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Disney Cruise Line begins holiday season Saturday
A Mom and The Mouse - Orlando SentinelDisney Cruise Line kicks off its holiday season Nov. 19 with the first of three Thanksgiving voyages. All three ships will offer traditional Turkey Day activities with feasts and football games broadcast live on the outdoor jumbo screens by the pools.... -
Holiday parties: Mind your drinking
The holidays have always been an ideal time to get intoxicated and do embarrassing things that cause irreparable harm to important relationships.
It's a little-known fact that after the three wise men delivered their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Media Industry, Alcohol Addiction, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Our View: Disney did right thing by withdrawing applications
It is by no accident that Mickey Mouse remains one of the most recognizable figures in the world. Because of the marketing genius of the Walt Disney Co., that lovable mouse enjoys a reputation quite unlike that of any other corporate figure the world...Tags: Entertainment, The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Disney withdraws trademark filing for 'Dia de los Muertos'
If the dead could speak, they probably wouldn't have been heard over the burst of virtual shouting and howling Walt Disney Co. drew for attempting to trademark "Dia de los Muertos" -- a bid it has since dropped. The company filed 10 applications with...
Tags: Screen Actors Guild, Oblivion (movie), Iron Man 3 (movie), The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation
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Principal expands role
Orly K. Jacobs, religious school director at Temple Beth Tikvah in Greenacres has recently expanded her role to include director of the temple's youth and family programming. Jacobs, who joined the Temple Beth Tikvah staff in 2010, and who has brought an...Tags: Judaism, Education, Greenacres, Shavuot, Religion and Belief
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Pope Francis and the Argentine rabbi
One of the first things Argentinian native Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio did after being elected pope on March 13 was to send a message of friendship to Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni — and, by extension, the Jewish people. "I sincerely hope to...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Judaism, Science and Technology, Francis I, Separation of Church and State
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A Treasure Trove Of Understanding, Empathy At Our Fingertips
The Hartford CourantValuable advice has been offered since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the Boston bombings — since all horrific incidents of this kind throughout our nation. Gun control, better mental health screening and treatment,...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Education, Judaism, Fiction
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Thorne Rooms full of small wonders
Increasingly awash in holiday art and entertainment offerings, we struggle to find something special, something new. Judging by local television news broadcasts, one would think that the majestic lions that front the Art Institute are that building's...
Tags: Artists, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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Passover and Easter on video
In home video's 1980s and '90s heyday, Easter emerged as a prime selling holiday. Religious epics, holiday-related classics and children and family holiday specials were marketed as "basket stuffers." As with Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter (as...
Tags: Music, Billy Crystal, Rise of the Guardians (movie), Theodore Bikel, Culture
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December baby's lament: Differentiating birthday celebrations from Christmas
The Baltimore SunMy baby boy is about to turn 1. The where-is-time-going panic that is inducing is a post for another day, but I'm starting to wonder, as he gets older, how do we differentiate his birthday celebration from the holiday celebrations? Aaron was due on...Tags: Christmas, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Mother's Day
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Lottery commercial redefines joy in spirit of Chicago Way
When it comes to greetings during the Winter Shopping Spree vaguely associated with the 25th of December, I guess I'm hopelessly old-fashioned. I say "Merry Christmas." Some will think me too retro. Too bad. I'm like Linus from the "Peanuts" cartoons....Tags: John Kass, Casino and Gambling, Tickets, FBI, Bribery
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