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"To The End of Time" is the latest effort by the Celso Salim Band, and the titular track is a tremendously soulful composition. This introductory element ties together blues, soul, and 70s/80s pop-rock into something that is memorable, well-played, and stands up to a number of replays. "Talk To Me Baby" is a raucous composition that brings listeners to an early twentieth-century blues/jazz bar. No vocals are needed to take listeners on a journey, but when they do kick in the effort is taken in a bold new direction. The talent of each constituent element of the band throughout this album is unparalleled, making for an album that should garner re-plays.
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It is funny how we're all brought up to conform, to fit in within society, to be accepted socially. However, as I think everyone is aware, to make it successfully you also have to be different whether that is as a business, company, employee or employer.
Knowing your USP is important in business and personally
You must have a unique selling point (USP). Something that makes you stand out from the crowd. Something that differentiates you from your competitors, that draws attention to you and your services or products in a positive way in your clients/consumers/employee's eyes. Even if you are an employee a personal USP is just as important if you don't want to get overlooked for promotion or miss out on opportunities to progress in your career. If you want to stand out in your company, try practising a little innovation.
But, though this is one of the most important aspects of any commercial enterprise, it is surprising how little attention or thought seems to go in to finding and knowing what your USP is before launching your wares, talents or services into the market place.
If I have to listen to one more person tell me their USP is 'passion' I will scream! That is not a USP. Anyone who loves their industry or job is passionate about what they do. 'Enthusiasm' is another one I've heard, 'hard work' another, 'refusing to give up', 'putting the customer first' yet more. Totally unimaginative and showing a breath-taking lack of understanding of one of the fundamentals of running a thriving business or career.
Every human being is born a unique individual (apart from identical twins and even then, they still have minor differences). Based on this premise we all have something unique to offer others in our trades and industries, we just have to find it and define our USP.
Stand out from the crowd, your USP is as unique as a fingerprint
Some, like myself, will have had experiences that are unique and different to anyone else and are worthy of being used to make an impact in our work. Others differences will be more subtle, such as a particular skill, trait or way of executing actions. There are the creative people whose work or way of approaching life is as individual as they are. Look at successful models, they make it because the rest of us look at them and say, 'wow they are beautiful' but they are all different in looks. Even in the most staid of occupations (eg. accountancy) built around rules, formula and regulations there are ways to differentiate yourself and flaunt your uniqueness.
Take the time to consider what your USP is. Keep asking yourself the question 'what makes me different from everyone else'. When you find it work on exploiting it in everything you do and plan for yourself as that is what will attract others and success in work to you. Your USP is unique to you and a difference to be celebrated.
There is nothing wrong with fitting in, but a whole lot more to be gained from standing out.

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Current estimates are that the number of youth will double to 850 million by 2050 and that nearly 38% of youth in sub-Saharan Africa want to move permanently to another country.
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The Ardmore Group is committed to safeguarding your privacy. Any information you are asked to provide using this website will only be used in the ways described in this privacy policy.
Please read it carefully, as by using this website, or our services, you will be deemed to have read and accepted its terms.
When referring to The Ardmore Group we are including all subsidiary companies, these being but not limited to:
- Ardmore Language Schools Limited a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 01647636
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The Ardmore Group respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (irrelevant of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
This Privacy Policy aims to give you information on how The Ardmore Group collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you may provide through this website.
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It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with any other Privacy Notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Privacy Policy supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.
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You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
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We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy.
Last modification was made 29th May 2018.
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The November Kick-Off meet v/s Manchester resulted in big wins for both our men and lady Rapids. The men's team dominated 190 to 55 points, with Chris Donaldson setting a new PR in 100 Breast and Zach Hoffman swam an amazing 22 second 50 free. Max Carico, William Mills and Stefan Brandt all dropped time in their events.
Morgan Burton made state cuts in both the 50 & 100 free while Naomi Cobb dropped 8 seconds in her 50 free at her first ever high school meet. Both Grace and Caroline Sheble took 1st place in each of their events while Freshman Mackenzie Kirsh rocked her 100 fly. Ladies score 192 over Manchester's 55 points.


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Sorry, first of all, for the terrible post title. I couldn't resist a pork pun.
We just met the 2019 Ragley Blue Pig and chatted through it with Steve Larkin from Hotlines (the UK's Ragley distributor).
The 2019 Ragley Blue Pig is, of course, a steel hardtail. This is the latest version from the brand that was one of the original hardcore hardtail brands, updated and given the old 'longer and slacker' treatment for 2019.
This year marks the Ragley Blue Pig's 10th birthday and the latest iteration is a much longer, slacker and enduro'ier bike than ever before.
The bike is built around a 4130 cromo frame with Boost spacing on the back wheel. It takes 27.5″ wheels with clearance for up to 2.6″ tyres and has ISCG05 tabs, external cable routing for gears and brakes, internal dropper post routing, a 44mm head tube and a 148 x 12mm boost back end.
As hardtails go, the 2019 Ragley Blue Pig isn't crazy on the geometry … but is certainly on the more aggro end of the spectrum. The bike is specced with a 150mm travel and leans against your van with a 64˚head angle, which becomes 65.5˚at 25% travel.
There are 4 sizes available from Small to Extra Large, with size large clocking in with a 460mm reach effective top tube of 641.2mm and a seat angle of 74°.
The bike feels, to our 175cm test pilot at least, roomy and with plenty of room between you and the bars.
The 2019 Ragley Blue Pig is available as a frame only or as a complete bike. The complete bike comes with a decent selection of kit including Shimano SLX brakes and gears, WTB Vigilante and Trail Boss tyres, Ragley's own cockpit and Race Face wheels. Up front is a Rockshox Yari RC 150mm fork.
A complete Ragley Blue Pig is £1749.99. Frame-only is £549.99
If the price tag of the Blue Pig is a bit porky for you, you might like to try the Ragley Mmmbop which is an aluminium-framed version and is £1300 complete or £300 for a frame.


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(902)9-1-1 Map Data: Selected call types by street.
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What's on this map?
On this map you can see why the Halifax Regional Police came to your street, for selected types of calls.
Policing in Halifax region is provided by the Halifax Regional Police Service and the RCMP. This map shows only calls to the Halifax police.
Each yellow dot represents one street in the urban core and eastern Chebucto Peninsula. Click on a dot to see the calls for that street.
For best results, zoom in closer and find a dot on or adjacent to the street for which you would like to see calls.
Data analysis and map by Schenley Brown, Patrick Odell, King's Investigative Workshop.
Additional notes:
Includes only those calls for which police officers were dispatched.
If a street is in more than one police district, calls for each district will be on separate points.
All calls on a street are consolidated into one point.Calls at intersections attributed to first street named.
Not all streets are represented so the map does not show all calls.
Streets with police stations, such as Gottingen Street, may show unusually large numbers of calls.
