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Is it safe to travel to Colombia?
Being back in the US has given us a chance to catch up with family and friends who inevitable asked us questions about our 6 month trip to South America.
We'd say, "Oh, we started in Colombia then we went south to Ecuador, Peru, and Chile…"
Usually as soon as they hear he word 'Colombia', they seem to tune out the rest of what we're saying. Their eyebrows would lift up and we could see the question forming in their head from a mile away…
"What's it like traveling in Colombia? Is it dangerous?"
(This and "So, did you see Machu Picchu?" were probably the top 2 most often asked questions.)
This is what we usually tell them:
Colombia? The food is not much to talk about. The bus rides will probably kill you. Other than that traveling in Colombia is just as safe as any other countries we went to in South America. Or as dangerous. Depending on how you look at it.
The Colombians themselves, though? Ah, beautiful people.
The most dangerous thing about traveling in Colombia is the night buses
First they try to freeze you to death by cranking the AC to the max.
Simultaneously they try to give you brain aneurism with back-to-back showing of the most violent movies Hollywood has ever come up with. The worst we saw was about a serial killer who do unimaginable and most horrendous things to women before killing them in cold blood. Seriously?
If all of that fail, there's the driving: the constant stop and go and the general giddy recklessness. I have to say that the more religious paraphernalia a driver has in his cabin the more worried we became. It always makes me think that it's the driver's way to show that he's not afraid to die.
And the vomiting. We know it's a common occurence because the bus assistant would give out plastic bags to everyone in the beginning of the trip.
Tips for riding a night bus in Colombia
– Go with more reputable bus companies in Colombia such as Bolivariano or Berlinas whenever possible
– Bring warm clothes
– Do not put anything on the overhead compartments
– Stock up on some good headphones to tune out the screaming and the explosions from the TV set
– Check out these other tips from Medellin Living
Be extra cautious in big cities
Big cities tend to be where most crime stories happen. In any big cities such as Medellin, Lima, Quito – there will be parts of the cities that are safe and there will be areas that'd be wise to avoid. I know the general adage is to 'go off the beaten path' – but for us, we tend to stick to the tourist areas in big cities.
Safety tip:
– Really do try to stay in hostels where you need to be buzzed in to enter. When we were there, there was a string of armed robberies that happened in Cartagena and Bogota hostels.
– If you've had too much too drink, wait until you sober up to go home or call for a cab from inside the bar.
– When in taxi, avoid temptation to use flashy electronics and roll up your windows.
First time visitors to Colombia
If you consider visiting Colombia and only have a limited time, consider the 'paisa' region: Medellin, Salento, and the pueblos in the region. It is a mountainous region (see leading pic) filled with beautiful scenery, trout-bearing rivers, and the friendliest people you'd meet in the whole continent.
Not to be missed in Colombia
Definitely do not miss Salento and its famous Valle de Cocora.
And if peace and natural beauty is your thing, check out Colombian pueblos – little towns filled with beautiful houses that exude charm and laid-back vibe. Visiting pueblos such as Guatape or Jardin was definitely the highlight of this country for us.
Tip for visiting Colombia:
English is little spoken here. Learn a little Spanish before you come, or get really good with drawing sketches and hand gestures.
Note on Cartagena
Many people love it. Jack and I differ in opinions about this colorful colonial city. I thought it was nice, Jack not so much. It's beautiful alright, but it's hot and at times – a little dodgy in some parts. If you go, we recommend staying in either San Diego or El Centro neighborhood which is closer to the city's center than Getsemani.
Is Colombia ready to shake off its drug lord overrun image?
We think so. Just to give you an example based on our own experience, we never got creeped out by a city until we got to Ecuador (Quito), we didn't get scammed until we got to Peru, and we didn't get our stuff stolen until we got to Chile (Iquique).
So in retrospect, Colombia was the only place where nothing negative really happened to us.
Not to say that crimes to tourists do not happen in Colombia (read our friend's account of getting robbed in the street of Medellin). But it's not that Colombians lurk in every single dark corner ready to rob every single tourist that visit.
It's quite the opposite, really. Crossing over the Ecuador, we were definitely relieved to find more food options, but oh, how we missed the warmth and the smiles of the Colombian people we had left behind.
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- November 17, 2011 6:08 am
I remember meeting people in hostels who'd been to Colombia when I was studying in Chile in 2005 and thinking they were crazy, but now it seems like everyone loves the country and that things have really changed. I can't wait to go!
- November 17, 2011 9:07 am
Love Colombia…. especially Medellin but I agree totally on the food issue. how much grilled chicken can a person eat? go for the people and the climate of The City of Eternal Spring and forgive the culinary desert.
- November 17, 2011 5:07 pm
Nice article! I had similar comments about Colombia before going there. One family member told me that I was most likely going to be kidnapped "over there" and that I was silly for going. This is the image of 20 years ago that Colombia is still battling I think.
I travelled the caribbean coast and into Panama, and I thought it was absolutely beautiful!
- November 17, 2011 8:26 pm
I live in a Colombian Pueblo, as named in the article. I love that you had the chance to appreciate the natural beautiful of the 'paisa' mountains, precisely where I live. This place is… well, a very good place to be: smooth rhythm of life, beautiful landscapes, nice people, lots of birds, trees, rivers…
I'm surprised you noticed that particular richness of my country, because even here it's really hard to make people understand that true beauty (and eventual wealth) is more in the natural environments and less in the 'mall cities' that everybody – around the world- seems to wish.
Great article…
- November 18, 2011 7:41 am
Really good safety tips. I wouldn't have thought about needing an extra secure hostel, but that makes perfect sense.
- November 18, 2011 11:03 am
I felt very safe every time I visited Cartagena. The taxi drivers try to rip you off, but that's a taxi driver thing anywhere.
- November 18, 2011 1:36 pm
Good tips! My first solo trip overseas was to Medellin and needless to say, being an American, my friends and family thought I was crazy. I followed the rules though, such as don't walk alone at night, and never had any problems. I got some dirty looks walking around with a local girl I kind of dated while there, but that was about it.
- November 18, 2011 8:34 pm
I lived in Quito for 8 months and now going on 9 months in Medellin and I don't seem to understand why you couldn't find good food in Colombia? Hands down I can find 5x more options here then when I was in Quito. Chinese in Ecuador is nothing more then Ecuadorian rice, Mexican forget about it, just a few examples. I LOVE the fact in Colombia you can find street food almost anywhere, vs say Ecuador it was harder to find that. As for a national dish Colombia doesn't really have one but manly because so many people can't agree on one thing! lol I loved my dishes in Ecuador (the soups mostly) but I just find I am able to get better over all food options in Colombia vs Ecuador. Price wise though Ecuador can't be beat, that I will say. And the beers are cheaper in Ecuador to… so yeah maybe they win for that in the end! lol
- November 19, 2011 5:43 am
Thanks for sharing this you guys! I'd have to say that in South America in general this rule applies. My stint in Argentina left me FREEZING on buses (+ listening to 80s love ballads on full blast volume.. not as bad as serial killers though… although that Total Eclipse of the Heart video is kinda odd), and robbed in BsAs.
