Port Arthur Massacre On Sunday‚ 28 April 1996‚ a young Tasmanian man called Martin Bryant entered a cafe located at the Port Arthur historical site‚ took a rifle from his bag and started indiscriminately shooting. He pulled out an automatic weapon and started firing at people from nearby sites. Driving up the road‚ he continued shooting. He had killed 35 people by the time he was finished. This massacre at Port Arthur sent shock waves around the nation as it was something Australians have
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INTRODUCTION A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water‚ for commercial demand‚ and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports often have cargo-handling equipment‚ such as cranes and forklifts for use in loading ships‚ which may be provided by private interests or public bodies. Often‚ canneries or other processing facilities
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Districts‚ one of these is the Port of Manila there are 3 Deputy Collectors The Port Operations‚ Assessment‚ and Administration. My Group has the chance to interview Collector Jose Tabanda‚ the Deputy Collector for Port Operations‚ and asked him about the functions of his office in the B.O.C. Basically‚ the port operations is responsible in the imported articles once they land in the territory of the Philippines. Port of Manila is biggest port in the Philippines. The Port Operations has 9 offices‚ The
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PG12 Park News Final 3/26/07 3:48 PM Page 12 Park News www.parkworld-online.com Ridercam for Port Aventura DVD ride system goes into operation Europe’s first DVD ride system is due to go into full service this coming season at Port Aventura‚ Salou‚ Spain. The popular Mediterranean park will install Ridercam cameras and equipment into two of its major rides – the wooden coaster Stampida and the as yet unnamed new wing launch coaster. The first to be operational will be on Stampida‚ a twin track
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Address] 08 Fall The Port of Singapore Prepared by : Rajib Das‚ Student # 38410098 This document discuses about the Port of Singapore and the strategic importance of its location to the modern traders. It also discusses the government incentives and the Advanced Information Technology that the port has been using to attract new shipping companies in the recent past. Anything beyond is not discussed for the limitation of the term paper. Table of Contents The Port of Singapore 3
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A Place Where the sea Remembers is a book written by the author Sandra Benitez. The story takes place in a small town in Santiago‚ Mexico. Candelario (the salad maker)‚ Marta (the 16 year old that’s pregnant)‚ Fulgencio (the photographer that loses all of his equipment are all characters that go through hardships and unfairness. The conflicts this essay will have are person vs person because the characters that I will be describing are having problems with other characters. The first conflict will
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ATLANTIC GATEWAY INITIATIVE CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION WORKING PAPER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PORT COMPETITIVENESS Michelle ADAMS Eco-Efficiency Centre Dalhousie University Pablo QUINONEZ School for Resource and Environmental Studies‚ Dalhousie University‚ Halifax NS‚ Canada Athanasios A. PALLIS Department of Shipping‚ Trade and Transport University of the Aegean‚ Chios‚ Greece Thomas H. WAKEMAN Center for Maritime Systems Stevens Institute of Technology‚ The intellectual
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The history of port development in Nigeria dates back to the middle of 19th century. This was long after the onset of sea borne trade and transactions which followed the adventures of early explorations on the African coasts. Initial efforts towards provision of facilities for ocean going vessels were the attempts to open up the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon. Considerable littoral drift occurred along this coast; and the constantly shifting channels in the bar at the entrance
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HONG KONG : THE FACTS The Port Hong Kong is fortunate in having a sheltered natural harbour‚ which provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world. The port has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled
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In the Heart of the Sea Jason Barker In the novel “In the heart of the Sea” Nathaniel Philbrick introduces the reader to Nantucket Island located in the east coast. He establishes the importance of the whaling industry in relation to the island. Philbrick does an incredible job of telling the story of 20 regular men doing their jobs whaling. They set sail on a renewed ship called the Essex. The Essex took a beating from a storm before it finally met its match an angered sperm whale. The whale rammed
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