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Not in this case Shakespeare. I can’t imagine the Sears Tower by any other name. The United State’s Olympic Committee is moving. Chicago is hoping to be the USOC’s new home. According to ABC News, a source close to the talks says “Sears Tower management is open to the idea of re-naming the building after the Olympic committee.”
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Um, what? Renaming the Sears Tower cause some 125 folks don’t like the airline choices in Colorado? Have we even been chosen for the Olympics? No. Don’t go changing a huge part of Chicago history just because you want to suck up to the committee. Need I bring up Comiskey Park? Asses.
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On a funnier note, scientists have found fossil of what they’ve dubbed Beelzebufo, or devil toad. I can’t make this up. I’m not that good.

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Raelyn Campbell believes her missing laptop is worth millions. Campbell is suing Best Buy for $54 million after they lost her laptop and then denied it. Best Buy, like many sane people, believe her demands are a tad unreasonable. However Campbell disagrees and blames months of stalling and brush-offs by the company for her drastic measures.
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Campbell brought her new laptop to Best Buy in 2006 for repairs. The store told her they would take anywhere from two to six weeks. However, six months turned into forever it seems.
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Darren Nixon was held at gunpoint, arrested and put in a police cell for listening to music. A woman informed the police about Nixon after suspecting he was carrying a gun. The gun turned out to be his 4GB Phillips MP3 player. No weapon was found on him, but he was taken into custody anyway on suspicion.
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It’s great cops act quick when it comes to MP3 players, Tech-Art shirts and Pears, but where are they when you actually need them? I’m pretty sure there’s hundreds of unsolved crimes out there and probably a hefty amount of crimes being committed as I type.
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It seems that the MacAir is wetting many palettes but few are biting. AppleInsider reports that customers “are more curious, but less willing to buy the MacBook Air than they were the original MacBook.”
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Well that’s what you get for selling a $1,800 laptop that has no optical drive and only two USB ports.
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Would you buy a bean bag made for your cell phone or iPod? Spoon Sisters seems to think so.

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Adding another odd twist to our city’s transit saga, the City Council voted today to increase the real estate transfer tax, and to give that money to the CTA…but only if the CTA gives free rides to active military personnel and disabled veterans.

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Why don’t we just up the tax a bit more and let everyone ride for free? This IS the direction they’re heading.
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Stop raising taxes!!
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Be careful driving today. After getting hit with another winter storm yesterday, many of the salt trucks are finding themselves without salt. It seems that there is salt on it’s way but the barge transporting the salt is trapped in a ice pack somewhere on the Illinois River. Ironic?
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What I wouldn’t give to be lying on the beach, digging my feet in the sand while drinking some type of exotic fruity drink. Mmm napping in the warm sun.
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But no. I’m stuck here. Even if I had somewhere to go, I couldn’t because O’Hare canceled 1,000 flights yesterday in addition to the hundreds they canceled the day before. Good luck getting out!

A Zune owner is suing Microsoft over ear damage.
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Don’t feel like your music collection sufficiently demonstrates your neurotic tendencies? Well worry no more because Moody is here to help. Similar to Musicovery, where you search web radio according to your mood, by color, Moody allows you to tag the tunes you already have on your computer with colors.
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I’m sure by now most of you have heard or read about Microsoft’s 44.6 billion offer to buy Yahoo. I saw this on the news last week. One of the anchors went to speak with the public in some type of Internet cafe setting. He wanted to know how many people actually use Yahoo. They would ask someone a random question that they would have to look up the answer online. Everyone there used Google. One man even switched away from Yahoo to go to Google. I don’t think I’ve ever used Yahoo….how about you?
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Empty wallet, meet the 32GB iPod Touch. For $500 you can be the proud owner of the ginormous iPod. For $500….why isn’t this an iPhone? If I’m going to dish out that much cash, it better have something more to offer.
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Because I want to help: Five things to consider when buying a new laptop.
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I won’t be celebrating Valentine’s Day, I celebrate Va-jay-jay Day because I have one and therefore am immune to any feelings of disappointment, jealousy and loneliness that Hallmark forces down people’s throat each year. (Plus the boyfriend doesn’t care about it so by default I’m obligated to not care either). Anyway, I’m sure some of you will be partaking in the V-Day fun, so here are two websites to help you out if you’re having a hard time finding a gift: Help A Chick Pick, and for the guys, Help A Guy Buy. Also check out the virtual flower pot gadget. They grow on your desktop!
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A moldable mouse! How exciting! Feel free to give me one for my birthday!

Rumor has it that Starz is turning “Crash” into a television series.
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Much of the movie’s original creative team, including director Paul Haggis and co-writer Bobby Moresco, will be coming together for the new project. Don Cheadle, who played Detective Graham Waters in the movie, will produce the series.
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I liked the movie…but a TV show? I just don’t know.
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Is anybody else tired of the play-by-play Britney drama on every celebrity website? Perez is especially annoying this morning. I appreciate his desire to want to keep us informed, but enough is enough. Nobody cares about this train wreck. At least I don’t, I can’t really speak for the rest of the world. Just stop giving this girl publicity. She needs help, not media attention.
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Did you know that yesterday was National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day? I didn’t.
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Once the busiest airport in the U.S., O’Hare now has a new title: World’s Most Flight Cancellations. Congrats. What’s even more devastating is that O’Hare ranked at number 32 (dead last) for on-time departures. Sad.
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About 13,434 flights were canceled through the first 11 months of last year.
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The world’s busiest airport? Hartsfielf-Jackson Atlanta. They only have 6,196 canceled flights. But in Chicago’s defense, there’s a huge difference in weather conditions. That’s not really a fair fight. Atlanta doesn’t battle snow and ice storms for 5-6 months out of the year. However, Chicago’s other airport Midway battles the same conditions as O’Hare but only had 1,172 flights canceled. I don’t understand that. Some argue that Midway has a smaller volume of flights…whatever helps you sleep better at night folks.
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The Chicago Red Eye thinks men are happier than women. What do you think?

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I thank Daniel Craig for turning me on to the Bond movies. And by “Bond movies” I mean Casino Royale. I don’t care too much about the ones he wasn’t in (That’s a lie, I do. I quite enjoyed Pierce Brosnan as J.B.)
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The new Bond movie, originally titled Bond 22, now has a spankin’ new title: Quantum of Solace. How fun is that!? Makes it sound like you’re watching some type of documentary. Tell all your friends! They’ll think you’re intelligent! Rumor has it, the title was chosen from a story in the collection For Your Eyes Only by Bond creator Ian Fleming. Special eh?
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Michael G. Wilson, or Michael Gee as I like to call him (wtf?) wanted to share this tidbit of info about the name with us: “We thought it was an intriguing title and referenced what happened to Bond and what is happening in the film.”
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The film picks up where Casino Royale left off with Bond contemplating revenge after Vesper, a.k.a. Legs, betrays him.
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Co-producer Barbara Broccoli (HA!) insists this isn’t a revenge movie, stating
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Quantum of Solace is scheduled to be out in theaters November 7, 2008. Ugh! I don’t want to wait that long!