Gap Year

Islamic group whose main aim is to create an Islamic State of Afghanistan. Thus, the objectives of this group are just to apply strictly the Koran, and not at all to drive the country to the economic growth, with all the disasters that such a widening gap with the West countries from an economical point of view can create. Actually, USA doesn’t control Afghanistan entirely because the unrecognized power of Taliban’s is yet really strong, particularly in the countryside regions. In these regions, Taliban’s

from a major default in derivatives markets. This concern, no doubt, partly stems from the sheer size of derivatives markets in general and to the ballooning OTC derivatives market in particular. The General Accounting Office (GAO) reports that at year-end 1992 the notional value of outstanding futures, forward, options and swap contracts alone totalled more than $17 trillion, up from $7 trillion in 1989. Another reason for concern about derivatives is the seemingly impenetrable complexity of some

on Reuters, on oct, 9, 2007, Mauritius scientists fear tourism impact on coral. (ENN : environmental news network) Case of Blue Bay, Mauritius. The Mauritian scientists are warning the government ambition, which targets 2 million tourists for this year. They affirm that this target will place too much pressure on few remaining pocket of quality coral Oceangrapher, Vassen KAUPPAYMUTHOO to REUTERS: “Too many tourists will bring it (coral reef) to an unsustainable level” Marine scientists fear the

decreases of earnings changes whereas there is a great occurrence of small increases, which create a gap of discontinuity in the empirical distribution of changes in annual net income. In 1995, Hayn[3] explains this empirical fact “These results suggest that firms whose earnings are expected to fall just below the zero earnings point engage in earnings manipulations to help them cross the “red line” for the year. The reason for this is that companies manage their earnings so that they appear as having constant

Inter-functional conflict place a very significant role within the company. Well functionally organised companies, may in fact be working against themselves, what leads to inefficient performance. The lack of awareness of the organisation’s culture deepen the gap in achieving company’s integration[34]. Intra-functional conflict occurs when organisational and departmental aims are much different from individual’s or personal goals. This is an inevitable situation, because individuals have different goals, desires

captivate ecotourism lovers. The variety of activities includes horseback riding, hiking mountainous paths in the cloud forests, and guided bird-watching tours. Tortuguero National Park is especially famous for sea turtle nesting that takes place every year, and the natural canals that abound with protected species such as crocodiles, manatees, and others. First, we will have a presentation of the country: its history, government, flora and fauna. Then, we will describe the main areas of Costa Rica

Introduction. Since several years, female wear lingerie, and this wearing is became one of the basic gift to different occasion as in Christmas, Saint-Valentin, and birthday or just to make pleasure to their wife. Fashion lingerie improved every year because the tastes changes, the waiting are different between each age categories, and the woman like the changing. Lingerie is became a tool of mode, and the firm know that. That’s why they invest and try to give to their customer a lot of different

gender gap - combler le fossé hommes-femmes Feminism - le feminisme A feminist - une feministe A women’s right activist –un défenseur du droit des femmes Equality of opportunity /equal opportunities- l’égalité des chances To be on an equal footing with sb – être sur un pied d’égalité avec qqn To achieve full equality – parvenir à l’égalité totale The Equal Pay Act – la loi sur l’égalité des salaires To get equal pay – avoir un salaire égal Wage disparities - des disparités salariales The pay gap - les

a 21st century expansion. * The reasons: They are many reasons why Asian people are so attracted by gambling... Many Chinese are fascinated by the mystical qualities of luck, fate and chance. The Chinese New Year is a time of heightened wagering when bad luck of the old year is ushered out by the good luck of the new. Numerology also plays a crucial role in many Asian cultures. * The number 8, for example, is considered extremely lucky by many Chinese while 4, when spoken in Mandarin

what is the future in this very particular sector. All automakers’ CEO were last month at the “Mondial de l’automobile” in Paris. Almost 1.3 million visitors have been welcomed this year. Since 1898, this event is the place to be for automakers wanting to show their know-how and the mutations of their beloved cars. This year, 3 main subjects were approached: security, new energies/way of combustions and the impact on the environment. This market has known many changes. For many years, production sites