...Summary and Analysis on Lifeboat Ethics In his essay “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor,” Garrett Hardin focuses on his argument against helping the poor. He argues that poor countries will have a massive population which will overload the environment, the poor are complacent, and also the fact that earth can only support a finite amount of people. Hardin’s argument is convincing because it is based on a known fact; each population requires a specific amount of resources in order to maintain itself, but when the population exceeds this finite number, there will be an insufficient amount of resources. Hardin believes that ignoring poor countries and focusing on wealthy countries will ensure the prosperity for the future. Hardin states the increase in population differs from rich countries and poor countries. In Hardin’s argument, he states that, “As of 1973, the U.S had a population of 210 million people, who were increasing by 0.8 percent per year … another 210 million people (say the combined populations of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Morocco, Pakistan, Thailand and the Philippines) who are increasing at a rate of 3.3 percent per year. Put differently, the doubling time for this aggregate population is 21 years, compared to 87 years for the U.S.” as we all know, the earth has a limited amount of resources, this justifies Hardin’s argument of ignoring poor countries (page 2 line11-15). But with Hardin’s argument is a prediction error. Hardin...
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...A journey by boat It was Durga Pooja vacation. I had come to my native village with my cousins. As we had no work there, we found the village life very dull. Suddenly an idea struck in my mind and soon we decided to go on a journey by boat. A day was fixed for the journey. The river was not too far. On the fixed day we took our bags and some things to eat and started for the river bank on foot. As we had already hired a boat, we found it ready. The boat was small but it was beautifully decorated. There were two boat-men who instructed us to set properly on both the sides of the boat. It was morning and the sky was clear. A fine cool breeze was blowing. As soon as we took our seats in the boat, it began to move on water. They were really thrilling movements in our life. We all were in high spirit. The' boat was moving gently. The river water was shining in the rays of the sun and was presenting a beautiful scene. It looked white like silver. There were many more boats of different shapes and sizes sailing in the river. There were men, women and children in those boats. The children were very excited and were shouting with joy. All of a sudden the cool breeze stopped blowing and we felt a bit hot. One of my cousins suggested enjoying cold drink which we had brought in our bag. Soon it was midday and we decided to take our lunch. Up to this time we were on the other side of the river. The boatmen tied the boat to the bank and guided us to a restaurant. We took our meals. We enjoyed...
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...Data Analytics: A Marketing Segmentation Case Study T. Evgeniou, INSEAD J. Niessing, INSEAD The Iterative Process Cycle Data Preparation & Exploration Analysis Goal of Analysis Performance Assessment Segmentation Methodology – A(nother) Process 1 2 3 4 5 6 Identify Business Issues Clarify Scope and Dimensions Generate and Refine Hypotheses Decide on Data to use / Collect Needed Data Build the Segmentation Framework Link to Marketing & Business Strategy A Segmentation (micro-)Process • Segmentation solution is created through a rigorous and iterative process Data Processing/ Factor Analysis Cluster analyses Review and refine Why Segmentation? • SEGMENTATION is a critical enabler to achieve business objectives and realize benefits • SEGMENTATION is critical to identify white spaces for new products/offerings • SEGMENTATION helps organizations to optimize their retention and acquisition strategy • SEGMENTATION is often used to optimize pricing across different products • SEGMENTATION enables organizations to become more customercentric • MARKET DYNAMICS make segmentation critical to business success. Questions You Might Hear… These are only some of the issues that clients may raise that clue you in to appropriateness of segmentation Growth & New Opportunities Market Structure Product Development Channel Deployment Resource Allocation Retention...
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...Tunnel of Love The water flows both ways through the tunnel of love, depending on which rusty lever I force! Like life, this tacky carnival ride with its soggy boats bobbing in a curving trough is not a circle but a figure-eight, or an eighty-eight, that doubles back and gives us second chances to be noble or to wet the seat of our pants. Where the streams cross, with my over-education I can steer the couples through the wide or the narrow entrances to tapered, covered corridors and either squeeze them together or wedge them apart, depending on their fitness for each other—and all for the minimum wage! Take this gentleman for example and his uncertain girlfriend. If I wobble their boat just slightly as they step into it and he steadies her by the shoulder and elbow, his small but certain gesture will beguile her. I could put myself in his place at that moment and she would want even me! On the other hand, if I collide two boats before the tunnel, I can sunder the pair that responds with annoyance—and at the same time cinch the two who share a laugh about it! The two I denounce will smell the mildew from the trapped water of an aging ride that should be condemned. For the two I affirm, ample to themselves, the tunnel and its weeping walls will fade away like other people’s problems. I should be paid what couples counselors get for my discernment! The uninspiring and the doomed I leave alone for the gears of the drive chain to propel toward their insipid certainties, but those...
