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Concerts

The following is a sample of major events in the larger venues outside of Dubuque. For most events, you can contact ticketmaster.com to obtain tickets. CHICAGO

Your Horoscope

If today is your birthday: Through an organization you'll join for fun in the year ahead, you could meet someone who will become instrumental in opening doors in the business world that will provide many opportunities to make it big. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19): Don't waste those extra funds in your pocket on something frivolous just because they're not allocated for anything special. You'll be happier if you save the money.

Work Out

Choosing a room to function as a home gym or personal workout space is just as important as finding the right equipment. The key is to make the space inviting, experts say. "Paint's inexpensive, and it can really make a difference," says Ruth Tara, a New York-based home gym designer and former trainer. "Pick a color you love. Add good lighting so you can see what you're doing."

Debut Novelist a Paperback Hit

Novelist Janice Y.K. Lee is flying in a better class. "I came in here from Hong Kong and decided to treat myself and upgrade to business," Lee said during a recent interview from Los Angeles, where she arrived for a promotional tour (her publisher paid for coach) for the paperback of her debut novel, "The Piano Teacher."

'Dark Void' Short On Fuel

The old-fashioned jetpack doesn't make much sense as a way to get around. Physics, gravity and the limitations of the human physique - not to mention the potential threat of flaming buttocks - have all conspired against the technology, which sci-fi geeks have been craving since the 1920s.

Disputing Gordon Gekko's Gospel of Greed

In the 1987 movie "Wall Street," the character Gordon Gekko, a corporate raider, makes the following statement: "Greed - for lack of a better word - is good. Greed is right. Greed works." Gekko's pronouncement underscores a theme of the current financial crisis: Is the enormous accumulation of wealth, including bonuses in the tens of millions of dollars, no longer greed in its most traditional definition?

Going From Homeless to Grammy Nods

don't miss it Watch the 52nd annual Grammy awards at 7 p.m. today on CBS. ATLANTA - Over the years, the Grammys have served as a backdrop for heart-tugging comeback stories.

A Home with Graceful Touches

home details Bedrooms: 1-plus Baths: 1 1/2 Total living area: 1,790 sq. ft. Daylight basement: 1,760 sq. ft. Garage and storage: 768 sq. ft. Foundation options: Crawlspace Graceful arches with keystones and transom windows highlight the facade of this brick home, Plan LS-2216-HB by Home Plans LLC.

The Vikings, Brett Favre and the Ultimate Kick in the Pants

I was driving my 5-year-old son Ean home from preschool on the Friday before Martin Luther King weekend. He had school that day while his cousin Joseph had the day off for a four-day MLK weekend.

Deposits Can Lessen Chances of Cancellations

Dear Jerry: I am a high school senior. Outside of school, I play the drums in a small band. We perform at parties and other private events. We're dependable musicians with a good following. I handle the scheduling. On several occasions when our band was engaged to entertain, the host canceled with short notice. We were not paid, and it was too late to be hired for another gig.

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Strange Arrangement to perform at 180 Main

Don't Be Offended If Technician Holds Pet

Dr. Alison: When I visit the veterinarian with my cat, they have not allowed me to hold him for the vaccinations. One time, they took him to the back to perform

Chapped Lips Don't Have to Be a Rite of Winter

Screen-siren red lips might be the rage in Hollywood, but, for most of us, red lips are far less glamorous: They're a sign that they're chapped. The best way to prevent it is to keep lips protected and moisturized all the time, said Dr. Charles Zugerman, associate professor of dermatology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. "The key to keeping lips healthy and moist is simple - you have to care for them every day."

Modern Michigan

if you go - Michigan Modern: www.MichiganModern.org - McGregor Memorial Conference Center: Located at Wayne State University in Detroit, designed by World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki. Generally open to the public, but sometimes booked for events. The campus also boasts two other Yamasaki-designed buildings: The Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium and the Education Building. - One Woodward Avenue: Located in downtown Detroit, at the corner of Woodward and Jefferson avenues near the Detroit...

Audio Reviews

Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now" (Capitol Nashville) Lady Antebellum's second album, "Need You Now," achieves what a follow-up to a million-selling debut should.

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Boss exhibit to stay at Cleveland's hall CLEVELAND - A Bruce Springsteen exhibit is sticking around for an encore at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Top Songs

Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. Billboard Hot 100

Game? What Game?

pick 3 Super Bowl commercials (see videos online) 18. o Budweiser "Clydesdale workout" (2008): A dalmation dog tries to train a subpar Hank the Clydesdale into becoming a champion. 19. o Bud Lite "Slap Happy" (2007): Buddies at work and at play take turns playfully slapping each other as a strange sign of affection. 20. o Go Daddy.com "The Hearing" (2005) Even this censored-version of a sexy woman speaking and gyrating at a Congressional hearing raised eyebrows. 21. o Reebok "Terry Tate: O...

Little Car, Big Questions

what is a smart car? A Smart Car is a mini-compact, two-seater automobile popular on crowded city streets in Europe since the late 1990s. It debuted in the United States in January 2008 by carmaker Smart USA. Designed to get 40 miles per gallon, the Smart Car is marketed for city driving. Source: PCmag.com They have the amenities of a regular vehicle in a small container.

Around the Watercooler

Working from home Who gets to take conference calls in their pajamas? Data from the Census Bureau says Americans working from home are likeliest to be white, college-educated female professionals.