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PHT Project Information
Developmental Disabilities
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Carrie Case: Video Library
Introduction to the Project
The Preservice Health Training Project was developed out of a need to train healthcare practitioners to be responsive to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities. In designing the Women's Health Module an interdisciplinary team, consisting of graduate nursing faculty, a doctoral level social worker, adult experts in disabilities, parents, individuals with disabilities, and technical experts, identified a series of core learning objectives. These objectives, based on both the clinical education literature and professional and personal experience, represent important points that primary care providers must know in caring for women with developmental disabilities. Our project has been designed around two main goals:
First, to impart substantive knowledge to student and practicing healthcare providers regarding developmental disabilities, common characteristics and secondary conditions of persons with developmental disabilities, and ways in which to provide high-quality treatment to such individuals in the clinical setting.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, to help primary care providers to become more comfortable in interacting with women with developmental disabilities in a simulated, though realistic, format.
Module Components
Several items are included with the modules. First is a section of supplemental material. This includes general background material on developmental disabilities (e.g., types of developmental disabilities, person-first language, etc.). The supplemental material also includes specific information for the virtual patient case (a 26 year old woman with mild to moderate intellectual disability) that is presented. Multiple choice questions are also included in a pre and post test format to test students' knowledge.
The video section (virtual patient interaction) represents the core of each module. Each virtual patient interaction includes a series of video clips. Interspersed with the video clips are decision point questions, information points, and information point questions, to which the student must respond in order to proceed. At the conclusion of the module, the user is given the opportunity to hear the perspective of both primary care providers and consumers of women's health care services.
The module also includes an assessment tool, which we refer to as the Disability Situations Inventory for Women's Health Care Providers (DSI-WH). The purpose of the DSI-WH is to gauge the degree to which the PCP feels comfortable in performing routine gynecological examination procedures for patients with a variety of developmental disabilities. The DSI-WH should be given as both a pre-test and a post-test in order to gauge the effectiveness of the module in familiarizing students and PCPs with persons who have developmental disabilities.
The module also contains an Instructor's Guide with several suggestions for further activities. Among these activities are two additional case studies with discussion questions. Two contemporary issues also are included to generate further classroom discussion. A series of possible paper topics are suggested, as well as the framework for suggested additional interviews.
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Bindu Shards by James Turrell
Nov 18, 2010
Dhatu (2010). The intensities of colour found in some of James Turrell's light works might warrant the description "psychedelic" at times, although "transcendental" is probably more apt when it comes to his immersive environments. Dhatu is one of the latter, a new installation at the Gagosian Gallery, London, where a room filled with changing shades […]
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text: Hounslow Action for Youth – Communications Intern Details of the Charity:Share this Hounslow Action for Youth Association is a charity set up in 1986 to provide children and young adults in the London Borough of Hounslow with activities to divert them from crime and to give them essential life skills. In collaboration with other organisations and agencies, we develop and run programmes for vulnerable young people, especially those at risk of social exclusion, being taken into residential care or custody. We develop early intervention initiatives for young people at risk of being socially marginalised. The range of projects developed and run by HAY is unique in that it provides support for children, young people and families all the way from the pre-school years through to young adulthood and beyond, with emphasis on prevention through early intervention wherever possible. Details of the Volunteering Opportunity: Preparing a range of communications for particular projects, such as: Facebook and Twitter posts Writing copy for the web site. The Centre is a short bus ride from Hounslow East station. Volunteers are required one day a week on days that suit. They will work with a consultant and receive on going training and supervision from her. DBS checks will be carried out by us. Interviews will be carried out by the consultant in Central London. This role will help this children's charity publicise its vital work and the need for it. Skills Required: Good written communication skills Experience of using social media Additional Benefits: Regular training and access to external training with leading training bodies Free training with Hounslow Community Network, Institute of Fundraising. The consultant will provide specialist training. Travel expenses paid for Hours will be recorded on your HEAR – which goes on your permanent university record All hours contribute towards your Brunel Volunteers Award, which leads to an invitation to the Brunel Volunteers Award Ceremony Interested? Apply below: Please note '*' denotes mandatory fields Name First name Last name Email Your Brunel Student ID What course are you studying? Mobile / Home Telephone Have you come to study at Brunel from outside the EU NoYes If you are an international student which visa do you hold? I am a home or EU studentTier 4 (General) VisaStudent Visitor Tell us about yourself i.e. your interests, what you can bring to the organisation, why you want to volunteer? Referral Apply Now Consent By submitting this form, you consent to Brunel Volunteers keeping your details. For more information email the form owner. Information regarding the University's data protection policy is available here. Click here to see terms and conditions specific to Brunel Volunteering


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Sunday: Yoga
We are essentially snowed in, and I've spent most of the weekend either asleep or sitting around with my leg elevated (and/or wrapped, and/or iced). At first my calf seemed to do nothing but get worse. The smallest bit of walking or stretching or massage, and it would ache like crazy for several minutes afterward. In fact, it woke up aching this morning after I had slept for something like 11 hours. The aching itself is no big deal, really, but I've been worrying myself sick about what it means for my training.
But here's the good news! I took an Advil several hours ago, and as of this moment my leg feels pretty much normal, so I'm daring to be optimistic about tomorrow. And if it's still in bad shape when I wake up tomorrow, well, then, I'm going straight back to the physical therapist. Either way, I'm also going to replace my running shoes Monday.
This was supposed to be a high-volume week, by the way, followed by a rest week, but I guess I hit my breaking point four days earlier than assumed on the schedule. It still stinks, but I'm just trying to be smart and make the best of it.


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By: Justin Fimlaid
This is my story about how I get started as an entrepreneur. First off, if you wanted to read my story about why I chose to make a career change you can find my story here: https://www.nuharborsecurity.com/about-nuharbor (scroll to the bottom).
In January of 2014 I quit my job as a Chief Information Security Officer for a large organization. I did have another job lined up, but a week before I was supposed to start work I did some soul searching and realized my heart wasn't in it so I send regrets the week before I supposed to start. If someone from that company every reads this, please know I still feel badly about it. So basically I found myself without work. I had some savings but not much, maybe 3-4 months of living expenses.
I started trying to free lance a bit until I could figure something out. Job stability was important, long term, but I needed a little recuperation time from having the life drained out of me. From that moment on my next few weeks were spent writing, marketing, and selling, all day every day for weeks. I would send emails, make cold calls, and try to publish something on the web that got the attention of a prospective client. I can't tell you how many times I heard the word "no". But I feel like every time I heard no I was statistically that much closer to a "yes". About a month and a half and I was incredibly lucky and received my first lead.
