All Stories from March 3, 2012 (Change date)
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From 'deep wilderness nights' to now, Aurora celebrates 175 yearsMar 03, 2012 7:00 am - The city of Aurora and the Aurora post office both celebrated their 175th anniversaries Friday in an afternoon ceremony with song, stamps and history. The ceremony was h...
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Biggert, Cunningham differ on federal budget, debtMar 03, 2012 7:00 am - Stop government spending. Don't increase taxes. No borrowing your way out of debt. Those are three areas Republicans Judy Biggert and Jack Cunningham agree on when it co...
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New tablets will give iPad tougher competitionMar 03, 2012 6:33 am - After months of speculation, Apple finally announced (well, sort of) that it will be showing off the next generation of the iPad by inviting media to an event in San Fra...
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Gaytten drops Dior hemline in ballet-style showMar 03, 2012 6:33 am - PARIS — To slightly underwhelming applause it was, again, “interim” designer Bill Gaytten who closed Dior’s ready-to-wear show Friday in a playing-it-safe balletic displ...
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Game-changing camera focuses after the factMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the photographer’s nightmare. You’ve taken the perfect photo of your daughter holding a ball. But you focused on the wrong thing. The ball is sharp,...
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Review: Oscars iPad app wonderful, but distractingMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Interactivity during the Academy Awards telecast once meant booing at the television every time there was a winner I hadn’t picked for my Oscars pool....
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Apps provide modest tax season supportMar 03, 2012 6:23 am - Not to be confused with an app that helps you with your taxes, MyTaxRefund from online Web tax service TurboTax is a one-trick pony — even if it is an important trick. ...
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Nature photographers embrace conservation rolesMar 03, 2012 6:09 am - Steve Winter has followed snow leopards through the Himalayas, been trapped in quicksand in the world’s largest tiger reserve, in Burma, and been stalked by jaguars in B...
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Forecasters see fewer tornados ahead in 2012Mar 03, 2012 6:09 am - Last year went down in the books as one of the worst U.S. tornado years on record. Can we say anything about how many tornadoes we’ll have in 2012? Forecasting companies...
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Android takes iPhone battle to office, narrows security gapMar 03, 2012 6:07 am - BARCELONA, Spain — Google’s Android, having become the most popular smartphone software among consumers, is set to gain traction with businesses as SAP and VMWare help i...