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Brock Lesnar was born on July 12, 1977, in Webster, SD. While a student at the University of Minnesota, he won the NCAA individual heavyweight wrestling championship in 2000. After graduation, he trained in the WWF’s Ohio Valley Wrestling Facility. He is currently married to former WWE Diva Sable. Early Career Brock Lesnar made his WWF debut the night after WrestleMania 18 by destroying Maven, Al Snow, and Spanky. His manager was Paul Heyman who worked out a secret deal with Vince McMahon....

Chief court clerks, also known as chief deputy clerks, chief deputies or chief clerks, are the highest level of clerks in the court system. In some jurisdictions, the chief court clerk is an executive level position. Chief court clerks are responsible for all administrative and operational elements of the Clerk’s Office. Chief clerks generally advance from deputy clerk and court clerk positions. Duties Chief court clerks are responsible for administration and supervision of the day-to-day operations of the Clerk’s Office, including areas such as intake, courtroom deputies, jury, case management, electronic case filing systems, records management, statistical reporting, quality assurance, staffing, and procedural manuals....

Writing a business plan can be an overwhelming task. These feelings often translate into immobilization or confusion as to how to start the business plan. Starting a business plan begins with the first step. Determine Audience and Funding Type When writing a business plan, you must determine who will be reading it. This decision will shape the business plan. Do you plan to go for debt or equity financing? Each form of funding for your business has pros and cons....

Crowdfunding, sometimes called “online financing,” is a new way for individuals and businesses to fund projects and products (like books and inventions) by using the power of the Internet. Crowdfunding has been used for many years by the entertainment industry and now others have begun using the Internet to set up websites and take money as donations to help fund their ideas. How Crowdfunding Works Most crowdfunding websites allow individuals or companies to present an idea to others, who donate money with no expectation of anything (other than a small token gift) in return....

Laws mandate employer actions such as overtime pay, minimum wage, meals and breaks, and jury duty. Other procedures and policies that an employer decides over time such as how to reimburse employee travel for work, paid time off, flexible work schedules and bereavement leave become confusing and difficult to apply and monitor if they have no central location. Consequently, employee handbooks are in the best interests of both the company and the employees....

Air Force Flight Attendant is not an entry-level job. Flight attendants are responsible for the following: Performs aircrew duties on numerous airborne platforms. Provides for the safety of passengers. Plans, coordinates, and manages cabin duties. Performs aircrew functions. Manages flight attendant activities and related duties. Job Duties Provides for passenger safety during aircraft operations. Demonstrates and maintains proficiency in emergency equipment use, emergency procedures, and egress. Briefs passengers. Responsible for the orderly and expeditious evacuation of passengers and crew....

The word “orchestra” was used to describe the place where musicians and dancers performed in ancient Greece. The orchestra, or symphony orchestra, is generally defined as an ensemble mainly composing of bowed stringed instruments, percussion, wind and brass instruments. Often, the orchestra is composed of 100 musicians and may be accompanied by a chorus or be purely instrumental. In today’s setting, the word “orchestra” not only pertains to a group of musicians but also to the main floor of a theater....

A mother color is a color you use in every mixed color in a particular painting. It can be any color but should be a color that reflects the overall theme of the painting. For example, if you were painting the ocean on a cool day, you might choose blue or blue-violet as your mother color, mixing a little of it into all your other colors. You can either mix the mother color into every color you create, or use it as the starting point for the other colors you create by mixing another color into some of your mother color....

Talking points are like a cheat sheet for anyone communicating on behalf of a business, an organization, a politician, or even themselves. They provide a quick and easy way of staying on track, not wandering off topic, and making sure communications are consistent across the group being represented. They often are used as seed material for letters, press releases, speeches, debates, and more. Talking points are internal communications and not shared with intended audiences....

If you know a little about the Japanese language, you may know that san is a common honorific. It’s no surprise, then to learn that the Japanese word for grandfather is ojiisan. The informal term, which is what one would call one’s own grandfather, is sofu. Some Japanese children call their grandparents Jiji (from ojiisan) and Baba (from obaasan, Japanese for grandmother). The almost identical word ojisan means uncle. Unlike many other Asian cultures, the Japanese do not have different names for maternal and paternal grandparents....

