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    Detective Dave Brennan of the Special Victims Unit, and lead investigator of Susan 's first attack eight years prior found himself a bit irritable. The assailant only serving six of a ten-year sentence, had been released on good behavior. Upon release, he had returned in retaliation, and brutalized her a second time, followed by obscene calls, and endless threatening letters. The case had been the reason for Brennan 's many sleepless nights, last night was no exception. Exhausted, the detective sat

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    Zippo Observation

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    While talking to mom I was observing Zippo. He is a very smart boy and has a lot of stims (self stimulation). The one that I notice right away is numbers. He has a fixation on numbers. He showed me different ways to calculate numbers on his calculator and even showed me how to say “hi” with the numbers on the calculator. He also has a huge stim in calendars. As we know calendars have numbers. There are calendars all over the house and he even makes his own calendars. Below is an example of one of

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    proved to be quite effective against the opposing force. Additionally, the M67A1 was added to the arsenal, which consisted of changing out the turret of a M48 and adding a flamethrower vastly increased the capabilities of the tank. Nicknamed the Zippo, this Patton variant conquered fortified enemy positions with relative ease. The Patton still had its own weaknesses however. Lacking in rear armor plating, each tank required its own infantry man to provide constant security to its six o’clock position

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    Zippo Lighters Zippo uses a wide variety of metals during the manufacturing process to make a lighter. The outer case of a lighter is typically made of “cartridge brass,” (a material that was developed for rifle cartridges) and the brass is taken from brass sheets that have been cut and wound on a spool. The inner case of the lighter is made of stainless steel, where the stainless steel was also cut and wound on a spool. Specialized metal mills create these “spools” of metal so that they are delivered

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    The living area on our Mike Zippo was small, adequate, even considered by others as unfairly comfortable. Minimalism in military life is an absolute requirement, just as civilian boat living is. Clutter just gets in the way of efficiency, so claimed the Marine training manual. One great advantage we had over the land Marines was that we did not have to sleep out in the mud and rain when operational in the boonie. With the exception of when any jungle time came our way, and if that time came when

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    Zippo plans to depreciate (straight-line) the building and equipment to a book value of zero by the end of five years. The company feels, however, that land values in this area will appreciate and that in five years it could sell the plant (including the

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    don’t see the value in education, I am a firm believer that education can take you places if you put your mind to it. For example, my mom was laid off from Zippo after 18 years of service and decided to go to college for a new beginning. After two years of college, my mom was able to complete her associate’s degree and get a job back at Zippo in the accounting field. If my mom can juggle college as well as being a full time mom, anyone should be able to succeed in college. Education is the building

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    What is the definition of the term “Ambush marketing”? In his book “Ambush marketing in sports” Gerd stated that the verb “ to ambush” is identified as to attack. Thus the sponsors consider ambush marketing as acts and illegal thefts. Moreover, according to Meenaghan, in his opinion this act is a practice of a competitor that interferes with the attention of the audience near a specific event and distracts the people’s attention from the sponsor. 1, 2 Being a type of guerrilla marketing, Linda Norcross

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    A Short Story

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    Starliner... Her Starliner. The sportscar was crushed like a soup can, black smoke rising from its crumpled hood. Its tires sank in the tar. Beside them: Two footprints. Eldritch cracked his zippo. He shielded the flame and shined it down at the footprints. They were deep, heavy. Work boots. Eldritch arched his zippo into the Starliner. Rain spilled through its shattered windshield. The car was empty. Blood soaked its leather interior. “Aw shit,” Harv covered his mouth and swallowed vomit. Fifteen feet

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    I at my cousins house one day and they said they were going on a trip to Tennessee and I was like wish I could go. My cousin was like me to but she would not ask. So, me being a savage in all I had to ask.I walked up to my uncle and got a unexpected and answer can I go on the trip with ya’ll he said if it’s ok with your parents.I was like I will be back in a little bit.I ran straight and just ignored my bicycle I was in like a minute we don’t live but 13 acres apart. I asked and they said if it’s

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