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I love my T-Mobile service in general because it's cheap, fast, and works well most places I care about. However, one place it doesn't work well is at my desk in my office. My signal usually hovers around -107dBm and every so often will drop out entirely. But always it is painfully slow.

I am considering a few possibilities:

• I have a Galaxy Nexus, which is known for having substandard reception. Possibly a new phone would improve my signal.
• Switching plans to a postpaid so that I can roam with data on AT&T.
• Getting a hotspot of some kind on another carrier to keep in my office.
• Switching to Verizon. I love the new Droid Maxx and wish they would release the same phone for T-Mobi

I saw the [following image in a news article] (http://imgur.com/t8UH6BI). Nothing about this position makes any sense to me. I suspect that the photo was staged and no one involved in the staging has much familiarity with playing chess.

Am I wrong?

I was looking up how best to polish shoes, and one of the articles had the following picture: http://www.wikihow.com/images/4/43/Polished-Shoes.jpg . I really like the look of those shoes and am wondering whether anyone knows the brand.

Among the dishes mentioned:

• rare-roasted partridge breast in a raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale,
• squid ravioli in a lemon-grass broth with goat cheese profiteroles,
• arugula Caesar salad,
• swordfish meatloaf with onion marmalade,
• charcoal arugula,
• mud soup,
• sea urchin ceviche,
• grilled rabbit with herb french fries,
• peanut butter soup with smoked duck and mashed squash,
• red snapper with violets and pine nuts.

A few of those sound good (charcoal arugula, grilled rabbit, maybe red snapper minus violets), but the rest sound pretty horrific. What do you guys think?

I am looking for a reputable clinic in the Loop for regular checkups and routine things like that. Does anyone have any recommendations or places to avoid?

Currently I pay $65.35 per month for Comcast 15mbps internet. Since I use it only on weekends and for a couple hours at night, it is no longer worth that much to me. Does anyone have experience moving from Comcast to AT&T DSL or have experience in negotiating a better deal from Comcast? I would pay $35 for the same service, otherwise I will move to DSL for $20 per month.

I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, about 15 interruptions per hour, which might be related. I think what's more important is my sleep study said I had very little REM sleep. How can I increase amount of REM?