Character Notes Rick Deckard Rick Deckard is a “Blade Runner”‚ a special agent in the Los Angeles police department employed to hunt down and “retire” replicants‚ played by Harrison ford. He is a hard-boiled sort of character meaning he is dominated by an over riding cynicism and a generally fearless composure combined with great strength and skill. He is the engine behind which the audience can place their faith in for humanity‚ as they watch how he reacts to the replicants‚ in particular
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WEST ORANGE‚ NJ - On Saturday‚ September 13‚ the First Annual “Caroline Fund 5k” will be held in Caldwell beginning with a 7:30 am registration at St. Aloysius Church parking lot‚ 219 Bloomfield Avenue. The event will honor the life of Caroline Vandemark‚ who passed away from inoperable brain cancer on June 26‚ 2013‚ with proceeds to be donated to The Caroline Vandemark Fund for Brain and Spine Tumor Research at the John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack. Caroline was a compassionate young woman
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Equity Method If owned shares are 25% or more then Significant influence so Equity Method is used eg. Take 25% of income Investment Income = Less % of Dividends Paid + % of Net Income + Impairment Calculation + Amortization of Excess Payment of FV of Assets Note: Do not record Share Price Increase or Decrease 2013-24‚ 2013M1-31‚ 2008-82 Co. Q’s share of the excess of fair value over book value of the asset should be amortized over the life of the asset and charged
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Dimensional Fund Advisors‚ 2002 1. What is DFA’s business strategy? What do you think of the firm? Are the DFA people really believe in efficient markets? Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is an investment firm based in Santa Monica‚ California‚ whose primary businesses are small stock funds. DFA’s core beliefs are efficient markets and two other principles: the value of sound academic research‚ and the ability of skilled traders to contribute to a fund’s profits even when the investment was
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1/10/12 LABOUR WELFARE FUND LABOUR WELFARE FUND‚ ALL APPLICABLE STATES IN INDIA S.N. State Applicablit of the LWF Act Categor of Emplo ees to be covered Applicabilit Contract Labours? Contribution period Periodicit (month) Lost Da for submission Emplo ee Emplo er Total Form to be filled in DD or Cheque in Contribution Contribution Contribution for pa ment favour of Adress of the LWF Commisioners Other Details 1 Andhra Pradesh The provisions of the Act shall be restricted to establishments
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Insurance Companies and Pension Funds Insurance Companies Insurance companies assume the risk of their clients in return for a fee‚ called the Premium. Most people purchase insurance because they are risk-averse-they would rather pay a certainty equivalent (the premium) than accept a gamble What is Insurance? A contract (policy) in which an individual or entity receives financial protection or reimbursement against losses from an insurance company. The company pools clients’ risks to make payments
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Summary The case study ‘Hermes Fund Management‚ Total and Premier Oil: the responsibility and accountability of business’ documents that in 2008‚ Hermes Equity Ownership Service (EOS) considers whether they should support Total‚ one of its clients‚ a giant French oil company operates a business in Burma/Myanmar and should they accept Total ’s invitation to visit Burma/Myanmar. David Pitt Watson‚ founder of Hermes EOS has said: "Hermes ’ philosophy is different from most founds. It seeks to create
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Shelley’s Romantic novel Frankenstein (1818) compares and reflects values of humanity and the consequences of our Promethean ambition against the futuristic‚ industrialized world of Blade Runner (1992) by Ridley Scott. The notions of unbridled scientific advancement and technological progress resonate with our desire to elevate humanity’s state of being‚ mirrored amongst the destructive ambition to overtake and disrupt nature and its processes. The disastrous implications of overreaching the boundary
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| 1‚611.3 | 1‚510.9 | Proportion | 28.2% | 25.0% | 23.6% | 23.4% | 20.0% | 23.7% | According to Figure 1‚ AHP’s cash was about 23% of total assets‚ rose constantly since 1978 to 1981‚ and reached 28.2% in 1981; thus‚ it has enough cash flow to finance its daily operation. Also‚ return on assets can show that a firm’s ability to cover its operating cost by generating income. According to the calculation below‚ American Home Products Corporation’s ROA was stable and approximately 19
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In preparing a statement of cash flows‚ the term cash is broadly defined to include both cash and cash equivalents. Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposit with banks. Cash equivalents consist of short term‚ highly liquid investments such as treasury bills‚ commercial paper‚ and money market funds. Such investments are made solely for the purpose of generating a return on funds that are temporary idle. Instead of simply holding cash‚ most companies invest their excess cash reserves in these
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