...Sek-Lung is a young boy that moved from China to Canada with his family. Sek-Lung’s siblings start to loose their upbringings, but Sek-Lung’s grandma restores faith in him by searching in the trash for special pieces that can be used to make windchimes. His grandma also tells him tales of when one of the actors that lived on her father’s farm loved her and said he would come for her one day. Wayson Choy presents the idea of respecting culture traditions in a new place, through the struggles that Sek-Lung’s family goes through. Sek-Lung’s siblings don’t like the way their family acts and are ashamed of them. Sek-Lung isn’t ashamed of his family in anyway, even though, “My two older teenage brothers and m sister, Liang age 14, were embarrassed by my parent’s behavior” (Choy 201). Now that they live in Canada, the older kids realize that they act weird compared to the social norm. Even Sek-Lung’s parents were embarrassed due to his grandma, “The problem for the rest of the family… Grandmama looked for these treasures wandering the back alleys… into...
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...excluding VAT increased by 15 percent in local currencies. Converted into SEK, the increase was 7 percent and sales amounted to SEK 108,483 m (101,393). Strong sales increase of 5 percent in comparable units in local currencies. Gross profit amounted to SEK 68,269 m (62,474), corresponding to a gross margin of 62.9 percent (61.6). Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 25,008 m (22,103), an increase of 13 percent. Group profit after tax was SEK 18,681 m (16,384), corresponding to SEK 11.29 (9.90) per share. THE FOURTH QUARTER The H&M Group’s sales excluding VAT increased by 15 percent in local currencies. Converted into SEK, the increase was 6 percent and sales amounted to SEK 29,711 m (28,011). Sales in comparable units increased by 7 percent in local currencies. Gross profit amounted to SEK 18,792 m (18,581), corresponding to a gross margin of 63.2 percent (66.3). Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 7,178 m (7,992), a decrease of 10 percent. Adjusted for currency translation effects, profit after financial items would have been in line with the previous year. Group profit after tax amounted to SEK 5,487 m (6,154), corresponding to SEK 3.32 (3.72) per share. Very good start for H&M in Turkey. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 9.50 (8.00) per share for the financial year 2009/2010. Sales in...
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...lahat ng iba pang mga teritoryo na nasa ganap na kapangyarihan o hurisdiksyon ng Pilipinas, na binubuo ng mga kalupaan, katubigan, at himpapawirin nito, kasama ang dagat teritoryal, ang lalim ng dagat, ang kailaliman ng lupa, ang mga kalapagang insular, at ang iba pang mga pook submarina nito. Ang mga karagatang nakapaligid, nakapagitan at nag-uugnay sa mga pulo ng kapuluan, maging ano man ang lawak at mga dimensyon ay nag-aanyong bahagi ng panloob na karagatan ng Pilipinas. ARTIKULO II PAHAYAG NG MGA SIMULAIN AT MGA PATAKARAN NG ESTADO MGA SIMULAIN SEKSYON 1. Ang Pilipinas ay isang Estadong republikano at demokratiko. Ang ganap na kapangyarihan ay angkin ng sambayanan at nagmumula sa kanila ang lahat ng mga awtoridad na pampamahalaan. SEK. 2. Itinatakwil ng Pilipinas ang digmaan bilang kasangkapan ng patakarang pambansa, tinatanggap bilang bahagi ng batas ng bansa ang mga simulain ng batas internasyonal na kinikilala ng lahat at umaayon sa patakaran ng kapayapaan, pagkakapantay-pantay, katanungan, kalayaan, pakikipagtulungan, at...
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...med GABA-receptorerne i lillehjernen. De 4 testpersoners alkoholpromille var følgende: Cecilie: 1,49 Alexander: 0,63 Jonathan: 0,33 Jacob: 0,57 Øvelser: Øvelse 1 – Måling af nerveledningshastighed Lav en rundkreds med hinanden i hånden, hvor alle kigger væk fra midten. Én person i kredsen starter et stopur med venstre hånd og trykker samtidigt med højre hånd sidemanden i hånden. Sidemanden sender straks trykket videre gennem sin højre hånd til næste person i kredsen osv. Når signalet når stopuret igen stoppes dette. Tiden noteres. Forsøget gentages tre gange i alt og et gennemsnit udregnes. Resultat: | Forsøg 1 | Forsøg 2 | Forsøg 3 | Gennemsnit | Før alkoholindtag | 0.78 sek | 0.65 sek | 0.69 sek | 0.71 sek | Efter alkoholindtag | 0.81 sek | 1,16 sek | 0,66 sek | 0,88 sek | Øvelse 2 – Reaktionstid ved synspåvirkning Forsøgspersonen anbringes med underarmen hvilende på et bord. Sørg for at hånden holdes i ro og at overkanten af hånden flugter med markering af 0 cm på linealen, eller et andet afmærket punkt. Hjælperen lader linealen falde og forsøgspersonen griber den hurtigst muligt. Det stykke linealen falder måles og er et udtryk for reaktionstiden. Forsøget udføres tolv gange og den højeste og laveste værdi kasseres....
