The McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) is conducting ongoing testing to develop a pool of candidates for the position of Part-Time Firefighter/Firefighter Paramedic.
Testing is being done for both Regular hiring (individuals who are not currently Firefighter/Paramedics) and Lateral hiring (individuals who are currently Firefighter/Paramedics).
As needed the MTFPD will contact individuals from the pool of candidates to participate in the remainder of the testing process. In order to be considered for the Spring 2019 hiring, the FireTeam test, Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) with ladder climb (note – CPAT is waived for individuals that meet the requirements of the Lateral Hiring Program) must be successfully completed and the District employment application must be submitted to the MTFPD Administrative Office, 3610 W. Elm Street, McHenry by Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM. The Administrative Office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 to 5:00.
A mandatory orientation will then be held on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the classroom of MTFPD Fire Station #1, 3610 W. Elm Street, McHenry.
Important information regarding the position, minimum qualifications and the testing/hiring process can be downloaded here.
The MTFPD Application for Employment can be downloaded here.
On recommendation of the Fire Chief, part-time Firefighter/Firefighter-Paramedic positions are appointed by the Board of Trustees and are part-time, non-commissioned, non-pensioned, at-will employees of the District.
The McHenry Township Fire Protection District utilizes the National Testing Network (NTN) for the written portion of the testing process (FireTeam test). The testing can be completed at any one of NTN's Testing Centers. For more information about the National Testing Network and to sign up for testing, visit the following link: www.nationaltestingnetwork.com.
There is a $50 one-time application fee to establish an account with the National Testing Network. Candidates who have financial hardship can apply for assistance through NTN.
Newly hired part-time Firefighters who do not possess First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, and Basic Operations Firefighter certifications will be sent by the MTFPD to those courses at McHenry County College. As part of an Initial Training Agreement, individuals are responsible for the cost of course tuition and textbooks for these courses and will then be reimbursed over a defined period of time by the MTFPD. Complete and detailed information will be provided at the candidate orientation session.
Additional updates will be posted on the MTFPD website at www.mtfpd.org.
All information and requirements are subject to change by the MTFPD.


"The Obama administration is collecting private information on every American, for reasons that have nothing to do with terrorism," the conservative filmmaker tells THR.
Along with featuring illegal immigration and liberal commentators who disparage the U.S., Dinesh D'Souza 's new film will take on the National Security Agency, according to a clip obtained exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter.
The surveillance tactics employed by NSA allegedly to thwart terrorists -- including intercepting emails in and out of the U.S. and forcing phone companies to supply details of millions of calls -- have become extraordinarily controversial, yet few people have witnessed the NSA in action.
With America, which Lionsgate opens wide on July 2, D'Souza seeks to rectify that situation.
Insiders say the NSA scene runs about four minutes long, though the clip embedded below is a mere 47 seconds. In it, D'Souza is seen walking through a mall and, when he stops to pay for some fast-food, the NSA spy network kicks into gear.
America, the follow-up to the surprise hit, 2016: Obama's America, is a documentary that answers claims made by some of the most prominent critics of the U.S. How the NSA plays into that premise, D'Souza will not say.
"It is one of our bombshells," says the conservative filmmaker, who is set to showcase the same clip here during a Friday night appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher.


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With a background in Information Technology, Northern Territory mango grower Wayne Quach sought to find an efficient way to not only improve his business model, but streamline traceability.
So, he revisited an old prototype; an application for agriculture that provides an end-to-end tracking – and CropTracer was developed. He has been using the versatile supply chain management software throughout his own company, Pine Creek Mango Plantation, and says it has already been extremely valuable for his bottom line.
"It has actually really, really helped us," he said. "It is much better for planning; budget planning, projections and everything else like that, you can have it all on your desktop. We have used the system for a few years now. It works quite well for tracking for the biosecurity, tracking for work safety and employee records, my budget balance, where you keep the packaging - any user can keep track of the records. Before I had CropTracer, I always went over budget, and now I have all my budget items and control my profit and loss."
CropTracer will be launched in both Australia and Europe. Australia is the most important, as traceability is a requirement for growers have in place to be able to sell to supermarkets and grocery stores.
"I wanted to build something for the future of farm use, for keeping track in case of outbreaks and problems like breakdowns," he said. "So, I ended up buying a mango farm, and fruit and vegetable farms to play around with it. It can track up to 14 sets of data or spreadsheets to keep running the business. We then develop a software prototype to increase grower margin, then we get into the harvesting, packing houses and things. Then we can get into the transportation companies because the whole thing has to be based on the bottom line of the supply chain - so we have to build from A to Z. We are also tracking temperatures, even after the fruit has left our facility all the way to the consumer. We can track their sensors, keeping track of it."
The CropTracer system is now being used by five companies, while Mr Quach has nine different plantations, which he keeps track of using this software, across different produce lines such as rambutan, guava, star apple and cucumbers. The company is hoping to expand into larger markets and greenhouses in Europe, the United States and Australia.
He adds that it is also useful for tracing the produce item back to where it originated, with data regarding time-stamps, used resources, storage temperature, license plates and more are meticulously kept and linked to barcodes and/or QR-codes.
"For example, you put something on the ground and a people get sick, you know where it came from," Wayne Quach said. "It's a full tracking system, you scan a barcode on a box or the label of the fruit, you know where it came from, back to exactly what tree. On the other hand, if something happened 10-20 years from now, the good chemicals we are using now may not be safe for future people who use the land. So, looking forward to the future farmers and anyone using the land, you have all the records kept."
Wayne Quach believes that technology for agriculture could be in the top three industries in the world. Another benefit of CropTracer is that it can develop crop patterns and models, so growers can repeat what works and eliminate what does not. Customers and supply chain partners have the ability to judge and give feedback for process improvements.
"Sometimes farmers can make the same mistakes for three or four years because something may no longer become a good tool for them," Mr Quach said. "(For example) New guidelines for climate change, new guidelines for chemical use. If you have a good system, you can keep track of all that. If everyone uses this system, it is great for the country if there's any outbreaks, the government can know exactly where to go and what truck numbers and what warehouses the fruit has been in."
Pine Creek Mango Plantation has almost 100 hectares holding 6,200 mango trees which produce the Pine Creek Kensington Pride mango, and supplies to supermarket chain Woolworths. Wayne Quach says this season, production was around 120,000 trays lower than average, but this year the company introduced more effective packaging methods.
"They (Woolworths) are happy with our processes," Wayne Quach said. "We did our packing in coolrooms; from the harvest all the way to the end. We packed it in a clean room instead of outdoors."


