...De Certeau, Michel. The Practice of Everyday Life. Translated by Steven F. Randall Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. In this insightful and thought provoking book, de Certeau endeavours to establish his theory of productivity and consumption being innate in everyday life. To add, de Certeau explores Foucault’s concept of social practices in Disciplines and Punishment, Bordieu’s habitus, and others, as his introductions to the procedures of everyday creativity, or practices. Furthermore, he explains the system of “the relations between consumers and the mechanism of production” while distinguishing two uses of practices: strategy and tactics. By opening the discussion with the “everyman” or the “nobody” he is talking about the philosophy of anonymity. There seems to be some mixed emotions towards this everyman, both praising yet somewhat negative. For how he is shown with “already democratic in inspiration” but has also “embarked in the crowded human ship of fools.” (pg. 1) The character noble in his struggle of existence against hostile systems, but is ironic in simplicity. Saying that, trivialities stand between the everyman’s paths. De Certeau claims that there is a must in using common language as a means to understand common, anonymous, people, when his language is anything but. Anonymity, the mass, hides within general society’s perception and are unknown to all, even to themselves. Saying that common is so unanimous that it is hard to differentiate...
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...experience. ➢ Experienced into Network Management, configuration, troubleshooting and implementation network designs for Cisco and Avaya products ➢ Hands-on experience into various Cisco data and Voice Products like Routers, Gateways, Switches, Hubs, IPCC, Call Managers, HP Servers. ➢ Working experience with Hardware like storage, server and virtualization architecture with knowledge of TCP/IP and WAN and LAN concepts ➢ Documentation and knowledge management strategy and implementation (PER, Reports, Execution Status, Delivery status report) ➢ Hand-on experience with hardware configuration and troubleshooting worked with many vendors and coordination with many engineers ➢ Worked closely with client team and conduct training for the users ➢ Hands on experience in user documentation (user manual, help documents, tutorials, instruction manual and FAQ) ➢ Worked as a trainer for the juniors and provide training on Networking related subjects and soft skills training ➢ Worked closely with development and functional team for initial documentation of complex enterprise software. ➢ Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to analyze technically complex situations and to develop & execute solutions. ➢ Excellent skills in MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, MS excel and MS project planning. Qualification Highlights ▪Cisco Certified Network Associate ▪Project Planning and Execution ...
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...exercise keep my stress level low. I feel great, and I sleep well. Professionally, I will make sure that I keep a calendar that allows me to do things like get to the gym before work, or take a walk at lunchtime. The self-care strategy that I would like to implement is working on self-boundaries. These boundaries include being able to say no, or putting things that I need to do first. Norm Dasenbrook indicates that a person who is unable to say no, risks being irritable and becoming overwhelmed (Laureate Education, 2010). One way that I can implement this in my personal and professional life is to keep a calendar that reflects a reasonable schedule. Scheduling time for the things that I enjoy will keep me from over committing. Another tactic that I can employ is to not give someone an answer immediately. Saying “I need to think about it and get back to you,” will give me time to decide if it is the best thing for me to do. Counselors often become negligent regarding taking care of their health and welfare. Cummins, Massey & Jones detail the importance of taking care of oneself in order to be...
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...Running head: SERVICE REQUEST SR-KF-013 - KUDLER FINE FOODS Service Request SR-kf-013 – Kudler Fine Foods Kent Alexander, Tracy Duncan, Elvis Rocha Jr, Eliseo Perez, Todd Ruggles University of Phoenix BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development May 10, 2010 System Development Phase I Kudler Fine Foods is committed on providing customer satisfaction to all customers that purchase products from all of affiliated stores. To better serve the customers, Kudler is interested in developing a system to track customer purchases through a Frequent Shopper Program to award loyalty points for redemption (Kudler Fine Foods). Scope To develop a Frequent Shopper Program (FSP) that will improve customer’s satisfaction, track purchasing activities from the customers, and offer high end product for redemption as a reward for shopping at their stores. Goal Under the new program, each customers purchase transactions will be recorded and reward points will be earned base on dollar amount spent per transaction. Once points are accumulated, the points can be redeemed for high end gifts, products, specialty foods (Kudler), or partnership services from vendor companies. With the new system implementation, Kudler Fine Foods will be able to add new value to customers; improve customer satisfaction, increase margin profits, customer loyalty, and have adequate management system to track customer’s spending habits at Kudler Fine Foods. ...
