Lifestyle Stories from July 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Elk Grove Baptist Church to host Women's & Girl's Brunch & MovieJul 29, 2012 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 25, Elk Grove Village Baptist Church will host a Women's & Girl's Movie and a Brunch. The brunch will start at 10 a.m. at the Gilmore's house in Schaum...
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Illness forces Tom Jones to cancel Olympic gigJul 29, 2012 9:13 am - LONDON — Tom Jones has apologized to fans after pulling out of an Olympic celebration concert in London after contracting bronchitis. The 72-year-old Welsh crooner had b...
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How I ended up marrying a rock starJul 29, 2012 8:19 am - NEW YORK — As a kid, I imagined many things for my life. Marrying a rock star was not one of them. I appreciate and enjoy music, but have no passionate or fanatical inte...
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‘Oy tink:’ Primer on British English for AmericansJul 29, 2012 7:13 am - Associated Press LONDON — Americans arriving for the London Olympics will find that the chasm between British and American English can seem as large as the ocean that se...
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Soda taste test: How the new diets stack upJul 29, 2012 7:12 am - NEW YORK — Ask five strangers to taste five new diet sodas and you might get one opinion: Try again. As soda consumption has declined over the past several years amid wo...
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Webcams make Alaska bears accessibleJul 29, 2012 7:09 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to your computer or smartphone. Without having to ...
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Charities help pets when foreclosure victims can’tJul 29, 2012 6:55 am - LOS ANGELES — Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn’t keep for life. Until now. Waller an...
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Chefs of world leaders boost diplomacy with foodJul 29, 2012 6:12 am - PARIS — They feed the powerful and are most at home in the kitchen. But French President Francois Hollande contends that the chefs who cook for the leaders of the world ...
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Playground design goes on a nature hikeJul 29, 2012 6:09 am - Architect and playground builder Ron King is part of a robust movement to bring back more natural play, with environments that serve up some messiness and risk-taking al...
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Run, swim and pose where Olympic champs reignedJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - SYDNEY — In Sydney, you can swim in the same pool where Ian Thorpe won five Olympic medals in 2000. In Berlin, you can pose for photos in the stadium where Jesse Owens w...
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