That lead turned out to be a decent contract. The problem, the work was 500 miles from home. Being desperate for work I couldn't be picky. Since there was a large geographical distance I thought sub-contracting the work would be ideal. While I was wrapping up the contract terms and completing final negotiations I was having to also work to recruit someone to work for me as a sub-contractor. My phone calls quickly went from selling all day to recruiting all day. I finally found someone, it was a friend of an acquaintance kind of situation. Now I had two contract efforts going on, one with my prospective customer and one with my prospective sub-contractor. Everything was going great! It was hard, but great! One week before my new contract is supposed to start, my "sub-contractor" stops returning my calls.
One week before my contract start, I'm back at the beginning. I'm now have two to three months into this, no work, my savings account is getting low on cash. I had to find a way out of no way, and I still live by this today. My wife convinced me that I should take the work and it only seemed right since it was the first contract. So I agreed.
Over the next week I secured an apartment, airfare, worked out logistics for travel and generally got ready to live to away from home for…an unknown period of time. After buying airfare for the next couple weeks so I could fly home on the weekends, and paying security deposit, first month, and last month rent for my apartment I was almost out of cash. I knew that if I could start work quickly, invoice quickly, I'd get paid quickly. I was super wrong.
One the way to airport to leave for the first time my wife tells me the awesome news that we're having a baby, our first one. She was awesome in the process but also was pretty clear, you got 6 months to get your sh*t together and figure out a replacement resource on that contract so I can be home to help with our baby.
During the rush of contract negotiations I agreed to a term that I could only invoice on the first 3 days of the calendar month. Which was okay at the time, but I literally started working on the 5th so I had to work the whole month before I could issue an invoice for services. So I started working on patiently, and when the next calendar month came I think I had my first invoice in at 12:01am to make sure my invoice was processed first. My terms were net 30, so I waited. I was now out of cash.
At this point it was five months since I left my corporate job. I'm away from home, working in a city I kinda like but can't enjoy because I have no cash, and now I can't fly home because plane tickets are too expensive.
In order to save expenses, I had to cut the amount of money I spent on food. Each week I allocated $10 for food. I'd go to the Whole Foods around the corner every week on Monday and I'd buy a loaf of bread, a container of oatmeal, 5 cans of tuna fish, and package of soba noodles for good days, and as many apples as I could afford. If any of these were on sale, I'd save the extra money for a bus ticket so I didn't have to walk to work. Over the 2-3 months I had lost roughly 40 pounds. To make matters worse, that summer felt super hot. I was walking to the office and I only had two suits so to avoid sweating during my walk I'd leave the apartment at 5am before the day got too hot and I wouldn't leave until the sun went down, so usually after 8pm. One big problem I had, since I lost so much weight my clothes didn't fit and my belt was cinched so tight my pants were bunching up like I was wearing a burlap sack for pants. Because of this I had to wear my suit coat 100% of the time in summer to hide my "burlap bag" pants.
The positive thing about this arrangement is since I was the office early and late I had tons of time to do marketing, selling, and recruiting. Getting home was still top of mind and I knew I really only had a few months left before my little was going to arrive.
I'm still low on cash and I'm waiting for my first check to come. Due within one week was my rent for my work apartment and rent for my home apartment where my wife was living. Also in the meanwhile, my dog at home was sick and needed surgery, my truck broke down which was kinda okay since I was living away from home but meant I couldn't even get home from the airport if I could ever make it home again, my wife is 6 months pregnant and I'm worried about hear eating enough to sustain our baby, and to top it off the bank said "no" again to a loan. I mentally broke. I was six months in, no money, I hadn't eaten in a couple days, I had fiscal obligations to folks I didn't know how I was going to fulfill. I choose to go for a walk in the middle of the work day, I found a curb to sit on and broke down. I sat there for an hour but in hindsight felt like 5 minutes. It was at the moment I realized I had sacrificed everything for what I wanted to become. I realized that I could quit now and get nothing, or I could push forward and get a reward from it. This was a real turning point for me.
Another week went by, and my first check arrived.
Another week went by, all the marketing and prospecting from staying at the office late paid off. I was able to secure my second client, this one at home so I could work productively at home to help with our new baby.
Another week went by, I was able to secure a replacement resource on my first contract so I could go home.
NuHarbor Security was started!


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Eat Smart Recipe - Kitchari
1 teaspoon whole black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 cup mung dal (hulled and split mung beans)
½ cup brown basmati or other brown rice
6 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 cinnamon stick
3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
- In a nonstick pot over medium heat, roast mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and turmeric powder until the aromas start to mix and the seeds start to crackle and pop.
- Add mung beans and brown basmati rice, and roast lightly with the spices.
- Add water, garlic, ginger, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for roughly 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the dal and rice are cooked.
- Before serving, add lemon juice and salt.
- Serve in a bowl or plate over brown rice or other whole grain, with a few sprinkles of fresh chopped cilantro on top and lemon wedges on the side.
Note: You can also replace the rice with another ½ cup dal if you prefer or plan to serve over rice.


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When decay occurs below the gumline, it may be necessary to remove a small amount of bone and gum tissue. Your dentist may need to perform this procedure before he or she makes a new crown for your tooth.
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Sometimes crown lengthening is done to improve a "gummy" smile, which is characterized by the appearance of short teeth. The teeth may actually be the proper length, but excess gum tissue may be covering these teeth. During this procedure, excess gum and bone tissue is reshaped to expose more of the natural tooth.
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Behind every name and logo there is a story explaining why it came to this name and what special meaning it has.
Below we tell you the Aweiku story.
The term A'weiku comes from the Polynesian language, which is spoken on many islands of the Pacific, among others in Hawaii. A'weiku can be translated with the word "angel".
It is our vision that people pay more attention to what clothes they wear on their bodies every day. We want to create awareness and convey that to do good can also look good.
From Hamburg to Hawaii
But why a name that comes from the other end of the world? Wouldn't the german term be an option as well? No. Because we have chosen this particular word. We wanted a language of people, which reflects what our clothing stands for.
The Hawaiians are characterized by a deep love of nature. They see and respect their flora and fauna, which is why the islands in the Pacific Ocean are still among the most beautiful spots on earth today.
We at A'weiku, share this point of view. Through the sustainable production of our textiles with wind and solar power, we make an active contribution to the environment.
Our corporate philosophy is consistent in many ways with the following Hawaiian wisdom.
• Consciousness is the ability to shape one's own world according to personal perceptions. Through A'weiku, we want to change our and your world and make them a better placeby producing and selling fair sportswear.
• freedom only can arise when we change old attitudes and behaviors. We at A'weiku see it as our task to explain people that organic does not mean unfashionable, but can look really sporty and chic.
• Endurance means to concentrate energy and focus on the essentials. Even in sports, you can rarely achieve a good result without a good mental and physical endurance. That is why A'weiku consists of a team of athletes who are strong-willed and never lose sight of their goals.
But what does an angel have to do with fair sportswear?
Angels are ambassadors who broadcast messages and spread news. We as Team A'weiku see it as our task to teach the people in our society that it is time for a change. We want to rethink and say yes to sporty, fair fashion.


