A weekly pay period results in 52 paychecks in a year. Hourly employees are often paid weekly. Sometimes these employees are paid a week in arrears. That is, they record and turn in their time sheets at the end of one week and are paid for that time a week later. This gives the payroll clerk time to calculate pay for these employees. A bi-weekly (every other week) pay period results in 26 paychecks in a year.
The oud is one of the most popular instruments in Arabic music. Its name derives from the Arabic for 'a thin strip of wood', and this refers to the strips of wood used to make its rounded body.he use of Western equal tempered instruments in Arabic music is very widespread nowadays. These include the piano, electric piano, electric organ, synthesizer, accordion, guitar, electric guitar, electric (fretted) bass. Some of these instruments can be altered to produce quarter tones (see intonation in Arabic music).
The origin of the name oud (and its etymological cousin, lute) for the musical instrument is uncertain. The Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¹ÙØ¯ â (al-Ê¿Å«d) literally denotes a thin piece of wood similar to the shape of a straw.he oud is readily distinguished from the lute by its lack of frets and smaller neck.