connection to war dialing which was seen in the 1980s movie‚ War Games. War dialing is a process of dialing all the telephone numbers in a certain area searching for those containing computer connections via a modem. As a research project‚ Peter Shipley showed the vulnerabilities in unprotected modems by war dialing phone numbers in the Bay Area of San Francisco in the late nineties (Poulsen). This war dialing experiment led to his discovery of many unprotected modems belonging to banks‚ hotels‚
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Wuornos’s propensity for prostitution and the performance of sexual acts in return for money and cigarettes would strongly provide support to Kohlberg’s Moral Development theory. Becker (1996) identifies that for someone at level one moral development it is the person’s needs that determine right or wrong. Wuornos needed to support herself with money and cigarettes‚ something she would not get from her family‚ as a result‚ by the age of thirty five Wuornos had risen to level three of Kohlberg’s
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measure the applicant’s intellectual and mental abilities (Youseef and Noon‚ 2012). In a Correctional setting you need this type of test because you need to be of a sane mind. The most popular cognitive-ability test is Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test which was developed by Eldon F. Wonderlic in the 1930’s (Youseef and Noon‚ 2012). This type of test is used for all kinds of jobs and comes in different languages. The test covers verbal comprehension‚ numerical reasoning and memory skills. Based on your
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The Effect of Social Media in the Business World Imagine‚ for a moment‚ you are an employee in a business setting. Do you find yourself on Facebook‚ Twitter‚ or Pinterest during work? Perhaps you are reading information on Wikipedia or watching videos on YouTube? These are all forms of social media. Today our world is engulfed by it. These sites can be great tools to advertise for a business or to access information‚ but they can also be abused. In the workplace‚ social media can be a distraction
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In the film “The Big Short‚” directed by Adam McKay‚ the audience is explicitly acquainted with the terminology and the events leading up to the economic crisis in 2008. This film concentrates on the stories of several financially skilled individuals who recognized faults in the housing market and used it to their advantage. Differing from other directors in the past‚ McKay uses a rhetorical approach to make tedious financial concepts compelling and entertaining. By using celebrity cameos such as
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Brad‚ It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday. I am delighted to see that we share a similar vision for the leadership required to grow market share in a rapidly evolving federal market. Johnson Controls is currently winning only a small fraction of competitive bids‚ and as a result‚ our competition is gaining market share. Our customers (by way of their contracting officers) are better informed of the technical‚ contractual‚ and financial aspects of executing projects; our role as a trusted advisor
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Leadership: Sports Figures/Performance Enhancing Drugs Background The use of performance enhancing drugs is a serious issue in many sports. The use of these drugs can be traced back to the original Olympic Games. Athletes used performance enhancing drugs to gain a competitive edge and to exceed their abilities. The use of banned performance enhancing substances began to escalate further worldwide‚ even more after the introduction of drug testing. This international concern lead to the formation
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product of service. If promotion is deemed unethical then it can sometimes be banned from use. For example‚ recently there was debate over whether or not unhealthy food should be allowed to be promoted on children’s television. Labour MP Debra Shipley said "Advertisements which promote food and drink high in fat‚ salt and sugar should be banned from children’s television". She says that the images of burgers‚ biscuits‚ crisps and fizzy drinks can only contribute to the onset of obesity in later
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Redskins’ Taylor Critically Hurt In Shooting at His Home in Fla. By Amy Shipley and Jason La Canfora Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday‚ November 27‚ 2007; Page A01 MIAMI‚ Nov. 26 -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor remained in critical condition in a Miami hospital Monday night after being shot early in the morning in his Miami home. Taylor squeezed a doctor’s hand and made facial expressions early in the evening‚ Redskins officials and a family friend said‚ providing some hope after
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No. 09-1060 ________________________________________________________________________ In the Appellate Court of Illinois Second District PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS‚ ) ) Plaintiff-Appellee‚ ) Appeal from the ) Nineteenth Judicial ) Circuit Court ) v. ) Case. No. 92 CF 2751 ) JUAN A. RIVERA‚ JR.‚ ) Hon. Christopher C. Starck ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellant. ) _
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