According to the Institute of Risk Management, cyber risk refers to "any risk of financial loss, disruption or damage to the reputation of an organization from some sort of failure of its information technology systems." ... However there is still a lot to learn about the broad issue of cyber risk and the possible risks that fall under it. This is to increase the ability of insurance companies to offer better risk management and insurance solutions to minimize the risks involved with utilizing and exhausting the benefits of the internet and network technology. ... Based on the current prevalen...

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It is agreed that individuals have the choice to accept or ignore a risk or level of risk. ... For example someone involved in a car crash yesterday is conscious of the risk involved in driving a car today. ... For example the floods in Europe are of no risk threat to Australia and so we do not consider them high risk. ... Avoidance of a risk may depend on ease of someone remembering the potential outcomes of risk, it is also important to consider the way risk is described to individuals in clear terminology. ... Ratio of benefit to risk is the concept that outrage is increased when people...

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," can be answered if we look closely into some of the decision-making heuristics and biases involved in risk perception. ... In addition to this, he points out that driving cars is more commonly practiced in our society in comparison to using nuclear weapons; therefore the familiarity associated with the risks involved in driving cars prompts people to assess the overall task as less dangerous. ... The perception of the risks involved for the entrepreneur is based on a bias representation of information preexisting the entrepreneur's mind. ... Though managers are also in charge of taki...

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The appearance of risk versus reward in The Odyssey gives the poem a great sense of adventure. ... Risks were not a problem to take as long as there was some sort of reward in the outcome. This is where Odysseus and his men were very similar, Odysseus often neglected to see the risks involved in their journey to satisfy his own curiosity; this which lead to the collapse of his crew. ... When applied to The Odyssey, the risk seems to always outweigh the reward. In any situation unless the outcome is certain, and favorable, the risk should not be taken. ...

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The appearance of risk versus reward in The Odyssey gives the poem a great sense of adventure. ... Risks were not a problem to take as long as there was some sort of reward in the outcome. This is where Odysseus and his men were very similar, Odysseus often neglected to see the risks involved in their journey to satisfy his own curiosity; this which lead to the collapse of his crew. ... When applied to The Odyssey, the risk seems to always outweigh the reward. In any situation unless the outcome is certain, and favorable, the risk should not be taken. ...

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Risk Analysis of: Young Women Smoking By Louise Eccles Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in women in the United States. ... Tobacco is associated with a range of health-damaging behaviors, including an increased risk of being involved in fights, engaging in high-risk sexual behavior, and using alcohol and other drugs. ... The risk for cardiovascular disease also increases among young woman who both smoke and use oral contraceptives. In addition, smoking increases the risk of having a stroke. ... The risks for emphysema, bronchitis, and pneumonia are also increa...

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Should the United Nations be Involved in International Affairs? ... Since nations are by their very nature, insecure, all nations benefit from an organization that promises security for all with little or no risk that the nation's sovereign interest will be diminished. ... The UN provides security with very little risk to a nations interests. ...

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Every winter, snowboarders migrate to their nearest mountain to launch from cliffs and to do insane moves that defy gravity. They enjoy spectacular views and show off their skills. However, off limit snowboarding has a high probability for the rider to become injured. What often happens is that unsu...

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All these actions do seem somewhat reckless but, then again, what is bravery if there are no risks involved? ... Phoenix is a very devoted grandmother and risks her own well being for her grandson. ...

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African Americans are an "at-risk" population. ... (CDC, 2005) These disparities must be eliminated by making it an priority to implement culturally appropriate public health initiatives, getting involved with the local communities, and rendering equitable access to quality health care. ...

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I have allowed my children to be part of research trials in the past and I never knew so much work was involved in protecting the subjects. ... You need to tell the risks involved and make sure they are understood. Even though my daughter was already having a procedure done and having biopsies, the doctor made sure he explained the risk of adding on the extra biopsies needed for the research study.A few times the studies only involved a blood sample and still we were given the risks involved. ... Exempt is for the research studies that have minimal risk involving humans. ... Informed consent a...

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The other is inequality, particularly the effects of social models on the distribution of protection against the life risks inherent in dependence on labor market participation. The issues involved in both are inescapably linked, ultimately converging to pose the basic question of whether there is inevitably a trade-off between promoting employment and curbing inequality or if both can be advanced in ways that are mutually reinforcing. ... Sapir (2005) proposes as a general mean to evaluate the different social models, the following two criteria: 1) Efficiency, that is, whether the model provi...

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The blast involved ammonium nitrate. ... The positive attributes of ammonium nitrate have always been thought to outweigh the risks involved. ... The risks involved in the production and handling of ammonium nitrate are however not negligible and history has shown that the effects can be disastrous. ... The risks involved in the production are not averted in this way, but storage becomes safer. ... Although the benefits of ammonium nitrate to the world are great, the risks are too severe in this era of terrorism. ...

