...turn for the worst. “I was supposed to go country dancing,” says Stokes about her plans before the abrupt interruption. As she got ready for a night of line dancing with friends, Stokes heard tornado sirens but “didn’t think it was that serious.” Tornadoes are so rare in Dallas that even warnings are often dismissed as precautionary flukes. Even with the sirens, there was very little time to realize just how serious the situation was. “By the time I heard the sirens, the tornado had already touched down,” said Stokes. Only moments later, Stokes’ house lost power and she found herself scrambling to take shelter with her mother and pets. After huddling in a dark closet for half an hour, the wind seemed to calm down and Stokes emerged from shelter. Her home still intact, Stokes opened the front door to a ghost town, “It was absolutely silent. Just wind and silence.” Though it was a narrow escape, Stokes’ home was spared any damage—many others, however, were not so fortunate. SFA freshman, Alayna Arteta, also Rowlett resident, describes the remains of her boyfriend’s dismantled neighborhood, ”It was a bunch of chaos and rubble,” says Arteta, “just houses torn to pieces.” The paths of the tornadoes were undefined, leaving some houses unscathed while others just next door were reduced to debris. “It is a blessing my house was not hit,” says SFA freshman from Rowlett, Bri Wall. “The next street over was flattened.” The storm that pillaged Rowlett was an EF-3 tornado while...
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...In 1982 a consumers products company, Johnson & Johnson's worst nightmare became a deadly reality. seven people in the Chicago area died afte r taking cyanide-spiked pills of Extra- Strength Tylenol. This, with out question hurt the company be ing that the sedative was Johnson & Johnson's best-selling product. Predictions were that the Tyl enol brand, which at the time counted for 17 percent of the company's net income, would n ever salvage their reputation from the damage. But to everyone's amazement, only two months af ter the tragic incident, Tylenol was on its way back on the market. This time reinforced wi th tamper-proof packaging and aided by a comprehensive media campaign. Only after a year Tyleno l's share of the opiate market, climbed back up to 30 percent after plummeting to a mere 7 percent fol lowing the infected tablets. Tylenol proceeded promptly in a constructive fashio n to the crisis. The reasoning behind such a prompt response is because of the company ’ s mission statement. The company ‘ s responsibilities are to the consumers and medical profe ssionals using its products, employees, the communities where its people work and live, and its stockhold ers. Hence, it was crucial to preserve the safety of the public to maintain the company's face. A product recall is the action of reclaiming and replacing damaged products. When a corporation aut horizes a recall, the company or manufacturer swallows the cost of replacing...
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... The spread of English across the globe in recent years had led to English being taught by many more NNESTs, a shift which has produced as many inconsistencies as it has benefits for both students and the teachers themselves. This paper will examine the types, level and origins of discrimination faced by NNESTs in the EF franchise of English language schools in Indonesia of which the author has 10 years’ experience working in. It will also assess the obstacles which hinder cooperation between NESTs and NNESTs within this context. The number of NNESTs is now at an all time high worldwide, fuelled by the rapid growth in the popularity of English language learning (Graddol 2006). Canagarajah (2005) estimates that NNESTs account for 80% of all English teachers, across both non-English and English speaking countries. Issues surrounding how NNESTs are viewed have become a hot topic for ESL school’s directors of studies, ESL students, parents of students (who want the best for their children, at the best price of course), NESTs and NNESTs (of themselves and each other) and not least the academics who write about the relative merits and demerits of each. Within the EF group of schools in Indonesia, perhaps the most glaring example of inequality between NESTs and NNESTs is reflected in the price structure. Full price courses taught as ‘full native’ and the considerably cheaper ‘mixed’ courses (NESTs & NNESTs). This smacks of an unspoken linguistic imperialism (Phillipson 1992) based...
