Q: CHAPTER XI.

In the little dining-room of the cottage at the Green Sulphur Springs sat that evening Lawrence Croft, a perturbed and angry, but a resolute man. He had been quite a long time coming to the conclusion to propose to Roberta March, and now that he had made up his mind to do so, even in spite of certain convictions, it naturally aroused his indignation to find himself suddenly stopped short by such an insignificant person as Mr Brandon, a gentleman to whom, in this affair, he had given no consideration whatever. The fact that the lady wished to see him added much to his annoyance and discomfiture. He had no idea what reason she had for desiring an interview with him, but, whatever she should say to him, he intended to follow by a declaration of his sentiments. He had not the slightest notion in the world of giving up the prosecution of his suit; but, having been requested not to come to Midbranch, what was he to do? He might write to Miss March, but that would not suit him. In a matter like this he would wish to adapt his words and his manner to the moods and disposition of the lady, and he could not do this in a letter. When he wooed a woman, he must see her and speak to her. To any clandestine approach, any whispered conversation beneath her window, he would give no thought. Having been asked by the master of the house not to go there, he would not go; but he would see her, and tell his love. And, more than that, he would win her.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was at the cottage?
2. Where was it?
3. What part of the cottage was he in?
4. Was he happy?
5. Why?
6. At what?
7. By who?
8. What had he decided to do?
9. to who?
10. Who wanted an interview?
11. Was he thinking about giving up?
12. Where could he not go?
13. Who lived there?
14. What did he not want to do?
15. Why?
16. What was his plan?
17. And after that, what was he planning?
18. Had he decided to propose in a short time?
19. Had he thought about a different approach?
A: 1. Lawrence Croft
2. Green Sulphur Springs
3. The dining-room.
4. No.
5. He was perturbed and angry.
6. He had been stopped short.
7. Mr Brandon
8. Propose.
9. Roberta March.
10. Miss March.
11. No.
12. Midbranch
13. Miss March.
14. Write to her.
15. He wanted to adapt his words to her mood.
16. To see her.
17. Tell oer of his love.
18. No.
19. No.
Q: Local businessmen are increasingly facing competition from online retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before the Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues , which are similar to online retailers in that they have few employees to pay, no sales tax fees and no business venue to lease and manage.

"Their overhead is lower, but they don't offer a service like we do," Pollock said.

Pollock, however, said providing a valuable service to customers does not always guarantee continued sales.

"We spend 30 minutes to an hour with somebody and they go home and buy it on line," he said.

According to the state comptroller's office, online shopping is developing at a more rapid rate than traditional businesses.

In spite of how fair or unfair online shopping may be to the local businessmen, consumers will continue to turn to the Internet for its variety and accessibility, said Mitch Wilson, an online shopper. "You have a larger selection and it's easier to compare prices."

Wilson said he built his personal computer and paid a third of the price by shopping on line.

"Before the Internet, I would have had to go and buy an assembled computer from somebody like Dell," he said. "Before I started shopping on line I could never find all the pieces I wanted. No single store had everything needed, so shopping on line saved me from having to buy from Dell."

Janny Brazeal, a psychology freshman, said online shopping is too impersonal.

"'d rather see it in person, touch it, know that I'm getting it," she said.

Brazeal also said she would not give out her credit card number or other personal information on line no matter how safe the site claims it is.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is a valuable service?
2. What is the issue?
3. When did it begin?
4. Is is happening quickly?
5. What is a safety issue?
6. What is easier about online?
7. Overhead higher or lower?
8. What is a reason online is cheaper?
9. why?
10. who does it affect most?
A: 1. brick and mortar stores
2. competition from online retailers
3. with mail-order catalogues
4. yes
5. online security
6. variety and accessibility
7. lower
8. overhead is lower
9. few employees to pay, no sales tax fees and no business venue to lease and manage
10. local businessmen
Q: EBSCO Information Services, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., the third largest private company in Birmingham, Alabama, with annual sales of nearly $2 billion according to the BBJ's 2013 Book of Lists. EBSCO offers library resources to customers in academic, medical, K12, public library, law, corporate, and government markets. Its products include EBSCONET, a complete e-resource management system, and EBSCOhost, which supplies a fee-based online research service with 375 full-text databases, a collection of 600,000-plus ebooks, subject indexes, point-of-care medical references, and an array of historical digital archives. In 2010, EBSCO introduced its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to institutions, which allows searches of a portfolio of journals and magazines.

EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944. "EBSCO" is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Co. According to "Forbes Magazine", EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama and one of the top 200 in the United States, based on revenues and employee numbers. Sales surpassed $1billion in 1997 and exceeded $2billion in 2006.

EBSCO Industries is a diverse company which includes over 40 businesses. EBSCO Publishing was established in 1984 as a print publication called "Popular Magazine Review", featuring article abstracts from more than 300 magazines. In 1987 the company was purchased by EBSCO Industries and its name was changed to EBSCO Publishing. It employed around 750 people by 2007. In 2003 it acquired Whitston Publishing, another database provider. In 2010 EBSCO purchased NetLibrary and in 2011, EBSCO Publishing took over H. W. Wilson Company. It merged with EBSCO Information Services on July 1, 2013. The merged business operates as EBSCO Information Services. , the President is Tim Collins.

Answer the following questions:
1. Is the company family owned?
2. When was it started?
3. Where is the headquaters?
4. What does it offer?
5. What kind of resources are offered?
6. Are consumers charged for the services?
7. Is it a brick and mortar establishment or is it on the web?
8. What does the name stand for?
9. Is it a large company?
10. It's in the top how many in the US?
11. Is it diverse?
12. How many businesses are included?
13. When was the publishing division established?
14. Was EBSCO its original name?
15. What was it?
16. When did the name change?
17. When did the merger happen?
18. Who is the president?
19. How much income did the generate in 1997?
20. How long did it take to double that?
A:
1. yes
2. 1944
3. in Ipswich
4. library resources
5. EBSCONET and EBSCOhost
6. yes
7. it is online
8. it is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Co.
9. yes
10. the top three
11. yes
12. over 40
13. 1984
14. no
15. Popular Magazine Review
16. 1987
17. July 1, 2013
18. Tim Collins
19. over $1billion
20. 9 years