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SwiftKey gets its predictive keyboard onto iOS, with a little help from Evernote
The popular Android keyboard arrives on iPhone and iPad
By Josh Lowensohn
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Three and a half years after launching on Android, SwiftKey's popular predictive-software keyboard has finally come to iOS. iPhone and iPad users can now get personalized, predictive typing from the company, though there's a catch, and it's a big one: it can only be found in one new note-taking app. Tired of waiting for Apple to open up iOS to other software keyboards, Swiftkey's piggybacking on Evernote with a new app called SwiftKey Note. It gives users a barebones version of the popular note-taking service that includes SwiftKey's predictive text feature to speed up typing.
Swiftkey is piggybacking on Evernote, for now
That keyboard — which leaked in a photo last week — looks identical to Apple's, but it has a bar along the top that adds suggested words as you type. After analyzing notes you've already written and stored on Evernote, along with its own database of phrases, SwiftKey is capable of offering suggestions for what words might come next. And once you're up to speed with how this system works, you can mix everyday pecking with tapping on those words, both of which could be faster than using Apple's everyday keyboard.
But what SwiftKey is giving users out the gate is not quite an Evernote replacement. Instead, it's just a lightweight note-taking client that happens to work with the service. It's also considerably different in functionality than its Android sibling. For instance, one major feature that's missing is Flow, the Swype-like tool that lets you slide your finger from letter to letter in order to string together words, sometimes at great speeds. More than half of SwiftKey's users on Android have the feature enabled, says SwiftKey's chief marketing officer Joe Braidwood, but it's not there in this initial version... at least not yet.
"We want to stay pretty consistent with the experience of iOS. This is not about radically challenging what users are used to," Braidwood says. "We're going to start collecting feedback, and if users want Flow, we'll seriously consider [adding it]."
Also missing are many of the alternate language options, with SwiftKey focusing instead on a few of the major tongues like English, Spanish, and most European languages. Altogether there are just 10, down from Android's 61. Again, it won't be that way forever, Braidwood says, but that's what early users will get.
Finger trap
Keyboards continue to be one of the major areas where Google and Apple differ. Both companies were pivotal in moving away from plastic keyboards with tiny keys to on-screen buttons that disappear when they're not needed and can be changed years after a product is released. But where Google's allowed other companies to offer alternatives and for users to choose, Apple's kept it off-limits. One exception is that the company allows app developers to create keyboard add-ons for their own apps, which is exactly what SwiftKey has done here.
Writing can be blazingly fast
But as far as experiences go, users might be hard-pressed to pick this app over Evernote when it comes to anything beyond writing text-based notes, and that's by design. You can't insert media like photos or audio recordings, and more limiting, you can't see existing Evernote content unless it's been tagged with "SwiftKey." The simple explanation, Braidwood says, is that the app's been designed around Evernote's API to create notes but not serve as an outright replacement to Evernote's own app. In other words, it's fast and simple, but also missing all the bells and whistles that can make Evernote so great. Combined these limitations create an experience that is just a tantalizing taste of something Android users take for granted but feels more like a technology demo in the world of iOS apps.
Broader ambitions
If SwiftKey's plan to get on iOS seems familiar, it's because the company is not alone in trying to build around Apple's limitations. SwiftKey-competitor Fleksy took a markedly different route last month when it launched a way for other app makers to actually include its gesture-based keyboard in their own apps with just a few lines of code.
Braidwood says that's not what's happening here, and if anything, the company could go the opposite direction by adding extra services beyond Evernote, something that could make SwiftKey Note more of a hub for all things typing, much like the stripped down writing app Drafts. In fact, out of the box you can use it without Evernote, though your work will only be saved on your iPhone or iPad and not in the cloud. Braidwood says there's "no reason" other services couldn't be added later on, and that the company just wanted to start with something it knew people were already using.
A hub for all things typing
Apple is unlikely to pay attention to this new effort while deciding what goes into its next version of iOS, but SwiftKey isn't waiting around for that to change, nor is the company betting on any one platform. Braidwood says that SwiftKey has been designed to work on just about any device now, and hopefully more in the future. That's all part of the company's broader goal to be everywhere, and to speed up typing in return for granting access to an increasingly large set of linguistic data.
"We will run on any piece of hardware, within reason," he says. "There's nothing stopping our tech from being embedded in your smart lounge, car, watch, or whatever it is."
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Ahhhh, success stories – my favorite.
The kind of stories that help you keep going, if only for just one more day.
And today, we've got another that I can't wait to share with you!
Kara's story will inspire you with how honest and caring she is. Sure, she wasn't in the hospital with Crohn's… but she was sick to her stomach every single day and struggling with bloating, fatigue, and alternating C & D.
Not only that, but she was willing to share the emotional side of things and what it's really like to change your life, fully choosing health day in and day out.
Kara… you're amazing! Thank you for being willing to step up and spread awareness about the healing power of eating real food.
Just a month ago, this was me. I had been dealing with digestive problems for over six months, and I knew that I needed to make a drastic change. I knew that I could no longer rely on ANYONE else – that includes nutritionists, naturopaths, psychologists, doctors, friends, or family – to help me feel better. It was time to do the real work. It was time I finally took matters into my own hands.
I had been a subscriber to SCD Lifestyle for a few months before I finally decided to try the diet. After reading numerous success stories and feeling a newfound hope and determination to take action, I knew what I had to do. I had to find a diet that worked for me, and SCD has allowed me to do just that. But more importantly, I needed to feel alive again. I couldn't stand living in a state of anxiety and depression anymore.
Even though I was not diagnosed with a serious illness, (Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis, or IBS) that doesn't mean I wasn't sick. I felt sick to my stomach every single day. Bloating had taken over my life. I was experiencing both diarrhea and constipation, fatigue, and I didn't enjoy life in the way I used to. I could hardly think about anything else but my digestion. I'm in my last year of college, and I felt unable to focus or care about my schoolwork. I started to wonder if I would feel this way forever – if bloating and fatigue and constipation were something I just had to "live with." Well, I realized very quickly that is not the case!
And once I started to feel better, I realized that there is no going back. SCD isn't just a fad or a diet, it's a lifestyle. What I love most about this diet is that it is tailored to me. No test or doctor can tell me what I need; my body tells me every day. I'm becoming more and more aware of my reactions to food and how important the relationship is between food and our emotions. For the longest time, I felt like food and I hated each other. I couldn't figure out what agreed with me and what didn't. SCD Lifestyle teaches you how to discover your sensitivities and it is way easier than I originally thought.
