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If you measure results, you will find that print advertising money has far less ROI. The majority of our clients that have tried print advertising can attest to print advertising not working for them. These are the ones that took the time to measure ROI and actual results. The reasons to use Print Advertising are nebulous and not based in actual fact finding.

Pop quiz time. What's more secure; financial records locked in a filing cabinet or financial records stored in the cloud? If you don't understand how cloud security works, you probably said the filing cabinet. It's time for a little mythbusting about how secure your paperless office could be. Last week, Cindy Bates posted on the Microsoft SMB Blog about the benefits of a completely paperless office. Like Delta Airlines, who recently switched to the paperless cockpit, it's possible for any office or organization to ditch the dead trees and move entirely into the digital space. One of the first questions decision makers ask when considering the paperless office is "how secure is this?" It's a fair question, so let's consider Delta's paperless cockpit example and overall data security. The problem with paper is that, well, it's paper. Paper gets lost, it burns, it can be misfiled and disappear. It's only as secure as its physical location. If that location is a locked filing cabinet (or a vault under Fort Knox), if someone really wanted to get to it, they could. A file in the cloud cannot burn, be stolen, accidentally left behind in a restroom, or any other number of things that could affect a hard copy of important information. For a recent example, take a look at the Internet Archive, whose scanning facility in San Francisco recently caught fire. Although no data was stored in their San Francisco office, if it had been, cloud redundancies would have prevented any loss. But what about a data center, such as what powers Windows Azure or Office 365? Let's start with physical security: data centers are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A team of ninjas could, in theory, break in, but they'd still have to know which of the thousand machines contained your exact data—so unless you've upset the cast of Ocean's 11, it's significantly less likely than an office fire that could destroy physical data. In addition, with Office 365, data transmitted across networks is encrypted—so if some agency (or other villain) happens to tap the wires, they still won't be able to read your files. While a move to a paperless office does not entirely guarantee data security—there are still those ninjas to think about—it is significantly more secure than leaving your information in paper form, where it could be destroyed or stolen with greater ease. It's just one more reason to go paperless.

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Teen Challenge plans 94-bed facility for women and children The City Council approved conversion of the former Baker Brothers furniture store on Brennan Street into a rehabilitation center and 94-bed shelter for women and children. "I live next door to a Teen Challenge facility, and they've been nothing but good neighbors," said Councilman Daniel Dodge, joining a 6-1 majority in the approval. The city Planning Commission unanimously approved the Teen Challenge Monterey Bay's shelter proposal in May. But lawyer Timothy Walsh, whose firm rents a neighboring office, appealed the decision, citing parking concerns. With a school, strip mall, offices and homes, the neighborhood is a congested area with an existing parking problem that would be made worse by the shelter, Walsh said. Several neighbors agreed, including a woman who said parking is so tight, people leave their cars in her driveway. The project, which only identifies 18 parking spaces for its use, doesn't meet city regulations that mandate at least 36, and possibly as many as 55, he said. Officials can't ignore the rules just because the project may offer a beneficial service. "This is not about challenging Teen Challenge. I'm sure they are a wonderful organization and helping people," Walsh said. "The Planning Commission simply can't ignore city regulations dealing with parking." But planner Keith Boyle said city regulations do allow parking requirements to be cut in half if the building is used for transitional housing. Boyle also said the city only has a chance to weigh in because the use departs from commercial zoning. If a more intensive retail business moved into the building, the city would not be able to stop it. "From our perspective, this is one of the better opportunities not to impact neighbors," Boyle said. Mike Borden, Teen Challenge executive director, urged the council to uphold the planning commission's decision. He said the nonprofit has operated similar facilities in Watsonville for 27 years without problems, and it is providing vital services to a vulnerable population. Borden also said the facility would not need much parking in any case. Residents involved in the rehabilitation program are not allowed to have cars, and shelter guests don't typically have the finances to own vehicles. "The best way to see if we are going to have a negative impact is to look at our record," Borden said. "We're very careful and concerned about our public image, and we are a contributing member to this city and to this county." Councilwoman Nancy Bilicich, citing concern over possible litigation, wanted to resolve issues before the project moved forward. She voted no. Content provided by http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/watsonville/ci_26028584/watsonville-council-oks-brennan-street-homeless-shelter