...Title : Pasay city pet shop owner arrested for selling endangered wildlife. Published : june 5, 2014 Website: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/364378/news/metromanila/pasay-city-pet-shop-owner-arrested-for-selling-endangered-wildlife Police and personnel from the Biodiversity Management Bureau seized illegally-traded wildlife in a raid on a house in Pasay City. The raiding team found animals like the Philippine sailfin lizard, blue-tongued skinks, and Palawan Hill Mynahs in the backyard and basement of the house, GMA News' "24 Oras" reported Thursday. Also found during the raid were an elongated tortoise, a white-bellied sea eagle, a Palawan hornbill, and a black palm cockatoo. Water in the basement was used to soundproof the house, the report said. According to Senior Superintendent John Guyguyin, head of the Philippine National Police Anti-Transnational Crimes Unit, it is difficult to track illegal operations like this because business is done through text. "Meron tayo kasing markets talaga diyan, so 'yun yung medyo mahirap. Yung supply and demand din yung nagdi-dictate," Guyguyin added. Abraham Bernales, the owner of the house, had reportedly been a long-time resident of Bgy. 188 Zone 20, but Barangay Chairperson Herminia Flores said they didn't know of his illegal activities. "Sabi ng tanod ko, ang napupuna niya lang dito, mga malalakas ang tugtog. Siguro para masabayan na hindi marinig," she said. "Ang alam ko lang may pet shop sila. Hindi...
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...FINDINGS. It is the primary task of public relations to build a strong relationships in order to promote the reputation of an individual, an organization, or an identity that relies on the public’s opinion for it to function. In order to do so, public relations people have to make sure that the messages being communicated to the public are aimed at acquiring allies and supporters. In Hollywood, public relations is a very useful tool in managing the reputation of personalities, especially so when one is in trouble due to some controversies. With the recurring influx of scandals that surround the stars of Hollywood, public relations have become a necessity in a celebrity’s life in order to maintain a favorable image to further their career. Hollywood personalities often find themselves in interesting, it not bizarre situations, which often find their way to newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio broadcasts, and TV news. Each particular situation calls for a specific action, but the initial goal is to ensure that the subsequent effects of the controversies are minimized. There are several ways available to achieve this but all PR specialists agree that more than anything, effective communication holds the key in solving all problems. The current research looked into the different roles that public relations play in order to build a reputation for Hollywood stars. In particular, the research aimed to address four questions: 1. When do the PR personnel of a Hollywood...
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...of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HCSC’s line of business is to provide group and individual health plans, managed care programs, and Medicare supplemental coverage to its members. Beginning in the late 1990’s, the corporate culture started to deteriorate and employee morale took a turn for the worst amidst public claims of unethical business practices and poor corporate citizenship. In 1998, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) was involved in a public scandal and pled guilty to eight felony counts of Medicare fraud and agreed to pay $4 million in criminal fines and $140 million in a civil settlement for lying to federal auditors, destroying documents and mishandling claims. The company’s reputation suffered grievously and it seemed as if overnight BCBSIL went from a highly-regarded organization to an unscrupulous vulture in not only the public’s eyes, but also in the eyes of their employees. Not only did the public’s perception of BCBSIL become tarnished, the whole affair took a toll on employee morale as workers started to view the leadership team as disingenuous and untrustworthy. Employees began to leave the company...
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...No other country prospered more than Japan during the cold war. While the U.S. and Soviet Union try to out compete with each other, Japan was able to focus on rebuilding their economy after World War 2. Japan was a supported ally to the U.S. and contribute money and goods during the cold war. After the cold war however, Japan was slow to establish themselves as a formable super power without the U.S. in the pacific. The dispute over the Northern Territories (four small islands) has been slow down to a crawl and the threat of nuclear weapon by North Korea. Talks with China and South Korea are always on edge especially about Japan’s responsibility in compensation for war atrocities during World War 2 where the Korean and Chinese women who were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops. Japan learn some hard lessons from the Gulf War. First, the type of armed conflict can draw a nation to war. Second, as the United Nations plays the role as peacekeeper, Japan must have a prominent role in that body. Lastly, the soldier is more respect than the banker. Japan emerged from the Gulf War with a tarnished reputation despite their financial...
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...Boeing Rocked by Scandal Jerry Gosh PHL/323 April 25, 2010 Chuck Thompson The Boeing Scandal In a New York Times, article my eyes affixed on a topic about The Boeing Company. Since the merger of McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Boeing, Boeings reputation started a downward spiral of ethical misconduct that tarnished the company, causing the companies aircraft market to plummet. The ethical misconducts lead to the resignation of Boeings chief executive, Philip M. Condit, in 2003. The world's largest aerospace company needed to change its reputation fast to stop the onset possibility of a corporation sell out of even worst the end to the Boeing corporation. Boeing called Harry C. Stonecipher out of retirement to be the next chief executive. Mr. Stonecipher was the key person who helped lead the merger of McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Boeing back in 1997. The number 1 priority is to restore Boeings credibility of these two areas, Defense Department, and Boeings civilian customers. The struggles of a company, long admired as one of the greatest American industrial successes, as it tries to expand its military business to compensate for losses to a European rival, Airbus, in commercial aircraft. During investigations, the chief financial officer, Michael Sears, for Boeing was dismissed for connections of ethical misconduct (Bowermaster, 2003). The investigations uncovered business dealings of misappropriation of funds proposed in supplying refueling tanker...
