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Abiyoyo Returns
by Pete Seeger, Michael Hays (Illustrator), Paul DuBois Jacobs
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When a town is threatened by constant floods in the spring and droughts in the summer, they decide to build a dam. After digging for a while, they strike a boulder that they realize is too big to move by themselves. Out of solutions, a little girl suggests that the town bring back Abiyoyo, the giant that her father and grandfather saved the town from years ago by making him disappear. Although it was a risky solution, the town decided to give it a try because Abiyoyo could be their only shot at moving the boulder to finish the dam.
The town began to prepare for the giant's return. When they were ready, Grandpa said the magic words and Abiyoyo returned.The town then fed him all they had, fearing he would feed on people. Then the young girl asked him to move the boulder. After he moved it, he grew hungry again, so the town sung to him. Abiyoyo was soothed by the music and fell right to sleep.
The town's rejoice only lasted a short while until they realized that Grandpa's wand was broken and he could no longer make Abiyoyo disappear. Luckily for them, the little girl got them out of the mess she made. She suggested they continued to feed Abiyoyo and sing to him. After the town befriends the giant, they are able to live in peace together.
This is a friendly multicultural story that encourages readers that it is possible to live amongst others who are different (including giants). Sometimes it is difficult for people to be trusting of others, but this story demonstrates how trust can go a long way. The townspeople's growth in trust allowed them to save their homes.
The town once threatened by the monster Abiyoyo is overdeveloped many years later, suffering spring floods and summer droughts. The idea is to build a dam. But an enormous boulder impedes progress. The little girl whose grandfather originally saved the town from Abiyoyo suggests bringing back the monster to move the boulder. The grandfather brings him back with his magic wand and after being appeased by food and music, Abiyoyo flings away the boulder. But the boulder breaks grandfather's wand and Abiyoyo can't be sent back. He ends up living in the town and everyone learns to live with him. Paintings depict a traditional multicultural town.
The sequel leaves us after Abiyoyo has disappeared and the young boy from the first story has grown up and become a father. However, their village is experiencing drought and desperately need help. They know bringing Abiyoyo back could be harmful, but they think he can help.
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Abiyoyo is back in this colorful novel. The little boy who we were introduced to in the first book now has a daughter of his own who plays a drum and helps to solve the town's big problem. The town is flooding each summer and they work on building a dam. There is a giant boulder impeding their progress so the little girl suggests bringing Abiyoyo back to move the boulder. All looks to be happening as planned until the boulder lands on Grandpa's magic wand and they can't make Abiyoyo disappear once again. Fortunately, they learn to live with this giant and his presence provides them the opportunity to share their food and their songs.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 068987054X, Paperback)After Abiyoyo the giant left, the small town he had bothered grew by leaps and bounds. The boy who helped his father make Abiyoyo disappear grew older and became a father, too. The people were filled with new life and spirit. But now there are new dangers: droughts and floods. The town needs a dam before it gets washed away. And sitting right where the dam would be is a boulder too big for anyone to move. Anyone, that is, except Abiyoyo.
Father still has his courage. Grandfather still has his magic wand. And his granddaughter knows he can bring Abiyoyo back, then make him disappear. But Abiyoyo is dangerous. People think the giant will eat them. Will lots of good food and beautiful songs keep Abiyoyo happy long enough to move the boulder and once again leave the town in peace?
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Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician thirty years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding. The little town that was once threatened by the giant Abiyoyo has grown by leaps and bounds. But now that the townspeople have chopped down all their trees, every year they have floods and droughts. Worse yet, there's a giant boulder blocking up the site of their new dam! Something has to be done. Well, the young boy who helped make Abiyoyo disappear way back when now has a little girl of his own. And she knows the only way to save the town: Bring back Abiyoyo to help move the boulder. "Bring back Abiyoyo?" the townspeople cry. "The giant that eats people up?" But the little girl has a plan for that, too. Fifteen years after Pete Seeger's storysong "Abiyoyo" came to life as a picture book, his beloved giant is back in a wonderful new story. With Michael Hays's brilliant illustrations and a sing-along score included, Abiyoyo Returns is destined to become a family favorite.… (more)
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Rumors, Cannibals, and Michael Rockefeller's Mysterious Disappearance
Michael Rockefeller mysteriously disappeared in New Guinea in 1961. Despite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller was ever found. Soon after his disappearance, rumors surfaced that he'd been killed and ceremonially eaten by the local Asmat—a violent native tribe of warriors who practiced cannibalism. The Dutch government and the Rockefeller family denied the story, and Michael's death was officially ruled a drowning. Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full story. In Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art, Hoffman retraces Rockefeller's steps in the jungles of New Guinea, getting to know generations of Asmat. Through exhaustive archival research, he uncovered never-before-seen original documents and located witnesses willing to speak publicly after 50 years.