We're back after a bit of a hiatus with a new episode digging into Ringo Starr's 1972 single, "Back Off Boogaloo." We talk about the music and lyrics, sample some covers (including a Czech one for Dave!), and even get into a little disagreement about Ringo's brother-in-law, Joe Walsh.
We're back now, so stay tuned for more episodes soon!
In the first of an occasional series, we look at important gigs in the Beatles' career. This episode examines the Beatles' performances in late December 1962 at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. We discuss the set list, the sound of the group, place this gig into context, and discuss how important Hamburg was for the Beatles. Enjoy!
In this episode, we explore some of the great (and interesting, of course) covers of George Harrison songs. We'll discuss covers by Harrison's friends like Harry Nilsson and Tom Petty, as well as many other lesser-known artists who pay tribute to George's music by recording his songs.
Our first episode of 2019 is a review of the streaming version (2 disc) of Paul's Red Rose Speedway remaster and bonus tracks. We get into all the issues and songs with plenty of Paul histrionics, stoned tunes, some weird lyrics, and of course the big medley at the end of the album. Hope you enjoy the episode!
For our final episode of 2018, go under the microscope once more with us as we examine Cream's 1968 song "Badge," co-written by Eric Clapton and... L'Angelo Mysterioso? Find out who that is, what we think the song means, what's happening in the music, and of course, you'll hear some unusual covers (including a non-English version).
Thanks for your support in 2018, and we look forward to even more Beatle fun in 2019!
In this bonus episode for the holidays, listen in as Dave interviews four different scholars who attended and presented along with him at the White Album conference in New Jersey in November. You will hear Dr. Kathryn Cox, Dr. Katie Kapurch, Dr. Gabe Lubell, and Aviv Kammay discuss all things White Album.
Here it is! Our 2018 holiday gift guide to all things Beatles, as well as several non-Beatle releases of interest. We discuss all sorts of merchandise, from recordings to t-shirts. Enjoy!
We discuss the tremendous six-CD/Blu-ray box set out now for the 50th anniversary of The Beatles (The White Album). We talk about the book, the CDs, the wonderful Esher Demos, as well as the look into the White Album sessions. A must have! Enjoy and feel free to write us at ivegotabeatlespodcast@hotmail.com.
In this episode, we dissect the new Imagine: The Ultimate Collection box set from John Lennon, and discuss the packaging, content, and fascinating alternate versions of Imagine tunes found on this excellent collection. A great deal both in terms of content and price! Let us know what you think on our Facebook page, Twitter, or by email (ivegotabeatlespodcast@hotmail.com).
In this episode, we conclude our look at Apple artists compiled on the 2010 album Come And Get It: The Best of Apple Records. We've had fun examining the careers and music of famous Apple alumni like Badfinger, Mary Hopkin, and James Taylor in full episodes, but what about the Hot Chocolate Band? The Radha Krishna Temple? David Peel?
Join us for a tour of Apple odds and sods and let us know your thoughts on the episode on Facebook, Twitter, or by email (ivegotabeatlespodcast@hotmail.com).
Here is our review of Paul McCartney's new album Egypt Station that came out on September 7. We discuss the background of the album, and give track-by-track analysis of each song. Share your own thoughts about the album on our Facebook page, Twitter, or by email (ivegotabeatlespodcast@hotmail.com).
In this episode, Dave interviews Dr. Jan (Honza) Blüml, a professor of musicology at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic about the Beatles behind the Iron Curtain. Dr. Blüml is an expert on popular music and communism, and shares his insights about how people heard the Beatles' music, what they thought of it, and the cultural impact of the group during communism. Enjoy this episode on a fascinating topic!
Episode 122: And on Guitar…John Lennon!
In this episode we examine the many different styles and techniques of John Lennon's (often-overlooked) guitar playing. We discuss topics like his rhythm guitar playing, his fingerpicking, and his "raw" feel as a guitarist. Share your own selections with us on our Facebook page or via email.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film Yellow Submarine, as well as its reappearance in theaters, this episode looks at the iconic animated Beatles classic. We discuss the plot, songs, characters, as well as how it holds up 50 years later.
Enjoy this bonus episode of Dave discussing a performance he heard of Paul McCartney's 2001/2006 classical piece Ecce Cor Meum in the Czech Republic on 6/17/18 (one day before Paul's birthday!). He shares some thoughts on Paul as a classical composer in general, and concludes with an excerpt from the piece.
In this episode, we talk about our most desired Beatles and solo releases. Some of these are fan favorites like the movie Let It Be and the Shea Stadium Concert, but we also have many other suggestions as well. Be sure to share your own on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or by email (ivegotabeatlespodcast@hotmail.com).
In this episode we step back and look at Ringo Starr's entire life and musical career in honor of his recent knighting. We discuss some of his key contributions to the Beatles, and then launch into a survey of his solo career up to the present day. You'll also hear a fun example of his TV work in the 1980s, and a clip from his 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Congratulations to Sir Ringo!
For this episode, we asked our listeners on Facebook to tell us a song that "defines" Paul McCartney as an artist, performer, musician, etc., and give their reasons why. In this episode, hear the selections along with commentary from listeners and Dave and Chris. There are many familiar choices, but there are a few more obscure tunes that present another side that "defines" McCartney.
This episode digs into the song "Revolution 1" and the single "Revolution." We discuss the differences between the two versions, provide musical and lyrical analysis, and of course, play several cover songs of this iconic tune written 50 years ago.
In this second installment about Beatles-related films, we examine Martin Scorsese's 2011 film "George Harrison: Living In The Material World," now showing on Netflix. We share our thoughts about the movie's main thrust, as well as discuss many discoveries and stories told in the film.
In this episode, we dissect the early John Lennon song "I Call Your Name," which never found a happy home in the Beatles catalog (it was put on an EP, then a B-side, etc.). We discuss some interesting instrumental and musical features about the song, and as always, play you a variety of unique cover songs. Enjoy!
In this episode we review and discuss Dhani Harrison's new album "In Parallel." Dave and Chris both give it a thumbs up and argue that Dhani's first solo album is well worth a listen.
Join us as we review Ringo's new album Give More Love. We talk about the best tracks, the numerous players on the album (including Sir Paul) and some of the more interesting lyrics on the album. We recommend giving it a listen!
In this episode we discuss the Apple career of Mary Hopkin, signed to Apple Records by Paul McCartney and singer of a couple of hits including "Those Were The Days." We discuss her first Apple album produced by McCartney called Postcard, as well as her Tony Visconti-produced second Apple album, Earth Song/Ocean Song.
Join us as we dig into George Harrison's last "Indian" Beatles song from 1968, "The Inner Light." We discuss the music, lyrics, and as always, scrounge up a few rare cover versions.
Dave interviews four fellow presenters at the "Summit of Creativity: Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary" conference at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor on June 2, 2017. Dave talks to Aviv Kammay, Katie Kapurch, Kit O'Toole, and Aaron Krerowicz about what Sgt. Pepper means to them, as well as other topics.
Episode 100: IGABP at 100!
Take a stroll down memory lane with us as we share a retrospective of our first 100 episodes with highlights, notable audio clips, some funny moments, and more. Thanks so much for your continued support, and enjoy this look back!
Episode 99: Macca's Remastered Flowers in the Dirt Review!
In this episode we weigh in on the new Paul McCartney reissue of his 1989 album Flowers in the Dirt. We'll take you through the original album, as well as discuss the bonus tracks with Elvis Costello. Enjoy!


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Godin, Uruguay look to stop Ronaldo
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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 28, 2018 shows Uruguay's forward Luis Suarez (L) in Samara on June 25, 2018, and Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) in Saransk on June 25, 2018. The European champions, Portugal, will face Uruguay in Sochi on June 30, for a place in the quarter-finals after finishing as runners-up behind Spain in Group B. / AFP PHOTO / Manan VATSYAYANA AND Filippo MONTEFORTE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MOBILE PUSH ALERTS/DOWNLOADS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MOBILE PUSH ALERTS/DOWNLOADS |
Sochi : The man who has marshalled the best defence in the World Cup so far will relish the task of trying to stop his old foe Cristiano Ronaldo when Uruguay and Portugal meet in Sochi tomorrow.
The Madrid derby comes to the shores of the Black Sea in the last 16 with Uruguayan captain Diego Godin, of Atletico, and his club team-mate Jose Maria Gimenez coming up against Real and Portugal's five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
It will be a fascinating battle at the Fisht Stadium with Ronaldo, at 33, enjoying his best World Cup but Uruguay the only side to come through the group stage in Russia without conceding a goal.
Godin is an expert at keeping clean sheets, as the leader of an Atletico defence that is the most formidable in the European club game — they kept 34 in all competitions last season — and of a Uruguay side that has not conceded a goal in 2018 in six games.
Ronaldo, though, has already scored four times at this World Cup, including a hat-trick on his last visit here when Portugal drew 3-3 with Spain. That means he has 85 international goals, more than any other male European player in history.
In the last two years, he has scored two hat-tricks for Real against Godin's Atletico, having also emerged victorious in two Madrid derby Champions League finals.
But the rugged and brave Godin, who needed reconstructive dental surgery after having three teeth punched out in an aerial challenge with Valencia's goalkeeper earlier this year, has succeeded in muzzling Ronaldo on plenty other occasions at club level going back almost a decade.
"Godin is a star. He defends, commands, scores goals, wins titles, and does not miss a game," said Diego Maradona recently.
On Saturday, Gimenez — who scored Uruguay's late winner against Egypt — is set to rejoin Godin in central defence after missing the 3-0 victory over Russia due to injury.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, will look to get back among the goals having had a penalty saved in Portugal's 1-1 draw with Iran. That, and the VAR-awarded late spot-kick for the Iranians, condemned the defending European champions to this tie rather than a meeting with the hosts in Moscow.
Portugal surely would have preferred that, for while Uruguay continue to produce tough centre-backs, they are by no means completely reliant on them.
This is a side with excellent, Italian-based midfielders in Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Torreira and Matias Vecino. And up front they boast two of the greatest goal-scorers of their generation in Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.
Suarez might lack the same sharpness of old, but he has still scored twice in Russia. One more and he will equal 1950 World Cup-winner Oscar Miguez's Uruguayan record of eight goals at the tournament.
"They are a typical South American side," said Portugal coach Fernando Santos.
"It's not just in this World Cup that they have not been conceding goals. It has been like that for the whole of 2018. Oscar Tabarez is the longest-serving international manager. That means he has a very strong relationship with his players."
These two countries with a combined population of 13.5 million have long been overachievers on the international scene — the last decade under Tabarez has seen two-time former winners Uruguay reach one World Cup semi-final and win one Copa America, while Portugal triumphed at Euro 2016.
And the Uruguayans hold their opponents in equally high regard, conscious that Ronaldo is supported by younger talents like Bernardo Silva and Goncalo Guedes.
"We will mark him with the same respect we mark everyone, despite him being a superstar," said Sebastian Coates of Ronaldo. "You don't prepare a match just looking at one player."
PORTUGAL: Anthony Lopes, Beto, Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Cedric Soares, José Fonte, Mario Rui, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Ricardo Pereira, Ruben Dias, Adrien Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Mario, Joao Moutinho, Manuel Fernandes, William Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gelson Martins, Goncalo Guedes, Ricardo Quaresma.
COACH: Fernando Santos amassed Primeira Liga totals of 161 games and two goals during eight seasons, almost always with Estoril. After retiring, he worked as a coach for several decades, starting out at his main club in 1988.
URUGUAY: Fernando Muslera, Martin Silva, Martin Campana, Diego Godin, Sebastian Coates, Jose Maria Gimenez, Maximiliano Pereira, Gaston Silva, Martin Caceres, Guillermo Varela, Nahitan Nandez, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Carlos Sanchez, Cristian Rodriguez, Diego Laxalt, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Maximiliano Gomez, Cristhian Stuani, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez.
COACH: Oscar Tabarez took charge of the Uruguay national team for a two-year spell that included participating in the Copa America 1989 and the 1990 World Cup.
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2017 Master National Site Wins Texas Conservation Award | Welcome to the MNRC Blog!
Check out this video showing portions of our 2017 Master National site. Some great shots of our amazing grounds!
The Leopold Conservation Award winner for the Texas Parks and Wildlife 2015 Lone Star Land Steward awards is The BigWoods on the Trinity, Anderson County, Texas, managed by Dr. Robert McFarlane.
Dr. McFarlane has worked hard to show that you can manage East Texas bottomland hardwoods as a business and for wildlife conservation.
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Q: Terminal with Threads using PyQt I'm trying to build a PyQt app which (among other things) has the ability via a QTextEdit Box to function like a serial terminal program (HyperTerminal, TeraTerm, etc.)  I've read through a few examples from the PySerial page and I think I've managed to get the receive data thread working properly but maybe not as efficiently as possible.
My problem is how do I take the last typed character in the QTextEdit box and send that out the serial connection?  I've tried using the textChanged signal that QTextEdit emits, but that then sends everything that I type AND that it receives.  I've tried setting up an eventFilter in my main GUI class, but I can't figure out how to get that over to the serial function in another file.  Do I want to have a separate thread that listens for a signal emitted from the eventFilter?  How do I do that?  Is there a more elegant way to do this?
I'm sure I've just managed to overthink this and the solution is simple, but I'm somewhat struggling with it.  I'll attach the relevant code snippets (not a full code set) and perhaps somebody can point me in the right direction.  If anybody also thinks that the threading that I'm doing could be done in a more efficient manner, then please relay that to me as well!
Thanks for any help that anybody can provide!
Main File:
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui
from MainGUI import TestGUI
from SerialClasses import *
from SerialMiniterm import *

class StartMainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(StartMainWindow, self).__init__(parent)
        self.ui = TestGUI()
        self.ui.setupUi(self)
        self.ui.serialTextEditBox.installEventFilter(self)

    def eventFilter(self, source, event):
        if (event.type() == QtCore.QEvent.KeyPress and source is self.ui.serialTextEditBox):
            # print some debug statements to console
            if (event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_Tab):
                print ('Tab pressed')
            print ('key pressed: %s' % event.text())
            print ('code pressed: %d' % event.key())
            # do i emit a signal here?  how do i catch it in thread?
            self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('transmitSerialData(QString)'), event.key())
            return True
        return QtGui.QTextEdit.eventFilter(self, source, event)

    def serialConnectCallback(self):
        self.miniterm = SerialMiniterm(self.ui, self.SerialSettings)
        self.miniterm.start()
        temp = self.SerialSettings.Port + 1
        self.ui.serialLabel.setText("<font color = green>Serial Terminal Connected on COM%d" % temp)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    app.setStyle("Cleanlooks")
    myapp = StartMainWindow()
    myapp.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

SerialMiniterm.py:
import serial
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore

def character(b):
    return b

class SerialMiniterm(object):
    def __init__(self, ui, SerialSettings):
        self.SerialSettings = SerialSettings
        self.ui = ui
        self.serial = serial.Serial(self.SerialSettings.Port, self.SerialSettings.BaudRate, parity=self.SerialSettings.Parity, rtscts=self.SerialSettings.RTS_CTS, xonxoff=self.SerialSettings.Xon_Xoff, timeout=1)
        self.repr_mode = self.SerialSettings.RxMode
        self.convert_outgoing = self.SerialSettings.NewlineMode
        self.newline = NEWLINE_CONVERISON_MAP[self.convert_outgoing]
        self.dtr_state = True
        self.rts_state = True
        self.break_state = False

    def _start_reader(self):
        """Start reader thread"""
        self._reader_alive = True
        self.receiver_thread = ReaderThread(self.alive, self._reader_alive, self.repr_mode, self.convert_outgoing, self.serial)
        self.receiver_thread.connect(self.receiver_thread, QtCore.SIGNAL("updateSerialTextBox(QString)"), self.updateTextBox)
        self.receiver_thread.start()

    def _stop_reader(self):
        """Stop reader thread only, wait for clean exit of thread"""
        self._reader_alive = False
        self.receiver_thread.join()

    def updateTextBox(self, q):
        self.ui.serialTextEditBox.insertPlainText(q)
        self.ui.serialTextEditBox.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.End)
        #print "got here with value %s..." % q

    def start(self):
        self.alive = True
        self._start_reader()
        # how do i handle transmitter thread?

    def stop(self):
        self.alive = False

    def join(self, transmit_only=False):
        self.transmitter_thread.join()
        if not transmit_only:
            self.receiver_thread.join()

class ReaderThread(QtCore.QThread):
    def __init__(self, alive, _reader_alive, repr_mode, convert_outgoing, serial, parent=None):
        QtCore.QThread.__init__(self, parent)
        self.alive = alive
        self._reader_alive = _reader_alive
        self.repr_mode = repr_mode
        self.convert_outgoing = convert_outgoing
        self.serial = serial

    def __del__(self):
        self.wait()

    def run(self):
        """loop and copy serial->console"""
        while self.alive and self._reader_alive:
            data = self.serial.read(self.serial.inWaiting())
            if data:                            #check if not timeout
                q = data
                self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('updateSerialTextBox(QString)'), q)

A: Something like this?
from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
app = QtGui.QApplication([])

class Terminal(QtGui.QPlainTextEdit):
    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
        print event.text()
        return QtGui.QPlainTextEdit.keyPressEvent(self, event)

term = Terminal()
term.show()

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Montenegro: Is it an up and coming cycling destination?
In my mind Montenegro is the hidden gem of the cycling world and I am fairly confused as to why it hasn't been taken advantage of by the likes of pro teams and serious amateurs looking to tear up the sides of stunning mountains.
The country is situated in the Balkans and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northeast, Serbia to the north west, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south east. It's a land of craggy mountains nestled at the side of the Adriatic coast.
My trip consisted of large climbs, coastal roads and incredible views which meant by the end of the trip I was well and truly cooked. The roads are fairly safe, but when you get into town centres and villages you need to be a bit more cautious as they are not used to cyclists. The cyclist community in Montenegro mostly consists of local triathletes- training for their annual half ironman and bike packers coming down from Dubrovnik.
I based most of my rides on targeting specific climbs which were all situated around the Bay of Kotor. However, I'm sure if you felt adventurous enough you could go inland and find some heftier stuff.
Road Surface: Near perfect, few cracks.
Risan is the other climb which I included into a few of my rides in 'Monte'. It wasn't the largest nor the smoothest, but is still worth the effort if you can connect to the main road which will reward you with a rapid, smooth, flowing decent. A cyclists dream.
These are just my two favourites based on my time there (not long enough) but there are tons of little climbs scattered around the bay and some fairly large beastly ones behind the initial mountain line if you are feeling particularly brave.
Overall, Montenegro should be a bucket list cycling destination as it is bursting with some of the most spectacular views I have ever seen from the saddle. I can't wait to visit again later in the summer and will be sure to update you all on my second visit soon!
If Marcel Kittel stayed with his prior team "Quick-step Floors" would he have won and more importantly would he have gotten the triple? Who knows? However what can be seen from Dubai Tour is that if you stuck any lead rider in the Quick-step Floors team at least one win out of the five stages would be spoon fed to the rider due to the team's incredible organisation amongst the bunch sprint.
The bikes were to die for. From Cervélos wrapped in green film to make them look like they had undergone intense radiation to the new 3T Strada which only had one chainring. There were super bikes everywhere!
The UAE National riders put on an incredible performance. Although they did not see any stage wins, they showed dominance and power within the breakaways that they were in (most if not all). Mohammed Al Mansouri did an brilliant job demonstrating the formidable form of Emirati cycling although he was a bit worse for wear by the end and not able to complete the rest of the Tour. By the last stage seven riders depreciated to four, however they still showed their influence on the peloton considering the number of riders lost.
The Dubai Tour has the same start line for every stage so this makes stress-free. The cyclists, managers and mechanics were laid back compared to other stage races due to the ease of setting up shop every morning. This is especially good at the start of the season as transfers (such as Marcel Kittel to Katusha Alpecin) would have been made and team bonding is crucial if teams want to be successful for the rest of the season.
A bunch sprint on ice? Who decided to have the determining last stage bunch sprint on what appeared to be a slippery road surface? Riders bikes slipped out from underneath them as they went round the final corner luckily none seemed to be seriously injured however if someone were to be injured the teams wouldn't be to happy considering its the start of the season.
The talented 19-year old Brandon McNulty (Rally Cycling) unfortunately got caught in the final 50 metres from the uphill finish on Hatta Dam. Watching the current under-23 US champion's lead slowly slip away can only be described as heart-breaking.
He had given it his all and finished 21st losing 11 seconds in that final nail-biting and awful 50 metres. Quote of the Tour has to be "When I saw the climb it was an 'Oh Sh*t! kind of moment." McNulty was heard to say.
Thanks for joining me! You're probably wondering what this is.
Basically, this is a place for me to exert all my cycling knowledge, news and obsessions. As my blogs unfold in the weeks and months ahead I'm going to review a number of products, shops and services as well as passing on tips and tricks I have learnt. This will also become a place of discussion about UAE based races and cycling activities. Don't worry this isn't all about me. A featured Rider of the Month interview will reveal the secrets of members of our biking fraternity. Don't forget to visit my Instagram @alex.cycles where I will be posting polls so that you can interact and determine what's next.


