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    different countries and how they are paid. In the Philippines, taxes can be grouped to national taxes and local taxes. National taxes are those based on the Tax Reform Act of 1997 also known as the Republic Act No. 8424. The Tariff and Custom Code of the Philippines which levied the import and export tariffs (Republic Act No. 1937) may be considered as a national government tax. Under this group, we have the capital gain tax, documentary stamp tax, donor’s tax, estate tax, income tax, percentage tax, value

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    The Case of Taybeh Beer

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    sophisticated and educated beer drinkers. -Diversified market segments: ensuring the lack of dependency on one particular market. - The First Microbrewery in the Middle East. Being a first mover helps with success. - Hand- crafted natural alcoholic beer that complies with German purity laws. - Family owned microbrewery with focused owners and a good reputation - Produced in small batches to ensure premium

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    Wine health benefits compared to drinkers of beer and spirits Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients Noun An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. | | | Verb Entertain someone by offering them drinks or a meal: "lavishly wined and dined". | | | Synonyms vintage | | the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties

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    cultures and languages. Sri Lanka was colonised by British, until 1948, for more than 200 years. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during the period of British regime. Later, it became an independent nation and, in 1978, Ceylon became a democratic socialist republic of Sri Lanka. Before the arrival of British, Portuguese and Dutch ruled several parts of the Sri Lanka and almost 900 years ago, Arabs came to do business in the Island. In the past, as an Island, It was easy for international traders to arrive to

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    Introduction During colonization of the Americas from the 1500’s through the 1700’s, major European kingdoms with strong ships got to permanently settle this “New World” with their own people and the slaves that they bought from their West African trade partners. The Europeans used a lot of the Americas’ natural resources as raw materials to make expensive goods with. The Native Americans, who were the descendants of Asians that crossed the old land bridges, however were getting displaced from

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    to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, therefore, passports are not needed when traveling to and from the island. It is located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and sits east of the Dominican Republic and West if the U.S. Virgin Islands. Spanish is the primary language in Puerto Rico, however, most Puerto Ricans almost speak English. These two languages are both official languages of Puerto Rico. In fact, Puerto Rico actually translates into Rich

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    Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the USSR which stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Stalin changed the Soviet Union from a poor society to an industrial and military superpower. Overall, Joseph Stalin’s main goal was to become the most powerful leader in the world. One major event that came upon Stalin was the Cold War. I believe Joseph Stalin wanted the Cold War because this war could give Stalin the power he needed to achieve his goal and essentially take over the world. He wasn’t

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    Let take a look at some of the compromises and challenges the Founding Fathers had to overcome when they set out to rewrite the American Constitution. The government built upon the Articles of Confederation was failing and change was needed. The American Constitution would not have been adopted without compromise over very difficult topics such as slavery, size and structure of government, taxation, elections, and governing responsibilities. The Federal and States balance of authority and division

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    Political Ideology and Other Factors Leading to the Holocaust & WWII Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 Political Ideology………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………3 Government Economies Fascism……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………5 Socially Economical Origin Nazism……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………6 Economically Socially Foreign Influences and the Military Time Line of Key Events Leading to the Holocaust………………………………………………

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    Josh Mcdowell

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    Christianity. * Born August 17, 1939 in Union City, Michigan with the given name Joslin, now he obviously goes by Josh and lives in California. * He was 1 of 5 kids born to Wilmot McDowell. * Struggled with low self-esteem as a result of an alcoholic and abusive father. * After being sexually abused by a hired farm hand from the ages of 6 to 13, he enlisted in the Air National Guard. * He was discharged after a head injury and then turned towards his college education plans Slide

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