operating cycle (whichever is longer)‚ without disturbing the normal operations of a business. These assets are continually turned over in the course of a business during normal business activity. There are 5 major items included into current assets: 1. Cash and cash equivalents — it is the most liquid asset‚ which includes currency‚ deposit accounts‚ and negotiable instruments (e.g.‚ money orders‚ cheque‚ bank drafts). 2. Short-term investments — include securities bought and held for sale in the
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Primates‚ like humans have hands‚ feet and a brain. There are certain characteristics that defines a primate. The first trait is color vision. Although humans are capable of distinguishing a spectrum of color‚ other primates fail to do so because they are colorblind. Specifically‚ they cannot see the color red. As time passed by‚ color vision has evolved for primates. Unlike before‚ they have the ability to pick out red and orange fruit to eat for themselves. Another trait is grasping hands. It helps
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Trouble with Bottled Water 1. What’s in the Bottles One problem has to do with what’s in the bottles themselves. The Earth Policy Institute reports that 1.5 million barrels of oil per year‚ which is enough to fuel 100‚000 cars for that same year‚ are required to satisfy Americans’ demand for bottled water. That’s because PET‚ or polyethylene terephthalate‚ the plastic used in water bottles‚ is derived from crude oil. And‚ according to the Earth Policy Institute article "Bottled Water: Pouring
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Bottled water‚ it seems such an unlikely culprit for such massive deterioration. Bottled water‚ as simple and convenient as it is‚ is the beginning of a large controversy. Behind it is not only a story of pollution‚ but also a story of the damage from the production. “... many had an incomplete understanding of the total environmental impact of bottled water production” (Saylor‚ et al. 599). The environment is being destroyed by the plastic and the wastes of oil. Not only is the environment being
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Just Tap It: The Negative Effects of Bottled Water “In Canada‚ bottled water consumption was estimated at 24.4 litres per person in 1999. By 2005‚ that had increased to about 60 litres per person‚ with sales worth $652.7 million” (CBC News‚ 2008). This dramatic increase in bottled water consumption does not come without severe repercussions and has caused a chain reaction of unfortunate events. Although easily available and terribly convenient‚ bottled water negatively effects the environment‚ is
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maybe a water. I don’t know what you would choose‚ but I would grab a bottle of water. B. Credibility: I’ve been drinking bottled water ever since I’ve known myself. I’ve also researched about this topic for 4 weeks in addition to consuming it in larger proportions than any other beverage‚ in the last 5 years. C. Relevance: According to the International Bottled Water Association ‚May 21‚ 2012‚ each year‚ water bottle consumption increases by 3 to 4 %. In 2011‚ total U.S. bottled water consumption
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change the future of the Hollywood film industry Introduction This paper will explore the different effects that digitalization has on the Hollywood film industry. Digitalization technically means turning different types of information like sounds‚ texts or images into binary code. This seemingly small change in technology has a great impact on the production‚ exhibition and distribution of Hollywood films. The industry is currently forced to change their
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1 ONCOLOGY INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 1.1 Key trends and characteristics of Cytostatic industry • high growth rate – higher propotion of the global pharma market in the years to come • one of the fastest growing and most profitable therapeutic areas of the next few decades • shift from accute cancer treatment to chronic disease management and prevention • more and more biotech companies enter the market – connections with pharma to help through the maze of regulatory processes and clinical development
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Water plays an important role in society. People need water in order to survive and stay healthy. Most people buy bottled water because it is believed to be safer than tap water. However these purchases are on a convenient basis. One thing that will continue to influence people to buy bottled water is the idea of a healthy lifestyle. Consumers will pay a lot of money for water that they believe to be safe. Drinking water prevents a lot of health problems mainly dehydration. A lot of people claim
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that the notion of truth is a contrived illusion‚ misused by people and special interest groups to gain power over others. • Truth and error are synonymous - Facts‚ postmodernists claim‚ are too limiting to determine anything. Changing erratically‚ what is fact today can be false tomorrow. • Self-conceptualization and rationalization - Traditional logic and objectivity are spurned by postmodernists. Preferring to rely on opinions rather than embrace facts‚ postmodernist spurn the scientific method
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