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The Wheel Building Masterclass with Vince Warner Ready to Elevate Your Wheel Building Skills? Imagine Building Every Wheel with Confidence and Precision. That's What Mastery Feels Like. I started to learn to build wheels in 1967. My dad always said if you can count to 4 you can learn to build wheels, and as soon as I could count to 4 he had to prove to everybody that he was right. I was approaching my 4th birthday when he took me into his workshop and started to show me his trade secrets. I don't for one moment think you need to start at 3 years old to become an excellent wheel builder, but I do believe you need to be shown the techniques clearly by an experienced craftsman. Join Me in My Workshop for the Ultimate Learning Experience. What You'll Gain: Confidence in every wheel you build A high professional standard in all your projects The ability to charge for your expertise (if you wish to) The Masterclass Includes: Full access to all video training modules Personalised instruction from me, Vince Warner 4 full days of intensive training Exclusive private one-to-one attention A certificate showing you have completed the masterclass And Lunch is on Me, Every Day! Enjoy complimentary lunch, along with tea, coffee, cold drinks, and snacks throughout the day.
LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION Steven is the agency assistant at Eve White, working closely with agents Eve and Ludo on their lists of clients. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and moved to Paris after completing an MPhil in comparative film & literature at Cambridge. He taught English and worked freelance for several literary scouting agencies before joining the agency in July 2021. Steven enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction of all kinds, but has a particular interest in non-fiction which sheds light on under-represented perspectives, communities and histories, and fiction which explores new ideas, challenges the reader, and plays with style, form, character and/or plot. Items on his wish lists might include: Fiction (Adult/YA) : historical fiction exploring contemporary issues through an unknown event and/or under-represented perspectives; an international thriller with an immediately recognisable hook; autofiction exploring contemporary socio-political issues; a moody detective series with a focus on human character; unique and innovative literary fiction; fun, accessible cosy crime with an original setting/protagonist. Fiction (MG) : fun, historical adventure exploring contemporary issues; a quirky detective/mystery series; a funny and warm-hearted family-/relationship-based drama with a strong voice. Non-fiction : memoir & voice-driven narrative non-fiction. But, most of all, he just loves to be taken into a world and surprised by what he reads! Steven would like you to submit a short covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Steven is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 28th January 2025
At HRC, our overarching mission revolves around ensuring accessibility to CIPD qualifications for everyone, irrespective of their time constraints or availability. We firmly believe that the vision of a world with better-supported employees hinges upon the leadership of qualified HR professionals who spearhead this transformation. Our values are rooted in simplicity: we direct our energy towards your achievement, relentlessly strive to aid others in reaching their objectives, and actively dismantle barriers to education. These principles are exemplified by our pioneering initiative, the First Module Free offer, granting everyone the opportunity to engage with the introductory segment of our CIPD course at no cost. Our team of seasoned tutors understands the rigorous demands of succeeding in CIPD courses – a journey that necessitates diligence, dedication, and the right guidance. In this pursuit, we equip you with The HRC Online Environment, an all-encompassing resource hub designed to furnish you with the tools and knowledge essential for success. Throughout your journey, our tutors stand by you, providing unwavering support at every step. The collective experience of the HR Courses Online team spans decades, bridging the realms of online education and the HR/L&D sector. When you choose to study with us, your attainment of a CIPD qualification holds the same weight and prestige as if you were studying within the confines of a traditional college or physical location. Certification CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management Description The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) stands as a leading force in shaping the landscape of HR and People Development. With a legacy spanning over a century, CIPD remains dedicated to driving excellence, fostering enhanced work environments, and establishing benchmarks that define optimal practices. As a respected Approved Centre of CIPD, we take immense pride in providing unparalleled HR training experiences. Our commitment is unwavering – we are devoted to equipping aspiring professionals with the skills, knowledge, and expertise requisite for attaining CIPD qualification. Within the Middle East, our distinctiveness lies in offering on-demand learning coupled with unprecedented face-to-face tutor support and a seamless Virtual Learning Environment, all contributing to paving the way for your HR journey. Our comprehensive course encompasses all the essentials you need to launch your career: Bite-Size Learning: Easily digestible educational materials crafted to facilitate a streamlined learning journey. Personalized Tutor Support: Enjoy the privilege of a dedicated tutor, with unlimited 1-to-1 support that adapts to your needs. Seamless Virtual Learning: Access our dedicated student portal housing learning materials, study guides, and a user-friendly interface. Versatile Learning: Our platform is accessible on a multitude of devices, ensuring learning fits seamlessly into your life. Engaging