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A primary purpose of the public school curriculum is to prepare thoughtful, active citizens who understand the importance of patriotism and can function productively in a free enterprise society with appreciation for the basic democratic values of our state and national heritage. The School shall foster the continuation of the tradition of teaching United States and Texas history and the free enterprise system in regular subject matter, in reading courses, and in the adoption of textbooks. Education Code 28.002(h)
As a condition of accreditation, the School shall provide instruction in the essential knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels in the foundation and enrichment curriculum. Education Code 28.002(c); 19 TAC 74.1(b)
The School shall ensure that all children in the School participate actively in a balanced curriculum designed to meet individual needs. Education Code 28.002(g)
Instruction may be provided in a variety of arrangements and settings, including mixed-age programs designed to permit flexible learning arrangements for developmentally appropriate instruction for all student populations to support student attainment of course and grade-level standards. 19 TAC 74.2
The School shall offer the following as a required curriculum:
Foundation Curriculum
- A foundation curriculum that includes:
- English language arts and reading;
- Mathematics;
- Science; and
- Social studies, consisting of Texas, United States, and world history; government; geography; and economics with emphasis on the free enterprise system and its benefits.
Education Code 28.002(a)(1); 19 TAC 74.1(a)(1)
Enrichment Curriculum
- An enrichment curriculum that includes:
- Languages other than English, to the extent possible. American Sign Language is a language for these purposes and the School may offer an elective course in the language;
- Health, with emphasis on:
- Physical health, including the importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
- Mental health, including instruction about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making; and
- Suicide prevention, including recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;
- Physical Education;
- Fine arts;
- Career and technology education;
- Technology applications; and
- Religious literature, including the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on history and literature.
- Personal financial literacy
Education Code 28.002(a)(2) (e); 19 TAC 74.1(a)(2)
Digital Citizenship
The State Board of Education by rule requires TSBVI to incorporate instruction in digital citizenship into the School's curriculum, including information regarding the potential criminal consequences of cyberbullying.
"Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by Education Code 37.0832. [See FFI]
"Digital citizenship" means the standards of appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on all forms of digital communications.
Education Code 28.002(z)
Local Credit
The School may offer courses for local credit, at its discretion, in addition to those in the required curriculum, but it may not delete or omit instruction in the foundation and enrichment curricula specified above.
Education Code 28.002(f); 19 TAC 74.1(b)
The Expanded Core Curriculum shall be used as a framework for assessing, planning individual goals and providing instruction to TSBVI students. The expanded core curriculum shall include all of the following:
- Compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes. This area of the Expanded Core Curriculum shall include learning experiences such as concept development, spatial understanding, study and organizational skills, speaking and listening skills, and adaptations necessary for accessing all areas of the existing core curriculum. TSBVI students shall receive Instruction based on communication needs, which will vary, depending on degree of functional vision, effects of additional disabilities, and the task to be done. Students may use braille, large print, print with the use of optical devices, regular print, tactile symbols, a calendar system, sign language, and/or recorded materials to communicate.
- Orientation and Mobility
- Social interaction Skills
- Independent Living Skills
- Recreation and Leisure Skills
- Career Education
- Use of Assistive Technology
- Sensory Efficiency Skills (visual, auditory, and tactual)
- Self-Determination
The School's local instructional plan may draw on state curriculum frameworks and program standards as appropriate. The School is encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board rule.
Major Curriculum Initiatives
Before the adoption of a major curriculum initiative, including the use of a curriculum management system, TSBVI must use a process that:
- Includes teacher input;
- Provides School employees with the opportunity to express opinions regarding the initiative; and
- Includes a meeting of the Board at which information regarding the initiative is presented, including the cost of the initiative and any alternatives that were considered and member of the public and School employees are given the opportunity to comment regarding the initiative.
Education Code 28.002(g)
scope and sequence
In adopting a recommended or designated scope and sequence for a subject in the required curriculum under Education Code 28.00(a) in a particular grade level, TSBVI shall ensue sufficient time is provided for teachers to teach and students to learn the essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level [see DG]. Education Code 28.007(a)
TEA shall make available to the School one or more coordinated health programs or allow the development of School programs designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes in elementary, middle, and junior high school students. Each program must provide for coordinating:
- Health education including oral health education;
- Physical education and physical activity;
- Nutrition services; and
- Parental involvement.
Education Code 38.013; 19 TAC 102.1031(a)
The School shall participate in appropriate training to implement TEA's coordinated health program and shall implement the program in each elementary, middle, and junior high school in the School. Education Code 38.014
Coordinated school health programs that are developed by the School and that meet TEA criteria may be approved and made available as approved programs. The School must use materials that are proven effective, such as TEA-approved textbooks or materials developed by nationally recognized and/or government-approved entities. 19 TAC 102.1031(c)
The School shall establish specific objectives and goals the School intends to accomplish through the physical education curriculum. The physical education curriculum must be sequential, developmentally appropriate, and designed, implemented, and evaluated to enable students to develop the motor, self-management, and other skills, knowledge, attitudes, and confidence necessary to participate in physical activity throughout life.
A physical education course shall:
- Offer students an opportunity to choose among many types of physical activity in which to participate;
- Offer students both cooperative and competitive games; and
- Be an enjoyable experience for students.
On a weekly basis, at least 50 percent of a physical education class shall be used for actual student physical activity and the activity shall be, to the extent practicable, at a moderate or vigorous level.
Student/Teacher Ratio
The objectives and goals shall include, to the extent practicable, student/teacher ratios that are small enough to enable the School to:
- Carry out the purposes and requirements for the physical education curriculum; and
- Ensure the safety of students participating in physical education.
Education Code 25.114, 28.002(d); 19 TAC 74.37
Classification for Physical Education
The School shall classify students for physical education on the basis of health into one of the following categories:
- Unrestricted—not limited in activities.
- Restricted—excludes the more vigorous activities. Restricted classification is of two types:
- Permanent—A member of the healing arts licensed to practice in Texas shall provide written documentation to the school as to the nature of the impairment and the expectations for physical activity for the student.
- Temporary—Students may be restricted from physical activity of the physical education class. A member of the healing arts licensed to practice in Texas shall provide written documentation to the school as to the nature of the temporary impairment and the expected amount of time for recovery. During recovery time, the student shall continue to learn the concepts of the lessons but shall not actively participate in the skill demonstration.
- Adapted and remedial—specific activities prescribed or prohibited for students as directed by a member of the healing arts licensed to practice in Texas.
The Board shall establish a local school health advisory council (SHAC) to assist the School in ensuring that community values and health issues are reflected in the School's health education instruction. Education Code 28.004(a) [See BDF regarding composition of SHAC and FFA regarding federal wellness requirements.]
