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5 hrs ago | News24

Walk the walk

News24 readers have hit back at a US travel advisory - which labels Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town as "critical" crime threat spots.

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9 hrs ago | The Virginian-Pilot

Randy Newman had a grammar guru, too

Two parts of my world collided in the best possible way last week. My sister Maria and I went to see one of my musical heroes, singer-songwriter Randy Newman, at a concert in New Jersey.

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13 hrs ago | Cult of Mac Blog

Apple's Own Hotspot Passwords In iOS Can Be Cracked In Under A Minute

When you set up a personal hotspot on your iOS device, the first thing you should do is delete the password Apple generates for your and enter your own.

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17 hrs ago | News24

Betrayal of Boela

Awarded after your 200th article is published on MyNews24. You're a machine; we'll have to invent a new badge for you! Throw that scrabble board away and get a laptop - writing seems to be your game.You've had your 10th Editor's Choice article approved! After receiving several call-up orders he would disappear and hike to SWA where he could hide ... (more)

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21 hrs ago | News24

Speeding is larney

Sport24 readers say coach Gordon Igesund shouldn't take the blame if Bafana Bafana fail to qualify for the 2014 Soccer World Cup.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Chicago Chronicle

Competition and camaraderie rule

Church and bingo may be inextricably linked, but at the North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, Sunday afternoons are devoted to something perhaps a little more extreme: Scrabble .

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Nashoba Publishing Online

Summer learning: Changing learning loss into learning gains

Don't let your children be victims of "summer learning loss." Summer break can be a time for continued education.

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News24

The old wolf, the lame ducks and the young lions

I have never fallen for this idea of the rainbow nation that we came out of apartheid unscathed to find a pot of gold.

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Related Topix: Games, Mandela, Drama Movies, World News, South Africa, Africa

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Raw Story

Seven immigrants dier attempting to cross sea clinging to fishing cage

Seven immigrants drowned on Sunday during an attempted crossing to Italy by gripping on to a large tuna fishing cage towed by a trawler, according to witnesses from among the 95 people rescued by the coast guard.

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The Washington Post

The bottom line on summer learning loss

Remember when summer was a delicious three-month break from reading, writing and math? Now it's more likely seen as that period between school years in which too many kids forget too much of what they just spent months learning.

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Monterey County Herald

Shootings show troubled side of Calif. beach city

There's the hip beachfront town that's packed year-round with tourists who cram its trendy bars and restaurants, stay at its pricey beachfront hotels and frequent the T-shirt shops and carnival rides along its funky, old wooden pier.

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Related Topix: Santa Monica, CA, Games

Fri Jun 14, 2013

ReporterHerald.com

Ride the Rockies Day 6

Dad talked me down Thursday night and said Friday's ride wouldn't be so bad. He said that the climbing would be like Thursday's gentle but long uphill .

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Related Topix: Games, Loveland, CO, Canon City, CO, Florence, CO, Opinion

News24

The seven deadly sins

Throw that scrabble board away and get a laptop - writing seems to be your game.You've had your 10th Editor's Choice article approved! In response to Irukandji's brilliant article about the seven deadly sins, and also in answering the challenge raised by the Contrarian regarding the dull, unimaginative and poorly written drivel we are constantly ... (more)

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Slashdot

EA Takes Over Scrabble App, Wipes Player Histories and Switches Dictionary

New submitter DeathToBill writes "EA is in the midst of another user backlash, the BBC reports.

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The New York Times

The New Old Age Blog: A Family Ritual Gains New Life

Even after the second stroke robbed Betty Woodruff, 96, of her sharp mind and memory, she fought to stay mentally active in the ways she had always loved, like participating in her regular bridge game.

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Serious Eats

SOMM the Movie: 'Word Wars' for Wine Lovers

I love movies that let you peek inside a subculture that you might not be able to access otherwise: Word Wars , which follows competitive Scrabble players, and Spellbound , which featured the kids vying to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, are two that come to mind.

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News24

Seven deadly sins

Throw that scrabble board away and get a laptop - writing seems to be your game.You've had your 10th Editor's Choice article approved! This country is being plagued by the Seven Deadly Sins as never before.

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BBC News

Scrabble app changes anger players

The changes have been made by Electronic Arts , which took over the running of the app from Scrabble brand owner Mattel at the end of May. Players are angry that their player histories have been wiped, the dictionary has changed and the board no longer refreshes itself after a turn.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Scrabble Club to host gathering

For more information, call Gary Sanders at 319-337-7739 or e-mail garyiclabor@yahoo.com.

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News24

Beloved Countrymen, Cry

Marchers protest against the DA as they demand better services, in Adderley Street, in the Cape Town CBD.

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