Background Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ Mary Linn‚ the vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating the purchase of a new capsize carrier for a three years lease proposed by a motivated customer. The leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet met the customer’s requirements. In addition‚ this proposed contract is only for three years. Therefore
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Arctic wolves By: walter smith A wolf pack is usually a family group five to eight animals‚ is likely to be the oldest‚ largest‚ and strongest wolves in the pack.How are wolves so good at smell blood for miles away? The arctic wolf is interesting because of where it lives‚ how it survives‚ and how it is impacted by humans. Arctic wolves lives in the Arctic‚ the region is located above 67° north latitude. The land is covered a lot of snow and ice for most
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Ocean Acidification | October 29 2011 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Environmental Chemistry | Table of Contents Appendix 4 Appendix 1 5 Appendix 2 5 Appendix 3 5 Appendix 4 5 Appendix 5 5 Appendix 6 5 The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has risen from
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Svilanovic 9F Artic Wolf The Arctic Wolf (canis lupus arctos) is a subspecies of the broader Gray Wolf family (canis lupus)‚ and inhabits the Canadian Arctic‚ as well as the northern coast of Greenland‚ roughly upwards of 70 ͦNorth latitude. The arctic wolf’s primary biomes are the arctic & alpine tundra‚ the taiga‚ and the alpine biome. Contrary to popular belief regarding its harsh habitat and the much-publicized climate change‚ the endangerment status of the arctic wolf is listed as “Least Concern”
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Sea Pollution The pollution of the ocean is rapidly becoming a crucial problem on Earth. The major causes of sea pollution are oil spills‚ toxic waste‚ and dumping of other harmful materials into the ocean. This pollution will directly affect the living organisms in the ocean and indirectly affect human’s health and resources. We‚ as humans‚ should learn more about these in order to have the knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. Oil spill is perhaps the most publicly acknowledged
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Financial Management Read ‘Ocean Carriers’ and answer the following questions: Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1. Do you expect daily spot rate to increase or decrease next year? - The expected daily hire rates drives the daily spot rates higher. So we are expecting the higher daily spot rates under higher expected daily hire rates. 2. What factors drive average daily hire rates? - Demand in iron ore shipments‚ - World economy‚ strong economy in western countries will raise
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literature. The proliferation of knowledge around the prevalence of arctic hysteria among Native Inuhuit of Northwestern Greenland‚ led to a massive rise in psychoanalytical literature‚ monographs‚ and scientific hypotheses. This illness continues to perplex researchers to this day‚ the striking feature of this mystery is that it only occurs among indigenous women residing in circumpolar regions. The term “pibloktoq”‚ was translated as arctic hysteria through the cultural perspectives
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Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five metres high were reported in all parts of the country. The force of the waves caused widespread infrastructure
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1. The client acceptance process can be quite complex. Discuss five procedures an auditor should perform in determining whether to accept a client. Which of these five are required by auditing standards and identify the applicable standards? 1. Obtain an understanding of the client ’s business and operations. Consideration should be given to reading available financial information regarding the prospective client such as annual reports‚ registration statements‚ Forms 10-K‚ other reports to regulatory
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Assignment 1: Ocean Carriers Refer to the HBS case “Ocean Carriers” and answer the questions below. Each student must turn in a hardcopy of her/his solution and answers in class at the start of the week-4 lecture. She/he must also up-load a softcopy of her/his solution spreadsheet on LMES by then‚ too. Note: You should complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 7 & 8) before attempting this case. In particular‚ you need to study the Baldwin Case first (Chapter 8.2 + material on LMES)
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