Norway is my next travel destination. My flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Heathrow was bought since last year (2016) to grabbed Malaysia Airlines MATTA promotion. MYR2,500 plus seats selected seems like a good bargain right? From Heathrow I will fly directly to Oslo by Norwegian Airlines and it cost me under GBP100 one way. Maybe..if i buy earlier I can get it much cheaper…Actually…. I'm not really (100%) sure if I can make this trip.I almost reschedule my plan but alhamdullilah, by the end of March I managed to get confirmation that it's okay for me to take a short leave for my incoming birthday (June) treat.
Finally the travel destination updated.
Like always, I indulge myself on my bornday every year,.
Knowing that, next year isn't promised.
And Norway is one of my dream country to visit. The landscape's so amazing. But very expensive. And expensive. So, I will feast my eyes with her breathtaking view and let my stomach suffer a bit. Beside – It's good time to practice fasting before Ramadan. Lol…..and I need to shed some extra kilos….too.
I already get few offers from from my Oslo and Bergen Couchsurfing fellow (Thank You Very Much) but I don't think I can stay at their places. Because on this trip I will be doing a lots of leg walk and need to be centralized, nearer to bus or train station to navigate around.
But… travel I must. That's the last few things that make me happy.
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Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron poses for a photo with a young Muslim boy and girl during a "unity lunch" with local Muslim leaders at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Mich., April 5. (CNS photo/Mike Stechschulte, The Michigan Catholic)
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DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (CNS) — Joining Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders to promote unity and common areas of cooperation, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron visited a Dearborn Heights mosque April 5 for an interfaith "unity lunch."
The archbishop's visit to the Islamic House of Wisdom came at the invitation of Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, who also spoke to the gathering of about 60 people, including members of the secular media.
Imam Elahi spoke for about 20 minutes about the dangers presented by the Islamic State and other terrorist groups in the Middle East and across the globe, saying such radical violence harms Christians, Muslims and Jews alike. The imam also decried overgeneralizations and anti-Islamic rhetoric, noting many Muslim groups have stood in unity against terrorism.
"They are abusing the ignorant," Imam Elahi said of groups such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram. "They are brainwashing people who have been suffering from poverty, dictatorship, injustice and oppression. They are fooling them, deceiving them and using them as puppets for their own political purposes. We have to be aware that they have nothing to do with Islam."
The imam noted that he had been the victim of threats from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, telling him to "depart [the U.S.] or die."
"I've been against ISIS and all this terrorism from day one," Imam Elahi said. "If they cannot tolerate me, you can imagine the worst tolerance of the real radicals."
Archbishop Vigneron, addressing those gathered, thanked the imam for his "clear rejection of every form of unfounded radicalism," as well as the imam's words of appreciation for the Christian and Jewish faiths.
"For myself as the principal pastor of the Catholic Church here in southeast Michigan, I want to express to Imam Elahi my deep thanks for the words of appreciation for whom I serve and have dedicated my life, the Lord Jesus," the archbishop said, referencing the imam's message that even in Islam, Jesus is a highly revered figure.
The luncheon was one of several efforts that have put the Archdiocese of Detroit at the forefront of interreligious dialogue in the United States in recent years. Archbishop Vigneron has also taken part in interfaith gatherings with local rabbis, and in October 2015 the archdiocese hosted a celebration with Muslims and Jews of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's landmark declaration on relations with non-Christian religions, "Nostra Aetate."
In addition, Archbishop Vigneron has been instrumental in helping coordinate the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit and in promoting efforts to work together with Jews and Muslims toward common goals.
Archbishop Vigneron noted that interreligious dialogue is essential in working toward the common good, including promoting peace in the U.S. and abroad. Such dialogue does not require either party to "level out or bleach away our differences," he said, but "it is always important that we do this on the basis of clear convictions regarding our own faiths."
In particular, the archbishop said, Christians and Muslims share common beliefs about God's role in creation and his ordering of the world for the good of men and women.
"We do not have to become mute or in any way less firm in our convictions about these fundamental points in order to cooperate — particularly our convictions about the dignity of the human person, and the defense of human rights," Archbishop Vigneron said.
Modern threats to religious liberty can be a cause for members of all faiths to cooperate, he said, in order to ensure no one's rights are infringed.
