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Boundaries A Casebook in Environmental Ethics
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Issues pertaining to nuclear energy have always brewed contention. This is especially having in mind that one of the key problems in the current generation is energy. The book, “Boundaries: A Casebook in Environmental Ethics” offers a comprehensive analogy of issues pertaining to nuclear energy and environmental concerns. When nuclear energy was first discovered, it seemed to solve the problem of pollution to the environment. This is because it did not have any emissions. However, it comes with various other problems especially pertaining to the disposability of the waste produced during nuclear energy production. This is because of the highly radioactive nature of the waste. Evidently, the production of nuclear energy comes with obvious advantages. Not only will it fill the energy deficiency but it will also ensure that the energy comes at a low cost. While all states are willing to participate in partaking the benefits of the nuclear energy, they are lost as to how and where they should dispose the waste. Scientists have identified Yucca Mountain in Nevada as an ideal place where the waste can be disposed off.
However, there are questions as to the safety of the materials not only for the current generations but also future generations. As David in the passage argues, there are no scientific findings that have proved that the waste will be detrimental. However, Nawaraj notes that the absence of evidence does not mean that it is not there. David and Stephanie feel that, the current generation is the most appropriate as far as making decisions as to radioactive waste disposal is concerned. In essence, they feel that the disposal of the waste in holes drilled would be appropriate. However, Nawaraj feels that such methods of disposal would be shifting the risks to the future generations while the current generations share the benefits. He feels that such an action would be unfair to the future generations, and no amount of compensation would be sufficient to cover for the ills visited upon them by the current generation. Nawaraj feels that, the most appropriate way of disposing the waste is by storing it in monitored and retrievable storage sites that are situated all over the country. As time goes by, the new technologies will be developed dealing with the waste in better ways than the ones proposed. In addition, it would give future generations a choice as to the ways or methods in which it solves the problem.
This chapter comes up with an all-inclusive analysis of the issues pertaining to nuclear energy, as well as the contentious issues. It gives a history of the production of nuclear energy, its advantages and its disadvantages. It mainly concentrates on disposal of the radioactive waste, the solution proposed as to burying the waste in Yucca Mountain, and the ethical issues. This disposal method is examined comprehensively, and its flaws brought to light in a commendable manner.
However, it is worth noting that the chapter does not provide the way forward as far as the disposal of radioactive waste is concerned. The alternative proposed comes with loopholes as to its being misused by dictators in the future, with the only advantage being that it allows the future generations to choose the best way to dispose the materials. In my opinion, the chapter only criticizes the current method based on morality and indebtedness to future generations. In addition, it provides no feasible ways of disposing the materials. For example, recycling would have come off as better than the methods proposed.
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Gudorf, Christine E.; Huchingson, James E. Boundaries: A Casebook in Environmental Ethics. Georgetown University Press. (2010) Kindle Edition.
Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectal Behavioral Therapy
Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectal Behavioral Therapy
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Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder
Most times, patients diagnosed with BPD are often in an abandonment state that is engaged, and real situations are avoided. They tend to be extremely sensitive and are affected by their environment. In turn, they manifest changes in their behavior, cognition, affection as well as self image. Fear of being abandoned is intensely experienced, and other times they can become excessively angry. Simple issues can make them hysterical and as well as be in a state of despair. For example if a friend appears late for a coffee date, the person with BPD becomes hysterical and furious as well as hysterical. According to them, being alone is a serious issue and they try and find extreme ways of dealing with it. Some of the impulse actions which they undertake include suicide attempts and self mutilation (Grohol, 2007).
Their relationships tend to be intense and unstable. A lot of attention is given to their lovers and caregivers as well as people who they deem to love. In the start of a relationship, intimate information is shared by them and later loses interest in their relationships. They only invest in relationships that will benefit them in return. How they view others is affected by dramatic and sudden shifts. The latter are followed by disillusionment whereby, they expect to be abandoned and rejected by the people they have idealized (Grohol, 2007).
