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    INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ABSTRACT  The aim of this project is to design and construct a LAN cable tester.  It is a tool for testing LAN cables to find all the problems associated with the cable.  The fault in any of the wire in the cable can easily be detected by the use of this small but useful instrument and the speed can be enhanced very easily which was earlier dumped by the cable fault. . One of the primary objectives of an Engineer is to endeavour to deliver the best product

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    Credit Mobilier Scandal

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    transcontinental railroad. The company took part in complex arrangements in which a several of the partners contracted with themselves for the construction of the railroad. As a result of this scandal‚ Credit Mobilier stocks paid dividends of three-hundred and forty-eight percent in the first year (Hoops 59). The real scandal took place not in the west‚ but in the House of Representatives‚ where Oakes Ames "sold" stock at par value to "where they will do the most good (McPherson 585)." In the investigation

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    Corporate Scandals in China

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    Kung INDIVIDUAL REPORT National Branding and Corporate Scandals [pic][pic] [pic] [pic] By George MANG Student Number: 53002615 City University of Hong Kong Year 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………… 3 2. China National Brand Building and “Soft Power”………………………..... 4 3. From Manufacturing Factory to Research and Development Centre……... 5 4. China’s Counterfeit Merchandise and Food Scandals……………………… 6 5. China’s Financial Markets Bottleneck………………………………………

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    Reggie Bush Scandal

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    Reggie Bush: Is He to Blame for USC’s Sanctions? “What happened to the days young children could look up to their sports heroes with pride and think that they someday would want to be just like them?”‚ (Finnegan 4). This question is now being asked more often than ever. The sports stars we look up to and admire are surrounded by talks of cheating. One prime example of this happening is the case of Reggie Bush. Reggie Bush was a running back at the University of Southern California. At USC‚

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    title when compared to his predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson because of the Watergate scandal‚ violation of international law‚ and attempt at wage and price controls. The Watergate Scandal was an act by President Nixon‚ that caused him to become the infamous president he was known as. The Watergate Scandal was a burglary that occurred in June 17‚ 1972 and was organized by none other than President Nixon himself. The scandal caused a great deal of uncertainty in America as no one wanted to believe that the

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    Enron Scandal Summary

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    to the trading of energy related financial products such as derivatives. Enron looked like a great company that makes a lot of profit however‚ in 2001‚ after the firm’s accounting fraud went public‚ the company filed for bankruptcy. After Enron Scandal‚ in 2002‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed to prevent potential financial fraud. This act regulate the accounting standard and especially its transparency‚ as follows. • All companies must have a majority of independent directors. • Independent

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    The WorldCom Accounting Scandal WorldCom was started in Mississippi as a long distance telephone service provider in 1983 (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). Over the next decade and a half‚ the company expanded to offer a whole range of telecommunication services through a series of mergers and acquisitions (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). At its height‚ WorldCom was the largest long distance phone company in the United States and was one of the leading companies in the telecommunication market in the world‚ providing

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    The Clinton Sex Scandal

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    unprecedentedpower. This renowned leadership may be the only association made by certaincountries‚ while in the United States many see an other significance:Watergate‚ Whitewater‚ Kennedy’s brutal and mysterious assassination‚ andtoday‚ Clinton’s "zippergate" scandal. When the President of the United Statestakes oath‚ he gives up a part of his life. His private life becomes thepublic’s life‚ and they feel the right to know what happens behind the OvalOffice. Now the Presidency must battle against Newspaper journalists

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    Accounting Scandals 3

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    accurate financial reports that are useful to managers‚ regulators and other stakeholders such as shareholders‚ creditors or owners (Financial Accounting Info‚ 2006). Inefficiencies in the processes of accounting may amount to a professional scandal. Accounting scandals or fraud can be explained in various ways. Accounting fraud is a deliberate and improper manipulation of the recording of sales revenue and/or expenses in order to make a company ’s profit performance appear better than it actually

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    Enron Scandal Reaction

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    the Enron stock price‚ one of the consistent themes of the film is the scandals and the lies behind the company’s success. The film separates each scandal and builds off that scandal to show how Enron was able to manipulate the public into believing its greatness. The name Enron is now synonymous with fraud; the reality is that greedy smart people created the tragedy. The film examines the fraud starting with the Enron Oil trading scandal‚ the tenure of CEO Jeff Skilling‚ the mystery of Enron executive

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