Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Joint Venture Agreements

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Joint ventures provide businesses with an opportunity to form short-term, single-purpose partnerships, thus deriving many of the benefits of strategic partnership without many of the liabilities. Below is a general overview of the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of using a joint venture to accomplish your business’s goals. To form the ...

Top Three Tips for Retaining an Unhappy Customer

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

When a company like Continental Airlines keeps customers essentially trapped for six hours on grounded plane, good customer service can seem beside the point. But customer service is one of the most effective ways a business can turn lemons into lemonade. Unlike Continental, Southwest Airlines turned a similar scenario into a ...

Is your U.S. Copyright, Trademark, or Patent protecting you abroad?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

You may have a copyright, trademark, or patent to protect your intellectual property in the US — but what about abroad? Can your trademarked logo, copyrighted work, or patented invention be used without your permission in a foreign country? Here's an overview of the most popular intellectual property protections and ...

Example PHP strtotime

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Just in case... here are some helpful strtotime examples: echo strtotime("now"), "\n"; echo strtotime("10 September 2000"), "\n"; echo strtotime("+1 day"), "\n"; echo strtotime("-1 days"), "\n" echo strtotime("+1 week"), "\n"; echo strtotime("+1 week 2 days 4 hours 2 seconds"), "\n"; echo strtotime("next Thursday"), "\n"; echo strtotime("last Monday"), "\n"; Source: ilovejackdaniels php manual

10 cent per kilowatt-hour hydrogen

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Engineers have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and power generation. "We now have an economically viable process for producing hydrogen on-demand for vehicles, electrical generating stations and other applications," says Jerry Woodall, a professor of electrical ...

Obama ‘08 The Movie

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Obama for President!

Expensive HDMI cables a Total Scam

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

If you have purchased a new HDTV set recently, you are already familiar with HDMI cables. If you are thinking about purchasing an HDTV anytime soon, you are about to be initiated. The problem is that HDMI cables have become a popular way to scam customers. If you know about ...

BMW GINA Light Visionary Model

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

With the development of the BMW GINA Light Visionary Model the BMW Group presents trend setting solutions. Chris Bangle gives us a first impression of the ideas behind the process of sculpturing an experimental study. This is the really cool story behind this exciting innovation!

What is a Promissory Note and How Does it Work?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

A promissory note, also referred to as a note payable in accounting, is a contract detailing the terms of a promise by one party (the maker) to pay a sum of money to the other (the payee). The obligation may arise from the repayment of a loan or from another ...

What is a Consignment Agreement and How do I use it?

Friday, June 1st, 2007

A Consignment Agreement can be used to document selling goods. Putting items up for sale can take a lot of time and effort on your part and sometimes it’s easier to have someone else sell the items for you on consignment. But before you hand over your goods, you can ...