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Once you sign your contract to serve your country in the military, you are obligated to fulfill that contract as the military is obligated to provide a job, health and dental care, an opportunity for promotion, and leave (vacation). However, a service member’s obligation to his armed service continues until terminated. Generally, this time period is determined by the terms of the enlistment contract, but earlier termination may result due to administrative or disciplinary separation based upon specifically identified conduct on the part of the service-member....

A “dogleg” or “dogleg hole” is a golf hole that is crooked, like the hind leg of a dog: A hole that bends at some point along its length. The golfer tees off to a fairway that goes (generally) straight until reaching the bend, and then the fairway veers left or right and continues in that direction to the green. Key Takeaways: Dogleg Golf Holes In golf, “dogleg” refers to a hole that bends, as opposed to running in a straight line of play from the tee to the green....

When you first graduate from college, you will be competing with a lot of people for an entry-level position. If you are looking for a new job after a layoff you may be in a similar position, where you are looking for a position, and you need any work that you can find. Some employers are not offering full-time work or even a guaranteed number of hours. This is happening in all types of work at several different companies....

When an organization adopts a method for accomplishing a particular goal, one common question deals with whether executives need to participate in the process. In the instance of performance development planning and the resultant document, the Performance Development Plan (PDP), executive leaders are key participants. Executives model how to create a Performance Development Plan (PDP), for their reporting staff. They create the framework from which the goals and expectations of all department members will flow....

01 of 21 Stylish Outfit Ideas for All Your Jeans Street style in frayed hem jeans. Christian Vierig/Getty images Colder weather is the time when jeans hoarders can bring out all the pairs in their closet and create cozy, stylish outfits. From skinny jeans to distressed, black denim, cropped jeans, flare jeans, and frayed hem styles, we keep on collecting new styles of jeans — but sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what to wear with each pair....

When it premiered in 1853, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, “Il Trovatore” (Italian for “The Troubadour”), was an instant success. The aria “Stride la Vampa” is an aria from the second act, performed by the gypsy woman Azucena. History of the Opera “Il Trovatore” Based on the 1836 play “El Trovador” by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez, and with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, “Il Trovatore” premiered in 1953 at the Teatro Apollo in Rome....

Picture it: You’ve found the perfect location for your new restaurant. Unfortunately, it is in an existing building that has never been a restaurant. This means that before you can start construction you need to make sure that the building is eligible for an eating establishment license. Check the Location’s Zoning Ordinances Some locations are obviously in commercial zones, such as busy downtowns and developed strips of highway. Other locations may be on the fringes of a commercial and or residential zone....

Aries and Scorpio have something wild and sexy going on, with an edge. It has a dangerous feel, but passions can fizzle out when the real work of relating starts. Both have strong sex drives and bring a rough urgency to the bedroom. But fairly soon, there will be hints of a struggle for dominance. Aries needs to be the leader, but Scorpio has a radar pulsing that’s alert to being controlled and will resist the Ram’s bossy behavior....

In the military, AWOL stands for Absent Without Leave and basically means you are not where you are supposed to be at a particular time. After a certain period of time (30-day rule), the AWOL status turns to a desertion status. These type of offenses can vary in seriousness from 15 minutes late for formation to being placed on the FBI Most Wanted List. Punishment for Going AWOL It is unlikely that a person who has been AWOL or in desertion status would receive the maximum punishment upon return to military control, except in the most aggravating circumstances (such as if someone went AWOL and then went on a crime spree)....

Building your own skateboard grind box isn’t too much work, and it’s great to have your own skateboard grind box at home! These step by step plans show you how to build your own skateboard grind box. If you follow these instructions, you’ll end up with a skateboard grind ledge that’s 8’ long, 2’ wide and 1’ tall. This project should cost less than a hundred bucks, and less than a day of work to build....

