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Brooke Greenberg looks like an infant and is the size of an infant, with a mental capacity of a toddler
Scientists say she could hold the key to the...
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Brooke Greenberg looks like an infant and is the size of an infant, with a mental capacity of a toddler
Scientists say she could hold the key to the fountain of youth
"Why doesn't she age?" Howard Greenberg, 52, asked of his daughter. "Is she the fountain of youth?"
Such questions are why scientists are fascinated by Brooke. Among the many documented instances of children who fail to grow or develop in some way, Brooke's case may be unique, according to her doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pediatrician Lawrence Pakula, in Baltimore.
"Many of the best-known names in medicine, in their experience ... had not seen anyone who matched up to Brooke," Pakula said. "She is always a surprise."
"Brooke hasn't aged in the conventional sense. Dr. Richard Walker of the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, says Brooke's body is not developing as a coordinated unit, but as independent parts that are out of sync. She has never been diagnosed with any known genetic syndrome or chromosomal abnormality that would help explain why."
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Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954, Los Angeles, California) is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer an...
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Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954, Los Angeles, California) is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and pianist.
Biography
Rushen demonstrated her musical potential at a young age; she was regarded as a child prodigy. In her teens, she won the prestigious 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival. She earned her degree in music from the University of Southern California. As a mature woman, she became a jazz master and top musical director.
Due to her musical talents, Rushen has made many ground-breaking achievements. She became the first woman to serve as head composer/musical director for the Grammy Awards and the Emmy Awards, the first woman to serve as musical director for the NAACP Image Awards broadcast, an honor she held for twelve consecutive years. Rushen has been the only woman to be a musical director/composer for the People's Choice Awards, HBO's Comic Relief and the only woman musical director/conductor/arranger for a late-night television talk show, The Midnight Hour which aired on CBS.
In addition, Rushen was named musical director/composer for Newsweek's first American Achievement Awards, broadcast on CBS from the Kennedy Center and she served as the musical director for Janet Jackson's World Tour, "janet."
In 2008, Rushen accepted a professorship at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, in Boston. The course is Patrice Rushen: The Value of Music Education.
She also continues to play keyboard and has played in the tour bands of Lee Ritenour and Wayne Shorter in recent years.
[edit] Solo career
Rushen has also achieved great success as a singer. A classically trained pianist, Rushen has spent great deal of time channeling her skills towards making great music. Won competition at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival put Patrice into the spotlight. The attention garnered from this earned her a contract with Prestige Records in 1973.
After recording three albums and becoming an in-demand session player, including with artists such as Jean-Luc Ponty, Rushen signed with Elektra Records in 1978. Forging an engaging jazz/R&B/funk fusion, this fresh mixture of styles gave her great success with a string of Top Ten R&B hits, including "Haven't You Heard," "Forget Me Nots," "Feels So Real," "Watch Out," "You Remind Me," and "Never Gonna Give You Up" from her first five albums (Patrice, Pizzazz, Posh, Straight From the Heart, and Now). Rushen also performed her single I Need Your Love on the hit show Soul Train in 1981. She also penned the opening theme for The Steve Harvey Show. Her mentor and friend is Quincy Jones. Rushen also plays multiple instruments including flute, piano, percussion, and clarinet.
[edit] Samples and covers * Her 1982 hit song "Forget Me Nots" has been sampled several times. The most notable has been its inclusion as the driving musical element in Will Smith's "Men In Black," the theme to the 1997 film of the same name. The song won a Grammy, which co-writers Freddie Washington and Terry McFaddin also shared. Also in 1996, "Forget Me Nots" was featured prominently in the bridge of George Michael's #1 hit "Fastlove." * The 1998 hit "Strawberries" by female rapper Smooth samples "Where There Is Love" from Rushen's 1982 album Straight From The Heart. * The uptempo "Haven't You Heard" was sampled prominently into gospel artist Kirk Franklin's 2005 hit "Lookin' 4 U," with gospel lyrics written by Franklin. The song was also interpolated into Zhane's early 90's hit single "Groove Thang." * R&B singer Musiq Soulchild covered Rushen's "Settle For My Love" as a duet with sibling group Aaries on 2000 debut album Aijuswanaseing. * Patrice Rushen's "Remind Me" from her 1982 album Straight from the Heart was sampled by 9th Wonder on the remix of "The Cross" from the 9th Wonder remix album, God's Stepson. * On her 1995 debut album Faith, singer-songwriter Faith Evans used a sample from "Remind Me" on the song "Fallin' In Love". * The 1995 single "Temperature's Rising" from New York rap duo Mobb Deep sampled "Where There Is Love" from Rushen's 1982 album Straight From The Heart. * In 1994 Long Beach rapper Lil' ½ Dead released the album The Dead Has Arisen. Track #2 "12 Pacofdoja" contains a sample of "Where There Is Love" from Rushen's 1982 album Straight From The Heart modified into the G-Funk style of the era. * On their final album Nuttin' But Love in 1994, Rap Group Heavy D & The Boyz sampled "You Remind Me" on the song "Take Your Time". * In 1992, R. Kelly featuring group Public Announcement used a sample of "Remind Me" for the song "Born into the 90's" from the debut album of the same name. * Producer Clark Kent uses a sample of "Remind Me" for the Junior M.A.F.I.A. song "I Need You Tonight" featuring Aaliyah.
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