Yes I Can is a 4-part documentary series created for Setanta Sports. by beActive Media, with support from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. It features four people overcoming various disabilities and attempting an extreme sport. The contestants are given the chance to participate in radical experiences, from car racing to waterskiing, and encourage other people not to let any disability stop them from living life to the full. It is scheduled to air for four consecutive Mondays in November 2011 on Setanta Sports.
Episodes
Each episode opens with an introduction by Mark Pollock to his story and the participant’s story. The first half of each episode introduces the participant while the second half follows them as they attempt their challenge and strive to achieve their goals.
Episode 1
Emma Levey has struggled with her confidence for a long time. She has spent most of her life in a wheelchair due to her Spina Bifida, and since the passing of her parents she has had to adapt to living on her own. Her sister, Kate, and cousins Liz and Amanda talk us through the obstacles Emma has overcome in her life so far and their hopes for what she can gain from this experience. Emma had decided to attempt the Zip-line and Fan drop for her Challenge and if this is a success, it could mark the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
Yes I Can is an educational method for teaching adult literacy which was developed by Cuban educator Dr. Leonela Relys Diaz and first trialled in Haiti and Nicaragua in 2000. To date, this method has been used in 29 nations allowing over 6 million people to develop basic literacy. The program was originally developed in Spanish and known as Yo Sí Puedo. It has now been translated into many languages including Portuguese, English, Quechua, Aymara, Creole and Swahili. The Yes I Can literacy method uses pre-recorded lessons on video or DVD that are delivered by a local facilitator. Yes I Can also uses an alphanumeric association between numbers and letters.
The program consists of the following teaching materials: the student booklet, a facilitator manual and 17 videos or DVDs which present recordings of 65 classes with actors taking the parts of teachers and students. These materials are implemented by a team of local facilitators who are trained and supported by technical advisers. The process consists of three stages: a preliminary period of socialisation and training, the actual lesson blocks in which literacy is taught and a third stage known as post-literacy. The program is also available in braille for the blind, and for deaf people, and for people with mild intellectual problems. Other programs are linked to Yes I Can, including Yo Sí Puedo Seguir or Yes I Can Continue, which aims to consolidate and develop the basic literacy skills participants learn in the Yes I Can program.
"I Can" is a song by British pop group Blue, taken from their fourth studio album, Roulette. It was the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song came 11th scoring 100 points. The single was released on 1 May 2011 as a digital download, with the physical release the day after. "I Can" peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blue's lowest-charting single in the UK. The song was written by group members Duncan James and Lee Ryan with Ciaron Bell, Ben Collier, Ian Hope, Liam Keenan, and Norwegian production team StarSign. It was produced by Ronny Svendsen and Hallgeir Rustan, the latter who previously produced several of Blue's hit singles.
Critical reception
Digital Spy gave the song three stars out of five, and wrote: "I've never lost anything quite like this/ No second chances if I don't find it," the band continue over juddering synths that give way to a fist-clenching, Blue for 2011 chorus that sadly just misses the spot - the watered down production suggesting they aren't as cocksure of this plan as they claim. [...] Still - call them crazy, but there's enough here to suggest they might just pull the whole thing off."
Its lyrics are positive, encouraging the youth to stay drug-free, and pursue their dreams. The lyrics also detail various events in African history.
Music video
The music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was shot in Philadelphia, and contains footage of Nas rapping while children stand around him. The video starts out with the music from the introduction of "Get Down," but it soon transitions into "I Can." As the video starts, a young girl starts off by playing the piano in a vacant lot, and later one can see children jumping on a mattress in the same lot. The video also contains footage of break dancing and famous Egyptian structures.
Reception
The single received mixed to positive reviews. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine labels "I Can" as "a silly stay-in-school ad attached to a Beethoven sample." This comment may be attributed to the "singsongy" call and response chorus featuring the voices of young children. Other reviewers appreciated "I Can" more: Jon Robinson of IGN.com claims that on his second single, "Nas delivers some of his most inspiring lyrics to date."
Yes I can, Suddenly yes I can. Gee I'm afraid to go on , has turn into Yes I can Take a look what do you see 133 pounds of confidence me. Got the feeling, I can do anything. Yes I can. Something that sinks in my blood is telling me. Yes I can I was just born today. I can go all the way. Yes I can. (Instrument solo) Yes I can Yes I can Yeah yes I can yes I can. Wind me up and watch me fly. A regular sort of sunburned superman I. Are you ready. I can clime Everest. Yes I can. I can fight here all night and never rest. Yes I can. I have just found the key Hay doors swing wide for me. I was just born today. I can go all the way.
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Laurent Jouvin, CEO of MigrateSound in Valencia, took part in the Yes I Can Unity Through Music and Education (YIC) program to help provide career-skills training and employment services to individuals with disabilities.
Imagine cracking open a can of your favorite soda only to hear… nothing ... And for one for one consumer, she didn’t even need to open the can to understand the discontent that lay ahead ... “Some of these cans [are] empty,” Naomi says ... Yes,” Naomi responds.
Some opportunistic motorists even turned up with fuel cans to load up on the cheap fuel on offer, but Mr Ditloff said he didn't mind. 'They said they just had happened to have the cans with them and asked if was OK to fill them up,' he said.
That includes canned goods, bottled water and, yes, lots and lots of rolls of toilet paper ... The steps that bigger businesses are taking, or plan to take, can ultimately lessen the blow consumers face from possibly higher tariffs, Lincicome said.
What is the impact of a Thanksgiving dinner, and how can I do better next year? ... The day we pile our plates high, share stories with loved ones and perhaps argue over whether canned cranberry sauce qualifies as a delicacy.
“Hey … um, we don’t know if you remembered,” she says awkwardly and in the nicest possible way she can ... I’ve cried and laughed with them, and bandaged physical and emotional wounds more times than I can count.
Yes, dogs can eat corn ... Yes, dogs can eat eggs ... Yes, dogs can eat fish ... Yes, dogs can eat honey ... Yes, dogs can have milk ... Yes, dogs can eat bread ... Yes, dogs can eat cashews ... Yes, dogs can eat cheese in small to moderate quantities ... Yes, dogs can eat corn.
Fans accused runners-up Caz and Fergus of not playing by the rules by using canned tomatoes in their dish ... 'There is nothing wrong with using canned tomatoes,' the pair told YahooLifestyle on Wednesday.
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