Months 10-12 Months: Fill & Download for Free

Q: Why does a calendar have 12 months? Why does a clock have 12 digits? What is the logic behind the number 12?A: 12 is a very practical number. Unlike 10, which you can only divide by 2 and 5, you can divide 12 by 2, 3, 4 and 6. When you have not yet invented the decimal system and are doing fractions instead, being able to divide something by a lot of other numbers is very very practical.24 is also pretty practical, much more practical than 25 or 20. 25 can only be divided by 5, and 20 can only be divided by 2, 4, 5 and 10. 24, on the other hand, can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12.60 is another such practical number. Unlike 50 (divisible only by 2, 5, 10, and 25), 60 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 30.360, well, the same thing again: you can divide it by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 180.So if you live in a society which not yet have invented the decimal system, and had to be using fractions, these numbers were very practical.As you have noticed, at least 12 is associated with circles, the numbers of a clock face. Well, so are the others, specifically 24 (hours from mid-day to mid-day) and 360 (degrees of a circle).It is no accident. Nature is full of circles, including the sky, and these numbers are very well suited for circular things. So when the Babylonians and Sumerians started to describe things that move in the sky, they used these numbers to do it.They rounded a bit, for instance about the year which they realised was not perfectly 360 days, but 365. A common way for ancient civilisations was to have a five day party when you reached the end of the year. The Moon’s cycle was not perfectly 30 days. Depending on if you thought that the constellations and sun were more important than the Moon, you rounded by just declaring months to be 30 days, or you inserted a “leap month” every other year or so.So that’s where you have the zodiac from as well: people associated patterns of stars to gods and monsters in their legends, and constructed belt of 12 of them across the cosmic equator. They are not perfectly aligned or evenly spread out, but close enough to still squeeze them into the number 12. These could then be used to tell which month you were in (if you thought that the sun and constellations were more important than the Moon cycle).

My friend, it varies from person to person depending upon:How fast you read.How quickly you understand.How dedicated you are.How motivated you are.The quality of guidance you're getting.Having said that, let me tell you that I've seen people who:Studied for 6-8 hours every day for 2 months (i.e. 2 months for pre and 2 months for mains) and clear the exams and interview.Studied for 10-12 hours every day for 10-12 months and clear the exams and interview.Studied for 10-12 hours every day for 10-12 months and failed to clear the exams.Besides all this, luck plays an important role too.

I'll give the worst and the best.Worst. I worked for a family owned business. I was a Sale Rep/Tech. During that year I was Salesman of the Month 10 of 12 months. I sold over $950,000 worth of computers. The closest salesperson was a great friend of mine to this day. She sold $600,000 worth of computers. The Christmas bonus was a $12 ham. Not a coupon, an actual ham.Best. I worked for a big HVAC company as a Supervisor for their Network Operations Center. There were 16 of us in the office. Our Boss gave us all personal gifts, in my case, (and yes, I'm a Nerd) a replica of the Star Trek phaser. It cost about $125. This was not a bonus directly, this was out of his own pocket. Each person got something that was special to each person. And I am proud to say that even after not working for him for 20 years, we are still good friends. He's retired, and I'm jealous.Merry Christmas everyone