Do you have any idea how hard it is being one of the dead? I guess that once you do find out‚ you will not be able to tell anyone—well‚ at least not anyone living. Being dead sucks! On the bright side‚ you do not have to give a single care in the world to things such as getting hit by a car or remembering to never take candy from strangers. You can go skydiving without a parachute or even go swimming with sharks. You can even get free admittance to the Bahamas and stay at a five-star hotel free
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1. How should Smooth Sailings’ mana gement perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31‚ 2010? FASB ASC paragraph 360-10-35-23 states that for measuring an impairment loss‚ long-lived assets should be group with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities 2. What assets and liabilities should be included in the “asset group” as defined by ASC 360- 10
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Summary on Ships in the Desert In the story Ships in the Desert‚author Al Gore presents the idea that because of human’s behaviors‚the relationship between humankind and the earth has been transformed. In other words‚human civilization is now affecting or destroying the entire global environment. When the author was traveling around the world to examine and study the destruction‚he found that the Aral sea‚which used to be the fourth largest inland sea in the world‚is disappearing
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“This ship is the Kaliningrad. The Americans call it the OMEGA. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. The end-all‚ the ultimate” (DiMercurio 35). This quote is describing the Kaliningrad‚ which is a Russian submarine. This submarine is literally invincible because the submarine takes advantage of water and uses it as a type of armor. The water is a meter or two from the actual body of the submarine‚ so the sub can take several hits without dying. The book takes place basically during the Cold War
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natives‚ stating they were welcoming and excited for new visitors but‚ the new visitors were really brutish beasts who "barbarously murdered" everyone one of them‚ even children. While his account depicts conquistadors and colonizers as pure evil‚ "The Ship of Fools" by Alexander Barclay makes a mockery and satire of it. In his work he believes explorers and colonizers gain all this land but‚ truly learn nothing from it‚ they do it for just
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Introduction The case of the Vasa capsizing is very interesting in the turn of events that happened to cause 125 people to lose their lives. The events could have been prevented and the ship would have never capsized. The following information system will help to understand what went wrong and how the system can improve the outcome by eliminating factors that caused the problem to begin with. Information System The information system at the time was one that was lacking connections between the
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Profession in Cruise Line Industry Living and working on a cruise ship is for many people an unique experience‚ fulfilling a life-long dream to travel and meet new people. The job best suits adventurous people‚ who are willing to work hard and who strive for perfection. Compared to other industries‚ cruise lines have a much higher employee turnover rate. Many people consider cruise line jobs as life-long careers‚ change ships or cruise companies‚ go on holiday‚ or simply return to a job on shore
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Asfar and Co v Blundell (1896) 1 QB 123 Court of Appeal (Lord Esher MR‚ Lopes and Kay LJJ) Dates no longer merchantable as dates Facts A vessel‚ on board which dates had been shipped‚ was sunk during the course of the voyage‚ and subsequently raised. On arrival at the port of discharge it was found that‚ although the dates still retained the appearance of dates‚ and although they were of some value for the purpose of distillation into spirit‚ they were so impregnated with sewage and in such a
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might be a perfectly competitive market‚ with its barriers to entry being smaller in comparison to any other vast business and government regulations being rare and very difficult to be enforced. However‚ the long in advance time required for new ship buildings‚ coupled with the market character of chartered shipping‚ makes it vulnerable to violent global dynamic effects. The supply of shipping services can slowly adapt to fast changes in demand‚ thus the shipping market is overwhelmed by fluctuations
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What do you do in the Navy? For some‚ the answer can be as simple as “I fly planes” or‚ “I drive ships.” If the answer is‚ “I’m a Strategic Sealift Officer‚” you may have some more explaining to do. Whether its family‚ friends‚ or other sailors‚ I have yet to find a solid “one-liner” explanation of what my Navy job is going to be‚ but that may not be such a bad thing. Strategic Sealift Officers must earn and maintain two things: a reserve commission and a Coast Guard license as a deck or engine
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