...Mission “To provide business and residential customers a repair and maintenance service that is professional and reliable.” Vision “To become the preferred handy-man service providers in the twin cities within the next 3 years” The Need/Description/Value proposition Due to the changes in our social structure and economic-need fulfillment taking precedence, people are trying to juggle maintaining a balance between home and excruciatingly demanding careers. With these dynamics, home-repair tends to be neglected more often than it used to be because of the sheer amount of time and attention it requires. The need now is for timely services that are provided as requested and executed perfectly, reducing the physiological costs of the customer. Customer security is another issue that requires attention in these tumultuous times and a focus needs to be paid on getting the job done right the first time considering the demanding nature of lives today. “The Fix-Its” set out to do just that. Our customers will not have to loom around, catering to the demands of “Mr.Handy-Man” and can instead focus on other important issues that require their attention. Work will be efficiently broken down to maximize time utility and will be executed by highly skilled and professional individuals. Security-needs fulfillment will be insured by providing bio-data on the assigned handyman along with a sealed envelope that will be handed over by the professional upon arrival which will contain the...
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...training/workshop and simulation room and replacing the old and outdating office equipment and furniture. We would purchase a new All-in-one printer, copier, scanner and fax machine that is needed for marketing and training. We will also purchase tables, chairs, dry eraser boards, a projector and ten (10) new computers, which will all be using during training classes. The training and workshops are for our volunteers and selected Lake County families. We will conduct classes on home repair, budgeting, banking, credit, savings, home maintenance, community involvement, energy efficiency, homeownership, and children’s success in school program for low-income homeowners in Lake County. The volunteers will also be trained on basic wiring, plumbing, masonry work and drying walling by professionals. Habitat for Humanity has utilized the non-profit’s existing construction and support services staff to grow the program, by adding an efficient process for home repair to the ongoing mission of building new affordable, energy-efficient homes for low and moderate income families. 8. What is the specific geographical area that will be served by this project? And what are the demographics of the population you expect to serve? (Be sure to include, Race, Age, Gender, etc.) The monies from the grant will service all low income families of Lake County Indiana. We will service all...
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...Homeowners of home 25 years and older have placed maintenance and remolding repairs back on top of their to do lists . Owning a home comes with required structural upkeep. However, knowing where to begin with home repairs is very important to the home's return on investment value. Some recommended repairs homeowners should not over look include foundation stabilization, uncontrolled flowing water, pest infestations, and the appearance of the structure inside and out. Some homeowners have problems deciding where to begin their household maintenance. Regardless to any home make-over, homeowners should analyze all key parts in the investment makeover. Furthermore, knowing the estimated cost of repair and material, knowing how the task will get completed and have an expectation for quality of work are significant. According to the text, "Critical thinking is the process of gathering information, analyzing it in different ways, and evaluating it for the purpose of gaining understanding, solve a problem, or making a decision" (Carter, 2007, p. 78). In completing home repairs, a homeowner should know the current appraised value of the property and which repairs will add return on investment value. The text points out a seven step process to solving a problem. In using these steps, a homeowner will analyze the property and gather information about the home in its current state. Create a possible strategy plan to complete repairs. Evaluate each strategy solution proposed...
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...1.The Home Improvement Industry consists of companies which sell goods and offer services that are used to improve the quality, value, and living situation of residential housing. 2.Revenue of the industry is 159 billion(US Dollar) 3.Annual growth for the period 2007-12 is -2.8%. 4.It came to existance post world war ii intensifying price competition and the continued dominance of the industry's top players keep profit down. 5.This industry includes stores that sell a broad range of home repair and maintenance goods like hardware, tools and electrical goods, as well as lumber and structural material for construction and renovations. Stores that focus on a specific area like flooring or wall coverings are excluded from this industry. Operators purchase goods from domestic and international manufacturers and wholesalers and sell them to end-users, such as do-it-yourself consumers and professional contractors. 6.Home improvement is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Often, a professional handyman is hired to perform the improvements but, typically, most improvements are done on an amateur DIY basis by the homeowner. 7.Several major retailers, such as Home Depot and Lowes, specialize in selling materials and tools for DIY home improvement. These stores even host classes to educate customers how to do the work themselves. 8.U.S. Census data show a boom in home repair and improvement between 1982 and 1992: a 115% increase, the largest of any...
