Popular Songs Featuring The Voices Of Children

Spring is a popular season for many events, including festivals at local school districts throughout the United States. Perhaps the least appreciated, save for doting parents and grandparents, are the annual performances of various children's choirs.

Generally, people enjoy the spontaneous singing of children more than an organized performance weakened under the supervision of adults. The presence of grown ups tends to drain the carefree joyousness of children singing while they play, a big reason few children's songs have ever become enduring hits.

Nevertheless, some children's voices are heard on some popular records, including one from a number album that also won several Grammy awards. In that particular case, the child can be heard crying rather than singing.

No one would expect that hit to come from Alice Cooper and, indeed, it was not from that ghoulish hard rocker who made Welcome To My Nightmare. Yet Alice Cooper does own the distinction of including more children's voices in his discography than any other artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

His first instance of including the voices of children came, quite appropriately, on his the hit title track from his School's Out album. The kids can be heard cheering near the end, when Alice declares that "School's out completely... "

An individual child can be heard asking a question on a song from the minor hit "The Ballad of Dwight Frye" from the album, Love It To Death. "Mommy, where's Daddy?" the boy says. "He's been away for so long."

Welcome To My Nightmare contains the hit Department of Youth," which features singing children in the chorus. The voices belong to Dave Ezrin and the Summerhill Children's Choir, who stump Cooper as the song fades outs.

After the line in the chorus that declares, "We've got the power," Alice yells, "and who gave it to you?" In unison they answer, "Donny Osmond!" prompting Cooper to jokingly shout them down.

Here are five other popular songs that feature the voices of children.

Playground In My Mind by Clint Homes

This hit reached the Top Ten, partly because of the children refraining "My name is Michael, I got a nickel, I got a nickel shiny and new."

Dear God by XTC

A boy representing a young Andy Partridge sings the first verse of this anti-religious hit whose success was aided by a disturbing video, highlighted by Partridge himself taking a hammer to a tree filled with a stereotypical family.

The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking by Roger Waters

Actor Brandon De Wilde, who played the young son in the Western classic Shane, should actually get the credit for the child's voice in this title track. After the Pink Floyd leader mentions Dick Tracy and the title film character, De Wilde can be heard saying to Alan Ladd, "Mother wants you."

Big Dipper by Elton John

Rocket Man employs the talents of the Watford Football Team and the Audley Street Girl's Choir for backing vocals on this track from A Single Man, his first release after the departure of songwriting partner Bernie Taupin.

Clair by Gilbert O' Sullivan

The girl after which the song was written can be heard giggling toward the end of this Top Ten hit, not long after "Alone Again, Naturally" reached number one.

Isn't She Lovely? by Stevie Wonder

Songs In The Key of Life spawned numerous hits on its way to number one, including this ode to Wonder's new born daughter who can be heard crying in the song.



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Seven Seas Food Festival Combines the Best of Cuisine and Concerts

Florida food fests are known for their exciting new flavours and brews, celebrity chef demonstrations, and top of the line entertainments and concerts by the country's top music artists. The experience is even more entertaining with the famous theme parks as the hosts to many such special annual events. At the SeaWorld Orlando too it's the most anticipated spring event - the Seven Seas Food Festival that promises to take you on a taste adventure you don't want to miss. Truly, the special food fest brings to life a whole new sea of tastes for an unique and refreshing seaside culinary experience ever.

The inaugural edition of the Seven Seas Food Festival, for the year 2017 brings to you the best of food and fun opportunities, featuring 11 unique booths, packed with 60 most tempting flavours from across the globe, over 55 craft brews and live musical performances with some of the biggest names in entertainment. The concert line-up for the 2017 Festival includes favourites such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Village people, ZZ Top and others that have taken the nation's rock, Latin and country music by storm.

The 2017 Festival is the first of its kind annual event that SeaWorld Orlando has to offer. It's in fact a unique attempt by the marine entertainment giant to present an international coastal cuisine experience for its fans. With exciting new coastal dishes at 11 global markets, spreading throughout the Park it's a true treat for your taste buds. From the most innovative eating wonders to the most tempting coastal platters you have a world full of exciting new flavours to taste and try. Being a part of this one of a kind taste adventure, you will have the best of seaside cuisine and concerts at your disposal. Amidst all the festive fun and flavours you discover an exclusive array of new dishes from the American, Latin, Asian, Polynesian, and Mediterranean cuisines.