The SHAC's duties include recommending:
- The number of hours of instruction to be provided in health education;
- Policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, and mental health concerns, including suicide, through coordination of:
- Health education,
- Physical education and physical activity,
- Nutrition services,
- Parental involvement,
- Instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes, as defined by Health and Safety Code 161.081, and tobacco,
- School health services,
- Counseling and guidance services,
- A safe and healthy school environment, and
- School employee wellness;
- Appropriate grade levels and methods of instruction for human sexuality instruction.
- Strategies for integrating the curriculum components specified by item 2, above, with the following elements in a coordinated school health program:
- School health services,
- Counseling and guidance services,
- A safe and healthy school environment, and
- School employee wellness;
- If feasible, joint use agreements or strategies for collaboration between the School and community organizations or agencies. Any agreement entered into based on a recommendation of the SHAC must address liability for the School and the community organization;
- Appropriate grade levels and curriculum for instruction regarding opioid addiction and abuse and methods for administering an opioid antagonist; and
- Strategies to increase parental awareness regarding:
- Risky behaviors and early warning signs of suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders; and
- Available community programs and services that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral concerns.
Education Code 28.004(c)(n)
Policy Recommendations
The SHAC shall consider and make policy recommendations to the School concerning the importance of daily recess for elementary school students. The SHAC must consider research regarding unstructured and undirected play, academic and social development, and the health benefits of daily recess in making the recommendations. The SHAC shall ensure that local community values are reflected in any policy recommendations made to the School concerning the importance of daily recess for elementary school students. Education Code 28.004(l)
The SHAC shall make policy recommendations to the School to increase parental awareness of suicide-related risk factors and warning signs and available community suicide prevention services. Education Code 28.004(o)
The Board shall determine the specific content of the School's instruction in human sexuality. Education Code 28.004(h)
Any instruction relating to human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall be selected by the Board with the advice of the SHAC. The instruction must:
- Present abstinence as the preferred choice of behavior for unmarried persons of school age;
- Devote more attention to abstinence than to any other behavior;
- Emphasize that abstinence is the only method that is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, infection with HIV or AIDS, and the emotional trauma associated with adolescent sexual activity;
- Direct adolescents to a standard of behavior in which abstinence before marriage is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, infection with HIV or AIDS; and
- Teach contraception and condom use in terms of human use reality rates instead of theoretical laboratory rates, if instruction on contraception and condoms is included in the curriculum.
Education Code 28.004(e)
The School may not distribute condoms in connection with instruction relating to human sexuality. Education Code 28.004(f)
Separate Classes
If the School provides human sexuality instruction, it may separate students according to sex for instructional purposes. Education Code 28.004(g) [See FB regarding single-sex classes under Title IX]
Notice to Parents
Before each school year, the School will provide written notice to a parent of each student enrolled of the Board's decision regarding whether human sexuality instruction will be provided to students. If instruction will be provided, the notice must include:
- A summary of the basic content of the School's human sexuality instruction to be provided to the student, including a statement informing the parent of the instructional requirements under state law;
- A statement of the parent's right to:
- Review curriculum materials as provided by Education Code 28.004(j); and
- Remove the student from any part of that instruction without subjecting the student to any disciplinary action, academic penalty, or other sanction imposed by the School; and
- Information describing the opportunities for parental involvement in the development of the curriculum to be used in human sexuality instruction, including information regarding the local school health advisory council.
A parent may use the grievance procedure at FNG concerning a complaint of a violation of notice requirements.
Education Code 28.004(i)-(i-1)
Availability of Materials
The School shall make all curriculum materials used in human sexuality instruction available for reasonable public inspection. Education Code 28.004(j) [See EFA] regarding selection of curriculum materials for human sexuality instruction]
Character EDUCATION
TSBVI must adopt a character education program that includes the following positive character education traits:
- Courage;
- Trustworthiness, including honesty, reliability, punctuality, and loyalty;
- Integrity;
- Respect and courtesy;
- Responsibility, including accountability, diligence, perseverance, and self-control;
- Fairness, including justice and freedom from prejudice;
- Caring, including kindness, empathy, compassion, consideration, patience, generosity, and charity;
- Good citizenship, including patriotism, concern for the common good and the community, and respect for authority and the law;
- School pride; and
- Gratitude.
In developing or selecting a character education program under Education code 29.906, TSBVI shall consult with a committee selected by the School that consists of parents of TSBVI students, educators, and other members of the community, including community leaders.
The provisions above do not require or authorize proselytizing or indoctrinating concerning any specific religious or political belief.
Education Code 29.906
Adopted: 11/13/81
Amended: 9/21/84, 1/29/93, 1/26/96, 3/21/97, 5/28/03, 1/28/05, 9/22/06, 11/16/07, 11/9/12, 9/20/13, 4/5/19, 1/31/20


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MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- It happened on Wednesday night, a tenant at an apartment complex shot and killed an intruder breaking into his home.
Police say the break-in happened at Yosemite and M Streets, which is near a major intersection in Merced.
"It appears he was truly in fear for his life and was protecting his life in his own home," said Lt. Don King.
Authorities say the suspect, now identified as Moana LogoLogo, kicked in the door. You can see the broken door frame in the pictures.
They say the tenant armed himself with a shotgun, and when the suspect approached him, he shot him.
The intruder was taken to the hospital where he later died from the injury.
"He said he didn't know who this individual was. He was fearful and has been very cooperative with individuals involved in this case," said Lt. King.
Lt. King says the suspect parked his car in the driveway of the home. They are following up on leads as to why the intruder was there in the first place.
"Detectives are following up on who the vehicle belongs too, trying to contact who his family was, some of the events that occurred leading up to the break-in, may help them determine why he chose this house," said Lt. King.
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I have been working on a new website. So I am working on a new design for my website. I am using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. I have not done much to the new site because; I spend a tremendous amount of time reading. Dreamweaver isn't like iWeb, you have to know a little html to get going, plus you need to have a little understanding of how the w3c works. Here are a few books that I am reading Dreamweaver CS4 The Missing Manual, and Creating a Web Site The Missing Manual. The Dreamweaver CS4 book has almost 1100 pages. So you can imagine its not light reading.
Most sites are built with HTML, DHTML, XML and CSS. I have found some that are built using Flash or have flash components in them. Other sites use Java Script for fancy and smooth looking features. And then you have some sites that have a pseudo Java Script function JQuery. JQuery is a simple way of writing Java Script. Also, you have website that use MySQL and or Php. Then I have found some sites that use a little of everything.
I am so confused. Yesterday with all the new languages that I was learning, I thought to myself "I might as well learn how to read and speak Chinese or Japanese it would be easier".


