...Most political and military agendas require some level of intelligence operations, legal compliance and minimization procedures; whether it is strategic, operational or tactical, information must be exploited through the collection and analysis process better known as the intelligence cycle. Within this cycle are numerous disciplines that create an entire technical arena such as Signals Intelligence, Imagery Intelligence, Counterintelligence, Human Intelligence, ALL-SOURCE and BIOMETRICS, just to name a few and the Judge Advocate General’s Office or (JAG), regarding any related legal matters. These facets, among others, provided me with an in-depth picture of the tasks or assignments at hand, and, in conjunction with the rules and regulations...
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...Intelligence is vital in conducting operations and planning in law enforcement. Without intelligence, it will be difficult to develop new ways or to approach current and future crime trends. Law enforcement agencies utilize the Intelligence Cycle for field decision-making. Intelligence cycle consist of steps or processes in collecting sources of information, targeting, collation, evaluation and dissemination of reliable information that will be important in decision-making (Baker, 2005). According to Federal Bureau of Investigation, intelligence cycle is the process of making raw data into useful information for the use of policymakers (Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.). Additionally, law enforcement agencies utilize intelligence cycle as a part of its Criminal Analysis Strategies. The intelligence cycle works in a circular pattern with six different steps. The flow between steps is fluid; however, any intelligence found in one step may require going back...
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...How ‘social intelligence’ can guide decisions By offering decision makers rich real-time data, social media is giving some companies fresh strategic insight. NOVEMBER 2012 • Martin Harrysson, Estelle Metayer, and Hugo Sarrazin Source: Business Technology Office In This Article * ------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 1: Social media is changing the old-school intelligence cycle. * ------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 2: An explosion in new analytical tools gives companies new ways to tap expertise. * ------------------------------------------------- About the authors * ------------------------------------------------- Comments (7) In many companies, marketers have been first movers in social media, tapping into it for insights on how consumers think and behave. As social technologies mature and organizations become convinced of their power, we believe they will take on a broader role: informing competitive strategy. In particular, social media should help companies overcome some limits of old-school intelligence gathering, which typically involves collecting information from a range of public and proprietary sources, distilling insights using time-tested analytic methods, and creating reports for internal company “clients” often “siloed” by function or business unit. Today, many people who have expert knowledge and shape perceptions about markets are freely exchanging data and viewpoints through social...
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...knowledge into the classroom. It is the teacher’s responsibility to make teaching and learning effective and they will need to know the learner as much as possible. A teacher is responsible for meeting the needs of different individuals or different groups of students who are learning together at any time. It is essential that a teacher must find a method of differentiating between learners in order to personalise learning to individual needs. This can be done by introducing a number of Initial and diagnostic assessments at the start of the students learning. It is an essential part of the learners needs to carry out assessments and was recognised as far back as 1904 when Alfred Binet, a French psychologist, developed the first intelligence test, which was to spark of the interest in individual variations. Since 1904 there have been many different tools developed to define the differences in learning styles (http://www.ehow.com/about_5381758_history-learning-styles). A) Identify a range of initial and diagnostic assessment tools: Initial and diagnostic assessments should involve a range of different styles and approaches, as each assessment will enable you to learn more about your student skills and identify their individual needs. There are a number of initial diagnostic assessments that a teacher can use to get to know their learner i.e. talking to the learner during an initial interview, paper based and computer based assessment, learning styles questionnaire and...
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...Recent Work on Business Cycles in Historical Perspective: Review of Theories and Evidence ABSTRACT This survey outlines the evolution of thought leading to the recent developments in the study of business cycles. The subject is almost coextensive with short-term inacrodynamics and has a large interface with economics of growth, money, inflation, and expectations. The coverage is +-)y.Pry' kg4h v4r 4 ii4 c,1 ,i4 4 tT The paper first summarizes the "stylized facts" that ought to be explained by the theory. This part discusses the varying dimensions of business cycles; their timing, amplitude, and diffusion features; some international aspects; and recent changes. The next part is a review of the literature on "self-sustaining" cycles. It notes some of the older theories and proceeds to more recent models driven by changes in investment, credit, and price-cost-profit relations. These models are mainly endogenous and deterministic. Exogenous factors and stochastic elements gain importance in the part on the modern theories of cyclical response to monetary and real disturbances. The early monetarist interpretations of the cycle are followed by the newer equilibrium models with price misperceptions and intertemporal substitution of labor. Monetary shocks continue to be used but the emphasis shifts from nominal demand changes and lagged price adjustments to informational lags and supply reactions. Various problems arise, revealed by intensive testing and criticisms...
