DNA DATABASES: CRIME-FIGHTING WEAPON OR THREAT TO PRIVACY?

Q-1) What are the benefit of DNA databases?
A-1) There are also huge benefits to be gained from the considerable reduction in crime that would occur if there DNA database. After all, most crimes are committed by the same people - over and over again - and a DNA database would help to stop them in their tracks thereby saving everyone a huge amount of expense and misery. It would also help young boys to stop turning into 'bad' criminals because they would be caught at an earlier stage in their criminal careers.

Q-2) What problems do DNA database pose?
a-2) There are many problem for an innocent person's DNA to be at crime scene that police might choose to disregard. Innocent people may be caught up in a criminal investigation when their DNA.

Q-3) Who should be included in national DNA databse? should it be limited to convicted felons? Explain ur answer.

A-3) people who are guilty or cleared of a crime and also who has not commited any crime that all are included in DNA database. Yes, it should be limited to convicted felons because only they are included in the criminal activity.DNA samples taken when people are arrested must be destroyed if the individual is not charged or convicted.

Q-4) Who should be able to use DNA dtabase?

A-4) Federal agencies should collect DNA samples from individuals who are “arrested, facing charges, or convicted, or from non-United States persons who are detained under the authority of the United States.”

Q-5) How does CODIS work? How is it designed?

A-5) CODIS uses two indexes to generate investigative leads in crimes for which biological evidence is recovered from a crime scene. The convicted offender index contains DNA profiles of individuals convicted of certain crimes ranging from certain misdemeanors to sexual assault and murder. Each State has different “qualifying offenses” for which persons convicted of them must submit a biological sample for inclusion in the DNA database. The forensic index contains DNA profiles obtained from crime scene evidence, such as semen, saliva, or blood. CODIS uses computer software to automatically search across these indexes for a potential match.
A match made between profiles in the forensic index can link crime scenes to each other, possibly identifying serial offenders. Based on these “forensic hits,” police in multiple jurisdictions or States can coordinate their respective investigations and share leads they have developed independent of each other. Matches made between the forensic and convicted offender indexes can provide investigators with the identity of a suspect(s). It is important to note that if an “offender hit” is obtained, that information typically is used as probable cause to obtain a new DNA sample from that suspect so the match can be confirmed by the crime laboratory before an arrest is made.

Q-6) What information does CODIs mainatin?

A-6) CODIS had data on more than 1.8 million proflies, the, samples on which tha DNA profiles are based, primarily blood or salive, are kept at forensic laboratories around the world.CODIS contains the profiles of convicted offender, contains arrestees persons profile, DNA profiles collected from crime scenes, missing persons profile, contains DNA profiles developed from unidentified human remains, contains DNA profiles voluntarily contributed from relatives of missing person.

Q-7) Who allowed to use CODIS?

A-7) A total of 175 crime labs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico ... as well as the FBI Lab and the U.S. Army Crime Lab. And, in a sign of how effective the system is, 31 labs in 18 nations worldwide also use CODIS, but they are not connected to any DNA databases here in the U.S. They simply borrow the FBI's technology to help investigations in their own countries, much as we do here.

Q-8) How does CODIS aid criminal investigations?

A-8) The development and expansion of databases that contain DNA profiles at the local, State, and national levels have greatly enhanced law enforcement's ability to solve cases with DNA. Convicted offender databases store hundreds of thousands of potential suspect DNA profiles, against which DNA profiles developed from crime scene evidence can be compared. Given the recidivistic nature of many crimes a likelihood exists that the individual who committed the crime being investigated was convicted of a similar crime and already has his or her DNA profile in a DNA database that can be searched by the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Moreover, CODIS also permits the cross-comparison of DNA profiles developed from biological evidence found at crime scenes. Even if a perpetrator is not identified through the database, crimes may be linked to each other, thereby aiding an investigation, which may eventually lead to the identification of a suspect.

7 SECRETS To a Great Life

A great life doesn't happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. A great life is the result of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next. Customize these "secrets" to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today!
1. S - Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It's not a way to remove work from your life. When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.
2. E - Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way. It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that coincide with your particular definition of a great life. Life will reward your best effort.
3. C - Create Priorities. A great life is the result of creating priorities. It's easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money you have in a way that's important to you. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.
4. R - Reserves. A great life is the result of having reserves - reserves of things, time, space, energy, money. With reserves, you acquire far more than you need - not 6 months living expenses, but 5 years worth; not 15 minutes of free time, 1 day. Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences, and that allows you to make decisions based on what you really want instead of what the fear decides for you.
5. E - Eliminate distractions. A great life is the result of eliminating distractions. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that are draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions can be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven't really considered that there is another way to live. Look around at someone's life you admire. What do they do that you would like to incorporate into your own life? Ask them how they did it. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.
6. T - Thoughts. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you! Your belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love. Whatever you think and believe, you create. Listen to what you're telling yourself, and adjust that voice if you need to.
7. S - Start! A great life is the result of starting. There's the old saying everyone's familiar with "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." In order to even move from the couch to the refrigerator, you have to start. There's no better time to start than today. Don't wait for a raise, or until the kids get older, or the weather is better. Today, right now, is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart's desires. It's what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.

