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"Table of Contents
Introduction .
Reasons for Contracts .
Written vs. Oral Contracts .
Employment Contracts .
Enforceability of Employment Contracts .
Torts .
Torts vs. Contracts .
Reasons for Torts .
Patents .
Assignability .
Licensing .
Trade Secrets .
Patents vs. Trade Secrets .
Durability of Contracts .
Standard Contracts .
Conclusion .
Bibliography .

Introduction
Commercial (or business) law provides the framework in which most business transactions take place. Some common practices, such as the issuing of purchase orders and invoices have taken on legal as well as financial characteristics, and companies as well as individuals have discovered that today's environment demands at least a passing knowledge of the legal environment in which companies operate. While the business or technical professional is ill-advised to take on serious legal matters without consulting an attorney, it is necessary for these individuals to have a passing knowledge of the legal environment in which they operate. In this way, they can ..."

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"Humor in Advertsing
This paper will examine the use and effectiveness of humor in advertising. Specifically, the paper will discuss the ways in which humor increases or decreases the effectiveness of advertisements and whether specific types of products, services and humor affect the effectiveness of humor in advertisements.


Advertising executives generally consider humor to be a powerful sales tool. The Radio Advertising Bureau, for instance, uses humor as one of its criteria in awarding its "Chassie" awards for most effective advertisements.1 But advertisers commonly make the mistake of using humor for the sake of using humor. Stan Freberg, a humorist, satirist and advertising icon advocates the use of entertainment and humor in advertising, but with a caveat..."

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"Introduction
The most important use of asphalt today is in road construction (Zakar 148). When it has been properly mixed with the correct aggregate material it becomes highly suitable for all kinds of pavement applications. It is also widely used to prepare the base of roads.


Asphalt road construction is multi-layered in form. The subgrade layer is itself covered by a base cover upon which is laid a final coating. Early classical base courses consisted of a handmade, packed layer which was then graveled. Later this technique of construction was replaced, on a global basis, by a flexible asphalt layer in which asphalt gravel or sand asphalt had been mixed (Ibid. 149).


Asphalt as a road construction and/or road repair solution..."

Abstract
"Homer's The Odyssey is among the most durable and malleable stories ever told. It seems natural for The Odyssey to be recast as a Canadian film. This essay will not discuss casting or directors in detail, but rather be a light treatment of the story for the film. With a major film-adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road hitting the screen this year, the time is ripe for The Odyssey to enjoy a similar retelling. Set in a post-apocalyptic Canada, Odysseus has been seeing action in Ottawa for the last decade. Ottawa is Troy, and Victoria, BC, is Ithaca. "

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Homer's The Odyssey is among the most durable and malleable stories ever told. It seems natural for The Odyssey to be recast as a Canadian film. This essay will not discuss casting or directors in detail, but rather be a light treatment of the story for the film. With a major film-adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road hitting the screen this year, the time is ripe for The Odyssey to enjoy a similar retelling. Set in a post-apocalyptic Canada, Odysseus has been seeing action in Ottawa for the last decade. Ottawa is Troy, and Victoria, BC, is Ithaca. There is no more digital communication or standardized national

Tags:homer, odyssey, setting

Abstract
This paper examines how during his reign, the medieval emperor Charlemagne came to dominate Europe and create an empire of a scale not seen since classical times. It looks at how he created a renaissance of learning, the arts and culture in Europe. It analyzes how the empire was achieved through a number of important military victories and how after the death of Charlemagne it became quickly divided and fragmented. It puts forward the argument that his educational and cultural achievements were greater and more durable than his military and political achievements even though his educational and cultural achievements were often fundamentally dependent on or instrumental in his military and political coups.

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"Charlemagne instilled a great deal of importance in historical texts. He realized the importance of annals and other historical texts in creating a sense of history and of collective national identity. It was very important to build up texts of the history of the Carolingians as part of the empire's pursuit of legitimacy. An example of an historical text which had a clear political impact and related strongly to Charlemagne's military achievements was Paul the Deacon's "Hisotira Langobardorum". This was a history of Lombardy. According to Mckitterick this history was "an active contribution to the shaping of Frankish and Lombard relations." This work actively portrayed the Carolingians as natural heirs to Lombardy."

Tags:arts, christendom, conquest, emperor, king, medieval

Abstract
The paper explains why a laptop may be favored by some library users, but points out several logistical problems with using a laptop, including the fact that it is more easily stolen and damaged and is more expensive than a budget desktop computer. The paper then describes how a budget desktop like the Acer can provide more or comparable memory to an expensive laptop, with greater storage capacity and durability. The paper reaches the conclusion that the Acer or a model like it is proof that an inexpensive and functional desktop is ideal for the library's needs.

