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Do you love working with numbers? Are you passionate about logarithms, matrices, and exponential equations? If so, getting a math degree may be on your mind, but perhaps you are worried about finding a job that will utilize your college education. Here are 10 careers that are perfect for people who have earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Mathematician Becoming a mathematician is the most obvious choice for someone who has studied math, but certainly not the only one....

Nike says that its corporate operations and its retail stores are all about the athletes they serve and the inspiration and innovation that the company’s products provide to those consumers. Moreover, the company continuously pushes the idea that the public should redefine what it means to be an athlete. The use of the term “athlete” typically evokes images of players engaging in professional or college sports. Nike is a major sponsor and provider of apparel for these highly trained players, but company says they are trying to change people’s perceptions of what an athlete is....

You cannot ask for a much nicer duty station when you go to immerse yourself into foreign language training. The DLIFLC (Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center) is located on the Presidio of Monterey, in Monterey CA. While the school is located on an Army Post and is run by the Army, it is officially a “joint-service” school. The DLIFLC is the primary foreign language training institution within the Department of Defense (DoD), conducts full-time foreign language resident training, exercising technical control of nonresident foreign language training in the Defense Foreign Language Program....

In a poker tournament, the bubble is the point in the tournament at which the next player out will not win any money, but the rest of the players will win money or cash. In other words, if the tournament pays out the top 27 players, when there are 28 people left, they are on the bubble. That unfortunate player knocked out in 28th is said to be knocked out “on the bubble,” or to be “the bubble” and have been “bubbled....

Many factors influence a retailer’s bottom line, including properly priced products that hit the sweet spot of maximizing unit sales without sacrificing the profit per unit. Understanding your business cost structure and choosing the right pricing strategy are crucial steps toward achieving your profit goals. Many pricing strategies exist, which is why it may be wise to experiment until you find a strategy that is the ​​most effective for your individual business....

You are ready to start a business and you want to select a business type. Use this list of factors to narrow down those that are important now and that may be important later. For example, the cost of startup is important now, but tax may be important later. Understanding the factors you consider most important will help you select a business type. Sole Proprietorship One owner. If you are starting a business with more than one person, you will need to form a partnership....

Failing to prepare both physically and academically for basic military training is just careless and shows a lack of understanding of what you are about to endure as a possible career for what could be a significant part of your life. It also shows a lack of initiative, a quality you will learn you need in the military. Start practicing now. As the saying goes, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail....

Want to get swimming workouts going, but think you are a weak swimmer and won’t be able to do it? If you can do swimming workouts for 25 meters or 25-yard lengths of a pool, then you can use these swimming workouts build up to a swimming workout that totals 500 meters or 500 yards.​​ It does not matter what stroke you do for these swim workouts. It does not matter how fast or how slow you swim these workouts....

The Christ the Redeemer statue is one of the most important monuments in Brazil, situated at the top of Mount Corcovado in the Tijuca National Forest. The 98-foot-tall Art Deco statue soars on a mountaintop 2,320 feet above Rio de Janeiro and the ocean below, and blesses the region with outstretched arms that measure 92 feet from fingertip to fingertip. Design History The seeds of Christ the Redeemer were sown in the 1850s, when a Vincentian priest, Pedro Maria Boss, began championing the idea of a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado to honor princess Isabel, daughter of the Brazilian emperor, Pedro II....

The Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) allows people to be a part of both the Army National Guard and their college’s ROTC program. The immediate benefits are being able to use the tuition assistance of the GI Bill after a year of service in the Guard or Reserves. Qualifying for up to 100% tuition with the Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) scholarship is the major financial benefit of this program. Eligibility Requirements for the SMP...

In golf, “condor” is the term for an exceedingly rare score on an individual hole: 4-under par. Par is the rating of a hole that represents the average number of strokes an “expert golfer” is expected to need to complete that hole. All holes on a golf course should be rated for par. Holes are typically rated par-3 (an expert golfer should need, on average, three strokes to play that hole), par-4 and par-5....

OHVs come in all shapes and sizes, may be enclosed or open air, and have anywhere from two to eight wheels or tracks. Motorcycles, Jeeps, quads (ATVs), trucks, and even some sport utility vehicles (SUVs) can be OHVs. OHV Definition An off-highway vehicle (OHV) is a type of vehicle designed specifically for off-road use. Some can be driven on the road, but the vast majority of drivers reserve their OHVs for recreating in places that regular vehicles cannot go....

When you think of working on your own car or truck, one of the first things that comes to mind is the filled tool box you’re going to need to assemble before you even get started. This can be a really overwhelming task. Opinions on tools for car repair are as varied as you can imagine, with lots of points of view backed up by what each person will see as that one piece of information that cannot be argued....

Sometimes it seems like everywhere you look, everything is awful. On those days we all need a little reminder that the world isn’t a horrible place, people are generally good, and adorable fuzzy animals exist. The following twelve sites all do their part to bring some serious sunshine into the lives of their readers. You could read them whenever you need a mental boost. 01 of 12 22 Words twentytwowords.com...

Animal chiropractors specialize in treating the neurological and musculoskeletal systems of animals by performing adjustments to their joints and vertebrae to alleviate pain, restore balance, and improve performance. Patients may include pets, zoo animals, livestock, and racehorses. Chiropractic treatment may be delivered by a chiropractor-certified veterinarian or an animal chiropractor who works with a veterinarian. Animal chiropractors treat patients for a variety of reasons that include: Baseline evaluation for a young pet to allow for proper development of its neurologic systemCurvature or hunching of the spineRecovery from undergoing anesthesia or sedation for surgery, dental cleaning, or other proceduresAthletic animal checkup to ensure optimum performance and be less prone to injuryBack pain, including suspicion of disc herniationArthritis, general weakness, lack of coordination, and organ dysfunction that are common to senior animals...

Airfields, roads, dams, and buildings can’t be created without moving tons of earth and building materials or producing concrete and asphalt. Many Army missions depend on safe roads and structures for successful missions, and not everywhere the military goes has the necessary infrastructure. So soldiers are often tasked with building it. Heavy construction equipment operators are integral to that process. Military occupational specialty (MOS) 21E, heavy construction equipment operator, uses bulldozers, cranes, graders, and other heavy equipment to complete these kinds of projects....

The definition of circulation as it applies to businesses is the proliferation of several things, including brand, products, services, and business reputation. The actual act of business circulation is usually performed by a highly trained sales and marketing group within the business. Study the example of newspapers to identify circulation in business. Circulation is their biggest issue, and it’s the full scope of their daily business operations. In other businesses, circulation is identified by the scope of density within target markets....

Chronic illness can happen to anyone, and many married couples are affected by it. There may come a day when your partner is diagnosed with a serious illness that will affect both of your lives. Here are coping strategies to help your marriage through this difficult time. Just Diagnosed According to figures provided by the RAND Corporation, nearly 60% of Americans have at least one type of chronic condition. In most cases, the healthy spouse will take up caregiving for their affected partner....

Do you like to play doubles? Most ping-pong players enjoy a good game of doubles now and again. Playing and winning in doubles competition can be just as rewarding and fun as singles play—after all, there’s two of you to share the glory and celebrate! There are some important differences between the tactics used in doubles play when compared to singles, so let’s have a look at the basics of playing doubles well....

Transaction time is important for eBay buyers and sellers alike. Sellers who fail to deliver items in a timely manner can see their feedback slip—and future sales affected as a result. Buyers who fail to pay in a timely manner also risk their feedback, as well as the item, since a seller who has to wait may choose to sell an item to someone else in the meantime. Keep your feedback and your sanity intact by shipping or paying promptly....