"Wherever we find those liberties infringed, we all need to stand together as a witness that this is contrary to the will of God our Creator," the archbishop said. "He made us free, and he made us free in matters of our religious conviction. We need to stand together as witnesses today."
In 2011, Archbishop Vigneron was honored by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan with its Interfaith Partner Award for the archbishop's initiative in reaching out to local Muslim communities. In 2013, he was honored again for his part in helping start the Religious Leaders Forum, a group of leaders of various faiths that meets regularly to discuss matters of common concern.
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Following the lead of several other central banks who announced similar moves yesterday, the Bank of Japan today said it would increase dollar lending by removing a previous ceiling of $120 billion.
The bank also cut fees on its Security Lending Facility from 1% to 0.5% until January 2009, and agreed to add floating-rate, indexed and 30-year government bonds to its list of acceptable collateral. It also promised more commercial paper repo auctions, and said it would accept a wider range of asset-backed commercial paper as collateral until the end of April 2009.
The news followed an unscheduled policy board meeting this evening in Tokyo.
With interest rates already at 0.5%, the Bank of Japan did not join in last week's coordinated rate cuts, but it said at the time that it would "examine possible ways to further enhance the effectiveness of monetary operations, including those pertaining to the BOJ reserve system". No changes to the reserve system have yet been announced.
Central banks around the world yesterday announced unlimited dollar lending, backed by swap agreements with the US Federal Reserve, in a move which appears to have reversed the steady rise of interbank rates - overnight Libor fell today for the second consecutive day, although it remains high at 3.75% for euros, 5.43% for sterling and 2.18% for dollars.
The news came after the closure of Japan's stock market, which rose 14.2% today to close at 9447.57.
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Putting faith before fear isn't always easy. As I heard about the bombings in the New York area today, I was reminded of a different experience I had while in New York City a year ago.
I was visiting a friend in New Jersey and was excited to finally see the big city next door that I had heard so much about. One of the top things on my list to visit was the Manhattan New York Temple. The first day I arrived, my friend still had to work during the day, so she and I decided that I would explore on my own in the morning and then meet her at the temple for the last session of the day.
I enjoyed myself immensely during the day, taking my time at the Statue of Liberty and 9/11 Memorial Museum—places I had wanted to see for years—but toward the end of the day, I knew I needed to start finding my way to the temple to meet up with my frend.
I'm not great with directions and had relied on a taxi service most of the day to get where I was going, but I had to take the subway to get to the temple. I found myself on the wrong subway platform more than once, and by the time I found someone who recognized where I was tring to get to and was able to tell me how to get there, the excitement of the new sights and sounds of the day had worn off. I was exhausted, a little overwhelmed, and more than ready for something familiar.
As I walked up the stairs from the subway, I remembered my friend telling me that the temple was right across the street from the subway stop. But when I reached the top, all the buildings looked the same. It was dark, everything was tall and unfamiliar, and I was immediately worried I was lost again. Then the thought came, "look up." As I did, I noticed something tiny standing out against the tall office buildings—the familiar gold-leafed shine of angel Moroni atop a tall spire.
I'd never been so overjoyed to see that beautiful beacon! An enormous feeling of relief washed over me, and I realized that I had perhaps been more anxious than I realized. I quickly made my way to the temple and eventually met up with my friend. As we went through an endowment session, the worries and fears of the afternoon faded away. The noise of the city, which I hadn't noticed until I was tired and lost, was more starkly contrasted with the quiet peace of the temple than I ever remembered before, and somehow made me feel cleaner—like the busy-ness of my unfamiliar surroundings was being washed away. The only way I could describe it was like the feeling you get when you come home to a place where you know you are safe and loved.
I think about this experience every so often when the events of the world leave me feeling uncertain and unsettled. There's a scripture that I think describes it perfectly: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:7).
The temple truly is a haven in my life. It reminds me of my eternal identity and the temporariness of the hard things that happen in the world. I love this quote from Elder Cook from October 2007 general conference: "It is our faith in Jesus Christ that sustains us at the crossroads of life's journey. It is the first principle of the gospel. Without it we will spin our wheels at the intersection, spending our precious time but getting nowhere." In a world where things are uncertain and sometimes scary, I've learned that I can still find joy and hope as long as I remember to focus my faith on my Savior.


