sTARBUCKS | Starbucks Critique against SEC | | | Jeffrey Newberry / DeVry University | 9/12/2015 | Throughout this paper we will analyze Starbuck’s 10-K annual report for six characteristics of writing to see if the six are met throughout Starbuck’s 10-K to the public. The six characteristics that will be compared to are as follows: Coherent Organization, Conciseness, Clarity, Use of Standard English, and Responsiveness to the Requirements of the Question, and Appropriateness for
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Depth (CCD)? (Ch. 4, Section “Distribution of Biogenous Sediment”) The depth at which the amount of calcite (CaCO3) produced by the organisms in the overlying water column can dissolve. No calcite composition occurs below this depth, which in most parts of the ocean, is at a depth of 4500 meters (15000 ft) 3. Why are gas hydrate deposits abundant on submarine continental margins? (Ch. 4, Section “Energy Resources”) High productivity surface waters enrich ocean floor sediments below with organic
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MEMORANDUM Heading Segment The heading segment follows this general format: TO: (readers' names and job titles) FROM: (your name and job title) DATE: (complete and current date) SUBJECT: (what the memo is about, highlighted in some way) Make sure you address the reader by his or her correct name and job title. You might call the company president "Maxi" on the golf course or in an informal note, but "Rita Maxwell, President" would be more appropriate for a formal memo. Be specific and concise
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this will come in handy later on down the line when it comes time to take the final. These two media tools where very useful this week as this week for some reason felt a little more challenging to me, being able to reach out to team members and have parts that where a little fuzzy helped somewhat clarify certain sections of the chapter. One last media tool or study tool that was very important to my self was the UOF app, I am not always able to be in front of my PC so being able to get on this app from
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Jones Blair Case Questions 3 & 4 3. How might one segment Jones Blair’s market area? (hint: end user and geographic) Looking at the architectural paint and sundry market, Jones Blair had sales of $80 Million in 2004. Architectural paint and sundry market of the US totaled an estimated $12 billion. This means that Jones Blair has a total market share of less than 1%. Jones Blair markets architectural paint and sundries in the South Western United States. Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) comprise
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Vivian Thai Accounting 102 31 March 2013 American Association of Acupuncturists Contribution Format Segmented Income Statement Membership Journal Books & Report Cont. Ed. Central Staff Total Revenues: $450,000 $220,000 $70,000 $230,000 $970,000 Traceable Expenses: Salaries $170,000 $60,000
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Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning Segmentation, targeting, and positioning together comprise a three stage process. We first (1) determine which kinds of customers exist, then (2) select which ones we are best off trying to serve and, finally, (3) implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment andcommunicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs
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which presents readers with thorough explanations of the necessary characteristics of journalism. The Beware of Adverbs and Using Strong Verbs subtopics, for example, stood out because writers will discover the level of effectiveness that different parts of speech deliver within a report. Writers may not appreciate the list of verb qualifiers at the end of the “Strong Verbs” subtopic, which does not provide examples regarding why to avoid using the listed examples. Journalists will use the content
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Datamonitor's South Africa Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of South Africa. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future perspectives. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats/risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented
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_________________________________ 2. Briefs should not be longer than one to two pages long and should be easy to read so that the reader does not have to spend much time understanding the reasoning of the case. T F 3. What are the two most important parts within the heading of internal legal memorandum? 4. The memo should begin with a statement of the issue, which is the legal question that the memorandum addresses. T F 5. The largest portion of the memo is the ______________ section. 6. The last section
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