There is no need to still speed-read Oct 6, 2009
MOORE ON WORDS: My reading comprehension might or might not have been good in that course, but one thing I learned by reading is the meaning of "comprehension." Reader's Digest Family Word Finder says it means a grasping with the mind, having come to us from the Latin prehendere (to grasp or seize). That word also gave us "apprehend" (to seize), "reprehensible" (seized in order to blame; hence, deserving blame), "prehensile" (adapted for use in grasping, such as the prehensile tail of some... (The Augusta Chronicle)
RDA looking to condense real estate holdings Sep 30, 2009
The bankrupt Reader's Digest Association might be ready to abandon the 120-acre campus in Westchester County that it has called home for the past 70 years ... The bankrupt Reader's Digest Association might be ready to abandon the 120-acre campus in Westchester County that it has called home for the past 70 years. (New York Post -- Business)
Baby Boy Names of Ancient Cultures Sep 22, 2009
Resource: The 1966 edition of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, copyrighted by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., and entitled The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary (with special supplements); Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-21606. The copyright of the article Baby Boy Names of Ancient Cultures in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Reader's Digest Launches New Global Web Platform In 40-Plus Countries; China Launches This Week Sep 22, 2009
Source: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ... NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is launching a major new global initiative to bring its flagship iconic brand into the international digital arena, it was announced today by Eva Dillon, President, Reader's Digest Community ... The launch is a key part of a wider digital monetization strategy that will see Reader's Digest leverage its branded content on a variety of platforms. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Using Description to Name A New Bab... Sep 20, 2009
(Resource: The 1966 edition of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary, copyrighted by The Reader's Digest Associated, Inc., and entitled The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-21606. . (Suite101.com)
• Kimberly Public Library has new materials Sep 18, 2009
"How in the World" by Reader's Digest Association, "The Year of Living Biblically" by A. J. Jacobs, "More Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau, How to Teach Your Baby to Read" by Glenn DomanJuvenile fictionEndymion Spring" by Matthew Skelton, The Siege of Macindaw" by John Fanagan, A Good Night for Ghosts" by Mary Pope Osborne, "A Certain Kind of Treasure" by Kellene Despain, "Great Bear Lake" by Erin Hunter, "Bunny Bonanza" by Ben M. Baglio, "Once When I Was Scared"... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
TV Guide gets haircut Sep 13, 2009
Reader's Digest, which once had circulation of 10 million, said in June that it was going to reduce its now 8 million circulation down to 5 ... Reader's Digest, which once had circulation of 10 million, said in June that it was going to reduce its now 8 million circulation down to 5. (New York Post -- Business)
Scalp Psoriasis Treatment Sep 9, 2009
According to 1,801 Home Remedies by the editors of Reader's Digest (April 2004, Reader's Digest), it is best to start out using these shampoos once a day. Apply the shampoo directly onto the scalp. (Suite101.com)
Readers Digest editor upbeat about magazine Sep 8, 2009
NEW YORK - Nothing, it seems not even a filing for bankruptcy protection can dim the sunny optimism of Reader's Digest, a magazine that built its immense popularity over the past 87 years with brief articles and a cheerful disposition ... Any jitters at the magazine since its parent company, Reader's Digest Association Inc., filed for Chapter 11 this summer ... With a circulation of just over 8 million at last count, Reader's Digest is still one of the most popular magazines. (MSNBC -- Business)
Reader's Digest stays upbeat despite trouble signs Sep 7, 2009
Any jitters at the magazine since its parent company, Reader's Digest Association Inc., filed for Chapter 11 this summer ... With a circulation of just over 8 million at last count, Reader's Digest is still one of the most popular magazines ... Reader's Digest has not ignored the Web. (Sioux City Journal)
Farmer-author Masumoto rooted in family Sep 6, 2009
Other attention has come from Reader's Digest, which reprinted a chapter of his book about dealing with his father's stroke. Part of the book is also in the current issue of the US Airways in-flight magazine. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Weekend Events Sep 4, 2009
No Reader's Digest condensed books or old text books. Cost: Free. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Moody's Assigns Ba1 Rating to RDA Financing Sep 3, 2009
