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Your smile is how the world first sees you so it can be really important to feel the confidence that comes with a great set of teeth. Having that smile maintained and fixed when there are problems can be expensive enough to wipe the smile right off of your face. Although many people have some dental insurance coverage with their employers, that only accounts for less than 50% of the population. In 2015, there were over 100 million Americans without any dental coverage at all.
For nearly all benefits, the maximum payable for dental work in a year is only $1500. That rate hasn't changed in over 30 years even though inflation and technical improvements. If you are lucky you may get by just under that cap if you can avoid any problems or more complex procedures. For many families, only your regular checkups are covered by that amount and there is rarely any coverage for any type of cosmetic dentistry.
So how do you plan for the unexpected? What happens if you lose a tooth by accident, or you need a root canal? These types of procedures can be very expensive and are not necessarily covered under your policy. You may end up with the full bill for a tooth extraction or implant costs that can be overwhelming for your budget. There are a few things to keep in mind when you need to pay a big dental bill, just to be prepared if that time should ever come.
Shop For Extended Coverage
If you do not currently have any sort of benefits package from your employer, it may be time to think about getting some private insurance coverage for your benefit. There is an unlimited number of plans available depending on your coverage needs and your budget.
Compare all of the coverage limitations between prospective plans as well as the deductibles, co-pays and monthly costs. If you are currently on Medicare you should look into the Advantage Coverage that can help you with dental expenses. If you are a military veteran, check the Veterans Affairs website for information on dental coverage options.
Cut Your Costs
Have an open discussion with your dentist about your options. If they are recommending a procedure that may not be covered under your insurance, make sure to ask about all of your other options. If you are going to need more than one appointment, see if your dentist can space the dates far enough apart to be easier on your budget.
Never be afraid to haggle a little bit. You never know what kind of deals you may be able to get if you just ask.
Work Your Existing Coverage
If you and your partner both have dental coverage from work you can claim your bill under both policies. If one policy will only cover 60% of the amount then you can apply the remaining 40% to your other policy. You may be able to schedule your procedure to span over the year-end of your policy to divide it between two-year cycles.
For example, if your coverage range expires in December, then you can ask your dentist to spread out the procedures from December and into January so you can claim in two years to lessen the weight of the expense.
Payment Plans
Many dentists have several kinds of payment plans that can allow you to pay in installments for treatment that is needed. It may be easier for you to pay out your balance on a weekly or monthly schedule instead of a larger lump sum. When asking about a payment plan make sure that your procedure qualifies for the plan, know the debt timeline, interest amount and whether they will be doing a credit check.


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Ubiquitination of histones has been linked to the complex processes that regulate the activation of eukaryotic transcription. However, the cellular factors that interpose this histone modification during the processes of transcriptional activation are not well characterized. A biochemical approach identified the Drosophila coactivator TAFII250, the central subunit within the general transcription factor TFIID, as a histone-specific ubiquitin-activating/conjugating enzyme (ubac). TAFII250 mediates monoubiquitination of histone H1 in vitro. Point mutations within the putative ubac domain of TAFII250 abolished H1-specific ubiquitination in vitro. In the Drosophilaembryo, inactivation of the TAFII250 ubac activity reduces the cellular level of monoubiquitinated histone H1 and the expression of genes targeted by the maternal activator Dorsal. Thus, coactivator-mediated ubiquitination of proteins within the transactivation pathway may contribute to the processes directing activation of eukaryotic transcription.
Transcriptional activation is initiated by the binding of activator proteins to the enhancer region of their target genes and culminates in the recruitment of the general RNA polymerase II transcription machinery to core promoters of eukaryotic genes (1). However, within chromatin, the association of chromosomal DNA with histones (H1, H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) to form nucleosomes can inhibit the interaction of transcription factors and the general transcription machinery with target genes and, hence, transcriptional activation (2). To overcome this "nucleosome barrier," transcription factors can recruit coactivators, which by prosttranslational modification of histones establish transcriptionally competent chromatin structures (3). Coactivator-mediated acetylation and methylation of histones has been intimately connected with activation of transcription (4, 5).
One other noteworthy posttranslational modification is the conjugation of histones with ubiquitin (6). Polyubiquitination represents a mark on proteins that identifies them for degradation and requires the involvement of three enzymes: (i) ubiquitin-activating enzymes (E1), which mediate the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)–dependent conjugation of E1 with ubiquitin via a covalent thioester linkage; (ii) ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2), which mediate the transfer of ubiquitin from E1 to E2, conjugate ubiquitin via thioester bonds and, (iii) together with ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3), link ubiquitin to target proteins via isopeptide bonds (7). Polyubiquitination requires all three enzymes, whereas monoubiquitination of proteins requires E1 and E2 activities only (7). Unlike polyubiquitination, monoubiquitination of histones has been correlated with activation of gene expression (3, 6,8, 9). However, the functional connections between histone ubiquitination and activation of gene expression remain unknown. Thus, as a first step toward understanding the role of histone ubiquitination for transcriptional regulation, we sought to identify enzymes that ubiquitinate histones in Drosophila embryonic nuclear extract (10) using an activity gel assay (11, 12).
Nuclear extract was separated in SDS-polyacrylamide gels containing histones. After electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), gel-bound proteins were subsequently denatured, renatured, and, to monitor enzymatic activities, incubated with 32P-labeled ubiquitin (13, 14). By using this assay, we identified a protein with a molecular mass of approximately 200 kD that mediates ubiquitination of histones (Fig. 1A). To purify the identified activity from nuclear extract, we used heparin-Sepharose, S300 gel filtration, and MonoQ chromatography (15). Gel assays revealed that the 200-kD protein was present in the 0.4 M KCl heparin-Sepharose eluate, the void-volume of S300 gel filtration and the 0.2 M KCl eluate of MonoQ chromatography [Web fig. 1 (16)]. This fractionation pattern resembles the pattern described for the general transcription factor TFIID (15). TFIID is composed of the TATA box–binding protein (TBP) and at least 10 different TBP-associated factors (17). To investigate the functional relation, if any, between the 200-kD protein and TFIID, we immunopurified TFIID from the 0.2 M KCl MonoQ fraction using antibodies to TBP (18). Gel assays revealed that the 200-kD activity is present in immunoprecipitates obtained with antibodies to TBP and suggest that the 200-kD protein either interacts withDrosophila TFIID or is an integral component of the TBA-TAFII complex (Fig. 1B). As the largest TAFII-subunit (TAFII250) within the TFIID-complex has a molecular mass of about 200 kD (17), the precipitated activity may correspond toDrosophila TAFII250 (dTAFII250). Western blot analyses of the immunoprecipitates from antibodies to TBP using antibodies to dTAFII250 (19) revealed that the 200-kD activity coincided with dTAFII250, suggesting that dTAFII250 may ubiquitinate histones (Fig. 1B).
To support this hypothesis we used membrane assays (20). Purified, recombinant dTAFII250 [Web note 1 (16)] was loaded onto SDS-polyacrylamide gels supplemented with individual histones and separated by SDS-PAGE, transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane, denatured, renatured, and incubated with ubiquitin. After incubation, proteins were treated with reducing agents to disrupt thioester bonds. On membranes loaded with histone H1 (H1) (Fig. 1C), but not on membranes loaded with H2A, H2B, H3, or H4 [Web fig. 2A (16)], antibodies to ubiquitin detected ubiquitin at a position that coincides with dTAFII250, suggesting that dTAFII250 ubiquitinates H1. The membrane assay [which subjects proteins to boiling in the presence of SDS, size-fractionation by electrophoresis, and denaturation by 7 M guanidine HCl (GuHCl)] and the molecular weight of known enzymes in the ubiquitin pathway (7) suggest that membrane-bound dTAFII250 most likely does not interact with E1, E2, or E3 enzymes. As mono-ubiquitination requires at least E1 and E2 activities, our results imply that TAFII250 may have intrinsic E1 and E2 activities. The ubiquitin/H1 conjugates detected in the membrane assay resisted reducing agents, suggesting that dTAFII250 may mediate a covalent bond between ubiquitin and H1 by means of isopeptide linkages. As this enzymatic reaction is characteristic for E2 enzymes, dTAFII250 may have intrinsic E2 activity.
