<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3086" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good idea conceptually, but it requires eventually being paid. So I don't think it is a solution in this particular situation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks though.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"> </DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3>I discovered a great way to deal with slow-paying institutions (record labels, recording studios, and yes... schools) ages ago.  You charge them a premium rate from the beginning, then write "15% discount if paid within terms" on the invoice.  They're then more motivated to pay on time.  If they don't, you'll at least have been paid a bit extra their having gone beyond terms.<BR><BR>Jim Wilson</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>