The Marines’ motto is ‘Semper Fidelis’ meaning ‘always loyal’ or ‘always faithful’. Their logo the eagle‚ the globe‚ and the anchor represents what they fight for. While each other branch has their own section to fight the enemy the Marines go all over. The air(the eagle)‚ the water(the anchor)‚ and the land. The Marines is a Department of the Navy. An inside joke amongst the soldiers is that The Marines are the Men’s Department of the Navy. Some careers along the Marines branch are Army
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Meli Marine 1. Overview Meli Marine is a leading player in the container shipping industry on intra-Asia routes and has built a strong presence in the market and demonstrated very high operating margins and operating ROA from 2002 – 2007 compared to its main competitors. As Meli Marine’s CEO‚ David Tian seeks to steer the company towards expansion in 2008‚ with an option to acquire 16 vessels from Teeh-Sah Holdings. With these ships‚ he plans to expand to the trans-Pacific market. However‚ we believe
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Viet Duong Sybil Cheng 11/17/2011 Holmes Corp: LBO Valuation 1. Sustainability – One of Holmes Corp. major strengths is its long history of steady and predictable cash flow. Over the last five years‚ Holmes’ Net sales have grown from $41MM to $103MM which is approximately a growth rate of 151%. Over the same time frame Holmes’ net earnings have grown from $1M to $6.6M which is approximately a growth rate of 560%. This history of strong earnings means we can realistically expect stable
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History Of Ordnance Corps The Ordnance Corp is one of the oldest branches of the Army‚ established May 14‚ 1812. The U.S. Army Ordnance Department established from The Revolutionary War. General George Washington‚ the commander of the Continental Army‚ appointed Ezekiel Cheever to provide ordnance support to army in July 1775. Until 1779‚ all the armies had Ordnance personnel moving with them. They were civilians and Soldiers‚ served as conductors for maintenance - ammunition wagon and arms
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Marine Science Through The Years 1914 - (April 27) Reginald Fessenden‚ of Submarine Signal Corporation‚ used a Fessenden Oscillator to reflect a signal off an iceberg and simultaneously reflect an acoustic signal off the sea bottom. 1919 - French scientists succeed in running the first line of soundings obtained from an acoustic echo sounder. 1922 - The USS Stewart runs a line of soundings across the Atlantic Ocean using an acoustic echo sounder devised by Dr. Harvey Hayes. 1924 - The Coast
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3. Do additional research on B Corps. What are the advantages and disadvantages of B Corps? Name some other successful B Corps. In your estimation‚ are B Corps a better model for socially responsible firms? Why or why not? B-Corp certification‚ a new business classification that scores companies on a 200-point scale‚ is done on a state-by-state basis and allows companies to demonstrate higher standards of corporate purpose‚ accountability and transparency [3]. It also permits businesses to make
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Coming to Job Corp was probably the best decision I had ever made‚ which totally changed my life around. Coming to Job Corp has given me a new direction in my life. Job Corp has had a big influence on my life because ever since I was seven years old‚ I have always said that I wanted to be a Hairstylist. At first I had thought it was just a phase that I was going through as a child but as I grew older‚ and wiser‚ I kept on thinking about it. I could never imagine myself in another position‚ or another
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9-709-466 REV: DECEMBER 8‚ 2009 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM HTC Corp. in 2009 Peter Chou‚ HTC Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer‚ returned to Taiwan with a sense of exhilaration and pride from Mobile World Congress 2009‚ the world’s leading exhibition for mobile phones. HTC generated a buzz for revealing two new handsets‚ as well as surprising the world with the announcement of HTC Magic‚ the second phone that ran on Google’s new mobile platform‚ Android. As Chou claimed‚ “We got lots of press
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I want to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer for the service and the adventure. I’ve held an interest in service from an early age‚ from volunteering what free time I had to accepting the responsibilities of several leadership positions. I believe it all stems from two places‚ being raised on a farm and of the Christian faith. Our family farm in south central Oklahoma is where I was taught hard work‚ compassion‚ management‚ responsibility and hope. My father has stated how it is morally wrong for
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Ocean and marine dumping Again‚ think of the rubbish we all make each day. Paper waste‚ food waste‚ plastic‚ rubber‚ metallic and aluminum waste. In some countries‚ there are deposited into the sea. All these waste types take time to decompose. Example‚ it is know that paper takes about 6 weeks‚ aluminum takes about 200 years and glass takes even more. When these end up in the sea‚ they harm sea animals and cause a lot of deaths Oil Pollution Routine shipping‚ run-offs and dumping of oils on
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