The E1 enzyme requires ATP to conjugate with ubiquitin by means of thioester bonds (7). Therefore, to explore whether dTAFII250 has E1 activity, we investigated the capability of dTAFII250 for conjugating with ubiquitin by means of thioester bonds (21). dTAFII250 conjugated with ubiquitin in an ATP-dependent manner in the absence, but not in the presence, of reducing agents (Fig. 2A), suggesting that dTAFII250 and ubiquitin form a covalent bond by means of a thioester linkage. Thus, dTAFII250 may have both E1 and E2 activities and may therefore be a ubac.
To provide supporting evidence that dTAFII250 mediates ubiquitination of H1, we used solution assays [Web note 2 (16)]. Reactions containing dTAFII250,32P-labeled ubiquitin, H1, and ATP mediated the formation of a 39-kD protein that was recognized by antibodies to both ubiquitin and H1 (Fig. 2, B and C). These results suggest that the 39-kD protein represents a conjugate composed of one ubiquitin moiety (7 kD) and H1 (32 kD). By contrast, dTAFII250 did not ubiquitinate other histones [Web fig. 2B (16)], H2A/H2B dimers, H3/H4 tetramers, or core nucleosomes (22). Thus, dTAFII250 mediates monoubiquitination of H1.
To determine the portion of dTAFII250 that mediates monoubiquitination of H1, we used dTAFII250 mutants truncated at the COOH-terminal [Web fig. 3 and note 1 (16)]. Membrane assays indicate that full-length dTAFII250 and 250(ΔC850), lacking the 850 amino acids closest to the COOH-terminal, but not 250(ΔC1300), lacking the 1300 amino acids closest to the COOH-terminal, ubiquitinated H1 (Fig. 3A). Thus, the H1-specific ubac activity is likely to reside between amino acids 768 and 1218.
Most recently, two Drosophila TAF250 alleles,TAF250XS-2232 andTAF250S-625 , have been described, which contain single–amino acid point mutations that reside within the putative dTAFII250 ubac domain (23).TAF250XS-2232 contains a valine-1072 to aspartic acid change, and TAF250S-625 an arginine-1096 to proline change [Web fig. 3 (16), (23)]. To investigate the effect of these mutations on dTAFII250 ubac activity, the middle region of TAFII250 containing amino acids 612 to 1140 (TAF250-M), TAFII250-M-V1072D containing the (V1072 to D) mutation, and TAFII250-M-R1096P containing the (R1096 to P) mutation (23), were subjected to membrane assays. Although TAF250-M ubiquitinated H1, the mutants did not (Fig. 3A). Wild-type and mutant TAFII250-M proteins have histone acetyltransferase activity (23). The TAF250-M proteins used for the membrane assays acetylated histones (22), suggesting that the lack of ubac activity seen with TAF250-M-V1072D and TAFII250-M-R1096P is most likely not due to a general functional inactivity of the mutant proteins.
In Drosophila, TFIID mediates transcriptional activation by the maternal activator Dorsal (24). Dorsal activates the expression of the mesoderm-determining genestwist (twi) and snail (sna), which are transcribed in 20 and 18 of the ventral-most cells of cellularizing embryos, respectively (24). To investigate the functional relevance of TAFII250 ubac activity for Dorsal-dependent transcriptional activation in vivo, we used in situ hybridization (25) to monitor twi andsna expression in Drosophila embryos containing reduced levels of Dorsal and expressing TAFII250XS-2232 or TAFII250S-625, which lack ubac activity in vitro. Both twi and sna expression were severely reduced in dl-sensitized,TAF250XS-2232 embryos (Fig. 3, E and J) and dl-sensitized,TAF250S-625 embryos (Fig. 3, F and K) but not in control embryos (Fig. 3, B to D and G to I). Weaktwi mRNA levels were detectable in 10 to 12 cells (Fig. 3, E and F), and sna expression was restricted to 4 to 12 ventral-most cells and disrupted by gaps (Fig. 3, J and K). Analyses of cuticular preparations (26) revealed thatdl-sensitized TAF250XS-2232 mutants (Fig. 3O) or dl-sensitizedTAF250S-625 mutants (Fig. 3P), but not control embryos (Fig. 3, L to N) exhibited a dorsalized and twisted body pattern. These results indicate that Dorsal-dependent activation of transcription is impaired in embryos lacking TAFII250 ubac activity.
To investigate whether H1 may represent a target for dTAFII250 ubac activity in Drosophila, we purified H1 from nuclei prepared from 0- to 3-hour-old wild-type and TAFII250 mutant embryos (27, 28). Western blot analyses indicate that antibodies to both H1 and ubiquitin detected a monoubiquitin/H1 conjugate (Fig. 4). This result indicates that at least a fraction of H1 present in earlyDrosophila embryos is monoubiquitinated. Moreover, Western blot analyses indicate that compared with wild-type embryos, mutant embryos that lack TAFII250 ubac activity contained a significantly reduced level of monoubiquitinated H1 (Fig. 4). These results suggest that dTAFII250 ubac activities may contribute to monoubiquitination of H1 in Drosophila.
How coactivators convert activation signals from activation domains of transcription factors into enhanced levels of mRNA synthesis lies at the heart of transcriptional regulation. Our results suggest that one coactivator, TAFII250, may use intrinsic ubiquitin-activating/conjugating activities to mediate activation of transcription. Multiple-alignment analysis and comparison with protein database sequences revealed that TAF250-M exhibits similarities to E1 and E2 enzymes (29). Thus, our result that TAFII250 mediates monoubiquitination of H1 in vitro is in agreement with other results suggesting that E1 and E2 activities are sufficient to mediate monoubiquitination of proteins (7). As point mutations that abrogate TAFII250 ubac activity in vitro also reduce gene expression in the Drosophila embryo, TAFII250 ubac activity may play an important role for the activation of gene expression inDrosophila. Although the in vivo targets of TAFII250 ubac activity remain unknown, our results that H1 is monoubiquitinated in Drosophila and that the level of monoubiquitinated H1 is significantly reduced in embryos lacking dTAFII250 ubac activity imply that H1 may represent one in vivo target of dTAFII250. Thus, ubiquitination of H1 or other proteins within the transcription machinery, or both, by TAFII250 may constitute an important coactivator function of TAFII250 and, hence, may allow TFIID to direct events during the processes of transcriptional activation.
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Caesars Republic Scottsdale to Break Ground in 2019
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR), the world's most diversified casino-entertainment company announced plans on January 28 to open Caesars Republic Scottsdale, its first non-gaming hotel in the United States, as part of its plan to expand its brands and loyalty network through its licensing strategy.
Caesars Republic Scottsdale will be located adjacent to the region's premier luxury retail destination, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and will be a four-star hotel developed by HCW Development and operated by Aimbridge Hospitality. Caesars Entertainment will license its brand, advise on design elements and integrate the industry's leading loyalty network, Total Rewards.
"Caesars Republic Scottsdale represents the introduction of a new world-class brand and further progress on our strategy to expand our non-gaming business into premier destinations," said Caesars Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Frissora. "This project will be our first non-gaming asset in the United States and demonstrates the global strength of the Caesars brand. We look forward to partnering with HCW Development and Aimbridge Hospitality to create a world-class experience in one of the nation's most desirable communities."
This modern 11 story glass structure with 266 rooms will be developed at the intersection of North Goldwater and East Highland Avenue. This high-profile location will allow the Caesars Republic Scottsdale guests the ability to walk to the state's most elegant mall.
