Recruiters for the Marine Corps typically meet their annual quota, as filling the needs of the USMC is about twice as easy to fill the Army recruit needs. With the exception of the Coast Guard, the Marine Corps is the smallest military service and only needs to enlist about 38,000 new recruits per year, compared with the Army’s average 80,000 yearly recruiting goal. How the Recruiting Climate Affects Marine Corps Selectivity...
Definition of Calando: The Italian musical term calando indicates a gradual decrease in both the tempo and volume of a song; the effect of a ritardando with a diminuendo. See allargando. Also Known As: calante; al niente; morendo; smorzando (It) terminant; en mourant; en amortissant (Fr) beruhigend; bis zum Nichts; verlöschend (Ger) Pronunciation: cah-lahn’-dohMore Italian Musical Terms: tempo rubato (rit.) ritardando andante accelerando tempo primo Beginner Piano Lessons ▪ Notes of the Piano Keys▪ The Point Of Double-Sharps▪ Finding Middle C on the Piano▪ Essential Piano Fingering▪ Comparing Major & Minor Chords...
If you’re planning your first community event, chances are you won’t be aiming for anything like the scale of the gargantuan annual festival called The Taste of Chicago. Then again, that event, one of America’s biggest food festivals, began in 1980 as a one-day event with 36 food vendors. It now attracts more than 3.5 million over several days and brings in about $12 million in revenue a year. The Mayor’s Office of Special Events and the Illinois Restaurant Association work together to plan and execute the event....
If you want to be successful in most careers, you have to go to school to learn your trade. Wrestling is no different. The ten schools that made this list have a few things in common. They have a track record of getting their students on TV. They are run by someone who knows the sport. Finally, and most importantly, when you graduate from one of these schools, you are automatically on the radar of the talent scouts of the major wrestling companies....
Merengue is a type of music strongly associated with Dominican national identity, but the genre only started gaining in popularity in the mid-19th century, displacing the former musical leader of the Dominican Republican, tumba. Influenced by Spanish decema and plena, merengue is probably a close cousin of the Haitian “meringue,” a musical genre sung in Creole but with a slower tempo and more sentimental melody. This is likely because both styles emerged because of the slave trade of their respective regions, which integrated large swaths of African prisoners with the culture of their new homes....
How much do you know about Tiger Woods’ parents? His father is much more famous than his mother, but both parents played large roles in helping Woods become one of the greatest golfers of all-time. His father introduced Woods to golf and guided him through junior and amateur golf; his mother spent countless hours in cars driving Tiger to and from tournaments, supporting him on and off the course. His parents’ influence is felt in the way Woods approaches golf with his own daughter and son today....
Advertising a rental property vacancy in the newspaper has its challenges. You have to make a big impact in a very limited amount of space. With so little space, it is important to choose your words wisely and to include the most important information. Here are five tips for a great ad. 5 Goals of a Rental Ad: To find tenants. To find quality tenants. To find tenants who are interested in your property and not wasting your time....
01 of 10 Vienna Musikverein in Vienna Imagno/Getty Images Along with the Boston Symphony Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein is considered one of the best hall’s in the world. Said to be the “Golden Sound in the Golden Hall,” the Musikverein’s beautifully ornate auditorium combined with its exquisite sound truly make this a world class concert hall. 02 of 10 The Vienna State Opera in Vienna Markus Leupold-Löwenthal/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons As well as being one of the oldest in the world, The Vienna State Opera is the oldest and longest running opera in the Germanic countries....
Not many artists from mainland Europe (and Iceland) were able to make that jump into the English-speaking markets, and the ones who did often were saddled, unfairly or not, with the condescending one-hit wonder tag. Even so, here are 10 of the most notable European artists of the ’80s, and without them the decade wouldn’t have had quite the same exotic flavor. 01 of 10 Scorpions Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images...
