Delta does not read the letter sequence on Nexus cards, so the system rejected me and would not issue a boarding pass.

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Even at the awkward angle from which we view the picture, we read it from left to right, as we do the sequence of the three paintings, but we also read from right to left, from the source of illumination above to its objects below.

WSJ: The Calling of St. Matthew | A Dramatic Enlightenment | Masterpiece by Willard Spiegelman

To read the full DNA sequence of the pigeon, the researchers used a male bird from the Danish Tumbler breed.

BBC: Pigeon DNA gives up fancy secrets

Consequently, although some users bend it to their will, most use it in a default manner (like myself) and merely read their mail, in or out of sequence, respond to some, ignore some and generally just leave their inbox an undifferentiated mess.

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SmartBook represents a breakthrough achievement in reading, as it breaks the centuries-old tradition of books as linear experiences that presume to be read in their entirety, and in a pre-defined sequence, in order to be understood.

ENGADGET: McGraw-Hill reveals the SmartBook: an 'adaptive' e-book for students

Read carefully, because tax rules must be followed conscientiously and the sequence gets a little complicated.

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Others in the running for an guild award in March include BBC Radio 3's World and Music, a sequence of classical music interspersed with both popular and less familiar poems and prose read by leading actors.

BBC: Pulp's Jarvis Cocker up for best radio broadcaster

Illumina chief executive Jay Flatley has showed off an app that allowed him to read his DNA variants on a iPhone, and the initial customers to pay Illumina to sequence their DNA got their genomes on Macintosh computers.

FORBES: Ion Torrent Gives Its DNA-Sequencing Box A Boost