May 18, 2012
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Congratulations. You have just been named King (or Queen) of the English Language. It’s not all glitz and glamour, but the job does have an interesting perk: you get to choose the one word you will banish from the language forever. The word you love to hate, the one that makes you cringe every time you hear someone use (or misuse) it. But will it really be that easy to decide?
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May 11, 2012 by Admin | 0 comments
Another one for the Kings of Providence file.
Fortunately, no one was injured when this enormous sinkhole opened up in a Florida family’s back yard. It’s already 50 feet deep—and still growing!
May 11, 2012
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If you’ve ever read a Western, you’ve probably encountered the passage where X marks the spot: the scene where an uneducated character makes his “mark” on a contract (and usually needs someone to point out where to do it). For centuries, good handwriting denoted a certain refinement, a higher level of education and class. But in a world that’s embraced digital communication, is handwriting a skill that’s needed anymore?
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May 4, 2012
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Databases aren’t the most poetic things. Their discrete pieces of information, often broken down to minimal parts, are a bit like the individual letters of the alphabet: building blocks waiting to be shaped into useful forms. Now, an entrepreneur is building a literary database of every person, place, and thing ever mentioned in a novel. But will it really encourage people to read?
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