I think it's all about just not being naive, but also looking for the right kind of adventure.
Everywhere yout ravel is going to be dangerous if you're an idiot who thinks, "that'll never happen to me" lol.
Cheers to the adventure!
– Lauren
- November 19, 2011 4:02 pm
I worked at a travel bookstore in Chicago in the late 90s and Columbia was the most dangerous country in the world then. It still may be dangerous in places, but it has come a long way.
- November 21, 2011 9:00 pm
We never felt unsafe in Colombia at all – we were even used to the buses after a year in South America (the Bolivian buses are worse!). You are right though – the pueblos are the best part. Jardin and Salento are our favourites.
- November 22, 2011 5:29 pm
Your post made me laugh when you say they play those Hollywood movie. I guess bringing a headphone will be a good tip
- November 24, 2011 8:30 pm
Good tips about the hotel security. It's scary to think that it's so easy for random people to just walk in into some hotels I've stayed in.
- November 29, 2011 12:41 pm
Every time I hear about Colombia, I think of that movie "Romancing the Stone." It's good to hear that Colombia can be enjoyed for its natural beauty and not feared.
- April 13, 2012 10:45 am
I love hearing from you that Colombia is one more time as I think, I am a colombian boy 21 years, I have lived all my life here, sometimes when foreing people(have never come) say that my beautiful country is a place to never visit due "we are famous in news as bad people" it's sad,I want to challenge everybodu to take the risk to know how dangerous my country is or we are, but take care because if you come there is a big risk for you…….you will want to stay living here forever is impossible not to love my country coming here when I just go to the river(not money)I dont want the time pass I just think to make a house by the river and stay there forever….facebook: john alexander martinez murcia
- July 9, 2012 4:53 pm
Love this…so true about the buses…I learned that the hard way after a 12 hour bus from Medellin to Cali! FROZEN!
Good tips on safety though. My boyfriend is Colombian so he is an expert in keeping safe and his tips apply to anywhere we go in the world. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, whether its Bogota or New York, it's how you act and what you do that will determine your safety.
Really enjoying your posts on Colombia and your pictures are beautiful! Love hearing what other travelers think of Colombia as I love it and have written lots of posts about the country!
- September 6, 2012 11:58 am
Hello there, thank you for the information. I have couple of questions about the road conditions. We are travelling by motorbike. I was wondering how is Colombian roads? Are they in good shape? Bolivia has been quiet difficult for us. Thank you
- January 21, 2013 6:07 am
The Mexican buses that operate audio visual systems feature largely nonstop loud, graphic violence and noise. Traveling with many packets of small ear plugs has served me well in Mexico and Central America. Individual ear plugs make for good trading items.
- March 10, 2013 5:10 am
Colombia has so many great tourist attractions, but still most people avoid visiting this country because they are scared (thanks to the media and the bad image). I've traveled by night buses, visited many places and you know what: Nothing bad has happened.Just don't do any stupid things and you'll be fine. If you want to know what to do in Colombia this is a good travel website: htttp://www.colomviva.com
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Anandiben Patel was sworn in as Gujarat's 15th Chief Minister in Gandhinagar on Thursday, replacing Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi. She is the first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat and the fourth currently in the country, along with Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu) and Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan). She becomes the 15th woman to become Chief Minister of a State since Independence. The entire top BJP leadership, including Mr. Modi, was present at the swearing-in ceremony at Mahatma Mandir, signalling yet again the importance of Gujarat in the party's scheme of things nationally. Anandiben, 72, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1994, became Gujarat's Education Minister in 1998 and was Revenue Minister in Mr. Modi's Cabinet till recently. It is evident to all that Ms. Patel, a schoolteacher for three decades before joining politics, has large shoes to fill. Opinion on the Gujarat "model" of development is divided across the country, but there is little doubt that this "model" has been bought by those who voted for Mr. Modi.
It will perhaps be unfair to judge Ms. Patel against her predecessor given his larger-than-life image, but the new Chief Minister will find that such comparisons are inevitable. Conscious of this legacy, the home page of her website loudly thanks 'Narendrabhai' for his "stellar leadership" of the State for the past 12 years and promises the people of Gujarat that the "march forward" on the path of growth and development will continue. With Mr. Modi running a solo show, little was known in the rest of the country about any other key functionaries of his government. We are now in a position to ascertain whether the "Gujarat model" works without Mr. Modi being at the helm of the State or not. Given his close connections with the State, the Prime Minister-elect will retain enormous interest in what happens in Gujarat. The fact that Ms. Patel was chosen by Mr. Modi over senior Ministers like Nitin and Saurabh Patel shows the trust and faith he has reposed in her. The winner of a gallantry award for rescuing two drowning girls, Ms. Patel's CV also proclaims that she was the only woman leader from Gujarat to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, during the "Ekta Yatra" in 1992. With the Opposition, which has long been absent in Gujarat, posing no threat, Ms. Patel's challenge will be more in the nature of consolidating her position within the Cabinet. The Chief Minister also has a fresh opportunity to reach out to the State's Muslim minority, which was at the receiving end of the 2002 carnage. If Mr. Modi and the BJP want to signal that its development vision is really for all, then Gujarat might be a good place to start.
Keywords: Anandiben Patel, Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, woman Chief Minister, Gujarat Muslims, Gujarat politics


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Which tile for entryway?
I've narrowed it down to a few (I think!).
I need help.
Which looks better? Paint is BM revere pewter. Floor is a engineered oak 7.5 inch wide planks.
Would you pick 1, 2 or 3 (they are numbered on the green tape!) or neither, keep looking.
Thanks for all the advice I've received on here and TIA for this!
Thank you for all the opinions! The one on the right is the one we are leaning towards. I think they could all 'work' is the problem. The middle one sparkles - and I do love sparkles :) But it is a bit cooler.
I think the lightest one, while beautiful, would not be practical in our climate. We get winter a lot of months/year and it would get sloppy, esp the grout.
The middle one has a darker version, so I may check that out as well. (steel, but will probably be too dark, I do like a lighter contrast).
So many choices, thank you for helping me narrow down a 'look'.
Here is a link that might be useful: middle tile but darker version
First, all the tiles look beautiful, especially with the wood flooring. My favourite is the far right one (darkest) which I think is labeled #2. The color is perfect with the floor and I love the striations. Any chance for closeups of all three? My next choice would be the middle (labeled #1 I think).
pricklypearcactus, here's the best I could do with a close up.
I'm trying to get away from browns/beiges and segue way a bit into the warm greys
I'll take a irl look at the darker bronze/steel and see how they look with the 'look' I'm trying to go for!
Duplicate post, didn't close up on the light tile as i ruled it out.
