... campuses, the technology has broadened its horizons. The majority of Internet users download MP3 files. Because MP3s are often pirated copies of music protected by copyright law, the music industry is filing lawsuits against the P2P software companies. The software companies supporting MP3s are counter-suing in an ... at different rates, but the more they are compressed, the poorer the sound quality. Most MP3 users compress files at a 10:1 ratio which still provides CD quality sound. This means if the original file " usually a song off a compact disc " was 50 megabytes, then the MP3 of ...

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... Looked but didn't see 4. Sleepy or fell asleep 5. Unknown or no driver Driver Distraction has 13 categories: 1. Eating or drinking 2. Outside person, object or event 3. Adjusting radio, cassette, or CD 4. Other occupants in vehicle 5. Moving object in vehicle 6. Smoking related 7. Talking or listening on cellular phone 8. Dialing cellular phone 9. Using device/object brought into vehicle 10. Using device/controls ... the limitations in this analysis is crucial to a balanced interpretation of its results. Based on the combined 1995-1999 data, events occurring outside the vehicle, adjustin...

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... and behavior levels of a selected group of third grade teachers and their students regarding fruits and vegetables and proper nutrition, both before and after these audiences were exposed to a new CD-ROM educational program, prior to a national distribution. Sample: Self-administered questionnaires to approximately 1,000 students and 40 teachers to measure awareness, attitude and behavior levels prior to release of the ... and vegetables. Eight-in-b of the teachers also felt the program had encouraged they, themselves, to eat more fruits and vegetables. Summary: Based on the research fi...

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... a 300 MHz Pentium but 700 or higher is recommended with at least 64MB of RAM with 128 or higher recommended. It also requires a minimum of 100MB hard drive space and a CD ROM drive and Zip Drive (PROFITstar Solutions 2). PROFITstar allows banks to make strategic decisions based on almost any scenario and integrates management of financial goals through risk assessment. Risk assessment ... of software he responded by saying that he was not going to say either way if they used it or not; client's accounts were private and they needed to be protected. Let it be noted that he was not asked ...

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... sport" (Sandoz 1992:8). One hardly needs to emphasize the popularity and status sumo enjoys as Japan's kokugi, or national sport. Three years ago, I lent my copy of Aerosmith's Big Ones CD to my Japanese friend Aya, and was quite fascinated with the reaction Aya, normally quite a demure girl, made when she saw the picture of the sumo wrestler on the back ... of the CD. Her face lit up and he exclaimed, "Oh, this is Konishiki. This is so funny." At the time, I did not know who Konishiki was, yet Aya's reaction indicated to me ... that sumo wrestlers must really enjoy popularity in Japan...

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... bear populations, the actual designation of an area as a GBMA must be done through the opportunities within existing land use initiatives, such as Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs), Protected Areas Strategy (PAS), and the Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE). In areas where any of these processes are occurring or proposed, Wildlife Branch staff may provide relevant information and ... are the first to disappear" (Hume, 2000). The government policy of establishing GBMAs will likely accomplish this unless the strategy is revised to explicitly provide adequate corridors b...

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... ecological corridors) zoning must be conducted for lands both inside and outside the core area. Thirdly, all important tiger habitat must be interconnected. A system of ecological corridors and protected areas is essential to avoid fragmentation of the Russian Far East Amur tiger population. Connectivity of the entire population will avoid the impact of genetic impoverishment and reduce the chances ... split into five sections: 1) an introduction; 2) a discussion of the criteria that must be considered in developing a land-use plan for tiger conservation; 3) a description of a proposed c...

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... emerge of preserving and protecting an individual's liberty and security because of the immense dominance the majority has. Therefore, the individual's liberty and security must be formally recognized and protected, usually within a written constitution, so that the liberties and securities of the individual may not be infringed upon by the will of majority. Individuals must take responsibility for the ... discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability"(Yates, 330), must be rec...

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... , such as firing or disciplinary action. Any retaliation by the company could result in potential legal trouble, such as a wrongful termination lawsuit. Here are three areas of protected employee conduct that employers should be aware of: Voicing concerns about workplace issues Understandably, most employers want their employees to feel free to raise workplace concerns. Raising issues regarding ... a company can lead to investigations and often time's employees are asked to participate in the proceedings. Whether the investigation is conducted internally or externally, those asked to coo...

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... species. The 3.1 million acres amounts to 5% of the state of Wyoming (BCA, 1). Since Wyoming has 62.1 million acres, the amount of protected land doesn't seem to be very big. This low percentage may be the result of the lack of funding for habitat conservation. The most affected ... by this issue are those 300+ species that live within those protected areas as well as hunters and conservationists. There are plenty of others indirectly affected such as legislators and organizations that try to raise money ... to help this issue. With today's growth of human population and expansion, the...

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... , it is crucial to recognize the specific symptoms of ADHD and provide the proper treatment for the children. Common comorbid disorders with ADHD are Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorders (CD), Learning Disorders, Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders. Children who meet criteria for ADHD, especially the Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive and Combined Types, should be considered with respect to ODD. I have observed ... a high rate of concordance between these two problems, consistent with rates often reported in the literature (Atkins, Mckay, Talbott, & Arvanitis, 1996; B...

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... , it is crucial to recognize the specific symptoms of ADHD and provide the proper treatment for the children. Common comorbid disorders with ADHD are Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorders (CD), Learning Disorders, Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders. Children who meet criteria for ADHD, especially the Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive and Combined Types, should be considered with respect to ODD. I have observed ... a high rate of concordance between these two problems, consistent with rates often reported in the literature (Atkins, Mckay, Talbott, & Arvanitis, 1996; B...