Hoffman explained what drew him to this mysterious story and made him want to investigate it himself. "When things vanish it's incredibly compelling, and it's hard to avert your gaze from it."
In 1961 Michael Rockefeller was on his second trip to the Asmat region of New Guinea collecting primitive art. "He was trying to understand deeply Asmat culture, which was built on a very complex spirit world, and ideas of reciprocal violence, of battling. There's all this inter-tribal warfare. And their carvings all embody spirits that were promises to avenge their deaths."
Before Rockefeller arrived in New Guinea, a Dutch official had killed five tribesman, and Hoffman thinks the Asmat killed Rockefeller to avenge that death. Hoffman followed in Rockefeller's footsteps and met members of one the Asmat tribe Rockefeller had contact with and interviewed Dutch officers. "I couldn't find anyone who admitted to being present at his murder," he said.
After Michael disappeared, the Dutch conducted an enormous two-week search for him. Nelson Rockefeller and Michael's twin sister, Mary, flew to New Guinea and spent several weeks, but "They found nothing," Hoffman said. "Everybody believed he had disappeared at sea."
Hoffman has had a limited correspondence with Mary Rockefeller, but she hasn't spoken to Hoffman since she read this book. He said, "I think the Rockefeller's feel like it's a private matter and they'd rather not talk about it."

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The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, celebrated 20 years this January. It came into effect in 1994 creating one of the world's largest free trade zones comprising Canada, the US and Mexico.
In the 20 years since, trade between these three nations has tripled and overall job growth has been strong in all three partner countries with total employment increasing by almost 40 million jobs.
As Canadian Shipper was going to press, the current leaders of Canada, the US and Mexico, Stephen Harper, Barack Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto, respectively, were having their annual meeting in Mexico, the "Three Amigos Summit", to discuss the direction of the pact. Many stakeholders are questioning whether NAFTA is at a crossroads.
In 1994, a pact encouraging North American economic integration was an obvious and logical solution.
In 2014, factors like emerging global economies and their participation in other free trade agreements are changing relationships, leading the NAFTA players to try and figure out where to place their bets.
In their presentation to the Center for North American Studies (CNAS) at Washington University, Frank Graves, Robert Pastor and Miguel Basáñez, authors of a survey called "The NAFTA Promise and the North American Reality" found that with regard to attitudes about borders and security, security is still important in the United States, but "it has declined over the last decade."
"Mexico is now much more concerned about freedom of movement. This has vaulted to top border concern. Canada no longer focuses on security, while the US supports common border policies to both Canada and Mexico. And all three countries now support a common security perimeter, particularly Mexico," the survey found.
Discussing the US perspective on the direction NAFTA could take, Leslie Blakey, executive director at the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors, applauded President Obama's January State of the Union address as supportive of trade and infrastructure.
"Obama is the first president since probably Eisenhower to talk about transportation, noting that first class jobs go where there is first class infrastructure," said Blakey at the Cargo Logistics Conference in Vancouver this January.
Obama's address also seemed to mark a positive development for the president, who has not always been seen as supportive of the NAFTA deal throughout his presidency.
"We need to do a better job of focusing on gateways," said Blakey, who is organizing a summit on transportation and energy policies in Chicago this April called NAFTA NEXT.
The summit will focus on freight mobility, energy and the environment.
"Looking at supply chain network capacity, how has it expanded? 25% of US imports from Canada and Mexico have US content. The US gets more balance of trade between Canada and Mexico than it does of any of its other trade partners. For every dollar of trade, Mexico imports 42% from the US," said Blakey.
The top trade lanes have important corridor implications.
"Our mutual interest in terms of working together is to create more advanced products, which make up 47% of trade. Energy is the North American game-changer. We cannot let things like truck size and weight get in the way of freight mobility," she added.
"Mexico is the first or second export destination for 21 US states. Canada is Mexico's fifth largest source of foreign direct investment mining and there are 3,000 Canadian companies operating in Mexico," said Luis Brasdefer, commercial counselor with ProMexico, a trade organization based in Canada that coordinates actions to attract foreign direct investment, as well as export opportunities.
For Mexico, NAFTA has gleaned significant benefits. Some 66% of Mexican trade is with North America, and the country now boasts solid macroeconomics, specialized and high skilled manufacturing, added Brasdefer.
Its automotive industry and supply chain has become highly integrated with that of the US.
