All Stories from December 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Churning butter, revisiting an olde technologyDec 01, 2012 6:13 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — A few years ago, on a lark, I decided to make butter. This sounds like it might be some kind of arduous, gourmand pursuit, but it was quite simple. F...
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Why are hotel rooms so expensive?Dec 01, 2012 6:09 am - WASHINGTON — There’s not a single reason why hotel rooms are so much more expensive on a per night basis than ordinary housing. But one place to start is taxes. Local ta...
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Rising tech job boom eventually lifts boats elsewhere in San FranciscoDec 01, 2012 6:07 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Nerds are no longer the only ones benefiting from the innovation boom. Having left the heavy lifting to technology companies until early this year, San F...
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China mafia-style hack attack drives California firm to brinkDec 01, 2012 6:02 am - WASHINGTON — During his civil lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China, Brian Milburn says he never once saw one of the country’s lawyers. He read no court documen...
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Images: Target and Neiman Marcus holiday launchDec 01, 2012 6:00 am - ...
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Free things to see and do in Amish countryDec 01, 2012 5:00 am - LANCASTER, Pa. — With the harvest season over, the culture, architecture and history of Pennsylvania's Amish country can be seen for free in Lancaster County, where many...
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Stories about films light up 'Big Screen'Dec 01, 2012 5:00 am - A treat for the film fan who already knows his Murnau from his Eisenstein, David Thomson's reflections on movies and their impact is a tart challenge to people who think...
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Weekend picks: It's a Cosby show at the GeneseeDec 01, 2012 5:00 am - A Cosby show Groundbreaking comedy legend Bill Cosby (“I Spy,” “The Cosby Show”) returns to perform Saturday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $...
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Utah looking to link Wasatch ski resortsDec 01, 2012 5:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY — This could be the next great leap forward for Utah skiing: Hopping from one resort in the Wasatch Range to another, with seven resorts already clustered...
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Wheaton Rotary striving to help veteransDec 01, 2012 5:00 am - The Rotary Club of Wheaton has partnered with the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton to help ensure veterans who are rebuilding their lives have adequate t...