... An I-Search Paper March 22, 2011 What I Already Know “You don't have to be a smoker for smoking to harm you.” This was my first introduction to secondhand smoking when my teacher in high school told me once about the topic. As I was listening, I was astonished when I heard the health problems I will get from breathing in other people's smoke. It is said that non-smokers who breathe in secondhand smoke take in nicotine and other toxic chemicals just like smokers do. It’s surprisingly unbelievable, that the health risks I would get from secondhand smoke are the same with the actual smokers. Some say it’s even harmful for the secondhand smokers than the actual ones. Smokers are everywhere. Indeed, I have friends who smoke. Everytime I'm with them, I want to tell them to stop smoking since I know it's not only their health that are being put at risk. They told me it's hard to stop smoking once you've started doing it. I'm bit curious about their answers. Is it that hard? I wonder if they care about the people around them who's affected by their wrongdoings. And as a non smoker, I’ve been exposed to other people’s cigarette smoke at many times. I feel a little of anger to smokers because I can still remember the words of my teacher. Knowing that my health is at risk just because of other people wrongdoings is alarming. As I want myself to stop them to smoke, I just can’t. It’s ironic how I seem to be ashamed to...
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...I. I-Search Description: My I-Search project takes on the common misconception that is associated with stretching, particularly static stretching. Historically, static stretching has been performed for hundreds of years to supposedly increase flexibility and decrease the risk of injury. My I-Search project focuses on new research and findings that disprove this idea. My project shows the old ways of stretching and the potential dangers found through research, while also demonstrating the more effective and safer ways to stretching. This is an important topic that affects everyone, but specifically athletes. My project features testimonies and experiments composed by experienced sports doctors and trainers. II. Thesis Statement: Static stretching is not beneficial and is potentially dangerous. Active stretching is more effective and safer. III. Key Findings: A. Static Stretching: Considered the most common form of stretching. The process of stretching muscles while the body is at rest. It consists of various techniques in which the muscle is lengthened and held for 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Recent studies have shown that static stretching actually weakens...
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...I-Search University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UABP) Keyana Mapp Mrs. Rayford AP Literature 16 November 2011 THE RESEARCH QUESTION College is very important to me and I know I am not the first in my family to go but I am probably the most excited to go. I have look at so many colleges and I have to narrow down my choices. After having three colleges on my list, I have narrowed it down to one, and I decided to narrow it down to The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. I want to attend the University Of Arkansas at Pine Bluff because, a visitor from the college comes to visit Normandy and I was ecstatic by his presentation. After the presentation, I knew that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was the college for me. I have always wanted to attend a HBCU (historically black college or university). I plan to visit the campus during my winter break to get the feel of the college and see how the atmosphere was. Before I decide to go see the college, I am going to do my research on it and get a background check to be sure. From the research, I do on the college. I hope it is interesting because I am so anxious to choose the college I am going to and start my life on my own. MY RESEARCH PROCESS I started my research process by going straight to the online website because I believed that would have the most information. I also talked to one of the admission officers (Whimper C., Personal Communication RE: Information on UABP, E-mail to the author, 1 Oct 2011) who visited Normandy...
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...I Search Paper on Assassin's Creed What I know , Assume or Imagine Assassin’s creed is a very famous computer game of action- adventure genere. It is more famous for its graphics capability which is far ahead of its rival games. This game is devloped by Ubisoft for both single player and multiplayer. This game is available accross all popular gaming platforms like Playstation , WII , Nintendo, Mac , Xbox and Windows . Later it was customised by Gameloft for mobile platforms like Windows phone, Nokia symbian and Android too. Taking idea from the name, i imagine it as game plotted on fictional history. By the cover page of game box am very much excited about its content and level of difficulty.I assume this game will warfare kind of genere. I wanted to see if it can beat games like Call of duty and Battlefield. The game mainly based on the Hashshashin sect secret order of assassins , with the plot revolving around , in 1191 , during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land takes place . Player "protest " name through the use of a machine , is allowed to see and in this case , Altair Ibn genetic memories of his ancestors controlled protagonist Desmond Miles , who called the play a modern -day reality as man in -La'Ahad, is a member of killers . Through this plot device, details a " Piece of Eden " mind control used to eliminate an artifact of an ancient artifact known as the two factions, conflicts emerge between the Knights Templar and the Assassins. The game received generally...
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...given the restrictions implemented in a job search theory. Moreover, this structural approach helps view the market in a different way. On one hand, the labor market is a place where numerous jobs are offered and there are only few takers and on the other hand, there are only few jobs available but many takers. As an addition, the structural approach produces predictions about the dynamics in labor force for each individual.[1] As a guiding paper I will follow Kenneth Wolpin (1987)’s paper. Standard discrete-time search model will be applied, meaning a non-continuous time search model. It includes the following characteristics: -First, the search horizon is limited since graduates will not be able to borrow due to a lack of future income; - Second, the probability of receiving a job offer (given the fixed length of time) may be dependent on job search duration; - Third, there is a cost of getting a job offer in a given period, which is not a subject to choice. This cost represents an opportunity cost of search time and it is a forgone leisure; - Fourth, in this model jobs last for a lifetime and once an individual is employed there will be no capital market constraints; - Fifth, the wage offers are arbitrary and previous offers cannot be recalled. However, this model is incomplete. In order for the model to be complete, an individual should accept the first job offer at the end of the search job horizon. The data I will be using is taken...