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...Strategic Analysis MGMT 460 By: Darien Jackson Table of Contents Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Company Background. 1.2. Vision and Mission. 1.3. Longterm Objectives. Chapter 2. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT. 2.1 Michael Porter’s FiveForces Model. Chapter 3. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT. 3.1 ResourceBased View Analysis. 3.2 Financial Analysis. Chapter 4. STRATEGIES IN ACTION. 4.1 The Strategies. 4.2 Michael Porter’s 4 Generic Strategies. Chapter 5. STRATEGY ANALYSIS AND CHOICE. 5.1 The StrengthsWeaknessesOpportunitiesThreats (SWOT) Matrix. 5.2 The Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) Matrix. 5.3 The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix. 5.4 The InternalExternal (IE) Matrix. 5.5 The Grand Strategy Matrix. Chapter 6. CONCLUSION. 6.1 H&M’s Competitive Advantage. 6.2 Vision, Mission, and Strategies. BIBLIOGRAPHY Introduction 1.1. Company Background In 1947 Hennes women’s clothing store opened in Vasteras, Sweden. Today the Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) Group offers fashion for everyone under the brands of H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday and & Other Stories, as well as fashion for the home at H&M Home. Their business concept is fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way. H&M should always have the best customer offering in each and every market. H&M offers collections that are wideranging...
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...Anlægsbeskrivelseside 6 Oversigtstegning side 6 Enstregstegningside 7 Dimensioneringside 7 Spændingsfald side 8 Ik maksimumside 9 Ik minimumside 10 Varmetab side 11 Anlægsbeskrivelse Trykker man på start knappen(s3), så trækker Q1 – tænder motor1 og indikerings-/driftslampe 1 lyser. K1 får signal og 10 sek. efter trækker den Q2, K2, Q3 og Q4 der starter motor2 som stjerne/trekant start. Når motor2 kører lyser indikerings-/driftslampe 2. Ved tryk på stop kontakten(s2) stopper begge motorer, og ved tryk på nødstop lukker al strømmen i selve styretavlen. Hvis termorelæet på Q1/ Q4 får termisk udkobling lyser indikeringslampe 3/4 Oversigtstegning Enstregstegning Dimensionering S1 14,3+10=24,3A samtidighedsfaktor på 0,7 = 24,3*0,7 = 17,01A = 25A sikring. 17,01A≤25A≤36A ~ 6mm2 S2: 14,3A≤ 16A≤21A ~ 2,5mm2 BG = 14,3/21 = 68% S3: 6,2A≤15,2A ~ 1,5mm2 Kb ((K*S/I)² = ((115*1,5)/140,11)² = 1,52 sek. Tid sikring = 0,11 sek 1,52>0.11 sek OK ! S4: 6,2A≤10,4A ~ 0,75mm2 (43c)Kb 0,75 ~ 20A≥16A OK ! S5: 3,6A≤15,2A ~ 1,5mm2 Kb ((K*S/I)² = ((115*1,5)/140,11)² = 1,52 sek. Tid sikring = 0,11 sek 1,52≥0.11 sek OK ! S6: 3,6A≤10,4A ~ 0,75mm2 (43c)Kb 0,75 ~ 20A≥16A OK ! S7: 10A≤15A ~ 1,5mm2 BG 10/15 = 66% S8: 10A<15A ~ 1,5mm2 BG 10/15 = 66% Spændingsfald ΔUS1 = (24,3*0,0175*20*√3/6) = 2,45V i% 2,45*100/400 = 0,61% ΔUS2 = (14,3*0,0175*25*√3/2,5) = 4,33V i% 4,33*100/400 = 1,08% ΔUS3 = (6,2*0,0175*10*2/1,5)...
