Makato and the Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 1 THAILAND Makato and the Cowrie Shell Retold and translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti Illustrated by Somchet Kaladis 2 Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Makato. He was an orphan‚ for his father and mother had died when he was very young. He had no brothers‚ sisters‚ cousins‚ or friends to take care of him‚ so he had to make a living for himself. He did every kind of work—carrying
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The Dutch Revolt ultimately resulted in the Union of Utrecht‚ uniting the northern provinces of the Netherlands‚ until then under the control of Phillip II of Spain. The newly formed Dutch Republic‚ or United Provinces of the Netherlands‚ was the wealthiest and most trade engaged nation in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Components like geographic location‚ economic superiority‚ and religious toleration led to the vast popularization of the Netherlands. However‚ this Golden Age was not
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flow models: Dividend discount Free cash flow to the firm Residual income Multiples-based valuation: Price-earnings Value-EBITDA Value-EBIT Value-Sales Price-Book value Equity valuation In conjunction with the valuation of Coles Group‚ contained in “Excel03 Equity valuation” Real options valuation Equity markets price shares above the present value of expected future cash flows‚ due to the presence of embedded options not captured by DCF analysis Real options valuation is introduced in
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Owners Equity Name ACC423 III April 1‚ 2013 Roger Beckstead Owners Equity Owner’s equity is the interest that common and preferred stockholders have in a company. Stockholders have paid-in capital in the form of stock and bonds to a company to provide cash intended to be used for operations of the company. Investors use equity accounts to evaluate the strength and liquidity of a company. Investors assess if a company is growing by comparing capital accounts in previous years to present
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During the 1650s the Dutch Republic was a union of 7 provinces with Holland being the strongest. The Dutch Republic had many challenges to their security‚ unity‚ and prosperity. The Dutch did not have a strong standing army to protect themselves from foreign invades. Also the Dutch Republic was decentralized and split into 7 provinces‚ Holland being the most powerful and successful. They were very prospers in the fact that they were in war with the English in the 1650s which made other countries
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Dutch Slave Trade During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ mercantilism was the emerging economic policy through which the slave trade developed in Europe. In the Netherlands many historical events gave rise to a desire for domination of international trade. They were serious tradesman and were heavily involved in the profitable business of slavery. The Dutch‚ intelligent and self-ruling tradesmen took no time in displaying their dominance over rival countries‚ Portugal‚ England and Spain‚ in
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watched round the world where people will see lots of things they love about Britain" David Cameron said. Catherine Middleton went into Westminster Abbey at 11am and came out an hour later‚ holding the hand of the second in line to the throne as her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. At the moment of their wedding‚ the Queen gave a title to Prince William as Prince William of Wales. The couple couldn’t stop smiling at each other. Later‚ appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to give each
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Shell Scripting Primer Contents Introduction 12 Organization of This Document 12 Before You Begin 14 Obtaining a Shell Prompt 14 In Mac OS X 14 In Other UNIX Variants or Linux Variants 15 In Windows 15 Familiarize Yourself With the Command Line 15 Tips for Shell Users 15 The alias Builtin 15 Entering Special Characters 17 Creating Text Files in Your Home Directory 17 In TextEdit 17 In pico or nano 18 Shell Script Basics 19 Shell Script Dialects 19 She Sells C Shells 21 Shell Variables
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Ch. 18: Shareholders’ Equity What is Shareholders’ Equity? Accounts that represent the ownership interests of shareholders. Shareholders’ Equity = Assets - Liabilities Amount left over after creditor claims have been satisfied (like homeowners equity) Shareholders’ Equity appears two places within the financial statements: 1.) Shareholder’s Equity section of the balance sheet Example 1: Abbreviated Balance Sheet – The Gap‚ Inc. THE GAP‚ INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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