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Our last blog post addressed the issue of sponsorships which then begs the obvious question, "Where does all that money go?" The majority of the budget is allocated to what we'd like to call the Holy Trinity of hackathon spending: food, venue and transportation.
The McHacks team had no problem being 100% transparent with us as they shared their struggles (i.e. that awkward moment when you get a quote, and it's way out of your budget), subsequent quick fix as well as their wins.
With that in mind, we'll take you through what each of these items actually entails, but first, how does the team decide on budget allocation?
Ashique, Head of Sponsorships, admits to having no idea how the previous people managed to pull it off for the first edition of McHacks. But fortunately for the team this year, they were able to learn from what's been done in the past, and re-adjust their costs accordingly.
That being said, certain expenses can't be sacrificed: food and venue. These are the top things that a hackathon can't go without, and that will likely take precedence over other expenses – even coming ahead of transportation. Extra swag, prizes, and other cool little things that make the event more fun will follow suit once the more important items are taken care of.
With new sponsorship goals put in place, this leads us to June 2015 – a month during which a tentative budget was initially decided upon. The team essentially sets their budget on a per person basis. Well, sort of. Certain expenses like venue are fixed cost but most things like food and swag are calculated based on individual head counts. Considering past experiences, the team also decided to over budget to account for unexpected speed bumps along the way.
Despite not being the healthiest of options, caffeine-filled beverages are very common if not ubiquitous on hackathon grounds, and essentially how hackers remain fueled throughout the event. The team's been trying hard to pull strings in order to get unlimited coffee to keep sleep-deprived hackers running during the entire hackathon.
One way of going about it is by trying to score coffee sponsorships through different vendors. Past years have welcomed Tim Hortons as a proud sponsor – a choice everyone was quite content with. McHacks is heavily focused on showing off its Canadian roots, and there's hardly anything more Canadian than Timmies. Plus, it's not too hard on the wallet either! Some student-run cafes also do catering, but for very few events of this scale, so they might not be able handle such a big request. And finally, the more cost-effective option is to simply go to Costco and get coffee in bulk, and then have someone brewing coffee 24/7 during the hackathon.
The team's not-so-secret formula for calculating how much food to get goes as follow: Number of attendees + 50 to 100 Servings or 15% extra = total amount of food that will cover hackers, volunteers and sponsors.
Food portions are decided on a per head cost for every meal that they plan with prices that usually revolve around $3-5 per meal per hacker. The main strategy is to reach out and get quotes from various catering services and restaurants to find good deals with decent but not too expensive food. Some of their past choices included Vua, Basha, and of course poutine (it's a Canadian affair after all!). Should that not work out for them, the next best option is again to buy food in bulk.
Their most popular demands were for vegetarian options followed by lactose intolerant, gluten-free, peanut-free, and halal requests. These were the main things they kept in mind when deciding on which kind of food to serve at the event.
When choosing a venue, things being considered were scale, feasibility, cost and comfort. Compared to convention centers and the University's gym, the SSMU building was the best deal with respect to those four criteria. It's also nice to have it on campus because part of McHacks is to actually have it *at* McGill. So, instead of switching venues this year, they're sticking with the SSMU building. And rather than going bigger, the team is instead optimizing for the venue by downsizing its number of hackers all for the sake of making participants more comfortable. Last year, with over 700 people in attendance, they had a hard time fitting everybody in the building and finding tables for everyone. This year, they aimed for 600. Since it makes for a smaller event, there's more money allocated per person, so attendees get the best possible experience.
Accounting for ¼ to ⅓ of total expenses, the venue takes up the bigger chunk of the budget. The main reason why it's so expensive is that the SSMU is being kept open after hours, so the team has to pay extra for security and to keep the building running overnight. In terms of red tape and bureaucracy, things haven't been so bad, but there has been a bit of tidying up to do with regards to forms, paperwork, and bank accounts.
McHacks needed a simple and inexpensive way of getting hackers to their hackathon. With those two criteria in mind, the decision to resort to buses came easily. The harder part was to figure out how to coordinate all these bus trips. That's where Sharethebus came into play. In addition to helping the team organize their bus transportation, our Partnerships and Logistics teams also worked hard to negotiate and get them the best quotes from our bus suppliers.
Bus routes are decided based on where McHacks gets the most signups. Usually, the big schools are University of Toronto, Waterloo, McMasters, and Queen's, so it makes sense for the team to run bus routes from and to Toronto and Waterloo this year.
Past years also featured an extra bus coming from the States, notably from New York and Philadelphia, but due to budgetary constraints this year, and much to the team's regret, they unfortunately had to cancel that one.
The main problem that hackathon organizers face is not being able to fill up their buses since people book bus seats, but flake last minute. There are no clear cut and foolproof solutions, but some ideas could be worth the effort. In an attempt to thwart this situation, buses are usually overbooked by accepting more people than there are actual seats on the bus. Another potential fix is to set up a deposit and reimbursement system to make sure that every single seat is filled.
We couldn't help but ask McHacks for feedback on how we could make the bus experience better for attendees. The general theme was to basically create an atmosphere where hype could be easily built up. Hooking the bus up with water bottles, mics and good Wi-Fi for Capture The Flag challenges were some of the standout suggestions. All in all, the team wants to have a really excited bus. Bus rides to hackathons is a great way to figure out who you want to work with. When there's a lot of hype, people talk more, and that helps with team formation.
A lot of these statements are still a bit ambiguous, but we'll find out exactly how everything plays out when Hack Day comes along, which is officially happening this weekend!
We have a few McHacks-related surprises up our sleeves as well, so keep on reading to find out what we'll be up to next.


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Democrat Electoral Strategy: Be the Ones Who Count the Votes
27 Jun, 2011 by	Dave Blount
Joseph Stalin, one of the Founding Fathers of progressivism, famously said,
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
His ideological heir George Soros and other limousine Leninists have taken this lesson to heart.
A small tax-exempt political group with ties to wealthy liberals like billionaire financier George Soros has quietly helped elect 11 reform-minded progressive Democrats as secretaries of state to oversee the election process in battleground states and keep Republican "political operatives from deciding who can vote and how those votes are counted."
Known as the Secretary of State Project (SOSP), the organization was formed by liberal activists in 2006 to put Democrats in charge of state election offices, where key decisions often are made in close races on which ballots are counted and which are not.
The group's website said it wants to stop Republicans from "manipulating" election results.
As Ann Coulter has astutely observed, Democrats always announce what they are up to by accusing their opponents of doing it.
So much for John McLame's unconstitutional campaign finance reform taking the dirty money out of politics.
Named after Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, so-called 527 political groups — such as SOSP — have no upper limit on contributions and no restrictions on who may contribute in seeking to influence the selection, nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates to federal, state or local public office. They generally are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), creating a soft-money loophole.
While FEC regulations limit individual donations to a maximum of $2,500 per candidate and $5,000 to a PAC, a number of 527 groups have poured tens of millions of unregulated dollars into various political efforts.
Shoveling money into secretary of state races gives Soros and other well-heeled authoritarians maximum bang for the buck:
"Supporting secretary of state candidates [devoted to helping left-wing candidates take office by any means necessary] is one of the most cost-efficient ways progressives can ensure they have a fair chance of winning elections," SOSP said on its website, adding that "a relatively small influx of money — often as little as $30,000 to $50,000 — can change the outcome of a race."
Minnesota's Mark Ritchie, communist-affiliated beneficiary of largesse from Soros and SOSP, shows us how it works.
Helping to elect Mr. Ritchie in 2006 and 2010, Democrats had one of their own making key decisions when the extremely close U.S. Senate race between incumbent Norm Coleman, a Republican, and his challenger, former comedian Al Franken, went to a recount in 2008.
As readers will recall, snatching victory from Norm Coleman and handing it to the obnoxious professional clown Al Franken stank to high heaven.
Franken was put in office by Ritchie, and Ritchie by George Soros & friends.
Republican Mary Kiffmeyer, who lost to Mr. Ritchie in 2006, said SOSP's involvement contributed to her defeat.
"They absolutely had an effect," said Ms. Kiffmeyer, now a GOP state representative. She said she was leading by 17 percentage points the week before the election, when SOSP and its allies spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on targeted television ads and mailings. She said she had no time or money to respond to the last-minute attack ads…
Ms. Kiffmeyer said she was limited to raising no more than $500 from an individual and spending just $250,000, but the SOSP had no such limits.
At least this clarifies why Democrats supported campaign finance reform. The more rules there are, the easier they are for the bad guys to exploit.
Look who will be counting our votes.
On tips from JWWright, G. Fox, and Bob Roberts. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.


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Mühltal är en tysk kommun, söder om Darmstadt i Hessen. Befolkningen uppgår till cirka  invånare, på en yta av  kvadratkilometer. Det största samhället i kommunen är Nieder-Ramstadt. Utöver denna består Mühltal av Frankenhausen, Nieder-Beerbach, Traisa, Trautheim och Waschenbach.

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Rutherglen pensioner attempts to climb the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales - in just 24 hours
Jimmy Munro is undertaking the challenge to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Jonathan Geddes
Rutherglen man Jimmy Munro, along with Andy Munro, Alan Wilkinson, Neil Leslie and Fraser Ainslie
A Rutherglen pensioner is to tackle the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales for charity – in just 24 hours.
Jimmy Munro, who stays in Burnside, will be leading a team that will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon to raise cash for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The group decided to embark on the challenge after Marie Curie nurses helped care for Jimmy's dying brother-in-law, Tam McGlone, who passed away last year.
On Friday, June 9 they will arrive at Ben Nevis at 5pm, and they hope to have completed all three by 5pm the following day, when they will hopefully reach the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales.
Jimmy said: "After watching Tam battle bravely with cancer and everyone rallying to his aid, we knew it still wasn't enough.
"Step in Marie Curie nurses, who were absolutely amazing. We knew they were good but never realised how good until we saw them in action.
"They were at Tam's bedside from 10pm in the evening until 7am the next morning tending to him and keeping him comfortable through the night , even taking a little sponge to moisten his lips now and again.
"Sadly Tam passed away but it was very peaceful and that was mainly down to Marie Curie.
"Neil, who's also part of the challenge team, his own mum and dad were cared for in the final days of their lives in a Marie Curie hospice, and he says he'll be forever grateful for that.
"It's very comforting to know that these fantastic people are there for all of us at these times and whenever needed.
"The three peaks challenge was something Andy and I had often talked about having a go at, and what better time than now we thought?"
Jimmy is aware of how big a task he is taking on.
He added: "The challenge is not for the faint hearted. The total height of ascent will be an enormous 11,180 feet and it will all be within 24 hours.
"It's all very possible but it will be tough."
Jimmy has previously taken on a string of challenges, including crossing the Sahara desert and climbing the highest mountains in Europe, South America and North America.
Last year the Reformer told how Jimmy, son Andy and eight-year-old granddaughter Isla had scaled Schiehallion in the Rannoch area of the Central Highlands .
Andy will be joining Jimmy on this trip too, and among the rest of the group are Tam's son-in-law Alan Wilkinson and their friends Neil Leslie and Fraser Ainslie.
Andy's colleague David Young has kindly taken on the task of driving them between the hills.
Visit www.justgiving.com/jimmymunro for more information and how to donate to their cause.