Beginning SCD was the hardest part: prepping the food for the Intro Diet, buying new utensils, letting go of the foods I was most attached to. I experienced very intense cravings at first, but with each passing day that I resisted those cravings, I felt stronger and stronger. Without the help from Jordan and Steve's e-book, I really believe I couldn't have gotten through it. Their step-by-step guide is easy to follow and tells you exactly how to prepare all of the food. But more importantly, they helped me understand why I was feeling certain ways and what to watch out for. I learned that it's normal to feel a little strange at first and being kind to yourself in the first few weeks is so essential. I truly felt like Jordan and Steve were helping me each step of the way. What I loved most is that they went through it, so they understand what it feels like. In addition, their laid-out meal plans helped me tremendously. I didn't have to wonder at every meal, "What am I supposed to eat?" They make it that much easier for you to succeed and master Phase 1, which, in my opinion, is the hardest.
I feel so empowered and liberated. My friend even told me that I look like I am glowing. 🙂 I took control over my own life and I decided that I would NOT allow my digestive concerns to take the driver's seat anymore. I treat my body with kindness and respect. When I do sense a reaction (such as bloating) I don't become angry with my body like I used to. I actually thank it for telling me that something isn't quite right. That's the beauty of this diet – you learn how to listen and understand your body's cues. My body and I have become a team. Now, I know that in order to heal you need to listen close and not see your body/digestion as something outside of yourself. Because it's an essential part of you. It's amazing how quickly my body told me that I made the right decision. On Day 2 of the Intro Diet, I woke up and noticed that my bloating had decreased significantly. In fact, it almost felt normal! I was astonished.
I can also say, proudly, that I have already started experiencing "The Perfect Poop!" I didn't know what an ideal poop was until I looked at the Bristol Stool Chart. I realized that for most of my life, my poops were not ideal. After only a month of being on SCD, my bowel movements are already in the "4" range. That's pretty incredible, if you ask me!
At first, SCD felt very limiting. It was also extremely hard for me on Thanksgiving to be around all of my family's traditional food. However, I have completely shifted my perspective. With each new food I try, I am so excited to try different recipes and keep the diet from becoming repetitive. It's crazy how a little Himalayan sea salt or making your eggs and bananas into pancakes can make a difference!
I may not be a "Tough Case," but the truth is if I didn't take action I was only becoming closer and closer to developing a serious illness. And being on SCD inspired me to take action in other aspects of my life, not just my digestion. I sleep more, I quit the job that was causing me so much stress, and I even ended a relationship that I felt was hindering my healing process. I realized very quickly that I have the power to change at any given moment. I won't take my health for granted anymore. Learning to feel healthy again involves several puzzle pieces… it's not one-size-fits-all. I encourage you to keep this mindset and keep exploring other options, such as seeing a psychologist or a Naturopathic Doctor, when you feel like other issues may need to be addressed.
And helping them feel better that I am now considering pursuing a career in Naturopathic Medicine. Being sick, and learning how to feel better simply by eating clean, has taught me so much. I know now that I have a gift I need to share with the world.
Don't give up. Please don't give up hope, because I am confident that SCD can help you too if you give it a chance.
That was it for me. That was when I knew. Eating clean and taking care of myself has completely changed my life. I couldn't have done it without the help of Jordan and Steve and their wonderful book. The guidelines in Elaine's Breaking the Vicious Cycle are great and have been an extra resource, but they go in such detail that you really don't have to question anything!
Please don't ignore the fact that you are feeling sick. You deserve to feel alive, full of energy, and loved. The healing process is painful but once you surpass all of the fears that you thought you'd never be able to get past, I can tell you that there is absolutely nothing else like it.
Trust your intuition. Honor your body. There is another world of health waiting for you! Who knew it could be achieved simply by eating real food?
A very special thank you goes out to Kara for sharing her story!!
Sharing these stories really means a lot to us and we hope that Kara's courage and strength can inspire others to follow in her footsteps… and more importantly, to NEVER… EVER… GIVE UP.
If you need more help creating your custom version of the SCD Diet, please check out our eBook here.
I have type 2 diabetes will this diet work for me ???
Hi Juanita, thanks for reaching out! This diet is great for diabetics as well, as it is hypoglycemic and anti inflammatory.
Wow! This has caught me at such a good time, I can totally relate to this story. When I received this in my inbox, It gave me hope again! I started SCD some months ago but quickly gave up just thinking it was pointless and I just wanted to be normal and not have any food restrictions. Everytime I would go out, others would just tell me to get over my "diet" and eat like everyone else – even my own family. Not to mention my temptations for certain foods that I just kept giving into every now and then later leading me to guilt and more bad foods. It is a "vicious cycle"! When I read this story, I could not believe how much I could relate to it. I remembered how good I felt on the little time I was on SCD and how I just keep feeling worse and worse with my bloating and nausea followed by constipation. The day I read this, I was feeling so sick! My stomach was bloated and hurting so bad and that's when I was inspired to start back on SCD and change my life – this time for good. THANKS KARA! and I wish you the best in your studies. We need more people like you to help the sick out there!
Hi Anais, thanks for sharing your story. You can do this and please reach out for help if you need it, as we are here for you!
Anais, I believe in you and like Lori said, you are not alone in this!! I am overjoyed that I could inspire you to begin your healing process again… it is a bumpy roller coaster, and even just yesterday I started to feel sick again (bloating, stomach pain), but then I read Jordan's newest blog post and it reminded me that SCD requires troubleshooting. We can always try new things and make changes, such as removing dairy, testing for SIBO, etc, instead of continuing to feel sick. I know how it feels to want to be "normal" and eat like everyone else does, and I hope that the longer I am eating clean, I will be able to introduce more and more foods over time. I am so glad I could help remind you of the strength you already have within you!! Good luck, Anais, and stay patient! On the days when I am feeling weak or sick, I will turn back to this blog post and remember that I deserve to feel better. I hope you do the same.
HI Kara, very well said, thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Kara! With your honest and heartfelt story – success story! – you will inspire others who may still be undecided at this point!
Kara, I wish you luck, and hope you can realize your dream of working in Naturopathic Medicine!
Jordan, Steve, thanks for the great work you are doing, keep it up, and keep up your contagious enthusiasm!
This was so inspiring. I subscribe to scd but never commented before now.
Kara congratulations!!! I too used to "treat" myself with bad foods but now I truly know what it is to treat your body right. I also really like how you described not being angry at your body for trying to communicate with you!
Our poor long suffering bodies!
Only using the methods it can to communicate to is that the food we are eating is causing damage.
And Jordan, I appreciate your kind words very much. Thank YOU for sharing my story! Like I said, I could not have done this without you and Steve guiding me!


