...Police Killings of Unarmed Blacks Introduction According to Fox News, the recent Baltimore riots following the controversial arrest and death of Freddie Gray has left the city with an estimated $20 million in damages (FoxNews, May 28 2015). Besides these damages caused by Baltimore riots, the long-lasting economic impact in Baltimore is even larger than that of natural disasters since businesses see Baltimore as a less attractive place to invest. Additionally, earlier in 2014, after Michael Brown’s shooting and Eric Garner’s chokehold death, violent protests against police killings of unarmed blacks had already taken place across America in many cities. Those outbursts led to huge economic loss and were harmful for social stability. Freddie Gray, Michael Brown and Eric Garner were not the only black unarmed men killed by police. The Guardian’s statistics illustrates how disproportionately black Americans are killed by police: among the 102 unarmed victims killed by police this year, 32% were African Americans compared with 15% of white people (Swaine, Laughland and Lartey, June 1 2015). In other words, unarmed black Americans were more than twice as likely to be killed during encounters with police as white people. Consequently, those outbursts or protests are rooted in legitimate anger toward a justice system that has in many ways failed them. Not as simple as "thugs" and "criminals" Some public and leaders consider Gray’s death not serious enough...
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...HEAD | PREVIOUS | Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is a Plasma? 1.1.1 An ionized gas A plasma is a gas in which an important fraction of the atoms is ionized, so that the electrons and ions are separately free. When does this ionization occur? When the temperature is hot enough. Balance between collisional ionization and recombination: | Figure 1.1: Ionization and Recombination Ionization has a threshold energy. Recombination has not but is much less probable. Threshold is ionization energy (13.6eV, H). χi | Figure 1.2: Ionization and radiative recombination rate coefficients for atomic hydrogen Integral over Maxwellian distribution gives rate coefficients (reaction rates). Because of the tail of the Maxwellian distribution, the ionization rate extends below T = χi. And in equilibrium, when | nionsnneutrals | = | < σi v >< σr v > | , | | (1.1) | the percentage of ions is large ( ∼ 100%) if electron temperature: Te >~χi/10. e.g. Hydrogen is ionized for Te >~1eV (11,600°k). At room temp r ionization is negligible. For dissociation and ionization balance figure see e.g. Delcroix Plasma Physics Wiley (1965) figure 1A.5, page 25. 1.1.2 Plasmas are Quasi-Neutral If a gas of electrons and ions (singly charged) has unequal numbers, there will be a net charge density, ρ. ρ = ne(−e) + ni(+e) = e (ni − ne) | | (1.2) | This will give rise to an electric field via ∇ . E= | ρϵ0 | = | eϵ0 | (ni − ne) | | (1.3) | Example:...
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...14-10. Many companies have transactions with other companies or people that may be related to it. These are often referred to as “related entity” transactions. Thus related entity transactions occur between parents and subsidiaries; between an entity and its owners; between an entity and other organizations in which it has part ownership, such as joint ventures; and between an entity and an assortment of special purpose entities, such as those designed to keep debt off the balance sheet. The accounting for related-entity transactions is straightforward: Since related-entity transactions are not “arms-length” transactions with outside parties, they need to be either (a) eliminated upon the development of consolidated financial statements, where applicable, or (b) fully disclosed. 14-12. Special Purpose Entities (SPE’s) can take many forms. Some are legitimate and are designed to accomplish specific tasks, e.g. perform research and development sufficient to bring a new product to market. Usually the SPEs are not owned by a company – although the company may have controlling interest. SPE’s attained notoriety because of their misuse by Enron. The CFO of Enron set up SPE’s specifically to (a) keep debt off the books of Enron, and (b) facilitate the recognition of income by Enron by transferring impaired assets to the SPE and recognizing gains on the sale of the assets. 14-27. c. 14-29. a. 14-40. a. The sale should be recorded including any gain or loss....
