The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…

The Emerging Danger of Avian Influenza Composition Sample Introduction Avian influenza is a growing concern for globe. It is considered the potential pandemic as the particular world can see within bird flu outbreak around the world. The recent virus is really a strain of influenza type A H5N1, a deadly form of infection from bird to human, in addition to human-to-human transmission started within 2003 in Asia, which is becoming now a new challenge for health treatment systems around the planet. Pandemics have been taking place throughout the centuries. Typically the last three such pandemics have taken devote 1918, 1957 and 1968, which killed about 40 mil, 2 million and…

Article Analysis, European Accounting "How U.S. and European Accounting Practices Differ" appeared in 1986 and identifies differences among four European nations and the United States with regard to accounting standards and practices. Based on these differences, the authors call for more rapid adoption of international accounting standards. The article is well-written and thoughtfully presented, and the arguments for an international standard take into account both the benefits of such a standard and the difficulty in achieving it. However, the article's age makes some of the information outdated, and the lack of information on Japan, China or the Soviet Union limits its use as a survey of accounting practices. In the…

Calibration Industry An Analysis of Industrial Testing Services (ITS) INTRODUCTION – Industrial Testing Services (ITS) This analysis of the calibration industry will primarily focus on Industrial Testing Services (ITS) and the Florida economy. ITS is a full service calibration and metrology laboratory located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company is owned by a Native American family and has been providing calibration and metrology services to the industrial community in the U.S. since 1979 (About 1). The calibration industry serves a variety of markets, from the Aviation and Communications industries to Machine and Tool & Die shops. Typically, most calibration services offer two main capabilities, electrical and physical. Electrical calibration services…

Banking Regulation and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 The world of business has changed dramatically in recent years, yet one sectorùbankingùremained shackled by age-old regulations. That is what the framers of the Glass-Steagall Act intended. The law, passed in 1933, placed strict limits on banks to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression. In recent years, however, Glass-Steagall has come under attack, with banks, politicians, and even regulators calling on Congress to reform federal regulation of financial institutions. This paper will examine the politics of bank reform, and how a concerted and expensive lobbying effort finally paid off in 1999. The Glass-Steagall Act, which Congress passed in 1933, sought to…

ALOPECIA AND BLACK CURRENT The purpose of this paper is to investigate a Black Currant product as remedy for alopecia (hair loss/baldness) in males over 55 years of age. The product is Viviscal and one of its primary active ingredients for arresting alopecia is said to be Black Currant which is a berry producing shrub that grows in Europe and has traditionally been used in brandy and other spirits (Grieve, 2003). In this paper, the product is described in detail along with its promises regarding alopecia. The description is followed by an examination of the scientific research on Black Currant in general and the Viviscal product in particular. Based on…

Aspects of Marketing Social Responsibility and Marketing  Marketing affects us in our daily lives even when we are unaware of its presence. Broadly defined as the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user, market has evolved into the anticipation, management and satisfaction of demand. Marketing itself is concerned with what goods and services to produce, how to distribute them, the promotional efforts (including advertising) that go into supporting those products and services, and the pricing strategy that is used. The marketing concept, which has largely evolved since the Industrial Revolution, has three components: it requires that an organization be consumer-oriented, have a coordinated marketing program,…

Background to the Farm Crisis Introduction: Background to the Farm Crisis We tend to think of the current crisis faced by American farmers - in which each year farmers are forced to leave a profession and a calling that their families have often practiced for generations, sometimes on the same land - as being a recent one. But in fact American farmers have held a tenuous position in our economy even as they have fed us for over a century. This paper examines the historical and economic background of the current crisis in American farming as well as assessing how effective current steps may be to help 21st century farmers.…

Aocholoism in the Workplace ALCOHOLISM IN THE WORKPLACE: RESEARCH PROPOSAL In contemporary American society, the "use of certain substances to modify mood or behavior under certain circumstances is generally regarded as normal and appropriate. Such use includes recreational drinking of alcohol, in which a majority of adult Americans participate à" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994, p. 165). Problems for most people develop when "maladaptive behavioral changes associated with the more or less regular use of psychoactive substances that affect the central nervous system" appear (p. 165). Alcohol use in the workplace is an increasingly important problem in the United States. Lost productivity for the organization, as well as adverse personal…