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10 Podcasts Every MBA Student Needs to Listen To
by Stephan Maldonado | November 05, 2019
These days, it seems like you're either a podcast person, or you're not a podcast person. If you are (or you're trying to be), you know that the sheer number of options is kind of mind-boggling. Everybody has a podcast, and you can find one for any topic that interests you—from politics and the arts to hobbies and television shows (HBO just launched one for Watchmen, and I wasn't a podcast person until this morning).
For those looking to learn a thing or two on their daily commute or between classes, podcasts are an excellent way to get information on-the-go and in short, digestible segments. MBA students, in particular, can stay abreast of industry trends and glean valuable insights into the next phase of their careers. But with so many podcasts out there, it's not always easy to sort through all the noise. To that end, we've put together this list of 10 podcasts every MBAs should subscribe to right now—in no particular order.*
1. HBR IdeaCast
Whose podcast is it? The Harvard Business Review; hosted by senior editors Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch.
What do they cover? Thought-provoking discussions on a wide range of topics, from gender equality to AI and robotics, featuring CEOs, academics, and other thought leaders in business management.
When are episodes released? Weekly (Mondays).
How long are episodes? Typically 20 to 30 mins.
2. Knowledge@Wharton
Whose podcast is it? University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
What do they cover? CEOs, Wharton faculty, and other prominent figures provide their analyses of global business trends, breaking news, market research, and more.
When are episodes released? Multiple times per week, sometimes multiple times per day.
How long are episodes? Typically 20 to 45 mins, with occasional outliers.
3. The Tim Ferriss Show
Whose podcast is it? Tim Ferriss, entrepreneur and bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week, among others.
What do they cover? Often the #1 business podcast, and three-time winner of the "Best of iTunes" awards, this podcast covers virtually every topic under the sun related to productivity, self-discovery, industry news, and personal growth. Celebrity interviews, from Malcolm Gladwell to Arnold Schwarzenegger, are a staple of this popular series.
When are episodes released? Weekly (Wednesdays).
How long are episodes? Most episodes are close to 2 hours, with shorter episodes running 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 mins, and longer episodes going a few minutes over 2 hours.
4. Exchanges at Goldman Sachs
Whose podcast is it? Goldman Sachs.
What do they cover? Experts at Goldman Sachs get together to "exchange" knowledge and ideas on the latest developments in various industries, markets, and the global economy.
When are episodes released? Variable; October 2019 had two episodes, while September 2019 had five (once per week, no specific day).
5. How I Built This with Guy Raz
Whose podcast is it? Guy Raz, NPR correspondent and "one of the most popular podcasters in history."
What do they cover? How I Built This explores the stories between some of the world's best and most innovative companies, charting the journeys of the entrepreneurs and big thinkers who built entire movements.
When are episodes released? Weekly (Sundays).
How long are episodes? Variable; most episodes are 45 mins to 1 hour, but longer episodes can be as long as 1 hour and 15 mins.
6. GirlBoss Radio with Sophia Amoruso
Whose podcast is it? Sophia Amoruso, businesswoman, and founder of Nasty Gal also one of Forbes' richest self-made women of 2016.
What do they cover? Through honest and far-reaching conversations with trailblazing women, GirlBoss provides invaluable insights on how to grow a business while navigating industry-enshrined obstacles and personal growth.
When are episodes released? Twice weekly (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
How long are episodes? Typically 35 mins to 1 hour, with occasional outliers.
7. The McKinsey Podcast
Whose podcast is it? McKinsey & Company.
What do they cover? Conversations with experts at one of the world's largest consulting firms on a range of topics and issues concerning the future of business—from renewable energy and urban development to women in the workforce and corporate culture.
When are episodes released? Approximately biweekly (no specific day).
How long are episodes? Roughly 20 to 30 mins (longer episodes tend to skew to 32 or 33 mins).
8. EntreLeadership
Whose podcast is it? Management consulting firm EntreLeadership; hosted by business coach Alex Judd.
What do they cover? Lively discussions and invaluable business advice from some of the world's most prominent executives, investors, and thought leaders, including Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, and more.
9. Bloomberg Businessweek
Whose podcast is it? Bloomberg Businessweek; hosted by award-winning journalist Carol Massar and bestselling author Jason Kelly.
What do they cover? All the latest news from the world of business and finance, including interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more.
When are episodes released? Almost daily (Monday through Friday), with few exceptions. Multiple episodes per day.
How long are episodes? Variable; most episodes are 20 to 45 mins, but many are over 1 hour or under 15 mins.
10. Entrepreneurs on Fire
Whose podcast is it? John Lee Dumas, an industry-renowned entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
What do they cover? Interviews with entrepreneurs and industry leaders who are "truly on fire", sharing their secrets to success.
When are episodes released? Three times per week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday).
With so many excellent podcasts out there, not even Watchmen's Dr. Manhattan has time to listen to them all, but these are just a few of our favorites. What are some of yours?
*Editor's note: Since many of these podcasts are available on multiple devices, apps, and platforms, we linked to their websites so readers can download or stream episodes on the medium they prefer.
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For more information, contact Dawn Vick in the Department of Administration (DOA) Division of Intergovernmental Relations, at (608) 266-7043, or via email at dawn.vick@wisconsin.gov.
State, Local and Tribal governments can all benefit from competitively-priced products and services available through state contracts. Use the following links to explore ways your government can serve your constituents at lower costs. For more information about State contracts and procurement procedures, please contact DOA's Division of Enterprise Operations at (608) 267-2715.
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If 'social networking' makes you think 'Facebook' and 'Twitter', it might be time for you to move on! That's not to say that these popular websites are becoming passé, but they are definitely suffering from an element of user fatigue. The new kid on the block is 'Pinterest,' an interactive social photo-sharing website, which gives users a chance to pin images of anything they wish to, and re-pin any images that might be of their interest.
Put simply, the website is like a board that you could have in your living room, or office reception, on which you could pin articles, pictures, notes, reminders, or simply a newspaper clipping that you found interesting. Pinterest allows you to do just that, only that this 'board' is visible to all the users on the site. The concept is quickly gaining popularity, with Pinterest being labeled as the 'fastest growing social service in the world'.
What the website is basically doing, is replacing content with images. There is nothing new about the fact that images and visuals are more captivating to the human eye than blocks of text. Pinterest allows you to bank on this fact, and use it to the advantage of your business. Just as Facebook and Twitter have proven to be a great marketing tool for SMEs, Pinterest is also emerging as a lucrative option for business enterprises for drawing attention to the products that they have on offer.
The great thing about it is that you do not need to invest all the time and effort that goes into delivering your message through words that will grasp the attention of the users. As they say, a picture speaks a thousand words! That's exactly what you are doing on Pinterest- letting the images do all the talking. However, Pinterest is about a lot more than simply posting images of your products online. With a little more innovation, there are endless ways that you can draw attention to your business, and allow make sure that users re-pin your pins.
The basic concept is getting as many re-pins and likes as possible, since each time your pin is re-pinned, a link to your home page. You can create different boards with varying themes, based on user behavior, by taking into account what exactly users want to see when they visit the website. You can also organize surveys, hold contests, and promote offers using the website. So get yourself an invite on Pinterest, and start pinning now!
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is a useful promotional strategy for local car dealers. You can implement various SEO strategies to get your automobile dealership website on top ranks of search engines for various keywords. SEO strategies can not only be used while formulating text on the website but can also be employed in a creative manner to create articles to be posted to different articles directories existing on the internet. Specialist SEO company can be hired to perform the necessary SEO tasks including coding of your website. You can generate content about the vehicular deals offered by you and other information pertaining to your auto dealership along with contact information required to place an order with you. Apart from this, links to your official webpage can also be incorporated in the textual content posted to other websites so as to help enhance the number of visitors to your website thus translating into increased automobile sales.
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My 2018 has had a bumpy start, but rather than focus on the things that are making me blue I want to share the brilliant things that have been making me smile, and I'm going to try and do this every week!
Please share your own favourite things in the comments!
This song has one of my favourite chorus melodies of recent times (the other is "Dear Life" by Beck which has the most perfect wonky guitar solo to boot) and having never heard of Liza Anne til a few days ago I'm now super excited for her new album, coming soon!
When I'm feeling like everything's too hard I look to songs for advice. "I'm just another, alive with impossible plans" was the perfect thing to hear this week. I couldn't embed just that song but the album is wonderful.
I took a whole week off using my phone and social media of any kind over Christmas and New Year which was SO great, not least because it left more time for catching up on some Netflix comedy specials. Judd Apatow's (very good) led to Jerry Seinfeld's (brilliant) which led to me realising my fiance had never seen Seinfeld so we could start watching it right from the beginning. This is my second time through after watching my old flatmate's box sets back in 2006 and I'm really enjoying getting to know the characters again, Brilliant stuff.
I've been trying out some new recipes, and this one was really gorgeous with smokey fish added (but it's vegan if you leave out the fish).
I heard this song on 6Music a few weeks ago and had to drop everything I was doing to listen. The whole album is great.
What did *you* like this week?
1. Had a request/challenge to have one of my vintage looking photos made into a large canvas ! never done this before, so the challenge is on 🙂 very excited !
2. Was glad to do some Photography by the sea in Bournemouth…love being by the sea !
Oh Ruth, hugs for you and your Mum. I look forward to seeing the photo on canvas!
The Bowie night on bbc4, I grew up on Bowie and he shaped my music path.
Oooo I'll have to try and find that one.