The Navy counselor rating is not open to the incoming recruit. This rating requires a thorough knowledge of the Navy organization, including personnel and administrative procedures and policies which takes time to thoroughly understand. The NC rating accepts only petty officers first and second class who have been in the Navy for several years before attending the secondary rating school. A Navy person who intends to apply for this rating must have experienced the total environment of the Navy....

What’s the Payroll Cost of a Full-Time Employee?: Any attempt to nail this down to a narrow range is complicated by local wage rates and other factors. However, let’s do a quick set of calculations to get an idea (using an overhead cost of 30%** of hourly or salary rate): ($12/hour wage x 40 x 52) / 0.70 = $35,657 annual cost$24,000 salary / 0.70 = $34,286 annual cost$15/hour wage x 40 x 52) / 0....

Valentine’s Day is the time of year when even the most macho of us have to swallow our pride, go out on a limb, and try to be a little romantic, at the risk of making a fool of ourselves. Serenading your significant other with a romantic love song is a great way for a guitarist to score points on Valentines Day. Below are lyrics and guitar tab to some popular romantic love songs that should help to woo that special person in your life this Valentine’s Day, or any other day....

Every skier, beginner to expert, will at some point come upon icy or hard-packed snow and it’s good to hear from an expert on how to safely ski through these conditions. Martin Heckelman, known internationally as ‘Mr. Ski Tips’, is now based in Val d’Isere France, but he grew up skiing and started teaching skiing in the northeast United States so you can be sure he’s an expert on explaining how to safely ski through and over difficult icy, or very hard packed snow....

Some of the games from “Minute to Win It” rely on simple rules and an unassuming set-up. This lulls the competitors into the feeling that the game itself really isn’t that tricky. The Nutstacker is one such game. The concept of the game is quite simple: stack metal nuts that are suspended on a chopstick. However, if you give it a try, you’ll see how exactly how challenging this game is....

01 of 10 Twenty One Pilots - “Stressed Out” Twenty One Pilots - “Stressed Out”. Courtesy Fueled By Ramen Directed by Reel Bear Media The latest music video by the duo Twenty One Pilots uses the color black on the neck and hands of lead vocalist Tyler Joseph as well as the color red spread throughout the video to represent the character Blurryface from the title of their album. Blurryface is identified as a conglomeration of adult human insecurities that encourage negative behavior....

If you have ever made a key lime pie, the chances are that you might have a little sweetened condensed milk left in the can. Besides grabbing a spoon and tickling your sweet tooth, there are a few ways you can use the leftovers in that can. Uses for Condensed Milk Leftovers Condensed milk is popularly used all over the world. It is commonly found in pies and baked goods, like a flan or tres leches cake from Spanish-speaking countries....

Bright and warm singing are two common terms used to describe how singers sound. The terms are synonymous with light and dark. Listening to sounds alone may not explain the difference unless you know what you are looking for. Here are some examples of what vocal color is, who uses different colors and when, and a list of words expressing overly bright to overly dark singing. How Bright and Warm Singing Is Created...

If you don’t have to charge GST, do you have to charge PST? Yes, if your business resides in a province that has a provincial sales tax, or retail sales tax (RST) as it is also called, you will have to charge, collect and remit PST unless you are selling a product or service that is PST exempt, in most cases. Which Provinces Charge a Provincial Sales Tax Currently, five provinces (Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island) no longer have a provincial sales tax - they have merged their provincial sales tax with the federal GST and now charge a single Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)....

Since it launched in 2003, Tyra Banks’ “America’s Next Top Model” has turned dozens of 20-something girls (and a couple of guys) into experienced models. Here are the winners of each season of the modeling competition and what they’ve been doing since they won their cycle. 01 of 23 Cycle One: Adrianne Curry Ben Horton / Getty Images Adrianne Curry (born August 6, 1982) was the very first winner of “America’s Next Top Model,” and she’s gone on to become one of the most successful and well known of all the “Top Models....