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...was very considerable since it covered a major route into Roman Mesopotamia and beyond into north Syria or northwestwards into Asia Minor (Haldon, 2008). The Battle of Dara takes place outside the city walls in the summer of 530. It is at this pivotal battle that the Roman forces reinforce the small force theory that is used on the modern battlefield (Leonhard). The Roman Commander Belisarius had proven himself a resourceful commander, known to do a great deal with very little. History has shown that Belisarius takes his soldiers into battles vastly outnumbered and yet they end up victorious. THESIS The intent of this battle analysis is to highlight three key events, causes, effects, and lessons learned as it relates to the battle tactics that the Romans used at the Battle of Dara. It has been argued by historians that the larger force usually end the battle victorious. By examining this Battle, we will prove that warfare has evolved throughout the years. Small forces of highly trained and disciplined soldiers can out maneuver and be victorious in armed conflict against a much larger force despite having limited resources. KEY EVENT 1 The previous year relations between the Roman emperor and the Persian king had started to deteriorate drastically. The Persian king viewed the outpost at Dara as a direct threat to the Persian Empire. Dara was located along a major route into Roman Mesopotamia and north Syria. King Kavadh of Persia was determined to remove the Romans...
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...Not to be confused with Reamde, a novel by Neal Stephenson. The README file for cURL A readme (or read me) file contains information about other files in a directory or archive and is commonly distributed with computer software, forming part of its documentation. Such a file is usually a text file called README.TXT, README.md, README.1ST, READ.ME, or simply README, although some software may occasionally include a README.WRI, README.RTF, or README.DOC. The name is chosen so that users unaware of the existence of this type of file would be drawn to read it. README is traditionally written in upper case, so that on case-preserving environments that display files in an ASCIIbetical ordering by default, such as the ls command in Linux, the name will appear near the beginning of a directory listing (since upper-case letters sort before lower-case letters in ASCIIbetical ordering). Contents The contents typically include one or more of the following: Configuration instructions Installation instructions Operating instructions A file manifest (list of files included) Copyright and licensing information Contact information for the distributor or programmer Known bugs[1] Troubleshooting[1] Credits and acknowledgments A changelog (usually for programmers) A news section (usually for users) The expression "readme file" is also sometimes used descriptively and generically, whereby the files are not named "readme", but are considered types of readme files. The source code distributions...
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...diagram at the top of this section): Customer Requirements, Product Realization, Page 1 of 6 4.0 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Section Description Measurement, Analysis and Improvement, Management Responsibility, Resource Management, and Continual Improvement, And are organized into a Plan-Do-Check-Act loop. 1.2 The sequence and interrelation between the six groups and individual QSPs are illustrated in a diagram at the beginning of this section (Quality System Processes Diagram). Every QSP is further defined in process sheets at the end of this section (Quality System Processes Sheets). 1.3 QSPs and their sub-processes are documented in this quality manual and in associated operational procedures and work instructions. The documentation defines these quality system processes and their sequence and interaction, and instructs on how to...
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...SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION CALCULATING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS 1. How should SSC prepare for a DMS if they decide to implement one? The Data Management Systems transforms the organization operations in many areas. The first one is cost reductions such as: reduced labor hours, reduced employees, reduced operational costs, warehouse costs and paper costs. Significantly reduced the inefficiencies and misplaced of paper workflows. According to Turban & Volonino (2011): “DMS can help a business to become more efficient and productive by the: enabling the company to access and use the content contained in the documents, reducing the time and effort required to locate information the business needs to support decision making, improving the security of the content and thereby reducing the risk of intellectual property theft.” (p.68) The DMS transformed the way that businesses operate, a part of the cost reduction can work more efficiently simply by accessing a database and avoid losing information as often happens in the papers. Spring Street Company should implement the DMS system. If the company decided to implement the major first step is figure out the workflows and processes to make that system meet its potential, and maximize its adoption. Also entered most of the old data and new data will be entered electronically. SSC will continue using paper but less than before the implement the new system. Document Management System ensures that the company will be...
