Biography of Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan. She grew up in Baltimore which had a lot of Jazz talent in the 1920’s. As a teenager she began her apprenticeship singing alongside Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong in after-hour clubs. Billie moved with her mom to New York and that’s where made singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs. She borrowed her name from screen star Billie Dove. Even though she never had any training or couldn’t even read music a participant in what was
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1) Could you tell me about your professional journey from Canada to currently as President of New Mexico State University‚ Carlsbad‚ NM I grew up in Canada‚ mostly in Winnipeg. I was a good track and field athlete so got the chance to travel all around the country and the US. I came to Oklahoma for a track and field meets and really like the warm climate. After graduating from high school moved to Oklahoma city for college and completed Master in Sports Management. Moved back to Canada for two
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In the new book that my class and I have been reading‚ Freak the Mighty‚ by Rodman Philbrick‚ the relationship between two friends is very strong. Max and Freak‚ are the main characters in the story and they are the best of friends maybe because they know how to help each other and have a great time together. Freak moves into the house next to Max’s ‚ and Max does not know how to feel about Freak at first. Then they talk more and they grew into friends very quickly. They solve mysteries‚ go in “quests”
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Texas is an “employment-at-will” state. Generally‚ employees without a written employment contract can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all. In an at-will situation‚ either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time‚ with or without warning‚ and with or without cause‚ unless there is an existing agreement with express terms and conditions covering its termination.1 Of course‚ the employment-at-will doctrine is not without
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This is my article: http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/2012/06/16/817709/unemployment-rate-eases-april-job-shortage-remains I have 2 articles but I forgot the other one. Unemployment remained high in the Philippines compared to the other countries in the region. Despite the relatively fast employment growth‚ it is not sufficient due to the growing population and the increasing labour force participation (labour force participation went up by 0.5% from April 2011 to April 2012). Another factor
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Billie Holiday was known‚ as one of America’s most memorable and influential all-time great jazz vocalist. The inspiration for many aspiring singers today. Holiday had a successful career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction. Holiday was one of the best singers in the early 19th century and was discovered in 1932. She had a deep childhood that impacted her life to become a singer but also had influenced her to do drugs. Holiday smoked marijuana since she was young and then started
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In Billie Holiday’s version‚ the song begins with a duo play of piano and trumpet‚ which creates a strong atmosphere of how a haunting story begins. When I was hearing the beginning section‚ the rhythm made me feel like I was holding a glass of brandy and sitting at the dark corner of a distressed bar where the singer described the story of a piece of pathetic history. This version does not present a clear pulse but the spacing between the lyrics and the arrangement of the instruments highlight the
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SYNOPSIS This System will be a combination of smaller modules such as Admin‚ Doctor‚ Reception and Patient which will be interlinked.These modules further will contain sub routine modules. The system is specially aimed at catering to the needs of hospitals currently not having any such systems or has over grown their needs over a course of time. Current systems work according to the standard guidelines which do not serve optimally due to absence of services
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minorities. In the last decade of the twentieth century‚ these struggles were intensified by the rise of new cultural claims and claimants. Democratization led to discussions about citizenship and membership‚ which raised questions of national identity and belonging. The Soviet Union disintegrated as its component units exercised their rights to self-determination; the European Union attempted to develop new level of protection of minorities; and indigenous rights were eventually involved in international
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Bibliography: • T.Ramaswamy‚ Himalaya Publications‚(Seventh edition 2007)‚ Principles of Management New Delhi. • Khan& Jain‚ Tata McGraw-Hill Publication‚(2007)‚ Financial Management New Delhi. • Aswathappa‚ Himalaya Publications‚(2008)‚ Production & Production Management Bangalor.
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