Company Case #2: Valero ***Note that all of the amounts stated are in millions of dollars‚ unless specified) 1. For noncurrent (long-term) liabilities‚ what categories of long-term liabilities does the company disclose on the balance sheet and what are their amounts for the most recent year? The company discloses long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as: 2011 Debt and capital lease obligations (less current portion) $6‚732 Deferred income taxes: $5‚017 Other long-term liabilities
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Illusions in “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin’s work‚ "The Story of an Hour‚" deals with‚ among other issues‚ the illusive nature of life. In the story‚ every character is under the spell of some misunderstanding of facts. In the very beginning‚ Richards leads us to believe the false information that Mrs. Mallard’s husband has died in a railroad disaster. This misrepresentation creates a chain of misunderstanding‚ from Mr. Mallard’s friend Richards‚ through Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine
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CASE STUDY: ADVENTURE IN THE AIR – THE WORLD OF AIR SPORTS Man has only conquered the air in the past three centuries‚ and particularly the last hundred years‚ but it has already become a well established milieu for adventure tourism. Exhibit 1 illustrates the main elements of the modern air sports field. Exhibit 1: The main air sports Most of these forms of air sport have only really developed in the past two or three decades‚ with growing numbers of people becoming active participants
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except for inflammatory changes of the appendix and seccum with acute appendicitis. Osseous structures of the pelvis appeared in tract with evidence of bilateral hip degenerative changes. IMPRESSION: 1. Findings consistent with acute appendicitis 2. Degenerative changes of the hips _________________________ Paula Reddy NN:EF D: T: DISCHAGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Benjamin Engelhart Patient ID: 112592 DOB: 10/05/ Age: 46 Sex: M Date of Admission: 11/14/2012 Date of Discharge:
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Most religions and people believe that the poor should not be ignored and it is not always their fault that they are in the situation they find themselves in. There are many ways people may fall into poverty‚ but they all agree that they must work to eliminate it. When we say rich what we mean is the people who earn more disposable income (income that is left over when everything they need to survive is paid for) than they can actually‚ sensibly spend. In Christianity they do not condemn those
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The Long Fuse In Laurence Lafore’s book titled The Long Fuse he discusses the conflicts of World War I and describes how Austria-Hungary was considered to be the "Second Sick Man of Europe". During a time when Europe seemed to be moving faster towards progressive ideas and towards the sweeping away of old institutes‚ Turkey was the original Sick Man of Europe‚ mostly caused constitutional and national problems. The European order was based upon the assumption of nations in 1871‚ a kind of mutual
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In Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ readers observe the world through the eyes of an autistic fifteen-year-old boy named Christopher Boone. Christopher discovers his neighbor’s poodle‚ Wellington‚ was mysteriously murdered so he becomes committed to solving the murder. After discovering his father killed the dog‚ the story’s external conflict evolves from solving Wellington’s murder to Christopher’s perilous journey to find the mother who he recently found out
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decisions and actions that determine the long-run performance of a corporation" (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2006‚ p.3). The benefits of strategic management helps the firm focus on the objectives and develop the steps involved in obtaining the vision and financial wealth of the organization. An effective strategic management plan should include the following three questions: (1) Where is the organization now? (2) If no changes are made‚ where will the organization be in 1 year? 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? Are the
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Case 1-2 Ackoff’s Management Misinformation Systems This case is adapted from a classic article entitled “Management Misinformation Systems.” It was written by Russell L. Ackoff and appeared in Management Sciences. In the article‚ Ackoff identified five common assumptions about information systems and then explained why he disagreed with them. REQUIRED: Read the five assumptions‚ contentions‚ and Ackoff’s explanation. For each of the five‚ decide if you agree or disagree with Ackoff’s
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ISSN 1940-204X Activity-Based Management in Shell Gabon* Shahid Ansari Babson College Jan Bell Babson College Background Table 1 SG’s 2000 OPEX Cost Forecast 2 During the 1990s‚ world events‚ such as Russia’s increased oil production and Asia’s economic meltdown‚ caused excess oil supply. In fact‚ by mid-2002‚ there was over 6 million barrels per day of excess production capacity. Oil prices‚ much like any other commodity prices‚ respond to supply conditions with wide price
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