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hello, has anybody tested if this modded bios is working ok?
It is not a modded bios but he requested for modded bios.
Is there anybody can mod this bios? I'm looking forward for this modded bios for a long time. The bios has an incomplete slic. Everest says:- OEM ID: HPQOEM, OEM Table ID: SLIC-MPC, Creator ID: HP
Anybody who has the same problem and can get rid of it pls share your opinion and solution for me and others!!!
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I was successfully runing on paradox crack until I had installed SP1. From that time started counterfreit. Unfortunatelly I wasn´t successfull with reinstaling paradox and most of other cracks.
I had flashed that version linked here in this post and in everest is some information about slic but as sad yen the problem can be in 2 versions of SLIC information, one halfly saved in bios and one emulated by crack. Can somebody please post here a bios for HP 6510b without any SLIC information to use software mode, unless will be available some hard bios mod?
Your solution ...
This mod works correctly on my HP Compaq 6510b (compatible with your PC): i have HP-Slic v2.1.
HP Compaq 6510b/6710s/6710b Notebook PC (version F.16 08-aug-2010): forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/21967-HP-COMPAQ-rompaq-BIOS-SLIC-2.1?p=320259
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Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) is up 1.5% in pre-market trade on Monday as it provided updated NI 43-101 silver and gold reserve and resource estimates for its three producing silver mines in Mexico (the Guanacevi Mine in Durango State and the Bolanitos and El Cubo Mines in Guanajuato State) as well as one exploration project (San Sebastian Project in Jalisco State) as of December 31, 2013 using lower silver and gold prices compared to December 31, 2012.
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) lowered its full-year guidance to below analysts' expectations as its animal health division Elanco agreed to buy privately-held Lohmann Animal Health, a provider of poultry vaccines and a range of feed additives.
Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) was lower 1.8% in pre-market trade after reporting Q4 earnings that were shy of analysts' expectations. "Although it was a profitable fourth quarter, we are disappointed in our gross margin performance, as lower than anticipated sales necessitated heavier markdowns," CEO William Dillard said in a statement.
TGC Industries (NASDAQ:TGE) reported Q4 earnings and sales that were significantly below analysts' expectations amid weak demand and severe weather conditions. "Combined with the soft demand for seismic services, we experienced delays in Canada due to harsh weather and government permitting issues during the quarter," CEO Wayne Whitener said in a statement.
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Battlefield 1's easter eggs are normally big things like giant sharks or flying houses, but this small musical reload animation is just as funny as any of those spectacular ones.
Normally when you reload a machine gun, you just get a clunky rolling noise. It's metal on metal. However, according to a Reddit thread dedicated to the discovery shown in a video by user DANNYonPC, you will get a wonderful rendition of "Pop Goes the Weasel" if you reload the LMG 08 with thirteen rounds left in the magazine.
There's an interesting story to it. Originally the reload song was made as a joke by YouTuber Flakfire on his Twitter account:
Secret reload of the MG 08/18? pic.twitter.com/2ecYO9tNEy
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Gates of Arkham Expansion
TheMacJew posted a topic in Elder SignI went to purchase this today, and it's out of print. Does anyone know why?
TheMacJew posted a topic in Letters from Whitechapel...I took the plunge and spent the $60 on this game. I'd watched a few walk-throughs, read the reviews, and researched the difference between the editions. Last night, my wife, roommate, and I sat down to play the game. Playtime is recommended as 1+ hours. Our first game lasted only 40 minutes (not including set-up) because my roommate jumped right in. Game 2 lasted only a single turn after the first murder (wife walked into a blind alley). Game 3 lasted close to 2 hours (roomie was Jack again). All-in-all, it was worth the price.
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TheMacJew replied to Julia's topic in Elder SignGreat review. I only started playing ES and ES:UF a few months ago. My roommate, wife, and I have, probably, a 60% win ratio. With the new game, we have a 0%. We've incorporated GOA rules into the museum setting as much as possible, but it's still nothing compared to the difficulty of the new expansion.
This is the case with my friends. One played it twice and he said that he's done with GoA (not enough options to buy stuff, too many hard locations, some events). The second one played it only once and he was dismayed, though he is willing to give it a second chance. I've only played the new expansion twice, but I found it enjoyable. Yes, it almost completely replaces the base game and first expansion, but it's still fun. In fact, this is almost a completely different game for $20. I can easily see switching between GoA and the main game when players grow tired of the one. Sure, the lack of buying options can be stressful, but the new expansion simulates a town with its varying costs of items. The rewards are fantastic: free Sanity or Stamina for completing a mission? Sure! Occasionally able to switch items between players? I'm down with that. While it has made certain things more difficult, it's also streamlined a lot of the process.
I just received the GoA expansion today. It looks like it's a ***** to play, so I'm excited.
How is this game?
TheMacJew posted a topic in Age of ConanMy local comic shop has this for sale, and I wanted to know if it's worth the $65.00 price tag.
Is it possible to lose the table top version?
TheMacJew replied to JosephCurwen's topic in Elder SignIt makes it both easier and more difficult. One of the items in the expansion are Blessed and Cursed Dice. The Cursed die has the possibility of stealing a win from you.
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TheMacJew replied to zivhrl's topic in Elder SignMy wife, roommate, and I play one character per person. It keeps confusion and the mess to a minimum.
Is it possible to lose the table top version?
TheMacJew replied to JosephCurwen's topic in Elder SignI've been playing a little over two months, and I can say that when you first start out, it will be more difficult. Once you learn certain tricks (such as spending the day shopping when the Mythos Card is against you), you'll improve.
Is it possible to lose the table top version?
TheMacJew replied to JosephCurwen's topic in Elder SignInteresting. I just started playing with my roommate so I was unaware of that. Thanks for the info.
Is it possible to lose the table top version?
TheMacJew replied to JosephCurwen's topic in Elder SignShubbie Arkham Night? Is that another expansion?
Fantastic news!
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Any idea on when this will be released? My roommate is dying for a new expansion.
Anyone knows anything about the Arkham Nights AO?
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Alleged move by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to curry favour with Senator Buruji Kashamu and the Bayo Dayo-led state executive committee of the PDP in Ogun State is reportedly driving the party into fresh crisis in Southwest.
According to The Nation, alleged move by the Atiku camp to accommodate, Kashamu and his camp in the PDP, contrary to the position of the National Working Committee (NWC) and most of the party's leaders in the southwest that he remains expelled from the party, is at the root of the brewing crisis threatening to pitch many PDP leaders in the zone against Atiku.
