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A well-known figure in the world of yoga, Bikram Choudury, will conduct a seminar and teach a class to paying participants at Soldier Field on Aug. 2. His first-ever visit to Chicago began late last week. Especially known for his Bikram Hot Yoga -- a yoga class performed in a room that is 105 degrees Fahrenheit and 40 percent humidity, Bikram and his brand of yoga have drawn controversy. While others have tried, he has been the only person to successfully trademark and franchise a brand of yoga, to many yoga experts’ chagrin. ...

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The airline industry isn't just trying to stay aloft with its passengers. It is also battling to preserve the near $5 billion in revenues generated each year through the transport of goods such as electronics, fresh produce and pharmaceuticals.Last year, the airline cargo business expanded by its smallest margin in three years, less than one percent, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In the first quarter of this year, revenue from cargo was down 1.4 percent over the year earlier period....

In case you missed the press releases from a handful of newly opened frozen yogurt shops around the city, probiotics-infused foods are all the rage. Berry Chill, Starfruit and Yoberri are just a few of the Chicago dessert shops to boast the live bacteria.But while the consumer market only recently jumped on the bacteria bandwagon, food technologists at the U.S. Army have been experimenting with probiotics for years hoping to capitalize on the health benefits of the live bacteria and develop foods for military personnel abroad....

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