AFM 201 – Part 1 Auditing Fall 2007 Group Assignment 2 Publicized Cases of Alleged Audit Failures Involving Large Public Companies 1) Ten Publicized Audit Failures i. Parmalat (2003) - Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu /Grant Thornton Misleading investors with “Brazen Fraud” was what the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sued Parmalat for in 2003. It all began when Parmalat defaulted on a bond payment worth $185 million. This raised a flag for auditors and banks
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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 Module 3 (Part One) FEATURES CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization
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My Life in Ten Years I’m a simple girl with oh-so big dreams. Believing that if you dream‚ you must dream big and make it happen. Maybe it was chance that brought me here‚ sitting inside this four-cornered room‚ balancing the balance sheet‚ learning financial statements and computing assets and liabilities. But it was choice that leads me into dreaming and aiming to make that dream come true. Who never wants to have a promise of a wonderful life? And like he other children who wants
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History of Photography Final Research Project Bauhaus: Influences on Photography and Architecture After the defeat in the First World War and the fall of the German monarchy‚ Germany faced darkness and lost hope in the future. Walter Gropius‚ a German architect‚ who served in the war‚ saw the need of re-orienting the art world for the better (Westphal‚ 7). One year after the First World War‚ 1919‚ Gropius opened a school in Weimar‚ Germany called the Bauhaus school. His intention
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middle of the table. The little china figures. Ten of them‚ there were. I’ll swear to that‚ ten of them‚’ sputters Mr. Rogers as he realizes that after the deaths of Marston and Mrs. Rogers’ deaths‚ the number has been reduced to eight. Both the Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme that is framed in each bedroom and the Indian china figures that are the centerpiece for the table are symbols that are used by the murderer to describe his disposal of each of the ten people on Indian Island. The disappearance
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example one of the major moments in the last 10 years would be 9/11; although this did not affect us directly the amount of information and documentation of this event was vast‚ branching out to all nations. How long will this moment last in history’s books; will they remember this moment in 100 years? Will it stand the test of time? Something on a smaller scale may last longer‚ like inventions; things we still use to this day are a constant reminder of their history and where they came from. All people
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By the time I was ten years old‚ my parents had instilled in me the notion that failing in school or other efforts was unacceptable. I could either be perfect or a failure‚ but there was no in-between. I strove to be the ideal daughter who didn’t make messes‚ didn’t get bad grades‚ but didn’t have fun. My advice to a ten-year-old would be that it is alright to make mistakes in life. If you are taught to be afraid of failure‚ it will prevent you from trying to achieve something that seems difficult
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The Ten Commandments and the Establishment Clause The United States of America is a free country that encourages its citizens to observe and express their freedom. This freedom is expressed in different ways and forms which include the freedom to exercise any type of religion without the government’s interference or support. This freedom is primarily safeguarded by the Constitution. The forefathers of American democracy proclaim the separation of Church and State to ensure that there is no encroaching
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Summer 2013 Chapter 1 Ethics Paper Rachel Ruhl June 8‚ 2013 In May 1992‚ Dr. Ramon C. Barquin introduced a paper‚ “In Pursuit of a Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics” to set a standard for computer users and professionals. The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics are widely known but have been criticized by both the hacker and academic community. Out of the Ten Commandments‚ there are three that I find the most logical and very important in the computer ethic community. The first being the first
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http://www.didonaassociates.com/why/la-overview.html Landscape Architecture Resource: http://landscapearchitectureresource.com/ Natural Learning Initiative: http://www.naturalearning.org/content/new-role-landscape-architecture New World Encyclopedia: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Urbanization Whole Building Design Guide: http:// www.wbdg.org/design/dd landscapearch.php Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture
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