Jim Phillips, president and CEO of the Canadian American Border Trade Alliance, called Mexico "NAFTA's clear winner."
He noted that North American auto production numbers for the NAFTA nations has revealed a flipped switch of sorts: in 2013, 24% of vehicles were produced in Mexico, vs. 11% in Canada, and 65% in the US.
US numbers has stayed the same while Canada and Mexico have reversed roles.
Mexico's labour force, which graduates 115,000 engineers each year,is a result of demand driven education, noted Brasdefer.
"NAFTA is at a crossroads for a variety of reasons. But anything we do in the future, if you don't have three winners, you're in serious trouble. You can't have one country being the consumer. And if you don't have a population that can afford to buy things, or that is working, you're not as big a consumer in future," said Phillips.
"The logic of closer integration of these three countries is impeccable. As Mexico modernizes we increasingly have convergence of rule of law and domestic institutions, etc. But obstacles at the border cost us," Phillips noted.
A US pilot program for Mexican truckers, which was introduced 17 years after the NAFTA signing as a three year pilot up for renewal this year, did not get the anticipated sign-up response from Mexican trucking companies.
"Not as many applied as they thought would happen. One of the reasons is drayage is a costly issue on the Mexican border. As a result the rail business of moving product from Mexico to the US is going through the roof," said Phillips.
"The hue and cry (over Mexican truckers entering the US) was typically coming from independent owner operators. A limited pilot has evolved and a lot of the drama has been laid to rest. It didn't materialize as a huge usurpation of trucking jobs. Part of that is related to the driver shortage all over," said Blakey.
Key issues from the Canadian perspective include a stymied approval of the Keystone pipeline between Canada and the US, and rules of origin.
"In 2012, 950,000 autos arrived at the Port Of Baltimore, 100% manufactured offshore, and in one day 1900 cars are on their way to dealers at less than $30 the cost of inspection. So why are we charging ourselves $600 per car to cross the border between the US and Canada? Foreign suppliers do not face this tax," said Phillips.
Meanwhile, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the TPP, is being negotiated as world's largest free trade zone. The US, Canada and Mexico are negotiating separately to join the partnership.
TPP would give Canada preferential trade and investment access to dynamic new markets, a coveted "door" of opportunity that may accelerate the currently sluggish economic recovery.
Assuming Canada, the US and Mexico join the TPP, "any provisions will apply not only to us but to them. This does not play to a robust North America. Trade facilitation measures are critical to the long-term success of the TPP. While the cross-border flow of goods, investments, people and technology has transformed the world, there has been little reform to the supply chain trade since the 1990's", said Phillips.
"Post 9/11, public security at the US/Canada border has taken over and become a priority over the facilitation of low-risk trade, threatening our economic security and in fact creating more harm than good. Other bottlenecks like border delays, inadequate infrastructure and burdensome regulations are barriers that weigh as heavily on trade as tariffs and are inhibiting our industry's potential business future. Ministers must work to ensure these issues are the framework for immediate action once the ag
reement is signed. We support efforts to move a Competitiveness and Business Facilitation chapter into the agreement," said Phillips.
"The TPP is dealing with a specific and effective area of the globe. As TPP becomes reality, NAFTA NEXT better become reality, and better get some real traction. To make the three of us begin to compete globally, we have to do something about connectivity and infrastructure development," he said.
"The collective drive to make the best kind of outcomes is missing and we need to revive it," said Blakey of NAFTA.
Added Brasdefer: "NAFTA's legal document doesn't need to change in itself, but we need to promote it. The three countries, the private sector and government must realize the benefits of NAFTA, which seem to have been forgotten," he said.
"Ultimately, we are three countries, we are one continent, and we must be in this together. If done right, ten years from now the North American economic power of Canada, US and Mexico can be the leading global economic force. We have to take it forward, retool it and move it," said Phillips.


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Topic: Jewish Federations, Jewish Content, Social Work, Education, Community Development, Jewish Organizations
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Finally academics have discovered something that the clever clogs here at Bravissimo have known for a long time. 'Traditional measuring bust size methods don't work'. The old process is measuring boobs with a tape measure and finding one measurement from under the bust and the second measurement from around the fullest part of the boob, the first measurement equaling the back size and the difference between the two measurements equaling the cup size. According to a recent report in a British national newspaper, this mode has proved totally ineffective, this is because our bodies have changed dramatically since the 'tape measure bra fitting' was introduced, the average bust size has increased and this method only works up to a D-cup and lots of us ladies are bigger than a D-cup. The study carried out by the University of Portsmouth has recommended a five step 'best fit' approach, this entails taking and trying on the same bra in different sizes, assessing each one according to five criteria, which are:
- The length of the straps
- The shape of the underwire
- How well the back fits
- How well the cup fits
- Whether the front band is in contact with the breastbone
At Bravissimo we have been championing this way of fitting for some quite some time and we did get a mention in this article, as being one of only two lingerie retailers that use the correct approach, although our own steps differ slightly. Take a look at our Perfect Fit Guide.
