All Stories from October 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Slate: The world’s best thermostat just got betterOct 06, 2012 7:25 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — A year ago, I installed the Nest thermostat in my house and used it for a few weeks. I thought it was a breakthrough. The Nest, which was built by a ...
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ABBA museum to open in SwedenOct 06, 2012 7:11 am - STOCKHOLM — A traveling ABBA exhibit is to get a permanent home in a new museum dedicated mostly to the Swedish quartet that has sold nearly 400 million records since it...
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I bought 27,000 Twitter followersOct 06, 2012 7:07 am - I’m a selfish Twitter user. I love scrolling through, letting it alert me to vital news, opinion and baby mammal GIFs. But, like some 40 percent of all people on Twitter...
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ZolaBooks.com delves into one-stop shopping for e-readingOct 06, 2012 7:01 am - With physical books being overtaken in the marketplace by their digital counterparts, dozens of companies are scrambling to secure their share of attention — and revenue...
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Bond movies have beat do-or-die odds for 50 yearsOct 06, 2012 6:17 am - LOS ANGELES — Over the last 50 years, the owners of the James Bond movie franchise have had heart-stopping crises as thrilling as the ones that face their fictional secr...
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Jerrod Niemann takes new tack on ‘Free the Music’Oct 06, 2012 6:14 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some things have changed for Jerrod Niemann since he finally scored a couple of hit songs after years of disappointment. And some things haven’t. In t...
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Lolo Jones causes stir over Eric LeGrand tweetsOct 06, 2012 6:07 am - Hurdler Lolo Jones trash-talked about head injuries to former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand after he jokingly challenged her to a race on Twitter. What she didn’t...
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Complement garden plants with bulbsOct 06, 2012 6:00 am - Achieve season-long beauty in your landscape by including bulbs as companions for existing plants. Bulbs that bloom in early spring bring an end to a gray winter. Later ...
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Images: 50 years of Bond girlsOct 06, 2012 6:00 am - Always glamorous and sophisticated, yet uniquely susceptible to James Bond's flirtations, the Bond girl over the years has become as compelling as Agent 007 himself — an...
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Weekend picks: Raue Center hosts pop star Amy GrantOct 06, 2012 6:00 am - Baby, baby, Amy, Amy Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Christian pop star Amy Grant takes the stage Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. William...