Flight innovations you'll love Nov 6, 2009
Now, cell phone check-in is allowed at many airports, such as Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles's LAX. Punch in your phone number at check-in and a bar code appears on your phone via e-mail or text message. Security officers and gate agents scan your phone's screen, making for an entirely paperless process. (CNN -- Travel)
America's Most Toxic Cities Nov 6, 2009
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The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
" Michael Casey reports: That campaign comes despite an International Energy Agency report released this week showing that OPEC revenues would still increase $23 trillion between 2008 and 2030 -- a fourfold increase compared to the period from 1985 to 2007 -- if countries agree to significantly slash emissions and thereby cut their use of oil.... The head of the Saudi delegation Mohammad S. Al Sabban dismissed the IEA figures as "biased" and said OPEC's own calculations showed that Saudi Arabia... (Salon)
No. 5/7 Men's Soccer Hosts DePaul in BIG EAST Quarterfinal on Saturday Night Nov 6, 2009
The two schools met earlier this season in Chicago with the Cardinals coming away with a 6-0 win. Louisville defeated DePaul 2-0 the last time the two teams met in Cardinal Park. (Uoflsports.com)
Nickelodeon Brings Storytime Live! Theatrical Tour Across the U.S. in 2010 Nov 5, 2009
The tour will visit more than 70 cities beginning Feb. 16 in York, PA and will then travel to Chicago, Pittsburgh and the world famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City, among other destinations. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
U.S. vendors look to Cuban market Nov 5, 2009
The new political climate has prompted companies such as Chicago Foods to come to Havana's trade fair for the first time ... "We're in this for the long haul as well," said Paul Johnson of Chicago Foods. (CNN -- World)
Sundance Film Festival Goes on the Road Nov 5, 2009
One film will go to each of the following cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nashville, Tenn. Madison, Wis. (CBS News)
American schedules early takeoff for Chicago-Beijing service Nov 5, 2009
(AP) is moving up the start of its Chicago-to-Beijing service by a few days so people can travel to May Day celebrations next spring. The airline said Wednesday it will launch the service with a flight leaving Chicago April 26, with the first return flight the next day ... Loretta Kuss, the airline's director of Chicago sales, said the change was made to allow people fly American to attend China's international labor day activities. (Crain's Chicago Business)
J.J. Lasley: Keepin It Real (Estate) Nov 5, 2009
We are reinvesting into problem communities like South Central LA and the south side of Chicago ... He works for a commercial firm in Chicago. (TheBootleg.com)
Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching Nov 5, 2009
Teachers and students in the Obama and McCain heartlands of Chicago and Arizona. . (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)
LeT targeting top schools Nov 5, 2009
Planned strike on NDC premises here, something that Coleman told FBI about and which was on Tuesday presented as evidence before the Chicago court trying Headley and his associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana, is seen as attempt to take advantage of the rather sparse presence of security around the premier defence institute that conducts training courses for top Army officers as well as military officers from other countries ... In its amended complaint filed before the Chicago Court last month, the... (India Times)
Obama encourages American schools Nov 5, 2009
"...Internationally competitive standards because these young people are going to be growing up in an international environment where they're competing not just against kids in Chicago or Los Angeles for jobs, but they're competing against folks in Beijing and Bangalore," he said. Second, the state will need to demonstrate a commitment to policies designed to encourage the recruitment and retention of effective teachers and principals. (India Times)
Cut Out, Chemically Bombarded and Burned to Death; This Book Provides Oxygen to an Otherwise Airless Time Nov 5, 2009
CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There are 50,000 women noted in Marquis' "Who's Who of American Women." Statistics show that 6,250 of these women will get breast cancer ... All proceeds from this book will go to the Breast Cancer Center at the University of Chicago. (Primezone Releases)
I-Team: Dental Board Spends Thousands in Travel Nov 5, 2009
