engineer) and Harold Jennings (a mechanical engineer) collaborated to design the first folding frame wheelchair in 1932. They went on to form the company E&J (Everest & Jennings). E&J developed the first powered wheelchair in 1950s. They followed the development of transistor-controlled motors and adapted it to their interest by adding a motor to their manual wheelchair design. In 1952‚ the beginning of wheelchair sports occurred with the first games held at the Stoke Mandeville Rehabilitation Center in
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06/12/2012 FICO and Rating Agencies Current Issues in Business by Jeen Filz FICO 3 How does FICO work? 3 Criticism 4 rating agencies 6 history 6 Quick reminder of the financial crisis 7 Role of the rating agencies 8 Their impact 10 Perspectives 11 FICO How does FICO work? FICO is a public company that was found in the year 1956 with the aim to help financial services companies by measuring credit risk in a score which is called the FICO score. This stands for
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past five centuries‚ black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today‚ police officers use deadly‚ excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults‚ beatings and shootings. This demonstrates the governmentТs role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime(Black Radical Congress‚ 3). In history‚ racist violence‚ police brutality‚ has been used to suppress the racial blacks and to preserve power and privileges
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Print The Public Image of the Police Final Report to The International Association of Chiefs of Police By The Administration of Justice Program George Mason University Authors (Alphabetical Order): Catherine Gallagher Edward R. Maguire Stephen D. Mastrofski Michael D. Reisig October 2‚ 2001 Contact Person: Stephen D. Mastrofski Administration of Justice Program George Mason University 10900 University Boulevard‚ MS 4F4 Manassas‚ VA 20110-2203 Telephone: (703) 993-8313 Fax: (703)
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A person who is corrupted lacks integrity or honesty; it is someone who uses a position of trust for dishonesty. In this case a position of trust is a Police Officer. Police corruption is when an officer misuses his/her authority to fulfill there needs and wants. There are many different forms of corruption; gratuity‚ involving free meals and discounts; bribery‚ involving the exchange of money or other goods between an officer and a suspect; theft and burglary‚ involving officers stealing property
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“ANALYSIS ON THE OJT IN TRAVEL AGENCY OF THE 3RD YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT OF CITHM” A Thesis Presented to the Faculty to the College of International Tourism And Hospitality Management LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY In Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in International Travel and Tourism Management Submitted by: Catindig‚ Erlyn D. Duque‚ Vernagin S. Ortiz‚ Rachel Mae M. APRIL
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Police Brutality By: Anonymous "But they didn’t have to beat me this bad. I don’t know what I did to be beat up." Rodney King‚ March 3‚ 1991. Police brutality has been a long lasting problem in the United States since at least 1903 when police Captain Williams of the New York Police Departmen coined the phrase‚ "There is more law at the end of a policeman’s nightstick than in
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Student Name: Instructor Name: TA’s name: Class Engl: 101W Date: 2012-07-18 Female liberation in The Agency Y.S.Lee’s novel‚ The Agency: A Spy in the House‚ depicts Mary Quinn’s first assignment since entering The Agency. Mary became a thief during her miserable childhood and was rescued by a woman posing as a prison warden after she was sentenced to hanging. She then became a student in Miss Scrimshaw ’s Academy for Girls and was sent to Mr. Thorold’s home posting as Miss Angelica Thorold’s
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L – Travel agent O– Fiancé S – Fiancée O – Hello. L – Good afternoon. Welcome to our travel agency. How can I help you? S – Hi! Oh! I’m so excited! We have our wedding in four weeks. I can’t help thinking of our living together. I assure you John‚ you’ll have the best wife in the world. O – Honey‚ I have no doubts about it‚ but let’s proceed to the main question. Mrs..? L – Not Mrs.‚ Miss. Miss Andrews. So I guess you are here because of your forthcoming honeymoon. Am I right? O – Yes‚ Miss Andrews
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In Edwin J. Deltarres’ book Character and Cops he explores three hypotheses for police corruption in the United States. Some are somewhat historical‚ but they are still relevant to the problem of corruption today. The first hypothesis is called "the society at-large" theory by former Chicago Police Superintendent O. W. Wilson. Wilson was superintendent of the Chicago Police Department during the early nineteen sixties. The second hypothesis is called the "structural" theory. The third is called
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