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...intervals, similar to a visit to the doctor measures our weight and height. But with a doctor, the height is a qualitative measurement. An inch is an inch, no questions asked. The problem is, the school system has taken upon itself to measure us the same way. Inch for inch. A for A. So they have to measure us in the qualitative respect too. They don’t care amount how much we learn. They care about how many facts we can spit out, and how fast we can do it. Impressive. The inner psychology of the school system is pretty simplistic to understand. Random facts are the easiest way to measure students. You get it right, or you don't. Yes or no. A by A. You can mark the intelligence of a student by their GPA. In my humble opinion, it doesn’t really matter what your grade is. That doesn’t show anything about intelligence. But you really didn’t need anyone to tell you that. I hope not, anyway. The irony is, knowing the year Napoleon didn’t conquer Cuba will not help us in life. Bottom line: No one wants to hire someone who knows a bunch of facts they are already aware of. It makes sense, if you think about it. They hire for the new ideas, for the analysis, or at least for the basic labor. No one will need you to find square roots in your head all day. They have computers for that. And while it’s great to know exactly where to put an accent on a word in Spanish, good luck trying to buy a perro caliente in Mexico if you can’t...
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...... I dream of a city ... a city full of people ... a crowded city ... a city with lots of bad people, and a little number of good people ... a city full of mosque ... people call it "The City of Mosque" ... in the dawn of winter if you wake up, You will hear the sound of Azan, from all the mosques from the city. ... Sorry, what did you say? you know a city like this one, the one exactly like I just said ... he he :) no my dear, you may not know this city, because in this city there are "cycles" ... lots and lots of cycles ... I want to call it "The City of Cycles", because in here everyone uses cycle for transport. You want to go in long distance or short distance, the city people use cycle. You wondering why cycle, because this city people prefer it, ... why, I don’t know :( ... when I ask one of them, "why do you ride cycle?" he first look at me, examine me if I am a stupid reporter from TV want tomake a news on him, then he said, "are you new in this city? Cycle is the Trademark of this city. Didn't you notice it?" I say, "Yeah! I noticed ... That's why I was asking ... is there any reason?" The man sighed and paddled on his way. Then I found a girl, she stopped and asked if I wanted a ride? I nodded. She was on the way to her office, she told me an amazing story, a story of sorrow, cough, dust and worst of'em all, a GHOST. YES, believe it or not, there was a ghost in the city. People called it "The Deadly One". Because it is a crowded city, when people came out from...
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...Long Day’s Journey into Night: The Perpetual Cycles within O’Neill’s Play O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night (1956, 2002) is a depiction of the Tyrone family and the ongoing cycle of events that occur within the span of one single day in their life. At first glance, patriarch James, his wife Mary, and adult sons Jamie and Edmund, appear to be the average family in the year 1912, until one looks further and finds that each appears to be in their own version of purgatory, stuck in a repetition of events and behaviors that are both non-productive, as well as destructive. Ultimately, these result in their being condemned to continually relive the worst events in their life with their most unflattering characteristics, time and time again. Yet, in doing so, they not only self-sabotage, but sabotage each other and prevent any member of the family from realizing any genuine relief or finding any true resolution amidst this perpetual cycle, which is essentially foreshadowed by the title, itself. Therefore, from the ongoing cycle of denial and blame, to anger and guilt, to drug use and abuse, Long Day’s Journey into Night is a cynical story that illustrates the seemingly infinite cycles that depict the perpetual struggles that occur within one family over the course of an average day as the light gives way to darkness. As such, the paragraphs that follow elaborate on some of the most prominent cycles within the story, beginning with a discussion of the Tyrone family’s...
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...Maurice E. Simmons INTL 303: Introduction to Intelligence 28 December 2014 American Military University Many of the intelligence community’s (IC) greatest triumphs can be traced back to the use of multiple intelligence methods. As Clark so eloquently stated, “The game of intelligence collection is a multidisciplinary endeavor.” Employment of multiple platforms, sensors, and techniques provides advantages for the analyst to produce valuable strategic intelligence. Collaborative intelligence not only creates accurate and timely information, collaborative intelligence can also reduce wasteful endeavors. For example, a Congressional directed staff committee recently found the IC must increase collaboration among its intelligence systems. On the other hand, information based on a single source is deficient, and does not produce qualitative assessments. According to Anissa Frini, “Stovepiping keeps the output of different collection systems separated from one another and thus, it prevents one discipline from cross-checking another.” The lack of collaborated intelligence can lead to erroneous reporting and deception by the adversary. In order for policymakers to formulate strategic plans, information or rather intelligence gathered must have a holistic and integrated perspective. This paper will begin by highlighting the value of strategic intelligence to policymakers and leadership, the advantages of employing multiple intelligence methods, and will focus on analysis based...
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...http://www.lancs.ac.uk/dialogue_nw/index.htm Success is the Journey not the Destination Introduction Please note: this PDF version does not contain the many links to websites and documents that are available on the website version. This is available at: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/dialogue_nw/events/success/index.htm This short booklet is an edited collection of the ideas and resources which were presented at the Dialogue NW event at Blackpool College in October 2009 called Success: Never Standing Still. We hope that those who attended will be able to use the resources and activities themselves and that it will be stimulating as well as useful for those who were unable to attend. As with all of Dialogue NW activities this event was more than a training session telling people how to do it – instead we wanted to provide a space for critical discussion and reflection. Our focus was on the learners and what success meant to them, acknowledging that this may be very different to official concerns and discourses around recruitment, retention and achievement. If we start from the learner, then success is more about the journey than crossing an imaginary finishing line: it is about the hurdles, the timing and in some cases the stamina to finish what might feel like a gruelling race. It also allows us to appreciate that the journey is not always straightforward and it is often easier when travelling with others. It is much more than the bullet point statements often used to describe or monitor...