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...Fall 13 Fall 13 Professor Bee Lin Yeo Professor Bee Lin Yeo Individual Assignment Part II Tiffany Ling-Vannerus MANAGERIAL FINANCE Individual Assignment Part II Tiffany Ling-Vannerus MANAGERIAL FINANCE 08 Fall 08 Fall Table of Contents RNB and the changing market 3 Sustainability issues in focus 4 Sales and Earnings 4 Financial Structure 5 Financial risks 6 Strategic and operational risks 6 Third Quarter, March 1, 2013 – May 31, 2013 6 Outlook 7 It has been an eventful but challenging year for RNB as the market has been characterized by increasing competition from e-commerce players and a continued weak market trend. They managed to secure the Group’s financial platform through a rights issue in the spring, while renegotiating the terms of their loans. Concurrently, they have continued their intensive restructuring efforts. This work has resulted in the sale of Kosta, and the closure of the Sisters concept has been initiated. However, the major activity has been the strategic review of the business concept in JC. RNB and the changing market Market conditions during the fiscal year 2012/2013 got even tougher with relatively weak consumer confidence and negative growth for the third consecutive year in comparable stores, with increasingly aggressive offers from e-commerce players, with segment substitution between the sportswear and clothing trade, combined with excessive product supply that is aggressively fighting over shrinking demand...
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...Tugas Mata Kuliah Media dan Gender Nama : Irma Ratri Mahanani No. Mhs : 10531092 / pjik' 13 Falosentrisme pada novel Ayu Utami NOVEL Ayu Utami, Saman (1998) dan Larung (2001), sering disebut sebagai contoh karya dengan ciri “keterbukaan baru” dalam membicarakan seksualitas. Pada bagian-bagian novel yang menceritakan keempat tokoh perempuan-Shakuntala, Laila, Yasmin, dan Cok-seks menjadi tema utama. Perilaku seksual yang diceritakan hampir sepenuhnya bertentangan dengan norma masyarakat (Indonesia), dalam arti bukanlah hubungan heteroseksual yang disahkan oleh surat nikah. SHAKUNTALA memiliki kecenderungan biseksual, Laila jatuh cinta pada seorang laki-laki yang sudah menikah tapi akhirnya berhubungan seks dengan Shakuntala, Yasmin mengkhianati suaminya dengan sekaligus “memurtadkan” seorang pastor, lalu mewujudkan fantasi sadomasokisnya dengan bekas pastor tersebut, dan Cok gemar berganti-ganti pasangan. Kiranya tidak salah menyimpulkan dalam kedua novel tersebut, seksualitas direpresentasikan dengan cara provokatif. Representasi perilaku dan orientasi seksual yang demikian beragam dan gugatan terhadap stereotip perempuan yang pasif dengan mudah dapat membawa kita pada kesimpulan bahwa novel Ayu Utami jauh dari nilai heteronormatif dan falosentris, atau bahwa Ayu berhasil menciptakan representasi seksualitas yang berbeda (“lebih perempuan”) daripada yang kita kenal selama ini (di Indonesia). Apalagi ide-ide yang diungkapkan tampak...
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...stille og roligt ned. Øv nogle gange til I har lært teknikken. Sørg for at vandet falder til ro og at I presser træpladen ned i vandet på samme måde hver gang. 3. Mål afstanden fra træpladen til den anden ende af balje. Indfør afstanden i tabel 1. 4. Øv jer i et par gange at måle tiden fra pladen presses ned til bølgen slår mod baljens kant. Tabel 1. Tsunami-forsøg | Vand-dybde | ”Rejselængde”forbølgen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Gennem-snitstid(sek.) | Bølge-hastighed(cm/sek.) | 3 cm | 95 cm | 1,70 | 1,46 | 1,31 | 1,33 | 1,36 | 1,43 | 1,41 | 1,28 | 1,48 | 1,40 | 1,416 sek. | 2,11864407 | 2 cm | 95 cm | 1,65 | 1,55 | 1,85 | 1,68 | 1,85 | 1,66 | 1,55 | 1,58 | 1,78 | 1,60 | 1,675 sek. | 1,10402985 | 1 cm | 95 cm | 2,30 | 2,18 | 2,10 | 2,16 | 1,96 | 2,15 | 1,81 | 1,96 | 2,30 | 2,25 | 2,117 sek. | 0.47236655644 | 5. Udfyld tabel 1. 6. Udregn den gennemsnitlige tid på baggrund af de ti forsøg. Bølgens hastighed i cm/sek beregnes: Hastighed = cm/sek. Indfør resultaterne i tabel 1. 7. Formuler en hypotese: Hvad sker der med bølgehastigheden, når dybden bliver mindre? Vores hypotese: Bølgehastigheden falder, altså den bliver langsommere. 8. Foretag det samme eksperiment med ”havdybderne” 2 cm og 1 cm. Udfyld tabel 1. 9. Sammenlign...