Web Series: "Let's Talk HR" – a series featuring over 40 specialists sharing insights, ideas, and solutions, offered entirely free. Learners' Community: An exclusive invitation to our private LinkedIn-based learners' community, fostering positive professional development. Transparent Pricing: All-inclusive access with no hidden fees, providing you with a holistic learning experience. Why opt for our program? Unlimited Tutor Support: Access tailored support at your discretion, putting you in control of when you need assistance. Seasoned Trainers: Benefit from trainers enriched with industry experience and comprehensive training backgrounds. Flexibility Redefined: Embrace a learning journey free from study deadlines or rigid requirements, allowing you to tailor study hours to your life. Continuous Assessment: Bid farewell to conventional exams as your progress is continually assessed, nurturing a dynamic learning experience. Who is this course for? If you are an HR & L&D professional aiming for career advancement or endeavoring to enter the field, CIPD qualifications are meticulously designed for you. Our CIPD Level 5 qualification caters to current or aspiring HR managers and individuals seeking to elevate their careers in human resources, learning, and development. At our institution, we don't just provide education – we facilitate transformation, enabling you to navigate the intricate realms of HR and People Development with confidence and expertise.
LOOKING FOR: PICTURE BOOKS / CHAPTER BOOKS / MG / YA / NEW ADULT inc GRAPHIC NOVELS Gyamfia Osei joined ANA in 2023 as a Literary Agent in the UK department. She was previously an agent at The Good Literary Agency, where she began building her list of authors. Recent successes include a ‘significant’ 6-figure pre-empt for Busayo Matuluko’s YA debut ‘Til Death, a 5-way auction for Quiet Storm by Kimberly Whittam and the shortlisting of Ebinehita Iyere’s Girlhood, Unfiltered at the 2023 British Book Awards. At ANA, Gyamfia is focusing on on developing the agency’s list of children’s authors, while also representing a bespoke list of commercial adult fiction and narrative non-fiction. In the Children’s space, Gyamfia would love to find contemporary stories that are full of heart and joy-driven books across all genres (think Clare Weze, Kimberly Whittam and Elle McNicoll). Funny middle-grade and YA horror are currently at the top of her list and she is also keen to read more teen projects (think Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and Glow Up Lara Bloom) this year. She is very interested in finding a graphic novel or illustrated project for either MG or YA readers. In the older fiction space, Gyamfia enjoys well-plotted, fast-paced narratives with authentic characters who lodge themselves in her mind long after she’s finished reading (think Sadie, Verity and Girl A). She’s open to a broad range of genres, but would be particularly keen to see romantasy, cosy crime, contemporary romance and tightly plotted domestic noir. Please note that Gyamfia doesn’t consider literary fiction and, in the commercial space, she is not hugely interested in very high fantasy, trauma-focused stories or particularly gruesome horror.In the non-fiction space, she would be happy to consider commercial narrative non-fiction and cultural history projects (think Brit(ish), It’s Not That Radical and Everything I Know About Love). She is very open when it comes to Children’s non-fiction but would be particularly interested to consider unique cookbooks aimed at young chefs, books exploring mental health/wellness and projects that bring the experiences of marginalised children to the forefront. Gyamfia would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the opening three chapters (max 5,000 words). For picture books please send two texts and a covering letter. For non-fiction please supply a cover letter and proposal with up to 5,000 words of your sample text. Please send EITHER picture books OR another genre, not both in one submission. (In addition to the paid sessions, Gyamfia is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Monday 27th January 2025
Server Load Balancing course description This two-day Server Load Balancing course introduces the concepts of SLB from the reasons to implement, through the basics and then onto details studies of load distribution, health checks, layer 7 switching and Global SLB. What will you learn Explain packet paths when implementing SLB. Recognise the impact of different topologies. Evaluate SLB load distribution methods. Describe how load balancers can improve security. Explain how GSLB works. Server Load Balancing course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with SLB. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Server Load Balancing course contents Introduction Concept, reasons, benefits, alternatives. Other features: Security, Caching. SLB concepts Architectures, Virtual servers, real servers, Virtual IP address, health checks. DNS load balancing. Packet walk using SLB. Load balancing 6 modes of bonding and load balancing without SLB. ISP load balancing. Health. Distribution policies: Round Robin, least connections, weighted distributions, response time, other variations. Persistent versus concurrent. Layer 4 switching L2 SLB, L3 SLB, single arm SLB, DSR, more packet walking, TCP versus UDP, Port numbers. Layer 7 switching Persistence. Cookie switching, Cookie hashing, Cookie insertion, URL switching, URL Hashing, SSL. Health checks Layer 3: ARP, ping. Layer 4: SYN, UDP. Layer 7: HTTP GET, Status codes, HTTP keepalives, content verification, SSL. Other application keepalives. What to do after failure and recovery. Security DOS attack protection, SYN attack protection, Rate limiting: connections, transactions. SSL offload. Redundancy Hot standby, Active standby, Active active. Stateful, stateless. VRRP, STP. GSLB Anycasting. DNS, TTL, DNS load balancing, problems with DNS load balancing,. HTTP redirect, health, thresholds, round trip times, location.
