Ten years ago, automated viruses were a serious problem and were regarded as the main threat to the availability of a computer system. However, not everyone recognised the seriousness of this threat and were happy to trust to luck without the help of anti-virus software. This threat spurned the development of anti-virus software products that, although fairly basic to begin with, highly technical to use and expensive to buy, are today commonplace, inexpensive and available to everyone.

The world on the twenty-first century is a civilized one, governed by law and custom, but with the predator/prey relationship between species an accepted part of life. Predators are expected to curb their appetites around their herbivorous co-workers (Smelly Johnson takes pride in fostering this attitude at the Skunkworks). However, Nature still rules. A fox can take down a rabbit if provoked. Jenny thinks it's funny that Jack would have a friend who's a mouse. See similar questions...

Great white sharks and killer whales (Orcas) prey on elephant seals as well as other marine life. Great whites attack from below with most attacks occurring near the surface. If the bite is superficial, the seal may escape. Sometimes you can see e-seals with scars showing they had a near-miss encounter with a shark. Predation by orcas has been documented less frequently. See similar questions...

The "place" computer users travel to when they go online. A universe inside computer networks. See similar questions...

The best way is to avoid traveling to places where the disease is most common and avoid close contact with someone who appears to have the disease. Hospital workers who have started wearing masks and gloves have not gotten sick. See similar questions...

a general rule, people should observe wildlife, including wild birds, from a distance. This protects people from possible exposure to diseases and minimizes disturbance to the animal. Avoid touching wildlife. If there is contact with wildlife, do not rub eyes, eat, drink, or smoke. Thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water. See similar questions...

All sex offenders that meet Nebraska's registry's requirements are required to register, including individuals that have been declared sexually violent predators by the court. Sexually violent predators are required to register a minimum of 10 years and remain registered until the court determines the person no longer suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in a sexually violent offense. See similar questions...

A sexually violent predator is a person who has been convicted of one or more of the offenses requiring registration and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder, making them likely to commit sexually violent offenses for the purpose of victimization. An offender can only be determined a sexual violent predator by the sentencing court after considering evidence from experts on behavior and treatment of sexual offenders. See similar questions...

Many animals happily ignore the gentle opossum, and there have been many reports of pet cats making friends with neighborhood opossums. Their natural enemies, though, are foxes, coyotes, dogs, bobcats, and owls. But even more than these natural predators, their greatest enemy in the modern world is the automobile. See similar questions...

Cyber-crime is the use of computers and communication systems to commit a criminal act which involves the use of information in electronic format. The term cyber-crime refers to acts of cyber-theft, cyber-manipulation, cyber-extortion or cyber-terror. Cyber-theft is the use of computers and communication systems to steal information in electronic format. Cyber-theft usually involves the extraction of a copy of the electronic information. See similar questions...

You can minimize predation by starlings, jays and kestrels by using nest boxes that are approved by the North American Bluebird Society. In the Willamette Valley, we recommend that nest boxes have an entrance hole that is 1 ½" in diameter. This is too small to admit the larger birds. The nest boxes need to have sufficient depth below the entrance hole to keep these birds from reaching eggs or chicks by sticking their heads into the nest box. See similar questions...

Since the ordinance stipulates that the hens must be in a completely enclosed, predator-proof enclosure, and locked in a solid henhouse at night, the hens will not attract predators any more than a rabbit in a hutch (and since the ordinance regulates pen construction, the coops will be much more predator-proof than the average rabbit hutch.) The ordinance also contains restrictions concerning feed so that other pests will not be attracted. See similar questions...

Birds including hawks, crows and roadrunners. Watch for Roadrunners at your feeders. Snakes, lizards, toads, frogs, praying mantis, large dragonflies and even some spiders can pose a danger. See similar questions...

Answer: Any student grades 7-12 is eligible to attend but must complete enrollment process through the school counselor. See similar questions...

The National Cyber Alert System is America's first cohesive national cyber security system for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing emerging vulnerabilities and threats. Managed by the US-CERT, the system relays computer security update and warning information to all users. It provides all citizens—from computer security professionals to home computer users with basic skills—with free, timely, actionable information to better secure their computer systems. See similar questions...

A classical definition is, "Computer forensics is the scientific examination and analysis of data held on, or retrieved from, computer storage media in such a way that the information can be used as evidence in a court of law. See similar questions...

Cyber c. Additionally, cyber crime also includes traditional crimes conducted through the Internet. For example, hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts are considered to be cyber crimes when the illegal activities are committed through the use of a computer and the Internet. Although not necessarily criminal in nature, civil torts committed via a computer are also considered cyber crime. See similar questions...

Well, read the newsgroup. Otherwise you can visit the web site at: http://www.netonecom.net/~cyberpsychos where you will find tons of related material. See similar questions...

The restoration project will address the issue of invasive species and predators and develop methods to reduce their impact. Control of introduced species and predators will focus on those species with the greatest impacts on native wildlife and species for which there are effective methods for control. The Project Management Team will work with the Invasive Spartina Project to determine how to control introduced species of cordgrass or Spartina. See similar questions...

Blue herons and raccoons love fish so ponds must be designed with this in mind. A pond should be at least 8 ft. wide and 2 ft. deep to discourage raccoons. These dimenions make it difficult for raccoons as they will not dive into a pond for fish. Blue herons are the most difficult challenge. When herons are found to be a problem, we install a motion-activated sprinkler which is very effective at keeping the birds away. See similar questions...