The 1992 LA Riots were a series of riots‚ lootings‚ arsons and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles on April 29th 1992‚ lasting 6 days through to May 5th. They were triggered by the acquittal of police officers in a trial regarding a videotaped police brutality incident. 4 police officers were caught on amateur video beating an unarmed African-American motorist-Rodney King. The case was taken to trial and the four (white police officers) were acquitted of any wrong doing (by a 12 person
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Cracks and Repairs R.C.C. Structures Tool Kit for Engineers 4.10/ P/ 1 Cracks in building • Structural cracks – due to incorrect design – faulty construction – Overloading • Non Structural cracks – – – – – – – Moisture changes Thermal movement Elastic deformation Creep Chemical reaction Foundation movement and settlement of soil Vegetation Tool Kit for Engineers 4.10/ P/ 2 Non Structural cracks: Moisture Changes Building materials expand on absorbing
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implement the most effective measures for controlling dangerous and widespread epidemics. These epidemics are a threat to the livelihood and growth of any country because they have the capacity to destroy entire populations and devastate economies and cultures alike. One of the most well known epidemics of our time is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚ caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This epidemic has showed no discrimination in who it attacks‚ with 33.3 million people worldwide
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Modeling the Spread of an Epidemic | By developing a computer model of the spread of an infectious disease‚ the student develops an understanding of the role of the infection rate and the removal rate on the spread of the disease. The Threshold Theorem of Epidemiology claims that the extent of spread of an epidemic can be predicted if three values are known: initial number of susceptible people (S(0))‚ the infection rate (K)‚ and the removal rate (by quarantine or cure) (Q). The extent of the
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Persuasive Speech Manuscript English Honors III 16 January 2013 Text behind the wheel‚ and someone may be killed. No one wants to receive a call that says someone close to them died. No one means any harm by texting and driving; but texting behind the wheel is very harmful. “26% of teens say they read or send a text at least one time every time they drive.” (www.FCC.gov) 26%. That’s a pretty good percentage of just teens alone‚ that’s not even counting adults. No one considers themselves to be
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“Instead of war on poverty‚ they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. And I ain’t never did a crime I ain’t have to do.” -Tupac. The war on drugs targeted many communities particularly those of color. Throughout America‚ people of color have always been the target. In the 1980’s and 90’s the drug war increased drastically. The war on drugs was just another reason to fuck with the people of color. The United States constantly targets minorities‚ and the crisis of the drug war increased
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roommate gives Shaun a lecture‚ similar to his talk with Liz‚ complaining that Shaun is being held back by Ed who refuses to leave‚ pay rent‚ or close the front door. Shaun’s roommate mentions that everyone at his office is out sick and that some crack-heads bit his hand on is way home the previous night. Shaun heads to his menial job where none of the other employees‚ who are mostly much younger high school kids‚ take him seriously. Shaun is left in charge due to the fact that everyone else mysteriously
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fever epidemic of 1878. The reports also estimate the cost of the 1878 epidemic as $ 200 million‚ which today would be calculated as over $ 350 million. The quote about yellow fever striking the Atlantic and Gulf states with more force than the one that bombed Pearl Harbor was taken from J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson’s Insects and History. The suggestion that yellow fever was the most dreaded epidemic disease for 200 years comes from Khaled Bloom’s The Mississippi Valley’s Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of
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Kessler’s role with the FDA e. Kessler’s background III. Misleading labels lead to removal. f. Kessler fights ‘fresh’ labels g. Kessler fights ‘cholesterol free’ labels IV. The overeating epidemic greatly affects Americans. h. Overeating epidemic explained i. More calories means more weight gain j. Availability and entertainment The Fast Food Dependency The fast food industry is entirely unhealthy‚ disintegrating not only our health but also
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How Mattie Changed During the Yellow Fever Epidemic When Mattie Cook survived the Yellow Fever Epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793‚ her whole life was changed. Both her character & the circumstances of her life changed a lot. Also‚ her relationships and responsibilities have changed too. Before the epidemic‚ Mattie was just an average teenager with the same problems most teens had. But after the epidemic‚ Mattie’s life became very different. Before the yellow
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