Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/accr-10134 Judging the Relevance of Fair Value for Financial Instruments Lisa Koonce The University of Texas at Austin Karen K. Nelson Rice University Catherine M. Shakespeare University of Michigan ABSTRACT: We conduct three experiments to test if investors’ views about fair value are contingent on whether the financial instrument in question is an asset or liability‚ whether fair values produce gains or losses‚ and whether the item will or will not be
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The New York State Fair The Great New York State Fair is a great way to end the summer here in upstate New York. The fair takes place in Syracuse‚ NY on 375 acres. The twelve day long festival happens to be the oldest in the country. First held in 1841; however‚ still is a tradition every year today. For a fee of ten dollars and all of the entertainment you can ask for it cannot be beat. The fair includes Midway rides and entertainment‚ agriculture‚ and even concerts that are included in the ten
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Heterosexuality is not normal‚ it’s just common. (Dorothy Parker) Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife (1999) takes a very common relationship – that of man and wife – and presents a collection of poetic monologues from the perspective of the wife. Written on the pretext‚ ‘If his wife could speak‚ what would she say’‚ Duffy’s monologues gives a voice to women who are usually defined by their men. Thus we hear from the wives of famous‚ and infamous‚ men such as Mrs Darwin‚ Pilate’s wife‚ Mrs Aesop
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Although they may not witness the suppression of speech being forced upon others‚ they may have seen it on the news or have read about it in articles. In the documentary “Chicago Girl” the film follows the story of a 19 year old girl that is leading a revolution in Syria against their leader Bashad al-Assad. The film shows the citizen being killed and tortured after standing their ground and demanding to have their rights
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A "Fair Go" In The Land Of Opportunity? Yeah Right! Have migrants done a job on Australia or has Australia done a job on migrants? Byron Kemp. Australia and the people who live here have developed over time an identity of an egalitarian or fair nation. This perception by other countries and by Australian residents as a land of opportunity and a country who supports the culture of a "Fair Go" for everyone dominates. This egalitarian depiction of Australia has come about because of more than
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Festivals in Jharkhand Sarhul is a festival where Shaal tree and leaves play an important role. Sarhul is celebrated during the spring season when the Shaal trees get new leaves. Shaal flowers are brought to saran sthal (the sacred place) and pahan propitiates the Gods. The priest is called Pahan and he distributes shaal flowers to every villager. The shaal flowers represent the brotherhood and friendship among villagers. It is believed that the earth becomes fertile after this festival as such
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The video “The Girl Code” from the Simpsons‚ pokes fun at the world’s dependence on technology. In the episode Homer talks about the internet and all its crazy words‚ then he says “Siri‚ tell Amazon to drone me a beer”. Some more examples of satire in it are‚ the NSA bug in the iPad that took a picture of them and crawled off‚ and Homer saying “The plant isn’t gonna inspect itself” and then a machine turning on and self inspecting the plant. Most of these examples of satire are based around technology
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County Youth Fair. Since my family and I came to this country‚ we haven’t missed a year. I am able to recall all of the sights‚ smells‚ and taste that I experienced along with the many rides and games we played and the important reason why we go year after year as a tradition. One of my favorite and earliest memories of Miami was attending the Dade County Youth Fair with my Mom‚ Dad‚ Brother and my Tia Tonia and Tio Chuchi. As a child‚ I can remember feeling overwhelmed at the Youth Fair. My family
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looked good‚ but really they weren’t. The Great Chicago Fire was something that tremendously impacted everything in its path including people‚ infrastructure‚ and nature. Due to the Great Chicago Fire devastating Chicago and the surrounding areas‚ it left the city in a large amount of debt‚ thousands of people homeless‚ and massive destruction to the city. The Great Chicago Fire devastated many regions surrounding the area. The causes of the Great Chicago fire are uncertain but a theory a cow in a
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During my elementary and middle school career I remember being excited about the Scholastic Book Fair. Looking at all the books‚ notebooks‚ pens‚ and other stationary made me excited to read and write. During the Ivy Tech Scholastic Book Fair I saw many books and other items that would make my future classroom excited as well. The book fair not only has grade level appropriate books for all ages but it also has different subjects in each level. Some of the subjects I saw that intrigued me were science
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