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"These are trying times for local government organizations, and the budget of Organization C, a library with well over 15 locations, 400 employees, approximately 50,000 patrons and over 500,000 books, magazines, videos, and CDs is no exception. Furthermore, as many of the library's patrons have lost their jobs and are looking for work, they are coming to the library with more frequency, searching the available resources for aid in crafting resumes or to seek out employers or educational opportunities. Even families with employed parents are using the library as a source of entertainment for bored children: free books, free CDs, and free DVDs are a premium commodity. However, despite its vast informational resources, the hardware and software of the library is woefully out-of-date. The evidence suggests that, despite the initial attractions of docked or portable laptop computers, the library requires desktop computers that patrons can use to search the database of books and other media, and can also use for email, Internet, and homework use within a specified timeframe.
"The first instinct, naturally, is to assume that 'cheaper is better.' And today, there are desktops that can provide all the library needs at a low cost. According to PC Magazine, the "Acer's Veriton X270-ED7400C seems tailor-made for the struggling economy" (Domingo 2009). It has 2 GB RAM, 160 GB of storage, and a Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW for patrons who wish to watch DVDs. Patrons who use library computers will not need some of the capacities sought after by home users, like flashy graphics, as most of the usage is likely to be searching the library catalogue, requesting books, and perhaps using the Internet as a resource."

Tags:memory, storage, capacity, durability, expense

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This is a presentation for a new mobile phone product based on practicality and durability rather than exotic features. The paper relates that the focus is on development of a phone that will accept abuse without damage. The paper describes the features of such a phone.

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"Market Drivers mobile phones or cell phones have become ubiquitous to our society in the past decade. Probably it has become more common not to wear socks than it is to be without a phone. If the twentieth century was the century when movement of goods and people were the driver of progress, clearly the twenty-first will be the century driven by communications, In the early days of the automobile, breakdowns and flat tires were so commonplace that they..."

Tags:mobile phone, market, market penetration, durability, competition, cell phones

Abstract
The paper analyzes the connection between Girl Scouts and the eight dimensions of quality: performance, features, reliability, conformance, durability, serviceability, aesthetics and perceived quality. The paper explains that these eight dimensions of quality stand for the primary goals of achieving girls' intellectual development, social integration and successful life through aiding the communities and respecting all standards and regulations.

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"Scout movements were first organized exclusively for boys, but eventually a scout movement for girls was initiated as well. In their beginnings, the Girl Scouts divided the members based on race, religion and other social criteria. Today however, all participants are treated equally and work together, the organization being present in about 150 countries. The primary aim of the Girl Scouts programs is to assist the youth in their social and intellectual developments, to aid them integrate within the society and become worthy individuals."

Tags:performance, features, reliability, conformance, durability, serviceability, aesthetics

Abstract
Richard Cavell tackles one of the all-time greats of communication theory in his article on "McLuhan and Spatial Communication." The paper explains that Marshall McLuhan was one of the great prophets (some would say charlatans) of early communication theory. For a long time he was one of one of the only celebrities of the field and toured wildly to give his opinions on the subject. They were certainly opinions worth hearing, for he had some remarkably new and insightful things to say about media, communication, and the way in which technology affects human development. The paper shows, however, that within the scope of his own lifetime, he went from spokesman to outcast and academia widely turned against him. Before his death his saw the school he had founded shut down and his work widely discredited. Since the rise of the Internet, however, the development of other, new forms of entertainment and media, McLuhanism has enjoyed something of an academic comeback. It is with this background in mind that the paper approaches Cavell's work on McLuhan, for much of his essay deals with presenting an explanation for McLuhan's disenfranchisement from and eventual re-adoption by the academic community. According to Cavell's central thesis, McLuhan's anomalous position and his lasting durability within the field of communications theory both spring from his "elaboration of a spatial model of communication... based on the notion of acoustic space... situated within the spatial bias of postmodernist thought."

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"Cavell's failure to bring up the way in which McLuhan's theories on space have been substantiated through current technological advances is an important one. Cavell explains in great length the way that McLuhan's theories draw from the history of technological development to explain the development of various forms of consciousness and space. Yet in explaining McLuhan's continued relevance, he somehow fails to take the logical step and relate McLuhan's dynamic space to what is today commonly called "cyberspace." Many theorists of the digital revolution look to McLuhan as one of the greatest prophets and thinkers of the Internet Revolution, having discussed its many complications and impacts years before it even existed. Paul Levinson explains that it is the Internet, not TV, that best fulfills the role of the media in creating the acoustic space described by McLuhan."

Tags:cyberspace, internet, acoustic, space

Abstract
According to the book "Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by James Collins and Jerry Porras," the Ford Motor Company is one of the paradigmatic examples of successful enterprise in the American automobile industry. Like the image it has projected of its automobiles, the firm itself is a model of durability and consistency. This paper examines the reasons for the successes and some of the failures of the company according to the principles outlined in Collins and Porras' text, what they call their "12 Myths of Successful Businesses," that are outlined and exploded over the course of the book's analysis.

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"Ford Motors company has produced products that have changed not only the automobile industry but American corporate and popular culture as a whole, including such models as the Model T of the first half of the 20th century and later the Mustang. (Collins and Porras pp. 2-4) "Innovate, Motivate, Lead," proclaims the corporate slogan of Ford upon its 100th anniversary as a company. The company pioneered the "assembly line" system of automobile manufacturing. In this system, the parts and vehicles themselves moved rather the individuals doing the manufacturing. This system enabled the company to manufacture the first automobile, known as the Model T, which was affordable and accessible on a mass scale to ordinary American families."

Tags:1958, edsel, mustang, chrysler, 1949, lincoln