Jon alerted me to this performance by a man singing a duet with himself as a young boy soprano. The idea itself is moving, and the arrangement lovely, but both are eclipsed by the boy's incredibly beautiful treble voice.
Why do I post it, other than to share the pleasure? Because the song had barely begun when I knew that I knew that voice! Anyone who grew up in the 80's, or who had children at that time, has a good chance of recognizing it also.
Anyone accept my challenge? I have a couple more hints I can give, but I doubt you'll need them.
Warning: don't read the comments until after you've made your guess.
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Category Everyday Life
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No doubt those who would force young girls to take the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are moved by similar altruistic desires. What's the big deal? If a simple immunization can greatly reduce one's risk of cervical cancer, why not? Well, that may be a good reason for getting it oneself, although maybe not. After all, cervical cancer is one of the most easily detectible and treatable cancers, and in any case one can virtually eliminate the HPV risk simply by remaining sexually abstinent or faithfully monogamous. In any case, it's hardly a credible rationale for forcing the vaccine on other people.
It's true that most states already require several vaccines of their schoolchildren, and in some cases it's understandable. Diseases such as measles and polio are highly contagious and can spread rapidly through a classroom. This is not the case for HPV. What's more, pending legislation in Kentucky would extend the HPV immunization requirement to homeschoolers as well! For that there is no excuse.
Having lived long enough to see vaccines and other medical procedures come and go, with some touted as safe later shown to have devastating consequences, I'm openly skeptical of assertions that the new vaccine is safe. All vaccines carry with them an element of risk, and the risk/benefit ratio is not the same for all people. No law, however well-intentioned, should be allowed to force the risk upon those who see little or no benefit.
Not even for their own good.A Candian study indicates that knowledge of two or more languages can play a significant role in staving off dementia. Multilingual people in the study began showing dementia symptoms an average of 4.1 years later than their unilingual counterparts. "How you learn the language probably doesn't make much difference; how good your grammar is probably doesn't matter." said principle investigator Ellen Bialystok. "What matters is that you have to manage two complete language systems at once."
Since previous research has found other mental workouts, like crossword puzzles, to be helpful as well, I'm now looking for a multi-lingual version of my World of Puzzles magazine....