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E20-018 - Virtualized Infrastructure Specialist Exam for Cloud Architects
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Example Questions
What is the key business goal when consolidating by business application?
Virtualize the compute environment for efficiency
Your client is considering a virtualized data center (VDC) as an investment in process improvement. A VDC can improve the delivery of which business process?
Capacity planning / management
An organization supporting 10,000 desktop PCs is considering implementing VDI. What is a benefit of moving forward with a VDI plan?
Ease of addressing compliance issues
As part of a VDC design, you configured a number of virtual machine OS clusters. Each cluster must have a non-routable network to accommodate system heartbeats. However, some of the clusters house sensitive data that should not be accessible by any other cluster. For fault tolerance purposes, the cluster nodes will never be hosted on the same hypervisor. How should you instruct the administrator to configure the Private VLANs?
Configure the Primary and Community VLANs on both the hypervisor virtual switches and access layer switches.
Which EMC product provides seamless data mobility and enables management of the storage resources of multiple heterogeneous arrays from a single interface?
Which feature allows for the maximum utilization of the I/O and bandwidth available in the network infrastructure?
Which mode of IPSec encrypts the entire IP packet?
What is IT's approach to addressing performance issues during the Operationalize phase of the Cloud Maturity Model?
Why is there a need for a full risk assessment if a quick risk assessment has already been performed?
A full assessment details all the exposures in high value/high risk assets
A company is considering converting their VDC to IaaS. They realize to do this they will also have to implement several new technologies and create several new functions: service operations and service management. Previously the organization thought they were service oriented because they had a service desk in IT to provide support. Which key area(s) of investment is required for successful transition to IaaS?
A chargeback/showback method for showing value back to the business
What are the four key areas reported on a scorecard used to compare the assessments of internal IT to Service Providers?
Security, Privacy, Service Levels, Audit
Which framework for governance is also an international standard?
In addition to hypervisor hardening, what are the components of a Tier 3 trust tier?
Guest OS hardening, meeting regulatory requirements
A large company with multiple heterogeneous arrays would like to take advantage of the performance simplified management benefits of storage virtualization. They have a data center transformation pain that includes producing power and cooling at a high priority. Which storage virtualization method would meet their requirements?
Vertical storage tiering
Why proper sizing of an in-bound network is based on storage virtualization configuration import?
To prevent impact to SAN performance
Your client is considering a virtualized data center (VDC) as an investment in process improvement. A VDC can improve the delivery of which business process?
Capacity planning / management
You have decided to pursue a "scale-out" approach instead of a "scale-up" approach to storage. What is the fundamental tradeoff that you have made?
Complexity of management versus limited scalability
Your customer is primarily concerned with asset discovery and a reconciled view of all infrastructure components and the dependencies between them. Which type of architecture would you recommend?
Federated CMDB
An architect is designing a VDC network environment, and is concerned about the overhead introduced by the Spanning Tree Protocol. The environment will have approximately 2,500 VLANs configured. Which Spanning Tree Protocol should the architect specify for this implementation?
You have decided to pursue a "scale-up" approach instead of a "scale-out" approach to storage. What is the fundamental tradeoff that you have made?
Simplicity of management versus improved scalability
Which represent key legal contracts for a service provider?
Service level agreement, terms of service, termination agreement
In which situation should you consider implementing hypervisor over-provisioning?
Tier-2 and Tier-3 applications configured in separate hypervisor clusters
Questions such as "How would you classify the sensitivity of your data?" and "What is the value of this application data?" are examples of which kind of sample risk score questions?
A large banking customer has decided to move from a physical to virtual environment. They have been the long processes of gathering data from a storage perspective, what is something they could implement in the near term to help them transform to a virtual environment?
Cross-platform power and data center management
From a virtualization capacity perspective, what are the top issues?
Awareness, optimization, prediction
Which is a scale-out NAS solution?
EMC Isilon
A hypervisor running several virtual servers crashes, and all virtual servers are restarted on another hypervisor. When the applications restart, they replay log files to bring data up to date. Which type of consistency does this situation represent?
Application consistency
What is a feature of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)?
Stateless hardware identity
A Linux-based application platform stack is downloaded from a community site. It is prepackaged to run on a specific hypervisor. The administrator must import it into the VDC environment, and then perform minimal configuration tasks. Once installed, the platform stack will solve a specific business problem for the organization. What is this an example of?
A virtual appliance
Which technology provides load balancing and fault tolerance for Fibre Channel over Ethernet traffic?
Multipathing Software
A customer wants to ensure that their critical application can fail over to another physical host within the cluster without disruption. Which feature should be utilized?
Fault Tolerance
Which is an example of a hypervisor that does binary translation of sensitive non-virtualized requests but allows for direct execution of user requests?
Microsoft Hyper V
The Patriot Act is a law that, under special circumstances, allows warrantless search and seizure of information. Which environment presents the highest risk to corporate information given the Patriot Act?
Multi-tenant public cloud
An application is designed to use a middleware layer to communicate with, and share the data and resources of, other applications in the organization. What is this an example of?
Which two capacity management objectives often conflict with each other?
Efficiency and availability
A VDC administrator wants to implement a service to non-disruptively relocate virtual machines from one physical host to another physical host. Which service should they implement?
Online Migration
What is a key business driver for automation in the virtualized data center?
Service-level agreements
What is (are) included in internal and external attestation?
Internal and external audits
A company is planning the backup strategy for their virtual machine environment. They are considering migrating to an image based backup model. Where image-based backup would be processed in the environment?
On the SAN
Which is primary dimension to consider when performing a risk management?
Value of the asset
A customer has asked you to develop a framework for assuming that the cloud Part of this will resume an assessment development. Where should you lock first for assessment criteria and technologies?
Industry best practices
A large enterprise is in the process of converting to a virtual data center as a first step toward cloud computing. They want the ability to deploy, manage, and decommission infrastructure components in a timely manner to meet their business requirements, with minimal impact to their systems administration staff. What should be implemented?
Self-service request automation
As part of a VDC design, you configured a number of hypervisor clusters that require a non- routable network to accommodate data transfers for online VM migrations and cluster heartbeats. However, some of the clusters contain sensitive data that should not be accessible by hypervisors in any other cluster. The design recommends using Private VLANs to isolate each cluster's private network traffic. The network administrator has created a Primary VLAN, and asks you how the Private VLANs should be configured. How should you instruct the network administrator to proceed?
Configure a Community Private VLAN for each cluster.
An application processes test results from a manufacturing facility, then generates and archives quality reports. The application runs on an old, but still supported UNIX system. It was developed by an organization's IT department 10 years ago. While it has not been changed in over five years, the application source code and skills needed to modify it are still available internally. What is this an example of?