The mid-year meeting held six months ago at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago cost the the nine Nevada attendees an average of $1,500 per person ... Better regulation by way of Honolulu, Chicago, and Squaw Valley. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Illini Travel to Northwestern For Finale Nov 5, 2009
to face in-state rival Northwestern at 7 p.m. The season finale will mark the first game all year the Illini have played on turf, with the team expecting a lot of extra friends and family in attendance from the Chicago area ... She has continued her soccer career with the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. (Fightingillini.com)
Airline safety: I say Obama, you say O’Bama Nov 5, 2009
Whether it s at T.F. Green or Chicago O Hare or General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration will soon be matching the fine print on passengers boarding passes to their IDs - down to the hyphens, initials, and apostrophes. That means that Barack Obama won t be able to board a plane with a college ID calling him Barry Obama. (Boston Globe)
Developmental Drug May Help Bone Fractures Heal After Radiation Exposure Nov 4, 2009
The study's results will be presented during the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago. The drug, JP4-039, is a free-radical scavenger targeted to the mitochondria, the energy generator of all cells. (Science Daily)
Mixed signals on inmate flu shots Nov 4, 2009
Eric Gomez and Yolanda Abila attended a rally yesterday for President Obama, Change Worth Fighting For, in Chicago on the first anniversary of the historic election. Giant letters encouraged more change in health care and immigration reform. (Boston Globe)
Fla. sues online travel sites over taxes Nov 4, 2009
Similar complaints against online travel companies have been filed by cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Atlanta and the tourist town of Branson, Mo. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
What type of country the U.S. is Nov 4, 2009
As the Chicago Tribune detailed last year, the administration has also used this doctrine repeatedly to obstruct any judicial proceedings designed to investigate its torture and rendition policies, among others. This administration endlessly searches out obscure legal doctrines or new legal theories which have one purpose -- to eradicate limits on presidential power and to increase the President's ability to prevent disclosure of all but the most innocuous and meaningless information. (Salon)
United announces holiday fare sale Nov 4, 2009
-- Chicago - San Francisco $147 ... -- Chicago - Orlando, $98 ... -- Los Angeles - Chicago, $156. (AZCentral -- Business)
Church, pastor have a planfor helping others Nov 4, 2009
She and her husband, Tony, who have two daughters - Meredith, 25, and Robin, who is a senior at Madison County High School - moved all over the U.S., including a seven-year stay in Chicago. Taylor earned her degree in music and continued studying the subject, picturing herself in a music ministry role. (Athens Banner-Herald)
After flurry of stimulus spending, questionable projects pile up... Nov 4, 2009
- $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago. - $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech. (The Drudge Report)
Paying off our global warming sins Nov 4, 2009
Today, with the Bush administration asleep at the wheel of a warming planet, more than 100 companies that spew carbon dioxide, including Ford, Dupont and Motorola, voluntarily participate in the Chicago Climate Exchange ... In practice, the groups refer to all measurements of pollution reduction -- from Chicago Climate Exchange credits to tree planting -- as carbon offsets ... Would some of the companies trading their credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange have made those CO2 reductions if... (Salon)
Airlines Ratchet Up Holiday Surcharges ... Again Nov 4, 2009
" The airlines' busiest days tend to fall right before or after a major holiday Thanksgiving and Christmas themselves are often slow travel days. As examples of the new $20 one-way surcharge it's usually folded into the price of a ticket you buy online Parsons cited several itineraries for Dec. 27, the Saturday after Christmas. On that day, you'll pay a $20 each-way surcharge to take American from Dallas to Los Angeles, United from Chicago to New Orleans, Delta from New York to Albuquerque,... (Fox News)
All your questions about in-flight horrors Nov 4, 2009
A few years ago, a cafe in a Chicago neighborhood near my own made when the owner, Dan McCauley, put a sign on the door that read, "Children of all ages have to behave and use their indoor voices when coming to A Taste of Heaven." Neighborhood parents went bazoo and organized a boycott, but four years later, both the cafe and the sign are still there; there wasn't sufficient outrage to change the policy ... Most recently I was contacted by a man named Peter Marks, a vice president for Towers... (Salon)
