Where: Chicago Marriott, 540 N. Michigan Ave., Ballroom B

When: Aug. 18, 5 to 6:15 p.m.

Why: Clerk David Orr sought to make genealogy research in Cook County more convenient and accessible to genealogists from around the world. Since the site went live, nearly 10,000 people from 45 countries have become registered users. The site also translates into greater efficiencies in the Vital Records department because less staff time is needed to do research when genealogists can “dig through” the records themselves.

About genealogy: Genealogy sites are consistently among the most popular on the Web. A 2000 poll found that 60 percent of the public is interested in researching their family history. By Illinois law, genealogy records are defined as:

* Birth certificates 75 years or older;
* Marriage licenses 50 years or older;
* Death certificates 20 years or older.

About the conference: The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies is hosting their 28th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. More than 600 attendees from around the globe will participate in the six-day conference. For more information about the conference, contact Anne Lee at federlee@msn.com or visit www.chicago2008.org.

CHICAGO – August 15, 2008 – Chicago will make sports history September 9-15 as Michigan Avenue plays host to the Sweet Home Chicago Open – the first-ever professional squash tournament to be held outdoors in North America – sponsored by Lakeshore Athletic Clubs, Zeller Realty Group, Caledonian Fund Services, SmithBucklin and The Fairmont Chicago.

The open-to-the-public event – to be held in an all-glass court in Pioneer Court (pictured at right), between Tribune Tower and the Chicago River – is expected to draw the world’s top-ranked players as the newest stop on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and U.S. Squash Association tournament series.

“Being among the first squash tournaments of this scale to be held outdoors, the Sweet Home Chicago Open will be an innovative forum to show off the fun and exciting game of squash,” said Kevin Klipstein, President, U.S. Squash.  “With its passionate base of fans who also participate in all types of sports, Chicago presents the ideal location to host this first-of-its-kind event.” 

Endorsed by the U.S. Squash Association and the PSA, the Sweet Home Chicago Open will include professional and exhibition matches, as well as clinics involving children from area schools and the METROSquash program, which combines academics and

athletics for inner-city youth attending Chicago Public Schools.  Exhibition play will

feature Canadian-born Jonathon Power, a two-time World No. 1 champion who is regarded by many as the greatest squash player of his generation. 

In conjunction with the professional tournament, this event will also showcase approximately 200 local and national amateurs in the Great Lakes Open, which will be

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held at The University Club of Chicago, Lakeshore Athletic Clubs and the Union League Club of Chicago.  The exhibition matches will further reinforce Chicago’s love of amateur athletics, as evidenced by the city’s bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.

“Squash has long been a game that celebrates the skill and accomplishments of the professional and amateur athlete,” said Gus Cook, North America Representative, PSA.  “As the squash community aspires to find its place among other Olympic events, the Sweet Home Chicago Open is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the appeal of and enthusiasm for this great game and the skill of the athletes who play it.” 

To date, squash – a racquet sport recognized by the IOC and one of 5 sports under review for incorporation into the 2016 Olympics – is played in more than 150 countries by an estimated 15 million people, including some 500,000 players in the United States.  The widespread interest in the game was a draw to many of the tournament’s sponsors.

“As Chicago’s sponsor of the Virginia Slims Invitational in 1974 and the partner and co-founder of World Team Tennis, we believe the Sweet Home Chicago Open is just as unique and intriguing as those sporting institutions,” said Jordon Kaiser, Founding Partner, Lakeshore Athletic Clubs. 

For more information, please visit www.sweethomechicagoopen.com.  For all media inquiries, please contact Ryan Kuntz at 312/765-8770 or via e-mail at rkuntz@healyandschulte.com.   

]]> http://www.b96hits.com/blog/2008/08/15/new-game-joint-feat-lil-waynemy-life/feed/ http://www.b96hits.com/blog/2008/08/15/people-in-spain-cant-be-that-clueless/ http://www.b96hits.com/blog/2008/08/15/people-in-spain-cant-be-that-clueless/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:11:44 +0000 J Niice http://www.b96hits.com/blog/?p=1910 So, if you didn’t know, the Spanish Men’s Olympic Basketball team took this ridiculous photo making fun of Chinese people.  Personally I wouldn’t want to be labelled a racist against chinese people right before I went to a highly publicized event in CHINA!!!  LoL

Apparently there are only Spanish people in Spain.  They seem really surprised to be going to a place where people look different from them!  ANOTHER racist picture, this time from the Spanish Tennis Federation!!!

WHAT YEAR IS IT IN SPAIN??!!???? 1965?

I’m guessing the Spanish aren’t just gonna get their asses kicked in sports over there in Beijing!

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For all my Gringos reading this, this creature would be the Latino equivalent of the American “Big Foot”.

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