independent private sector body that develops and approves international financial reporting standards. These two have been working toward the same goal since they were formed. Today the IASB and the FASB are working on a joint venture referred to as the Convergence Project. IASB was formed in 1973 under the name International Accounting Standards Committee. Its mission was to formulate and publish in the public interest basic standards to be observed in the presentation of audited accounts and financial
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Role of Technology in Electronic and Digital Media Comm/225 Role of Technology in Electronic and Digital Media The world we live in is every changing around us‚ it is a wonder we can even keep up with the technical advances that are happening. Everywhere we look there are cell phones‚ computers‚ tablets‚ smart phones‚ hand-held video games players‚ and much more. In the 21st century many people do not know how it was a hundred or more years ago. Over the years media has grown in a tremendous
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Standards Boards “The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are currently working on a joint venture referred to as the convergence project” (University of Phoenix‚ 2013‚ p. 1). As a result‚ both Boards have agreed to meet a deadline of June 2011 for the convergence of the accounting guidelines to be complete. Understanding their history and their relationship can help students in the MSA program to get ready for the working environment. The
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Topic essay: Digital technology reduces our ability to interact socially. Do you agree? Although recent developments in digital technology have heightened the need for communication‚ this may result in reducing our ability to interact socially. One of the most important reasons explaining for this phenomenon is that digital technology adversely affects communication. First of all‚ digital technology affects the quantity of communicating face to face. This means modern technology decreased to spend
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Effects of Digital Technology on Academic Writing Digital technology has affected every industry in the world from farming to corporate business and everywhere in between. More recently‚ there has been much debate whether or not these advances in digital technology has hurt or helped in the academic environment specifically. Academic work has traditionally been centered around the individual and what he or she can produce by him or herself. With not only major development in digital technology‚ but
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In “The Convergence of the Twain” the author uses many poetic touches such as anthropomorphism‚ antithesis‚ metaphors‚ irony‚ and tragedy to explain the speaker’s attitude towards the sinking of the ship. The speaker/author right away takes time to personify the ship in the title; ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ means the coming together of the two‚ as in marriage. This shows a connection to the ship rather than writing ‘the ship sunk.’ The author/speaker also takes the time to foreshadow the tragedy
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Special Current Affair for IBPS Exam Topic: Sports Cricket Tennis Hockey F1/Motor Sports CRICKET Indian Women Cricket Team defeated Bangladesh Women 3-0 Indian Women made a clean sweep in the three-match Bangladesh Women in India One Day International Cricket Series‚ 2012/13 against Bangladesh on 12 April 2013 after winning the third and the final match at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. India defeated Bangladesh by 58 runs in the third match. Scores of the third Match India Women:
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The recent technology development especially in IT and Communication has brought the world closer to digital era in past year. An era which digitalize almost anything and any sectors that within it. In terms of Telecommunication sector especially in its business model‚ this digitalization brings a brand new challenges that have not even imagined before. Some of it has successfully change the view about how the telecommunication is. The convergence of “mobile computing” (OTT) is the main challenges
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globalization topic is one of the most discussed issue across the world. With globalization‚ countries has started to build stronger economic ties and be increasingly reliant on each other as it has never be. Some researchers argue of cultural convergence; that is‚ as two countries become closer with each other‚ they will be more likely to influence each other’s culture‚ thereby bringing the two different cultures to be more similar. For example‚ the popular culture‚ which originates from Western
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Digital Technology Has Changed Photojournalism Digital technology has changed photojournalism throughout the years. Photojournalism is the art or practice of communicating news by photographs. People rely on photography in several ways to communicate visually. A journalist uses words to tell a story; meanwhile a photojournalist uses pictures to tell a story. Many people have heard that a picture is worth a thousand words‚ and photojournalism provides proof of the power and impact that just one photo
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