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Learn About Invented Languages, From Elvish to Klingon

a shared story    6 weeks 3 days 21 hours 5 minutes ago
Geek culture is filled with invented languages. Some are just alluded to in movie and novel, others are fairly well developed and then expounded upon by devoted fans. But the linguistics of these inventions fascinate many of us, and understanding a word or two in these...(more) 





New York City’s New Taxis to Come With Amenities

a shared story    6 weeks 3 days 22 hours 5 minutes ago
Unveiled in Manhattan on Tuesday, New York City’s taxicabs of the future feature a redesigned interior for both the passenger and the cabdriver.  





Don’t Call Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey a Trophy Wife

a shared story    6 weeks 4 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey pursues business, philanthropic and social issues, separate from her husband Brad Grey, the chairman and chief executive of Paramount Pictures.  





'Roboskater' Demonstrates the Physics of Skateboarding

a shared story    6 weeks 4 days 17 hours 5 minutes ago
UCSD physics professors create a robotic skateboard to teach kids the science of the sport.  





Motherlode Blog: More Children Living (and Lacking) in High-Poverty Areas

a shared story    6 weeks 5 days 4 hours 5 minutes ago
Newly released statistics about children living in high-poverty areas show little positive change-another instance of "Groundhog Day" in writing about family, parenting and policy.  





New York State Reinstates Sales Tax Exemption for Clothing and Footwear

a shared story    6 weeks 5 days 10 hours 5 minutes ago
Shoppers no longer have to pay New York State sales tax on clothing and footwear items under $110, but few local jurisdictions have similar exemptions.  





U.S.D.A. Poultry Inspection Plan Sets Off Dispute

a shared story    6 weeks 5 days 17 hours 5 minutes ago
The Agriculture Department says the expansion of poultry inspections by private companies will modernize an outdated system, but some federal inspectors say the plan puts consumers at risk.  





Inhabiting the Pink Palace

a shared story    6 weeks 6 days 5 minutes ago
An Austin, Tex., co-op, home to a revolving cast of roommates, is locally renowned for its over-the-top theme parties.  





Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman gets her home back

a shared story    6 weeks 6 days 5 minutes ago
Baking cookies never seemed as sweet for 101-year-old Texana Hollis as it did on Wednesday, when she tearfully was allowed back into the home her husband bought after World War II following her eviction seven months ago.  





Openings and Sales in New York City Starting April 5

a shared story    6 weeks 6 days 1 hour 5 minutes ago
Zimmerman and L. K. Bennett get their first New York outposts, sales at Opening Ceremony and other events in New York City.  





Motherlode Blog: The True Cost of Breast-feeding — This Milk Isn't Free

a shared story    7 weeks 10 hours 5 minutes ago
New research shows that women who breast-feed for six months or more earn significantly less over their child's first five years of life than those who don't.  





Obama Says He’s Confident Health Care Law Will Stand

a shared story    7 weeks 13 hours 5 minutes ago
President Obama declared he was confident the Supreme Court would uphold the legislation, saying it would be an “unprecedented, extraordinary” step to overturn it.  




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