The Avengers Story Map

Story Map Title: The Avengers Author: Joss Whedon Setting: New York City Characters/Actors: – Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk * Chris Hemsworth as Thor * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow * Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye * Tom Hiddleston as Loki * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson * Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill * Stellan Skarsgard as Dr. Erik Selvig * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Problem: An Asgardian, Loki meets the leader of an alien race known as the Chitauri.In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the other promises Loki a Chitauri army with which he can subjugate the Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency  S. H. I. E. L. D. , and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hill  arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr. Erik Selvig is leading a research team experimenting on the Tesseract. Agent Phil Coulson explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a portal, allowing Loki to reach Earth.Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and several agents, including Clint Barton, to aid him in his getaway. Event #1: The  Asgardian Loki  encounters the Other, the leader of an alien race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract,  a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki a Chitauri army with which he can subjugate the Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S. H. I. E. L. D, and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hill  arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr.Erik Selvig is leading a research team experimenting on the Tesseract. Agent  Phil Coulson explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a portal, a llowing Loki to reach Earth. Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and several agents, including Clint Barton to aid him in his getaway. Event #2: In response to the attack, Fury reactivates the â€Å"Avengers Initiative†. Agent Natasha Romanoff is sent to Calcutta, India  to recruit  Dr.Bruce Banner; Coulson visits  Tony Stark  to have him review Selvig's research; Fury approaches Steve Rogers  with an assignment to retrieve the Tesseract. While Barton steals  iridium  needed to stabilize the Tesseract's power, Loki causes a distraction in  Stuttgart, Germany leading to a confrontation with Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff that ends with Loki's surrender. While Loki is being escorted to S. H. I. E. L. D. ,  Thor, his adoptive brother, arrives and frees him hoping to convince him to abandon his plan and return to Asgard.After a confrontation with Stark and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S. H. I. E. L. D. ‘s flying aircraft car rier, the  Helicarier. There Loki is imprisoned while scientists Banner and Stark attempt to locate the Tesseract. Event #3: The Avengers become divided, both over how to approach Loki and the revelation that S. H. I. E. L. D. plans to harness the Tesseract to develop weapons as a deterrent  against hostile extra-terrestrials. As the group argues, Barton and Loki's other possessed agents attack the Helicarrier, disabling its engines in flight and causing Banner to transform into the Hulk.Stark and Rogers try to restart the damaged engines, and Thor attempts to stop the Hulk's rampage. Romanoff fights Barton, and knocks him unconscious, breaking Loki's mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and ejecting Thor from the airship, while the Hulk falls to the ground after attacking a S. H. I. E. L. D. fighter jet. Fury uses Coulson's death to motivate the Avengers into working as a team. Stark and Rogers realize that simply defeating them will not be enough for Loki; he needs to overpower them publicly to validate himself as ruler of Earth.Loki uses the Tesseract, in conjunction with a device Selvig built, to open a portal above  Stark Tower  to the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion. Event #4: The Avengers rally in defense of  New York City, but quickly realize they will be overwhelmed as wave after wave of Chitauri descend upon Earth. Rogers, Stark, and Thor evacuate civilians with assistance from Barton, while Banner transforms back into the Hulk and goes after Loki, eventually beating him into submission. Romanoff makes her way to the portal, where Selvig, freed of Loki's control, reveals that Loki's scepter can be used to close the portal.Meanwhile, Fury's superiors attempt to end the invasion by launching a nuclear missile at Manhattan. Stark intercepts the missile and takes it through the portal toward the Chitauri fleet. The missile detonates, destroying the invaders' lead ship which disables their forces on Earth. Stark's sui t runs out of power and he falls back through the portal, but the Hulk saves him from crashing to the ground. Romanoff deactivates the portal to prevent further invasion. In the aftermath, Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard. Fury notes that the Avengers will return when they are needed.

Rolling the Rs by R. Zamora Linmark - 841 Words

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Leadership Distinguishing Leadership From Management

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Destiny, Fate, Free Will and Free Choice in Oedipus the King

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Ole Kirk Kristiansen Free Essays

