Qualities of a trusted friend             Finding a trusted friend takes into account qualities of a person in terms of social behavior and act of sacrificing oneself in offering support where necessary. Not everyone you are close with can serve as a good friend as long as he or she lacks the characteristics of a trusted friend. However, there are many avenues through which you can find a trusted friend. For instance, in schools, you can associate yourself with a company that is in school particularly for learning purposes. Significantly, finding a breakthrough to this company entails coping their ways of performing activities. This may include; avoiding late coming and generally coping their best part of social behavior. By doing this, you will end up with a trusted friend, who is ready to take initiative of anything that goes around. Secondly, you can meet trustworthy friends in your workplace. A trusted friend in your workplace adheres to rules of the organization. He or she reports to work on time, shows respect to the seniors and is always committed to the…

Financial and management accounting sample PART A General journal entries   bank acct. Dr     Cr capital 2000 office supplies 3000     Creditors 1000 bal c/d 26000 Rent 24000   28000   28000     bal b/d 26000   B/s reg.  Expense acct Dr     Cr cash 740 bal c/d 740   740   740 bal b/d 740         office supplies acct. Dr     Cr bal c/d 3000 bank 3000   3000   3000     bal b/d                3000     Tennis machine  acct Dr     Cr Cash 16000     creditor 16000 bal c/d 32000   32000   32000  Bal b/d 32000     Ken Rose Debtor Acct.   Dr     Cr revenue 8500 bal c/d 8500   8500   8500 bal b/d 8500               cash acct. Dr     Cr     B/s reg. 740   9042 furniture 6000 Training session 3000 tennis mach 16000 capital 6400 Drawings 14000 bal c/d 25298 salaries 7000   43740   43740     bal b/d 25298…

Stock and cash transactions             Stock for stock transactions is whereby, in the mergers and acquisitions context, the acquiring company’s stock is exchanged with that of acquired company at a predetermined rate (Hu, 2014). However, only part of the merger is completed with this kind of transaction with the rest being paid inform of cash. On the other hand, cash for stock transactions happen when during merging, the acquiring company buys the targeted firm’s stock by cash. One of the advantages of these transactions to the acquired company is that no burden during merging because not all expenses are paid inform of stock. Only part of it is paid by stock with the rest being completed by cash payments. Secondly, stock for stock options grants employees stock option awards by allowing them to pay for only option price which is then refunded to employees after which they don’t pay anything. Both transactions result to diversification. This reduces chances of slump in sales because a fall in sales of one company is offset by increase in sales of the other company…

 Proposition Assignment   Each person will be assigned to one of the propositions appearing on the November 8th Ballot.  Each person is responsible for putting together a fact sheet and presentation about their proposition.  You will need to educate the class about their Proposition including: what the proposition will do if passed and how the proposition will affect Government, Business and Society if enacted; and who are the sponsors of the Proposition and who are the major opponents.  An outline of the presentation is due one week before the presentation. The class hasn’t started yet I am just getting a head start before I am issued the two other group members. Because it is a lot of work.[unique_solution]   A description of the ballot measures can be found at: https://ballotpedia.org/California_2016_ballot_propositions   I have selected Proposition 64 – Legalizing Marijuana   Outline: One week before the date of the scheduled presentation each person must turn in an outline showing the format of their presentation and order in which the topics will be covered. Fact Sheet: You must turn in a fact…

Proposition Analysis Grading Rubric                                                 A project: Is superior in four (A-), five (mid-A), or six (high A) of the areas below   B project: Is superior in one (B-), two (B), or three (B+) of the areas below[unique_solution]   C project: Includes an outline, fact sheet and bibliography that are complete, well organized and on time superior deficient Presentation thoroughly discussed and educated the class about the issue’s historical context and application to business, society and government. superior deficient Presentation discussed and educated the class about the issue and who its major supporters and opponents are, superior deficient Presentation considered both sides of the issue fully, with several well-chosen, specific examples and persuasive reasoning (evidence/examples and explanation/details) superior deficient Submitted two appropriately difficult questions for inclusion on the final with suggested answers superior deficient Student adequately contributed to the overall group. superior deficient   D paper: Is deficient in one (D+), two (D), or three (D-) of the areas above   F paper: Is deficient in four or more of the areas above   Notes:

