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Our Rialto Church Center was formerly St. Thomas Moore Church which was founded by Fr. Albert Schwartz in 1961. The first Mass of this Church was celebrated in the Priest's Rectory and later Masses were celebrated in a remodeled two room schoolhouse on Riverside Avenue where the Y.W.C.A. later stood. When Fr. Daniel O'Callaghan became the first pastor of St. Thomas Moore in 1961, he began immediately to look for a new site for the location of the Church building. Meanwhile the Holy Mass was celebrated at the Rancho Verde Country Club and at the Lutheran Church of the Cross pending the building of a permanent Church house. In 1965, the present Church property was purchased on Easton Street. On this new ground, a hall was built and dedicated by Bishop Buddy to serve as a place for celebrating Mass at the meantime. In 1968 Fr. Timothy Harnett became the second Pastor. The parish grew very rapidly at the time, and on December 22, 1966, the first Confirmation class was confirmed by Bishop Furey.
In 1968, an Adult Choir was formed under the direction of William Priestly. This Choir was seconded by the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) which was very active at the time and sang regularly at Folk Masses. It was in this same year (July 4, 1968) that the first Mexican Fiesta was held with Mrs. Manuel de la Vega and Lupe Ross as Co-Chairpersons. In 1970 Fr. Thomas Healy became the third pastor of St. Thomas Moore. A new Parish Church construction was signed in 1971 by Bishop Maher. The construction of the new Parish Church was completed in April 1972. In 1974 Fr. Richard Waterfall became the fourth Pastor of the parish.
In 1974 the Altar Society began sponsoring funeral receptions for all parish families. In 1978 Fr. Thomas Gillespie became the fifth pastor of St. Thomas Moore. By 1980 the first Parish Council was formed, and Bishop Phillip Straling ordained Tom Brannick as a permanent Deacon for the parish. In 1981 Sr. Eileen Rafferty was appointed Pastoral Assistant, and the Parish Hall was enlarged with offices to provide accommodation for the administrative staff. The Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was installed and dedicated by Bishop Straling in 1985. On October 18, 1986 a Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated to mark the 25th Anniversary of St. Thomas Moore Church.
By 1991 St. Thomas Moore received her sixth pastor, Fr. Edward DuBel, CR. With a growing Spanish Speaking families arriving to the parish location area, a need for a Spanish Mass became expedient. Thus in 1993 St. Thomas Moore Church celebrated her first Spanish Mass. Unfortunately, in 2001 the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was vandalized but later replaced with a new one in May 5th at the 21st Annual Madonna Tea. Throughout the length of the church's existence the Religious Education, Liturgical Ministries and more recently the Hispanic and Filipino Ministries have been an integral part of the parish. The seventh and last pastor of St. Thomas Moore Church before it became part of the present parish was Fr. Timothy Jenejcic. In 2006, St.Thomas Moore Church combined with Resurrection Church in Fontana to become Saint John XXIII.
Resurrection Parish in Fontana was established in 1953 when the city was still part of the Diocese of San Diego. Located on the city's north side, it developed from St. Joseph Parish a mile south west. Both parishes at the time and until 2010 have been administered by the priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection. Fr. Clement Weiss, C.R., was the first pastor.
By 1978 an increase in the Catholic population called for the creation of the new Diocese of San Bernardino to which Resurrection Parish would now belong. As growth continued, during the pastorate of Fr. Timothy Keppel, C.R., a large parish hall was built in 1989 and six years later, three classrooms were added. Easter 1990 saw the celebration of the first Mass in Spanish. Today four Masses in English and four Masses in Spanish are offered every weekend. There is also a small, but notable, presence of Filipinos in the parish today. A major event that brings the several parish communities together is the annual three day summer fest held on the last weekend of June. Fr. Leonard Krzywda, C.R. was the pastor at the time that Resurrection Church and St. Thomas More in Rialto merged to become Blessed John XXIII in 2006.
Fr. Albert Kowalczyk, C.R. was the pastor when the present church with a capacity of 550 was constructed in 1957. One of its most attractive qualities is a series of 21 stained-glass windows. He also oversaw the opening of grades K through 4 of the parochial school, Resurrection Academy, currently enrolling about 200 children.

