Who counts as a parent entitled to take time off work to care for or bond with a child under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? According to a new interpretation by the Department of Labor (DOL), anyone who intends to assume the role of parent to that child by providing day-to-day care or financial support.
A scepter is a ceremonial device which denotes an office of high power, and it is particularly associated with royalty. In British English, it is spelled sceptre. Scepters are often heavily ornamented to make them more imposing to look at, and they are usually held or carried during ceremonial events or for portraits.
A scimitar (/ËsÉªmÉ¨tÉr/ or /ËsÉªmÉ¨tÉr/) is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in Southwest Asia (Middle East). The curved sword or scimitar was widespread throughout the Muslim world from at least the Ottoman period (but a lot of similar sword like Zulfikar, al-Mikhdham, al-Qadib... etc. were already used by Arabs), with early examples dating to Abbasid era (9th century) Khurasan.