also known as the ’Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act’ (in the Senate) and ’Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act’ (in the House) and more commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley‚ Sarbox or SOX‚ is a United States federal law that set new or enhanced standards for all U.S. public company boards‚ management and public accounting firms. It is named after sponsors U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley (R-OH). As a result of SOX
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King or Supreme Sovereign) as the head of the country. The federal Constitution of Malaysia divides the authority of the federation into its Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judiciary authority. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong The election of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong is appointed once in every five years from a pool of nine Sultans who head the nine states in Malaysia. The appointment is systematic and each of the nine Sultans has the opportunity
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Autism Legislation for Parental Awareness. 01/21/2013 College Composition II Autism is defined as a mental condition‚ present from early childhood‚ characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts (Miriam–Webster 2012). However‚ the Cal Fullerton graduate Robert Moran (2012) summed it up best when he stated “I have autism. It is not a disorder or a disease. Ignorance is a disorder and a disease
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Designer drug From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Designer drug is a term used to describe drugs which are created (or marketed‚ if they had already existed) to get around existing drug laws‚ usually by modifying the molecular structures of existing drugs to varying degrees‚[1][dubious – discuss] or less commonly by finding drugs with entirely different chemical structures that produce similar subjective effects to illegal recreational drugs. For example mephedrone is a designer drug. History
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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states that‚ “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const. Am. 2). This amendment guarantees American citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is very indistinct‚ it has remained a matter of debate and discussion in the United States. Many people are asking whether every citizen should have the right to possess a
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Breed Specific Legislation The time has arrived‚ many say‚ for restricting the presence of- and even eliminating- certain breeds of dogs. There have been many documented instances of vicious dog attacks in cities across America . As a result‚ around the country many communities are enacting laws based on the misguided belief that a dog’s breed is responsible for its behavior. These laws are commonly referred to as breed bans‚ or breed-specific legislation. Breed specific
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unhealthy‚ hazardous‚ and even fatal by the authorities that be; the U.S. government has declared to wage a "war on drugs." It has been roughly fifteen years since this initiative has begun‚ and each year the government shuffles more money into the unjust cause of drug prohibition. Even after all of this‚ the problem of drugs that the government sees still exists. The prohibition of drugs is a constitutional anomaly. There are many aspects and sides to look at the issue from‚ but the glaring inefficiency
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The Vietnam War and the anti-war protests signified a fundamental shift with the relationship between political leaders and the citizens of the U.S. World War II was a conflict that was collectively considered necessary by the people of the United States. Vietnam represented a divisive conflict that Americans came to believe the United States was not fighting for a righteous cause. The anti-war movement was significant because it shifted American demographics in politics to a younger age group
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Ahmed Said | Federal system of Malaysia | | Master’s Of Public Administration & Management | Ahmed Said Musse | 12/17/2012 | | Table of Contents Introduction 2 Federalism 2 Malaysian Government Structure 5 Federal Government 5 Conference of Rulers 5 Monarchy 6 Federal Legislative 7 Federal Executive 8 Judiciary 9 State Legislatures 9 State Executive Council 10 Separation of Powers 10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism 11 Conclusion. 12
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Unit:2 Leeanne Norman Task 2 Anti-discriminatory practice Contents * An explanation of how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice (P4) * A description of how ant-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care (P5) * An assessment of the influence of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti-discriminatory practice (M2) * A discussion of the difficulties that may arise when implementing anti-discriminatory practice in health
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