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Casual Articles - Not Every Written Word Can Be Copyrighted
New Employee SurveysNew employees can be a reliable source of information for a company. Most companies ignore the wealth of information that new employees are likely to bring from their previous experiences. As a result, a lot of valuable information gets swept away in the process of incorporating the new employee into the company.New employee surveys can be done for many purposes. One of them is the new employee orientation survey. This survey is generally done after a few days of orientation to determine any potential issues relating to productivity, turnover, attitudes and other aspects. It would also help the management to understand the productivity of the orientation or training program that the new employee went through in the initial days. The employee’s experiences in the early days of employment are also important determinants, since they represent the company’s image through the eyes of a new person.Another kind of new employee survey can be undertaken to know whether the employee has completely understood all the aspects of the new job or not. This can include the job analysis and description, the basics of the job, the most enjoyable and least enjoyable parts of the job, and so on. New employee survey can include information relating to corporate culture, training, supervisor relations, work environment, pay and benefits, communications, feedback, leadership, corporate vision, and overall satisfaction. New employee surveys can also contain information rel ://ezinearticles.com/includes/google_adsense_script.html";
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- Recreation: Make Sure You Insure Your Boat
Boating is a recreation enjoyed by many and most people purchase boats for other recreations such as fishing or just lounging around the lake on a hot summer day; however, the recreation of boating is not immediately fun and games. You must also take responsibility for your boat and protect yourself and others, by purchasing an insurance policy for your boat.Insurance companies vary when it come to the kinds of coverage they offer with their difference types of insurance policies, whether you are purchasing an insurance policy for your car or your boat. Because of these variations, shopping for an insurance policy for anything can be a very confusing process. When it comes to boats, though, there are four basic coverage options you should consider when you start browsing and shopping for the different insurance policies available for your boat, regardless of the variations,Look for an insurance company that offers you an insurance policy for your boat that –• Covers property damages to your boat. Maybe your boat becomes vandalized and covered in graffiti. Maybe your mast gets struck by lightening. Make sure your boat’s insurance policy covers these repairs.• Provides liability coverage in the event that your boat causes damage due to your negligent operation and/or ownership.• Covers the medical costs of anyone injured on your boat, or because of your boat.• Offers uninsured coverage in the even that you, your passe A common misconception about copyright protection is that it covers all types of ideas and their expression.
In fact, what can be protected is the description, explanation or illustration chosen by the author to express an idea or system. This expression is what is called “original works of authorship”. (See title 17, section 102 of the U.S. Copyright Code.)
The statute clearly states that ideas and concepts cannot be protected by copyright. In addition, methods or systems are not protected. Section 17 clearly expresses this principle:
“In no case does copyright protection for an original work of
authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system,
method of operation, concept, principle or discovery, regardless
of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated or
embodied in such work.”
More specifically, copyright does not protect ideas or procedures for doing, making, or building things; scientific or technical methods or discoveries; business operations or procedures; mathematical principles, formulas or algorithms; or any other concept, process, or method of operation.
In addition, names, titles, and short phrases or expressions cannot are not subject to copyright protection. Even if a name, title, or short phrase is novel or distinctive, or if it lends itself to a play on words, it cannot be protected by copyright. The Copyright Office cannot register claims to exclusive rights in brief combinations of words such as:
• names of products or services,
• names of businesses, organizations, or groups (including the name of a group of performers),
• names or pseudonyms of individuals (including pen name or stage name)
• titles of works,
• catchwords, catchphrases, mottos, slogans, or short advertising expressions,
• mere listings of ingredients, as in recipes, labels, or formulas. For example, when a recipe or formula is accompanied by explanation or directions, the text directions may be copyrightable, but the recipe or formula itself remains uncopyrightable.
For more information about copyright protection, contact the author of this article. For details, see information below.
© 2004. All rights reserved. Impact Coaching International™.
You may copy or distribute this article free of charge as long as it is kept intact and sent in its entirety including copyright notice and full information about contacting the author, Rosemary Hauschild.Rosemary Hauschild is a business coach serving creative individuals developing intellectual property. Impact Coaching International™ offers a year-long program showing creative individuals how to protect, promote and profit from their innovative ideas in less time and with more profits. This coaching program is delivered through quarterly workshops, teleconference calls, web casts, fax and email. Individual coaching services are also available. To learn more about how to protect and promote your intellectual property, you are invited to subscribe to the free e-zine, Creations Of The Mind™, by sending an email to impactcoaching@msn.com with the following phrase in the subject line of your e-mail:
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- Easy Way To Your Dream Car: Secured Car Loan
Getting a car of your choice is not at all a difficult task today. If you own money, you can visit your nearest car dealer and pick your car anytime. And if you lack money, you can get financial support from the reliable sources around you. Secured car loan is one of such reliable sources. It helps car aspirant financially and offer sound solution.Getting a secured car loan needs a dedicated research on the loan market. Before selecting any particular lender, you should research properly applying your own mind. If you research on the World Wide Web, try to compare the loan quotations with the help of loan calculators, comparison tools etc. You should go through each loan terms properly. Make sure you have understood everything very well and are not having any query. In this way you can easily select the best lender with the best offer.Secured car loan demands collateral to be placed as security for the loaned amount. A borrower can place his home, jewellery or any other valuable asset as security. He can even place his all new car as security. By determining the value of collateral, the lender approves the loaned amount and determines the repayment scheme. Here, the loaned amount ranges from 5,000 to 1,00000 pounds. And the repayment duration varies from 5 to 12 years. Both the loaned amount and repayment term is quite comfortable for a borrower to purchase the dream car of his own.Bad credit score is no bar for anyone to get secured car loan
In addition, names, titles, and short phrases or expressions cannot are not subject to copyright protection. Even if a name, title, or short phrase is novel or distinctive, or if it lends itself to a play on words, it cannot be protected by copyright. The Copyright Office cannot register claims to exclusive rights in brief combinations of words such as:
• names of products or services,
• names of businesses, organizations, or groups (including the name of a group of performers),
• names or pseudonyms of individuals (including pen name or stage name)
• titles of works,
• catchwords, catchphrases, mottos, slogans, or short advertising expressions,
• mere listings of ingredients, as in recipes, labels, or formulas. For example, when a recipe or formula is accompanied by explanation or directions, the text directions may be copyrightable, but the recipe or formula itself remains uncopyrightable.
