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Buzz cut is a short hairstyle that can vary in length from a close clipper shave to one inch off the head. It gained popularity in the 19th century with the advent of manual hair clippers and was named after the buzzing sound of the clippers. Buzz cuts are popular among men with receding hairlines, bald patches, and lean faces. They are also a popular choice for both men and women who want a low-maintenance hairstyle. A buzz cut can be modified in many ways, including with fades and line ups. Those with diamond, square, or oval-shaped faces are best suited for the look, but others can still pull it off with some creative beard grooming. In the past, buzz cuts were also embraced by women as a stance against gender norms and beauty standards.
Flock Safety is a five-year-old American company that sells Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to law enforcement agencies and neighborhood associations. Their cameras capture license plates and vehicle characteristics, and their system sends real-time alerts to law enforcement when a stolen car or a known wanted felony suspect vehicle enters the jurisdiction. Flock Safety's cameras for neighborhoods start at $2,400 per camera per year, and they handle installation, maintenance, footage hosting, cellular service, and software updates. Flock Safety is not yet a public company, and their goal is to eliminate crime by providing better evidence to help law enforcement and city leaders work together with residents and businesses.
A VVT solenoid is a crucial component of the variable valve timing system, responsible for regulating the oil flow based on engine speed and load. This helps to improve engine performance and fuel efficiency. Common symptoms of a faulty VVT solenoid include rough idling, engine vibrations, and erratic fluctuations in RPM. While driving with a partially faulty solenoid may be possible for a short period, driving with a completely faulty solenoid can lead to engine damage. Replacement costs for a VVT solenoid can range from $340 to $402. Overall, the VVT solenoid plays a vital role in the functioning of the engine and should be maintained and replaced as needed to ensure optimal performance.
Critical technology refers to key technologies that are critical to the functioning of a particular industry, country or region. These technologies are essential for economic growth and are heavily relied upon for day-to-day operations. Some examples of critical technologies might include transportation infrastructure, power grids, communication networks, and financial systems. The development and maintenance of critical technology is often a key focus of government policy and industry investment. Failure or disruption of critical technology systems can have significant economic, social and political consequences.
A Support Company is a unit within a military organization that provides specialized support services to combat units, such as transportation, maintenance, medical, and administrative support. The Support Company is responsible for ensuring that the combat units have the logistical support necessary to effectively carry out their missions. This can include providing supplies, equipment, and personnel for a wide range of missions, from humanitarian relief efforts to combat operations. In addition, Support Companies often provide training and assistance to local populations, helping to build relationships with allies and partners. Opportunities in the Support Company field include roles as supply clerks, mechanics, medics, and administrative support personnel.
Product maintenance refers to the process of maintaining a product, including hardware, software, documentation, accessories, cabling, material, supplies, parts or other goods to keep it in proper working condition. There are different types of maintenance, such as preventative, corrective, adaptive, perfective, and unplanned maintenance activities. Primary activities in maintenance procedures include cleaning, visual inspection, functional tests, lubrication, and measurement of operating quantities and oil tests. The purpose of maintenance is to sustain the capability of a system to provide a service, monitor the system's capability to deliver services, record problems for analysis, take corrective, adaptive, perfective, and preventive actions, and confirm restored capability. Software maintenance can help remove or minimize unwanted elements of UI and coding and replace with new development using the latest tools and technologies. Product re-engineering is also an important aspect of product maintenance. It involves redesigning products to improve their performance, features, and usability to meet current market demands. Product maintenance helps customers increase ROI for their software products by improving time-to-market while optimizing maintenance costs.
A Customer Platform, or Customer Data Platform (CDP), is a software tool that collects and unifies customer data from multiple sources and creates a single centralized customer database. This platform allows businesses to understand, engage, and retain customers by creating targeted and personalized marketing campaigns. CDPs are designed for marketing and focus on customer behavior within a product or service. Some examples of CDPs include Lytics, Insider, Bloomreach, Klaviyo, Segment, Hightouch, Planhat, Census, and Totango. CRM systems, on the other hand, organize and manage customer-facing interactions with a company's team. The main difference between a CDP and a CRM is that CDPs provide a big picture of how all customers and platforms interact with a brand, while CRMs note interactions between a specific account and a brand.