"Even the blossoming rapport between Atiku and former President Olusegun Obasanjo may be truncated if those urging the former vice president on to support Kashamu succeeds. Like Obasanjo, many PDP leaders in the southwest don't want to have anything to do with Kashamu. It is important for Atiku to look beyond the acclaimed popularity of the Senator and consider the effect of forcing him on the PDP at this crucial time," the paper quoted a source allegedly familiar with the situation as saying.
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, based on court judgment recognised Kashamu as the governorship candidate of the party in Ogun State, a recognition that is subject of litigation.


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Hotel Rauf
This is a series of self-portraits in Sharm El-Sheikh where I decided to stay for three winter months. This Egyptian resort town was devastated by the bombing of a Russian passenger plane in 2015 causing Russia and Britain to halt all flights with Egypt. Now, Sharm El Sheikh, the pearl of the Red Sea, has become a ghost town.
A month after arriving, there was a man vacuuming the ceiling of the hotel I was staying at. He lost his balance and I ran to catch him which caused me a hernia. At the hospital I was told it would cost $3500, fifty times more expensive that it would cost for an Egyptian. My insurance didn't cover this and I didn't have that amount of money. I was forced to do nothing but wait for the return flight to Moscow where I could get medical aid for free.
During this time, I caught a cold that lasted several weeks and my doctor warned me not to cough or lift up weights as it it could make my condition worse. This left me in fear. I kept thinking to myself, "How long can you live in fear for your health"? "How long can you look at fish"? I lost interested in everything that the city of Sharm had once provided. I could no longer call this a vacation as it left me counting down the days to head back home.
This is a story about how I lived in Egypt while counting the days to head back home.


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Homework 1
Note: Your answer for homework 1 must be or handed in class within 10 minutes of Wednesday class (1:10PM), January 25, 2012. No late assignment will be accepted. You only need to answer the questions in black.
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Part IMULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (2' × 21 =42')
( A) 1. The principal-agent problem
A. Occurs when managers have more incentive to maximize profits than the stockholders-owners do. B. Would not arise if the owners of the firm had complete information about the activities of the managers. C. In financial markets helps to explain why equity is a relatively important source of finance for American business. D. All of the above.
E. Only A and B of the above.
( B ) 2. In a partnership form of organization, income tax liability, if any, is incurred by: A. The partnership itself.
B. The partners individually.
C. Both the partnership and the partners.
D. Neither the partnership nor the partners.
( A ) 3. One common reason for partnerships to convert to a corporate form of organization is that the partnership: A. Faces rapidly growing financing requirements.
B. Wishes to avoid double taxation of profits.
C. Has issued all of its allotted shares.
D. Agreement expires after ten years of use.
( A) 4. When a corporation fails, the maximum that can lose by an investor protected by limited liability is: A. The amount of the initial investment.
B. The amount of the profit on the investment.
C. The amount necessary to pay the corporation's debts.
D. The amount of the investor's personal wealth.
( A) 5. Which of the following is not an advantage to incorporating a business? A. Easier access to financial markets.
B. Limited liability.
C. Becoming a permanent legal entity.
D. Profits taxed at the corporate level and the shareholder level. ( C ) 6. Unlimited liability is faced by the owners of: A. Corporations.
B. Partnerships and corporations.
C. Sole proprietorships and partnerships.
D. All forms of business organization.
( C ) 7. "Double taxation" refers to:
A. All partners paying equal taxes on profits.
B. Corporations paying taxes on both dividends and retained earnings. C. Paying taxes on profits at the corporate level and dividends at the personal level. D. The fact that marginal tax rates are doubled for corporations.
( C ) 8. Corporations are referred to as public companies when their: A. Shareholders have no tax liability.
B. Shares are held by the federal or state government.
C. Stock is widely traded.
D. Products or services are available to the public.
( A) 9. In which of the following organizations would it be least likely to find the existence of agency problems? A. A sole proprietorship.
B. A partnership.
C. A corporation.
D. A closely held corporation.
( B) 10. Which of the following is least likely to represent an agency problem? A. Lavish spending on expense accounts.
B. Plush remodeling of the executive suite.
C. Excessive investment in "safe" projects.
D. Executive incentive compensation plans.
(D) 11. Money market securities generally have _______ liquidity. Capital market securities are typically expected to have a _______ annualized return. A. Less; higher
B. More; lower
C. Less; lower
D. More; higher
( C) 12. A dealer offers to buy shares of IBM at $126 and sell to investors at $128. The bid-ask spread is: A. $126
D. none of the above
( C) 13. Which of the following is not an example of capital market securities? A. Common stocks
B. Convertible bonds
C. Commercial paper
D. Mortgages
( C ) 14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of money market instruments? A. Short-term to maturity
B. Small denomination
C. Low default risk
D. High marketability
( B) 15. Investment banks like Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs: A. Collect deposits and relend the cash to corporations and...
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By Jack Gillum, Jessica Huseman, Mike Tigas and Jeff Kao, ProPublica; and Stephen Fowler, Georgia Public Broadcasting – Article source
A ProPublica analysis found that the state was busily fixing problems in its voter registration hours after the office of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate for governor, had insisted the system was secure.
On Sunday morning, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp unleashed a stunning allegation: State Democrats had committed "possible cyber crimes" after a tipster told party officials he had found gaping security holes in the state's voter information website. The affair quickly degenerated into volleying charges about whether Democrats had promptly informed officials of the possible security breach.
A representative for Kemp, the state's Republican candidate for governor, denied vulnerabilities existed in the state's voter-lookup site and said the problems alleged could not be reproduced. But in the evening hours of Sunday, as the political storm raged, ProPublica found state officials quietly rewriting the website's computer code.
ProPublica's review of the state's voter system followed a detailed recipe created by the tipster, who was described as having IT experience and alerted Democrats to the possible security problems. Using the name of a valid Georgia voter who gave ProPublica permission to access his voter file, reporters attempted to trace the security lapses that were identified.
ProPublica found the website was returning information in such a way that it revealed hidden locations on the file system. Computer security experts had said that revelation could give an intruder access to a range of information, including personal data about other voters and sensitive operating system details.
ProPublica's attempt to take the next step — to poke around the concealed files and the innards of the operating system — was blocked by software fixes made that evening. According to the tipster's recipe, it was also possible to view a voter's driver's license, partial Social Security number and address.
Kemp is locked in a tight race with Stacey Abrams, a former Democratic leader in the Georgia House. On Monday, his spokesman said the vulnerabilities raised could not be replicated. "There was nothing to substantiate" the claims, said Kemp spokeswoman Candice Broce.
ProPublica's test on Sunday found traces of the same vulnerabilities the tipster described in his digital recipe. Details of the alleged vulnerabilities were provided to ProPublica by the website WhoWhatWhy.org, which first reported on the security issues this weekend.
