Ocean Park‚ situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island‚ is Hong Kong’s premier educational theme park. The current park covers more than 870‚000 square metres of land and features a diverse selection of world-class marine attractions‚ thrill rides and shows divided between three areas: Lowland‚ Headland and Tai Shue Wan. Operated by the Ocean Park Corporation‚ a statutory board‚ it is a not-for-profit organization that aims to provide elements of entertainment‚ education and conservation at
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is a problem in our world today. This problem is called ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is a process caused by increasing man made carbon dioxide emissions. This process is making the oceans more acidic. Ocean acidification could affect humans.With such decline of fish and shellfish stocks due to ocean acidification will impact an big role in the human source of protein. millions of people could be affected. Ocean acidification affects crabs snails and sea urchins. These
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Application – Level Requirements 1. Get input from user. 2. User selects the type of currency they wish to convert. 3. User enters the amount of currency they wish to convert. 4. Currency is converted using established conversion rates. 5. Completed conversion amount is displayed for the user. IPO Chart Input | Process | Output | (Keyboard) User enters selection | Get type of foreign currency | ForeignCurrencyType (string) | (Keyboard) User enters amount | Get amount of foreign
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Blue Ocean Strategy How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant http://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/ W. Chan Kim Renee Mauborgne Chapter One: The blue ocean strategy is best illustrated by the performance of Cirque du Soleil. Created in 1984 by a group of street performers‚ Cirque productions have been seen by almost 40 million people in 90 cities around the world. In less than 20 years‚ Cirque du Soleil has achieved revenue levels that took Ringling and Barnham
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Michael Machuca Mr. Pitz AP World History 4/22/2013 Changes and Continuities in the Commerce of the Indian Ocean From the time of 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. the commerce in the Indian Ocean had many changes and continuities. During the great trading routes long lifetime‚ it had powerful effects on the religion‚ people‚ and most importantly‚ the goods; these included spices‚ silks‚ perfumes‚ oils‚ and textiles. Many different peoples including the Indians‚ Arabs‚ and Chinese dominated the vast
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that Ocean Carriers is a U.S. firm subject to a 35% statutory (and effective) marginal tax rate. Second‚ assume that Ocean Carriers is domiciled in Hong Kong for tax purposes‚ where ship owners are not required to pay any tax on profits made overseas and are also exempted from paying any tax on profit made on cargo uplifted from Hong Kong‚ i.e.‚ assume a zero tax rate. Answer With 35% tax in the US we have a negative NPV of 35% hence recommended not to proceed with the project. If Ocean carriers
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ACCT 805AE Case 4 Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc The Osprey Group Feb 21‚ 2011 Q1. The client acceptance process can be quite complex. Identify five procedures an auditor should perform in determining whether to accept a client. Which of these five are required by auditing standards? First they should gather and examine all available financial information‚ such as tax returns‚ annual reports‚ the balance sheet‚ and income statement. This should be done so that the audit firm can do a quick initial
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The Spaniards brought over Christian and they believe they had benevolent power. Spain requested missionaries to begin the process of conversion to Christianity‚ a group of Franciscan friars arrived in Mexico to start converting in 1524. A much larger group followed in the following years. Religion did give limits on European power and help with the fight against slavery. The immediate benefits of Christianity were acknowledged as a population‚ no human sacrifice and a little support for the end
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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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Ocean dumping Ocean Dumping The practice of ocean dumping should be banned. Marine pollution is at the heart of interest in today’s search for a clean environment. Not only does ocean dumping add to the unsightliness of the once beautiful and pristine waters; it also kills the marine life which inhabits those waters. Pollution on a grand-scale is wreaking havoc on the Earth. The ocean is not an exception. In 1996‚ a bill‚ which would ban the dumping of dredge spoils in the Long Island Sound‚ was
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