Two young girls are in critical condition‚ fighting for their lives‚ after being shot in the head in two separate incidents in Chicago this weekend‚ police told CNN. The shootings happened in two different inner city neighborhoods within an hour of each other. Kanari Bowers‚ 12‚ was playing with friends at a playground Saturday evening when shots rang out. Chicago Police said the shooting took place on the 1900 block of W. 57th street at approximately 7:10 p.m. (8:10 p.m. ET). Bowers’
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period‚ is still so widely appreciated. I remember quite clearly how I was totally shocked while for first time I read the great words by Mr. Ku Hung-Ming. The collection of his articles‚ named “The Spirit of the Chinese People” is one of his very magnum opuses --a pure attempt to interpret the spirit and show the value of Chinese civilization. The special emphasis was laid on the type of humanity the Chinese civilization has produced‚ namely the man and woman‚ the type of human beings‚ the personality
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Multicultural Teams Core Characteristics and Skills Essential for Leading Global Teams Many successful contemporary organizations increasingly function on a global stance. Enhancements in technology and communication based exchanges make simpler and empower companies that desire the ability to work and operate in multiple locations and cultures. Because of this‚ it has become considerably more common to find global leaders in many organizations worldwide as the world shrinks as a result of technological
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The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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For the first time the Chicago White Sox were playing the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series. While the Reds finished eight games above Chicago‚ the “Sox” were still heavy favorites because of their solid pitching rotation‚ gold-glove infield‚ and power hitting outfield led by Joe Jackson. Yet when pre-game betting odds quickly switched from Chicago to Cincinnati‚ many cynics‚ including future commissioner‚ Kenesaw Mountain Landis‚ immediately grew wary. When the Reds
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Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management that seeks to improve the quality of products and services through ongoing refinements in response to continuous feedback. TQM requirements may be defined separately for a particular organization or may be in adherence to established standards‚ such as the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 9000 series. TQM can be applied to any type of organization; it originated in the manufacturing
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property owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary‚ located at on the southwest side of Chicago‚ IL. People knew this event as a devastating event‚ and it was at the time‚ but the city of Chicago had a significant amount of growth after this event. Even though the Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating‚ the Great Chicago Fire brought economic reform‚ architectural reconstruction‚ and major positive changes for the City of Chicago.1 What happened the day of October 8th‚ 1871? Late
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The Struggles of Arnold In the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold Spirit the main character struggles with being an Indian and going to Reardan‚ the all-white school where he wants to find hope. He struggles with acceptance because of his disability and he is an Indian. He also struggle with losing his best friend Rowdy as a friend‚ and he also struggles with losing loved ones. Though he has many‚ he copes with them and fixes them in the end.
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TRUE AGL = IND AGL + ((VAR273) IND AGL) IND AGL = TRUE AGL (1 + (VAR273)) TRUE AGL = IND AGL + ((VAR273) IND AGL) IND AGL = TRUE AGL (1 + (VAR273)) An aircraft crosses the outer marker (OM) on an ILS approach. The outer marker check height is 1660ft. The pressure altimeter at this position reads 1690ft. Given: Airport Elevation…………………………………………..720ft Temperature……………………………………………….+16C Local QNH………………………………………………….1012 Where is the true position of the aircraft
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Arnold Spirit “Junior” is the protagonist of our story. Funny‚ smart‚ emotional‚ poor‚ brave‚ persevering‚ all of these are traits that describe Junior. Born at the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington‚ Junior was expected to die during the surgery‚ but miraculously lived. However his brain suffered major brain damage during the surgery‚ which gave him 10 more teeth than usual‚ and seizures. His head was much larger than the usual‚ and his feet were that of a clown; and as you may
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