Plaintiffs making a claim under Rule 10b-5 must plead scienter by “stat[ing] with particularity facts giving rise to a strong inference that the defendant acted with the required state of mind.” Livid‚ 403 F.3d at 1055 (internal quotation marks omitted). The higher pleading standards incorporates the scienter standard in the federal rules that requires the circumstances constituting the fraud be pled with particularity‚ but allows the plaintiff to plead the state of mind generally. Fed. R. Civ. P
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Gap Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing‚ accessories and personal care products for men‚ women‚ children and babies under the Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ and Old Navy brand names. There are four brand names included in Gap: Gap‚ GapKids‚ BabyGap‚ and GapBody. There are worldwide Gap headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ product development offices in New York City and distribution operations and offices coordinating sourcing activities around the globe (www.gapataglance
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Chapter Five: Learning Classical Conditioning Definition of Learning - the process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior or potential behavior Pavlov’s Conditioning Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov accidentally hit upon classical conditioning by studying digestive processes of dogs Trained the dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell by presenting the sound just before food was brought into the room Eventually the dogs began to salivate at
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Case 4: MAGREC‚ Inc. 1.) Place yourself in the role of the manager. What should you do now? After considering what happened‚ would you change any of your behaviors? If I was Pat: Even though Fred wants me to fire Dinah‚ I believe that if I was to fire her‚ Dinah would file a lawsuit for wrongful discharge. My values and morals should not be the deciding factor in determining if Dinah’s actions are grounds for dismal. As such‚ I would meet with Fred‚ and explain to him the result
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Chapter 5 : Philippine Values VALUES - Comes from the Latin word “valere”‚ which means to be strong or to be worth. -Those standards by which a group of society judges the desirability and importance of people‚ ideas‚ actions or objects. -shared conceptions of or beliefs in what are considered desirable or undesirable. - Something deserving of one’s best effort‚ something worth living for‚ and if need be worth dying for. DEFINITION OF VALUES - Enduring conception of the preferable which influences
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Blade Runner and Frankenstein despite contextual differences reflect almost identical concerns transcending ethical boundaries for scientific advancement. While Blade Runner can be seen as offering a parallel plot to Frankenstein‚ Ridley Scott take the story of a creator and his being to new heights and answers questions Shelley left unsaid. Parity between both texts is driven in the meet the creators scene that demonstrate the fundamentally similar themes prevalent in both contexts‚ where the lines
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Apple inc. 1) Introduction Background and summary This article present the story of Steve Jobs and it’s Apple company through two aspects. From the company history perspective and the product industry perspective. On company history side: Apple was founded by two Steves. Apple board later fired Jobs and gradually went near bankruptcy. Till 1997‚ Apple brought back Jobs and became the most valuable company in the world in 2012. On the product industry side‚ Article dig into the field
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Date: _________ ID: A 1306 Unit Exam 2 Ch 5 6 7 8 and 9 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Prosecutors do have discretion as to which suspects to charge with an offense but under a great deal of judicial oversight. ____ 2. For defense attorneys a “successful” case often means a reduction in sentence via a plea bargain‚ not necessarily an acquittal. ____ 3. A judge may decide that a case cannot continue on to trial because s/he believes
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developed a hybrid seed for corn‚ this hybrid had stronger stalks that resisted being blown over and it allowed farmers to plant the crop closer together (Food‚ Inc. Discussion Guide). Resulting in higher yields‚ “100 years ago a farmer in America could grow maybe 20 bushels of corn on an acre. Today‚ 200 bushels is no problem” (Food‚ Inc.). With the surplus of corn‚ scientists were able to develop more uses for it. A couple of examples include corn-based ethanol fuel‚ high-fructose corn syrup‚ maltodextrin
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Colorscope Inc Which jobs are profitable for Colorscope? Why? Jobs where there are rework (customer initiated or not) always result in losses. Therefore‚ if the incidents of house errors are reduced‚ profitability of Colorscope can be improved (our team note that this impact is small)‚ and if customer initiated rework is charged to the customers at a price that commensurate with the cost incurred‚ profitability of these jobs can be maintained. Most of the jobs that Colorscope completed
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