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Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas
M. W. Leigh, P. W. Cheng, J. L. Carson, T. F. Boat
Surface epithelium and submucosal glands of the ferret trachea undergo extensive postnatal development. This study examined developmental changes in rates of release and types of high molecular weight glycoconjugates secreted by explanted ferret tracheas. Digestion with bovine testicular hyaluronidase separated the high molecular weight glycoconjugates into two types, hyaluronidase-resistant mucins and hyaluronidase-susceptible glycosaminoglycans. Release rates were measured under unstimulated conditions and in the presence of known secretagogues. The unstimulated rate of release of total 3H-glycoconjugates was 4-fold higher at birth than after complete maturation. The mucin content varied from 39 to 74% of total 3H-glycoconjugates; however, no age-related pattern was observed for mucin/glycosaminoglycan ratios. The rate of release of 3H-mucins was 6-fold higher at birth than in the adult but rapidly dropped to adult levels by 28 days of age. The secretory cells in the tracheal epithelium of newborn ferrets had more abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum than did mature goblet cells, suggesting increased synthesis of secretory product. Response to methacholine and trypsin, both known stimulators of mucin release, was not observed until 28 and 54 days of age, respectively. Incorporation of 35S-sulfate into mucins relative to that for 3H-glucosamine increased with age, consistent with increasingly acidic histochemical staining properties of secretory cells. These developmental differences in rates of release, modulation of release, and relative sulfation of mucins may represent changes in secretory and synthetic mechanisms of the secretory cells.
American Review of Respiratory Disease
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Leigh, M. W., Cheng, P. W., Carson, J. L., & Boat, T. F. (1986). Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas. American Review of Respiratory Disease, 134(4), 784-790.
Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas. / Leigh, M. W.; Cheng, P. W.; Carson, J. L.; Boat, T. F.
In: American Review of Respiratory Disease, Vol. 134, No. 4, 1986, p. 784-790.
Leigh, MW, Cheng, PW, Carson, JL & Boat, TF 1986, 'Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas', American Review of Respiratory Disease, vol. 134, no. 4, pp. 784-790.
Leigh MW, Cheng PW, Carson JL, Boat TF. Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1986;134(4):784-790.
Leigh, M. W. ; Cheng, P. W. ; Carson, J. L. ; Boat, T. F. / Developmental changes in glycoconjugate secretion by ferret tracheas. In: American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1986 ; Vol. 134, No. 4. pp. 784-790.
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Man jailed for masturbating in Stratford cemetery next to grieving teen
Terry Bridge, Stratford Beacon Herald
Snow falls near the entrance to the Avondale Cemetery on Tuesday November 5, 2019 in Stratford, Ont. Terry Bridge/Stratford Beacon Herald/Postmedia Network	Terry Bridge / Terry Bridge/The Beacon Herald
STRATFORD – A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 45 days in jail for masturbating in front of a grieving teen while she was visiting her grandmother's grave in a Stratford cemetery.
Perth County assistant Crown attorney Elizabeth Wilson called what Patrick Falkins of Woodstock did that Friday afternoon in early August "a very brazen act." Justice Kathryn McKerlie termed it "offensive" criminal behaviour.
"In particular in a cemetery where someone's going to pay their respects to deceased relatives," the Stratford judge said while sentencing him for committing an indecent act in public.
On Aug. 2 at a little after 5 p.m., a 19-year-old woman heard a noise while at her grandmother's grave in the Avondale Cemetery and looked to see what caused it, the court heard.
"(She) saw Patrick Falkins sitting on a bench staring at her," Wilson said.
Patrick Falkins
The victim returned her attention to her grandmother's memorial, but soon after she noticed Falkins standing next to her with his genitals in his hand performing a solo sex act.
"He stated to her, 'Like you don't have a problem with this?'" Wilson told the court.
The victim told him to leave and he initially walked away, but soon the automotive employee returned to apologize. As they spoke, she found out his first name was Pat and was given his phone number.
"Thankfully she was clever enough to obtain Mr. Falkins' first name and his telephone number so that she could put police in contact with Mr. Falkins and ensure that he's held accountable," Wilson said.
The victim called police, who quickly arrested Falkins. She did not file a victim impact statement.
"But I certainly think that it could be inferred from the circumstances that this would have had an impact on the victim," Wilson said.
The court heard Falkins was convicted of sexual assault in 2014 and two counts of committing an indecent act in public in Guelph three years ago. He was still bound by a probation order relating to the pair of Guelph convictions during the Stratford incident.
"This is clearly an ongoing and concerning issue," McKerlie said.
The lawyers jointly suggested the jail term – it will be served on weekends at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre – and three years of probation.
"I am very sorry for what I did, and I don't want it to happen again, and that's why we're asking for an intermittent sentence so I can go and get the help that I need to get," said Falkins, who went to the high school in Listowel and used to live in Stratford, according to his Facebook page.
Defence lawyer Michael Fair said his client has completed phase one of the sexual offender recidivism program and hopes to start phase two soon.
"He is seeking help. He recognizes he has a problem," Fair said.
"Whatever counselling Mr. Falkins has completed, it's clear that as of Aug. 2 of 2019 – in my respectful submission – that counselling did not have any impact," Wilson said.
Falkins, who turned 26 Saturday, can't be within 100 metres of the cemetery or associate with the victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. Two counts of failing to comply with a probation order were withdrawn.
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Will Jodi Arias Go Free? Convicted Murderer Hopeful AsArizona Releases Woman In Similar Case
By:jjlweber
Dec. 12 2014, Updated 6:42 p.m. ET
The chances Jodi Arias will be a free woman someday may be boosted by an Arizona court decision overturning another woman's death penalty case, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The judge in Arias' death penalty trial for slashing ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander's throat, stabbing him and then shooting him to death in 2009 is now considering defense arguments that her murder conviction should be tossed, or at least the death penalty taken off the table, because a key investigator mishandled the victim's laptop.
A similar argument of police misconduct led the Arizona appeals court to rule Thursday that the Debra Jean Milke case must be dismissed. Milke served two decades on Arizona's death row after she was convicted in her young son's 1989 murder.
READ THE COURT RULING IN THE MILKE CASE
Lawyer Beth Karas, who covers the trial on her website KarasOnCrime, tells RadarOnline.com exclusively that the same appeals panel would consider Arias' case if she is ultimately sentenced to death.
"If Arias gets the death penalty, this case could come back with a new trial ordered," notes Karas. "If she just gets life, it might not because of the lower scrutiny to the case."
After three days of hearing from expert witnesses and investigators about the alleged deletion of files that the defense argue showed Alexander accessed child porn sites, the judge in Arias' death penalty retrial is considering dismissing her case or ending the death penalty portion of the trial.
Defense lawyers blame a detective, while the prosecution argues the files were erased at a time when the defense was reviewing the computer.
A prosecution computer expert confirmed in Thursday hearing that it does now appear that at least one porn site was accessed on the computer, but he was not clear how the file got onto the laptop.
"The defense did a great cross-examination of him," Karas tells Radar. "It does not appear the detective intentionally mishandled the laptop, but it might have been incompetence of not knowing how to handle it."
The jury that convicted Arias for murder in 2009 did not hear evidence about Alexander's laptop containing porn-related files, which could be a major issue for an appeal of her conviction, Karas adds.
Evidence of child porn would help Arias show Alexander's "sexually aggressive nature," the defense argues.
The defense also claims that any testimony Detective Flores offered in the murder trial is tainted because he was "willing to purposefully destroy evidence to unlawfully convict and perhaps kill Ms. Arias."
"This would lead to obvious questions about what else Detective Flores has done to garner a particular outcome in the case," the defense motion says. "Did he destroy text messages before they were disclosed? Did he destroy e-mails before they were disclosed? Did he discard taped interviews that were not favorable to the state?"
Testimony in Arias' trial to decide if she should be put to death resumes Monday after more than a week on hold. Testimony will be stopped again for a two-week holiday break at the end of the week.
Arias is likely pinning her hopes on an outcome similar to the case involving Milke, who is now free. Milke was 25 years old when she was accused of handing her four-year-old son, Christoper Milke, to two men who drove him into the desert outside of Phoenix, where he was shot in the head.
Her 1990 conviction was largely based on her alleged confession to a Phoenix police detective, who did not record it. Det. Armando Saldate had been discredited for lying under oath in other cases, but his misconduct was not disclosed in Milke's trial.
Milke had "argued that her confession was involuntary because she was too distraught to understand the Miranda warnings Saldate gave her and Saldate falls to grant her request for a lawyer," the appeals court wrote.
The Maricopa County prosecutors, from the same office now prosecuting Arias, "committed egregious prosecutorial misconduct that several prejudiced Milke's defense," the appeals ruling stated.


