Service 1872 October 21: Robert Service, a Scottish bank clerk, age 35 and Emily Parker, age 17, daughter of an English factory owner, are married in Ormskirk, Scotland. 1874 January 16: Robert William Service is born in Preston, England. ... Flat-broke and jobless in Vancouver, Service decides to try banking again. ... Service revels in his new life in the Yukon. ... Intrigued, Service started thinking. ... Wanting a quiet place to work, Service went to his teller's cage at the bank. ...

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For example, if ABC Service Co. receives $24,000 on December 31, 2012 for a one-year service agreement covering January 1 through December 31, 2013, the entire $24,000 is unearned as of December 31, 2012. ... The AE – Debit Fees Receivable and credit Service Revenue for $12,500. ... Service Revenue goes to the Income Statement. Example 6: On 10/1/X2, the company provides services of $15,000 to a client. The client will not be able to pay for the services until 4/1/X3. ...

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On the 2nd December 2001, Enron, at the time the seventh largest company in the US, filed for Chapter 11 becoming the "biggest bankruptcy in any industry anywhere" with losses around the $60bn mark. ... The second major threat to independence is the problem of the provision of non-audit services to an audit client. Anderson made $21m for its audit last year and $27m for other services. ... Most importantly though the industry must accept tougher limits in respect of the non-audit services it provides to its clients. ... He then goes on to say that any further restriction on the ...

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From November 24th to December 24th, money was raised from this event to help less fortunate people in the North Hills area. ... This community service project has helped me as a person and made me feel a whole lot better that I served my community in such a way. ...

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The next era followed General McDermott's retirement in December 1993. ... He joined USAA in 1996 with almost twenty-five years in the financial services industry. ... For example, through the 1970s and 1980s the well-known financial services company USAA grew both the quality and diversity of its products and services by focusing on the single objective of identifying and meeting customer needs, and by leveraging IT to meet that goal. ... Because of this they feel they can provide their customers with best-in-class service. ... The goal isnt just to sell products, but to maximize the qua...

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They would also really need to know what the customer and personal service is: the knowledge of providing special services to customers based on their needs (Cosmetology). ... Nationally, the minimum wages for hairstylists and cosmetologist would have to be between $5.84 to $8.64 and I"d say about $3285.00 a year, but the pay varies by the hairstylists experience and the range of services they provide. ... Weaver Vicky Lecture Cosmetology Visitation Fairfield career center Carroll, Ohio 10, December 2002 ...

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The Act addressed five major areas of telecommunications: 1) Local telephone service, 2) Long distance telephone service, 3) Cable television service, 4) Radio and television broadcasting, 5) Censorship of the Internet. The primary goal of the Act was to promote competition for local telephone services, long distance telephone services, and cable TV services. ... Under this new Act, local service was now open for competition. ... RBOCs (with the exception of small RBOCs) were required to contribute to a universal service fund, which was used to partially subsidize the RBOCs providing services...

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA) to provide the first comprehensive Federal protection for the privacy of personal health information. ... Instead they passed that responsibility to the Department of Health and Human Services. The final version of the HIPAA Privacy regulations were issued in December 2000, and went into effect on April 14, 2001. ... It also says if you gave the information to someone like a ...

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The election of Lincoln as president and the secession of South Carolina on December 20th if 1860, soon followed by six other Southern states, no doubt lead toward war. ... The year ended with a union defeat on December 13th at Fredericksburg, and spring brought a resounding confederate victory, May 2nd through fourth, 1863 at Chancellorsville, where Lee lost his ablest general, General Stonewall Jackson. ... One of the most disturbing aspects of the war was not only the fighting itself but the medical services provided for wounded soldiers. ... Eventually both services were vastly-but quite...

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On Christmas Eve, churches around the world hold evening services. At midnight, most Catholic and many Protestant churches hold special candlelight services. ... He delayed his service until that Friday. ... Historians agree that December 25 was not the birthday of Jesus. ... And where do we get December 25 from? ...

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Introduction United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded by James "Jim" Casey in 1907. ... UPS was the market leader in the $17 billion ground segment with competition coming from FedEx Corporation and USPS as well as other private regional delivery services. ... UPS's Key Success Factors: * Low cost strategy * Fast and timely delivery * Competitive prices-no differences between air and ground operations * Accurate and productive services * Safe delivery and reliability * Excellent reputation * Broad delivery locations * Innovation technology to have a better control of daily operat...

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The Past I have always participated in service outside of school. ... I like to go on mission trips over December into Mexico. ... My favorite service project off campus is Sidewalk Sabbath School. ... Service can win you many new friends. ... I will always try to keep my service in my schedule all my life. ...

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Early in the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan) Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. ... There was several other places attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941 such as the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island, Hong Kong, British Malaya, and Thailand. ... All together there were 2,403 service men and civilians were killed and 1,178 wounded. ... Which would have wrecked Pearl Harbor as a base, although he did wreck the battle fleet 6 battleships eventually returned to active service. ... Then we were going to go into Europe an...

