...And Then There Were None Agatha Christie ← Plot Overview → Eight people, all strangers to each other, are invited to Indian Island, off the English coast. Vera Claythorne, a former governess, thinks she has been hired as a secretary; Philip Lombard, an adventurer, and William Blore, an ex-detective, think they have been hired to look out for trouble over the weekend; Dr. Armstrong thinks he has been hired to look after the wife of the island’s owner. Emily Brent, General Macarthur, Tony Marston, and Judge Wargrave think they are going to visit old friends. When they arrive on the island, the guests are greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, the butler and housekeeper, who report that the host, someone they call Mr. Owen, will not arrive until the next day. That evening, as all the guests gather in the drawing room after an excellent dinner, they hear a recorded voice accusing each of them of a specific murder committed in the past and never uncovered. They compare notes and realize that none of them, including the servants, knows “Mr. Owen,” which suggests that they were brought here according to someone’s strange plan. As they discuss what to do, Tony Marston chokes on poisoned whiskey and dies. Frightened, the party retreats to bed, where almost everyone is plagued by guilt and memories of their crimes. Vera Claythorne notices the similarity between the death of Marston and the first verse of a nursery rhyme, “Ten Little Indians,” that hangs in each bedroom. The next morning...
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...And Then There Were None by AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 1 IN THE CORNER of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in the Times. He laid the paper down and glanced out of the window. They were running now through Somerset. He glanced at his watch-another two hours to go. He went over in his mind all that had appeared in the papers about Indian Island. There had been its original purchase by an American millionaire who was crazy about yachting-and an account of the luxurious modern house he had built on this little island off the Devon coast. The unfortunate fact that the new third wife of the American millionaire was a bad sailor had led to the subsequent putting up of the house and island for sale. Various glowing advertisements of it had appeared in the papers. Then came the first bald statement that it had been bought-by a Mr. Owen. After that the rurnours of the gossip writers had started. Indian Island had really been bought by Miss Gabrielle Turl, the Hollywood film star! She wanted to spend some months there free from all publicity! Busy Bee had hinted delicately that it was to be an abode for Royalty??! Mr. Merryweather had had it whispered to him that it had been bought for a honeymoon-Young Lord L-- had surrendered to Cupid at last! Jonas knew for a fact that it had been purchased by the Admiralty with a view to carrying out some very hush hush experiments...
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..."It is perfectly clear. Mr. Owen is one of us….” (Christie 150). These famous words from Agatha Christie’s novel, And Then There Were None, would define the murder mystery genre for generations to come. Her use of many literary devices, such as foreshadowing, symbolism, and similes, allowed her to truly express herself. Agatha Christie utilized the gramophone as foreshadowing for the identity of the killer, the 10 solider boys as a motif for the characters’ deaths, and the seaweed as a symbol of guilt and regret all to add suspense to her novel, And Then There Were None. The gramophone in Agatha Christie’s novel, And Then There Were None, foreshadowed who among them was Mr. Owen, thus adding suspense to the story. Near the beginning of the book, all of the characters gather to eat dinner, when suddenly a...
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...In Chapter three titled “Cyanides (HCN, KCN, NaCN)” of The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum, Fremont Jackson and Annie were found dead in their bathroom at the, The Hotel Margaret, police immediately guessed that it could have been a double suicide though investigators didn’t find anything that could have been used to kill themselves. A medical examiner later did an autopsy and found out that cyanide could have been the cause of there death. Cyanide is an element, which is in groups, hydrogen cyanide made up of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen atoms, potassium cyanide is a white poisonous salt, and sodium cyanide which can also be the white poisonous salt. This element is related to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson death because cyanide poisoned them...
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...Customer Relationship Management Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is not one of the three phases in the evolution of CRM? A) Reporting B) Analyzing C) Processing D) Predicting Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 263 Response: Processing is not one of the three phases in the evolution of CRM. 2. What helps an organization identify its customers across applications? A) Reporting B) Analyzing C) Processing D) Predicting Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 263 Response: Reporting helps an organization identify its customers across applications. 3. What is an organization performing when it asks questions such as "why was customer revenue so high"? A) Reporting B) Analyzing C) Processing D) Predicting Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 264 Response: Why was customer revenue so high is analyzing. 4. What is an organization performing when it asks questions such as "which customers are at risk of leaving"? A) Reporting B) Analyzing C) Processing D) Predicting Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 264 Response: Which customers are at risk of leaving is predicting. 5. Which question below represents a reporting example? A) Why did sales not meet forecasts? B) What customers are at risk of leaving? C) What is the total revenue by customer? D) All of the above Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 264 Response: Total revenue by customer is a report. 6. Which...
