flying‚ according the Air Transport Association. The American airline industry lost $1.5 billion in the first three months of the year 2008. For those low-cost carriers‚ they introduce stealth increases to airfares by adding ancillary charges for services such as checking baggage or airport check-in. On the other hand‚ legacy carriers with full-service promised choose to add “fuel surcharges” to tickets instead. However‚ both tactics have a natural limit and airlines will have to consider other
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Comprehensive Problem 2 ACCT 2301‚ Fall 2011‚ Webb Due Date: Wed‚ Nov 2 @ 11:45 p.m. 1. You will be doing the accounting for a merchandising business‚ Ocean Atlantic Co. Ocean Atlantic is completing their first year of operations as a corporation. The business is located on the Atlantic Coast‚ selling diving equipment to small businesses that contract to take tourists on diving excursions. The fiscal year runs from Aug-Jul. The work for the final month of the fiscal year must be
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points before she’s allowed to slip away beneath the surface. When her points dwindle and she feels the tide lapping at her toes‚ she reaches out to me without hesitation‚ seeing as I have always been her anchored friend in the churning seas. The ocean is her condition and I am the captain of our seasoned warship‚ a stand in for our connection. She becomes stagnant as the waters rise‚ the calm before the storm. Dark clouds begin to fill the skies‚ completely obliterating the sun. In these moments
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The deep sea is the darkest region of the ocean‚ where sunlight fades to blackness and plants cannot grow. It covers more than half the planet‚ and encompasses nearly 98% (by volume) of all living space on Earth. The harsh and extreme conditions of the deep ocean-crushing pressure‚ corrosive salt water‚ and freezing temperatures have made deep sea exploration nearly as challenging as space exploration‚ and nearly as infrequent. Until recently the deep ocean was thought to be almost completely unproductive
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The Indian Ocean served as huge crossroads of trade during 650 through 1750. China and India proved themselves to be the biggest winners of the Indian Ocean trade. Both countries have a couple common dominant factors. These countries had a technological advantage over the rest of the world. Which made it easier for them to produce industrial goods faster‚ cheaper‚ and better than anyone else. China was known for their silk and porcelain production‚ while India had a vast cotton textile industry
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presents extensive information regarding tsunamis. Survey the site. A. Select the five facts about tsunamis that were the most interesting or surprising to you. Make a list of your facts. 1. A tsunami is made up of a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long wavelength. 2. They are triggered by earthquakes and undersea volcanic eruptions and deep sea landslides. 3. The wave shape changes and the height increases as it approaches the coastline. 4. Far field tsunamis have
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White Mughals‚ the true carriers of “white men’s” burden Take up the White Man ’s burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives ’ need; To wait in heavy harness‚ On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught‚ sullen peoples‚ Half-devil and half-child. - Rudyard Kipling Although the British directly ruled India for only 90 years‚ British imperialism in India had tremendous impact on many levels of the society. The British brought with them Western
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Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Conservation and Revitalization scheme‚ Chengdu‚ China Taikoo Li‚ conservation and regeneration scheme is located‚ at the heart of Chengdu city. The project provides the local government‚ with an opportunity to regenerate the entire Daci temple area. The scheme reflects‚ the historical credentials of the site by conserving six historic buildings‚ including the temple. Alongside conservation‚ based on historical evidences‚ the project‚ introduced modern retail complexes. The
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Faked Data by Scientists The NOAA also known as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‚ has been taking data of the ocean temperature for years to analyze climate change‚ though in a recent leak from a former NOAA scientist‚ the data taken from the ocean were not from buoys‚ which was how they were taking data originally but they weren’t getting the results they wanted. Since they saw that the water was getting colder‚ which contradicted climate change‚ they decided to switch halfway through
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life! It is with this traditional greeting‚ that everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka‚ the paradise island. For a small island Sri Lanka has many nicknames; Serendip‚ Ceylon‚ Tear drop of India‚ Resplendent Isle‚ Island of Dhamma‚ Pearl of the Indian Ocean. This colorful collection reveals its richness and beauty‚ and the intensity of affection it has evoked in visitors. Many travelers‚ from ancient mariners and merchants‚ to modern astronauts and business people‚ have been seduced by the tantalizing
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