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Milwaukee Area Subbie owners
Trying to find a bunch of subbie guys from the milwaukee area. My buddy has a vdub and they have crazy meets just seeing if anyone knows about any meets?
I'm from menomonee falls, right next to the NW side of milwaukee. Theres quite a few suby's out here.
madison wisconsin. i used to live in milwaukee. i go there often
I'm from Kenosha (Salem, Really, just west of I94.) I'm not too far from you Oak Creek
I am in Muskego, but don't have a Subaru yet lol :(
I do hope to get one soon. Thinking a 2009 WRX!
I will just keep this post in mind to see if anyone else is from Wisconsin.
[quote=MilesFox;184722]madison wisconsin. i used to live in milwaukee. i go there often[/quote]
i live in milwaukee again. burger delivery in the red DL wagon!
hey guys, im new and my wrx needs the ecu tuned.. can neone help me with this? im from milwaukee and i dont know where i could go to get it tuned! please help me!
Hey i am from mukwonago and own a wrx wagon and i have to buddys from fondulac with subies ..... i def think we need to get a subie run/meet together!!! run up to northern wisconsin for a weekemd on the dirt fire lanes!!! or somthig fun like that .....
i am from milwaukee.....
i dont own one yet....
if anyone knows where i could get one at a good price the help would be greatly appreciated
Yeah bro, Watertown. What we gotta do is just set sumthin up our selves instead of waiting for someone else to. We all just gotta get together down at highway 100 or sumthing but last time I was out there cops were everywhere n there's no cruizing allowed but u can park. Usually culvers out there is jumping pretty hard but truthfully we just gotta set sumthing up if anyone has an idea shout it out.
Im in Oshkosh, WI its about an hour north of milwaukee, just picked up my '04 STI yesterday, down for a meet sometime!
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The European Union has a fully integrated and co-ordinated programme in fusion research with participation by the majority of Member States and associated third states. The programme is managed by the European Commission, which is assisted by a consultative committee of Member State representatives in the implementation of the programme.
This co-ordinated programme, encouraging collaboration between the laboratories in all the Member States and associated states and avoiding unnecessary duplication of efforts, has maximised the benefits to Europe of the investment made in fusion research. Moreover, the collective approach has made possible progress that could not have been achieved by any single Member State. As an example of this, JET is the world's largest and highest performance fusion device – and the only experiment capable at present of operating with the deuterium/tritium fuel mixture which will be used in future power stations. Behind this success lies the work of over 2 000 fusion research workers in European laboratories.
Overview of Fusion R&D in Europe - Research into fusion has been an important component of EURATOM programmes for almost 50 years. Today, fusion R&D in Europe is implemented within the framework of:
In addition, other contracts of limited duration are employed for specific purposes, and a number of technological developments are contracted directly to European industry.
The Community is contributing a total of 824 million euro over the four year duration of FP6, including contributions from Associated (non-EU Member) States. The total annual expenditure on fusion R&D (Community plus Member States' contributions) is about 500 million euro per year.
Implementation of fusion activities in the 23 Associations within FP6 is being managed by the European Commission. Each Association has a Steering Committee, made up of local and Commission representatives, to direct its overall programme. A committee of representatives from the Member States, the Consultative Committee for the EURATOM specific research and training in the field of nuclear energy (fusion), or CCE-FU, advises the Commission on programmatic and strategic issues as well as funding allocations. The overall planning and supervision of EFDA activities is carried out by a Steering Committee on which all the Associates and the Commission are represented.


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That's My Issue: The Soapbox
Somewhere in the boxes of family photos that document all kinds of questionable childhood decisions (the perm in eighth grade, the Little House on the Prairie dress I wore to school once) is a photo of my first wrong call in politics. It was fourth grade, and my class was hosting a mock election in the shadow of the Reagan-Carter contest. My friend Kelly was going to be playing Reagan; I am not quite sure how I wound up as Carter.
The photo is of me dressed in a beige corduroy suit, with a straw "Carter for President" boater hat. Not visible is the speech my mom and I had written; my contributions were probably along the lines of "take care of the planet" and "equal pay for equal work" (these are a concepts that even a grade-schooler can understand).
