CHICAGO

Source: arts.telegraph.co.uk --- 5 hours ago
Toby Clements reviews Children's Gothic ...

Source: www.dslreports.com --- 1 hour ago
Hello, I recently ordered a Self Install Dry Loop kit from ATT's website. It arrived promptly and the activation date had commenced 3 days prior to receiving the package. Now onto the problem: 1.) I live in a very old apartment that has several units and buildings adjacent to each other. I was qualified via ATT's website when entering my address and even Apartment Unit. I am assuming that is to see if there is a history of POTS installations on site for my unit. 2.) There are 3 jacks in my tiny studio apartment. 1 is dead the other very old and the newest one directly leads outside my back door into the basement. It is a brand new line. None of these jacks offered sync for my Motorola DSL Modem. 3.) Being somewhat familiar with Telco hardware I went downstairs and to my horror found an ancient ceramic splitter/NID in the basement. (Pictures hopefully to come soon) The new line that was dropped from my back door was led to it, but was dangling free on the floor. As the there are NO marking on the splitter/NID other than Technician tags I knew I was in trouble. 4.) I brought the DSL Modem downstairs, used an older RJ45 plug and ran the green and red pair over the screwjacks line by line hoping to find a sync. I DID find several syncs, however they all had fresh loops on them, so I assumed that they were for other customers that have DSL. Now from what I have been told, I will have to pay $200 to have a technician come here to sort the N ...

Source: www.suntimes.com --- 1 hour ago
William Kipsang oozed with confidence Friday as he spoke about his chances of winning the Bank of America CHICAGO Marathon. ...

Source: community.active.com --- 2 hours ago
Good Morning Team, Just wanted to let you all know that I am thinking of all of you in CHICAGO, as I wind down my training for NYC in a few weeks (I will be running my 8 exactly at the same time tomorrow)... Weather should be perfect, enjoy the experience, have a fun, it will be a beautiful day (wish we were there to cheer ya on)... YGB. Pablo ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 hours ago
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Source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com --- 4 hours ago
The CHICAGO Tribune reports that the Windy City's superintendent is asking the board of education there to sign off on the creation of a high school for gay, lesbian and transgendered teens. The article says the Pride Campus "would incorporate lessons about sexual identity in literature and history classes and offer counseling." The school proposal comes as a new study confirms the rampant harassment of gay students in the nation's middle and high schools. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network says nearly nine in 10 of the 6,209 students it surveyed say they've been harassed in the past year. This leads to truancy, as gay students don't feel safe coming to school. And understandably, fears are heightened in the wake of the Larry King tragedy this year in California. But is creating a separate school the answer? Or, as some gay-rights activists suggest in the article, should existing schools be working harder to foster acceptance? After all, children make fun of each other all the time for all kinds of reasons: because of the color of their skin or the religion they practice, because their families are poor, because they have a disability.  The Pride school would not be allowed to ask prospective students their sexual orientation (presumably, they would self-select). But it's hard to imagine the creation of a school designed to prevent any other minority group from being teased.   ...

Source: activerain.com --- 5 hours ago
How ya doing? Here is our Team Member Jennifer Arcand , and her take on news from our Lincoln Park, Uptown, Logan Square and West Rogers Park CHICAGO Neighborhoods , and our Western CHICAGO Suburb of Oak Park IL, for this week: LINCOLN PARK, UPTOWN, LOGAN SQUARE If you're most people, you practically live in your car.  You eat, drink, groom yourself, and use it for storage. Keeping your second home clean is getting very costly.  Here are a few suggestions for cutting corners.  Start with a no-frills exterior car wash.  Most places charge about $8-$10, however, Lincoln Park's White Glove (1415 W. Shakespeare Ave.; 773-404-7300), a spray-wax job bumps the final bill up to $21.99.  Throw in detailing, and that can run up to $99.00.  People can and do pay that much, sometimes weekly according to White Glove manager Edgar Hernandez of eight years. "Most customers come here at least twice a month," he says. It's a good habit, but for $99.00?  It's certainly not for everybody. Why not save your money and do it yourself.  Just a bucket of mild soapy water, a sponge and/or, and a hose will do it, weather permitting. If you are pressed for time, try these alternatives: Do an exterior wash at a basic drive-through.  Chicagoland's #1 Car Wash in Uptown (4900 N. Broadway, 773-784-9002), charges only $3.75 for a regular wash.   The Logan Square Citgo (2338 N. Sacramento Ave., 773-342-0318) is even less expensive.  Washes here start at just $3.  Wax ...

Source: blog.cmt.com --- 6 hours ago
God love these hard-working new artists. Like James Otto. He’s opening a big arena show in the CHICAGO suburbs for Trace Adkins and Alan Jackson tonight (Oct. 10), and then rushing into the city to perform again at a fundraiser hosted by CHICAGO Bears kicker Robbie Gould. It has me wondering if it’s [...] ...

Source: www.coudal.com --- 27 minutes ago
CHICAGO Graphics '65 , a book that inspires the Delicious Design League and us too. Thanks Whet. ...

