Myths about real American log homes In America the use of log homes increased tremendously and yet few people are hesitant about their use. This unwillingness is because of several myths that have developed over years and they are still impacting the people. Here are some of the common myths and the reality behind them: • Less energy efficiency – Thermal resistance and the potency to maintain a temperature inside a log house is considered impossible. It is true in case of those DIY strategies‚ where
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Ranbaxy’s criminal guilty plea and $500 million in fines and penalties has brought back the spotlight on corporate governance. The criminal case focused on sales in the US market. However‚ if media reports are to be believed‚ Ranbaxy committed systemic fraud in its worldwide regulatory filings. The US case dates back to the year 2004. This is the initial year when the Corporate Governance Code‚ which was issued by Sebi in the year 2000‚ was made mandatory. Therefore‚ it is quite likely that many
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Caledonia Products Cash Flow Analysis and Project Risk Caledonia Products must be aware of their cash flows and the affects of various outside influences over the life of their projects. Knowing where and how the cash is flowing is key to successful capital budgeting. Many risks are involved with funding investments; it just depends on the perspective in which they are being observed to determine if they are worth the cash flow. Capital-budgeting decisions‚ affects on cash flows‚ and project risk
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A439: Advanced Auditing Accounting and Review Services Take Home Quiz February 6‚ 2008 Instructions: 1. On the Scantrom form in box labeled “Test No.” print “Review Services.” 2. Use the Scantron form to indicate your answers to the questions below. 3. Turn-in the Scantron sheet on the due date. 4. Open book‚ open note‚ online searches are all allowed. 5. NOT allowed – using other students‚ people or CPA exam review books. Suggestion: If you plan to take the Auditing portion of the CPA
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1. The audit risk model is composed of four risks. The planned detection risk is a factor of inherent risk‚ control risk‚ and acceptable audit risk. Planned detection risk is the risk the auditor fails to detect misstatements and will increase or decrease dependent on the level of risk in the other three factors. If the auditor determines it is expected that misstatements is highly likely than inherent risk increases and create a higher demand for evidence. As the same with control risk‚ the
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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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1. The “crisis of confidence” on the public accounting profession was not something that happened overnight and it is not the fault of one group of people or individuals. The accounting profession is partly to blame for this crisis‚ as the necessary rules‚ regulations and guidelines were not in place to hold companies and accounting firms responsible for their actions. The lack of regulations also allowed companies to partake in misleading transactions. These transactions were perfectly legal
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INTRODUCTION Home Depot enjoyed high growth of revenues and profits in the period 1978-2003. From 7 mio USD of revenues in 1979 to 64‚8 bn in 2003. Revenue growth was generated mainly due to external growth coming from mergers and acquisitions. Home Depot has four product categories: Building and Remodeling‚ Home Décor and Organizing‚ Outdoor Living and Tool and Hardware. Company went through some structural changes when in 2000 first non funder Bob Nerdelli became the CEO of the company. Nerdelli
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Massey-Ferguson Deere & Co Int. Harvester Regions Strong outside North America and Europe Focus on North America Focus on North America Production Lack of alignment‚ e.g. diesel engine production only in UK Concentrated to North American market Concentrated to North American market Farm and industrial machinery Strong in small tractors and combine harvesters on NA market Strong in larger tractors Strong in larger tractors 4. Would you agree that MF
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At home but not at home Nicole Constable The main aim of the article is showing that in case of migrants (specifically Filipinas in Honk Kong) the concept of home is not as simple and unambiguous as it may seem. Constable presents different conceptualizations of the notions “space”‚ “place” and “home”. He follows the conception of Ackbar Abbas‚ who writes‚ "We think of a place in terms of definable physical characteristics and situatedness‚ at most as a symbolic structure. A space by contrast
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