A legacy application
You are planning to deploy a virtualized application in a high-availability configuration with automated VM restart on a hypervisor cluster. Your sizing estimates show that peak workload conditions will saturate the processing power of four hypervisor servers. To meet the SLA, N+2 redundancy is required on the hypervisor servers, with server utilization not to exceed 80% under any conditions. What is the minimum number of nodes that you should configure in the hypervisor cluster?
A VDC application design dictates the use of multiple hypervisors with array LUNs that are directly provisioned to each VM. The application data has an active lifetime of 6 to 9 months, after which it is rarely accessed. The need is to re-purpose several storage arrays from different vendors and performance capabilities. Which technology should be considered for the VDC storage design?
Block-level storage virtualization
Which mode of IPSec encrypts only the payload of the IP packet?
A company has to implement a test/dev environment infrastructure as quickly as possible. The company does not have weeks or months to accomplish this. They also have limited resources available. Considering their timeline, what type of infrastructure would the company most likely have to choose?
An offering from a cloud service provider
Your client has a block-based storage virtualization environment. They want to avoid losing data in the event of double disk failure. Which technology do you suggest they deploy?
Eraser coding
A hypervisor running several virtual servers crashes, and all virtual servers are restarted on another hypervisor. When the applications restart, they replay log files to bring data up to date. Which type of consistency does this situation represent?
Application consistency


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- 5500 W Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67212, USA
- Part-time
Company Description
About Woof's-
At Woof's, our amazing team of dog lovers and state-of-the-art facilities help us to provide top-notch daycare, boarding, grooming, and training services to our 4-legged guests and their 2-legged companions. Our team focuses on keeping your pups happy, safe, and healthy by ensuring our pack leaders are trained and interacting with your pups all day long.
Job Description
Woofs in Wichita is now hiring friendly, guest-oriented team members to act as Pup & Parent Coordinator! You will run our front desk while greeting and caring for two-legged and four-legged guests. You will be responsible for greeting everyone in a friendly manner, checking our guests in and out of our system, updating guest profiles, and accepting payment for services. This position will also give informational tours during meet and greet sessions. You will be able to work with friendly teammates in a supportive, happy work environment and participate in the following responsibilities.
Parent & Pup Service and Care
- Greet pet parents promptly and warmly
- Practice superior customer service by consistently accepting and returning daycare and boarding pups to delighted parents with our polite service
- Excellent phone etiquette — answering phones promptly, professionally, and with a friendly smile
- Give informative parent tours
- Conduct thorough pup temperament assessments, approving a pup's enrollment at Woofs
- Believe it's an honor and privilege to care for a person's pup
Organizational and Time Management Skills
- Maintain an organized front desk with extreme attention to detail while maintaining clear daily notes for the team
- Able to quickly learn company POS system and know Microsoft Office Word and Excel
- Sell and up-sell daycare, boarding, grooming, training and retail
- Check pups in and out of DayPlay and maintain the necessary information
- Check in boarding pups and document all necessary information for the NightStay
- Make copies, receive and send faxes, and monitor confidential information
- Receive payment and keep accurate invoices, revenue reports, and till drawer
- Conduct closing procedures: balancing cash drawer and maintaining Revenue Report
Peer-to-Peer and Supervisor Relations
- Take direction from management team
- Have a great sense of humor and be flexible and open-minded to new ideas and change
Steward of Building Care and Cleanliness
- Takes initiative to ensure the lobby and all areas of the building are clean, organized and surpass Woofs high standards
Animal Care-Taking
- Desire to learn or have first-hand knowledge of how to effectively manage and lead a room of pups in DayStay
- Desire to learn or have first-hand knowledge on modern, compassionate animal care methods
- Ability to work in a DayPlay room as needed
Requirements for Pup & Parent Coordinators:
- Ability to open the building at 6:45am or stay as late as 8:30 pm
- Available to work 30 to 40 hours per week with occasional overtime
- Reliable transportation
- Ability to work weekends and holidays
- Willingness to move quickly throughout the building while maintaining your composure and keeping a smile on your face!
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Friday, July 20, 2018
SCBWI WWA: Year in Review and What's Coming Up!
Greetings Western Washington SCBWI –
As the 2017-18 programming year comes to a close, we want to share a recap of last year's events, coordinated by your very own Advisory Committee and Super Volunteers. Our chapter receives zero funds from SCBWI Headquarters; our programming and activities are fully self-supporting and volunteer-run, making our offerings that much more impressive! The recap below reveals the depth of free programming in our region, as well as our expanded programming outside of Seattle proper. We are so proud of our chapter's direction.
For next year's programming, watch for even more free and low-cost programming, vibrant Networks, and the inclusion of webinars as part of our Passport programming. We hope webinars will increase opportunities for our members to get work under the nose of industry professionals.
Come August, be sure to check your email inbox and our Facebook group for notification about open registration for outstanding events we've planned, including an upcoming New Member Orientation on September 8, led by Jolie Stekly; a Passport webinar on September 18, featuring agent Lauren Spieller from TriadaUS Literary Agency; and, on October 13, our first meeting of the year, this one held at Seattle Public Library Downtown branch, featuring Tiffany Liao, Editor at Henry Holt for Young Readers.
For now, enjoy this recap (below) of last year's events, relish every moment of our brief and glorious summer, and plan to return in the fall, refreshed and ready to dig into another jam-packed year of industry and craft-related events with your fellow kidlit writers and illustrators!
Holly Huckeba & Julie Artz, Co-Regional Advisors
The Passport Meeting Series branched out (from Seattle proper) into the Eastside Seattle Metro area. We held nine monthly meetings total, with speakers ranging from local talent (Sean Petrie, Mark Maciejewski, Michèle Griskey, Megan Kelso, Laura Moe, David Lasky, a panel of kidlit librarians from our region) to literary legends (Rosemary Wells) to industry professionals (Liz Kossnar, Simon & Schuster; Harold Underdown). Additionally, we featured a special monthly meeting in May: Illustrator Videos and Q&A with Michaele Razi and Karen Lewis. The Passport Meeting Series also included the following add-on events: Master Class by Liz Kossnar; Master Class by Harold Underdown; consultations for a limited number of SCBWI members with Liz Kossnar, Harold Underdown, and Rosemary Wells.
Three Illustrator Art Shows: Keep It Simple Silly (KISS) Art Show was shown at our monthly meeting and promotional materials were collected from illustrators at the exhibit to give to editor Liz Kossnar; Tell Me A Story, illustrator exhibit at University House Issaquah. ~50 illustrators exhibited; Drawn to Books, illustrator exhibit at Seattle City Hall. 45 illustrators exhibited.
The Mentorship Program is a new offering for our region and was a huge success, earning it a second round for next programing year! Eight mentors chose 14 mentees with whom they worked on polishing manuscripts (PB, MG/YA, & NF) for a 6-month period. We will continue to offer scholarships to diverse writers/illustrators that covered the entire cost of the program.
Five Nonfiction events drew a mix of published and pre-published authors.
Two Inside Story events, each drawing approximately 100 people.