 Socrates:Acting justly             Socrates strives to bring a clear meaning of how to be just. In addition, he mentions some of the unjust practices that should be ceased in order to get full rewards and reputation of acting justly. However, Socrates words are highly criticized by the two brothers; Glaucon and Adeimantus. Apparently, Glaucon and Adeimantus strongly differ from Socrates words by highlighting some of the major challenges from the Socrates argument. At first, Glaucon disagrees with Socrates’ argument that arranging of goods is one of the ways to achieve justice. Reason behind this is that, some of them come unexpectedly, are appreciated but finally leave without sign of just. A good example is enjoyments and harmless pleasures. According to Glaucon, most people believe that justice is only reckoned in a troublesome class. He argues that practices such as caring of the sick are wrongly understood as disagreeable but in reality, they add up to reward and reputation. In addition, Glaucon disagrees with Socrates that acting justly leads to good results and reputation with the point that knowledge, health and…

research report on a company within the S&P/TSX composite. Write a 2-page research report on a company within the S&P/TSX composite. Can be either a BUY report or SELL report. Should include: • Brief industry overview, and company’s relative positioning • Financial ratio analysis – 5-year trend • Industry ratio comparison – only current year ratios • Identify top 5 relative ratios for the company and compare with industry peers. • What are the company’s strengths? • What are the company’s weaknesses? • Potential catalysts for the stock price • Forecast a target price for the shares for next 12 months • Forecast EPS for next 12 months • What is your target stock multiple? • What are your economic assumptions? • Do you expect your stock to outperform/underperform its industry peers? • What are the target investors (value investors, growth investors, momentum, etc.) • NOTE: use ONLY company specific documents found on SEDAR.com NOTE: DO NOT use investment broker reports, periodicals, industry reports, etc. The objective of this assignment is to focus on company financial statements and increased familiarity…

 Multi-Touch Screens vs. Mouse-Driven Screens Due Week 3 and worth 180 points The following resources may be helpful when completing this assignment. Dearden, A. (2008). User-Centered Design Considered Harmful Norman, D. (2007–2010). Activity-Centered Design: Why I like my Harmony Remote Control Computer applications that run on desktop and laptop computers have, for a long time, been designed to be driven by dragging and clicking a mouse. With the introduction of tablet personal computers, the trend has shifted toward using touch-based screens. We now have access to touch-based TVs, touch-based monitors, touch-based laptops and touch-based tablets. Touch and multi-touch devices provide end users with the ability to interact physically with an application much more naturally.[unique_solution] Imagine that you are the Information Technology Director of a major chain restaurant, and you have been assigned to design a menu ordering application that can run on all devices. Examine whether using a touch-screen monitor, a tablet, or using a mouse to select menu items to place an order would be most efficient. Speculate how employees would interact with these devices and the type of…

KODAK – What went wrong? The strategic decisions taken by Kodak several years ago have been well documented and the subject of much debate and academic and practitioner analysis. Requirements Carefully read the Case study provided – this will give you a good, although a little dated (2009) understanding of the background to Kodak’s demise. Conduct some additional research to determine what has happened more recently, and what actions the Company took to ensure its survival. Select ONE of the three questions at the end of the case. Based on the case study material, AND your further research prepare a report that: a)  Answers the question that you have selected 
[unique_solution] b)  Evaluates the new strategic direction that the company has adopted and identifies any potential future 
strategic issues/problems that may impede the company’s future success. To do well in this assessment, you will need to conduct significant additional research, and also show some creativity in interpreting the requirements and preparing your report. Remember that this is a post graduate Unit, and an appropriate standard of analysis, grammar, and presentation…

TIPS FOR STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE   Here are some things to keep in mind as you write your Statement of Purpose for your Graduate School admission.  This information came primarily from the links listed below—which will be useful for you before you begin writing.   “Do’s” for the statement of purpose:   Keep in mind that the reason for this part of the application is so that the admissions committee can learn more about you that is not found in the other parts of your application. The admissions committee is interested in your academic and work-related life much more than family background. Include family background only if there something that you had to overcome or otherwise makes you different from other applicants. Develop a central idea (commonly called a thesis) for your paper. Your paper will be much more readable if it has a clear direction. Restate the thesis in the conclusion. This helps the committee remember you. Examples of your actions and experiences are more powerful than just describing yourself.   “Don’ts” for the statement of purpose:   Don’t…