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COMPUTERS 
July 13, 2017 Computers are getting more expensive, and here’s why
Prices for memory chips have jumped during the past year, and those increases are starting to make their way to consumers. The world-wide personal computer industry saw another quarterly decline in sales during the second quarter, as price hikes caused by memory chip scarcity scared some consumers away. According to data for the second quarter […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
July 3, 2017 Amazon Prime Day 2017: What home and garden deals can I expect?
Bargain-hunters, the time has come. Online retail giant Amazonhas announced details of its 2017 Prime Day sales event, once again only open to consumers who have signed up to its £79-a-year subscription service. Beginning on Monday July 10 at 6pm, shoppers around the globe will have 30-hours instead of the usual 24 to pick up thousands of deals – including home […]
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NEWS 
June 24, 2017 How Pizza Hut and payments are fueling China’s retail revolution
Part of the huge shadow Ant Financial casts is its appetite for global investment, but at the same time it’s making moves that are kicking off major changes to how payments are handled in its local market in China. While the world waits to see how the company’s attempt to acquire U.S.-based MoneyGram will play […]
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CLOTHING 
June 15, 2017 GST clearance sales: Upto 60 per cent off on clothing, apparel and footwear from top brands
Mumbai, June 15: With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out just two weeks away, several fashion and sports brands are holding clearance and end-of-season sales to sell out current stocks before the new tax regime kicks in. Some of the biggest clothes and footwear brands are offering steep discounts on various products and […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 10, 2017 Mr. Fix It Show 6/10/17: Live at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove
PHOTO: It’s Lindsey, Lou, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden Center in Downers Grove. (WGN Radio) Check it out! It’s Lou, Lindsey, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove. On today’s show, Lou and Lindsey introduce this week’s New to Lou Too: A-Maze-N Tube Smoker. Then, Steve Kras, head […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 10, 2017 New Orleans home and garden calendar, June 10, 2017
RIVER RIDGE BROMELIAD SHOW: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Clearview Mall, Metairie. The 35th annual show offers bromeliads and cryptanthus for sale. Free. (504) 495-0371 SATURDAY PIETY STREET MARKET: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St. Free. (504) 505-4113, [email protected] BASICS IN BEEKEEPING: 10:30 a.m. […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 30, 2017 Flipkart Summer Shopping Days Sale: Offers on iPhone 7, iPhone 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro, and More
HLIGHTS iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus get up to Rs. 15,501 discount iPhone 6s Plus 32GB gets Rs. 17,000 price cut TVs, ACs, and appliances offered at up to 60 percent discount Soon after the Big 10 Sale, Flipkart is back with another sale, the Summer Shopping Days. The new e-commerce sale kicked off […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 28, 2017 Turning pages with home and garden books
Although the official start of summer is still weeks away, Memorial Day weekend serves as the unofficial kickoff to all things summertime. And one of the best things about summer is more time to kick back and read a good book on the beach or in your own backyard sanctuary. But summer reading doesn’t always […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 24, 2017 Monet’s Home and Garden at Giverny Get a Fresh Look, Thanks to a New Book
Claude Monet’s home and garden at Giverny is the stuff of artistic legend. As is well known, many of the painter’s most famous works depict the water lily pond and surrounding gardens found on the property. But what is less well known is that Monet first glimpsed the small village that he came to call […]
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COMPUTERS 
May 22, 2017 When Video Game Consoles Wanted (and Failed) to Be Computers
Image: Scan of Intelivision owner manual. A lot of early video game consoles secretly wanted to be home computers, too. Their makers either sold keyboard add-ons or failed miserably in the process. A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. Of all […]
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May 16, 2017 Home and Garden events
Boerner Botanical Gardens: Mother’s Day Family Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14. Kids craft activities with make-and-take gifts for mothers and grandmothers. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 525-5653; www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org Garden Walks, depart from gift shop rain or shine, 6 p.m. Wednesdays. $5. Tulips. May 17. Spring Flowering Trees. May 24. Peonies. May […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 15, 2017 New deals for All Blacks Lienert-Brown and Harris
All Blacks duo Anton Lienert-Brown and Nathan Harris have signed new contracts with the Chiefs and New Zealand Rugby. Centre Lienert-Brown made nine appearances for the All Blacks in his debut international season last year and has renewed until 2020. Four-times-capped Harris, meanwhile, has agreed a deal until 2019, having returned to action last week […]
