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• Weird and wonderful vocabulary from around the world
  I can tell this is going to be a hit at Christmas. A few reservations though, as I had never heard three out of four Italian words mentioned in the article (have I been out of the country so long?). Also, if my elementary language notions don't fail me, I believe the German word for 'the fear of diminishing opportunities as one gets older' literally translates into a very simple - yet effective - 'shutting-door panic'.
  (tags: book language words vocabulary)
• The 100 most entendre laden entries from the forthcoming book Rude Britain
  My heartfelt sympathy for the poor chaps who live in #4 on this list.
  (tags: funny rude britain names towns)
• Gaywheels.com - The gay-friendly automotive resource
  A list of car manufacturers selling in the USA that have progressive policies towards their GLBT employees. Volkswagen: good. BMW? Bad.
  (tags: cars gay glbt policy rights)
• BBC NEWS | Technology | Shoppers use blogs for bargains
  Buy one - get one free on Weight Watchers citrus fruits or vanilla and toffee yogurts at Tescos. You saw it here first.
  (tags: blog internet shopping bargains)
• HOWTO Avoid Being Called a Bozo When Producing XML
  Nineteen features of well-formed XML
  (tags: development howto tutorial xml web)

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