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...Tornadoes David Griswold April 20, 2014 Natural Disasters ES117-01-77 DR. Brazell Tornadoes A tornado is one of the few natural disasters that have taken place in the Midwest, but its effects can cause devastation that can be felt worldwide. Tornadoes destroy entire towns. In some cases they will level an entire block, but leave one house standing almost untouched. Their paths can be unpredictable, and cost of the destruction almost immeasurable. A major natural disaster such as this could wipe out people’s way of life and a food supply that helps to feed the world. In many cases flooding accompanies tornadoes. These super cell storms can drop several inches of water in a very short time. Tornadoes can also destroy water towers leaving communities without drinkable water, knock over power lines leaving communities in the dark and tear open gas lines creating a very high risk of fires and explosions. Tornadoes have been somewhat sensationalized in media. There have been books written about tornado events such as The Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman, the story of her cousin’s families bout with the June 3, 1980 Grand Island, Nebraska tornadoes, to movies such as the made for TV movie of the same name and The Wizard of Oz, not to mention the Blockbuster Twister. Although these movies are entertaining, they are far from accurate. “A storm chasers dream come true is to get close enough to a mile-wide tornado to shoot unique video of nature's extreme fury. Maybe even take some...
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...destruction begins * NEW Dario Franchitti in serious wreck * 7 killed in monster truck crash * Cops: Biker stomped SUV driver * New charges in biker, SUV clash * Inside the biker gang culture * Boy, 9, sneaks onto flight to Vegas * Flight crew grew suspicious of boy * Clinton's mimic of Bono falls flat * Airborne car just misses fans * Tiger at zoo bites woman's arm * 2,000 lashes for nude dancing * Halle Berry's 'biggest surprise' arrives * NEW Live blog: Pirates vs. Cardinals MORE TOP STORIES * Tale of two Egypts: Deaths, dancing * Kenya names American mall attacker * Iran FM: Obama's words insulting * Justices take up campaign $$$ limits * Nebraska tornado an EF-4 | Watch * Shutdown gives students early fall break * Actor wants kids to be like Miley? * She quits job with song and dance * Bleacher Report's college football top 25 OPINION * Greene: Give taxpayers a refund * Sinead didn't have to go public on Miley IN CASE YOU MISSED IT * The right way to argue about religion * Great white sharks munch on whale * Conan furloughs his own staff * Spears: Pressured to be 'too sexual' * Solving a '450-million-year mystery' * This war changed the Middle East * '90s nostalgia: The decade in photos * 10 movie tech breakthroughs EW U.S. FORCES STRIKE IN LIBYA AND SOMALIA Source: Masked men seized terrorist It's a "a real signal that...
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...MSP 10 Project Management with PERT/CPM One of the most challenging jobs that any manager can take on is the management of a large-scale project that requires coordinating numerous activities throughout the organization. A myriad of details must be considered in planning how to coordinate all these activities, in developing a realistic schedule, and then in monitoring the progress of the project. Fortunately, two closely related operations research techniques, PERT (program evaluation and review technique) and CPM (critical path method), are available to assist the project manager in carrying out these responsibilities. These techniques make heavy use of networks (as introduced in the preceding chapter) to help plan and display the coordination of all the activities. They also normally use a software package to deal with all the data needed to develop schedule information and then to monitor the progress of the project. Project management software, such as MS Project in your OR Courseware, now is widely available for these purposes. PERT and CPM have been used for a variety of projects, including the following types. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Construction of a new plant Research and development of a new product NASA space exploration projects Movie productions Building a ship Government-sponsored projects for developing a new weapons system Relocation of a major facility Maintenance of a nuclear reactor Installation of a management information system Conducting an advertising...
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... The echocardiogram shows an EF of 40%. The ABG shows pCo2 of 54 with pH of 7.32. The ER physician decided to place Anna on a BiPAP and sent to progressive care unit (PCU). The physician ordered repeat ABG after 2 hours, steroids, nebulization treatments, and beta blockers. Anna is admitted to...
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...[pic] Operation Management Assignment Task 1 4 Vs of IKEA FURNITURE Name Saqib Ali Enrolment ID 30113460 Submitted to Dr Maria Zenaida Mullin Submission date 14 Aug, 2015 IKEA FURNITURE OUTLETS Executive summary Brief summary findings It’s difficult to manage furniture store like IKEA because lot of employees are required to run the operations smoothly and it’s a big problem to manage bigger workforce, so that’s why it’s one of the biggest issue for the IKEA furniture to handle the big workforce. IKEA furniture retail stores having very big and complicated store structure, which is also one of main problem to organize, in any worst case like fire into the store it’s difficult to move everyone out of the retail store. And big furniture Retail stores like IKEA also having a lot of products like chairs, beds, sofas etc. So in case, sales of the products gone slow all of the product gone dusty and its difficult to maintain all furniture clean and in good condition. (Furniture World 2012). Conclusion After analysing all the operation of the IKEA furniture, I am able to find out IKEA furniture emphasis a lot on efficiency and effectiveness of its operation management. The company has implemented its operations management strategy in all of its business process and operations to maintain low cost model. IKEA furniture’s is one of the best examples of the corporations who concentrate high effective operation management. ...