Layer 3 switching training course description A hands on switching course for those already familiar with the basics of Ethernet switching. The course focuses on L3 switching along with the QoS and security features that layer 3 switches can add to the network. What will you learn Explain how layer 3 switches work. Troubleshoot layer 3 switching. Implement QoS on switches. Secure networks with L3 switches. Layer 3 switching training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Ethernet switches. Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers Duration 2 days Layer 3 switching training course contents Switches Switch review, VLANs, inter VLAN routing. Hands on VLANs and tagging, separating networks with routers. VLANs and IP addressing IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways. Hands on L3 switches and VLANs What are layer 3 switches Routers in switches, configuring a switch to route, switch ports, router ports, when to switch, when to route. What is the difference between a router and a L3 switch? Hands on Analysing packet flows through a L3 switch. L3 switches and static routes Why use static routes? Default routes. Hands on Configuring static routes. L3 switches and routing protocols RIP, OSPF. Hands on RIP, OSPF. First hop redundancy Default gateways, VRRP/HSRP/GBLP. Load sharing, critical IP addresses. Interaction between STP and L3 redundancy Hands on VRRP. Multicasting and L3 switches IGMP, IGMP snooping, multicasts and routers, PIM. Hands on Multicasts between VLANs. IPv6 IPv6 and L2 switches, IPv6 and L3 switches. Hands on Adding IPv6 into the network. QoS DSCP, 802.1Q, 802.1p, mapping, classification, policy, Ingress queues, Egress queues. Dropping frames, limiting bandwidth. Hands on Voice through switches. Security Layer 2 security, filtering at layer 3. Hands on Controlling inter VLAN traffic.
Total STP training course description The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) dates from 1985. This course explores in depth how the protocol works and the implications this has on network performance. We also study STP variants including 802.1w (RSTP) and 802.1s (MSTP). What will you learn Explain how STP works. Explain how RSTP works. Explain how MSTP works. Troubleshoot STP and variants. Total STP training course details Who will benefit: Technical network staff. Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers Duration 1 day Total STP training course contents STP What is 802.1D, what is STP, resilience, broadcast storms, forwarding and blocking, single path. Hands on Impact of broadcast storms, enabling disabling STP. Operation STP frames, BPDUs, root bridge election, blocked ports, root ports, designated ports. STP path costs. Hands on Analysing STP, troubleshooting implications. Topology changes Hello timer, Forward delay timer, max age timer, Topology Change Notification (TCN) BPDU. Hands on STP convergence. STP enhancements and tuning Bridge ID, Bridge priority, port priority, 30 second delay, Edge ports, PortFast, root guard, loop guard, BPDU guard. Hands on Root bridge positioning, improving STP convergence. RSTP 802.1w, Improvements, convergence times. RSTP bridge port roles, RSTP switch port states. Edge ports, link ports. Hands on RSTP configuration and convergence. VLANs and STP Access/untagged ports, trunk/tagged ports, PVST, PVST+, RPVST, MISTP, MSTP and 802.1s. MSTP BPDUs. Instances, Load balancing, impact on CPU. Hands on MSTP load balancing. Interoperability Regions, Virtual bridges, domains. Hands on STP, RSTP and MSTP interoperation.
