...Critique of “America Remains the World’s Beacon of Success” Whether you read it in print or online years later, former Congressman Tim Roemer’s 2012 article titled “America Remains the World’s Beacon of Success” makes a bold statement; one that still applies today. As the article opens, Roemer regales his audience with some of the experiences as the U.S. ambassador to India. He discovered that America is not nearly as despised as we believe that it is. In fact, he goes so far as to state that “America is still greatly admired around the world” (618). Roemer begins his article by talking about his time as a U.S. ambassador. When he interacted with the Indian government and populace, he sensed a deep respect and admiration for the States...
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...Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2065057 Financial Ratio Analysis of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited Asif Ahmed ACA Trainee Accountants KPMG in Bangladesh Rahman Rahman Huq Chartered Accountants 9 Mohakhali C/A Dhaka – 1212. ACA Student The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAB) CA Bhaban, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Dhaka, Bangladesh Contact E-mail: asif.ahmed0001@yahoo.com Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2065057 Financial Ratio Analysis of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited 2 of 24 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Executive Summary 3 Chapter 1 Introduction 4 - 6 1. Introduction 4 2. Objectives of Study 4 3. Scope of Study 5 4. Methodology of Analysis 5 5. Limitations or Problem Statement 6 Chapter 2 Key Financial Highlights 7 - 11 2.1. Overview of the Organization 7 2.2. Key Financial Highlights 7 Chapter 3 Ratio Analysis 12 - 19 3.1. Liquidity Ratio Analysis; 12 3.2. Asset Management Ratio Analysis; 13 3.3. Debt Management Ratio Analysis; 15 3.4. Profitability Ratio Analysis; and 16 3.5. Market Value Ratio Analysis. 17 Conclusion 20 Recommendations 21 Bibliography 22 Annexure 23 Financial Ratio Analysis of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited 3 of 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper is mainly an analytical outcome of financial ratio analysis of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited and pharmaceuticals industry. Eleven (11) ratios are selected to judged the various aspects of efficiency of the company, including – Current...
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...were that of uncontrollable influence. The nation as a whole started to stand out from the rest of the world and shine as a beacon. But it was the things the nation did during this time frame that caused this shift. America’s Foreign Policy from 1793-1825 went through many changes that made isolation impossible to retain due to the effects of attempting neutrality, economic dealings, and The War of 1812. There are some scenarios in life where attempting to prevent something only gives it greater chance of happening. When attempting neutrality through the time period of 1793-1825 this happened fairly quick. The Neutrality Proclamation made by George Washington was aimed at staying neutral in terms of the French Revolution. Though this is what the proclamation was primarily focused towards it was neutrality overall that it was really encouraging. Washington wanted the U.S. to stay uninvolved and build up our resources first to become a well-developed nation. While this approach may have been able to work in theory it didn’t take into account the peoples and pro-war opinions. In document A, a passage from The Neutrality Proclamation by George Washington it states, “I have therefore thought fit by these presents to declare the disposition of the United States to observe the conduct aforesaid towards those Powers respectfully” (Washington). This statement by Washington emphasizes his believe of remaining neutral to the present powers and nations of the world and doing so peacefully...
