Enron’s Questionable Transactions 1. The special purpose entities (SPEs) got Enron into trouble. 2. It is debatable whether Enron’s directors knew how profits were being made through the SPEs. Speculation is that they did have knowledge‚ but did not question the questionable procedures. Evidence that indicates the directors knew how profits were being made includes the following: • Andrew Fastow’s role in establishing the SPEs and falsely creating 3% independent investors in
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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Solution-focused brief therapy uses several techniques and procedures in helping clients find solutions and create a more satisfying life. The therapeutic relationship must be a collaborative one. The therapist must believe that the clients are the experts in their own lives. If the therapeutic process is not a joint-venture‚ the clients will not find positive solutions to their problem. The Miracle Question‚ Pretherapy Change and Scaling Questions are just three
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS‚ VOL. 59‚ NO. 7‚ JULY 2012 2745 Efficiency-Optimized High-Current Dual Active Bridge Converter for Automotive Applications Florian Krismer‚ Student Member‚ IEEE‚ and Johann W. Kolar‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract—An efficiency-optimized modulation scheme and design method are developed for an existing hardware prototype of a bidirectional dual active bridge (DAB) dc/dc converter. The DAB being considered is used for an automotive application and is made up
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adopt different coping tactics including the problem-focused‚ avoidant‚ and emotion-focused strategies that enable them to gain life satisfaction. The problem-focused approach is the first intervention frequently used by people with intellectual disabilities. It entails the timely resolution of factors likely to prejudice their lives. As an example‚ mentally incapacitated people experience discrimination. In such a case‚ the use of problem-focused approach involves avoiding the instances which may
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The focused deterrence theory is having a direct approach with offenders to help prevent violence and have a stronger response to the ones committing crimes by pulling all legal levers against them. The focus tends to be for high offenders which are drug dealers and gang members. Gangs are notified that violence is not to be tolerated and if violence still happens then serious measures will bring a certain and immediate response. It is used to put a perimeter in the views of offenders. This helps
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Personal Selling I. Personal Selling Basics A. What is Personal Selling? We all know‚ or at least have an impression‚ of what personal selling entails. As a general rule‚ college students tend to be somewhat negatively predisposed toward personal selling‚ particularly as a career. As such‚ in addition to explaining a variety of personal selling concepts and explaining personal selling’s role in the promotion mix‚ a goal for these notes is to dispel some of these negative impressions
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debit card number to complete the transaction. Payment Methods Typically‚ you must use either a credit or debit card to purchase items online. There are exceptions to this. There are sites that will accept checks‚ money orders or electronic wallets‚ such as PayPal. When you pay with a credit or debit card‚ note that the information you provide must match the information that the issuing bank has on file. If it does not‚ the bank will not approve the transaction. This safeguard exists to prevent
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Solo Selling Art Solo (or Surakarta)‚ one of big cities in Indonesia which is located in Central Java has showed its outstanding progress in developing and managing the city. June 22-24 2010 was the first time for Solo City to be chosen as the host of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUT). Apparently‚ Solo was being opted due to its clean and lovely environment as well as sufficient accommodation facility such as airport. Admittedly‚ during these few years
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Transaction Processing System of Aroroy Municipal Hospital A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology In the College of Engineering & Computer Studies Of Divine Word College of Legazpi Legazpi City By: Mary Grace D. Bohol DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF LEGAZPI College of Engineering and Computer Studies Legazpi City RECOMMENDATION FOR PROPOSAL DEFENSE In partial fulfillment of the requirements
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Transaction processing system Transaction processing is a style of computing that divides work into individual‚ indivisible operations‚ called transactions. A transaction processing system (TPS) or transaction server is a software system‚ or software/hardware combination‚ that supports transaction processing. • History One of the first transaction processing systems was American Airline SABRE system‚ which became operational in 1960. Designed to process up to 83‚000 transactions a day‚ the system
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