Case Problem: Blades‚ Inc. 1. One point of concern for you is that there is a tradeoff between the higher interest rates in Thailand and the delayed conversion of baht into dollars. Explain what this means. ANSWER: If the net baht-denominated cash flows are converted into dollars today‚ Blades is not subject to any future depreciation of the baht that would result in less dollar cash flows. 2. If the net baht received from the Thailand operation are invested in Thailand‚ how will U
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Deeds are a lot more important than words. The little saying ‘easier said than done’ proves that point. A lot of the characters in The Iliad say a lot of things‚ just to say them. Only a few actually go about their words. They usually are bluffing throughout their speeches that they give or conversations they have with other humans or gods. Achilles bluffed through a lot of his words. In Book 1‚ he tried playing it cool by helping Chryses get his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon
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Spinoza states‚ “there cannot be more than one substance of the same nature”. I want you to realize that we would repudiate the meaning of substance if there were more than one with a similar trait. Since if there were more than one with a similar quality‚ at that point one would impart a trademark to another‚ which implies that reasoning one includes pondering another‚ which repudiates the meaning of substance as self-caused. We realize that substance must exist‚ since it is characterized as self-caused
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Television does more harm than good When the TV was invented‚ it impressed the whole world‚ so everyone since then seeks to buy a one. In the past TV was only has less than ten channels and it were locked in the latest hours of night. But now there is thousands or millions of satellite channels are broadcasted on TV. As a result the number of TV owners has risen until 98% of American households have a TV set and the same is true of most developed countries. In fact‚ television channels
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Air pollution Industrial growth has created high levels of air pollution in Thailand. Vehicles and factories contribute to air pollution‚ particularly in Bangkok. The air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions‚ and grave water pollution from household and industrial wastewater‚ substances generated by the thriving industrial activities have caused serious dumping issues. Environmental contamination caused by hazardous waste threatens to become Thailand’s worst environmental problem
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of U.S. visited Thailand President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Ying luck Shinawatra reaffirmed that Thailand and the United States will cooperate in talks on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and security issues. Mr. Obama said security and trade and investment were his two key priority issues in bilateral discussions with thai leaders. Prime Minister Yingluck said that she will not give a commitment to president Barrack Obama directly that Thailand will join the US-led
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It’s May 13‚ 1940. Hitler’s regime over Nazi Germany is spreading throughout western Europe. Churchill‚ the newly elected British Prime Minister‚ had the overwhelming task of rallying Britain and its allies together‚ inspiring a terrified public who feared for their lives and somehow defeat the Axis superpowers in war. He gave a speech to the Parliamentary House of Commons about his new government and ended up motivating the public to keep on fighting. Churchill responded most appropriately to conflict
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Smartphones bring more goods than harm Having a smartphone seems to be the trend of the future of wireless communication. As with all new technology‚ there are both advantages and disadvantages to having one. Smartphones seem to have more benefits than risks and this has been proven by their rise in popularity. In my stand‚ I think smartphones bring more goods than harm. Increased connectivity is a major advantage of owning a smartphone. Users today can use their phones to
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The range of an organism and its dispersal is limited or affected by many things in its surroundings. These things can be slightly different in their specifics from organism to organism but generally‚ for all organisms‚ these are the main restrictions to their range and dispersal (either natal or breeding). The first limiting factor to the distance they can travel from their population or parent is the resources available. One artificial barrier is habitat fragmentation by humans and their use of
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A Strategic Plan is a plan within an organisation consisting of the organisation’s key goals and objectives. These goals and objectives are aimed to be achieved by a particular point in time‚ usually in a 3 to 5 year time period. The Strategic Plan’s sole purpose is to emphasise these factors to ensure that all members within the organisation understand where the company is heading and how it intends to reach these goals and objectives. The Strategic Plan should include the overall Mission‚ Vision
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