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...2 ﺑﺮﮐﺎت اﻻﻣداد ﻻھل اﻻﺳﺘﻣداد BEACONS OF HOPE BY Ala’Hazrat Azeemul-Barkat Mujaddid Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (Alaihe Rahma Wal Ridhwan) Translated By: Abu Muhammad Abdul Haadi Al Qadri Beacons of Hope 3 ISLAMIC INQUIRY This inquiry came to the great Mujaddid Imam Ahmed Raza Al-Qadri (Radi Allah unho) from Ahmad Nabi Khan of Mohalla Shabazpura Saheswan of the 14th Shaban AlMoazzam 1311 Hijri. QUESTION What is the ruling of the Ulama of Deen regarding the Ayah اياك نستعينA person interprets this Ayah saying that it is Shirk (Polytheism) to seek assistance from any one other than Allah Almighty. He quotes the Following : دﯾﮐﮫ ﺣﺻﺮ ﻧﺳﺘﻌﯾں اے ﭘﺎک دﯾں اﺳﺘﻌﺎﻧت ﻏﯾﺮ ﺳﮯ ﻻﺋق ﻧﮩﯾں ذات ﺣق ﺑﯾﺷک ﻣﮯ ﻧﻌم اﻟﻣﺳﺘﻌﺎن ﺣﯾف ﻣﮯ ﮔﺮ ﻏﯾﺮ ﺣق ﮐﺎ ﮨو دھﯾﺎن Look at the Hasr (restrictions) of the pure Deen, that it is not permissible to seek assistance from other than Allah Almighty. He also quotes the beliefs of the illustrious Sufiya as follows: Sheikh Maslihuddin Sadi Shirazi (Radi Allah unho) held the same belif. Hence, he states: نداريم غير از تو فرياد رس توئی عاصياں را خطا بخش و بس There is none beside you that can assist me and it is You Who forgives the sins of the servants. Beacons of Hope 4 Hazrat Moulana Nizami Ganjawi (Radi Allah unho) also says the same in his Du’a: بزرگا بزرگی و ہابيکم توئی ياوری بخش وياوری رسم O Master! Oh Bestower of Excellence! It is only You Who can help me and save me. He also quotes an interesting and thought-provoking incident...
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...Corruption in the play “A Man For All Seasons” The main plot in the play “A Man For All Seasons” by Robert Bolt is corruption, more specifically political corruption. While the play focuses heavily on the social demise, and moral strength of the character Thomas More. It also covers the inverse process with other characters, such as; Richard Rich, Thomas Cromwell, and the king of England Henry VIII. In the play Thomas More stands as a beacon of selfhood and virtue, while the other three men used manipulation and disloyalty, to gain wealth and power, no matter what the consequences may be. The character Richard Rich did not start out corrupt in the beginning of the play, but became corrupt with prospect of becoming wealthy and powerful. Rich was denied a high-ranking position by More, and in turn accepted a position from Cromwell in exchange for assisting him in taking down More. Rich is aware that he is being used by Cromwell, but he is so obsessed with jumpstarting his career, and rise to power, he turns a blind eye to it. Throughout the play loses his innocence, he even stated that to Cromwell when he accepted the offer as post at York, and Cromwell ask why he looked so depressed, Rich’s reply was “I’m lamenting. I’ve lost my innocence” (Bolt 74). He is quickly reminded by Cromwell that he had lost it a long time ago, when he decided to assist him and the King in taking down More, who was supposed to be a friend of his. Now, what is pretty ironic about Rich’s situation...
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...r Divine-Human Synergism in Ministry Dennis Bratcher A paper presented to the Breckenridge Conference on Clergy Preparation I. Introduction II. Synergism: A Biblical and Theological Base III. The Church's Mission and Ministry: A Recovery of Balance IV. Divine-Human Synergism in Ministry Footnotes Bibliography I. Introduction The Issue In Context The Church In this series of conferences begun last year, we are in process of reflecting on the direction and focus of the ministry and ministerial training in the Church of the Nazarene as our community of faith moves into the twenty-first century. We have attempted to approach our task from two complimentary perspectives, caricatured last year as the "field" of hands-on work and the "realm" of reflective inquiry (although I think there are serious problems inherent in such an artificial dichotomy of responsibilities). -1- From our initial attempts, it has become obvious that we face a multiplicity of issues in such an endeavor. The range and diversity of these issues arise partly from the variety of theological, historical, and practical concerns operating with each of us as individuals and partly from the assumptions and perspectives imported from particular arenas of ministry. One common element that keeps reappearing in various forms is the issue of the nature and mission of the Church. This issue is not unique to our enterprise in these conferences, as the new eleventh Article of Faith on...