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One thing we can always count on reality TV stars for is drama! As 2015 comes to a close we're revisiting the year's most shocking and scandalous headlines. And of course we're eager to see what 2016 has in store.
Among the craziest stories this year, notorious Real Housewives Of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice self-surrendered to federal prison, and Vicki Gunvalson's ex-boyfriend Brooks Ayers admitted to faking cancer documents.
Probably the biggest headline concerned the Duggar family, formerly one of TLC's most popular attractions until eldest son Josh Duggar undid the family dynasty! The Conservative Family Values advocate found himself embroiled in two extremely salacious sex scandals. TLC ultimately canceled 19 Kids & Counting.
This was just the latest bad press for the network: in 2014 their once-popular Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was canceled when matriarch Mama June was caught dating the man who served time in prison for molesting her eldest daughter Anna. TLC also continues to face controversy over Kate Plus 8, which returned to television following a long hiatus.
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Khloe Kardashian's Complex Life: Talks Kris Jenner's Sex Life, Still Loving Lamar, And Kylie's Choices!
by Mary McClellandon July 27th, 2015
Khloe Kardashian has always been the most outspoken of the Kardashian siblings. But is she taking it too far this time? In a new interview and photo spread for Complex magazine, Khloe talks her divorce from Lamar Odom, sisterhood, Kimye, Kris Jenner's sexytimes, Caitlyn's new life, and more!
Posing in a collection of scandalous lingerie and swimsuits, Khloe has nothing to hide – literally. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, who still lives with reclusive brother Rob, describes herself as a lion and says of her family "These are my cubs." Khloe swears she'll do anything to defend them, from twitter fights with Kanye West's ex to publicly defending their kontroversial choices. "Don't f–k with my cubs 'cause I will rip your head off," she warns in the opening quote of the interview. Indeed.
Caitlyn Jenner Signs Vanity Fair Cover As A Thanks To The Plastic Surgeon Who Performed Her Facial Feminization Surgery!
by Mary McClellandon June 10th, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner is thanking the plastic surgeon behind her 10-hour facial feminization surgery with a highly customized gift: one her first autographs!
Caitlyn gave Dr. Harrison Lee an autographed copy of her groundbreaking Vanity Fair cover, thanking him for his amazing work. "To Harrison, Great Job Thank you so much Caitlyn Jenner," the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star inscribed on the cover.
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Without further ado – here she is: Caitlyn Jenner. We just reported that Bruce Jenner was going to reveal "her" on the cover of Vanity Fair for their July issue and here she is already.
Bruce aka Caitlyn has also started a new Twitter account to go along with the big reveal. Caitlyn shared, "I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me."
Kris Jenner Reacts To Kim Kardashian Being Pregnant With Baby No 2; Bruce Jenner On The Cover Of Vanity Fair As A Woman!
by Mary McClellandon June 1st, 2015
It's official – another Kim Kardashian maternity fashion-disaster parade is upon us! Kim announced her second pregnancy over the weekend which means North gets a South (or a West – West West) to join her in battling the parentally challenged forces of Kimye. Naturally, Kris Jenner chose to react to the news over her ever-expanding family on instagram!
After battling infertility (and reportedly undergoing IVF), Kim confirmed the news on last night's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians when she was shown telling her family the news. "I just got the blood test back and I am pregnant!" she reveals in the clip.
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Naturally, Bruce is filming his own reality show about living as a woman, but Kris Jenner was not about to miss an opportunity to exploit her own personal pain of the scorned ex-wife as Bruce left her to be a woman.
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Bruce Jenner did a groundbreaking interview with 20/20 this weekend, in which he explained his lifelong struggle with gender identity and revealed he is living his life as a woman.
Before reading, please note we are deeply sensitive to Bruce's desire to live his life as a woman, but for the sake of this article we're using male pronouns.
In light of the interview airing, Linda Thompson, Bruce's second wife and mother of Brandon and Brody Jenner has spoken-out about her marriage to Bruce and how they privately dealt with his desire to transition to a woman. Linda announces she never would have "dared" violated Bruce's truth or his dignity by revealing his gender dysphoria before he did so himself.
