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The word “band” comes from the middle French word bande meaning “troop.” The significant difference between a band and an orchestra is that musicians who play in a band play brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments. The orchestra, on the other hand, includes bowed stringed instruments. The word “band” is also used to describe a group of people who perform together with such as dance bands. It can also be used to describe a specific instrument played by a group such as brass bands....

To break a tie score after a five-minute overtime period, National Hockey League teams participate in a shootout. Three players from each team alternate taking penalty shots against the opposing goaltender. If the score remains tied after each team takes its three shots, the shootout moves to the sudden-death phase, whereby the first team to score is the winner. The shootout does not replace overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is only be used to decide regular season games, and only after five minutes of overtime....

If you’re a lover of all things automotive and you want your charity dollars to go directly where they can make a difference in an individual’s life rather than get absorbed in high overhead costs, here are some charities that can help you make the difference in a struggling person’s automotive life. The need to replace a set of tires never comes at a good time, but for many people who are just barely making ends meet when that time comes, it can cause a major crisis....

Your event proposal is first and foremost a reflection of your client. Because planning an event requires customizing that event to suit your client’s needs and budget, your proposal should reflect an event that is personal and unique. You can use a template as a general guide to getting started writing your event proposal, but then tailor it and include the individual services provided for each client. A Note Before You Start...

01 of 10 Bottom-Heavy Figure The easiest way to balance a bottom-heavy figure is to choose a little black dress that skims over the lower half of the body. Fuller skirts, like this BCBGeneration dress, disguise heavy hips, while showing off the waist. A fitted halter or strapless silhouette — which accents a trim upper body — is very flattering for bottom-heavy figures. 01 of 10 01 of 10 02 of 10...

American Marines stormed their first beach on the island of Nassau during the Revolutionary War, and they’ve been leading the way in expeditionary warfare ever since. Few Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) represent this history of innovation and adventure better than the Landing Support Technicians, MOS 0481 – or “Red Patchers,” so named for the distinctive red patches of fabric they wear on their utility uniforms. As one of the few adornments allowed on the Marines’ typically austere field uniform, it’s hard to miss....

NASCAR’s sanctioning body used to display career winnings and each race’s total purse on the official box score within the official results up until the 2016 season. It had provided race winnings ever since its 1948 inception because money earned was synonymous with motorsports heritage. Then, with the advent of the Sprint Cup Charter System, that practice was no longer used. NASCAR ended a tradition that went back more than six decades because of its new ownership model....

Salary and benefits, job security, and work-life balance are top of the list for most job seekers. Career growth and strong leadership matter too. Generational trends reveal different priorities. Career performance is paramount for Gen X workers. Company culture, growth potential, and work-life balance are important for Millennials/Gen Y. They also thrive at startups. If you’re entering the job market or making a career change, the startup field can be intimidating, even foreign....

According to Surefoot Northeast regional manager, Ray Rice, a popular theory among cold weather scientists is that warm feet make for warm blood. This warm blood is sensed by the brain, which then tells the heart it is okay to keep pumping blood to the extremities. As a result, we won’t get numb fingers and toes. With the introduction of smaller and longer life batteries and a larger comfort range of settings, electronic foot warmers are the most convenient way to heat ski boots and keep the feet warm....

Sam Smith (born May 19, 1992) emerged as a worldwide pop star in 2014 on the strength of his debut album In the Midnight Hour. He took home Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his hit song “Stay With Me.” Early Life Sam Smith was born in London, England. He grew up with a comfortable, affluent family life. In 2007, he starred in the Youth Music Theatre UK production of Oh!...

If you are a college student or a recent graduate who is interested in entering the civil service in the United States, one of the best ways to “get your foot in the door” is to apply for available internships at the agency of your choice. Although many of these internships may begin as temporary (and sometimes unpaid) jobs, they frequently will convert into full-time, salaried employment for interns who do superb work during their initial assignment....

Government organizations and civilian companies sometimes restrict their job postings to internal applicants only. An organization cannot control the job applications it receives in response to a posting, but it can set up processes for handling those applications. Such processes include steps for handling applications that do not conform to the requirements stated in a particular posting. But if that job you really want is posted for current employees only, is it worth your time to apply anyway?...

Dorothy Hamill, the 1976 Olympic ladies figure skating champion, was known for her wedge haircut. The classic “Dorothy Hamill Haircut” short hairstyle instantly became a fad, and many young American girls cut their hair short so they could look like Dorothy. After she won the Olympics, Hamill had many endorsements, including those for White Rain hair products. Television audiences marveled at her skating but also loved her short, bouncy wedge....

The rock and roll genre has celebrated a long and illustrious prominence in not only American culture but in music scenes around the world, but nothing was quite like the Classic Rock phase which includes music produced between 1960 and 1989 by artists that defined then later defied rock and roll, bringing with them a new culture of anti-establishmentarianism and punk rock. Some of these great artists first gained fame as members of bands while a few started and stayed on their own in the genre, but all share an extraordinary degree of success in a genre that is dominated by groups....

Charity contests have become standards of nonprofit fundraising and corporate social responsibility efforts over the past several years. They range from the granddaddy of them all, The CASE Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge to the now-defunct Pepsi Refresh and the long-running Tom’s of Maine’s 50 States for Good. One of the newest is Birdies for Charity by John Deere. Many charity contests are now listed at crowdfunding sites such as Crowdrise....

RUH is an online slang term that means: Are You H*rny? The H-word in the acronym RUH is a crude slang term for the word aroused. When you replace the H-word with ‘aroused’, you end up with the question, “Are you aroused?” So when a person puts RUH in an online message or text, what they really want is to know whether the recipient is aroused (most likely in relation to the person asking it)....

Once upon a time, golf manufacturers didn’t take women golfers very seriously. Women didn’t make up enough of the golf marketplace to warrant being wooed by club companies. So in those old days, companies didn’t spend much time thinking about golf clubs specifically made for and marketed to women. If a company offered “ladies clubs” back then, there was a good chance those clubs were simply stock golf clubs splashed with a little pink paint and whose shafts were cut down a bit to make them shorter....

I’m sure you’ve heard different models of pickup trucks referred to as half-ton, three-quarter-ton, and one-ton vehicles. All three terms refer to a pickup truck’s load capacity. For example, a half-ton truck’s springs, chassis, and bed are designed to safely carry a maximum of 1000 pounds or one-half of a ton. Most manufacturers have stopped using weight-related terminology to describe their pickup trucks. They’ve switched to other designations that don’t usually help you determine a truck’s load rating....

Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock had one of the most celebrated and successful collaborations of any actor/director pair in history. Hitchcock, famously derisive about movie stars, once said Grant was the only actor he ever loved. Their partnership spanned twenty years, and they teamed on four films, each with its own place in the classic movie pantheon. Hitchcock had hoped that Grant would make one more film with him near the end of Grant’s career — Torn Curtain....

R&B might be best known as soft, grooving lovers’ music, but every once in a while R&B artists release a high energy song perfect for the treadmill or a Zumba class. As artists like Usher, Beyonce and Alicia Keys have demonstrated over the years, the R&B genre is not just “blues” it has great rhythms that are perfect for burning calories. Check out this list for some of the best R&B songs for listening to while working out at the gym, going out for a run or any other activity that requires high energy and motivation....