This post was edited by aklvdb on Thu, Jul 3, 14 at 18:31
The third image didn't show up, but now that I see the other two close ups, I'd have had a hard time picking between them. I might lean a tad more toward number ONE now. I like that its movement and color would contrast the wood floor nicely.
I do take it, that the wood floor is on the left and not the plank in the front, correct?
justgotabme - it's all the same wood, I just put the plank there for colour. The sample on the left I think has darkened over time.
We are also kind of liking one, I don't know, it might seem too cool. But it does have some browny flecks in it. No pink for sure. But a touch of blue almost.


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The return of the Tech Challenge II by Nike Sportswear will also include this 'Poison Green' colorway.
The Agassi-endorsed Air Tech Challenge II sports their all new 'Poison Green' color scheme in a traditional color block, complete with the usual grey and black accents, and signature paint splatter graphics. Poison green hits the tongue lining, paint splatter detailing and Swoosh logos for yet another sure to be popular take on th ATC II by Nike Sportswear.
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Business Associations Professor Pratt Fall 2006 Practice Exam [CAVEAT: This practice exam includes questions from past exams. My course coverage varies from year to year so do not be alarmed if you see an answer option that seems unfamiliar to you.] Exam Instructions: 1. The exam is a closed-book exam. The only thing that you may bring to the exam is a hand- held calculator that is not a financial calculator. 2. The practice exam is 2 hours and 10 minutes (130 minutes) long. There are 130 total points on the practice exam. The points indicated for each question indicate the amount of time that you should spend on each question. There are 90 points allocable to the objective portion of the practice exam and 40 points allocable to the essay portion of the exam. 3. For each multiple choice question, select the answer that you believe best responds to the question asked. (On the real exam, you will need to use a pencil to mark the Scantron form.) 4. The facts are intended to be complete. If you need to know about a fact that appears to be missing, identify the fact and explain its importance. Do not assume any additional facts. Your answer should explain how the applicable legal rules (statutes, cases, or administrative pronouncements) apply to the facts of the exam question. GOOD LUCK! 1 Part I Multiple Choice Questions (3 points each unless otherwise specified) 1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a corporation organized pursuant to the state law "off-the-rack" default rules for corporations? a. Limited liability. b. Limited life. c. Centralized management. d. Free transferability of ownership interests. e. None of the above. The traits in (a)-(d) above are all quintessential corporate characteristics. 2. The corporate form permits the aggregation of capital. Why has corporate law encouraged the aggregation of capital? a. Good managers may not have much capital and rich investors may not be able to run a successful firm. b. To increase productivity and efficiency. c. So that corporations serve as quasi-governmental organizations to promote the welfare of the various constituencies that interact with the corporations. d. (a) and (b) above. e. (a), (b), and (c) above. 3. Which of the following strategies cannot be used to ameliorate the "other people's money" problem (i.e., the problem that arises because corporate ownership and control may be separated)? a. Having outside directors serve on the board. b. Mounting a shareholder proxy contest to replace the officers of the corporation. c. Removing existing directors from office. d. Lawsuits alleging a breach of director fiduciary duties. e. None of the above. All of the methods described in (a)-(d) above can be used. 2 4. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (c), about corporate charitable giving is false: a. Delaware and California require a showing that the corporate charitable contribution will benefit the shareholders. b. The Theodora Holding Company test (that the amount and purpose of the corporate charitable contribution must be reasonable) cannot be satisfied if the corporate charitable contribution is to the "pet charity" of the CEO or a director. c. If the board of directors uses a good process to make the decision about the corporate charitable contribution, the court will be constrained from evaluating whether the contribution was, as a substantive matter, a good idea or a bad idea. d. Statements (a) and (b) are false. e. None of the statements in (a) through (c) is false. 5. Which of the following statements about limited liability is false? a. Limited liability has historically been the main reason why small businesses have incorporated. b. Limited liability is defended primarily on efficiency grounds (e.g., that it promotes capital formation and risk-taking and reduces monitoring costs). c. Contract and tort creditors invariably pay the price for limited liability. d. Limited liability makes possible the free transferability of corporate stock. e. A court will allow a creditor to "pierce the corporate veil" only in extraordinary circumstances. 3 6. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), regarding limited liability companies is false? a. Running a business as a limited liability company (LLC) enables the investors in the business to "get the best of both worlds," meaning that they can get both limited liability and pass-through federal tax treatment. b. The organizing documents for a limited liability company must be filed with the Secretary of State, but a partnership can exist even in the absence of any formal documentation. c. The Internal Revenue Service takes the position that all LLC's receive pass-through treatment for federal tax purposes. d. In interpreting state LLC statutes, courts will have to look to both partnership and corporate law, and where the partnership and corporate rules differ, it is difficult to predict which rule the court will apply. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. Facts for Questions 7 and 8: Alice and Bob, two brilliant but starving Ph.D. candidates at Stanford, have hit on an idea for a business that they hope will make them millionaires. Alice and Bob will each own half of the business, which they will call Minicomp. A Silicon Valley venture capital firm will lend Minicomp $200,000 (at a high interest rate) to get the business started. Alice and Bob will initially pay themselves meager salaries and try to build the business for a few years. Minicomp may pay Alice and Bob dividends from time to time. 7. Assume that Minicomp is a C corporation. Which of the following statements is false? a. A C corporation is a taxable entity separate from its shareholders, so Minicomp will have to file tax returns each year and pay tax on its net earnings for each year. b. Salary paid by Minicomp to Alice and Bob is deductible by Minicomp. c. Dividends paid by Minicomp to Alice and Bob are deductible by Minicomp. d. Interest paid by Minicomp to the venture capital lender is deductible by Minicomp. e. If Minicomp loses money, the loss will not pass through to Alice and Bob, but can offset income Minicomp earns in another year. 4 8. Now assume instead that Minicomp is an S corporation. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), is false? a. An S corporation is not a taxable entity separate from its shareholders, so Minicomp will file only an information return each year and Alice and Bob will report Minicomp's income or loss on their individual income tax returns. b. A second layer of tax will be paid on Minicomp's earnings if they are distributed to Alice and Bob as dividends. c. Minicomp will, for the most part, be taxed as if it were a partnership. d. If Minicomp later issues stock to a foreign shareholder, Carlos, the company will be converted into a C corporation. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 9. (4 points) John, a wealthy investor, will invest $200,000 in a new start-up company. Susan, who just received her M.B.A. degree, will run the day-to-day operations of the company but John plans to supervise the operations of the business. The business will also borrow substantial funds from a local bank. John may have trouble ensuring that his liability with respect to the start-up company is limited for which of the following reasons? a. If the business is a limited partnership and John is a limited partner, John will be treated as a general partner if he exercises too much control over the business. b. If the business is a corporation, the creditors may insist on getting a personal guarantee from John. c. If the business is a corporation, the bank will be able to pierce the corporate veil if the business is later unable to pay its debts as they come due. d. (a) and (b) above. e. (a), (b), and (c) above. 