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South Bay, San Jose, rah-rah ROCK

As your new San Jose Rock Examiner, I feel an obligation to break the ice, set a plan of attack, show my cards, etc. You know, so you can know what...
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Silicon Valley Roots & Shoots: Grand Daddy of today's microchips

The cover of the current issue (Jan-March 2012) of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) magazine Annals of the History of Computing...
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Experience the Tech Museum’s new exhibition: Islamic Science Rediscovered

Come learn something this Saturday, September 3rd about the pioneering contributions of Muslim scholars to the fields of science and technology at...
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The Pentagram

The pentagram has a long history leading up its modern use in paganism. It was first noted in Mesopotamian writings around 3000 BC. The...
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The Cupertino Historical Society & Museum stands near the crossroads

  • Cupertino Historical Society & Museum
  • May 16, 2011
Just inside the entrance of the Robert Quinlan Community Center on Stelling Road stands a one-room museum, opened by the Cupertino Historical...
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Oil Crisis of 1973 is Back?

March 03, 2011The oil crisis of 1973 started when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) proclaimed an oil...
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Tea bricks: what are they and should you use them?

San Jose's tea scholars love to take on the challenge of searching for historic blends and types of tea. Vendors of gourmet and historic...
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A history of prohibition in California's wine country

Vivienne Sosnowski, editorial director of the Washington Examiner, San Francisco Examiner and Baltimore Examiner, and who lives part time in the...
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Silicon Valley Tech Chronicles: Computer History Museum reopens

On Thursday, January 13, 2011 the Computer History Museum (CHM), home to the world’s largest information technology collection, will unveil a...
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Are tea-drinkers automatically "teatotallers"?

San Jose-area tea drinkers may face the stigma of being labeled a "teatotaller" at holiday parties, but there is no reason why a person...
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