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#buyabook #technology of #reading. I love #reading #print or not!http://n.pr/1...

#buyabook #technology of #reading. I love #reading #print or not!

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The Technology Of Books Has Changed, But Bookstores Are Hanging In
www.npr.org
The debate over whether digital books are better continues. But in the age of Amazon, the number of independent booksellers is up. The revival is fueled, at least in part, by digital natives.

#reading and #brain #teachers can increase cognition via instructionhttp://bit...

#reading and #brain #teachers can increase cognition via instruction

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Brain wave study shows how different teaching methods affect reading development
medicalxpress.com
Beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, instead of trying to learn whole words, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading, according to new Stanford research investigating how the brain responds to different types of reading instruction.

#extreme #download your #brain and #live #forever!http://bit.ly/1HrTxAD

#extreme #download your #brain and #live #forever!

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Humans could download brains on to a computer and live forever
www.telegraph.co.uk
The brain works like a complex circuit board which could be recreated on a computer

#Money does grow on #treeshttp://econ.st/1Kteb6i

#Money does grow on #trees

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Where money grows on trees
www.economist.com
GREEN-FINGERED folk who invested in British forests over the past decade did better, on average, than those who planted their cash in more obvious places, such as...

#shorter #scrubbier when world is #warmer... #trees many never be the same again...

#shorter #scrubbier when world is #warmer... #trees many never be the same again!

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How global warming may make forests shorter and scrubbier
www.csmonitor.com
A new study applies a well-established principle of fluid flow to identify which types of trees could be winners and losers as global warming progresses.

#rain and #drought the #connectionhttp://bit.ly/1GdaB2k

#rain and #drought the #connection

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Rani Iyer: Daily Double
raniiyer.blogspot.com

#plant the #trees and leave them alone for a #century! #Forests!http://bit.ly/...

#plant the #trees and leave them alone for a #century! #Forests!

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For Town Forests, a Quiet Century of Regrowth
www.vnews.com
At 1,822 feet , Wright���s Mountain is the highest point in Bradford, with commanding views east to Mount Moosilauke in

#urban #fruit #forests! we could use more of these all around the world.http:/...

#urban #fruit #forests! we could use more of these all around the world.

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Urban Food Forests Make Fruit Free For The Picking
www.npr.org
Urban orchards are dropping everything from apples to avocados on Seattle, Bloomington, Ind., Boston and several other cities. Advocates say orchards can have longer lasting impact than gardens.

Things people think, but don't say!

Things people think, but don't say!


9 Habits That Are Changing Your Life For The Worse
www.indiatimes.com
Start brushing your teeth everyday!

#writing is more than a #ritual. Or is it?http://bit.ly/1FF8Itb

#writing is more than a #ritual. Or is it?

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The writing ritual: from blank page to Booker contender
www.irishtimes.com
Doughnuts and cigarettes or blindfold, earmuffs and earplugs? Writers can have odd ways of getting ready for their working day ��� or night. Gavin Corbett, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Henrietta McKervey, Thomas Morris and Paul Murray take us into their creative worlds