6 Legendary Cards, one for clearing each of the 5 wings and 1 for finishing the overall adventure.
This guide looks at each of the new class cards, what they can add to the class, and possible combinations for them.
This spell gives Druids even more removal and ways to get around some nasty enemy minions, as well as some new combo tricks. At 4 mana to get rid off all minions and replace them with 2/2 Treants some players may not see the immediate power, but think about the opponent having something like Ysera or Ragnaros out, for 4 mana you get rid of them and then summon a Keeper of the Grove and kill them off.
It also gives you some added utility for sustained burst of resilience. Think about a Force of Nature when you don't have Savage Roar. With this card you could still use Force of Nature, attack with the Treants that will die at the end of the turn, then use Poison Seeds to kill them off and get a more permanent version of them. Follow that up with Savage Roar or Power of the Wild on the following turn and you have much more damage on the board.
This is a very interesting beast, especially when you realize that the ability is to draw a random beast card out of the ether, not out of your deck. That's right, when this little guy dies you could randomly draw any beast in the game to add to your hand including King Krush, Starving Buzzard, King Mukla, Savannah Highmane, or any other beast. The draw is completely random so some times it will be a bad card, but other times it will be awesome.
There is no real need to pair this up with anything else as it is a great card even by itself. It gives you a 1/1 for 1 mana and a free card when it dies. Teamed up with other beasts though that grant other abilities like Starving Buzzard, Scavenging Hyena, or Houndmaster and you make it even better.
More great control for Mages, this card just oozes power. When you really want those key Mage minions in play this gives you the ability to keep them there. Sure your minion will die, but then you get two more copies of it into your hand! This means a lot! Even simple low cost cards can become very powerful when you get more of them, never mind high cost cards.
There are so many great cards to use this that I don't even know where to start. Bloodmage Thalnos is an obvious one late in the game, you can summon him, kill him yourself, get two more of them and a card. That's a 3 card advantage and extra spell damage next turn. If you can keep it in play and then summon something like Ragnaros or Ysera you will have your enemy pitching fits. Even simple things like Ethereal Arcanist, Chillwind Yeti, Water Elemental or Acolyte of Pain are all great. Then start looking at Leeroy Jenkins, Cairne Bloodhoof, and others and it gets nasty. At 3 mana it limits when you can use it sometimes, but that may just keep it from being completely over the top.
This is an interesting card for the Paladins, but not really up to the same level as many of the other classes. Sure it is an extra 3/2 to an existing minion for 1 mana, but if the opponent wipes all your minions at once it becomes useless. At only 1 mana though it could see some use.
One really great combo that comes to mind is using the Noble Sacrifice secret and this one at the same time, while you have some other minions out. Your opponent attacks, the Noble Sacrifice 2/1 minion procs as the new target and dies, and then you get +3/+2 to add to an existing minion.
A pretty solid new Priest minion due to the fact that it is essentially a 3/7 for 3 mana. Even if it gets silenced, a 3/4 for 3 mana is a pretty good deal, add in that extra health as a deathrattle though and you are getting solid value from this card. In fact it is arguably one of the strongest cards being added in Curse of Naxxramas due to its value at 3 mana.
This minion pairs well with many other priest minions, just a few include: Lightspawn (boosts health and therefore attack), Northshire Cleric, Acolyte of Pain, and so many others. The great thing with the Dark Cultist as well is that you can either trade into the enemy to ensure you get that bonus health on another minion when you need it (potentially to allow another minion to trade against another minion but remain alive thanks to the extra health) or just use it to hit your opponent to the face and leave it as a threat.
A great tempo card for the Rogue deck that adds even more speed. At 4 mana it is possible to summon this card on turn 3 with the coin. Trying to deal with a turn 3 Chillwind Yeti is bad enough for most players, let alone a turn 3 5/5 minion that can trade against a yeti and live. The downside is that a friendly minion must come back to your hand when the Anub'ar Ambusher dies, but since so many of the Rogue minions have combo abilities, that is not necessarily a bad thing.
Some obvious minions that pair well with the ambusher are SI:7 Agent, Earthen Ring Farseer, Azure Drake, Big Game Hunter, heck even Leeroy Jenkins since you could summon him attack then trade the ambusher against an opponents strong minion, just to get Leeroy our of danger until the next turn to hit your opponent for another 6 without threat of death.
This card is an amazing combo card once you really start looking at it. It gets even better when you deal with minions that have Deathrattle effects that are beneficial to you. Similar to other "return to play" type cards, it does not grant the use of a minions battlecry effect.
This card can be used to create some really strong combos and finishing moves. A very simple, but deadly one, that comes to mind is a turn 5 (with the coin, or turn 6 otherwise) Leeroy Jenkins – Reincarnate combo for 12 damage. If you have managed to do some damage earlier, that could almost finish an opponent off. A few turns later you could do Leeroy, Rockbitter, Reincarnate, Rockbitter for a total of 18 damage on turn 7 (or 8 without the coin). That is some serious burst, and just one possible use.
Wow, a demon card for Warlocks that actually plays nice with other demons! Better yet, it doesn't even have a downside. I think this is a first, well ok, not really there is Blood Imp. There are some huge upsides for this demon and maybe even enough that you will see other demons being played more often. The most obvious upside is that you can use this minion as a normal 3/4 minion and then trade it off against an enemy when you have another demon in your hand.
The other and potentially bigger upside is that when a minion is put into the battlefield it is like a "return to play" effect and the battlecry does not trigger. This means that minions that have huge downsides like the Pit Lord, Doomguard, Felguard, Succubus, and even the Dread Infernal can all be used without worry. This card may allow some of those cards to see more use.
This is a really interesting new card as it is a weapon with Deathrattle, which we haven't seen before. Essentially what it means is, when you use the last durability the card triggers the deathrattle as it goes away. An interesting side effect of having a deathrattle on a weapon is that there is no way to remove it, since you can not silence a weapon like you could a minion. This is really a 4/2 weapon and a Whirlwind for 4 mana. It also fills the gap between Warrior weapons from the 2 mana 3/2 to the 5 mana 5/2 weapons.
Death's Bite will offer some really good control against aggro decks as it can shut down most of them fairly early on. Starting turn 3 (with the coin) you can have this weapon out, kill one enemy minion, then on turn 4 kill another, and then nuke all the small minions with the 1 damage deathrattle. In fact due to that extra point of damage you can kill a 5 health minion in turn 4, that is a nice ace to have up your sleeve.


Secured Uk Loans - Bad credit can be cured.
It's said that one in four people in the UK have some form of adverse credit history, this could be a result of late bill payments, defaults, arrears, CCJs and/or bankruptcy. Generally this means borrowers will have trouble satisfying the credit scoring criteria used by lenders.
Those with bad credit history (due to defaults) do have financial requirements. Though it is difficult to get a personal loan with an adverse credit record there are lenders who consider your case and offer loans at appropriate terms and rates of interest. This is where bad credit loans become an option, the best type is a bad credit secured loan. These loans can be looked at as an opportunity to better your credit score. If applying for this loan, making your repayments on time is the best way to improve your record.
With a bad credit secured loan, your credit score is an important factor whilst being approved, but as your credit status has already been confirmed as being adverse, it is no longer a deciding factor. Property equity, income, currents debts and a more recent credit history should be your stronger points. Another feature of a bad credit loan is that you can borrow £5,000 to £75,000. The loan term ranges between 5 and 25 years.
There are a few ways to better your chances of getting a good bad credit secured loan. First, you should try taking small amounts for bad credit. It is also considered a good move to offer high value collateral against the loan.
These days bad credit as big a problem as it used to be and people with the misfortune of having adverse credit should not be deprived of the opportunity of applying for a fair loan.


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Tony Midnite (Sept. 20, 1926-Aug. 31, 2009) was a female impersonator, costume designer, activist, and book reviewer.

Early life
Midnite was born Tony Murdoch on Sept. 20, 1926 in Texas.
He worked in the defense industry at Hunter's Point Navy Yard near San Francisco during World War II. After seeing a female impersonation show at the legendary Finocchio's in San Francisco around 1948, he became a performer himself, starting in Galveston, Texas, transitioning to Hollywood, California, then making his way to Chicago.