The founder of Lego, Ole Kirk Kristiansen, was born on April 7, 1891. Ole Kirk Kristiansen first worked on a farm and later got an apprenticeship with a carpenter that he completed in 1911. He lived in Denmark and served in the military at the Citadel of Copenhagen. We will write a custom essay sample on Ole Kirk Kristiansen or any similar topic only for you Order Now At the age of 24 Ole Kirk bough the Billund Joinery Factory they manufactured doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, cupboards, coffins, chests of drawers, tools for digging peat, and bodywork for carts. He was a christian man who went about his life thankful for the things god had granted him and tried to achieve excellence within everything. When a global crisis hit Ole Kirk business was hit to. Many Danish farmers lost money and business because of US and Uk restrictions on imports. This created a problem for Ole Kirk because farmers and smallholders were his number one customers. Because no one was buying Ole Kirk had no jobs to do and was forced to make toys for Jens W. Oleson, which started his famous toy making. Ole Kirk became part of the National Association for Danish Enterprise. They promoted his manufacturing efforts during the crisis and put him in a magazine to give advice and promote his goods. Then 2 years after Ole Kirk started making toys(1932) he showed off legos in a trade fair.Lego initial started as a company name that made wooden toys. The Association for Danish Enterprise supported Ole Kirk and gave him a free spot in the trade fair. The beginning of the Lego Group was marked by Ole Kirk’s manufacture of toys such as cars, planes, and yo-yos. Ole Kirk needed money to secure his business’s future, so he asked his family for a 3,000 DKK loan. When Ole Kirk decided to completely make the switch to toys he held a contest to find a new name for the company the prize being a bottle of homemade wine. The winner of the contest was Ole Kirk himself with the name â€Å"Lego.† He got the name by combining the danish words â€Å"Leg Godt† which meant â€Å"play well.† Within a few years Ole Kirk laid the foundation of one of the world’s leading toy manufacturers. Ole Kirk always promised quality with his work and wanted children to play with his toys for many years. He always Produced his wooden toys to his standard and made his kids do the same. Ole Kirk went as far as to make the company’s motto â€Å"Only the best is good enough,† which still applies to the company today. As Ole Kirk’s company grew he stuck to his roots and never got lazy with his work. With company growth also came innovations of tools and machines for Ole Kirk to use. When Ole Kirk bought his first milling machine it was a huge investment, especially because it was worth one third of company profits. Although Ole Kirk saw the massive investment as worth it for the quality and quickness it would help achieve. The mill made it possible for him to hire 15 people but, their jobs were in jeopardy when a fire burned down the factory. Ole Kirk was given a loan to rebuild which made any thought of not rebuilding go away. By the end of that year production was sailing and he was able to hire 40 people. The next big thing that happened to the company was the age of plastic. Ole Kirk invested in a plastic injection molding machine. The first plastic product that The Lego Group makes is a a plastic fish baby rattle. Although Ole Kirk’s family didn’t like the idea of plastic and even tried to switch him back to wood, he persisted though and started making the Legos we know today. They first started out as â€Å"Automatic Binding Blocks† until in 1951 when the name was officially changed to Lego Bricks. The change was because Godtfred Kirk wanted the Lego name to be better recognized throughout the world. Eventually Lego was sculpted into every brick made. It turned out that Ole Kirk was right and the plastic toys lead to expansion across Norway, Sweden, Germany, and other parts of Europe. The company was booming with success and continued to grow and grow. The Lego Brick is continually innovated until January 28, 1958 when the almost perfect brick was designed and patented. The Lego Group and Godtfred Kirk wanted a more dynamic toy and added new pieces like the wheel. This creates more demand for the product and furthers the growth of the company. In 1964 the first building instructions appeared and now specific things could be built. After instructions the main focus was packaging. The packaging told what could be built and drew you in to buying the product. In 1962 Dagny Holm, Godtfred Kirk’s cousin joins the company and revolutionized building forever. This brought many visitors to the factory and it became overcrowded. The solution was to build the first ever Legoland. This place displayed many intricate lego models for many people to come and see. Wanting to expand the companies range of products further lead to the development of the lego figure. High demand and increasing sells lead to more time and effort being put into the figures and eventually they became what is known as Lego Minifigures. They were genderless and had no specific ethnicity. This was so that all the deciding could be in the child’s imagination and creativity. Since their release over four billion Lego Minifigures have been produced. The Lego vision became one of idea, exuberance, and values. Lego want people to use their own imagination to realize anything was possible and keep their values in mind. Lego never lost its passion for its toys or their quality. The business was able to grow because they never forgot where they came from and how they got where they were. By 2005 they wanted to be the leading toy brand for families with children, this was part of the strategic platform to let employees know where the company was headed. Lego became not only a brand but something that had meaning and value attached to it through not only children but the company too. As time continued more innovations came and soon Lego was in the digital game. A man by the name Dandi brought videos of 3-D Legos which prompted investigation of the possibilities of Legos in a computer based system. Eventually this created ideas such as Lego Mindstorms and Lego computer games. The first game, Lego Island, launched in 1977 was the first addition of Legos on a computer the public had seen. Also the following year the Intelligent Lego Brick was created to be built as a model and can be programmed. The Lego group went from a furniture manufacturer to a wooden toy manufacturer to a plastic brick called the Lego manufacturer. As the company innovates its products it never lost sight of its goals and values and was able to build off of a small wood company. Today Lego creates anything from Lego sets to movies and continues to deliver with quality. Many kids today love Legos and the rest of their products as they are still one of the top toys in the world. Lego is an inspiration for many businesses because of their story and how they became one of the biggest businesses worldwide. Legos success is marked by the fact that Ole Kirk’s dreams for his company were achieved and exceeded even his plans for an amazing manufacturing business. How to cite Ole Kirk Kristiansen, Papers