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Whole grains are the entire seed of a plant, referred to as a ‘kernel’. During the processing of whole grains, the husk (outter shell), the bran (contains fiber), the endosperm (contains starch) and the innermost germ (contains minerals and nutrients) as shown in figure 1. During the processing of whole grains, everything is removed leaving not much more than the endosperm which has a small amount of nutritional value. By contrast, 100% whole grains contain an intact kernel loaded with vitamins, minerals (noticeably B vitamins, vitamin E, zinc and magnesium) and a variety of antioxidants. Try to pick carbohydrates when the first ingredient on the label has the word 100 whole in it. Additionally, many natural foods are good sources of dietry fibre including fruits and vegetables (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, pears, potatoes with skin, broccoli, corn, apples with skin and bananas. Other sources worth mentioning; oatmeal, raisin bran, all bran, kashi, a variety of beans and nuts.
Benefits of Fiber
Fiber intake can provide several beneficial functions within the body including:
- Decreasing food intake by increasing fullness (attracts water giving bulk)
- Maintains blood sugar levels
- Slows food digestion
- Blances intestinal pH
- Preventing constipation
- Decreasing fat and cholesterol absorption
- Provides 0 calories
- May reduce risk of heart disease, obesity, certain cancers and diabetes7
When not to eat fiber
Despite all the health benefits, there may be times you shouldn’t eat foods containing too much fiber such as during performance. Although slowing the movement of food through the digestive process may enable prolonged periods of energy, it may prevent a quick burst of energy which is sometimes needed. For that reason, it is suggested that it shouldn’t be consumed too close to or during exercise.
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Virginie Couperie-Eiffel Keeps Her Family’s Equestrian Traditions Alive
125 years after Eiffel’s tower opens in Paris, his great-great grand daughter makes her mark at the same site with the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping event.
Galloping with grace through the countryside, majestic and free, horses are living art forms that inspire wonder and awe for the natural world. Up close, their velvet noses, expressive eyes and flowing manes spur grown women like Virginie Couperie-Eiffel to gush with emotion while describing virtues akin to “a friend or a lover.”
Not a moment of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle, says Couperie-Eiffel, a champion of French riders, and great-great grand daughter of Gustave Eiffel. Her innate bond with horses has allowed her to literally soar to new heights, navigate life’s obstacles and fulfill her raison d’etre to create a prestigious show-jumping competition at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where the legacy of two extraordinary families becomes as one.
“I was born on a horse,” she happily exaggerates, marvelling how her pregnant mother rode until one month before she was born. From her bedroom window as a child, she could watch horses jump in the first Bordeaux jumping competitions, founded by her father. Even her first companions were horses, she says. “My joys and sorrow were for it,” she says of Pompon, a pony with whom she spent every waking moment.
Her story begins at Chateau Bacon, an estate with a storied past where her family has bred and raised Anglo-Arabian horses for over a century. The setting is idyllic, nestled in a lush valley near Bordeaux, a region in southwest France famous for its medieval castles, mouth-watering cuisine and sweet wine. Her childhood was a “wild” one, she muses, “in the middle of trees along the poetic river of Dordogne, following the rhythm of nature. It was a childhood filled with fond memories of farming, driving tractors under the intense sun, and enjoying “the true pleasures of this countryside life.”
Inspired hereditary traits branch in all directions from Couperie-Eiffel’s family tree. Her father’s lineage is one steeped in equestrian and aristocratic tradition. The Couperie name can be traced back to Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto, who served as minister of police under Napoleon — when battles were fought on horseback. Despite losing the noble title during the French Revolution, the Couperie family enjoyed an aristocratic lifestyle in the 1900s — committed to elite education, raising horses and taking part in equestrian competitions.
On her mother’s side, the great-great grandfather Gustave Eiffel needs little introduction — the engineer and visionary who pushed the boundaries of imagination and science while connecting the world with his iron inventions: the Eiffel Tower, the locks of Panama Canal, the framework for the Statue of Liberty in New York and numerous churches, bridges and train stations.
“Gustave Eiffel instilled in us the power of passion and dreams, of boldness and innovation, hard work and the necessity of being a team. Together, nothing is impossible,” says Couperie-Eiffel, who finds strength as she looks up at the tower, exposed to all the elements of nature, yet confidently standing as the very symbol of freedom.
While the DNA was there, it was Couperie-Eiffel’s father, Emeric, who truly harnessed his daughter’s love of horses — teaching all four of his children to ride. Every morning they’d rise early, one by one waiting their turn. With eyes closed, Couperie-Eiffel describes their routine like it was yesterday. Her father hoisting her up high onto the horse’s back, then she would repeat exercises for hours, over and over like a “dancer with the barre.”
Couperie-Eiffel trained vigorously every day, with hours and hours of work. “We were one hundred percent into this life — from morning until evening, we were thinking and sleeping horses.” Besides working the muscles and increasing the flexibility, the disciplined training established a connection between horse and rider, and at the same time began to nurture the spirit of the horse, “its generosity, its goodness, its sensitivity.”
Time and patience paid off, and as she matured into adolescence, she demonstrated an understanding that success was not through dominance but through a balance of leadership and partnership with her horse. “Horses teach us what is dignity, how to listen, how to self-reflect, and how to be humble,” she says. She paired this insight with her father’s wisdom “never to go against a horse’s will but become one with it. That is where the magic happens, and that is when one becomes an avatar.”
On the eve of her biggest competition, the 2005 French Championship of show jumping, she could barely sleep as she prepared to exceed herself as an athlete. She recalls her mindset as she lay in bed: “I was already in the competition. I could feel the concentration rising little by little.”
This fervor continued to the next day as she gradually progressed to the final stage of the competition. In the saddle of Jolie B’Neville, “a mare with a big heart,” she would negotiate through a timed course of six fences, each obstacle higher than the last.
“Everything is happening very slowly in my head,” she recalls. “I go through each of the obstacles. I must be flawless. I was so excited to jump my last fence. I could feel my mare excited too, yet we must not be in a hurry to win… I do the final jump and finish with one second left over… I close my eyes and lift my arms. I have just become champion!”
In true partnership, she credits the sensitivity and generosity of her horse. “I knew everything from [the horse], as it knew everything from me. Horses will give everything for free, just because you ask.”
The day Couperie-Eiffel retired and “put back boots and vest was a day of bereavement,” she says. In time, she discovered new joy in “training young riders to become champions in respect of horses, nature and humankind” and in establishing Eiffel Academy. She is currently teaching a number of talented young riders, including her niece Marie, as well as Mathilde Pinault, “who is very gifted.”
To this day, Couperie-Eiffel is intentional with her life, sharing her days between Chateau Bacon and her life with husband Charles Berling in Montmartre, where she oversees the third annual Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping on the Champ de Mars. The three-day cultural event draws the world’s best riders and horses, as well as celebrities and artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, who will watch their daughter Jessica, an American show-jumping champion, compete; French film stars Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet; and American actress Salma Hayek. To see horse and rider once again regain the heart of Paris is a dream come true for Couperie-Eiffel, and in every essence a tribute to both her parents and Gustave Eiffel himself.
“When I look up at this Eiffel Tower that rises like latticework towards the sky, I feel a breeze of freedom go through me. The openness and the lightness of the structure is what really makes the tower strong and sturdy, high up in the sky. To let go and soar to new heights. That is the legacy I was bestowed.”


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In celebration of our beloved Queen reaching this unprecedented Platinum milestone that has never before been reached by a British monarch, we were delighted to come together with world-renowned sculptor – Raphael Maklouf (the genius behind Her Majesty’s third official UK effigy) to create something that we will NEVER see again in our lifetimes – a platinum portrait.
But we didn't stop there - An obverse of this calibre deserves nothing less than an equally as spectacular reverse, which is why we partnered up with the Zecca School of Art in Rome – the birthplace of modern sovereign designer, Benedetto Pistrucci in search for ‘the new Pistrucci’. The winner, Lucrezia Delfini beautifully remastered his iconic St George and the Dragon design but with a unique twist that has never been done in the history of the gold sovereign – the inclusion of the princess!
The new Pistrucci and Maklouf remastered, together again at last on one coin!
Issued for 2022, this design couldn’t have been timelier! As we celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Platinum Jubilee, how better to mark our enduring monarch’s magnificent milestone than finally presenting Saint George and the Dragon’s very own royal connection in traditional 22-carat gold. To find out how you can own your very own exclusive one-year-only issue click here.

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Nintendo continues to feel the impact of the chip deficit. In its recent financial report, the Japanese manufacturer announced a 23% decline in sales of his Sitch game consoles over the last quarter, closed on June 30, during which time Nintendo was able to deliver only 3.43 million consoles.
The sale of the standard version of the Nintendo Switch in the last quarter collapsed by 60%. The company sold only 1.32 million of these consoles. The sales of the Switch Lithe version fell by almost 50%, to 0.59 million units sold. The sales of Switch OLED, which entered the market last October, were also low. Nintendo was able to sell only 1.52 million of them.
," noted the company in its report, adding what it expected.
The demand for games is also mixed, with a fall of 8.6 percent. The company reported 41.5 million copies sold. Despite the disappointing closure of the Nintendo quarter, it is still confident that it will be able to sell 21 million copies by the end of the fiscal year.
The last quarter was relatively scarce for new game releases that could stimulate sales. Nintendo Switch Sports was the best sold 4.84 million copies sold. Mario Strickers: Battle League and Kirby and the Forgotten Land with 1.91 and 1.88 million copies sold in second and third places. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, released more than five years ago, sold 1.48 million copies in the last quarter. Nintendo has now sold over 111 million Switch apps. Despite its age, the company notes "stable demand for consoles".
The company's operating surplus over the past quarter was about $768 million, which is below the estimates of analysts who predicted $865 million.