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Tonight was Bruce Jenner's interview with Diane Sawyer. Bruce confirmed to the public for the first time that he is making the transition to a woman and gave a lot of background and insight into his past and explained things in the best way he could to try to help others understand what he's been going through and what he hopes for his future. He also shared who is taking the change the hardest and who is the most accepting.
Bruce starts out very emotional and nervous from the get-go. "It's going to be an emotional roller-coaster but somehow I'll get through it." He gets teary and says "Let's do it" and shares that "it's going to be tough, but I've been waiting for this day forever and what I should do with my life. How do I tell my story. How do I tell people what I've been through? And that day is today." As he cries, he tries to lighten things up and tells Diane that they have to keep their sense of humor about this.


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Another popular option for saving pictures, especially for families, is to make a photo book. You don't get the texture of a real picture when you do this, but there are some amazing, beautiful options with truly archival quality that can make your photos a keepsake forever.
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Lockets have come a long way. While it's still lovely to find a traditional one and pop a pic inside, there are now techier options like the Instagram Photo Jewelry at Antisparkle.
Remember when it was revolutionary to print a photo on a handbag or a mug? Now you can make so many really innovative photo gifts it's crazy. From the affordable Instagram magnets from Stickygram, to photo coasters, to Cocoagraph's edible photos made of chocolate, the list just keeps growing.
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Safeway Comps Fall, Sees Price Pressures
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Stock in Safeway here fell more than 5% yesterday after the company posted a 3.1% decline in same-store sales for the first quarter and said profits fell by a third, adding that short-term profit pressures persist.
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PLEASANTON, Calif. — Stock in Safeway here fell more than 5% yesterday after the company posted a 3.1% decline in same-store sales for the first quarter and said profits fell by a third, adding that short-term profit pressures persist.
The company expects deflation to decline and inflation to increase through the first half of the year but does not anticipate reflecting rising costs in its pricing immediately, Steve Burd, chairman, president and chief executive officer, told analysts Thursday.
Burd made his remarks during a conference call to discuss financial results for the first quarter, which ended March 27. Net income for the quarter was down 33.4% to $96 million, on a 1% increase in sales, to $9.3 billion. During the quarter Safeway saw increased transactions per household and increased items per basket, Burd said. "
We're still in a relatively slow economy, and we can't pass all cost increases on in the form of higher retails right now, but that's just a temporary phenomenon," he said. "It's not because the competitive environment is getting worse, which it isn't, but because we are in an economy where operators are slow to make price movements that may disturb volume, so they make their price movements with much greater care, and they probably adjust everyday retails more quickly than they adjust promotional numbers.
"I think the second half will clearly have inflation in it. We're seeing a bit of a recovery in the U.S. economy, but it's slow, and we don't think things will return to normal until 2011."
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The good folks at Quarter Celtic added two more medals to their impressive 2020 total.
It seemed like a good of a time as any to clear out the small pile of beer news that has begun to assemble on our proverbial "desk." For a change in 2020, we are leading off with some good news. If you have any news, good or bad, that needs to be shared, drop us a message via any of our social media outlets, or email us at nmdarksidebrewcrew@gmail.com.
Quarter Celtic adds two more medals to its 2020 haul
Way back in February, also known as the before times, Quarter Celtic was one of five New Mexico breweries to pick up one or more medals at the Best of Craft Beer Awards. That was just the beginning, as the brewpub added two silver medals at the Great American Beer Festival. Now, how about two more?
Over the weekend, Quarter Celtic announced that it won two medals at the Brussels Beer Challenge. The cool part was it was for two beers that did not medal at the previous competitions.
Mac Lomas Stout, a year-round offering, won a bronze medal, while Vienna Festbier won a gold medal. The latter is a seasonal, but it is currently available for crowler/growler fills from both QC locations.
All told, the brewpub won medals for Crimson Lass (gold–BCBA, silver–GABF), Prince of Dortness (silver–GABF), Dark Pedro (silver–BCBA), Pedro O'Flanagan (bronze–BCBA), and now the most recent duo. It has been a hell of a challenging year, so to see one of our local favorites get rewarded is always gratifying.
Congrats to brewers Brady McKeown and Brendan Pecorella, and everyone else at Quarter Celtic!
