Rai music is a popular genre of world music from the Northern African country of Algeria. Rai is pronounced “rye” or “rah-AY” and translates as “opinion”. Rai music began in the early 1900s as a combination of popular music and traditional Bedouin desert music. Rai transformed throughout the 1900s but really came into its own in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when artists such as Ahmad Baba Rachid blended traditional Rai with modern pop sounds....
Broadcast technicians, who are also called broadcast engineers, use specialized equipment to regulate the strength and clarity of the images and sounds we see on television and the sounds we hear on the radio. They operate transmitters to broadcast radio and television programs from studios and remote locations. Broadcast Technician Duties & Responsibilities Broadcast technicians perform the following duties: Install and operate all equipment, such as audio mixing consoles, media control systems, oscilloscopes, frequency analyzers, and satellite receivers, used to broadcast radio and television programs Maintain equipment to ensure that it functions properly Quickly and effectively troubleshoot problems with transmissions Conduct functional and operational testing procedures to ensure quality performance of broadcast products including radio and television programs Work with engineers to test and integrate new systems....
The Family Guy cast includes veteran actors who bring their comedic abilities to the voices of their characters. Unusually, the creator, Seth MacFarlane, provides voices for more than one character. Here is the Family Guy cast list to help you find out who does what voice. Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Brian Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane plays three different main characters: Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Brian the talking dog....
Shampoo gets a whole lot of attention in the wide world of hair, and I really don’t know why. It’s just soap, really. Sure, a great shampoo is nice to have, but if you have to choose where to save your money and where to spend it, I’d put my cash in a great conditioner every single time. Conditioner gets skipped by a lot of women in their hair routines. They think their hair is too short, too fine a texture, too greasy, or that it just doesn’t tangle enough to need conditioner....
Here’s a handy database of dates and events in Elvis Presley’s life during 1977, up until his tragic, controversial, and ultimately untimely death in August of 1977. January January 8: Elvis celebrates his 42nd birthday in Palm Springs with girlfriend Ginger Alden and her sister, Rosemary.January 11: Presley convinces his dentist Max Shapiro to fly down to Palm Springs along with his fiancee and get married, with Larry Geller performing the ceremony....
If you love music and know you want a job in the music industry, the hardest part might not be committing to going for it but choosing your perfect music career. There are tons of different ways you can get involved in music and lots of different music jobs you can do. This guide should help you narrow down your list a little and figure out which part of the music business suits you best....
Replacing skateboard trucks is easy and simple—just follow these step by step instructions on how to remove skateboard trucks. First, though, you need to collect your tools. You can use a Phillips head screwdriver and a socket wrench, or a skate tool. Some people prefer using a skate tool because they have all the socket sizes you will need and tend to be pretty cool. These instruction photos show the use of a Project brand skateboarding tool....
Who are the classic female country music singers who left an indelible mark on the industry? This list celebrates the women who forever changed country and western music. And to be clear, by classic, we mean those artists who recorded prior to the mid-1980s. This means before people like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood were even alive. These women are the stars we know now as legends. Many of them are sadly no longer played on the radio, except for during oldies sessions....
Manga is an increasingly more popular style of comic book. Manga is a style of comic book primarily written and drawn in Japan. Just like western comics, there are all types of manga. Readers can find all kinds of stories told in the pages of many great manga titles. There are manga’s for every age group as well which means that not every manga is child appropriate. Some manga titles can be known for their racy storylines and explicit images....
Marines in the aircraft maintenance administration specialty handle paperwork and administrative tasks to help keep Marine aircraft in top working order. While this may not seem like the most challenging job in the Marine Corps, it’s crucial to the safety and security of Marine pilots and anyone who flies on a Marine aircraft. The Marines categorize this job as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 6046. It’s considered a primary MOS and is open to Marines between the ranks of private and master gunnery sergeant....
The long jump was an event included in the Ancient Greek Olympics, although it had significantly different rules back then. The long jump for men has been a modern Olympic event since 1896, along with the standing long jump. However, the latter event was dropped after the 1912 Olympics. A women’s Olympic long jump event was added in 1948. The event is sometimes called “the broad jump.” Equipment and Long Jump Rules...
The QuickBooks Vendors & Payables Reports give you data about how much money your company owes. These QuickBooks reports will help you manage your payables to ensure that you pay your vendors timely, forecast your cash outflows and determine which vendors cost you the most money for the goods and services they provide to your company. You will find a list of QuickBooks Vendors & Payables Reports with a description of the information contained in the report below....
A collection of talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s most outrageous, insulting, and downright stupid quotes. “We’ve arrived at a point where the President of the United States is going to lead a war on traditional marriage."—Rush Limbaugh, on President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage. Limbaugh’s first, second, third, and fourth wives could not be reached for comment. (May 9, 2012) “Now, how can I be anti-woman? I even judged the Miss America pageant....
Press releases are not just for the press anymore. They can be posted on your website for all to read and to help optimize your site for the search engines. Nonprofit Press releases will vary, but the standard format is usually similar to the example below. Basic Elements of a Nonprofit Press Release When the release can be distributed. Usually, the release will carry the words, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.(This can be put above or below the headline and can be on either side of page) Headline:(Centered across top of organization’s letterhead or special news release stationary) Organizational info:(Can go above the headline or below....
The Super Bowl is an annual championship game from the National Football League (NFL). Roman numerals historically identify each game instead of the year in which it was held, and an NFL team makes it to the Super Bowl by making it to the final round of the playoffs. Often, the team with the best record ends up going to the Super Bowl. While teams don’t have to win every game of the season, they do have to win all of the games in the playoffs, if they have the opportunity to do so....
Take Your Child to Work Day has become a tradition on the fourth Thursday in April in some workplaces. But, at the TechSmith Corporation in Okemos, MI, the concept morphed into an opportunity for internal on-the-job training, and a new form of job shadowing. This story demonstrates employee ideas that you might want to incorporate in your workplace. But, it also lays out a process for how employee ideas can happen with commitment and support....
Since most animated movies tend to elicit at least a couple of laughs, or at least feature a goofy sidekick or two, virtually all examples of the genre could be ranked as comedies. But the majority of such movies contain too many other elements—drama, adventure, etc.—to be considered a comedy first and something else second. These are the flat-out funniest animated films of all time: 01 of 07 ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ (2000)...
Alpine skiing is the proper term for what most people call downhill skiing. This distinguishes it from Nordic skiing (cross-country) and freestyle skiing. International alpine ski racing consists of five men’s events and five women’s events. The rules and race configurations are the same for men and women, but the courses typically differ in length for the men’s and women’s events. Downhill Downhill is the longest and highest-speed event in alpine ski racing and involves the fewest turns....
This war movie roundup highlights the most important war movies released at the start of the new millennium – films that made a significant contribution to the war films genre, that burrowed into the collective zeitgeist, and the screenplays that impacted Hollywood. 01 of 10 “The Hurt Locker” (2008) Hurt Locker Poster. Photo © Voltage Pictures This Iraq war movie about an Explosive Ordinance and Disposal (EOD) expert in Iraq focuses on a soldier attempting to defeat the most vicious weapons used by the insurgents: the IED....
Track and Field events typically center around running, jumping, throwing, or some combination of the three. The following is a list of events that include jumps and throws. Jumps High Jump: As with all jumping events, competitors must combine speed – to generate lift – with jumping technique. Jumpers may approach the bar from either side and will land on a large, generally inflated cushion. In between, they must clear the 4-meter-long bar without knocking it off of its supports....