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Best Choice For Your Money: iPad vs iPad Pro
INQUIRER.net US Bureau / 01:36 AM January 03, 2019
For tech geniuses or gadget enthusiasts, looking for a new iPad can be quite daunting. One of the most common choices a buyer has to make is choosing whether the 9.7-inch iPad or the iPad Pro can fit his or her needs. Although the 9.7 inch Apple iPad is the far more affordable choice, the iPad Pro has an array of features for daily use. Check out our breakdown on the iPad vs iPad Pro.
iPad 9.7-inch (6th-gen, 2018)
The 9.7-inch Apple iPad was launched at an education-focused Apple event in Chicago earlier this year. This device features an A10 Fusion processor with a 9.7-inch display, along with a 2048-by-1536 pixel resolution at 264 PPI. Other specs of the new iPad 6th-gen include an 8MP rear camera, Lightning connectivity, and Touch ID support.
A significant new feature for the 9.7-inch Apple iPad is the Apple Pencil support. Although Apple Pencil support is limited to its first generation on this device, it's become the most affordable way of gaining access to Apple's stylus. A huge factor for digital artists and creatives on a budget.
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iPad Pro 10.5-inch (2017)
The 10.5-inch Apple iPad Pro was first brought into the public eye in June 2017. At present, it continues to be the more affordable alternative to the new iPad Pro 2018. The 10.5-inch iPad Pro is built with an A10X Fusion processor with a Touch ID support and Lightning connectivity.
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro supports Apple's first-gen Smart Keyboard. Although it may be expensive, this keyboard turns your iPad Pro into a mini-MacBook which can solve your fears of leaving your laptop at home. This device also has Apple Pencil support but only for its first-gen model.
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Apple presented its brand new iPad models on the final quarter of the year. Their new Apple iPad Pro vary from 11-inch and 12.9-inch models, both featuring Face ID support, edge-to-edge displays, and an A12X Bionic Processor.
Aside from the new iPad Pro models, Apple introduced their new Smart Keyboard Folio and Apple Pencil to the public. Despite the Smart Keyboard Folio being pricier than its predecessor, it's sturdier due its new array of magnets per key. On the other hand, the new Apple Pencil offers new features like magnetic charging and gestures, with a smooth matte finish.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch are perfect gifts for those who are looking for the best of what Apple has to offer. Both models are also great for users looking for a more compact gadget which can be used in place of a laptop. These new iPad models are certainly on the higher edge of your budget, but great investments.
Which is the best choice for your money: iPad vs iPad Pro
An obvious new iPad choice for buyers on a budget will be the Apple iPad 9.7-inch. Whether you're buying one for yourself or a loved one, it has a great value. It may not be as out there as the Apple iPad Pro models but it can handle your daily activities.
Meanwhile, the Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch may be a hard recommendation especially for those on a budget. If you choose to buy an iPad Pro, the new models are an obvious choice due to its more upgraded features. It may be more expensive than the Apple iPad, but it's certainly a great value for your money
Last but not the least, the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch models are the best of Apple's best. They're the most aesthetically-appealing and most powerful devices of the bunch, and if you're looking for a great alternative to a MacBook, these models are the best way to go. Both 11-inch and 12.9-inch models are the most expensive yet the best investments.
What do you think is the best iPad? Let us know in the comments below!
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Cuisine of Chicago
Title: Cuisine of Chicago
The culture of Chicago, Illinois, is particularly known for various forms of performing arts, such as improvisational comedy, and music, such as Jazz,[1] Chicago blues and soul. The city continues to cultivate a strong classical music, popular music, dance and performing arts tradition, rooted in Western civilization, as well as other traditions carried forward by its American, African, Asian, European, and Hispanic citizens. Chicago is known for a robust and vigorous tradition of surrealist, funky figurative paintings and art, such as the famous Chicago Imagist group. The city is additionally known for various popular culinary dishes, notably the deep-dish pizza, the Chicago-style hot dog and the Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich.
1 Performing arts
4 Visual arts
6 Food and drink
6.1 Local specialties
6.2 Restaurant scene
6.3 Brewing
Main article: Theatre in Chicago
Chicago is a major center for theater, and is the birthplace of modern improvisational comedy.[2] The city is home to two renowned comedy troupes: The Second City and I.O. The form itself was invented at the University of Chicago in the 1960s by an undergraduate performance group called the Compass Players, whose members went on to found Second City. It is also home to one of the longest running plays in the country—the Neo-Futurists' Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, an ensemble of 30 plays in 60 minutes. Many world-famous actors and comedians are Chicagoans or came to study in the area, particularly at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Since their foundings in 1925 and 1974, Goodman Theatre, downtown, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company on the city's north side have nurtured generations of actors, directors, and playwrights. They have grown into internationally renowned companies of artists. Many other theatres, from nearly 100 black box performances spaces like the Strawdog Theatre Company in the Lakeview area to landmark downtown houses like the Chicago Theatre on State and Lake Streets, present a wide variety of plays and musicals, including touring shows and original works such as the premiere in December 2004 of Spamalot. The Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Victory Gardens Theater have won regional Tony Awards, along with Goodman and Steppenwolf. Broadway In Chicago, created in July 2000, hosts touring productions and Broadway musical previews at: Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre. Broadway In Chicago provides over 7,500 jobs and an economic impact of over $635 million.[3][4] Polish language productions for Chicago's large Polish speaking population can be seen at the historic Gateway Theatre in Jefferson Park.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago, founded in 1954, performs in the Civic Opera House. The Civic Opera House was built in 1929 on the east bank of the Chicago River and is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America with 3,563 seats. The Lyric Opera purchased the Civic Opera House from the building's owner in 1993. The company has reported an average of 100% sales for the past 16 years and approximately 34,000 subscribers for its six-month season.
The Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago was founded by Lithuanian Chicagoans in 1956,[5] and presents operas in Lithuanian. It celebrated fifty years of existence in 2006, and operates as a not-for-profit organization. It is noteworthy for performing the rarely-staged Rossini's William Tell (1986) and Ponchielli's I Lituani (1981, 1983 and 1991), and also for contributing experienced chorus singers to the Lyric Opera of Chicago.[6] The opera Jūratė and Kastytis by Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis was presented in Chicago, Illinois in 1996.[7]
The Joffrey Ballet makes its home in Chicago. Other ballet, modern and jazz dance troupes that are located in the city include Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, River North Chicago Dance Company, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Thodos Dance Chicago, Chicago Festival Ballet and The Joel Hall Dancers.
The city's Uptown neighborhood is reported to be the birthplace of Slam Poetry, a style of spoken word poetry that incorporates elements of hip hop culture, drama, jazz and lyricism.