Reader's Digest magazine logo. (PRNewsFoto/Reader's Digest) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES ... PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Moody's Investors Service tonight assigned a Ba1 rating to The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.'s $150 million Debtor-in-Possession term loan facility provided by lenders as part of RDA's planned restructuring to reduce debt and financially strengthen the company for the future. (PR Newswire)
Pfizer fined $2.3 billion for illegal marketing in off-label drug case Sep 3, 2009
Kopchinski says one night while on guard duty, he saw a photo of Pratt, now deceased, in Reader's Digest and decided to write him to ask if he wanted to "adopt" his platoon. At the time, Kopchinski says, Pfizer owned Coty cosmetics, and Pratt, an assistant secretary of the Army in the , responded by sending over three cases of cologne. (USA Today -- Money)
Newspaper publisher Freedom files for bankruptcy Sep 2, 2009
Reader's Digest, publisher of the monthly magazine which claims the largest circulation in the world, filed for bankruptcy protection two weeks ago. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Newsstand Sales Of Magazines Drop 12 Percent Sep 1, 2009
People magazine's circulation fell nearly 5 percent and Reader's Digest saw a 3 percent decline. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Stomach Ulcer Pain Treatments Aug 28, 2009
According to 1,801 Home Remedies by the editors of Reader's Digest (April 2004), participants of a study at Stanford University were cured of their ulcers after drinking cabbage juice for just one week. Honey as a Stomach Ulcer Remedy. (Suite101.com)
Natural Heartburn Cure Aug 26, 2009
According to 1,801 Home Remedies by the editors of Reader's Digest (April 2004), marshmallow root eases heartburn because it contains a sticky substance known as mucilage, which provides a protective coating on the esophagus. Mix one teaspoon of the powdered version of this herb with one glass of water, and drink it four times each day. (Suite101.com)
Reader's Digest files Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection Aug 26, 2009
Madison Daily Leader - Reader's Digest files Ch ... Reader's Digest files Ch ... Reader's Digest Association Inc., publisher of the iconic general interest magazine that began gracing American homes in 1922 and now reaches a worldwide audience of 130 million, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as it faces falling print circulation in the Internet age and looming debt payments. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
How Does Jamie Pay? Aug 26, 2009
NOW that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has emerged as the accidental media mogul who may control the biggest magazine empire in America -- the bank owns or wields considerable power over Reader's Digest Association, Source Interlink Cos. and American Media -- it pays to look at how he's paying his media executives. (New York Post -- Business)
ON THE WEB: Wall Street Journal's Law Blog Aug 25, 2009
Reader's Digest entered Chapter 11. Tribune Co. sold the Chicago Cubs. (USA Today -- Money)
Rda Bankruptcy May Clobber Bony Aug 25, 2009
Bank of New York Mellon has emerged as Reader's Digest Association's biggest unsecured creditor, and could be among those likely to take a hit as part of RDA's bankruptcy. According to documents filed yesterday in connection with RDA's Chapter 11 filing, BONY Mellon, as a bondholder trustee, is owed about 600 million. (New York Post -- Business)
Reader's Digest Publisher Files for Chapter 11 Aug 25, 2009
Reader's Digest Files Ch ... Reader's Digest Files Ch ... Reader's Digest, laden with debt amid falling circulation, files for bankruptcy protection. (ABC News -- Business)
Business Highlights Aug 25, 2009
Reader's Digest files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Reader's Digest Association Inc., publisher of the iconic general interest magazine that began gracing American homes in 1922 and now reaches a worldwide audience of 130 million, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as it faces falling print circulation in the Internet age and looming debt payments ... Known for its heartwarming stories about American life as other publications moved toward edgier fare, the company's... (ABC News -- Wire)
Readers Digest gets support from lenders Aug 22, 2009
The Reader's Digest Association Inc. said it has received the support of nearly 80 percent of its senior secured lenders for a financial restructuring plan the company announced on Monday. The Pleasantville, N.Y.-based owner of the former Reiman Publications in Greendale said Thursday the plan will significantly reduce its debt burden and strengthen the company financially for the future. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Its not funny in a foreign language Aug 21, 2009
