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Once a high-tech exec, he now shares his passion for reading in Asia and Africa.

Back in the day, the local library in Athens, Pa., had an eight-book checkout limit. But there were exceptions. And young John Wood was one of them.

GroovyStand Dual for iPad Review

There are a lot of stands for iPads. Some are metal, some plastic, some cheaper, some more expensive – some are even made by Apple. A lot of them are bulky, which makes it hard to take them along in your gear bag. While digging around looking for interesting news items, I stumbled upon the [...] Filed in categories: Reviews , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: iPad accessory , iPad stand ...

Pilot: 'Flying is fun' — even from the ground

Donatas Pauzuolis held the small, balsa wood airplane above his head, twisting and turning the toy in circles as if evading enemy aircraft.

WARREN’S WORLD: Dreaming of Snow

Until the early 1950s, a summer without skiing was a lot different than it is today. Summer, in earlier times, meant frequent trips to the garage to check on whether or not your skis had warped or twisted in the heat. The skis were all made out of laminated wood and didn’t have plastic bottoms. To try and prevent the warping, some of my friends would take their metal edges off and cement the ...