Chapter 7 IT’s about business 2 1. Describe the implications of the precisely targeted nature of the Stuxnet attack. Stuxnet was made based on the Siemens SCADA systems. Iran and a few other countries use that system for their nuclear or power plant power. The first inspection of the virus showed that the programmers had avery good knowledge of the SCADA systems. Also it spread out by USB ports instead of Internet‚ that was because the Natanz facility had no connection with the internet and
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Chapter 1: “Up to the Starting Line” 1. When did the history of humans begin? Around 50‚000 years ago. “Human history at last took off around 50‚000 years ago...” (Page 39) 2. Humans developed on what continent? Humans developed in Africa. “…‚ indicates that the earliest stages of human evolution were also played out in Africa.” (Page 36) 3. The Giant Leap forward occurred when? Around the time human history started‚ 50‚000 years ago. “Human History at last took off
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High Speed Steel * High Speed Steel (HSS) refers to any of a variety of steel alloys that engineers primarily use to construct machine tool bits and blades and drill bits for industrial power tools. Materials scientists can infuse this steel with differing percentages of elements to form a variety of HSS manufacturing alloy types. While all of these different types exhibit HSS’s characteristic resistance to high-temperature‚ the properties of each alloy will vary depending on the percentage of
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Sourcing Energy at a Steel Manufacturer A large steel producer in Pennsylvania decided to open up its energy-spending contract to a number of existing and new energy providers that had entered the market as a result of deregulation. Up to this time‚ each of the steel plants had a separate contract with the local energy provider. The goal was to include existing local suppliers‚ but also identify potential new entrants. The strategy development team included managers from building and property
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Last Wednesday‚ I went to the National Museum of African Art and I discovered a great piece of art. The piece I picked out was Olowe of Ise’s Palace Door. The piece was originally carved to be the right side of the door of the royal palace of Ikere located in Nigeria. The materials that this door panel is made out of are iroko wood‚ which is very hard and pigment was also used to develop the colors of the piece. Olowe of Ise‚ who was arguably the most well known Yoruba artist of the 20th century
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Southwestern Ohio Steel Limited Partnership (SOSLP) was considered to be one of the industry leaders in technology and service. SOSLP sells to approximately 500 customers‚ twenty five of which produces about two-thirds of the company’s sales. Dan Wilson‚ vice president of sales at SOSLP‚ had recently received a letter from Matworks requesting SOSLP to provide sponsorship for an upcoming Matworks annual sales meeting. Dan needed to decide if providing sponsorship was feasible keeping in mind that
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100% BIOGAS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT IN LINKÖPING‚ SWEDEN BIOGAS IN BUSES‚ CARS AND TRAINS BIOGAS IN THE SOCIETY Information from IEA BIOENERGY TASK 37 Energy from biogas and landfill gas SUMMARY The Linköping Biogas plant in Sweden was started in 1997 in order to treat organic waste from the agricultural sector in southeastern Sweden. Another main purpose was to produce biogas for the urban city buses in order to reduce the local‚ regional and global emissions from the urban transport system
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Today‚ March 6‚ 2016. Heavens Door: John was one of the privileged few that has had an opportunity to view heavens splendors and to see the brilliant masterpiece that heaven is. To be given the insight of what is expected from the churches; he was also given a vision that accompanied the trip through heaven’s door. Anytime we get the opportunity to cross the threshold into God’s heaven‚ we relish the opportunity to bask in the presence of the Lord. Today‚ God is opening doors that lead us into the doorway
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The Painted Door Summary Short story A Painted Door written by Sinclair Ross is a story that hides many meanings. The intelligent usage of symbolism and comparisons also add to the amount of thought and understanding being put towards the overall picture. It is clear that the author is not only about telling the story‚ rather he focuses much more on the voice‚ setting‚ and symbolism of the piece. The story was relayed to the readers in third person; the author also being the narrator. This gives
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The Millionaire Next Door is by Thomas J.Stanley‚Ph.D and William D the authors explain how individuals become wealthy‚they found that some of the things were very out of the ordinary. They found that many of the individuals who lived in the upscale neighborhoods and drove the fanciest cars are not exactly very wealthy.Many of the individuals who possess great wealth do not even live in expensive upscale neighborhoods. The authors give the readers advice to follow on how they can follow tips to become
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