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Someone yelled to Jason Williams while he was warming up an hour-and-a-half before the Orlando Magic faced the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday...

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Helped by lower fuel costs, AirTran posts $10.4M profit	Citibank yanks some gas partner co-branded Mastercard accounts
Google CEO: Vast Web changes coming within 5 years	The cost of college goes up
Greg Dawson: They'll be back — no need to be nice	Brackey on Nightly Business Report

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Considering a short sale? Get ready for long haul	Russia drops $22.5 bln lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon after settlement reached
Seminole apartments are fuller than those in Orange	Starwood Hotels 3rd-quarter profit drops as travel continues to slump; room rates low

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'Amelia' author and director: Amelia Earhart would be right at home with us today	No immediate Fla. deposition for Hulk Hogan's son
Jolie may show her black widow side in Gucci	Google, MySpace and Facebook make moves so music is easier to discover, watch, buy online
Movie review: Good Hair -- 3 out of 5 stars	Rihanna debuts new single, 'Russian Roulette,' appears nearly topless for single cover

Disney World: New annual pass works only on weekdays	Movie review: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant -- 3 out of 5 stars
Gaylord Palms: Go polar bear (if you dare) at ICE exhibit	Forever Florida: Zipline after dark at Halloween events
Orlando Science Center: Weekend of smooth jazz, renewable energy expo, $7 admission	Movie review: Amelia -- 3 out of 5 stars

Movie review: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant -- 3 out of 5 stars	A Serious Man makes its Orlando bow on Friday
Freak or no freak, John C. Reilly is an actor with character	New on DVD: 'Transformers,' 'Cheri,' 'Fawlty Towers,' 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
Movie review: A Serious Man -- 3 out of 5 stars	John C. Reilly deals with rude tourists in Orlando

Heather McPherson: Garlic bursts with flavor, fun	Heather McPherson: Copacabana Cafe spices up Mount Dora
Heather McPherson: Silvestro's shines in Lake Mary	Heather McPherson: Hispanic cuisine: A world of flavor
Heather McPherson: Breakfast Club has the right wake-up call	Heather McPherson: New Journeys worth the trek

Jean Paul Gaultier + Target = Affordable Couture	Tommy Bahama teams up with Major League Baseball for limited-edition shirts
Our ethnic grocery guide celebrates Central Florida's culinary diversity	Crist orders review of system that allows felons to care for kids, elderly
Orlando Culinary Academy student wins Roy Yamaguchi's Aloha Kitchen Challenge	What's a sick teenager good for? The answer might surprise you
Ticked Off!: @ phone orders, cost of Home Show	Mustard Seed charity works to repair image

Orange might not fix 41 schools by 2015 as vowed	Teacher accused of threatening to shoot students, principal
'Outsourcing' school lunch: Moms' company delivers healthful food	In her 1st year, principal Kathryn Shuler takes Mollie Ray Elementary from "F" to "A"
Florida prepaid-college enrollment under way: Prepare to be shocked	Hundreds line up for swine-flu shots
Florida Hospital: No child visitors because of swine-flu threat	Free drivers' ed courses offered for Orange teens

Design 'doctors' cure decor ills	Tom MacCubbin: Go ahead: Trim sago leaves
With kitchen work done, Winter Park's historic Casa Feliz is fully restored	Tom MacCubbin: Yellow Elder
Mold turned Orlando man's 'castle' into 'house of horrors'	Tom MacCubbin: Why are leaves dropping?
Martha Phifer: Marrying your spouse's style	Tom MacCubbin: 'Pinecones' are caterpillars

Lob at first sight: Many Orange tennis courts are free	Want to help skin cancer research? Cruise for a cure
Hundreds line up for swine-flu shots	Higher crime, cancer death rate mar Central Florida's ranking of healthy cities for women
What's a sick teenager good for? The answer might surprise you	A painful double whammy: No job, and no insurance
STD prevention: UCF researcher hopes Gates grant will unlock centuries-old link	Are breast cancer survivors sick of pink?