Very cool project...what a way to learn the nations of the World....Fast way is to memorize the Animaniacs song..."United States Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamacia, Peru.....etc etc etc.....
http://www.videosift.com/video/Animaniacs-Yakko-Sings-All-The-Countries-Of-The-World

at the beginning of the video there's a newspaper headline re:brooklyn... found this explanation on wikipedia-

"Yma Súmac was born on September 10, 1922 in Ichocán (Cajamarca, Peru) as Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo. <snip> It is also claimed that she is an Incan princess directly descended from Atahualpa. The story that she was actually born Amy Camus (Yma Sumac read backwards) in Brooklyn or Canada is a hoax."

Brooklyn? Wha? She's from Peru...?

My Prediction: It's the end of the western hemisphere on tuesday, but don't worry, i've booked a hotel in Peru for every sifter, we're all safe.

Sift Tounge Twister: SiftBot Sells Sift Shells, By The Sift Shore.
The Sifts That He Sells Are Sift Shells Im Sure

Infact, what gender is SiftBot? I don't want to sound sexist here...

thats the sick shit. i'm in ecuador right now and life is really like that in some places...producing something for $800 bucks a kilo is really irresistible to poor communities. it seems to me that the $ spent on the war on drugs would be better spent working on sustainable development programs for colombia, peru, etc...

Little known fact: a war between Peru and Ecuador broke out over this incident.

To The Tune Of "Mexican Hat Dance,"(with a joyful bounce, n' enthusiasm) 'Uuuuuunited States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru; Republic Dominican, Cuba, Carribean, Greenland, El Salvador, too."
"Puerrto Rica, Columbia......