Career
Midnite had begun performing with the traveling Jewel Box Revue, America's first racially-inclusive traveling revue of female impersonators. He took a hiatus, however, in 1951 to move to Chicago. His mentor, Stanley Rogers, was the costume designer for the Jewel Box; when Rogers retired, Midnite took over the post. He also opened his own costume design studio in Chicago in 1953 in the basement of the Lorraine Hotel at 411 South Wabash Ave. in the city's Rush Street nightclub area. Though he was having throat troubles in the mid-1950s which caused him to step back from performing for a time, he was nevertheless photographed in full glamour drag regalia in 1955 and 1956 by celebrity and theatrical photographer Maurice Seymour, who stars sought "because of his ability to portray them as they appeared to the audience 100 feet away. He could retouch the photos, enhance their appearance...keep the illusion going."

Midnite eventually performed and designed costumes for four years at Club 82 in New York City. In this time, he created original designs for fellow performers such as Lavern Cummings and Tillie the Dirty Old Lady. As the drag scene boomed not only in Chicago proper but Calumet City and Cicero, with approximately 50 strip clubs abounding, Midnite designed for "all manner of exotic stage performers." In addition, he designed for road shows of Gypsy and Carnival and for the Jewel Box's Broadway production, which debuted at Loew's State Theatre in Times Square. He designed for Club Chesterfield performers as well and worked under the supervision of David Merrick on various productions for the Metropolitan Opera.

He started booking shows for the Jewel Box Revue, inevitably shaping the drag scene at the time with an 8-month-long booking on the South Side of Chicago called 25 Men and a Girl which signaled a drag boom in the region in the 1960s.

Throughout his performance career, he appeared in shows such as Club 82's Fun-Fair for '57 and Club 82 Revue and the Jewel Box's Show Sensation of the Nation, among numerous others. His final performances were in a recurring show called The Fantasy Revue which played at the Granada Lounge and Blue Dahlia Show Lounge in Chicago.

Later in life, Midnite worked as a book reviewer, reviewing for GayLife and other publications.

In 1996, Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago inducted Midnite into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.

Awards
Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee (1996)

Death
Midnite died in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 31, 2009 at the age of 82.

References

American drag queens
American costume designers
American LGBT singers
People from Texas
1926 births
2009 deaths
20th-century American LGBT people


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Jeeves actor died in Guernsey
Actor Dennis Price died in Guernsey, aged 58, this day in 1973. He had found fame playing Jeeves, Bertie Wooster's butler, in the BBC's 1965 – 1967 adaptations of PC Wodehouse's novels.
Price had also appeared in several films, of which the most notable was Kind Hearts and Coronets. This 1949 Ealing comedy concerns a man who kills the eight people ahead of him in the line of succession for a dukedom. In that film, he played murderer Louis Mazzini opposite Alec Guinness, who portrayed every member of the D'Ascoyne family that stood between him and the title.
In the mid–1960s, having been declared bankrupt, Price moved to Sark. He was taken to Guernsey in 1973 when he fell and broke a hip, but never recovered and died of heart failure in hospital. His body was returned to Sark for burial in the churchyard at St Peter's.
Earlier life
Dennis Price had been born Dennistoun Rose-Price in Twyford, Berkshire, in 1915. He made his stage debut aged 22 and within seven years had been cast in the film A Canterbury Tale. His performance earned him a contract from Gainsborough Pictures.
Yet, he didn't achieve widespread fame until he appeared in Kind Hearts and Coronets in 1949. He was cast as Jeeves in 1965 and continued with the role for three years.
He was married to Joan Schofield between 1939 and 1950 and they had two children. There have been several allusions to either homosexuality of bisexuality since then and to an incident in 1954 which may have been a suicide attempt. He had been found in the gas-filled kitchen of a Kensington guest house, but was resuscitated and survived.
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Two deserters were shot after landing on Guernsey
The deserters believed they'd reached France, but had actually reached the Channel Islands.


It has pretty much everything. Merrill Reese? Check. Intense music? Check. Bottles popping, dogs pawing, and grown men crying? Check, check, and check! It perfectly encapsulates the emotions felt by every single fan that watched the game. This baby was literally EVERYONE during the Patrick Robinson pick six.


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1847 - 1886: James Alypius Goold, O.S.A.
 1886 - 1917: Thomas Joseph Carr
 1917 - 1963: Daniel Mannix
 1963 - 1967: Justin Daniel Simonds
 1967 - 1974: kardinál James Robert Knox
 1974 - 1996: Thomas Francis Little
 1996 - 2001: George Pell
 2001 - 2018: Denis James Hart
 od 2018: Peter Andrew Comensoli

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Abraham was raised in Iowa and now lives in Woodbury where his time outside of work is spent with his wife and his four energetic children. He is active in his church where he teaches classes in Christian education, and he serves as a commissioner on the Woodbury Economic Development Commission. Abraham is practicing in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning, and estate and trust administration.


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When Natalie and I walked into Brio for our interview, I had no idea that I'd be talking to two former international development people who started a business with the intent to help small farmers. And, I also didn't expect to learn something about roasting and brewing coffee that I didn't know. Flavor is not just a matter of additives or the choice of milk or cream, but the way the beans are roasted and the way it is brewed. Coffee is as diverse and various as the dozens of countries it is grown in. Like tea, it has a thousand personalities. Who knew?!
Being from the San Francisco Bay Area, I am lucky to be surrounded by specialty coffee shops whose mission is to provide ultimate transparency to their customers, giving them a sense of how coffee differs from region to region. Like wine, there is a terroir with coffee. The coffee industry is moving away from Starbucks' highly sweetened "coffee drinks" to a new "wave" of coffee, called the third wave. This wave has altered the standards in making espresso, from new approaches to roasting to marketing focused on specificity. In Vermont, this movement has just taken off, but it is gaining speed rapidly.
Brio Coffeeworks, located in the "new" South End neighborhood of Burlington (behind So-Yo and adjacent to Zero Gravity), is pioneering Vermont's specialty coffee movement. From the moment the owners, Nate and Magda Van Dusen, brought us a cup of their Mexican Chiapas, Bronwyn and I knew this place differed from many of the coffee shops around town.
Both Nate and Magda previously worked for organizations focused on international community development in Washington DC. This has allowed them to have an added awareness for the value of sourcing coffee responsibility. Café patrons and home roasters themselves, their love for coffee evolved from a hobby into a full-time job when they decided to move to Burlington to start Brio.
The husband-and-wife team's goal is to spread awareness and appreciation for this type of coffee. Nate explains that coffee is very similar to chocolate—both are essentially roasted beans whose flavors are, unfortunately, often masked with cream and sugar. In addition, chocolate and coffee have been known to be "race to the bottom" commodities, meaning that countries try to compete with one another by cutting wages and moving production to where the workers have the fewest rights and lowest standards of living. However, Brio is part of this new group of roasters that are working to reverse this. By demanding transparency of the origin of their beans, they have the ability to only purchase from those who are treating their workers with dignity and respect. Brio wants to shine light on the farmers whose livelihoods depend on growing these beans. Many producers like to think of themselves as doing all of the magic; however, Magda emphasizes, "all of the magic really happens at the farm".
In addition to a lack of understanding around coffee production, many individuals feel that all coffee tastes more or less the same. This is mainly due to the fact that they are drinking dark roast coffee. Nate explains that too much roasting–what is commonly understood as "dark roast", minimizes the the unique flavor of the coffee. It is only through lighter roasts that the flavor of the individual coffee bean can come alive. Another tip they recommended is to bring water to a boil, then wait a minute or two before pouring it over ground beans. Boiling water can "kill" the flavor. When coffee is properly prepared, you can taste the fruity flavors of some coffees and the chocolatey, nutty undertones of others.
Nate, who sources all of the beans that Brio roasts, states that his goal is to balance exceptional coffee flavors with price and sustainability. He must also take into account which coffees are most in season. Nate states that he has to work with buyers to understand that some coffees are not available year round.
Brio wants to act as a resource for anyone in Vermont who wants to pursue this style of coffee. They not only provide the highest quality and most unique coffee, but also provide a space to educate customers on the varied flavors of coffee through workshops and cuppings. Nate also has a longterm vision for the coffee industry in Vermont–one that I would also love to see. Nate's dream is to reimagine Vermont's general stores, so that each of shop has an espresso bar, making these quality beans available in all small communities across Vermont. I love this idea because coffee brings people together. By providing a place that draws individuals out of their home and gets them to sit down and enjoy a coffee together, a community can be created.
Their goal is to make Vermont as much a leader in coffee roasting as it is now in beer brewing and artisan cheese making. Magda and Nate feel coffee is a perfect compliment to the "excitement" of the burgeoning food world here in the Northwest corner of the state. They are eager to push the edge just as the beer companies have done as well as other food entrepreneurs who have found a home in Burlington.
Magda and Nate are currently collaborating with other Burlington crafters, such as Zero Gravity's Brewmaster to incorporate coffee into beer and Hen of the Wood's bartender to incorporate coffee into cocktails.
Although Brio does not sell coffee buy the cup at their shop, they do offer cuppings every Friday at noon. Individuals can also purchase coffee beans at the shop and watch the roasting in action. Stop by the shop Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM at 696 Pine Street, and look out for their beans at Bluebird Coffee Stop, Healthy Living, City Market, August First, and Magnolia Bistro.
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When Natalie and I walked into Brio for our interview, I had no idea that I'd be talking to two former international development people who started a business with the intent to help small farmers. And, I also didn't expect to learn something about roasting and brewing coffee that I didn't know. Flavor is not just a matter of additives or the choice of milk or cream, but the way the beans are roasted and the way it is brewed. Coffee is as diverse and various as the dozens of countries it is grown in. Like tea, it has a thousand personalities. Who knew?!
Being from the San Francisco Bay Area, I am lucky to be surrounded by specialty coffee shops whose mission is to provide ultimate transparency to their customers, giving them a sense of how coffee differs from region to region. Like wine, there is a terroir with coffee. The coffee industry is moving away from Starbucks' highly sweetened "coffee drinks" to a new "wave" of coffee, called the third wave. This wave has altered the standards in making espresso, from new approaches to roasting to marketing focused on specificity. In Vermont, this movement has just taken off, but it is gaining speed rapidly.
Brio Coffeeworks, located in the "new" South End neighborhood of Burlington (behind So-Yo and adjacent to Zero Gravity), is pioneering Vermont's specialty coffee movement. From the moment the owners, Nate and Magda Van Dusen, brought us a cup of their Mexican Chiapas, Bronwyn and I knew this place differed from many of the coffee shops around town.
Both Nate and Magda previously worked for organizations focused on international community development in Washington DC. This has allowed them to have an added awareness for the value of sourcing coffee responsibility. Café patrons and home roasters themselves, their love for coffee evolved from a hobby into a full-time job when they decided to move to Burlington to start Brio.
The husband-and-wife team's goal is to spread awareness and appreciation for this type of coffee. Nate explains that coffee is very similar to chocolate—both are essentially roasted beans whose flavors are, unfortunately, often masked with cream and sugar. In addition, chocolate and coffee have been known to be "race to the bottom" commodities, meaning that countries try to compete with one another by cutting wages and moving production to where the workers have the fewest rights and lowest standards of living. However, Brio is part of this new group of roasters that are working to reverse this. By demanding transparency of the origin of their beans, they have the ability to only purchase from those who are treating their workers with dignity and respect. Brio wants to shine light on the farmers whose livelihoods depend on growing these beans. Many producers like to think of themselves as doing all of the magic; however, Magda emphasizes, "all of the magic really happens at the farm".
In addition to a lack of understanding around coffee production, many individuals feel that all coffee tastes more or less the same. This is mainly due to the fact that they are drinking dark roast coffee. Nate explains that too much roasting--what is commonly understood as "dark roast", minimizes the the unique flavor of the coffee. It is only through lighter roasts that the flavor of the individual coffee bean can come alive. Another tip they recommended is to bring water to a boil, then wait a minute or two before pouring it over ground beans. Boiling water can "kill" the flavor. When coffee is properly prepared, you can taste the fruity flavors of some coffees and the chocolatey, nutty undertones of others.
Brio wants to act as a resource for anyone in Vermont who wants to pursue this style of coffee. They not only provide the highest quality and most unique coffee, but also provide a space to educate customers on the varied flavors of coffee through workshops and cuppings. Nate also has a longterm vision for the coffee industry in Vermont--one that I would also love to see. Nate's dream is to reimagine Vermont's general stores, so that each of shop has an espresso bar, making these quality beans available in all small communities across Vermont. I love this idea because coffee brings people together. By providing a place that draws individuals out of their home and gets them to sit down and enjoy a coffee together, a community can be created.
Although Brio does not sell coffee buy the cup at their shop, they do offer cuppings every Friday at noon. Individuals can also purchase coffee beans at the shop and watch the roasting in action. Stop by the shop Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM at 696 Pine Street, and look out for their beans at Bluebird Coffee Stop, Healthy Living, City Market, August First, and Magnolia Bistro."
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Great to know that the South End is really reinventing itself as a go-to place for great coffee and food!
Thanks, Christine…I call Burlington, "The New Brooklyn"!


