Article: All contracts should contain the same basic elements. Although these elements can be negotiated to some degree, your contract should thoroughly address each element. These required elements include: Mutual assent refers to the agreement of the parties as to all contract provisions. Consideration is a benefit or detriment to one party, exchanged for the other party's promise to do something. It is the value bargained for by the parties. Typically, consideration involves a payment by one party to another. Capacity or competency means that the parties must be legally capable of entering into contracts, which usually means that they must be over 18 years of age and mentally sound. Legality refers to the fact that the contract cannot contain any illegal terms. For example, a contract will not be enforced by a court if the bargained-for promise is for one party to provide illegal drugs. Because contracts are legally binding documents, many contract terms are regulated by state and even federal law. In some cases, even if the parties agree to a certain contract provision, that provision will not be enforceable under state law. For example, it is illegal for a landlord to force a tenant to live in uninhabitable conditions, even if both parties agree to it in the lease contract. Before you begin contract negotiations, educate yourself. For example, schedule a consultation with an attorney who specializes in contract law, or search online for a legal advice site where you can verify that the terms of your contract are within the legal parameters of your state's laws. While some states' laws will uphold an oral contract as legally binding in some circumstances, some contracts must be in writing. For instance, real estate sales, contracts lasting more than one year, real estate contracts lasting more than one year, and agreements to pay another person's debts are all contracts that are required to be in writing.
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Know the required elements of a valid contract. Research contract laws in your state. Understand that a written contract is required in some cases.
Article: Because we as individuals know very little about the world, you'd expect that we'd be awestruck more often than we typically are. Children have this sense of wonder, and it inspires the curiosity that makes them such keen observers and capable learners. Do you really know how your microwave works? Could you build one on your own? What about your car? Understand your brain? A rose? The jaded, "I've seen it all" attitude makes us feel far more important than we are. Nobody has seen it all - nobody knows it all. Be amazed like a child and you will not only be humbled; you will also be readier to learn. Gentleness of spirit is the sure path to humility. Use 'Aikido' where possible when faced with conflict: absorb the venom from others' attacks and turn it into something positive by trying to understand why they are angry and reacting with gentleness and respect. Practicing gentleness will help you rediscover your sense of wonder as you focus on the positive aspects of life. Go take a walk in the park. Stand near the bottom of a waterfall. Look at the world from the top of a mountain. Go for a long hike. Swim in an ocean. Find your own way of being in nature and take the time to truly appreciate all that it entails. Close your eyes and feel the breeze on your face. You should feel completely humbled by nature - a force that is so immense in its depth and power. As you develop your wonder and respect for all of the things that were there long before you were and which will be there long after you are gone, you will began to realize just how small you are in this world. Spending more time in nature will make you see how big and complicated the world is -- and that you're not at the center of it. Yoga is the practice of love and gratitude, and it will make you develop your sense of wonder about your breath, your body, and the love and kindness in the world around you. Yoga makes you see how fleeting your time on earth is and to appreciate it even more. Make a habit of practicing yoga at least twice a week and reap all of the emotional benefits as well as the physical ones. Yoga is all about being humble. There is no such thing as bragging about how you've hit a new pose in yoga. It's all about doing everything at your own pace. Children possess a sense of wonder at the world that is difficult to replicate as an adult. Spend more time around kids and see how they appreciate the world, are constantly questioning it, and how they get pleasure and joy out of the smallest and most mundane things. To a child, a flower or a toilet paper roll can be the most incredible thing in the world -- for an afternoon, anyway. Spending more time around children will remind you of how magical the world really is.
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Rejuvenate your sense of wonder. Practice gentleness. Spend more time in nature. Do yoga. Spend time around children.
Article: Both baking soda and dish soap help grease dissolve in water. Combining both ingredients creates a non-toxic cleaning solution that quickly and effectively breaks down tough grease build-up. Adding the baking soda slowly, to cool water, will prevent it from fizzing up over the top of your pot. The hot water will help loosen the grease, allowing the cleaning solution to fully penetrate into the filter. Remove the water from the heat as soon as it starts to boil; too much agitation will create bubbles from the dish soap, which can spill over onto your stove. You can use this cleaning solution to remove grease from the exhaust hood and fan blades inside your unit. Extra solution can also be used to easily clean your stove-top and oven. Pour the solution slowly to prevent backsplash. Keep adding solution until the grease filter is completely submerged. Keep any extra solution warm, in case an additional soak is needed for a filter with particularly serious grease build-up. You can soak the filter in the same pot you heated the solution, as long as it is not a non-stick pot. The metal filter will scratch non-stick coating. Most pots are not big enough to completely cover a typical grease filter, so you may need to do half of the filter at a time in order to get the entire filter clean. As the filter soaks, the baking soda and dish soap will slowly dissolve the grease. The dirtier the filter, the longer you should let it soak. If you have not cleaned your filter in years, you may need to let it soak for up to an hour. Use a non-abrasive sponge or soft bristled brush to scrub away any remaining grease. The grease should come away easily. Avoid scrubbing aggressively to minimize the risk of damaging your filter. If some of the grease is stuck on the filter, repeat the soaking process with clean solution. Wash away as much grease and residue as possible. Grease will collect faster on areas of the filter that are still dirty. Starting with a perfectly clean filter will slow down future build-up. You do not want any moisture on your filter when you re-install it. Air-drying, instead of using a cloth or blow drying, will prevent the filter from being damaged. The filter should be completely dry after an hour or 2 of air-drying. The more you cook, the more often you should clean your grease filters. Regular cleaning will make your exhaust fan operate much more efficiently, and greatly decrease the health and safety risks that grease build-up presents.
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Slowly add baking soda and dish soap into a large pot of water. Bring the water to a boil. Set aside 1 cup (235 ml) of the finished cleaning solution. Carefully pour hot cleaning solution over the grease filter. Let the filter soak for 15-30 minutes. Scrub away the grease. Rinse the filter off with hot water. Air-dry your filter completely. Clean your grease filters regularly.