A Certificate of Existence (often referred to as "Certificate of Good Standing") is a document that verifies that a corporate entity is registered in its "home state." This document is obtained from the state in which the corporation is based. It is often required by banks and landlords to verify the legal existence of the entity, and by a state in which the entity is filing as a "foreign entity."

You may obtain a written Certificate of Status by submitting your request in writing accompanied with payment of $30.00 per certificate to: or you may fax in your request to 302-739-3812 and charge a Visa, MasterCard or Discover card. All requests will be returned First Class Mail unless a Federal Express, UPS or DHL account number is provided in your letter.

Certificates of Existence for limited partnerships on file with the Secretary of State are available upon request from the Business Division by using the Certified Order form. The Certified Order form can be found under the GENERAL INFORMATION column in the Business Center.

Certificates of Existence and Certified copies can be requested by fax only if they will be paid with a credit card or prepaid account. Please do not list your credt card number on the request; someone from the Corporate Division will be in contact with you when your order is ready.

If we have no faith in God, we will be born again in this world and will undergo considerable miseries. The ignorant, faithless doubting self goes to destruction. He cannot enjoy the least happiness. Neither this world nor that beyond is there for the doubting self. Those who have no faith in God do not know what is right and what is wrong. They have lost the power of discrimination. They are untruthful, proud and egoistic. They are given to excessive greed, wrath and lust.

FIRST was started in 1992 with 28 teams who competed in a New Hampshire high school gym. They played the "Maize Craze" game. Today, there are about 900 teams worldwide with about 20,000 students participating nationwide.

The best way is to call the cemetery in which the plot is located and ask them if they can give you the name, address and phone number for a contact person for that society. If a society is still in existence, then the cemetery would have a contact person for it. Oftentimes, even if a society is no longer functioning, burials still take place in its plot and the cemetery may be able to supply you with the name of a contact person.

Try the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which has the largest collection of landsmanshaftn records, or the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS). Both are located at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. A listing of the AJHS collection can be accessed on-line. Note: The Liquidation Bureau of the New York State Insurance Department periodically turns over to YIVO the records of defunct societies where affairs were concluded by New York State.

extensive "sampler" of vampire legends from around the world is located in the Traditional FAQ located at http://www.altvampyres.net/newsgroup/faq. For more variations on the vampire myth, take a look at some of the books listed under the non-fiction category of question [3.01] in the Traditional FAQ.

Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam are the six great religions of the world. There is no founder for Hinduism. All the other religions have their founders. They are named after the name of the founder (except Islam). Jainism is only another form of Buddhism. Sikhism is based chiefly on Hinduism and partly on Islam. Brahmoism is born of Hinduism and Christianity and so on with other minor religions.

The talking-book program was established by an act of Congress in 1931 to serve blind adults. It was expanded in 1952 to include children, in 1962 to provide music materials, and again in 1966 to include individuals with other physical impairments that prevent the reading of standard print.

Oriental Medicine has used a similar product for thousands of years. But todays wood sap products for body cleansing purposes have been in existence since 1999. Our combination of herbal and wood ingredients was introduced in 2001 and is having phenomenal success in Asia and Europe. It is even a newer product to North America.

Al-Anon has been offering hope and help to the families and friends of alcoholics since 1951. Al-Anon / Alateen has approximately 31,000 groups in 112 countries.

Following successful completion of your examination the certificate can be accessed by going back into 'My Classes' and clicking 'certificate view'.

Even if you believe that you never had a birth certificate, you should follow the instructions to request a certified copy from the Tennessee Vital Records Office if you were born in Tennessee. If no record of your birth is located, the Vital Records Office will send you a letter certifying that no record is on file. Many agencies that ask you for a birth certificate will accept this certified letter from the State of Tennessee in place of a birth certificate.

If you have been cleared for graduation, you are eligible to receive your certificate or diploma after your actual graduation date. You must be cleared of any holds on your account (i.e. accounts payable, financial aid, library loans, or student loans). You can pick-up your certificate/diploma at the Enrollment Services Center or may request to have it mailed by completing the Certificate/Diploma Release form.

Through the years, the Education Professional Standards Board and its predecessors made changes to the types of certificates issued. Specific renewal requirements for most certificates are listed on the reverse side of your certificate. After 1985, the state stopped issuing lifetime certificates and required that certificates be renewed every five years.

You may print out your certificates of completion for the courses you have taken from "My Account" on the top menu bar.