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...10 Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid Version 1.0 May 23, 2005 These days, we tend to communicate via the keyboard as much as we do verbally. Often, we're in a hurry, quickly dashing off e-mails with typos, grammatical shortcuts (I'm being kind here), and that breezy, e.e. cummings, no-caps look. It's expected. It's no big deal. But other times, we try to invest a little care, avoiding mistakes so that there's no confusion about what we're saying and so that we look professional and reasonably bright. In general, we can slip up in a verbal conversation and get away with it. A colleague may be thinking, Did she just say "irregardless"?, but the words flow on, and our worst transgressions are carried away and with luck, forgotten. That's not the case with written communications. When we commit a grammatical crime in e-mails, discussion posts, reports, memos, and other professional documents, there's no going back. We've just officially gone on record as being careless or clueless. And here's the worst thing. It's not necessary to be an editor or a language whiz or a spelling bee triathlete to spot such mistakes. They have a way of doing a little wiggle dance on the screen and then reaching out to grab the reader by the throat. So here we are in the era of Word's red-underline "wrong spelling, dumb ass" feature and Outlook's Always Check Spelling Before Sending option, and still the mistakes proliferate. Catching typos is easy (although not everyone does it). It's the...
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...In military tactics, a flanking maneuver, or flanking manoeuvre (also called a flank attack), is an attack on the sides of an opposing force. If a flanking maneuver succeeds, the opposing force would be surrounded from two or more directions, which significantly reduces the maneuverability of the outflanked force and its ability to defend itself. A psychological advantage may also be present, as the confusion and threat from multiple directions is often problematic for morale. An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which combatants take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack unsuspecting enemy combatants from concealed positions, such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops Penetration of the Center This maneuver involves concentrating superior force at the center of the opposing line in order to punch a hole and then to exploit the gap with a reserve force. This maneuver is usually attempted if flanks are protected by obstacles such as rivers Envelopment of a Single Flank This maneuver involves pinning attacks on the opposing center, sometimes a flank as well, while using mobile forces to try and turn the other flank and roll up the line towards the center. This maneuver is one of the most frequently used. Advantages include the possibility of enveloping a portion of the opposing army and usually offer less risk of disaster than other maneuvers. However, disadvantages still include the risk of a counterstroke against one’s weakened...
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...of concerns they closed the communication channels and PETA, being left in the dark regarding progress, went about their usual shock tactics for garnering KFC’s and the public’s attention. The communications were handled via e-mail and phone, eventually developing into a promise for face-to face communications. Unfortunately, this may have been a ploy by KFC to “buy time” or at least let the heat die down from the backlash of a negative media report. The communication was cordial and polite, however, the responses began to take longer and longer to be received by PETA and they grew concerned that action would not be taken by KFC. The communications began to deteriorate and PETA began to use harsher methods of indirect communication with KFC to get their attention. By leaking details to the press and handing out shock items, they were hoping to back KFC into a wall where they would have to respond immediately. The messages that were sent by KFC were messages intended to keep PETA believing that they were actually working on the concerns that were brought to their attention. They were delay tactics made to make the recipient feel good. Meanwhile, PETA was quite aware of the tactics used and were prepared to deal with them. While KFC was the giant in this case, PETA was surely well versed in responding to their non-action and delay tactics with actual responses that were tried...