The Keller Center welcomes Dianna Raedle '84 to the Entrepreneurial Hub on Friday, February 22nd for a workshop on raising venture capital. Dianna Raedle is CEO, Founder, and Managing Director of Deer Isle Group, an advisory and investment firm specialized in emerging markets and special situations.
Your company needs capital. This workshop will help put you into the shoes of potential investors so that you can understand how investors think about making an investment as well as the information that they need in order to make a positive investment decision. The workshop starts with a brief investment presentation from each of the participating companies to the rest of the workshop participants who act as investors. The presentation is followed by a moderated discussion of which companies would receive the greatest investment and the reasons why.
Lunch will be served and registration is required.
Dianna Raedle is responsible for advisory, business development, and investments activities at Deer Isle Group, and has over 20 years of experience in both public and private markets across the capital structure. Since founding Deer Isle, Dianna has raised approximately $5 billion in assets including $100mm in seed capital from OPIC for an Africa focused private capital fund.
Prior to founding Deer Isle Group, Dianna co-founded Millennium Americas where she was a member of the Investment Committee and was on the investment team. Millennium Americas was an advisor to Millennium Global Investments Ltd., a ~$12 billion London based investment management company for the Millennium Global Special Situations Americas Fund (MGSS). Prior to Millennium Americas, Dianna had extensive experience creating highly structured transactions at ABN AMRO, and SBC Warburg Inc., where she was a Director and at Credit Suisse First Boston (London and Switzerland), where she was a Vice President.
Dianna is on the Board of Directors for the Harvard Business School Club of New York and is Board Emeritus for the Harvard Business School Club of New York Community Partners program. In addition, she is a mentor for the Princeton University Keller Center for Technology and Entrepreneurship. She is also a 2011 winner of the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge, sponsored by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
Dianna has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Princeton University. She has Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 99 and 79 Registrations. She is a member of the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council Alumni Advisory Board.


Pre-Requisites - Students must be comfortable with Linux command line & Wireshark.
numbers, SSNs, GPS coordinates, mobile device details, cell carrier info, vulnerable client software, weak SSL sessions, and much more. Useful for detecting privacy/data leakage, passive pentesting, & network forensics, these techniques expose what an intermediary can discern about an individual or organization through passive monitoring of network traffic.
Required Materials - Students wishing to participate in the exercises should bring a laptop running Kali Linux (or a Kali virtual machine).


Apple is rumored to be launching three new iPhones later this year and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reportedly believes all three will offer wireless charging.
We've only got about seven or eight months to go before Apple introduces its next iPhones and there's been some chatter about Apple putting out three new iPhones instead of the usual two, with one being a super high-end model with prices for it approaching $1,000 in the U.S.
Now the site MacRumors is reporting that an analyst from KGI Securities, Ming-Chi Kuo, is claiming that all three new models will not only feature all-glass casings but wireless charging and OLED displays.
In a research note obtained by MacRumors, Kuo says that wireless charging increases the internal temperature of smartphones and Apple will be equipping the new iPhones with a new 3D Touch module with "additional graphite sheet lamination" to prevent the phones from overheating and wigging out.
We take all these analyst claims with a grain of salt, but the wireless charging rumors have been fairly persistent and it does seem like a logical feature that Apple might add to the next iPhones, whatever they're called. All that said, Apple could simply come out with "S" versions of its current iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
As you might expect, Apple didn't have anything to say about Kuo's research note. It does not comment on rumor or speculation.


Synopsis: Watch Undateable online free. In Undateable Putlocker Full Episodes, Whether it's due to a lack of style, the wrong job, or even just a bad haircut, everyone goes through a time in their lives when they're undateable. Most of us eventually grow out of it, but some people need a little more help than others. Enter Danny Burton. Confident, attractive and impervious to outside opinions, 29-year-old Danny – who may be in a state of arrested development himself – decides to help out his new roommate, Justin Kearney, the owner of an unsuccessful bar and a chronic overthinker, and Justin's group of oddball friends – Shelly, Burski and Brett. Danny introduces the gang to his recently divorced older sister, Leslie, who immediately bonds with this group of guys, as she feels a little stuck in her own life as well. The gang spends most of their time at Justin's bar, helping solve each other's respective problems over beers, and while they love to give each other a hard time, they always have each other's back.


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The H.E. Myrick Conservation Center is the headquarters of the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance (BRC). A private property open to the public during daylight hours, the 318-acre Center is located in Pocopson Township along Route 842, six miles west of West Chester and three miles east of Unionville.
The Center began in 1981 as a gift from Horatio Myrick; it was originally 212 acres which included farmland, woodland, wetland and meadows. Since relocating here, BRC has acquired an additional 116 acres bringing the Center to its present size. Today, this is the site not only of BRC's offices but also provides the outdoor classroom for our environmental education programs. In addition, many public education programs take place on our grounds throughout the year.
The property contains a Quaker barn which dates to the beginning of the 19th century and contains several additions to the original building. It also has a rare wood silo from the early 1900s, the only such silo remaining intact in Chester County. Also on the property is a springhouse dating to the Revolutionary War period.
Presently much of the property is used for agriculture under a conservation plan that dates to 1981. Crops include sunflowers, sorghum, corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, and hay. The small streams which begin on the property are protected with tree plantings to reduce overland runoff and filter out contaminants. The Myrick Center contains trails for walking and horseback riding as well as areas for picnicking, bird watching and enjoying the natural environment. Download our trail map.
Things to Know Before Your Visit
Hunting Dates (property closed)
Dog Walking Policy
In 2013, most of the Myrick Center was put into a conservation easement, preserving the land in perpetuity.


