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Speed reading is a necessity, a skill that is needed to compete in this modern world, when information intake is a significant advantage in any job requirement. Many people believe that in order to improve their reading skills they should focus on reading speed increase in order to improve their reading skills. The focus on reading speed only takes energy away from the main task at hand, understanding and comprehending the text you are reading, so instead of concentrating on the speed in which you read you better focus on the reading, and as you improve you skills in reading you will probably find that you have increased your reading speed.

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A new paper published in Science theorizes that it could be possible to produce "cloaking devices." The research centers around metamaterials, which are embedded with tiny metal wires and loops that can refract different types of electromagnetic radiation. Metamaterial could be fabricated to bend light around an object, so that an observer would see right through it.

DEFINITION: (noun) A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography. SYNONYMS: obituary, obit. USAGE: She dreamed of being a famous news reporter, but for years, she was stuck writing necrologies at the local paper.

Kennedy served as US President from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was an icon of American liberalism who was cited for bravery and heroism during his service in WWII, and his election ushered in an era of American optimism. Events during his presidency included the Space Race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the Vietnam War, and the American Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy's image appears on what unit of US currency?

After Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, the English republican experiment soon faltered. A strong reaction set in against Puritan supremacy and military control, and opinion favored recalling the exiled king. An emissary was sent to the Netherlands, and Charles was persuaded to issue the Declaration of Breda, granting amnesty to former enemies of the house of Stuart. Charles agreed to return to England and landed at Dover on May 25, 1660, entering London days later. Who succeeded him as king?

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Obsidian is a volcanic glass that has a vitreous luster and is homogeneous in texture. It is commonly black, but cut sections of the glass sometimes appear to be green. Like other volcanic glasses, obsidian is lava that has cooled quickly, without allowing the contained minerals to crystallize. Obsidian has been used to make knives, arrowheads, spearheads, and other weapons and tools; it is also used for ornamental purposes as a gemstone. What is snowflake obsidian?