5 10. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), about the bylaws of a Delaware corporation is false? a. The titles and general duties of the corporate officers are often specified in the bylaws. b. If a provision in the certificate of incorporation contradicts a provision in the bylaws, the provision in the certificate of incorporation controls. c. The board of directors must first approve an amendment to the bylaws before the shareholders can vote to amend the bylaws. d. The bylaws typically contain many of the "ground rules" for operating the corporation. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 11. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (c), is false? a. Equity holders sometimes have an economic incentive to choose riskier corporate projects than creditors would choose. b. Limited liability sometimes permits shareholders to disregard some of the costs of doing a particular corporate project. c. Corporations that invest in riskier projects will have to pay well-informed lenders a higher rate of interest than corporations that invest in less risky projects. d. Statements (a) and (b) are false. e. None of the statements in (a) through (c) is false. 6 12. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), is false? a. The rights of corporate bondholders must be stated in the corporation's certificate of incorporation. b. Corporations can take a tax deduction for the interest they pay on corporate indebtedness. c. If a corporation sells bonds to bondholders, the corporation is the borrower and the bondholders are the lenders. d. Interest compensates a lender for the time value of money and the risk of the borrower defaulting on the debt. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 13. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (c), about GAAP is false? a. GAAP are a set of standardized mechanical accounting rules that permit accountants to prepare financial statements without having to make subjective judgments. b. All public corporations must use GAAP. c. GAAP are "conservative," meaning that GAAP tend to understate income and the value of assets. d. None of the statements in (a) through (c) is false. 14. Which of the following items would not appear on the asset side of a balance sheet? a. Goodwill that the corporation did not purchase. b. Accumulated depreciation. c. Accounts receivable. d. Future expenses that the corporation already has paid. e. (a) and (d). 7 15. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), is false? a. The balance sheet shows assets at their cost and shows the accumulated depreciation allocable to the depreciable assets. b. Consistent with the matching principle, the cost of an income-producing asset (such as a flower shop delivery van) should be matched with the income generated by that asset (such as the revenue from the shop's sale of flowers) to accurately reflect income. c. If inventory costs are rising, the LIFO inventory convention produces a higher cost of goods sold and lower income than the FIFO inventory convention would produce. d. The aggregate amount shown as shareholders' equity on the balance sheet is typically a good proxy for the true aggregate value of the shareholders' stock. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 16. (5 points) Alana will invest $100,000 for three years. The return on the investment will be 20% per annum, compounding semi-annually. Her $100,000 investment, plus the return on her investment, will be paid to her at the end of the third year. What is the approximate future value of the $100,000 investment? (Round your answer up or down to the nearest thousand.) a. $160,000. b. $165,000. c. $173,000. d. $177,000. e. $181,000. 8 17. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), about the capitalization of earnings valuation method is false? a. In a sale of a business, the buyer of the business will argue for a lower capitalization rate than the seller. b. The capitalization rate for a business is typically chosen by looking at comparable businesses in the industry in which the business operates. c. The riskier the business is, the higher the capitalization rate for the business is. d. The higher the capitalization rate for the business is, the lower the current value of the business is. e. None of statements in (a) through (d) is false. 18. (5 points) Biz Co. is buying the assets of Wizkids, Inc. Biz Co. and Wizkids Inc. have negotiated an agreement for the sale of the assets. At the closing, it becomes clear that Wizkids Inc. has not met one of the conditions of the agreement. Representatives of Biz Co. tell Able, who is president and Chief Operating Officer of Wizkids, Inc., that the deal is off unless Able immediately agrees to an amendment of the purchase agreement. You are the lawyer for Wizkids, Inc. at the closing. Able does not want the deal to fall through but he is not sure whether he has the authority to amend the purchase agreement on his own. He asks you whether Wizkids, Inc. will be bound by the amendment he will sign. Which of the following answers to Able's question, in (a) through (d), is false? a. Able may have authority to bind Wizkids, Inc. even if the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or corporate resolutions of Wizkids, Inc. do not specify that he has authority to amend agreements such as the purchase agreement. b. Able's amendment of the agreement cannot bind Wizkids, Inc. unless the board of directors of Wizkids, Inc. subsequently votes to ratify the amendment. c. Able is the president of Wizkids, Inc., so his title alone may give him the authority to bind Wizkids, Inc. by signing the amendment. d. Wizkids, Inc. may be bound by Able's amendment of the agreement even if Able tells Biz Co. that he is not sure if he has authority to amend the agreement. e. None of the above. Statements (a) through (d) are all true. 9 19. The Delaware statute provides that the board of directors of a Delaware corporation may designate one or more committees of directors. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), about such committees is false? a. A committee may not amend the certificate of incorporation. b. Committees can generally act on behalf of the corporation; they are not required to first make recommendations to the board for a vote by the board. c. The compensation committee must include at least one independent director, but inside directors also may serve on the compensation committee. d. An audit committee oversees the flow of financial information to investors. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 20. Under Delaware law, on which of the following are shareholders not entitled to vote? a. Amending the certificate of incorporation. b. A merger. c. A sale of most of the assets of the corporation. d. Firing the CEO. e. None of the above. 21. Which of the following constitutes a proper purpose for a shareholder to inspect corporate records? a. To learn the trade secrets of the corporation and reveal them to competitors. b. To harass corporate executives whose policies the shareholder dislikes. c. To pursue social policy goals (e.g., to pressure a company to stop discriminating against certain employees). d. To get a shareholder list to sell to a catalog company. e. None of the above is a proper purpose. 10 22. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), about shareholders' meetings is false? a. Shareholder's can act by written consent in lieu of a meeting. b. Shares held by a shareholder of a public corporation count towards the quorum requirement at the annual meeting of shareholders if the shareholder is physically present at the meeting or votes by proxy. c. Under Delaware law, special shareholders' meetings may be called by the board of directors or other persons as authorized in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws. d. The corporation must give written notice of a shareholders' meeting to the shareholders of record as of the record date. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 23. Which of the following statements, in (a) through (d), about the federal proxy rules is false? a. The federal proxy rules are intended to expand the substantive voting rights that shareholders have under state law. b. Subchapter S corporations are not subject to the federal proxy rules. c. The term "solicit" is defined very broadly under the federal proxy rules. d. The federal proxy rules prohibit (1) the inclusion of any false or misleading statement regarding a material fact in a proxy statement and (2) the omission of any material fact from a proxy statement. e. None of the statements in (a) through (d) is false. 11 General facts for Questions 24-27: A, B, C, and D formed a new Delaware Corporation, Tot-Toys, Inc., to manufacture children's toys. The certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 50,000 common shares with $1 per share par value. A, B, C, and D each paid $2 a share cash for their shares: A paid $15,000; B paid $1,000; C paid $2,000; and D paid $4,000. (In answering the following questions, use the standard nomenclature for the shareholder accounts, i.e., stated capital, capital surplus, and earned surplus, instead of the Delaware convention of combining capital and earned surplus.) 24. (4 points) What amounts are in the stated capital and capital surplus (sometimes called paid-in surplus) accounts at the start of business? a. Stated capital equals $11,000 and capital surplus equals $11,000. b. Stated capital equals $22,000 and capital surplus equals zero. c. Stated capital equals zero and capital surplus equals $11,000. d. Stated capital equals $11,000 and capital surplus equals zero. e. None of the statements in (a)-(d) is correct. 25. (4 points) Tot-Toys, Inc. loses $10,000 in year one and earns $2,000 in year two. What amounts are in the capital surplus and earned surplus accounts at the end of year two? a. Capital surplus equals $22,000 and earned surplus equals negative $8,000. b. Capital surplus equals $11,000 and earned surplus equals zero. c. Capital surplus equals zero and earned surplus equals $12,000. d. Capital surplus equals $22,000 and earned surplus equals zero. e. None of the statements in (a)-(d) is correct. 12 26. (4 points) Assume the facts stated in Question 25. If Tot-Toys, Inc. wants to pay a dividend at the end of year two, how much may it lawfully pay without amending its certificate of incorporation? (Assume that the payment of the dividend would not render Tot-Toys, Inc. insolvent and that the corporation had paid no prior dividends.) a. Zero. b. $2,000. c. $3,000. d. $14,000. e. None of (a)-(d) is correct. 27. (4 points) Assume the facts stated in Question 25. Also assume that Tot-Toys, Inc. does not pay a dividend at the end of year two, and in year three, the corporation loses $4,000. What amount may Tot-Toys, Inc. lawfully pay as a dividend at the end of year three? (Assume that the payment of the dividend would not render the corporation insolvent and that the corporation had paid no prior dividends.) a. Zero. b. $2,000. c. $3,000. d. $11,000. e. None of (a)-(d) is correct. Go on to Part II of the exam 13 Part II Essay Question (40 minutes) 1. (40 minutes) Samantha is the sole shareholder of three corporations, Cycles Unlimited Inc. ("Cycles Inc."), Rolling Wheels Tours Inc. ("Tours Inc."), and Like-New Repairs Inc. ("Repairs Inc."). Cycles Inc. operates a store that sells new and used bicycles. Tours Inc. operates luxury bike tours in Europe. Tours Inc. buys bikes for the tours from the same manufacturers that supply the store. When the bikes get too old to use on the tours, Samantha adds them to the used bike inventory at the Cycles Inc. store. Tours Inc. and Repairs Inc. both operate out of the Cycles Inc. store. The tour and repair businesses do not pay any rent to the store. Samantha and her husband, Sal, are the directors and officers of each of the three corporations. Samantha is generally quite meticulous about keeping the books and records of each corporation and complying with corporate formalities. Occasionally, she borrows money for her personal use and the petty-cash needs of the other businesses from the cash registers of the three businesses at the store, but she usually pays it back promptly. The Cycles Inc. store is well established and profitable. Repairs Inc. earns a smaller profit but draws customers into the store and supports the store's bike sales business. Tours Inc. was not very successful at first, and Cycles Inc. loaned it significant sums until its business picked up. As soon as Tours Inc. started doing well, Cycles Inc. began receiving regular payments of principal and interest on those loans. Several newspapers have featured Tours Inc. in their travel sections and that publicity has significantly increased the sales of the Cycles Inc. store. Samantha has made Tours Inc. an important benefactor of various AIDS charities; Tours Inc. donates used tour bikes to AIDS bike racing fundraisers and gives about 2% of its net income in cash to AIDS charities. Recently, there was a terrible mishap on one of the bike tours. One of the more oblivious employees of Tours Inc. got lost and negligently took his group of guests down a treacherous mountain path. On the way down the mountain, three of the guest riders crashed and were very seriously injured. The guests had not signed any releases with respect to the trip. Tours Inc. has no insurance and its assets will be insufficient to pay its debts and satisfy judgments in favor of the injured riders; Tours Inc. will probably be forced to file a bankruptcy petition. What arguments will the creditors of Tours Inc. make to collect their debts from the assets of Cycles Inc., Repairs Inc., or Samantha? Will they prevail? 14 Answer Key for Multiple Choice Questions 1. b 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. c 11. e 12. a 13. a 14. a 15. d 16. d 17. a 18. b 19. c 20. d 21. e 22. e 23. a 24. a 25. e 26. c 27. b 15
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*No more fine print
New rules will require airlines to include government taxes, fees in advertised fares to help passengers
Other changes
Airfare transparency is not the only new rule that will be enforced next week. Other rules include:
• Passengers can hold a reservation for up to 24 hours without making a payment.
• You can cancel a paid reservation without penalty for 24 hours after the reservation is made as long as the reservation is made at least seven days in advance.
• Fares cannot increase after purchase.
• Passengers must be promptly notified in the event of delays of more than 30 minutes or if there is a cancellation or diversion of their flight.
• Passengers will have to decide at the time of booking to opt in or opt out of travel insurance. However, they can always buy travel insurance from an outside retailer at a later date.
Advertisements that make airfares seem enticingly low will soon lose that asterisk pointing to a dense paragraph of additional taxes and fees that make a cheap ticket much more costly.
The Transportation Department will phase in new passenger-protection rules next week — between Jan. 24 and 26 — requiring that any advertised price for air travel include all government taxes and fees, such as security and airport improvements.
For the past 25 years, the DOT has allowed airlines and travel agencies to list ticket prices — excluding taxes and fees — in big, bold type, followed by just a note in small print that other charges apply. Those government-imposed fees, listed separately in a lengthy, small-print disclaimer, can add 20 percent or more to the price of a ticket.
But with airlines adopting a whole menu of fees for services that used to be part of the ticket price, the government decided it was time for a change so travelers have a clearer sense of the total price they will have to pay.
Several other new rules delayed from last year will also take effect, including banning post-purchase price increases and allowing passengers to hold certain reservations without payment or to cancel them without penalty for 24 hours after booking.
However, the airfare won't include the proliferating airline fees for checking bags, getting an assigned seat and other items. Those must be listed somewhere on an airline's website, but the DOT this month delayed a decision on whether to require more prominent disclosure.
Up until now, the easiest places to find bottom-line prices have been the meta-search sites such as Kayak and Bing. They scan airlines and third-party sellers for the best fares, including taxes, then provide links for booking directly.
"Currently, airlines can exclude government-imposed taxes and fees as long as they put a link next to the fare," said DOT spokesman Bill Mosley. "Under the new rules, they will have to incorporate taxes and fees into the fare that's stated — the first fare that the customer sees."
