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In 1940, a volcano erupted in Fort Worth. Let me repeat that. In 1940, a volcano erupted in Fort Worth.   *****   In late October of that year, the gentle folk of Fort Worth began to register unpleasant rumblings. Faint at first, the tremors quickly grew more noticeable and less infrequent. Coffee pots in

Good e-Reader Storytel, the Swedish audiobook streaming service provider has announced the start of its operation in Israel. That should mean the availability of more audiobooks in the Hebrew language, other than English and Russian language books. The company had earlier acquired the local Israel-based audiobook company iCast last September for about NIS 20 million. Prior to its acquisition by Storytel, iCast used to be the dominant audiobook company in Israel though the service was far from i...