Information System Help KIA Solve Its Quality Problems

Q.1 why was it so difficult for to identify sources of defects in the cars it produced?
Ans. Kia Has to Creat Some System To about Report of any defects , Accident ,Or Injuries Involving its Vehical to the U.S national Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And From that kia got every information about defects of its vehical. But it is so difficult to get informaton in this way.
Q:2 What was the business impact of Kia not having an information system to track defects? What other business processes besides manufacturing and production were affected?
Ans. The business impact of Kia not having an information system to track defects are Part sales are the first indicator of a defect , Warranty claims the second ,and consumer Complains the third. and for this defect other business like parts is Increase its sales.
Q:3 How did Kia's new defect reporting system improve the way it ran its business?
Ans. Kia created a software "engine" that examine six kia systems for warranty claims, Parts sales, vehical identification number master storage file, and vehical inventories and store the essential information in a singal common data repository. And use this information Kia tracking consumer comlaints recived by Phone, E-mail, or Postal mail. And from this information Kia improve its vehical quality.
Q:4 What management, organization, and technoloty issues did Kia have to address when it adopted its new quality control system?
Ans. Once the data have been stored in a singal space Kia can use crystel analysis software to analyze them highliting events , such as spikes in warranty claims related to a particular vehical model, unusale increases in parts order, or high number of accidents. Manager are able to analyze the data by daily, weekly, or monthly reporting periods and by specific car models, model year, and components. and from that management control new quality.
Q:5 What new business processes were enabled by Kia's new quality control system?
Ans. Information from this system is helping Kia pinpoint the sources of defects and determine what percentage of its vehicles is likely to have problems. The company can then improve its production processes before the problems become more wiedespread, thus lowering costs for warranty repairs. This information also helps Kia determine themost cost - effective stategy for dealing with its quality problems.

virtual management at accenture

Q-1)what are the advantage of working in a virtual enviorment life the one created by accenture? what are the disadvantage?

A-1) advantage:-

1.to record where they are working and to access email, phoen message, and update their files.

2. the system enables them to share documents and other data with accenture collegagues.

3.easy to access to global conferences.
4.hepls in reducing to global conference.

disadvantage:-

1) trueprofile of employees are not available. beacuse there is no face to face interaction

2) more cost for maintain information system.

3) if system fails then working of the organisation also fails which leads to many inconveniences.

Q. 2 Would you like to work in a company like Accenture?Why or why not?Explain your answer.

A-2). Working in a company like Accenture would certainly add a good experience. Doing this will not only help me to save time but also provide me with knowledge in a continous basis. Working like in this company will benefit me in terms of compensation, higher salary packages and last but not the least the global exposure.

Q.3 What kinds of companies could benefit from being run virtually like Accenture? Could all companies be run virtually like Accenture?

A-3). Companies whose major part of their working depends upon outsourcing, workforce diversity and provide their customers value based quality services with shared knowledge through internet would be benefited.

No, all companies can't be run virtually like Accenture as this is not an easy thing to do. It requires a good co-odination between the employees heavy installation cost of information system etc. which might be difficult for many organization to implement with.

INTRODUCTION


Information Technology in Education, effects of the continuing developments in information technology (IT) on education

The pace of change brought about by new technologies has had a significant effect on the way people live, work, and play worldwide. New and emerging technologies challenge the traditional process of teaching and learning, and the way education is managed. Information technology, while an important area of study in its own right, is having a major impact across all curriculum areas. Easy worldwide communication provides instant access to a vast array of data, challenging assimilation and assessment skills. Rapid communication, plus increased access to IT in the home, at work, and in educational establishments, could mean that learning becomes a truly lifelong activity—an activity in which the pace of technological change forces constant evaluation of the learning process itself.





Need
1.Education is a life long process therefore anytime anywhere access to it is the need
2.Information explosion is an ever increasing phenomena therefore there is need to get access to this information
3.Education should meet the needs of variety of learners and therefore IT is important in meeting this need
4.It is a requirement of the society that the individuals should posses technological literacy
5.We need to increase access and bring down the cost of education to meet the challenges of illiteracy and poverty- IT is the answer


Importance
1.access to variety of learning resources
2.immediacy to information
3.anytime learning
4.anywhere learning
5.collaborative learning
6.multimedia approach to education
7.authentic and up to date information
8.access to online libraries
9.teaching of different subjects made interesting
10.educational data storage
11.distance education
12.access to the source of information
13.multiple communication channels-e-mail,chat,forum,blogs,etc.
14.access to open courseware
15.better accesses to children with disabilities
16.reduces time on many routine tasks