My mom put in something about SALT II. When it came time to deliver our speeches, I learned that I had gravely misunderstood the assignment: Kelly's speech promised longer recess and tastier desserts in the cafeteria. Or the election was a more accurate representation of that election than the teacher could have hoped.
I lost, Carter lost, and as far as I know, the promise of a longer recess remained unfulfilled, but however much the experience scarred me, here I am: earning a living perched on a soapbox, trying to talk SALT II in a more-recess world.
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what to get for an irl cher and dionne.
Ready or not, here it comes! Holiday season has arrived, and that means tons of shopping. But let's be real: your average gift guides are boring, so we're going to do things the NYLON way with lists inspired by our fictional dream BFFs. Every week we'll be picking the best gifts for our movie muses, so keep checking back to find that perfect item for your friend...or for yourself.
Okay, so you're probably going, is this the best holiday gift guide or what? Because anything inspired by Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport, the BFFs in Clueless, is guaranteed to be insanely stylish. But just like the duo, who became besties because, as Cher explains, "We both know what it's like to have people be jealous of us," there's more to them than just designer threads and impeccable closets. They look out for their friends, take care of their men (or, in Cher's instance, her dad), and help the poor--or at least, all the grumpy teachers out there. They might put a new pair of Alaia shoes high up on their holiday wishlist, but that doesn't mean they're above chilling on the couch, eating gummies, and catching up on old episodes of Ren & Stimpy (after all, they're way existential).
If you relish a trip to the mall as much as an afternoon watching TV--or know a friend who does--then you'll be waaay into our Cher and Dionne-inspired gift guide. Click through all our picks and prepare to start some serious negotiations with daddy about why you deserve it all.
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Obama promises to act on Medicare costs, medical research, and gun controlBMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1034 (Published 14 February 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f1034
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Now on the verge of taking his game to the University of Kansas himself - he moves to Lawrence, Kan. this weekend - Friday he received one more award, and it was an Everest-sized cherry on top of the aforementioned list of accolades. Perry Ellis was named the National High School Senior Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association.
Since its inception in 1989, the NHSCA - a 501c3 non-profit organization - has worked to provide support for the approximately half a million high school coaches working in the United States today. Every year, they select National Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 22 boys and girls sports.
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I picked up a running motor from 89 F-body that made some slight internal noise. So I decided to take it apart to evaluate the condition. The engine had some performance work done to it. The engine had about 2000 miles on it so it's very clean inside with no build up what so ever. Oil traveled well into the heads via push rods. Now when I removed the pistons (block had no ridge yet or any scoring), I noticed two pistons #3 & #7 had the outboard skirts broken about half inch up from the tip of the skirt. The broken pieces where in the bottom of the pan still in one piece, no shavings. So I figured pre ignition or detonation did it. OK, I get the local engine builder chase me a couple of slugs. No problem he says, those are 345 NP. Well, five samples later and they cannot match the pistons. Obviously the engine have been rebuilt. Two bolt mains, one piece seal crank, 14101083 (64cc) heads ported and polished, aluminum roller rockers, flat tappet cam with gears not chain. The pistons have H 1479 96 casted on the inside. Pin diameter 0.927", compression height of 1.560", rod length 5.700" and an overall piston length of 3.220" The new pistons the jobber received average about 2.610". According to some piston manufacturers, the zero deck height with these heads give me about 9.7:1 cr. That's good for street performance using pump gas. BUT, what are these pistons and why do they have such a long skirt? Hate to buy a new set, but if I have to, then so be it. Anybody familiar with these pistons? Thanks.
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Start by looking at your before pictures to see if the bumps really new versus just being more obvious with less fat around them. Secondly, check your protocol. Where you taped? (Remember the tattoo like grid that helps guide the doctor or technician along). Finally, have a consultation at another clinic if they are unable to give you educated answers and a proactive plan to fix your problem.
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Keira Knightley's new husband James Righton gave her a 100-year-old olive tree with their initials carved into it as a wedding gift.
The actress married Klaxons musician James Righton in the south of France last Saturday and after the ceremony, the keyboardist presented her with athe £3,000 tree, into which he'd had their initials and wedding date carved.
A source said: "James had it planted in the back garden of her home in France on the day of the wedding.
"He had carved their initials in a heart and showed her in front of everyone. She collapsed into fits of giggles, it was very sweet."
And Keira's wedding band used to belong to James' grandmother.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - There are places we remember, all our lives, though some have changed. Seventy years after the birth of John Winston Ono Lennon, the memories and music live on.
