...Fluce Goosetutz Professor Gretchen Wheatleader GSW 1120.132L 14 March 2006 Cheap Thoughts ------------------------------------------------- Instant Messenger has become one of the most common means of communication. Nearly everyone has it, nearly everyone uses it, and those who use it use it nearly every day. Josh Keys, a guest columnist for the BG News, observes, "As I walked down the hallway to a friend's dorm room, I couldn't help being distracted by a distinct, yet now common tone coming from almost every room in the hall.... Every day since I've been here, I hear the same tunes: . . . the sound of the very trendy AOL Instant Messenger service (Keys 4). According to a survey that I conducted among students at Bowling Green State University, 30 out of 46 respondents said that they spent as much or more time on conversations through Instant Messenger as through e-mail and/or phone. Twenty-one of these respondents reported that they typically spend more than an hour per day using Instant Messenger. (Survey). In a certain sense this is to be expected. Throughout history, old forms of communication have continually been replaced by new ones. Face-to-face conversations were the only way to communicate before the written word. Communication then advanced from letters to telephone conversations, to e-mail, and now on to Instant Messenger. There are many reasons for accepting this new form of communication. It is more convenient, it is popular, and it allows people to...
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...The technology commonly used by people on their phones / systems is WhatsApp. It is an instant messaging app for smartphones that operates under a subscription business model. The proprietary, cross-platform app uses the Internet to send text messages, images, video, user location and audio media messages. WhatsApp was the most globally popular messaging app with more than 700 million active users and now it reached 800 million active users. Technically it uses a customized version of the open standard Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). Upon installation, it creates a user account using one's phone number as the username. It automatically reads all the phone numbers from the device's address book with its central database of WhatsApp users to automatically add contacts to their WhatsApp contact list. Previously the Android and S40 versions used an MD5-hashed, reversed-version of the phone's IMEI as password, while the iOS version used the phone's Wi-Fi MAC address instead of IMEI. WhatsApp is supported on most Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Nokia smartphones. All Android phones running the Android 2.1 and above, all BlackBerry devices running OS 4.7 and later, including BlackBerry 10, and all iPhones running iOS 4.3 and later. However, some Dual SIM devices may not be compatible with WhatsApp, though there are some workarounds for this. Multimedia messages are sent by uploading the image, audio or video to be sent to an HTTP server and then sending a link...
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...the original form of technology to be invented that would provide the first method of communicating via the Internet. The development of Jabber technology began in 1998 by Jeremie Miller who completed and released the first version of the Jabberd server in 1999. Jabber provided the development of the very first use of Extensive Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) formats. The purpose for Jabber was to demonstrate the improvements in communication as well as its inheritance to other communication systems. Jabber would prove the start of instant messaging system. Its capability was to provide The evolution to its start has allowed for it to have an impact as an upward trend in technology as well as to its downfall. It was evident that Jabber was a suitable choice, as it was the original form of technology to be invented that would provide the first method of communicating via the Internet. The development of Jabber technology began in 1998 by Jeremie Miller who completed and released the first version of the Jabberd server in 1999. Jabber provided the development of the very first use of Extensive Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) formats. Its large feature as an open-source communication software proved to be a cost savings benefit as well as an easy method to communicate as an instant messaging service. Overview of Competing Technologies As messaging services gain popularity, competing technologies will continue to emerge to produce the next best...
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...My papa's waltz poem Some language and images present a possibility of the presence of “violence” in my papa's waltz poem. For instance, the two opening lines establish drunkenness. There is also the suggestion of physical injuries to the boy such as his scraped ear supposedly caused by his father’s buckle. The portrayal of physical violence in the poem comes through the presentation of the father’s bruised knuckle suspiciously thought to be a result of a barroom brawl. The expectations of a father and a son depend on the relationship between the two. It is a tight connection that regardless of instances of roughness a never has the wish of losing the parent. The complications in the poem result from the memories of childhood presented by Roethke, which portray the hardships of growing up in a broken home and with an abusive father. However, there is the difficulty in making the differentiation of the imagery and symbolism used to determine the presence of happiness and sadness between the father and the son. There is no truth regarding physical abuse presented in the poem. The time of the authorship of the poem is clearly out of the period where there was any clear elaboration of child abuse. The reference made to the father as “papa” is an indication of affection between the father and the son. This rules out any instance of violence introducing the use of the word “beat” as an action for the movement of the dancer’s feet as they waltz. At the same time...
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...Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. The observational study was titled “Most people with rheumatoid arthritis undertake leisure time physical activity and exercise in the Netherland: an observational study.” The purpose of this study was to find out what type of physical activity or exercise in under taken by people who have rheumatoid arthritis. There were several other questions that this study was trying to answer. Those questions where what types of physical activity or exercise do those who have rheumatoid arthritis prefer? What is their attitude towards physical activity and exercise? What are the...