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...this paper it discusses the probes by which a search warrant is sought and issued, who issues and what is needed to issue it. Also discusses how the warrants are issued through the Fourth Amendment and why. Discusses Probable cause and what it is and the reason why it’s called probable cause. Talks about search less warrants and gives examples of several. The rationale for allowing warrantless searches. Also the rights that an officer has during a search and why. Items or rooms that may need an additional warrant. Criminal Justice Unit 3 The process by which a search warrant is sought and issued, in law search warrant is a written order by an official of a court. The warrant gives an authorization to an officer to search a person in a specific place for specified objects and to confiscate them if found. Under criminal code, a search warrant can be sought according to the constitution of a particular state. The objects required for a warrant may be stolen goods or physical evidence of the commission of a crime. (For example) Narcotics Smuggling, and Black Marketing. (Law Teacher.net) The constitution of the United States provides system of checks and balance among the legislative and judicial branches of government (The Fourth Amendment warrant requirement, 208). The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against unreasonable searches and taking possession by legal process. It also states that a search warrant may be issued only by pledge or affirmation...
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...I and R Draft 2 In our project, the main aim is to increase the victim's survivability when he is trapped at sea. Based on the limitations we have identified, such as entrapment , hypothermia and visibility, we have come up with solutions to tackle each of them. However, I feel that the visibility problem has not yet been fully dealt with. As such, after much consideration, I have decided to implement a GPS device on the life vest to facilitate search parties in locating the victim. The main aim of this is to allow search parties lo locate the victim easily without having to search for them with their flashlights, especially at nighttimes, where the retro- reflective tape fails to do anything to enhance visibility to search parties. With the GPS attached inside the life - vest ( covered with waterproof material), it will allow search parties to pinpoint the exact coordinates of the victim and rush immediately to him, making search missions efficient and effective. Another feature which I feel that will complement our project SALUS would be adding signal mirror to the life vest. This mirror will have a surface area of 1 square inch (6.5 square centimeters) reflecting flashes of sunlight that could be seen over a distance of 7 miles (11 kilometers) ( Coe,1993) Thus including one in the life vest to attract attention of nearby ships/aircraft may increase chances of rescue. The mirror is potentially visible 160 km away in right conditions. This feature solely serves to...
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...School of Information University of California, Berkeley May 4, 2006 Master’s Final Project Advisor: Yale Braunstein Members: Jinghua Luo Joshua Chao Jaime Parada Yun Kyung Jung TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 PROJECT GOALS ............................................................................................................................ 5 2. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 JOBBY ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 MONSTER ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 LINKEDIN ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 FRIENDSTER ..................................................................................................................................
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...CCJS 321 – Digital Forensics | Stan Vos Date of submission: FEB 5, 2016 | Project 1 - CCJS 321 Digital Forensics For the purposes of this project, imagine you are an Information Security (InfoSec) Specialist, an employee of the Makestuff Company, assigned to the company’s Incident Response Team. In this case, you have been notified by Mr. Hirum Andfirum, Human Resources Director for the Makestuff Company, that the company has just terminated Mr. Got Yourprop, a former engineer in the company’s New Products Division, for cause. Mr. Andfirum tells you that at Mr. Yourprop’s exit interview earlier that day, the terminated employee made several statements to the effect of “it is okay because I have a new job already and they were VERY happy to have me come from Makestuff, with ALL I have to offer.” Mr. Yourprop’s statements made Mr. Andfirum fear he might be taking Makestuff’s intellectual property with him to his new employer (undoubtedly a Makestuff competitor). In particular, Mr. Andfirum is worried about the loss of the source code for “Product X,” which the company is counting on to earn millions in revenue over the next three years. Mr. Andfirum provides you a copy of the source code to use in your investigation. Lastly, Mr. Andfirum tells you to remember that the Company wants to retain the option to refer the investigation to law enforcement in the future, so anything you do should be with thought about later potential admissibility in court. The 4th Amendment...
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...15 September 1997. 4. Google celebrates Halloween every year in the office. The funniest dress-up was lava lamp in 2007, which I can’t visualize how it must have looked like though. 5. The first ever review of the Google Search Engine was done by Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Watch on August 4, 1998. 6. The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn’t know HTML and just wanted a quick interface. In fact it was noted that the submit button was a long time coming and hitting the RETURN key was the only way to burst Google into life. 7. Due to the sparseness of the homepage, in early user tests they noted people just sitting looking at the screen. After a minute of nothingness, the tester intervened and asked ‘Whats up?’ to which they replied “We are waiting for the rest of it”. To solve that particular problem the Google Copyright message was inserted to act as a crude end of page marker. 8. One of the biggest leap in search usage came about when Google introduced their much improved spell checker giving birth to the “Did you mean…” feature. This instantly doubled their traffic, but they had some interesting discussions on how best to place that information, as most people simply tuned that out. But they discovered the placement at the bottom of the results was the most effective area. 9. The infamous “I feel lucky” is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience....
