Wordnik, the online dictionary, brings some of the Web’s vox populi to the definition of words. It shows “what’s out there right now,” one of its founders says.
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Novelties: Wordnik’s Online Dictionary: No Arbiters, Please
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may be the guest of honor in Washington right now, but President Obama met quietly on Tuesday with another world leader, the crown prince of Bahrain. Things have been calm in the small Middle Eastern country since Saudi…
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Obama Meets With Bahrain Prince
Mrs. Goldblog is right now at Joan Nathan’s house, making gefilte fish (excellent gefilte fish, as you would expect), so I thought I would re-post this video of Corby Kummer and Joan (and me, and Mrs. Goldblog) kibitzing. Well, mostly me kibitzing. Everyone else was working. I was mainly telling jokes and trying not to succumb to the fumes:
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Corby Kummer and Joan Nathan (and Mrs. Goldblog) Make Gefilte Fish
Where do you want to live when you turn 70? If you’re like most Americans, according to AARP, you expect to be living where you are right now and to stay there for the foreseeable future.
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Multi-generation household can be a rewarding choice for boomers in retirement years
Americans aren’t paying much attention to domestic politics right now, but a government shutdown could change that in a hurry.
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FiveThirtyEight: Budget Politics in the Doldrums
Amid a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, millions in Japan right now are worrying about the particles in the air, where they might spread, and what might happen if they come too close. The worry resonates in particular with Japan’s A-bomb survivors, who’ve spent decades grappling with the inherent uncertainty of radiation exposure.
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In Japan, radiation concerns are ingrained in experience
US President Obama calls for an “orderly transition that begins right now” in Egypt and urges President Mubarak to “make the right decision”.
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Obama seeks quick Egypt handover
John Boehner’s tears were justified this time: The new House speaker cried on Wednesday as the House worked to pass a resolution honoring the victims of the Arizona shooting. “Look at Tucson right now and you will be reminded that America’s most…
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House Pays Tribute to AZ victims
When Leigh Fazzina had a bike accident, she used Twitter to get help. Here are five things you can do right now to program your cell phone to save you.
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5 ways your cell phone can save you
Expect the number of suicides among American soldiers to increase, the top U.S. military official said Wednesday, as the more troops come home after years of wartime service. “The emergency issue right now is suicides” said Admiral Mike Mullen,…
Nick Clegg will try to reassure Liberal Democrats unhappy with the coalition, telling the party’s conference it is “the right government for right now”.
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Coalition ‘right for right now’
Corby Kummer and Joan Nathan (and Mrs. Goldblog) Make Gefilte Fish
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