Broce said the ability to see where files were stored was "common" across many websites, and she said it was not an inherent vulnerability. She did not deny that the website's code was rewritten and would not say whether changes were made as a result of the possible security holes. Broce clarified Monday she was instead referring to a webpage's source code.
"We make changes to our website all the time," Broce said. "We always move our My Voter Page to a static page before Election Day to manage volume and capacity. It is standard practice." By Monday afternoon, the page did not appear to be static in the way Broce described, and she did not respond to a request to provide evidence of the change.
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There's two shades of white supremacist in Spike Lee's new movie, BlacKkKlansman. The first is the obvious, stereotypical kind: the cartoonish hick, as brought to life with sloppy, gleeful bigotry by actors like Paul Walter Hauser and Jasper Pääkkönen. These are characters whose racism is their entire personality; as the film tells us through callbacks to movies like Gone with the Wind and D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, they represent the white supremacist of yore.
And then there's David Duke. Duke, played here by Topher Grace, is a polished-up, suit-and-tie type, with a gracious manner and a neighborly Howdy Doody chuckle—that is, if you're white. He's got a well-spoken intelligence invoking not only the real David Duke of the 1970s and 80s—the David Duke who has an eye on running for political office—but also the likes of our own era's more outwardly respectable white supremacists, like Richard Spencer.
This is the new white supremacy: not the vicious, lawless hooting and hollering of burning crosses and nighttime raids, but a more insidious variety, one that wants to work its way into our political system and fight for the public trust. Those virulently backward racists may have seemed scarier, but Duke's brand of racism was infinitely more dangerous. In 2015, the Daily Beast, tracking this shift in Duke's career, called him "the most charming bigot you ever met."
Grace knows as much. "This really intelligent, really evil guy kind of figured out this rebranding," he said in an interview this summer. "Obviously David Duke is a horrible person. But the role was so juicy."
Grace has but one of the major performances in BlacKkKlansman, which also stars John David Washington and Adam Driver. The film is Lee and co-writer Kevin Willmott's adaptation of Ron Stallworth's 2014 memoir of the same name, which depicts Stallworth's time as the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. With the help of a Jewish officer, Stallworth infiltrated the K.K.K. to get a handle on their terrorist schemes.
The movie is set in the 70s—which means, among other things, that it takes place just a decade before Duke would attempt a presidential run in 1988. It's contemporaneous with his two attempts to run for Louisiana State Senate in 1975 and 1979, as well as his reign as the Grand Wizard of the K.K.K. from 1975 to 1980.
Grace, who is still best known for starring as the witty but geeky—and not at all white supremacist—Eric Forman on That '70s Show, knows that taking this part was a risk. "When your agents tell you that there is going to be a new Spike Lee movie, you are reading it hoping that there's going to be something in it for you," he said in an interview. "Then, when I said to my agents what I wanted to play, it was a little bit of a head-scratcher, I think. It's not like something I've done before. But they were very supportive."


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Wonderful article by Suzanne Dale for Bite – read the full article here.
The small Putaruru-based team behind Sue Arthur's Over the Moon Dairy Company is trialling its latest cheese — a white mould with turmeric through the paste. "It's a sunny bright yellow when you cut it open and it's delicious," Sue says.
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It's an approach that has seen them right. In just 10 years, Over the Moon has turned local Waikato cow and goat milk, sheep milk from Spring Hill (north of Taupo) and Matakana buffalo milk into an array of delectable rounds — traditional hard cheeses like Cheshire and romano through to soft whites, blues and washed rinds. They've collected 116 awards and won many more loyal customers in the process.
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The game site Rock, Paper, Shotgun now has a weekend feature on board games called Cardboard Children. I really enjoy as I'm a fan of modern board games.
In a challenge reminiscent of my old Weekend Design Challenges, this week the author asked readers to remix Clue (aka Cluedo outside of the U.S.) I figured some people here might miss them and might be interested in the opportunity to stretch some design muscles.
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If you live in Canada and have the new Kobo Wireless e-reader, you are in luck! Bell Canada has announced that starting today, over 800 Free Hotspot locations will be available for connections.
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In the waning days of October, Olga Gornostay was on the verge of a career-shaping journey.
A fourth-year student in LIU Pharmacy's PharmD program, she was counting down the days before heading to Israel to begin an international rotation at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
"I don't know what to expect," Gornostay said before she left. "I just want to see how everything works, how pharmacy operates in Israel."
Gornostay is no stranger to international travel–she came to the U.S. from Ukraine 10 years ago–but traveling to Israel as a student pharmacist is a particularly exciting opportunity.
And, while Gornostay plans to practice in community pharmacy upon the completion of her degree at LIU, she's looking forward to seeing how pharmacy is practiced in an Israeli hospital environment compared to the American setting she's grown accustomed to.
"I'm interested in seeing what interactions the pharmacists have with patients," Gornostay said, "the differences in the health care systems, and even the legal side of pharmacy.
Gornostay's trip is one of three scheduled to take place in the 2017-18 academic year as part of LIU Pharmacy's international experiential elective rotation program. Another fourth-year student, Vera Berman, traveled to Austria this fall on a community pharmacy rotation, with an oncology rotation in Thailand scheduled for the spring semester.
"The health care field in Israel is one of the best in the world, I want to learn as much as I can."
"It's important to expose students to other cultures, and allow them to have different experiences with other health systems," said Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Suzanna Gim, who also serves as LIU Pharmacy's Director of International Affairs. "It helps them understand our health system better."
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Those of you have commented on John Key's speech to West Harbour Rotary in which he argues for the benefits of greater government meddling might be interested in yesterday's discussion of the speech with bFM's Simon Pound, now online.
LINK: Simon Pound and John Key - bFM Wire
John Key: Speech to West Harbour Rotary Club - Scoop
TAGS: Politics-NZ, Politics-National
Friday, 10 March 2006
John Key - "More meddling please"
2 comments:
- Anonymous11 Mar 2006, 08:59:00
Another meddling statist prick. Yet another in the long line of gNats who believe they know better than anyone else what is good for them.
You say that Helen has the same attitude? That's my point!
This is a guy that was being courted by Labour before the last election. What a shock that he choose National and didn't have to change his spots. He could just as easily have joined ACT.
- Anonymous11 Mar 2006, 11:52:00
That first line should read:
"Another meddling statist prick. Yet another in the long line of gNats who believe they know better than you what is good for you."