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... less demanding goals" (Hall, Havassy, &ump; Wasserman 1990). Another important method, which proved to be very effective in treating alcoholism is Controlled Drinking (CD). In the present German discussion, Koerkel (2000) proposed that the term "CD" be reserved for drinking behavior that follows the establishment of specific drinking rules by the consumer before he/she begins alcohol intake. Hence, limits of ... ...

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... prove they didn't belong on the list. A federal appeals court upheld the decision. (USA) Lawyers for two offenders argue the Internet list has a stigmatizing effect. In California, the state issued a CD-ROM that listed the names and addresses of offenders but in that case there is a charge for obtaining the information. By assigning a cost to the information, California is making it ... ." (Internet) Sex offenders have become the target of vigilantes as a direct result of Megan's Law. For instance a van owned by a convicted child molester near Los Angeles was firebombed after the CD-ROM ...

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... with the weekend newspapers. However, Radio Drama has enjoyed a brief resurgence in the consumer market due, for the most part, to the BBC collection of Radio 4 productions being released on CD and cassette, with new titles being added to the catalogue on a fairly regular basis, be they classics from years past or recent radio plays that nobody ever new about until ... off ideas, but slowly branching to new ideas) that are scripted, produced, performed and are in all ways indistinguishable from that style of Radio Drama, but are released directly to CD where they reach a wider audience ...

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... to a learner's innate, habitual, and preferred ways of absorbing, processing and retaining information or skills. Interactive audio with the addition of audio capabilities to personal computers via audio boards or CD-ROM with microphones for input and headphones for output, the audio-assisted computer is a virtual mini-media unit. With the hookup of a special tape recorder to the computer, interactive audio ... these latter options are available on an interactive compact disc program. Given that language is an expression of culture, cultural aspects of the video segments can be highligh...

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... protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. Lastly we have patent holders and those who would be protected under intellectual property law. There is much to lose with this group; the idea of any household being able to recreate a product and distributed ... profile and Baldwin began offering refunds to buyers whose orders were still in the 3D-printer queue. The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. The principle idea is sever-ability. Weinberg explains: If an object has ... As 3D s...

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... protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. Lastly we have patent holders and those who would be protected under intellectual property law. There is much to lose with this group; the idea of any household being able to recreate a product and distributed ... profile and Baldwin began offering refunds to buyers whose orders were still in the 3D-printer queue. The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. The principle idea is severability. Weinberg explains: If an object has ... As 3D s...

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... with conservation areas and parks. Hence, the following report will be based on the logging issue that currently takes place in Algonquin Provincial Park. Algonquin Provincial Park is the largest protected area in South-central Ontario, covering an area of 7,633 square kilometres. It's forests are representative of the rich forests that once covered Southern Ontario. It is also the only ... for logging and related activities to take place throughout the park ever since it was established, the government's approval to continue these practices undermines the role of the park as a protecte...

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... case directly affecting the Nike v. Kasky case is that of First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti (435 U.S. 765 1978). The ruling in this case namely identified that corporations could be protected under the Constitution, granting them the identity of artificial people. In other words there is a limit as to how much the corporate world may be able to use their money ... , if a lobby group wants to take out a political ad in the New York Times then since they aren't commercially advertising anything then anything they claim in their ad would be protected. They could claim any number of ...

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... years. Ten of the parks are subject to continual overcrowding. Increased visitation to parks nationwide has resulted in more roads, more parking lots, and more concessions built in the protected areas, frequently decreasing the aesthetic value of the park. The amount of visitors that parks receive can be astounding and even discourage people from touring these areas, as one ... benefits provided to the community, some experts believe that ecotourism does actually have environmental benefits. These experts, which include conservationists and government, cite many reasons why eco travel to ...

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... of $8 million in punitive damages. The Westboro Baptist Church challenged this verdict as "grossly excessive " and sought judgment as a matter of law on the grounds that the first Amendment fully protected its speech. The District Court reduced the punitive damages awarded but otherwise left the rest of the verdict intact. Westboro moved for summary judgment and an appeal contending that the ... First Amendment protected the Church's speech from tort liability. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the original verdict on all claims, finding that the Westboro Baptist ...

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... points out, "with the rising education level and the influence of the American with Disabilities Act, disabled people will be entering the workforce in increasing numbers" (1999, p. 314). To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who ... . Drug addiction is considered a disability under the ADA. The base for that conclusion is that drug addiction is a substantially limiting impairment. Those who are currently using illegal drugs are n...

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... members because of their race, color, sex, religion, or national origin (Fisher 427)." While most discrimination cases do involve women it is important to realize that men and women are protected equally. Sexual stereotyping is often a problem when talking about gender differences. Some employers assume women only act "feminine" or assign them to "feminine" jobs. This often results in ... problems because employers think a woman is not aggressive or a woman gets in trouble for being aggressive. Women in the workplace are also protected under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, whic...

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... are non-enveloped and their size ranges from 22 to 30nm in diameter, and they lack the presence of a lipid membrane (9). Poliovirus is protected from detergents, organic solvents, and acidic conditions by its capsid. It is important to understand the genome of the poliovirus to help with research in ... are non-enveloped and their size ranges from 22 to 30nm in diameter, and they lack the presence of a lipid membrane (9). Poliovirus is protected from detergents, organic solvents, and acidic conditions by its capsid. It is important to understand the genome of the poliovirus to help with...

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