of company stock. He also tells his friend Herb, who knows what Regis's job is, about the part, prompting Herb to purchase 5,000 shares of xanadu stock. Herb tells Fritz, who purchases 1,000 shares. Fritz tells Trevor, who purchases 500 shares. Fritz and Trevor are also told where the information came from.
28. Pefer to Fact Pattern 28-1. Regis1s best defense to charges of insider trading would be that the information about the engine part
a. is not material
b. has already been made public
c. is overly speculative.
29. Refer to Fact Pattern 28-1. Who would be subject to insider trading liability under the Securities Exchange Act 1934?
a. Regis
b. Herb
c. Fritz
30. Refer to Fact Pattern 28-1. If a court were to issue guidelines to persons such as Regis and Herb, regarding how long they should wait before they could be confident that information about the engine part had become public knowledge, the court would most likely suggest that Regis and Herb refrain from investing for
a. two weeks.
b. thirty days.
c. six months.
d. a reasonable waiting period.
31. Oscar introduces Vinny to his business suppliers as "my associate." Although Oscar has not given Vinny authority, Vinny purports to act as his agent in several deals with the suppliers. An agency relationship may be found to exist between Oscar and Vinny according to
a. the doctrine of estoppel.
b. the mirror image rule.
c. the Statute of Frauds.
d. the parol evidence rule.
32. When a written agency agreement exists that describes the rights and duties of both parties, then the agent may be said to have
a. express authority.
b. implied authority.
c. apparent authority.
d. equal authority.
33, Greg trains with, and works as an agent for, Tristate Insurance Company. Which of the following types of information acquired during the relationship could be used by Greg for his own personal gain following the termination of the relationship?
a. Trade secrets
b. Customer lists
c, Acquired skills and basic knowledge
d- None of the above
34. Burger Queen, Inc., grants its agent Phil an exclusive territory in which to sell Burger Queen products. Burger Queen cannot compete with Phil in that territory under the principal's duty of
a. compensation.
b reimbursement
C. indemnification.
d. cooperation.
Ella hires Mort to do some remodeling work in her home.
35, Refer to Fact Pattern 19-5. While Mort is doing remodeling work for Ella in her home, he accidentally drops a hammer on the foot of Ella's friend, Rose, who has come to visit, breaking two toes. Ella is
a. not liable to Elaine because Mort, as an independent contractor, is responsible for his own conduct
b. liable to Rose because she was injured in Ella's house.
c. liable to Rose for Mort's negligence. She would not have been responsible if Mort's act had been an intentional tort.
d. not liable to Rose because Mort, as an employee of Ella's, is responsible for his own conduct.
Al indicates that he is acting as an agent on behalf of an unidentified client when he enters into a contract with Stacey.
36. Refer to Fact Pattern 19-4. The principal is
a. disclosed.
b. partially disclosed.
C. undisclosed.
37. Refer to Fact Pattern 19-4. Who is liable to the third party for nonperformance of the contract?
a. Al
b. Al's principal
d. flone of the above
Liz and Sara work as clerks in Ann's Dress Shop. Ann withholds federal taxes from their pay, and controls the methods and details of the performance of their work. Liz and Sara are not authorized to modify the prices or other terms of a sale at the shop.
38. Refer to Fact Pattern 19-1. At the shop, Liz and Sara are
a. Ann's employees only.
b. Ann's employees and agents.
C. independent contractors.
39. Brenda is a salesperson for Scot's Home Supply. She advises a customer that certain lumber will last for twenty years without treatment to prevent water damage. Tn reliance on this advice, the customer purchases the wood. Brenda's statement is in error, and the lumber deteriorates within three years. Scot's Home Supply is
a. not liable–only Brenda is liable.
b. not liable, nor is Brenda~ because the customer should have known that the wood could not last for twenty years.
c. liable, because the misrepresentation occurred within the scope of Brenda' 5 employment.
d. liable, with Brenda, under the rule of shared liability.
40. A court seeking to determine whether an employer-independent contractor relationship exists would not consider
a. how much control the employer exercised over the details of the work.
b. whether the employer supplied the tools used by the worker.
c. how much money the employer paid the worker.
d. the degree of skill required to do the job for which the worker was hired.
41. generally, a worker who suffers injury from an on-the-job accident will be compensated under state workers' compensation laws
a. only if the injury completely disables the worker.
b. only if the worker agrees to bring a private lawsuit against the employer and if successful, reimburse the state for any unemployment compensation received.
c. even if the employer's negligence caused the injury. The injured worker must accept workers' compensation as the sole remedy.
d. only if the worker does not have private health or disability insurance.
42. Remedies for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 include
a. damages for unpaid wages.
b. job reinstatement or promotion.
c. both a and b.
43. Which of the following is a valid defense to payment under a workers' compensation act?
a. Negligence of the injured employee
b. Negligence of the employee who caused the injury
C. Intentional, self-inflicted injury by the injured employee
44. The Fair Labor Standards Act covers employers engaged in
a. interstate commerce.
b. the production of goods for interstate commerce.
c. either a or b.
