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Quadrinhos Rasos Teremos um lançamento da nova edição do Achados e Perdidos! Quem estiver em Belo Horizonte e puder dar um pulo lá faça isso porque ver vocês deixa a gente feliz demais!!!! Aos que já possuem o livro autografado recomendamos levar aquela turma pra quem você emprestou o livro e agora tá doida pra comprar exemplares pra eles mesmos! “Achados e Perdidos é um passeio por esse terreno acidentado e espantoso da juventude. “Mais do que um livro ou um disco, a obra é a união da música com a literatura como artes complementares. A Editora Miguilim convida você para o lançamento do livro Achados e Perdidos. Os quadrinhistas mineiros Damasceno e Garrocho ingressaram no universo dos quadrinhos com a publicação de histórias feitas a partir de trechos de músicas, no site Quadrinhos Rasos, que, atualmente, dá nome também ao selo editorial de publicação de HQs criado pela dupla. Lançamento do livro Achados e Perdidos, de EduardoDamasceno e Luís Felipe Garrocho (texto e arte)e Bruno Ito (trilha sonora).

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A Base Vocabulary List for any language Your Base Vocabulary: The first ~625 words [Author's note: Behold, the new, improved list:] Check these out at the Word Lists page! Your Base Vocabulary: Your first 625 words This is a new, improved version of an older list of 400 words. I’ve culled this list from the General Service List and Wordfrequency.info - two well-made frequency lists for English. I’ve also begun a project to get this list professionally translated into a bunch of languages. How to use this list: Pronunciation (in general): Learn your pronunciation rules. The List(s) A quick note about order I’m providing this list in two formats: a thematic list and an alphabetical list. The thematic list is friendly: you’ll see lists of animals, types of clothing, professions, etc. Thematic lists are nice ways to organize words, but I’m going to suggest that you avoid them when you actually sit down to learn your words, and use an alphabetical list instead. Order is important. Your First 625 Words (in Thematic Order, with notes):

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BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 2011 : Irina Werning Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO. If you live here and want to participate in my project, email me amazing old pictures to : backtothefuturepics@gmail.com Riff Raff 1976 & 2011 London Andy 1967 & 2011 Los Angeles Johanes 1994 & 2011 Hamburg Maarje 1990 & 2011 Amsterdam Lea B 1980 & 2011 Paris Carli 1990 & 2011 Buenos Aires Alexandra 1970 & 2011 Paris Carol 1960 & 2011 New York Christoph 1990 & 2011 Berlin Wall Daphne 1986 & 2011 Paris Devoto 1990 & 2011 Buenos Aires Diego 1970 & 2011 Buenos Aires Evan 1957 & 2011 New York Giorgio 1982 & 2011 Paris Jackie 1994 & 2011 Buenos Aires Juan Carlos 1982 & 2011 Bs Aires Lea T 1995 & 2011 Paris Majo 1983 & 2011 Buenos Aires Marcela 1973 & 2011 Buenos Aires May 1985 & 2011 Buenos Aires Patrick 1968 & 2011 Paris Patrick B 1982 & 2011 Berlin Fer F 1981 & 2011 Buenos Aires Puna 2003 & 2011 Buenos Aires Sander 1983 & 2011 Rotterdam Sarah and Jim 1988 & 2011 Boston Seba 1986 & 2011 Patagonia Sole 1988 & 2011 Buenos Aires Sonia y Lauri 1988 & 2011 Bs Aires

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