Captain Beefheart: Influential singer who brought the avant garde to rock music before forging a successful career as …
“Enigmatic” and “idiosyncratic” are the default adjectives often used to define performers who fail to engage with the mainstream, but they do describe the American singer and composer Captain Beefheart most appositely.
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Seaweed: Underwater goldmine
THE Philippines, with a total coastline of 36,289 kilometers, has marine resources that provide food to millions of Filipinos. One of these is seaweeds, those marine plants that grow abundantly in shallow reef flats and in lagoons with a water depth of less than two meters at high tide. read more
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Reserve Bank mid-quarter review: much more than a bland statement
The strategy to communicate with the markets more frequently has paid off. Perhaps the biggest surprise in the mid-quarter review is the decision to maintain the GDP growth forecast at 8.5 per cent.
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