Thirteen stripes The number of stripes, or bars, symbolize the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States of America. One official version of the flag, adopted in 1795 allowed for fifteen bars when Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the Union, but officials soon realized that adding a new stripe for each new state wasnt sustainable. Ironically, although the version with fifteen stripes and fifteen stars lasted a relatively...more
If you own a hotel and are looking to either implement an on line booking system or replace and existing one, there are many to choose from on the market but which one do you implement?The options you have available include;1. Hosting your own system remotely.2. Hosting your own system locally.3. Using a hosting provider remotely.4. Using a 3rd party system.These may seem complicated but to explain;Option 1. This is a product you host usually in...more
There are so many possibilities when re-designing your backyard. It can be overwhelming to even know where to begin, especially if you have limited space. It may be more of a challenge to re-design a small backyard and make it a real living space, but using scaled down versions of what would be found in a larger backyard will give you plenty of options to choose from. Taking the process step-by-step and perhaps consulting a professional landscape designer, will make landscaping your backyard much less intimidating. When redesigning your backyard, think about how you are planning to use it. Would you like an outdoor kitchen and sitting area? Do you need your yard to be fenced in to keep children and pets safe? Would you like to incorporate some water features or gardens? The first step you need to make is determining your budget for the entire landscaping project. Your budget, along with your needs, the atmosphere you want to create, and the size of the actual space you have to work will determine what options are realistic in your situation.No matter what your budget is, the small backyard does not have to feel cramped or boring. For example, an Italian grotto or Mediterranean feel...more
Hans Rosling, a 61-year old professor of global health at Swedens Karolinska Institute, forecast that India and China will overtake United States and Great Britain in terms of income per person by July 2048.Rosling, who uses analyzes data through moving bubbles and other objects that bring some of the most complex trends to life presented his...more
Mr. Obama is traveling from November 11 to 19, with stops in Singapore, China, Japan and South Korea.The visit indicates the regions importance to the United States specifically East Asia since Beijing is the largest foreign holder of U.S. treasury certificates with 24 percent followed by Japan with 20.6 percent. The United States also shares...more
Unusually early snowfall in Beijing that worsened traffic and grounded flights out of the citys international airport yesterday was the second snowfall in eight days to be artificially induced says China Daily.The first snowfall occurred on October 31 when authorities shot 186 doses of silver iodide into the sky resulting in more than 16 million tons of snow and flights out of Beijing Capital International Airport to be delayed. Yesterday, the airport was shutdown for four hours because of the snowstorms while airlines were forced to cancel hundreds of flights. Authorities dispensed 6,000 tons of thawing agent to de-ice the roads and relieve traffic.The National Meteorological Center (NMC) says the snowfall was induced to alleviate drought in the south and water shortage in the north.No one can tell how much weather manipulation will change the sky. Past experiments showed that it can bring about 10 percent to 20 percent of additional rain or snow, Xiao Gang, professor from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told China Daily.Xiao added: We should not depend too much on artificial measures to get rain or snow, because there are too many...more
Common shelving systems have a number of limitations, e.g. top and bottom shelves are hard to reach, difficult to visually see the contents of each shelf, lighting is often poor within the shelf compartments themselves and there is usually unused or...more
A great idea can hit you anywhere. It can wake you at 2:00 a.m., so compelling that you jump out of bed, put on a pot of coffee, and begin outlining your business plan.Remember, though, in the heady rush of dreaming up the business, to...more
So you have decided that you will do online marketing. It is one of the most sought after occupations with so many people working part time, and others who have found success and given up their jobs to devote themselves to online marketing full time....more
Before a business plan is presented to funders, they would like to see that at least some low cost steps have been taken by the founders. One of these is to choose a legal structure for the business and to incorporate it, a process which generally...more
It is a characteristic of human nature that people would rather do business with people that they like, all else being equal. If the rapport is strong enough then they will even do business with that person despite the fact that others are offering a...more
DAILY RFID, a Chinese leading producer of RFID tags and RFID readers, has announced a new kind of 125KHz RFID Disc tag which gets a user-friendly upgrade recently. It is designed in adhesive form and can be easily integrated into many projects with...more