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As with anything in life there can be as little to none or a great deal of risk involved with starting and running a small business. One may become involved with a pre-existing business through family owned businesses or franchises with little or no risk involved or a start up business taking a chance that the product you may be trying to introduce to the consumer may not sell well. ...

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Factors Explained Shared Risk. Shared risks involve determining the level of risks that each company has in the partnership (Mitchell, 2004). ... Since this is the case, the level of shared risks is increased and can be disproportionate for partners involved. ... In a potential partnership where there will only be two factors present: human resources should make the CEO aware that the partnership will not be synergistic because there is a higher level of risks involved. ... Shared risks is vital because what should not happen is a partnership in which risk is dramatically higher than anothe...

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Perhaps more importantly tomatoes are rich in an anti-oxident called lycopene, an open-chain unsaturated cartenoid, which aside from giving tomatoes their red color, is directly involved with reducing the risk of cancer. ... The chemical form of lycopene found in these tomato products is converted by the temperature changes involved in their processing which make it more easily absorbed by the body. ... Many studies have been performed linking tomato and tomato-product consumption to reduced risks of different types of cancer. ... As consumption of tomato products increased, levels ...

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It mentions the various risk factors that affect the company's functioning like the intense competition, expansion into new products and services, risks involved with international exposure, seasonality of their business places, risks involved in various merger and acquisitions, security breaches, foreign exchange risks and also loss of key personnel. A brief description on these various risks were given including other risks like inventory risk, volatility of stock prices, supplier relationships and many other risks. ... A quantitative and qualitative disclosure on various market risks l...

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Another reason why I do not believe abortions should be done is because of the many risks involved for the woman undergoing the abortion. The risks involved are both medical and emotional. The medical risks when performing an abortion can be very serious, and even deadly. These risks are present regardless of whether the abortion is done by a trained professional or by an inexperienced person. ... In such a case, I think that it is better to take the life of the unborn child, rather than to risk losing both the mother and the child. ...

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Also, I will be discussing the major concerns about network security onboard and the risk of having all of the onboard systems linked via a common network. Finally I will express my opinion of the risk involved in having flight systems linked on the network with the entertainment network. ... Risks As expressed by the FAA in their "Special Conditions" docket to Boeing they wanted there to be no possibility of someone deliberately or accidentally accessing aircraft systems through the onboard wireless network because the amount of integration was unprecedented. The biggest risk is fr...

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There is the issue of the special needs students and the students that are at risk, the issue of multicultural and multilingual students, and the issue that parents/guardians should be involved in the students' learning. With the special needs students and the ones at risk there are many different options that have to be observed. ... While participating in a mentoring program at Model Elementary school I encountered a few special needs students, but none that were at risk. ... Last, but not least, there is the issue that you as a teacher should get the students" parents and guardia...

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The final key problem is: Which risks are involved with starting the credit card business in Asia and how these risks should be managed? ... We could hedge this risk. ... Risks The following main risks Citibank faces from operating a Credit Card operation in Asia Pacific are: 1. ... Other risks business risks a. ... The risks involved with the credit card operation are: systematic risks (foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk), country risks (the risk that a sovereign power will interfere, because of political instability or economic risk), credit risk (non-performance of a debtor),...

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HerCampus.com explains that excessive caffeine makes college students extremely susceptible to caffeine addiction and all of the health risks involved (First). ... Risks such as these can become a significant problem in a young person's life (First). ... Stomach ulcers and acid reflux are two of the main risks involved in over consumption of caffeinated beverages (First). ... The main problem with these drinks is that people are unaware of the risks involved. ... This would make people everywhere aware of all the potential risks of consuming them. ...

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College in America is typically viewed as a worthy investment, but for the majority of students financial benefits from attending college no longer outweigh the costs and risks involved. ... Colleges use the appealing statistics to cover the risks involved in obtaining a degree. ... The risk being, that if students are unable to pay their loans they become trapped because student loans don't have bankruptcy protections. ... Not having these bankruptcy protections puts students at risk of having unshakable debt that can haunt them for the rest of their lives. ... The pay increase after g...

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Some theories include: education and poverty, social exclusion, expected gain from crime relative to earnings from legal work, the risk of being caught and convicted, and the opportunities of legal activities. ... Some females get involved with crime because of the risk that it runs in being caught. ... Getting involved in crimes means they are creating their own rules. ... Most females get involved with prostitution, because of all of the reason previously listed. ... Lack of guidance is another cause as to why females get involved with crimes. ...

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However, because of increased costs and potentially increased risks, in vitro fertilization remains the best procedure under most circumstances. ... The couple must also be educated about all the risks and potential complications involved. ... Rate of Success In two of the largest studies of ICSI led by Van Steirteghem and Palermo, which involved the injection of over 3000 oocytes, the average rate of successful fertilization was 59%. ... Ovarian stimulation also puts pregnancies at a large risk for spontaneous abortion with rates of about 25%. ... Limiting the number of embryos inserted ...

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