On September 28, 2006, Ukrainian government introduced licensing of grain exports, which was afterwards replaced with a quota system. The paper adopts the partial equilibrium analysis for empirical evaluation of the effect of export quotas and taxes with 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% rates under the assumption of a "small" county case. For this purpose the paper provides the required domestic demand and supply, and import demand elasticities. On the basis of the estimated price elasticities a quantitative estimation is conducted on the welfare effects of wheat producers ...

Have you ever dreamed of being on stage and speaking to a primed and eager audience excited to receive your content? Or maybe you are like the millions of people around the world who are terrified to speak. Either way, you have a story to tell and people need to hear it. Sean Tyler will teach you how to prepare yourself, engage your audience, and connect with a group of any size. Sean Tyler addresses the technical aspects of public speaking like how to prepare a room,how to engage your audience before and during your talk.

The English ballad "The Gest of Robyn Hood" is the single most important source for the Robin Hood legend. This study uses the latest resources and techniques to reconstruct the text and interpret its occasionally obscure language; looks at its place among the ballads and metrical romances of the period; and explores the historical context of the Robin Hood of legend.

Although brothers, Edward and Thomas are two very different characters. Thomas is the responsible, churchgoing family man while Edward is the black sheep; selfish, hedonistic and craving excitement. Betraying both his wife, Gladys, and his mistress, Evelyn, who bears his illegitimate child, he settles for a time with Marcella, a London night club singer. But he wanted more. Some dubious second hand car deals eventually lead to a court appearance and three years in Wakefield Prison. His behaviour rocks the world of his hardworking Catholic family, scandalising ...

Solomon Buckpitt's desperate family circumstances lead him to signing on as cabin boy on Delaware Belle, a packet ship plying between Plymouth and New York. As he becomes a man, he spends many spare hours reading the works of James Fenimore Cooper's tales of the Wild West and gradually pines for adventures past the confines of shipboard life. Curiosity becomes obsession and the lands beyond the Belle's ports of call beckon until he must follow. Solomon signs off from Delaware Belle in New York and begins walking westwards towards the Oregon Trail, seeking ...

ZnO is one of the most important members of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) materials. ZnO forms a technologically important class of material, exhibiting exceptional UV attenuation characteristics, blocking 95% of all UV radiation.Since the bandgap of ZnO is well above the visible region, prepared film are electrically conductive, which is leading to application for transparent p-n junction devices. ZnO naturally shows n-type conductivity due to a large number of native defects, such as oxygen vacancies and zinc interstitials, which leads to difficulty ...

The Pursuit of Sustainability: Creating Business Value through Strategic Leadership, Holistic Perspectives, and Exceptional Performance focuses on the hierarchical levels of sustainability, strategic leadership, holistic perspectives, strategic and financial performance. It also focuses on management constructs for developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions to the exciting opportunities and daunting challenges facing strategic leaders. It discusses the requisite strategic thinking, methods, techniques, and practices for examining, understanding, and ...

A Skillfully Crafted, Page-Turning, Mystery Thriller... This third exciting installment of JP O'Donnell's popular "Gallagher Series" finds our hero facing a uniquely emotional challenge. The shocking disappearance of Gallagher's ex-wife, Kate, whose past includes a secret that she has never revealed to him, ignites a desperate search to find her. Kate's secret and her mysterious disappearance make Gallagher realize that not only is her life in danger but that he loves her more than ever. Gallagher's journey uncovers an intricate web of crime in which Kate ...