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You may have already heard the band's ludicrously catchy first single, "Gimme Twice," which shot straight to the top of The Hype Machine's chart earlier on in the year having been injected with a high-dosage of buzz by music bloggers worldwide. Now the quartet have dropped their self-titled debut EP and, aided by their relentless touring, are beginning to make some serious sonic waves in the US and beyond. Not bad for a band that have been together for little over a year...
In the spirit of unity, Royal Concept lead singer David Larson and guitarist Filip Bekic teamed up to answer the questions we sent over, which cover the rather saucy story behind "Gimme Twice," hanging out with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and those inescapable Phoenix comparisons.
The Royal Concept: First of all a lot of blogs helped us out by spreading the song. People's comparisons with The Strokes and Phoenix led to a buzz and something that the blogs could write about. Secondly, we think it's a great catchy song with a nice mix of guitar driven riffs in an electronic atmosphere. Strong singable melodies are always a winning concept and we're fighting to bring it back in today's music. Lyrically it's about a girl that struggles to achieve climax more than once during a passionate night.
Songfacts: The "Gimme Twice" video looks like it was a lot of fun to make. How was that experience for you?
Songfacts: I really like the EP track, "Knocked Up." What is that one about? Obviously the title does have its connotations...
The Royal Concept: I think you're spot on. The title says it all, it's about the possibility of making a love child with a person you shouldn't have a child with. Maybe there's more than two persons involved...
Songfacts: Do you have a personal favorite track on the EP? If so, why is it your favorite?
The Royal Concept: "In the End" and "Goldrushed" are our two favourite tracks. "Goldrushed" because that was the first song we felt that we had something unique and we were spot on soundwise and it's still the sound we want to have. "In the End" is an anthem for us. David wrote a lot of ballads for the upcoming album, but we had a lot of problems making them fit with the other up tempo songs. "In the End" was the first one we felt we succeeded with. It also has the most important lyrics on the EP.
Songfacts: A few months ago, you changed your name from The Concept. So how/why did the "Royal" come into it?
The Royal Concept: Apparently "The Concept" was a really popular band name in the US so we had to add something Swedish to it. This was during the time the Swedish princess gave birth to Estelle, our forthcoming queen and everything in Sweden was about this royal stuff. So we decided to ease the burden from her shoulders and carry some of that royal weight.
Songfacts: Are there set roles in the band? Does one of you write the lyrics, another the music, and so on? Or is songwriting a collective activity?
The Royal Concept: So far, it's always the same process. David writes melodies and harmonies, Filip writes lyrics and the four of us produce and arrange it together. Povel is the most technical guy so he's the one who handles the recordings. Magnus is all about details in the production and the arrangements so he's the one who usually makes the last adjustments when the rest of us are tired of the songs. The four of us make a great team and we share all royalites equally since we all are royal.
Songfacts: Your hometown, Stockholm, Sweden, is the arguable epicentre of pop music. How had the city's musical history influenced your music?
The Royal Concept: Actually most great Swedish music comes from smaller cities like Gothenburg, Umea and Jonkoping. In Stockholm people are too busy DJing and drinking Chai lattes. But we would gladly contribute to making Stockholm the epicentre of pop music together with Robyn and Lykke Li.
Songfacts: A LOT of people are comparing you to Phoenix and The Strokes. How do you feel about that?
The Royal Concept: It's actually pretty awesome. They are both great bands and obviously Phoenix listened a lot to The Strokes when they did their latest albums It's Never Been Like That and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The Strokes listened to Television and Rufus Wainwright and we are happy to keep the chain going. In a short while maybe a lot of great bands will be influenced by us too.
Songfacts: So you have just dropped a debut EP and are at the beginnings of your career. What new sounds and ideas are you going to pursue next?
The Royal Concept: We met Steven Tyler from Aerosmith yesterday and he played some of their new stuff for us and we got really inspired. We haven't heard rock 'n' roll that great in a long fucking time and we felt that we wanted to create music with more guitar riffs and screw the electronic shit. Tomorrow maybe we'll meet Kraftwerk and they'll change our mind all over again. Honestly, we explore new musical places all the time and none of us can really tell what the next album is gonna sound like. That's the most inspiring of being in a group with creative people. To constantly get surprised by others and yourself.
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R n B/ soul singer Efe Oraka releases new EP, “Magic”. Magic contains 7 songs; Magic Intro, Wonderland, Comfort food, Zion featuring M.I, Intercession, Love Galactic ft. Tay Iwar and Dive.
The talented singer started writing and performing songs at age 8. By 11, She played an array of instruments like drums, piano, ukulele and violin. She came to the limelight through her viral covers of Jon Bellion and Olamide tracks. In 2019, She released “Nigerian Dream” which called out the lack of prioritization of salient issues e.g. the total disregard for mental health. She had gone on to release early this year, Zion with M.I.
Speaking on the album, she says;
“I was thinking about you when I wrote this. I hope it resonates with you. I hope you take these stories and live out your own experiences. I hope you find your Magic as you’ve helped me find mine… MAGIC! OUT NOW”
All songs were written by the artist with additional vocals from Tay Iwar. Guitars by Eferoghene Alloy (Zion) and Femi Leye (Dive) . Production credits go to; Chesco, Tay Iwar, Doz , Sir bastien and Remy Baggins. Click here to listen

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EquityPandit’s Outlook for ICICI Bank for the week (April 01, 2019 – April 05, 2019):
ICICI Bank Ltd.
BSE: 532174| NSE: ICICIBANK| ISIN: INE090A01021| SECTOR: BANKS
Stock closed the week on optimistic note gaining +1.85%.
Week Higher: 400.00
Week Low: 383.50
Week Variety: 16.50
Technically on the everyday charts EquitPandit’s analyst see minor assistance on the downside for ICICIBANK at 380- 377 levels, whereas minor resistance on the upside is capped about 405-407levels.
If ICICIBANK breaches minor assistance on the downside and closes beneath it we might see fresh breakdown and stock might drag towards subsequent main assistance levels reduced side about 355- 360 if ICICIBANK breaches minor resistance levels on the upside and closes above it we might see fresh breakout and stock can head towards main resistance levels placed about 425- 435.
At present trend for the stock is bullish as stock trading above 200 days exponential moving averages. EquityPandit predicts ICICIBANK variety for the week is observed from 425- 435 on upside & 355-360 on downside.

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Gorsuch Reconstitutes SCOTUS Conservatives Majority In Arkansas Execution Go Ahead
- Author: Larry Hoffman Apr 22, 2017,
Apr 22, 2017, 20:47
Why are executions stopped? But death penalty appeals nearly always are referred to the entire court.
Lee was convicted in 1995 of robbing, strangling and beating Ms. Reese to death in her apartment in Jacksonville, Arkansas, but prosecutors said that her murder was only one of Lee's crimes.
Lee was arrested less than an hour after the killing after spending some of the $300 he had stolen from Mrs Reese. Courts have halted four of those executions.
The executions would be the most by any state in the shortest period since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in the United States in 1976.
Arkansas has set two more executions for April 24 and April 27.
Gray's decision had effectively stayed all scheduled executions.
Lee, 51, died at 11:56 p.m., 12 minutes after the execution process began. They said the odds were increased by Governor Asa Hutchinson's original plan to execute all eight of them over the course of 11 days. "They wouldn't be on death row if they hadn't committed terrible, frightful crimes", said Carrie Severino, a former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas and the leader of a group that poured millions of dollars into TV ads backing Gorsuch's confirmation.
His attorneys filed a civil rights lawsuit on Thursday asking for a stay of his execution to allow more time for new DNA testing in the case.
Attention will now turn to other impending executions in Arkansas. Lee denied involvement in the murder and sought use of new DNA technology.
The Arkansas Supreme Court also denied Thursday afternoon Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's request for reconsideration on the stay that was granted for Stacey Johnson. "Apparently the reason the state chose to proceed with these eight executions is that the "use by" date of the state's execution drug is about to expire".
McKesson had argued there were restrictions on the use of vecuronium bromide in executions and the state never disclosed the drug would be used in a lethal cocktail. However, at a court hearing on the McKesson lawsuit, department deputy director Rory Griffin said he did tell a McKesson salesman about the intended goal of the drug.
"We would like the Arkansas Department of Correction to destroy or return any product of ours they may have", Kuhn said, adding the company did not have immediate plans for further legal action. At least one high court justice expressed reservations about the state's push to execute the inmates before its drug expired. But a divided Supreme Court in 2015 ruled that prisoners did not prove the drug entailed "a substantial risk of severe pain".
The legal delays frustrated Hutchinson.
Inmates' attorneys also failed in efforts to block the executions based on concerns about midazolam, which has been used in flawed executions in other states. At one point in the proceedings before a federal judge last week, Arkansas Solicitor General Lee Rudofsky declared, "Enough is enough".
When those appeals reach the Supreme Court, they go first to the justice who oversees the state in which the execution is scheduled.
Lawyers for the state have complained that the inmates are filing court papers just to run out the clock on Arkansas' midazolam supply.
"Apparently the reason the state made a decision to proceed with these eight executions is that the "use by" date of the state's execution drug is about to expire".
A "use by" date is determining who will live, and who will die.
"Ledell Lee showed no leniency to any of the victims he encountered", said Mr.

