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  2. Warehousing Act - Wikipedia

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    The Warehousing Act of 1846, [1] was a commercial law that allowed merchants to warehouse their imports into the United States and thus delay tariff payments on those goods until a buyer was found. It established the bonded warehousing system at American ports and spurred the influx of commerce, particularly in New York City .

  3. Warehouse Act of 1916 - Wikipedia

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    United States President Woodrow Wilson proposed the Warehouse Act at a political nomination convention in Sea Girt, New Jersey on September 2, 1916: . For the farmers of the country we have virtually created commercial credit, by means of the Federal Reserve Act and the Rural Credits Act.

  4. Wickersham Commission - Wikipedia

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    President Herbert Hoover's newly created United States law enforcement and observance commission (circa. 1920). The National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (also known unofficially as the Wickersham Commission) was a committee established by the U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, on May 20, 1929.

  5. Bonded warehouse - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, goods may remain in the bonded warehouse up to five years from the date of importation. [2] Bonded warehouses provide specialized storage services such as deep freeze or bulk liquid storage, commodity processing, and coordination with transportation , and are an integral part of the global supply chain .

  6. Rubric - Wikipedia

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    A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. The word derives from the Latin rubrica , meaning red ochre or red chalk , [ 1 ] and originates in medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier.

  7. International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses

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    Founded in 1891, IARW was created when a group of conventional (non-refrigerated) warehouse owners began sharing knowledge about storing perishable food. As perishable food storage is complex, this organization soon became known industry-wide for their expertise about temperature controlled storage facilities.

  8. MESC - Wikipedia

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    The acronym MESC stands for Material and Equipment Standards and Code. It is a tool of the materials department for standardisation and handling of materials used in business. It was created in 1932 for internal use by Shell , but later on licensed to every company who wished to pay for it.

  9. Rubric (academic) - Wikipedia

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    A scoring rubric typically includes dimensions or "criteria" on which performance is rated, definitions and examples illustrating measured attributes, and a rating scale for each dimension. Joan Herman, Aschbacher, and Winters identify these elements in scoring rubrics: [3] Traits or dimensions serving as the basis for judging the student response