Monday, May 14, 2007

Key to success

A wise saying that “Hardwork is the key to success”, big achievement and success is only possible with handwork, courage, boldness and long lasting patience then one can get its goal in life successfully. Behind every big success there are lots of sacrifices and hardships exist.

In other word success means different things to different people. For some it means making a lot of money. For others it means being famous or having a loving relationship at home. Or it may mean doing the work you love on a schedule that meets your own needs.

Most people wait for success, thinking it will find them. Usually it doesn't. You have to make space for success to happen. Just as there are many kinds of success, there are many ways to achieve it. read more…

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Monday, May 07, 2007

Women are workaholics or ‘flirtaholics’?

Forty-three pct of office going women have been in the bed with a male colleague, a sex survey by New Woman magazine reveals.

There is a distinction between workaholics and hard workers. The latter may work 15 hours a day as a means to an end--pay the bills, please the boss or receive a promotion. Once that goal is met, though, they know how to relax.

Workaholics, on the other hand, live to work. When one project is complete, they
find 10 more to accomplish. They are described as intense, energetic, competitive, driven and "leisure neurotics."

Why Are Some Women Serial Flirts?
In a twisted way, flirting and having men fall for women is almost a game; a challenge that women like to play with themselves. They'll flirt to see if "they've still got it," regardless of whether or not they are interested in the guy in question. read more.....

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Developing good study habits

As we know that success is the result of hard work and developing a habit of working towards the goals that will eventually lead to success. Good study habits are an important part of any student's success. We probably can diminish the academic dishonesty by promoting good study habits with students, and letting the students know that good study habits are very important when it comes to school. Still, even procrastination can be overcome with proper study habits, and improving your study habits is the key to better studying. Good study habits are a great tool to have in the toolbox of life.

Many of the tips for success for online students are the same as those for students in an onsite classroom. Consider asking your school's student council to take on a study tips project. Following a few simple study tips can help students effectively learn new concepts and theories. There have been numerous published tips students can use as a guide for good study habits. read more…

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Baby names

The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely-used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current onomastic trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population. read more…

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word "horoscope" is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" (horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi, or "marker(s) of the hour.")

Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel, or simply chart, among others. It is used as a method of divination regarding events relating to the point in time it represents and forms the basis of the horoscopic traditions of astrology. A horoscope calculated for the birth of a person is called a natal chart (also known as a natus, birth chart, and/or nativity).read more…

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Legal system

Civil law or continental law is the predominant system of law in the world. Civil law as a legal system is often compared with common law. The main difference that is usually drawn between the two systems is that common law draws abstract rules from specific cases, whereas civil law starts out with abstract rules, which judges must then apply to the various cases before them.

Civil law has its roots in Roman law, Canon law and the Enlightenment. The legal systems in many civil law countries are based around one or several codes of law, which set out the main principles that guide the law. The most famous example is perhaps the French Civil Code, although the German BGB and the Swiss Civil Code are also landmark events in legal history.

Overview:
Civil or civilian law is a legal tradition which is the base of the law in the majority of countries of the world, especially in continental Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in Quebec (Canada), partially in Louisiana (USA), Puerto Rico (a U.S. territory), Korea (both North and South), Japan, China, Latin America and most former colonies of continental European countries. The Scottish legal system is usually considered to be a mixed system in that Scots law has a basis in Roman law, combining features of both uncodified and Civil law systems. read more……..

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberte eclairant le monde), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberte), is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans. The copper statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations. The sculptor was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper in the statue's construction and adoption of the Repousse technique. read more…

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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Presidents Day (United States)

Presidents Day (also styled President's Day or Presidents' Day) is the common name for the United States federal holiday officially designated as Washington's Birthday. It is celebrated on the third Monday of February.

As the official title of the federal holiday, Washington's Birthday was originally implemented by the federal government in 1880 in the District of Columbia and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices. As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. In 1971 the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February.

In the late 1980s, with a push from advertisers (see detail below), the term Presidents Day began its public appearance. The theme has expanded the focus of the holiday to honor another February President, Abraham Lincoln, and often other Presidents of the United States. Although Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, approximately a dozen state governments have officially renamed their Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. It is also interesting to note that "Presidents Day" is not always an all-inclusive term. In Massachusetts, while their state holiday honors "Washington's Birthday", there is also a Presidents Day Proclamation honoring the Presidents that have come from the New England area. Alabama uniquely observes the day as "Washington and Jefferson Day," even though Jefferson's birthday was in April.[1] In Connecticut, while Presidents Day is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week.

