1. Above board On or above the deck‚ in plain view‚ not hiding anything. 2. Above-water hull The hull section of a vessel above the waterline‚ the visible part of a ship. Also‚ topsides. 3. Act of Pardon or Act of Grace A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer. Also see Letter of marque. 4. Abaft Toward the stern‚ relative to some object ("abaft the fore hatch"). 5. Abaft the beam Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees
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Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management‚ BTH Outward FDI and Trade Performance: An Indication from Sweden Perspective Master Thesis in Business Administration Spring Term April 13th 2007 Supervisor: Anders Hederstierna Proponent: Mohammad T. Hasan School of Management‚ BTH Outward FDI and Trade Performance: An Indication from Sweden Perspective Abstract: In the global world FDI is the most prominent economic development factor for the growth of home and host countries
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ACADEMIC PAPERS Nostalgic bonding: Exploring the role of nostalgia in the consumption experience Received in revised form. Morris B. Holbrook is the W. T. Dillard Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University‚ New York‚ USA. He graduated from Harvard College (1965) and received his MBA (1967) and PhD (1975) degrees from Columbia University. Since 1975‚ he has taught courses at the Columbia Business School and has conducted research covering a wide variety
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TAX INCENTIVES Alex Easson and Eric M. Zolt* OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................1 I. THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST TAX INCENTIVES..........................................6 A. Convention Wisdom ............................................................................................6 B. Advantages of Tax Incentives..............................................................................9 C. Disadvantages
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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE 50 YEAR RULE UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW IN UGANDA BY ASHABA-AHEBWA MARK 109-053011-03106 SUPERVISOR MR.OKWENYE TONNY SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A BACHELORS DEGREE OF LAWS (LL.B) AT THE FACULTY OF LAW IN THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF UGANDA MBALE MAIN CAMPUS. MARCH 2012 When he was a little boy his uncle called him “Sparky”‚ after a comic-strip horse named Spark Plug. School was all but impossible for Sparky. He failed every
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0. INTRODUCTION More than half the world ’s population lives in areas that are classified as urban. In developing countries‚ a substantial and growing proportion lives in or around metropolitan areas and large cities‚ including the zone termed the ’peri-urban interface ’‚ where their livelihoods depend to some extent on natural resources such as land for food‚ water and fuel‚ and space for living. The population pressure means that resources in such zones are often overexploited
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P O L I C Y R E S E A RC H W O R K I N G P A PE R How Foreign Investment Affects Host Countries 1745 Foreign direct investment may promote economic development by helping to improve productivity Magnus Blomström Ari Kokko growth and exports in the multinationals’ host countries. But the exact nature of the relationship between foreign multinational corporations and their host economies seems to vary between industries and countries. The World Bank International Economics Department International
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ABSTRACT There have been major changes which are witnessed in the world and at the centre is the ever changing phase of technology‚ like advances in the way people communicate‚ do businesses‚ exchange of information. At the heart of all this lies the World Wide Web and the same has revolutionised the way people are communicating and transferring the data and information. The best part about being that there exists no single entity or person who owns the World Wide Web some organizations and other
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Geo HL Extension Compilation Measuring Global Interactions Define Globalisation The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows‚ and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology Global participation Describe and evaluate globalization indices: KOF index‚ as a measure of global interaction. Describe how the globalization index may be represented
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Transport Logistics SHARED SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES « ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Transport Logistics SHARED SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960‚ and which came into force on 30th September 1961‚ the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: – to achieve the highest sustainable
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