Four common conflict minerals, clockwise from top left: coltan, cassiterite, gold ore, and wolframite. Conflict resources are natural resources extracted in a conflict zone and sold to perpetuate the fighting. There is both anecdotal and statistical evidence that belligerent accessibility to precious commodities can prolong conflicts (a resource curse).
The public server role is not a fixed server role, because the permissions can be changed. The public server role is granted VIEW ANY DATABASE permission and the CONNECT permission on the default endpoints (TSQL Local Machine, TSQL Named Pipes, TSQL Default TCP, TSQL Default VIA). Members of the securityadmin fixed server role can grant both server-level and database-level permissions.
Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 2:08pm Throughout the Guidebook, reference is made to specific roles that must be performed by stakeholders at various times throughout the project management lifecycle. Stakeholders are the people or groups that are in any way affected by the new product or service. Since the organization will rely on various stakeholders prior to developing a project plan (where roles and responsibilities are typically defined), it is important to understand the roles and responsibilities early in the process.