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By CCN Markets: On June 7, Coin Street News (@CoinStreetNews) shared a chart on Twitter that could have serious implications on bitcoin's price action. The account specializes in technical analysis of cryptocurrencies and other assets. They posted a Google Trends chart and revealed that "there are more people searching 'bitcoin' now than during the 2013 bubble." The tweet also noted that the year-over-year data for the search term "bitcoin" has gone up for the first time in the past year. Coin Street News noted the significant rise in the search term "bitcoin": Followers of Coin Street News did not find
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In a 2008 article on family controlled media companies, Professor Jonathan A. Knee, the then Director of the Media Project of Columbia University, wrote:
The prime determinant of how long a family dynasty will endure is how well its business is run. Nothing is more likely to spur a family insurrection and provoke demands to sell than the perception that the business is not being managed efficiently. Those who romanticize family ownership are often the same people who encourage policies that will almost certainly accelerate its disintegration. (Portfolio: 2008)
I think Professor Knee was on to something very important at a time when virtually all the writing on family business was about "succession," i.e. how the older generation owners of a family firm pass control to their progeny. And to gauge by the number of pages of articles and books about family business focused on succession, it would seem the views of most "experts" was [and remain] that succession is the primary issue in family business. I do not agree.
Should "success" not "succession" be the primary focus of families that control operating companies? In my view, the answer is clearly, "Yes, but . . ."
Yes, without a successful business, there is nothing for the family to lose when succession goes awry, except a chance to sell the company at a steep discount [the "Family discord discount"], or worse, an unforeseen visit to bankruptcy court. For a full discussion of the utility of focusing on Success rather than succession, see generally, the essay, "Entrepreneurship in Family Firms: Reassessing the Fascination with Success, Failure and Succession," by Jennifer Halyk, in my newly published collection of essays, Family Enterprises: How to Build Growth, Family Control and Family Harmony, published by Globe Law and Business, www.globelawandbusiness.com/FEH.
But great family enterprises are never just about business success, nor is continued family control solely dependent on profits distributed to shareholders. Rather, unless the core values on which the family controlled enterprise was founded –and which undergird all decision making by both managers and owners — are honored regularly and with deep understanding, great family controlled companies inevitably decline to the level of their merely good competitors, and worse. Adherence to core values was the single distinguishing characteristic that Jerry Pouras and Jim Collins, authors of the classic business book, Built to Last, found to be the sole distinguishing characteristic truly great companies demonstrated that their merely good competitors did not. And what is true about great publicly traded companies is also true for great family controlled enterprises.
Collins and Pouras were not writing explicitly about family controlled companies [although at least half of the truly great companies they profiled were either still family controlled or had been for at least two generations]. But what they found in their six year-long research study is, in my experience working with nearly 400 family controlled companies over more than 30 years, profoundly true of such firms. Without regular reference to their core values, family controlled firms can rarely achieve or sustain greatness. In this respect, family firms are indistinguishable from more widely owned companies. But while fealty to business ideals rooted in the culture of the founding family is necessary for greatness, it is not sufficient. Great ideas that are not explained well and frequently to members of the controlling family as they come to maturity and to employees as well, lose their potency to inspire great performance. Moreover, unlike companies with broad public ownership, the core values of business owning families may include not only "wheat," like commitment to quality, focus on employee well being, and a deep focus serving the needs of their customers, but also the "chaff" of an excessive sense of privacy and habitually poor communication about emotionally powerful issues. Such unhelpful cultural norms can preclude the kind of communication about core values that all great companies require to thrive.
The core values of great companies—whether family controlled or publicly traded—must be articulated clearly, and repeated frequently. Although, one need not, as one of my clients did, carve them in granite lintels installed over the front entrance of their new corporate headquarters. There are in fact numerous other ways to ensure that core values endure. See, for example, my article, "Heritage and Tradition in Family Business: How Family-Controlled Enterprises Connect the Experience of their Past to the Promise of their Future."


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Come follow, follow me,
You fairy elves that be;
And circle round this green,
Come follow me, your Queen.
Hand in hand let's dance a round,
for this place is fairy ground.
The Fey are ruled by the Queen, and she is as near to omnipotent as one can get. Her word is Law. Big time. But she seldom exercises this power, at least not drastically. So quite a lot of the political maneuvering takes place on the lower levels, though there are always people trying to suck up to her to gain favours. At the bottom line, though, she isn't all that prominent in the unfolding stories. She's like the geography: Background. Important to have around, yes, but that's about it.
It should be noted that she is the final arbiter in all cases of faerie law and order. If she proclaims that a certain trade agreement shall fall to house Mrriv, it will. If she decrees that a mortal man shall be treated as their king for the next year, the faeries will treat him as one. This is one of the reasons that all fey in existence try to be on her good side.
On all occasions the Queen acts as a focal point, but on certain special festivities she is also at the center of some special arrangements. She is usually the one to judge the winner and award the prize, something which brings great prestige. She is sometimes the one to bring a gift to all the invited, and sometimes she dances with all the guests. It depends on the occasion, and the faerie social calendar is quite complicated. Since they do not follow the earth year, or even the earthly custom of static time at all, it can be quite difficult to ever establish any set pattern for these parties that mortals can recognize.
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moone's sphere;
And I serve the fairy queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green.
William Shakespeare
The position of Queen is, contrary to popular belief, not hereditary. Whenever a Queen dies (or, even more seldom, abdicates) the race begins. Every single female fey with ambition begin gathering support from her friends and family. Everybody wants a piece of the cake, yet anyone who ends up backing the losing horse could suffer from their error for many centuries to come. Therefore only those candidates whom people believe can win the throne are widely supported. If the choice is unanimous, the candidate is crowned Queen. To this date no known fey has been crowned without bitter competition.
As long as there are two or more candidates for the throne the battle continues. Fey society is fractured along political lines, and open hostilities often break out. Assasination attempts at both would-be Queens are commonplace, and her most loyal supporters aren't safe from danger either. Feuds often flare up, since there is no Queen to stop them. This interregnum is perhaps the most chaotic period in Fey society, and most of them wish for it to end as soon as possible, so a very swift method has been devised to determine who will become Queen.
They have a contest.
Almost all of the Seelie Court, from the lowliest Brownie to the loftiest Sidhe, begin to trek to the ancient battleground. There they begin the extended preparaitons, building stands and erecting tents, and in general arranging for one heckuva party. At a predetermined date the candindates with sufficient backing from the rest of the community enters the arena, to begin the Three Trials. The eldest of each house gather there too, to act as a panel of judges. If the previous Queen is still alive she will also join the panel, with her vote counting thrice (she's the Queen, after all).
The first test is about the Arts, and the contestants must compete with each other in song, dance and poetry. The poetry battles alone are legendary, since the term battle is quite justified in this instance. The poems often end up as piercingly acerbic verses about the questionable status and habits of the opponent, and in a few instances the whole business has been ended by the Battle of Verses alone, since the assaulted combatant lost all support due to the allegations and verbal assaults directed against her.
