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eTech Ohio Highlight: North Canton City Schools Presents Roadmap to BYOD
In January 2012, North Canton City School District rolled out a BYOD program at Hoover High School. At eTech Ohio, Eric Curts, technology director for the district, presented highlights of the program, shared a wealth of resources, and offered wisdom gained during the past year. John Fano, network manager from the district, assisted in the presentation.
The session—which was both insightful and informative—offered a roadmap for BYOD implementation. Curts' PowerPoint slides are posted on the technology team's BYOD website, which also includes a timeline, frequently asked questions, school policies, helpful resources, and links for further learning. You'll find the slides on the "Information" tab on a page titled "Timeline." For those of you who hate to search, just click on this link.
While we love to think we could report it as well as Curts said it, we know better. So instead, we'll share some quotes from the presentation. Caution: In order to appreciate the full meaning of Curts' advice, please read the following with a touch of irony and an enthusiastic passion for the opportunities that technology brings to education.
Words of Wisdom:
Google Apps. "Google Apps is a big part of our BYOD because it opens the doors for a lot of things when you move into the cloud … when you no longer have to have certain software installed on a certain computer running a certain operating system. When it's all web-based, it opens up a lot of possibilities." Curts leads a Google Apps user group, the website for which can be found at http://www.appsusergroup.org/.
Defining BYOD. "What is BYOD? In our district, we did not put any limitations on it. Our definition is that it's any personal device that the students would bring to school to be used hopefully for educational purposes—including laptops, netbooks, tablets, e-readers, cell phones, MP3 players, and more. What do I mean by more? It's not safe to define this list because it's always going to change."
Reasons to Choose BYOD. "Why on earth would you want to consider BYOD?" Curts followed this rhetorical question by offering the following list of reasons for implementing a BYOD program.
Student Survey. In advance of implementing the program, the district's technology team surveyed students about their technology—72 percent said they owned a laptop, 28 percent owned a tablet, 18 percent owned an e-reader, 50 percent owned a smartphone, and 71 percent owned a media device. "When they said they owned it, I don't know if they really owned it or if their parents owned it and [the students] just thought they owned it. Only 9 percent of the kids said, 'no,' to all those devices. So about 90 percent had at least one of them. Some of the kids had all five. About 90 percent said they would bring them to school."
Parent Survey. The technology team also surveyed parents. "Their number [for whether they'd allow their students to bring in the devices] was lower. It was about 70 percent."
BYOD Pilot Results. "The pilot was very successful. And, I guess what I mean by that is: Nothing bad happened. There was fear if we opened this up, it would be pandemonium. It wasn't. The kids did a good job."
Wireless Network. The school wireless network is throttled for video, gaming sites, streaming music, etc. "Throttling means that we put a limit to the amount of bandwidth that can be used for streaming video. We don't block them, but we throttle them. There are a lot of good reasons for [watching] YouTube [in the classroom]. There are also a lot of cat videos on YouTube. We don't want [students] just watching cat videos."
"We actually have three WIFI networks. The one for the student is [throttled]. For the teachers, there is no throttling whatsoever. And, we have a guest/visitor network for people who come into the building—coaches or people who come in to do presentations—which is actually more restricted than the student [network]."
Professional Development. Professional development for teachers is key to the success of a BYOD effort. "We really need them to start thinking differently. If we roll out BYOD and a couple years from now, every student has a device … and the teacher is up front teaching and [students are using them to take] notes … so what. They've taken 25-cent pencils and replaced them with $200 phones and tablets, and they're doing the same thing. This needs to be transformative. We need to ask, 'What can we do differently with the technology that we couldn't do otherwise?' We need to think of other ways that we can teach instead of doing the same things with the devices." The "Uses" section of the BYOD website features some creative ideas.
Student Success. "Students are finding ways to use technology that works for them—things that make it easier for them to learn. And, we're no longer stopping them."
Equity. Equity is always an issue with BYOD. Curts offered a few suggestions for addressing this issue, such as sharing the devices and doing group activities that don't require everyone to have a device. The school district also launched the program, Smartphones for Smarter Kids, through which the district accepts donations of old smartphones. Curts will wipe the content from the donated devices and connect them to the school wireless. He hopes eventually to be able to provide them in packs of 10 to teachers.
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Social media has really turned into the communications superhighway when it comes to delivering information to family, friends and the world.
Social media has really turned into the communications superhighway when it comes to delivering information to family, friends and the world.
The Buffalo Bills have signed journey man Quarterback Vince Young to challenge Thigpen for the number two position which I'm sure the team hopes will give them some security if something where to happen to Fitzpatrick.
Vince Young is set to be in the area working out for the Buffalo Bills. Young is another victim of the Madden curse, a season after appearing on the cover he injured his knee and ended up being traded from the Titans to Eagles
Nas's Baby mother Carmen Bryan voices her disapproval of Nas's newest song entitled "Daughters". She's upset that he would comment on their daughter's short falls publically as he spoke on the incident with their daughter posting pics of condoms on Facebook.
Ladies I admit, I'm not all that into Football, but when the Buffalo Bills introduced their NFL Draft Pick today, I had to take notice! Stephon Gilmore is a 6 foot 190lb Defensive Tackle who's good with his hands and easy on the eyes! See more inside.
The NFL Draft starts tonight at 8pm.
Rumor has it the Bills are eyeing Southern California offensive tackle Matt Kalil, but another team may snatch him up first unless the Bills make a trade for an even earlier pick
Let the Buffalo Bills start the official quarterback controversy in New York. The Buffalo Bills 2012 schedule was released yesterday and the team opens on the road September 9 in New York against the Jets.
In the past few days there has been a lot of talk about building a new stadium in the city, specifically the waterfront. We decided to take a look where it could possibly be built and we found two sites that are already vacant and are potentially large enough to construct such a huge complex.
Would you want the Buffalo Bills to actually play in the City of Buffalo? That's today's discussion at Common Council Chambers at Buffalo's City Hall.
NFL players from all 32 teams helped unveil the league's new Nike uniforms at a gala celebration at Steiner Studio's in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 3. Check out the new gear and find out who the Buffalo Bills chose as their team model!
