In contemporary and/or pop and rock music, where the snare drum is used as a part of a drum set, many of the backbeats and accented notes on the snare drum are played as rim shots, due to the ever-increasing demand for the typical sharp and high-volume sound.
The Priceline Group was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 30, 1998. Priceline.com LLC pre-existed The Priceline Group, and was formed as a limited liability company on July 18, 1997.
Esther Price started the company in 1926 after her department store co-workers for whom she often made chocolates encouraged her to start her own business. About 18 others had tried to buy the company from Price before she sold to Day and his partners on Sept. 29, 1976.