An offset agreement is a stipulation made between a foreign supplier and a company which requires the supplier to purchase a certain amount of goods from that country in exchange for a contract. Offset agreements can be direct or indirect‚ depending on what raw materials the country may have. These agreements are often required in order to award a foreign contract to a large company producing valuable goods. A direct offset agreement means that the supplier has agreed to buy something from the
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Prenuptial Agreements The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act is a regulation that allows the parties of a premarital contract to choose the states jurisdiction under which their contract will fall. A couple can choose any state in which one of the parties live or plans to live or the state in which the couple will be married. Because this act has not been passed in all states‚ parties to a prenuptial contract are also limited to choosing only the states that have passed the Uniform Premarital Agreement
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The Four Agreements The Four Agreements After reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz I realized I’ve been living dreams of other people in my life and not my own. It was decided early on what I should do‚ what’s possible and what’s not. Starting at birth we are told what to think by our parents‚ schools‚ and church. Subconsciously‚ we have made agreements with them to live our life according to their rules. Don Miguel believes that these agreements are self-limiting and shares four
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Should employers use noncompetition agreements or other restrictive covenants? If so‚ under what circumstances? What should an employer do if someone that the employer wants to hire is a party to a restrictive covenant with a previous employer? A noncompetition agreement is a type of “restrictive covenant‚” i.e.‚ a promise by an employee not to engage in certain behavior that is contrary to the employer’s interests. A covenant “not to compete” generally is a promise that the employee will not
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Research Project #2: Porter’s Five Forces Applied to the US Auto Industry Ty Webb State University ECON 600 Dr. Frederic (2.) Abstract This report focuses on the identification‚ analysis‚ and application of Porter’s Forces to the United States automobile industry. The report focuses on the application of Porter’s Five Forces to the industry as a whole‚ and is broken down into the individual applications of each force. Sources used in the production of this report are drawn from many disciplines
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT This Memorandum of Agreement (herein referred to as “Agreement”) is made and entered into the City of Cabanatuan‚ Philippines by and between: Land Bank of the Philippines “Land Bank of the Philippines” with office address at 3/F Land Bank Building‚ Gabaldon St.‚ Cabanatuan City‚ Represented by its Department Manager II‚ Nueva Ecija Lending Center‚ Mr. Eduardo N. Reyes‚ Jr.‚ herein after referred to as Land Bank of the Philippines. -and- WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY – PHILIPPINES
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Arbitration Agreement between the parties prior to the emergence of the dispute. As per Section 7‚ such an agreement must be in writing. The contract regarding which the dispute exists‚ must either contain an arbitration clause or must refer to a separate document signed by the parties containing the arbitration agreement. The existence of an arbitration agreement can also be inferred by written correspondence such as letters‚ talex‚ or telegrams which provide a record of the agreement. An exchange
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Trade agreements are a way for Americans to create opportunities for themselves in the economy. Today the United States have free trade agreements with seventeen different countries. In the rest of the world the companies in the US that want to expand their business globally have to go through the process of figuring out different trade barriers and tariffs. A trade barrier is a restriction on international business. A tariff is a tax on exported goods. The world trade organization helps regulate
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When people here the name Toys "R" Us‚ they think back to when they were kids of going into a store made with bricks and mortar and leaving with mom in one hand and the latest toy in other and a great big smile from cheek to cheek. As time passed the pressure for companies to enter the "clicks" of e-commerce became strong. In 1998 Toysrus.com‚ a subsidiary of Toys "R" Us opened in attempts to "be wherever our customers are‚ and that includes the Internet." Having a strong brand recognition‚ there
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The Odyssey Visiting the Kingdom of the Dead And I saw Tantalus too‚ bearing endless torture. He stood erect in a pool as the water lapped his chin – parched he tried to drink‚ but he could not reach the surface‚ no‚ time and again the old man stooped‚ craving a sip‚ time and again the water vanished‚ swallowed down‚ laying bare the caked black earth at his feet – some spirit drank it dry. And over his head leafy trees dangled their fruit from high aloft‚ pomegranates and pears
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