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communications devices and others like them under lock and key for guests who want a break.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Rick Ueno, general manager of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel, said the program which began Wednesday grew out of his own personal BlackBerry addiction. His one-step recovery was switching to a regular cell phone.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>“I was really addicted to my BlackBerry. I had an obsession with e-mail,” he told Reuters. “Morning and night. There came a time when I didn’t think it was healthy ... 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