Financial Reporting of Tiger Resources Limited

Question: Discuss about theFinancial Reporting of Tiger Resources Limited. Answer: Introduction According to Hennes (2014), contingent liabilities and assets refer to the future potential assets and liabilities; on the other hand, provision refers to the saved amount that is kept aside to cover the future liabilities. The financial report of every company includes these two above mentioned components of accounting. The Australian Company, Tiger Resources Limited has been taken to evaluate several aspects of contingency and provisions. The main operation of the company is to discover, develop and explore copper or cobalt deposits. The various stages of this reports helps to show various relation between contingency and provision with proper example from the 2015 Annual Report of the company (www.tigerresources.com.au 2016). Recognition Criteria As per the guidelines of Australian Accounting Standard Board (AASB), there are some specific criteria to recognize the provisions and contingent liabilities or assets of a company. The criterion which is followed by Tiger Resources Limited is discussed below: Provisions As per the 2015 Annual Report of Tiger Resources Limited, the company follows certain rules while recognizing the provisions. There are three kinds of provisions in the company that is legal claims, good obligations and service warranties. These provisions are recognized when the company has a recent obligation due to the occurrence of some past events (Elder et al. 2016). Naturally, these events will cause the outflow of cash from the company as these obligations needs to be settled. For the settlement of obligation, Tiger Resources Limited uses to make the provision out of the profit of the company. There are no rules for provision for the future losses of the company. The amount of money of the provision is based on the nature of the obligation. There are both small and big amount of provisions in the company (www.tigerresources.com.au 2016). Contingent Liabilities or Assets Tiger Resources Limited has been following the guidelines of AASB to recognize the contingent liabilities and contingent assets. The company will consider an event as contingent liability when there is a potential of cash outflow in the near future due to some pat events. Unlike the provisions, it is not always necessary that there will an outflow of cash in contingent liabilities. There is a possibility of reimbursement (Barker and McGeachin 2013). On the other hand, if there is a possibility of cash outflow in the near future due to some past events, the event will be considered as contingent assets. Contingent assets and liabilities do not appear in the balance sheet of the company (www.tigerresources.com.au 2016). Difference Between Contingent Liability Provisions There are certain differences exist between the provisions and the contingent liabilities. The difference starts from the definition. Provision is the guaranteed cash outflow due to some incidents. On the other hand, contingent liabilities indicate the potential outflow of cash due to some past events. In case of provisions, the obligation is present that demands the outflow of resources in the near future. Thus, here the liability is recognized. However, there is an obligation present in the contingent liabilities, but the liability is not recognized. Hence, there may be a future cash outflow. The possibility of outflow of resources is remote here (Lagrange, Viger and Anandarajan 2015). The amount of future cash flow in case of contingent liabilities can be estimated in provisions; but in most of the cases, the amount of cash outflow cannot be estimated in contingent liabilities. The provisions are considered as expenses and they are shown in the Profit and Loss A/c of the company. On the other hand, the contingent liabilities are not considered as the proper liabilities of the company. Thus, they are shown as footnotes under the balance sheet of the company. These are the basic differences between provision and contingent liabilities (www.aasb.gov.au 2016). Examples of Provisions and Contingent Liabilities There are certain cases in the Annual Report of Tiger Resources Limited which can be considered as the contingent liability and provisions. One example from each aspect of Tiger Resources Limited is discussed below: Contingent Liability The example of Tiger Resource Limiteds contingent liability is the amount of income tax return for the year ended 31st December, 2014. The tax amount in that period is under review by the rules of standard annual tax audit procedure. The company has received notice from the tax department after paying the tax for the financial year 2012 and 2013. As per the company, there is no legal obligation that the company has to pay the tax. However, there is still a chance that the company may need to pay the tax amount in the near future. This tax case of Tiger Resources Limited has a future uncertainty whether the company has to pay the amount or not. This situation is the perfect example of a contingent liability. The amount is not fixed. On the other hand, there is an uncertainty