We remember where we were that night those lads from Liverpool leapt a wild octave -- "I wanna hold your hand!" -- before a screaming audience on "The Ed Sullivan Show." And simply changed the world.
Or the days we carefully placed each vinyl gift from the Fab Four on a turntable, from the irresistible "Meet the Beatles" through the adventurous "Rubber Soul," from the psychedelia of "Sgt. Pepper" to the swan song of "Let It Be." Or where we first heard the songs of John Lennon, solo artist: the quiet ferocity of "Working Class Hero," the tough idealism of "Imagine" or the buoyant hope of "Starting Over," and so many more.
And we grieve still for that December night in 1980 when a gunman struck on a street in New York, taking Lennon's life. But not his legacy.
Now a younger generation can say, "There are places we remember," linking moments in their lives with the music Lennon created, whether with the Beatles or as a solo artist. Younger fans have discovered the hits of Lennon & McCartney through the film "Across the Universe," through the Cirque du Soleil show "Love" or through the interactive joy of playing "The Beatles: Rock Band" videogame.
And they've taken to the streets to protest wars from Iraq to Afghanistan, chanting Lennon's still-all-too-relevant demand, "Give Peace a Chance." Seventy years after the birth of John Lennon, Billboard celebrates his legacy by spotlighting events around the world.
Just as the songs of John Lennon won the hearts of fans worldwide during his lifetime, an array of events and projects are marking the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birthday on October 9. Here are just a few.
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Awwww WoooOOOOooooOOOOoooo
Awwwww WooooOOOOOOOooooooOOOOO
Don't that noise makes the hair stands up on yer neck? It sure does mine!!! When mom got home last night after feedin us nutritious delishush dinner and makin us poop outside, the tornado sirens went off in our neighborhood.
Awwww WoooooOOOOOOOOOoooo!!!
I howled, encouraging Annie and Java to howl with me. We was havin a great time howlin with the sirens and mom told us to shush and come in the bathroom with her RITE NOW. I told mom I hoped she had some air freshener in there, cuz last time I got stuck in a small room with Java for more than an hour, wale, (to use a term my good buddy Puggie sez often), wale you can jest imagine!
I said no Ma, I was BIZZY and wasn't goin into da bathroom. By this time, she had drug pillows in there, a mattress, her book, her celly phone, and a refreshing beverage. She said HOWIE GIT IN HERE RITE NOW!!! I said no, I was BIZZY!! So she got the bag of fritos and took them in there and WALE, the rest is history. *picks fritos out of his teeth*
We sat in there together for a good 10 minutes eatin fritos. Then Java and I had a fartin contest. Mommy called her neighbors and made sure they were okay cuz the sirens was goin off. Me and Java decided to fight and wrastle loudly while she was on the phone, and then Annie climbed into her lap demandin more fritos. It was real exciting. Yew can imagine all of us squeezed together in a four foot square area for an hour.
Finally mom let us outta the bathroom and we ran around like crazy dogs. The sirens got tired of waling so they shutted up and we ate all the fritos so what was the point of stayin in there longer, I asks? Right about then, Daddy rushed home from work early to be with his family so he could protect us from scary tornados and watch basketball on TV. He is my hero. *digs in bottom of frito bag and licks out the crumbs*
Tell yer mom. If you hear them sirens, don't fergit to put on your important survival rations list in big capital letters: FRITOS!! And if yew gots a cheesy brother like I do, also puts down AIR FRESHENER. Dats all my advice fur today.
My good buddy Mistah Chu tagged me! It seems he gots tagged by Birdie, and you know that pay it forward thing, well I got paid!!
So here is some fun facts about Howee Pee fur yew.
1.name four jobs you have had in your life
Peein on furny-ture, peein on nice rugs, bitin Java, and fartin under da covers
2. name four places you have lived
I only lived in two places, the place where I was born and dis here place wif the tree in the front yard.
3.name four places you have been to
I have been to grammy's house of mashed potatoes and cows; I have been to da pug meetup at da creek; I have been to da dog park where I went up to all da strangers and dug through their bags and embarrassed mom; and I have been to my house jest about every day. (I gets up, and BAM I am here!)
4.name your four favorite foods
Peanut Butter, scrambley egg, goopey kibble, poppycorn.
5.name four places you would rather be
On toppa da table wif the food, IN da frigerator, in da kibble container, or else on da kitchen counter where da cookie jar is.
Jest in case you was wonderin, I gots on this cowpug disguise hoping the Easter Puggy will think I'm some other pug besides the one that barked at him last year and chased him outta da yard. I think the Easter Puggy also overhear-ed me sayin to my pal Yoshi that the Easter Puggy would be delishush deep fried with some ranch dippy sauce. So that was two strikes against Pee from Easter Puggy.
