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This paper discusses "Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water," written by Marc Reisner. It specifically focuses on chapter nine, entitled "The Peanut Farmer and the Pork Barrel." The paper discusses the content of chapter nine and then examines the historical importance of the book and of this chapter in particular.

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"An interesting point mentioned in chapter nine is that the start of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 was able to stop Tellico in 1973 because of a rare fish that zoologist David Etnier saw while snorkeling in the Little Tennessee - where the Tellico Dam was to be built. Because its habitat was confined to one place, the rare fish, called a "snail darter" (because it darted after snails), made its way onto the endangered species list and thus came into consideration the "protection of habitat" under the NEPA law."

Tags:habitat, endangered, NEPA, water

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The paper examines the topic of criminally motivating hacking referred to by computer professionals as "cracking." The paper examines the current methods used, the degree of sophistication of malicious programs and the rising use of rootkit "bots" that literally hijack computers to do the cracker's bidding and are almost impossible to detect.

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"The days of the prodigal teenager computer- geek breaking into a presumably "well" protected network system as a prank has gone the way of the 5- inch floppy disk. Boasting rights in a virtual subterranean world of peers generally were behind such intrusions. Few if any "hackers" as they called themselves thought of the consequences of their acts: the disrupted services and systems downtime they may inadvertently have triggered. Most were simply immature, a few malicious. To be called a hacker back then was to be paid a compliment. It meant simply that you were a very good programmer (Palmer 2001, p. 769). It is the "black hat" variant of hacking--the criminal exploitation of one's programming skills that has become a worldwide menace and earned its practitioners the derogatory label "cracker.""

Tags:cracker, hacker, malware

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This paper discusses the current trend of computer hacking and cracking. The paper explains the difference between a computer hacker and a computer cracker and offers modern day situations that involve computer cracking.

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"A computer hacker is a person interested in exploring a closed computer system. A cracker is a term coined by computer hackers to describe an individual that is intent on doing harm during his or her unlawful invasion of a closed computer system. Angela Gunn describes the differences between crackers and hackers this way: Hackers poke into systems to find out how they work. Crackers break into systems to raise hell."

Tags:computer crackers, crackers, hackers, Internet, security, virus, Trojan horse, e-mail, computers

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This paper discusses the concept of love and separateness found in the short stories "The Magic Barrel" by Bernard Melamud, "Maria Concepcion" by Katherine Ann Porter and "Feathers" by Raymond Carver. The paper describes how each author portrays love within their story and discusses the complexities surrounding this particular human condition.

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"The authors know as well as any that the popular idea of romantic love embedded in western cultural consciousness does not exist. Despite this understood truth, the myth remains and its debunking continues to inspire great art. Carver, Malamud and Porter do not suggest universal truths; their vision is one of relayed experience. Carver in Feathers betrays himself through the intimately written details of dysfunctional marriage. This closeness is also suggested in Malamud's The Magic Barrel; his sly witticism as to Jewish customs and the bookish young man who rejects them suggests intimate recollection. Porter may not have grown up in a village, yet the perfectly rendered emotional states of love spurned in Maria Concepcion imply she writes what she knows. As mentioned, the writers do not expound answers to love's real meaning. What they have done masterfully is explore the complexities surrounding a human condition - the pursuit of love to express physical passion and to ease loneliness. Taping into a great universal influence, this flows though art and life like an undersea current."

Tags:passion, loneliness, emotions

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"Negotiation is an act of compromise. The mere agreement to discuss an issue via the process of negotiation represents a willingness to consider non-aggressive solutions. In the realm of politics, negotiation and compromise are the meat-and-potatoes of daily life. So it has been for the debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA - during the past few months. NAFTA posed, for the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch of the United States government, respectively, an important socio-economic issue in which the two parties found themselves lined up on opposite sides. Negotiation, in the public forum and in classic behind-the-scenes backroom maneuvering, was the key tool that allowed President Bill Clinton his NAFTA victory in the House of Representatives - by compromising on enough minor elements of the proposal to enable a ... "

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This paper is a legal issue analysis of a newspaper or magazine article that discusses a legal aspect of a specific diversity issue - workplace harassment. This article offers a summary of the diversity issue, analysis of the legal issues and a presentation of thoughts and beliefs regarding this issue. The presentation is contextualized in terms of the challenges of managing that diversity issue within the workplace.

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"Restaurant Business revealed that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Cracker Barreland its parent for the alleged sexual and racial harassment of ten employees in three Illinois units of the restaurant chain. The E.E.O.C. alleges that the female workers had been subjected to sexual assaults, sexual propositions, obscene jokes and the circulation of pornography. The suit also alleges that some of the African-Americans among the ten employees represented by the E.E.O.C. were subjected to racial discrimination and harassment."

Tags:Legal issue, harassment, discrimiation, Diversity, EEOC, Title VII, administrative authority, Cracker Barrel

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This paper examines how, Bernard Malamud's, "The Magic Barrel"; Bashevis Singer's, "Gimpel the Fool"; and Irwin Shaw's, "The Lament of Madame Rechevsky", demonstrate in a variety of ways the reoccurring theme of relationships and their influences.

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"Long after finding the picture of Stella, Leo undergoes many changes in which he tries to get rid of the feelings he has towards her, but "fearing success," he "concluded to convert her to goodness, himself to God" (2551). Although this story is interesting in that Stella is a prostitute, there is still the desire for love and the urge for a relationship. Leo is willing to go beyond all the norms of religion and society to ensure peace within himself, and although we do not know if Stella's reaction is the one Leo is expecting, we can see how love and relationships are major influences to this work."

Tags:and, barrel, bashevis, fool, gimpel, irwin, lament, madame, magic, of, rechevsk, shaw, singer, the

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The paper relates that in November of 2008, Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate in Canada dropped to roughly 2.0%, which is down from 3.5% only one quarter ago. Similarly, the paper notes that the inflation rate in the United States fell to 1.1%, which is a significant decrease from comparatively staggering figures in July of the same year, where inflation was at 5.6%. The paper reveals that Canada's decreased inflation rate represents the first time since 2003 that its inflation rate has been less than that of the United States and this is undoubtedly related to a drop in the price of oil, which is now less than one-third of what it was in July of last summer: "It has fallen from nearly $150 USD per barrel to below $40 USD per barrel. But that is over a limited time frame of only four months. The latest inflation numbers incorporate three interesting energy price movements" (Carrick, 2008 par.3).

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"In November of 2008, Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate in Canada dropped to roughly 2.0%, which is down from 3.5% only one quarter ago. Similarly, the inflation rate in the United States fell to 1.1%, which is a significant decrease from comparatively staggering figures in..."

Tags:economics, inflation, deflation

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This paper discusses the risks involved in Web security. Some of the topics discussed are, trust and risk management, firewalls, credit cards, the business of cracking, cracker profile, and possible solutions.

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This paper details the roles of lobbying, campaign contributions, political action committees and the role of personal influence in the political arena. Specifically, the paper looks at how corporations use these areas to influence government. A study of lobby and contribution expenditures of 1998 is done as well as brief historical perspectives on PACs and personal influence. It is concluded that if the present trends continue, corporate America will, in effect, own the U. S. government lock, stock and barrel.