...Report (CAFR) must be completed. A CAFR consists of three parts: introduction, financial, and statistical sections and is a very detailed report of the government’s financial condition and reports on the states’ activities and funds for the past year. The state of California completed and published its CAFR for year-ending June 30, 2013 in April 2014. From this CAFR, we were able to glean a significant amount of information in regards to the state’s population, governmental structure, size of the state’s budget, how the budget interrelates to the CAFR, major industries, and other pertinent demographic information. Population In order to interpret a government’s CAFR, the reader must have knowledge about the jurisdiction the issuing government serves. Part of understanding the jurisdiction is to have knowledge about the jurisdiction’s population. For this reason, a CAFR must present basic information about population. With more than 37 million residents, the state of California is the most populous state in the United States (US) (as of Census 2010). California’s population has grown steadily at a rate of just under 1% per year since 2005. This trend is similar to that of the US overall, albeit a bit slower (Chiang, n.d.). Residents of California consistently have higher per capita income as compared to the US overall with $46,477 yearly income for the former and $43,735 for the latter as of 2012. However, the state’s unemployment rate has been higher than the rest of...
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...is projected to be nearly 24%. However, in 2050, the population is expected to be 322, 600, 00 while the total size of labor force is 194,757, 000. One thing that needs to be noticed is that the people aged 55 or above possess nearly 27% of labor force. The aging of the labor force results in a slowing down of the growth rate of the labor force. Significant numbers of the older age groups in the labor force will be retiring, resulting in a loss of much- needed skills and significant amounts of institutional knowledge. You may want to ask that why those senior people choose to continue to work rather than relax at home while the answer is with the downward of economy, the government is under a heavy burden so that it is not able to accommodate sufficient pension as well as social security welfare, under which elder people have to enter the job market despite of their senior age. The second problem is that the work force is becoming more and more diverse as increasing number of woman entered the job market, meanwhile the proportion of the group including black, Hispanic and Asian is expanding nowadays. The third trend is that with the development of the technology we human being is living heavily relied on high tech. On the other hand the company is looking for employees with various kinds of skills such as mathematical skill, interpersonal skill, computer skill, verbal skill… etc. Hence, the gap between skill needed and skill available is becoming wider and people in labor force...
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... 1. The most general definition of politics would be the process by which values are authoritatively allocated for a particular society. More specifically that allocation speaks to the process where it is decided when, what, who, and how resources are distributed. Many would say that politics is no more than the art of governing humanity through deception, and some would even go as far as to say it is nothing more than conducting public affairs for private gain. Government has numerous roles but four of the major areas are paramount. Manage the national economy. It is the responsibility of the government to place checks and balances within the system to make sure the economy remains viable. The government also has the responsibility to enforce laws and contracts. This could be as simple as managing disputes between private citizens (civil or criminal) or as major as the Supreme Court hearing arguments between the states. Another major area where government is involved are issues of public safety and infrastructure. The upkeep of roads and bridges, regulation of utilities and public services, and public health standard guidelines are roles of the government. One of the most obvious and expensive roles of the government is national defense. The Constitution speaks to the issue of raising an army and navy (doesn’t say exactly how) and it is the expectation of the people that the government will provide for them an adequate defense. 2. There are effectively...
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...processions. It has inspired many other Philippine Festivals including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo City, both adaptations of the Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival, and legally holds the title "The Mother of All Philippine Festivals" despite of the other two said festivals' claims of the same title. Sinulog Festival The Sinulog Festival is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, and is the center of the Santo Niño celebration in the Philippines. Other places like Maasin City, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and Southern Leyte also have their own version of the festival in honour of the Santo Niño. One of the main highlights of the festival is the grand street parade which lasts for 9 to 12 hours (practically the entire day) with participants coming from the different towns and cities of Cebu and from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao across the Philippines. The Sinulog dance contingents are dressed in bright coloured costumes dancing gracefully to...
