NEWS ARCHIVE FOLLOW US home Features Home News Features latest Risk Management features GET THE DAILY EMAIL news world SIGN IN bunker prices americas emea SEARCH events asia/pacific Why Hedge Bunkers in Today’s Market: Competitive Advantage & Improved Financial Terms Why Hedge Bunkers in Today’s Market: Competitive Advantage & Improved Financial Terms by Christopher Cheetham‚ Wednesday November 20‚ 2013 The second installment of our series on bunker hedging will focus on two more compelling
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ruthless tactics‚ The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and The Political Testament became fundamental works in understanding realpolitik.# "L’etat - c’est moi‚"# spoken by French king Louis XIV is an embodiment of Cardinal Richelieu’s practice of ruler ship‚ as well as Machiavelli’s theory on the necessity of centralizing power in order to establish a stable and secure state.# To achieve this great ascendancy and rule France in an effective manner‚ Richelieu focused on his foreign policy of challenging
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The power of Mother Nature has always been envied‚ cursed‚ and awe-inspiring. In old Anglo-Saxon literature‚ most works were devoted to the sea‚ and in "The Seafarer" it applauds the sea‚ but at the same time the author has deference for its power. Robert Frost’s "Nothing Gold Can Stay" also shows this devotion and despite the fact that their subjects differ‚ the ideas that the two poems are attempting to get across are not too different. In "The Seafarer‚" it continuously refers to the sea as the
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Since the beginning of time the individual has been in a conflict. In the novel Death on The Ice by Cassie Brown we are shown how the crew of the Newfoundland survived in great hardship. The examples I will be showing you are of Jesse Collins with his struggle against the failing hope of the men‚ Cecil Mouland and his determination to live‚ and also Captain Abe Keans pride against the morals of Saint Johns. Every human being going those adversity through their lifetime‚ whether it be failing school
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MSC-MEPC.6/Circ.10 31 December 2011 ANNEX 2 LIST OF NATIONAL OPERATIONAL CONTACT POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECEIPT‚ TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING OF URGENT REPORTS ON INCIDENTS INVOLVING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES‚ INCLUDING OIL FROM SHIPS TO COASTAL STATES 1 The following information is provided to enable compliance with Regulation 37 of MARPOL Annex I which‚ inter alia‚ requires that shipboard pollution emergency plans for oil (SOPEP) shall contain a list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the
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Theory and Theseus’ Ship February 11‚ 2013 PP111-B Dr. Dwayne Moore Word Count: 1‚021 Theseus’ Ship set sail with a cargo of lumber‚ and each day‚ Theseus used the lumber to replace parts of the ship. By the time it arrived at its destination‚ the cargo was empty and all the parts of the ship had been replaced. Was it still the same ship? And if not‚ at what point did it stop being the same ship? Was it when the first change was made? When Theseus replaced half of the original ship? Would
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thesus Early years Theseus and Aethra‚ by Laurent de La Hyre Aegeus‚ one of the primordial kings of Athens‚ found a bride‚ Aethra who was the daughter of king Pittheus at Troezen‚ a small city southwest of Athens. On their wedding night‚ Aethra waded through the sea to the island of Sphairia that rests close to the coast and lay there with Poseidon (god of the sea and earthquakes). The mix gave Theseus a combination of divine as well as mortal characteristics in his nature;
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father? He was none other than Poseidon‚ ruler of the sea. But there is something that confuses some of us. Percy’s full name is Perseus‚ but Perseus is the name of a son of Zeus. So why exactly did Sally Jackson name Percy after Perseus? Wouldn’t Theseus have been a more appropriate name? Well‚ looking closely at the two heroes’ fates‚ we can figure out why. King Acrisius of Argos found out that one day his grandson would be the one to kill him. He thought of killing his daughter‚ Danae‚ in order
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2013 The Rise and Fall of The Great Athenian Hero: Theseus Theseus is often seen as the greatest hero in Athens‚ but is his story that much different than any other hero? The Greek myth “Theseus” is a perfect example of Joseph Campbell’s idea of the Hero’s Journey‚ also known as Monomyth. Monomyth is the idea that all stories follow a basic pattern‚ written in twelve stages. The three stages that best demonstrate this idea in Theseus are: Crossing the Threshold; Tests‚ Allies‚ Enemies; The
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phases in order to earn that title. Each plays an important role in the story‚ and is very similar to the ancient Greek heroes. Luke’s departure was similar to another hero of ancient Greece: Theseus. Theseus was raised by his mother who told him stories of his father being away in a distant land. This made Theseus curious enough to one day “depart” from his home land and set off on a heroic journey‚ establishing the call and departure. Luke Skywalker lived with his uncle on the planet of Tatoonie where
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