Language Lovers

20. January 2011 | 15:49

‘Fate, Time and Language’: Free will, fatalism and a writer’s life

The newly released “Fate, Time and Language” is an updated version of the late author David Foster Wallace’s undergraduate thesis on fatalism, a concept that haunted and preoccupied him throughout his too-short life. (News Source: Seattle Times - 03:11:42)

Literary festival shows India’s global role

Asia’s largest literary festival kicks off this weekend in a historic Indian city, a testament to the growing global influence of Indian literature and its appeal to both publishers and authors. (News Source: Toronto Sun - 19:41:12)

New report warns of “pet intimacy” dangers

HOUSTON — A new report from a Centers for Disease Control journal called into question how close cat and dog lovers should get with their pets. A report in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases warned an increase in so-called pet intimacy (people sleeping with, kissing or being licked by pets) had been linked to an increase in the spread of some medical conditions. According to the report … (News Source: 11 News Houston - 01:24:57)

Review: Ash for iPhone

A throwback to adventure games of old, Ash is sure to please casual players and lovers of classics like Zelda and Final Fantasy. (News Source: Macworld - 23:43:45)

Cats, Dogs and Everything Else: Bills of the Session

A proposed law allowing people to kill any dogs they see chasing cats is just one of hundreds of bills lawmakers have introduced since the beginning of the year. (News Source: The Charleston State Journal - 11:07:56)

YALC To Host Scrabble Tournament

Calling all word lovers: You’re invited to “Spellebrate for a Good Cause” by participating in the area’s first-ever amateur Scrabble tournament, being hosted in January by the Yankton Area Literacy Council (YALC). (News Source: Yankton Press & Dakotan - 07:04:08)

Literary festival shows India’s global role

NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Asia’s largest literary festival kicks off this weekend in a historic Indian city, a testament to the growing global influence of Indian literature and its appeal to both… (News Source: Reuters - 06:34:10)

Sony Ericsson ships 9 million Xperia Android phones, but latest earnings disappoint

Sony Ericsson has just made its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2010 official and the highlight, at least for milestone lovers like us, is the figure of nine million Android-based Xperia handsets shipped since the family’s launch. Now, the language used here is important, as Sony loves to report shipments to retailers instead of actual sales, but it’s still a pretty grand number of … (News Source: Engadget - 09:19:51)

Community libraries schedule programs for all ages

Baldwin Borough Public Library, 41 Macek Drive, will host a variety of events this month. To register, call the library at 412-885-2255. read more Â» (News Source: South Hills Record - 09:21:52)

Himachal to highlight Masroor Temple at international level

The Himachal government will consider organizing a conducted tour of school children to Masroor Temple and Pong dam to acquaint them with the rich heritage of the state besides holding a festival to highlight the temple at national and international level. (News Source: The Times of India - 21:46:55)

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