Live Aid Research: Live Aid - Music Through Time | Social Studies

Welcome to another post on my blog. Today, we moved on from Woodstock and the Vietnam War to the Live Aid concert. Occurring on 13 July 1985, the Live Aid concert was held in Wembley Stadium in London and at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. It was organised by Bob Geldof and Ultravox vocalist Midge Ure.  The concert had an estimated 1.5 billion television viewers and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. 

Live Aid
Credit: https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/liner-notes/live-aid-lineup/

Live Aid was fundraising on a world scale for the Ethiopian Famine. It was called a “Global Jukebox”.  The two main concerts were held in (UK) Wembley Stadium - 72,000 and (USA) John F Kennedy  Stadium  - 89,484.  At the same time, other countries held smaller concerts, Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia, Austria, Australia and West Germany.  It was one of the largest satellite link ups of all time and reached 1.9 million people, 150 nations.  Most of the world saw the concert.  Prior to the concert the UK and Irish musicians were bought together to record a song called “Do they know it’s Christmas” 

Left: Midge Ure          Right: Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter who was the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats in the late 70s, he achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. He was born on 5 October 1951 in a coastal suburb of Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. He was educated at a private Catholic school, but later he said that he didn't enjoy his time there because of its Catholic ethos and bullying for his lack of rugby bravery. After leaving school, he went in certain odd jobs but wasn't inspired by any of them. Later, he went to Canada to work as a music journalist.

In 1975, Bob Geldof became the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, a punk rock band. He famously started the reason for joining a pop band. By 1978, they achieved their first UK hit single, 'Rat Trap' and later achieved a second hit with the song, 'I Don't Like Mondays'.

By 1984, Bob had moved from being a rock star to an international celebrity for raising awareness of humanitarian charities. In October 1984, after watching a British television news report on the extreme conditions of hunger in Africa, Bob Geldof visited Ethiopia to see the difficulty for himself. It was actually that Ethiopia and other African countries experienced a severe famine which led to many thousands of people starving to death. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure decided to do something about it, they released a single, "Do They Know its Christmas Time". It was an unplanned event with many of the best-known names in pop music invited. It became an instant best-seller, selling a record of 3 million copies.

Geldof continued his mission the following year by planning two 16-hour concerts to be held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. This extravaganza aimed at raising money and awareness for Africa. It was a unique musical event capturing the creativity and attention of the world. The highlights included Paul McCartney,  the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger in duets with Tina Turner and David Bowie; Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Queen (British rock band), whose popularity rose after their inspired performance.

The Live Aid concert was broadcasted live to 110 countries and raised over $127 million. Again, Bob Geldof travelled again to Ethiopia to supervise the delivery of supplies bought with the funds raised.

Following this concert, Bob became more involved in work for non-governmental organisations in Africa and became one of the leading spoke people on Third World Debt Relief.

Bob Geldolf was knighted in 1986 and is often affectionately known as 'Sir Bob'. He was married to Paula Yates, though they later split up. Currently, he is married to Jeanne Marine since 2015 and has 5 children.

Credit: https://www.biographyonline.net/music/bob-geldorf.html

            https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Live-Aid/315290

James Ure (stage name, Midge Ure) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer who involved in several bands and was the front man for Ultravox. Born on 10 October 1953, in the town of Cambuslang in Scotland, Midge Ure enjoyed in particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in the bands of Silk, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage. Ure began his professional music career with Salvation, a Glasgow-based group that became the bubblegum bank Silk in 1974. Upset in the change of direction, James Ure left to band to join the Rich Kids, a punk-pop group led by former Sex Pistol bassist Gln Matlock. The Rich Kids only released one album, the 1978's Ghosts of Princes in Towers, before breaking up a year later, Midge Ure spend a brief time with the Misfits (not the American band) before forming Visage with summer Rusty Egan and vocalist Steve Strange, he left the group to replace Gary Moore in Thin Lizzy, who had left in the middle of an American tour. After the tour was finished, Midge Ure fulfilled an agreement to join Ultravox as the replacement for John Foxx.

Once he joined the band in 1980, he helped made Ultravox a mainstream success. During this time, he also worked as a producer, making records with Steve Harley and Modern Man. in 1982, Ure released a solo single, a cover of the Walker Brothers' hit "No Regrets", it climbed into the UK Top Ten.

Midge Ure and Bob Geldof formed Band Aid, a special project to aid famine relief efforts in Ethiopia, in 1984. The two wrote the song, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and assembled an all-star band of British musicians to record the single; it song millions of copies over the 1984 holiday season and prompted Bob Geldof to organise the benefit concert Live Aid in 1985.

Midge Ure was recognised as an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire). 

