Also known as confidential or classified information, a trade secret is any kind of knowledge, whether it is a formula, design, pattern, mix, process, practice, etc., that is not generally known to the public and enables a business to have a competitive advantage over another business or over...
A Man in Colorado who had been trying to sell his Maserati for months has traded in for a Subaru, as a result of the Government Backed Cash for Clunkers program. His frustration with trying to sell it was at a peak just before the government CARS program and the value he got in return was similar...
The New York Times reports this week that the FTC [Federal Trade Commission] has begun an examination of "interlocking directorates" between the two technology giants Apple and Google for possible violations of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. The Clayton Act prohibits individuals from concurrently...
A jack of all trades refers to a person who knows a lot of things and can do a variety of tasks. Te word jack can be traced back as early as the 13th century when that name was so common as is it a name that connotes masculinity, bravery and also refers to certain tools that men use in their work....
Gold is one of the best conducting metals known to mankind. It's also nearly impervious to sulfuric acid due to its nearly unique chemical nature. As if this wasn't enough, gold can be hammered down to only one atom of thickness and worked like clay in its pure state. The physical characteristics...
Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
According to Paul Krugman who recently wrote in the Wall St Journal's Business Economic Forum that the economic decline, and international trade declination is much greater than during the Great Depression, and that we are not seeing any increase of GDP globally in fact just the opposite we are...
Nutmeg is a common spice used in baking, Indian cuisine, and even some savory dishes like cheese sauces, potato and meat dishes, and soups. It can also be used to enhance the flavor of drinks like cider or wine. Nutmeg is also used in spice blends, such as the Middle Eastern garam masala, and in...
Trade dress infringement is copying the exterior design of another product which results in a somewhat identical appearance. Imitating even just the physical appearance of a product or company is considered to be a major violation. People who own products that were copied have the power to file...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