This year, our annual retreat, Weekend on the Water, shifted away from an emphasis of connecting attendees with industry to focusing purely on the creative process and craft. For the first time, we combined programming for both writers and illustrators, beginners as well as published authors. Attendees were urged to dig deeply into the creative process and explore life-work-art balance.
Our region held a first-ever Publishing Bootcamp with local agents, editors, and art directors. The day included a panel-style Q&A, break-out sessions, two sessions of Four Minutes of Fame roundtables, and a query/first page read-aloud that was both fun and full of learning opportunities.
This year, we launched a popular new program, the Critique Group Roadshow. Two local members -- Mark Maciejewski and Donna Matney -- traveled to more than a half dozen venues around our region offering a brief introduction to their techniques for critique group success and a two-hour live critique for participants. Several critique groups have already formed as a part of this exciting program!
Our new Eastside Network events were highly successful! Attendees meet for four Nanowrimo Write-Ins in November, and three Craft Book Club meetings, including one where Cheryl Klein joined our group via Skype to answer questions about her craft book!
Island Network events included monthly meetings held immediately after the Langley Art Walk. In addition to monthly meetings, members met for book sharing and planning. Also: First Saturday Authors; Children's Book Creators Meet & Greet; Kidlit Ideas Workshop; Twitter Talk & Tweet; Anne Belov Studio Tour; Bob Brunjes' presentation on creating comic strips.
Northern Network monthly meetings included: Ideas Night; Agent Talk; Storyboards and Dummies; Critique session; Write-In/Draw-In; Books We Love; In the Beginning: Best First Lines; Sip & Scribe; Using Mentor Texts to Inform Our Writing/Art; Bring & Brag WIP.
South Sound Network monthly meetings included: How to perfect your query letter like Query Shark; Self Pub talk with Kiki Hamilton; Success Story: Jennifer Shaw Wolf; Write-In/Draw-In; Show & Tell : WIP/Dummy First Pages; Breaking down your first chapter; Character Night : Introduce us to your main character; Tips on how to edit your first draft; How to market your self pub; Summer Write-In/Draw-In; Summer Write-In/Draw-In; Critique-nic.
Peninsula Network events included: Coffee and Characters at Velocity Café; Kidlit Sunday in the Park with Pencil (or Pen); First Wednesday of the Month Social; Writer Talk with Karen S. Robbins at the Charles Pink House in Port Townsend.
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This exceedingly popular swinging saucer is recognized for its weather-resistant durability and superb safety.
Constructed from a long-lasting steel frame. Water resistant material holds up under inclement weather conditions. Can hold multiple children at the same time up to 400 pounds. Easy to put together and take apart. Comes with 12-month warranty.
A few customers had issues with the swing arriving with missing pieces.
An inexpensive pick for families wanting a rounded, single-rope swing for unlimited movement.
Comes in a variety of colors. Plastic disk is extremely durable and weather-resistant. Includes a 7-foot rope. Remarkably affordable when compared with similar products. Holds up to 200 pounds.
Rope can pinch child's legs. The flat disk has a tendency to sway backwards when in sitting position.
A unique take on the original wooden swing, this excellent surfer offers impressive fun for riders of all ages.
Can be used as a simple swing for younger children or an adventurous surf for older riders. Features unique, curved shape for more power and stability. Includes mildew-resistant ropes and adjustable handles for safety.
Supervision required for younger children when using. Expensive.
An extra-large tree swing for larger families or older adults needing ample weight support.
Has a 600-pound weight capacity, allowing for multiple riders. Product arrives fully assembled for hassle-free installation. Constructed with steel frame and water-resistant materials.
Fabric can tear under heavy winter weather. Swing can flip over if a person stands on its edge.
This classic wood seat offers safety for young and old riders alike with its traditional swing design.
Wooden bench is firmly secure, offering a greater sense of stability for the young or elderly. Solid beech wood design is shock-resistant. Seat is arced for rider comfort. Rope length is adjustable.
Wood can get moldy without proper maintenance and care.
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There's nothing quite like swinging high in the air, the wind rushing past your face. If you have a suitable tree on your land, a tree swing can add an extra dimension to your outdoor fun. The majority of people who buy tree swings are purchasing them for their kids to play on, but adults can have fun on tree swings, too.
There's plenty to consider when choosing a tree swing for your yard. The type of tree swing you want and how large it should be are major considerations. For example, you wouldn't want to purchase a bucket swing for a ten-year-old, nor would you want a disc swing for a little one who still has trouble with coordination.
Of course, safety is another major consideration. Tree swings are typically as sturdy as the trees that hold them, but it helps to be informed about swing stability and what type of trees are suitable for swinging. We'll touch on that, too.
A traditional tree swing looks like the type of swing you might find at your local park or on a backyard swing set. It has two ropes or chains and a simple wooden, fabric, or plastic seat. Traditional tree swings are easy to come by and usually sit on the lower end of the price spectrum. They tend to be fairly stable with a smooth back-and-forth swing pattern.
Rope swings are another popular type of tree swing. They consist of a single rope that secures to the tree at one end and has a simple seat (often a disc seat) at the other end. Because they're only secured in one place, they can swing in all directions, which is great fun, but it may be a bit too much for younger kids.
Giant tree swings are extra-large models meant for holding multiple people. They're great for siblings playing together and give you the chance to hop on the swing with your kids, too.
You can find tree swings designed for the user to stand up on, with hand-holds for stability. Stand-up swings are great fun for adventurous kids, but they can be too dangerous for younger children due to the increased risk of falling.
If you have a baby or toddler who wants to swing, a bucket tree swing is your best bet. Bucket swings have tall sides and leg holes to securely hold young kids who aren't yet ready to swing independently. Bucket swings have limited shelf lives, as your child will grow out of them once they can swing on their own, so it's not worth spending too much on this kind of tree swing.
Young children should always be supervised when using a tree swing.
Consider what type of swing seat you prefer. Solid swings are generally made of plastic or wood, with a handful of exceptions. Plastic tree swings are inexpensive and lightweight but aren't the most durable options, as they can crack when exposed to extreme temperatures and will fade and wear down over time. Wooden tree swings are durable with a classic appearance. They may need to be treated with a wood stain to avoid rotting or extensive weathering over time, but they generally stand up well to outdoor life. The main downside is that quality wooden tree swings can be costly.
Giant tree swings are often made from more flexible materials that keep the weight down and more comfortably accommodate multiple users. Common choices include weaved rope and nylon webbing. These kinds of materials are strong but have some give to them. They're often not the most weather-resistant options, however, so you may need to cover the swing or bring it inside during winter.
Traditional tree swings usually have rectangular seats that you sit upon much like you would a chair or stool. Rope swings often have small round seats; the user straddles the rope in the middle. Giant tree swings are usually round, though you can find some square and rectangular options. Choose a tree swing with a seat shape that best fits your needs and that you or your family would find easiest and most comfortable to use.
