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...posts on that site has given new permanence to words such as hmm, heh, and mwah (the sound of an exaggerated kiss) that were previously considered mere sounds. "Had Twitter and Facebook not become so popular, there's no doubt these terms would not have been included," says Duncan Black, editor of the dictionary. "They're part of the language of microblogging." (See 10 ways Twitter will change American business...
...starts with a lost bag - the black duffel Delta Airlines lost on my recent trip from Kansas City to New York City after a nightmarish day of travel: a canceled flight on a perfectly clear morning; a cumbersome rerouting through Atlanta; arrival at LaGuardia after 6 p.m., more than five hours late. When my bag failed to show up, I faced yet another missed connection: to the bus I needed to catch for the two-hour ride to my final destination. So rather than wait in line at the lost-luggage counter, I took a phone number to call...
...black tea and elderflower flavored vodka, which was released in August, is the third in Absolut’s series of city-inspired liquors—preceded by Absolut New Orleans in 2007 and Absolut Los Angeles...
...liquor’s black tea flavor is an allusion to the historic Boston Tea Party of 1773, according to a release from the Charles River Conservancy, which will receive charitable proceeds from Absolut out of profits from the product’s sale...
...installed with Google’s Android operating system, the black flip-phones have also been loaned to students serving as teaching fellows for CS 50, offered this semester. “What was so appealing were Google’s plans for a dragon drop programming piece, a language similar to the language already used in CS 50,” said David J. Malan ’99, the class course instructor. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...