Stephen Reeves

Prostitution will always be a controversial issue. In third world countries where people live on less than a dollar a day, many people see prostitution as an economic necessity. In these same countries where religion plays a major part in their lives, those who sell themselves for sex, whether male or female, are shunned ..... forever.

The occupation of prostitution contains lots of different lifestyles because today it is all incredibly broad. While prostitution may vary, it remains controversial and carries a powerful stigma. The effects of the industry however may be felt way beyond the sex. Some argue that as long prostitution exists any women can be seen as a sexual object. This in turn affects the whole structure of sexuality within our society.

In Africa it is estimated that two thousand leopards are taken as trophies each year. If you have $50,000 and do not mind breaking state and federal laws, you can possibly procure a leopard fur on eBay. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 outlaws the trade of any product coming from an endangered animal. I have read that someone working in wildlife conservation over a six year period has only ever seen a leopard in the wild twice.

Accounting is an extremely important discipline vital to the financial health of any entity. The nature of accounting is such that it affects the lives of just about everyone in a modern society. This includes the reporting of the personal finances of Joe Citizen to the maintenance of suitable accounting systems of the largest organizations and governments. It has been molded by professional associations and has developed in response to the changing needs of business.

The basic function of accounting is to provide information that will assist in decision making. Accounting has its own language and this serves as a means of communication to those employees, investors, creditors and government departments who are interested in the business. Accounting is affected continually by legislation, technology and economic conditions. It is an integral part of the management system and used as a planning and control device for the activities of a company and a means of

More than ever authorities say we need surveillance in a dangerous and wired world. Already the surveillance technologies of Big Brother are everywhere. It is comforting to know that the technology exists to protect us but it is wrong if it used to invade the peoples privacy, violate people and can be misused. Our electronic devices and payment systems leave trails of what we do and where we have been and from this, accurate and predictable digital images of ourselves can be can be created.

Backscatter x-ray and the millimeter wave scanners use advanced imaging technology for full body scanning at airports. Airports are the crossroads for many travelers and one of our most vulnerable points of attack for terrorists. Surveillance technology is critical but there are privacy concerns. The question is how far does a government need to go to protect its citizens without treading on their toes?

Facial recognition technology is advancing but traditional passports can be forged. It hard to tell one face from another. There just is not that much difference between them. Iris recognition is now used to scan travelers at international airports. The data is used to track against a data base blacklist of criminals and visa violators. This type of technology is known as biometric based authentication and is used in security applications because it is accurate, quick and easy to use.

Most of us are creatures of habit. Nearly every technology we use leaves an electronic trail and surveillance in the 21st century means picking up on those trails which are very precise and very predictable. Technology has advanced so much that surveillance systems have been developed that takes three dimensional facial recognition imagery to help identify people from virtually any angle. Run this identification imagery through a global mapping system and we have a post 911 world where there is

Closed Circuit Television or CCTV has proved its value as a way to combat crime. You would think that half a million cameras would be an adequate line of defence for a city like London. However there are limits to the effectiveness of two dimensional CCTV images and facial recognition software. The challenge for future surveillance now is not to just to identify a face in the crowd but anywhere in the world.