The Clinton Foundation's donors Nov 4, 2009
Jewish Federation of Chicago (2 events). $300,000. (Salon)
National Defence College on Lashkar target: FBI Nov 4, 2009
Opposing the bail application of Rana before a Chicago court yesterday, attorneys from the US Department of Justice said Rana is a danger to the community and might leave the country, if released ... Pakistani-born Canadian citizen and a resident of Chicago, Rana was arrested by the FBI on terror charges along with his school friend Headley, a US citizen, who was also arrested on the charges of plotting attacks in Denmark and India ... In its amended complaint filed before the Chicago Court last... (India Times, India)
Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal Nov 4, 2009
"These new polarization measurements from QUaD are the most sensitive ever made," said Clem Pryke, QUaD team member and assistant professor at the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, located at the University of Chicago ... The principal members of the QUaD collaboration are the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of... (Science Daily)
PGA won't tinker with FedEx Cup Nov 4, 2009
The playoff schedule will stay the same for the third straight year, which includes a week off after the third playoff event, the BMW Championship on Sept. 9-12 outside Chicago. The Tour Championship is Sept. 23-26. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Buffetts all-in bet on the economy Nov 4, 2009
Burlington Northern made almost a third of its money in the last quarter from shipments of consumer products from the West to major hubs like St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. It's next largest segment was coal, at 27 percent of revenue, followed by industrial products like farm equipment, lumber and chemicals at 21 percent. (MSNBC -- Business)
An NAACP Chapter of a Different Hue Nov 4, 2009
During this week, Jealous will travel to six states in six days, but unlike the fundraiser in Boston and the anti-police-brutality rally outside of Chicago, here he is confined. He cannot work the room, so he stands stiffly and takes a few questions. (CBS News -- US)
Al-Qaeda has plans for its new recruit Nov 3, 2009
(FBI) at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before he boarded a flight to Philadelphia, from where he was said to be going to travel to Pakistan to meet his handlers, including Ilyas. Headley's alleged partner in the claimed terror plot, which included plans to attack the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, was a Pakistani-Canadian named Tahawwur Hussain Rana, also a Chicago resident ... According to an FBI affidavit filed in a Chicago court, Headley was in... (Asia Times Online)
Scotland Struggling to Regain Golf Luster Nov 3, 2009
Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo mope. Mark Starr - - October 4, 2009 09:12 ET. (Newsmax)
Path of the Pros: Aaron Rowand Nov 3, 2009
"It was his dream come true," Rowand said of the fateful day the Chicago White Sox selected him with the 35th pick of the '98 Draft ... The small sample size was enough for Chicago to promote Rowand to Class A Advanced Winston-Salem for the following season, where the outfielder got his first full year as a pro under his belt ... 1998: Chicago selected Rowand with the 35th overall pick, he was in Class A Hickory later that year. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
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News Story - Idaho State Journal. Airlines raise holiday charges. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
FLOGGING MOLLY's 6th Annual Green 17 Tour Kicks Off Feb. 9, 2010 Nov 3, 2009
3/13/2010 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom. 3/14/2010 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Virginia Outside Hitter Simone Asque Named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week Nov 3, 2009
Virginia sophomore outside hitter Simone Asque. GREENSBORO, N.C. Virginia sophomore outside hitter Simone Asque earned her second consecutive selection (Oct. (Theacc.com)
Mauritius, air/5 nights, from $2,195 Nov 3, 2009
Gateways: New York City; add $115 for Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami; $225 for Denver, L.A., Seattle; additional gateways available. The fine print: Departure taxes and fees are about $190 per person; fuel surcharges are an additional $579. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Shedding pounds... Nov 3, 2009
Has President Barack Obama lost weight. Tuesday 03 November 2009. (The Drudge Report)
Patriot League Men's Soccer Release 11.2.09 Nov 3, 2009
