A Policy Brief of NSA Reform Jehireh Peraza-Williams November 24‚ 2014 Presented to Senator Ted Cruz I. Introduction: Since the acknowledgment of abused power by the NSA by former NSA contractor‚ Edward Snowden‚ long debate about the constitutionality of the collection of private records of American citizens has ensued in the senate. As a result of this issue that has and can continue to transgress on the civil liberty of privacy by all persons and entities‚ The USA Freedom act has
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Brief Introduction to Database Concepts Andrea Rodr´ ıguez Summer School - Castell´n 2004 o Department of Computer Science University of Concepci´n‚ Chile o http://www.inf.udec.cl/∼andrea andrea@udec.cl 1 Introduction Information and data are different. Information is understood by a person. Data are values stored on a passive medium like a computer disk. The purpose of a database management system (DBMS) is to bridge the gap between information and data - the data stored in memory or on disk
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Decision Theory A Brief Introduction 1994-08-19 Minor revisions 2005-08-23 Sven Ove Hansson Department of Philosophy and the History of Technology Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm 1 Contents Preface ..........................................................................................................4 1. What is decision theory? ..........................................................................5 1.1 Theoretical questions about decisions ......................
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update of a meta-analysis. Retrieved March 25‚ 2013 from http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/199/1/15.full Jacobson‚ J. & Jacobson‚ A. (2001). Psychiatric secrets (2nd ed.). Hanley & Belfus‚ Inc. Peters‚G. Ph.D. & Miller‚ M. Ph.D. (2004). Brief vs. Long Term Therapy. Retrieved March 25‚ 2013 from http://www.therapyinla.com/articles/article1204.html Reich‚ J.‚ & Neenan‚ P. (1986). Principles common to different short-term psychotherapies. American Journal Of Psychotherapy‚ 40(1)‚ 62-69
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In establishing classical Marxism‚ Marx adopted a philosophy of history called the materialist conception of history‚ or historical materialism. Marx’s theory of historical materialism states that material or economic conditions structure culture‚ law‚ politics‚ and other aspects of social existence. Combining the theory of historical materialism along with the dialectic‚ the concept of progress as a result of an internal conflict between a thesis and its antithesis‚ Marx was able to explain historical
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Piracy is usually determined as a seizure of property (ship‚ airplane or software) that holds no commission from the owner ("Piracy" 1). It is mostly linked to the dirty‚ bearded men that sailed the seven seas and robed merchant ships or ships that carried a valuable cargo. This however‚ was not the case in the late eighties and is definitely not the case today in the nineties. Now software pirates copy software without the permission of the company for their own personal benefits. Since piracy
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Why Trigeneration? This report is intended for use by Business Development directors of Supermarkets with an international presence. It collects and interprets information pertaining to potential investment in Trigeneration technology. This includes; a review of the driving forces behind the developing trend towards renewable energy and sustainable energy technologies; what is required for the operation of the technology‚ the potential for return on investment. Drawing
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HISTORY: There are some major events in the life of the Coca-Cola Company that have an impact on the company today‚ these include: 1886: Coca-Cola‚ the beverage‚ was first produced by John Pemberton. It was sold at fountains at a Jacobs’s pharmacy‚ a local pharmacy in Atlanta‚ for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson named the drink Coca-Cola and wrote it in his own unique script‚ to this day Coca-Cola is written in the exact same way. They used to sell an average of 9 glasses of Coca-Cola a day
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Mitchell v. Lovington Good Samaritan Center‚ Inc.‚ 555 P.2d 696 (1976). Facts: The appellee was terminated from the Lovington Good Samaritan Center‚ Inc. on June 4‚ 1974. On June 12‚ 1974 Mrs. Mitchell applied for unemployment compensation benefits. She was initially disqualified from seven weeks of benefits by a deputy of the Unemployment Security Commission. Mrs. Mitchell then filed an appeal‚ and the Appeal Tribunal reversed the deputy’s decision. Mrs. Mitchell’s benefits were reinstated on
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PERMIABILITY TEST AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To determine the coefficient of permeability of a given soil sample by Variable head permeability test. APPARATUS REQUIRED: a) Special: i. Jodhpur permeameter frame consisting of sand pipe graduated scale‚ rubber tubing connected to permeameter mould. Permeameter mould. Accessories of permeameter mould including the cover‚ base‚ detachable collar‚ porous stones‚ dummy plate etc. Round filter paper. Dynamic compaction device. ii. iii. iv. v. b) General:
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