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...From Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion, tells the story of Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, and how they are responsible for one of the biggest entrepreneur successes in recent history. This novel shows, first hand, how they became leaders within the home improvement industry. This was no easy task, but these two had experience. Bernie’s parents immigrated to America, and he grew up in a poor neighborhood, Newark, New Jersey. He dreamed of working in medicine, but could not afford the kickback he needed to pay Harvard Medical School to circumnavigate the quota they had at the time for people of Jewish ancestry. Bernie soon graduated from Rutgers, Newark, and worked as an intern in a pharmaceutical company. One day a customer came in that forever changed his life. Bernie was introduced to the world of discount stores when he met a man named Danny Kessler. A few years later Bernie worked alongside Arthur blank within one of the most successful home improvement chains at the time, Handy Dan’s Home improvement center. Bernie became the President and CEO, and Arthur was the vice president of finance. They were eventually fired, and faced legal trouble due to a false accusation. It was at this time that they decided to open up their own home improvement store, one that captured their own core values. They had high hopes of a store that far surpassed Handy Dan’s Home improvement center. The idea was to build a store more...
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...Internal Risk Assessment Introduction Home Depot was founded in 1978 by two individuals and they are Bernice Marcus and Arthur Blank. The two wanted to change the way people thought and took care of their home and their gardens. They created the do it yourself concept and that way of thinking has caught on and has spawn across the globe. Home Depot headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Today Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailers. It has over 2200 stores throughout the United States and that also includes Puerto Rico, U.S, Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico and even China. Home Depot employs 317,000 individuals in all off the stores. Home Depot sells anything from carpenter needs, carpet, appliances and most everything that a person would need to complete their do it themselves projects. Strengths and Weakness The Home Depot stores has a variety of areas where their strengths and weaknesses are greatly measured and used to help make their business and their stores strive and be successful. The first area that is going to be mentioned is the stores. To begin the strengths of Home Depot it has to start will all of the employees. It also builds it strengths around their merchandise that they carry. They want to make sure that they have everything that a do it yourself person to do their construction that they need to do. Projects are what people want to do to make the necessary improvements to their homes and landscapes. Home Depot wants to make their customers...
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...FHA 203k loans are provided in cases where the property you want to purchase in Houston may need repairs or rehabilitation. These loans will enable you to arrange for finances to attend to the needed repairs. Borrowers could expect the sale price amount and add the cost of repair estimates to that. The maximum amount that you can get under a regular 203k loan is the lesser of 110% of the estimated property value or the as-is value of the concerned property with the added cost of repairs. 203k Loan Eligibility The properties that are eligible for an FHA rehab loan are the single family to four-family homes which have been completed for at least one year. There is a possibility that you may have liked a place whose existing base structure is perhaps in good condition but the building looks rather torn down. What really matters is that the property has to qualify for an FHA approval under the home loan requirements established by the Federal Housing Administration. The terms that have been set aside for FHA 203k loans are for fifteen and thirty years. Most borrowers under this plan may feel that the thirty-year term may work out beneficial for them due to the lower and easy monthly instalments. Repair and Mortgage rolled into one plan...
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...Straight Tip Question 2 Objective: Given a scenario, demonstrate proper communication and professionalism Customer satisfaction is best achieved by: A. never minimizing the customer’s problems. B. being defensive. C. talking to coworkers while interacting with customers. D. being judgmental. Question 3 Objective: Install and configure storage devices and use appropriate media SCSI hard drives can spin at a maximum speed of: A. 5,400 rpm. B. 7,200 rpm. C. 10,000 rpm. D. 15,000 rpm. Question 4 Objective: Identify connector types and associated cables Which of the following video connectors can display the HIGHEST resolution? A. Composite B. HDMI C. VGA D. S-video Question 5 Objective: Given a scenario, demonstrate proper communication and professionalism While attempting to resolve an issue, a customer talks to the technician about a recent activity that has no relevance on the repair. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate response? A. Ask the customer for a timetable about recent activities. B. Let the costumer complete their statement and then continue resolving the issue. C. Document the customer’s statement and continue resolving the issue. D. State that the activity is not relevant to the repair and continue resolving the issue. Question 6 Objective: Configure and apply BIOS settings Which of the following is MOST likely used at a large company? (Select TWO). A. Windows 7 Home Premium B. Windows 7 Professional C....