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...American Literature I 29 September 2013 The New [World] Testament It's quite clear based on the literature of the day that the exploration of and expansion into the New World was seen as the ultimate epic of Christendom for 17th century Europeans. The ideation of the New World being an exotic land inhabited by savage natives guarding precious metals and herbs permeates colonial literature without question. Further, letters and journals of explorers like Thomas Hariott and John Smith along with colonists such as William Bradford and John Winthrop illustrate the unsettling mentality these people brought with them into the Americas. The depiction is of a self-important people driven by a misconstrued ancient text and motivated to fulfill their purpose as the chosen people of the sacred Bible. The commonality throughout the literature of settlement and exploration is purely driven by European hermeneutics and the persistence on becoming the antitype of the types present in the Bible. The New World ideation begins with Thomas Harriot's propagandistic A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.Harriot wrote optimistically and full of awe despite reocurring issues between the English and the natives of the New World. In fact, the escalating violence and rising tensions between the two is rarely mentioned. A misleading and cryptic sentence alluding to the less-than-peaceful circumstances reads, “And although some of our cmpany towards the end of the year showed themselves...
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...an endless stream of days that have little connection or meaning. The representation of dreams occurs via prejudice and stereotypes- Crooks, because he is black in a racist culture- seems to be no hope for him; Curley’s wife, only woman on the farm and regarded as a tart- will never feel wanted, another hopeless situation; Candy, one-handed- can’t do the same work as the others and is old- can’t socialize with anyone, lonely and isolated. These situations give reason for dreaming as it becomes a paradise for those who wish for something more in their life and acts as a beacon of hope yet over time dreams either materialize or they question reality and in the book no one achieves or has achieved their dream- Lennie and George, Curley’s wife and Curley. Dreams will always be a source of hope but if they are not achieved you begin to realise that they are futile which is why to some extent I agree with the statement. The killing of Curley’s wife accentuates the fact that her life has been so futile she is almost being put out of her misery. Also the realisation for Candy that the dream will never materialise is present- “Ever ‘body knowed you’d mess things up. You wasn’t no good. You ain’t no good now, you lousy tart. I could of hoed in the garden and washed dishes for them...
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...9-800-122 REV: JULY 17, 2006 JOSEPH B. LASSITER, III Juice Guys (A) CREATING THE ULTIMATE JUICE SHOP: Squeezing and Blending the Data to Get to the Juice !!! Sharon Fox Cindy Rushmore Harvard Business School Faculty Sponsored Field Study Preliminary Draft ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sharon Fox and Cindy Rushmore HBS MBAs ’99, prepared this case under the supervision of Professor Joseph B. Lassiter, III as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. This case is a revised version of a field study performed by Sharon Fox and Cindy Rushmore supervised by Professor Lassiter and a course paper prepared by Sharon Fox for the Customer Behavior Laboratory course supervised by Professor Gerald Zaltman. Copyright © 1999 President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, call 1-800-545-7685, write Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA 02163, or go to http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of Harvard Business School. Purchased by Jordana Blesa (Babesktr@aol.com) on January 11, 2012 800-122 Juice Guys (A) CONTENTS I...
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...“PRIVACY INVASION IN FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS” RUSELLE ALFECHE ARVEY JAYE CABAUATAN JOSHUA DELA CRUZ 2:00 – 3:30/ TTH CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Having online accounts is common to every individual today. Most have established their social life in the internet. However cyber bullying is very common. In 2011, Zottola and Tenenbaum explain how a person can destroy your privacy on the internet. Some Kidnapped because of the information see in one’s personal account on the internet. The problem of many online users’ right now is how to avoid the so-called “privacy invasion” particularly on Facebook and Twitter. According to Tagvoryan & Briones in 2009, the explosion of social networking sites on the Internet has raised many questions regarding this expectation of privacy for users. Recent legal developments around the world provide insights into the future interpretation of the Fourth Amendment’s “expectation of privacy” as it applies to the users of these websites. Hughes, Horn, Debatin and Lovejoy in 2009 illustrates particularly how useful Facebook and Twitter for viewing this evolving legal landscape, two of the most popular social networking sites. Specific privacy concerns of online social networking include inadvertent disclosure of personal information, damaged reputation due to rumors and gossip, unwanted contact and harassment...
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...students inside and outside of the U.S. and high school students. The traditional business model for social networking sites has been to generate revenue through advertising. Today, Facebook provides platform that enable users of the site to communicate and keep connecting with people at their university, high school, or company through an online social network. Without the Facebook online social network many people would not be able to share unique information about themselves or be connected to friends of a particular friend. Through Facebook it is possible to create galleries of photos, to post digital movies that you have taken with friends to play online games through Facebook with Facebook applications and others. 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT Facebook...
