BDSM 101: Collaring and Collaring Ceremonies. I posted a few weeks ago about the ceremony that my esclave and I went through that formally acknowledged our relationship. In the lifestyle we call this a collaring ceremony. The collar is a physical representation of the spiritual bond between a Dominant and his submissive. A collaring ceremony is akin to a wedding in the non-kink world, and is where a Dominant claims the submissive partner and presents the collar.
Stages of the Corporate Lifecycle. 1  Lack of cash. 2  If undercapitalized the organization will chase any and all sales opportunities. 3  Lack of sales. 4  The organization may sell at a loss to generate cash. 5  Lack of experience. 6  The organization makes excessive commitments.
Traditionally, the systems-development life cycle consisted of five stages. That has now increased to seven phases. Increasing the number of steps helped systems analysts to define clearer actions to achieve specific goals. Similar to a project life cycle (PLC), the SDLC uses a systems approach to describe a process. It is often used and followed when there is an IT or IS project under development. The SDLC highlights different stages (phrases or steps) of the development process.