Solution: The update also removes the ability for this codec to be loaded when browsing the Internet with any other applications. By only allowing applications to use the Indeo codec when the media content is from the local system or from the intranet zone, and by preventing Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player from launching the codec at all, this update removes the most common remote attack vectors but still allows games or other applications that leverage the codec…
On April 17, 2011 PlayStation Network (PSN) was breached by an unauthorized source. Sony believed that the source exposed personal and password information – and possibly credit cards – of an estimated 77 million people. This is considered one of tech’s history’s worst security failures (Cooney, 2011). Due to this breach, Sony has broken many laws. The most critical laws that Sony “allegedly” broke were California SB 1386, California Law 1798.81.5, and California Law 1798.29.…
From reading chapter 3 about “The Hidden Origins of Slavery” in the book titled A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki it is found that there is much evil spoken of about black skinned people and their relationships with white people. Takaki mentioned, “In the English mind, the color black was freighted with an array of negative images: deeply stained dirt, foul, dark or deadly in purpose, malignant, sinister, wicked. The color white, on the other hand, signified purity, innocence, and goodness.” Today in our country majority of people regardless of their race would be opposed and even disgusted with this statement of offense.…
“Things have to change” this quote was said by Bobby from the book “The First Part Last”. The first part last is a book by Angela Johnson, it is about a teenager named Bobby and how his girlfriend, Nia, is pregnant and he tells about his life with his daughter, Feather, and his life with Nia. The chapters go from now, then, now, then; his life with Feather is in the now chapters, and his life with Nia is in the then chapters. In the book Bobby has to leave his childhood behind and he has to mature in order to be the father Feather needs.…
For example, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program prepares undergraduate for doctoral school by pairing them with faculty members who assist the students by gathering data and completing a research project. Undergraduates have the opportunity to publish their research allowing students to foster a learning environment. Oshkosh Scholar, an undergraduate research journal of collaborative research between students and faculty at UW…
In 2000, DSM senior executives were provoked with a dilemma to either continue on supporting the past business services that DSM used to offer – the core petrochemicals business – or make an eventually courageous investment in the future via growing the life sciences and performance materials businesses. Subsequently, when they decided to go for the latter and alter the company’s portfolio through divestitures and acquisitions in food and pharmaceutical sectors, DSM primary objective was to make the company concentrate on growth opportunities. In addition, DSM’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) organizational infrastructure was absolutely decentralized. However, to serve the needs of a giant company that was going through rapid yet massive transformation, it was vivid enough to identify the essence of a complete transformation of ICT organization; that is a standardized ICT infrastructure (i.e. networks, servers, desktops, internet, service providers, and larger business applications such as SAP). In order for ICT organization to be a business-oriented management organization with service delivery skills, DSM had to outsource partners to facilitate the acquisition process and enable faster and smoother integration into the DSM organization. One more challenge DSM executives faced was the fact that they had to involve ICT in the acquisition of the Vitamins & Fine Chemicals Division from Roche, especially when they had underestimated the cost of disentanglement and integration by a factor of 20, which more realistic figures had then been taken into account. The integration and transformation of Roche Vitamins had been done simultaneously; thanks to the VITAL program (which brought on a huge advantage later on when EVITA was introduced). DSM executives learned that with ICT…
Identify the skills you’ve learned this week. How could each of these apply to your academic work? How could each of these apply to your professional work? The skills that I’ve learned this week are the steps to active reading, vocabulary strategies, how to read different kinds of textbooks, and how to improve my reading. Active reading and improving my reading work hand in hand. In reference to my academic work, these skills can help increase my focus and concentration and help promote a better understanding of what I am reading. Learning how to read different textbooks helps me to distinguish between the types and how to go about understanding them. In my professional work, all these skills help prepare me to be able to compose and understand resumes, company letters, and business proposals.…
The main thrust of Article 2 is in the beginning of Section 1 - that the “executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America” (p725). Section 2 describes duties: commander in chief, the power to make treaties, appointments, and granting commissions (p725-6). Section 3 offers that he will inform Congress, the ability to convene/adjourn Congress, receive ambassadors, execute laws, and shall commission all the officers of the United States” (p726). Section 4 covers impeachment for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors (p726). Section I covers how the president is chosen, basic qualifications, removal / succession, compensation and the Oath of Affirmation. The framers didn’t want a king because they concerned with too much power being held by one person or entity. The Electoral College was developed by the framers because they needed solve the problem of how voting among the states would work - “…a system to allow the general electorate to have some influence on the selection of the chief executive without resorting to direct popular election” (p184). It satisfied the idea of separation of powers and the problem of representation in smaller states.…
I watched Deborah Gruenfeld's video before reading chapter 7 and again after completing the chapter. My perception was not the same after watching the video for the second time. I noticed her gestures, eloquence, posture and mode of dressing and I realized that although she was talking about how to convey power and influence, she was conveying what Pfeffer talked about in chapter 7 as “acting with power”.…
There are many benefits for undergraduate student who become involved in research. It allows students to learn how to collaborate with other researchers, decide an area of interest, and begin a career as a researcher. I hope to gain exposure to an area of research in order to help me explore different career fields. Although I intend to pursue a career in medicine, research will benefit me since many medical schools appreciate research experience for admissions.…
In American History we are currently studying the concept of sectionalism. Sectionalism is division within a country based in regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s sectionalism in america grew as slavery divided the nation. Slavery was ignored, comprised, and argued about by the states until the conflict drove our country into the Civil War. Although regional differences are not as distant these days, many issues are currently causing division among the states and people of our country. These issues lead to what our history class describes as “modern sections.” One such issue is the 7 habits.…
This paper was prepared for English 160, College Writing, Module 8 Homework Assignment taught by Instructor Daryl Morazzini…
Gina Fox has started her own company, Foxy Shirts, which manufactures imprinted shirts for special occasions. Since she has just begun this operation, she rents the equipment from a local printing shop when necessary. The cost of using the equipment is $350. The materials used in one shirt cost $8, and Gina can sell these for $15 each.…
Things have to change." In the First Part Last, written by Johnson, the protagonist Bobby has to overcome his youthfulness, he has to change. He has a girlfriend, Nia, who is caring a baby girl. She learns to grow along with Bobby and give him the strength to help raise Feather, the baby. In order for Bobby to grow he needs to find himself after all the change in his life and lets some things go as well. There are several objects that deeply symbolize the change Bobby goes through while he is struggling to come of age.…
Welfare nature of government is the evolutionary goal of probably every kind of government these days in this contemporary world. There has been a phenomenal increase in the functions of the government, which has lent enormous powers to the executive and also led to increase in the legislative output. This has led to more litigation, restrictions on the freedom of the individuals and constant frictions between them and the authority. The development of welfarism led to an increase in governmental functions and the executive saw in this a need to perform a number of quasi- legislative and quasi- judicial functions, thus blurring the traditional positions of the various wings of the government under the doctrine of separation of powers, under which the powers of the government were divided between the legislature, executive and the judiciary which were to be entrusted with the power of making law, executing it and interpreting the law respectively. But now these welfare states changed radically and involve itself in the hosting of wide socio-economic activities; for example: providing health services, education , industrial regulation and other allied welfare measures. Now where there is these kind of activities; disputes are certain and obvious. The issues which arose from disputes on such matters raised not only legal matters but also matters which affect the society at large. The constitution and function of our court system is very traditional as well as inefficient. The inherent procedural limitations made it difficult for the courts to dispose these cases promptly thus leading to a huge backlog of cases in all levels of the judiciary. Courts therefore became deluged with litigations arising directly and incidentally from such increased governmental interventions. It was also felt in many…