The interior décor will feature rich textures and strong architecture, juxtaposing soft curves and bold accents in a chic and classy lobby, with designs curated throughout the guest rooms. The first-floor bar will be the spot for an after-work cocktail or glass of wine after a day of shopping. The signature restaurant will feature a sophisticated, high-energy environment that will synergize with surrounding trade areas, catering to both locals and hotel guests alike. There will be an abundance of outdoor seating on the patio with fantastic views of Camelback Mountain. In addition, there will be a coffee shop, ideal for a casual business breakfast or as a grab-and-go option for those on the run.
The guest room experience will set the standard for rooms and amenities in Scottsdale. In addition to the mixture of kings, double queens, one and two-bedroom suites, the hotel will also feature a bridal suite, and on the 11th floor, five luxury entertainment suites. On the second floor, there are five breakout rooms which will accommodate up to 40 people each or can be opened for events up to 200. The second-floor executive board room is capable of seating 16 at a permanent table.
Caesars Republic Scottsdale will house a 7,000-square foot column-free ballroom with 34-foot sliding glass doors which open out onto the adjacent lawn, suitable for outdoor events for up to 600 people. The ballroom is divisible into four sections and can accommodate banquets up to 500. The ballroom's LED lighting system will allow event organizers to customize the look and feel of their event with the ability to change the ceiling color. Additionally, the ballroom will feature a cutting-edge sound, internet and audio-visual system.
The most stunning part of Caesars Republic Scottsdale will be the 7th floor, encompassing a rooftop pool and bar – the only rooftop pool in Scottsdale – featuring breathtaking views of Camelback Mountain. The pool will host activities such as yoga at 9 and champagne at 11. The rooftop bar will feature specialty drinks by HCW's award-winning mixologist. There will be weekend brunches and lively afternoon energy year-round. This area will also serve as private event space for exclusive groups or company events. Adjacent to the pool will be the hotel's state-of-the-art fitness center.
"We are very excited to work alongside our new partners to introduce the Caesars Republic brand to the world," said Richard Huffman, Chief Executive Officer and President of HCW Development. "Scottsdale is a vibrant community and we are confident that this high-end facility will provide a truly unique and dynamic experience to both locals and guests traveling from afar."
Caesars Republic offers a new kind of lifestyle hotel experience; the first brand from Caesars Entertainment designed exclusively for non-gaming hotels. Caesars Republic is a brand with an edge: it inspires the imagination, pushes creative boundaries and collaborates with trendsetters.
The brand pays homage to the dynamic energy of Las Vegas – celebrating rebellious spirits and beckoning its guests to unleash their alter egos. Just as all republics are social in nature, Caesars Republic incorporates thoughtful details and brand rituals to facilitate connections among its guests.
Scottsdale is an ideal market for the introduction of the Caesars Republic brand. Scottsdale hosted an estimated 4.5 million overnight visitors and 4.4-million-day trip visitors in 2017. Caesars Republic Scottsdale will be located just north of Scottsdale Fashion Square. Owned and operated by Macerich (MAC), Scottsdale Fashion Square features an elevated luxury wing anchored by Neiman Marcus, plus a new flagship Apple, and more than 200 shopping and dining options including market exclusives Saint Laurent and a recently announced Nobu.
"Our market-dominant Scottsdale Fashion Square is the natural home for the innovative new Caesars Republic hotel concept," said Ed Coppola, President, Macerich. "The addition of this exciting new hotel is part of the next phase of development for our exceptional mixed-use property, which also will introduce Class A office space and upscale residences to bring even more value to this one-of-a-kind destination."
This announcement follows the late 2018 opening of Caesars Entertainment's two beachfront luxury resorts and beach club on Meraas' Bluewaters Island in Dubai. Additionally, Caesars announced plans last year to develop a non-gaming Caesars Palace resort along the coast of Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico.
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The international Yoga Day was celebrated at National Public School, Gottigere on the 21st of June 2019. The day began by conducting a special assembly on International Yoga Day, highlighting the significance, the importance of starting young and the advantages of practicing yoga. The students were grouped according to their age and taught age appropriate yoga asanas.
The students of preprimary were introduced to yoga by telling them the importance and benefits of yoga. The day started by meditation where breathing exercises were introduced followed by some basic stretching exercises from head to toe to bring in flexibility. Later different postures like greeting the sun (suryanamaskara), tree( Vriksasana), dog(Svanasana), rainbow(vasisthasana), flamingo( Marichyasana), snake( Bhujangasana), frog( Bhekasana) and butterfly poses( Baddha Konasana) were taught and practiced. The students were eager to learn different animal postures in yoga and performed it with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm.
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He has a master's degree in law from the Catholic University and two other specialisations in corporate law and consumer law.
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Even though David Arquette and Courteney Cox fell in love on the set of "Scream" and Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn hooked up making the "The Break-Up," these Hollywood couples ultimately couldn't make it work.
Here's a look at 10 celebrity couples who found love while making movies together - but whose relationships didn't stand the test of time.
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David Arquette and Courteney Cox
This estranged couple met on the set of "Scream" and were married in 1999. In 2004, Courteney gave birth to their daughter, Coco. Arquette and Cox announced their separation last October.
Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn
Aniston, who had divorced Brad Pitt in 2005, began a relationship with her co-star Vince Vaughn on their comedy "The Break-Up." Alas, it was a brief union. They split in Decemeber, 2006.
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Playing on-screen sweethearts in the hit "High School Musical" series, Zac and Vanessa found love off screen as well. Although they stayed together after the series ended, the two officially split last December.
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Taylor and Burton famously fell in love on the set of the 1963 "Cleopatra" — and spent the next decade publicly romancing and feuding. They divorced for the first time in 1974, remarried in 1975, but then finally divorced for good in 1976.
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In 1988, Sarandon began a relationship with Robbins, whom she met while they were filming "Bull Durham." Although they never married, the couple had two sons — Jack Henry (born 1989) and Miles Guthrie (born 1992). They parted ways in 2009.
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams
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Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
Ryan and Rachel began a relationship in 2005 while starring in the romantic drama "The Notebook," in which they played passionate young lovers. Although they split for good in 2008, Gosling said, "God bless 'The Notebook'... It introduced me to one of the great loves of my life. But people do Rachel and me a disservice by assuming we were anything like the people in that movie. Rachel and my love story is a hell of a lot more romantic than that."


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A big issue, especially in faith, is to separate cultural issues from truly faith issues because we do tend to focus on cultural thing before the much leaner, more minimalist faith thing. Faith is actually very simple and basic. Jesus never really complicates it. He sums it up often in a couple of lines: love God and love neighbour, everything else is commentary. It really does get down to simple things like that and then we complicate it with rules about gender and sexuality and race and denomination and eucharist etc.
Of course there need to be rules. It keeps order, but then the kingdom of God doesn't seem to go in for order at all. It works against a whole lot of cultural rules such a good Samaritans, prodigals allowed to return, enemies to be loved, children brought into importance... and so on.
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Now, together with us you can visit the places with unique beauty of Southern Kyrgyzstan and make an ascension to five-thousand peak!
Interesting people, picturesque places, high mountains, new adventures - will never live you indifferent. Colorful trek with "Achik Tash" base camp visit, breathtaking view of Alai valley and one of the most famous "Seventhousander" – Lenin peak awaits you!


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The Miami Dolphins have been looking to fill the void at running back after losing star back Lamar Miller to the Houston Texans in free agency. They have finally found that guy by signing four-time Pro Bowler and former Texan Arian Foster.
NFL Media senior analyst Ian Rapoport that Foster had signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins on Monday. The team has shown their interest in him all offseason long and it looks like they were serious about getting a deal done.
The #Dolphins deal for Arian Foster is 1-year, per @MikeMcCartney7. Miami had been trying to add a veteran presence & more competition at RB
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 18, 2016
Foster has been one of the best running backs in the NFL over his seven-year career. However, the 2015 season was a wash for him after he went down with an injury just four games into the year.
Throughout his career, Arian Foster, who has been with the Texans since the 2009 season after signing with them as an undrafted free agent, has recorded nearly 6,500 yards and 54 touchdowns. He won the NFL rushing title in 2010 with 1,616 yards and 16 touchdowns.
