Q: CHAPTER XXVIII

TWO OF THEM

When Tommy started impulsively on what proved to be his only Continental trip he had expected to join Mrs. Jerry and her stepdaughter at Bad-Platten. They had been there for a fortnight, and "the place is a dream," Mrs. Jerry had said in the letter pressing him to come; but it was at St. Gian that she met the diligence and told him to descend. Bad-Platten, she explained, was a horror.

Her fuller explanation was that she was becoming known there as the round lady.

"Now, am I as round as all that?" she said plaintively to Tommy.

"Mrs. Jerry," he replied, with emotion, "you must not ask me what I think of you." He always treated her with extraordinary respect and chivalry now, and it awed her.

She had looked too, too round because she was in the company of Lady Pippinworth. Everyone seemed to be too round or too large by the side of that gifted lady, who somehow never looked too thin. She knew her power. When there were women in the room whom she disliked she merely went and stood beside them. In the gyrations of the dance the onlooker would momentarily lose sight of her; she came and went like a blinking candle. Men could not dance with her without its being said that they were getting stout. There is nothing they dislike so much, yet they did dance with her. Tommy, having some slight reason, was particularly sensitive about references to his figure, yet it was Lady Pippinworth who had drawn him to Switzerland. What was her strange attraction?

1. Bad-Platten
2. Mrs. Jerry
3. Tommy
4. yes
5. Yes
6. Bad-Platten was a horror.
7. She was becoming known as the round lady.
8. Her stepdaughter
9. No
10. She never looked to thin.
11. He always treated her with respect and chivalry
12. it awed her.
13. Lady Pippinworth.
14. Yes
15. People said they were getting stout.
16. yes.
17. Lady Pippenworth drew him there.
18. Yes
19. By letter.
20. Yes.

Numbered questions:
1. What place is a dream?
2. Who had said this?
3. to whom?
4. Were they to meet up?
5. Did she change her mind?
6. why?
7. why did she think so?
8. Who was with Mrs. Jerry?
9. was she round also?
10. Was she very thin?
11. How did Tommy feel about Mrs. Jerry?
12. how did she feel about this?
13. What was her step daughter's name?
14. Where men attracted to her?
15. What happened to them when they danced with her?
16. Did they like this?
17. Who brought Tommy to Switzerland?
18. Was Tommy sensitve about his figure?
19. How did Mrs. James communicate with Tommy?
20. Did she ask Tommy about her roundness?

Q: (Published March 30, 2011)Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity might have a few mistakes--and Jake Barnett has set out to prove it. Between attending college classes at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and tutoring his fellow students, Jake is also working on a new theory about the creation of the universe. He happens to be 12 years old.

From an early age, Jake showed an extraordinary interest in stars. When he was 3, his parents took him to a space observatory. He tried to learn as much as he could about astronomy. Jake's IQ measured remarkably high at 170.

As a baby, Jake was found out with Asperser's syndrome, a form of autism . Autism causes difficulties in communication and social abilities. People with autism may also have strong interests--like Jake's interest in the stars at a young age.

The symptoms of autism can range from mild to extremely severe. Asperser's is one of the milder forms of autism. Sometimes people with Asperser's, like Jake, develop extremely advanced skills in science, music or art.

When Jake was in elementary school, his parents worried that the effects of his Asperser's were worsening. He became quiet. _ So a doctor recommended that Jake's parents let him study more advanced subjects, like math and physics.

Jake's mother asked an astronomy professor to let Jake sit in on his class. Now, Jake studies advanced sciences like electromagnetic physics at IUPUI.

But Jake thinks it's important to have a normal life too. He likes to play Guitar Hero with his friends and watch science fiction movies. He also enjoys playing classical music on the piano.But for Jake, studying physics is the most important thing. Jake's professor, John Ross, is working on getting a large sum of money for him to do research at the university.

Doctors have said Jake's autism symptoms have lessened over time. Still, Jake proudly refers to himself as an "Aspy", or someone with Asperser's. In an interview with his university student newspaper, he said, "I think the autism is the reason I'm even at IUPUI."

1. 12
2. Albert Einstein's
3. Barnett
4. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
5. no
6. 12
7. Three
8. his parents
9. yes
10. 170
11. yes
12. Asperser's syndrome
13. mild
14. advanced skills in science, art, or music
15. yes
16. guitar hero
17. yes
18. as an aspy
19. Theory of Relativity
20. communication and socializing

Numbered questions:
1. How old is Jake?
2. Whose theory might have a few mistakes?
3. What is Jake's last name?
4. What school is he attending?
5. Is Jake at a normal age to be attending there?
6. How old is he?
7. At what age did he first go to the space observatory?
8. Who took him there?
9. Does he have a high IQ?
10. What is it?
11. Does Jake have a medical issue?
12. What is the name of the medical issue?
13. Is it mild or extremely severe?
14. What skills do people with it sometimes develop?
15. Does Jake think it is important to have a normal life?
16. What game does he like to play?
17. Does he have friends?
18. How does Jake refer to himself?
19. What theory is Jake working on?
20. What does Autism cause difficulties with?

Q: A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets. In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. A public company can be listed (listed company) or unlisted (unlisted public company).

In the early modern period, the Dutch developed several financial instruments and helped lay the foundations of modern financial system. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) became the first company in history to issue bonds and shares of stock to the general public. In other words, the VOC was officially the first publicly traded company, because it was the first company to be ever actually listed on an official stock exchange. While the Italian city-states produced the first transferable government bonds, they did not develop the other ingredient necessary to produce a fully fledged capital market: corporate shareholders. As Edward Stringham (2015) notes, "companies with transferable shares date back to classical Rome, but these were usually not enduring endeavors and no considerable secondary market existed (Neal, 1997, p. 61)."

1. the Dutch
2. early modern period
3. The Dutch East India Company
4. Yes
5. public corporation
6. Yes
7. publicly held company
8. stock exchange
9. over the counter market
10. Yes
11. listed company
12. unlisted public company
13. Italian city-states
14. No

Numbered questions:
1. Who helped form the modern financial system?
2. When?
3. Who was the first company to issue bonds to the public?
4. Were they also the first publicly traded company?
5. What is a name for a corporation whose ownership is spread out among the public?
6. Any other names?
7. Such as?
8. Where are the shares of stock traded?
9. Anywhere else?
10. Are some public companies required to be listed on a stock exchange?
11. What is a company called that is listed?
12. What about a company that is not listed?
13. Who created the first transferable government bonds?
14. Did they also create the necessary elements of a complete capital market?