The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth‚ that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean‚ roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups. The International Date line is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian helps to define Universal Time and is the meridian from which
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A. 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
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Baltimore & Carolina Line‚ Inc. v. Redman‚ 295 U.S. 654 (1935) Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict a term defined as a verdict given by the jury that does not reflect the facts given at the trial. The jury could have made a mistake by misunderstanding the directions from the court‚ or verdict contrary to law. These verdicts may be overturned by the judge resulting in an obvious verdict and making sure justice is served. Issue: This case involves 38 year old seaman Redman seeking damages for
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the front-lines of America ’s military. Many of these articles favor the idea of women fighting in the military‚ favoring the idea of equality. Women fighting in wars is nothing new to the world as women have been playing mostly support roles for years. However‚ women have been restricted to pilot‚ engineering‚ and other non-combat based roles. Never seeing combat from armor such as tanks‚ or on foot shoulder to shoulder with their identically-trained male counterparts on the front-line. A significant
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April 2013 First Draft The Saddest Lines The Saddest Lines is a poem written by the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. This is part of his collection of Twenty Poems of Love and a Song of Despair. Frequently‚ poems are connected with the readers’ feelings. Love is a common feeling the poets expresses in their works. The Saddest Lines is a great example where the poet describes his sadness for recalling a past love. Pablo Neruda in The Saddest Lines use the nature as a poem’s backdrop‚ the
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Security Market Line In Markowitz Portfolio Theory‚ a line on a chart representing the capital asset pricing model. The security market line plots risk versus expected return of the market. The security market line is a useful tool in determining whether a given security is undervalued and/or a market outperform. If a security plots the security market line‚ it indicates a higher expected return for a given level of risk than the market as a whole. security market line A line used to illustrate
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LINE-AND-STAFF ORGANIZATIONS Organizational structure involves‚ in addition to task organizational boundary considerations‚ the designation of jobs within an organization and the relationships among those jobs. There are numerous ways to structure jobs within an organization‚ but two of the most basic forms include simple line structures and line-and-staff structures. In a line organization‚ top management has complete control‚ and the chain of command is clear and simple. Examples of line organizations
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Service Line Management Task 1 In order for a company to continue to grow and expand‚ it must have a need for additional services and customer satisfaction. To focus on patient care‚ one must engage in property development. There are multiple ways this can be accomplished. To begin‚ this writer will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of building‚ buying‚ or leasing property to establish a new orthopedic service line. First‚ the concept of building a Physical Therapy center should be considered
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The line and staff activity has been debated for many years. One of the earliest expositions in line-staff activities dates back to 1911‚ in the military’s plan to simplify shop work (Fisch‚ 1961). These two activities are often perceived as one process; however they are not the same. There are fundamental differences between line and staff activity. These two functions cross over in organizations including health care‚ manufacturing‚ and service organizations. The line does not have direct authority
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Lines and Circles By: Winnie W. Poli MT-I‚ MNHS Intersection of Lines Consider two lines L1 and L2 Do L1 and L2 always have a point of intersection? When will they have a point of intersection? How do you find the point of intersection if there exists ? Lines & Circles Winnie W. Poli Lines and Circles Two Points of Intersection No Point of Intersection One Point of Intersection Lines & Circles Winnie W. Poli Finding the Point of Intersection • Solve a system
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