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The Enron Gas Company Scandal. Who Was Arthur Andersen And How Was He Involved In The Scandal.?

To my understanding, Enron was a thriving company. It expanded into other industries. To sustain it’s growth , however, Enron began borrowing money and had serious debts to pay. The company decided to hide this fact because it would make the stock look less valuable. They also began offering secret information to to large potential investors which was illegal. And to top that off, the CEO of Enron began to secretly sell his stock so that he doesn’t lose any money. The truth eventually came out and the company announced a loss of $638 million and the stock market fell drastically.
Now, who is Arthur Anderson and what exactly was his role in the scandal? I heard that his job was to ensure that potential investors could rely on Enron’s financial statements.
Any information regarding this case is appreciated ! (This is for an assignment). I can’t seem to find anything about Andersen on google :/
Thanks!

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Does Wearing A Red Jacket Mean Your Affiliated With A Gang?

i just got my st Louis cardinals therma jacket and its red and my friends said im gonna get mistaken for a gang member because i also have a st louis cardinals red hat. Isn’t that the dumbest thing ever?

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Why Are You So Concerned About The Planet?

Why are you so concerned about the planet?
Yes, humans have most certainly contributed to countless atrocities against the natural world. Overpopulation, destruction of tropical and temperate forests and/or rainforests, smog, excessive greenhouse gasses, the Pacific garbage patch, animal extinctions, etc etc etc.
(The thing about greenhouse gasses, however….is that they’re produced naturally, both on Earth and on Venus! We may be adding to them, but they’d certainly be around. Life seemed to be just fine during the years of primordial Earth!)
BUT, we have to keep in mind that the ozone CAN repair itself. The problem is that we’re just ripping it apart too quickly. The whole stuff about the magnetic poles…well, they CONSTANTLY reverse themselves naturally over thousands of years.
The planet has warmed and cooled itself without human interference of any kind on several occasions.
Is it sad that the ice caps are melting? Yes. Is it sad that polar bears are being stranded? Yes. But frankly, dozens of seals die in the artic when ice freezes over and they have to create little niches of air for them to breathe until the ice thaws. That’s just natural. I’m sure those images of sad polar bears on floating ice caps is an occurrence that happened long before we began to turn an eye to global warming. I’ve even heard that polar bear numbers are increasing.
That being said, I’m definitely doing my best to aid conservation efforts. I don’t take this lightly, as I respect all life. But again…I think we need to be realistic.
We’re being short-sighted. Even with the mindset of reversing our mistakes. Polar bears are not going to exist forever, with or without our influence. The climate change isn’t necessarily bad for our planet…it’s bad for US. The natural world will just simply adjust to whatever happens. We’re the ones who get concerned.
Well, what if the planet really is dying, or will die?
Keep in mind that it has a lifespan of less than 5 billion years left. That’s because we have a middle-aged sun. That sun is likely going to expand and burn all life and atmosphere off of our planet…and whatever humans did to help or to harm the environment won’t change a damn thing.
So. I’m compassionate and definitely understand the importance of wildlife and environmental awareness and conservation….I just think that we blame ourselves too much.
What are your thoughts?
(This is put under society and culture because there’s a genuine ‘green’ revolution going on right now. It’s as much of a cultural issue as it is a geological one.)

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Hippa: I Knew The Medical Asdistant & She Recognized Me!?

ok so I went in for a check up & when I got called I recognized the medical assistan (we didn’t get along in high school)& although we dont affiliate with ea. other we know some of the same ppl…Well to my surprise my regular check up turned into the news I was pregnant (not planned) & my automatic thought was “not keeping it” anyways everytime I go now she assist me UGH & its very uncomgortable. if she recognized me should she have told her docyor or something? is she violating HIPPA standards? Can I ask for a different doc?
plz help me out bc its very awkward everytine I go & I do not feel comfortable with her knowing such personal info. about me. 😐
I do not care for rude comnents or opinions about my choices I am simply searching for facts about my situato. Thank you.

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Microsoft Releases Free Webmatrix Web Development Tool?

a free Web development tool designed to give students and beginners an easy introduction to Web development. It has been in beta since July.
WebMatrix is designed as a one-stop-shop for simple Web development needs, supporting both PHP and ASP.NET development. It includes support for a wealth of open source Web frameworks (including Drupal, Joomla and WordPress), a local Web server and database for development and testing, and easy deployment to third-party hosts. It also includes a number of “Web Helpers”: components providing easy integration with, for example, Twitter and PayPal. A total of some 40 open source projects are installable, customizable, and deployable through WebMatrix.
The goal of WebMatrix is to make it easy for people to get up and running with any of these frameworks; to take out the Web server configuration, database creation, and so on. They do this while still providing full access to the software if you should want it, so that extensive customizations and modifications are still possible—something that might not be the case with a traditional hosted implementation of a CMS or blog platform.
With WebMatrix’s simple front-end and extensive support for open source projects, Microsoft is hoping that the product will appeal to a wide cross-section of developers. It should offer a gentle introduction to development and customization to beginners and students, and time-saving and convenience to more experienced developers. For those who outgrow WebMatrix, migrating to one of the free or paid versions of Visual Studio is also an option, providing a natural progression as needs become more complex.
As well as providing access to these existing ASP.NET and PHP open source frameworks, WebMatrix ships with ASP.NET Razor, a new streamlined templating language for ASP.NET development. This is likely to appeal to ASP.NET developers even as they move beyond WebMatrix, as it’s a much cleaner, tidier syntax than the mix of markup used in “traditional” ASP.NET.
WebMatrix seems to be a neat tool, especially for hobbyists and others who want to publish a blog but want to go further with their customizations than is typical. What is harder to see is how much usage it will garner outside this niche; professionals are likely to outgrow it rapidly.

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Does This Look Like A Fake/scam?

The email I received:
Thanks for answering my question. I am very much happy to read back from you so soon. Actually, i will be willing to provide these babies/baby to you, which you will be responsible just for the shipping fee.For you to have one puppy ship to your location, will cost you $185,and the shipping fee of 2 will be $360. These babies will be delivered right at your door steps, in an electronic crate, play toys, and work papers. And if the shipping fee is made available now, then you are going to get the babies delivered to you, in about 6-7 hrs time. And as soon as you make the shipping fee available, i will take the puppy/puppies right away to the shipping company for them to be ship to your location.And as soon as i am done at the shipping company, they are going to email you, with the flight details and the bill number ok. We are not selling these babies/baby,but rather looking for a loving home to provide him or her with love and care ok. So,if that is ok by you, we will need your full contact home address, where you will like the puppies/puppy to be delivered.
Full Names……?
Country………..?
State……………?
City………………?
House Address…………?
Cell Phone Number #……..?
Zip Code…………………?
Nearest Airport…………….?
With all these details, will help me to fill the delivery form at the airport, and also help the shipping agent, who will be the person to deliver the puppies/puppy at your home, tress out your location for the delivery. Make sure that, as soon as you send the money, be at home in other to pick him/her up ok. Let me give you this secret that i use for my pets,You can boost your pet’s health profoundly by making one simple decision. All you have to do is change his diet from commercial-brand fare to something you may never have imagined giving him:real food.The fresh food you buy at the market for yourself is the food you should give your pet, too.”i feed my puppies with Fresh food. Fresh chicken and turkey and beef. Fresh raw vegetables and fruits. Fresh brown rice and oatmeal. Fresh yogurt,eggs, and cottage cheese,they do not shed..So i will be waiting to read back from you soon.. Thanks.
God Bless You.

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