BRINE Defensive Player of the WeekTom Van Grinsven, Holy Cross Jr., Chicago, Ill. Van Grinsven helped the Crusaders defense record a shutout against American, which was previously unbeaten in Patriot Leagu play. (Patriotleague.com)
San Francisco's 6-week run' now in 35th year Nov 3, 2009
By BONNIE MILLER RUBIN - Chicago Tribune. SAN FRANCISCO - It was summer 1974, and a one-time street performer produced a comedy show in the back room of a club - a perfect antidote to the grimness of Watergate and the Vietnam War. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
When in New Orleans, eat like the locals do Nov 3, 2009
By BILL DALEY - Chicago Tribune. NEW ORLEANS - The Crescent City is known as much for its cuisine as for its carousing. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Pats tackle cancer; rested Brady returns to town Nov 3, 2009
Manarchy told us she wasn t sure why Isbin asked her to help with the workshop - but we know that Manarchy won last year s Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition and was the valedictorian at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Isbin, by the way, played guitar on the soundtrack to The Departed. (Boston Globe)
Limbaugh calls Obama 'immature, inexperienced' Nov 2, 2009
Obama adviser David Axelrod swung away later in the morning from Chicago on CBS' "Face the Nation.". One question in, Limbaugh said that his country had "never seen this kind of radical leadership at such a high level of power," that "I have to think" the administration is bent on destroying the private sector on purpose, amounting to "a denial of liberty, an attack on freedom.". (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Former teammates reunite Nov 2, 2009
The week before, Judson made a 3-0 sweep over NPU in the NPU Invite in Chicago ... The Vikings (4-3) travel to Chicago to face North Park Saturday. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
BETTIS: L.A. doesn't need team; worst injury I've seen Nov 2, 2009
For whatever reason, things didn't work out for him in Chicago, and there's no doubt he felt like he let that team down. Now he can move on from that guilt. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Bulldogs Host Alberta Monday For Lone Exhibition Contest Nov 2, 2009
Gonzaga will compete in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, head to 2009 NCAA runner-up Michigan State University for an early-season test, host Washington State University and Wake Forest University, battle the University of Illinois in the United Center in Chicago, face Duke University at Madison Square Garden in New York and travel to the University of Memphis to begin another 4-year home-and-home series with the Tigers. Gonzaga will also face Davidson in the Comcast Battle in Seattle. (Gozags.com)
Smaller terrorism plots may pose new threat in US Nov 1, 2009
The two cases - one involving two Chicago men accused last week of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of prophet Mohammed, the other a 24-year-old Denver shuttle bus driver indicted in a plot to use improvised explosives - are among the most serious in years, the officials said ... According to FBI documents, David Coleman Headley, 49, the principal defendant in the Chicago case, met with Ilyas Kashmiri, who is regarded by Western authorities as one of the most... (Boston Globe)
NFL Notebook: Anderson an anchor on sinking Browns Nov 1, 2009
A Pro Bowler just two seasons ago, Anderson is flirting with rewriting the dark pages of the NFL record book as the Browns prepare to face Chicago today ... Also, his 244 passing yards in the span are the fewest for a quarterback with 70 attempts since Chicago's Vince Evans (212) in 1981 ... The Patriots also won 18 in a row in 2003-04, and Chicago won 17 in a row from 1933-34. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Read the story Nov 1, 2009
Unless we can move Chicago closer to the equator, we won't be going back to the moon with Obama as president. by hungry1968-17 October 30, 2009 1:26 PM EDT. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Ask the pilot Nov 1, 2009
Most recently I was contacted by a man named Peter Marks, a vice president for Towers Productions in Chicago. Our conversation lasted about 20 minutes and was roughly as enjoyable as a tax audit. (Salon)
Book: White House 'the American house next door' Nov 1, 2009
"Dietz and Sam Watters write that over the past 200 years, the White House has morphed from a country house to a suburban home to a museum. In the process, they say, changes the presidents have made to have reflected Americans' changing ideals about what a home should be.The authors go over some basic history. John Adams was the home's first occupant, taking up residence in 1800. The home survived a fire started by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812.But their main concern is how the home... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