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...CHAPTER !: 1- HDI stands for Human Destiny Index. False 2-Ethiopia is located in Middle East. False 3-Yemen is relatively affluent country. True 4-The historical pattern of land ownership is a factor which influences a country's income distribution pattern. Tue 5-The disintegraation of Soviet bloc and the fall of many dictatorships throughout the Third World in recent decades suggest that authoritarian regimes are often fragile in the short run, but stable in the long term. False CHAPTER2: 6- Prior to its wave of military take over in 1960's and 1970's Africa had enjoyed the Third World strongest democratic tradition.True 7-One of the prerquisites for democrtizaton of a society is a substatial size of lowerclass and poor.True 8-Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, has both extensive petroleum reserves and a tradition of deep government corruption has never been under military government. True 9-One problem in many new and reestablished democracies is a national legislature dominance over executive branch. True 10-A number of democracies emerged during third wave of democratization, but there has been no"reverse wave,' no widespread reversion authoritarianismcomparable to what followed the first and second waves.False CHAPTER 3: 11-As discussed in the text, Jeudism is identified as great religion of the Third World. True 12-According to Donald Smith in Church religio-political system there is weak or...
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...Social Contract Theory on the Criminal Justice System and Private Security Philosophy Foundations of Ethics in Justice and Security Social Contract Theory on the Criminal Justice System and Private Security Prior to the social contract theory, there was no government body providing laws, order, and protection. Humans were left to protect their own lives and property. When problems ensued between individuals, evolution occurred, and the strongest usually survived. From this, the social contract theory emerged, which required a group of individuals to give up their individual rights to govern themselves, and comply to a selected government authority. This government represents the group’s interests and forms and civil society that provide protection of life and property (Souryal, 2007). This paper will summarize the different social contract theories, focus on John Locke’s social contract theory principles, and discuss how these principles influenced the Bill of Rights. Additionally, this paper will search how these principles are present in the criminal justice system and private security settings. Lastly, the paper will describe freedom of personal rights and ethical standards and obligations. Social Contract Theories There are many different versions of the social contract theory. Thomas Hobbes' social contract theory defines state of nature as a condition of self-absorbed human...
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...rights, and a new government. Their first attempt at solving this issue was the Articles of Confederation, which was a failure for the most part, but not completely. After the failure of the articles, the state delegates tried to revise the articles, but instead, constructed the Constitution. There were so many changes made and very little remained the same. Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution had a greater sense of central government. In the Constitution a president was the executive. The president was the person that can approve or veto the new rules. After gaining independence from Great Britain, the United States was operating under the “Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” Under the Articles, the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions that were not relinquished to the federal government. The American Revolution did not overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The ideas of liberty and equality also affected many areas of society, but stopped short of promoting true equality for women or ending slavery (except where it was weakest, in the North). The first weak national government, the Articles of...
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...Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Ethics can be defined as “that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.” ("Ethics," 2012). In the article Unethical Behavior In The Workplace, If takes a look at what are the things done to promote ethics but also how some situations just can’t be avoided when it comes to being ethical in accounting practices. We all learn at an early age what is right and wrong from our parents to teachers telling us so that when we are adults we can have morals and ethics in the world. Despite these best efforts of many, people and corporations still act unethical and although their crimes do not cause physical harm is does destroy people and companies in a much worse way and that is financially. Some situations I can tell from the article where people act unethical are “An accountant may embezzle funds from his or her employer for financial gain. Or perhaps the CFO of a publicly traded corporation may prepare financial statements to appear as though the company is performing much better than it actually is, because he or she wants their stock portfolio to increase.” (“Unethical Behavior In The Workplace,” 2008, para. ). Another one it shows an example is “failure for an accountant to conduct an in-depth analysis when preparing and revising financial information. There are many individuals...
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...second language has Italian, they are also into Italian fashion, and they mostly prefer Italian food rather than Albanian one. Due to the strategic geographical position Albania was always seen as a country that everyone could benefit from. Albania is quite a small country with a population of 4.1 million, basically equal to one main city of Italy. Albania officially is known as the Republic of Albania, it is situated in Southern Europe. It borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and from the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea. Meanwhile Italy with 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. Both countries are...