If I DO gets an easter basket this year, I will make Anniesmelly Bossypants taste everything first jest to be sure there ain't nothing disgustin hidden in dem easter eggies. Dem bunnies are awful cute, but they sure can hold grudges. So if any of my pals gets a big basket, could you mail me sum of the most delishush stuff? I will be very hungree that day cuz I will probably only get three meals and 20 snacks, the usual starvation rations from da momma.
Don't cry fur me when you reads this sad story. I have grown used to bein judged harshly and kept on survival rations. Life is not fair for the Pees of the world. Specially now that spoilt Annies are runin around da house gettin all the attention. *pffftttttt* makes farting noise. Okay, well, I gotta go now. But I thought I would let you know my plight. It's not purty. I'll be watchin da front porch fer my pack-idges to arrive very soon from my good puggy pals.
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Marco Werman: I'm Marco Werman. This is The World. It was a mission impossible, or at least a mission very unlikely. Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, went to North Korea with two main objectives: to ask North Korea to loosen its grip on Internet access, and to secure the release of an American citizen being held by North Korea for unspecified crimes. The release didn't happen but Richardson and Schmidt did get to tour two computer centers in Pyongyang, and Schmidt says he did urge North Korean leaders to let their citizens connect to the outside world or risk being left behind. Victor Cha is Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Victor Cha, regardless of outcome, what does it mean when the head of Google goes to North Korea?
Victor Cha: A visit like this, for the North Koreans, was as much about themselves as it was about the world, in the sense that they wanted to validate for themselves that they could talk at a level of somebody like an Eric Schmidt. Now, who knows whether, when he viewed these facilities, what he thought of them, what the level of it was. But as with many things in North Korea, you know, they do, a lot of it is for internal validation, and in that sense, they probably wanted to see how they measured up in the eyes of someone like the CEO of Google.
Werman: And when you say internal validation, is that kind of just meaning it's a visit for show?
Cha: Certainly it's show, yeah, but I think, in terms of their own technicians, they want to be able to see what someone from the outside thinks of their work and allows them to determine if they are, sort of, up to snuff.
Werman: So when Schmidt says he urged North Korean leaders to connect to the outside world, let their citizens connect or risk being left behind, do you think they listened to him seriously?
Cha: That's the sort of message you want to deliver to the very top leadership in the country, and to tell that to the working level officials he toured with, certainly it's good that people say this to them, but, you know, in the end how much of a difference it will make in terms of the politics of the country is very hard to say.
Werman: Now we know Schmidt didn't go through the usual diplomatic channels for this trip. Does this strike you, this trip, as kind of a rogue effort, and is there a place for rogue efforts in dealing with North Korea?
Cha: I wouldn't call it a rogue effort. I mean, I think there have been private missions in the past that have gone to the country, not one that has gained as much media attention as this. The US government wanted to disassociate themselves from the trip, which makes sense because any US government doesn't want to be seen as handing over its foreign policy to freelancers. So in that sense I think it's fine. But in the broader scheme of things, the idea of this trip is trying to begin to pierce the information bubble in North Korea. You know, in that sense I don't think any harm was done certainly, and if it leads to more trips like this that could, again, try to undermine the iron grip that the regime has on information in the country, that can only be a positive thing.
Werman: If we look at Eric Schmidt as a pure businessman, what's the incentive for a trip like this? I mean, there's no money to be made in North Korea as far as anybody can see.
Cha: That's a good question. You know, I think North Korea is probably one of the last frontiers in terms of not being connected to the Internet, and maybe that was one of the reasons he was attracted to the trip. For someone like him who's probably traveled the world, this is someplace he's not been. There could have been just basic curiosity that led him to do this. I would agree with you, I don't think Google would be looking at North Korea as a new market to enter, especially if the regime behaves as the way it does, given all the problems that Google had in China. And in North Korea, the problems would be exponentially worse.
Werman: Victor Cha, the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He's also the author of The Impossible State: North Korea Past and Future. Thanks very much indeed.
Cha: It's my pleasure.


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One piece of advice brides hear over and over again is that choosing flowers that are local and in season is a great way to save money on your florist's bill. That's very true. Having orchids flown in from halfway across the globe or insisting on the most delicate of summer blooms in the middle of a stormy winter is going to cost you extra.
