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Motherlode Blog: A Special-Needs Parent Against My Will, Learning My Own Adaptive Lesson

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People warned me that I would cry at my daughter’s first adaptive ballet recital, but they didn’t say why. from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1GOeSbl

Bits Blog: The World’s Coming Broadband Divide

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Ultrafast Internet access is spreading unevenly throughout the world. And not getting that kind of broadband access could mean some communities miss out on significant economic opportunity. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1AFwFjR

Obama Warns the Senate to Pass Surveillance Law

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The president said the Senate was playing with fire if it failed to approve the USA Freedom Act this weekend. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1QgqJzK

Intel Takeover of Altera Is Expected

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Intel is close to buying fellow chip maker Altera for more than $15 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Friday, the latest sign of consolidation in the semiconductor industry. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1Ffn27b

At Donohue’s, a Nightly Steak, a Life Gone By

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A neighborhood restaurant representative of an older New York grabbed media attention recently after one of its patrons left two of his favorite servers $50,000 each. from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1d4F5X0

Cultural Studies: Let’s Celebrate the Art of Clutter

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It is time to liberate ourselves from the propaganda of de-cluttering and turn to collecting and displaying what we treasure. from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1AzmCwZ

Night Out With: In Sequins or Mufti, Chita Rivera Makes a Big Entrance

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A night out at the Standard Hotel with the Broadway star, currently nominated for a Tony (her 10th nomination and potentially her third win). from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1AzmAVS