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Enroll Shared iPads
Enroll shared devices after assigning the shared DEP profile. Upon enrollment, users can access their classes and applications if previously configured.
- Turn on the device. Apple's Setup Assistant begins.
- Tap a Wi-Fi network to and connect to it.
- Tap Apply Configuration to allow Workspace ONE UEM to configure the Shared iPad.
- Select Classes. A class list is displayed.
- Sign in to the device by selecting the student icon or entering a Managed Apple ID and password.
Upon enrollment, the device receives an education profile that includes all the class assignments for the device cart. The device also receives a public key certificate to facilitate communication with a teacher device. Upon logging in, the device receives another profile that shows or hides all applications that are applicable or not applicable to the student.


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[3P-0169] Possible role of ZC3HAV1 protein in the post-transcriptional regulation of HTLV-1 RNAs
This archive has moved to the member page of The Molecular Biology Society of Japan.
Members can access the abstracts via links at the member page of the sites.
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Reading level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Zonderkidz; Brdbk edition (August 17, 2010)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Mission City Press is a Christian publishing company dedicated to teaching kids to live a life of faith with passionate devotion to Jesus Christ.
This four board book set is just fantastic. I love the big colorful pictures and the simple stories from the Bible that young children can understand and learn from. The Beginner's Bible is so wonderful to teach and entertain your children. They will understand stories before they get old enough to understand the Bible and won't forget what they have learned.
The four stories are:
Daniel in the Lions Den
Noah's Ark
The parable of the lost sheep
Jonah and the Whale, but have really neat name for the children to understand. Here's a little about each story.
I highly recommend these sweet books for your precious child/grandchild/friend.
The Lion's Big Sleepover (and Daniel's Scary Night) is the story of how Daniel was put in the lions' den. It tells how Daniel prays and is protected by an angel, and it ends with the king wanting to tell others about Daniel's God.
Little Lamb's Big Scare (and the Shepherd's Great Care) is the parable of the lost sheep. The shepherd calls out the to the lost sheep to stop playing hide-and-seek, which helps bring it down to a child's level.
Fish's Big Catch (and Jonah's Second Chance) is the basic retelling of how Jonah disobeyed God's instructions to go to Nineveh and was swallowed by a big fish. Of course, in the end Jonah did obey.
Elephant's Big Ride (and Noah's Stormy Adventure) shares the story of Noah, focusing on the animals. It's a cute book, but I would have liked more of the biblical facts to be included because even a two year old can enjoy learning about 40 days and 40 nights.
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Here is a couple who wants one theme in their wedding : classic.
Binsar and Mullista adore everything classic, from their taste, style, to even their house architecture. We always love working with couples who give us freedom with wedding themes, but also excited for the challenge of living up to their expectation.
With that mission in mind, we waste no time and design an elegant looking foyer where showers of pure white floral decorations dominated the hall. Since an all-white theme might get too overpowering, the mix of colorful petals and twinkling glass floor made the perfect hallway to add the superb ambiance. Along with grand looking pillars laced in gold patterns and crown-shaped entrance, Mullista stood out like the queen of the day that she was.
To us, the ambiance to your wedding is essential to set the mood, and not just for the guests but for the couple as well. Binsar is a camera-shy guy, but being in the limelight with such positivity just worked out well for him and Mullista too! All in all, we're happy to have been able to carry out the mission for them. Congrats you two!
Wedding Planner : The PRIME Event Planner
Photography : Ade Jo Pictures
Decoration : Pretty Blossom
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Automechanika is the UK's leading exhibition for the automotive aftermarket and vehicle production sector, and this year's 2019 event was our busiest and best show yet.
After a successful and enjoyable three days at the show, we are now busy following up all the leads and interest we received from visitors.
We would like to thank customers old and new who visited our stand.
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This event has been postponed to Fall 2020. We will announce a rescheduled date as soon as possible.
David Sibley, author of the bestselling Sibley Guide to Birds, visits Point Reyes to discuss his latest book, What It's Like to Be A Bird (Knopf).
Tickets on sale now! Visit our eventbrite page to reserve your spot.
Each ticket purchase includes a copy of What It's Like to Be a Bird.
About What It's Like to Be A Bird
"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, What It's Like to Be a Bird is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds.
About the author
David Sibley is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, North American Birds, and The New York Times. He is a recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Promoting the Cause of Birding from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal. He lives and birds in Massachusetts.


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Using a new long-range thermal imaging camera developed for military use, with the ability to record subjects up to 50 kilometres away in total darkness, Irish artist Richard Mosse has created a suite of new works that take as its subject the Syrian Civil War and resulting flood of refugees from that country.
The immersive video installation Incoming 2014–17, is presented alongside documentation of refugee camps in Greece and Germany. The use of the thermal imaging camera to create works with multiple vanishing points results in an aesthetic that combines landscape traditions of Western and Eastern art history and continues Mosse's interest in the architectures of conflict and displacement.


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As a senior software engineer, you'll work directly with the company's CTO, CEO, and an experienced technical team of other senior engineers, distributed systems computing experts and security experts, who are all committed to building world changing decentralized infrastructure. You'll develop and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable software that will change the way smart contracts function at a fundamental level. You'll have the opportunity to learn and master the latest research concerning distributed systems, cryptography, blockchains, game theory, consensus algorithms, and decentralized applications. You will be given a high level of autonomy/ownership over your projects, the opportunity to expand your scope of knowledge and the chance to help build the decentralized infrastructure of the future.
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Smart contracts are on track to revolutionize how all agreements work, through an entirely new system of cryptographically-enforced contract guarantees. Chainlink enables next-generation smart contracts that can be written about any/all events in the real world. We live by an open source ethos and believe in giving back to the community.
Our solution and architecture are outlined in our whitepaper. We are well-recognized for providing highly secure and reliable blockchain connectivity to the world's largest enterprises such as Google, Oracle, SWIFT, and many more. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the top companies developing cutting-edge blockchain technology while working closely together with a team of experienced senior developers.
This role is location-agnostic, and we employ engineers worldwide. However, we ask that some of your working hours overlap with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
*Chainlink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*
Apply here: https://careers.chain.link/o/senior-software-engineer-new-york


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A rain barrel is a container used to collect and store rainwater from your roof that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to a storm drain or out onto your property. Rain barrels work to keep rainwater out of storm drains and sewers. Why is this important? Every time it rains, unabsorbed water rushes to storm drains and directly into our local waterways. Often times this runoff carries with it pollutants it has picked up along the way. This affects our drinking water supply and limits swimming safety.
For every inch of rain that falls on a catchment area of 1,000 square feet, you can expect to collect approximately 600 gallons of rainwater.
Students will learn the water cycle and environmental sciences through this program that can be customized as a workshop or residency. Students will design and paint small individual sample rain barrels to take home in the workshop version. The Painted Rain Barrels residency will extend the learning by bringing a standard 55 gallon size rain barrel to the students for the class to paint together.
Typical rain barrels are unsightly and do not foster affection for residential use or interest.
Youth engagement through art and surface design is more likely to encourage enthusiasm and application through gardening.


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As a mixed media artist, I have a passion for creating collage and assemblage using just about any tangible item that looks interesting to me. Before I even knew there was a word for it, I began repurposing materials into my art. As an outsider artist, I am largely self taught using painting, printmaking, and assemblage techniques in my work.
My art represents a desire to express my world view with all of its challenges, beauty, and grace. A constant subtext across my work is that in the end we are all just humans and therefore vulnerable to the trials of the human condition. I challenge myself to choose media and materials that will best express the narratives and emotions that I want to evoke. In terms of my favorite art supplies or materials, anything and everything is a potential source, particularly interesting and intriguing found objects.
If you are interested in learning more about my work, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are interested in learning more about my work, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Left: # 1 Connect with Nature
Size: 4 x 8 in
Right: #2 Free
Size: 5.5 x 8 in
Right: #3 Balance
Size: 4 x 4in
Center: #4 Kindness
Size: 4 x 8 in (SOLD)
Right: #5 Speak Your Truth
Size: 4 x 4 in.