Source: www.boxxet.com --- 4 hours ago
Written by Greg Wyshynski Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSOH, FSSW). Jere Lehtinen is out with a groin injury for Dallas, and the unicorn at the circus is scratched as well. Always interesting when these two teams meet, thanks to Ken Hitchcock and the never-ending psychological da... Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at Boxxet: Columbus Blue Jackets . ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 6 hours ago
osed properties on Thursday, saying innocent tenants were being put on the street. But bankers said he was breaking the law. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he understood he was flouting the law in ... ...

Source: viodi.com --- 54 minutes ago
Update from US Telecom’s Executive Briefing in San Jose At the US Telecom Association’s 2nd Annual Executive Business Forum this week in San Jose, CA, Link Hoewing, Verizon’s VP of Internet and Technology Policy, stated that Verizon Wireless plans to roll out LTE in early 2010 (that’s about 18 months from now!) with, "possibily 75M bit/sec downstream [...] ...

Source: www.windycitygridiron.com --- 16 minutes ago
The Falcons, like the Bears, are a tough team to get a grip on. They’ve beaten the Lions, Chiefs, and Packers and have lost to TB and Carolina . But, the difference is that their losses to TB and Carolina have been blowouts, not close games like ours were.   Us vs. Them – Defense   No secret about Matt Ryan and Michael Turner. Ryan’s been consistently throwing in the 150 – 200 yard range and Turner (when on) has been running all over the place. But, there’s a problem with their offense. When Turner has been held under 100 yards, they’ve gotten blown out. In other words, when a team makes Ryan do all the work, they lose. Badly. So, if we key in stopping Turner and not focus solely on getting to Ryan, history states we’ll win. Problem is, that history is only five games long.   Besides those two, their top receiver is Roddy White (26 receptions for 454 yards and 2 TD’s). Two other receiver’s names you might hear on Sunday are Michael Jenkins and Jerious Norwood.   Us vs. Them – Offense   Same old story, different game: We need to establish the run. If we can establish the run and take some pressure off Orton, we will be successful. If Orton has to do all the work, we might run into trouble. The Falcons like to use their front four to disrupt/stop the run and the back seven to drop back. I really hope they use this strategy on Sunday, because Forte will throw them for a loop.   I also hope that our OL is planning on playing well, be ...

Source: www.mediageek.net --- 6 hours ago
While there is a lot of good non-commercial radio in CHICAGO, one thing the city lacks is a true community station, programmed entirely by community volunteers and funded by community donations. Of course, it’s great that college stations like Northwestern’s WNUR and University of CHICAGO’s WHPK actively open their studios to community programmers. However, even [...] ...

Source: www.nbc5.com --- 12 minutes ago
Take a tour of the marathon course and find the best places to watch! ...

Source: www.thefalcoholic.com --- 7 hours ago
CHICAGO Tribune Examines The Bears Leading up toe the game, it's kinda funny to see the Bears fall all over themselves to avoid giving the Falcons any locker room ammunition. Lance Briggs actually called him "a modern-day Jim Brown" and they've done everything short of yelling "Godzilla!" so far. Hopefully Turner has a big game. ...

Source: rosinstrument.com --- 3 hours ago
Cyberscams exploit consumers' fears - CHICAGO Sun-Times. The rippling financial crisis has sent consumers scurrying to the Internet for answers and advice. Online fraudsters are right behind, creating fake Web ... ...

Source: www.kgan.com --- 1 hour ago
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A CHICAGO man arrested on drug charges in Cedar Rapids last year has been sentenced to life in prison. ...

Source: www.moldova.org --- 6 hours ago
Grains closed sharply lower on the CHICAGO Board of Trade Friday, pulled by a downward spiral in financial markets.Corn was off 30, soybeans were off 70, wheat was off 41 1/4 to off 44 and oats were off 19. Corn prices fell on a U.S. Department of Agriculture report indicating yields were up to 154 bushels per acre from 152.3 bushels. Wheat yields on the year were also up, from 43.5 bushels per acre to 44.9. Soybeans yields in the September report were slightly lower at 39.5 bushels per acre compared with a previous estimate of 40 bushels.The prices:Corn: Dec 4.08 1/4, off 30; Mar 4.25 3/4, off 30; May 4.37 1/2, off 30; Jul 4.48 1/4, off 30.Soybeans: Nov 9.10, off 70; Jan 9.25 1/2, off 70; Mar 9.39 1/2, off 70, May 9.49 3/4, off 70.Wheat: Dec 5. ...

Source: cbs11tv.com --- 5 hours ago
The next American president likely will be asked to get involved in politics of a different sort: Selling Olympic officials on bringing the 2016 Games to CHICAGO. Democrat Sen. Barack Obama is a CHICAGO guy who lives a few blocks away from where the new Olympic stadium would be. Republican Sen. John McCain was one of the most outspoken critics of Olympic officials during the Salt Lake City bid scandals. ...