Chicago Tribune - It takes "Juno" about 15 minutes to calm down and get its joke reflex in check. Screenwriter Diablo Cody, formerly Brook Busey-Hunt of Lemont, has everyone quipping like maniacs--it's dialogue you notice, every second--and for a while you wonder if
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Strip club's closing exposes Christmas tree opportunity
Chicago Tribune - The Douglas fir trees lean against a wall below the words "Las Vegas Showgirls," but the strange juxtaposition doesn't bother George Young, a 24-year-old construction worker-turned-entrepreneur. The novelty of selling Christmas trees on the grounds
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Celebrity chef's vow on restaurant
Western Telegraph - Celebrity TV chef John Burton Race - whose closed down Michelin-star restaurant is being put up for sale by business administrators - could open up another eatery nearby. The New Angel in Dartmouth, Devon, is going on the market together with the
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No fires in city parks
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Neither are provided in Washington Square, and fires are not allowed on the ground," said Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence. He added that normal park hours end at 10 p.m. during the park season. After that time, no one, including the homeless, is
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Illinois probing top home lender
Chicago Tribune - The Illinois attorney general's office is investigating Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, for predatory and potentially fraudulent lending practices. Deborah Hagan, chief of the consumer protection division of the
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Elder, CSO find a home for the music of exiles
Chicago Tribune - One admirable thing about Mark Elder is that he is as articulate when addressing the audience as he is when addressing the music. The British conductor proved that again Thursday night at Orchestra Hall, where he directed the second and final program
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Plane evacuated at O'Hare after smoke report
Chicago Tribune - About 260 passengers had to exit a United Airlines jet that arrived at O'Hare International Airport from Shanghai this afternoon after a report of smoke in the passenger cabin, officials said. United Flight 836 was carrying 273 passengers and crew
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RFU official in fracas
Beeld - Black, who is employed as a leisure rugby manager by the RFU, was thrown out of the stadium with Wasps chief executive Tony Copsey promising a full investigation into the incident. "An individual was identified and expelled from the ground
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Church leaders persuade transit union leaders to forgo walkout
Chicago Tribune - Abiding by the wishes of religious leaders, CTA unions on Friday called off plans for a one-day walkout to protest the impasse on funding Chicago-area mass transit. The agreement, announced at a South Side church, spares more than a million commuters
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Baird & Warner buys brokerages
Chicago Tribune - Baird & Warner Residential Sales on Thursday announced the acquisition of two area real estate brokerages, a sign of the economic pressures created by the slumping market. One of Chicago's largest realty companies, Baird & Warner said it had bought
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'The Golden Compass' author doesn't look like a 'god-killer'
Chicago Tribune - But that's how critics cast him: a deity-smashing heretic, bent on spreading godlessness with children's tales. No, in person, author Philip Pullman, 61, is decidedly professorial, a little rumpled and polite, which is to say, British. Yet there's an
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'Alvin and the Chipmunks' (the fuzzy little guys are back) -- 2 stars
Chicago Tribune - How to explain the appeal of Alvin and the Chipmunks--the old ones, the ones who hit it big in 1958 with "Witch Doctor" and, more indelibly, "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"? Very simple: Helium voices. People think helium voices are
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Bookies will be winners in X Factor
Western Telegraph - The remaining X Factor hopefuls go head to head in the final battle to be named winner of the talent contest. Singer Rhydian Roberts remains the firm favourite to triumph in the showdown. But snapping at his heels are brother and sister duo Same
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Wii bowling strikes it big with seniors
WBAY Green Bay - Wii bowlers also have formed teams at a senior center in Chippewa Falls (Wisconsin) and at some of the 40 retirement communities run by Leisure Care LLC of Seattle. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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US gaming, lodging, leisure sector to maintain ratings in 2008 - Fitch
Forbes - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Fitch Ratings said issuers within its US gaming, lodging and leisure portfolio have the ability to manage credit profiles amid weakening consumer trends and generally maintain credit ratings in the upcoming year. The
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'Hannah Montana' Tickets Fuel Lawsuit
Chicago Tribune - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Thousands of "Hannah Montana" fans who couldn't get concert tickets could potentially join a lawsuit against the teen performer's fan club over memberships they claim were supposed to give them priority for seats. The lawsuit was
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With Knol, Google takes whack at Wikipedia
Chicago Tribune - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. has started a Web site that will compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, where users contribute and edit entries. The site is called Knol, which stands for a unit of knowledge, Google said Thursday on its blog
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Racist pub sued for $90,000
News.com.au - The Administrative Decisions Tribunal ordered First Rate Leisure, which formerly operated the pub, and Knightland Home Security, which employed the bouncers, to pay $15,000 to each person after finding they were discriminated against because of their
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Stress the leading cause of job turnover
Earthtimes - Workers, however, say stress was the No. 1 reason for leaving a firm, followed by a lack of leisure time, dissatisfaction with promotional opportunities, a lack of confidence in management and pay. "Consistent with global findings, the challenge is
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It's getting easier to follow Paul as mass-market tours get religion
News-Democrat - The 11-night "Jewish South America" lines up Buenos Aires, Iguassu Falls and Rio de Janeiro with folkloric shows, Jewish gauchos and Shabbat at leisure. Price: $5,495. (800-221-4694; www.ajctravel.com) Closer to home, Brooklyn-based Chassidic
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Leisure trip turns tragic
Tribune - A 13-year-old student was killed and 34 others injured, three of them seriously, when a school bus carrying them tipped over and fell into a 80-foot-deep ditch near Tikker Tal, Morni, here this afternoon. The bus, belonging to Anameep Public School
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Two Backs of the Hand
Street.Com - He has contributed frequently to many of the Times' other sections, including National, Metro, Escapes, Style, Real Estate, Arts & Leisure, Travel, Money & Business, Circuits and the Op-Ed Page. For his "Business Press Maven" column on how business
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'Little Women' grows into a solid musical
Chicago Tribune - The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's production of "Little Women" is considerably better than the original Broadway version. That's just as well. The 2005 musical flopped badly on the Great White Way -- the box-office returns were even littler than
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Hinrich's triple-double drives Bulls
Chicago Tribune - Hoisting contested jumpers often and playing intense defense less so, the Bulls continued to muddle along Friday night at the United Center. Their 101-96 victory over a Knicks team without Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson and with a scoreless Eddy
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Before It Disappears
New York Times - In November, Travel & Leisure magazine came out with a “responsible travel” issue and listed on its cover “13 guilt-free travel deals,” No. 5 being an Inkaterra Rain Forest package. For $497 a person, it included a three-night stay in a
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