Well it looks like Stevie Johnson of the Buffalo Bills is more than just an NFL Wide Receiver.
The NFL has lowered the "BIG HIT" on Former Bills Head Coach Gregg Williams...now the suspended Defensive Coordinator for The St. Louis Rams. Gregg Williams will spend the entire 2012 NFL Season watching the games from home, while earning a big "negative $7,000,000" to boot! But WAIT A MINUTE..... EUREKA! Hmmmm.... as I pondered this I couldn't help but realize, or wonder, if indeed Williams Bounty Antics began...in.... BUFFALO?

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GrAF: The Graph Annotation Framework
NOTE: These pages are still under construction and the information they contain may be incomplete or inaccurate.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Abstract Model
- Java quick start page
- Open Issues
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Latest Code
- References
Welcome to the Developer's Wiki for the Graph Annotation Framework. This is the place to find help with GrAF/XML and the GrAF Java API.
The use of graphs has increasingly been recognized as the underlying data model for linguistic annotations, either explicityly (Annotation Graphs, typed feature structures) or implicitly (XML, Lisp). Therefore GrAF provides a data model for linguistic annotations based on basic graph theory. Give any computational linguist a paper napkin and a pencil and they will be able to sketch out a simple diagram with a few labelled circles and lines that illustrates their favourite annotation format. GrAF is intended to be the literal represenation of these paper napkin sketches.
What GrAF Is
GrAF is a data model based on graph theory that can be used to represent linguistic annotations. The GrAF data model is similar to most other document models with a few exceptions:
- Nodes in the graph do not represent annotations. Nodes and annotations are different sorts of beings in GrAF. In GrAF nodes are simply place holders for zero or more annotations.
- Edges in the graph are first class citizens of the data model. In many data models the edges between annotations are implied by the nesting of tags (XML, Lisp) or by listing children by reference (W3C DOM, GATE, UIMA). In GrAF the edges between annotations are explicitly represented as objects and may also be annotated in the same way nodes are.
GrAF consists of three parts:
- An abstract data model.
- An API for manipulating the data model.
- A simple XML serialization of the data model.
What GrAF Is Not
GrAF is not an annotation format (the F stands for Framework). GrAF is also not an annotation "scheme"--it does not provide or require any particular linguistic labels. Rather, GrAF is used to represent annotation structure--it provides the means to associate annotations to data, annotations to other annotations, and parts of annotations to other parts of annotations.
The Abstract Model
The abstract data model is divided into three parts: the model for graphs, the model for annotations, and the model for the artifact being annotated. One of the main design goals of GrAF was to maintain a clear distinction between these models with limited interactions amongst them.
The Model for Graphs
The GrAF model for graphs is ripped straight from the text books.
- Graph
- A graph G = (V,E) consists of a set of vertices V(G) and a set of edges E(G).
- Vertex
- A vertex v in V(G) is a terminal point in the graph G. Vertices are also referred to as nodes.
- Edge
- An edge e in E(G) in an ordered pair of vertices [AB] in V(G). The order of the vertices determines the direction of the edge. A is called the edge source and B is called the edge destination.
- Subgraph
- A graph G' = (V',E') is a subgraph of G = (V,E) iff V(G') is a subset of V(G) and for every edge e' in E(G') there is a corresponding edge e in E(G).
- Neighbors
- Two vertices A and B in V(G) are neighbors iff an edge ei = [AB] or ej = [BA] exists in E(G).
- Path
- A path P is a sequences of directed edges P = {e1, e2, ... en} from E(G) such that the destination of ei is the source of ei+1.
- Connected
- Two vertices A and B in V(G) are connected iff there is a path p from A to B in E(G), or there is a third vertex C in V(G) such that there is a path Pa from C to A and a path Pb from C to B in G.
- Connected Component
- A connected component in G is a subgraph G' of G such that every pair of vertices in G' is connected.
The Model for Annotations
- Annotation
- An annotation is a labelled feature structure.
- Feature Structure
- A feature structure is an Attribute-Value Graph (AVG) as described by ISO 24610-1 Feature Structure Representation.
- Feature
- A feature is a mapping from a string (the name) to a value. A feature value may be a string (a simple feature value) or it may be another feature structure (a complex feature value).
Anchors and Regions
Anchors and regions are used to segment the artifact being annotated.
- Anchor
- An anchor is an immutable position in the artifact being annotated. What an anchor is will depend on the media being annotated. For example, text anchors may be character offsets, audio anchors may be time offsets, and image anchors may be cartesian corrdinates. The only assumption that GrAF makes about anchors is that they hava a natural ordering. The Java API also assumes that anchors know how to serialize themselves to/from a string representation (the value of an XML attribute).
- Region
- A region is the area defined by one more anchors. The number of anchors required to bound a region will depend on the media being annotated. For convenience every region also defines start and end anchors, where the start anchor is the smallest anchor as determined by their natural ordering and the end anchor is the largest anchor as determined by their natural ordering. Points (or instants) will have the same start and end anchors.
GrAF provides a default ordering for regions based on the start and end anchors, but this behaviour can be overridden for specific media types. The default ordering for regions can expressed in psuedo-code as:
compare(Region A, Region B) {
/* Check which region starts first */ if A.start < B.start thenA comes first
- else if B.start < A.start then
- B comes first
/* start anchors are equal so the longest region comes first*/ else if B.end < A.end thenA comes first
- else if A.end < B.end then
- B comes first
- else
- the regions are equal
Note; Regions define the parts of the artifact being annotated, anchors themselves can not be annotated. Anchors are used to define regions and then the regions are annotated by linking them to nodes.
Currently there is a Java API for GrAF and a Python API in the works. In addition the following projects are also being developed.
- GrAF/CS
- A compact syntax for GrAF. XML is extremely verbose and introduces megabytes of redundancy. GrAF/CS is a character based representation of the GrAF data model intended to reduce the character bloat. Think of the dot format used by GraphViz.