Furthermore, individuals with BPD are disturbed by their identity whereby, they suffer from self image issues. Often they have vocational aspirations, values and goals that are not stable. This is because they are unsure about what they want in their lives. They tend to change their friends, values, sexual identities and even their careers. Other times some people with the disorder believe that they are nonexistent. The latter occurs when they lack support, nurturing, and relationship that are meaningful. Such characteristics are manifested when they are in an environment such as school or work (Grohol, 2007).
Lastly, individuals with BPD are extremely impulsive, and the result is self damaging. Most times this is characterized in at least two areas, in their lives. They can be impulsive in behaviors such as reckless driving, abusing substances and gambling among others. According to research, individuals with BPD have an eight to ten percent chance of committing suicide. Others have been known to engage in acts of self mutilation (Grohol, 2007).
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Treatment Approach
Clinical approaches for treating BPD are being researched upon constantly so that they can be sued by social workers. The population of mentally ill people in the United States is increasing drastically, and a solution needs to be found. Marcia Linehan developed The Dialectical Behavior Approach. In order to treat BPD, it makes use of two techniques these are behavioral and cognitive. Patients have to undergo consultations with therapists in order for the approach to be effective (Osada, 2011).
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder provide the criteria used in treating BPD. Patients are often treated for symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, anger and depression. Before, it was difficult treating individuals who have BPD as they were not responding to treatment. The result is that both the client and the therapist became unsatisfied in their quest. DBT is praised as it successfully treats BPD through incorporating training that is psychosocial and through psychotherapy. Individuals who have BPD are known to benefit from DBT, and this fact is proven by clinical trials that were conducted.
Some time back, DBT was a behavioral therapy that was standard and used in the treatment of BPD. It is through data collection and assessment that behaviors of people with BPD are known. This means that the client and the therapist must work in harmony to achieve desirable results. DBT seeks to patients suffering from BPD are made aware of reality as well as fostering the process of change gradually. This means that the therapist must ensure that they have to decline indisputable fact and the absolute truth. DBT assumes a view that is dialectical whereby; failure is the reason why patients have BPD (Osada, 2011). Some examples of failures that are known to be dialectic include; emotion, behavior and extreme thinking. This is the reason why people who have BPD often do not find solutions to their problem. They are in extremes known to be polarized and thus why they have those symptoms. It has been proven that DBT is an effective treatment of BPD. Furthermore, consistency and structure must be maintained so that the symptom of BPD is reduced.
During DBT treatment, therapist consultation, individual treatment, telephone contact and group skills training are used. The client must be willing to corporate as the treatment is voluntary. Clients are informed about all the details, which pertain to the treatment, and they have to make a decision. Issues that might interfere with treatment such suicide attempts are reduced, so as not to affect treatment quality. It is easy, for patients undergoing this treatment to experience life like normal people. They learn how to acquire skills that behavioral, as well as adaptive. Therapists also benefit from this treatment therapy as they avoid burning out and discouragement. Furthermore, the client and the therapist have meaningful and beneficial relationship (Osada, 2011).
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Grohol, J. (2007). Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder. Psych Central. Retrieved on November 20, 2011, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/characteristics-of-borderline-personality-disorder/
Osada, Mikaka. (2011). Borderline Personality Disorder. Retrieved from http://www.borderlinepersonality.ca/dbttreatBPD.htm
Boosting Servers Capacity and Storage
Boosting Servers Capacity and Storage
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The biggest challenge that many technological experts face is designing a server that can handle thousands of connections and events at the same time. Institutions that frequently increase the numbers of students being admitted often would function well when the server will accommodate the fast growing number of students and staff without being compromised (Redmond, 2013). There are several ways that can be used to counter the growing number of students. Libev and Libevent are applications designed by the IBM technological corporation to offer high performance applications and also support the large and increasing number of students that could be operating on the institutions server simultaneously (Muller, 2005). Virtualization also works efficiently in offering solutions that require integrate computing, expansion of storage and improvement of a network’s agility and efficiency.
