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Its Tough to Spot the Car Behind All of the Gadgets at this Car Show

February 3rd, 2004 at 11:57 pm » Comments (0)

The 2004 Cadillac XLR is so packed with gadgets that it would suit James Bond just fine. The $76,000, two-seat convertible originated as the Evoq concept car, and has a myriad steering and safety features from the original design. If the tires get punctured they will stay pressurized for up to 125 miles, so there’s […]



Watching a Dying Language Die

February 3rd, 2004 at 11:46 pm » Comments (0)

A language doesn’t fall over a precipice, it sort of slides into oblivion. A few people know five Baré words here, 20 there. Some become “rememberers”, that is, they can proudly recite poems or stories at length, but have no idea what they mean. At that stage all the concepts, the elegance and the embodied […]