1 Av o n 2 0 11 A n n u a l R e p o r t To Our Shareholders: I am writing you at a time of momentous change for your company. After 12 years as Avon’s CEO, I believe that the time is right to recruit a new CEO to lead the company’s next chapter. As Avon’s Chairman, I am committed to ensuring a successful management transition, maintaining our strong relationships with approximately 6.4 million active independent Representatives worldwide, and working with the new CEO in supporting the company’s
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Budget Deficits, National Saving, and Interest Rates William G. Gale and Peter R. Orszag September 2004 Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center. This paper was prepared for the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity, September 9-10, 2004. We thank Emil Apostolov, Matt Hall, Brennan Kelly, and Melody Keung for outstanding research assistance; Alan Auerbach, William Brainard, Robert Cumby, Bill Dickens, Doug Elmendorf, Eric Engen, Laurence Kotlikoff, Thomas Laubach, Maria Perozek, George
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A abandon s.n. 1. {de drepturî) (dr.) desertion/renunciation of rights 2. (a/ navei, al încărcăturiî) (mar.) abandonment 3. (retragerea dintr-o operaţiune cu primâ contra cedării unei prime) {bur.) abandon ~ pe mare rea - abandon in heavy sea abandona v.t. 1. (drepttiri, pretenţii) to relinquish, to waive 2. (nava, încarcătura etc.) to abandon, to leave abandonare s.f. 1. (de drepturi, pretenţii) relinquishment 2. abandonment, abandoning ~ a navei - (de întregul echipqf, când nava nu mai poate fi
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Financial reporting developments A comprehensive guide Transfers and servicing of financial assets Revised May 2014 To our clients and other friends We are pleased to provide you with the latest edition of our Financial Reporting Developments publication on accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets. This publication has been updated for further clarification and enhancements to our interpretative guidance. Applying ASC 860 in practice continues to be challenging. ASC 860’s
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Manuals and Guides 52 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission TSUNAMI RISK ASSESSMENT ANDMITIGATION FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN KNOWING YOUR TSUNAMI RISK – AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT June 2009 UNESCO 1 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Manuals and Guides 52 knowing your tsunami risk – and what to do about it Tsunami risk assessment and mitigation for the Indian Ocean; The designation employed and the presentation of material throughout
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 2013 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS To our Shareholders: Our goals for 2013 were ambitious. We wanted to stay on track with our five Strategic Initiatives described below. We wanted to maintain our strong Brand, unique Culture, and award-winning Customer Service. We wanted to sustain our strong ontime performance and baggage handling. Finally, we wanted to improve our cost performance, achieve our profit requirement, and return value to our Shareholders. Just like in 2011
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Site and Area Review Proposed Hotel on Brickell Bay Drive, Miami, FL Site and Area Review Site Considerations Introduction The site is located on an undeveloped parcel of land on high-end Brickell Bay Drive, just south of SE 12th Street, on the east side by the bay. The available land is divided into two parcels. The hotel will be on the Southern portion of the side. There is no existing structure on the land, just a patch of grass, and it is fenced and closed off. There are hotels on both
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Fedex AnnuAl RepoRt 2011 poweRFul, lonG-teRM tRendS in GlobAl tRAde Revolve ARound Fedex. The global shipping arrow poinTs up We’ve reached a tipping point in how the world works. The largest economy in the world is no longer the economy of any one country — it’s the economy of global trade of goods and services. Value: $18.3 trillion in 2010. At FedEx, our job is to facilitate these transactions, the heart of commerce, by providing access — moving goods across the global supply chain. Macroeconomic
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参加承兑人 accident insurance 意外保险 Accident Insurance Association of Hong Kong 香港 意外保险公会 accident insurance scheme 意外保险计划 accident year basis 意外年度基准 accommodation 通融；贷款 accommodation bill 通融票据；空头票据 accommodation party 汇票代发人 account balance 帐户余额；帐户结余 account book 帐簿 account collected in advance 预收款项 account current book 往来帐簿 account of after-acquired property 事后取得的财产 报告 account of defaulter 拖欠帐目 account payable 应付帐款 account payee only [A/C payee only] 只可转帐；存入 收款人帐户 account receivable 应收帐款
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File No. 000-22513 AMAZON.COM, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
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