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...25-6 After the date of an entity's financial statements but before those financial statements are issued or are available to be issued (as discussed in Section 855-10-25), information may become available indicating that an asset was impaired or a liability was incurred after the date of the financial statements or that there is at least a reasonable possibility that an asset was impaired or a liability was incurred after that date. The information may relate to a loss contingency that existed at the date of the financial statements, for example, an asset that was not insured at the date of the financial statements. On the other hand, the information may relate to a loss contingency that did not exist at the date of the financial statements, for example, threat of expropriation of assets after the date of the financial statements or the filing for bankruptcy by an entity whose debt was guaranteed after the date of the financial statements. In none of the cases cited in this paragraph was an asset impaired or a liability incurred at the date of the financial statements, and the condition for accrual in paragraph 450-20-25-2(a) is, therefore, not met. [pic] SUBMIT FEEDBACK[pic][pic] PERSONAL ANNOTATION[pic] 25-7 If a loss cannot be accrued in the period when it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred because the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the loss shall be charged to the income of the period in which the loss...
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...MANAGING WATER SHORTAGE CRISIS Position Paper Prepared for Symposium Committee By April 2011 Introduction On Earth, only less than 1% of all water available is suitable for human consumption (Vitzthum & Atkins, n.d.). This emphasises on the scarcity of drinkable water and highlights the importance of not just making water available, but also making it safe for drinking. In the event of a natural disaster, water shortage is of major concern to affected countries. For Northern Ireland, water pipes and ice thaw after each passing winter, causing burst in pipes supplying water to households. Adding on, in 2011, Japan suffered from an earthquake which disrupted their water supply. These are instances of water crisis which can take place spontaneously. Water crisis can strike in any form and at times when it is least expected, even in Singapore, where it is ranked 160 out of 169 globally, with little natural water resource available (Nationmaster, n.d.). During World War 2, Japanese forces seized control of the main water supply in Singapore leading to the downfall of Singapore (Paterson, n.d.). This exposes the vulnerability of Singapore to water crisis. Currently, Singapore has to rely on the 4 National Taps to provide water for her population. Therefore, terrorist attacks on the 4 National Taps can be seen as threats which can lead to emergency water shortage. Although there is a low possibility of natural disasters occurring in Singapore, there is no guarantee...
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...expensed. 5) Unearned revenue, a current operating liability, arises when a company receives cash before any goods are delivered or services are rendered. T 6) Contingent liabilities that are "probable" can be reasonably estimated are recorded on the balance sheet as a liability and as an expense in the income statement. T 7) For an item to be classified as extraordinary, it needs to be both unusual and infrequent. However, there is an exception for material items - for one-time items that are extremely large, firms have the option of classify these items as extraordinary to provide better information to investors. 8) LIFO inventory costing yields more accurate reporting of the inventory balance on the balance sheet.F 9) Available-for-sale is the only classification that requires fair-value accounting.F 10) For tax purposes, companies typically transfer more of the asset's cost from the balance sheet to the income statement in the earlier years of the asset's life. This is called accelerated depreciation and it is a benefit to the company. Thus, companies record deferred tax...
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...|Gender: _F___ | |Date of Admission: _10/15/09__ |Date of Assessment: _10/16/09_ |Marital Status: _Married | |Ethnic/Cultural Background: _Caucasian American_______ |Religious Preference: _Methodist | |Occupation: _____Cashier_________________ |Education: ______9th Grade_______________ | |Language Spoken: __English_____ |Any Communication Deficits? No______________________________________ | |(If other than English, is an interpreter available? __________) | | |Source and Reliability of Information: __Patient_______________________ | Admission Data |Temp _98.6__ |Pulse __105_____ |Resp. __21_______ |BP __105/65____ | | | |Reason for hospitalization/ chief complaint (as described by patient/family): Lower Back pain radiating down left leg. ...
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...By: Mayra Ramirez, Alyson Voyles, Suzanne Guebara Andrew Buckham, Israel Tijerina Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 THE CHALLENGE 2 SITUATION ANALYSIS 2 Company Analysis 2 Customer Analysis 2 Competitor Analysis 3 Climate 4 SWOT Analysis 4 MARKET SEGMENTATION 6 MARKETING STRATEGY 7 Product 7 Price 8 Distribution (Place) 9 Promotion 9 CONCLUSION 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 Figure 1 - Competitor Pricing 3 Figure 2 - SWOT Analysis 5 Figure 3 - Locations and Pricing 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WK Investments operates 4 self storage facilities in the Midland/Odessa area. These facilities operate as Loop 250 Self Storage Center and Midkiff Self Storage Center in Midland, and as West County Road Self Storage Center and Grandview Self Storage Center in Odessa. While the company is the market leader in this area, we feel there are certain measures the company can take that will help both maintain a market leader position and possibly attract new customers. WK Investments currently has a strong market position as a leader in the market. They do have higher prices than the competition; however, the current position allows them to be the price setter in their perspective markets and their prices are justified with their superior products/services. In researching the customers that use the facilities most often, we recommend the following market segments to focus on: * Homeowners * Renters * Vehicle Owners * Renters The marketing strategy that...