- GrAF/SAG
- A Simple API for GrAF. This is intended to be to GrAF what SAX is to XML. Regardless of the GrAF syntax developers need an easy way to parse GrAF documents without jumping through alot of hoops. The GrAF/SAG API is intended to allow developers an easy way to process GrAF annotations without having to walk through a maze of nodes and edges.


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Enjoy the best Chicago events, festivals, and things to do in August 2015 with this calendar of events.
Events are listed by starting date, and all dates are confirmed. Mileage is from the Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Beer festival
August 1, 2015
27 miles westSample 100 micro brews, sample food, and hear live music at Wheaton Brew Fest in Wheaton. Cost.
Corn festival
August 1, 2015
28 miles NWA ticket to Corn Fest gets you a hamburger or hot dog, pop, watermelon, and all the fresh-picked corn you can eat. Includes art & craft fair and bazaar, at Community Church in Rolling Meadows. Cost.
August 1 - 2, 2015 (begins July 31)
1.5 miles southLollapalooza is a three-day music festival with more than 100 popular alternative rock, punk rock, heavy metal, and hip hop bands; comedy and dance; and craft booths in Grant Park. Cost.
Latin American festival
August 1 - 2, 2015
6.5 miles NWTaste of Latin America: Food, Wine, Art Festival is a neighborhood festival with cooking demonstrations, food, world music, beer & wine tents, a kids' area, and arts & crafts on W Armitage Ave. from Central Park Ave to Avers Street. Free.
Edgewater festival
August 1 - 2, 2015
8 miles northEdge Fest [website has sound] is known for its bacon theme, but it also serves art and local bands on N Broadway from Thorndale to Ardmore. Donation.
Evanston arts festival
August 1 - 2, 2015
13 miles northLakeshore Arts Festival showcases 120 artists, live jazz and classical music, a silent art auction, a children's craft tent, and food vendors at Centennial Park in Evanston. Free.
Glencoe art festival
August 1 - 2, 2015
24 miles northGlencoe Festival of Art offers fine works from 120 artists, live music, kids' activities, and food vendors in downtown Glencoe. Free.
Fairy festival
August 1 - 2, 2015
38 miles westThe World of Faeries Festival welcomes you with or without costume for dance, music, games, shopping, and tea parties at Vasa Park in South Elgin. Cost.
Classical music festival
August 1 - 27, 2015 (begins June 1)
Chicago locationsGrant Park Music Festival is an outdoor classical music series at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park. Free.
French fair
August 4, 2015
11 miles westImmerse yourself in French art, food, wine, music, activities, and films at Art dans la Rue in Oak Park.
Millennium Park movies
August 4 - 25, 2015 (Tuesdays, starts June 23)
0.5 miles southGet a seat or sit on the lawn to see films on a 40-foot screen at Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Free.
Prairie festival
August 6 - 9, 2015
25 miles NWWood Dale Prairie Fest offers live music, carnival rides and games, food vendors, bingo, and Saturday fireworks at the Town Square in Wood Dale. Free.
Japanese festival
August 7 - 9, 2015
3 miles northGinza Holiday offers Japanese dance, martial arts, drumming, bonsai, craftsmen at work, and teriyaki chicken at Midwest Buddhist Temple. Donation.
African American parade
August 8, 2015
5 miles southBud Billiken Parade and Picnic is billed as the oldest and largest African American parade in America. It goes south down MLK Drive from 35th to Washington Park, the site of a picnic with food vendors. Free.
Hot dog festival
August 8 - 9, 2015
2.3 miles northChicago Hot Dog Fest features multiple hot dog vendors, beer, music, and entertainment in the park at Clark Street and W LaSalle Drive. Free entry.
Northalsted Market Days
August 8 - 9, 2015
5 miles northNorthalsted Market Days is a popular gay-friendly street fair and music festival with 400 food, art, and craft vendors plus musical acts on 6 blocks of North Halsted Street from Belmont to Addison. Donation.
Retro on Roscoe
August 8 - 9, 2015
7 miles NWWatch top entertainment on 3 stages, shop 6 blocks of art and antique vendors, and see 50 classic cars at Retro on Roscoe [sound] in Roscoe Village. Donation.
Glenview art festival
August 8 - 9, 2015
22 miles NWArt at the Glen Town Center features 185 artists, live music, and kids' activities in Glenview. Free.
French day in the park
August 9, 2015
27 miles westFrench Connection Day features a French open-air market, wine tasting, French music, street performers, and children's activities at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Free except parking.
Kite festival
August 9 - 10, 2015
24 miles northMake a kite in a workshop and fly it, watch stunt kites perform to music, and buy lunch at the Kite Festival in the meadow at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. See schedule of events. Free except parking.
Coin collectors convention
August 11 - 15, 2015
17 mile NWAt World's Fair of Money, collectors network, buy, sell, trade, and view rare and historical coins and paper money in Rosemont convention center. Cost.
Italian festival
August 13 - 16, 2015
3.5 miles SWFesta Italiana [sound] has music on 4 stages, Italian cuisine, a local artisan market, and the Momsay Kids Stage on W Taylor Street at Ashland. Donation.
Art on Glenwood Ave.
August 14 - 16, 2015
9 miles northGlenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) is a Friday night Cobblestone Jam plus a weekend artists' market and 3 stages of music at N Glenwood Ave & Morse. Free.
Edison Park festival
August 14 - 16, 2015
14 miles NWEdison Park Fest offers food, beer, live music, a Saturday parade, a family stage, and a ticketed amusement area at 6730 N Olmsted Avenue. Free.
Beatles festival
August 14 - 16, 2015
16 miles NWThe Fest for Beatles Fans has a Beatles marketplace, guest speakers, a dance party, look-alike contest, games, and exhibits at Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Cost.
Oak Park beer tasting
August 15, 2015
10 miles westOak Park Micro Brew Review features tastings of 180 craft beers from 60 Midwest microbreweries plus organic food at 100 S Marion St. in Oak Park.
Farm festival
August 15, 2015
25 miles SWFarm & Barn Fest has sheep shearing, blacksmithing, horse riding, restaurant food, music, and contests, plus an adult evening dance at Yunker Farm, Mokena.