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Pearl Harbor It was quiet at the Pearl Harbor docks, where the United States Pacific Fleet was resting, on December 7, 1941, early Sunday morning. ... Later on that day, the United States code breakers service begins intercepting a 14-part Japanese message and broke the first 13-parts, passing them on to the President and the Secretary of State. ... On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the last part of the Japanese message stating the diplomatic relations with the United States are to be broken off, it reaches to Washington D.C. in the morning, and is decoded at 9 A.M. ... It was 2:25 on a Sunday...

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In 2008, Partners HealthCare serviced approximately 2.9 million outpatient visits and 149,000 hospital admissions. Its facilities at that time included 3,500 licensed hospital beds, serviced by 40,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees across its network of affiliates. ... In December the BWH and MGH Boards were informed of the discussions, and presented with a proposed affiliation. On December 8, 1993, there was a joint press conference to announce the BWH and MGH intent to unite, and shortly thereafter a new charitable corporation was established. ... A Transition Committee was established...

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was directed by Congress to adopt standards for HIPAA. ... The Final Rule for Transaction and Code Set Standards was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000.This was followed by the Final Rule for Privacy Standards, published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000. ... The Department of Health and Human Services conservatively estimates the ten-year cost for compliance by healthcare organizations to be around $3-4 billion; yet other non-governmental organizations have projected the ultimate cost of compliance to be more aro...

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was directed by Congress to adopt standards for HIPAA. ... The Final Rule for Transaction and Code Set Standards was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000.This was followed by the Final Rule for Privacy Standards, published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000. ... The Department of Health and Human Services conservatively estimates the ten-year cost for compliance by healthcare organizations to be around $3-4 billion; yet other non-governmental organizations have projected the ultimate cost of compliance to be more aro...

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The formation of Citigroup in 1998 created a new model of financial services organization to serve its clients' financial needs. ... A basic assumption is that the financial services needs of individuals are similar worldwide. ... Citigroup is the first financial services company in the United States to bring together banking, insurance and investments under one umbrella. ... Specific products and services include basic banking accounts, investment services through Citicorp Investment Services, CitiTerm life insurance, CitiPhone banking, and CitiGold accounts, which integrate banking, bo...

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It was this avoidance of service that opened an irreparable rift between Clinton and the military, particularly veterans. ... He expected to be called into service by March 1969. ... In December 1969, a series of events occurred that formed the bulk of the controversy surrounding Clinton's alleged draft-dodging. On December 1, Bill Clinton received a high draft number in the lottery (311). On December 2, he mailed his application to Yale Law School, and on December 3, he sent the now infamous letter to Col. ...

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December 1942 and a director of manpower was appointed, directing people from jobs that weren't essential during the war to those that were like arms manufacturing. ... Women in the forces, services and helping out! ... Soon enough women had set up many services, like the women's auxiliary Australian air force, the Australian women's army service and the women's royal Australian naval service. These services were such a success that from the years 1939 to 1945 almost 70000 women joined one of the services. ... Most of the services etc were situated in Australia. ...

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JEFF SESSIONS Jeff Sessions was born in Hybart, Alabama, on December 24, 1946, the son of a country store owner. ... He currently serves on four major committees: Armed Services, Budget, Judiciary, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ... His service has gained him recognition and numerous awards including: the Guardian of Small Business Award, the Teddy Roosevelt Environmental Award, the Alabama Farmers Federation's Service to Agriculture Award, and the Watchdog of the Treasury Award. ...

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When the Andrew Fisher government set up the Federal Land Tax Office in 1911, Frederick Whitlam (Gough's dad) united with the Commonwealth Public Service and worked at the tax office which built his connection to the government. ... On 8 December 1941, the day Japanese airplanes attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Whitlam registered with the Royal Australian Air Force. ... At the election on 2 December, enough voters responded to this declaration to elect a Labor government, with Whitlam as Prime Minister. In Office Elected as Prime Minister (1972) Gough Whitlam becam...

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The USSR voted itself out of existence in December of 1991, and Gorbachev resigned as President of the USSR. ... He made directives that abolished limits on earnings, liberalized foreign economic relations, and commercialized shops and services. In a decree in December of 1991, he abolished price controls on almost all goods and services. ... By the end of March 1992, all remaining price controls besides rents, municipal services and public transportation would be removed (White, 123). ... A new bicameral federal assembly was elected on December 12. ...

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The attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 was the result of the long lasting rivalry between Japan and the United States. ... During the attack 2,403 service personnel and 68 civilians were killed. ... Every other damaged ship was repaired and return to service at some point during the war. On 8 December, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the Congress to ask for a declaration of war against Japan. ... For those already in the Service, the formality of war was now present, though for most, the grim reality of the experience was still well in the future. ...

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