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Photographer Nik Nerburn (previously on PDD) has just published a book of photos and stories following the last few years of transformation in Duluth’s West End, more recently and commonly known as Lincoln Park. We get a sneek peek at a few of the images in the book.
They’re closing down the Esmond, and I’m moving into the new Garfield Square building they’re building for us.
I’ll get to stay in the neighborhood. It’s a great blessing.
My mom’s been gone over 30 years. She died in 1983, the day after her birthday.
I want my new apartment to be worthy of my mom coming to see it.
It’s gonna be clean, ordered; smelling like somebody really knows how to cook her food.
Her name? It was Rose.
You never know. You can go to sleep forever, and nobody would know you’re not here anymore.
It was a long process to rebuild my life.
I finally seen a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.
A description from Nerburn’s website:
Before it was Duluth’s most up-and-coming neighborhood, with fashionable breweries and farm-to-table restaurants, the Lincoln Park Craft District was called the West End. Although it shares the same physical geography with the Lincoln Park Craft District, it can sometimes feel like a world apart. Photographer Nik Nerburn documented several years of the neighborhood’s transformation, making portraits and recording interviews in Carr Hobbies, the Esmond Building (also known as The Seaway Hotel), Randy’s Cafe, and other once-familiar neighborhood joints. The words of neighborhood residents are woven together with dreamlike black-and-white photographs of interiors, individuals, and landscapes, recalling both the real and remembered West End of Duluth.
I was down in Maryland with my second wife, and we seen this bar that said “Karaoke Tonight”.
It was called the “Hubcap and Spinner Show,” and when you got called up, they would dress you up.
They dressed me up like Sonny and her like Cher. We sang “I Got You, Babe”.
I’d sung in school choir, but I’d never done karaoke. I fell in love with it.
We moved back to Duluth in the 90’s. You know, and things had changed from the ’70s,
big time, for everywhere in Duluth. There were no jobs, and people were getting the hell out.
Duluth went from 120,000 people in Duluth down to, like, 80,000 in a couple years.
This neighborhood never really recovered.
At the time, I used to hang out at the bar next door to Curly’s, which was called The Bedrock.
There was this one gentleman running karaoke on weekends who everybody called Captain Kirk. He says to me, “Hey, wanna work Karaoke for Curly’s?”
I figured, why not? Extra money!
So Captain Kirk says, “Well, we gotta get you a nickname first. You’re gonna be Major Mike.”
Okay. Works for me.
He trained me in, and I’ve been doing it for almost 25 years.
I’m a frustrated musician. I think a lot of other people are that way, too, you know?
Mainly because I can’t remember the words to songs.
So if I got a screen in front of me that shows me the words, I’m a happy camper.
I like making people happy. It doesn’t matter if they can sing or not. I don’t care.
I’ll get anybody up there.
You can buy the book here: niknerburn.bigcartel.com
When you walk into the Seaway, you don’t know
if you’re going to smell home cooking
or straight diapers.
Will I miss this place?
I’m not sure.
At its worst point,
the Seaway was the type of place
where the cockroaches stole your crack rocks
off your nightstand while you slept.


After putting in a rebuilt engine with all the high performance gear, I was a bit disappointed with the launch. Despite being very lively and explosive from 3000 rpm to 5000, the engine seemed doggy at lower rpm. I could get the tires to break loose if I dumped the clutch at high rpm – but this is not good on the clutch and smells bad too. The performance I was looking for was to be able to loose traction from a rolling start. I wanted to have the car just creeping along in gear and, upon nailing it, break traction. The car would not do this. Instead there would be this bog, this delay followed by wild acceleration. I didn’t like the low end performance.
I wondered if the Lunati cam, which makes the engine kick ass at high rpm, reduced the torque output of the engine at lower rpm. I figured all the extra high performance goodies should have compensated at the lower engine rpm when you are in a rolling start.
Perhaps I had too much traction. Maybe having 1 inch wider tires than I had on the maiden voyage made a difference. Perhaps having more weight in the completed car made it just that much more difficult to break loose the tires.
Then I started to think it was the transmission. My transmission is a close ratio. This kind of transmission has a high first gear which effectively reduces the torque to the rear wheels – but once up to speed – the ratio between the upper gears keeps you in the sweet power band of the engine. Close ratios are good for drag racing because the engine is already at a high rpm when you dump the clutch.
An alternate transmission is the wide ratio transmission. This has a lower first gear and provides higher torque. Thinking this was the solution to my low end performance I pursued getting a wide ratio transmission. I ended up buying one on eBay that was in “good” condition. I took it to Zumbrota Gear in Zumbrota, MN, (highly recommend these folks) where I quickly learned the tyranny was pretty much totaled. After about $700 in repairs I was ready to swap out the transmissions. I did so over the winter and in the spring broke it in per the recommended process. In general the car was very quick off the line but there was still a hesitation. Let me tell you, this was a little frustrating.
To compound the frustration, on Father’s Day I took the Cord out to “blow out the carbon” and quickly got the car up to 100 mph going up hill. The car is amazingly smooth and stable. With this fresh injection of testosterone, I drove the car home with confidence. This was short lived as changing gears became increasingly difficult. I barely made it back. While backing the car into the garage the transmission completely bound up. This led to a very tall gin and tonic and general feeling of well being.
Not giving up, I began to wonder about the carburetor. Back in 2005 the engine had factory two barrel carburetor. It worked great. Now I have a 570 cfm Holly Avenger. Could it be that all along my new Holley was out of tune?
I figured this could be pretty complicated so I started to read the posts on the internet. Virtually all the posts claim the solution for hesitation is fuel – the engine is starving for fuel. So I proceeded down the path advocated by all the pundits and increased the size of the accelerator pump nozzles. This had no effect.
Next recommendation was to install a hollow screw to reduce the restrictions in the nozzle. This had no effect.
Next I pursued changing the accelerator pump. I replaced the 30 cc pump with a 50 cc pump. The pump mechanism was so big I need to raise the carburetor with an extra thick gasket. This had no effect.
I then bought accelerator pump cam kit and began installing more aggressive pump cams. This had an effect – the performance became worse.
Then I figured I should get information from the source so I bought a used book from Amazon on how to tune Holleys. It was invaluable. I followed the directions by first adjusting the float levels of the primary and secondaries. I then replaced the accelerator pump nozzles with the original (small ones) and changed the pump cam to one that provided gradual flow. With this set up, a fine stream of fuel would be sprayed into the carburetor for a much longer time. To my surprise this worked beautifully and eliminated the hesitation.
Isn’t it amazing how much mis-information is out there?
The car still can’t do a rolling burn out. Once the engine hits 3000 rpm the tires will begin to squeal. It appears the engine just doesn’t produce enough torque at idle. With that, my thoughts turned towards more displacement - a stroked 331 cid engine with roller lifters and rockers. This fantasy lasted about 6 months but faded when I realized there is no end to the pursuit of more power. Life also has a habit of redirected priorities.
After market cruise controls have been around for a long time. I installed one in my 1967 Mustang and never had any issues. Not many companies make after market cruise controls today. Perhaps it’s because most cars have them as standard equipment or because of liability. I did find one unit that appeared simple and compact. This was the Audiovox CCS-100
Installation went smoothly but the cruise control failed to engage. I double and triple checked the wiring and went through all the trouble shooting procedures. In desperation, I called tech support. They recommend me return the control module. I did and in short order received a new one. Upon installation I found the new one did not work. This started a small obsession with me. I started reading things…. things on the internet. Word had it that electromagnetic noise could be confusing the control box. I explored and experimented with adding capacitors and inductors help filter out errant noise. That failed. Then I read about bikers installing the Audiovox CCS-100 on motorcycles. They recommend adding a Dakota Digital Tachometer Interface module. This module creates a clean noiseless signal that the control module could use. I bought one for $90. I installed it with no affect – another failure.
My obsession continued to grow. Out of desperation I began to question the instructions. The manual clearly states to set the pulses per mile to 4000 for a car with a manual transmission and an engine that does not have a Vehicle Speed Sensor (which mine does not). With nothing to lose I experimented with changing the PPM to 8000. The cruise control worked perfectly. The instruction manual was wrong. The technicians were wrong.
Isn’t it amazing how much mis-information is out there?
The Audiovox CCS-100 is very well made product and has proved to be reliable. I would highly recommend it. The instruction manual ……not so much.
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Alexander's Homemade Mac & Cheese
Why I Love This Recipe
My family has been making this since I can remember. Washing your hands with water (H2O) before the recipe begins is using a pure substance. Chemistry info: In addition to the Things below, when you mix the macaroni and cheese together, and when you put the breadcrumbs on top, it is a heterogeneous mixture. Cutting and melting the cheese are both physical changes. The browning of the macaroni and the the smell when it’s done are both signs that a chemical change had occurred.
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Ingredients You'll Need
3 lbs. cheddar cheese: homogeneous mixture
3 lbs Macaroni: homogeneous mixture
3 - 4 cups Milk: homogeneous mixture
Vegetable oil: homogeneous mixture
3 tbl. Butter: homogeneous mixture
Bring Large pot of water to boil. Add pasta and boil for 10 minutes. Pasta should be firmer than al-dente. Drain pasta and rinse.
Shred Extra Sharp cheddar cheese and set aside
Pre-heat oven to 350℉
Melt butter in large saucepan
Add flour to melted butter stir together
Make bechamel base for cheese sauce by adding 3 cups of milk to flour butter mixture cook over med-high heat whisking constantly until mixture comes to a boil .
Add shredded cheese, splash of vegetable oil, and hot sauce to bechamel and remove from heat continue to stir until cheese is melted
Place pasta into large baking pan. Pour cheese sauce over pasta. Mix gently to ensure that cheese sauce in completely covering pasta. Sprinkle desired amount of breadcrumbs over the top to create crusty top.
Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