Left: #6 Tea Time
Size:4 x 5 in.
Center: #7 Time for Coffee
Size: 4 x 8 in
Right: #8 (SOLD)
Freedom from F.O.G. (Fear, Obligation and Guilt)
Size: 5 x 4 in.
Left: #18 Frida 1 (SOLD)
Size:4 x 5 in.
Center: #19 Frida 2
Size: 7.5 x 8 in
Right: #20 Frida 2
Size: 4 x 4 in.
Left: #25 Annie Oakley
Size:4 x 10 in.
Center: #26 Frida 4
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Right: #27 She Has a Story
Size: 4 x 8 in.
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Center: #29 Without My Mask
Size: 4 x 10 in.
Right: #30 SisterFriends
Size: 4 x 10 in.
Left: #31 Family Secrets (SOLD)
Size: 4 x 16 in.
Center: #32 My Secret
Size: 4 x 8 in.
Right: #33 Douce Infant
Size: 4 x 5 in.
#35 Solitude
Size: 4 x 5 in.
#36 Girls Best Friend
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#37 Sisterhood (SOLD)
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#39 Missing Constantino
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Unwrapped Vol. 4
Spawned from an idea by seasoned musicians after a jam session, the Unwrapped series has established itself as a juggernaut. With more than 10 million streams and sales in excess of 500,000 units, Hidden Beach Recordings' Unwrapped series is the premier combination of hip-hop and jazz. During its remarkable run, the series has featured such top-tier talent as Patrice Rushen, Jeff Lorber, Paul Jackson Jr., Everett Harp, Mike Phillips, Tony Royster Jr., and Karen Briggs delivering instrumental versions of some of the biggest songs in rap, hip-hop and contemporary R&B.
1. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See (Intro)
2. 21 Questions
3. Children's Story
4. Candy Shop
5. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
6. All Falls Down
7. Hate It Or Love It
8. Rapper's Delight
9. Rollin With Kid N Play
10. Lean Back
11. Treat 'Em Right
12. Hip Hop Hooray
13. All Falls Down (J.R.'s Revenge: Spanish Harlem Mix)
14. Hate It or Love It (J.R.'s Revenge: Playa Mix)
15. Lean Back (J.R.'s Revenge: Save The Music Mix)


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1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, chopped (2 cups)
2 medium bell peppers, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
14-ounce can diced tomatoes (with juice)
4-ounce can mild or hot chopped green chilies
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
12 white corn tortillas
2 cups grated reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
Start to finish: 1 hour 5 minutes (30 minutes active); servings: 8
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large saucepan over medium, heat the oil. Add the onions, bell peppers and garlic. Saut� until the vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in both beans, the tomatoes, chilies, chili powder, cumin and salt. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or other 3-quart shallow baking dish) spread 1/2 cup of bean mixture. Arrange 6 of the tortillas over the bean mixture, overlapping them slightly and having them come about 1 inch up the sides of the dish. Spread half of the remaining bean mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese, then arrange the remaining 6 tortillas on top. Cover with remaining bean mixture. Coat one side of a piece of foil with cooking spray, then tightly cover the dish. Bake until the lasagna is bubbling and heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover and top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 5 minutes more, or until cheese is melted.
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Watch The Walking Dead Online: Season 9 Episode 6Paul Dailly at .
Was the new group filled with villains or heroes?
That's what the survivors had to conclude on The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 6 when a new team showed up under the guise that they wanted to find a steady home.
Meanwhile, Michonne's turn as sheriff made her question her future as Judith continued to grow up before her very eyes.
Also, Carol made a decision about her relationship with Ezekiel.
Use the video above to watch The Walking Dead online right here via TV Fanatic.
Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics who love TV as much as you.
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Bunny Job Slacking
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Bunny is always working so hard to impress the chief and she is always trying to prove her worth. Hard work can take its toll on you. She is really tired and today, she just wants to take a break and have a little fun. Would you like to help her to a little slacking at work?
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Autumn Statement 2015
There were a number of tax and non-tax announcements with some taking effect immediately with others being staggered or delayed.
Corporation Tax and Business Tax
Capital Allowances anti-avoidance
Proposals were introduced (with immediate effect) to prevent businesses obtaining tax advantages by manipulating disposal values (by using artificially low values) which would normally result in excessive capital allowances claims.
Corporation Tax: related party rules, partnerships and transfers of intangible assets
Measures were introduced with immediate effect that clarify when intangible fixed assets held by a partnership come within the intangible fixed asset ("IFA") regime. The measure will affect companies holding intangible fixed assets through a partnership, including a Limited Liability Partnership.
The changes therefore make it clear that transfers of intangible assets to a partnership with companies as members will not circumvent the Intangible Fixed Asset commencement rules that would otherwise apply to those corporate members.
Corporation Tax – Loans made to charitable trusts
Changes were made recently to s455 tax regime were loans made to trustees by close companies (broadly companies controlled by 5 or fewer participators) were potentially liable to this 25% tax if certain conditions were met. However, new loans or advances made on or after 25 November 2015 by close companies to trustees of charitable trusts will be made exempt from the s455 regime (subject to Parliamentary approval).
Personal Taxation
Capital Gain Tax ("CGT") payment window
From April 2019, taxpayers will be required to make a payment on account on any CGT due on the disposal (e.g. sale) of residential property. The payment on account will need to be made within 30 days of completion.
Car benefit changes for diesel vehicles
It was announced in Budget 2015 that the 3% diesel supplement for diesel cars will be removed from April 2016. This would have meant that petrol and diesel cars will be treated as the same in terms of calculating the private car and fuel taxable benefit charge.
The abolition of the diesel supplement will be delayed until 2021.
Tax Credit transitional rules
There were a number of Tax Credit changes announced that were going to take effect from April 2016 as Universal Credit was going to be phased in. The changes to Tax Credits planned next year will not go ahead.
Stamp Taxes
Stamp Duty Land Tax ("SDLT") rate increase for buy to let properties
The Chancellor announced that from April 2016, people purchasing additional properties including buy to let properties and second homes will have to pay an extra 3% SDLT above the current rates.
An exemption will be introduced for corporates owning more than 15 residential properties.
Filing of SDLT returns and payments
The deadline for filing appropriate SDLT forms (not just for buy to let) and making payments will be reduced from 30 days to 14 days. This will take effect from 2017 to 2018 although there will be a consultation.
Other Tax Measures
Council Tax
Councils will be given the powers to add 2% on their council tax bills to pay towards local social care requirements. This additional 2% levy is optional and the decision to use these powers will be down to the discretion of each council.
Small Business Rate Relief
The small business rate relief will be extended for another year.
Making Tax Digital and Digital Tax Accounts
The government announced that they are planning the replace tax returns with digital tax accounts. Most businesses, self-employed individuals and landlords will need to keep track of their tax affairs digitally and update via their digital tax account at least quarterly.
HMRC will introduce free apps and software that link securely to HMRC systems and provide support to those who need help using digital technology. This will not apply to individuals in employment, or pensioners, unless they have secondary incomes of more than £10,000 per year.
The government will publish its plans to transform the tax system shortly and will consult on the details in 2016.
New Penalties for General Anti-Abuse Rule ("GAAR")
The GAAR was a proposal introduced by the coalition government to try and prevent abusive tax arrangements. New penalties (details including introduction date are not as yet) will be introduced.
Non-tax announcements
Apprenticeship Levy
It was announced on the Summer Budget in July that an apprenticeships levy will be introduced for large employers.
The levy will be set at 3% of the employer's pay bill and will take effect from April 2015. However over 98% of businesses will be exempt as a £15,000 allowance will apply which means that the levy will only be paid by employer's pay bill over £3 million.
Basic State Pension
The basic state pension will increase from April 2016 to £119.30 a week. This is an increase of £3.35 per week.Talk to Barnes Roffe today


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Buying a home is likely the biggest purchase you'll ever make.