over the payment of the taxes. This is a perfect example of contingent liability in the books of Tiger Resources Limited. This amount will not appear in any financial statement of the company, but will be shown un der the balance sheet as footnote (www.asx.com.au 2016). Provisions Provision refers to the saving of money or resources for the future events of the companies. As per the 2015 Annual Report of Tiger Resources Limited, there are non-current provisions in the company. According to the 2015 Annual Report of the company, the amount of non-current provision for the year 2014 is $ 5,609,000 and for the year 2015 is $ 3,598,000. Among the amount of 2015, there are three slabs. They are employee benefits long leave provisions, rehabilitation provision and other provisions. From the above stats, it can be seen that the provision amount of 2015 is less that the amount of 2014. That means the company has a well defined provision management plan. It is not desirable to have a big amount of provision as provisions always make the net profit small. There is a gap of $ 2,011,000 ($ 5,609,000 - $ 3,598,000) between 2015 and 2014. This is a huge improvement for Tiger Resources Limited (www.tigerresources.com.au 2016). Measurement Valuation There are certain measures of valuation of the provisions and contingent liabilities or assets. These measures have been developed by the Australian Accounting Standard Board (AASB). Based on the kind of operation, the companies choose their own measures of valuation of provisions and contingents (Walker 2012). The measurement processes are discussed below: Provisions Tiger Resources Limited measures the provisions on the basis of present value. The management first predicts the best value of the provision which is required to settle down the obligations and the uses the discount rate to assess the present value of the provisions. This measure includes various aspects. To assess the present value, the time value of the money is calculated. On the other hand, the risk involved in the process needs to be analyzed. After using the discount rate, the pre tax value of the provisions can be obtained. In the case of rehabilitation provision, the same method is applied that is the present value method. The obligations of provision must be settled on the balance date (Barth 2013). Contingent Liabilities or Assets The rise of contingent assets and liabilities depends on the occurrence of some future incidents. There is not any rule of showing the contingent assets and liabilities in any financial statements. However, they are shown as the footnotes under the balance sheet. Thus, there are not any specific criteria to measure the contingent liabilities and assets. Tiger Resources Limited has adopted the fair value method to calculate the amount of contingent assets and liabilities. In his method, Tiger Resources Limited uses to calculate the value of contingent liabilities at the time of settlement by using the discounting factor and obtain the value of the liabilities (Jin, Shan and Taylor 2015). These are the applied criteria used by Tiger Resources Limited to ascertain the value of provisions and contingent liabilities or assets. From the above discussion, it can be concluded that Tiger Resources Limited use fair value as well as present value method for the calculations. Implications As per the above discussion, it can be concluded that provisions and contingents are the two very important aspect of the business. The accountants must take into consideration these aspects while preparing the annual report of a company. It is quite obvious that when a business is operating, it will some unresolved cases. On the other hand, these cases must be resolved in near future and for that reason there should be precautions in the form of provisions and contingents. Both provisions and contingents have the same meaning to some extent. However there is a huge gap between provision and contingents. In other words, provision is certain where contingents are not certain. There are two examples given from the 2015 Annual Report of Tiger Resources Limited. The first example is about the contingent liability of the company and the second example is about the accounting provisions of the company (Hausman 2012). In the first example it has been shown that there is an unresolved case exists in the 2015 Annual Report of Tiger Resources Limited. The case is about the return of income tax for the financial year 2014. The matter is under the review of the tax and audit authority. Tiger Resources Limited has considered the total amount as contingent liability. That means there is a probability that the company either has to pay the money in future or not. In case of contingent liabilities, cash outflow is uncertain. Thus, the company will show the amount of money in the footnotes under the balance sheet. This amount will not create any impact on the current financial position of the company. However, it can create an impact in near future if the money has to be paid (Richardson, Taylor and Lanis 2013). 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Fiat External Environment Essay Example