Meanwhile, Reader's Digest editions from around the world did the same ... I feel I must comment on the "But will they laugh in Minsk" article in the September issue of Reader's Digest ... The September issue of Reader's Digest revealed the funniest joke in the U.S. as voted on by you. (Harper's Magazine)
BANKS OK TO READER'S DIGEST DEBT PLAN Aug 21, 2009
BANKS OK TO READER'S DIGEST DEBT PLAN - New York Post ... BANKS OK TO READER'S DIGEST DEBT PLAN ... 4 billion purchase price when Ripplewood Holdings took RDA over in 2007, will be left with nothing, according to the preliminary plans outlined by Reader's Digest CEO Mary Berner earlier this week. (New York Post -- Business)
Reader's Digest in China to be "unaffected" by U.S. bankruptcy Aug 19, 2009
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The publisher of Reader's Digest on China's mainland said Tuesday the magazine's business in China would not be affected by its U.S. headquarter's financial restructuring. The business in China would maintain steady growth, said Shi Yongqiang, general manager of Reader's Digest (Shanghai) Advertising Co., Ltd., the only publisher of Reader's Digest in China ... In April, the 87-year-old Reader's Digest, the most popular general interest magazine in the United... (Xinhuanet, China)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Aug 19, 2009
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US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Aug 19, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Reader's Indigestion Aug 18, 2009
Today, the Reader's Digest Association said that it ... With revenue falling, the owners of Reader's Digest have a strong shot at meeting their June number through wrenching budget cuts. (Slate)
Reader's Digest eyes bankruptcy Aug 18, 2009
The US publisher of Reader's Digest magazines has said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it looks to get rid of up to 75% of its debts ... Reader's Digest has been trying to cut costs since it was bought in 2007 by a group led by Ripplewood Holdings ... If approved by a bankruptcy court, Reader's Digest will see its debt cut to $550m from $2. (BBC News -- Business)
Italian TV bins reality shows Aug 18, 2009
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Reader's Digest plans to file for bankruptcy to trim its debt Aug 18, 2009
Reader's Digest calls itself the world's largest paid-circulation magazine in the world. By Andrew Vanacore, AP Business Writer NEW YORK The publisher of Reader's Digest, the country's most popular general interest magazine, said Monday it will file a pre-arranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a plan to swap a portion of its debt for ownership of the company ... Reader's Digest Association, which also markets books and publishes dozens of other magazines and websites, said it has reached an... (USA Today -- Money)
Easier To Digest Aug 18, 2009
Reader's Digest Association yesterday said it struck a deal with its lenders to enter into a prepackaged bankruptcy that will eliminate about 75 percent of the financially strapped publisher's 2 ... More recently, the company said it planned to chop the publishing frequency of its flagship Reader's Digest magazine to 10 times by next year, and cut the circulation level it guarantees to advertisers to 5. (New York Post -- Business)
Reader's Digest, owner of 'Taste of Home', files bankruptcy plan Aug 18, 2009
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Readers Digest Files for Bankruptcy Aug 18, 2009
Reader's Digest, co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace and based in Pleasantville, New York, will continue to be published ... Global editions of Reader's Digest reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, with 50 editions in 21 languages. (Newsmax)
Alternative Jock Itch Remedies Aug 13, 2009
According to 1,801 Home Remedies written by the editors of Reader's Digest (April 2002, Reader's Digest), thyme has thymol in it, which works well in blocking fungus. Prepare the tea by boiling one cup of water, add 2 teaspoons to thyme to it, and allow it to steep for 25 minutes. (Suite101.com)
Nonprofit group receives $300,000 Reiman gift Aug 12, 2009
The company is now part of Reader's Digest Association Inc.. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Dawn Zier Named President & CEO of Direct Holdings Aug 6, 2009
Source: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ... PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dawn Zier has been named President and CEO of Direct Holdings in addition to her continuing responsibilities as President of Global Consumer Marketing at The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (RDA), it was announced today by Mary Berner, President and CEO of RDA. Direct Holdings, based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a marketer of music, videos, DVDs and books worldwide and is licensed to market products under... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Country stars Aug 1, 2009
