Fair Value: Is It Fair Game For Critics? The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ the accounting standard setters‚ issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 Fair Value Measurements that has set off a wave of controversy. Advocates‚ such as investors‚ support the idea of financial statements showing true value of a company’s assets and liabilities. Critics‚ on the other hand‚ think this pronouncement has caused volatile results in the current inactive market‚ blaming
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higher population are entitled to a greater share of the national resources in terms of state creation‚ representation and other national consideration. Moreover‚ politics especially democracy thrives on numbers. So‚ population figures also shapes election result‚ since a more population place will justifiably cast more voters. It‚ therefore‚ a power toll. Both for economic and political activities (Ezukanma 2003). The imperatives of population in gaining leverage at every of national affairs makes
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My overall experience at the career fair was an indifferent feeling. The businesses and corporations that were in attendance were not geared towards the Information Technology field. They were there more so for janitorial work‚ environmental positions and military opportunities. The first thing that stood out the most to me is that a lot of people were applying for the same position‚ so it is imperative that you are comfortable around large groups of people. Self-appearance and a high confidence
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The ethics of a company can be measured by different theories. Some of these theories can be used to measure Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell Nigeria). The first ethical measure discussed is utilitarian reasoning‚ also referred to as cost-benefit analysis‚ which compares the costs and benefits of a decision. Secondly for the human rights theory‚ were the rights of the stakeholders respected? Third‚ the ethical theory of justice is measured by whether the benefits and costs
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Can fair trade really be fair? Admittedly‚ fair trade has several shortcomings. Firstly‚ fair trade makes farmers become over-dependent social groups. In fact‚ farmers are not learning the real skills for them to survive‚ in contrast‚ they are becoming depend on fair trade organizations to gain limited income. However‚ under such circumstance‚ farmers are fragile to suffering from financial crisis because of their negative position. According to Jeffery(2012)‚ farmers are just receiving another form
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opening of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the three witches state “fair is foul and foul is fair.” This line establishes a theme appearing several times throughout Macbeth. The idea that good and bad frequently come together influences the characters’ actions and the play’s ending. “Fair is foul and foul is fair” makes everything seem different than previously thought. Because the witches start out the play with the theme “fair is foul and foul is fair‚” the audience can expect many twists and turns in the
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Problem of National Election 2014 Bangladesh could face a protracted political crisis in the Lead-up to the 2013 elections unless Prime Minister SheikhHasina’s government changes course and take a more conciliatory approach towards the political opposition and the military. In December 2008‚ following two years of a military-backed caretaker government‚ the Awami League (AL) secured a landslide victory in what were widely acknowledged to be the fairest elections in the country’s history. The hope
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"Fair is foul and foul is fair." In Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ a mighty warrior named Macbeth receives a prophecy from three witches telling him that he will become King of Scotland. Obsessed by his ambition and influenced by his wife‚ Macbeth murders King Duncan and steals the throne and is then tormented by paranoia and guilt. Through the supernatural elements in Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare demonstrates the idea of evil; although driven by the supernatural‚ ambition plays
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political situations influenced certain things that were written. However‚ Shakespeare was not historically correct in everything. It is a play afterall! At the very first scene in Macbeth strikes the keynote of the play. The words “ Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” are very important and overused words throughout the play. “ Look like the innocent flower/but be the serpent under’t’”
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Let’s be Fair Out of proportional‚ regressive‚ progressive‚ lump-sum tax systems; to me‚ I feel like the proportional tax system is the best type. I am sure a lot of people would argue and say that it is not the best. They probably think that they are right in their mind‚ and that is okay. Proportional tax‚ is “a tax for which high-income and low-income taxpayers pay the same fraction of income.” The reason why I think proportional tax is the best‚ because fair is fair. The current tax system that
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