.... most of the recent database backup tape was missing. A Quebec based company with the laser-based system for inspecting materials used in, among other things, the stealth aircraft, had three computers stolen. On their harddrives were confidential codes for specialized software used by the Canadian Armed forces. The above are all true examples of the modern threat facing international business today known as industrial or economic espionage. The end of the cold and economic pressures have increased the risk of economic espionage. The collapse of the Soviet Union has left unemployed KGB and other former communist bloc intelligence agents selling everything from Russian ....

.... in the United States since 1970, to see the pattern that the Fed has used. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Founded in 1913 by an act of Congress, the Fed is the central bank of the United States. The Fed is a complicated institution with many responsibilities, including the regulation and supervision of over 10,000 commercial banks. The organization of the Fed is included in the Appendix to this paper. The Board of Governors is the most important group within the Fed. The Board consists of seven members, each appointed for 14 years by the President of the United States. The chair of the Fed, also appointed by the President, has a term of 4 years, and is sometimes said to be the se ....

.... the jobs it includes. Industrial engineering technologists must be able to do many things. I will list a few of the requirements of an industrial engineering technologist in the rest of this paragraph. Industrial engineering technicians use the principles and theories of science, engineering, and mathematics to solve problems in research and development, manufacturing, sales, construction, and customer service. Many engineering technicians assist engineers and scientists, in research and development. Others work in production or inspection jobs. Industrial engineering technicians study the efficient use of personnel, materials, and machines in factories, stores, repair s ....

.... tobacco selection. A regrader inspects the tobacco in a unique flip system that uses a slow, overlapping conveyor system before it enters actual production. The system allows the top side of the tobacco to be inspected as it moves along the top conveyor. As tobacco falls to the bottom conveyor, the pile is flipped and the bottom of the pile is inspected. Damaged and foreign material is removed from the tobacco piles at this point. In order to regulate the flow, material is blended and entered on the line into bulk feeders. A weighing belt system helps maintain a consistent even flow rate through the process. The ordering cylinder is the next step in the automation pro ....

.... we turn, computers are used for everything. From doing our homework at home, to dealing with business in the work field, “The microprocessors have found its way into every nook and cranny of modern civilization.”(Life, 32) According to life magazine, We have taken the computer and made it everyone's tool. (Life, 32) “The computer went from being under the control of a very privileged group to being available to everyone. Today, High School kids have more computer power than some of the most elite three decades ago.” Says Ted Hoffman to Life magazine. (qtd in Life, 32) Even today's cars cannot run without this silicon marvels embedded on their system. Mercedes ....

.... It seems that Americans just think the world owes them a favor. Maybe it's time that they start playing fairly and stop feeling so sorry for themselves!!! According to many articles, Americans have a lot more to be thankful for than they do to complain about. For one, cars use gas a lot more efficiently than they did in the past. According to Royko, "even today's luxury cars give you better gas mileage than the cheapest Chevies, Fords and Plymouths did not that long ago." What does this mean? This means that gas prices should logically go up. It's the basic law of supply and demand. It's true that more Americans are driving, but the gasoline suppliers still deserve t ....

.... (ABA), Americans owe more then $387 billion on their credit cards. This frightening number, averaging about $3,900 per family, is just as bad for the economy as it is for the consumers. In September of 1995, for example, The AT&T Universal card charged $15 per month for late fee to people who paid their bills just one day after the due date. Visa, on the other hand, was charging the penalty fees for as little as a dollar over the limit, plus an interest of up to 24.9 percent per year. In the second quarter of 1995, overdue payments as a percentage of outstanding balance hit 3.267 percent. That is the highest mark since recession of 1991. "The picture is, ....

.... they incur a considerable cost penalty and feel that money is wasted. This significantly limits global opportunities for multinational businesses. Thus, it is important to understand what the differences are between accounting standards, why they exist, and what problems they pose. It is worth noting that no one nation has a set of accounting rules which appears to have such clear merits that they deserve adoption by the whole world. No one country can claim to have a uniquely correct set of rules. The United States has the longest history of standard setting. It has the largest standard setting organization which is characterized by high standards of professionalism. But ....