Main article: Chicago literature
Early writers associated with Chicago include, Eugene Field, Theodore Drieser, Hamlin Garland, Frank Norris, and Edgar Lee Masters.[8] Poets have included Carl Sandburg and Gwendolyn Brooks. Other notable writers often associated with the city's literary tradition, include Saul Bellow, Studs Terkel, Richard Wright, James T. Farrell, John Dos Passos, Nelson Algren, Upton Sinclair, Ernest Hemingway and Loraine Hansberry.
Main article: Music of Chicago
Chicago has made many significant pop-cultural contributions. In the field of music, Chicago is known for its Chicago blues, Chicago soul, Jazz, and Gospel. The city is also the birthplace of the House style of music, whose history is related to the development and fostering of the Techno style of music in Detroit, Michigan. The hip hop scene in Chicago is also very influential, with major artists including Kanye West, Twista, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Da Brat, Shawnna and Rhymefest.
Chicago artists have also played an influential role in the R&B–soul genre. Popular R&B artists to hail from Chicago include R. Kelly, Dave Hollister, Jennifer Hudson and Carl Thomas.
The rock band Chicago was named after the city, although its original name was the Chicago Transit Authority. The band's name was shortened to Chicago after the CTA threatened to sue them for unauthorized use of the original trademark. Popular 1980s band Survivor is from Chicago.
Chicago has also been home to a thriving folk music scene, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. John Prine, Steve Goodman and Bonnie Koloc were the most prominent folk singer–songwriters of that time. Goodman, an obsessive Chicago Cubs fan, is most closely associated with the city.
Many mainstream Rock and Roll acts hail from Chicago or were made famous there. Among these are The Blues Brothers, the aforementioned Chicago, Styx, Cheap Trick, Buddy Guy, REO Speedwagon, and Albert King.
In the late 1970s, local band The Shoes arguably started indie rock with a power pop album recorded in their living room. 1980s' and 90s' alternative bands Local H, Eleventh Dream Day, Ministry, Veruca Salt, The Barbie Army, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Material Issue, Liz Phair, Urge Overkill and The Smashing Pumpkins hail from Chicago. Contemporary rock bands The Lawrence Arms, Soil, Kill Hannah and Wilco are also Chicago-based. The 2000s have seen local artists Disturbed, Alkaline Trio, The Academy Is, Rise Against, The Audition, Spitalfield, Chevelle, the Plain White T's, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Fall Out Boy also attain success in the U.S.
Chicago has become known for indie rockers following in the paths of the Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, Wilco, and The Jesus Lizard; bands like The Sea and Cake, Califone, OK Go, Andrew Bird and Umphrey's McGee hail from the city. Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces, who now reside in Brooklyn, New York are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Chicago is also home to many independent labels like Thrill Jockey, Drag City, and others, and to the popular music-news website Pitchfork Media.
A handful of punk rock bands are based in Chicago. Some of the more famous punk rock products of the city are Naked Raygun, The Effigies, Big Black (featuring Steve Albini), The Squids (featuring LaTour), and Screeching Weasel. Many of these punk and indie bands got their start at noted alternative music venues Metro (originally Cabaret Metro), Lounge Ax, and The Fireside Bowl.
Chicago is also known for being the "birthplace of American Industrial Music", as many bands got their start in Chicago. The city is also home of the now-defunct Wax Trax! Records record label which once had KMFDM, Ministry, Front 242, PIG, Front Line Assembly, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Coil, and more on its roster.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of the nation's oldest and most respected orchestras. It is well regarded throughout the world both through tours in both Asia and Europe and also through a large number of recordings widely available. Perhaps because of Chicago's historically large German-American population, the CSO is particularly well known for its performances of pieces by German composers.
Chicago also has a thriving and youthful contemporary classical scene. Major venues for new music include concerts by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Third Coast Percussion, Fulcrum Point and the CSO's MusicNOW series. Composers of note include Augusta Read Thomas, Lee Hyla, Marcos Balter, Kirsten Broberg, Hans Thomalla, Jay Alan Yim and Shulamit Ran.
While lacking a school of music with the stature of the Juilliard School or the Curtis Institute of Music, the Chicago area does have a number of colleges. The best known outside of the region is the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, however the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and the School of Music at Depaul University are both working to expand their reputations.
Chicago's colorful history and culture have provided inspiration for a wide variety of musical compositions. In the 19th century, the chain of events surrounding the Great Chicago Fire led Chicago resident Horatio Spafford to write the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul".
Main article: Visual arts of Chicago
Chicago is home to a lively fine arts community. The highest concentration of contemporary art galleries can be found in the River North neighborhood, though a great amount of arts activity also centers around the area around Wicker Park. Chicago visual art has had a strong individualistic streak, little influenced by outside fashions. "One of the unique characteristics of Chicago," said Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts curator Bob Cozzolino, "is there's always been a very pronounced effort to not be derivative, to not follow the status quo",[9]" and arts pioneers such as Stanislav Szukalski who were tied to the "Chicago Renaissance" helped to fashion the city into a nexus for new trends in art.[10]
Chicago has long had a strong tradition of figurative surrealism, as in the works of Ivan Albright and Ed Paschke. In 1968 and 1969, members of the Chicago Imagists, such as Roger Brown, Leon Golub, Robert Lostutter, Jim Nutt, and Barbara Rossi produced bizarre representational paintings. Today Robert Guinan paints gritty realistic portraits of Chicago people which are popular in Paris, although he is little known in Chicago itself.
These same impulses also appeared in Chicago's lively Street photography scene, gaining notoriety through artists centered around the Institute of Design such as Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Leon Lewandowski as well as in the work of nanny-savant Vivian Maier. Bob Thall's beautiful, bleak photographs of Chicago-area architecture have also won much acclaim.[11]
Chicago has a Percent for Art program of public artworks, although it is notoriously more opaque and secretive than that of most other cities; arts activist such as Paul Klein and attorney Scott Hodes have long criticised its lack of public accountability.[12]
Chicago is home to a number of large, outdoor works by well known artists. These include the Chicago Picasso, Miró's Chicago, Flamingo and Flying Dragon by Alexander Calder, Monument with Standing Beast by Jean Dubuffet, Batcolumn by Claes Oldenburg, Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa, and the Four Seasons mosaic by Marc Chagall.
Main article: Sports in Chicago
Chicago has 15 professional sports teams. Chicago is one of only a few cities to have its major sports teams play within its city limits. It is one of three U.S. cities that has two Major League Baseball teams, and the only city to have always had more than one baseball team since the forming of the American League in 1900. The Chicago White Sox of the American League, who won the World Series in 2005, play at U.S. Cellular Field, located in the city's South Side in Bridgeport neighborhood. The Chicago Cubs of the National League play at Wrigley Field, which is located in the North Side neighborhood of Lakeview, and the area of Lakeview near the stadium is commonly referred to as "Wrigleyville."
