...Team Paper – A Communication Plan for Malaysia by Team 2 No one could have predicted on March 8, 2014, Flight MH 370 would vanish off the face of the earth’s vast and sophisticated satellite network system without so much as a trace of physical evidence left behind. Tragically, it took the lives of 239 passengers and crewmembers within its chambers. To the families of these missing people, the youngest just 2 years old and the oldest just 76, the wait has been nothing short of a nightmare. While (an audience): of family members, a dozen countries with citizens aboard the flight, members of the world’s new media organizations and the rest of the world’s population, turned to the Malaysian Government Officials for answers, it became very clear, the government was ill prepared to handle a crisis of this magnitude. Malaysia reminds us why a communication plan matters. This crisis required (a goal): to carefully, caringly and consistently share credible information, even when there is little information to come by, for (the purpose): of comforting those in need, releasing only necessary and documented (communication messages): of what is known and admitting when something is unknown, through (channels): of confidential communications with family members and then using news and social medial to communicate non-sensitive information to the rest of the world, and in doing so, establishing trust with its targeted audience. This never happened and as a result, the Malaysian government...
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...Matthew Longbrake Mrs. Poe Eng 100-3018 3 Nov 2014 Research Paper on Arming Airline Pilots After the horrific events of September 11, almost every American imagined “what if I was on that hijacked plane, what would I have done, and who would I have called?” It is a hopeless feeling, a desperate one; panic starts to creep into my mind, what can I do to stop this? My heart is pounding, my skin is dripping with sweat, and all I am thinking in the back of my head is, please, someone save me. Well, what if the pilot had a gun? We already think of the pilots as our protectors; we trust them with our lives. Is it that much of a stretch to think of them as our last line of defense against crazed lunatics and terrorists? However, do we really want our pilots to be carrying guns like some 21st century sky cowboys? There are various competing opinions on arming commercial airline pilots, such as, the opinions of Bernk, Scott, Sowell, and West Woody. The events of 9/11 left Americans with a powerful nationwide discussion about whether or not we should arm our commercial airline pilots to protect us from terrorists. A lot of airline pilots, and crew members show support for arming airline pilots. “Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) by the Wilson Center for Public Research Inc. in early February, found that 73% of airline crewmembers were in favor of having firearms on the flight deck. Of the 24% who were opposed, some are no longer flying regularly, according to other union officials” (Scott...
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...Matthew Longbrake Mrs. Poe Eng 100-3018 3 Nov 2014 Research Paper on Arming Airline Pilots After the horrific events of September 11, almost every American imagined “what if I was on that hijacked plane, what would I have done, and who would I have called?” It is a hopeless feeling, a desperate one; panic starts to creep into my mind, what can I do to stop this? My heart is pounding, my skin is dripping with sweat, and all I am thinking in the back of my head is, please, someone save me. Well, what if the pilot had a gun? We already think of the pilots as our protectors; we trust them with our lives. Is it that much of a stretch to think of them as our last line of defense against crazed lunatics and terrorists? However, do we really want our pilots to be carrying guns like some 21st century sky cowboys? There are various competing opinions on arming commercial airline pilots, such as, the opinions of Bernk, Scott, Sowell, and West Woody. The events of 9/11 left Americans with a powerful nationwide discussion about whether or not we should arm our commercial airline pilots to protect us from terrorists. A lot of airline pilots, and crew members show support for arming airline pilots. “Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) by the Wilson Center for Public Research Inc. in early February, found that 73% of airline crewmembers were in favor of having firearms on the flight deck. Of the 24% who were opposed, some are no longer flying regularly, according to other union officials” (Scott...
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...access to a computer. Rootkits allow for full control over a system, which means that existing software can be modified including detection software. Rootkit detection is difficult because a rootkit is activated before the operating system boots up and is able to subvert the software intended to find it (Vacca, 2013, pp. 53-54). The next step would then be to install spyware and use the rootkit to disguise it as necessary files that anti-spyware software will overlook. Once a user purchases this product and it is connected, off-site agents will be able to start collecting files and data and have the ability to access and control the infected devices. b) As a technology procurer for an organization, it is very important to do your research on your vendors. The legitimacy of the vendor needs to be verified and their workforce, production lines and supply chains need to be checked to ensure they have appropriate security measures and monitoring in place to safeguard against malicious activity. A security vulnerabilities assessment needs to be done on all new information technologies to ensure it meets the requirements for the organization’s IT security policies. It is important to ensure IT products meet the suitable information technology security policies and requirements of an organization. It is also useful to apply common security configurations to new products. Security configurations checklists are available from the NIST...
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...How to hasten up the search and rescue of the lost trekkers Jatin Ashra DSV, Stockholm University Abstract Consider a recent incident of flight MH370, where even with state of the art GPS systems, we do not know the where about of the flight even after so many months. In today’s world, even with available latest technology, it has become difficult to search some things like an aero plane etc. Imagine how difficult the task of search and rescue team might be to locate people who might have got lost in the forest while trekking or hiking. This paper explores how information from previously lost trekkers can help the rescue teams in helping in some way to locate the lost people. The study surveyed some of the experienced trekkers from southern India and how the information from them is useful in at least knowing the starting point of the search. How their personal experiences can contribute in helping other trekkers, search and rescue teams and other involved people in the search. 1. Introduction In this chapter, the background, research aims and objectives, research questions and also limitations of the study will be presented. 1.1 Background Research Problem: Mountaineering, trekking, hiking is one of the most common weekend getaways for young and energetic people. The outcome is both pleasure and fitness. The locations chosen by them to explore the vast wilderness tend to be unexplored mountains, valleys, peaks and plains. The most common equipment...
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...Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 Control environment and control activities..................................................................................... 3 Framework for Strategic Human Resources Management ............................................................. 3 Regulatory and Compliance ............................................................................................................ 4 Talent Centric Strategy of Human Resource .............................................................................. 5 Retaining and Motivating Talented Staffs with Various Experiences ............................................ 6 Employee Training Strategy ........................................................................................................... 6 Management Values........................................................................................................................ 7 Cultural Balance.............................................................................................................................. 7 Managing Diversity ........................................................................................................................ 8 Environment .................................................................................................................................... 8 Organization...
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...actually SWF have been around since before that. For example Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings, the two prominent SWF from Singapore have already been established in 1981 and 1974, respectively. SWF’s asset under management amount is also increasing overtime. Preqin estimated that the growth of asset is up from USD 3.07 trillion in December 2008 to USD 6.3 trillion in March 2015 as seen in Figure 1.1 Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets under Management2. Norway’s Government Pension Fund currently has the biggest asset among them which is amounting to USD 882 billion3. It is interesting to see whether the smaller counterparts from Asia also enjoys the rise in their asset as well. The objectives of this paper is to comprehend and appreciate the dynamics of smaller SWF from emerging and developing Asia (IMF definition)4. 1 Rozanov, Andrew, 2005. Who holds the wealth of nations? Preqin estimate, updated on March 2015 3 SWF Institute estimate, updated on April 2015 4 IMF’s World Economic Outlook Database April 2015 for criteria and countries that fall into emerging and developing Asia 2 Page 1 of 52 Figure 1.1.1. Sovereign Wealth Funds Asset under Management Sovereign Wealth Funds Asset under Management in USD trillion from...
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