01 of 09 Let’s Play Dress-Up with Joan Joan Holloway in a dress made to fit. Carin Baer/AMC Joan Holloway lends her scintillating Jessica Rabbit dynamic to the world of AMC’s Mad Men. But keep in mind, Joan isn’t just a pretty face and buxom curves. She’s got a mind for business to back it up. The offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Price would fall apart at the seams if not for Joan’s ever-present calculations....

Social media marketing is an ideal way to promote your business. It’s free, it’s easy, and often, it’s fun. The problem with social media is that it’s also overwhelming and unwieldy, and can be difficult to track the results of. There are many great social media marketing resources that adequately explain the various networks and how to use them. Unfortunately, they don’t do a very good job explaining how to make a daily social media plan incorporating several platforms....

There’s one time we always remember to change our wipers — when it starts to rain. Unfortunately, that’s the worst time to tackle such an easy job. The next 10 minutes of your time, outside in the dry, sunny weather, should be spent replacing your windshield wipers using these easy steps. If your car has the newer style wiper blades, use this bracketless wiper installation guide. Or you can check it to see which type of wipers your car uses....

Tax professionals call them the “Shoebox Business People.” These are the business owners who show up at tax timewith all the information for their business tax returns in shoeboxes. The tax preparers must sort out the receipts and bank statements from the shoeboxes and try to figure out the taxes for the business so a tax return can be prepared. Sometimes these Shoebox Business People come with anincome printout, but mostly they just have their bank statements (un-reconciled, of course)....

Christie Clark is living the best kind of double life. Three days a week, she’s a glamorous soap star, playing Carrie Reed on Days of Our Lives. Four days a week, she’s a devoted wife and mother back home in San Francisco, cooking dinner for her husband Tom Barnes and nurturing their two daughters, Hannah and Emma. Clark calls it “a dream life” and eagerly reflects on every rewarding minute of it....

Brand management is important work and, done well, it has a substantial influence on a company’s return on investment (ROI) and brand equity. If brand management is the vehicle, then brand wisdom is the set of wheels that carry the brand down the road. Exhausting this metaphor, market researchers are the crew that paves and maintains the highway for the brand management vehicle. Brand wisdom is supported by market research that provides insight about three types of knowledge about consumers:...

Nuclear medicine technologists are trained to administer radioactive drugs, then perform nuclear imaging using specialized cameras. According to the Cleveland Clinic, an academic medical center, these scans detect abnormalities in how organs function. A nuclear medicine technologist performs nuclear imaging tests like PET (positron emission tomography) scans and SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) scans on patients. These tests help doctors diagnose diseases. The technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals before beginning a scan—radioactive drugs that patients receive orally, by injection, or through inhalation....

Released April 2015 Written by Tyler Joseph Produced by Mike Elizondo Song It doesn’t take long listening to the lyrics of Twenty One Pilots’ breakout pop smash hit “Stressed Out” to realize the universal emotions conveyed by the song’s lyrics. The song compares the carefree days of childhood with the stresses of being an adult. The fun of a tree house is compared with the burden of student loans. Childhood dreams of traveling to outer space are contrasted with adult worries about personal appearance and the “need to make money....

If you are a tenant in the state of Wisconsin, you may be required to pay a security deposit before moving in. There are certain rules landlords must follow when they collect, make deductions from and return this deposit. Learn eight legal basic requirements every Wisconsin landlord and tenant should know. Security Deposit Limit in Wisconsin In Wisconsin, there is no limit on the maximum amount a landlord can charge a tenant as a security deposit....

They were never as celebrated as the Beatles or the Stones, but the DC5 (as they were sometimes abbreviated) arguably rocked as hard as any of the more famous British Invasion bands, and they were doing so from the beginning. They even gave the Beatles a run for their money back in their formative years. Most Popular Songs “Glad All Over"“Bits & Pieces"“Because"“Catch Us If You Can"“Can’t You See That She’s Mine"“Anyway You Want It"“Over and Over"“Do You Love Me"“I Like It Like That"“You Got What It Takes”...