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association are one of the world's most recognized basketball teams, thanks to their enormous success during the Michael Jordan era, when they won six NBA titles in the 1990s. The Bulls play at the United Center on Chicago's Near West side. They share the "UC" with the Chicago Blackhawks, of the National Hockey League. The Hawks are an Original Six franchise, founded in 1926, and won their fifth Stanley Cup in 2013.
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League play at Soldier Field. Chicago is the largest city to have an NFL stadium. The Bears have won nine American Football championships (eight NFL Championships and Super Bowl XX) trailing only the Green Bay Packers, who have twelve.
The Chicago Fire, members of Major League Soccer, won one league and four US Open Cups since 1997. After eight years at Soldier Field, they moved to the new Toyota Park in Bridgeview at 71st and Harlem Avenue during the summer of 2006.
The Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League play at the Allstate Arena in nearby Rosemont. The Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League play at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Wolves have won league championships in 1998, 2000, and 2002. Their first season was 1994–95.
The Chicago Hounds of the United Hockey League, the Chicago Shamrox of the National Lacrosse League and the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League play at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
Chicago United, USAFL members, are the Australian Rules football club in the city, competing in the MAAFL.
Chicago hosted the 1959 Pan American Games, and Gay Games VII in 2006. The city made an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, though it was heavily favored.[13][14]
Chicago's oldest delicacies are chicken Vesuvio and shrimp DeJonghe.
The great triumvirate of Chicago-style foods is:
Chicago-style pizza mainly refers to any of three distinct varieties, which include: the deep-dish pizza, made nationally famous in large part by Uno's; the stuffed pizza, which is often credited to Giordano's; and the more locally popular crispy thin-crust variety, which is an option at most Chicago pizzerias.
A Chicago hot dog is traditionally a steamed or boiled natural-casing wiener on a poppy-seed bun topped with yellow mustard, chopped onion, sliced tomato, neon-green sweet-pickle relish, sport peppers, a dill-pickle spear and a sprinkling of celery salt—but never ketchup. Many hot-dog stands also serve the Maxwell Street Polish. Popular among older Chicagoans is the original version of the Chicago hot dog garnished with just yellow mustard and raw onions.
An Italian beef is a sandwich featuring thinly sliced roast beef simmered in a broth (known locally as 'gravy') containing Italian-style seasonings and served on an Italian roll soaked in the meat juices. Most beef stands offer a 'cheesy beef' option, which is typically the addition of a slice of provolone or mozarella. A 'combo' is a beef sandwich with the addition of grilled Italian sausage. Italian beef sandwiches are traditionally topped with sweet peppers or spicy giardiniera.
Although not indigenous to Chicago, gyros are common, reportedly introduced to the U.S., along with flaming saganaki, by Chicago's Parthenon restaurant.[15] Many locally owned fast-food restaurants serve hot dogs, Italian beef and gyros.
Chicago also has its own unique style of tamale, machine-extruded from cornmeal and wrapped in paper, which is typically sold in hot-dog stands.[16]
A dish with its genesis in the heart of Chicago's Puerto Rican community is a specialty known as the jibarito. Invented by Borinquen Restaurant in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, a jibarito is a sandwich made with meat or chicken and condiments, placed between two pieces of fried and flattened plantain instead of bread.[17]
Less well known are the more provincial South Side specialties such as the 'Big Baby', a style of double-cheeseburger with grilled onions and the condiments traditionally located underneath the burger patties, which originated at Nicky's The Real McCoy on 58th and Kedzie in the Gage Park neighborhood;[18] the breaded-steak sandwich, a specialty particularly found in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which consists of a pounded inexpensive cut of beef that has been breaded, fried and served in an Italian bread roll smothered in marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese and green peppers (optional);[19] aquarium-smoked barbecue, particularly rib tips and hot links;[20] and the mother-in-law, a chili-topped tamale on a bun;[17][21] and atomic cake, featuring banana, yellow and chocolate cake layers alternating with banana, strawberry and fudge fillings.
Restaurant scene
Chicago features many restaurants that highlight the city's various ethnic neighborhoods, including Greektown on Halsted Street; Little Italy on Taylor Street and the Heart of Italy and Chinatown on the South Side. Several restaurants featuring Middle Eastern fare can be found along Lawrence Avenue while Polish cuisine is well represented along Milwaukee Avenue on the Northwest side and Archer Avenue on the Southwest side; The predominantly Mexican neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village are home to numerous eateries ranging from small taquerías to full scale restaurants; A large concentration of Vietnamese restaurants can be found in the Argyle Street district in Uptown and as well, a large number of Korean restaurants along Lawrence Avenue and, increasingly, in northern suburbs such as Niles, Illinois. The Indo-Pak community along Devon Avenue hosts many Pakistani and Indian eateries.
Chicago is also home to many fried-shrimp shacks, and has its own local fried-chicken chain, Harold's Chicken Shack.
Along with fast food and ethnic fare, Chicago is home to many steakhouses, as well as a number of upscale dining establishments serving a wide array of cuisine. Some notable destinations include Frontera Grill, a gourmet Mexican restaurant owned by chef and Mexico: One Plate at a Time host, Rick Bayless; Graham Elliot's eponymous restaurant, Graham Elliot; Jean Joho's Everest, a new-French restaurant located on the top floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange building downtown; Charlie Trotter's, owned by chef Charlie Trotter and Tru from chefs Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand.
Chicago has become known for its ventures in molecular gastronomy, with chefs Grant Achatz of Alinea,[22] Homaro Cantu of Moto,[23] and Michael Carlson of Schwa. In 2008, Maxim awarded Chicago the title of "Tastiest City."[24]
Chicago has a long brewing history that dates back to the early days of the city.[25] While its era of large commercial breweries came to an end when Prohibition began, the city today boasts a number of microbreweries and brewpubs. Included among these are larger regional brewers such as Goose Island as well as the more localized craft-brewers Half Acre, Metropolitan, Pipeworks and 5 Rabbits.[26] In March 2012, organizers hosted the inaugural Chicago Beer Festival at historic Union Station.[27]
List of Chicago Landmarks
Tourism in Chicago
Expressways
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Q: Failure to display a monochrome BMP file to a pictureBox when Palette alpha is zero I have successfully generated a BMP file. (I am still tweaking some changes in format I am required to do though). I created a winform with a PictureBox. Following my last question, I now can save the file, but now the bitmap cannot be displayed in the PictureBox. This happened after  I changed the palette following this answer to have the alpha of the colors set to 0
My bmp is monochrome as taught in this answer (I wonder whether there could be a simpler way)
My code is
 private void btnNameUsage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
   Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(width, height);
   // Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(width, height, PixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed); //This does not work