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...Elaboration on construct: Chapter three breaks down attraction into three categories, physical, social attraction, and task attraction, I would like to focus on these three attractions throughout this construct, (McCrosky & McCain, 1974). Physical attraction is when somebody is drawn to one’s attire, hair, clothes, eyes and general appearance. Social attraction is when somebody is socially attracted to an individual based off of the social setting, however social attraction does not mean that somebody is physically attracted to them. The final attraction is task attraction, which means someone is desired to help achieve a goal, such as a career goal, financial goal, or group goal. An example of this would be a student wanting to partner with a fellow student who shows a broader knowledge of class material. Why this construct appeals to you (be specific): The big three (physical, social and task attraction) are something that I can relate to in my life and think of specific examples of when each has taken place and why....
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...not exclusive in presence yet in persisting lengthy, fitter lives. You may look astonishing, the pair, healthy and flourishing, at the same time being just as debilitated as an overweight individual. The precise contrary is a fact, also. An individual might have a few extra pounds but have a flourishing diet and heart. The sole way to figure if an individual is dieting healthy and receiving the suitable class of physical activity is by consideration of their diet and activity equivalent. The Healthy Truth about Diet and Exercise It is viable to begin with an exceptional diet plan. Age, physical issues, and balance of ponderable exertion are condign a hand full of factors that has to be appropriated within regard when prescribing a diet scheme for an individual. Youthful, fit, and bustling individual can consume more candidly than that of an older individual with elevated cholesterol who does not at all get adequate physical activeness. A person should attempt to consume 5-10 helpings of grains, 3-6 helpings of fruit, 3-6 helpings of vegetable, 2-4 helpings of dairy, 2-4 helpings of meat, and deplete sugars and fats effortlessly each day. An individual should trigger for this expanse until he or she can have a meal plan prescribed according to their activity level. Meal planning should not be the one thing that should be allocated into a healthy style of living. Exertion is just as substantial as a healthy meal plan. There are a lot of advantages in physical exertion aside...
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...Proposal for Online Business Expansion A1. Viability of Service Get Fit is a fitness training business based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Get Fit has a clientele of people of all ages, gender and fitness levels. The operation currently operates successfully at several physical locations and is seeking to expand the online presence. Get Fit offers several fitness options with the most popular being the customized, one on one fitness plan. This plan provides written nutrition and activity planning and up to six hours on personal instruction per week with a certified trainer. In addition to our personal fitness services we also offer group classes such as Zumba, Body Pump, Insanity, Cycling and more. All of the classes are taught by certified trainers and nutritionists. Get Fit presently has a website promoting the services available at the physical location the current website has a list of locations, group fitness calendars for each location and a description of the services that we offer. In addition to all of our services our website also has a client feedback form. Due to the popularity of the services and feedback from clients at Get Fit’s physical locations we have decided to explore the online training options. Get Fit is seeking to expand its services to include one on one personal fitness and nutrition consultation via video chat sites such as Skype, Oovo and Tango. The classes would provide the personal one on one fitness instruction to the clients; these sessions...
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...REQUIRED UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES THE HEALTH HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PURPOSE As you learned in NR302, before any nursing plan of care or intervention can be implemented or evaluated, the nurse conducts an assessment, collecting subjective and objective data from an individual. The data collected are used to determine areas of need or problems to be addressed by the nursing care plan. This assignment will focus on collecting both subjective and objective data, synthesizing the data, and identifying health and wellness priorities for the person. The purpose of the assignment is twofold. • To recognize the interrelationships of subjective data (physiological, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual values, and developmental) and objective data (physical examination findings) in planning and implementing nursing care • To reflect on the interactive process that takes place between the nurse and an individual while conducting a health assessment and a physical examination COURSE OUTCOMES CO 2: Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (POs 4 and 8) CO 3: Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning. (PO 1) CO 4: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3) CO 6: Identify...
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...Introduction The amount of physical activity you do is extremely vital in maintaining a longer and healthy life. In older adults, it is even more important in order to live independently. In this article, a 7-year-long longitudinal study on the effects of physical activity in older adults was executed in Japan. Specifically, the study was examined on the change and influence in climatic environment on physical activity level. The hypothesis of this study was that seasonal climate change, varying from summer to winter, has a significant influence on the physical activity level of these older adults. Methods In this study, there were 39 healthy community-dwelling adults, 22 women and 17 men, who ranged in age from 65-80 years old. In other words, these participants were active, healthy and capable of independently visiting the venue where the study took place. The study was carried out during two extreme seasons, which were mid-summer and mid-winter. These seasons were chosen so that researchers could note the difference in physical activity level for each climate. The main physical...