Air and water show
August 15 - 16, 2015
2 miles northThe Chicago Air & Water Show features daredevil pilots, parachute teams, and jets flying in formation, plus water-skiing and boat jumping. See it from the waterfront near North Avenue Beach. Free.
Oak Park art festival
August 15 - 16, 2015
12 miles westOak Park Ave. & Lake Street - Arts & Crafts Show features 125 artists in Oak Park. Free.
Holistic expo
August 15 - 16, 2015
16 miles NWBody Mind Spirit Expo has 110 exhibitors and 72 presentations about alternative health and psychic power at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Cost.
Japanese garden festival
August 15 - 16, 2015
24 miles northMalott Japanese Garden Summer Festival has a tea ceremony, stories, drumming, and harp at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Free except parking.
Art market
August 15 - 16, 2015
37 miles NWLong Grove Village Art Market features 60 juried artists, student artists, art activities, and music. Free.
Military block party
August 20, 2015
1 mile NWCelebrate America's military service members and their families with live music, games, military vehicles, and refreshments at USO Clark After Dark in River North. Donation.
Comic book convention
August 20 - 23, 2015
17 mile NWWizard World Chicago Comic Con is about comic books, wrestling, science fiction, fantasy, film, horror, animation, anime, manga, and card games, at the convention center in Rosemont. Cost.
Dance at the museum
August 21, 2015 (also June 19 & July 17)
9 miles southDance to celebrity DJs at Steppin' Under the Stars at DuSable Museum. Bring chairs or reserve a table.
Naperville Wine Festival
August 21 - 22, 2015
33 miles westSample fine wines, buy restaurant appetizers, and hear music at Naperville Wine Festival. Cost.
Scrapbook Expo
August 21 - 22, 2015
40 miles westScrapbookers will find classes, vendors, and crop parties at the Scrapbook Expo at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
Boulevard & Brazil festival
August 21 - 23, 2015
7 miles NWFormerly Boulevard Bash, The Boulevard [sound] in Logan Square has two stages of music, Brazilian food and entertainment, and craft beer. Donation.
Skokie festival
August 21 - 23, 2015
14 miles NWSkokie's Backlot Bash has 15 hours of live music, a carnival, classic car show, classic movies on Sat., kids' run & 5K, and food and beer vendors. Free.
Food truck festival
August 22 - 23, 2015
2 miles NWEnjoy a meal from a mobile eatery and listen to live music at the Chicago Food Social at 900 N Branch in the Kendall College parking lot. Cost.
Taste of Greece
August 22 - 23, 2015
2 miles SWEnjoy Greek restaurant food, traditional music and dance, handcrafts, and children's games at Taste of Greektown at 400 S Halsted Street. Free.
Albany Park festival
August 22 - 23, 2015
8.7 miles NWAlbany Park World Fest offers diverse music, eclectic cuisine, global arts and crafts, and a family activity area at W. Lawrence Ave. and N. Kimball Ave.
Sausages and knights
August 28 - 30, 2015
2.5 miles northSausageFest Chicago has locally made sausages and live music (donation). The weekend Medieval Times has knights dueling with swords and includes lunch (tickets). Both at St. Michael's Church in Old Town.
Fashion festival
August 29 - 30, 2015
3.7 miles NWChicago Fashion Fest features outdoor runway shows with live music and food vendors on W Division Street from Damen to Paulina.
Bucktown arts festival
August 29 - 30, 2015
5 miles NWBucktown Arts Fest is an arts celebration that showcases 200 artists, musicians, dancers, poets, and performers at N Oakley and Lyndale. Free.
Art & food festivals
August 29 - 30, 2015
27 miles northTop-rated Port Clinton Art Festival has 260 artists, a youth division, and kids' art activities on Sat. & Sun. Nearby Taste of Highland Park is Fri. to Sun. Free.
Glen Ellyn art festival
August 29 - 30, 2015
31 miles westGlen Ellyn Festival of the Arts features 80 juried artists, 12 musical acts, children's activities, and food at Lake Ellyn Park.
Circus in the park
August 2015 (undated)
Chicago locationsMidnight Circus in the Parks is a series of daytime shows at eight parks that's perfect for families. Cost.
Bacon, sports, and beer
August 2015 (undated)
1.5 miles SWBacon, Sports and Beer Celebration is billed as a hat trick of awesomeness. Sample bacon-inspired creations from 20 restaurants, taste 20 craft beers, and enjoy sports in the Great Hall at Union Station.
Black film festival
August 2015 (undated)
0.5 miles SWBlack Harvest Film Festival celebrates the stories, images, heritage, and history of the black experience with dozens of films at Gene Siskel Film Center.
Wrigleyville summer festival
August 2015 (undated)
5 miles northWrigleyville Summerfest has food, drink, music, and a kids' zone at 3300 N Seminary Ave. Donation.
Rubber duck race
August 2015 (undated)
0 milesSend a rubber duck downstream for charity and enjoy family fun at Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby. Cost.
Fashion event
August 2015 (undated)
0.5 mile southMacy's Glamorama is a fashion show for charity with performances by chart-topping musicians at Harris Theater in Millennium Park plus a rooftop after-party.
Music festival
August 2015 (undated)
25 miles southRodney Atkins is the headline act at Weishfest this year at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. Cost.
Beer at the zoo
August 2015 (undated)
14 miles SWEnjoy 60 craft beers, live music, a silent auction, and animals at Zoo Brew at Brookfield Zoo for ages 21+.
Vegetarian festival
August 2015 (undated)
31 miles westVeggie Fest has a food court, kids' activities, demos, exhibits, speakers, and music in Naperville. Free.
Taste of Andersonville
August 2015 (undated)
9 miles northA ticket gets you samples at 12 local restaurants during Taste of Andersonville Dinner Crawl. Cost.
Cuban festival
August 2015 (undated)
12 miles NWFestival Cubano [sound] promises Cuban music, Latin American food, vendors, and a kids' area in Riis Park at Narragansett & Fullerton. Cost.
Arlington horse race
August 2015 (undated)
27 miles NWWatch jockeys compete for $1 million in the prestigious Arlington Million horse race in Arlington Heights. Cost.
