The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its
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His works included many well known stories that were very popular amongst soviet children. In his stories‚ the most notable being 1940’s “Timur and His Squad”‚ Gaidar wrote of heroic‚ good characters who were shining examples of the best qualities of the soviet people. Timur‚ the titular character of the story‚ was a young child who wanted to do all he could to help the Soviet army. So throughout the story
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The concept of the flat world according to Thomas Friedman is how‚ due to recent technology developed in the 21st century‚ geographic boundaries disappear and cause the world to be metaphorically “flat”. Communication across the globe is easier and more efficient‚ and also allows people around the world access to information with just a few clicks. Mr. Friedman talks about ten concepts that create his flat world theory. The important event of the Collapse of the Berlin Wall Another factor of the
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showed no remorse towards anyone that interfered with his principles. The one who took a different perception on life and eventually composed his own set of rules. Certainly in doing so would lead others and their lives. The most notoriously known gangster‚ Alphonse Capone was the first from his family to be born in America. His parents‚ Gabriele and Teresina Capone‚ migrated from southern Italy and came to Brooklyn‚ New York searching for better living qualities for their eight children. His father
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their children listen to “gangster rap” or any other form of harmful and vulgar music will turn them into a psychopathic cop killer. With the this being true in some cases‚ it can be a cause for concern. The problem that most parents actually have with these types of harmful music is that it changes the way their children act and speak towards
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1. What type of retailer is Best Buy? Best Buy Co.‚ Inc. is a multinational retailer of consumer electronics‚ home office products‚ entertainment software‚ appliances and related services. 2. Do you agree with the strategy Best Buy has adopted to respond to its competitors? Why or why not? Yes‚ I agree to the strategy that Best Buy has adopted to respond to its competitors. If I wanted to buy something as simple as a toaster I would go to Wal-Mart‚ but when it comes to buying high technical
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Based on the Case Study "Best Buy Co.‚ Inc.: Sustainable Customer Centricity Model?” Case 24‚ starting on page 24-1‚ complete the following requirements: • Identify their resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies • Write two findings of fact‚ with a fully justified recommendation/justification • Comment on classmates’ and instructor’s postings Resources; Talented CEO’s Richard Shultze and Brad Anderson with skills‚ motivation and their strategies. Best buys employees have been trained
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Geek Squad is a subsidiary of best buy company that provides technical supports services to residential and business around the world. They are the first company who provides national 24-hour technical supports service via remote access on Internet. Their unique business style and market strategy keep the business growing rapidly. By the SWOT analysis‚ it seems Geek Squad is in a very good business shape‚ they should keep it up with more improvement on their service quality and try to expend the
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Domi. 15 September 2010 Keith Watterton Professor D. Domi 15 September 2010 Tech Savvy or Out of Touch I was at Best Buy to buy a new laptop for school; the store was busy that day. I headed over to the computer section the line at the geek squad desk was about twenty-deep‚ and all of the blue shirts walked heads down with a purpose‚ because they were helping other customers. All around boxes were flying out the cages; I wandered if they had the same purpose as me. I wasn’t sure where to
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sales. 2. Internal - what are Best Buy’s strengths & weaknesses?Best Buy’s strengths are: * Customer-centricity strategy‚ focusing in specific customers needs and behaviors. * Five private labels: Insignia‚ Dynex‚ Init‚ Rocketfish‚ and geek squad. Each of these labels focus in specific tasks. * Ability to reach customers trough Bestbuy.com and Best buy mobile. * International expansion becoming a global market leader * Strong brand name‚ which allows recognition among customers *
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