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...Death should be easy and peaceful, because life is stormy and hard. I’ve never given much thought to how I would die. But dyeing for someone I love seems like a pretty good way to go. “The beauty is too weak of a word to describe how adorable you look” I penetrated her eyes with mine. “You didn’t just sweep me off my feet; you drowned me in the sea of your charm. And now I’m hopelessly in love with you.” She blushed as I sprinkled sweet words in her ears, hoping that the two legged ants wouldn’t steal her away. “Kevin” she said in a low and sweet tone, “mi truly love yuh, but Gregory won’t let us be. With yu, nuh measure of time can be long enough. But mi fear di worst. Let’s leave tung and go to anadda parish where nuh body can find us.” I knew Gregory still loved her though it’s not mutual. And I knew he was homicidal. But without a taught I looked in her dark browns eyes and said “We are leaving Wednesday”. “Yes, Wednesday” she said. Then her phone rang. It was Gregory and she decided to turn the phone off and end the interruption. By now, the sun has set and ready to leave our island. I decided to walk Verona to the playground which was close to her home. As we arrived she stopped and said “let’s just kiss and say good bye”. And that we did. As I turned and walk away, I must have looked back a thousand times until I no longer saw my heartbeat. Monday morning I woke up bright and early. I started thinking about her before I even taught about yarning. I rushed...
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...Intl Project Management Cost & finance Part 2 : Tools and techniques SupdeCo La Rochelle (H. Khatchadourian) Aligned with the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition 1 Investment Concept & project investment Investment : basics The process of compounding and discounting Compound interest and future value (FV) of a single payment (« lump sums ») FVn = PV(1+I)n With N number of period (= years, quarters,months) I interest rate PV present value FV future value at end of year « n » Step-by-step approach or formula approach Use of spreadsheets (Excel) 1. Int. 2. Scope 3. Time 4. Cost 5. Quality 6. HR 7. Com. 8. Risk 9. Proc. Investment: basics Present value (PV) PV = FVn / (1+I)n Step-by-step approach and formula approach Finding the interest rate « i » ? Finding the number of years « n » ? 1. Int. 2. Scope 3. Time 4. Cost 5. Quality 6. HR 7. Com. 8. Risk 9. Proc. Investment: basics Annuities (ordinary) A series of payments over time At the end of each period Periods 0 5% 1 2 3 Payments -100€ -100€ -100€ 1. Int. 2. Scope 3. Time 4. Cost 5. Quality 6. HR 7. Com. 8. Risk 9. Proc. Annuities (due) At the beginning of each period Investment: basics Future value of an ordinary annuity With ⎡ (1 + I )n − 1⎤ FVAn = PMT ⎢ ⎥ I ⎣ ⎦ Interest rate I Series of payment (= constant payment) 1. Int. 2. Scope 3. Time 4. Cost 5. Quality 6. HR 7. Com. 8. Risk 9. Proc. Investment: basics Future value of an ordinary annuity Periods 0 r=5%...
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...Facilities (EF) and National Monuments and Icons (NMI). The GFS must also account for what’s considered our non-public facilities, and they are the research and development facilities, military installations, record centers, space exploration facilities, storage facilities for weapons and ammunition, precious metals, currency, and special nuclear materials and waste, also included in the non-public facilities are our warehouses that’s used to store property and equipment. However, there are other facilities not open to the public that usually contains highly sensitive information, materials, processes, and equipment. The assets that falls underneath the umbrella of the GFS will never be completely insusceptible to all possible attacks, so the Government Facilities Sectors has focused most of its attention towards terrorism. Terrorism is usually based around an individual or groups, hate for someone or thing. Terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. With terrorist goals being the destruction of property and people in masses, their prime targets are usually centered around facilities that are frequented by people of mass quantities for maximum impact. Government facilities represent attractive and strategically important targets for both domestic and international terrorist groups as well as criminals. This was evident during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which has been considered the worst acts of terrorism...
