1. AOL - Time Warner $164 billion deal in 2000. In 2002 reported a $99 billion loss with $45 billion write-down. Destroyed 97% of shareholder value. 2. Invensys - Baan Invensys paid Euros 762 million to buy Baan in 2000. Baan was sold in 2003 for $130 million. 3. Taylor Woodrow - Wimpey Taylor Woodrow bought Wimpey for £5 billion in 2007. Since then £4 billion has been wiped off Taylor Wimpey’s share price. 4. HSBC - Household HSBC bought Household for $15 billion in
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1) A 4-kg mass moving with speed 2 m/s‚ and a 2-kg mass moving with a speed of 4 m/s‚ are gliding over a horizontal frictionless surface. Both objects encounter the same horizontal force‚ which directly opposes their motion‚ and are brought to rest by it. Which statement best describes their respective stopping distances? (A) The 4-kg mass travels twice as far as the 2-kg mass before stopping. (B) The 2-kg mass travels twice as far as the 4-kg mass before stopping. (C) Both masses travel the
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Philippines. Contributing to peace processes in the Philippines Conciliation Resources works with all sections of Filipino society from grassroots communities to the political elite‚ enabling individuals and organisations to play a constructive‚ problem-solving role in developing peace in the Philippines. Through our Dialogue Series and Philippines and Colombia exchange visits‚ we also promote a better understanding of how the Filipino peace processes can both learn from and contribute to peace processes
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compounded quarterly‚ find the present value of P5‚500 for 10years and 9 months. -Deferred Ordinary Annuity *Find the present value of a deferred annuity of P1‚050 a year for 8 years that is deferred 2 years‚ If money is worth 7% effective. -Problem on Amortization *Arlette owes P10‚000 with interest at 12% compounded semi-annually for three years. Find her periodic payment payable semi-annually and construct the amortization table. -Sinking Fund *Paula borrowed P5‚000 from the Baranggay
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Questions: 1. What roles can AmCham Montenegro specifically play in addressing each of the problems identified above? * Human resources. As AmCham identified Montenegro have some problems with laws and procedures when companies are hiring new workers‚ skilled qualified labor force and employment agencies. I think in order to overcome these problems AmCham can probably work on improving the qualification level of workers by teaching them the needed skills when they are getting new technology
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Computer Science Problem Definition The National Water Service provides water usage for fifteen thousand homes. They have been in service for twenty years with the mission of providing excellent service to these homes. The current activities involve meter readers obtaining the meter readings each month. Customer records are stored using paper and pen. Staff then manually subtracts the current reading from last month’s reading to calculate the current usage amount. The water charge‚ service
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Environmental Problems The poisoning of the world’s land‚ air‚ and water is the fastest-spreading disease of civilisation. It probably produces fewer headlines than wars‚ earthquakes and floods‚ but it is potentially one of history’s greatest dangers to human life on earth. If present trends continue for the next several decades‚ our planet will become uninhabitable. Overpopulation‚ pollution and energy consumption have created such planet-wide problems as massive deforestation‚ ozone depletion
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one wants to reach their destination late but reaching late due to traffic is a common problem in UAE.There is a lot of debate going on in my country about how do the government solve the traffic problem InUAE. There are many reasons due to which they are lot of accidents occuring as gas prices are highthere is an increase in car ownership. Government should take important steps to resolve this problem. My country is very over populated there is a lot of income in the UAE which means
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Traffic Hazards Karachi is one of the biggest cities in Pakistan as well as it is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It is not surprising that the city faces many social problems because of population that is constantly increasing. Various traffic problems and hazards are one of the biggest concerns in Karachi. Traffic situation in Pakistan and particularly in metropolitan city Karachi is getting worse with each passing day. Vehicles are increasing exponentially while roads
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PROBLEMS OF YOUTH Youth is a very important period in the life of every man. This is the time when a person discovers the world and tries to determine the place in the universe. Young people face lots of problems‚ which are very important for them and don’t differ much from those that once their parents had to deal with. At the same time every generation is unique. It differs from the one that preceded it in its experience‚ ideals and a system of values. The adults say that the young people are
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