Rope, bucket, stand-up, and traditional tree swings are usually sized to fit a single user. That said, you can find some traditional swings that fit two side-by-side users. However, giant swings are much larger (as the name suggests). You'll need to check the product description of any giant swings you're considering to find the exact dimensions, but they're often large enough to fit three to four kids, two adults, or one adult and one to two children. If you choose an especially large tree swing, you'll need to make sure that it would securely fit your chosen tree. If it's exceptionally wide, the ropes may need to sit farther apart than the branch allows.
Most tree swings come with the necessary straps and/or hardware to hang them, but some don't. Before ordering a tree swing, check to see if these items are included.
We advise doing a weekly visual check of both the tree swing and the branch it's attached to. Check for any signs of wear that could lead to breakage.
Just how much should you expect to pay for a tree swing? They vary in price depending on size, type, and overall quality.
Basic tree swings, including many traditional tree swings, rope swings, and bucket swings, cost $15 to $30.
Mid-range tree swings cost between $30 and $70. This includes many larger and sturdier traditional models as well as some low-end giant swings.
Only hang a tree swing from a suitable tree. You'll need a sturdy hardwood tree with a thick horizontal branch that's at least eight inches in diameter.
When deciding how much to spend, think about how much use your tree swing will get. Are your kids likely to spend hours swinging on a summer's day, or are they more likely to use it once in a blue moon? If the latter, a high-end tree swing might be a waste of money.
Consider how many people will want to use your tree swing. If you have more than one child, or if your child often has friends over to play, they might have more fun with a tree swing designed for multiple users.
A product from Fun Tree Swing called the Hanging Wooden Tree Swing is a simple, traditional tree swing with a wooden seat. It's strong enough for kids and adults alike. If you're in the market for something larger, Play Platoon offers a Spider Web Tree Swing that can hold up to four children or two adults. Though suitable for use as a tree swing, you will need to buy tree hanging straps separately.
PACEARTH offers a flexible belt Swing Seat that includes all the necessary equipment to hang it from a tree, and the price is extremely reasonable. We're also big fans of the Squirrel Products Tree Swing, a rope swing with a disc seat that's exceptionally fun to use.
Q. Why should I choose a tree swing instead of a standard swing set?
A. Assuming you have a tree suitable for supporting a swing, a tree swing is cheaper than buying a standard swing set. It's likely to be more stable, and you don't need to go to the trouble of building the whole set and anchoring it to the ground.
Q. Are tree swings safe?
A. As long as you attach your tree swing to a branch that's strong and sturdy, it's just as safe as any other swing set.
Q. Will I need help installing my tree swing?
A. Most tree swings attach to the tree via straps, which are quite simple to use and don't require a second person. You might, however, need someone to hold a ladder for you — especially if the branch you're attaching the swing to is higher off the ground than you can reach.
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The 10th Dimension Beyond Destiny Part I:
Beyond Self
What You Will Experience
MARK's work now moves us outside predetermination, regulation, and limitation, enhancing our scope beyond previously programmed possibilities. This is where our vision is guided by the power of imagination and creation
Jonette and her guide MARK, continue to explore the 10th Dimension in the newest course Beyond Destiny. Part I of this three-part series is Beyond Self which focuses on breaking out from human-based limitation, living from the infinite nature of our Spirit. This course repatterns a 'seed' within us that has been genetically modified to trap us into the comfort of limitation and prevent us from easily grasping the impossible. MARK's goal is to have this genetically-modified gene reconfigured back into your DNA as Spirit intended, and that this 'upgrade' can it be expanded to the collective.
The 10th dimension is growth beyond structures. There are no hiding places. If you can imagine how much comes out when there's no place to hide. We expect that breakthroughs will show themselves in your world. What you learn will move out into the unified field so that others can begin to move beyond what has been possible, even beyond what can be fathomed. This experiment is to encompass consciousness that's not limited by itself. Humans have never done this before.
When you realize that your being is not just yours, you have transcended into the Universal. It happens when you give up your addiction to your small identity. It is the realm of elders, of saints where you operate at a much more universal flow. We relate, not as an individual but as a Universal Being.
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Pros and Cons of IT Outsourcing
Pros and Cons of IT Outsourcing
Outsourcing is extremely common in the IT industry, but it is important to note that all outsourcing is not the same. Outsourcing, in some circles, has become a dirty word associated with low-wage and low-quality shops set up in India, China, or another foreign country, but this is not always true. While a lot of outsourcing absolutely gets sent over seas, there are thousand of American outsourced IT firms.
The quality you receive from an outsourced IT company can vary considerably, but choosing the right company can be a smart move for your company in many ways.
Benefits of Outsourced IT Services
There are a number of notable benefits to outsourcing some or all your company's IT services, including (but not limited to):
- Cost Savings – outsourced IT services are typically priced in a manner where you only pay for the time you use. Depending on the amount of IT work you have, this could provide tremendous cost savings. If you are a small or medium sized company that does not have a constant flow of work for an internal IT department, outsourcing your IT needs can save you tens of thousands of dollars per year. Why pay a full time employee if they do not have a full time work load?
- Efficiency – Outsourced IT services generally provide far more scalability than an internal IT department. If you have a large project that needs to be taken care of, an outsourced IT company will be able to complete it faster than your limited internal IT department.
- Expertise – Outsourcing your IT services allows you to get the wealth of knowledge at the entire IT services company rather than relying on one person or a small team of internal people at your own company.
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Cons of Outsourced IT Services
With anything, there are always cons to go along with the pros. Some of the notable cons of outsourcing your IT services are:
- Turnaround Times – For minor issues, turnaround time could be slower with outsourced IT services versus having someone on staff. Solvere One minimizes turnaround times with our 24/7 help desk services that allow us to diagnose and even fix many issues remotely.
- Quality of Work – If you have very specific needs or very strict guidelines that must be met, you may find that the quality of work is less than satisfactory. With Solvere One, our IT professionals work with you every step of the way, ensuring the job is completed exactly to your specifications.
- Linguistic Differences – If you outsource to a foreign firm, you may find that there are linguistic challenges that make some tasks more difficult than they should be. At Solvere One, our outsourced IT experts live right here in America, not in an office overseas
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Your responsibilities when selling to French consumers will differ depending upon whether you are selling from a fellow EU member state or from a country outside of the EU. Of particular relevance here are the EU E-Commerce Regulations, which provide that the 'country of origin' principle does not apply to inter-EU consumer contracts. In effect, these regulations mean that any EU-based e-commerce seller must abide by the consumer laws of every member state where it is the case that that state's consumers can buy its products. Thus, if you are selling to French consumers from an EU member state, you will need to be familiar with and abide by French consumer laws. Whilst this might sound burdensome, the EU's desire to create a level playing field across its members means that there are largely common rules operating across all member states, in fact making inter-EU trade easier and reducing the transaction costs involved. By comparison, if you are selling to French consumers from a country outside of the EU you will continue to be bound by your own domestic legislation. In this case, strict customs procedures must be complied with and customs duties will become payable. Please see our logistics page for more information.