Use of the terabyte and spindle count on the SQL servers it is possible to increase the functionality and capacity of the SANs using the 2TB SATA disks. These disks can effectively jam over 10 TB in just two unit server (Muller, 2005). Such technology is much cheaper and can effectively meet the institution’s computer and technological demands. SATA disks are often small and work at an extremely fast rate. The 2TB disk can perfectly fit onto a 7200 rpm SATA disk and also can accommodate over 80 I/O per second (Redmond, 2013).
The Libev and Libevent technology is another alternative that can meet and match the technological needs of the growing number of students. The IBM technique once installed allows large number of students to update information from web pages without causing a system failure. The system accommodates open connections for numerous students and staff at a go. The technique buffers event data and also implements DNS, RPC and HTTP systems (Muller, 2005). When a student is connected to the system, his/ her connection is added to the event queue and when the students logs out his/ her connection is terminated from the system and queue. Libev and Libevent during the connection process identify the each request received in its system and responds to it immediately (Stephens & Plew, 2012).
The most common problems encountered during upgrade of servers to accommodate the increasing number of students are for instance failure of the task state. Such problems occur when the upgrade for instance from exchange server 2010 to 2013 was improperly configured. Other common problems during upgrade of the Microsoft SQL servers are (SQL0270N Function not supported reason code= “100”) (Redmond, 2013). Such problem arises due to poor configuration and alertness during the SQL upgrading period. Technological upgrade personal need to be cautious and monitor every bit of the upgrade to ensure the system works perfectly.
Considering the increased number of students, it is necessary to upgrading the servers to the SQL Microsoft 2013 server to accommodate a large number of users over the two year period. The installation starts well but after some time, the server setup fails and eventually starts rolling back. When the process is repeated, the SQL server repeats the same error (Redmond, 2013). During such complication, it is likely that the server lacks the capacity to host SQL services and that could be the reason only few shared features can be seen. The computer often displays “error: failed to run patch request for instance”. Installing spPowerPivot.msi resolves the problem and enables the computer to successfully run the upgrade.
Virtualization is defined as the act of generating a virtual version of something. It is divided into two major categories which are the hardware and desktop virtualization. The system can effectively offer manageability and not only boost the server’s capacity but also reduce the overreliance of physical servers. A reduction in the number of physical servers has numerous benefits such as reduction in terms of manpower required to monitor and handle the servers (Stephens & Plew, 2012). Secondly the rate of power consumption is reduced while a large number of students is served. Despite having a lot of good the virtualization technology could be stressful to use especially when not properly configured in the system.
Data de-duplication technique can be essential in curbing and avoiding the cost of purchasing expensive storage capacities of over 100 terabytes (Stephens & Plew, 2012). Data that is similar is weeded out and only unique data is stored in the system. This result to reduction in the amount of data stored and unnecessary information eliminated. Although the system can be of great use in meeting the growing number of students, de-duplication requires a lot of labor. Use of performance acceleration modules however can be used to solve the labor problem because the modules consolidate duplicated blocks saving capacity and enhancing performance.
Conclusion
Errors resulting from Microsoft SQL upgrades are easily solved. Frequent checking of the %temp% folder helps identify the problems that can arise from the upgrade. The Libev technique by a large extends boost the capacity of a system to accommodate thousand requests at a given time. The technique serves the purpose of ensuring that the system does not crush or incidences of low network and internet connectivity witnessed (Redmond, 2013). Similarly, the Sata disks have the capacity of enabling low storage disks offer the services of large storage devices. The I/O and rpm speed is also enhanced when using this technique hence efficiency is achieved.
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Muller, A. (2005). Virtualization with VMware ESX Server. Rockland, MA: Syngress.
Network Upgrade for the SLC PEP II Network. (2011). Washington, D.C: United States. Dept. of Energy.
Redmond, T. (2013). Microsoft Exchange server 2013 mailbox and high availability. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
Stephens, R. K., & Plew, R. R. (2012). SQL (5e ed. ed.). Paris: Pearson Education.