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‘SHE_SEES’: the Rewriting Women into Maritime (RWM)
September 11, 2023
Lloyd’s Register requests the pleasure inviting you at the opening night of ‘SHE_SEES’: the Rewriting Women into Maritime (RWM) exhibition hosted at the International Maritime Organization, taking place on 11th September at 6pm – 8pm.
This exhibition celebrates the first year of the RWM initiative – a collaboration launched by Lloyd’s Register and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation with more than 30 leading maritime organisations to change perceptions on the historical role of women in shipping.
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The 7:30 matchup between the visiting Colonels (3-11 overall, 2-2 in the SLC) and the Demons (10-5, 4-1), one game behind Stephen F. Austin in the league standings, follows a women's contest between the schools tipping off at 5:30. Both games can be seen on ESPN3.
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KRASNOYARSK, February 29 (Itar-Tass) — The Krasnoyarsk-based company Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (ISS) and Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) have reached an agreement on the joint development of business on the international market of geostationary satellites.
According to the press service of ISS-Reshetnev, the marketing agreement provides for cooperation in the development of business in the market of geostationary satellites weighing up to 1,350 kg and a payload capacity not exceeding 3 kW on the Express-1000 K platform produced by ISS and payloads manufactured by MDA. In addition, the parties expressed their intention to jointly develop new subsystems of advanced satellites.
The cooperation agreement envisages the active use of financial instruments of Canada’s official export agency (EDC - Export Development Canada), which provides support to the Canadian exporters and their international trade partners.
Cooperation with MDA, as well as with other domestic and foreign apace industry enterprises, is aimed at developing new sales markets and raising competitiveness of ISS-made geostationary telecommunications satellites on the global market.
At present, the Russian and Canadian companies are working together to implement three telecommunications satellites projects - Express-AM5, Express-AM6, on the order of the national satellite communications operator FSUE Satellite Communications and Lybid for Ukraine. The Express-AM5 and AM6 spacecraft are designed to provide mobile presidential and governmental communications, digital television and radio broadcasting services, multimedia services (telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, access to the Internet) and VSAT networks. ISS-Reshetnev is also responsible for the production of platforms, structures, payload module structures, integration and testing of the spacecraft. MDA specialists create transponders and antennas for these satellites.