The government and the airlines are being guarded in discussing the full-fare advertising policy, since Spirit Airlines, Allegiant and Southwest have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to block the proposed change, accusing the government of trying to re-regulate them and violating their commercial free-speech rights.


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Second monitor for my 15 inch rMBP to use with LR5
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Second monitor for my 15 inch rMBP to use with LR5
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I want to buy a second screen to connect to my rMBP to work with lightroom 5.
Should I stick with the Apple screens like the 27 inch thunderbolt screen?
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Home is 2411 sq. ft. with about 800 sq ft upstairs, upper a/c unit has a leak in the coil, was recently recharged but will need a new system as its 12 yrs old. I have received quotes for what seems like the same system yet they are worlds apart.
The first was for trane 2.5 ton 15 seer system. this system will include a variable speed air handler matched with a XL15i condensing unit. the price for that system is $ 5,885.00, price includes: installation of the new system, removal of the existing equipment, all labor, materials, and permits required. No model numbers were provided. I was disappointed with the unprofessionalism that this quote reflected. I had used this company to handle a fiasco involving a design/installation defect in my moms condo and they handled it amazingly. I haven't decided whether to contact the owner and advise of same.
The second quote I received was for $6700.00 with 0% for 36 mths. I am wondering if the increased price is to account for the financing option?
1 TAM7A0C36H31SA Trane 3 ton Hyperion variable speed air handler 57hx23.5wx22d 22x20 filter;
1 4TWX5030A1000A Trane XL15i HEAT PUMP 2.5 Ton (R410a) H49-7/8xW34-1/4xD37-1/4 MF-25Amp dba71 LINESET: 3/8X3/4;
1 TCONT803-BAYSEN02ATEMPAA XL803 3H/2C Programable with dehumidifcation Touch Screen with out door sencer;
1 EXISTING Connecting Equipment to Existing Lineset. RX11 Flush;
1 BAYEVAC05LG1AA 5 kw heat strip for TAM AHU;
1 One System PM One System PM 1st Check to be done 6 months after installation. PM agreement expires 1 year after installation. Filter replacemnet is not part of the PM;
1DISCONNECT AND WHIP New disconnect and whip for AHU or COND up to 6 feet;
1 DRIPPANsm-FS Drip Pan for Air Handler with Overflow Safety Float Switch- Small;
1 AHUSTAND AHU STAND. New adjustable Air Handler Unit stand.;
1 HUR AC PAD HURRICANE RATED 36x48x4 Equipment Pad FL Bldg
Code approved upto 130mph wind speeds;1 BAYECMT001 MOUNTING KIT BAYECMT001 - CONDENSING UNIT MOUNTING KIT. Meets Hurricane tie down code.
The second company also provided a quote for a comparable York system, I do not know anything about York. Any and all opinions are welcome, thank you.
Several questions.
I will assume you are in all electric situation.
What size is existing system? For what size living area? Any hot cold spots in this zone? Any particular problem heating and cooling this zone when system operating correctly?
Lineset must be sized correctly to new condenser whether new or reused
and flushed. A big deal.
I would say a 5 KW heat strip is light especially for a defrost call which probably would be infrequent.
Coastal location or inland?
I prefer Trane over York.
Several questions.
Thank you, my answers are below.
Q: I will assume you are in all electric situation.
A: Yes, we are all electric.
Q: What size is existing system? For what size living area? Any hot cold spots in this zone? Any particular problem heating and cooling this zone when system operating correctly?
A: As to size-we are not increasing size on the unit. The existing upstairs is a Carrier 12 yr old 2.5 ton. I don�t know the S.E.E.R. rating (or if they even have one because of age?)
Upstairs living area consists of approximately 800-1000 sq. ft. consisting of two bedrooms, bath and an open loft area that opens to the 20 ft. ceilings from our great room. We have three large windows on the back of the house where the ceiling is 20 ft high (south facing) and double window in the loft (also south). It tends to be hotter up here but I am not sure if this is due to the system not running properly, lack of proper insulation or the open loft area or all of these factors combined.
Lineset must be sized correctly to new condenser whether new or reused and flushed. A big deal.
Good to know, thank you.
I would say a 5 KW heat strip is light especially for a defrost call which probably would be infrequent.
Interesting since both companies quoted the same. We have a third coming out, I am interested to see what he says.
Q: Coastal location or inland?
A: We are on the intracoastal waterway, across from a canal, about two miles from the Atlantic ocean and a quarter of a mile or less from the intracoastal waterway at the end of street.
I prefer Trane over York.
Thank you.
Thank you for your assitance, I would hate to get stuck with a system for the next 10+ years that wasn't what we needed.
I do not know what size our existing heat strips are. I am assuming the lowest possible, it is the same unit the builder placed in the home and it doesn't appear the original home buyers upgraded much.
No idea about heating the place yet, we just moved into the home in March and our winter months here last year were very mild so I think we already had the a/c on.
As far as cooling goes, we do not spend a lot of time up there yet. Our master is downstairs and the loft area is in under construction. It does not ever feel very cool to me but I really think this more impacted by the large windows in the great room and high 20 ft ceilings that open up to the loft as well as the age and capacity of the unit.
I received another quote from another company here in town and the gentleman recommended the XR15 as a cost effective alternative to the XL15i. The quote he provided included replacing our downstairs system as well (both up and down with XR15's, 2.5 ton for upper and 3.5 for lower with variable speed handlers and Honeywell thermo) and didn't break up the prices in two. The total cost was $10k. I cannot get to the estimate right now to provide part numbers. However, I am now completely confused as he did not include a separate line item for the heat strips?
We also discussed upgrading the insulation in the attic space because of the cooling issue etc. He confirmed what I origianlly thought and that is the insulation is the minimal for the standard back in 1999. He oprovided a quote to upgrade with R-38 of around $1800.00.
I feel like the more I try to learn about the HVAC system the more confusing it gets. What exactly is the function of the heat strips? Is there any reason his quote wouldn't include a line item for same?
Thanks for your help.


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In most national polls, voters cited the economy as the biggest factor in determining who got their vote. Locally, however, two races appeared to hinge on something a little less complex, something literally elemental: fluoride.
Last year Pinellas County Commissioners Nancy Bostock and Neil Brickfield, each a Republican incumbent, voted with the commission majority to remove the substance from the county water supply. The vote, which came at the insistence of Tea Partiers, raised hackles in the medical establishment and drew national attention.
Neither candidate won reelection.
Over the course of their campaigns, the two came under substantial media scrutiny for being half of what was dubbed the "Fluoride Four" — the four out of seven county commissioners who approved the anti-fluoride measure.
The Tampa Bay Times issued more than one scathing editorial chastising commissioners who supported the ban as being all too eager to appease extremists touting pseudo-science.
After delivering a brief concession speech, Bostock, who lost her District 3 seat to former State Senator Charlie Justice by roughly five points, said that characterization was way off.