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...RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND RETENTION I The Hiring Process I Recruiters and Headhunters I Recruitment I Selection I Common Hiring Mistakes The Hiring Process 1. Job Description I I I I What job are you hiring for? Define the Job Identify essential job duties (ADA compliance) Describe job responsibilities, duties, authority, place on organization chart, resources, etc. Identify the KSAs required of jobholders Identify “nice to have” additional qualifications of jobholders 2. Job Specifications I I 3. 4. 5. 6. Recruitment Process Selection Process Hire Socialization Process GOAL OF RECRUITMENT Attract qualified applicants and provide enough information for un-qualified applicants to de-select themselves, in a cost effective manner, while pursuing appropriate diversity / affirmative action objectives. Constraints: – – – – – – – – image of the organization attractiveness of the job and career internal HR policies (e.g. promotion from within) EEO legislation costs of recruitment pay and benefits location working conditions RECRUITING SOURCES I Internal Search – – promotions inter-organizational job markets I Referrals from Current Employees External Search: – – – – – – – – I Advertisements Recruitment and Selection Firms Public employment services Executive Search Firms (Headhunters) Colleges and Schools Professional Organizations (e.g. SHRM) Walk-ins Internet RECRUITING COSTS I College Fair – about $20,000 per trip...
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...Minnesota Verse Riff Barbra Guardado, Aaron Gomez, William Minnick CJA/304 February 5, 2013 Chad Louie The police report is a type of written communication that is in this case. The police report gives a detailed account of what the officer has found at the scene of a crime along with statements from the victim and witnesses. Which leads to the next type of communication of a witness statement is a statement put in writing of the alleged crime that a person had witnessed. Search warrant is a court order filled out by an officer in order to gain legal consent to search the person and property of a person who is being suspected in a crime. The search warrant must include everything that is to be searched and address of the residence. Also must be signed reviewed and signed by a judge. The prosecutions and defenses list is a list composed of witnesses that each side will call to help support each side of the case, and give testimony for the jury of what they believe took place. On the oral communications side will be the case summery in which both the prosecution and defense will put together a summary of the way they believe all event in the case took place. The judge will then give their instructions to both the prosecution and defense must adhere to the rules the judge will set forth. The judge will also make sure that no rules will be broken and the suspect will have a fair trial. Next will be the opening statements both sides will give to the court and jury to hear...
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...stands at 1,587,588 as of this writing). This number grows by almost 2000 every single day. Compared to this the number of articles in Encyclopedia Britannica (over 122,264) is a far cry. More than a million people visit Wikipedia every day (more than half of whom visit the English language pages). 5 out of every 100 internet users visit Wikipedia daily. Only 11 other sites are visited by more people. Wikipedia is very often at the top of Google search results (almost always in the top 10 results) for things ranging from ideologies (communism - 1, capitalism - 1); sports (cricket - 2, football - 3); sciences (economics - 1, literature - 3); places (India - 1, France - 1, Budapest - 2); people (Sachin Tendulkar - 1, Einstein - 2); objects (water - 2, chair - 1). Many things are taking place here. On the one hand, articles are being created at a rate, depth, and detail, which are utterly unprecedented. For instance, Wikipedia has detailed and easily accessible articles about "Triskaidekaphobia" and "Perfidious Albion" while a careful search did not reveal any relevant articles in Britannica. On the other hand, more and more people are consulting, quoting, referring to Wikipedia on any number of issues. It is rare to see a blog post these days which does not link to Wikipedia for the background info on some topic. This is the reason for the high Google page rank for the Wikipedia entries on any issue under the sun.We notice then a couple of reasons for this mammoth phenomenon: extensiveness...
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...Q2 - According to Hall (2015), there are several factors the court takes into consideration when evaluating if the search was truly voluntary; 1) Suspects knowledge of the right to refuse; 2) Age, intelligence and language skill of the suspect; 3) Degree of cooperation by the suspect; 4) Length of detention; 5) Suspects attitude about the likelihood of discovery during the search; 6) Nature of the detention and questioning by police and whether the suspect was intimidated or coerced by the officer statements. As far as lying goes, this is a slippery slope. The courts are all over the place on this as to the degree or “totality of the circumstances” as to what is permissible. An example is Contreras-Ceballos v. U.S. (1993); state and federal...
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...After reviewing the facts that was looked at, I agree with the decision that the courts had made. The cases that were being viewed the police was only conducting the stop search and frisk on certain people in the community( Buettner & Glaberson,2012 ). These cases made the police that was making the stops were making the case though racial profiling. The evidence in these case showed that the police would only stop a person bases on their minority. The police have been doing this a very long time the stop and frisk started in the early 1990’s but the reason that this was started to lower crime in high crime areas of the United States (Buettner & Glaberson,2012). This is going back to the 14th amendment the police or the government can’t...
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