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ska

 (skä)
n.
Popular music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, having elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso, a fast tempo, and a strong accent placed on the offbeat.

[From the phrase (Love) Ska(voovie), greeting used by Jamaican bassist Cluet Johnson, one of the early creators of ska, or imitative of the sound of a guitar in tandem with a rim click on a snare drum.]
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ska

(skɑː)
n
(Pop Music) a type of West Indian pop music of the 1960s, accented on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat bar
[C20: origin unknown]
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ska

(skɑ)

n.
Jamaican popular music that is a blend of folk music, calypso, rhythm and blues, and jazz.
[1960–65; of obscure orig.]
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Several gap analyses have been conducted to determine which mission-essential SKAs are missing from each skill level.
The band, who have been going for 30 years, still tour the world and say, while there's plenty of good up-and-coming ska bands, it's still worth coming to see one of the originals, known as they are for classic singles including Lip Up Fatty, Walking in the Sunshine, and My Girl Lollipop.
(37) Renowned modern day mKhan pos such as mKhan po rNam grol and mKhan po Padma Shes rab of the rNying ma monastery rNam grol gling teach that Klong chen pa had composed a commentary on the Abhisamaycilamkcira entitled Rin chew them skas (Jewel Ladder), which unfortunately has been lost.
In perhaps the most economical of the descriptions--and an element that commonly occurs in the various combinations--the vihara is described as snying dang tnig 'phrog bar bgyid pa mtho ris kyi thems skas su gyur pa ...
Respondents were also asked to describe the specific management skills, knowledge, and abilities (SKAs) medical practice physicians will need to achieve the referent competency.
"Tell these boys they do not have a vocation for Chicago," Cardinal Mundelein would instruct the rector as he drew lines through the "skis" and "skas" on the rosten.
The six stages of the HRD process the author identifies are (1) identifying performance goals and KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) required to meet those goals; (2) choosing among alternative HRD designs for meeting HRD goals and needs; (3) implementing and operating the chosen HRD programs, as well as continuously monitoring whether, during implementation and operation, the program is meeting expectations; (4) determining the extent to which changes in SKAs have been learned; (5) determining to what degree learned material has led to intended and unintended performance changes; and (6) analyzing the impact of a program on the economic value of the organization.
(SKAS), an aviation services company specializing in ground-based services to the general aviation marketplace, has announced its financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the company said.
(SKAS) has reported operating income of USD1.3 million in the first nine months of 2016, compared to USD1.5 million in the same period of 2015, a decrease of 10.4 percent, the company said.
(2004, 2007), Zavad skas and Vilutiene (2004), Ginevicius and Podvezko (2008b), Ginevicius and Gineviciene (2009), Sliogeriene et al.