The term opera seria refers to the noble and ‘serious’ style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from 1710- 1770 however this term was rarely used during this time and only really attained common usage when it was becoming unfashionable. The phrase opera buffa was first used as an informal description of the Italian comic operas which were especially associated with developments in Naples during the first half of the eighteenth century. The development of the opera buffa was parallel with
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Northwest which is a larger airline carrier. Delta Air Lines’ quarterly earnings announcement contained a glimmer of hope for the airlines sector‚ as the carrier revealed a significant bump to its forecasted synergies expected to come out of its planned merger with Northwest Airlines. Delta anticipates as much as $500 million in synergies next year‚ increasing to the full-run rate of approximately $2 billion in annual synergies by 2012. Conversely‚ the expected integration costs have also been lowered to
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boot" page of this website‚ mergers between corporations sometimes are paid for with a combination of stock and cash‚ which provides a unique accounting challenge. The general tax rule is that you must pay capital gains tax on such a transaction‚ but only to the extent of "cash to boot" which is the amount of cash you actually received. (It’s technically called a Section 368 reorg.) In some cases‚ such as Fording Canadian and the Wyeth merger with Pfizer‚ the merger consideration is fully taxable--your
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Merger Fundamentals Firms sometimes use mergers to expand externally by acquiring control of another firm. The objective for a merger should be to improve the firm’s share value‚ a number of more immediate motivations such as diversification‚ tax considerations‚ and increasing owner liquidity frequently exist. Sometimes mergers are pursued to acquire specific assets owned by the target rather than by a desire to run the target as a going concern. Mergers‚ Consolidations‚ and Holding Companies
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Introduction Mergers and acquisitions immediately impact organizations with changes in ownership‚ in ideology‚ and eventually‚ in practice. There are multiple reasons‚ motives‚ economic forces and institutional factors that can‚ taken together or in isolation‚ influence corporate decisions to engage in mergers or acquisitions. The financial risks of merging with or acquiring an organization in another country and how those risks can be mitigated are important issues for corporations to conduct
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The goal of the Metropolitan Opera is to educate society about culture and the performing arts‚ in particular‚ opera. The Met aims to present operas of the highest quality featuring the world’s most talented performers and the broadest range of works. It tries not to repeat any operas and puts on from twenty-five operas a season‚ not to mention the tours and the recordings that they undergo. The Met also attempts to advance operas by producing new ones that are risky productions‚ which attracts a
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The symphony orchestra consisted of three pieces‚ Last Round‚ Fire and Ice‚ and Serenade for Strings. Every performance was interesting in their own specific manners. It contained pieces that were exciting‚ suspenseful‚ delicate‚ smooth and an assortment of different feelings. In the piece "Last Round" I felt a couple of various sentiments. The principal development of the piece was quick and energetic. Listening to the exciting sounds made me feel as though I was viewing the 1960’s slasher‚ ’Psycho’
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Mergers & Acquisitions Paper Mergers and acquisitions is an important aspect of corporate strategy‚ finance and management. This is done with the buying‚ selling‚ dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities. It can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector as well as the new sector it just acquired without the hassle of creating a subsidiary from scratch. This activity is on the rise worldwide. According J. Finnegan in “Global Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Continue
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WELCOME TO PEKING OPERA Min Doh I organized basic facts and simple information mainly related to my presentation‚ however the actual contents might be different because I did not want to add any spoiler. :-) Brief Introduction & History Peking opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. Through a period of more than half a century of combination and integration of various kinds of opera there evolved the present Peking opera‚ the biggest kind of opera in China‚ whose richness
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MERGER OR ACQUISITION There are several critical success factors in a solid transition and integration plan. Utilizing the elements of a recent client success as a blueprint for developing a solid integration plan‚ the following key points achieved the intended results: 1. Clarify the business model - surprisingly‚ many of the 80% of mergers and acquisitions that fail to achieve the intended results do not clarify their business model upfront and stick to it. This is a critical success factor
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