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Yen down; prospects up
The value of a Japan vacation hasn't looked this good in years. Because the Japanese yen has depreciated in value by 20 percent since November, the country has become that much more affordable. As a result, Japan is welcoming visitors with renewed vigor...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Trips and Vacations, Travel Deals, J. Crew, Travelzoo Inc.
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The Week in Pictures | April 1-7, 2013
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Tensions are high on the Korean Penninsula, where North Korea has been railing against U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began in March and are to continue until the end of this month.... -
Four stars for Next Kyoto menu
To eat at Next is to share skull space with some of the most creative culinary minds in America. That is manifestly apparent after one dines at Kyoto, the sixth production, if you will, of Next's culinary repertory. For those who came in late: Next,...
Tags: Japan, Mushrooms, Phil Vettel, Next (restaurant), Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Kyoto menu: 'Beautifully informed by Japan'
Michael Lev, the Tribune's associate managing editor for business, spent nearly a decade as the newspaper's correspondent in Tokyo and Beijing. He recently dined at Next and shared his thoughts on the experience.
Going to Next is a visit to the kitchen...Tags: Next (restaurant), Grant Achatz, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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All coffee, with a major twist
With just six seats, available by reservation only, Theorem may just be Costa Mesa's most intimate bar. But alcohol-laden trendy cocktails aren't the draw — the focus will be coffee. "Like beer, like wine, like fine spirits, coffee deserves a spot...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Coffee, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and...
Tags: International Energy, Coal, Government, Energy Resources, Environmental Politics
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Kasuri-inspired Kyoto placemats from Chilewich
Daily DishWhen Sandy Chilewich came up with a technique for weaving extruded vinyl yarn into floormats and placemats, the textile designer had a business. I still have the silvery Chilewich floormats I bought to protect the floor in front of the...... -
Sen. Barbara Boxer seeks climate-change action from summit
GreenspaceSenator Barbara Boxer stepped up today to deliver an appeal for action at the mostly lackluster UN Climate Change Conference, which wraps up this week in Durban, South Africa. Her speech was delivered to an almost-empty Senate TV/Radio gallery, which is... -
NPR reports Kyoto Protocol in trouble in Durban
GreenspaceNews coverage of the UN climate talks in Durban has been minimal, at best, and that’s clearly because – just like in Copenhagen last year – there has been almost no mention of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which was put in place to set... -
Canada wises up, quits Kyoto Protocol
In a victory for common sense, America's top trading partner has become the first country to bail on the Kyoto Protocol before the nearly $7 billion in noncompliance costs comes due next year. Thus ends a pointless and pricey exercise in martyrdom....Tags: Environmental Issues, Health, Government, Politics, Global Warming
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Memorable world travels
In a previous life, there was a lot of travel involved. These travels extended as far west as the Far East and as far east as Europe and the Middle East. There were also some 200 destinations in the Northern Hemisphere and the United States. It's...Tags: Boeing Co., Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Trips and Vacations, Travel
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New coffee shop wants to have fun in slaying competition [Corrected]
COSTA MESA — Coffee shop owners Jeff and Christa Duggan have a rare weapon in the fight against the bland morning joe: a specialty espresso machine dubbed the "Slayer."
Foot traffic perks up early in the morning and again around lunch at the OC...Tags: Human Interest, Coffee
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