http://www.globalissues.org/issue/188/genetically-engineered-food Hussain‚ Musammal (2010) Knight‚ Danielle (1998). It is a myth that world hunger is due to scarcity of food. Retrieved July 17‚ 2010 on website http://www.psrast.org/nowohu.htm Pinstrup-Andersen‚ Per (2009) Pusztai‚ Arpad (2001). Genetically Modified Foods: Are They a Risk to Human/Animal Health? Retrieved July 30‚ 2010 from http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/pusztai.html The Use of ’Genetically Modified Food Plants ’ to Combat Hunger
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How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its Bankruptcy? Once a sound company listed in fortune 500‚ Enron‚ lead to downfall because of deceptive accounting system incorporated within the organization. Enron’s dubicious finance finally collapsed in Dec 2‚ 2001 as it filed Bankruptcy in New York Bankruptcy court. The corporate culture of Enron focused on financial performance neglecting the stakeholder’s value .The relentless emphasis on the importance of the shareholder’s value created
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The purpose of this paper is to summarize one section of three chapters in ‘Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language (Issues in Second Language Research)’ written by Robin C. Scarcella‚ Elaine Andersen‚ and Stephen D. Krashen. The main focus of this section is to examine how second language learner’s develop discourse competence. The term discourse competence was first used by Canale and Swain to refer to knowledge of how to combine grammatical forms and meanings to achieve a unified
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05 March 2013 Lecture Notes THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILY STUDIES Functionalist Perspective Functionalist theories are macro in nature and focus on the structural properties and functions of the family system. They are based on the idea that if a society is to survive and operate with some measure of effectiveness‚ it has to ensure that specific functions are performed. Although families change constantly‚ they fulfill recurrent functions in society. Societies are
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Current skill gaps in the Hospitality Industry The main objectives of the assignment is directed towards determining impact of skill gaps on the UK hospitality industry and on the services provided by the entire industry. To be able to address this objective‚ the researcher would recognize the present recruitment strategies of the hotel‚ as literature shows that hospitality industry is having a lot of problems in their internal and external recruitment strategies. Also‚ the assignment shall discuss
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Sociology‚ just like a host of other areas of study which take in psychology‚ biology among others have taken interest in studying the subject of crime and deviance and the contribution that sociologist have brought to the understanding of the subject has been vital though a closer look may reveal some loopholes of the sociological explanations of crime and deviance. Definition of crime varies from one area of study to another and
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securities exchange act of 1934 (filed 8 Nov 2001) Hall and Renner‚ 1991 :Lessons auditors ignore at their own risk‚ journal of accountancy June 63-71 Barrett‚ Enron:Corporate Fiascos and their implications Barrionuevo & Weil‚Partner wanted Arthur Andersen on Enron audit‚ 2002 M. Barrett‚ Enron:Corporate Fiascos and their implications‚ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=794831 Macconnell Jnr & G Banks http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/sep2003/mcconn.htm Banks-How Sarbanes Oxley will change the
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To a large extent‚ the accounting profession is self-regulated through various professional associations rather than being regulated by the government. The AICPA‚ the IMA‚ and the IIA have internal means to enforce the codes of ethics. Furthermore‚ the professional organizations for CPAs in each state‚ known as state societies of CPAs‚ have mechanisms for enforcing their codes of ethics‚ which are usually very similar to the AICPA Code. Violations of ethical standards can lead to a person’s being
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2000‚ following arbitration against its former parent‚ the relinquishing of the Andersen name turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Although a difficult task‚ this gave the company an opportunity to rebrand‚ and launch an entire marketing campaign around it. By choosing Accenture‚ brand awareness went from low to very high‚ and was no longer being confused with its former accounting corporate parent‚ Arthur Andersen. As a result‚ Accenture successfully completed a $1.7 billion IPO in July 2001
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assets in SPEs. This rule was violated. Enron also represented that the SPEs helped it to hedge downside risk. This turned out not to be the case‚ because the SPEs used Enron’s stock and financial guarantees to carry out the hedges. While Arthur Andersen‚ Enron’s outside auditor‚ initially raised objections‚ the accounting firm ultimately softened its position. Andrew Fastow‚ Enron’s former CFO‚ became a partner in several SPEs and profited personally‚ which poses serious questions as to whether
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