Taveras' plan will make use of a pager-sized recorder put in a child's pocket that acts as a language pedometer, recording every conversation and word spoken to them through the course of their day.

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Called "Providence Talks, " Taveras' plan will make use of a pager-sized recorder put in a child's pocket that acts as a language pedometer, recording every conversation and word spoken to them through the course of their day.

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With concerts of local fiddle bands, French Canadian acts from Quebec, fireworks displays and a French-language Acadian poetry contest, the shindig attracts thousands every year.

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Cheryl Strayed's luminous essay, "Love of My Life, " a precursor to the best-selling memoir "Wild, " uses matter-of-fact language to make vivid a character gripped by uncontrollable impulses, a woman who acts in order to feel.

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