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The research and analysis of lithuanian real estate market and possible overheat in light of covid-19 pandemic.
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to analyse real estate market and various theories of the price bubbles, find the main elements that influence real estate prices and review Lithuanian real estate market situation in the light of COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this, six goals were raised: 1) analyse the main economic and price bubbles theories 2) review real estate market crashes around the world 3) identify if economic factors affect real estate market prices in Lithuania 4) determine whether psychological factors impact real estate market prices 5) research COVID-19 impact to real estate market 6) find out if the Lithuanian real estate market is overheating. Regressive analysis was created and tested using EVIEWS program, this helped to determine what statistical data has the largest impact on real estate prices. An online survey was created and shared with experts that work in the real estate market to determine subjective reasons that affect the market and prices. To test the impact of COVID-19 on real estate market a newest data research was conducted. Regression model was proven to be reliable and showed that half of the real estate market price changes are related to fundamental data. The online survey has showed that optimism and impatience are the key psychological factors that affect real estate prices. Research of the newest statistical data has showed that the real estate market is changing in the face of the pandemic. This paper confirms that in order to fully understand the real estate market and price bubbles fundamental and subjective data needs to be evaluated. Results of this research paper can be published with the approval of the author
Marius von Mayenburg and Roland Schimmelpfennig
No full textRoland Schimmelpfennig and Marius von Mayenburg represent a new generation of playwrights to emerge in the German-speaking countries in the late 1990s; other prominent protagonists include Falk Richter, Lukas Bärfuss and Kathrin Röggla, as well as Dea Loher and Sibylle Berg. In this chapter, the author clearly shares some of their approaches, as both revisit and reinvent key conventional dramatic mechanisms, yet from a postdramatic horizon. Fireface, mapped out key themes as well as the (European middle-class) universe that keeps appearing in Mayenburg’s work in a variety of permutations. In Der Hässliche, premiered at Schaubühne Berlin in January 2007, Marius von Mayenburg plays a scathing game with postmodern ideas of the ‘performativity’ of subjectivity and contingency of identity. These academic ideas, in the context of neoliberal capitalism, contribute to an all-encompassing commodification of individuality. In fact, all of Marius von Mayenburg’s plays transcend the hyper-realities of his scenarios into grotesque exposures of absurdities of middle-class life under global capitalism
Biblical connotations in Marius von Mayenburgʼs plays
No full textMarius von Mayenburgʼs plays provide a critique of contemporary society, which is replete with violence and conformity. The playwright refers to the so‑called ‘new realism,’ and also incorporates elements of the post‑dramatic theatre. Biblical motifs in contemporary literature, including German literature, have recently lost their popularity; however, they have not disappeared altogether. They continue to be a source of inspiration for artists across various domains. Marius von Mayenburg is no exception, as he fearlessly incorporates and reinterprets these motifs, harnessing their universal messages in his plays. This paper aims to trace biblical motifs and determine their function in three well‑known plays by the author: Parasiten, Märtyrer and Mars
Currency risk management in the investment fund.
No full textRecently one could spot an obvious transformation of the Lithuanian capital market associated with the growth of individual investors in it. However, only few of them manage to make a fortune with trading in the long run. That’s why professional investment management becomes more and more popular. At the moment investment funds are the fastest developing branch in investment management sector. Investment funds are accumulating money and this helps them to increase capitalization. More and more people believe in investment funds future and that’s why management quality question become important. In order to have good investment management practice different risks have to be in mind. One of the major risk that occurs in investments is foreign exchange risk that is researched in this work. In this work there are researched theoretical principles of foreign exchange risk management by applying them to really working investment fund “JT Baltic equity fund II”. Problem analysis: in this part there is revised the existence of foreign exchange risk in investment funds that are managed in Lithuania. The demand for risk management is revealed. There are also revealed the most important dimensions or further analysis, based on the up-to-date researches of Lithuania and foreign scientists and supervisory bodies. Research methodology: in this part of the work there are analyzed the theoretical principles of foreign exchange risk management. The risk is analyzed in three different dimensions: trade, accounting and operating foreign exchange risk. These risk management solutions are systematized in such a way that it would be possible to implement their consistent algorithm when exercising foreign exchange risk management programs in investment funds. The research and their results: in order to use practically the gathered theoretical information about foreign exchange risk management the research of really working investment fund was made. The research showed that foreign exchange risk exists in the fund and it increases when investment in foreign countries are being made. After research there was made a conclusion that derivative – option – is a good instrument for exchange risk management. Conclusions and recommendations: in this part we draw the conclusions from the entire work starting with the problem analysis and ending with the research results and also provide the recommendations. The work contains 72 pages, 11 tables and 20 pictures
Effective planning for internal audit.