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...Ty Ryans Ryans 1 Mr. Scalia Comp 1020 May 2, 2014 Is Greek Life a Good Thing For Colleges? You may have heard of people like Mathew McConaughy, Donald Trump, Eli Manning, Brad Pitt, Erin Andrews, Alicia Keyes, and Jennifer Garner. This group of people are all successful but being successful is not the only thing they have in common. Each one of them were a brother or sister of a Greek Organization at the college they attended. A Greek organization is more formally known as fraternity and sorority groups. These groups are an organized society of men and women connected together in an environment of friendship and brotherhood or sisterhood. They are dedicated to the academic and social growth of its members. For many years people have tried to ban Greek groups from college universities. These people say that fraternities and sororities do nothing to help the university. These people are wrong. I believe that fraternities and sororities are positive organizations that help the college and the students do well and should not be banned. Fraternities and sororities make the college experience more enjoyable for students, members are active in the community and the university, and after they graduate they will have multiple connections because of the many brothers and sisters they have. Greek organizations have...
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...CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW Session 1 – Introduction to Law/Australian Legal System _______________________________________________________________________________ 1. WHAT IS LAW? 1.1 Legal Terms A Law - A particular legal rule. The Law - A declaration of behaviour in our society. - A comprehensive and changing set of rules. Jurisprudence - The general principles underlying the law: the foundation for the making of the law. Natural Law - The principles of reason and justice which flow from the law of nature (or the law of God) and which form the foundation of our legal system. Religious Law - What is right and wrong? Rationalist Law - What is reason? 1.2 Foundation for Democratic Law Natural law is based on the notions of the laws of God and reason/common sense – ie, a combination of Religious and Rationalist law. We see direct examples of Christian teachings in our law. A notable example is the case of Donoghue v Stevenson which is a major case in the law of tort. John Locke explained that natural law involved a fundamental belief that all men are equal and will, therefore, equally respect and not harm each other. His view inspired the core principle of the American Declaration of Independence and, as a result, two of the most impacting speeches: American Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be...
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...Strategic Analysis and Recommendations 1 Memo Date: March 26, 2015 To: Harlem Children’s Zone Executive Committee From: MITA Consulting Group Re. Strategic Analysis and Recommendations: Per your request, MITA Consulting Group has prepared the following analysis of The Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) strategies. HCZ’s main strategic focuses’ have included penetrating the zone, tracking performance, building the organizational team, expanding boundaries, and informing the field through governance and open communication to other organizations and policy-makers. The imperatives have enabled HCZ to continue to focus and build upon its set vision of actively helping children while building a scalable and replicable model. Although we agree with this holistic approach, our analysis indicates that three major strategic issues exist that are hindering long term growth capitalization. The issues are: 1. HCZ is struggling to create a culture of effective measurement and analysis. They are plagued with information silos and technology gaps that make it difficult for program directors to create any significant actionable insights through the data. 2. HCZ’s ten year vision is to reach $46 million in revenues, serve 24,000 people, and expand to an area three times the size of its current zone. However, a growth strategy solely focused on zone expansion will not allow them to reach this vision. Tigist’s suggestion to reword: 2 HCZ’s growth strategy solely focused on zone expansion...
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...plan to make strategies known to all stakeholders. Two corporate governance mechanisms will be selected to evaluate the effectiveness of the controlling managers. I will evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within the corporation and make recommendations for improvement. An assessment of the efforts by Starbuck’s corporation to be a responsible and ethical corporation and the impact of these efforts on the corporation is bottom-line. The Impact of the Company’s Mission, Vision, and Primary Stakeholders on Overall Success A mission statement is a company’s beacon light to assist company employees with its navigation. In relations to the organizations customers, it is assurance that the company is committed to the clients’ purpose. A mission statement articulates the front line of the organization and reminds the firm’s partners of how the company would like to be seen by its consumers (Starbucks, 2013). In Starbuck’s mission statement states that top executives at Starbucks understand the link between the significance of research and development. This implication is clear...
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