.... of the hill of the Quaker building I was overwhelmed by the enormous size of it and how it sits on a hill overlooking the north end of downtown Peterborough. I started to think that this is the signifier, it's big and it's on a hill. Now if you think about this for a minute you begin to realize that simply the size and position of this building has many meanings, which are of course subconsciously. The Quaker building has many meanings and therefore the signified list is very long, but first we will look at the signifier. The sign is the word Quaker, plain and simple, and the signifier is Q-u-a-k-e-r. However the word Quaker is not just a word, it means man .....

.... natural gas, Chevron is also one of the leading coal producers in the United States. The company is very interested in the environment and more than half of the company's reserves are of low sulfur coal. Chevron's latest accomplishment is geared towards capturing much of the oil reserves waiting to be found in Russia. Before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Chevron had nearly signed a deal with the government to buy Tenghiz, the biggest oil field to become available in twenty years. Hug reserves of oil, approximately 250 billion barrels, were waiting to be taken from the earth. After the uprising in Russia, Chevron feared that the deal would be off. .....

.... were less concerned with their welfare than with the cost of their labor. Many workers were angry about the changes brought by the factory system. In the past, they had taken great pride in their handicraft skills, and now machines did most of the work, and they were reduced from the status of craft workers to common laborers. The were also replaced by workers who would accept lower wages. The Industrial Revolution meant degradation rather than progress. As the factory system grew, many workers began to form labor unions to protect their interests. The first union to hold regular meetings and collect dues was organized by Philadelphia shoemakers in 1792. So .....

.... their home countries, also background advice from consulting firms. BHP have taken this advice, and created a management model to suit their operations. By providing regional representatives to deal with governments, bureaucracies and coordinators of cross divisional activities, this model expects BHP to be able to find expansion opportunities. Particularly where opportunities exist that involve more than one divisional group. An example of this is BHP Power, which develops power stations using the most appropriate energy source for the circumstances. Power is an independent group, drawing on the skills of the Mining and Petroleum divisions where necessa .....

.... of peace, these men would be common pirates, pariahs of the maritime community. Commissioned in times of war, they were respected entrepreneurs, serving their purses and their country, if only incidentally the latter. However vulgar their motivation, the system of privateering arose because it provided a valuable service to the country, and indeed the Ame rican Revolution might not have been won without their involvement. Many scholars agree that all war begins for economic reasons, and the privateers of the war for independence contributed by attacking the commercial livelihood of Great Britain's merchants. It is ironic that the entire notion of p .....

.... 'on providing information to meet the common information needs of users who are unable to command the preparation of reports tailored to their particular information needs' (SAC 2 Paragraph. 7). Further it considers measurement of performance, as one of those information needs. Thus 'disclosure of revenues generated by the entity during the reporting period and the expenses incurred in generating this revenue, together with the assets, liabilities and equity of the entity at the end of the reporting period, will provide users with information to assist them to assess the financial performance of the entity over the reporting period' (SAC 2 Paragraph. 29 .....

.... $130 billion last year. Investor confidence is high. International companies are discovering what firms in the United States have known for decades: it pays to invest in Canada. There is a government commitment to attract foreign direct investment. Canada's government provides a competitive, welcoming climate for international business. It is committed to fiscal responsibility, deficit reduction and job creation. The following are some essential points all of which prove Canada is a favorable choice: Domestic market; wage competitiveness; work force quality; International business skills; raw materials; energy costs; infrastructure; business services and le .....

.... prosperity. This requires the use of a consistent macroeconomic framework in preparing the budget; an effective ceiling and control mechanism on overall expenditure; a budget reporting system that produces reliable, comprehensible, transparent, and timely data; and the use of project appraisal techniques where appropriate. These activities must be financed by a tax system that does not impede growth. While most taxes are distorting and entail some loss of welfare, a growth-promoting tax system is one that exercises the least distorting effects on work effort and the quantity and allocation of investment and saving, minimizes reliance on scarce administrat .....