Moreover, in addition to an impressive array of local and international craft brews, the Festival presents an exclusive selection of wine and specialty cocktails as well. Wine lovers can take the fun even further with the special wine and beer tasting option at an additional cost. Another interesting highlight of the Seven Seas Food event is the presence of special flavours from the past. Popular dishes from the two discontinued SeaWorld events - Bands, Brew, and BBQ and Viva La Musica such as smoky barbecued meat and Pork Rinds, Bacalaitos and Pinchos make things even more exciting and memorable for us. Visiting SeaWorld Orlando during the special event is a different experience altogether.

Nav Krish writes for the Kissimmee based, authorized ticket Re-Seller - The Official Ticket Center, specialized in offering discounts for the leading Orlando Theme Parks, including Disney World tickets, SeaWorld, Universal Studios tickets, and admissions to many other exclusive fun and entertainment areas and events in and around the sunshine state of Florida


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The Answer To The God Question

The answer to the "God" question is that it must remain a question for man to evolve. It is in our collective reach for the answer that we move forward. The final frontier is not supposed to be conquered by mankind, simply experienced.

As the population of the globe experiences religion, spirit, whatever you want to call it-and it has been called by many names-we create it. As we create its existence, it sustains ours. It is the third part of our holy trinity (body, mind and soul) and all three are needed for survival.

The irony is that evolution is based on religion and we continually try to separate the two. To evolve, we embody a concept or ideology until it is so accepted by our minds that it directs our hands causing a forward 'movement' that is evolution. The three behave as one. Lose one element and the other two are virtually lost-rudderless.

Religionists will tell you that to blindly accept a concept by directing the hands first forces the process but this needn't occur. Faith has been based on as little or as much solid evidence as we currently possess. It has moved many to do much and continues to do so. May it move mountains now.

Man is not going to breach heaven's barriers as he once did those of outer space. Our collective mind has not evolved into the depth of understanding that is necessary to fathom another dimension much less enter its borders. We haven't even harnessed the power of magnetic energy and that should have been the "fuel" for a transportation system that could have been in place 20-30 years ago. Our current fuel issues, and they are multi-layered, would have "evolved away."

Before Christ walked this earth, and I believe He did, mankind bowed to many gods and idols-usually based on local ideas and traditions. Zeus had many followers. Native Americans felt a connection to the spirit world through nature and still do. But before man even knew how to talk, travel or explore beyond a very small area, he knew of Spirit.

In caves, drawings have been found to show that the question of death was addressed on the walls with drawings of tribe members dressed for burial and faded shadowy figures shown ascending the deceased bodies. They knew 'something' left the cave when someone died and finally began to depict in art the question of "what left the cave?" Man's question of God evolved from there. And it's never waned. And it's never going to.

God is and will always be the final frontier-forever and ever in a world without end. In that it stays a question, part of life remains unanswered until the very end when it's been said through history by so many that "all will be revealed." "My life flashed before my eyes." "There was a ledger."

NDEers flash forward because of the almost complete disconnect of the brain and body from the soul. This leaves them almost in pure spirit which allows travel at a very different speed and by a very different process than man is able to understand yet. Some can and one almost figured the whole system out. He almost uncovered the creative secret of the universe and he was born in Ulm, Germany.

Einstein is the only human to take the concept of energy and advance it so fast. In his dreams, he saw recurring images that he continually drew, sketched or doodled at his day job as a patent clerk. The man couldn't get a job as a substitute teacher but he envisioned that "light rays from the sun bend" and those dreams haunted him until he finally started drawing them. When other scientists, mathematicians and astrologers of the day saw his drawings, they knew that they too had seen the same images but did not understand how to put them into words, which Einstein did beautifully.

In reference to Christ, Einstein said we cannot ignore such a luminous figure. Again, it all comes down to energy. The highest form of human would have a vibration so high and pure that the person could levitate, walk on water and heal the sick and imbalanced simply by laying on hands.Christ did those things and more-He went to the other side and came back. That is what re-set the clock of the universe.

We were once pure energy until we came down in vibration, became governed by gravity and began to evolve. From ions to mist to rain until we literally oozed into the world. We did not morph into apes at any time. All was well, following an evolutionary schedule until man did a funny and unexpected thing. He began to exterminate himself and continues to do so.