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...Small Boats for Sale Today, there are more people seeking after a wide variety of small boats for sale which are intended for different uses. According to those who love boat sailing, owning a pleasure boat can be one of the nicest luxuries in life regardless it is just a small boat; little can compare to cruise over the deep blue on a beautiful sunny day, where the mist hits your face as birds fly by off in the distance. As there are a wide range of small boats for sale, we need to understand what uses the small boat is intended for before buying them. A small boat that is intended for use on a river or lake will be different from a small boat that is intended for use on the open sea for activities like fishing or diving. So when searching through small boats for sale, the choice you made will depend on what sort of boating you intend to do. For instance, small fishing boats for sale can be used on rivers/ lakes or even out to sea for people to go fishing. A small boat like this will often have quite a flat bottom and lots of deck space for people and equipment. Besides, small sporting boats like kayaks and canoes are operated by a single person and are used as a pastime and for competition on various waterways around the world. This shows that small boats varied from one another depending on their uses we intended for. Buying a boat is a much more complex undertaking than buying a car. Therefore, educate yourself first about boating and boats are important when you are searching...
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...River. The lake is man-made and used to create hydroelectricity by Duke Power Company. Lake Wylie is a large lake and offers an abundance of space for recreation and activities including: boating, fishing, water skiing, sun bathing, swimming and numerous other activities around the lake. It is enjoyed by many people during the summer time. Safety on the water becomes a problem with so many people participating in water activities. Several People die and many others are injured each year in association with the lake. The first thing that comes to mind when being around water is being able to swim. Many people die each year while being on the lake because they cannot swim or not very strong swimmers. Some people think its not cool to wear a life jacket so they jump into the lake without wearing one. They can swim for a short while but they become exhausted and are not close enough to grab on to anything and they struggle to keep their head above the water. Other children were never taught how to swim at all and they think they will be fine hugging onto a float or noodle but they can lose their grip and down they go. The water is dark and by the time someone notices it is to late. The lake water itself is a safety concern. There have been reports of sewage leakage into the lake. This spreads lots of bacteria and germs that could be very dangerous to a persons health. Runoff from local houses and business’s flow into the lake and bring along any pollutants in their way. Chemicals...
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...McLaughlin MKT 500 Strayer University 5/12/14 Executive Summary To provide boat owners and their families with the best mobile boat repair experience by maintaining a passion for delivering quality services, satisfy customers' needs by providing timely, reliable and courteous service. This business entity will be formed in May 2014 with me, as the founder. I’m currently responsible for all business planning and decisions. There will be one a personal assistant who supports all administrative functions to include ordering supplies, interfacing with customers and providing customer support. The business will be located at Lake Jordan. Boating Services will provide emergency (on the water) repairs, tows and transport for boat launching. Additionally preventative maintenance and winterization service will be provided. One on one sessions for Lowrance electronic products are available for a fee upon request. The current banking institution is USAA. I am currently seeking investors. In the next 12 months, I’d like to add one contract worker on a fulltime basis through November and a part time from December through February. Form relationships in the local community and build an online presence that encourages the use of our services. PESTLE Test Competitive – Once it is launched, Boating Services will be the only entity offering mobile boat services; there appear to be no competitive concerns. Currently there is a storage service which offers...