Fiat External Environment Paper Are Americans ready for smaller is better? Strategic Development and Implementation Introduction America, a nation which when it comes to cars has historically sided on the bigger is better side of the spectrum is being invaded by smaller, more economically conscious vehicles. Fiat has been manufacturing smaller for years, overseas in Europe, Brazil and even China. With the acquisition of the American made Automotive company Chrysler in 2009, Fiat has launch a marketing campaign to finally gain a hold in the American market. Is America ready for Every Once in a while, something comes along so powerful in incept, so revolutionary in design, it redefines a generation America, get ready for the one and only FIAT 500. Despite the American notion of fast muscle machines, there is a growing demand for the economically conscious vehicles. Rising cost for fuel and more demanding regulations for emissions will likely increase demand for the types of vehicles FAITH is providing and the new, leaner Chrysler is producing. The wave of hybrid models and fully electric vehicles already in FIAT s stables may give FIAT the leverage it is seeking and hoping on, in the American racket. Fabric Italian Automobile Torsion FIAT, was founded in Italy by a group of investors in 1899, most noticeably Giovanni Genial. The company was created as a automobile factory. By 1910, Fiat was Tits largest automotive company, and the company has retained this status since. This was the same year that FIAT built its first plant in Poughkeepsie NY, though it lasted less than a decade. We will write a custom essay sample on Fiat External Environment specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Fiat External Environment specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Fiat External Environment specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer This wasnt the last attempt FIAT made to venture into the American. Fiats Environment General Environment FIAT competes in over 80 countries and has distinguished itself as a automotive company capable of innovation. Though FIAT has created trucks and larger cars, the company has distinguished itself as a manufacturer of small customizable vehicles. Originally FIATs general environment was Italys demographics, economical, political/legal, social and culture, but that was over a century ago and FIAT has become a world corporation, with ties in many nations. FIAT has built a global distribution network which has now incorporated Chrysler into the fold. With the addition of Chrysler and FIAT renewed launch of its smaller, Echo-friendly vehicles into the American automotive industry. In the American general environment, FIAT has to contend with customers who are used to purchasing bulky sized vehicles. Where economically vehicles were once seen as a joke. Americas legalities may promote the purchasing Of vehicles like the FIAT 500 for its emissions but the American culture and social mind set craves the fast and the furious not the compact and comfy. Industry Environment Though FIAT is a world class competitor in the automotive industry, America is a world in-of-itself. To FIATs advantage, American have come to embrace foreign vehicles with enthusiasm. The German made BMW and Propose are considered luxury cars to most Americans. FIAT is aiming to replace not the luxurious but the common car. The common car in America are Ionians, Ford, Honda and Toyota. There is a large difference between what FIAT is offering versus what they are offering. But with the economical direction the world is heading leaner is better, FIAT may be able to find a viable market in America. Competitor Environment America is one of the few nations that values bulky vehicles even in urban areas where trucks should be considered to cumbersome to navigate wrought smaller, congested streets. Though this is changing, with high gas prices and more stringent emission regulations. FIAT is waltzing into an American automotive industry that trying to adapt to the need of its customers. Americans like the rest of the world dont want to be held at gun point by the gasoline industry any longer. Which a movement for hybrid, electric and diesel vehicles is on the rise. Automotive companys such as Ionians, Ford, Accuracy, Audio, BMW and Honda are striving to fill that demand. They are making fuel friendly engines/cars that are just as bulky as their older neuter parts. There are few vehicles in the American automotive industry that will compete with FIATs vehicles smaller stature. The Mini-Cooper and the beetle are competitors, though upon closer inspection, FIAT beats them in price, and fuel efficiency. Expansion into the USA For the sake of success in the USA HAT must diversify in its methods as well as in its models. So far, with the acquisition of Chrysler, FIAT has given itself the potential to remodel Chrysler cars into sleek smaller, more Echo-friendly versions. FIAT needs to come up with different styles for its models. Its current 500 models look strikingly like its older models. FIAT must also understand Its audience. Where would demand for a smaller, vehicle be more prominent. That would be cities such as New York, Washington DC and LA. FIAT s smaller models will not appeal to familys or those living in rural areas. It would be best for AT to target young business persons and to continue to absorb smaller automotive businesses to acquire their assets. The FIAT compact car is a step in the right direction in terms of gaining more exposure to the family vehicle segment of the industry. Both Chrysler and FIAT have aces up their sleeves which must be used carefully. Chrysler is developing the Petrol engine, called Pentameters and FIATs Multipart engine according to Giuseppe Calaboose, can provide FIAT-Chrysler an edge. Unfortunately they are unproven and with the US government tightening the reigns on emissions it is uncertain if they will hold up to the standard of 2017 and beyond. Closing Fiat-Chrysler has the capability to become a contender in an America which is tired of paying high gas prices, in an America whos government is enforcing rasher emission regulations. The company needs to broaden its model selections.