Bonds

Crazyfred02 asked:


What are ionic and covalent bonds. What is the difference between the two?

Thanks a bajillin’

WINFORD

StoneKiller54 asked:

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MIKEL

Jacob Christopher asked:


Making the correct choice to manage risk on construction projects and selecting the most responsible option to guarantee timely project completion are vital to a successful project. Gambling on a contractor whose level of commitment is not certain or who could become bankrupt halfway through the job can be a devastating decision. Surety bonds offer optimal solution by providing monetary security by assuring project owners that contractors will execute the work and pay specified subcontractors and laborers.

1. There are three main types of contract surety bonds. The bid bond gives monetary assurance that the bid has been submitted in good trust and the contractor enter the contract at the price bid and provide the required presentation and payment bonds. The performance bond protects the possessor from financial loss when contractor fails to perform the contract in agreement with its terms. The payment bond sees that the contractor pays workers, subcontractors, and materials suppliers.

2. Many surety companies are subsidiaries of insurance companies, and both surety bonds and usual insurance policies are risk mechanisms regulated by state insurance department. Surety is intended to prevent loss. Since the bond is underwritten with minute expectation of loss, the premium is mainly a fee for prequalification services.

3. Construction is a very risky business. Surety bonds offer guarantee that the contractor is able of completing the contract on time, within the budget, and according to terms. Specifying bonds not only decrease the likelihood of default, but, the owner has the peace of mind that the burden of construction risk is moved from the owner to the surety company.

4. Surety bond premium differ from one surety to another. Usually, there is no direct charge for a bid bond. In various cases, performance bonds integrate payment bonds and maintenance bonds.

5. The surety company’s prequalification of the contractor will protect the project proprietor and offer assurance to lender, architect, and each one involved with the project that the contractor is capable to render the project’s plans into a finished project. prior to issuing a bond, the surety company should be fully satisfied, among criteria, that the contractor has:

• good reputation;

• The ability to face current and future obligations.

• to experience matching the contract requirements;

• Necessary equipment to do the work or ability to obtain it.

6. When bonds are specified in the documents, it is the contractor’s duty to obtain them. Contractor usually includes the bond premium sum in the bid and the premium is payable upon execution of the bond. Once analyzing the risks involved with a building project, consider how these bonds protect against those risks. Owners, lenders, contractors, taxpayers and subcontractors are protected because:

• Contractors will more likely complete bonded projects than non-bonded one since the surety company may need personal or corporate indemnity from the contractor.

• Subcontractors need not have to file mechanics’ liens on personal projects when a payment bond is in place.

• The surety company will fulfill the contract in the occasion of contractor default.



HUNG

sapclip asked:


I understand that UAE offers national bonds to international inverstors and can be baught by anyone through internet. Are there any other similar bonds available for investment in any other part of the world?

PETER

Justin T asked:


Could those bonds have been used for debt financing of schools or public safety? Or will the city recoup the opportunity cost through taxes, fees, and parking revenues? How are bonds issued?

SHANE

RayRay asked:


A corporation issued 20-year, 7% annual coupon bonds at their par value of $1,000 one year ago. Today the market interest rate on these bonds has dropped to 6%. What is the new price of the bonds, given that they now have 19 years to maturity?

MONTY

bbjay20 asked:


I need help in accounting for some Series EE bonds I had cashed in in 2006 on my federal tax return. There were various bonds I had that were originally issued between 1983 and 1986. From the bank I cashed them in at I received a “Statement of Interest Paid for Redemption of US Savings Bonds”, but not a 1099-INT. This statement shows the breakdown and total Interest I earned on the bonds. Should I just assume that statement I received is the 1099-INT? I am planning on using that information to include in my Interest Income section, but am not sure if I should have received a 1099-INT as well.

Does anybody have any information to help me out?
I did my preliminary return using HR Block software. I wasn’t totally sure where to include this amount. I added it as Interest Income, but I’m not sure if that’s correct. I never received the 1099INT for the amount, just the statement indicating the total interest income earned from the redemption. The software seemed to indicated a 1099INT should have been received. There was also no place to indicate that they were Series EE bonds, so where it said enter name of Bank I included Name-Series EE Redemption. Think that is sufficient?

Thanks

VICENTE

katethegreat19 asked:

All vocals and instrumentals are performed by me ^_^
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I used my harp this time! It was really hard to get into my closet….^0^’
The vocals are supposed to be in the language of Aveh. This is what I believe the language of Prince Bartholomew’s people would sound like to a Solarian. This is also his theme, pity there aren’t more cutscenes of him to add to the video.
Hmm…and while I was recording the harp parts my birds wouldn’t shut up, so you can hear them in the background!! ^0^ aaaaaaah!
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‘LYRICS’:

Sonoyo lomi lo
Kaya shaka lu
Kiya ba mali malo
Ehdra maki e
Sulu haiteh
Graiya mi eshi eshi e

Ka thaliaka sa
Ak’goloha
Ehvi liu ma dra u
Prehshti ka u
Toteh saju
Kimi va lei lei lu

Olo dragu olo dragu Aveh
No luneh vali
Usa nehvu usa mali
Noleh sulu baleh sulu baleh Aveh
No lu nehvali
Usa nevu usa mali malo…

Ya ha ya ha ya ya…
ya ha ya ha ya ya ya

Hanannai hanannai ya….
Hanannai hanannai ya….

Lyrics copyrighted 2008 by Kate Covington
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~MP3 DOWNLOAD:
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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yygwhtjjhw5
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ALTERNATE LINK ^_^
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http://files.filefront.com/Bonds+of+Sea+and+Fire+ka9mp3/;12870736;/fileinfo.html
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Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it!! ^0^ Please comment if you have anything to add critique-wise! I always love hearing your opinions and ideas!^0^
until next upload ^_^
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CREDITS:
Music composed by: Yasunori Mistuda
sung and arranged by: katethegreat19
clips from XENOGEARS, owned by: Squaresoft/ Squarenix
-katethegreat19

KENDRICK

IJS asked:


When bonds are formed, does the bond energy increase? When they break, does the bond energy decrease?

KENDRICK

Minitrue asked:


In terms of bonding, I see sulfur sometimes form 4 single bonds with surrounding atoms, and sometimes form 6 single bonds. How do you know which one to follow when you are given the formula for a molecule?

When does sulfur form 6 single bonds in a molecule?

Thx
Does a lone pair of electrons count as a single bond for sulfur?

WILLY