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...Perma-Pier Foundation Repair of Texas, founded in 1992, offers more than 100 years of combined experience in providing structural foundation and drainage solutions for commercial and residential property owners. We not only understand the geology of Texas Prairie Land Soils and the broad range of problems they can cause, we know how to fix them. Serving Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio Texas. We understand there are no "one size fits all" scenarios when it comes to repairing your home's unique foundation needs. Our experts evaluate, educate and formulate the correct solution using the appropriate technology for a long lasting repair –all backed with our lifetime transferable warranty. Perma-Pier Foundation Repair of Texas regular practice is to have the most up-to-date information and research regarding your foundation and drainage questions for both commercial and residential property owners.. As an industry leader, Perma-Pier implements quarterly training to keep current with cutting-edge applications as well as FHA, VA, HUD, and 203k guidelines. This ensures a seamless transaction for home owners, buyers, sellers, Realtors and commercial property owners. At Perma-Pier, we formulate professional solutions to protect your most valuable asset—your home. Call 877.840.9993 or Click Today! We are the Texas Drought and Expansive Soil Experts When working with Texas soils, it’s important to be aware of the issues that lie with drainage and dryness. Texas...
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...All-In-One / CompTIA Network+ All-in-One Exam Guide / Meyers & Jernigan / 170133-8 / Appendix A A PPENDIX Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives A CompTIA A+ Essentials Objectives Map Topic Chapter(s) Domain 1.0 Hardware 1.1 Categorize storage devices and backup media FDD 3 HDD 3, 11 Solid state vs. magnetic Optical drives CD / DVD / RW / Blu-Ray Removable storage 11 3, 13 3, 13 11, 13, 17 Tape drive 17 Solid state (e.g. thumb drive, flash, SD cards, USB) 13 External CD-RW and hard drive 13, 11 Hot swappable devices and non-hot swappable devices 13 1.2 Explain motherboard components, types and features Form Factor 9 ATX / BTX, 9 micro ATX 9 NLX 9 I/O interfaces 3, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25 Sound 3, 20 Video 3 1219 AppA.indd 1219 12/9/09 5:58:26 PM All-In-One / CompTIA Network+ All-in-One Exam Guide / Meyers & Jernigan / 170133-8 / Appendix A CompTIA A+Certification All-in-One Exam Guide 1220 Topic Chapter(s) USB 1.1 and 2.0 3, 18 Serial 3, 18 IEEE 1394 / Firewire 3, 18 Parallel 3, 22 NIC 3, 23 Modem 3, 25 PS/2 18 Memory slots 3, 6 RIMM 6 DIMM 3, 6 SODIMM 6 SIMM 6 Processor sockets 3, 5, 9 Bus architecture 5, 8 Bus slots 8, 9, 21 PCI 8, 9 AGP 8, 9 PCIe 8, 9 AMR 9 CNR 9 PCMCIA 21 PATA 11 IDE 11 EIDE 11 SATA, eSATA ...
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...Collaborative Troubleshooting Operating Systems Introduction Working in technical support role within an IT department of a major organization requires someone with knowledge of various operating systems and ability to troubleshoot the problem methodically. A good technician can use his knowledge to accurately diagnose, pinpoint the problem, and solve the issue. Scenario 1 You have recently started in a new technical support role within the IT department of a major manufacturing organization. Your first support call is from a client who is using Windows ME® and has encountered stability problems. Discuss the process you would undertake to identify his or her problem and the operating system’s tools that you would use to do so. In order to determine the cause of the instability you may need to probe the client and ask questions to help pinpoint the problem. Did the user receive any error messages? Is the computer just generally running slowly? Did the client recently install additional software or hardware? If the client is unable to help answer questions then a process of troubleshooting steps may need to be taken to solve the instability issue. Start with the booting up the computer and checking for any error messages during Power-On Self-Test or POST and that maybe BIOS related. Sometimes BIOS can let you know that a piece of hardware isn’t being detected properly. You may need to enable a device or setting which can be fixed in the BIOS setup. Check your...
