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the largest power blackout in North American history hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada read story and answer three questions

the largest power blackout in North American history hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada

read story and answer three questions
The $6 Billion Software Bug
In August 2003, the largest power blackout in North American history hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. More than 50 million people
lost power, some for up to two days. At least 11 people died as a result of the blackout. Total cost: $6 billion. Investigators concluded that the initial problem
started when a power line in Ohio sagged and hit an overgrown tree. Normally, this is an isolated incident. When such an incident occurs, alarm systems alert power
systems operators of the problem so they can take appropriate steps to make sure that the problem remains isolated. Unfortunately, in this case, a software bug caused
the alarm system to malfunction. This started a cascade of errors that led to more than 50 million people losing electrical power. The lack of power also led to water
supply problems and the shutdown of major transportation systems, including railroads and airlines. Gas stations could not dispense fuel. Cell phone service was
interrupted (although wired phones continued working).
While lack of proper maintenance was the root cause of the blackout, without the software bug, the impact would have been small and limited to relatively few
people. With the software error, tens of millions of people were affected, and there were billions in economic costs.
There are many other examples of the serious consequences of faulty software:
– In 2013, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) went live, and as millions of Americans accessed the newly created exchangewebsites, the
websites crashed and became nonresponsive. As a result, millions of dollars had to be spent to get the websites working properly.
– In 2005, Toyota recalled more than 150,000 Prius hybrids to fix software that caused the gasoline engine to shut down unexpectedly.
– In 2004, a software error disrupted communication at Los Angeles International Airport’s air traffic control system; 800 flights were disrupted. Fortunately,
there were no midair collisions, although there were several near misses.
– From 1985 to 1987, software errors in the Therac-25 radiation therapy device allowed the device to deliver lethal doses of radiation to patients. At least five
patients died.
– In 1990, an error in the control systems of AT&T’s long distance switches left 60,000 people without long-distance service.

Focusing Questions
1. Have you ever experienced software that did not operate correctly? What consequences did you experience?
2. What can be done to limit software errors?
3. Why is it important to catch software errors early in the development process?

interest?

interest?
During early adulthood, people begin make important life decisions in three areas: career, family, and health. Young adults establish patterns of nutrition and
physical activity that can have either positive or negative effects on their physical development in later stages of adulthood. They also begin to make decisions about
what career path to follow. At some point during early adulthood, individuals also choose either to marry or remain single, and decide whether or not to start a
family. Consider the following example:
Jeff is 23 years old. He recently graduated from college with a business degree and took a managerial position with a midsize company. He likes his coworkers, but
often finds himself bored with his work. Although he was active in college, recently he has gained about 10 pounds due to his sedentary job and lack of time to
exercise. Jeff broke up with his college girlfriend after graduation, and since then he has dated a few different women, but hasn’t had another serious relationship.
Jeff wonders what the remainder of his 20’s and his 30’s will bring.
Based on your reading, prepare a PowerPoint presentation that would help individuals like Jeff set goals related to career, health, and family. The presentations
should discuss the relationship between lifestyle choices and health risks. In addition, it should address how factors like personality and attachment may influence
both career- and family-related goals. Finally, address diversity in the presentation. Explain how your plan could be adapted to fit the needs of different
socioeconomic or ethnic groups.
Your PowerPoint presentation should include an introduction, a conclusion, and detailed speaker’s notes. Include your references on one slide.
Develop a 6–8-slide presentation in PowerPoint format with speaker’s notes. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:

Do you think it’s possible to change another person’s behavior by using classical conditioning , operant conditioning or learning by observation?

Do you think it’s possible to change another person’s behavior by using classical conditioning , operant conditioning or learning by observation?
discussion
Do you think it’s possible to change another person’s behavior by using classical conditioning , operant conditioning or learning by observation? If you wanted to
change someone’s behavior or even your own behavior, how would you use Classical, Operant conditioning or even learning by Observation to create this change?

For this essay, describe the three types of learning and how you would use one, both or all three to alter or change someone’s behavior.

Provide an example. At least 3 paragraphs

Discussion—Communicating Negative Information

Discussion—Communicating Negative Information

M3 Assignment 1: Discussion—Communicating Negative Information
Assignment 1: Discussion—Communicating Negative Information
As you learned in the previous module, delivering bad news requires communicating honestly and directly, but also effectively. Communicating negative information or
giving feedback to an employee is especially important for both the employee’s as well as the organization’s morale.
Review the following scenario:
Nancy Douglas is an assistant accountant for the hardware division of Crothwall and Associates—an IT company founded in 1997 and currently worth five billion dollars.
The company conducts performance appraisals twice a year. Nancy has worked for the company for a year and a half and has received a B grade on her performance for both
the appraisal cycles. After her second appraisal, Nancy had made a ten-thousand-dollar accounting mistake. Nancy takes an hour to commute to work and is a single
parent. She has two children, ages three and six, and is on medication for insomnia.