FirstPerson travel photos Nov 1, 2009
Chicago was unsuccessful in its bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, but the Windy City still has plenty to offer to visitors from around the world. Memphis Convention Visitors Bu. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Americas favorite cities Nov 1, 2009
comThe survey revealed Chicago ranked No. 1 for the best business hotels, but ranked 30th for the worst weather. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
How I got well in India for $50 Nov 1, 2009
Chicago school economics declares paid sick leave encourages workers to fake illness. We should all be so lucky By. (Salon)
The Maldives: The Incredible Sinking Paradise Oct 31, 2009
You can fly to the Maldives from most US cities with one connection; airfares start at $1800 from Chicago, connecting through Sri Lanka. Like any vacation stateside or in the Caribbean, the Maldives' central offer is sun, sand, and surf, with world-renown scuba diving. (ABC News)
You need monsters to value humans Oct 31, 2009
"Ironically then, inhuman threats are great reminders of our own humanity (and vulnerability). And for that we can thank our Zombies," Asma, who teaches philosophy at Columbia College in Chicago, writes in an online essay. "Remember, things dont strike fear in our hearts unless our hearts are already seriously committed to something (e.g., life, limb, children, and ideologies or whatever).". (India Times)
Clinic brings in knowledge of former Major Leaguers Oct 31, 2009
The proceeds from the weekend of activities, which included an auction of drawings of former baseball players and baseballs autographed by such players as Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres and Mark "Perfect Game" Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox. One of the stations all the players visited was the KinderVision presentation in the first-base dugout. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
US extends India travel alert Oct 31, 2009
In a revised affidavit filed before a Chicago court, the FBI said Pakistans consul-general in Chicago personally knew both the accused David Headley alias Daood Gilani and Tawassur Rana, wire services reported. On or about September 25, 2009, Rana spoke by telephone with the consul general at the Pakistani consulate in Chicago in an effort to obtain a five-year visa for Headley to travel to Pakistan. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Fordie Pitts Jr., 79; golfer made name(s) for himself Oct 31, 2009
A graduate of North Quincy High School and Boston College - he was the first golfer inducted into the college s Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame - Mr. Pitts spent two years in the US Air Force Special Services, based near Chicago. Helped by his wife, Mr. Pitts owned a number of businesses through the years, including Pitts Travel Agency and a graphic arts supply company called George Smith Inc. He also was a salesman for Spalding Golf and Electronic Fasteners. (Boston Globe)
‘Greater than the moment' Oct 31, 2009
O'Neill already ran the Chicago and Boston marathons ... " If you feel you missed out on running for the cause, there might be a chance to run for Mariah's Challenge or another local charity down the road.O'Neill said she might target Boston or Chicago in the future.She might even try for New York again."I would love to do another one," she said. "I just want to see how this goes first. (Montana Standard, MT)
Are your tweenagers trick-or-treating without you? Oct 31, 2009
We knew if we stepped one foot off of our block (I lived in Chicago at the time), our parents would beat the tar out of us. Another difference is I had 3 sisters right under me and we were always together. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Jennie Finch Headlines Softball Bullpen Club Dinner Oct 31, 2009
She currently plays for the National Pro Fastpitch League's Chicago Bandits and was named the 2005 NPF Co-Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, Finch has made numerous television appearances, including hosting a segment on This Week in Baseball from 2004-05, a stint on Pros vs. Joes and she was also contestant on Celebrity Apprentice in 2008. (Uoflsports.com)
JetBlue expanding at Logan Oct 30, 2009
It is also adding new flights to other destinations, including Chicago, Baltimore, Denver, San Francisco, and San Diego. JetBlue plans to have all the new flights in operation by next summer, bringing the total per day to around 76 flights, compared with about 59 last summer. (Boston Globe)
