August 16‚ 2010 NDS 2010-19 New Developments Summary Variable interest entity analysis ASC 810‚ Consolidation‚ as amended by ASU 2009-17 Introduction A reporting entity must assess whether its involvement with another legal entity requires the reporting entity to consolidate that legal entity and / or provide disclosures in accordance with guidance for variable interest entities. This bulletin outlines a reporting entity’s step-by-step approach to the assessment of its involvement with
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The question of the week is why should you guys be interested in the NFL Draft? One of the many reasons why you should be interested in the NFL Draft is because it’s one of the most important weekends of the year. Therefore if any sports fan or even college fans that don’t care about the NFL but‚ care about their college team to see where their favorite players on their favorite college team will go and continue their careers. “It’s no secret that the NFL draft is catnip cut with Vicodin for
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One in three women are beaten or raped in their lifetime; that’s one billion women (United Nations). Some would say that is a pandemic. In Canada alone‚ more than 3000 women (along with 2500 children) are living in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence. Each year‚ over 427‚000 women over the age of 15 reported they have been sexually assaulted. Since only about 10% of all sexual assaults are reported to the police‚ the actual number is much higher. You might be wondering what kind of people
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Influence of interest groups on the American legislature We elect politicians on the basis on the issues by which they stand‚ and these issues are either held up or weakened by the numerous interest groups that exist today. Interest groups target both major and minor issues‚ using all of their resources to sponsor or overpower the groups’ concern. Interest groups are composed of a limited range of the body of voters who have a great stake in the issues their group support. They make evident the
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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ACT OF MALAWI: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 1.0 Introduction: 1.1 Background: The early 90s saw the Malawi Government embark on a legal reform process in environmental areas. This was part of an effort to arrest the environmental degradation process the country was facing.[1] Recently‚ the legislature passed the Environment Management Act( EMA).[2] The principle objective of the legislation was said "to provide for a legislative
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“Do Current Corporate Governance Practices Help Protect Investors’ Interests in Canada?” In the year 1720‚ the British parliament passed the Bubble Act. The act was passed to improve corporate governance and provide investor the protection from the companies making extravagant rumours to inflate stock prices. Over the years‚ many laws have been framed worldwide for protecting the shareholders from manipulations by management. The year 2002 witnessed very big corporate scandals such
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I. Introduction Homo economicus‚ the Economic Man‚ represents a rational human being formalized in certain social science models‚ especially in economics‚ who acts in self-interest to achieve in a goal-oriented manner. As John Kay puts it‚ "He is self interested‚ materialistic‚ and obsessed with calculating his worth." In the world of economics textbooks‚ "... he is the mainstay of economic life." The edifice of modern economics is built on the foundation of Homo economicus‚ where the behavior
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Although they both serve as linkage institutions‚ interest groups and political parties have different goals in politics. The fundamental goal of interest groups is to influence legislative decisions and public policy by attempting to focus people’s attention on these topics or educate them on a certain issue or a small group of issues. They do this mostly by lobbying congressional committees at the local‚ state‚ and national levels‚ usually during campaign season. Grassroots lobbying and political
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years of not knowing what was wrong‚ Deven went to his doctor. In November‚ 2011‚ Deven had his tonsils and adenoids taken out. While he was in recovery‚ the doctors had told Deven’s mother that they had found a white substance where Deven’s adenoids should be. Deven and his family were told not to worry about anything and that they would be notified if something was wrong. On December 9th‚ 2011‚ Deven’s 14th birthday‚ his mom came home early from work. Deven started to worry that something was wrong
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CHAPTER 6 INTEREST RATES AND BOND VALUATION L E A R N I N G LG1 Describe interest rate fundamentals‚ the term structure of interest rates‚ and risk premiums. LG2 Review the legal aspects of bond financing and bond cost. LG3 LG4 Discuss the general features‚ quotations‚ ratings‚ popular types‚ and international issues of corporate bonds. LG5 LG6 G O A L S Apply the basic valuation model to bonds and describe the impact of required return and time to maturity
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