In the environmental sphere‚ the government could focus on stronger regulations that would decrease reliance on oil‚ and instead increase the use of clean energy resources. One such successful example has been Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards‚ which encourage higher fuel efficiency for all vehicles. By creating higher standards for cars‚ the government forced carmakers to innovate and create cleaner cars. At a federal level‚ the EPA could do more to encourage safer extraction of unconventional
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Food labeling has come a long way. It’s surprising but it wasn’t until 1990 that the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act required all packaged foods to include nutritional information. Required categories of nutritional labeling regulations include the ingredients list‚ serving size‚ nutrition facts‚ and daily value standards of nutrients. Additionally‚ if the product wishes to make claims about nutrients and healthfulness‚ they must substantiate them in some way. Nutritional information for non-packaged
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expected to give up their national sentiments or their political and religious convictions‚ they shall at all times bear in mind the reserve and tact incumbent upon them by reason of their international status (see UN Staff Regulation 1.4). 1.4.2 In addition to the UN Staff Regulations‚ staff shall also be guided by the principles contained in the Report on the Standards of Conduct in the International Civil Service (see Annex 1.E). Originally prepared in 1954‚ its applicability has been reconfirmed on
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present day Mexico. Aztecs formed as an extensive state in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The term Aztec is used to refer to several (but related) groupings of Nahuati- speaking peoples. Today’s Aztec’s mainly live Mexico as Mexicans. Working in the markets‚ weaving in their traditional way‚ and trying to live as their ancestors did. Some interesting
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Business Regulation Simulation Alumina‚ Inc. manufactures auto parts and aluminum packaging material‚ mines bauxite‚ and refines and smelts aluminum (University of Phoenix‚ n.d.). After reviewing the simulation‚ it is easy to see how a business can be the target of legality. In this scenario‚ fingers were pointed at Alumina‚ Inc. for contaminated water that may have been the cause for a case of leukemia in a female child. In any business‚ management teams must take caution that tort and regulatory
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Initiation of protein transcription is started by RNA polymerase. The activity of RNA polymerase is regulated by interaction with regulatory proteins; these proteins can act both positively‚ as activators‚ and negatively as repressors. An example of gene regulation in cells is the activity of the trp operon. The trp operon encodes the genes for the synthesis of tryptophan. This type of gene‚ like the lac operon‚ is regulated by a repressor that binds to the operator sequences. The activity of the trp repressor
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“Alternative Dispute Resolution” “It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps the justice alive.” -- LJ Earl Warren INTRODUCTION: Alternative methods of dispute resolutions‚ popularly known as ADR are necessary. As an alternative to existing methods of dispute resolution
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Accounting Regulation and Conceptual Frameworks‚ Traditional Arguments for Accounting Regulation – 1) Prevention of fraud – Enron 2) Comparability 3) Asymmetrical information – big institutional investors have more information than small retail investors. Beaver (1981)‚ strongly believes in pro market lobby‚ market solutions are always the best‚ we should never regulate. – Very influential academic – Highly reputable Traditional Arguments against accounting regulation 1) Capture theory – person
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RULES AND REGULATIONS “To enable the fullest possible personal growth‚ Loreto education gives priority to the integration of the spiritual‚ intellectual‚ moral‚ physical and emotional development of the individual pupil. Relationships within Loreto education are characterized by respect‚ justice‚ honesty‚ sincerity‚ courage and compassion”. Enrolment in Loreto implies on the part of the pupil and parents willingness to comply with the requirements and regulations of the school.
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Ethics and Economics Dr. Wight 12/12/13 Tobacco: The Ethical Regulation of an American Symbol Tobacco has been a staple of the American economy since the early days of colonial Virginia when it because the young country’s first cash crop. As the nation expanded‚ so too did tobacco’s prominence and it joined cotton as the primary export of the southern United States‚ playing a critical role in solidifying our economic stability and prosperity. However‚ in the 20th century‚ with technological advances
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