National People's Congress

Baseball lost a great player a just a few days ago, unceremoniously sent off into the sunset by a surprise sweep of the upstart Cleveland Indians. David Ortiz, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, decided some time ago this would be his last year, and win, lose, or draw, he seems to be sticking to his decision. As is often the case, now there is one important discussion left for Ortiz. Now that David Ortiz’s career is finished, it is our job as those who enjoy the game to examine and dissect the…

baseball. Pete Rose bet on baseball and that obstructs MLB rule causing Rose to not be eligible for the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose was so obsessed with gambling, “Records of phone call after phone call made to bookies, sometimes just minutes before the national anthem” (Weinberg). Pete Rose did not just bet on one team either; he bet on the whole league: “Records of bets, one after another, day after day, on virtually every…

Well, the election, it came out really well. Next time we’ll triple the number or quadruple it. We want to get it over 51, right? At least 51. Well this is Black History Month, so this is our little breakfast, our little get-together. Hi Lynn, how are you? Just a few notes. During this month, we honor the tremendous history of African-Americans throughout our country. Throughout the world, if you really think about it, right? And their story is one of unimaginable sacrifice, hard work, and faith…

Where did Jackie Robinson grow up? Jackie Robinson was one of the most known African-American baseball players. He was born January 31, in Cairo, Georgia, to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He was the youngest of five children. His mother raised him, his three brothers, and one sister after his dad left. .About a year after he was born, Jackie’s family moved to Pasadena, California. Army life Robinson was drafted into the war when World War II started. From 1942 to 1944, he served as a…

The purpose behind the policy brief is to inform the Department Heads and all City branch department of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the rising cyber security breaches due to the fact of human error. This brief will outline the major instances and reason behind a successful cyber security attack. The Failure of Cyber Security Systems Humans Executive Summery Without human’s computer viruses and cybersecurity systems would be stuck in a stand still because they are built to combat…

in the American League. A team can afford to carry a player that can hit but not field well and as noted before, has extended the career of many aging sluggers. The Boston Red Sox first designated hitter, Orlando Cepeda, was signed after a stellar National League career even though bad knees would not allow him to play in the field. (O’Connell) This has led to the players union, the powerful MLB Players Association, being very much in favor of the rule. These player positions tend to pay much…

The following case study is based on a company called Target, which experienced a security breach in 2013 (Aguilar, 2014). Hackers penetrated the Target’s system through their web server (Aguilar, 2014). The hack exposed 40 million credit card and debit card details such as CCV numbers, credit card numbers, etc. as a result, employees lost their jobs, and board members were threatened with retrenchment (Aguilar, 2014). After that 140 lawsuits followed (Aguilar, 2014). These were people who…

In 2013 a National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor, Edward Snowden sparked nationwide controversy after leaking top-secret surveillance information from the NSA to several media outlets. During his IT work for the NSA Snowden noticed the immense reach of NSA's everyday surveillance, so he began copying top-secret NSA documents and built a dossier on practices that he found invasive and unethical. His findings revealed that the NSA's surveillance programs were unconstitutional and infringed…

One day Billy Rodriguez the high school baseball player was hitting some batting practice. He was hitting well but only ever had warning track power, he could never seem to get the ball over the fence. Billy’s hitting coach Mark McGuire said “Hey Billy, I’ve ben noticing you have been having a little trouble with your power. I have a way you’ll get into the majors for sure.” “What is it Billy asked? I’ll do anything to go pro!” Billy said enthusiastically. “Here take these needles, they’re…

The Wizard Go crazy folks, go crazy! From 580 stolen bases, to fifteen time all star, and one World Series ring, Ozzie Smith has done it all. Ozzie also has worked with charities throughout his life and still is today. Ozzie has had many achievements; fifteen time all star, World Series Champion(1982), NLCS MVP(1985), thirteen time Gold Glove winner, Silver Slugger award, #1 retired for the Cardinals in honor of him, and a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown, New York. Ozzie was nicknamed ‘The Wizard…