Art fair
August 2015 (undated)
26 miles NWSee original works from 100 juried artists at A Walk in the Park - Summer Art Fair at North School Park in Arlington Heights. Free.
Dance festival
August 2015 (undated)
Downtown ChicagoSee ballet, dance, and dance films in multiple venues at Chicago Dancing Festival. Free.
Movie at the zoo
August 2015 (undated)
2.5 miles northZoovies are free outdoor movies at Lincoln Park Zoo at dusk.
Made-in-Chicago festival
August 2015 (undated)
3 miles westDiscover innovative products and services of local entrepreneurs at Fulton Fest, plus music, beer, and food trucks on Fulton Street from Damen to Hoyne.
Craft expo
August 2015 (undated)
14 miles northSee 164 artisans exhibiting one-of-a-kind museum quality work at American Craft Exposition in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion at Northwestern University. Preview party the prior evening. Cost.
Shopping festival
August 2015 (undated)
Downtown ChicagoThe Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival has outdoor shops, exclusive offers, culinary events, and concerts on Michigan Ave., plus a women's run in Grant Park.
August 30, 2015
1.5 miles southThe Chicago Triathlon follows a picturesque course along Lake Michigan, beginning at Monroe Harbor.
South Loop street fair
August 2015 (undated)
2 miles southBash on Wabash offers musical acts, arts & crafts, a large kids' area, 5K, food trucks, and beer on Wabash Avenue at 14th Street. Donation.
Short film winners
August 2015 (undated)
10 miles northSee the winners of Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, which local filmmakers made in only two days, at the New 400 Theaters. Cost.
North Coast Music Festival
August 2015 (undated)
2 miles westNorth Coast Music Festival is an all-ages music fest that ranges from hip-hop to electronic to indie rock in Union Park on Labor Day weekend Cost.
Noir film festival
August 2015 (undated)
6 miles northNoir City screens classic films that are stylish, cynical, and melodramatic at the Music Box Theatre. Cost.
Music & art festival
August 2015 (undated)
3.2 miles SWArtopia Fest features live music, live art stations, food trucks and beer, a kidtopia, and work of 100 artists at Chicago Urban Art Society. Kids under 12 free.


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|I just realized that there was one vegetable that Skybird did not evaluate, and since she doesn't grow them, I thought I better start a thread. There are plenty of pepper growers on this forum, so I hope to get some feedback from some of you!
The peppers I grew this year were all sweet peppers, since DH and the little ones can't tolerate hot stuff. I've decided to try one or two next year that have a little heat, so if anyone can recommend something mildly hot, for things like salsa, I'd appreciate it.
Anyway, here are my pepper evaluations:
Albino - this was supposed to be 65 DTM, but I just barely got one or two ripe ones before the first frost. Probably won't grow next year.
Alma Paprika - Love this one, good producer! I had three plants, two in the ground and one in a pot. The ones in the ground produced more and larger fruits, but this may be my fault, since I probably should have fertilized the ones in the pot more than I did. It was late Sept. before they turned red, but last year the Paprika Supreme didn't even start to turn before the first frost. It makes a very nice, sweet paprika powder when dehydrated and ground. It did need to be staked once it was the fruits were full sized.
Cubanelle - Heavy producer of crisp, sweet peppers. I prefer something with a thicker wall for roasting though, because they were a bit hard to peel the skin off of. Do you guys harvest yours green, or red? Most of mine didn't turn before the first frost. Would grow again if I have the space.
Fooled You Jalapeno - Decent production, and fairly early. They are right about no heat though. I was hoping it would have just a touch of heat, but it does have a nice flavor. Two plants, one in the ground, and one in a pot, and again the one in the pot did not do as well.
Giant Aconcagua - Disappointed in this one. Very late to produce, didn't get as big as I expected, very thin walled. Probably won't grow next year.
Golden Marconi - Seedling was the victim of wind. May try again next year.
King of the North - Decent production. I don't have the date written down for when the first one was ripe, but seems like it was fairly early. My only complaint about this one was that some of the fruits grew in odd shapes, instead of like a traditional bell, which made parts of them not usable, and harder to cut up.
Revolution - This was my favorite this year! Lots of huge, blocky bells. This first ripe one was in late August. Will definitely grow this one next year!
I've already purchased seeds for lots of new ones for next year. Here's the list, and I would love to hear opinions on any of them.
Let me know what else I should have on next year's list!
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|Grew three this year -
Poblano (variety unknown, possibly 'tiburon') - grew well, very tasty, ranged from mild to surprisingly hot on the same plant. Picked perhaps twenty per plant 4" long, didn't let any get red ripe.
Numex Conquistador - unproductive, boring flavor, no heat. Will not repeat.
Tepin, collected in TX by a member of the hot pepper board - got a fair number to ripen before frost, very hot, not a lot of flavor. Will probably repeat as a curiosity, but will try some pequins (the domesticated version) to find better flavor.
- Posted by pondgardener (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 08 at 19:19
The Fooled You jalapeno is one of my favorites to grow every year. I have a 84 year old father as well as a 95 year old aunt who love them, especially chilled in the refrigerator. For anyone else, they are a novelty worth trying.
|Just like Skybird's thread on cukes - if I was going to base a recommendation on 'o8 performance, I'd be hard pressed. But, you left it a little more open-ended, Bonnie.
What would I recommend . . . oh, give me an hour or so to think but right off the bat . . . maybe Garden Salsa as a mildly hot pepper that always does fairly well to outstandingly well in my garden. It may tend to be a little too hot for some.
I can comment on your choices: Cubanelle is not a top choice with me. It was productive but, just as you found, the walls were thin and it is hard to peel. I felt that there had to be an Italian (yeah, I know some of them have Caribbean names) sweet pepper that was better.
Corno di Toro (I don't know whether Giallo or Rosso, not much goes beyond "green" in my garden) was probably the most productive pepper I've ever grown, altho' Garden Salsa can give it a pretty good run for the money. I was disappointed in its quality and my complaints are the same as with Cubanella.
