The Hebei Spirit Oil Spill (HSOS) in December 7‚ 2007 spilled approximately 10‚900 tons of crude oil in about 10 km off the Taean coastline in South Korea. Due to the astronomical and irrecoverable damage upon the marine ecosystem and the overall living standards of the residents‚ the oil spill accident has been notoriously named as the “worst oil spill accident” occurred in Korea. Nevertheless‚ though almost a decade have passed since the outbreak of the HSOS in Korea‚ it appears that compensation
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United States Gulf of Mexico Oil and Natural Gas Industry Economic Impact Analysis The Economic Impacts of GOM Oil and Natural Gas Development on the U.S. Economy Prepared by: Quest Offshore Resources‚ Inc. Prepared for: 1600 Highway 6‚ Suite 300 American Petroleum Institute (API) Sugar Land‚ TX 77478 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) June 2011 Key Findings This report has documented the decline in generate tax revenues at all levels of capital operational
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The main role of a unit trust consultant would be distributing unit trust or mutual funds on behalf of a unit trust managemen company/ bank to the public. By explaining and analysing each and every fund that are distributed‚ unit trust consultant aid their clients in giving their best bets on their investments. In reality‚ a unit trust consultant is helping their clients in achieving financial independence at earlier age. And these need to start from educating them how important a financial plan
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Lorenzo’s Oil and ALD Disease still not fully understood Disease Description The movie "Lorenzo’s Oil" brought a rare disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). It is a progressive degenerative myelin disorder‚ meaning that myelin‚ the "insulation" around nerves‚ breaks down over time. Without myelin‚ nerves can’t function normally‚ or at all. Unfortunately‚ the body can’t grow replacement myelin‚ so the disorder is progressive -- it gets worse over time. Nerve Cell diagram:
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the courts as a reference point or catalogue of accepted instances of charity until almost 300 years later when Lord MacNaughten in the Pemsel case‚ famously classified charitable objects into four principal divisions: (i) trusts for the relief of poverty‚ (ii) trusts for the advancement of education‚ (iii) trusts for the advancement of religion‚ (iv) trusts beneficial to the community not falling under any of the preceding heads. These four heads of charity were used as reference whenever the inherent
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the 10K Historical Cost – based: Proved Reserves Capitalized Costs Acquisition‚ exploration and development costs Production information Future Value – based: Discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves Any changes in the standard measure of the future net cash flows Include for SEC Industry Guide 2 Production Average sales price The average production cost Productive Wells and acreage Total gross and net productive wells Total gross and net developed acreage Undeveloped
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Oil sector in India and Role of subsidy There exist curiosity among common man about petro product pricing‚ reason for price fluctuations and government’s role in the sector. People are also confused about What is ‘under recovery’ and If Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are shouting about their bleeding financial situation than how are they making profits and distributing dividend. Let’s try to demystify the scene. Firstly let’s understand that currently only PDS kerosene‚ domestic LPG and diesel
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An oil spill can be defined as an accidental or deliberate dumping of oil or petroleum products into the ocean and its coastal waters‚ bays‚ and harbors‚ or onto land‚ or into rivers or lakes (Holum 1977). Between one and ten million metric tons (one metric ton is 1000 kilograms) of oil are put into the oceans every year. The oil is released‚ most often‚ in small yet consistent doses from tankers‚ industry‚ or on shore waste disposal (Boesh‚ Hersher‚ et al. 1974). Tanker spills cost the United
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BS 3551:1962 BRITISH STANDARD Incorporating amendment issued August 1963 (PD 4964) Specification for Alloy steel shackles --`‚‚``‚‚````````‚‚‚``‚‚‚`‚``‚``-`-`‚‚`‚‚`‚`‚‚`--- [UDC 621.885.7:669.15] Copyright British Standards Institution Provided by IHS under license with BSI - Uncontrolled Copy No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Licensee=BP International/5928366101 Not for Resale‚ 06/04/2010 04:58:11 MDT BS 3551:1962 Co-operating organizations
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The debate over "In God We Trust" and "Under God" Brad Marendt Western International University Com 112 Cyndy Woods‚ Ph.D. March 19‚ 2006 There has been a great deal of debate since the United States of America became a nation over whether America ’s current motto‚ "In God We Trust"‚ and the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are considered a violation of the first amendment. The first amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion " (U
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