Uh, just one thing: the spelling. Those brainiacs who write for the Yahoo! front page have a little problem with a Ukrainian:
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What’s wrong with the Ukrainian?
January 24, 2013 — Laura
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January 24, 2013 at 12:48 pm
They’ve finally corrected it.