435 articles on "public"

Learning the Lessons of the Dot-Bomb Era

During the late 1990's, banks and investors were falling all over themselves to invest in the new dot com companies wanting to go public. While the owners of those companies became paper millionaires overnight, that does not mean much if they di...

Computers And Internet  computers internet advertising business public millions
Fall Transportation Projects Pose Safety Risks For Bicyclists

Fall transportation projects pose safety risks for bicyclists As the leaves begin to change and the temperature starts to drop, road construction and transportation projects are becoming increasingly common throughout many cities across the United S...

Legal  legal projects orange road bicyclists safety public
How to Patent Your Invention

How to Patent Your Invention by: Neil Armand A patent is a government granted right that allows the inventor to exclude anyone else from making, using or selling the invention in the country that issued the patent. The government grants this rig...

Business And Finance  business finance invention patent inventor country application public
Top 10 Good Bills in Congress

There are some things that the House of Representatives are trying accomplish that should be supported in my opinion. Here is a hotlist of good legislation that is on the books. These are not the only good things that could be done, and new legislat...

Government  government legislation public states official accountability bill
Corruption and Transparency - Part II

II. What to Do? What is Being Done?Two years ago, I proposed a taxonomy of corruption, venality, and graft. I suggested this cumulative definition:The withholding of a service, information, or goods that, by law, and by right, should have been provid...

Business And Finance  business finance corruption public goods service fees provided
Cell Phone Abuse. Are You A Victim

Like millions of others, you may be the victim of cell phone abuse. What is cell phone abuse? Let's say you're in a public place trying to concentrate on something or having a face-to-face conversation or just enjoying a peaceful moment whe...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation phone cell abuse itaposs public strangers victim
Learn The Five Key Steps To Getting Free Publicity

Learn The Five Key Steps To Getting Free Publicity by: Dianne Beiermann For many of us, the idea of getting free publicity can be a confusing and daunting task. So why do it? Because free publicity really works and if you are looking for ways to...

Marketing  marketing products press editors release magazines publicity
Does Martha Stewart Have Soul

DOES MARTHA STEWART HAVE SOUL?By Stephanie Yeh and Raymond YehWhether you think Martha Stewart deserves more, less or no jail time (more than 43% of respondents in a recent USA Today poll thought she should spend more time in jail), the diva of domes...

Business And Finance  business finance stewart public time media
Corruption and Transparency

Corruption and Transparency by: Sam Vaknin I. The Facts Just days before a much-awaited donor conference, the influential International Crisis Group (ICG) recommended to place all funds pledged to Macedonia under the oversight of a "corruption a...

Business And Finance  business finance corruption anti public foreign countries
Metaphor and Meaning in Political Discourse

Following Haridimos Tsoukas (1991) controversial account of metaphor, Larry Terry (1997) illustrates how critics and supporters of the American administrative state frequently use theater as a basis for extending and shaping our political discourse.[...

Writing  writing metaphor administration public administrative language