I really like Italian Sweets because of Giant Marconi and Marconi. Giant Marconi supposedly isn't a Marconi but I don't know what that means. It has a wonderful flavor but isn't very productive. Except for this year, Marconi does great.
I'm goin' to do a little thinkin' about peppers, esp. hot ones but there are the Italians. I've tried a few other in that group but not all, by any stretch. Even the ones that I won't raise again (see above) aren't bad. I'm an aficionado
Uh, what's Italian for "aficionado?" That may be appropriate in the Spanish Caribbean but how 'bout "appassionato?!?"
|Pepper Expert here! Hey! I grew one this year! Got a pack of free seed with my tomato seeds and decided to give it a try. I figured if I got some good peppers I could always give them away! Well my total crop—picked the day I brought my tomatoes in—consisted of 6 peppers—kinda! The biggest one was 3" long—almost! Two are (almost) 2" long and the other three—well.........
They obviously never "took off!" The variety is Golden Calwonder, and they never got anywhere near golden! I just cut the BIG one to do a taste test, and here's the results! I guess the flavor is ok—it tastes like a pepper! The walls are very thin, almost no flesh at all, and, based on what I remember from when I was a kid, the skin seems pretty thick/tough to me. And now that I've eaten the whole thing, I'll be burping for the rest of the nite! Which is why I don't eat them, and also what happens when I eat cukes with seeds! (Hence my quest for the PERFECT seedless cuke!)
Your paprika one sounds interesting, Bonnie! Never thought about that possibility before! With my experience this year I kinda wonder, tho, if it would come anywhere near getting ripe! Did it taste any different from a regular sweet pepper when it was fresh? I might need to consider trying one of those next year.
|Things are pretty boring here, pepper-wise. I grew Gypsy - yellow to orange, which is sweet and thick walled, and California Wonder, the standard green bell. Then a whole bunch of Big Jim for roasting. Gypsy was spectacular this year, probably 8 - 12 fully sized peppers per plant.
|I wonder if your King of the North had pollination problems and that was the cause of the odd shapes, Bonnie. Anyway, I'd choose that over some of the other bells for my garden. CalWonder would probably never have a chance here - didn't the 1 time I tried it.
I grow Peto and Whopper. I remember David saying that Whopper was a good "giant." What giant? I'm just hoping for a normal-sized pepper - that's true with both of these bells. Just hopin' and they come thru darn well by comparison.
Bonnie, you probably don't care about the hot ones but maybe others do. I don't have a real good choice for a jalapeńo. Tried Jalapa the last 2 years along with others - it is nice but not very productive. Jalapeńo M is, I believe, the standard & it's okay. Mucho Nacho is good-sized but HOT - kind of an ill-tempered jalapeńo. I also liked Fooled You but that ain't hot. And, it looks so much like the others, there's a serious danger of confusion in the kitchen . . . . !!!
It seems like the little guys will ripen when others never turn red. At least, that's true with Super Chili and Thai Hot. These things are the real fireworks in the pepper patch. They do just fine and I've now got 2 Thai Hot both known by that name but quite different in appearance. Harvest in a teacup . . . Super Chili is a little more robust plant.
One of these days, I'll grow Gypsy again. It produced well years ago but I guess it does have the ability to ripen. I harvested it too early and missed out, apparently.
Banana peppers seem easy to grow. I'd like to have 'em again but DW doesn't like 'em. Can't figure out why that's the case but with a pepper patch the size of a family garden all by itself, I suppose I should look for ones NOT to grow just so I can have more of the others.
|The years I grew Whopper, I'd get a one enormous pepper, maybe 8" long, 4" wide, and if I was lucky, another, smaller one. This year, and I dunno if the leaf-hopper thingie would effect the fruit or if it's just some other bug that bit into them, most of my California Wonders were mis-shaped.
The 'trick', as it were, here with the cool nights and hot days with all these peppers here is to let them get full sized-size wise, and then wait. And wait. Thats when they thicken up - so it looks like they're ready to pick in early Aug, but they really are ready in late Aug.
But I suspect thats due to my micro-climate issues.
- Posted by billie_ladybug 5b (My Page) on Fri, Nov 21, 08 at 22:33
|Peppers, I planted way too many of them and did not get them in the ground early enough, but here is what I had.
Cubanella - was not really impressed, but was not bad used in stir-fry or dishes where it was not the main ingredient.
Gypsy - I have always liked and this year was no exception
Sweet Banana - was ok, but out of the three plants, I only got a few peppers, hope for better luck next year.
Mini Belle Chocolate - produced way more than I expected for the size of the plants. And when I said it was a chocolate pepper, the kids lined up.
Mini Belle Mix - compaired to the chocolates, this was a flop, but I will give them another shot next year, I do like little peppers that I can just eat.
King of teh North - I had nine plants and harvested about three bells per plant, which is not bad considering that where they got planted, they were almost constantly beaten by the wind this summer and the soil was not the greatest stuff I ever saw.
Enter the HOTS!!!
Tepin - a total flop, they never even sprouted. I was totally bummed man!
Bulgarian Carrot - went the same way as tepin, what's up with that dude?
Jalapeno - I only had three plant, in not the greatest soil, but still got a decent harvest out of them. I even missed some that the frost didn't :-(
Early Jalapeno - This performed much the same as the jalapeno, but was not an earlier.
Big Chili II Hybrid - These were not plentiful as I hoped, but the fruits were great. Good size, and thick walled. If I would have had more they would have been great for roasting.
Southwest Hot Chili - also a good chili. Compairable to big chili.
Anaheim - I think this was my chili winner. The chili's harvest from the two plant were the nicest ones I got, although the others were none too shabby.
The combo of the jalapenos, Big Chili, Southwest, and Anaheim made a powerful and flavorful salsa that my father loved (he likes things HOT, but with flavor)
For next year, I am thinking I want to try and locate some silt fencing (that black fence you see around construction sites) to put around the pepper to increase the warmth and cut off the wind.
|I'm seconding what Billie says about Big Chili. I've grown it (and predecessor BC 1) for several years. It is a very good choice that I forgot to mention above.
