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Privacy law expert warns of the perils of social reading

The Internet and social media have opened up new vistas for people to share preferences in films, books and music. Services such as Spotify and the Washington Post Social Reader already integrate reading and ...

Technology / Internet

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Lake Erie's thermal structure and circulation are backward

A series of high-resolution measurements has shown that Lake Erie, one of the North American Great Lakes, is, in some respects, backward. In the majority of thermally stratified lakes, the thermocline, a thin subsurface layer ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Preschoolers' reading skills benefit from one modest change by teachers

A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

US sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices

(AP) -- The government says avid best-seller readers who use electronic books have been getting ripped off. Tina Fey's "Bossy Pants," Tim Tebow's "Through My Eyes" and Keith Richards' `"Life" - maybe they ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 19

Amazon.com shop offers Kindle books in Spanish

Online retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital books for its popular Kindle electronic reading tablets.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ocean robots help to trace ocean warming to late 19th century

A new study contrasting ocean temperature readings of the 1870s with temperatures of the modern seas reveals an upward trend of global ocean warming spanning at least 100 years.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 85 | with audio podcast

Authors Guild worried by Apple e-book suit report

The president of the Authors Guild expressed concern on Friday over reports that the Justice Department is threatening to file an antitrust suit against Apple and book publishers.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How do children learn to read silently?

When a beginning reader reads aloud, her progress is apparent: Hunched over a book, little index finger blazing the way, she moves intently from sound to sound, word to word.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator

Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

High school whiz kids may face reading comprehension issues in university

Everyone knows a high-school high achiever who has floundered in university. Now U of A researcher and Reading Research Lab director George Georgiou may have an explanation for the problem.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mind reading machines on their way: IBM

Century-old technology colossus IBM depicted a near future in which machines read minds and recognize who they are dealing with.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Study: Supplemental reading programs work better when aligned with core curricula

Students who struggle with reading get an extra benefit from a supplemental reading program when its content is aligned with the students' core reading curriculum, according to a study published in the December issue of the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Video-chatting may be the answer to literacy problems for rural and isolated students

Distance may no longer be an obstacle for struggling students living in rural and isolated areas. According to the new study "Voice-over-the-Internet-Protocol as a Medium for Delivering Reading Intervention: Evidence from ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Does reading achievement spur independent reading, or vice versa?

Reading achievement at age 10 influences how much independent reading children do at age 11. However, independent reading doesn't directly improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children at the end of elementary ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reading, Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°27′15″N 0°58′23″W / 51.4541°N 0.9730°W / 51.4541; -0.9730

Reading (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ ( listen) (RED-ing)) is a large town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway. It is one of the contenders for the title of the largest town in England, and is the largest settlement in the home counties in terms of population. For ceremonial purposes it is in the Royal County of Berkshire and has served as the county town since 1867. It is also home to one of England's biggest music festivals.

Reading was an important national centre in the medieval period, as the site of an important monastery with strong royal connections, but suffered economic damage during the 17th century from which it took a long time to recover. Today it is again an important commercial centre, with strong links to information technology and insurance. It is also a university town, with two universities and a large student population.

For more information about Reading, Berkshire, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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