Credit: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/midge-ure-mn0000479687/biography

Lyrics

It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid

At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade

And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy

Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time

But say a prayer, Pray for the other ones

At Christmas time it's hard, but when you're having fun

There's a world outside your window

And it's a world of dread and fear

Where the only water flowing

Is the bitter sting of tears

And the Christmas bells that ring

There are the clanging chimes of doom

Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time

The greatest gift they'll get this year is life

Where nothing ever grows

No rain nor rivers flow

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Here's to you

Raise a glass for everyone

Spare a thought this yuletide for the deprived

If the table was turned would you survive

Here's to them

Underneath that burning sun

You ain't gotta feel guilt just selfless

Give a little help to the helpless

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

(Feed the world)

Feed the world

Feed the world

Acids and Bases | Science

Welcome to another post on my blog. Today, I finished the final blog post for the Acids and Bases topic in Science. We had to choose four abilities that we could answer for the Acid and Bases topic. Here is the presentation.

Game Improvements: Cybersecurity - Cryptography | DTE

Welcome to another post on my blog. In Digital Technology (DTE), we are looking at Cryptography in our main topic Cyber Security. Today, we played a few cryptography-based games which were assigned to us. The task which was given was to add what we wanted to add if we would to the game.

I played two games, Cybersecurity Lab - NOVA Labs and Cybersecurity Ops: Terminal. Both games were about cyber attacks and protecting them. 

The first game I played was the Cybersecurity Lab, in which we had to defend a company that is a target of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. Our task was to strengthen our cyber defences and prevent attackers by attacking the company. 

What I would change in the game are the games that are in the game. It looks quite plain when the games are too easy. I would make it a bit harder and more entertaining to play.

The second game I played was Cybersecurity Ops: Terminal. Where it is a simulated cyber breach game experience in a terminal. Our job was to respond decisively to protect the airport's systems, prevent the cybercriminals from taking control of the airport. This includes first being an IT analyst, troubleshooting suspicious WiFi outages and pushing firmware upgrades. Then, take the role of a manager tasked with recruiting and strategically deploying an incident response team. Finally, in the last role, the player is asked to make CISO-level official decisions, encourage concerned board members, and field calls from a reporter who can smell a story.

What I would change is the speed of the game. When we were given scenarios and asked to choose someone to solve the scenario, it goes really quickly and we aren't able to complete all tasks. 

Soft Skills: What Makes A Good Trader? | Business Studies

Welcome to another post on my blog. Today, in Business Studies, we learnt about soft skills and trading. We were given the main question, "What makes a good trader?" to think about. 

Image by Melissa Ling. © The Balance 2018
Credit: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/hard-skills-vs-soft-skills-2063780

Soft skills are personal attributes that influence how well you can work or interact with others. These skills make it easier to form relationships with people, create trust, dependability and/or leadership. These skills are important in achieving your business goals. From this list are skills of soft skills.

• Relationship building
• Communication/Storytelling
• Effective communication skills
• Collaboration
• Business communication
• Conflict management and resolution
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Sales presentations & demos
• Prospecting
• Creativity
• Critical thinking/Problem solving
• Time management 

Employers look for soft skills in applicants because these skills are hard to develop and are essential for long-term success. Soft skills are distinct from hard skills, which are technical and job-specific.

Hard skills are teachable abilities or skill sets that are easy to quantify. The skills are achieved through training or education that are needed to complete a job. These skills can be technical knowledge or abilities that are simply defined and measured. Hard skills may also be considered job-specific skills and can change from occupation to occupation. These types of skills can be acquired and honed through certifications, schooling, training, courses and on-the-job training. The following examples are hard skill examples:

• Bilingual or multilingual
• Degrees, apprenticeships, certificates
• Accounting
• Database management
• Mobile development
• User interface design
• SEO/SEM marketing
• Programming languages (such as Perl, Python, Java and Ruby)
• Typing speed
• Machine operation
• Software knowledge

Self-Esteem | Wānanga

Welcome to another post on my blog. Two weeks ago, we were presented with a presentation by our Wānanga teacher about self-esteem. Last week, we were given a task to create a slideshow presentation about self-esteem with some questions given to us. So today, I completed the self-esteem slideshow presentation. 

Self-esteem Word Cloud
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All Summer in a Day | English

Welcome to another post on my blog. Today, I completed another task for Engish. First, we had to read a short story, "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. After reading the story, we had to answer a few questions:

1. Find 3 words you don’t know the meaning of. Look them up and write the definitions in your post.
• Gush - Flow out something in a rapid and large stream.
• Concussion - A violent shock as from a heavy blow.
• Tatting - A kind of knotted lace made by hand with a small shuttle, used chiefly for trimming.
2. Discuss the Exposition of the story -- what are the characters, setting, and mood?
• Characters - 9-year-old students
• Setting - Venus
• Mood - Margot was sad when no one accepted her and what she knew about the sun. She remembered the sun, the way the sun was, and the sky when she was four in Ohio.
3. List and label one metaphor, one simile, and one example of sensory language from the story.
• Metaphor -  It had been raining for seven years
• Simile - The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun
• Sensory Language - "It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands. A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again."
4. List and label an example of show not tell from the story.
• "They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus, that grew and never stopped growing, tumultuously, even as you watched it. It was a nest of octopi, clustering up great arms of fleshlike weed, wavering, flowering in this brief spring. It was the colour of rubber and ash, this jungle, from the many years without sun."