A powerful tornado ripped through southwest suburban Coal City on Monday, leaving massive path of destruction in its path. Residents have been picking up the pieces ever since, and on Friday they were getting much needed help.
It has been a tense 24 hours in tornado-ravaged Coal City, with residents bracing for another onslaught of rain Wednesday night and early Thursday. There were heavy downpours overnight, but not nearly as much as had been expected, allowing residents to breathe a small sigh of relief Thursday morning.
With lots of cleanup ahead in Coal City, after Monday night’s tornado, a special volunteer effort has been planned for Friday.
DeKalb County officials have said they’re committed to making sure everyone who wants to rebuild after last month’s tornado in the small town of Fairdale can clear any legal hurdles that might be in their way.
This weekend marks one month since a deadly tornado devastated the small town of Fairdale, and while cleanup efforts continue, most volunteers who showed up in the wake of the storm have moved on.
Leaders of Chicago’s Nepalese community are mobilizing to send help back to their homeland, after more than 3,500 people died in a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
A week after a deadly tornado devastated the small town of Fairdale, there already have been signs of major progress, but lots more work is needed as survivors recover from the storm.
For nearly a week now, WBBM Newsradio traffic reporter Kris Habermehl has been in the tornado zone near Rockford, serving as a volunteer firefighter.
Neighbors in Fairdale and Rochelle have been rallying together to pick up the pieces, and get through this difficult time, after Thursday’s devastating tornado. Survivors and volunteers spent the entire weekend cleaning, but there’s still a lot of work left to do.
Gov. Pat Quinn said the state is stepping in with $45 million in disaster relief funds to help local governments recover from last November’s tornados, after the federal government turned them down.
Grammy-winners Chicago will play a free benefit concert later this month to raise money for tornado recovery efforts in Illinois.
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- Is ice cream good for sore throat?
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- Is it better to sleep in a cold or warm room when sick?
- How quickly can you get rid of a sore throat?
- When should I go to the doctor for a sore throat and earache?
- How do I get rid of a sore throat quickly?
- Does ibuprofen help with sore throat?
- Will strep go away on OWN?
- Should I go to the doctor if it hurts to swallow?
- How should I sleep with a sore throat?
- What drink helps a sore throat?
- How can you stop your throat from hurting?
- Does strep feel better during the day?
- When I swallow it hurts and feels like a lump?
- What does it mean if it hurts to swallow?
- What to do if it hurts to swallow on one side?
- Why is sore throat worse at night?
- How long does strep throat last?
Is ice cream good for sore throat?
Frozen foods such as ice cream or popsicles also can help to ease throat pain.
It’s best to avoid spicy and acidic foods, such as orange juice, because they could hurt your tender throat..
Is sleep good for sore throat?
There’s no instant cure for a sore throat, but there are steps you can take to make it feel better. Be sure to get lots of rest. Sleep is important in your body’s fight against an infection. Give your voice a break, too.
Is it better to sleep in a cold or warm room when sick?
Many people like sleeping in a cool room, but don’t make it so cold that you wake up shivering in the middle of the night. When you’re feeling sick, you might want to consider raising the temperature a little, rather than letting the thermostat drop. Just don’t forget to change it back when you’re feeling better.
How quickly can you get rid of a sore throat?
Sore throats, also known as pharyngitis, can be acute, lasting only a few days, or chronic, lingering on until their underlying cause is addressed. Most sore throats are the result of common viruses and resolve on their own within 3 to 10 days. Sore throats caused by a bacterial infection or allergies may last longer.
When should I go to the doctor for a sore throat and earache?
See a doctor if you have persistent throat and ear pain that doesn’t improve with self-care or if you have: a compromised immune system. a high fever. severe throat or ear pain.
How do I get rid of a sore throat quickly?
Warm liquids — broth, caffeine-free tea or warm water with honey — and cold treats such as ice pops can soothe a sore throat. Gargle with saltwater. A saltwater gargle of 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (1.25 to 2.50 milliliters) of table salt to 4 to 8 ounces (120 to 240 milliliters) of warm water can help soothe a sore throat.
Does ibuprofen help with sore throat?
Treatments for a sore throat The following measures can often help soothe a sore throat: take ibuprofen or paracetamol – paracetamol is better for children and for people who can’t take ibuprofen (note that children under 16 should never take aspirin) drink plenty of cool or warm fluids, and avoid very hot drinks.
Will strep go away on OWN?
But strep throat goes away on its own in 3 to 7 days with or without antibiotics. Antibiotics may not make you well faster. But they may shorten the time you are able to spread strep throat to others (are contagious) by a day or so.
Should I go to the doctor if it hurts to swallow?
In most cases, your sore throat will improve with at-home treatment. However, it’s time to see your doctor if a severe sore throat and a fever over 101 degrees lasts longer than one to two days; you have difficulty sleeping because your throat is blocked by swollen tonsils or adenoids; or a red rash appears.
How should I sleep with a sore throat?
How to help a sore throat at nightHave a steam inhalation before you go to bed. … Sip water and avoid hot drinks. … Try medicated remedies. … Turn off your phone before you tuck in. … Organise your bedside table and be prepared. … Stick to your bedtime routine. … Raise the top of your mattress to an incline. … Add some extra moisture into the air.More items…•
What drink helps a sore throat?
Drinking warm liquids such as caffeine-free tea with lemon juice and honey, warm water with lemon and honey, or warm soup broth can be soothing on a sore throat. Hot fluids also help thin sinus mucus, which allows for better drainage and decreased stuffiness, according to the American Osteopathic Association.
How can you stop your throat from hurting?
Gargle with salt water. Gargling with warm salt water can help soothe a scratchy throat. … Suck on a lozenge. … Try OTC pain relief. … Enjoy a drop of honey. … Try an echinacea and sage spray. … Stay hydrated. … Use a humidifier. … Give yourself a steam shower.More items…
Does strep feel better during the day?
Adults are generally not at risk of getting rheumatic fever following a strep throat infection. Someone with strep throat should start feeling better in just a day or two after starting antibiotics. Call the doctor if you or your child are not feeling better after taking antibiotics for 48 hours.
When I swallow it hurts and feels like a lump?
Globus Pharyngeus refers to the feeling of a lump in the throat. Some people describe this as a ‘tightness’ in the throat which is commonly felt when swallowing saliva. This is usually not associated with sore throat.
What does it mean if it hurts to swallow?
Tonsillitis is an infection and inflammation of the tonsils, which are two lymph nodes at the back of the throat. Tonsillitis is a common cause of painful swallowing. Tonsillitis is a contagious condition. Viruses or bacterial infections, including strep throat, can cause tonsillitis.
What to do if it hurts to swallow on one side?
The tonsils are located at the back of the throat, and a virus or bacterium usually causes the infection and inflammation. An infection in just one tonsil can cause pain on one side. It may also cause a fever, trouble swallowing, and noisy breathing. Bacterial tonsillitis usually resolves with antibiotic treatment.
Why is sore throat worse at night?
If the air in your home is particularly dry, your nasal passages and throat could dry out during the night, causing you to wake with a scratchy or sore throat. It’s common for indoor air to be dry during the winter months. Running your heating system during the night dries it out further.
How long does strep throat last?
Symptoms of strep throat usually begin within 2 to 5 days after you come in contact with someone who has a strep infection. Strep throat usually goes away in 3 to 7 days with or without antibiotic treatment.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati City Council has voted to make it illegal to discriminate against natural hair and hairstyles associated with race.
The 7-to-1 vote Wednesday made Cincinnati the second city in the country, after New York City, to pass the ordinance.
The vote took place after women turned out during the public comment portion to tell stories of discrimination they’ve faced.
Councilman Chris Seelbach says this vote helps progress “an important path toward leveling the playing field in the community.”
The lone no vote came from Republican Councilwoman Amy Murray who says she believed the protections for natural hair already fall under federal race discrimination law. She argues that passing a city law would be redundant.
At the state level, California and New York ban discrimination against natural hair and Kentucky is considering it.
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Rationale: Sulfur mustard (SM) is a frequently used chemical warfare agent, even in modern history. SM inhalation causes significant respiratory tract injury, with early complications due to airway obstructive bronchial casts, akin to those seen after smoke inhalation and in single-ventricle physiology. This process with SM is poorly understood because animal models are unavailable.
Objectives: To develop a rat inhalation model for airway obstruction with the SM analog 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), and to investigate the pathogenesis of bronchial cast formation.
Methods: Adult rats were exposed to 0, 5, or 7.5% CEES in ethanol via nose-only aerosol inhalation (15 min). Airway microdissection and confocal microscopy were used to assess cast formation (4 and 18 h after exposure). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) retrieval and intravascular dye injection were done to evaluate vascular permeability.
Measurements and Main Results: Bronchial casts, composed of abundant fibrin and lacking mucus, occluded dependent lobar bronchi within 18 hours of CEES exposure. BALF contained elevated concentrations of IgM, protein, and fibrin. Accumulation of fibrin-rich fluid in peribronchovascular regions (4 h) preceded cast formation. Monastral blue dye leakage identified bronchial vessels as the site of leakage.
Conclusions: After CEES inhalation, increased permeability from damaged bronchial vessels underlying damaged airway epithelium leads to the appearance of plasma proteins in both peribronchovascular regions and BALF. The subsequent formation of fibrin-rich casts within the airways then leads to airways obstruction, causing significant morbidity and mortality acutely after exposure.


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CREATED BY: Ben Pierce
PRIMARY WRITER: None
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PERSONALITY: Drooling Marvel fan boy.
HISTORY: Marvel Zombie Lad was one of the original members of the LNH and the one chosen to recruit new members. During Cry.Sig, he was temporarily transformed into the Crossover Caretaker by contacting one of the Insanity Gems. When the supervillain called the Man defeated him and took the gem, he reverted to what passes for normal. He then moved on to his own miniseries, after which he never returned to the LNH.
APPEARANCE: Has black leather costume, a motorcycle with flaming wheels and an 'M' [the letter, not the Gen X babe] for a windshield
STATUS: Former member of the LNH (reserve)


