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Jesus in Beijing is written by David Aikman‚ an American journalist who is a former Senior Correspondent for TIME magazine. In making this book‚ Aikman traveled into the countryside of China to visit unregistered churches and to interview the members of these groups and their leaders. He observed their activities‚ their theologies‚ their goals and passions‚ and their thoughts on the registered Protestant churches and the government. Christianity is a rapidly growing movement in China today. Based
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JetBlue IPO WACC The estimation of cost of capital for JetBlue proved to be a difficult process. Considering the company has an unfavorable capital structure‚ due to the fact that they are acquiring a large number of aircrafts‚ simply taking the weights of debt and equity are not acceptable. In order to accurately judge the discount rate the multiples method is necessary. The comparison was to a leading low-fare airline company‚ Southwest. Another critical point is that taking the book
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it’s full course ” - George Soros raising over $210 million in share capital. Final share price was $14 per share – 2 Dec 2010 successfully raised US$75 million at a placing price of 115 pence per share – 23 July 2013 could be the LARGEST U.S. IPO in history “ We’re not investing in football ‚ we’re investing in entertainment” - Jack Ma WHY did both Tony and Jack Ma invested in sports ? THE ROME EMPIRE WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY *slides contents and images displayed are for case
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Table of Contents Background The Tort Liability Law of the People’s Republic of China (‘Tort Law’) which was passed on December 29‚ 2009‚ came into effect since July 1‚ 2010. It is believed that more and more public affairs could damage civil benefits as a result of the rapid development in china’s economy and society. As the response to the growing number of social issues in China‚ such as the ‘Sanlu’ milk-powder scandal‚ Toyota recalls and cases of contaminated toys‚ the Tort
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With reference to Beijing‚ assess the short term and long term effectiveness of the mitigation measures taken to reduce smog (20). Consider air quality management‚ traffic controls‚ vehicle emission controls‚ zoning of industry and increased use of public transport. Pollution causes a huge concern to people in Beijing. At the moment Beijing’s pollution level is well over the safe level that the World Health Organization has set‚ its level is almost 22 times above. Poor air quality caused by
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United Parcel Service’s IPO Question 1: What are the key success factors and risks for UPS given its business strategy? In the package-delivery industry timely‚ accurate and competitively priced services are the key success factors. With over 13 million packages delivered each business day‚ UPS had drastically invested in technology‚ which had played an important role on its growth. UPS’s well developed computer systems had ensured to UPS customers an excellent service which fulfils its customer
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Smog pollution in Beijing Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization‚ and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them‚ Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter‚ an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing‚ filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility‚ but also‚ according to a study at
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customer relations‚ better brand image appear. This research attempts at filling the gap between knowledge and making use of knowledge for positive powerful results. It is concerned in examining empirically the methods used by the organization of Bank Al Habib ‚their strategic intellectual capital information which they acquire from research‚ and which attempts them to hold a sustainable position in Pakistan ‚ amongst all its rivals. The second section provides structural framework for intellectual
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DATE: 02/05/09 BAIDU.COM‚ INC.: VALUATION AT IPO Since its official launch in January 2000‚ Baidu.com‚ Inc. (Baidu) quickly grew to become the leading Internet search engine in China. After three rounds of private funding‚ Baidu registered to go public on the NASDAQ Stock Market (Ticker Symbol: BIDU) on August 5‚ 2005. (See Exhibits 1 and 2 for a listing of Baidu’s private funding sources and pre-IPO share allocations.) The initial public offering (IPO) turned out to be one of the highest-profile
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