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...Dream Yacht: Take you to most prestige and private parties Type: SeaView50 Cost: INR 17,401,000 (1.7 crores) Members on board: 50 Suitable for : Top end Wedding / personal private parties. Mayura Sankey Boat Club (Sankey Lake) The charm of a sparkling lake glittering like a jewel in a brass setting amidst the concrete jungle of an urban metropolis is a real treat to behold. Sankey Lake is the ideal weekend retreat for tourists visiting Bangalore or for citizens desiring a break from the routine tedium of everyday life. Sankey Tank offers it all, be it sightseeing, or a picnic or a pleasant boat ride in the balmy afternoon lull. An undertaking of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, the Mayura Sankey Boat Club is equipped with abundant rowboats, pedal boats and motorboats. Tourists can discover the lake by rowing across its perimeter. The Club is also endowed with a luxurious swimming pool nestled in an idyllic green setting. Sankey Tank also permits tourists to hire boats and sail across to the jungle-clad nearby islands and spend a fruitful day exploring the dense wilderness. The Mayura Sankey Boat Club is open on both weekdays and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. while the swimming club remains open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all days except Fridays. Entry to the club is reasonably priced at Rs. 10 per adult and Rs. 5 per child for a swim in the lake while a boating spree across the lakes cost Rs. 10 per head. The club also has an exclusive ladies only...
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...It was Friday the 15th. I got up early and there was a sun shining outside my window. I cut school. I thought the best thing to do is to go to the river with my friends. When I was going outside I saw a black cat crossing my path. I've already known that this day isn't going to be one of the bests in my life. Later it turned out that my worst fears were realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop and I understood that I'm late, it really put me out of humour. Me and my friend decided to go on foot. It was a really hot day. After we had arrived to the river, I saw that I forgot my swimming trunks. Even though there's heat, water was cold and it's impossible to swim there without trunks so I decided to sit in the shade. I didn't feel to play football or voleyball. There's a place where we can rent a canoe or kayak near the river. I heard that there's cheap. And it really is! It's only 4$ per hour. I didn't think long and 5 minutes later I decided to boat down the river. But unfortunately bad luck was chasing me. After I had boated about 100 feets, the sun set, it starded raining. I knew I had to go back but boating upstream was really taft. I reached the land and I was walking alongshore having my canoe on tow. I had had (?) enough of it! In a minute I was failing (loosing power, is 'failing' correct?). Rain was even bigger than a few moments later. When I reached the harbour I was tired out and drenched to the skin. In a hurry I gave back a canoe. There's no-one...
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... Compliance Notices can be a small metal plate or label affixed to the hull of your craft. Examples of Compliance Notices are depicted on this page. Do I need one? Canadian boating laws require that a Compliance Notice must be affixed to all pleasure craft propelled (or designed to be propelled) by a motor and that are built in or imported into Canada in order to be sold or operated in Canada, except pleasure craft 24 m and above. Owners of pleasure craft may obtain individual Compliance Notices from the original manufacturer. You also need a Compliance Notice in order to license or register your boat. For more information visit www.tc.gc.ca. BACK TO TOP What information is on a compliance label? Compliance Notices for pleasure boats less than 6 m in length provide three important pieces of information: * Recommended Gross Load Capacity: The maximum weight your boat is designed to carry including persons, motor, steering assembly, fuel, all equipment and gear. * Recommended Safe Limits of Engine Power: Indicates the maximum limit of engine horsepower based on the vessel’s gross load capacity. The maximum engine size is indicated on the Compliance...
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...My name is Elizabeth. I am 25 now and it has been 10 years since the horrendous night when the Titanic sunk. I stepped out of my car to a sunny spring day. The sky was a clear crystal blue and there were no clouds to be seen. I looked ahead and there it was, ‘the Ship of Dreams’- as they called it. I always heard that it was big but I wasn’t expecting it to be that big! All I could hear were little children screaming with excitement: and all I could see were the thousands of people saying (what they didn’t yet know) their last goodbyes. I walked slowly and anxiously to the ship. A sudden chill of anticipation washed over me as I became just a few steps away from entering the ship. I was going to New York to visit my older sister who was soon to be married. The next thing I heard was my mother calling for me to hurry up onto the ship. I didn’t realise that I had stopped half way up the stairs daydreaming, and was holding up all the contented passengers. I was inside now and I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was incredible, like something I’ve never seen before! Everything was so clean and tidy. I could even see my own reflection in the floor! I looked up and it seemed as if there was no ending to the ceiling. The bellboy escorted us up to our deluxe suite, shortly along with our luggage. The room was astounding, far beyond anything I’d ever expected. My four-poster bed sat in the middle of my room with the bathroom and living room on each side. As my mother turned...