We, in fact, de-evolved through genocides which litter our history books with symbols such as the Russian hammer or the German swastika and continue to do so under the headings-homicide, suicide, genocide. Gangs, drugs and global ennui are draining such vast quantities of energy and resources that we are losing ground and are creating our own Omega.

We live as an unbreakable and holy trinity-body, mind, soul. One cannot exist without the other two until the point of human death when we become pure spirit. At no point do all three cease to exist; they simply change form.This triad is unbreakable due to each of its three dimensions being equal. Past, present and future. Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. Today, tomorrow and yesterday. Here, there and the space between. All complete triads.

The key is that the soul unlocks the mind and body to allow a person to manifest his full destiny-beyond survival, procreation and familial obligations. It inspires the person to do what he or she was sent here to do.



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Seven Earth-Size Worlds Inhabit The Family Of A Distant Star

"Curioser and curioser," said Alice as she explored the weirdness of a Wonderland world, and like her we search the Wonderland of a starlit sky above our planet in an effort to understand who we are by searching for that which is beyond ourselves. By asking the profound question of whether or not we are alone in an unimaginably vast Universe--that we have barely begun to explore--we are really trying to understand who we are in the mysterious cosmic scheme of things. The quest to discover life on other worlds has long been the Holy Grail of curious planet-hunters, and the treasure trove of exoplanets that have been discovered over the past generation, has certainly tickled our imaginations by presenting us with a cosmic Wonderland filled with weird worlds--as well as worlds that are eerily like the familiar planets of our Solar System, inhabiting the family of our own Sun. In February 2017, astronomers using NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope, announced that they have discovered the first known system around a solitary star, that hosts seven Earth-size exoplanets. A trio of these planetary Wonderlands are firmly situated in the comfortable habitable zone around their parent stars, where life-loving liquid water may exist. Life as we know it depends on the presence of liquid water.

This remarkable discovery sets a new record for the greatest number of habitable zone exoplanets detected in the family of a solitary, distant star beyond our Sun. All seven of these alien planets could have liquid water under the right atmospheric conditions. However, the chances of this are highest with the trio of worlds in the habitable zone.

"This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life. Answering the question 'are we alone' is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal," commented Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen in a February 22, 2017 NASA Press Release. Dr. Zurbuchen is an associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

The Quest

Historically, the quest to discover distant planets, dwelling within the alien families of stars beyond our own Sun, proved to be difficult. The discovery of the first batch of exoplanets a generation ago clearly represents one of humanity's greatest achievements. Detecting a giant planet, such as our Solar System's gaseous behemoth, Jupiter, has been compared to observing light skipping off a small moth flying near the 1,000-watt light bulb of a shining street lamp--when the observer is miles away.

The original technique used by astronomers back in 1995--the Doppler Shift method--favored the discovery of giant planets orbiting around their parent-stars in close, roasting orbits. However, as time passed, technology improved to the point that ever smaller and smaller exoplanets have been detected. Many astronomers think that Earth-size alien planets are probably common inhabitants of our Galactic neighborhood.

The smaller the exoplanet, the more difficult it is to detect. For example, if an alien astronomer, belonging to an advanced technological civilization, went on the hunt for other worlds in distant regions of our Milky Way Galaxy, it would have a hard time spotting our dim, rocky, little blue planet. Our Earth would appear only as a faint and insignificant speck lost in space. In fact, our planet is very well-hidden from prying alien vision because the brilliant glare of our much larger Star, the Sun, overwhelms it.

The first scientific discovery of an exoplanet was in 1988--but the first confirmed detection came in 1992 with the discovery of some very weird and inhospitable worlds in orbit around a dense stellar relic called a pulsar--the lingering remains of a massive star that lost its "life" in the violent fireworks of a supernova blast, that tore the original progenitor star to pieces. Astronomers detected the first exoplanet in orbit around a still "living" star, like our own Sun, in 1995. As of March 1, 2017, 3,586 exoplanets, inhabiting 2,691 planetary systems, have been discovered--and 603 multiple planetary systems have also been confirmed.

