CHICAGO — Next year is here. At exactly 11:47 local time‚ the Chicago Cubs won the World Series that has eluded them for 108 years. Fans who packed bars to watch the games on television near Wrigley Field — neither of which existed back in 1908 — erupted in cheers before swarming onto the streets just before midnight Wednesday to celebrate in the shadows of the statues of Cubs greats Ernie Banks‚ Billy Williams‚ Ron Santo and legendary announcer Harry Caray. As the game ended‚ the roar from inside
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Ports There are various ports spread across the 7 emirates. Each emirate has port of different sizes catering to various types of businesses with somewhat different policies and tariffs. DP World is the largest marine terminal and port operator in the Middle East. Its portfolio includes Jebel Ali port‚ Mina Rashid‚ Fujairah container terminal and Mina Al Hamriya. Jebel Ali It has been named as the world’s most productive port in the latest report from the US-based Journal of Commerce (JOC).The
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Gang violence affects about 60 percent of most households. Gang violence have affected many lives over the years. In the cities of Chicago‚ violence is emerging a lot as the years go on. Gangs in the city of Chicago first started about the 1970’s‚ with 970 murders in one year. Gang violence occurred within and across racial and ethnic lines throughout Chicago. In the late 1960’s powerful black and Puerto Rican gangs joined forces with political groups. According to a report by the office of juvenile
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CASE STUDY: PORTS 1961 I. Background Ports 1961 is a subsidiary of parent company PORTS International. It was founded in Canada in 1961 by Luke Tanabe in what started as a thriving family business that lost its standing due to mismanagement by Tanabe’s successors. In 1989 the company was acquired by brothers Alfred Chan and Edward Tan. After a global economic recession hit the market‚ Alfred decided to close all American operations and moved the entire business to China in 1993. He focused
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The history of port development in Nigeria dates back to the middle of 19th century. This was long after the onset of sea borne trade and transactions which followed the adventures of early explorations on the African coasts. Initial efforts towards provision of facilities for ocean going vessels were the attempts to open up the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon. Considerable littoral drift occurred along this coast; and the constantly shifting channels in the bar at the entrance
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION TO HOME AUTOMATION 1.1 What is Home Automation? Home automation is the residential extension of "building automation". It is automation of the home‚ housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting‚ HVAC (heating‚ ventilation and air conditioning)‚ appliances‚ and other systems‚ to provide improved convenience‚ comfort‚ energy efficiency and security. Home automation for the elderly and disabledcan provide increased quality of
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______________________ Port and Terminal Management (FINAL EXAMINATION) STUDENT : DARSHINA DHARMANI STUDENT ID : 221333 UNIT CO-ORDINATOR : DR QUAZI SAKALAYEN UNIT CODE : JNB 325 UNIT : PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT COURSE : BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (Maritime Logistics and Management) DUE DATE : 03 NOVEMBER 2014 WORD COUNT : 2198 PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT – DARSHINA DHARMANI __________________________________________________________________________ PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
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Boston Port Act O. The Boston Port Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 31st‚ 1774. The person who was in charge of the British Parliament at the time‚ was King George III‚ who is upset about the Boston Tea Party occurring prior to The Boston Port Act. This document is a primary source‚ specifically‚ one of the parts of the Intolerable Acts‚ used to punish the colonists for their acts of disobedience toward the British Parliament. P. The Boston Port Act is‚ as stated in the first
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Ping Sweeps and Port Scans Recently‚ it was brought to my attention that there are concerns about some activities on the network that can be considered less than trustworthy. Specifically‚ the concerns are regarding network traffic called ping sweeps and port scans. I’m putting together this paper to explain how ping sweeps and port scans impact our network traffic. First we must understand what these two things do before we can understand how they are used to impact a network. I’ll start
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Northport is Malaysia’s largest operator of multi-purpose port‚ handling 60% of the nation’s trade. It is also Malaysia’s pioneer port‚ bringing along with it 103 years of rich heritage in port dynamics. Northport is strategically located midway on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia overlooking the world’s busiest waterway‚ the Straits of Malacca. It is in the Free Commercial Zone of Port Klang‚ in the state of Selangor. It is further complemented by Malaysia’s premier business township‚ the Klang
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