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...RTT/P.M.I TEAM (M203 Grenade Launcher) 071-2098 / Version 3 11 January 2010 SECTION I. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA All Courses Including This Lesson| Course Number Version Course Title 750-BT B Basic Combat Training| Task(s)Taught(*) or Supported|Task Number Task Title Individual 071-311-2125 (*) Maintain an M203 Grenade Launcher 071-311-2126 (*) Perform a Function Check on an M203 Grenade Launcher 071-311-2127 (*) Load an M203 Grenade Launcher 071-311-2128 (*) Unload an M203 Grenade Launcher 071-311-2129 (*) Correct Malfunctions of an M203 Grenade Launcher071-311-2130 (*) Engage Targets with an M203 Grenade Launcher| Reinforced Task(s)| Task Number Task Title| Academic Hours|The academic hours required to teach this lesson are as follows: Resident Hours/Methods 10 mins / Conference / Discussion 2 hrs 40 mins / Practical Exercise (Performance) Test 0 hrs Test Review 0 hrs Total Hours: 3 hrs | Test Lesson Number| Hours Lesson No. Testing (to include test review) N/A | Prerequisite Lesson(s)| Lesson Number Lesson TitleNone| Clearance Access|Security Level: UnclassifiedRequirements: There are no clearance or access requirements for the lesson.| Foreign Disclosure Restrictions|FD6. This product/publication has been reviewed by the product developers in coordination with the (installation/activity name) foreign disclosure authority. This...
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...[pic] 本科生毕业论文文献综述 (2012届) |论文题目 |A Study on Racial Discrimination in Crash | | | | | | |学生姓名 |谢薇 |学 号 |0808031004 | |专 业 |英语 |班 级 |085 | |指导教师 |颜钟祜 |职 称 |教授 | 杭州师范大学外国语学院 文献综述基本要求 |一、文献综述 | |含本选题国内外研究现状、研究主要成果、发展趋势、存在问题等内容,字数不少于3000字,力求内容切题,具综合归纳性。 | |综述正文须用本专业语种撰写。 | |二、查阅中外文献资料目录 | |所查阅的中外文献资料不得少于15篇(其中外文资料至少8篇),含作者、书名或论文题目、出版社或刊名、出版年月或期号及页码等,未经本人查阅的文献 | |资料目录不得列上。 | | ...
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...TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE (TSP) TSP Number / Title|805-W-0053 / Advanced Rifle Marksmanship 4 (Reflexive Fire - Day & Night)| Effective Date |01 Aug 2009 | Supersedes TSP(s) / Lesson(s) |This Training Support Package (TSP) supersedes all previous versions of this TSP.| TSP Users |All units conducting Warrior Transition Course. | Proponent |The proponent for this document is the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Center of Excellence. | Improvement Comments |Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028, Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms. Completed forms, or equivalent response, will be mailed or attached to electronic e-mail and transmitted to: Director Basic Combat Training Doctrine and Training Development ATTN: Drill Sergeant Proponent USATC&FJ 4325 Jackson Blvd Fort Jackson, SC 29207- Telephone (Comm): (803) 751-6511 Telephone (DSN): 734-6511 e-mail: james.walthes@jackson.army.mil| Security Clearance / Access | Unclassified | Foreign Disclosure Restrictions|FD6. This product/publication has been reviewed by the product developers in coordination with the US Infantry School foreign disclosure authority. This product is releasable to students from foreign countries on a case-by-case basis.| PrefacePREFACE Purpose|This Training Support Package provides the instructor with a standardized lesson plan for presenting instruction for:| |Task Number Task Title Individual 071-311-2007 Engage Targets...
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...PROCEDURES FOR THE PHYSICIANS’ INJECTABLE DRUG LIST GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PLANS Published October 1, 2013 PREFACE The Physicians’ Injectable Drug List (PIDL) manual contains basic information regarding Georgia’s Fee for Service (FFS) Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs and should be used in conjunction with Policies and Procedures Manual for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids Part I, Part II Policies and Procedures Manual for Physician Services, and other applicable program manuals. We urge you and your office staff to familiarize yourselves with the contents of this manual and refer to it when questions arise. Use of the manuals will assist in the elimination of misunderstandings concerning the coverage levels and billing procedures that can result in delays of claims processing or payments, inaccuracies and/or denials. The PIDL is reviewed and updated quarterly, it is re-priced annually. Drugs that are not re-priced by the manufacturer or are no longer manufactured, or obsolete may not be re-priced or changed— refer to the Schedule of Maximum Allowable Payments (Appendix A) in this manual. For quality purposes, the PIDL is periodically purged of drugs with no or low (fewer than 50 units of service annually) utilization over a three (3) year period; except for orphan drugs and certain chemotherapeutic agents. Requests for coverage of purged drugs will be considered on a case-bycase basis. When quarterly...