BC probably really fits with Bonnie's "something mildly hot, for things like salsa" request as Billie suggests - used with Bonnie's Fooled You jalapeńo, I 'spect.
- Posted by austinnhanasmom 5 Broomfield, CO (My Page) on Tue, Nov 25, 08 at 22:54
|Still working on my favorite home grown pepper.
This year I grew non-hot varieties:
- Posted by margaretmontana 4-5MT (My Page) on Sat, Dec 27, 08 at 20:53
|I have grown with good success and the bells and chili are big with thick walls unlike some other varieties that I have grown. I also grow Early Jalapeno for many years. I start them inside in January and usually transplant to hoop house in May.
Gurney's Giant
I use the jalapenos to make Jalapeno pepper jelly and use some of the chili and bells with it. I also sell peppers at Farmer's Market.
|Will add my 2 cents to this thread. I grow a wide variety of types, flavors and heat levels of peppers. I was raised in NM so biased towards the NM chilies and jalapenos. But grow many more including several bells. I will say my best chillies right now are seeds from a Mr. Larson who has a truck patch just east of Fowler,CO and has selected and done some breeding of peppers for several years. They are acclimated to this area and do well. He also has several heat levels. I might even have a few seeds I could share if someone wants to try one. Now I will list and describe some I grow.
Other sweet peppers
Chillie Peppers
Big Jim, Big Kim, Colossal Kim, Kim's Colossal, Larson's Mild Anaheim, Pueblo Chilie #9, Consquistador #2, Nu Mex Sandia Select are all from the Larson's at Fowler, CO. Heat range vary from mild to med-hot. None I would call hot. Several of these are very good for roasting. Some are wide and long with good flavor and make great roasters. I'm grouping these to make my post shorter. But will be glad to describe individually if you desire.
Other hots
I have seeds for some other new ones to me this year but haven't grown them yet. I'm in extreme SW KS next to OK and CO. So my conditions should be close to many of yours. Have a great growing season.
|I finally got around to reading this thread. For those of you that had success with growing peppers, I have this question. I, like Skybird, ended up with peppers with very thin walls and very little flesh. They were nice, healthy plants with quite a few peppers to harvest. Was this likely the variety that I grew or other factors? (The plant was an unmarked variety from the plant swap so that won't help your response).
|Connie, I find that all the I grow peppers get to their full size, but the walls are really thin. To thicken the walls up, it takes several weeks longer, and I usually wait until they're just starting to turn color.
As a rule of thumb, I pick them the same time I pick tomatoes.
|Thanks David. I'll give it another try this year and let them grow a bit longer this time. Thanks for the insight.
|It could be some of both. Some varieties have thick walls and some don't. Even in the chili peppers. I like the thick walls to roast and dry the thin walled varieties. The stage you pick them can also make a difference. But from my experience the variety makes the biggest. Do you know what you grew? That might explain some of it. Jay
- Posted by highalttransplant z 5 Western CO (My Page) on Wed, Mar 11, 09 at 22:35
|Well, I finally started my peppers today, so I thought I would resurrect this thread. Of course, I see that my list above only had 7 different peppers on it, and I ended up planting 15 different kinds. Hmmmm ... guess I better buy some more pots, LOL.
My 2009 Pepper List:
Alma Paprika - makes a GREAT paprika powder
So anyone else started theirs yet, and what's on your list?
|I really want to turn over some new leaves in the pepper patch this year, Bonnie.
Last season was such a bad pepper year (along with a bad squash, cuke, and melon year) with all the Spring cold and clouds. And, with record cold temperatures right now, Spring doesn't look too promising this year either.
I didn't order Whopper this year for the 1st time in many. Peto Wonder is back and I've grown King Of The North once or twice before. New will be Snapper Bells from Johnny's. And then a couple bells that I hope are going to actually ripen to something other than green, Mandarin and Valencia.
Big Chili 2 was kind of hard to find this year so I've gone with yet another "improvement" - Biggie Chile. (They could have just called it Big Chili 3.) Giant Marconi is already sown but I'll check the garden center tomorrow for Marconi.
Garden Salsa, my good trusted hot pepper with another standby Jalapeńo M, are in the soil.
Dynamite will be represented by Super Hot and Thai Hot. And then a few Japanese peppers for this year: Fushimi Sweet isn't a hot pepper but looks like one but then Takanotsume Hot and Yatsufusa Hot look lethal!
|I believe the tam in tam jalapeno is not for tame. It stands for Texas a&m where it was developed. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
|George will have to comment.
I haven't changed much in the pepper patch over the last few years. I had poor performance out there by some this season when things shoulda gone better! I really shouldn't leave flowers and peppers on the plants when they are set out. They will slow the growth of foliage on the plants! Then, the hot July sun will burn the fruit ...
Some seed is no longer available to me. I'd like to grow Peto. Reimer's has Park's Whopper, whereas Park's, does not. King of the North has been in my garden too many seasons. It just doesn't do "well enuf" and I should relegate it to the annals of history. Buy Whopper seed from Reimer's??
I finally STOPPED picking Carmen too early (with the green Italian Sweets). Yes, it does live up to its name and ripened to a lovely red this year.
Garden Salsa, Super Chili and Thai Hots continue to be my reliable garden performers!
loyal digitS'
|My experiment on saving seeds from selected plants, themselves the F3 generation from inadvertent crosses between 4 different varieties of peppers, was a train wreck. Seems I was also breeding a healthy crop of Mild Mottled virus, and while some of the plants were not affected, many were, and after reading up on the virus I decided to chuck the whole lot and sterilize all my containers, potting soil, seedling trays, and so on.
I wrapped them all up in doubled, clear plastic trash bags, the doubling acts as insulation, and left them in the bright sun for 4 days. They get so hot that you can't touch them.
I did grow again Highlander Chili, a hybrid from Johnny's, that did very well.
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Edited to add the following from the original post: My lenses are 2.5 years old in this frame, the Hoya lenses are 1.5 years old. Mine use Crizal Avancé, and the Trivex use Super Hi Vision. neither pair are photochromic. The Trivex plainly shows yellow, whereas the poly lenses are clear. Not sure how so many qualified opticians out there could miss the difference here...
