Abstract: A method for stimulating commerce includes the steps of presenting an offer to a consumer, receiving from the consumer an identifier of a mode for sharing the offer, dynamically generating a unique URL, and placing the dynamically-generated URL in the selected mode for sharing the offer, where the dynamically-generated URL is selectable by a user. The unique URL includes at least an identifier of the consumer, the identifier of the mode for sharing the offer, and/or an identifier of the offer.

Abstract: An economic stimulus system includes a central server communicatively coupled to a communication network and operable to compose a coupon and/or a postage assembly. A first network connection communicatively couples a first merchant to the central server and is operable to permit the first merchant to select consumer-coupon criteria for inclusion on a first coupon as part of the assembly. Additional network connections communicatively couple additional merchants to the central server permit the additional merchants to select consumer-coupon criteria for inclusion on additional coupons that will be part of the assembly. An assembly printer receives instructions from the central server and prints the assembly in response to the instructions, with the assembly printed including at least one activation code and at least the first and second coupons and providing an indication of being in an inactivated state.

Abstract: A thermal insulating structural assembly and a method for forming a thermal insulating structural assembly includes longitudinally separating an elongated metallic support beam into a first portion and a second portion, mechanically coupling the first beam portion to the second beam portion with a plurality of clamp assemblies so that the first beam portion is spaced a predetermined non-zero distance from the second beam portion and is mechanically coupled to the second beam portion only by the clamp assemblies, and introducing between the beam portions, a low thermal-conductive material at least partially thermally insulating the first beam portion from the second beam portion.