The second test is one of magic, and all would-be Queens must show their prowess with glamour. This tends to be the most visually stunning part of the trials, but also the one which weighs the least in the final desicion.
The third and last test is one of wits, and the panel tests the intelligence and wisdom of the ladies. Quite a lot of convoluted logic and trick questions are presented here, for the Fey will not allow a fool to rule them (on a permanent basis, at least). Riddles and rhymes are the most standard presentation form here, and if one manages to present the answer in like manner extra credit is won.
After all the tests are completed the panel retreats to have a furious debate and a vote. They then reappear and proclaim one of the candidates as the new Queen. Then the festival can begin, and for three weeks the merrymaking reigns across the Seelie lands.
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@Eldred wrote:
Fine, so people may use any user name, however offensive it may be to anyone (and judging by you post racism is ok too)? Most people gladly moved on from the "it's ok to be as offensive as you like cos hey, any free speech is good" sh1t decades ago. Believe it or not most people come here to play cards and would prefer to do so without having to cringe at some retard's attempt at bad taste or offensive humour. I believe Unibet do have some rules preventing this and rely on the players to highlight issues, if it bothers you so much perhaps you can find a poker site that allows all manner of racism, homophobia, sexism etc (but I think you will struggle!)
Where are you from? Sweden or the UK? I cannot believe someone really tries to make a point with the old "get with the times, we're living in [insert the current year], don't be so racist, homophobic, sexist"-gibberish, but well, here we are and I'm replying to it. By the way, you forgot transphobic, xenophobic and islamophobic, be a little more inclusive, bro...
This is not an issue of free speech as Unibet can block whatever they want, however the policy here (on the community and in the poker client) was always to keep the worst cuss words and insults out and let the users express themselves freely. I think that's OK and a good policy. What some guys are then doing, and this includes you, is to push the boundary even further and complain about stuff you personally don't like.
And now comes the point: Your personal emotions are not the benchmark for acceptable behaviour. Poker is entertainment for adults, not for kindergarten kids. So of course, people should be allowed to express themselves in a different way as well without someone trying to nanny them. You think someone made a bad joke? Well, someone else might find it incredibly funny! That's the beauty of a pluralistic player pool. I assume you pride yourself on being a tolerant person, so instead of enduring an alias you don't like, you scream for censorship? That's preposterous.
I think is is offendive enough. Not planning to get aids m8.
Hi @EsaPerse,
I have blacklisted *aids* in general now, so it can't be used in any alias.
Thanks for reporting
so no MaidsRule for me :/
Obviously, this is an alias Unibet doesn't agree with and a message it doesn't want to spread. Sad!
@Patric-Unibet wrote:
Hi @EsaPerse,
I have blacklisted *aids* in general now, so it can't be used in any alias.
Thanks for reporting
That's pretty amazing. As a Finn, kinda find it hilarious, that a something that is not a curse word, gets banned because of suggestion from a guy who's own forum alias actually is, and cannot be used in the client.
Well done
17-10-2018 12:22 PM - edited 17-10-2018 12:24 PM
Yeah wishing someone to catch a deadly dicease and cursing at the same time is just like my random alias here with 2 posts. You must the funny guy telling people to catch cancer etc. @Rushbie Feelsbadman that you are allso a finn. You must be from jyväskylä or something.
17-10-2018 02:39 PM - edited 17-10-2018 02:50 PM
Well, first of all, I do apologize for replying to first time poster here with sarcastic manner. Gotten used to fellow countrymen's sense of irony, and somehow assumed it was the case this time too. Honestly, thought that was just some guy trolling the thread Sorry, and welcome aboard man. My bad.
But the actual point was, that some lovers of ladies open water swimming for example, can't show their support to their favourite team as much anymore, or play with their name here, in case they are in it
See where this is going? Can't even imagine the list of things in the future, that are banned from aliases because some code of mental destruction (wrong letters in a row) is found in them #feelsreallybadman
But not going to continue this any further, it's pointless to waste time on this. Have a great day,yall!
I think you guys will survive if there are no maids or mermaids anymore on Unibet but thanks for making me laugh


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Following an article on fashion hoarding, Loo Loo Rose visits an antique London toy store to discuss the collecting disease.
Kristin Baybars owns a shop that is every child's dream. However the majority of her customers are indeed adults. This secret little shop is hidden away and is stacked to the brim with hundreds of thousands of toys. Before I can even prepare myself for what's inside, I am welcomed inside by little old lady with crazy hair. I am in absolute awe. "Do you prefer to sit or stand? Well I'm going to recline!" Kristin Baybars beckons me into the back of her shop. I feel very at ease with her due to her beautifully flowing story-telling voice. It really is a gift she has, and I remember the sound of her voice even as I type this interview and feel a warmth inside. My first question to her was just out of curiosity.
Do you get this type of thing all the time?
"Well, yes and no. I try to keep a low profile. Anything that's put online is nothing to do with me!"
The humble and relaxed tone of Kristin takes me by surprise, does she really not realise that she is somewhat of a celebrity? I have researched her on countless websites and ready many interviews- I have even watched her on a 'Channel 4' documentary. People rave about her on blogs, posting pictures and compliments, visiting the shop purely to see her; purely to see if such a place really does exist.
I tell her that I have read up about her.
"Oh that's interesting! You can't keep a secret anymore with the internet!"
Your shop is like a museum. Do you get defensive over what people touch and how they react in your shop?
"I can almost tell by just the way they come in, their needs as it were, keeping a strict eye on them. Are they perfectly alright just by what they're looking at. I immediately look at how they come in as well as their whole attitude with shopping in a place like this."
You seem to appreciate children and the importance of a magical childhood, but how would you feel is a child came in and messed everything up?
"I wouldn't allow them to do that! And most children if you speak to them gently and reasonably, they're very good at responding, almost better than grownups sometimes."
I see a sparkle in her eye.
Do you present part of yourself through your shop? How?
"Yes. I don't buy things because they'll sell, I buy them because I like them, and there's quite a few reasons for liking them but that's the main thing, so it is a very, very personal place."
Do you get emotionally attached to items up for sale?
"Yes! Yes, oh yes. Terrible so. I have a few tricks up my sleeve to hold onto them, as they are like old friends. I simply refuse a sale because they live here, or I put a ridiculously high price on them, because some people get very cross if things aren't for sale, but most things are."
The items you have made yourself- do they take a higher status in your eyes?
"No. We are all equals in this shop, toys 'n' all!"
As I ask my next question, I hear a knock at the door. Kristin asks me to open it for her, and a friendly man with a rucksack is waiting eagerly on the other side of it. He knows the routine, and has clearly been here before. The shop is very narrow, and it was empty (people-wise) until now. I am interested to see how Kristin behaves around him. The man greets her kindly and speaks in a posh voice.
