Cyber-attacks are common in the defense industry‚ but in January 2010‚ a sophisticated‚ advanced persistent threat hacked into the commercial sector forever changing the face of cyber security. Dubbed “Operation Aurora” by McAfee‚ the attack targeted specific high profile corporations to obtain valuable intellectual property. Google‚ Yahoo‚ Juniper Networks and Adobe Systems were also among the victims of this highly coordinated cyber heist. By manipulating computer codes the attackers were able
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Sybil Ludington Sybil Ludington‚ the female Paul Revere‚ is accredited with fame for the brave journey she endured in order to warn militia that Danbury‚ a storage place for ammunition‚ was under attack from British forces. Ludington was born on April 5‚ 1761 to parents Abigail and Henry Ludington and died February 26‚ 1839. She was born and raised in an area now known as Dutchess County‚ New York and then known as Putnam County‚ New York. Though there is not much information about Sybil’s early
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Turbo charger assembly: Turbo charger is the advanced technology in automotive industry which uses exhaust gasses produced by the engine by sucking it from the blow air back into the engine. The additional air is supplemented with fuel by the ECU (electronic control unit). That causes the engine to produce much more power as it is being supplied with more air and fuel than it possibly could without it. A naturally aspirated engine‚ or "N/A" engine‚ has to "suck" air through the intake manifolds
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Down Syndrome Although many theories have been developed‚ it is not known what actually causes Down syndrome. Some professionals believe that hormonal abnormalities‚ X-rays‚ viral infections‚ immunologic problems‚ or genetic predisposition may be the cause of the improper cell division resulting in Down syndrome. It has been known for some time that the risk of having a child with Down syndrome increases with advancing age of the mother; i.e.‚ the older the mother‚ the greater the possibility
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Carandiru The adaptation of Carandiru Station‚ a best-seller by Drauzio Varella‚ Carandiru proposes diving into the heart of São Paulo’s prison‚ the largest in Latin America with approximately 7‚000 prisoners with a capacity for 4‚500. Guided by a humanist doctor (the author) who has an affection for the prisoners‚ the audience shares in the daily life of the condemned before the massacre perpetrated on October 2‚ 1992 by the police force following a riot. The film opens with a settling
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Background The IMAX Theatre¡K Organisational Description The word IMAX is drawn from the two words‚ ¡¥Maximum Image¡¦ which is designed to deliver the most immerse theatre experience in the world. The Imax theatre‚ Melbourne is operated by ¡¥World¡¦s Biggest Screen¡¦ Pty Limited and is a registered trademark of Imax corporation‚ Toronto‚ Canada‚ who is responsible for providing the projection equipment and colossal screens to facilitate the large format films. The Imax theatre in Carlton
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The Dhammapada is a collection of rules and observations about how people should live. As such‚ the content of this work centers predominantly around matters of doctrinal and ethical matters. "Those who thing the unreal is‚ and think the Real is not‚ they shall never reach the Truth‚ lost in the path of wrong thought." (#11) Doctrinally‚ this encourages followers to understand the world on a metaphysical level. The unreal is this world of dukkha and samsara‚ that is‚ impermanence and rebirth.
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Bookmark & Share Favorites Digg Del.icio.us Google MySpace Facebook Reddit Newsvine Live More ... To: From: Note: Additional articles from Trusted Source™ Livestock Ministry of Commerce - Industry News 2009 Eucalyptus oil exports from January to October September I of fireworks exports to Italy grew Canned mushrooms from January to September‚ I fell to the Finnish Export Canned mushrooms from January to September I of the Tunisian
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Introduction The Demon in the Freezer is a 2002 non-fiction book on the biological weapon agents smallpox and anthrax and how the American government develops defensive measures against them. It was written by journalist Richard Preston‚ also author of the best-selling book The Hot Zone (1994)‚ about outbreaks of Ebola virus in Africa and Reston‚ Virginia and the US government’s response to them. The book is primarily an account of the Smallpox Eradication Program (1967–80)‚ the ongoing perception
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Management Information System Chapter 13: BUILDING INFORMATION SYSTEMS Structural organizational changes enabled by IT 1. Automation • Increases efficiency • Replaces manual tasks 2. Rationalization of procedures • Streamlines standard operating procedures • Often found in programs for making continuous quality improvements – Total quality management (TQM)
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