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...OPSEC Practical Exercise 1. The U.S. believes the Soviets first became aware of the Stealth fighter program and the signals intelligence satellite program by exploiting freely available information. What type of intelligence(s) functions did they use? Answer: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). 2. At the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and present, we (the U.S.) used what type of intelligence function for targeting, mapping, and regional monitoring on the battlefield? Answer: Imagery Intelligence (IMINT). 3. What type of intelligence functions include overt, sensitive, and clandestine activities and the individuals who exploit, control, supervise, or support these sources? Answer: Human Intelligence (HUMINT). 4. Department of Energy's national laboratories are a target of friends and foe because of their emphasis on the development of advanced technologies, many of which have military applications. What type of intelligence function is it? Answer: Technical Intelligence (TECHINT). 5. What type of intelligence is the culmination of the intelligence cycle and incorporates information derived through HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, MAS1NT, and OSINT? Answer: All Source Intelligence. 6. Your intelligence analyst told you he is observing a unit that travels to its refueling point the same time and way every day, and he believe you can destroy them with one air strike this time tomorrow. This unit is displaying which OPSEC indictor? Answer: An exposure. ...
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...effective collaboration are good leadership, resources, teamwork, and understanding each person’s role relative to the final goal. To communicate and collaborate effectively team members must develop strategies that fully take advantage of the learning styles and compliment the personality types of the members. A learning style is the way the mind takes in and processes information. This process differs for everybody. Howard Gardner has broken learning styles into eight multiple intelligences based on individuals strengths and weaknesses. It is important to know and understand a person’s learning style before employing strategies to make use of it. A person with intrapersonal learning style is self-driven, assertive, and understands himself in relation to others. They reason on higher levels and are considerate of how other people feel. Giving them the latitude to take charge brings out the best in them. Verbal linguistic is crucial to the success of the group. People with this learning intelligence are basically smart. They are good teachers because they remember terms, understand syntax, and word meanings. They are motivators who use humor to simplify complex...
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...tests are also being used more and more frequently. Psychological Tests A psychological test is a series of standardized problems or questions that assess a certain individual characteristic. Tests are commonly used to assess many KSAOs, including knowledge, skill, ability, attitudes, interests, and personality (Spector, 2008). There are three types of psychological tests used in the workplace to help differentiate between those used for pre-employment or retention. Essentially pre-employment is called the "recruiting radar." These tests are ability tests, personality tests, and emotional intelligence tests (Spector, 2008). Ability tests Ability tests are the ability or aptitude with the capacity to do or learn to do a particular task (Spector, 2008). Ability tests have been split into many subcategories such as cognitive ability tests, which is an IQ or also known as an intelligence test, or a test of general cognitive ability. Cognitive tests are also done on an individual that focus on the mathematical or verbal...
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...Anthony Giroux Although the future seems hopeless after reading this book, Fear Nothing actually supports the idea of a positive future for mankind. The animals in the story are all very intelligent. Communication with animals may be easier. The things scientists are able to do and come up with are increasing. The intelligence the animals show in this book provides a positive outlook. The monkeys, although they cause a lot of trouble and chaos, are very intelligent. They take the cameras from Chris, and they nearly kill everyone. If the intelligence could be somehow turned into good, then the future with monkeys would be very bright. Orson, Chris’s dog, also shows a lot of intelligence. He knows and remembers where the jar in the back yard is, and he puts any fears aside to save Chris from the fire. The future for dogs looks very bright as well. This story shows that communication with animals may be easier. Roosevelt Frost can communicate in a way with animals, and understand them better than the average person. He has the ability to read and interpret their thoughts in a new way. Chris, although he doesn’t have that power, can understand Orson very well. The understanding of animals is increasing, and this book provides a bright outlook for humanity. The things the scientists were able to do in this book were fascinating. They created their own animals, and they created a virus. The future of science is looking good. The story actually...
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...Learning Styles When it comes to learning styles everyone is quite different. Everyone has different capabilities, forms, and styles of learning. There have been many studies concluded to try to better understand what style helps a person better learn and retain information. Some of those styles of learning are discussed in the book written by Gardner, Jewler and Barefoot (2009). A few of the styles that are mentioned are Kolb Inventory, Myer-Briggs Indicator and the Multiple Intelligence Inventory. According to the Kolb Inventory style of learning there are four qualities a person must obtain to be a successful learner. The four stages are Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization, and Active Experimentation. Once the four stages are developed a person falls into one of four groups of learning which are Divergers, Assimilators, Convergers, and Accommodators. Out of the four groups I would better identify myself under the Accommodator learning style. Accommodator is defined as a person who better learns by hands-on techniques. Sometimes I find that even after I finish reading the material on how to do something I do not completely grasp the concept of it until I physically go out and do it. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator describes a persons’ learning abilities by their personality type. Under the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator I am described as a ISFJ learning type, which stands for Introverts Sensing Feeling and Judging. Many times before...
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