conducted between 1992 and 1998, found that Arizona was by far the most dangerous state for red light-related deaths, with Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson being the first, third, and fourth most deadly metro areas in the U.S. Consider the social costs of red-light running to Arizona as a whole. Statistics from the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety show that red light running in 2005 caused a total of 8,349 crashes in Arizona, which killed 80 people and injured 7
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SRYou day is a day for Salve Regina students to present their research projects to students and faculty. The events I went to were the poster presentations. One poster presentation I listened to was about energy usage on our campus. The presentation showed the energy usage on Bryant University’s campus as a baseline, since the campus size and population are about the same as Salve Regina. Figure 1 (see in image on last page) shows Bryant University’s energy usage in 2015. Figure 2 (see in image on
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Operation Fast & Furious was a firearms program started by a branch of the Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. It stood from 2009 to 2011 and was meant to persuade Arizona gun vendors to sell guns to wanted criminals, so that authorities could then track the guns from Arizona as the criminals migrate from place to place. Republican Darrel Issa, chairman of the Government Reform committee, has made monumental efforts to expose operation Fast & Furious to people across America. Issa
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio, America’s Toughest Sheriff Sheriff Joe Arpaio. When you hear that name, you may be thinking to yourself, "Who is that?" If you are from Arizona or the surrounding states, you probably know exactly who I am talking about. Sheriff Arpaio, or Sheriff Joe as he is more commonly known as around here, is the Sheriff of Maricopa County. He has been labeled by many as "America's Toughest Sheriff". He is known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration as well as the way inmates
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DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Name: Institutional Affiliation: DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 1.1 Introduction 1.1.0: Background Northern Arizona State University was established in the year 1885. The modest building of the institution was developed on a donated pastureland outside Phoenix that was initially dedicated with the aim of training public school teachers. The institution latter evolved through several name changes and opened four more campuses and from 30 students to over 70,000.
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Ryan Seacrest became fascinated with radio at a young age, and managed to get an internship at an Atlanta radio station before graduating from college. This internship led to an on-air gig, and he continued to work for the radio station while attending college. It wasn't until the mid 1990's when Ryan moved to Los Angeles that his career started to take off. He hosted his own afternoon show called Ryan Seacrest for the Ride Home which was on air until 2004, that was the year he started hosting American
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Collaborative Learning Community: Phoenix Metropolitan Area Rose Alfano, Stella Ihim, Laura Norris, & Jodi Subcliff Grand Canyon University Community Nursing 427V Elizabeth Plata July 14, 2013 Collaborative Learning Community: Phoenix Metropolitan Area The Phoenix metropolitan area is the fifth largest city in the United States. A major barrier that separates Phoenix from other cities is the county line (Cole, 2013). It sits in a valley that is surrounded by mountains ("Phoenix
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present my impressions of Arizona State University's Student Code of Conduct. My evaluation is based off of my knowledge from reading chapters one through 5, as well as chapter fourteen, from the textbook "Technical Communication" by Mike Markel. Summary I do believe that the Student Code of Conduct does follow the ‘Eight Traits of Excellence’ that Make Markel writes about in his textbook “Technical Communication”. Discussion The Student Code of Conduct for Arizona State University is
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Community Profile Eth/316 Vera-Ellen Cruz 20 June, 2014 Community Profile The city that I have chosen to complete a community profile on is my hometown Phoenix, Arizona. I was born and raised in phoenix Arizona and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. The weather is great, the people are friendly, and this is one of the largest growing metropolitan cities today’s society. This city is filled with multiple types of nationalities, ethnic groups, cultures, and religions. History Phoenix
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5% Asian, 2.4% Black, 0.6% American Indian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.8% two or more races. Median household income is $79,916 ($68,032 in 2000) as opposed to the Arizona median income which is $47,826. Estimated per capita income is $31,035. Median housing value is $209,300, as opposed to Arizona median housing value of $151,500. Median gross rent is $1,262. Cost of living index in Gilbert is 92.9 (US average is 100). 96.3% of residents over the age of 25 have completed
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