     bmp.SetResolution(300.0F, 300.0F);

    string name = "Hello how are you";
    string date = DateTime.Now.Date.ToString();
    using (Graphics thegraphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
      {

      string complete = date + "\n" + name ;

      thegraphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, 0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height);

      using (Font font1 = new Font("Arial", 24, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel))
      using (var sf = new StringFormat()
          {
            Alignment = StringAlignment.Center,
            LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center,
          })
          {
          thegraphics.DrawString(complete, font1, Brushes.Black, new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), sf);
           }
      }

    //add
    BitmapData bmpData = bmp.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed);

    Bitmap newBitmap = new Bitmap(width, height, bmpData.Stride, PixelFormat.Format1bppIndexed, bmpData.Scan0);
    newBitmap.SetResolution(300.0F, 300.0F);

    //we modify the palette THIS MAKES THE BMP NOT SHOWN IN PIT BOX

     ColorPalette palette = newBitmap.Palette;
     palette.Entries[0] = black;  //black is a type Color
     palette.Entries[1] = white;  //white is a type Color
     newBitmap.Palette = palette;

     picBoxImage.Image = newBitmap;  //THIS fails
     newBitmap.Save(@"theImage.bmp", ImageFormat.Bmp); //This works!

     }

I have to clarify that the generated pallete by default colors are (RGBA) black:000000FF and white: FFFFFFFF (with this palette I can see the bmp in the picbox) but I am changing to black :00000000 and white: FFFFFF00 (as you can see only the A component is changed)
the variables black and white are
Color black = new Color();
Color white = new Color();
white = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 255, 255); //the 0 is alpha zero
black = Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0, 0);  //the first 0 is alpha zero

I wonder why it is not showing.
As a side question, how can I change the "number of important colors" in the DIB header?
EDIT:
I experimented with the alpha setting (for example 128) and I could see the picture only slightly less bright colors.(as in grey)
This only happens when displaying the bmp. The saved file is correctly black and white
What is the relation between picturebox and alpha...

A: Alpha denotes the opacity of the color. 0 means the color is totally transparent, i.e. you will only see the canvas/background, 128 means the color is 50% transparent meaning you will see the color and background in the same amount, 255 means full opacity/zero transparency meaning you will only see the color.
In short white is "FFFFFFFF" and black is "FF000000".
If you want to specify colors by their RGB components use the FromArgb method with the three parameters which implicitly sets the alpha channel to 255.

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Presented by the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce, Clarice Coty was selected as the recipient for 2009.
Clarice is a past board member of the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Society, the Living Green, Building Green Conference, the Creative Employment Access Society, the Comox Recreation Commission Society and was the Vice President for YANA for seven years, a non-profit society that raises money for children and their families who have to travel outside of the Comox Valley for medical care.
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Q: Responsive slides - How to Add button to slides I am using responsive slides for my client project. I need to add a "Read more" button on the slider images with links. I have searched through google and stackoverflow to get an expecting answer. So I have decided to ask a question. Below I have added the code what I have currently done for the slider. I am new to Javascript and JQuery.

<link rel="stylesheet" src="responsiveslides.css"></link>


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Hijab Emoji to appear on Apple Devices!
Rayouf Alhumedhi, a 16 year old has designed an emoji to represent those who wear the Hijab! She said that it was "baffling" that an adequate image did not exist already, and then wrote to The Unicode Consortium with her suggestion. On Monday 17th July 2017, which was 'World Emoji Day', Apple made an announcement stating that they had accepted the idea alongside 12 other new animated symbols that were suggested.
In an interview, Rayouf said:
"I'm really happy with what it looks like. I'm just so excited because it's finally came out after all the work, all the writing."
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, made the announcement on Twitter earlier this week and thousands of Apple users seem to be impressed.
😀🌎🌍🌏📆 Happy #WorldEmojiDay! 🎉 We've got some 😎 new ones to show you, coming later this year! 👀👇 https://t.co/xBR9ZJ7l4g pic.twitter.com/fhDrr4J5KG
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) July 17, 2017
However, there seems to be some controversy, and some have taken to social media to express their outrage against Apple's decision:
the hijab is a symbol of oppression. by including it as an emoji you are showing your support for the oppression of women.
— Joeymp (@joeymp123) July 17, 2017
Other social media users argued that the Hijab emoji allows Muslims to feel represented, and will help them become more integrated and included in the wider society.
The Hijab emoji will be coming to iOS devices later on in the year!


I'm majoring in Interior Design and need some materials for a project I'm doing. I am looking for free samples of textiles, samples of wood flooring, shading, and fabrics. Does anyone know how I can get samples? Thanks guys!
Call the fabric stores for samples & call Lowe's or a home improvement store for the wood samples,good luck.
I would call interior design offices. Explain you are a student and just need some scrap samples. I bet you'll find they'll be happy to share with you. If they don't have everything need call other design firms until you get everything. Trust me, they have tons of that stuff. My sister was an interior designer for 30 yrs. Good luck!
Home Depot for everything you named except the fabric. I'd check out one of the larger fabric and sewing notions stores for that, and if you don't find all your want regarding carpeting at Home Depot. Visit a large carpet and floor covering store in your area. If you have a Miller's Paint Store in your area, do visit them too.
Home Depot will have samples of almost all the paints, stains, varnishes and large pictures of sample rooms on heavy card stock to inspire you. They have all the laminates and faux wood floor covering too as well as marble, granite, floor and ceramic bathroom and kitchen tiles etc. It's always a nice place to visit and get inspiration anytime.
I know at one time they carried wall-paper as well and maybe some of the Home Depots still do. If you don't have a Home Depot, find a nice wall-covering store which may include all the paint you'd want as well as matching drapery fabrics.
Many hardware stores carry many of the items you mentioned, and so do the lumber yards. You have places all around you from which to draw from, so visit them all.


What's the best way to pass time while waiting for DSi to arrive to North America? Watch lucky bastards unbox theirs!! There's a ton on YouTube. Here are the best ones so far.
Here's a decent DSi hands on video.