But before you can pack up and move in, you'll need to secure a mortgage. This is of[……]
Buying a home is likely the biggest purchase you'll ever make.
But before you can pack up and move in, you'll need to secure a mortgage. This is of[……]
Amid the current housing environment and in light of the wide range of mortgage solutions available on the market, how can you select the product that is best suited to your particular situation?
Fixed or variable rate?
When faced with having to choose a mortgage solution, many wonder which is more financially advantageous: a fixed or a variable rate mortgage?[……]
The concept of diversification is a crucial element to consider when investing. It is rooted in the very principle that investors should avoid putting all their eggs in one basket.
But why should the notion of diversification remain limited to investing? Why not adapt it to mortgages, the largest debt each of us will probably acquire in our lifetime?
To meet the needs and preferences of its clientele, National Bank offers the Made-to-Measure mortgage[1]. This solution allows you to divide your loan amount among several layers, depending on your profile, your financial goals, as well as your financing needs and preferences.
According to a survey conducted on behalf of CIBC Bank at the beginning of March, 50% of Canadians would opt for a fixed mortgage rate today, compared to 39% last year.
At 32%, the popularity of variable rate mortgages has not changed. However, the percentage of people who are undecided has dropped considerably, from 30% last year to 18% this year. Conclusion: most Canadians who were undecided last year opted for a fixed rate given the stability of the interest rate.
Final result: just 6% of Canadians believe that mortgage rates will decrease over the next year, while 86% believe that they won't change. If they do change, they will go up.
This is good news in the eyes of the CIBC, because it means that many owners took into account a potential increase in interest rates in their mortgage planning, which is a sign of caution.[……]
Given the record debt of Canadian households, BMO Bank of Montreal suggests that owners opt for a mortgage loan with a 25-year amortization period.
"The shorter your mortgage, the less interest charges you'll pay in the end. By choosing a 25-year amortization period, you free yourself from your mortgage quicker, and you can start to save more for your long-term objectives, such as financing your retirement," the financial institution explains.[……]


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Employee happiness has always been an important topic in the workplace, and for good reason. Satisfied employees lead to less turnover, higher engagement & productivity, and a better bottom line. So when it comes to the Zestful team and our employee perks, we don't mess around.
One could also argue that it's more important now than ever before for companies to stand out. With younger generations joining the workforce, unemployment at record lows, and turnover at an all-time high, companies are scrambling to put together perk and benefits packages that will attract, retain, and engage a diverse and competitive talent pool.
Even as an employee perk company ourselves, we, too, are always looking for new and better ways to keep our employees happy.
As a team, we believe that innovative employee perks stem beyond just gym memberships and Spotify subscriptions, and should also include things like fair and equal pay, top-notch health care, retirement planning, and more.
Implementing an above-and-beyond perk program is certainly easier when it's done from the get-go, but if you already have a decent-sized team, fear not. Fringe perks (like gym memberships) can only shine when more important benefits are already in place (like fair salary)—therefore, setting a strong baseline is key.
The Zestful team approach to startup employee benefits
At Zestful, each of our perks and benefits stem from two core beliefs:
- Does it give employees permission, freedom, and resources to do great work?
- Does it give employees permission, freedom, and resources to enjoy themselves outside of work?
These beliefs directly translate to the guidelines we followed when creating the following perks and benefits packages at Zestful.
Above-market salaries
If you have the opportunity to pay above-market rates, I've found it's one of the best things you can give to an employee. By paying higher-than-average salaries, you give employees the ability to grow into their value, instead of out of it.
For example, if someone is worth $60K in salary today, they'll most likely be worth more than that as the year goes on—and definitely will be before their next scheduled pay raise. Once they hit this mark, it becomes easier for them to look for another opportunity that pays closer to what they're worth. So, on our team, that's first and foremost.
Generous equity in the company
Ownership is a big value at Zestful, and part of the ownership equation is giving our employees a generous amount of actual equity in the company.
And it's not all talk: Our company is typically in the top 10% of the average when it comes to giving equity. We also believe that employees deserve a good amount of support when purchasing their options, so we'll work directly with everyone individually to claim their equity if they leave the company before an exit event.
100% health coverage for employees and their families
Great healthcare can be an easy way to eliminate a stressful part of your employees' lives. We're proud to pay 100% of the best health coverage for our employees (and their families) so they have one less thing to worry about.
Freedom to work wherever and whenever
Remote work is one of the most modern and effective ways to keep employees engaged.
We all have different working styles and creative processes. We want to honor that by not only giving permission—but encouraging our employees—to work at different times and places. We freely give everyone on the team a sense of trust, which lets them know they don't need to be "watched" in order to do great work.
…but ultra permission to work remote on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Permission is one of those crazy things that every human relies on. What I mean by that is, even if we're given permission to do something, sometimes we need a bit of extra encouragement before we actually feel comfortable doing them.
So, while employees can work remotely any day of the week, we strongly encourage our team to do so on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This allows everyone to feel comfortable sleeping in if they need it, going to the gym at 10am, or picking up their kids early in the afternoon without any potential stigma. We also support our team in trying to avoid taking meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays so they have the chance to really plug in—or unplug—as needed.
Minimum 15 days of PTO
Taking time off is super important. And while many companies offer unlimited vacation time, we set a minimum vacation time and (seriously) hold each other accountable to it. On top of this, we require that at least five days are taken off consecutively, giving our team the means to completely unplug.
You do you
Of course, we eat our own dog food—our Zestful cards provide even more unique and personal perks for the Zestful team. We've created multiple programs that encourage employees to spend their balances on the things they love most.
The most common feedback I hear when sharing these numbers is, "Why not just pay your employees a higher salary?" Here's where permission comes in again.
Zestful, in a way, is the ultimate permission for employees to spend money on products or services they love, but may otherwise not want to spend their salary on.
Salaries tend to be used on rent, bills, insurance, food, gas, student loans, and other "need to pay" expenses. We give employees good salaries to make sure they can afford these things, but we also believe it's incredibly important to give them a balance that can only be used on more fun things that they love.
Our Zestful perk stack:
- $200/month to spend on anything in the catalog
- $50/month to spend on fitness and health
- $365/year to spend on education
- $10/mo to donate to charity
- $50/mo to give to team members (Peer to Peer)
- $50 starting bonus
- $50 work anniversary reward
- $50 birthday reward
- $30/mo to give to someone outside of the company (like a partner or family member)
In conclusion…
Employee perks—albeit important—are just one part of creating a happy and engaged workplace. The secret sauce is to build a supportive work environment that allows your employees to grow both personally and professionally while having a little fun along the way!
If you want to hear more about our learnings when creating our own successful perk stack, please reach out! I'd love to answer any questions you have. To chat, shoot me a message at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Beautiful 36th floor unit at the Setai Resort and Residences. Spacious 3 bed, 3 bath open floor plan with panoramic ocean, city and sunset views. Floor-to-ceiling glass, gorgeous hardwood flooring, luxurious finishes, two spacious balconies. Setais award -winning amenities include: three infinity pools, beach facilities with food & beverage services, three restaurants, world class spa and 24-hour room service.
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Aberdeen Station Marks 150th Anniversary
The ScotRail Alliance will today, Saturday 4 November, mark the 150th anniversary of Aberdeen station.
An event will be held at the station, where one of the first high-speed trains will be officially named the "Aberdeen Station 150th Anniversary" train.
The station first opened on 4 November 1867, and has served the city of Aberdeen and the wider North East of Scotland well since then.
To mark the anniversary, the following displays will be featured in the station:
- Information on the planned Aberdeen station redevelopment
- A history of Aberdeen station, produced by the Great North of Scotland Railway Association
- Details of the ongoing Aberdeen-Inverness improvement works
The ScotRail Alliance will also hand out 1,000 cupcakes to customers in the station on Saturday.
In September, the first high-speed train arrived in Aberdeen for driver training ahead of entry into passenger service next year.
ScotRail Alliance Managing Director Alex Hynes said:
"Aberdeen station has been at the heart of the city for 150 years, so it's an honour to be able to mark this important anniversary.
