Victim Compensation: Every state has a victim compensation program to help victims of violent crime pay for costs related to being a crime victim. Victim compensation typically covers medical treatment, counseling, burial expenses, travel for a court case, other costs, and sometimes even moving expenses. Most states require victims to file their applications for victim compensation within a specific period of time after the crime. Victim compensation is considered a "payer of last resort," which
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chapter- 1 INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1 Automotive Industry The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells the world motor vehicles. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. In 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobile were sold worldwide. Around the word, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007: the burn over 260 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The numbers
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marketing plan can succeed. Although the exact length and layout will vary from company to company, a marketing plan usually contains the elements described in Chapter 2. Smaller businesses may create shorter or less formal marketing plans, whereas corporations frequently require highly structured marketing plans. To effectively guide implementation, every part of the plan must be described in great detail. Sometimes a company will post its marketing plan on an internal Web site,
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The McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries.[4][5] Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948 they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand using production line principles. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955. He subsequently purchased the chain from
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Companies Awarded by Philippine Quality Awards San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (SMYAC) - a joint venture company of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. (NYG) - is the country's major manufacturer of glass bottles. Inaugurated in July 1991, it started commercial operations in July 1992. SMYAC designs and produces glass bottles for the food, beverage, spirit, and pharmaceutical industries - both for domestic and export consumption. Products are exported to the U
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Harvard Business School 9-698-004 July 8, 1997 We’ve Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corporation’s Cardiac Pacemaker Business The legacy of Medtronic Corporation, the company that created the cardiac pacemaker industry, is a proud one. Starting from its earliest pacemakers, which had to be carried outside the body, Medtronic had achieved dramatic improvements in the functionality, size and reliability of these devices. In so doing it had extended the lives, and improved the quality of life, for
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Abstract SiemensAG - a major international corporation , an independent company working in the field of electrical engineering, electronics , power equipment, transport engineering, medical equipment and lighting , as well as specialized services in various fields of industry, transport and communications. Headquartered in Berlin and Munich (Germany) . Basically, the company most widely represented in three sectors : industry, energy and healthcare sectors . The company's shares are included in the
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ISSUES PAPER Date 28 March 2008 Subject ISSUES PAPER: Emerging Technology Table of Contents Introduction 1 Communications Technology 2 Green City 2 Nanotechnology 2 Personalized Medical Monitors 2 Robotics 2 Mind-controlled interfaces 3 Personal Networking 3 Smart buildings 3 The future of bio-technology 3 Introduction History is full of life-changing inventions, the printing press, electricity, the telephone not to mention the foundations
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Introduction Stents were first developed in the late 1970s out of a need to keep coronary arteries open after balloon angioplasty (Cohen, 2006). Balloon angioplasty can weaken the arteries, sometimes causing them to collapse within a few days (Cohen, 2006). At that time, the only treatment available was emergency bypass graft surgery (Cohen, 2006). Further, angioplasty was causing restenosis in almost one-third of all patients (Cohen, 2006). Bare metal stents were developed in the mid 1980s
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DeVry University Gorgon “An Emerging Australian Icon” Dia Coleman July 14, 2014 DeVry University Gorgon “An Emerging Australian Icon” Dia Coleman July 14, 2014 Table of Contents * Executive Summary – Page 3 * Company Description – Pages 3-4 * Strategic Focus and Plan – Pages 4-7 a. Vision Statement b. Mission Statement c. Goals * Situation Analysis – Pages 7-15
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