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Phillies’ bats silent in shutout loss to Cubs
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PHILADELPHIA — It took a while, but the Chicago Cubs at last won a series away from Wrigley Field. Now, they hope to keep it going.
Travis Wood pitched hitless ball into the sixth inning and the Cubs beat…
What I’m Reading
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SIOUX CITY | When she's reading on her iPad, Enid DeVries can plow through a book in as little as 7 to 10 days.
"I think the best time to read in the early morning or late at night," DeVries, a…
Eagles: Risky business when reading into OTAs
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The OTAs are over. All that remains for the Eagles is three days of minicamp, beginning Tuesday and ending Thursday.
What’s the difference?
Not much.…
Children’s reading age boosted by two years using phonics system
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The system, where pupils sound out parts of words rather than recognising whole ones, has been hailed by ministers as the best teaching method in primary schools. Educational psychologist Dr Marlynne Grant tracked…
Summer reading program to highlight Neighbors of the World
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Participants in Neighbors of the World, Westchester Public Library’s 2014 summer reading program for children age two through grade five, are invited to enjoy an interactive exploration of world cultures at the four Friday…
What’s Worth Reading About Iraq
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The big difference between the pro- and anti-Iraq war camps a dozen years ago was not about the odiousness of Saddam Hussein, nor (with the exception of exaggerated "smoking gun will be a mushroom cloud"…
Summer Reading Game Kicks Off with Circus Performance at Scardale Library
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The Scarsdale Public Library's widely popular annual Summer Reading Game kicks off on Friday, June 27, between 11 a.m. and noon with a performance by the National Circus, a center ring extravaganza packing a panoramic…
Reading, relaxing and summer fun on ETX bookmobile
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TEXARKANA, TX (KSLA) - Summer vacation is well underway for students in the ArkLaTex, but for kids in Texarkana, Texas, the learning process continues.
The Tiger Bookmobile is making its summer tour…
An Irishman’s Diary on reading ‘Ulysses’ in the Indian Ocean
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One hot afternoon in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, I sought refuge from the boiling tropical sun in a shaded bookshop. There, in one of the long wooden trays, I noticed a big, heavy book with a green hardback…
Reading never needs to take a summer break
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It doesn't matter if it's "Captain Underpants" or "Walter the Farting Dog."
It could be a graphic novel, a picture book, a Scholastic magazine or the kids' menu at a restaurant.
Whatever the vehicle…
Simultaneous reading Wednesday
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The National Simultaneous Storytime is an important annual campaign that aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books.
A picture book by an Australian author is read simultaneously…
Brought to Book: Anakana Schofield on parallel reading, the literary patriarchy and books as portals
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Anakana Schofield is the author of the award-winng debut novel, Malarky, which is out now in paperback, a funny and moving tale of sexual shenanigans, martital discord and mental disturbance in the west of Ireland.…
AT&T to Acquire DirecTV for $48.5B
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Spurred to act by Comcast's pending acquisition of Time Warner Cable, AT&T plans to buy satellite TV leader DirecTV for about $48.5 billon.
The deal between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and DirecTV…
Third grade reading scores above average across Grand County
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While Colorado’s overall third-grade reading scores declined slightly this year, all Grand county elementary schools were above average, according to results released by the Colorado Department of Education on…
Reading Buddies closes Cooke chapter
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GALESBURG — The first- and second-graders at Cooke Elementary broke into applause on Thursday as their community Reading Buddies filed into the gymnasium for the last time.
As they dispersed to their regular…
Lakeview synagogue to host reading of Israeli declaration of independence
When Israel celebrated its independence day last spring, Tal Shaked Cretella organized a first-ever ceremony in Tel Aviv, where thousands of people gathered for readings of the Jewish state’s declaration of independence, she said.…
The difficult task of reading the brain
By Melissa Hogenboom
Science reporter, BBC Radio Science
Neuroscience is a fast growing and popular field, but despite advances, when an area of the brain 'lights up" it does not tell us as much as we'd like about the…
Festival of reading at libraries across Elmbridge
By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell
Young readers and writers of all abilities will be able to enjoy a seven week literary festival at libraries across the county starting next month.
Beginning on May 24, the Surrey…
Reading between Microsoft CEO Nadella’s lines: On courage, subscriptions and unique value
Microsoft's third quarter fiscal 2014 earnings will be more memorable for the fact that the company's CEO was on the earnings call than for anything about the earnings report itself.
My ZDNet colleague Larry Dignan has the breakdown by…
Reading Low-Calorie Recipes can Reduce Snack Purchases
Overweight people who received the "low-fat" recipe card ended up buying 75 percent fewer unhealthy snacks in comparison to those who had received the other card. (Photo : Wiki Commons)
In a new study, researchers…