45. Which of the following best depicts whistleblowing in the employment context?
a. Tim jokes with his subordinates about the activities of his coworker, flick.
b. The National Assemblers Union publishes a statement disclosing the unfair labor practices of a competing union.
c. Ruth tells acoworker that she thinks a product about to be marketed is unsafe.
d. Kim informs government authorities that his employer is engaging in illegal activities.
46. unemployment compensation is provided by
a. employees, who are taxed at regular intervals to pay into a federal fund.
b. employers, who are taxed at regular intervals to pay into a federal fund.
c both a and b.
47. Oppressive child labor is prohibited by
a. the Taft-Hartley Act.
b. the Landrum-Griffin Act.
c. the Fair Labor Standards Act.
d. the Family and Medical Leave Act.
48. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
a. requires employers to hire illegal immigrants.
b. permits employers to hire illegal immigrants if the employersfile a special form with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
c. permits employers to hire illegal immigrants if the immigrantsfile a special form with the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
d. prohibits employers from hiring illegal immigrants.
49. Under the employment-at-will doctrine,
a. the employer or the employee may terminate an employment relationship at any time and for any reason.
b. only the employer may terminate an employment relationship without cause; employees' rights are not recognized by the doctrine.
c. the employer may terminate an employment relationship at will only if the employee has in some way harmed the employer's interests.
d. the termination of an employment relationship, unless done with the mutual consent of the parties, is always construed as a breach of an express or implied employment contract
50. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 specifically includes
a. homosexuality.
b. kleptomania.
c. diabetes.
51. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
a, employers are required to undertake affirmative action programs to counter the effects of past discrimination against disabled persons.
b. an employer may not ~rbitrarily exclude a disabled person from employment if, with reasonable accommodation, the person could perform the job as required.
C. disabilities do not include cancer or acquired immune ~~ficiency syndrome (AIDS)
d. an employer must reasonably accommodate a disabled person even if it creates an undue hardship for the employer because employers are in a better position than disabled persons to bear the social costs of disability.
52. Alex, who is Hispanict applies for a job at Gorden Fixtures Company. The interviewer says that Gorden hires Hispanics, but does not hire African Americans. Making this distinction
a. constitutes impermissible discrimination on the basis of race.
b. constitutes discrimination but is permissible at the application stage of employment.
c. does not constitute discrimination.
53. Under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, a wage differential for equal work is justified if it is because of
a. seniority.
b. merit.
a system that pays according to quality or quantity of production. any of the above.
54. Quid-pro-quo harassment occurs when
a. job opportunities are doled out on the basis of sexual favors.
b. the reasonable employee standard is applied.
c, the work environment is hostile.
d. a pregnant employee is fired.
Evan works for Bobcat Company. In January, Bobcat adopts an "Employee Update Examination," which it requires all employees to take and pass. Even fails the exam three times and is discharged. Even files a lawsuit against Bobcat, claiming disparate-impact discrimination.
55. Refer to Fact Pattern 21-4. Bobcat learns that Evan made material misrepresentations on his employment application. Bobcat can use this
a. as a complete defense to EvanTs discrimination claim.
b. to alter the award that Evan might otherwise receive from the court.
Dana, who has a ~isability, is an employee of Hersch & Company. After the installation of new entry doors, Dana finds it nearly impossible to get into and out of the Hersch building. For repeatedly failing to be on time, Hersch discharges Dana. Dana is replaced by Gert, who does not have a disability. Dana files a claim against Hersch under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
56. Refer to Fact Pattern 21-3. To ~uccessfully defend against Dana's claim, Hersch will have to show that
a. Dana ~onsistently failed to meet the essential requirements of her job.
b. Gert is qualified for Dana's position
c. Hersch cannot reasonably accommodate Dana without undue hardship.
Phil, a fifty-year-old is replaced in his job at Reinhardt Company by Chaz, a twenty~two-year-old.
57. Refer to Fact pattern 21-2. To successfully defend against Phil's age~discrimination claim, Reinhardt will have to show that Phil
a. is a member of a protected age group
b. is no longer qualified for the position.
c. often makes discriminatory statements.
Jane works for Butler warehouse Company. Jane is the only woman on her work crew. The male crew members often tell jokes and play minor pranks on each other. When Jane attempts a prank, the supervisor fires her, saying that "we don't tolerate horseplay at Butler."
58. Refer to Pact Pattern 21-1. Assuming that Jane can establish the ground for a lawsuit againstButler, Butler can defend itself by showing that
a. Jane is themember of a protected class and she was qualified for the job.
5. the misconduct Jane engaged in was nearly identical to that engaged in by an employee who isnot amember of the protected class and who was not fired.
C. there was alegitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the discharge.
d. both a and 5.
59.Disparate-treatment discrimination
a. requires intent to discriminate on the part ofthe employer.
5. can only occur in the hiring phase of an employment relationship.
C. can only occur once an employee has been hired and hasbegun performance under the employment contract.
d. is not subject to the prinis fade casestandard.
60. Rary applies for a job at Seltz, Inc. During the interview, Kary mentions that many of her best friends are Hispanic. The interviewer says that Seltz does not hire people who associate with Hispanics. Naking this distinction
a. constitutes impermissible discrimination on the basis of national origin
5. constitutes discrimination but is permissible at the application stage of employment.
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