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...Brigada Eskwela Jump to: navigation, search Volunteers cleaning and doing minor repairs inside a classroom Brigada Eskwela, also known as the Bayanihan Para Sa Paaralan, is a nationwide voluntary effort of teachers, parents, students, community members, and other organizations to do minor repairs and clean-ups on their schools in preparation for the start of the school year. This week-long event began in 2003 as part of the Oplan Balik Eskwela Program and National Maintenance Week of the Department of Education (DepEd). It encourages volunteers give out their time, effort, and even donate materials such as paint, cement, lumber and other materials, which could be used for minor repairs and building. Donations from local corporations and businesses are given in kind. Contents | * 1 Activities * 2 Benefits * 3 References * 4 Citation | Activities A community repainting the fences of a public school in Tacloban City Minor repairs are usually done before the opening of classes. Maintenance work such as the repainting of the roof and exterior walls, repair of leaking water pipes, ceiling boards, broken furniture and windows, cleaning of toilets, and gardening are done by volunteers with the help of donations in kind from non-government organizations and corporations. As early as February, school heads recruit volunteers who would participate in the brigade, by March, they would approach local businesses for donations, then organize work groups by April....
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...Abstract The various forms of persuasive tactics are ideal for public leadership in effectively gaining and leading an audience. Public leaders have a great responsibility in effectively leading an audience, crowd or various forums to complete a goal. How the public leader interacts with potential followers can determine if and when a task will reach completion. The documentation below will cast some light into the various persuasive forms of leadership, followed by an evaluation of persuasive tactics used to facilitate change. As change is often met with resistance persuasive tactics are ideal. Two sources referenced as credible tactics are logical and transformational. The documentation includes two prominent public figures First Lady Michelle Obama and Billionaire Oprah Winfrey in reference to successful persuasive skills used to influence followers and votes. The information shared is from the perspective of a student. The intent is not to discredit the authors or public figures of any credit for works performed. * Persuasion Contrary to what people may believe, persuasion is healthy and rewarding! According to (Rusaw), transformational leaders use tactics to educate and inspire followers to achieve a completed goal or task. As differences in views may label persuasion as being manipulative, in leadership the task is warranted. Great public leaders possess skills and tactics for gaining supporters and followers that aid political forums and completion of task...
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...This work will describe documents, interviews, direct observations, and tactics for conducting the investigation. The questions asked, technological tools, and documentation will also be described. During the last three years there have been thefts of radios from buses in the Kellsey Unified School District vehicle yard. Most of the thefts occur one to three weeks after installation of the radios. Interviews included the security guard, Suley Smiley. He stated that he was on duty but did not see anything. Earl Folley the transportation director said that he was just dropping off his wife. Documentation included the footprint on bus 19. The footprint was photographed and documented in the notes in case it matches the foot of a future suspect. The area near where the radio was taken from bus 19 was also photographed and fingerprinted. Technological tools included photography and fingerprinting on bus 19. In practice an investigator would likely take pen and paper notes then probably use a computer to author final reports. In practice an investigator might also use a recording device to preserve witness statements. Other sources of information might include employee personnel files and background checks. The files and the checks might reveal persons who have a history of criminal behavior. The bus theft investigation included documents, interviews, direct observations and investigative tactics for solving the crime. Continued investigation is needed to help solve...
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...by the requesting agency and all contractual obligations are arranged, the review and assessment is conducted by NTOA. At the conclusion of the review and assessment final payment for the services rendered become due to NTOA. Reviews and assessments conducted by NTOA include: 1. Full Team Review The Full Team Review is a comprehensive assessment of the agency’s tactical team. This review includes the assessment and evaluation of: tactics, policy and procedures, training, documentation, equipment, organization structure, leadership, selection, retention, inter / intra-agency relationships, firearms, pre / post-mission documentation, and hostage and crisis negotiation elements (CNT/HNT). The review process includes both off-site work by NTOA and an on-site visit. 2. Partial Team Review The Partial Team Review is similar to the Full Team Review; however, only specific areas of focus are selected for evaluation. The areas evaluated are generally chosen by the agency and may consist of policies, procedures, or specific tactics. Partial Team Reviews site visits are dictated scope of work and in some cases may not be necessary. 3. Critical Incident Review The Critical Incident Review is intended to provide the requesting agency with an objective third party evaluation of its performance during a single critical incident. The review is designed to evaluate the decisions and actions of law enforcement personnel during a particular crisis situation. Critical Incident...
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