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...LaTroya Scott AS 478 Dr. Cuadra April 15, 2013 Factors That Affect Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle The cattle industry is a very important industry in the United States. It is what feeds America and all the other countries in the world. The U.S brings in most of its revenue from agriculture. Without the cattle industry everybody in the world would literally starve. Without the cattle industry we would not be able to obtain beef or milk; two important and common sources of foods that we consume. There are two different breeds of cattle that producers profit from: beef cattle which are raised for meat and veal, and dairy cattle which are raised for milk and other dairy products. Reproduction is an important consideration in the economics of cattle reproduction. A healthy calf each year is normally the usual goal. This is possible by increasing the reproductive efficiency of the cattle. Reproductive efficiency is one main factor that determines if a producer will be profitable or not. Efficiency is important to the profitability of an individual cattle operation and to the competitiveness of the industry as a whole. Reproductive efficiency is a complex phenomenon controlled by both genetic and non-genetic factors. I will be discussing the non-genetic factors that the cattle industry’s reproductive efficiency has declined due to such as feed and nutrition, climate, lactation, and breed of cattle. Feed and Nutrition Just like any other species what you feed cattle affects the...
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...i Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach Draft of a book: Dated January 2007 Comments welcome! Sanjeev Arora and Boaz Barak Princeton University complexitybook@gmail.com Not to be reproduced or distributed without the authors’ permission This is an Internet draft. Some chapters are more finished than others. References and attributions are very preliminary and we apologize in advance for any omissions (but hope you will nevertheless point them out to us). Please send us bugs, typos, missing references or general comments to complexitybook@gmail.com — Thank You!! DRAFT ii DRAFT About this book Computational complexity theory has developed rapidly in the past three decades. The list of surprising and fundamental results proved since 1990 alone could fill a book: these include new probabilistic definitions of classical complexity classes (IP = PSPACE and the PCP Theorems) and their implications for the field of approximation algorithms; Shor’s algorithm to factor integers using a quantum computer; an understanding of why current approaches to the famous P versus NP will not be successful; a theory of derandomization and pseudorandomness based upon computational hardness; and beautiful constructions of pseudorandom objects such as extractors and expanders. This book aims to describe such recent achievements of complexity theory in the context of the classical results. It is intended to both serve as a textbook as a reference for self-study. This means...
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...21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice 21878 Autumn 2013 Z I D A-G roup UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY Reviewing and Assessing H E L PS Communication C hannels Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice 21878 Autumn 2013 Prepared for: Higher Education Language Presentation Support (HELPS) Presented by: Aditya Sriraja Chintalapati Mary Gadelrab Ramneek Sharma Xueshan Wu Yulia Kulagina Submission Date: 6th of May 2013 Z I D A-G roup 11586942 11540349 11614094 11550264 11569605 1 21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice 21878 Autumn 2013 Z I D A-G roup T ABLE 1. 2. 3. OF C O N T E N TS E xecutive Summary .......................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology, F indings and A nalysis .............................................................................. 6 3.1. 3.2. ................................................................... 6 Findings of the case study ........................................................................................... 7 3.2.1. 3.2.2. 3.2.3. 3.2.4. 3.2.5. 3.2.6. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 4. 5. Leadership communication .................................................................................. 7 Mode of communication ...............................
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...学号: U260811407U 毕 业 论 文 [pic] |题 目: | | | |On the Disloyalty in Interpreting | |院 系: |外国语学院 | |专 业: |英语(语言文学方向) | |姓 名: |王鑫 | |指导教师: |张楠 | |完成日期: |2010 年4月9 日 | Abstract Interpreting is an important and challenging profession with a short history. At present, it has established its own status in the international community. By using their intelligence and effort, the interpreters have made great contribution to smooth the communication between people who speak different languages. With their talents and techniques, the interpreters help people to overcome language barriers and serve as a bridge in intercultural communication. It is not until 1980s that the research on interpreting has been carried out in China. Ever since the reform and opening-up policy, research work on translation...
