Answer questions separately. No limit, just answered.

1)

State law varies as to the reporting requirements for liquidating a corporation. Using your home region/state/city, research the liquidation reporting requirements at the state and federal level and post the requirements to the discussion board. What are your thoughts on the requirements of your home state as compared to state requirements made by your peers?

2)

Ethical consideration: Who should be allowed to “know”?

Consider that you work in the human resources management department of a local business and that many of your friends work there.  Although you don’t personally generate payroll checks, you still have the ability to look up anyone’s salary.  Would you check on your friends’ records to see if they’re earning more money than you?  For that matter, would you look up their salary just out of simple curiosity, knowing that you would never do anything with the information or share it with anyone else?  Why or why not?  People working at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were caught just curiously looking up the reported incomes of movie stars and other high-profile public figures.  Is this acceptable?  Why or why not?

Supreme Court Cases

The Supreme Court is made up of 9 justices who are responsible for deciding whether or not laws are in line with the U.S. Constitution.  These individuals serve life-long appointments once they are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate.  Below are a list of some of the most controversial decisions in the last few decades by the Supreme Court.   These cases are often mentioned by politicians during campaigns because the issues are still debated, even after the Supreme Court’s ruling.

For this assignment:

1. First, list the current 9 members of the United States Supreme Court.
2. Second, choose one of the five cases below.  In 4-5 sentences summarize (in your own words):
   • The key points in the case and explain the law being challenged; the part or amendment to the Constitution discussed in the case; and the states or local governments, if any, that were mentioned in the case.
3. Third, in a few sentences explain the final ruling in the case by the Supreme Court and how the ruling in the case impacts the lives of Americans.  You may need to look for an additional news article if you are unsure. 

Be sure to include the links to any news articles or websites you visit by copying and pasting the link at the end of your assignment.

The Affordable Care Act cases (“Obamacare”):
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2011/2011_11_400

District of Columbia v. Heller (gun rights):
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/2007_07_290

Roe v. Wade (abortion rights):
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_18

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (campaign finance laws):
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2008/2008_08_205

United States v. Windsor (same sex marriage): 
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2012/2012_12_307
 

So for this assignment, your job is to present a potential solution (Wind, PV, Biomass, Hydrogen, Nuclear Power, Bicycles, etc.)  to our energy problems, fully describe (with links to web sites if possible) at least one possible Revenge Effect of the solution, and then go back and present a rebuttal  to the Revenge Effect as offered by the proponents of the potential solution.

Here’s an example, but you can’t use this one.  One possible solution to our energy problems is the use of Wind Power.  One RE is that siting these monsters in farmer’s fields takes away valuable cropland from production.  So, losing agricultural productivity is the Revenge Effect.  A Wind Power Proponent might counter that while this RE is true, there is far more agricultural production destruction by the use of mountaintop removal to gain access to coal resources in West Virginia.  In addition, this type of mining also results in faster runoff during rain storms and the flooding of lowland agricultural areas is quite extensive.  The loss of a few hundred square feet of pasture for a Wind Turbine, is far less destructive than continuing to mine coal in WV.

Once again, please use the classic 5 paragraph composition format to make your case. For the 5 paragraphs there will be an Introduction, 3 supporting ideas (the energy solution, the Revenge Effects – and there could be several, and the rebuttal to the Revenge Effects), and a concluding paragraph.  This is a college-level assessment, so I have high expectations for your use of  grammar and spelling.

Your effort should be between 1 and 2 (equivalent) pages. 

Note, there may not be a “correct” answer to this question.  Your job is to convince me that your position is the most correct.

1.      Cash flow information: Direct and indirect methods
The comparative year-end balance sheets of Sign Graphics, Inc., revealed the following activity in the company’s current accounts:

The accounts payable were for the purchase of merchandise. Prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities relate to the firm’s selling and administrative expenses. The company’s condensed income statement follows.

Other data:

1.      Long-term investments were purchased for cash at a cost of $74,600.

2.      Cash proceeds from the sale of land totaled $76,200.

3.      Store equipment of $44,000 was purchased by signing a short-term note payable. Also, a $150,000 telecommunications system was acquired by issuing 3,000 shares of preferred stock.

4.      A long-term note of $49,400 was repaid.

5.      Twenty thousand shares of common stock were issued at $5.19 per share.

6.      The company paid cash dividends amounting to $128,600.

Instructions:

a.       Prepare the operating activities section of the company’s statement of cash flows, assuming use of:

1.      The direct method.

2.      The indirect method.

b.      Prepare the investing and financing activities sections of the statement of cash flows.