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...Home > College Guide > College Essays > Teen Pregnancy—A Social Issue Teen Pregnancy—A Social Issue Custom User AvatarBy Official_DKW, Ypsilanti, MI More by this author Email me when Official_DKW contributes work After researching various statistics, I found that premarital pregnancy is quite prevalent in teenagers throughout the world. Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face when it interrupts school or other plans. It can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear, and it may appear that you will crumble under pressures in your environment. The stress of how one would break the news to their parents might be even greater, and finding help may seem an impossible task. People might think that they can help others, or one might be too embarrassed to search for help. For the most part, when one sees teenagers raising children, we often think that the teen has been raped or is too mature for their age. For this reason, some totally miss the issues that one must have been exposed to in their society, the society of their home, community, school. There are many viewpoints as to why teenage females are having so many children out of wedlock. However, the facts are obvious—teenaged females are highly influenced by many social issues, but those with the lack of strong parental guidance, sex education, and positive mass media are more likely to have a premarital pregnancy. As one travels the globe, they will...
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...leverage – the ratio of debt to capital – very low. By doing this, they had a credit rating of A- from rating agency S&P (see Exhibit 1 for data on ratings). In September 2005, Lars Dahlgren, CFO of Swedish Match, is considering a radical proposal. By issuing new bonds for a total of 4 billion SEK, and repurchasing shares with this money, he wants to increase the firm’s leverage. Yet Dahlgren understood that the board would raise several concerns about the proposal. In this paper, the pros and cons of this new financial policy will be addressed, based on arguments and calculations. One of the reasons Dahlgren wants to propose this new financial policy, is to reduce its annual tax payments. His expectation is that the tax savings from this transaction will boost the stock price and benefit shareholders. For a 4 billion SEK recapitalization, Swedish Match has to pay 180 million SEK interest in the next year. Since the corporate tax rate on income is 28%, Swedish Match will reduce its annual tax payments by 50.4 million SEK. The value of this interest tax shield is 1,12 billion SEK (28%*4 billion recapitalization), so the market value of the firm’s assets will rise by 1,12 billion SEK. As shown in Exhibit 2, the ratio of debt to equity changes radically, but the book value of the assets remains the same. However, the market value of the company’s assets does change (as shown in Exhibit 3)....
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...MASALAH GEJALA SOSIAL Antara gejala sosial yang berlaku dalam kalangan remaja adalah ponteng sekolah dan kelas, merosakkan harta benda sekolah dan awam, merokok, mencuri, buli, gangsterisme, penyalahgunaan dadah, rempit, pergaulan bebas, melihat atau menonton bahan lucah, seks luar nikah, pelacuran, pembuangan bayi dan telah sampai ke peringkat membunuh. Di samping itu terdapat juga gejala sosial dalam aspek meninggalkan atau tidak memahami ajaran agama seperti tidak solat, tidak berpuasa, tidak tahu mengangkat hadas besar, tidak tahu membaca al-Quran dan sebagainya. A. Latar Belakang Gejala Sosial di Malaysia Pada tahun 1960-an, negara dikatakan masih baru menerima kemerdekaan dan isu-isu sosial remaja sangat jarang diperkatakan. Namun, perhimpunan golongan “hipi” di Woodstock, Amerika Syarikat sekitar tahun 1969 secara tidak langsung memulakan satu lembaran baru dalam episod kehidupan remaja di Malaysia dan isu pergolakan sosial remaja mula muncul di negara ini pada tahun tersebut. Pengaliran budaya tersebut ke negara ini telah memberi impak yang negatif kepada masyarakat Malaysia kerana kehidupan mereka sering kali dikaitkan dengan masalah dadah. Ini disebabkan pengikut budaya “hipi” dan penagihan dadah dikatakan agak sinonim kemunculan kumpulan muzik yang memuja dadah dalam nyanyian mereka seperti Rolling Stone merangsangkan lagi pertumbuhan masalah dadah di kalangan remaja di Malaysia. Malah, salah satu nama simbolik untuk dadah yang selalu digunakan oleh remaja...
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...Swedish Match Case 1. The company will save 4.5%×4,000,000,000×28%= SEK 50,400,000 annually. We assume the debt Swedish Match issues is a 10-year maturity coupon bond as the average BBB corporate bond (the CFO believes Swedish Match will receive a BBB+ rating) with the yield closest to that of Swedish Match’s debt is the 10-year maturity. Moreover, we do not assume that this debt will be refinanced into perpetuity because the financing decisions of Swedish Match are clearly dynamic - the board will only decide on the issuance of this one bond as the upcoming board meeting, not whether the fixed debt level will be maintained through refinancing once the proposed bond reaches maturity. Thus the value of the tax shield represents a 10-year annuity. Lastly, we assume the risk of the tax shield is equivalent to that of the debt because we are estimating the value of the tax shield of a fixed dollar value level of debt (as opposed to a level of debt that is a fixed percentage of Swedish Match’s enterprise value). Hence the discount rate for the annuity is the 4.5% yield to maturity of the debt. Value of Tax Shield = 2. Post-Recap, Swedish Match will have an additional SEK 4 billion in debt and have SEK 4.5 billion less in book value equity. The pre and post recap balance sheets as of 2004 are shown below. Balance Sheet | Pre-Recap | Post-Recap | | Cash & Short Term Investments | $3,002 | $3,002 | | Current Assets | $4,884 | $4,884 | | PP&E | $2...
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...Zach Savidge [Ying Jiang] Hugo Ou [Gabriel La Spada] ECO 363 4/13/2014 Swedish Match Case 1. The company will save 4.5%×4,000,000,000×28%= SEK 50,400,000 annually. We assume the debt Swedish Match issues is a 10-year maturity coupon bond as the average BBB corporate bond (the CFO believes Swedish Match will receive a BBB+ rating) with the yield closest to that of Swedish Match’s debt is the 10-year maturity. Moreover, we do not assume that this debt will be refinanced into perpetuity because the financing decisions of Swedish Match are clearly dynamic - the board will only decide on the issuance of this one bond as the upcoming board meeting, not whether the fixed debt level will be maintained through refinancing once the proposed bond reaches maturity. Thus the value of the tax shield represents a 10-year annuity. Lastly, we assume the risk of the tax shield is equivalent to that of the debt because we are estimating the value of the tax shield of a fixed dollar value level of debt (as opposed to a level of debt that is a fixed percentage of Swedish Match’s enterprise value). Hence the discount rate for the annuity is the 4.5% yield to maturity of the debt. Value of Tax Shield = 2. Post-Recap, Swedish Match will have an additional SEK 4 billion in debt and have SEK 4.5 billion less in book value equity. The pre and post recap balance sheets as of 2004 are shown below. Balance Sheet | Pre-Recap | Post-Recap | | Cash & Short Term Investments |...
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...5 Reasons why you should masturbate Given our busy schedules, perhaps the time has come to enjoy solo sex. Remember, 94% men and 89% women still masturbate on a regular basis. Masturbation doesn't cause any harm to your body until and unless you over do it. Here, we give you five reasons why you should masturbate. Masturbation is healthy: Masturbation is one of the best ways to stay healthy and has many health benefits. It can cure diseases like insomnia, stress, anxiety, menstrual cramp, depression, and it can even stimulate your immune system. Some researchers say it's also a form of exercise; it can burn a few calories even though it can't match up to gym workout. It feels really good: Fantasies make masturbating so much fun. So, fantasize about having sex with celebrities, porn stars, strangers and what have you. By masturbating, you can have one of the greatest orgasms of your life. Masturbation is safe: What's the only 100% safe form of sex? It's masturbation. You don't need to worry about getting pregnant or getting an STD. Unlike sex, masturbation is free of cost. It's your own body, do whatever you want. Masturbation is natural: Masturbation is normal, and it's a natural act. It is a common form of autoeroticism. Forget the myths and misconceptions regarding masturbation. It will never lead to infertility, sexual weakness or loss of libido. Even animals like monkeys, dogs, and cats masturbate. Masturbation improves sexual relationship: You can learn many things from...
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