Securing Plastic Money Using an RFID Based Protocol Stack Rishab Nithyanand Department of Computer Science University of California - Irvine rishabn@uci.edu Abstract. Since 2006‚ there have been three major systems that have been implemented in an attempt to reduce the threat of credit card fraud - Chip and PIN (United Kingdom)‚ Chip Authentication Program - CAP (European Union)‚ and RFID enabled credit cards (United States of America). In spite of a big effort by the EMV1 ‚ there has been
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Dima Akoub December 10‚ 2012 Plastic Surgery The legend Michael Jackson once said‚ “You know‚ let ’s put it this way‚ if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery‚ if they went on vacation‚ there wouldn ’t be a person left in town” (qtd. in “Michael”). Plastic surgery has been very popular and generic throughout the media and with celebrities. Although some people may argue that they have the right to choose what is done to their body‚ plastic surgery should be restricted because
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PLASTIC SURGERY Plastic surgery is a special type of surgery that greatly improves not just your appearance‚ it improves self esteem and health at the same time it gives you a better quality of life. The name “Plastic surgery” which includes the word "plastic" doesn’t mean patients who have this surgery end up with a face full of fake stuff. The name isn’t taken from the plastic substance but from the Greek word plastikos‚ which means to form or shape. This kind of surgery was invented by the
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Plastic is one of the most widely used products in the U.S. We use it to package consumer products‚ to charge our purchases with credit cards‚ to carry our food and drink‚ to build our toys and to even make our clothing! There are over 10‚000 different kinds of plastic in the world‚ and it is so versatile and can be mixed with so many other elements that its uses are limitless. But plastic takes up about 10% of our total waste stream‚ and it is composed mainly of the non-renewable resource petroleum
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Plastic Surgery: The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly More than ever‚ millions of young adolescents are seeking out plastic surgery because the influence of the media. Teenagers are finding more imperfections with their body and are less and less satisfied with their appearance. President Scott Spear‚ MD‚ chief of plastic surgery says‚ "There’s a common belief among the public that a large percentage of young adults and teens are having cosmetic surgery" (Obesity‚ Fitness & Wellness Week). Despite
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‘‘Plastic Surgeries’’ By Thanasis Farsaris Nowadays‚ it is a well know fact that the technology is developing rapidly and gives us many opportunities for a better life. More generally now‚ the medical science is advancing and gave us more benefits for our health and even our body such as the plastic surgery. As a matter of fact many people resort to plastic surgery in an attempt to remain young looking and this has increased the number of this kind of operations. In my opinion this kind of operations
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Aesthetic plastic surgery‚ also called Medical aesthetics‚ involves techniques intended for the "enhancement" of appearance through surgical and medical techniques‚ and is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance‚ restoring it‚ or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. In 2006‚ nearly 11 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States has increased over 50 percent
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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Plastic Plastics are used on a daily basis throughout the world. The word plastic is a common term that is used for many materials of a synthetic or semi-synthetic nature. The term was derived from the Greek plastikos‚ which means “fit for molding.” Plastics are a wide variety of combinations of properties when viewed as a whole. They are used for shellac‚ cellulose‚ rubber‚ and asphalt. We also synthetically manufacture items such as clothing‚ packaging‚ automobiles‚ electronics‚ aircrafts‚ medical
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onwards‚ plastic bags became common for carrying daily groceries from the store to vehicles and homes throughout the developed world. As plastic bags increasingly replaced paper bags‚ and as other plastic materials and products replaced glass‚ metal‚ stone‚ timber and other materials‚ a packaging materials war erupted‚ with plastic shopping bags at the center of highly publicized disputes. Although few peer-reviewed studies or government surveys have provided estimates for global plastic bag use‚
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