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Tip of the day script
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var today_obj=new Date()
var today_date=today_obj.getDate()

var tips=new Array()
//Configure the below variable to contain the "header" of the tip
var tiptitle='<b>Tip of the day</b><br>'

//Configure the below array to hold the 31 possible tips of the month
tips[1]='“Antitrust laws...are the Magna Carta of free enterprise.  They are as important to the preservation of economic freedom and our free-enterprise system as the Bill of Rights is to the protection of our fundamental personal freedoms.” – Justice Thurgood Marshall, US v. Topco (1972)'
tips[2]='Congress created the Federal Trade Commission in 1914 to protect consumers by promoting free markets and challenging business practices that harm consumers.  <a href="/bc/about.shtm">Learn more...</a>'
tips[3]='FTC investigators get information from many sources, including consumers.  If you have an antitrust complaint, contact us at <a href="mailto:antitrust@ftc.gov">antitrust@ftc.gov</a>.  Investigations are not public.'
tips[4]='Thinking of selling a home?  Read <a href="/bc/edu/pubs/consumer/homes/zrea01.shtm">Tips for Selecting a Real Estate Professional</a> to help you navigate your way to a successful sale.'
tips[5]='Don’t get ‘fueled’ by bogus “gas-savings” gadgets.  <a href="/ftc/oilgas/archive/061013.htm">Here</a> are tips to reduce what you spend at the pump.'
tips[6]='By challenging anticompetitive business practices, the FTC ensures that consumers have choices in price, selection, and service.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[7]='Competition among businesses is about price, selection and service.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[8]='Deregulation has unleashed competitive forces in a number of important industries, such as airlines and telephones.  Strong antitrust enforcement is critical to promote competition in industries that are no longer regulated.  <a href="/opp/about.shtm">Learn more...</a>'
tips[9]='Today, there are more than 100 competition agencies around the world.  The FTC’s <a href="/oia/index.shtml">Office of International Affairs</a> promotes convergence toward best practices in competition policy and enforcement.'
tips[10]='The antitrust laws apply to almost everyone involved in business: corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, individuals, trade associations, professionals like doctors and lawyers, and some activities of non-profit organizations.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[11]='By challenging anticompetitive business practices, the FTC ensures that consumers have choices in price, selection, and service.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[12]='Have a new idea but don’t know if it may run afoul of the antitrust laws? Get a staff opinion about <a href="/healthcare/industryguide/speech2.htm">future business conduct</a> in areas where the law may be unclear.'
tips[13]='Diesel–Fuel of the Future?  <a href="/ftc/oilgas/index.html">Click here</a> for news on improvements in ultra-low-sulphur diesel.'
tips[14]='Competition allows businesses to compete on the merits of their work.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[15]='Antitrust laws provide strong economic incentives for businesses to operate efficiently, keep prices down, and keep quality up.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[16]='The FTC devotes most of its antitrust resources to segments of the economy where consumer spending is high: energy, real estate, health care, pharmaceuticals, professional services, food products, and technology.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[17]='Looking for the home of your dreams? Read <a href="/bc/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/zalt001.shtm">Buying a Home: It’s a Big Deal</a> to learn what’s new in real estate related services.'
tips[18]='Competition benefits consumers by keeping prices low and the quality and choice of goods and services high.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[19]='The FTC devotes most of its antitrust resources to segments of the economy where consumer spending is high: energy, real estate, health care, pharmaceuticals, professional services, food products, and technology.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[20]='Do you prefer wire or wireless?  <a href="/bc/tech/cable/broadband.htm">Click here</a> for information about the broadband connectivity and network neutrality debates.'
tips[21]='When reviewing a merger, the FTC asks: Will it lead to higher prices, poor service, or fewer choices for consumers?  Will it make it more difficult for other companies to enter the market?  <a href="/bc/mergers.shtm">Learn more...</a>'
tips[22]='Ever wonder what drives gasoline pricing?  Read about <a href="/ftc/oilgas/archive/070607.htm">market factors</a> that affect your price at the pump.'
tips[23]='The word ‘antitrust’ dates from the late 1800s, when powerful companies were called trusts.  They dominated certain industries and worked together to stifle competition.  <a href="/ftc/history/docs/origins.pdf">Read more...</a>'
tips[24]='The FTC investigates business conduct that may harm consumers: anticompetitive mergers, agreements among competitors, restrictive agreements between manufacturers and product dealers, and monopolies.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[25]='Identical prices can result from vigorous competition as well as from outright agreement.  When uniform pricing results from competition, it is legal; when it results from agreement, it isn’t.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[26]='It’s illegal for businesses to act together in ways that can limit competition, lead to higher prices, or hinder other businesses from entering the market.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[27]='Business strategies that reduce competition may be illegal if they don’t have a reasonable business justification.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...  </a>'
tips[28]='FTC lawyers and economists analyze the effects of anticompetitive mergers or conduct to inform the Commission’s decisions.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[29]='Want to reduce your energy usage around the house?  Here are <a href="/energysavings">tips</a> to save money in every room in your house.'
tips[30]='Consumer choice is a powerful incentive for sellers to keep prices low and quality high.  A business that ignores consumer demands loses in a competitive marketplace.  <a href="/competitioncounts">Learn more...</a>'
tips[31]='The FTC now accepts <a href="http://www.hsr.gov">electronic HSR filings</a> with downloadable forms and instructions.'

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