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Well here we are in the last quarter of 2007. This year has certainly packed in a great deal of changes for me as well as the industry itself: Corporate mergers and takeovers, Advances in PPAL's and let's not forget my recent exit from dispensing.
And not a minute too soon.
I now hear rumors that AZ state is thinking about doing away with licensing altogether. I'm sure that Walmart's inability to procure and sustain qualified help has nothing to do with this, either.
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Let's take a look at the problem of lens slippage in the processing of ophthalmic lenses in the optical finish lab. Many lab technicians end up farming out their work to an outside lab for fear of breaking an expensive hydrophobic-coated lens. This can be a very costly expense to the business as well as an inconvenience to the patient. The truth is, any edger ever produced can cut these slippery lenses without breakage. Just a few simple steps is all
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To be honest, I'm very surprised. When I call areas that are less than an hour away from here, they tell me that the going wage is around $13-$18 an hour. Granted, this is part time, which is why I'm paying more, but still,
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Did Tennessee outplay us in every statistical category, but turnovers?
We didn't lose because of Jeff, but it's fact that Murphy, in his two games, has played better than Jeff. Not just in general. Murphy has two games better than any game Jeff has ever played in.
Ok I'm wrong. Jeff's game vs Vandy was a tick better than Murphy's last Saturday.
We went from average at best QB play to very very good QB play. Considering it's the most important position on the field it's safe to say we would have beaten Miami, probably easily.
But that doesn't make the Miami game Jeff's fault. He played like himself, an average QB. If everyone else played up to their own standards we would have won. We shouldn't blame Jeff for not being that good.
Hopefully Murph can keep it up
I was always one of Jeff's biggest critics, but lately have shifted a lot of the blame on to Pease. At some point you have to realize what your QB can and can't do and set him up to succeed. I don't think Pease ever did that for Jeff. Jeff needed a lot more called runs and read options.
That being said we are in a better situation now with Murphy at QB. He hasn't faced stiff competion yet, but I already feel like he is a much better game manager which is all Florida needs with their stellar defense
They did have less penalties than us 3-35 vs 6-44 ...
I for one am not ready to crown them as ACC champs just yet. I want to see them play GT, VT and FSU before I jump to any conclusions. If they beat up on them, then yes they should be considered a good team.
They were manhandled by an offense that some call pedestrian in the Gators and then beat up on juggernauts FAU, Savannah St. and a very bad USF team last lost 53-21 to another juggernaut, McNeese St. I predict Miami will be exposed and lose a couple of games.
Decent? Sure, I think everyone expected them to be decent.
But they were not great. We should have beaten them.
That's a pretty good synopsis. The 'Canes simply didn't make as many mistakes as us and took advantage when they could.
But let me expand on something here... there's something called "game tape" and "scouting your opponent", and Miami obviously did a very good job at that concerning Driskel and how he plays and reacts to certain down and distance situations and formations.
They sat back during the game pretty much knowing what he was going to do, what his habits are, and they aligned and prepared their defense accordingly. When Jeff got pressured in the RZ, they knew he'd get impatient and force the ball.
yeah, it's a chance he wouldn't have done that, but the Miami staff just scouted well and played their hunches well IMO.
IMO, Miami was better prepared and played to win and was not at all hesitant to take their shots down the field. Their DT play was better than ours and I thought they tackled better than us. Obviously, our offense is not nearly as effective when we have to come from behind.
Would be a fair point except for all the Gator turnovers and screwups in the first half, not to mention the loss of our starting qb. I'm guessing you didn't actually watch much, if any, of the UT game. Weren't the Canes beating up on Savanna St about that time.
Unpurgeable shame. But it's what we do when we play Miami.
The loss is done!
Now we pull for Miami to win out that will add strength to our rating!
It will add luster!
Let's not get too ridiculous with over analyzing the fact that UF pretty much dominated most facets of the game including and unfortunately turnovers,
Not a couple of turnovers mind you, FIVE turnovers. UM is decent, but real good?
But if some of you guys want to crown Miami, crown em'
First Downs 22 10
Total Yards 413 212
Turnovers 5 1
First Downs 22 10
3rd down Efficiency 6-15 1-11
Total Yards 413 212
Total Plays 77 53
Avg Gain Per Play 5.4 4.0
Net Yards Rushing 122 50
Rushes 44 28
Yards Per Rush 2.8 1.8
Net Yards Passing 291 162
Comp-Att 22-33 12-25
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles 4 0
Fumbles Lost 3 0
Before the season I said Miami's hatred of the Gators is likely more intense than any other team we play. Having grown up in Coral Gables and spent having considerable time over the years on their campus, I know why it is so. Miami's motivation to win the game was much stronger than ours for several reasons. It was and is certainly greater than many Gator fans' disdain for what they described as the scum. The Canes were sky high and we played as if it was just another game. Miami's team speed is perhaps better and their talent comparable to the SEC teams on our schedule. Al Golden is a first rate coach.
The lesser informed on this board didn't want to hear why I thought that this away game against a formidable team was a tossup. They merely wanted to be believe that this was last year Miami's porous defense not having improved. After all they are in the ACC and we are in the SEC.
We are a better team than Miami but we didn't take care of the football. IMHO our Gators will have a better season this year than the doom and gloom critics here would lead us to believe. However, we need to understand that there is greater parity among most teams nationally than before. Coach Will Muschamp doesn't think anything else
Pretty much 6 since you can consider a turnover on downs in field goal range as another missed oppurtunity.
We dominated Miami. They should be happy they lucked into that win.
Getting a bunch of yards but giving up 5 turnovers & 2 easy TDs is not "dominating" the opposing team
I am a happy person. When the Gators win because the other team turns the ball over repeatedly, I never say "they gave the game away to us." I couldn't care less how many yards we gained. We didn't get it done. Saying "we gave the game away" is loser talk.
There isn't a rival fan alive that would dare come to this board and survive if the situation was reversed and they would come here and say "they gave the game away." He would be eaten alive...
Good post!
I mostly agree... There are some times when a team "gives the game away", but not as often as most people think.
Thanks Wormwood56 !


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