The Gulf oil spill exploded on April 20th‚ 2010. It is known as the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. 11 people died along with the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil pipe was leaking oil 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana and was estimated of leaking 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. The well was located 5‚000 feet beneath the ocean surface. It took them 87 days to finally cap the well. At that point the damage had already been done. Oil reached the shores of Alabama‚
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ADVANCED TAXATION Estate and Gift Tax I Alan Davis CHINESE PROVERB: “Tell me‚ I’ll forget. Show me‚ I may remember. But involve me and I’ll understand.”1 "To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish”2 “One who talks does not know‚ one who knows does not speak.”3 SPECIAL TAX RATE FOR DIVIDENDS - The great tax debate of 2003 concerned the taxation of dividends. Prior to 2003‚ dividends were given no special treatment in the law. Conservatives argued
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Gulf Oil Corporation Time lag in reserve use Barrels 3‚038 725 2‚313 End of 1983‚ Gulf reserves (Ex 3) less projected expropriations Estimated reserves 1983 production of 290 barrels suggests it takes about 8 years (2‚313/290) to produce discovered oil. We’ll thus use an eight-year cycle. Gulf Oil Corporation 4 What is Gulf worth? To assess their value we proceed as follows. 1. Identify key assumptions. Finding cost per barrel E&D outlays usually take a year to produce reserves
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List Price Information in the Negotiation of Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Is Silence Golden. Author / authors of the article < DEAN. Gatzlaff >; < PENG‚ Liu > … Publishing year 2013 Review / Journal The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics Volume‚ Number < 47 > Pages ISSN / ISBN < 1573-045X > Abstract We examine the use (and non-use) of list price information in the process of marketing commercial real estate. While housing market research suggests that list prices
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English 101 Gulf Shores Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me‚ Gulf Shores is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there‚ all of my obligations are suddenly erased. The familiar smells‚ beautiful sights‚ and soothing sounds of beach make it remain my favorie place to be. The most notable sight is the ocean‚ which is miles
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The film The Fifth Estate is a prime example of how communication technologies can impact individuals‚ groups and institutions. The film focuses on the Wikileaks saga that occurred between 2008 and 2011. To assess how communication technologies can impact individuals‚ groups and institutions the following will be discussed: What the Wikileaks site is about‚ How the wiki leaks issue impacted individuals and institutions‚ How technology advances have impacted the way we communicate and how the Wikileaks
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piracy in the Gulf of Aden Iran’s navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even
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------------------------------------------------- Group Project: Emmar Properties in Dubai‚ UAE (ENGG938) Engineering Economics Dr. Raid Al Amour Summer 2011 By: Ayman ElHalabi ID # 3162758 Fadi Deratani ID # 2462540 Mohammed Al Khanji ID # 3741242 Mohammad Nabil Ibrahim ID # 3517056 Table of Contents Executive summary 3 Case Description 3 Study Questions 4 Solution Assumptions 4 Scenario Analysis 11 Results Discussion 11 Conclusion
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Statistics is the study of the collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation‚ and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of this‚ including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. ( according to mister Wikipedia) Statistik adalah satu bidang pengumpulan‚ pengurusan‚ pengaanalisaan‚ penerangan‚ dan pembentangan data. Ia merangkumi setiap aspect termasuklah merancang proses pengumpulan data melalui olahan kajiselidik dan eksperimen. Statistic
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1975 GULF OIL REFINERY FIRE In the early hours of August 17‚ 1975‚ a tragic disaster occurred on the Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. This horrific disaster took the lives of eight firefighters‚ and potentially could have taken more lives if it wasn’t for the help of many surrounding fire stations. The cause of the fire was the overfilling of Tank 231. While no crude oil escaped from the tank as a result of being overfilled‚ large quantities of hydrocarbon vapors were trapped above
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