The EU directive on the VAT System, in effect from January 2015, is set to make a notable impact on anyone selling to EU-based consumers, irrespective of where they are trading from. This legislation provides that online merchants are now required to pay VAT on digital products sold according to the location of the consumer. Therefore if you are selling to French consumers you will need to be registered for and pay VAT in France. The administrative burden resulting from these new rules is somewhat alleviated by VAT MOSS (Mini One-Stop Shop), which eliminates the need to register for VAT in every country to which you sell, enabling you to register for all in one place.
A number of options exist if you wish to establish a physical presence in France without setting up a distinct legal entity. These include both representative and branch offices wherein your existing legal entity will remain liable for any debts or obligations incurred by this French office. Alternatively, you may wish to operate via a franchising agreement, commercial agency or distribution agreement. In all cases, it is crucial to consult specific legal advice before contracting.
Should you decide to ring-fence your new venture by setting up a distinct legal entity in France, there are a number of corporate forms available to choose from. The most common choice is the establishment of a limited liability company, which can take the form of any of the following; Société Anonyme (SA), Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) or Société à Responsabilité (SARL). Alternatively, general or limited liability partnerships are also available. Incorporating a company under French law takes between 10-15 days, a process which will only start after submitting all the relevant documents. The regulations imposed on a business entity will depend upon the corporate form chosen and, naturally, once you set up as a legal entity in France you will be subject to French law. Seeking expert legal advice is therefore essential to ensure you're compliant.
Whilst establishing such an entity may sound complex, both French consumers and local suppliers often show a preference for dealing with locally incorporated entities, therefore providing you with greater market access. Foreign investment control in France is also generally very relaxed and doesn't normally require prior approval. Exceptions to this do however apply, and certain business operations are considered 'regulated activities' in France and so will require a licence or special permit. Examples of such regulated activities are found in the insurance, banking, gas and pharmaceutical sectors. It is therefore recommended you seek advice on any specific venture.
|Corporation Tax
|The corporate profits tax rate is 33.33% for all companies. A reduced corporate tax rate of 15% applies to the first $44,176 (€38,120) made in profit for small and medium-sized companies if certain conditions are met.
|Capital Gains Tax – For Companies
|Capital gains are subject to tax at the normal corporation tax rate.
|Withholding Tax – Dividends
|30% – 55%
|The withholding tax rate is 30%, though tax treaties may reduce or eliminate this rate. A withholding tax rate of 55% applies to distribute profits into uncooperative states.
|Withholding Tax – Other Interest
|No withholding tax is charged on interest paid between associated companies of EU member states providing certain conditions are met. Withholding tax is charged at 50% for interest paid into uncooperative states.
|Value Added Tax
|2.1% – 20%
|The standard rate of VAT is 20% which is charged on goods sold and services rendered. Reduced rates of VAT are charged on certain food and drink items as well as medicines and certain utilities.
|Social Tax on Employee's Salaries
|35-45% Employer
|Social security contributions on gross earnings are charged at between 35 – 45%.
|Currency Exchange Control – Cash
|$11,607 (€10,000)
|Individuals are permitted to carry a maximum of $11,607 (€10,000) in cash into and out of France without the need to declare it. There are no limits for travel to and from other European Union (EU) member states.
|Currency Exchange Control – Bank Transfer
|There are generally no restrictions on payments to foreign entities or individuals through normal banking channels.
French law adopts a notably strict approach to the protection of personal information, made more complex by the fact that national regulation is further supplemented by a number of sectoral laws and the EU Data Protection Directive. The national regulatory body created by the Data Protection Act is the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).
France enforces a notification regime which requires that applications be made before the automatic processing of personal information. Once approved, a number of further obligations come into play. First, the consent of the data subject must be obtained (note that pre-ticked boxes do not constitute valid consent!), and data subjects must be informed of the purpose of information collected. Data subjects have the right to object to and access their collected data, as well as have their data rectified, completed, blocked or deleted. Organisations must preserve the security of any data they collect and special rules apply to the collection of sensitive data or data from individuals under the age of 18.
With regards to the use of Cookies on websites, French law provides that data subjects must be informed of the purpose for the collection and be made aware of the means available to object. Prior consent must also be obtained through a positive action – i.e. by ticking a box or a banner on the first page of the website.
The French Postal and Electronic Communications Code regulates the sending of unsolicited electronic communications in France. The Code distinguishes between business-to-consumer and business-to-business communications. When sending electronic communications to consumers, you must first have obtained the recipient's explicit consent. Two exceptions to this rule exist: a) where the recipient is already an existing customer; and/or b) where the marketing message is not commercial in nature.
In France, intellectual property rights (IPR) are set out in the Intellectual Property Code (IPC), legislation which is harmonised with international agreements both at EU and international levels. French law takes a relatively broad approach to trademarks and arguably allows for the registration of certain combinations of letters and numbers that might not be registrable elsewhere.
In order to protect your IPR, it is highly recommended that you ensure it is registered in France before exporting your goods. Equally, you must check that you are not infringing the IPR of other parties as France takes a notably active approach to pursuing counterfeiting claims. France is a member of the WTO and a signatory to the Madrid Protocol, the International Trademark System, which offers a one-stop solution for registering your trademarks all in one place, for one set of fees, ultimately protecting your mark in the territories of all its members across the world. Alternatively, EU-wide protection is available by registering your trademarks with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
The body responsible for the protection of French consumers is the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Prevention of Fraud (DGCCRF).
General provisions of French law, passed in accordance with the EU's Consumer Rights Directive, make it obligatory for all pre-contractual information to be detailed, transparent and displayed clearly, and – specifically in relation to e-commerce websites – there must be no ambiguity for a consumer when they are taking an action which gives rise to an obligation to pay. In this regard, companies cannot charge consumers using pre-ticked boxes as the basis for the conclusion of a contract, and consumers must be told which methods of payment are accepted and whether any delivery costs or restrictions apply.
Where no agreement has been made in relation to the date of delivery, French law dictates that merchants must deliver goods within 30 days. Consumers additionally have the right to withdraw and cancel any purchase made within a period of 14 days. Where they are not informed of this right, this period is extended to 12 months. On withdrawal, the consumer must return any goods delivered within 14 days and the merchant must then provide a refund within 14 days. French law also provides a number of additional provisions in relation to product liability, one element of which is that both producers and distributors are subject to all general safety obligations.
French consumers are efficient online shoppers who place great value on the accessibility of information and are very likely to shop around for the best deal.
Online shoppers in France are very confident when it comes to placing trust in online payment mechanisms.
Low-cost or free delivery options have been reported to be the most influential factor for French consumers.