Alcatraz opened in 1934, as a wave of gangsterism and violence was sweeping the country. Alcatraz had served as an army prison in years prior, and its remote site proved to be an ideal location. After thorough renovation of the prison, they began to ship prisoners to the island. B. Most prisoners were sent to Alcatraz that could not be handled in the other institutions. For example, Al Capone was transferred there because
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HIGHER EDUCATION AMONGST TANKER OFFICERS Quentin.Cox@Solent.ac.uk 1 Abstract Current international maritime legislation requires professional qualifications to be attained, in order for seafarers to be employed as senior officers on merchant ships. There is no requirement for higher educational qualifications to be held by these staff. Nonetheless, it is apparent that many officer employees are conscious of the desirability of possessing recognised educational qualifications. Several have, entirely
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Control of the alarm system & make announcement Control of the alarm system & make announcement Cruise Ship Property Management System (SPMS) Cruise Ship Property Management System (SPMS) Metal detector process Metal detector process Reservation & Check – in System Reservation & Check – in System Cruise Ship Property Management System (SPMS) Cruise Ship Property Management System (SPMS) Support Processes Support Processes Physical Evidence Physical Evidence Customer
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UNCTAD Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 For further information on UNCTAD’s work on trade logistics, please visit: http://unctad.org/ttl and for the Review of Maritime Transport 2014: http://unctad.org/rmt E-mail: rmt@unctad.org Layout and printed at United Nations, Geneva 1418912 (E)–November 2014–2,062 UNCTADRMT2014 United Nations publication Sales No. E.14.II.D.5 UNITED NATIONS ISBN 978-92-1-112878-9 Photo credit : © Jan Hoffmann To read more and to subscribe to
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1.0 Introduction Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) was established on September 1, 1968 (evergreen-marine, 2008). The founder, Dr. Yun-Fa Chang, started the business as a secondhand general cargo ship but he expanded the business to provide his customers with a scheduled marine logistics and transportation services. In 1984, EMC made a remarkable move with a two-way Round-the-World container service (evergreen-marine, 2008). Today, Evergreen provides transport services across the lands of Asia
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Kadesh Revisited: Reconstructing the Battle Between the Egyptians and the Hittites Author(s): Antonio Santosuosso Source: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Jul., 1996), pp. 423-444 Published by: Society for Military History Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2944519 . Accessed: 25/01/2015 15:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a
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Alcatraz opened in 1934, as a wave of gangsterism and violence was sweeping the country. Alcatraz had served as an army prison in years prior, and its remote site proved to be an ideal location. After thorough renovation of the prison, they began to ship prisoners to the island. B. Most prisoners were sent to Alcatraz that could not be handled in the other institutions. For example, Al Capone was transferred there because when
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The Plan The movement of Lord Cornwallis with his 5000 troops, aboard 53 ships, from England to Brunswick Towne (Old Towne), North Carolina, was supposed to be a military secret. The linkup of the 84th Regiment of Foot with Cornwallis’s troops was also supposed to be a military secret. The problem was that true military secrets in the colonies were as rare as a virgin in a New Orleans bordello. There were Patriot Spies. There were Loyalist Spies. There were spies that worked for both sides. As long
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10th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles 181 A PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING A GM LIMIT CURVE BASED ON AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL TEST AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS Adam Larsson, Det Norske Veritas Adam.Larsson@dnv.com Gustavo Ribbe, Det Norske Veritas Gustavo.Ribbe@dnv.com Anna-Lea Routi, STX Finland Cruise Oy Anna-Lea.Routi@stxeurope.com ABSTRACT This paper presents an alternative approach of the Weather Criterion (IMO Res. A.749(18) Chapter 3.2) and the Alternative
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RICK RIORDAN THE CROWN of PTOLEMY A Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles Adventure PUFFIN Contents The Crown of Ptolemy ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rick Riordan is the creator of the award-winning, bestselling Percy Jackson series and the thrilling Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus series. Don’t miss his new series: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. According to Rick, the idea for the Percy Jackson stories was inspired by his son Haley. But rumour has it that Camp Half-Blood actually
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