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...Bottom paints and bottom paints for boats Bottom paint is a covering applied to the lowermost point of a ship (hull) so as to get rid of growing organisms that may attach to the boat especially at the lower parts or to protect the metallic parts of the hull from corrosion. This is done to enhance the vessel's performance and sturdiness. Another added advantage is the improved contact between a free flow mass of water and the hull of a speedy boat enabling the boat to sail at a much faster speed. Modern bottom paints are composed of biocides (chemical substance that hamper growth of marine organisms), organotin compounds and lethal copper. Types of bottom paints SPC (Self polishing copolymers). It contains a resin known as SPC Copolymer. The chemical substance reacts with salt water and the result is the discharge of biocides in the entire life span of the bottom paint. The reaction takes place at any circumstance provided the vessel is in contact with salt water. Controlled Solubility Copolymers These types of bottom paints are partly soluble in water meaning it wears down when water passes across the exterior of the paint. The thickness of the paint reduces at a controlled pace resulting in the release of fresh biocide at the surface of the paint during its active working period. Ablative bottom paints A type of bottom paint that wears away with time when in use hence reducing the preparation and preservation needed when applying more bottom paints...
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...study www.cimaglobal.com/globalbusinesschallenge Merbatty Boat Case Market overview The developing luxury boat building industry is one with a growing customer base of wealthy, successful individuals and corporate clients. The industry is mostly concentrated in Europe and the USA, although new boat building companies have recently entered the market in Australia and some areas of Asia. Classification of the market and its products can be done in different ways, but the most common are by boat length, engine performance or by hull type. In 2012, the luxury boat building industry generated approximately $5.5 bn in revenues and delivered nearly 3,600 engine-powered boats globally. The material in this case is confined to boats powered by engines and does not include sailing yachts, which are a completely separate market segment. There are a number of major international builders of luxury boats, which together produce a range of over 180 different models. Most luxury boats have living accommodation and crew quarters. The selling prices for these luxury boats range from around $0 4m to over $9m. Each boat type has a choice of different cost options, depending on customers’ specifications and engine size. Boat building companies typically appoint agents to secure sales from the end customer. The sales agent is the ongoing link with the customer from initial contact until delivery of the boat. Most boat building companies have agents in a wide variety of places...
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...sources of getting income as immediate halted by the closure of fishing in the ocean resulting from the spill which courses great impact on fisherpersons, and there dependent who depend on seafood. Ninety percent of the fisherpersons do not learn any other trade or even have any other skill work to do, where face with great impact from the disaster. House and boat notes are at risk It is a tradition among people who take seafood as a business in life, loan is definite as it is expense to buy one boat or house or even to finance it is hard for people, house and boat owner were face with pre-finance season investment in preparation for the intake and sale of product. However, many houses and boats owner were face with foreclosure or repossession as they do not have the money to partake or meet the required payment. Older Person is more significantly in the disaster The BP oil leak create a concern for old people who do not learn any other trade but only fishing as they do not have any other alternative to it and another concern is who is going to teach them the next trade and how are they going to learn it at this stage of life. Psychological effect According to Dr Arwen Podesta the devastating ecological impacts of BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are obvious, the less visible but also long lasting psychological, community and personal impacts could be worse, as people thinks about the disaster which has happen. People are becoming more and more hopeless and feeling helpless...
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...most buyers care more about quality as opposed to price. Due to this, in order to improve craft marine’s reputation they should bring in JD power and associates. This is a known company that evaluates boats based on quality. This will help Craft Marine get into consumers mind as being a top quality product. More over Craft Marine should also bring in trusted celebrities that use boats a lot. Though this would cost more, the consumers would trust the celebrity, as it is someone who frequently uses boats. AN example could be Pitbull, though he doesn’t use boats often he is viewed favorably, and he could do a music video on the boat. This would make men want to buy the boat, as the boat in the music video is seen as a way to get girls. The major boat buyer is a 30-year-old guy. In addition, Pitbull is a symbol/figure of Florida. Though it would be better to hire a celebrity directly tied to boating. * They should get more involved in luxury trade shows in Florida. In addition, CM needs to partner with distributors and dealers to offer the products in better areas of the store where consumers will notice it more. * They should have interviews with boating experts to show why their boat is better Moreover hire sales representatives to go to places in Florida and show off the boat. They could also answer consumers questions as they will be experts. This goes hand in hand with how consumers care the most about performance and quality. * CM could...
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