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...Purchasing * Just like food products, beverage products are available at several levels of quality, unlike food products, you cannot simply select a single product to fit your specifications with beverages Deciding what to buy involves two factors: * The QUALITY of beverages you will pour * The VARIETY of items you will have available Quality * What level of quality your customers will expect and be willing to pay for? * Quality of your well brands * Avoid using very inexpensive liquors and charging at premium prices Be familiarizing with your country laws and codes regarding beverage. Asia Country / region | De jure | Notes | | Drinking age | Purchase age | | Afghanistan | illegal[16] | | Armenia | none | | Azerbaijan | 18[1] | | Brunei | illegal[1] | | Bangladesh | illegal[17] | | Cambodia | none[18] | | People's Republic of China | 18[1] | Introduced in January 2006.[19] | Georgia (country) | none[1] | 16[1] | | Hong Kong | 18[1] | | India | 18–25 (varies between states; e.g., 25 in Delhi).[1] | Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Gujarat.[20] | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | LIQUOR | SIZE | (FZ)FLUID ONCE PER BOTTLE | COST PER BOTLLE | SALE PRICE | # SOLDMA. | YIELD | COST PER FZ | POUR AMT IN FZ | POUR COST | TOTAL COST | TSALES | POUR COST % | FORMULA | | | | | | | C/B | | GXH | IXE | D.E | J/K | WELL | L | 33...
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...|British Airways (BA) is the UK’s largest international scheduled airline and amongst the world’s| |leading global premium airline | | | |[Type the document subtitle] | | | |[May 9, 2011] | | | |U10230366, U1008620 ,U0929909 | Table of Contents 1. Brief History of British Airways 3 The decision making process 4 British Airways uses the following information tools at its strategic level. 4 Executive Support System (ESS) 5 Senior management in BA use the following information tools. 6 Transaction Processing Systems (TPS) 7 Roles for Management Information Systems in British Airways 8 References: 9 Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) 10 The Entities: 11 Entities and Attributes: 11 Entities and Attributes 2 12 First cut ERD Diagram for ELRSC. 13 Normalisation Diagram 14 Requirement Specification for the E L R C System 16 Use case Description for...
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...Chapter 08 Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods True / False Questions 1. The Internal Revenue Code authorizes deductions for trade or business activities if the expenditure is "ordinary and necessary". True False 2. Business activities are distinguished from other activities in that business activities are motivated by the pursuit of profits. True False 3. The phase "ordinary and necessary" has been defined to mean that an expense must be essential and indispensable to the conduct of a business. True False 4. Reasonable in amount means that expenditures can be exorbitant as long as the activity is motivated by profit. True False 5. The test for whether an expenditure is reasonable in amount is whether the expenditure was for an "arm's length" amount. True False 6. Illegal bribes and kickbacks are not deductible as business expenses, but this prohibition does not include fines incurred in the ordinary course of business. True False 7. Although expenses associated with illegal activities are not deductible, political contributions can be deducted as long as the donation is not made to a candidate for public office. True False 8. When a taxpayer borrows money and invests the loan proceeds in municipal bonds, the interest paid by the taxpayer on the debt will not be deductible. True False 9. Employees cannot deduct the cost of uniforms if the uniforms are also appropriate for normal...
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...|Course: |Coursework: |Contribution: | |COMP1309 – Web Engineering |1 of 1 |50% of course | |Coordinator: |Term/Semester: |Date Due: | |Mr Dimitrios Frangiskatos |Feb – July 2014 (Term 2) |22nd April 2014 | |Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or| |books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another | |student’s coursework; stealing or buying coursework from someone else and submitting it as your own work. Suspected| |plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set | |down by the University. | | | |All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be placed in quotation marks and in | |italics, with a full reference to the source directly underneath the...
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...Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth, 5e (Keown) Chapter 2 Measuring Your Financial Health and Making a Plan 2.1 Using a Balance Sheet to Measure Your Wealth 1) Insolvency results from taking in more than you consume financially. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: Net Worth 2) In some cases insolvency can lead to bankruptcy. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Topic: Net Worth 3) Having negative net income will not affect your net worth. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Topic: Net Worth 4) The house that you are leasing from the landlord is a good example of a tangible asset on your balance sheet. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: Assets 5) Current liabilities are those that can typically be paid off in full within twelve months. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: Liabilities 6) To determine your level of net worth, subtract your liabilities from your positive net equity. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: Net Worth 7) Before you can hope to achieve your financial goals, you will need to first measure your current financial health and develop a plan and a budget. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: Nothing Happens Without a Plan 8) When measuring your current financial condition it is important to create A) positive net worth. B) a personal balance sheet. C) an income statement. D) positive net income. E) both B and C are required. Answer: E Diff: 2 Topic: Balance Sheet 9) Assets that you purchase for the purpose of accumulating wealth to satisfy your...
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