The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1‚ 1999‚[8] with the first tropical cyclone developing on June 11.[9] It was an above average season in which 16 tropical cyclones formed.[10][11][12][13] Twelve depressions attained tropical storm status and eight of these became a hurricane. Five hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes.[10] The season featured a record-breaking five Category 4 hurricanes‚[14] later tied in 2005.[15] A persistent La Niña that developed during the
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The Ocean matters. The coral reef is a home to more than 3‚000 species of fish‚ 700 species of hard coral and around 100 other species. Scientists say that there could be 1-8 million undercovered species. If not protected all these species have nowhere to go and the undiscovered species will likely not be discovered. We cannot let these species die a whole ecosystem will be lost. Ocean Conservancy was created in 1972‚ they offer 2‚300‚000 jobs to people. Over the 25 years the organization was
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Introduction Ocean Park‚ Hong Kong’s only homegrown theme park‚ was opened in 1977. It is the largest marine-based theme park in Asia‚ focusing on providing facilities for educational‚ recreational and conservation activities to the public. The park houses fourteen rides‚ an assortment of aquariums‚ a giant panda exhibit‚ observatories and educational laboratories. It is also the only Asian Park to be accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Problem- Hong Kong Tourism In 2004‚
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advise them on the possibility of changing the strategy of their company. In particular‚ they are keen to redesign their strategy along the lines of the much publicized blue ocean strategy and to shift from the red ocean in which they are currently competing. * Analyze industry competition and the implications of the red ocean strategy for the company. * Critically discuss the ways in which the company could challenge their respective industry paradigm to offer a unique set of offerings
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ATLANTIC COMPUTER Atlantic Computer‚ a large manufacturer of servers and other high-tech products‚ has assigned Jason Jowers the responsibility of developing the pricing strategy for the new ‘Atlantic Bundle’. The bundle incorporates a new Tronn server and the Performance Enhancing Server Accelerator (PESA) software tool which allows the Tronn to perform up to four (4) times faster than its standard speed. The Tronn was specifically developed to meet an emerging U.S. marketplace opportunity and
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q Explain strategic planning‚ and discuss how it relates to the company mission‚ objectives‚ and goals. Virgin Atlantic‚ one of the most upcoming businesses of Virgin Group was established in 1984 (). It is an international airline. There are 6 classes in the virgin Atlantic i.e. economy – lowest/flexible‚ premium economy – lowest/flexible and for the upper class too (). Its main bases are in London Heathrow and London Gatwick (). STRATEGIC PLANNING:- Strategic planning is defined as “developing
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Strategies:. 37 4.0 Summary 41 5.0 Conclusion 41 5.1 Wave Energy: 42 5.2 Tidal Stream: 42 Bibliography 46 1.0 Introduction The aim of this report is to critically review the socio-economic and environmental impacts associated with Ocean Energy Technologies. The author begins the review by providing some examples of Wave Energy Conversion devices and then selects one type in which the impacts are discussed and critically examined in an Irish context. An economic appraisal is provided
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scale. Africa has seen four great phases of slave trades. The trans-Saharan‚ Red Sea and Indian Ocean slave trades are oldest slave trades which the continent experienced during 800 AD. In these slave trades‚ Africans were carried from the southern Saharan desert‚ internal of the Red Sea‚ and internal of the coast of Eastern Africa‚ and were transported to Northern Africa and the Middle East. Trans-Atlantic Slave trade is the most researched and a largest slave trade of all during Africa. In the early
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A new phase of my life began when I was living in Mexico‚ my mother and stepfather lost their jobs. My mother became pregnant and my stepfather was in major automobile accident. My family started to go through a financial-crisis. As soon as my mother was able to work‚ she returned to work‚ however she did not earn enough to solve the expenses at home. By the time my stepfather recovered from the car accident‚ due to the accumulated debt‚ we our assets. Continuous fights began at home because of money
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of “Dusk over Atlantic Wharf” When people move away from their home country and settle down in another country‚ it can be challenging to identify oneself with other cultural values. Especially in our postmodern society where everything seems to move faster in different directions and create complementary differences between the cultures. Susmita Bhattacharya expresses some of these perceptions in the short story “Dusk over Atlantic Wharf” written in 2006. The story “Dusk over Atlantic Wharf” takes
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