No full textThe purpose of this thesis is to find a way to effectively plan for internal audit. Conditions necessary for effective planning are formulated by using analysis of scientific literature. In second part author suggests a model for effective internal audit planning. In third part model is applied and analyzed using a case study
TO PUBLISH A DENIGRATING VOLUME DURING THE COMMUNIST REGIME: AFTER FIFTY YEARS, AUTHOR: MARIUS MIRCU
Get PDFInnovative ideas were seldom appreciated by the communist dictatorial regime, all the more so as they were a critique of the system. The idealism of the romantic period of communism, when some of those who suffered in previous eras joined the beliefs promoted by politicians, was radically transformed when the true intentions came to light. Isolated in the circle of the loved ones, one of the few places where he could express his true thoughts and feelings, Marius Mircu took refuge in writing, believing that irony and satire, the weapons of literature he mastered so well, would help him mask the true meaning of his words from the volume După cincizeci de ani [After Fifty Years]. The purpose of our study is to illustrate his efforts to publish this volume during the communist period, the reactions of the state authorities, and the actions taken against the author
Daniel 9 as part of an apocalyptic book?
Get PDFDaniel 9 relates how Daniel studies the Hebrew Holy Scriptures and finds the prophecy of Jeremiah that Jerusalem will lie desolate for seventy years. He reacts by devoting himself to prayer and fasting in order to remind God of this promise of restoring his people. The better part of the chapter is dedicated to the contents of his prayer. During the prayer, the man, Gabriel, appears with the intent to give Daniel an understanding of the meaning of the seventy years, which is the measure of the punishment of Israel�s transgression and sin and which will end with eternal righteousness, when the Holy of Holies will be anointed. The Book of Daniel consists of two sections: the tales of the first six chapters and the visions of the last six chapters. This article asked the question: what role does Daniel 9 play as a part of the apocalyptic section of the book? Is Daniel�s prayer and Gabriel�s revelation apocalyptically conditioned? Why did the author or compiler include it in the book and, especially, in the second, apocalyptic section of the book? The conclusion of this article was that Daniel 9 was placed intentionally by the compiler in the latter half of the book because of the revelation about the seventy weeks, which is in line with the last three chapters� indication of the end times and Israel�s elevation to become the ruler of the earth. Several arguments were formulated to support this conclusion.</span
Pentecostal hermeneutical considerations about women in ministry
Get PDFAt first, the Pentecostal movement made no distinction between genders in the ministry. Anyone anointed by the Spirit was allowed to minister, whether to pray for the sick, testify about an encounter with God, preach or teach. The emphasis was not on the person of the one ministering, but on the Spirit equipping and empowering the person. Due to Pentecostals' upward mobility and alliance with evangelicals in order to receive the approval of the society and government since the 1940s, women's contribution to the ministry faded until in the 1970s some Pentecostals with an academic background started debating about Pentecostal hermeneutics; questioning also the omission of women from ministry. Although many Pentecostals still read the Bible in a fundamentalist manner, the article proposes a hermeneutical strategy-in accordance with the way early Pentecostals interpreted the Bible-that moves from the experience with the Spirit to the Bible, allowing one to experience the confusion and conflict necessarily associated with contradictory statements found in the Bible about issues such as women in the ministry. While the author agrees it is important that discrimination against women in the church should cease, the purpose of the article is not primarily to discuss this discrimination; it is rather to show how a movement's hermeneutical viewpoint and considerations can cause the movement to change its stance about an important issue such as women in ministry
History of Medicine #25: Race: a history of a bad idea
No full textUpstream, the BAME Action Group and the Working Group on the History of Race and Eugenics are pleased to invite you to a book launch: Historicizing Race by Marius Turda and Maria Sophie Quine (Bloomsbury, 2018). Co-author Marius Turda will introduce the book and read a few extracts. In response Sasha Coutinho, International Relations and Business Management, and Graham van Wyk, OBI, will reflect on the contribution the book makes in understanding the idea of “race” and its implications today. The event will be chaired by Syed Imam, History. We invite you to participate in what will be a lively discussion of the idea of “race” across history, and which unfortunately, is still making history! "To be black was to confront, and to be forced to alter, a condition forged in history. To be white was to be forced to digest a delusion called white supremacy", James Baldwin, ‘Dark days’ 198
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