A Nob Hill institution fades into history
A longtime Nob Hill fixture closed its doors even before the pandemic hit in mid-March.
Back before the pandemic even began, Brew Crew member AmyO sent us a photo of some signs in the windows of Kellys Pub on Central saying it was closed. While it was never officially announced, more folks have shared images of signage up outside saying the longtime Nob Hill institution is for sale/lease.
Kellys came into existence in the mid-1990s, a block west of where it eventually ended up in 2000. The huge patio in the current location was always a popular draw. Longtime Canteen brewer Doug Cochran even got his start at Kellys before heading across Central to Il Vicino (yes, they brewed in that tiny space for many years).
Sadly, time passed Kellys by, and by the early 2010s its beer quality was noticeably lagging behind other emerging breweries like Marble and La Cumbre. There was even a controversy about the original owners taking money from their servers, one that ended up in court, with the employees emerging victorious.
Curiously, Santa Fe Dining, the company behind Blue Corn, Chama River, and more, bought Kellys and revamped the interior, modernized the beers, and changed the food menu. It was curious because the company did not seem to know how to use social media to let everyone know. Most Albuquerque residents were never aware that the venerable pub changed ownership, much less that its beer had gotten a lot better.
Right up until the point when all on-site (or even off-site at the former Chama River for a short while) brewing ceased, folks were still telling the Crew that they had no idea Kellys was under new ownership/management. Ever so quietly, it slipped from the public consciousness, until it closed without any fanfare, any controversy, any anything. One of the few brewpubs to survive the turbulent times of the late 1990s was gone, not with a bang, not even a whimper.
On a personal note, the first craft beer I ever had that was made in Albuquerque was at Kellys back around 1999. I had just covered an Arizona-New Mexico men's basketball game (the last ever played at The Pit, but that is a whole other story) while working as the sports editor of the Arizona Daily Wildcat.
Yeah, I am old, and so was Kellys. We can say its time had passed, but in a way, a piece of Albuquerque brewing history has passed, ever so quietly in the night. Perhaps some other owner will pick up the gauntlet and try to revive Kellys, but with the economy in tatters due to the pandemic, it may be a long time before anyone is able to enjoy a pint on the patio at the corner of Central and Wellesley.
Another closure is all but official
The short run of this Northeast Heights brewery is now over.
Up in the Northeast Heights, it sure looks as though a relatively young brewery suffered an early demise. Multiple readers have told us that there are now signs on the windows of the former Black Snout Brewhouse that say the property is available for lease in the shopping center on the southeast corner of Juan Tabo and Menaul.
The sports-themed brewery, owned by Josh James and his wife, opened back in the summer of 2019. It captured the neighborhood audience that Josh spoke of wanting, but apparently that was never quite enough. Original brewer Josh Olivas came and went fairly quickly, and while we certainly heard there were fans of the beers before and after his departure, there was never quite the buzz that other small breweries in Albuquerque managed to garner, even in their early days (as an example, think of how much positive vibes Gravity Bound has generated this year across social media).
We never heard much from Josh James after the pandemic hit, other than that Black Snout was shutting down temporarily. As the breweries started to partially reopen, things were quiet up there. Black Snout did not have a true patio, nor room to add a temporary one in the shopping center. It did not have a crowler machine, to the best of our knowledge, and therefore it was entirely possible that selling just growlers/growler fills was not nearly enough to justify keeping the doors open.
Like so many other small businesses, odds are Black Snout never really had a chance to get going again, never had a chance to cover its expenses and/or debts, and ultimately succumbed to an early death, so to speak. We cannot fault any owner for declining to talk about the end of his/her/their business. We can only wish them good luck in whatever comes next in life.
To Black Snout, to Kellys, to Broken Trail, we raise one up this week, and hope against the odds that there are no more casualties to report in this darkest of years.
Until then, we can only repeat, over and over …
Keep supporting local!
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8bithitman says:
Any word on Cantero? They have been radio silent for quite some time.
cjax33 says:
We have been told that the owners will not reopen until after the pandemic. Apparently they have enough money from their other business ventures to wait it out. We shall see.
Crossing my fingers that Kain & Co. can pull it through!
Update: A reliable source has told us that Cantero's brewing equipment is up for sale.
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