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...world of academia. The Pirahã are a small tribe of Amazonian indigenous people who dwell on the banks of the Maici River, a tributary of the Madeira River in Northwest Brazil. Though they have some contact with the outside world through traders on the river, they speak a very inaccessible, tonal language, and apparently haven’t changed much since the first European explorers encountered them well over two centuries ago. They live on a day-by-day basis, catching only what food they need and leaving little behind by way of art, jewelry, possessions, or material goods...
...drew the connection between architecture and sexuality. “For Le Corbusier, there were two kinds of erections,” Weber said. Melissa Davenport, the manager of events and publications for the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, said this was a unique opportunity to hear Weber speak about a person who designed the very building audience members were in. Le Corbusier’s relationship with the United States was complicated. The first time he saw a skyscraper in New York City prompted him to say, “They’re not tall enough...
...difficult to overstate the influence in Obamaland of CAP, a group with roughly $25 million in annual funding from mostly anonymous individuals, corporations and unions. Podesta himself is leading Obama's transition effort, holding press conferences to speak for the President-elect, with an operation beneath him filled with CAP alum. The transition's operations director, the general counsel and the co-director all have come over from similar jobs at the think tank. At least six other CAP alums or board members, including Daschle and former EPA Commissioner Carol Browner, continue to advise the transition or campaign on matters...
Well Said. There's a new way to Google. If you've got an iPhone, download the Google Mobile App, which lets you speak your Google search terms at the beep - say, "nearest hospital" or "Pinkberry frozen yogurt" - instead of typing them in. Since the iPhone is GPS enabled, it will pinpoint your location and Google will return locally relevant search results...
...young activists during a break in today's proceedings, it was hard not to notice their disappointment. As the delegates' working groups presented their reports publicly, it quickly became clear that those supporting independence were still a small minority - about 20%, according to Thondop's own estimate. "People who speak for independence, there are not many," says Tsundu, whose red headband and fiery rhetoric has made him a minor celebrity among the activists here. He complained that the meeting itself was weighted toward the old guard, because most of the invitees were formally elected, not grass-roots leaders. "There...