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...reviewed were the production server, client workstations and the web server. Each of these areas were carefully looked at, in some cases employee follow-ups were made to prior complaints and a derivative of the top five threats were documented. The first area of concern is the production server used on a daily basis by your organization and contains vital information to your organization, as well as confidential and personal information about your clients. This server would be an attacker’s main target as it is the central location for data that could prove to be fruitful to an attacker. This area of concern was examined and the top five threats identified were virus protection, backdoor vulnerabilities, system updates and/or patching, physical security and logical security. Production Server The production server is generally a server that runs many crucial services for the daily operations of the network to include active directory and domain name services to name a few. Therefore by not having antivirus software on this system it can be a potential hazard to not only the services, by the data being stored here. Antivirus software today helps protect systems again malicious attacks by Worms, Viruses, and even Trojan’s. Users have complained about having issues with lag on a network, and even corrupt data, and pop-ups. This can all be caused by malicious code that could be mitigated with the use of antivirus. The second threat is the possibility for backdoor vulnerabilities...
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...be the Network Administrator and also the Security Administrator. The security system must provide reasonable access, but also protect against threats. This sometimes leads to the needs of users being looked over in favor of greater protection. It is better to have separate admins due to the fact that each admin can focus solely on his appointed task and be better schooled in their particular field. 7. Explain why it is critical that programmers consider security when writing programs. Because software bugs are potential security risks, creating backdoors that can bypass security that is in place. 8. Explain the differences between Computer Security, Network Security and Information Security. Computer security – protect physical locations, hardware and software Network security – protect networking components, connections and contents Information security – protection of the C.I.A triangle 9. You have received a document as an email message. The header indicates that the sender is a friend of yours. The content of the...
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...neglect in the home was overlooked and victimization by strangers was the focus. Thankfully, that has begun to change due to initiatives to increase awareness and reporting as well as to efforts better asses and understand child victims. Pelzer was the victim of abuse in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. He was finally removed from his home in 1973. Even though Child Welfare Services existed at that time, their services were limited and most abuse in the home was not addressed. It wasn’t until 1974 that the U.S Congress enacted the Child Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act which required each state to establish policies and procedures for reporting and investigating child abuse and neglect (Burgess, Regehr, & Roberts, 2013 p. 197). Physical abuse against children was just beginning to be recognized as a form of maltreatment in the 1960’s when Pelzer was a child. This fell under the category of child maltreatment which is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential...
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...Chavarria ENGL 0302 AUV02 April Benefits of Sports People as Cristiano Ronaldo base their life throw a daily sport activity. Sports have a direct impact on the body, like strengthening of the cardiovascular system and also increase muscle mass. The most important benefits in sports are good health; develop social skills, and professional performance. The presence of good health is the first benefit of constant physical activity. First of all, the people that do exercises maintain active their bodies. In addition the people that form part of a team are constantly destroying the undesirables’ substances inside their systems. To increase our health, many doctors recommend a daily physical activity, as walk, run, swim and inclusive dance. Run is one of the best ways to maintain our body healthy and built our muscular strength. While you are practicing sports, you are also helping to maintain the heart in good shape. Another organ that is beneficiary exercise is the brain which becomes more alert. Finally the sports help people to improve their health by an efficient lifestyle. The positive effects of sports and physical activity have been known for long time ago by the humanity by the fact that exercise is the best way to develop social skills. The constant realization of sports makes people feel freedom by a strong feeling of happiness. It has been demonstrate that people that do exercises are more distracted of bad thought and are less likely to been inducted into a criminal...
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...Critique Does HOPSports Promote Youth Physical Activity in Physical Education Classes? The purpose of this study was to compare the physical activity levels of youth that were engaged in HOPS based physical education classes to those who were engaged in regular physical education classes. This was a longitudinal intervention study where children in grades 4th-8th participated in. The sample size of this study was 387. When using the HOPS program the children were significantly more active. This study suggest that HOPS can be the most effective way to promote diverse and dynamic program options that physical education teachers cannot. With the possibility of increasing physical education classes because of budget the use of this technology may be beneficial to increase physical activity and fight rising levels of youth obesity. The specific research problem that has been identified in this study is that physical inactivity of youth due to rising levels of watching television, videogame use, and obesity. The youth today are less engaged in the outside world and are less physically active than when their parents were younger. Youths today increased use of technology can be linked to reduced leisure time physical activity because these activities take up the same time where kids can be engaging in different kinds of physical activities. This is a quantitative study because it measures minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity achieved with HOPSports compared...
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