While the meticulous nature of group leader Mick Jones helped limit Foreigner’s ’80s output to just three studio albums, the reinvented ’70s arena rock band produced some of the decade’s most memorable and iconic tunes. Unfortunately, the quantity of strong music from Foreigner during the ’80s was rather thin, but the quality of the band’s best songs, particularly its textured, moody, keyboard-heavy power ballads, is quite remarkable. Here’s a chronological look at some of Foreigner’s finest ’80s moments, as well as a couple of hits produced by lead singer Lou Gramm’s successful solo career....
You can’t manage what you don’t measure is an old management adage that is still accurate today. Unless you measure something, you don’t know if it is getting better or worse. You can’t manage for improvement if you don’t measure to see what is getting better and what isn’t. This article introduces you to some fundamental terms and approaches for measuring business activities. Definitions To begin, we’ll define a few of the terms....
In golf, “closest to the pin,” or “closest-to-the-pin contest,” refers to the contest that is a staple at charity tournaments, corporate outings and such. On a designated par-3 hole, distances are measured throughout the day and the golfer who, at the end of the day, has put his or her tee shot closest to the flagstick on the designated hole wins a prize. It is very common, at least in the U....
Do you feel as though your man is growing distant? Does he seem cold, closed off, or uninterested in you? There are many different causes behind why men pull away, and if you’re noticing that your man is shutting you out, these six key reasons can help clue you in as to why he’s suddenly growing apart from you. He’s Emotionally Unavailable If you notice that your man has a hard time opening up to you, is uncomfortable showing his emotions in public, and never wants to appear weak or vulnerable around you, it’s clear that he’s unavailable emotionally....
You may have heard of a “media director” in the world of advertising, but have questions about the role, and the responsibilities assigned to it. When you see (or hear) an advertisement on TV, radio, a billboard, the Internet, in your mailbox, in newspapers and magazines, on your cell phone, or at the movies, an advertising media director will have played a major part in getting it there. It’s their responsibility to head up the media department and make crucial decisions regarding the timing and placement of those advertisements....
The 1980s and early 1990s were the heydays of hair metal. These bands sold out concerts around the world and their songs dominated the airwaves. Their biggest hits tended to be ballads, the type of songs that had fans waving lighters in the air, way back in the dark ages before cell phones. We scoured our memory banks to bring you what we consider the 20 best hair metal ballads. But be warned: Since we don’t consider Guns N’ Roses to be a hair metal band, you won’t see “Sweet Child o’ Mine” on this list....
Unless your child was dancing “Swan Lake” at age 7 and doing summer camp at ABT as a tween, you might think that a dance major is a direct path to unemployment. Contrary to those arts major misconceptions, many career paths and jobs are open to dance majors, whether they’re into ballet, hip-hop, or Tommy Tune. Dance majors bring a wealth of workplace skills besides pointe work and jazz hands. The very nature of their training translates to strong communication and non-verbal skills, problem-solving skills, and teamwork....
In music notation or in instrumentation, the distance between two notes is called an interval. When you play notes separately, one after another, you are playing a melody. The distance between these notes is called a melodic interval. In contrast, a when you play two notes together, at the same time, that is called a harmonic interval. A chord in music notation is an example of a harmonic interval. Different Types of Melodic Intervals...
01 of 10 First, Prep Your Motorcycle for the Dirt Lower tire pressure helps your bike’s rubber conform to irregular offroad surfaces. Getty Images If you already know how to ride a motorcycle but want to head offroad on a dirtbike or dual purpose machine, here are ten tips to keep in mind when you’re moving from pavement to trail. Just as you would on a road bike, you’ll want to use the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s T-CLOCS checklist which ensures that your motorcycle is ready for action....
Janet Lynn was the United States National Figure Skating Champion from 1969 through 1973. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1972. She is remembered for being both athletic and graceful. She is considered one of the best freeskaters of all time. She was one of the first women to land triple jumps in competition. Janet Lynn Nowicki was born April 6, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois. When she decided to become serious about figure skating, she stopped using the last name “Nowicki” and went by the name “Janet Lynn....
As marketing professionals we create collateral that emphasizes our brand and who we are, but do we use that material to sell our products and services? We often make the mistake of writing our material to be all about the brand rather than the benefits that we offer to our consumers. We then turn around and give these materials to our sales team in hopes that this will help them to land the next big client....
