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USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) (formerly LPD-15) (/ ˈ p ɒ n s eɪ / PON-say), was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, formerly in service with the United States Navy.She has been the only ship of the Navy named for Ponce in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, the first governor of Puerto Rico and the European discoverer of ...
Coupons are associated with Sunday circulars and help consumers who struggle to make ends meet. [19] A coupon is a discount, either of a certain specified amount or a percentage to the holder of a voucher, usually with certain terms. Commonly, there are restrictions as for other discounts, such as being valid only if a certain quantity is ...
The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun tokubetsu kyūkō (特別急行); lit. ' special express '; often abbreviated as tokkyū (特急), though some operators translate the word differently. There are two types of limited express trains: intercity, and commuter. The former type of limited express ...
Coupons can be used to research the price sensitivity of different groups of buyers (by sending out coupons with different dollar values to different groups). Time, location and sizes (e.g. five pound vs. 20 pound bag) [12] affect prices; coupons are part of the marketing mix. [13] So is knowing about the customer. [14] [12]
On August 21, 2005, German conglomerate TUI AG offered to acquire CP Ships Limited for €1.7 billion (US$2.0 billion) in cash, and merge it with TUI's Hapag-Lloyd division. On October 19, 2005, CP Ships and TUI AG jointly announced that 89.1% of CP Ships shareholders had accepted Ship Acquisition Inc.'s August 30 offer for US$21.50 per share ...
The original main line follows the coast via Iyo-Nagahama, while the direct line, opened in 1986 as a bypass of the lengthy coastal route, goes through the mountains via Uchiko, part of which is known as the Uchiko Line (as it was originally part of the Uchiko branch), and all limited express trains now use this route.
At the same time, the services to Mururan were split off to become the Suzuran limited express. [5] The Lilac services supplemented the Super White Arrow services between Sapporo and Asahikawa, which stopped at fewer stations. The Lilac services operated hourly, departing from Sapporo and Asahikawa at 30 minutes past the hour, taking 1 hour 30 ...
A ship's hull is composed of individual parts called members. [83] The set of dimensions of these members is called the ship's scantlings. [83] Naval architects calculate the stresses a ship can be expected to be subjected to, add in safety factors, and then can calculate the required scantlings. [83]