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...punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment includes execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (either parole or probation), or fines depending on the offense and jurisdiction. Murder is one example of some of the archetypal crimes, but the acts that are prohibited are not entirely consistent between different criminal codes, and even among a particular code lines may be confused as civil infractions give rise to criminal consequences. Criminal law is typically enforced by the government. Civil law, or branch of law, deals with disputes between organizations and/or individuals, in which compensation may be given to the victim. Civil courts provide a confabulation for deciding disputes involving torts (such as libel, accidents and negligence), contract disputes, property disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, commercial law, administrative law, and other private matters that involve private parties and organizations. An action by an individual against the attorney general is a civil matter, but if the state is represented by the attorney general or other agent from the state and takes action against an individual, this is no longer civil law but instead this is now public law. The objective of civil law differs from other law. Civil law attempts to right a wrong, settle a dispute, or honor an agreement. The victim is being compensated by the at-fault party, which is a legal alternative to, or civilized form of, revenge. There is often a pie of division...
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...colonists, horrifying, Boston Massacre which wasn’t a real massacre. For his part, Samuel...
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...Table of Contents |Title |Page # | |Executive Summary |4 | |Introduction |5 | |MCB’s Products and Services |8 | |Company’s: |10-11 | |Vision | | |Mission | | |Core Values | | |Financial Analysis |12 | |Organizational Chart |14 | |Strengths and Weaknesses: |16 | |IFEM |17 | |Major Competitors ...
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...between Eisenhower, Truman where different but they all want to keep communism out of the United States. Eisenhower believed on a policy of brinksmanship and Nixon believed one of détente Truman on the other hand wanted to contain communism, to contain the spread of communist influence in areas of strategic importance, strengthen European nations and contain communist influence in Asian countries. The Truman Doctrine fundamentally shaped the United States' approach to the Cold War because it provided a justification for America to exert its influence throughout the world, promoting the growth of democracy, and resisting the spread of communism. (Bowles,2011)Eisenhower couldn’t have said it any better when he stated that America is today the strongest, the most influential, and most productive nation in the world. Understandably proud of this prominence, we yet realize that America's leadership depends, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use...
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...1. Introduction to the Organization The banking sector remains always the most dominant sector of the financial sector. Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) is Sri Lanka’s second largest private sector bank in terms of assets (behind Commercial Bank of Ceylon) and is the fourth largest amongst all banks (after accounting for the two state banks, Bank of Ceylon and Peoples’ Bank). HNB accounts for 10% of banking system assets. HNB provides a broad range of banking products and services in the areas of; Corporate Banking, Small and Medium Size Enterprise Banking, Trade Finance, Retail and Consumer Banking, Asset Leasing, Loan Syndication and Project Finance. HNB has an AA- credit rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited, Sri Lanka’s main rating agency. HNB has been acknowledged globally by The Asian Banker as the Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka for Six consecutive years for its performance from the year 2007 to 2012. The HNB umbrella of today has two local subsidiaries - HNB Assurance and Acuity Partners. HNB have been established for more than 120 years. Their ethos are so simple for its survival even in turbulent times. HNB remain firm in their belief that they must continue to be banking partner in the lives of the Sri Lankan people. HNB has put in place an effective Risk Management System with clearly stated procedures, utilizing various committees that constitutes senior management personnel with requisite expertise/experience. 1. Identifying Retail Banking Sector...
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...central issue that evolved became the problem of illegal immigration as it pertains to the United States border and more exclusively, the border of Mexico. The issue at hand is the problem of too many Mexican immigrants crossing over the United States border illegally. Immigration has been at the forefront of American politics for some time now. The issue is not only of recent concern, but of past concern as well. For most of the United States’ history, illegal immigrants have continually crossed the border into the United States. The branches of government involved in this situation is most likely all three of them. The judicial branch has no direct connection as of yet, but a court case can be seen in the future having to deal with this issue of illegal immigration. The executive and legislative branches are most directly involved by dealing with the creating of new legislation and executing it. The legislative branch has passed the necessary laws needed to deal with the illegal immigration issue such as the 700 mile fence across the border of the US and Mexico. The public officials involved with illegal immigration are numerous. The President all the way down to the small city officials cope and strategize about this issue. Cities and state official deal with the presence of illegal immigrants on a closer level, especially a major border state like Arizona and Texas. All congressmen and Whitehouse officials are connected with this issue as current legislation...
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