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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

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In August, Woodstock attracts more than 350,000 rock n’ roll fans to a farm in upstate New York. More than 350,000 music revelers attended Woodstock in New York in August 1969. They won their first game against the New York Mets. In 2004, the team moved to Washington, D.C. team in the MLB.

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Reads of the Week: September 28, 2012

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Read more on DIY retooling in this New York Times article by Shaila Dewan: To Stay Relevant in a Career, Workers Train Nonstop. When I moved to California in 2004 from Washington DC, one of my friends said I would have no problem making the adjustment because I was “bicoastal.” I would say “to stay relevant,” period.

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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits

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A coalition of music industry players is pushing for legislation in New York that would provide tax credits to in-state music professionals. New York has a tradition of supporting the arts through tax credits, but they’ve largely benefited filmmakers. Now the music industry wants a piece of the action.

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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s Path to Association Leadership

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“If I find a heaven after this life, I’ll be quite surprised,” Carter wrote in the New York Daily News in February. Rafay and Burns were convicted in 2004 of a crime in Washington state. ” An Executive is Born. .” in 1980 and helping to expose weaknesses in the case against him.

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6 Ways To Build An Effective Digital Marketing Plan With Google Trends

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First, go to Google Trends and change review period from “Past 12 Months” to “2004-Present”, which will allow you to see long-term trends. The physician-owned medical practice, which has New Jersey offices in Clifton, Freehold, Mt. Free online tools like Google Trends can help you get to market faster. million to be exact.

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

For a great example of gaming in action, watch this 8-minute video on how the New York Public Library engaged 500 people overnight in writing a book about its collections. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5).

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Google Books Scores Big Legal Victory, Authors Guild Plans Appeal

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20M The number of books currently in the Google Books collection, which the company first launched in 2004 with the help of a number of research facilities and public libraries such as Harvard, Oxford, and the New York Public Library. Google was first sued over the collection in 2005.

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