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Apparently at some point on Tuesday the Chicago Tribune printed a story in Wednesday’s Women News section without the knowledge of senior editors. When the editors heard about the story, they led a massive effort to pull the section out of the paper by hand, however a few copies apparently slipped through. Crains explains that [...]

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There’s a chill in the air and almost all the leaves have dropped off of the tree outside the door to my apartment building. Winter is arriving. And with the change in season, it’s time for a change in cocktail. Last winter was all about bourbon, but while bourbon should retain a place in your [...]

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Here we are toward the end of 2004, and what a gamers power year it has been with huge gaming releases. It will be a few years before we see the big game releases so close together like we’ve seen in the past several months. But, is this a good thing for gamers? Would gamers [...]

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This is a word-for-word transcript of a voicemail message I received from my friend Simon. I swear to God I am not making this up. I had this epiphany, like, you know we could write a theme song for you. And I’m thinking about it like, ya know sorta a la Shaft. Ya know, the [...]

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I am completely creeped out by the Polar Express trailer. Forget slasher films, I think digital animation voiced by Tom Hanks is terrifying and perfect for the Halloween season.

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It’s no secret that identity theft has become a major problem in this country. Last year alone, more than 9.9 million Americans fell victim to this devastating crime. And it can be devastating. Identity theft occurs when someone acquires key pieces of your personal information with the intent to commit fraud. Most commonly, they use [...]

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I really like Allen-Edmonds dress shoes. They are amazingly comfortable, cut in a sort-of timeless style and they are built to last. They are traditional leather dress shoes with leather soles and yet I frequently walk home from work in them (about 4 1/2 miles) and they’re totally comfortable. So, ok, they’re incredibly expensive. But [...]

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From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/20/us_airport_id_security/ US airport fake ID study ‘was found in al-Qaida cave’: The US House Aviation Subcommittee yesterday heard how congressional investigators used false IDs to gain access to a series of federal buildings and two commercial airports, and how a copy of the report detailing their success was later found in an al-Qaida cave [...]

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