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When he decided to use his Junto to launch the first subscription lending library in America, he realized that a show of humility would make it easier to raise funds. If he claimed the idea as his own, it would provoke jealousy. So he put himself, he said, "as much as I could out of sight" and gave credit for the idea to his friends. This method worked so well that "I ever after practiced it on such occasions." People will eventually give you the credit, he noted, if you don't try to claim it at the time...
Brian Lee, president of legalzoom.com says his site has handled more than 30,000 divorces since its launch in 2001. Though people still have to convey their forms to the court, the process of filling out the paperwork can take less than an hour, thanks to simple online questionnaires that hand-hold customers through the process...
...took her back to the farmhouse in Tikrit to hole up with his wife, three daughters and several bodyguards. On April 8, a day after American forces bombed a site in Baghdad hoping to kill Saddam, the Iraqi leader called the farmhouse. He was looking for guards to help launch surface-to-surface missiles. Later that day, Migdal returned from an outing and began sobbing. "Baghdad is falling!" he cried out. "The army is deserting." U.S. forces seized the capital on April 9 as Saddam statues toppled everywhere. But the man, perhaps, remained standing. On April 24, before the maid...
...drunken reveler gets into St. James's Palace - the home of Prince Charles - but is reportedly only arrested when he knocks on the door to Princess Anne's apartments to ask the way to the nearest train station. Police say there was no danger to the royal family, but launch an inquiry into the breach...
...It’s important when you launch a campaign not to worry too much about the economy,” he said. “The important part is to have a good plan in place and a mission that people believe in, and usually you can be successful...