Interest Groups

1. Select one of the interest groups/organizations listed below.

• AARP – American Association of Retired People
• ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union
• AFL-CIO – American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations
• American Conservative Union
• FPA-Farm Policy Action
• AIPAC – American Israel Public Affairs Committee
• Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Family Research Council
• Handgun Control, Inc.
• GLAAD- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
• NAN-National Action Network
• National Right to Life
• NOW – National Organization of Women
• NRA – National Rifle Association
• American Humane Society
• Public Citizen
• Sierra Club
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• VFW-Veterans of Foreign Wars

2. Perform a web search to locate the group’s main web site. Also, perform a web search for recent information about your group’s activities. You can either type up your report as an essay or you can give your information in a bullet-point list. Make sure your paper answers all the questions. Separate your responses with two spaces between answers.

1. What is the organization or group’s website?
2. What are the issues your organization or group is concerned with?
3. What actions does your group take to try to influence policy and the public agenda?
4. Assess your group: What are its strengths and weaknesses? Back up what you say with specific examples demonstrating their effectiveness (or lack of effectiveness). Remember to find weaknesses of the group, you will likely need to research beyond the group’s main website.

5. Summarize two recent news articles from the organization or group in a paragraph. Be sure to look for news other than that on the group’s website, such as news articles in newspapers online. 

In LASA 2 (M6: Assignment 2), you were asked to prepare a company analysis report, choosing one company relevant to you. In that assignment, you provided information about the company’s strategic overview, an analysis of its supply chain, a plan to improve its operating processes, and an explanation of the outcomes obtained from this plan and its impact on human resources.

In this assignment, you will create an executive summary of your findings from LASA 2. Your summary should include the following sections:

• A statement of the problem or topic
• A concise analysis of the findings and a recapitulation of any main conclusions or recommendations found in M6:Assignment 2
• Specific details to highlight or support the summary

Develop a 10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M7_A2.ppt.

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

• A title slide
• An agenda slide
• A reference slide
• Headings for each section
• Speaker notes to support the content on each slide

Resource: Preopening Budget Example located on the student website

Design a 3- to 5-year financial plan to implement the goals and objectives created in Part II of your strategic plan. The deliverables for the financial plan include a projected budget created in Microsoft®Excel® and a report in Microsoft® Word that clarifies and explains the financial plan.

Section One: Projected Budget

• The projected budget should be a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet that contains a 3- to 5-year financial projection that includes detailed expenditures, income, contingency, gain or loss, and ROI (if applicable).

Section Two: Financial Plan Explanation

• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word narrative discussing the fiscal detail of the plan and the assumptions that were used in developing the projected budget.
• Include all the elements required in the projected budget.
• Include capital expenditure planning and contingency plans for unexpected events.
• Financial details that cannot be found may be assumed.
• Budget summary: When explaining your budget, answer the following questions:
  • What is the organization’s current business model? Did you make any financial adjustments that go against the way the organization planned its finances in the past? If so, what were they, and why did you make the changes?
  • How did the organization’s internal resources and financial capabilities affect your financial plan? How will they affect implementation of the plan?

Cite at least four sources to support your information.

July 17, 2015

Instructions for Changes in the Land

Is due on Aug 6th of 2015

IMPORTANT: ONLY IF YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK and HAVE THE BOOK. 

Book Name: Changes In The Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England by William Cronon. ISBN-10: 0-8090-0158-6

WRITING INSTRUCTIONS DOWNLOAD: ZIP FILE

THIS ESSAY MUST BE DONE BY A+ AND WITH GOOD RATING WRITTER.

TOPIC:

1. Your opening paragraph should briefly address these two questions: In general, what is this book about? What is Cronon’s thesis?

2. When Europeans first arrived in New England, what did they find? What were the most important ways the New England environment differed from that of Europe? In what ways did they find that environment to be of value to them?

3. Explain how the New England enviroment-plants, animals, climate, topography- accounted for the diversity found in the indian tribes that lived there? For example, how does it explain why northern New England tribes differed from those in southern New England? What were those differences? In what ways did the New England enviroment shape or influence the development of the lifestyle and society of the tribes that lived there? How did Indians shape and manipulate the environment to fit their lifestyles?

4. Describe the respective roles of men and women in Indian society.

5. The Indian view of property and land possession differed significantly from that of Europeans. Briefly discuss how the indians viewed property and the possession of land. HOw did the European’s views on those subjects lead them to be critical of the indian way of life and to justify their taking of Indian land?

6. Discuss the impact of European diseases on Indian populations and society. Why were the indians so susceptile to these discases? In what ways did diseases change and devastatc Indian society?

7. How did the European conquest of New England dramatically  alter its environment? In particular, discuss how the European demand for certain plant and animal products change the character of the enviroment. How did European farming practices affect New England’s environment? Your discussion should include two key example cited by Cronon.

8. What did you think of the book? Would you recommend it? Why or why not?