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...Contents 1. Introduction 2. Appointment 3. Powers 3.1 Powers exercised via the Emperor 3.2 Explicit powers 4. Current Cabinet of Japan 5. References 1. Introduction The Cabinet of Japan is the executive branch of the government of Japan. It consists of the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the Emperor after being designated by the National Diet, and up to nineteen other members, called Ministers of State. The Prime Minister is designated by the Diet, and the remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the Diet and must resign if a motion of no confidence is adopted by the Diet. The modern Cabinet was established in December 1885. It replaced the Daijō-kan, the imperial administration since the Nara period, that had been reactivated after the Meiji restoration as its modernized variation. Under the Meiji Constitution, the Prime Minister and the cabinet were appointed by and responsible to the Emperor. Since the Constitution of Japan came into effect in 1947, the cabinet was reformed, with the Prime Minister being elected by the Diet and the cabinet being responsible to the Diet. 2. Appointment Under the constitution, Cabinet ministers are appointed after the selection of the Prime Minister. A majority of the Cabinet, including the Prime Minister, must be members of the Diet, and all members must be civilians. Under the Cabinet Law, the number of Cabinet Ministers (excluding the Prime...
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...George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA George Tenet was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997-2004. He was good at what he did; he was so good that he was asked to stay on as the Director of the CIA when President Bush won the Presidency. The one thing Tenet experienced with the Bush administration that he did not experience with the Clinton Administration is he became part of the President’s inner circle. Once George Tenet experienced the inner circle, he no longer was able to focus on rebuilding the agency (Stillman 2000). In George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA, Richard White, Jr. gives us the rise and fall of the CIA under CIA Director George Tenet. With any profession ethics always plays an important role. We run across many ethical situations and it always come down to what should you do? In George Tenet’s case it was no different. During his political career Tenet had faced many ethical dilemmas, some of those ethical dilemmas include him serving as a go-between person making his job politically complicated, not being able to openly disagree and communicate with the members of President Bush administration, even when he knew the President was wrong he still backed him, and being in a cross road for performing the duties of his job and being loyal to the president. Tenet had always seen the role of CIA as an “honest broker that avoided direct involvement in foreign policy making” (Stillman...
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...conflict is a huge, complex undertaking as it happens in an insecure, politically fragile and therefore challenging environment. There is always a challenge to match the crucial response time with the availability of experienced civilian workforce to be deployed for peace building missions. In this respect UN has rightly focused on building civilian capacity in members states. Creating a national database as a tool of human resource system is surely a need of the time. In this connection, the ‘Roster Concept’ also considers databases as crucial instruments. The most common functional and occupational skills of rosters that serve multilateral peace operations are in: a. Political affairs and democratization. b. Human rights. c. Rule of law. d. Humanitarian affairs. e. Public administration. f. Election administration....
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...product of many social and political reasons, a few but not limited to: The portioning of North Korea and Germany, the Marshal Plan, the Berlin Blockage and NATO. I’ll begin my explanation with the Yalta Conference, held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe. “At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill discussed with Stalin the conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan and all three agreed that, in exchange for potentially crucial Soviet participation in the Pacific theater, the Soviets would be granted a sphere of influence in Manchuria following Japan’s surrender” (Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State). Stalin's "sphere of influence" consisted of territories that his armies had already overrun....
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...Spain declared war on April 24, 1898 with the U.S. declaring war the next day. The Spanish Army and navy were ill prepared. On May 1, the US Navy destroyed the entire Spanish fleet of ships at Manila Bay in the Philippines. The Philippines would soon be occupied by U.S. troops and would soon become a protectorate of the United States, despite many natives not wanting our help. In Aguinaldo’s Manifesto, Aguinaldo states,” General Otis is proclaimed Military Governor of the Philippines and I protest a thousand times and with all the force in my soul against such pretension.” This is an obvious public outcry against the U.S.’s occupation. However, I believe that if the U.S. had not occupied the Philippines, the Spanish would have regained control and the Filipinos would have never had a chance to have real independence. After Manila Bay, the U.S. Army forced Adm. Pascual Cervera out of the Santiago harbor and into the U.S. blockade. Santiago was surrendered on on July 17, essentially ending the war. The Treaty of Paris officially ended the war on December 10. 1898, with Spain giving the U.S. Guam and Puerto Rico. Spain also renounced its claims to Cuba and gave the sovereignty of the...
