beginning in 2001 to the first quarter of 2002. By capitalizing these expenses‚ Worldcom managed to "produce" profits for five quarters that would have otherwise shown loses. As if that were not bad enough‚ other fraudulent accounting practices were unveiled going back to 1999. An additional $2 billion reserved for bad debts was improperly used to boost operating income. Other accounting manipulations included inflating profit-margin figures by arbitrarily reducing line costs and maintaining fake accounts
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taking over airtime nowadays‚ psychological thrillers in television are a rare genre. Admittedly‚ it can be a tasking genre to develop a show around‚ but Vince Gilligan has managed to create‚ quite possibly one of the greatest shows ever‚ Breaking Bad. In the pilot episode‚ the audience was introduced to Walter White‚ a middle-aged high school Chemistry teacher. He sounds like an average‚ typical man‚ but he was introduced in the most peculiar way. Gilligan opened this award-winning show with Walter
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Personal opinions about the work Why We Crave Horror Movies We human beings all are more or less abnormal‚ in some way‚ but we never admit that we are‚ we just live in disguise pretending that everything is normal and try to control ourselves to not to generate embarrassment in front of other people. However‚ it’s really hard from us to wear the mask all the time and never show the real temperaments‚ we need to find a way to release ourselves without being known by others‚ otherwise we probably
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KAYLA STARED AT SETH AS SHE SAT IN the reclining chair adjacent to the couch he had fallen asleep on. Her eyes remained bright and wide as if startled by Seth’s sudden outburst. “Did you have a bad dream?” she asked. Seth blinked the cobwebs from his vision‚ looked over to see Kayla sitting in the chair bemused by him‚ and then screamed again. Kayla nervously jumped like an abruptly frightened fawn and moved to muffle her ears with her hands. She looked as if ready to scream herself. Seth scurried
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experience Aksyonof gets to know God‚ on his adventure to prison. In this story‚ the moral is that a stranger may have bad intensions that can harm you and the way he gets to know God through‚ loneliness and helplessness and finds salvation through him. Aksyonof‚ gets sent to prison for something he didn’t do. As Aksyonof returns‚ from visiting his parents‚ his wife had a bad dream about him. She dreamt that Aksyonof had returned from a town‚ and when he took his cap off‚ she saw gray hair. Even
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January events keep winter blues away Erie Times-News‚ 12/26/2013 5:17:26 AM 1 New Year’s Day Read More Tired Of Doom And Gloom? Here’s The Best Good News Of 2013 NPR‚ 12/24/2013 10:37:31 AM It’s easy to get discouraged by a constant stream of bad news about unemployment‚ crime‚ war and political dysfunction. You might think we humans can’t do anything right. But good news: We can. Here are a few areas of real progress in the U.S. and around the world. Read More Our Favorite VOSD Stories of
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Walter Hartwell White (also known by his clandestine alias Heisenberg) is the main protagonist in AMC’s American television drama series Breaking Bad. The character‚ who possesses qualities of an anti-hero‚ antagonist‚ and tragic hero‚ was created by series creator Vince Gilligan and is portrayed by Bryan Cranston. A graduate of the California Institute of Technology‚ Walt was once a promising chemist who was one of the founders of the multi-billion dollar company Gray Matter Technologies. He abruptly
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using wigs and weaves. She started off career in the lower east side of Manhattan‚ New York City‚ New York with long brown hair‚ eventually becoming lengthy‚ vivid platinum blonde hair‚ then she cut it short in the video of her song Paparazzi. In the Bad Romance video her hair was long again‚ but with the release of her and Beyoncé’s song Telephone‚ her hair was even longer and she coloured bits of it yellow‚ often using a corded phone as a hat. Her fashion choices are stunning and amazing. In my eyes
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all my work at night‚what I just need is a good rest and keep fresh for another day.On the other hand‚ if I plan to wake up early in the morning and work on the homework‚ for example an essay or History subject‚ I will toss and turn. Plus‚ if I had a bad dream at the night before that. My work will become ridiculous and I can’t really focus on doing my work. My mood will become lower and I may stress. Study in stress will make me pressure so much and at last‚nothing I get from my reading or my homework
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Armin Greder’s picture book The Island is a powerful allegory that depicts fear of strangers and ignorance which satirises the majority’s exclusion from the unknown and highlights the importance relationships and communicates acceptance. The barriers which prevent acceptance are demonstrated in The Island widely through the differences of appearance. The islanders do not accept the protagonist’s dissimilarities and his ostracism is shown through the first double page. A small‚ vulnerable man stands
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