In the past two years, his debut album, "Waitin' in the Country," shot straight to No. 1 and produced two Top 5 singles with "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song." Carroll captured the attention of major media such as Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, USA Today and Billboard Magazine, who named him "Top New Country Artist of 2007." With the recent release of his sophomore album, "Growing Up Is Getting Old," Carroll has taken his career a big step forward. Originally... (Montana Standard, MT)
Scammers try to impersonate Reader's Digest Sweepstakes Jul 28, 2009
Daily Journal Online - Park Hills, MO. A French Village man has won third prize in the annual Readers Digest Sweepstakes and he wins $65,000. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Letters to the Editor Jul 27, 2009
He also suggests that Jimmy Carter uses a Reader's Digest condensed version of the Bible. In modern times, we cannot take every word from the Bible literally. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Church of What's Happenin' Now Jul 23, 2009
Carter must have gotten hold of a Reader's Digest condensed version. Carter has announced he is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention -- the nation's largest Protestant body -- because he claims it treats women as inferior to men. (Townhall.com)
FASHION BACKWARD Jul 22, 2009
Karol Nickell, who was the editor-in-chief of Meredith's Better Homes & Gardens from 2001 to 2006, has been named vice president and editor-in-chief of RDA Home & Garden at Reader's Digest Association. She is heading a group that includes the magazines that were once known as Reiman Publications -- hugely popular magazines in the Midwest with circulation of over one million that are largely overlooked on the East and West coasts. (New York Post -- Business)
Monday & Associates Retained by Tucker Sadler Architects to Provide Public Relations Jul 18, 2009
Monday iates has extensive experience in the area of media placement and have worked with leading print media outlets, including, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Allure, Forbes, Fortune, Reuters, Money, New York Magazine, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Glamour, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, Miami Herald, The San Francisco Examiner, Seattle Times, The Star-Ledger, Los Angeles... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Your doctor never told you... Jul 16, 2009
Article By: Reader's Digest Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:05. Reader's Digest offered a group of doctors a chance to tell it like it really is, and GPs, surgeons, psychiatrists, obstetricians and other specialists took the challenge. (iAfrica.com)
Are Zombies Real? Jul 15, 2009
Mysteries of the Unexplained, Chief Contributing Writer: Richard Marshall, (The Reader's Digest Association,) 1982. The copyright of the article Are Zombies Real. (Suite101.com)
What the President Ordered Jul 14, 2009
It's like something out of Reader's Digest ... Reader's Digest, take note. (Slate)
OLD IS NEW: Saturday Evening Post looks to its past in shaping future Jul 12, 2009
As part of its redesign, the magazine has appointed an editorial advisory board that boasts Osgood, former Reader's Digest editor-in-chief Jackie Leo and Richard F. Snow, former editor-in-chief of American Heritage magazine. While Husni is skeptical about the magazine's future, media strategist Lou Ann Sabatier of Falls Church, Va. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Oakmont loss still haunts Inkster Jul 11, 2009
That's the Reader's Digest version, a succinct synopsis of how it all ended that year, when heavy rains turned the course that played 6,312 yards, second longest in Open history, into Soakmont. But that does not begin to describe the way it unfolded that Sunday afternoon, when Inkster had a three-shot advantage at the turn and a two-shot lead with two holes remaining. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Getting Cold Feet Over Democratic Proposals Jul 10, 2009
Instead, My last writing gigs were YEARS ago in the Reader's Digest I am now currently engaged as wordsmith, working on a non-fiction book for Christians called: FUNDAMENTAL, CHARISMATIC, PENTECOSTALWhatever Happened To Being A Born-Again, Spirit-Filled Child Of God. At the rate it's going, it's going to take AT LEAST another year-and-a-half. (Townhall.com)
Yarbrough: Limits on press have a purpose Jul 5, 2009
After graduation, he spent three years in the U.S. Air Force, and later joined the Reader's Digest Washington bureau, remaining a reporter-editor for 42 years. I mention all of this not to give him a big head, but to tell you that Gene Methvin can stand with any journalist in the country in terms of his stellar credentials in the business. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rich: We're smarter and prettier Jul 5, 2009