Since 2004, the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) 3.6 meter telescope, has successfully spotted approximately 100 alien worlds, and since 2009, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has discovered more than two thousand. Kepler has also spotted a few thousand candidate planets, of which only about 11% may prove to be false-positives. Planet-hunting astronomers think that about 1 in 5 stars similar to our Sun are circled by an "Earth-sized" planet situated comfortably in the habitable zone of their stellar parent. If there are 200 billion stars dancing around in our Milky Way, it may be that there are 11 billion potentially habitable Earth-sized planets in our Galaxy. This already impressive number could rise even further if planets orbiting the numerous red dwarf stars are included in the count. Red dwarf stars are the smallest, as well as the most abundant, true stars inhabiting our Galaxy. Red dwarfs are even smaller than our small Sun, and they can potentially "live" for trillions of years on the hydrogen-burning main-sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram of Stellar Evolution.

The least massive alien world known is Draugr (PSR B1257+12 A or PSR B1257+12 B), which is clearly the runt of the known exoplanet litter, at only twice the mass of Earth's Moon. In dramatic contrast, the most massive known planet listed on the NASA Exoplanet Archive is dubbed DENIS-P J082303.11-491201 b, and it is approximately 29 times the mass of Jupiter. However, according to some definitions of a planet, this hefty distant world is too massive to be a planet and may really be a type of stellar failure called a brown dwarf. Brown dwarfs are objects that are probably born the same way as their true stellar kin--from the collapse of a dense blob embedded within a giant, cold, dark molecular cloud--but have not managed to reach the necessary mass to ignite their nuclear-fusing furnaces.

There are exoplanets that hug their parent-star in such tight, roasting orbits that they take only a few hours to circle it--and there are others that are so far away from their stellar parent that they take thousands of years to make a single orbit. Indeed, some exoplanets are so far from their host star that it is difficult for astronomers to determine whether they really are gravitationally tied to it. Almost all of the remote worlds, that belong to the families of stars beyond our Sun, are denizens of our own Milky Way--but there have also been detections of a few intriguing potential extragalactic exoplanets. The closest exoplanet to Earth is Proxima Centauri b, which is a "mere" 4.2 light-years away from our planet, and is in orbit around Proxima Centauri, the closest neighboring star to our Sun.

Of course, the discovery of such an abundant treasure trove of distant exoplanets has triggered significant scientific interest in the search for life beyond our own planet--with a special focus on planets that circle their star within its habitable zone. However, the search for life beyond Earth also must take into consideration a wide range of additional factors in determining the suitability of a planet for hosting life as we know it.

In addition, there are also so-called rogue planets, which do not orbit any star at all, but roam lost and alone through interstellar space without a stellar family to call their own. Astronomers tend to consider these solitary worlds separately, particularly if they are gas giant planets like our own Solar System's Jupiter and Saturn, in which case they are often classified as sub-brown dwarfs. The rogue planets that roam our Galaxy possibly number in the billions--or even more!

Seven Earth-Size Worlds Inhabit The Family Of A Distant Star

At approximately 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from our planet, the newly discovered seven worlds are considered to be relatively close neighbors of our Solar System.

This richly-endowed exoplanet system is named TRAPPIST-1, for The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) in Chile. In May 2016, astronomers using TRAPPIST announced their discovery of a trio of planets in the system. Assisted by several ground-based telescopes, including the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), Spitzer confirmed the existence of two of the trio, and also went on to discover five additional planets. This increased the number of known planets in this system to seven.

Using new data derived from Spitzer, the team of astronomers made a precise measurement of the sizes of the seven exoplanets, and went on to develop the first estimates of the masses of six of them. This enabled the team to estimate their density.

Based on their densities, all of the TRAPPIST-1 alien worlds are considered to be rocky--like our Earth. Additional observations will help astronomers determine whether they are rich in water--and possibly also show if any of them could potentially have liquid water streaming on their surfaces. The mass of the seventh and most distant exoplanet has not yet been estimated. However, the astronomers think that it could be an icy, "snowball-like" world--but further observations are necessary.

Dr. Michael Gillon noted in the February 22, 2017 NASA Press Release that "The seven wonders of TRAPPIST-1 are the first Earth-size planets that have been found orbiting this kind of star. It is also the best target yet for studying the atmospheres of potentially habitable, Earth-size worlds." Dr. Gillon is lead author of the paper, describing the new discovery, published in the February 22, 2017 issue of the journal Nature. Dr. Gillon is also the principal investigator of the TRAPPIST Exoplanet Survey at the University of Liege, in Belgium.