In Washington's home state of Virginia the holiday is legally known as "George Washington Day."

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Dissolution of marriage or Divorce

The dissolution of a marriage contracted between a man and a woman, by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (Obs.) by an act of the legislature. It is so called from the diversity of the minds of those who are married; because such as are divorced go each a different way from the other. Until a decree of divorce be actually made, neither party can treat the other as sole, even in cases where the marriage is utterly null and void for some preexisting cause. A decree of divorce must also be made during the lifetime of both the parties. After the decease of either the marriage will be deemed as legal in all respects. Family law has many dimensions and is influenced by legal as well as social and economic factors. Laws affecting relationships may change as traditions and attitudes evolve. Because these laws are complex and subject to change, this pamphlet is intended to provide general information only; it is not a substitute for legal advice.

Divorces are of two kinds:
A vinculo matrimonii, which dissolves and totally severs the marriage tie;
A Mensa et thoro, which merely separates the parties.
In the United States, divorces a vinculo are granted by the courts to which such jurisdiction is given, for certain causes particularly provided for by law.

Ending a Marriage
Various procedures may be used to end a marriage that breaks down, including annulment, separation and dissolution. Annulment is a court-ordered dissolution of an invalid marriage. Technically called a "Decree of Invalidity," it nullifies a marriage from its inception and is granted in situations where no valid marriage exists because of some legal defect.

The effects of Divorce:
The effects of a divorce a vinculo on the property of the wife, are various in the several states. When the divorce is for the adultery or other criminal acts of the husband, in general the wife's lands are restored to her; when it is caused by the adultery or other criminal act of the wife, the husband has in general some qualified right of curtsey to her lands; when the divorce is caused by some preexisting cause, as consanguinity, affinity or impotence, in some states, the lands of the wife are restored to her. At common law, a divorce a vinculo matrimonii bars the wife of dower; but not a divorce Mensa et, thoro, though for the crime of adultery. If land be given to a man and his wife, and the heirs of their two bodies begotten, and they are divorced a vinculo, etc., they shall neither of them have this estate, but be barely tenants for life, notwithstanding the inheritance once vested in them. If a lease be made to husband and wife during covertures, and the husband sows the land, and afterwards they are divorced a vinculo, etc., the husband shall have the embalmment in that case, for the divorce is the act of law. As to personality, the rule of the common law is, if one marry a woman who has goods, he may give them or sell them at his pleasure.

Legal Procedures
Ending a marriage involves many legal considerations. Technically, an attorney is not required for the process, but a lawyer's skill and experience can be helpful to a person contemplating separation or divorce. A lawyer's advice may be especially beneficial in cases that are contested or that involve children and property settlements.
To start a dissolution proceeding, one spouse (called the "petitioner") must file with the court a summons and "petition" for dissolution of marriage. This document is then served on the other spouse usually by having copies delivered to him or her. All issues must be settled in order to finish a case. If terms cannot be negotiated between spouses, a trial will be held to decide any disputes. If spouses agree on a settlement and no aspect of the dissolution is contested, the case does not have to go to trial.

Parenting Plan
The parents may make an agreed parenting plan, or each parent may propose opposing plans. The court considers the best interests of the children in determining how to provide for the children.

Child Support
Both parents have a duty to support their children. Child support is subject to periodic modification to meet changes in the needs of the children, as well as changes in each parent's ability to pay. Child support payments are usually required until a child is 18 years old, or graduates from high school, whichever occurs last, although circumstances may affect the duration of the support obligation.

Division of Property
There is no fixed method for determining how property should be divided. All assets real and personal, tangible and intangible are available for distribution. As a community-property state, Washington laws provide for "just and equitable" division of property acquired during a marriage; it does not necessarily require an equal division. Under some circumstances, the court may also apportion separate property. If the husband and wife negotiate an agreement, the court will probably approve it. If no settlement is reached, the court will decide how to divide the property. Property settlement agreements are binding and generally cannot be modified.

Court Orders
Like any judicial order, a judgment for dissolution will be enforced by the court. Various legal remedies are available. Persons who willfully refuse to comply with court orders may be held in contempt and jailed or fined. Child-support orders will be enforced by way of mandatory payroll deduction. This will be paid to the Washington State Child Support Registry from the inception of the order, unless the court finds that there is good cause to believe that the support will be voluntarily paid directly to the other parent on a timely basis.

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