"The investment we are making – the high-speed trains connecting Scotland's seven cities, the Aberdeen to Inverness improvement programme, and the redevelopment of Aberdeen station – means it's an exciting time for this part of the country. This investment will improve the service we offer to our customers and support the local economy.
"Aberdeen station is central to our plan to build the best railway Scotland has ever had."
Humza Yousaf, Minister for Transport and the Islands, said:
"Aberdeen is a key station on Scotland's growing rail network and it is a real pleasure to mark its 150th anniversary.
"Our commitment to rail services in this area is underlined by the investment we are making in improvements to the infrastructure and services in this part of the country. The more we make rail an attractive transport choice, the more we can spark economic growth by attracting business to the region, while also accruing health benefits through reducing the reliance on cars "
Further details of the Aberdeen to Inverness upgrade programme can be found on the Transport Scotland website.


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If the World Were a Village
This colourful book helps to illustrate several ideas about human development, by imagining that today's world population equates to 100 people. So, for example, 61 people would be from Asia, 13 from Africa, 12 from Europe, 8 from South and Central America, 5 from Canada and the US, and 1 from Oceania.
The book continues with this analogy, to explores themes of language, age, religion, food, school, money and electricity. It highlights key development ideas in a simple way, and would be a great basis for maths data handling activities or circle time PSHE discussions.
A section at the back of the book also suggests some activities and classroom questions. There is also some teaching material available online, although these are not specifically written for UK teachers.
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English: literature / story, Geography, Maths / numeracy, PSHE / PSE / PSED
Diversity and Inclusion, Economy, Energy, Identity, International Development, Language, Population, Religion and Spirituality
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Commercial representation or sales agency is an activity that has been increasingly gaining place and assuming importance in the entrepreneurial area. Seeking to promote business and boost sales, the companies formalize through written or oral agreements the relation with the so-called independent commercial representatives or sales agents ("sales agents"), a relation that is substantially governed by Law 4,886/65 (Brazilian Commercial Representation Law ─ Lei de Representação Comercial Brasileira - "LRC").
Considering the provisions of the LRC, one of the aspects that a company (in this case, the "represented company") should analyze before executing such an agreement is the potential indemnities due to the sales agents in the event of an agreement termination for cause (due to an infringement) or not (unilateral termination).
Firstly, in order to evaluate the applicable legal indemnity, it shall be analyzed whether the agreement is for a determinate or indeterminate term.
According to the LRC, an agreement for a determinate term becomes an agreement for indeterminate term if its initial period is extended; and an agreement shall be considered as for indeterminate term if it succeeded a prior one within a period of six (6) months. These provisions are intended to protect the sales agents against an abrupt and sudden end of the agreed jural relation. This is because before the enactment of the LRC, the represented company could extend the agreement for successive periods and on any occasion, upon the end of agreement's effectiveness, inform on its intention of not renewing it, without being liable for payment of any indemnity to the sales agent.
In this scenario, LRC prescribes that in case of termination of an agreement for indeterminate term, whether for cause or not, the represented company will be required to pay to the sales agent an indemnity of at least one twelfth (1/12) of the amount earned by the sales agent on account of consideration. Such consideration will be calculated based not only on the amount earned by the sales agent on account of commissions, but also on all amounts on whatever account this professional earned during the contractual term, such as bonus and reward.
On the other hand, there is no provision which bounds the sales agents to the payment of an indemnification should they terminate an agreement for indeterminate term, which shows that the law treats the sales agent as hypo-sufficient party to the agreement. In case of breach of the contract by the sales agent, the represented company has the right to be reimbursed for losses and damages and, for such purpose, it may withhold any commissions which are due to the sales agent.
In case of unilateral termination of the sales agency agreement for indeterminate term, the terminating party has to pay one third (1/3) of the commissions earned by the sales agent in the past three (3) months or deliver a notice thirty (30) days in advance should the agreement have been in effect for more than six (6) months. It is noteworthy that currently there is a doctrine and case law controversy as to the prior notice period, if it should be of thirty (30) or ninety (90) days, as the LRC establishes thirty (30) days and the Brazilian Civil Code sets forth that such period is of ninety (90) days.
However, in case a represented company terminates an agreement for determinate term, whether for cause or not, the LRC establishes that it has the duty to pay the sales agent an indemnity equivalent to the monthly average of the consideration (as defined above), multiplied by half the number of the remaining months for the agreement termination. In order for the indemnity not to be payable upon the termination of an agreement for determinate term, the contract must be performed until it expires, and in this case a prior notice will not be necessary.
By pre-establishing the indemnity amount in the LRC, the legislator attempted to avoid questionings and delays in settling litigations over sales agents agreements. We stress that our courts have already taken the stance that such amounts also apply to oral agreements, or to agreements that do not set forth the indemnity due, which is of utmost importance for the legal certainty of the agreed relations.
One interesting aspect, and which is controversial in regard to the issue of termination for cause, is the provisions in articles 35 "e" and 36 "e" of the LRC, which when listing the reasons for termination for cause, include force majeure among them. Although LRC sets forth that force majeure is a reason for termination for cause, the majority doctrine, and the Civil Code as well, recognize that an event of force majeure excludes liability, and the parties will not be liable for losses caused by force majeure if they have not expressly assumed liability for it. In practice, because the force majeure will eventually reach both parties to the agreement, which may allege and attest that the performance of the agreement, by both parties, was impeded by the event of force majeure, under articles 35 and 36 of LRC, no indemnity would be payable to any of the parties.
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Erik Dean Prince is a popular businessman and a retired United States Navy Seal officer who has best been known for being the founder of government services and also security company by the name Blackwater USA. The company would, later on, change its name to Academi. He has worked as the CEO of the company until the year 2009 and later to the position of chairman of the Board.
Currently, he is the head of Private equity firm by the name Frontier Resource Group and is also the chairman of the Hong Kong Frontier Services group. Keep on reading to learn more on the net worth and earnings of Erik Prince in 2020.
Early Life & Biography
Prince was born in the year 1969 on June 6th in Holland Michigan, and he is the son of Edgar Prince and Elsa. He is the youngest in a family of four children and graduated from the Holland Christian School. His father began working as a salesman where he was making 40 cents every hour and later on created a die cast machine firm known as Prince Machine Corporation.
This company was the supplier to the automobile manufacturing industry. He joined the United States Naval Academy and schooled here for three semesters before leaving. He was able to earn a degree in economics from the Hillsdale College in the year 1992. Some sources have said that he dropped out of the Naval Academy.
Personal Life
Prince is the brother to the United States Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos. The first time that he got married was to Joan Nicole who would later die of cancer in the year 2003 at a tender age of thirty-six years old. The couple had four children, and he has said that his wife was the one who introduced him to Catholicism. Before his wife died, he had an affair with his nanny, Houck and they got married in 2004. He has been married to Stacy DeLuke.
Career, Awards & Nominations
He began his career in the year 1994 during the Rwandan Annihilation. He has said that he was very much concerned with the situation in Rwanda and it helped him to understand that he could not just sit back and do nothing. From the year 1997 to 2010, his company was awarded $2 billion within the government security contracts, and over $1.6 billion was muddled to the federal contracts and an anonymous value of trust. This entrepreneur currently dominates the private equity organization: Frontier Resource Group and he serves as the chair of the company.
It has been reported that has a 25% stake within an Austria type Aviation firm that was named Airborne Technologies. He has currently been visiting officers in New York. One of the biggest achievement has been working as the Chief Executive Officer of the government services and security firm that is known as Blackwater. He continues to serve as the CEO of the Frontier Services Group Limited.
Net Worth & Earnings
Erik Prince has a net worth of over $2.5 billion. This wealth has been made from his career as an entrepreneur and also working as an officer in the United States Navy Seal Officer. He is the founder of the Blackwater Company, which has won several tenders of the United States that runs into billions of dollars.