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Discovering the magic of Ireland
Ireland is renowned worldwide for being an enchanting land where legend and reality come together. This country boasts spectacular untamed landscapes, rich culture, delicious food, pubs reverberating with banjo and Celtic music, as well as great examples of indigenous architecture. Ireland is imbued with magic, at every corner: any site, any piece of countryside, any monument or castle, treasures legends and stories that make them even more special. Below are listed just a few of the Emerald Isle’s highlights.
A trip to Ireland’s Castles
Irish castles radiate the romantic feel of this gorgeous country. Blarney Castle, in County Cork, is one of the most visited. It’s famous especially for the Blarney Stone, a block of bluestone built into the battlements of the castle that, according to legend, gives the gift of eternal eloquence to anyone who bends over to kiss it. Bunratty Castle, a large tower house in County Clare, has long been one of Ireland’s top attractions. A visit to this castle, which also includes the surrounding Folk Park, will literally take you back in time, as the several restorations have always left it identical to the time of its ancient glory.
Amazing Rock of Cashel & Palace of Boyne
When it comes to places of historical interest in Ireland, visitors are spoilt for choice, as the list of picturesque sites is technically endless. Starting from the Rock of Cashel (aka St. Patrick’s Rock) in County Tipperary, a remarkable 12th century fortress bearing priceless Celtic art and medieval architecture. Another terrific landmark is what is known as Brú na Bóinne (Palace of the Boyne,) a World Heritage site in County Meath, that is older than Stonehenge and Giza Pyramids. This Neolithic site is a complex of mounds, chamber tombs, standing stones, and henges, built around 3,200 B.C., and gets extra attention during the winter solstice, when a beam of sunlight pierces through a mysterious opening in the Newgrange mound and illuminates its chamber for a few minutes. Tourists may enter a free annual lottery to access the chamber (application forms are available at the Visitor Centre).
Enjoy Cliffs of Moeher & Burren
The Emerald Isle is blessed with a wide variety of gorgeous, untamed landscapes, and hiking along its evergreen hills and atop its bleak cliffs can be a truly magical experience. Get up close and personal with nature through surfing, sea kayaking, paragliding, rock climbing, mountain biking and walking, to experience Ireland from a unique perspective. Two of Ireland’s most famous landscapes are the Cliffs of Moher, towering over the wild Atlantic Ocean, and the Burren a lunar-like landscape covering 250 sq km in the northwestern County Clare.
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Finally, don’t leave Dublin without visiting the Guinness Storehouse®. Located in one of the city’s most charming districts, this is the place where visitors can witness the brewing process, get hands-on experience pulling pints, and sample the king of stouts – Guinness Stout – in its home environment.
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One year after Odds And Ends, American Boston-based band Pile released a new album. Green and Gray is out now via Exploding In Sound. It features Elisabeth Fuchsia (viola and violin) and Jane Scarpantoni (cello). We already shared a couple of tracks; now full streaming is available via Bandcamp. Listen below.


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In a move that has surprised many, Ticketmaster (TM) is to shut down its secondary ticketing sites Seatwave and GetMeIn across the continent, in what it says is an effort to prevent touts reselling for vast profits.
However, the company says there are no plans to close their equivalents in other markets.
UK observers believe that losses at Seatwave, coupled with enveloping pressure from many quarters, including recent legislation, Government bodies investigating, artiste-backed initiatives, unfavourable media and pending court cases against leading ticket touts, may have influenced the move by TM, which is owned by Live Nation Entertainment (LNE).
Seatwave and GetMeIn in the UK will be the first to go, closing in October, followed by similar moves across Europe, including in France, the Netherlands and Spain early next year.
The sites lost a combined £1.667,749 ($2.14655) in the last accounts published (2016), with Seatwave recording a loss of £6.012m ($7.706m) across 2015 and 2016.
Accounts for 2017 have yet to be published.
The UK sites are already no longer listing new events and will be replaced with a system allowing customers to sell unwanted tickets at face-value or less, with TM charging 15 per cent commission to buyers.
“We know that fans are tired of seeing others snap-up tickets just to resell for a profit on secondary websites, so we have taken action,” says TM UK MD Andrew Parsons.
“Closing down our secondary sites and creating a ticket exchange on Ticketmaster has always been our long-term plan.”
The decision comes in the midst of a concerted campaign against industrial-scale and insider touting, led in the UK by artiste manager-funded FanFair Alliance.
Also adding pressure may have been arch rival AEG – owner of The O2 (cap. 21,000) and operator of The SSE Arena, Wembley (12,750, both in London – ending its partnership with StubHub to launch its own price-capped resale service AXS Marketplace.
Other leading UK ticket agencies have also established their own face-value capped resale facilities in recent months.
FanFair Alliance head Adam Webb welcomed the move, adding, “While it’s true that large-scale touts will continue to use StubHub and Viagogo, those two sites are also under significant pressures.”
In Germany, Prof Jens Michow, president of agents and promoters association BDV, which works with members to fight touting, tells Audience, “This is our money that is being lost [to touts] and Ticketmaster’s decision benefits audiences and artistes, and is one that will increase quality and sustainability in the events industry.”
Some remain sceptical, with German promoter MCT Agentur’s Scumeck Sabottka, a virulent opponent of touting, telling Audience, “As good as it looks for Ticketmaster to shut down their reselling sites, they will not stop re-selling their tickets, one way or the other.”
StubHub’s EMEA regional manager Northern Wayne Grierson says, “This move by Ticketmaster is secondary ticketing in all but name. It is simply a step to consolidate the ticketing market and will ultimately mean that consumers have less choice.”
TM’s new face-value resale facility will run alongside its Platinum service which uses dynamic pricing, adjusting prices according to demand, and sees customers pay more for selected seats.
The company says Platinum seats are generally priced lower than touts would do, although a recent example saw tickets for Paul McCartney at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro (cap. 13,000) listed for £500. Face-value tickets were £65. Platinum tickets can only be offered at higher prices with the artiste’s agreement.
The last published accounts (2016) show Get Me In made a profit after tax of £1,417,623 ($1,817,562) on turnover of £14.135m ($18.122m), while Seatwave made a loss in the same period after tax of £3,085,372 ($3,955,765) on turnover of just £4.979m ($6.383m).
Founded in the UK in 2006 by Joe Cohen, Seatwave’s operating assets were acquired by LNE in 2014 (see Audience issue 178).
A TM spokesperson confirms to Audience that international websites including TicketsNow and TM+ in the US, Ticketmaster Resale in New Zealand and Australia and TicketExchange in Canada, would remain in operation.


Tierra Whack has dropped ‘Only Child’, her first track since last year’s ‘Whack World’ LP.
Over warped, watery synths, the Philadelphia rapper sings: “You must be the only child / Because you’re so stingy,” in what is presumably a smack-down to her ex.
“Used to arch my back for you and now I’m your arch nemesis”.
Much longer than her one-minute album cuts, the colourful, cartoonish track is another example of the Grammy-nominated artist’s singular creative vision.
We named Tierra Whack’s ‘Whack World’ as our third favourite album of 2018.
Listen to the track as a celebration of #whackhistorymonth.
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Ludo Kingdom - Ludo Board Online Game With Friends Apk
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David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl are the kind of crazy people you want to invite over on a Saturday night and enjoy great meals and conversation until the wee hours of the morning. The duo are the authors of Green Kitchen Travels: Healthy Vegetarian Food Inspired By Our Adventures (to be released October 1, 2014).
David and Luise embarked on a journey around the world when their daughter Elsa was seven months old. They’re popular food blog, Green Kitchen Stories, is full of delicious recipes and stunning images (of note: David is the photographer for both the blog and the book; Luise is the self-proclaimed happy health freak with a passion for developing wheat-free and sugar-free recipes). Realizing life doesn’t end when kids enter the picture, they packed their bags and went exploring.
The result is a visually stunning book filled with 90 recipes that are accessible to the home cook based on their travels (all except two are gluten-free). Taking inspiration from traditional recipes, with some slight adjustments, they’re made healthier for everyday meals. For example, being of Cypriot descent, my mother often makes dolmades stuffed with ground meat and rice. For those who prefer a vegetarian version, check out the Quinoa Dolmades with Greek Salad on page 115 which substitutes quinoa for the meat.
Honestly, though, while the recipes look absolutely decadent (each and every recipe has an accompanying photo), the photos are just as much a part of this book as are the recipes. Candid images of Elsa can be found throughout but peppered in between recipes and chapters are crisp images of people and life in the countries they’ve visited. I would have loved knowing where many of the images were taken (they’re not cited near the photographs or end of book).
I think what truly makes this book different than other global cookbooks is that it’s not just about the food. The authors have gone through great pains not to assert themselves too much into the book so it reads like a memoir yet their hand is in everything ~ from the recipe creation and photography to the interactions they have with the people they come into contact.
Their short introductions to each recipe is thoughtful and meant to give the cook some context but that’s also where their personalities shine. They bring you in as if you were with them at the wonderful hole-in-the-wall restaurant somewhere in the Born district of Barcelona or having a conversation on an airplane about a recipe.
Preserving recipes is important and I love how this duo has managed to share with their readers global recipes but also making them healthier for us without sacrificing taste. When I asked my mother to teach me how to make Greek yogurt, I wanted to make sure I captured her way of doing it and to help me figure out how to make it “my way”.
Another reason I love this book is because many of the recipes can be done with young kids. As most of us know, they’ll be more likely to try new flavors and dishes when they have a hand in making them. Also, it teaches them about the world in a way that few geography classes can. I’m a big fan of helping kids learn about the world around us through food, even if you can’t always hop on an airplane and jetset to a new place. Books are a great way to introduce children about the world and food and they don’t always have to be cookbooks.
Green Kitchen Travels is an inspiring book that is equal parts cookbook, travel journal and photo album. I’m thrilled it’s part of our home collection and can’t wait to put some of these recipes to the test with my own kids.

