According to this recent article about a Western New York school district that has purchased hundreds of the devices for their fifth and sixth graders, teachers, students and parents love them and they are making an impact in learning.

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But on her sixth studio album, due out March 3, Case offers up what she calls "a bunch of love songs, " which are heartbreakingly beautiful and, at times, comical.

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But recently, while I was watching "Telephone" for the fifth or sixth time, and scouring the Web for deconstructions of its multiple meanings, I began to understand why I love it so much.

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