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Common Era - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2195 words) |
 | CE and BCE came into use in the last few decades, perhaps originally in Ancient Near Eastern studies, where (a) there are many Jewish scholars and (b) dating according to a Christian era is irrelevant. |
 | When BC was changed to BCE in one examination question in New South Wales, Australia in early 2005, it prompted questions and protestations of offence in both chambers of the State Parliament, and the State Education Minister stated in Parliament that the change should not have been made. |
 | Presumable because of the Curse of Greyface that occurred in 1166 BCE. |
| BCE Reports Third Quarter Results (5151 words) |
 | BCE's management allocated its existing goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite life to its reporting units and completed the assessment of the quantitative impact of the transitional impairment test on its financial statements. |
 | BCE Inc.'s decision was based on a number of factors, including a revised business plan and outlook of the principal operating segment of Teleglobe with associated funding requirements, a revised assessment of its prospects, and a comprehensive analysis of the state of its industry. |
 | BCE recorded a charge of $191 million in the second quarter of 2002 representing a write-down of its investment in BCI to its net realizable value, which was reported as a loss from discontinued operations. |