Introduction: The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn more about the fair value disclosure requirements included in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification). You will do so by examining fair value disclosures included in the following filings: * Form 10-Q for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) for its quarter ended March 31‚ 2012‚ filed with the SEC on April 19‚ 2012 and * Form 10-Q for The Goldman Sachs Group‚ Inc. (GS) for its quarter ended June 30‚ 2012‚ filed
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contraband into the colonies. The Molasses Act and Sugar Act were intended to help the competitiveness of West Indies molasses and sugar in the New England colonies. These products cost the West Indies much more to produce than in most other markets. The West Indies‚ being a major trading partner of Britain at the time‚ requested Parliament help prevent the American colonies from buying cheaper molasses and sugar. Northern colonists were more afraid of the methods that Great Britain took to
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The theme of ‘Fair is foul‚ foul is fair’ permeates throughout the play ’Macbeth.’ Explain what it means‚ providing examples from the play to support your answer: One of the most important themes in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare comes from one of the last lines in Act 1‚ Scene 1 of the play. The three witches speak this simple line ‘Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚’ shortly before they disperse and it becomes a prophecy and an underlying warning for the rest of the play. The connotations
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Company Background An originally owned Finnish company‚ Timberjack was the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy equipment for the professional logger‚ with an overall market share of 25%. In 1995‚ Timberjack had 1‚600 employees‚ generated sales of 627 MM USD and a net profit of 88 MM USD. Industry Background In the past the forests were cut manually using the chain saws‚ and the cut logs were taken out of the forest using horses. The logs were cut as per the requirements manually. But in
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lessons from Jack Welch on leadership. Jack Welch has been with the General Electric Company (GE) since 1960. Having taken over GE with a market capitalization of about $12 billion‚ Jack Welch turned it into one of the largest and most admired companies in the world by the time he stepped down as its CEO 20 years later‚ in 2000. Jack Welch used his uncanny instincts and unique leadership strategies to run GE‚ the most complex organization in the world and increased its market value by more than $400
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Abstract I wanted to find out: If you could smell instead of tasting actual food. I read about: People smelling food and they could actually taste it. I (did): I had people smell food and they could actually taste the food like they were eating it. I found out: You can smell instead of tasting the actual food. Next time I will: Try to find if you can taste instead of smelling switch it around try new things. Title Topic: Investigate the influence of smell on taste. What is your control
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Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide (CO) Carbon monoxide is a colorless‚ odorless‚ tasteless and toxic gas produced as a by-product of combustion. Any fuel burning appliance‚ vehicle‚ tool or other device has the potential to produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide gas. Examples of carbon monoxide producing devices commonly in use around the home include: • Fuel fired furnaces (non-electric) • Gas water heaters • Fireplaces and woodstoves • Gas stoves • Gas dryers • Charcoal grills
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Yesenia Telleria Period 7 01/06/2014 The Children’s Bureau The term "labor" evokes many topics: workforce‚ wages‚ health plans‚ benefits‚ jobs‚ work hours‚ youth‚ etc. My main focus of this project is the youth. The Children’s Bureau was transferred into the Department of Labor in 1913. The Children’s Bureau began life in a time when child labor was typical and usual. One of its initial missions was to work to relieve the agony and hardships of children caused by shameless child labor. I chose
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Organic Products/Local produce 1.2 Fair Trade Products 2.0 FACTS AND FIGURES 3.0 GROWTH PROSPECTS 4.0 MARKETING INITIATIVES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS 5.0 EXISTING AND NEW PRODUCTS 6.0 AWARENESS‚ ATTITUDES & BEHAVIOURS OF CONSUMERS 6.1 ’Fair-trade Man ’ 7.0 FAIR-TRADE LABELLING ORGANIZATION 8.0 SECONDARY RESEARCH 8.1 The average spender 8.2 Suppliers 9.0 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 10.0 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH 11.0 FUTURE 12.0 CONCLUSION 13.0 REFERENCES
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Batteries come in many shapes and sizes. Some are no larger than a pill while others are heavy and huge size‚ but most batteries have one thing in common. They store chemical energy and change it into electrical energy. The cell is the basic unit producing electricity. A battery has 2 or more cells‚ but people often use the world battery when talking about a single cell‚ too‚ like a dry cell. One of the most popular batteries that have a cell is a dime sized battery which we use for watches. Cells
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