Copper cabling systems training course description A hands on training course covering installation, termination and testing of copper cables in an internal environment. The course covers all copper cabling but hands on sessions focus on unshielded Twisted Pair. What will you learn Recognise different copper cables and when to use them. Install and terminate UTP cables. Test and certify UTP cables. Copper cabling systems training course details Who will benefit: Professional cable installers. Prerequisites: None Duration 2 days Copper cabling systems training course contents Communications principles Use of cables in data networks, Use of cables in telephone networks, conductors and insulators, current, resistance, voltage and Ohms law. Copper cabling per cabling Coaxial versus twisted pair. UTP and STP. Cat 5, 5e, 6 and 7. Straight through, cross over, others. Hands on: Building a simple network. Cable termination Cable termination Preparing cables for termination, termination techniques, termination tools. Wiring standards, colour codes. Hands on: Making your own cables and using them in the simple network. Cable architectures Structure cabling system components, topologies, horizontal wiring, vertical wiring, telecomms rooms, server rooms. Hubs, switches and routers implications. Trunking. Cabling documentation, symbols and abbreviations. Hands on: punch blocks, testing continuity. Cable installation Site surveys: pathways and spaces, support structures, distance limitations. Recommended installation practices, laying and setup, retrofits. Health and safety factors, fire and building codes. Hands on: Performing a site survey, installing cable with floor boxes. Testing Basic testing, volt meters, tone set, Cat 5 testers, Cat 5e testers, Cat 6 testers. Certifying performance, Cat 5, 5e and 6 performance parameters. External factors. Common faults. Hands on: Testing an installation, troubleshooting faults. Other aspects Telephony cables, shielded cables. Hands on: installing telephone cable, testing continuity.
OTT TV for engineers course description This course covers OTT TV by primarily looking at the delivery of video streams using HTTP adaptive streaming. Both MPEG DASH and HLS are investigated. Hands on sessions involve using Wireshark to analyse streams as well as crafting segmented content. What will you learn Explain what OTT TV is, and how it works. Describe the OTT TV architecture. Use Wireshark to analyse and troubleshoot OTT video streams. Explain how HTTP adaptive streaming works. Evaluate and compare MPEG DASH and HLS. Use tools to create OTT TV adaptive streams. OTT TV for engineers course details Who will benefit: Anyone working in the broadcast industry. Prerequisites: TCP/IP foundation for engineers. Duration 2 days OTT TV for engineers course contents What is OTT TV? Brodeo providers vs ISPs. Progressive downloads versus streaming. Why not UDP and RTP for delivery? Adaptive bit rate streaming. Standards. Hands on: Base network setup. Using WireShark for HTTP streams. HTTP protocol stack IP, TCP, IPv6. HTTP. HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1, HTTP 2.0, HTTP header fields. HTML 5. Hands on: Analysing HTTP. Adaptive bitrate streaming principles Chunks, fragments, segments. Manifest files. Encoding, resolution, bitrates. Addressing, relative and absolute URLs, redirection. When does the client switch streams? Switch points. Hands on: Walk through of client behaviours on a stream. OTT TV streaming architecture Server components, distribution components, client software. CDN, caching, multiple servers. Hands on: Analysing CDN and Internet delivery. TCP and HTTP streaming interactions TCP ACK, TCP connections, unicast only. TCP flow control, TCP and performance. Hands on: TCP window sizes. MPEG DASH Stakeholders, DASH architecture and model, codec agnostic, XML, Media Presentation Description, Media Presentation, segment formats. Hands on: MPEG DASH analysis. HTTP Live Streaming and others Stakeholders. Media segments, media playlists, master playlists. Adobe HTTP dynamic streaming, Microsoft smooth streaming. Hands on: Analysing HLS. Tools mp4dash, mp4fragment, libdash. Apple developer tools for HLS. Hands on: Creating segmented content. Security HTTPS, encryption, content protection. Hands on: Encryption analysis. Summary Choosing a streaming method. Impact of live versus VoD. Web sockets.