allen | February 25, 2010
“TIME”[5/8/2000, page 26] magazine recently had a short piece in it about a pilotless aircraft that crashed in the desert. The fact that an aircraft crashed in the desert was not that big of a story and probably would not have made it in the magazine. What is unusual about this is how and why [...]
allen | February 22, 2010
What is “Bait and Switch”? “Bait and switch” is an illegal and unethical sales tactic that has been employed by some stores to enhance their sales. In its simplest form, the potential customer is lured into the store for an item that is on sale at a very low price. When the customer arrives at [...]
allen | February 15, 2010
Put your money where your heart is… At a church business meeting I attended recently, I was going over the church’s financial statement for the previous year. The statement was only one page long with the income items showing at the top and the expense items at the bottom. The expense items were grouped into [...]
allen | February 11, 2010
Intro I admit – I have a facebook account. I even had an account Xanga a few years back. I update my facebook account about once a week if I think about it and check it every 2 – 3 days. It is a nice way to find out what many of my friends are [...]
allen | February 4, 2010
Bonsai is the ancient Oriental art of growing miniature trees. After choosing a promising looking young plant, the tree is watered and nourished to get it used to its new surroundings. After a while, it is transplanted to a new container. Normally during this transplant process, the roots are trimmed and thinned out. Once the [...]