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Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future
Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...Tags: Eric Schmidt, China, Beijing (China), Fiction, Science and Technology
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DePaul arena would anchor event center near McCormick Place, source says
Convention officials are close to unveiling plans for an arena to house the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, two hotels and an array of restaurants and entertainment venues next to the McCormick Place convention campus, with an announcement...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor
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In trust we trust
Imagine me walking into a corporate executive's office. Me: How important is trust to the health of your workplace? Executive: Why, it's critical. Awkward pause. Executive: Who are you? And why are you in my office wearing pajamas? Me: I'm...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Rex Huppke, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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JPMorgan board members targeted by shareholder advisers
JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls. Influential...
Tags: Shareholders, Barack Obama, Real Estate, Air Transportation Industry, Sara Lee Corporation
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Metz: Toronto trio is all out, all the time
A few weeks ago, the Toronto trio Metz was played a midafternoon gig at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, with such fury that the welt-inducing performance left me questioning the band members’ physical well-being and sanity....
Tags: Ottawa (Canada), Entertainment, Music, Toronto (Canada), Greg Kot
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Phil Vettel: Two stars for Bread & Wine
To appreciate Bread & Wine, the 16-month-old restaurant in the Irving Park neighborhood, it helps to be less literal and more observant. For instance, you might be surprised, as I was initially, to discover that the kitchen doesn't set out much bread....
Tags: Cabbage, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Rhubarb, Wines
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When your old boss comes calling
Emotionally, jobs can be like lovers. We fall for them, fight with them and sometimes lose them. The Great Recession left millions of Americans jilted by their jobs. But as the economy continues its slow recovery, some find their old flames back on...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment, LinkedIn Corp., Rex Huppke
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Significant sequels
In the last six months, three highly regarded restaurant chef/operators — Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot of his eponymous restaurant, and David Flom and Matt Moore of Chicago Cut Steakhouse — have opened sequel restaurants,...
Tags: Michelin Group, Dining and Drinking, Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Mashed Potatoes
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Analyzing your quitting fantasies
Hi there, readers. I'd like to talk about your fantasies. Not THOSE fantasies, you pervs. This is a family workplace column. I'm talking about your "quitting fantasies" — the daydreams we have about the most satisfying way to exit a job. Say...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Harvard University, Auto Trends, Rex Huppke, Human Interest
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Sci-fi worthy of Malthus
In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...
Tags: The Matrix (movie), Fiction, Science and Technology, Avatar (movie), Microsoft Corporation
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What was NFL draft's most surprising pick?
First quarterback drafted Aaron Wilson Baltimore Sun It was an unexpected rise for Florida State dual-threat quarterback EJ Manuel to become the first passer drafted Everyone knew the Bills needed and wanted a quarterback, but Manuel wasn't believed...Tags: NFL Draft, National Football League, Chicago Tribune, E.J. Manuel, Dan Pompei
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What makes a happy worker happy?
The workplace advice columnist has only one natural enemy: the happy worker (Laborius contentus). This rare — some might say mythical — creature poses a threat to anyone who dispenses workplace-improvement tips for a living. But rather...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Chicago Tribune, Rex Huppke, Human Interest
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