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...J Clin Epidemiol Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 1311–1318, 1997 Copyright © 1997 Elsevier Science Inc. 0895-4356/97/$17.00 PII S0895-4356(97)00203-5 The Powerful Placebo Effect: Fact or Fiction? Gunver S. Kienle* and Helmut Kiene ¨ Institut fur Angewandte Erkenntnistheorie und Medizinische Methodologie, D-79112 Freiburg, Germany ABSTRACT. In 1955, Henry K. Beecher published the classic work entitled ‘‘The Powerful Placebo.’’ Since that time, 40 years ago, the placebo effect has been considered a scientific fact. Beecher was the first scientist to quantify the placebo effect. He claimed that in 15 trials with different diseases, 35% of 1082 patients were satisfactorily relieved by a placebo alone. This publication is still the most frequently cited placebo reference. Recently Beecher’s article was reanalyzed with surprising results: In contrast to his claim, no evidence was found of any placebo effect in any of the studies cited by him. There were many other factors that could account for the reported improvements in patients in these trials, but most likely there was no placebo effect whatsoever. False impressions of placebo effects can be produced in various ways. Spontaneous improvement, fluctuation of symptoms, regression to the mean, additional treatment, conditional switching of placebo treatment, scaling bias, irrelevant response variables, answers of politeness, experimental subordination, conditioned answers, neurotic or psychotic misjudgment, psychosomatic phenomena...
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...INTERNSHIP REPORT ON Marketing practices and policies of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. Rawnak Jamal Adnan. ID: 07882795 Department of Marketing, Jagannath University . To, Mr.Md.Mahathy Hassan Jewel Lecturer Department of Marketing Jagannath University, Dhaka Letter of Transmittal 15th October, 2012 Supervisor Mr.Md.Mahathy Hassan Jewel Lecturer Department of Marketing Jagannath University, Bangladesh. Subject: Submission of the internship working report. Dear Sir, With great pleasure I have prepared this Internship Report on Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. Hopefully this report will provide you a good insight about the marketing practice in bank’s activities. It was a wonderful experience working on this report. I would, therefore, thank you for giving me the opportunity to undertake the preparation of this report. I am grateful for your kind co-operation and immense support. To prepare this report I have tried my best to accumulate relevant information from all available sources. Thanking you once again. Rawnak Jamal Adnan ID No: 07882795 Session: 2007-2008(2ND batch) BBA, Department of Marketing AL-ARAFAH ISLAMI BANK LIMITED Banani Branch, 16 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Dhaka. Phone: 9822250...
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...The UNOFFICIAL GUIDE to INVESTMENT BANKING Issued by CONTENTS MYTHS AND REALIT IES 6 OVERV IEW OF INVE STMEN T BANK ING INTRODUCTION 4 WHY AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO INVESTMENT BANKING? 3 ASSET 8 MANAGEM ENT 12 GLOBAL BANKING FINANCE 10 GLOBAL MARKETS 16 HUMAN ES RESOURC 20 22 GROUP TECHNOL OG & OPERA Y TIONS LEGAL, RISK & CAPITAL 24 WORKING THE PROCESS TOP TIPS 28 30 GLOSSARY Why an “Unofficial Guide to Investment Banking?” The aim of this guide is to give you a fresh view of investment banking. A brochure is helpful, but can read a little like a catalog. We think you need to know what your life would really be like, challenging out-of-date myths and stereotypes, so you are able to make the most informed decision possible. This is an honest look at investment banking and is based on the experiences of people just like you, who have now gone through the graduate program and come out the other side with blossoming careers. It is the inside story of investment banking written by analysts for graduates, and you won’t hear this tale anywhere else. We’re going to tell you about all the divisions you could work for, what life’s really like for analysts and show you that there’s more to banking than pitch books, power lunches and pinstriped suits. And if you still want to go into banking once you’ve heard the inside scoop, we’ll tell you about how to get there and...
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