Several years ago, a friend called to say that she had just read an excerpt in Reader's Digest by a Southern writer, Celia Rivenbark. It was a passage from her book, "Bless Your Heart, Tramp.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sorting inbox fact from fiction Jul 2, 2009
"I might use Google or Wikipedia as a starting point," he told Reader's Digest. "But that's not research.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Michael Barone Jun 30, 2009
From 1996 to 1998, he was senior staff editor at Reader's Digest. Barone is the principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, published by National Journal every two years. (Townhall.com)
Reader's Digest sells Gareth Stevens Jun 26, 2009
Gareth Stevens Inc., now based in Strongsville, Ohio, is being sold to Gareth Stevens Publishing LLP, a new entity led by Spears and Roger Rosen, owner and CEO of of New York City, Reader's Digest said Thursday. Gareth Stevens became part of Reader's Digest in 2007 when its parent company, , and Reader's Digest merged ... Reader's Digest will continue to manage order processing, fulfillment and customer service through the end of September. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Click to read: Military "Mr. Moms" Wage War At Home Jun 25, 2009
" While his wife, Christine, is deployed in Afghanistan as an Air Force captain and trauma nurse, Clinton lives on base, raising their three daughters - Kennedy 12, Taylor 4, and Reagan, 2. And he is not alone. With women making up nearly 20 percent of Air Force personnel, many military families find themselves coping without mom, reports Reader's Digest, which this month looked at dads who are "keeping the home fires burning. " The Collins children talk to their mother via Skype and are getting... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Reader's Digest: We're Not Going Conservative Jun 21, 2009
The president of Reader's Digest Association Inc. says The New York Times got it wrong when the newspaper reported that the widely read magazine was being pushed "in a decidedly conservative direction" by its publisher. The Times story was published Friday, the same day that RDA announced that it would cut the Reader's Digest publication frequency from 12 times a year to 10 ... "In today's New York Times there is an article about Reader's Digest. The article in part suggests that the brand has... (Newsmax)
Reader's Digest reduces publication frequency Jun 20, 2009
NEW YORK - Reader's Digest Association Inc. is reducing the frequency of its flagship magazine and slashing the circulation it guarantees to advertisers ... In the second half of last year, the U.S. edition of Reader's Digest had circulation of 8 ... Over the summer, Reader's Digest plans to roll out a global Web platform, localized by geographic market, in 21 languages. (AZCentral -- Business)
Diggings: Business group has ‘BLNG' Jun 16, 2009
Reader's Digest likes Butte parade Digesters of Reader's Digest will note this month that Butte has been voted as home to one of the six "Best Processions" in America. No, it's not for our St. Paddy's Day Parade. (Montana Standard, MT)
What's Up? Jun 6, 2009
GET THE POINTE: Think of it as the Reader's Digest version of dance, as New York City Ballet presents excerpts (from Balanchine's "Swan Lake," Jerome Robbins' "The Four Seasons" and more) in an hour-long, kid-friendly program led by principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht. 11 a.m., 12. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Twig Holland: Fairfield's Town Buyer Jun 5, 2009
"You have to write well and not only for clarity, but also concisely," she said, adding that on the other hand, "For some projects, there's no way to do the Reader's Digest version. People have to understand what you want so they can bid it." "What I don't want to hear (from bidders) is 'But that's not what you said.' That does a great disservice to the bidder. There's a cost associated whenever someone gives us a bid. They had to do a walk-through or call suppliers for costs," Holland pointed... (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Jardine: Cookin' up help against cancer May 26, 2009
He's also done projects for publishers including Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune and Reader's Digest. The Seabiscuit stamp is one of several Mattos has done for the U.S. Postal Service. (Modesto Bee, CA)
No ballroom needed for homemade Philly-area prom May 25, 2009
His hit song "Wonderland" then became the title for a book about a year in the life of Pennsbury, and Reader's Digest named it the Best Prom in America. But those at the suburban Philadelphia school say the highest praise that can be lavished on the event is two words: community tradition. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