"Ultimately, the media treatment was exceptional on this," she said at the Pinellas GOP watch party at the Hilton Carillon on election night. "It turned into one single issue."
She said the fluoride issue signifies a greater conflict, one having to do with individual autonomy as opposed to government-knows-best.
"I think the cause of limited government and more individual freedom resonates throughout our community," she said.
As she left the ballroom stage, it was clear where both races were headed. Backs were patted, hands shaken, condolences issued.
Moments earlier, Brickfield had conceded his District 1 seat to former State Representative Janet Long, who cleared him by nearly 11 points.
"People clearly said that they want a government that provides fluoride," he said. "I'll never vote against fluoride again."
Just down the road from the gloom-tinged GOP gathering, Pinellas Dems were partying down at Gunslingers Saloon. The place was packed. Booze was flowing. Glasses were breaking. It was getting pretty clear that this was their night.
Justice, who in 2010 tried unsuccessfully to unseat the 40-plus-year incumbent C.W. "Bill" Young in the then-US House District 11 race, said the fluoride question was big. But the debate also said something about the incumbents and their constituents.
"I think it was the one issue that symbolized a greater problem in the decision-making process of our commission," he said. "Fluoride was a symptom of the disease" — the commission's willingness to cater to extremists at the expense of the majority.
"We have to make sure that the decisions made at the county commission are right for the entire community," he said, "and not just the extreme loud voice that happens to be in the chamber in a given day… Local government is about providing the basic services and responding to the people."
Long, who lost her bid for reelection to the Florida House in the Tea Party wave of 2010, said things are a little different this time around.
"This is a lot more fun," she said, comparing the night's celebratory atmosphere to the doom that hung in the air for Democrats on election night 2010. "I think the people of Pinellas County have sent a very strong message. They do not want extreme politics on our county commission."
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In the NFL, former Eagles coach Andy Reid returned to the City of Brotherly Love with his new team, the Kansas City Chiefs, who improved to 3-0 beating Philadelphia 26-16. Kansas City has won more games under Reid than it did all of last season.
In baseball, Boston clinched a playoff berth beating Baltimore 3-1 on a John Lackey two-hitter. Lackey didn't allow a hit until Adam Jones hit a one-out home run in the seventh inning. The Red Sox clinched at least a wild card berth and reduced their magic number to one for clinching the AL East.
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"The Nance," starring two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane as a bawdy gay entertainer in the waning days of burlesque in New York City, is coming to "Live from Lincoln Center" on PBS.
Locally, TPT, Channel 2, airs it at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10.
The show, which played at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway in 2013, tells the story of Chauncey Miles, played by Lane, whose broadly comic stage shows are jam-packed with swishy double entendres that make him a minor star and allow him to fly under the radar until censors take note and pressure theater owners to get rid of Miles and his fellow performers. Offstage, Miles falls in love with Ned (Jonny Orsini), a romance that must be kept secret.
The play takes place in 1937, on a revolving set (by John Lee Beatty) that turns to reveal a burlesque stage, the backstage area, an Automat frequented by gays, and Miles' apartment. Other cast members include Lewis Stadlen, Cady Huffman, Jenni Barber and Andrea Burns. Jack O'Brien directs.
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Joan Rothfuss, author of "Topless Cellist: the Improbable Life of Chralotte Moorman."
Forget Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma. Sure they were, and are, brilliant cellists, but those guys kept their clothes on. For sheer spectacle, madcap antics,exhibitionism and a generous dollop of cello skills, you want Julliard-trained Charlotte Moorman, a gal from Little Rock, AK who grabbed the avant garde by the scruff of its self-absorbed neck and -- in the 1960s and '70 -- dragged it onto the public glare of television variety and talk shows (Mike Douglas, Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin), shopping malls and prisons, and to New York City's Central Park, Shea Stadium and Grand Central Terminal.
In former Walker Art Center curator Joan Rothfuss, Moorman has found her perfect biographer. Rothfuss's "Topless Cellist: The Improbable Life of Charlotte Moorman," (MIT Press, $34.95) is fast paced, thoroughly researched, amusing, witty, compassionate, deeply informed and filled with jaw-dropping stories. Rothfuss will talk about Moorman and sign copies of the book at 2 p.m. October 5 in the Walker Cinema, 1750 Hennepin Av., Minneapolis. Free. 612-375-7600 or www.walkerart.org
Moorman played the cello while suspended from balloons floating over Australia's Sydney Opera House, performed on a cello made of ice, and often did her shows topless, in the buff, wrapped in cellophane, or wearing the "TV Bra," a contraption that sported two mini-televisions, one for each breast, in plexiglass boxes attached to transparent straps.
In February 1967 she was arrested (during a topless performance), tried and, in a sensationalized trial that generated huge publicity, convicted for violating "community standards of decency." Though humiliated by the incident, she embraced the "Topless Cellist" nickname that it spawned.
"TV Bra," was designed and built by Moorman's longtime companion and fellow avant-gardist Nam June Paik and is sometimes blamed for the breast cancer from which she died in 1991, age 57. To test that assumption, Rothfuss had the bra checked by a physicist who measured the radiation it emitted and concluded that it was highly unlikely that Moorman would have gotten cancer as a result of her performances while wearing it. "TV Bra" is now in the collection of Walker Art Center along with Paik's "TV Cello" and other Moorman/Paik memorabilia.
As a friend, colleague, pal and sometimes irritant to many contemporary artists, Moorman is remembered in Rothfuss' book by Yoko Ono, Jasper Johns, Allan Kaprow, and others too numerous to mention.
"Topless Cellist" is a brilliant portrait of a true original and the chaotic, confrontational, destructive, absurd era in which she lived. It's also a must read for anyone who was flirting with Artland back then, or wishes they'd been on the scene. A portrait of the times as much as the woman, "Topless Cellist," gives a full measure of a life lived with "extreme passion, extreme sex, extreme beauty."
RIP Charlotte Moorman, 1933-1991
Garrison Keillor reports he is "feeling good" after surgery Thursday at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
"The IV went in and night fell and a couple hours later I woke in Recovery, no fuss, with a very pleasant nurse who gave me some ice to chew on and we chatted like old pals and at noon I got wheeled up to my room for a lovely lunch of vegetable broth, coffee, cranberry juice, and orange Jell-O," he posted on Facebook.
The Minnesota writer and "Prairie Home Companion" host has not disclosed the precise nature of the procedure, but earlier this month when he announced he was canceling Saturday's "PHC," he wrote: "If you've noticed my upstairs bathroom light go on at 10 p.m., 10:10, 10:25, 10:40, etc., you know all you need to know."
No word on when he'll leave the hospital. In his Facebook post he joked, "The Scot in me says, 'you will pay for this someday' and maybe so but meanwhile I am having a very good day, made all the better by a funny phone call from my daughter. Who reminded me that long ago in this hospital coming out of a tonsillectomy she stuck her tongue out at me. Despite anesthesia she remembered that I was the Judas who took her into the OR."