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...br† The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. Section II provides an overview about mobile clouds and the analytical modeling for availability evaluation. The methodology adopted is presented in detail in Section III. Section IV presents the models developed to represent a mobile cloud system. A case study is described in Section V, with the results obtained through model analysis. Section VI concludes the paper, presenting also some possible future works. II. BACKGROUND Abstract—Mobile cloud computing refers to abstraction of computational power to outside of the mobile device, processed in the “clouds”. This paper provides an availability and energy consumption study using hierarchical heterogeneous modeling. Different scenarios were analyzed considering wireless communication technologies, such as 3G and WiFi. The results shows that the 3G protocol causes a lower availability and is the greater responsible for the discharge of battery, but when is combined with WiFi protocol providing communication redundancy, we have the best results of availability and better results of uninterrupted operation time of battery. I. I NTRODUCTION In the last years, the tech industry has showed a special interest in cloud computing and mobile devices. Cloud computing enables the use of computing resources by means of providers that may be in any geographic location, accessible through de Internet, i.e., in the clouds [1]. In parallel with the advance of cloud computing...
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...Your report should explain the role of civil and criminal courts and the role and responsibilities of the people involved in two situations in each court. Do this by carrying out the following activities: 1. After you have read the two scenarios below, prepare notes to explain the role the role of the civil law and its courts in each situation and the roles and responsibilities of the people usually involved in a civil case. A. John buys a second-hand mountain bike from his local bike shop for £500. Within a month the gears start slipping. John takes the bike back to the shop 3 times for repair but the problem is not fixed and the shop refuses to give him a refund or a replacement. John wants to go to the civil court to get his money back. B. Ashley a talented young tennis player with a glittering future; is involved in a serious accident. She is driving home from practice when her car is hit from behind by a large truck. Ashley suffers serious spinal injuries and is still in hospital. She is bringing a personal injury claim against the driver of the truck. Task 2 2. When 19 year-old Tina is arrested for shoplifting and charged with theft, she is allowed on police bail, on condition she lives at the family home. She is very upset and is denying the charge. Her mother, Maria, tells their solicitor that she wants Tina tried by a legal professional, such as a judge, and not a lay person like a magistrate or juror. Prepare notes that will...
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...K-6 School Administration Entry In our current society we have seen an increase of violence at current education centers throughout the United States. School facilities are now easy targets for unstable individuals or groups of people who prey on easy targets for national and world recognition through media sources. One of the projects that I will be addressing with bond monies this year is making a K-6 School Administration entrance secure. Fifteen years ago when threats to society were at a minimal, the marketing and architectural designs were to build entrances that were community friendly. This issue is that the entry area is open with no control points that prevent entry and security to the staff and children. Risk Avoidance Altogether * Entrance to the school will receive CCTV (Closed Circuit Television and Video) monitoring 24 hours per day of entry area and internal lobby. * Badged entry into the front lobby after hours. * Design of new lobby entry that can trap all visitors into a holding point. * Bathroom access from lobby for public use. * Installation of Raptor Visitor management Software that will provide instant sex offender and background checks to prevent unwanted visitors out while tracking those they allow in. * Security system for entrance to prevent unwanted intruders after hours * Motion sensors for lighting that will activate after hours so responding officials can visually see the intruder. * Secure entrance into the...
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...Assignment 1 Alexander Winkka HRM320 Instructor Diane Moffat 9-27-2014 Abstract In this paper I will address the three questions for each of the three scenarios required by the Case Study: Practical Applications of an Information Privacy Plan which can be found in Chapter 16 of the text Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Future Directions, Second Edition. Keywords: case study Assignment 1 Scenario 1: Roger, a photocopier technician, has been asked to repair an office photocopier that just broke down while someone was copying a grievance matter against an employee of the agency. The officer who was copying the file takes the opportunity to grab a cup of coffee and leaves Roger in the photocopy room while the photocopier cools down. While waiting, Roger flips through the file and realizes that the person against whom the grievance was made lives on the same street as he does. 1. What information privacy principles (IPPs) have been breached? Answer: Roger breached IPP 4 (Security) and IPP 11 (Disclosure) is the privacy principles that have been breached. IPP 4 has requirements of securing and protecting files against loss, unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure and any other misuse. IPP 11 is has the requirements of disclosing personal information. 2. How? Answer: An IPP 4 could have been breached by leaving files in areas where others could access them. IPP 11 was breached because Roger read the file and seen that...
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