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...Minimizing the Core Organization Toolkit – People 5 SUPPLIERS Who Manages Supplier Costs? Understand the Balance of Power Consolidate to Fewer Better Suppliers Negotiate Intelligently Don’t Get Locked In Manage Total Cost of Ownership Get Tough on the Costs of Serv ices Toolkit – Suppliers 6 COST CUTTING CASE STUDY Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 7 WIRED AND GLOBAL The Internet Globalization Toolkit – Wired and Global 8 LATERAL THINKING Indirect Cost Generators Let the Customers Do the Work Cost into Rev enue Toolkit – Lateral Thinking 9 COST MANAGEMENT AS STRATEGY Deliv ering Value v ia Acquisitions Underpinning Pricing Strategies Discov ering More New Growth Opportunities Creating an Ef f ectiv e Center in a Large Corporation Toolkit – Cost Management as Strategy 10 COST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR The Size of the Problem What Constitutes Public Spending? Why Managing Public-Sector Cost Is Tough Y es, It’s...
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...Fundamentals of Project Management Third Edition This page intentionally left blank Fundamentals of Project Management Third Edition JAMES P. LEWIS American Management Association New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Chicago • Mexico City • San Francisco Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington, D.C. Special discounts on bulk quantities of AMACOM books are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: 212-903-8316. Fax: 212-903-8083. Web site: www.amacombooks.org This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Lewis, James P., 1941– Fundamentals of project management / James P. Lewis.—3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 0-8144-0879-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-0879-7 1. Project management. I. Title. HD69.P75L488 2007 658.4'04—dc22 2006019308 “PMI” and the PMI logo are service and trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. which are registered in the United States of America and other nations; “PMP” and the PMP logo are certification...
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...Comparing Windows XP, Vista, and 2003 Server Comparing Windows XP, Vista, and 2003 for Deployment in Riordan Manufacturing Introduction Riordan Manufacturing will require IT infrastructure upgrades in both server/workstation hardware as well as network and workstation operating systems in order to maintain a competitive edge in the market today. Current operating systems in use at Riordan will either not support or ineffectively utilize resources provided in newer hardware available for procurement. Transitioning to new infrastructure requires a detailed look at the applications required for business processes, the availability and pricing of upgraded software packages to replace current applications, and/or the feasibility of rewriting those applications for modern architectures. The upgrade plan should build as much backward compatibility for older applications as possible, while still maintaining progressive replacement cycles aiding in product support and reliability. Windows XP FEATURES Over the years Microsoft has produced many versions of Windows since 1985. Every version of Windows from 1985 to 1990’s can be considered as a testing phase until Windows 3.0 came out for personal computers. Windows XP Professional integrates the strengths of Windows 2000 Professional. Windows XP offers many enhancements and a reduced total cost of ownership over Windows 2000 while increasing your computer power. Windows XP Professional advanced management and support...
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...CHapter 17: Project Management Answers to Discussion and Review Questions 1. To effectively manage a project, a project manager must employ a certain set of skills. For projects that involve fairly well-defined work, the project manager must be able to a. motivate his or her team. b. direct team members in specific work areas of the project. c. solve specific project related problems. d. resolve issues and problems between co-workers. e. communicate certain problems to upper management. f. expedite work when necessary. g. coordinate work among the team members and among the appropriate outside contractors. h. make the necessary project trade-off decisions involving cost, time, quality and resources. However, if the work is not well defined, there is usually more uncertainty involved. In projects involving a higher degree of uncertainty, in addition to being able to perform the functions listed above, the project leader must also demonstrate strong leadership skills. The more ill-defined the work, the higher the need for leadership skills. Leadership skills are less tangible than the skills listed above and may include the following: a. ability to deal with change. b. deciding what type of changes are needed and when to make the change or changes. c. working with the project team to make the necessary change or changes. d. the ability to handle undesirable or unexpected consequences...
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