E. Boos – Week 2 – Assignment February 17‚ 2013 The Enron and WoldCom Scandals ENRON 1. The segment of Enron’s operations that got them into difficulties had several parts. They published misleading financial reports. They could not meet their bridge financing commitment with Barclay Bank because outside investors were not found. Because of this‚ they restated activities of JEDI and Chewco SPEs so they could be retroactively consolidated into Enron’s accounts. The SPEs
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desert locations it may rain only once in several years! There are 5 days called Khamsin between March and April‚ when sandstorms can occur sporadically‚ blowing in different places according to the wind direction. Winter (between October and May) weather is colder than most people anticipate‚ and cold winds blow over the desert at sunrise and sunset. Even when it is warm outside‚ it can be surprisingly cold inside the massive stone Temples. In winter‚ showers can fall everywhere‚ so bring a few items
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How weather influences the economy? A nd how can we reduce its impact? study the link between weather and stock compares during 50 years the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and the daily cloudiness. The result is; there is a positive relationship. But how is that possible? Investors should not be impartial? I did not expected that when I give money to my bank‚ an investor could be influenced by a sunbeam. A possible explanation is that is the entry of sunshine periods who can be more optimistically
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Hot Weather Risks As the summers are approaching and the tempratures have started to rise‚so it will have its effects on our bodies.In order to perform our duties safely and efficiently we need to understand this change in weather and acknowledge the effects and risks associated with it. Because if we are mindful of the fact that our bodies need to adapt with this change only then we shall be able to do requisite measures to counter it. I will not be discussing the risks associated to ground/air
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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The Effects of Weather on Our Mood Often we hear people talking about how weather affects their activities and eventually their moods. We do not need to be meteorologist nor psychologist to realize that there is a link between weather and mood. With prevalent studies and valuable research‚ many seem to think that the link is merely the fact that weather gives people insight into the views about life and how to understand them. Researchers found that the two types of important variables to determine
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Duration: 40mins Topic: Weather – Relationship between weather and dress Generalisation: The type of weather determines how we should dress Concepts: Types of weather‚ dress Objectives: Distinguish that different types of clothing is appropriate for different types of weather. Exhibit an awareness of the effects weather can have on people and the environment. Manipulate picture cut outs‚ dressing persons in clothing appropriate for the types of weather depicted. Teaching Strategies:
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Enron is frequently given as an example of creative accounting. It is also given as a good example of accounting fraud and insider trading. This is a good example of creative accounting taken too far - not many would disagree that it was accounting fraud‚ although some would say they were just unlucky to get caught. after all‚ the auditors were Arthur Anderson‚ at the time one of the most respected auditing firms. Creative Accounting – Example 1 – Creating multiple trading entities The creative
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Helium Weather Balloons A weather balloon is a scientific instrument used by meteorologists to measure the activity of the world’s weather. Weather balloons are sent into the air every day‚ all over the world; they are sent up at the same time‚ and they are used to measure a variety of atmospheric pressures‚ temperatures‚ and wind rates. The data collected by weather balloons is saved and transmitted by the radiosonde. Sensors in the radiosonde record data and use a radio transmitter to send
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Severe Weather in Texas Research Notes * Sudden fronts can drop the temperatures as much as 20 degrees in an hour (During severe weather) * January 9th 2012- That years first confirmed tornado with hail the size of ping pong balls (Houston and Galveston) * April 6‚ 2012- More than a dozen tornadoes ripped through north Texas‚ there were as many as 19 in progress at a time‚ the strongest one reaching an EF4. -Forney EF3‚ wind speeds up to 150 mph “ It was like a bomb hit”-Patti Gilroy
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