Erik Prince has built himself to become among the most successful men in his venture. His focus and determination have seen the company he has headed to grow their total revenue. He continues to work in the board of management of many companies.


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wotblitz iTunes Gift Card Contest Winner
VikkoTheTusken posted a topic in World of Tanks BlitzCongratulations to the winner!
I'm giving away a $25 (US) gift card to one lucky winner. Recipient can be on EU, NA or ASIA. Details below: Good luck for any who consider participating.
50 yrs. on the Planet!
Levenbrech posted a topic in Shenanigans50 yrs. on the Planet After celebrating my time on this planet with family last week I thought that I would share my good fortune with a random person/tanker from the internet. This is what I would like to do. I would like to gift a Tier 8 premium tank from the NA server shop to a worthy tanker who plays on the NA server. But, they must first share a story about themselves here with us in this forum by submitting a post (written, drawn, pictures or videos) to this contest. The story can be happy, sad, funny, or even mad about what they are truly thankful for in life at this point in time. The best story as graded by me WINS! Stipulations: The tier 8 premium tank will be a single tank giveaway, no bundles of any kind. I alone will be judging. I understand that many other people will/may upvote stories posted but I retain the right to judge the winner. As far as judging, I will copy and paste all posted (written, drawn, pictures) stories, print them out without the names and review them prior to casting my lone ballot for the winner. The contest will end at 0600hrs EDT on the 21st of August. I will then judge the entries, notify the winner, and post the results before 2000hrs EDT of the same day. GL/HF
NEW WG Contest 7/1-7/17
Pitch_Black posted a topic in Metagame DiscussionNewest WG contest 7/1-7/17. What's freedom to play month without blowing things up?! Help us celebrate with our grand exhibition of fire contest! Start time and date: 07-01-2015, 9:00am PDT End time and date: 07-17-2015, 9:00am PDT Deal double your HP in damage to other tanks and be entered into a random drawing to win prizes! 30 Lucky winners selected at random will receive: 5000 gold 3 FTP keys 3 days of Premium time All you have to do is take a screenshot of your after battle reports and post it here in this thread! Rules: Two Entries per person Both screenshots must be in the same post. Only tanks that are tiers IV-X are viable for this contest. ---------------------------------- The topic can be found here: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/450539-a-grand-exhibition-of-fire-contest/unread/
Howz about we establish a WOTLABS monthly contest?
Pitch_Black posted a topic in ShenanigansWe haven't had a tanks contest in years, and In the past I've acquired gaming mice and WOTLABS used them to run a contest. I'd like us to do that more often if not monthly. My goal: Obtain support from the community to collect donations of paypal, gold, tanks, premium time, gaming gear, etc. and then establish a monthly contest. Those that have donated can still participate as long as the correct dated screenshots and replay are posted during the contest period. I don't know all the particulars to starting it, but maybe one of the admins could establish a paypal or patreon contest donation account?
New WG Contest
Pitch_Black posted a topic in Metagame DiscussionFrom WG... Historically, Gladiators were allowed to keep any prizes or gifts they were given during gladiatorial games, and we are offering you the chance to win prizes in conjunction with our Gladiatorial Arena mission: "Contender". Start time and date: 6-26-2015, 9:00am PDT End time and date: 06-29-2015, 4:20am PDT Finish the Mission "Contender" to enter into a random drawing to Win either a Type 59, AT 15A, Gold, or Premium Time! 5 tank, premium time, and gold prizes for a total of 15 Prizes! 2 winners will recieve the Type 59! 3 Winners will recieve the AT 15A! 5 Winners will recieve xx gold! 5 Winners will recieve xx Premium Time! One entry per mission completion! This means that if you complete the mission "Contender" 25 times, that's 25 entries! Please take a screenshot of the mission counter screen and post it here for your entry. One image per post please. If you would like to enter your first mission completion, please post the screenshot. For your 2nd, 5th, etc.. Please just replace your original sccreenshot with the new one. The mission counter will keep track of the amount of times you completed the mission, so only one image is needed. The image requirements are as follows: format —JPEG, PNG, or GIF; resolution — between 800x600 and 1024x768 pixels; size — up to 700 KB. Good Luck! ---------------------------------- The topic can be found here: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/449634-mission-contender-contest/unread/
NEW WG Contest
Pitch_Black posted a topic in Metagame DiscussionNewest WG contest! I wish I was more adept with a photo editing program... PAX Prime is often considered to be the holy grail of sweet sweet swag. There are baubles and trinkets aplenty, but nothing beats the coveted t-shirt! Earn yourself some serious cred by entering our Pax Prime T-shirt Design Contest. The winners receive a shipment containing all the official 2015 Wargaming Pax Prime t-shirts (four total), in-game prizes, and the satisfaction of knowing that literally thousands of people are wearing a shirt they designed! Prizes: Submissions will be screened by Wargaming and the top 10 will be put to community vote. The community selected winners will receive: - All four winning contest tees - Type 59 + Garage Slot - 5,000 gold - 1 year of premium time The runner ups will receive: - One winning contest tee - KV-5 + Garage Slot - 2,500 gold - 6 months premium time Rules - Winning submissions will be adapted to a T-Shirt design as deemed appropriate. - Your design should focus on a single Wargaming title. - Designs must be submitted to email@example.com with "PAX Prime Design Contest" as the subject by July 12th at 12pm (PDT). - Community Voting will open on top ten designs on Wednesday, July 15th and closes Sunday, July 19th at 12pm (PDT). - The designs submitted must be a one color design. - Submissions must be entered in one of the following formats: AI, PSD, EPS, PNG, JPG, TIFF, Raster (300ppi or higher is best) and Vector. - Each entry must be smaller than 15MB in size. - Your submission must be 100% your own. No existing game assets, screenshots, logos, icons, photo sampling, etc. are allowed - Your design must be easily identified as a tank from the World of Tanks universe - All designs must be appropriate for an audience of all ages – this means it must not include obscene or offensive imagery or phrases ---------------------------------- The topic can be found here: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/450160-pax-prime-t-shirt-design-contest/unread/


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"Those are my favorite kind of witnesses, because they ultimately end up telling you more than you want to know," says investigator Greg Caldwell. There's a good reason he or she doesn't want to talk to you. And if you understand why, you can extract exactly what the witness is trying to hide.
Over-Eager Witness Digs Her Own Hole
On the other hand, a witness who is too eager to talk can also provide some very compelling clues to the case, but in a different way. The chances are good that he or she is being manipulative, as the investigators in the Schneider pill mill case found out.
The investigation team from that case presented at the 2010 NHCAA Healthcare Anti-Fraud Training Conference on the process and results of the high-profile health care fraud investigation. During the course of their interviews surrounding the investigation into fraud and drug distribution at the Schneiders' clinic, one of the two prime suspects, Linda Schneider, came forward with "new information" that she wanted to present, long after she had been interviewed for the ongoing case.
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An over-eager witness may be trying to manipulate the outcome of the interview, and good investigators are wise to this tactic. Similarly, a witness who refuses to talk can be a gold mine of information in the hands of the right investigator.
Caldwell cites an example of a case where a witness in a criminal investigation had been interviewed by the police, but had been unwilling to talk further and then disappeared.
"We knew the police would have this witness and produce him at trial. The attorney wanted me to track the witness down and interview him to see if his story was the exact same as he had put in his police report," he says.
"When he opened the door I introduced myself and he said 'I've got nothing to say to you. The Police say I don't have to talk to you' which was completely correct."
But Caldwell isn't the type of investigator to walk away from such a golden opportunity.
"I would liken it to sales back in the 50s, the door to door sales of Kirby vacuums," he says. "There's an old adage that the hard-core salesmen had that they loved to see 'no solicitor' signs on doors. Because that meant the person knew they were weak, couldn't resist sales and so they had to put a sign.. Likewise people who say they don't want to talk to you… there's something they don't want to talk about."
And so it was that Caldwell talked the witness into going out for coffee and got the little piece of information that wasn't in the police report, the tiny nugget he needed to get his client acquitted.