"A couple of weeks ago, I bought a tiny book of Rupert Bear and I wanted to know if you had another one…" The man looks at me. "My Mother wants two." He hastily adds.
"It's probably in this section here, if it isn't, we haven't got it. But that doesn't mean to say we won't in the future." Says Kristin, as she tips out some tiny detailed books into a basket and the man begins his search and I continue probing. The tiny books were incredibly small but still printed real words. One would imagine, as the human eye cannot read such tiny font without a magnifying glass, that the creator would simply use wiggly lines instead of real text. I take a moment to appreciate the time and effort to keep the doll houses as realistic as possible – perhaps this is why collectors love them so. We carry on our interview, but in the corner of my eye I notice that the amount of time this man is spending searching through the tiny books. The fact he knew exactly what he wanted as substitute for the Rupert Bear book implied to me that he was indeed the collector, not his Mother. Perhaps he felt embarrassed in front of me of his passion, after all doll's house collecting is stereotyped as a female passion, and for children. So I can imagine his anguish at being a grown man! Nevertheless, it is interesting to see how Kristin handles her customers.
Is dolls house collecting an addiction?
"It can be, just because there are so many things that you almost need to, or can put into your dolls house or wherever you're collecting."
One theory suggest toys come alive at night-time. How do you feel about this?
"Oh definitely!" She giggles. "They watch over the shop!"
What is your favourite toy and why?
"It varies from day to day but I'm very, very fond of.. this little black doll here. I don't remember where I bought it. It reminds me of some of the wonderful black artists that have been alive and I think she's just got that look of 'how can a girl refuse?' She's just wonderful!"
What is your ugliest toy?
"I really don't know! A lot of it is pretty hideous. But I like it."
Is your home at all similar to the shop or completely opposite?
"It's very cluttered, but I haven't got a lot of beautiful things."
When you sadly pass away, what will happen to your shop? Will your legacy live on?
"I really don't know but I hope it will. It will never be the same, but it will, I hope, live on. The toys will live on with their secrets anyway."
How do you choose your stock?
"By the amount of money in my pocket!"
Describe your worst customer.
"Those who don't listen and do the exact opposite. Well, if they say "what have you got for a two year old" and you make suggestions and they do the exact opposite so I think 'well why did they ask me?!'"
What happens when you're uninspired?
"I don't do anything!" She chuckles. I find it hard to imagine Kristin feeling uninspired with such a passion for miniatures and being surrounded by thousands of items looking down at her. After the interview is finished, I sit and listen to some of Kristin's stories about previous interviews she has sat through,
"People come in for interviews and they seem to be totally disinterested and say things like what's your most expensive house or what's your cheapest house? I have no idea! It depends on the day, you know! Gosh, exactly, get out! I mean they're very often very boring questions that are asked, and so much about finance! And you think 'why?!' And you see these articles there was an interview that I agreed to do for television and the woman said, 'now I'm going to tell you about a woman who has one hundred and fifty doll's houses!' And actually, bless her heart they were very boring as she hadn't got better or tried anything different, I thought why has she got one hundred and fifty doll's houses but that's her. You know, one hundred and fifty doll's houses for whatever reason but it's her thing. And when she went out, the interviewer sniggered and said 'I wonder what my husband would say if I had a thousand dolls!' and I thought that was so disrespectful and anyone who does anything like that, how unprofessional! And people said 'oh Kristin you were fine' but I felt very unhappy with the questions and things she showed me, and she hadn't followed on with what she had originally wanted to do, and there was no reason for that when you saw the actual show! People thought I came across very well thank God, as I didn't feel that I had. The other thing about interviewing is they always get things wrong and you think gosh if they're a journalist they would take a bit more care but no!
At this point Kristin gets up (with difficulty) from her reclining mattress at the back of the shop and ushers me round to another secret section of the shop.
"Do have a little look. This cabinet kind of reflects what is in here, this is as cheap and as cheerful as we can get it, and this is a lovely dolls house which was arranged by young David who came into the shop when he was fourteen and I got on really well with him and one day I said, "David, would you like to arrange a house?" and he said "Oh yes!" So I said here's the house chose anything you want to put in, and I tell you what he did! I was so delighted and so amazed! And I've kept it all these years and he's now about forty two! He comes in to see me and he makes miniatures!"
I told her he clearly felt inspired by her to do so and she humbly said well he inspired himself but you could say it was, yes. And when I commented on the very pretty chandelier in the bathroom he said "well, that's where I lay on my back and look up at the ceiling"
Her amazingly calming way of telling stories once again made me feel safe and in the world of childhood again. I wanted to hear all her stories.
"One little girl said well who lives here? And David says "I do!" And she said "well where are you?" And David replied "I've gone to get the cat food!" He wasn't going to have any horrible humans in his dolls house! I'd only known him a fortnight and he said "I hate humans, I love animals though!" So I said "David! I thoroughly sympathise but I expect you'll get to like a few", and he has. I said "well what happens if the mice come down into the doll's house?" he said "well that's their problem!" It's wonderful isn't it! I guard it like a cat guards her kittens. And this is my speciality because nobody else makes them (she reaches into David's dolls house and pulled out a tiny box which I had only read about. She opened up the box with care, which housed tiny individual pieces of a jigsaw. I do it with a fretsaw and a great deal of patience, but also I think that my father was a very wonderful fine wood engraver, so I think I laugh and say that linier thing is what I've inherited from my papa! I'm not as good as he was! The best things just come to you don't they? It helps that I only have one working eye! I can see the saw going through the wood far better with just one."
A lady came in with a pram. We were introduced and got talking, Jennifer was a collector. She wanted Kristin to pose for a picture with her new born and explained that she wanted the child to have proof of meeting Kristin,
"Because you're legendary! When she grows up my daughter can say 'she's dead and gone but I did meet her!'"
Once again, Kristin is humble in her mannerisms and of course obliges. I take the picture for them. Then Jennifer tells me about her collections,
"The house I've had since I was a child which I have my childhood toys calibre of things in it, and I've put other high calibre things in it as well just so they've got somewhere to live and then I've got a cabinet with the really top end, the rest of the collection in it. The most desirable of desirables. I've always loved miniatures since I was a child and just continued and kept going. I don't consider them to be toys I consider them to be art."
Photography Credits – Loo Loo Rose
Model: Charlotte Holland


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I went to bed about 9:30 last night and actually slept quite well until 1:27am this morning when I felt my nostrils filling with warm goo. I probably woke the entire neighborhood with my nose blowing episode.
This experience has perhaps been comparable to a woman giving birth (obviously I'm speculating), only I've been in labor all week. I just hope I'm not going to blow out twins.
Why is pollen such a bitch?