A. EXCUTIVE SUMMARY By the end of the day Oct. 17‚ the US Treasury will max out its ability to borrow money and be left only with the cash on hand to pay bills going forward‚ unless Congress raises the debt ceiling. Otherwise‚ defaulting on obligations would shake financial markets to a degree not seen since the Great Depression. In this report‚ we give a structured view of what are the key risks in the financial markets and global environment for the US debt default and verify whether we can risk
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CASH FLOW DIRECT/INDIRECT 1. Given the following information and using the indirect method prepare the Cash Flows from Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows. End of Year Beginning of Year Change Cash 23‚500 37‚400 (13‚900) Accounts receivable (net)
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for the last 4‚000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth? The Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ and Chinese created flourishing civilizations filled with many achievements in writing‚ architecture‚ and technology that made lasting contributions to humankind. Sumer is referred to as the "cradle of civilization” because there were many important inventions. Writing was one of Sumerians most important invention. Sumerians developed the world’s first known writing‚ cuneiform‚ which was
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended JUNE 30‚ 2009 Commission File Number: 1-3433 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-1285128 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 2030 DOW CENTER‚ MIDLAND
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Even in the Muslim world‚ people were claiming their power was from god directly. France was ruled by the great King Louis XIV‚ who referred to himself as "le roi soleil" meaning the sun king. In this paper I will be focusing on Louis XIV and his contributions to the artistic world then and now. Louis XIV and his family lived in Paris‚ in a palace called the Louvre. However‚ The Sun King had an upgrade in store. It took 36‚000 workers and almost twenty years to build his new palace in Versailles (12miles
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Explain the contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism King Asoka‚ the first Buddhist Emperor of the Mauryan Empire‚ can be seen as a crucial figure to the contribution to the development and expression of Buddhism. Asoka contributed to the development of Buddhism through his expansion of his Buddhist state to neighbouring empires. Asoka‚ through missionary‚ expanded Buddhism to modern day Sri Lanka and Nepal. This expansion was made possible by Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to
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Contribution of Emile Durkheim (bullet points) Religion Durkheim believed that god concept is collective creation and power that is used by groups to direct the behaviour of its members. The basic principles of religion and rituals is to keep solidarity in the society especially in the periods of conflict. Function of religion is not to worship the god but the society. Within division of labour Durkheim made clear distinction between mechanical and organic solidarity. Mechanical solidarity
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Abstract . This study is based on secondary data. This text is primarily focused on contribution of agriculture in the economy of Bangladesh. In the way of doing so‚ a short briefing about the economy of Bangladesh is given and demonstrated Bangladesh agriculture condition at a glance. The agriculture is shown as the share of GDP‚ proportion of labor force working in agricultural sector‚ budget allocation for agriculture‚ agriculture in net export-import and countered with some fancy questions
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“ It ain’t the things we don’t know that gets us in trouble. It’s the things we know that ain’t so”.-Artemus Ward What is Society? • A group of sentient beings • A group of physically interested individuals (Ell Good) • Society is a state of quality of mind (MackIver) • An association of individuals organized‚ for given ends (Bushee) • Society is the system of social relationships in and through which we live What is the definition of science? • An objective‚
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