In March 2017, astronomers using NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope, reported that they have also been observing the TRAPPIST-1 system since December 2016.

During the period of December 15, 2016 to March 4, 2017, the highly successful Kepler spacecraft, currently operating as the K2 mission, gathered data on the ultracool dwarf star's minuscule alterations in brightness as a result of transiting planets. Transiting events occur when a planet floats in front of the glaring face of its parent-star, thus causing a small dip in its apparent brightness.

These additional observations are expected to help astronomers refine the earlier measurements of six of the planets, determine more precisely the orbital period and mass of the more elusive seventh, and learn more about the magnetic activity of the small, cool parent-star.

The observation period, known as K2 Campaign 12, provides 74 days of monitoring the TRAPPIST-1 system. This is the longest, nearly continuous set of observations of this system yet, and it provides astronomers with an opportunity to further observe the gravitational dance of the seven Wonderland worlds--and also hunt for distant exoplanets that may have remained undiscovered in this very fertile system.

Dr. Michael Haas noted in a March 8, 2017 NASA Press Release that "We were lucky that the K2 mission was able to observe TRAPPIST-1. The observing field for Campaign 12 was set when the discovery of the first planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 was announced, and the science community had already submitted proposals for specific targets of interest in that field. The unexpected opportunity to further study the TRAPPIST-1 system was quickly recognized and the agility of the K2 team and science community prevailed once again." Dr. Haas is science office director for the Kepler and K2 missions at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.

The additional refinements to the earlier measurements of the known planets, and any additional planets that may be spotted in the K2 data, will help astronomers plan for follow-up studies of the TRAPPIST-1 Wonderland worlds using NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.

Judith E. Braffman-Miller is a writer and astronomer whose articles have been published since 1981 in various magazines, journals, and newspapers. Although she has written on a variety of topics, she particularly loves writing about astronomy because it gives her the opportunity to communicate to others the many wonders of her field. Her first book, "Wisps, Ashes, and Smoke," will be published soon.



 By Judith E Braffman-Miller



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Dancing With the Winds of Change

After all the harsh Mars aspects of late February, (Mars square Pluto Feb 22; conjunct Uranus Feb 26; and opposing Jupiter Feb 27) surely this month also fulfills the signature of 'coming in like a 'lion' the question is: does March go out like a lamb? We are still dealing with the Winds of Change!

Those harsh aspects in late February left me with something totally unexpected - a painful sprained ankle! These things can be easily seen with astrology, and through hindsight, avoided (I should have just stayed home... etc., etc.)

Next, the eclipse season ripens though the Great American Solar Eclipse on August 21st which travels across the heartland of the US. This eclipse predicts that the landscape of America will look different by March of 2018 - 6 months after the event.

Overall, the planetary teachers are looking kinder for the month of March. Dynamic, yes - but not as wild. There are several events this month. First and foremost, Venus stations retrograde on Saturday, March 4th.

Venus retrograde signals a time to get clear on your values; to examine what you really want for your personal relationships and even your business. With both Jupiter and Venus retrograde now, consider this a time to fertilize your field.

Plus, Mercury stations retrograde (April 9 - May 3), clearly signaling that March and April are your time to refine, review, and prepare. Also, the North Node changes signs on May 11th, moving from Virgo into Leo. Have patience over these next few months.

Think of it as a gigantic earth moving machine doing some excavation in your front yard. Things will look different, and you'll likely even be pleased with the results, but it might be messy getting there.

Remember that major decisions made during a retrograde are often reversed because what you want often changes as the planets begin to move direct.

One of the major aspects for this month is Jupiter square Pluto on March 30th; another aspect of repair and restoration.

Also, The Virgo full moon of March delivers a dynamic Mercury square Saturn - an aspect of judgement. We humans are supposed to be 'kind' and not judge others, but the planets, especially Mercury, are not bound by such moral obligations.

Mercury square Saturn highlights imperfections - what is wrong rather than what is right. And, the Virgo full moon surely illuminates everything for the world to see.

In March, look for opportunities to revitalize aspects of your life. Maybe you want to polish up old projects - this is the perfect time.

Or, perhaps you are ready to deal with an old, longstanding but troubling issue - take it on!

Life never stops, and neither should you. But, the wisdom of astrology offers up some good advice for this time period.

Wishing you peace the vision of a kinder and gentler world,


 By Maya White



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