For more information about copyright protection, contact the author of this article. For details, see information below.
© 2004. All rights reserved. Impact Coaching International™.
You may copy or distribute this article free of charge as long as it is kept intact and sent in its entirety including copyright notice and full information about contacting the author, Rosemary Hauschild.Rosemary Hauschild is a business coach serving creative individuals developing intellectual property. Impact Coaching International™ offers a year-long program showing creative individuals how to protect, promote and profit from their innovative ideas in less time and with more profits. This coaching program is delivered through quarterly workshops, teleconference calls, web casts, fax and email. Individual coaching services are also available. To learn more about how to protect and promote your intellectual property, you are invited to subscribe to the free e-zine, Creations Of The Mind™, by sending an email to impactcoaching@msn.com with the following phrase in the subject line of your e-mail:
subscribe creations list.
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- Using Autoresponders to Corral in More Clients
Typically, the online consultant uses an email autoresponder to notify new contacts that their request for a job quote has been received. The message that the recipient gets looks something like this:Thank you for contacting COMPANY X. Your request has been received. We will be contacting you in 24-48 business hours with a response to your query.This type of autoresponder lets your contact know his email message was delivered. Great!But what about what happens AFTER you make contact with a potential client, and you leave the ball in their court but they don't respond within the anticipated timeframe?If you don't have a live human being to do your follow-up dirty work, perhaps an autoresponder is the next best thing. Don't use the one that came with your Microsoft Outlook account. Instead, utilize the power of your list management system - the same one you use to send out your ezine and other promotions that reach your audience via autoresponder messages.Here's how it could work. The potential client initiates a discussion; the two of you talk. Project details are covered, a price is stated that the customer appears comfortable working with.A week goes by, and no further word from the prospect. You would call him if you had the time or manpower, but another, more proactive group of clients has your attention right now.What if that autoresponder service we talked about could issue a gentle nudge that lets your
For more information about copyright protection, contact the author of this article. For details, see information below.
© 2004. All rights reserved. Impact Coaching International™.
You may copy or distribute this article free of charge as long as it is kept intact and sent in its entirety including copyright notice and full information about contacting the author, Rosemary Hauschild.Rosemary Hauschild is a business coach serving creative individuals developing intellectual property. Impact Coaching International™ offers a year-long program showing creative individuals how to protect, promote and profit from their innovative ideas in less time and with more profits. This coaching program is delivered through quarterly workshops, teleconference calls, web casts, fax and email. Individual coaching services are also available. To learn more about how to protect and promote your intellectual property, you are invited to subscribe to the free e-zine, Creations Of The Mind™, by sending an email to impactcoaching@msn.com with the following phrase in the subject line of your e-mail:
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- Two Previous S&P 500 Corrections
Within two weeks, SPX reached a high at 1,326.70 and a low at 1,256.28. Consequently, a correction may be underway that's not yet complete. The first three daily charts below show the SPX 1994 correction, the current 2006 SPX, and the initial SPX 2000 correction. Generally, the three charts show, not long after reaching highs, falls to around the 200-day MA took place. The two previous charts show bounces from the 200-day MA, over two or three weeks, and then pullbacks.The fourth chart is an SPX weekly chart that shows over the past two weeks, SPX fell from the upper Bollinger Band to the lower Bollinger Band. Consequently, the steep fall created a severely short-term oversold condition. The lower weekly Bollinger Band, currently 1,256 3/4, is a major support level. Also, the 200-day MA is currently 1,257 3/4. Further support are the 2006 low and a multi-year Fibonacci level, both at 1,246.SPX 1,275 has been a key support and resistance level. Generally, SPX may trade in the lower half of weekly Bollinger Bands, currently between 1,256 3/4 and 1,289 1/2, over the next two weeks. If SPX reaches about 1,290 short-term, it may pullback in Jun, perhaps to 1,246 or lower. The fifth chart is an SPX monthly chart that suggests a fall below the middle monthly Bollinger Band, currently 1,222, will indicate the end of the cyclical bull market.Charts available at http://www.peaktrader.com Forum Index
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