The only enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall in Southwest Florida, Edison Mall is a great escape on warmer or rainy days. Serving the greater Fort Myers and Naples area, and conveniently located at the intersection of US41 and Colonial Boulevard, Edison Mall is the perfect spot for shopping, dining, entertainment and more!
Home to over 160 retail and specialty shops, like Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works and Books-A-Million, Edison Mall has a store for everyone. During your visit enjoy a meal at one of the many dining options.
Along with shopping, Edison Mall is focused on providing a place for the community to visit and enjoy! Stop by and relax in a comfortable seat around the flowing fountains, enjoy one of the mall-hosted events, or take part in health & wellness programs like the Mall Walker Program.
Edison Mall has just what you need, For Every Occasion.
Need assistance? Our ambassadors are here to help! Each ambassador is a fully trained security officer with additional customer service training. Please seek them out with any requests, or call 239-940-0823 to coordinate an ambassador to meet you within the property!
For easy access to your cash, a Travelex ATM is located between Great American Cookies and Books-A-Million and in the Food Court.
For your convenience, baby changing stations are located in each Family Restroom.
For your convenience, we offer charging stations fit for most devices, located near Sears, EXPRESS, Books-A-Million, PANDORA, in the hallway lounge area, Menchies, Auntie Anne's, and Mr. Pretzel.
The Conference Center offers flexible space for meetings and events. Call 239-939-1933 to book your meeting or event.
For your convenience, you'll find family restrooms located near public restrooms in the Food Court, in the cut-thru near Cinnabon and Entrance E across from the Mall Office.
First-aid assistance can be provided by Universal Protection Services Security Personnel. In the event of an emergency please call the Edison Mall Security Hotline at 239-940-0823. AED devices are available through Universal Protection Services Security Personnel.
Our property offers accessibility for our guests needing additional assistance. Accessible restrooms are located in each public restroom. Handicap parking is available.
Edison Mall offers a kid program with special events, exclusive discounts and more! Sign up at Edison Mall Guest Services or online today! Learn more, sign up and see upcoming Kids Program events online.
If you misplace an item, visit Lost & Found located at Edison Mall Guest Services located inside Entrance B next to Books-A-Million or please call 239-939-1933.
Walkers are encouraged to walk Edison Mall on a daily basis, Monday-Saturday starting at 9am and Sunday at 10:30am. Walking the interior of the mall is equivalent to walking over one mile.
To make your experience the best it can be, our mall is a Non-Smoking facility.
Shop with peace of mind knowing our Security is here to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. If you need to contact Security at any time during your visit, please call 239-940-0823.
Push your little one around with ease in our of our strollers. Strollers are found in front of JCPenney at Entrance C, at Entrance D near Men's Macy's and Entrance G near Dillard's. Cost is $5.00.
Grab a cold drink from one of the Coke vending machines located throughout the property.
If you are in need of a wheelchair during your visit, please call Edison Mall Security at (239) 940-0823.
Stay connected on-the-go by using complimentary Wi-Fi services.
Washington Prime Group is a premier retail real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 119 enclosed regional malls and open-air lifestyle community centers. We are an industry-leading, multi-faceted retail real estate owner, developer and manager. Washington Prime Group is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and has an additional corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana.


With its generous portions, this sublimely delicious set menu at Ibiza Beach Club is not for the faint of heart.
Ibiza BGC's signature 15-course bonanza is a deliriously wild ride, further bolstered by the restaurant's commitment to the neon beach club aesthetic of its flagship in Cebu. I can't say I've ever entered a thumping nightspot bathed in blues and purples expecting amazing food (and so reveals my own biases), and yet the spectacular tastes of owner Manny Osmeña bucks those expectations and then some.
The combination of the excellent, dangerously near-excessive food and the swanky disco vibe only serves to heighten the entire experience. So much so that I walked out of there wondering if it were all real in the first place. Did I really just eat 15 courses' worth of food? Was that not the best ribeye I've ever tasted? Did I really just eat an ostrich? Where did all that food go? Was this all just a fever dream? Such is the magic—and the meat sweats—of Ibiza.
A quaint multi course meal served on small plates, this is not. Ibiza's Balearic-inspired menu is a hearty meat-on-meat-on-meat affair that pulls no punches. This isn't a tasting menu; more buffet than degustation. This is a parade of perfectly grilled dishes occupying serious real estate on the plate; full chops of succulent lamb, tender slabs of salmon, entire skewers of jumbo prawns. The server tells me that I am free to order as many servings as I please.
It's an undertaking best approached with the strategies one might find in the pages of a competitive eater's handbook, and yet, falling into this meal quite unexpectedly, I jump into it with the gusto of somebody who knows this will probably never happen again—that is, with a lot of enthusiasm and just a little bit of recklessness. If you're fortunate enough to partake in this meal, let me say this now: pace yourself. If you don't have at least three hours to dedicate to this feast, forget about it.
We warm up with the salad bar served buffet-style; its crowning glory undoubtedly the pao de queijo, a puffy Brazilian cheese bread that more than lives up to the hype surrounding it. If I have one regret, it's that I didn't dedicate more space in my stomach for these umami bombs. But it was promising to be a long night and prudence prevailed.
The arrival of the bacon-wrapped filet mignon officially announces the meal's beginning. These small, succulent bites are so cripplingly delicious, it's as if they plan to start things off in the most violent way possible for your mouth; like going from 0 to 100 in a breath. Multi course meals are usually expected to have a preordained rhythm to them, but these dishes come in the order of whichever finishes cooking first. And so, in my memory there are three main parts: the gut-punch beginning, the sweet end, and the raucous, hazy middle. Not from any lack on Ibiza's part, mind you, but just from the barrage of flavor the palate experiences.
A solid showing of grilled chicken thighs and pork belly follows the fillet mignon. Then comes the tender calamari, the baby back ribs, the prawns, the lambchops, the parrot fish. All delicious, all rich and intense, juices dribbling down the server's knife. One after another like an unrelenting wave. After it dawns on my companion and I that we are but halfway through this extravaganza, every approach of the aforementioned server would elicit a burst of giggles. There was more to come: the salmon, the ostrich, the parrot fish, the US Angus rib eye (this last one was particularly eye-watering). And all throughout, the Ibiza Sour, a cocktail concocted by Manny O's very own son, accompanies us. Their twist on the old classic keeping pace with everything that graced the plate.
At 9 p.m., Ibiza's in-house troupe starts to perform their Latin dance and this provides an opportunity to take a break and distract ourselves from the growing discomfort in our bellies. For anyone planning to visit, I urge them to take to the dance floor; make room in the stomach and shake off the impending food coma (worth it, of course). But we did no such thing and for a while there, there was just silence in the table. Each one of us retreating internally in between courses. Perhaps to save energy for what was to follow, but also to ponder the meaning of all this. A kind of despair creeps in; despair that this meal, hands down one of the best I've ever had, is ending, despair that I've eaten too much, despair at the fact that I wore the wrong pair of jeans for this challenge. It was a confusing intersection of deep gratefulness and melancholy. It might have also just been the meat sweats.
Finally, dessert. It would be back to reality again soon, where, realistically, this meal will go unmatched for a while. A pretty queen pineapple roasted with cinnamon and sugar, served with a side of honey and yoghurt, is placed on the table. Refreshing, cleansing, the perfect complement to the richness of the past three hours. I end the meal thanking my lucky stars.
Fruhlein Econar is a photographer and writer. She is currently the Features Editor for GRID magazine.


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Pediatrics > General Pediatrics
FDA Approves Infant Screen for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
— Covers Gaucher, Fabry, Pompe and MPS I
by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today February 3, 2017
WASHINGTON -- A screening system to detect four lysosomal storage disorders in newborns is approved for marketing, the FDA said Friday.
The Seeker System, made by Baebies Inc. in Durham, N.C., measures activity levels of proteins necessary for normal lysosomal storage from standard heel-prick blood samples. Enzyme deficiencies characteristic of Pompe, Fabry, and Gaucher diseases, as well as mucopolysaccharidosis type I, are thus detected, the FDA said in a press release.
It's the first such test to receive formal marketing authorization, the agency noted, even though several states -- Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee -- have required testing for these disorders. "Availability of the Seeker System provides laboratories with a screening tool that has been reviewed by the FDA for clinical and analytical validity," the agency said.
The FDA emphasized that positive screening results need to be confirmed with follow-up testing using biopsies, genetic analysis, and/or other methods.
Approval was based on analyses of samples from more than 150,000 newborns in Missouri. Follow-up testing by the state's public health department over 15 months did not turn up any late diagnoses of lysosomal storage disorders that would signal false-negative screening results. Nevertheless, the FDA said that false negatives remain a potential risk with the system.


What can a digital assistant do for me? By now, you need to be asking your self, "What can a Virtual Assistant do for me?" Your head might be churning with ideas and questions. VA's may also help you with things like marketing, website design and maintenance, database growth, electronic mail administration, desktop publishing, bookkeeping, research, journey preparations and a lot more. Some VA's will focus on providing you a specific service (ex. bookkeeping). Not all VA's will carry out all services; nevertheless, these in the VA business maintain shut relationships with other VA's that may help you together with your needs.
As a result of the sprucing demineralization gear in a power generation facility will likely be sized upon the anticipated industrial Reverse Osmosis equipment performance (permeate water quality and amount), any issues with the Reverse Osmosis tools operation can have drastic results on the efficiency. Poor efficiency could cause prices to increase sharply, by means of increased regenerations and acid/caustic usage.
Though veterans of the construction industry know that they've a repute for choosing the previous means of doing business over the new, the industry is definitely main the way in which in lots of know-how advances. By embracing new software program, hardware and materials manufacturing processes, the construction and constructing business is finally stepping out of the shadow of other tech-heavy industries and making its mark on the tech scene.
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50 year old Graphic Designer Breyfogle from Mount Albert, has lots of pursuits that include juggling, . and collecting music albums. Likes to discover new towns and locales like The Sundarbans.