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How to Successfully Navigate Your Business through an Economic Downturn

An economic downturn is a phase of the business cycle in which the economy as a whole is in decline. This phase basically marks the end of the period of growth in the business cycle. Economic downturns are characterized by decreased levels of consumer purchases (especially of durable goods) and, subsequently, reduced levels of production by businesses. While economic downturns are admittedly difficult, and are formidable obstacles to small businesses that are trying to survive and grow, an economic downturn can open up opportunities. A well-managed company can realize the opportunity to gain market share by taking customers away from their competitors. Resourceful entrepreneurs capture the available opportunities, from an economic...

Who Owns the Copyright for An Open Source Project

This is part 3 in this series on copyright law and open source licensing. If you haven’t already, consider reading Part 1 and Part 2 of this series for background before tackling this topic. To properly license open source source code, the license agreement must be included prominently with the source code. Many simply put a license.txt file in the root of the source tree and publish the license on their project website. Others take the extra step to include the license text in a comment within every source file. Assigning Copyright Take a look at the license for DotNetNuke ( DNN ), a very po

Psychology of men

No relationship is perfect, and many arguments happen with a lack of understanding of what a man is really trying to tell us. This could save your relationship! This article really digs into a man’s path of thinking... Here are a few tips on what he could really be saying to you. He says: ‘’I don’t love you, but I like you’’ What he really is saying: ‘’I’m not really ready to fall in love right now, but I am still willing to give this relationship a chance to see where it leads us. I am scared to fall in love quickly for fear of getting hurt again, and I don&rsq

Do you know what you're drinking? - Alcohol and Units

I think many of us have no idea what we are drinking, because the system the UK uses for measuring alcohol in beverages is slightly complicated, so I've put together a helpful and easy to use guide so you can drink safely & responsibly! The alcohol content of drinks is measured in units, with one UK unit containing eight grams of pure alcohol. Now, you can't just count each drink as one unit of alcohol unfortunately, as the number of units depends on the different strength and size of each drink, so it can vary a lot. Know Your Units - How do I calculate what I'm drinking? There's a whole load of alcoholic beverages on offer; wine, fortified liquers, beer, lager, spirits, ready to drink bottles, stout etc and each drink ha...

Mandriva Linux Compendium - MDV is Very Easy-to-Use and Advanced OS

Mandriva Linux Very Easy and Advanced OS The newest Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (2008.1) is the 22nd release of Mandriva Linux. It was released on April 9th, 2008. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is available in three editions: One (LiveDVD), Powerpack and Free , for both i586 and x86-64 architectures. One and Free can be downloaded free of charge from official Mandriva mirrors and via BitTorrent. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring marks ten years of Mandriva Linux, the leader in innovative and easy-to-use desktop Linux. Mandriva 2008 Spring automatically runs on a wide range of hardware conf

How to make a great presentation

As a human beings we have to communicate our thoughts and share them with others. Sometimes it has to be public statement. And probably each of us had to do at least one public presentation in his life. For some it was easier and for some harder. Especially those who had problems with doing it right think that it is something hard to learn or a kind of gift that you born with. But being a good speaker is a kind of skill that you can learn and practise. Just few tips will help you! Know what you are speaking about This is very important to have wide knowledge about the subject you are suppose to speak about. Read books and search information on the internet. Prepare yourself a short notes about most important issues and than rea...

Follow the Sraight Line to your goals

The quickest way from point A (where you are now) to point B (where you want to be, your goal or dream) is in a straight line. And the most efficient way to stay on the straight line is to focus your energy, and attention, and to practice a consistent set of actions. What that means, is you choose thoughts, feelings, and actions that will move you closer to that goal. Unfortunately, what really happens is we get motivated and start taking action towards our goal and we get side tracked, or the results aren't quick enough so we lose our momentum. Suddenly our line from point A to point B looks more like Lombard Street in San Francisco, a very crooked one. I think we've all spent a lot of time on this crooked road. For example, ...

PRADO performance tuning for high-traffic web applications

Based on 2 years' experience with PRADO v.3.x at Note: Tips are marked with stars ( * ), where 5 stars are the most important tweaks. I. Basic settings http://www.pradosoft.com/demos/quickstart/?page=Advanced.Performance a) Application.Mode = "Performance" * Time of control's templates modification isn't checked (can be set in application.xml) b) pradolite.php * * Less include() function usage (just change include("framework/prado.php") to span style="color: #0080

Everything You Wanted to Know About Wine Glasses But Were Afraid to Ask

A Brief History of the Wine Glass Wine glasses have been used since ancient times. Pliny (23-79 A.D.) wrote about gold and silver drinking vessels being abandoned in favor of glass, and they were frequently priced as high as the precious metal versions. Bonifacio Veronese's sixteenth-century 'Last Supper' includes modern style wine glasses with a stem and foot. The oldest surviving European wine glasses with a stem and foot are fifteenth-century enameled goblets (a goblet is a glass holding more than four ounces of liquid). Near the end of the sixteenth-century in Germany sophisticated engraved decoration was applied to covered wine glasses. The earliest surviving English wine glasses are diamond-engraved glasses that...

Better Sex Tips for Women

A good amount of pleasurable sexual act is undeniably one of the most important components which helps to build and maintain a successful and rewarding relationship. In most cases, good sex speaks louder than words when it comes down to love and intimacy between both partners. Both partners are equally responsible for giving the others a total sexual pleasure. It is very easy sometimes for a woman to think it is her man's responsibility to give her sexual pleasure and to make her come. From time to time, certain women would also have the idea that they should not be too wild in bed, as this might give their partner a sense of insecurity! This is a total myth and one which should be addressed immediately if she ever hopes to ha...