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Entertainment Meet David Peterson, who developed Dothraki for Game of Thrones There are seven different words in Dothraki for striking another person with a sword. Among them: “hlizifikh,” a wild but powerful strike; “hrakkarikh,”a quick and accurate strike; and “gezrikh,” a fake-out or decoy strike. http://blog.ted.com/2007/08/03/100_websites_yo/

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Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning/ (Photo: Dustin Diaz ) How much more could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time? Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movement—period. This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the “PX Project”.