Weird Butterfly Ceremony

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Harry ran to join the combat. But Mr. Golden pushed Blaise off the bridge.
Iris called, “Blow him out of the water, Harry,” and ran to help Blaise.

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Iris was arguing with Officer Brooks, a police officer who knew about Iris’s past. She thought Iris had caused the explosion. Iris blamed a criminal named Mr. Golden. He and Iris’s father, Blaise, had acquired the power to control fire.

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In his lab late at night, Harry examined the medicine he was developing. He decided it needed to be watered down. Harry’s job was interesting but intense. There was so much to do that he could barely keep his head above water.

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What’s happening
In 2000, world leaders made a commitment to provide quality education for everyone by 2015. GCE developed several campaigns to help achieve this goal.

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Tasui is a teenager who lives in Africa. When he was young, he had polio, and now he crawls on his hands and knees. Although he wants to go to school, he must work.

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Over the years, Ethan’s parents have done their best to encourage his talent. But at the same time, they’ve worried about protecting him. They want him to have a normal childhood. But, above all, they say they are amazed and very proud of their son.

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With Dr. Kofman’s help, Ethan learned about piano technique and different types of music. Before long, he was being asked to perform for many events. When one performance was posted on YouTube, Ethan became famous. Soon he was receiving invitations from the likes of Jay Leno and Oprah. Ethan was 6 and in kindergarten when he first appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. At that time, he already had over 200 songs memorized and was developing a CD.

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One day Gene and Hannah Bortnick heard piano music coming from their living room. They thought their 3-year-old son Ethan was listening to a CD. Then they walked into the room. To their amazement, they found him playing music on his toy piano!

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The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and the URB-E GP. The main difference between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater stability, as opposed to the GP’s ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle.

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Once a year in the small West Virginia town of Fayetteville, people fly. No magic is involved, except perhaps the rush of adrenaline during a brief fall followed by a glide down 876 feet.