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... Behind Tokyo, Delhi is the second largest agglomeration in the world with 23 million inhabitants2. Immediate reaction to CSE’s report on soft drinks ranged from the Indian government banning Coke (and Pepsi) products in Parliament cafeterias to widespread mistrust of the Coca-Cola India brand. Within weeks sales dropped by 30-40% and within months Coke’s stock dipped 10 percent on the NYSE1. While CSE’s report has resulted in declining sales, employee morale issues and a negative public brand perception more importantly the insecticides CSE identified are known to cause cancer, birth defects and inflict severe damage to the nervous, immune and reproductive systems. These possible health risks linked to product consumption is the single most significant ethical issue facing Coca-Cola India today. As you requested, I present the following three strategies to assist in the successful rebuilding of the Coca-Cola India brand. The objectives of each strategy are clear; sway public opinion to identify with Coca-Cola India’s dedication to offering the highest standards of social responsibility. The first approach suggests returning to Coke-Cola CEO, Douglas Daft’s 2001 marketing strategy mantra of “Think local, act local”1. I suggest looking beyond the economical differences between the rural and metropolitan markets of India and embrace the differences between this market and the rest of the world. The practice of...
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...these organizations see such initiatives, broadly called "corporate social responsibility," as a strategic weapon in the war for talent, as well as a vehicle to fuel business growth. The government, businesses and society are much more interactive than in the past. Corporations are more aware of their role towards the society. They are responsible bodies that feel a sense of duty towards commonwealth and the environment. This has come with a growing realization that they, as an integral part of the society, can contribute towards the empowerment and upliftment of the society. This is the foundation thought behind the tripartite golden handshake between—businesses, civil society and governments. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the "economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations at a given point in time". The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. CSR requires organizations to adopt a broader view of its responsibilities that includes not only stockholders, but many other constituencies as well, including employees, suppliers, customers, the local community, state, and federal governments, environmental groups, and other special interest groups. Today, in this competitive business environment, CSR is viewed as the key to not only...
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...minimise any potential suffering. UN agencies are fully responsible for all the aiding programmes and personnel exported and the UN office coordinates the humanitarian affairs. Disaster relief is similar to the humanitarian aid, yet disaster relief is more specialist personnel. Such as; specific teams to supply food, shelter, water and various other resources. The EU, for example donated over $600 million towards disaster relief to the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. The UN and NATO are heavily involved in peacekeeping operations. Security and peace though- out the world is one of the main goals for the international institutions. The UN currently has 16 peacekeeping missions active. In countries such as Sudan and Cyprus. And NATO is involved in three countries, Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo. Reconstruction provides humanitarian aid to the rebuilding of the country/ region. It’s to give post reconstruction of a country which has been damaged by conflict or natural disasters. The EU, UN and NATO were involved in the reconstruction of Haiti, hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005. The organisations provide support and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees. The UN provides this support though the office of United Nations high commissioner for the refugees. This may include military assistance for the public which have been affected by any conflict or disaster. If they’ve been separated from their home or family. Also to provide shelter and water. The European Convention...
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...A1.Nature of the Incident An employee hacked into the human resource records system at the employee’s place of business and changed the employee’s base salary rate to obtain a pay raise. The employee did this by spoofing an IP address in order to eavesdrop on the network. Once the employee identified where the data was stored and how to modify it, the employee made the changes and received two paychecks with the new amount. IP Spoofing means, pretending to be something you are not. In Internet terms it means pretending to be a different Internet address from the one you really have in order to gain something. That might be information like credit card numbers, passwords, personal information or the ability to carry out actions using someone else’s identity. IP spoofing attack involves forging one's source address. It is the act of using one machine to impersonate another.Spoofing is an active security attack in which one machine on the network masquerades as a different machine. As an active attack, it disrupts the normal flow of data and may involve injecting data into the communications link between other machines. This masquerade aims to fool other machines on the network into accepting the impostor as an original, either to lure the other machines into sending it data or to allow it to alter data. The meaning of“spoof” here is not “a lighthearted parody,” but rather “a deception intended to trick one into accepting as genuine something that is actually false...
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...Abstract Since the implementation of the Unitrak software, Midsouth Chamber of Commerce has continued to make incompetent management decisions, when it is related to building an IT infrastructure, for their organization. Such a lack of foresight, to properly structure a sustainable IT environment has created numerous difficulties for MSCC. In order to salvage the situation, MSCC has acquired Sage Niele to manage MSCC ‘s information systems. Niele has an impressive resume, as a previous owner/operator of a successful IS and financial business consultant company, which suggest that MSCC has finally taken the right step towards solving their IT issue’s. Niele has already started on her pursuit of saving MSCC from further disaster. Gathering information about the current IT scenario, and working with DMA, the company that is providing MSCC’s current software system, with a softer temperament, are some positive signs demonstrated by Niele,towards solving MSCC’s IS problems. From now, It is essential for MSCC to work with Niele to provide her with every opportunity to succeed, with proper oversight from the upper management .MSCC also has to be extremely careful to avoid past mistakes, or else even with Niele’s effort, MSCC will seize to exist as an organization without a proper IT infrastructure. Cleaning up an Information System debacle at MSCC Leon Lassiter, president of Midsouth Chamber of Commerce, felt the need to introduce UNITRAK...
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