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Over the past decade the women of Trinity Church have gathered Christmas gifts for the students of our Micah House After School Program. But, these gifts are not to be received they are to be given.
Each Christmas students are given the opportunity to “shop” for mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and aunts and uncles at no cost to them. Students who regularly participate in homework help and tutoring at Micah House have the opportunity to select and wrap gifts for their family members from items donated by Women’s Ministries. Students take pride in surprising their family members with presents procured without the help or funds from parents.
Volunteers from Women’s Ministries take students one on one through the make-shift store with lists in hand. Students look through the donated offerings that include candles, jewelry, small tools, flashlights, and gizmos for boys. Students then select what they want to give each family member.
In a world full of electronics and on-demand products homemade gifts have taken a backseat. This holiday season a group of seamstresses is shifting the focus. This year they are adding handmade table runners, blankets and pillowcases to the store.
“When you receive a gift that is handmade it has more value.” says Ramona Radsick, one of the quilters contributing handmade items this year. A handmade gift “means love and comfort” she continues. “It does not take a lot to make something and it carries much value”.
The idea of donating hand-made items came several years ago as Ramona needed gifts to give her grand-childrens’ teachers, helpers and bus drivers at Christmas. It sparked the idea to make gifts for the Micah House kids to give their families.
Now there is a group of woman who dream of starting a sewing ministry in the communities surrounding Micah House. The sewing circle would be held at Micah House and be a place where interested folks could gather to sew for the community. As they create together there would be opportunity to hear about the Creator. There would also be an opportunity to teach sewing to the Micah House students. The women have also donated crafting items to assist students in creating presentations for school projects.
Once students are finished shopping at the Micah House Christmas “store” the volunteers assist them in wrapping the gifts. This year, hand-decorated gift bags will be made and donated by attendees of the Women’s’ Christmas Celebration.
Providing the store is a group effort and creates an opportunity to give students pride in giving. We give because we have received so much. The Micah House students see this first hand and hopefully catch a glimpse of the one who gave all, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
If you are interested in sewing with the Micah House community throughout the year please contact the Micah House office at (909) 335-7333, x149.
By Alison Anderson

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Automated metadata pipeline may make NASA data more accessible to Earth scientists
If you’ve ever struggled to find information using an online search engine, then you know how difficult research can be. This is especially true for professional scientists, who must search through troves of data to construct their models and hypotheses.
“Finding ideal data isn’t always as easy as submitting a query through a search bar. Many data sets simply aren’t organized in a way that makes them visible to search algorithms,” said Beth Huffer, founder and CEO of Lingua Logica, LLC. “And finding the data is only the beginning. Making it ready-to-use can be even more challenging.”
With a grant from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program, Huffer wants to help researchers locate, access, and use NASA Earth science data sets with greater ease. Her project, Automated Metadata Pipeline (AMP), would automate the process of annotating NASA data sets with descriptions of what, where, when, and how the Earth science phenomena represented in the data set were measured. That information – also known as metadata – would then make it easier for search engines specializing in scientific discovery to connect researchers with data sets most relevant to their research goals and enable software developers to create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that connect Earth science data sets with data analysis applications. This would lead to improved models describing everything from climate change to agricultural productivity.
“NASA gathers petabytes of data each day. If we don’t have an efficient process for turning that raw data into data products for scientists and decision makers, then we aren’t capitalizing on the full value of that information,” she added.
Robust, high-quality metadata is critical for accelerating scientific research, Huffer explains. When we search for something online, it’s the context clues expressed as metadata that allow search algorithms to separate information relevant to a query from information that’s irrelevant. The more descriptive metadata is, the easier it is for those algorithms to generate helpful results. High-quality metadata can even help researchers assemble complex models.
But manually curating metadata for NASA’s Earth science data sets is an onerous and time-consuming task. There are more than 8000 collections in the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) archives, and each collection can contain hundreds of individual datasets. While tools exist to assist in the metadata process, they generally rely on metadata curators manually filling in forms using drop down lists. Different curators may categorize the same information in different ways, which makes consistency hard to achieve.
“It’s a common complaint among scientists that they spend more time preparing data for analysis than they spend actually analyzing data. Manual metadata curation tends to yield metadata records that use disparate terms and formats, which make it difficult to programmatically prepare and use the data with applications, even when the metadata is very descriptive,” said Huffer.
AMP could help solve this problem. Huffer is working with colleagues at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BCCC) to provide data for BCCC’s ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystems Services (ARIES) platform, a network of eco-services models. By teaching convolutional neural nets (CNNs) to organize information according to detailed ontologies, Huffer developed an AMP prototype that automatically produces metadata for the NASA data sets ARIES uses to programmatically identify data that can serve as inputs for models within the ARIES network and satisfy user requests in real time.
“For the prototype, we manually trained a convolutional neural network to recognize about 49 different variables. The neural network was then able to recognize those variables when they occurred in other data sets, and instruct the AMP data annotation module to assign the same labels to the new data sets as those that were assigned manually to the training data. So now we know that it is possible to use machine learning to generate good metadata automatically,” said Huffer.
A tool that automatically generates consistent, semantically-grounded metadata for NASA Earth science data sets would be an immense boon to NASA science, improving the interoperability of NASA’s petabytes of disparate data products and increasing the pace of scientific discovery. Indeed, making data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) is one of NASA’s top objectives.
“Something like AMP might ultimately save both metadata curators and researchers hundreds of hours of work,” said Huffer.
For an Earth scientist who works at the intersection of science and technology – such as Annie Burgess, Lab Director at Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) – the potential benefits are considerable.
“It’s very exciting. AMP has the potential to impact the entire data lifecycle. By streamlining metadata generation, AMP takes a significant burden off of data professionals and researchers, ultimately streamlining the timeline from data generation to scientific insight,” said Annie.
Huffer stresses that there’s still a lot of work to be done, but her team’s recent success with the AMP prototype is promising. She wants to continue working with NASA to develop her technology concept further and, ultimately, share AMP with metadata curators at NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), who help catalogue and maintain NASA’s collected Earth science data. She is also eager to explore other uses for the AMP data preparation pipeline.
“AMP will not only reduce the cost and the amount of time it takes to produce robust, highly descriptive metadata records, but will also ensure that the language and format used in the descriptions are consistent,” said Huffer.
ESTO’s AIST program identifies, develops, and supports novel software and information systems like Huffer’s technology. For more information, please visit AIST’s webpage.
Gage Taylor, NASA Earth Science Technology Office


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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A U.S. attorney says a man arrested on 500 counts of child pornography possession was indicted by a grand jury for child pornography charges.
Anthony Kurtz, 40 was indicted by a grand jury for possessing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Walt Green says that the victims in this case were under the age of 12. The suspect in this case was arrested in July as a part of a roundup effort by the Louisiana Attorney General's office.
"Children victimized during the production of child pornography are re-victimized every time these images are distributed and viewed on the internet," said U.S. Attorney Walt Green. This office will continue to protect society's most vulnerable citizens by vigorously prosecuting any individuals who distribute and possess images of children being sexually abused."
Possession or distribution of pornography involving juveniles is punishable by up to 20 years in prison for each count.

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