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Another fabulous way of saving cash on flowers is to do very simple arrangements yourself with a bit of help from handy friends and family members. Real Simple has a great feature showing you how to make beautiful bouquets from grocery store flowers. The one piece of advice I would add to their ideas is that if there's an open-to-the-public florist's supply within a reasonable distance, you can get a greater variety of higher-quality flowers without having to pay the middle men. If you need a lot of a particular flower, it also means you're far more likely to be able to get precisely what you want in the amounts you need.
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German reporters for Der Spiegel reviewed for their readers the current situation in American politics and what Europeans can look forward to after the departure of George Bush from the presidency. The situation in the Democratic race is still unclear as Barack Obama added the states of Wyoming and Mississippi to his collection of primary wins. Clinton and Obama are fighting one another tooth and nail, but both are united on some basic issues regarding the necessity of change in American foreign policy.
According to Der Spiegel's take on the current race: 'Obama, Clinton and McCain have one thing in common. They have recognized that maintaining the status quo in Washington is not an option. They know that one of their main challenges will be to reestablish fundamental confidence in the United States, which has plunged worldwide. In this respect, each of them is a step forward for all Europeans, the overwhelming majority of whom are looking forward to the current president's last day in the White House."
Allthough we respect Der Spiegl's analysis, we beg to differ on their interpretation of Senator John McCain. Although he does not have the bombastic style leadership of George Bush, the senator from Arizona lacks a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of change necessary for peace in the Middle East. He is too linked with military solutions and less understanding the military can only accomplish its goals if civilian efforts are successful.


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IE is one of the only institutions globally to include humanities core education as a mandatory part of all its degree programs. The humanities represents an integral part of the IE identity, and our students, regardless of their degree program, are all invited to participate in the wider dialogues that humanistic learning fosters and encourages.
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The Humanities Centre also supports extracurricular initiatives in the Humanities. These include a "Humanities Discussion Series", held regularly throughout the year on both our Madrid and Segovia campuses, and the "Art and Business Club". The Centre also organises an "Alumni Lecture Series", which brings invited speakers to talk to the IE community about their field of research or interest.


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Combined AFM and confocal fluorescence microscope for applications in bio-nanotechnology
Kassies, R. and Werf, K.O. van der and Lenferink, A.T.M. and Hunter, C.N. and Olsen, J.D. and Subramaniam, V. and Otto, C. (2005) Combined AFM and confocal fluorescence microscope for applications in bio-nanotechnology. Journal of Microscopy, 217 (1). pp. 109-116. ISSN 0022-2720
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Well, that didn't take long. All of the purported inconsistencies and mysterious anomalies with President Obama's long form birth certificate. And this is only within the first few hours of the document's release. Give the Birthers a few days to come up with some really juicy stuff. Between this and the conspiracy theories about Osama bin Laden's death, they're going to be very busy.
1. The patterned background is too seamless for a document kept in a bound volume.
2. The "Date Accepted" is four days later than "Date of Birth."
3. Smudges in box next to name of attendant.
4. M.D. who signed the document conveniently died eight years ago.
5. Two mysterious Xs above "twin" and "triplet."
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8. Birth certificate of someone born at the same hospital a day later has a lower number.
9. There is no official seal.
10. Still says "Certificate of Live Birth."
11. Instead of "African" under father's race, "Colored" or "Negro" would have been used in 1961.
12. The type for "Caucasian" is too perfect, not possible for a typewriter from 1961.
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Do attributions mediate the association between attachment and negative couple communication?
Pearce, Zoe J. & Halford, W. Kim (2008) Do attributions mediate the association between attachment and negative couple communication? Personal Relationships, 15(2), pp. 155-170.
This study explored whether attributions for negative partner behavior mediate the association between insecure attachment and negative couple communication, using both self-report and observational data. A sample of 59 married and cohabiting Australian couples completed self-report measures of attachment, attributions, and communication; were videotaped participating in two ten-minute problem-solving discussions; and were assessed on their attributions during the discussions using video-mediated recall. Multi-level modeling found female attachment insecurity was the most consistent predictor of self-reported and observed couple communication, and negative attributions mediated the association between attachment and self-reported couple communication. These findings suggested attachment insecurity increased the likelihood that negative attributions were generated which, in some cases, then influenced the style of communication each partner reported.
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18kt close 18KT: Karat (abbreviated kt or K) is a unit that indicates the purity of gold in the metal. 18kt is 75% gold. In Europe, 18K yellow gold is most favored and used in jewelry. Yellow Gold close YELLOW GOLD: Gold is a precious metal with a natural yellow color. It is quite soft and often alloyed with other metals to increase its strength. The purity of the metal is indicated by a unit called a "karat," with 24kt having the highest percentage of natural gold.
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