SER means socio-economic Council

The SER advises the Dutch government on the main lines of the policy to be implemented (socio). The SER is an advisory body of entrepreneurs, employees and independent experts. The SER wants to contribute to social agreement on national and international issues in socio-economic matters. The SER strives for quality and support: high expertise in combination with broadly supported agreement and aid in society.

The budget of the SER is almost around € 15 million a year. This amount does not include the chambers of commerce, the market boards and the business chaps.

Source and more information on the SER website.

SER: Economy gets boosted by large projects

Halloween is an American party

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st and originated from the Celtic era. Those celebrated on this date the end of the harvest year. One wore strange clothes to be unrecognizable and to deter spirits. The Irish have brought the feast to America. Halloween comes from All Hallows Eve (the evening for All Sa Read More

Animal Day is World Animal Day

Every year on 4 October it is (world) animal Day and it is a moment that many (house) animals get extra attention. The day has been officially declared animal day by the International Animal Protection (in 1930 in the Netherlands) and is not only for pets (but that is the one where most people do something extra). It became October 4 because it was the anniversary of a saint (Francis of Assisi) who attracted the fate of the poor, plants and animals. Read More

SA means Software Assurance

It is a term used by Microsoft, and is a kind of maintenance program. Software Assurance is an offer for customers with a Volume licensing agreement. Someone who decreases this then has the opportunity to make payments annually and the insurance of help and software upgrades. If your company has a Software Assurance for MsOffice, the Office package may also be used at home.

Source and more information: Microsoft.

The Apgar score is a figure for newborns

It is a test consisting of 5 small tests that each get a digit of 0, 1 or 2. The numbers added is the final score. It gives an impression of the overall of a newborn baby. The test is done three times: 1 minute after birth, five minutes after birth and the last is after 10 minutes.

The 5 points that are checked are:

• Skin color (appearance)
• Wrist and heart rate (pulse)
• Reaction to incentives (grimace)
• Muscle tension (activity)
• Respiration (respiration)

Generally, most babies score between 7 and 10 points, when less than 4 is scored, immediate help is required. However, it is only a tool to be able to estimate the situation easily and quickly. The score owes its name to the creator of the test: Virginia Apgar.

Immediately after birth: Apgar score

W00t means joy

It is an expression that is used when people are happy with it. The origin is not entirely known, given that the spelling method may be assumed to come from the hackers ' world. The two zeros (00) indicate Leet/13375p34k/L33tspeak.

The word w00t is mainly used in commentary on Weblogs and in a forum. It is to indicate that someone is happy about it, or agrees with it. In 2007 it has become even word of the year at Merriam-Webster.

Some believe it originated from the early ' 90, when the group 95 South had a hit with "Wh00t, there it is!".
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ADHD means attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder

Or in Dutch: Attention Deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The lack of attention does not affect the attention that the person receives with ADHD, but the fact that the person with ADHD has insufficient attention to his environment. An ADHD-there finds it difficult to keep his attention on one thing, a form of concentration lack. The hyperactivity can be a physical expression, but also inner. Often it is visible through dexterity, where the ADHD-there is not aware of this. Read More

A-la-carte means to your liking.

In restaurants It is normal that you get a menu with the dishes you can order. Sometimes it is also possible to choose predefined menus. This is often when you are going to eat with a large group, you choose the menu ' large group 1 ' or ' Large Group 2 '. Read More

Disclaimer means indemnification

In Practice It is a piece of text (this can be 2 lines, but sometimes also three pages) in which a person or a company does not accept liability for the service/service/product/website/etc.) On a forum the owner of the URL is not liable for the text that the users write, in an e-mail is the company where a person is not responsible for the text that a worker has written, etc.

If you don't feel like writing a disclaimer, check here for the use of a free disclaimer.

Email marketing is sending newsletters

Email marketing is very commonly written sending an email to a potential customer, or to a current customer. This may be to sell a product, to let someone be a member of it, but also to contain information and not direct to a sale. It is a powerful tool when it is deployed correctly, and can thus increase sales, improve the customer relationship, or attract more visitors to your website. When it is abused, it is about spam.