Keillor, 72, is scheduled to return to the Fitzgerald Theater stage Oct. 4 for a "Prairie Home" show featuring bluegrassers the Gibson Brothers and local singer/songwriter Ellis.
But don't be surprised if he makes an appearance this weekend at the History Theater in St. Paul, where his playwriting debut, "Radio Man," opens Saturday night.
(In the photo at right, Keillor clowned with actor Pearce Bunting, who plays his alter ego in "Radio Man," during a rehearsal earlier this month. The play has a preview staging Friday night.)
P.S. After this was posted, a friend shared a letter to the Anoka County Union that Keillor wrote two weeks ago after an outing to his old high school. It's quite sweet:
To the Editor:
Last Friday, I drove up to Anoka for the Anoka-Coon Rapids football game and sat in the bleachers about 10 feet below the pressbox where, as a 14-year-old kid, I sat and wrote up the games for the Anoka Herald.
Goodrich Field looks so much the same as it did back then and off to my right was a student cheering section, about 300 strong, distinguished by wearing odds and ends of white, white shirts, headbands, caps, one boy in a white off-the-shoulder toga, tossing white streamers, setting off white smoke bombs – a solid block of high spirited goofiness and tumult and swaying and dancing in the stands – in their whiteness, the opposite of goth, more like moths fluttering at a porch light, and so utterly different from the self-conscious solemnity of the Fifties teenager. I know alcohol and this was not alcohol: this was joy and humor and hormones. The band got to play the Fight Song a couple times and I joined the throng in the end zone and the game ended, Anoka up 14-6, and the kids in white bolted for the field and a huge mash-up of bodies at midfield, arms in the air, chanting the Fight Song, and then headed for the exits, a river of youth with a happy alumnus of 72 in their midst. If these folks represent what it's like to be young now, I am all in favor of it.
A joyful September night in my old town and the downtown cafes crowded and my old stately junior high standing big and proud on Second Avenue, where my dad graduated in 1931. Go, Tornadoes.
Garrison Keillor, St. Paul
Bill Pohlad, right, directing Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy," in a scene showing Brian Wilson producing the Beach Boys' landmark "Pet Sounds" album." (photo by François Duhamel)
Minneapolis filmmaker Bill Pohlad and pop visionary Brian Wilson got a standing ovation Monday night at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of "Love & Mercy," the Wilson biopic that put Pohlad back in the director's chair for the first time in decades.
Early reviews suggest a smash.
The highly influential trade magazine Variety called it a "finely crafted split portrait" -- Paul Dano plays Wilson in his hitmaking prime, while John Cusack represents his older, embattled self -- that is "miles removed from the cookie-cutter approach taken by so many other rock bios."
"An unusual, moving portrait stuffed with the thrill of music-making," summed up the Hollywood Reporter, adding that Cusack (pictured at right with Elizabeth Banks) "gives one of the best performances of his career."
The Los Angeles Times report echoed a common thread in the reviews -- that while music biopics are typically tedious, "Love & Mercy" is a "refreshing surprise" that breaks the mold and invigorates the form. No doubt part of the credit belongs to screenwriter Oren Moverman, who also scripted "I'm Not There," the kaleidoscopic Bob Dylan portrait that featured six actors portraying different facets of the enigmatic singer/songwriter.
Pohlad told the L.A. writer that he dusted off an old screenplay about Wilson and enlisted Moverman for a rewrite. "If it was just telling young Brian's story about the music, I don't know that I would have done it," he said. "But there were a lot of different levels besides that. On another level it's about creative genius vs. madness. And it's also a story of how [his future wife] pulled Brian Wilson out of a deep hole."
After the disappointing reception of his feature debut, 1990's "Old Explorers," Pohlad kept close wraps on "Love & Mercy," showing it to virtually no one until its premiere Sunday, as he told the New York Times in a piece last weekend.
He also -- cannily, it appears now -- held off on striking a distribution deal for the film. Do we smell a bidding war?
As a side note, I want to mention that our own critic, Colin Covert, had planned to attend Monday's premiere. Regrettably, he suffered a bicycle accident last month but is now recovering at home and eagerly monitoring the news out of Toronto. I can't wait to read Colin's own take on this film.
There's no trailer for the film, so it seems fitting to give Wilson the last word:
"I'm sure you've heard this until your nauseous: What does Hüsker Dü mean?"
While barely even qualifying as a footnote in a 50-year career that ended with Joan Rivers' death today, the scene of the legendary comic welcoming the members of one of Minnesota's most influential bands to the set of Fox's "The Late Show With Joan Rivers" in 1987 is one permanently etched in the minds of local music lovers.
The appearance followed the release of Hüsker Dü's second album for Warner Bros. (and last record, period), "Warehouse: Songs and Stories." Besides proving they were one indie band not beholden to image or fashion in the slightest, the Rivers gig also demonstrated how they were more than willing to play the music industry game. It proved Rivers was game, too. She misstates the title of the song -- "You Could Be the One," instead of "Could You Be the One?" – but goes on to ask relatively pointed questions about them leaving the "radical" underground for the corporate music world.
"As you get older, your emotional spectrum becomes a little more involved, a little wider," Bob Mould responds. "It's not just screaming about how messed up the government is and how much you hate your parents anymore."
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"Internet braces for even higher levels of smug Apple douchebags"
Maybe they forgot to download a calendar app?
Don't worry we have cable companies for that.
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So I can go ahead and expect to stop receiving e-mails on my BlackBerry on Friday? Great, yeah, sweet. Thanks guys!
.... there's an app for that
Slashdot has done to Fake Steve Jobs what Fake Steve Jobs was trying to do to AT&T.
Again, I don't think the iPhone is crappy, I just think it is ludicrous to act like there is nothing wrong with it.
yes, yes, I know...that's what fanboys do...but this trait seems to be exacerbated by Apple fanboys moreso than other groups.
Oh, except for Browncoats. Try telling one of them that Firefly is nonsense...it will likely be the last thing you ever say, lulz
What did you say?
Mal: "I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind you." (Zoe punches the thug out) "Drunks are so cute."
True but I may need to make an emergency Scrabble move.
I'll just shoot you..... politely.
The post, dubbed 'Operation Chokehold,' wants AT&T customers to use as much data service as they can on Friday, December 18th at noon. While Fake Steve Jobs is notable for its satire, many Twitter and Facebook users seem to be rallying to its cry. It is unclear if there will be enough support to cause a DDOS.
So basically, he's incited the deliberate sabotage of a public communications network. Really?
I get the feeling "Fake Steve Jobs" is going to be hearing from "Real Homeland Security" soon.
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Alto, GA Job Openings
Kangaroo Express3951 STATE HWY 365
Alto, GA
Kangaroo Express5804 CORNELIA HWY
Alto, GA
Kangaroo Express5804 CORNELIA HWY
Alto, GA
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