credit and lending that had its roots in the ancient world. In the history of banking‚ a number of banking dynasties have played a central role over many centuries. The oldest existing bank‚ Monte dei Paschi di Siena‚ was founded in 1472 in Siena‚ Italy.[1] A bank is a financial institution and a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. A bank links together customers that have capital
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1. Summary of the text Dusk over Atlantic Wharf Lata and Anuj are married and living in Cardiff. Both of them are from India. Anuj has lived there for six years and Lata has been in England for 4 months. She is looking out of the window and thinking about her neighbors. She is too afraid to talk to them. In the beginning of the text they are discussing what they should do this evening. They were going to the Atlantic Wharf theatre and watching a Bollywood movie. Lata is fascinated of the movie because
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I feel that Ocean Acidification is an issue that isn’t talked about enough and that people don’t really know about it or what to do about it. This article did a really good job of giving examples of Ocean acidification but it doesn’t do a very good job of telling us what we can do to prevent it. The article also did a very good job of informing us with facts about it. In this article‚ it tells us that by 2050 the ocean will have become much‚ much more acidic‚ and a lot of the fish will have either
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I. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT A. Societal Environment 1. Economy Low-negative growth in economy/financial markets (T) Reduced discretionary spending on goods that are‚ or are perceived to be‚ luxuries (T) Unsettled regional/global conflicts e.g. military and/or terrorist activities (T) Weak economic conditions in Japan (T) Global competition (T) Wholesale market for high quality cut diamonds will provide continuity of supply and pricing (O) Soft employment market (T)
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Summary and Response to Ocean Acidification Article The National Geographic article “Ocean Acidification; Carbon Dioxide is Putting Shelled Animals at Risk‚” argues that the drop in surface pH could have a devastating effect on not only the organisms living in the ocean‚ but the environment that surrounds us. Research has shown that at least half of the carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere has been absorbed by the oceans over time. This has benefited our environment because by
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Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or some other organism that lives on the sea floor. Biologists often use the term benthos to refer to bottom dwellers. Benthos feed off algae. Examples include many species such as crab rock-fish worms sea slugs sea snails. Sea cucumber Starfish Crayfish coral Some Bottom dwellers clean the ocean floors Bottom dwellers refers to any species of animal or
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The End of Ocean Water Pollution Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the world’s oceans were pristine‚ beautiful‚ and clean. Instead of facing the ocean as an issue‚ it was considered a great resource. However‚ in the time that has passed between the Industrial Revolution and today‚ people have been polluting the world and the seas non-stop. As a result‚ the state of the water’s cleanliness has deteriorated. Today‚ however‚ there are many ways that we can stop ocean pollution. In order to do so‚ we
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as commercial entrepots‚ a void fell over trade in the Indian Ocean that would persist until 750 AD‚ which signaled the beginning of Muslim dominance in the area. Initially confined to the Persian Gulf‚ Muslims began to expand their circle of influence to the eastern coast of Africa. Like Meroe and Aksum‚ the eastern coast of Africa provided a pipeline to the interior luxuries of the continent‚ as well as to those of the Indian Ocean. However‚ unlike Meroe and Aksum‚ the sheer length of the coast
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There are several characters in the novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The characters in the book The Ocean at the End of the Lane are Lettie Hempstock and an un-named protagonist. The un-named protagonist is a seven years old boy and is the character that tells the story‚ on a first person point of view. “ I was seven years old‚ no longer a little child‚ but I was wetting myself with fear‚ like a baby‚ and there was nothing I could do about it‚ while Ursula Monkton hung in the air above me
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Case Analysis Report The Co-operative Bank Submitted to Wila-sini Wongkaew‚ PhD Prepared by Pitchapa Nuancharoen 578 20011 26 Pitchaya Wijitthanakul 578 20034 26 Pimpika Hitakomate 578 20108 26 Pattarin Ha-upala 578 20200 26 Salila Junsuriyapong 578 21144 26 Supattana Srisalaui 578 21282 26 2601633 Advanced Managerial Accounting and Cost Management Semester 2 Academic Year 2014 Executive Summary This report
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