Assume that you are an assistant HR manager at Crothwall and Associates. You need to inform Nancy that she has received a C grade on her performance after the third
appraisal and this is her only opportunity to improve the quality of her work.
Based on your analysis of the scenario, the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, develop a scenario, including dialogue,
for the conversation between you and Nancy in this situation. The scenario should be a properly worded communication and use communication etiquette effectively.
Be sure to give reasons for your assertions and support them with scholarly research.

asymmetric cryptography algorithms

asymmetric cryptography algorithms

Description of algorithms that implement asymmetric cryptography and strengths / weaknesses of each algorithm atleast two or three algorithms..

create a senerio with a business you would do business with with pricing strategy consulting

create a senerio with a business you would do business with with pricing strategy consulting

Imagine that you work for a pricing strategy consulting business. Select a business that will be your next client.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Create a scenario that would result in your client seeking advice from your consulting business.
Create a pricing policy for the selected client and scenario.
Analyze the best price setting process used to establish sustainable and profitable prices for the client.
Evaluate key pricing considerations and strategies relative to the product life cycle of your client’s three (3) top sellers.
Examine the challenges of effectively implementing a new or updated pricing strategy into the client that you selected.
Differentiate between incremental and avoidable costs for your client and analyze contribution margins.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with
your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference
page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Assess and create pricing policies for various purposes including price objections, price increases, economic downturn, and promotional pricing strategies.
Analyze the price-setting process used to establish sustainable and profitable prices.
Evaluate key pricing considerations and strategies relative to the product life cycle.
Examine the challenges of effectively implementing pricing strategy into an organization.
Differentiate between incremental and avoidable costs and analyze contribution margins.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic market pricing.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic market pricing using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for
this assignment

Criminal Law

Criminal Law

the special topics component of this class was presented – Veterans entangled in criminal justice. The essay you will be writing is based on the material presented in
class on that day. There are several specific points of interest/questions that you must address in your essay:
• Based on the data presented in class, what was the primary distinction between veterans entangled in criminal justice and veterans not entangled in criminal
justice? Explain you answer.
• What is meant by veteran re-acculturation and why is it important to consider when addressing the problem of veterans entangled in criminal justice? Explain your
answer.
• Now, because this is a criminal law class, should criminal law consider the fact that a defendant is a veteran? Explain why or why not.
• Should a veteran defendant’s status, and experiences, be considered in mitigation processes (e.g., pre-trial or sentencing processes)? Explain why or why not. Each
of the 4 questions above are valued at 5 points – total of 20 points. Provide examples for each of the former questions. Absolutely no late essay responses will be
accepted! You work must be submitted in WORD format only. NO PDF submissions – PDF submissions will be treated as NO submission – resulting in a zero grade. All work
must be double-spaced (12 font. Limit your response to a combined 4 pages.

Critique Art

Critique Art

1.) The paper will be at least 1,500 words long.

2.) the line space will be 1.5

3.) THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER, you may write about the peices of work in your own words and back up your statements. There is no right or wrong answers.

The museum I had attended was the “Salvador Dali Museum” in St. Petersburgh, Florida.

The exhbit which was displayed on date: 3/17/2017 was “Frida Kahlo at The Dali”. – time I attended.

Google frida kahlo artwork and you should be able to find her artwork. Instrucions are in the file I have uploaded.

Assignment 1: Discussion—Audit Risk Model

Assignment 1: Discussion—Audit Risk Model
A major focus of this module is the audit risk model for assessment of risk, as well as the various types of risk that must be assessed.
As a partner in the CPA firm Dewey, Wright, and Moore, you have decided to accept the engagement and take on AV Imports and Exports as a client. You begin the audit by
assessing the risk of the engagement. In order to make this risk assessment, you use the audit risk model. The audit committee of AV Imports and Exports seeks an
explanation of how your risk assessment was accomplished for the engagement.
How would you explain the audit risk model to the decision makers at AV Imports and Exports? Research risk assessment using your textbook and the online library
resources and prepare a response. In your response, include the following:
A general summary to present your understanding of the audit risk model.
The types of risk that must be assessed and the reasons.
An example from your personal experience or an article from a scholarly source to explain why the audit risk concept is important.
Sources to use:

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). AICPA code of professional conduct. Retrieved from
http://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/CodeofConduct/Pages/default.aspx

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board http://www.pcaob.org/

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov/