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Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 23cm/9in springform cake pan.
In a large bowl, mix flour with basil, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt.
In a second large bowl, beat sugar with oil, milk, zest and orange juice, vanilla, and eggs until well combined. Beat the flour mixture into the egg mixture until no lumps remain.
Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
You can make the delicious frosting which is low in fat and calories by combining equal parts of greek nonfat yogurt, light sour cream and a TB of fresh lemon juice. Dollop it on and add orange zest and a sprig of basil!
I had to work my meal around a packet of refrigerated agnolotti. If you hadn't already guessed they are moon shaped pastas, here I've used spinach and ricotta variety. White flour pasta sounds guilty enough so I had to balance the meal with something healthy, I used fresh salmon fillets and a side of steamed vegetables!
1. Cook agnolotti according to package directions, drain.
2. Add garlic and butter to hot pan. Once butter is melted add the olives and cherry tomatoes. Add cooked agnolotti and the crushed tomatoes. Cover and simmer about 3 minutes more until the pasta is well combined with the tomato sauce.
3. Rinse salmon and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper.
4. In a large pan heat olive oil over medium heat and add salmon. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes until salmon just flakes, turning once. Remove salmon and keep warm.
Melt the butter in a small pot add remaining ingredients except the green onion and stir to combine until you have a smooth and creamy sauce. Season to taste. Add the green onion just before removing the sauce off the heat.
Plate the salmon fillets with the agnolotti and a side of steamed vegetables. Finish with the sauce and garnish with extra green onion.
Can't work out what to make for dinner tonight? Here is a simple recipe for healthy chicken and coriander rissoles which is sure to please the whole family. Perfect mid week meal you'll be asked to make this again.
Great to prepare the day before and leave in the fridge overnight. Full of flavour and perfect finger food for a party when made into bite sized balls.
Grind chicken breasts in a food processor do not over process. Empty in to a large bowl. Add freshly grated bread crumbs and the rest of the ingredients. Mix by hand. Fry a taste test piece and adjust seasoning as needed.
Shape in to patties or balls. Heat a non stick pan lightly sprayed with oil and sauté until cooked. Patties should be lightly browned on both sides. Place in oven to keep warm while cooking remaining patties.
Serve with a simple salad, steamed rice or roast vegetables. I love the idea of popping the chicken made into balls in a nice Asian inspired broth with crunchy vegetables, I might try that next time.
Summer salads! Cold tuna pasta salad is the perfect dish for hot summer days. Great meal for barbecues or picnics. Little prep time is needed once you have the pasta cooked in advance.
Choose fresh ingredients, organic if possible. Make it look spectacular no one will know you whipped it up in 15 minutes or less!
Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and place in bowl. Allow to cool.
Mix in the oil, mayonnaise, salt and pepper.
Squeeze the lime juice over the pasta.
Add the tuna, cucumber, tomato, olives, chopped parsley and shallot. Mix thoroughly.
Garnish with extra chopped parsley and vegetables.
These bars are delicious! I wanted to make something with the almond flour I had sitting in my pantry. Since I'm trying to cut down on my carb intake I thought these would be a perfect snack. Bonus they are dairy, gluten, grain and sugar free too. I love nuts and seeds and the addition of dried cranberries and a splash of coconut syrup made them just the right sweetness. Add these bars to your kids lunch boxes or keep them on hand for a portable energising snack on the go!
Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a rectangle baking pan.
In a medium bowl, combine the nut butter, coconut syrup, egg and salt. Stir until smooth and completely combined.
Press mixture evenly into prepared baking pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown around edges. Cool before cutting into bars.
Lunch today was white cannellini bean salad with mint and tomato. We have had a good run with the weather this week in Sydney. You can smell summer in the air already. The best meals prepared are fresh cold salads. Light and filling prepared with seasonal ingredients. The key to making a great salad is using plenty of fresh chopped herbs and raw fruit and vegetables. The sky is the limit to what you can add to bulk it up. Protein, legumes, grains and pasta are all a great base to start with.
One of my favourites is this salad. The creamy, buttery texture of the white beans that are cooked to perfection is delicious. I normally prepare a big batch and freeze ready to go bags that can be used in soups or used to be tossed in salads like this one.
Toss the beans with the prepared ingredients and coatwell with the dressing. This salad is best consumed cold. It tastes better after all the flavours have married together for a while. Making it a perfect lunch to pack and go.


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Music: 14KT – For My Sanity
Michigan-based artist 14KT has been one of the more interesting hip-hop producers of the last decade. Known for his amazing sampling and chopping techniques, he has been able to produce a plethora of records for the likes of Invincible, One Be Lo, Danny Brown, the Black Opera, I, Ced, and Elzhi. His new record, For My Sanity sees him reach new bounds as a producer, creating a much more jazz-centric music which focuses heavily on live instrumentation and stellar compositions.
Tracks such as "Down The Street From Peace" feature smooth basslines and a synth-heavy melody that brings character and energy to the track. "Mainstream" is a beautiful rendition of OutKast's classic off their 1996 classic AtLiens, whilst "The Power Of Same" is a beautiful soulful R&B track featuring a beautiful vocal performance from Muhsinah. The record as a whole is cohesive in sound and brings such a confident tone to the whole record. The angelic "Fourteen Missing" is a phenomenal spiritual track with incredible vocals from Jimetta Rose and emphatic drumming. Throughout the album there is a true live and authentic feel that makes it an engaging and wonderful listen overall.
Thank you 14KT for this stellar release, and I hope to hear so much more from you in the future. Listen to For My Sanity below via Bandcamp, and don't forget to share and support! Released via First Word Record.
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Botters may be the Biggest Threat to Elite Dangerous' Galaxy
Paramemetic
In the black recesses of deep space, a lone ship undocks, piloted not by a living player but by a script-driven bot. The veteran capsuleer may not be shocked by such a scene – it's something we've been hearing about a lot lately. Other players in games like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are already familiar with the presence of aimbots, wallhacks, and other FPS hacker staples. But this ship is undocking in the galaxy of Elite Dangerous.
According to information gathered by the Alliance Office of Statistics, Powerplay supporters of Edmund Mahon have been under near-constant attack by automated fifth columnists since at least September of 2017, and for an unknown period of time before that. The evidence? A compelling video showing six separate pilots following identical – and bizarre – flight behaviors while carrying Powerplay and mission-related cargo, a response from FDev that temporarily slowed the problem, and a pattern of influence on the background simulator that most human-populated organizations could only dream to maintain. It's a strong case that raises questions about botting in Elite – and whether there's anything Frontier can do about it.
Powerplay and the Struggle for Control
With the 1.3 patch in 2015, Frontier introduced the "Powerplay" mechanic. In Powerplay, players choose to support one of ten (now eleven) NPC "powers," characters with considerable influence in the galaxy, then complete tasks to expand their influence over the systems in space. Most tasks involve hauling cargo, with some powers having an option to engage in special kinds of fights similar to conflict zones. Anyone pledged to a power has access to ten units of the special cargo per hour, but with the option to buy more. Players steer the power's expansion or collapse with their labor, working individually but in aggregate to support systems that will expand control, while working to let go of systems that cost more to keep than they bring in.
Because anyone can pledge to any power, and because the voting is open to anyone willing to do the work, one of the most popular methods for expanding your power, or collapsing your neighbors', is the venerable "fifth column." By joining an opposing power in large numbers, it's possible to expand them in undesirable ways and into systems that ultimately hurt their control, resulting in losses rather than gains. This mechanic is difficult to counter without an organized core of players to oppose such an organised attack – harder still when the saboteurs are bots.
In addition to Powerplay, Elite's organizational-level play often focuses on the background simulator, an influence and percentile game that also makes Powerplay easier or harder in any given system based on what government type is in control. Suspected bots also targeted the background simulator, both as a way to raise money to fund accelerated powerplay activities, and because directly transferring wealth between players is impossible in Elite, to get into bigger ships.
Unliving Enemies
The Alliance Office of Statistics is one of the coordinating organizations supporting the Powerplay ambitions of the Alliance NPC Edmund Mahon. They first began to suspect some of their opposition might not have been manually piloted after multiple encounters in Open. The enemy pilots, with obnoxious 'meme-y' names like "Choosen of kek," "#NotAllOrcs," and "ÖööööÖ" were seen repeatedly, throughout the day, flying ships named, for example, "I Prep Soholia" or "Soholia for Mahon." These ship names, Alliance representatives assert, are clearly meant to either needle and demoralize observers who can see the obvious fifth column in action, or to encourage clueless pilots to prep Soholia: a terrible system which cost Mahon influence every week that it was under his control.
But a fifth column isn't necessarily botters – in fact, as far as anyone can tell, this has never been done before. Given the unusual nature of Elite's multiplayer content, due to solo and private game modes, it difficult to know with any certainty, but nobody has reported this kind of botting publicly until now. So what evidence is there?
A lot of clues have come together to support the conclusion. Multiple ships were flying the exact same bizarre fits, executing the exact same bizarre flight patterns, carrying the same kind of cargo from taking the same kinds of missions, all day, every day, for weeks on end. At first, it was just sighting the same pilots in systems at the same times. These kinds of random bump-ins aren't unheard of, but given the vastness of Elite's galaxy, and the difficulty of instancing with other players in even the best circumstances, seeing the same pilots in the same system day after day certainly leaves a mark, and the names weren't exactly forgettable.
Alliance CMDR JTrinity was the first to notice something seemed off. "Gradually after seeing them over and over it was eating away at me and I decided to try interacting with them. No response from text communications, friend requests were just ignored, and then I stuck around to watch one of them leave the station. That's when I saw the departure anomaly. A few minutes later another one departed, with exactly the same departure."
The "departure anomaly" here refers to a specific flight pattern seen in the bots. According to the Reddit thread, the script goes like this: "Take off from pad, take roughly 30 seconds to fly vertically upwards from the pad, align with the airlock and fly out at <100ms with gear down. Maintain heading to directly out of the airlock to roughly 10km, clear of the station mass lock and come to a complete stop, then align with the destination system. Raise gear, charge FSD while stationary. Full throttle and jump." It's clearly visible in this video, which shows the first six accounts to have been banned.
Beyond that, the bots were difficult to nail down. They could only be scanned while docked in a station, presumably while gathering Powerplay cargo to haul or cycling mission boards for money and BGS influence. Scanning the ships any other time would cause them to immediately combat log – killing the game process, which instantly removes the logger from the multiplayer instance. For a bot, this is a reasonable survival mechanism; any time an adverse event occurs – interdiction, scanning, whatever – combat logging guarantees a safe outcome. The bot can do this so quickly it guarantees safety. Cycling to another game mode, whatever threat would be gone, allowing the bot to continue its script. Sophisticated, but not impossible.
Gone and Back Again
Following reports from multiple players, the first six accounts were finally banned, but only for thirty days. After the thirty day bans expired, four of the bots returned, with eleven new ones as well. Frontier often runs deep sales with the base game as low as $15, and happened to have just such a sale during the bans. Whereas the influences on the background simulator had stabilized once the bots left (graph), they once again were facing an adversary able to hit the influence cap consistently, every single day, and without facing burnout (graph).
Alliance Office of Statistics graphic shows changes in influences before, during, and after the first bots were banned.
After facing a ban, the bots had also become slightly more clever. The bots were often seen flying in Open Play, either as a way of demoralizing Mahon's supporters or as a way of confusing clueless casuals. But after the bans, they rarely ever undocked in Open Play, only appearing to cycle the mission board. Now, perhaps motivated by revenge, they seemed more focused on impacting the background simulator as well.
Because the bots were no longer undocking in Open Play, new methods had to be used to track their movements. Fortunately, using third-party tools that tap into Elite's event logs for information, player movements could be tracked from market to market. This worked well, until updates to the third-party tools removed player account names from the available information. Then, the bots could only be tracked by the transactions themselves, and by the damage to system influences they left in their wake.
After months of grinding desperately against the bot army, the Alliance Office of Statistics had nearly exhausted its resources. Playing with the background simulator is a tedious chore at its best, made rewarding only by the sweet taste of success. Fighting a losing battle against an enemy that never sleeps and can't be stopped is terrible. Finally, for the second time, Frontier took action – but only after AOS threatened to go public with the issue. Predictably, with all 15 bots banned, AOS' systems rebounded quickly, surging by as much as 40% in a few days.
Unfortunately, it was yet another 30 day ban. After the 30 days, the bots came back yet again. This time, they were focused even more so on the BGS. The only way to stop or pause them was to force wars in the systems they targeted. Because the bots cannot fight in conflict zones, they would only influence systems to trigger elections – a mechanic for system control change that only requires the players to run missions as usual, something the bots excel at. Not only that, but for the first time a new kind of bot appeared. Termed "baby bots," these bots flew cheap T6 cargo ships, rather than expensive Anacondas and Cutters. Presumably running these missions to build their way back up, even more bots had entered the field.
Botter Apocalypse
Now, just a few months after the last waves of bans, AOS was forced to go public on Reddit with this information due to Frontier's lack of response. In the thread, they've asked Frontier to stop selling the game at deep discounts. Hopefully, the reasoning goes, the botters won't want to pay for new accounts at list price. But this wouldn't solve the real problems identified here: how should Frontier deal with automation in a game that only contacts centralized servers in passing? When the multiplayer activity is all peer to peer, how do you police player inputs?
If the game were single-player, this wouldn't matter. Scripting and botting would be merely convenience tools for players who want to see far removed parts of the galaxy but don't want to spend the hours it would take playing the celestial equivalent of Desert Bus. But Elite is something like a multiplayer game, which means that such tools can be used to gain an unfair advantage over other players. With Solo and Private game modes eliminating the risk of ever being seen by another player, bots are nearly undetectable. Even these bots, which had obvious and real effects on the game for hundreds of players, were only discovered by their flying in Open. A 30-day ban is an ineffective solution, and routine deep discounts on new accounts may encourage the use of botting alts, which quickly turns Elite into a Pay-to-Win exercise: your power to influence the BGS is as strong as the number of botting accounts you can afford to run.
Unless Frontier takes action, as scripts become more sophisticated and more widely available, this kind of activity will only become more common. The visceral experience of playing Elite remains top of its genre, but the odious task of accomplishing background simulator or powerplay goals remains a tedious grind. If this grind can be replaced by automation, it's only a matter of time before BGS organizations and trolls who want to see it all burn alike begin using it. Without swift action from Frontier, the greatest threat to Elite's galaxy may not be Thargoids at all, but rather a Botter Apocalypse.
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Thank you for this write-up, Para. After having a front-row seat to your efforts to influence the background simulation when leading the Diamond Frogs, I can only imagine what it must be like to see this brazen cheating – seriously, they only got called out because they flew in public. It makes me wonder what can be done to detect other such activity on private and solo instances.
I don't think that stopping discounted sales is the way to stop cheating (certainly that's how I get into a lot of new titles), but I agree that this is an issue that needs addressing. Excellent article.
Alexander Federowicz Ryan
Such Cheating might not be so zealously sought after if simple player options to have actual control that Braben promised during his fundraiser campaigns… Frontier can well be said to display what might be the actual misappropriation of server space, as they systematically mine the players earned resources in manners that are anything but scrupulous… Example… Calculate claimed server space for a given player activity load… Fund that predicted cost, while simultaneously removing actual player ability to consume the allocated space within that targeted sector of the galaxy. Then… Use that unconsumed server space and computing power to mine crypto currency… Finally as the British are so fond of… Pipe line the misappropriated funds via the dark web pipe lines to the sunny Cayman Islands !!! Braben pops open another Corona and pours it on a slice of lime… Courtesy of numerous E.D. players who have funded his fiasco to the tune of $200.00 – $400.00 a pop…. These are the low end founders, and Braben has never yet come through with many of his most serious promises… In truth, all it would take is one or two doctorates in mathematics, & C.S., along with a small group of forensic accountants…. That would spell certain doom for Frontier…. They have been trying to cover this very issue up using unscrupulous censorship, and Public Relations B.S. tactics… It simply can not last much longer… They have stolen too much to hide now… If investigated as I suggested, well they have no way to hide the income now…. Too many assets and personal goodies have adorned their trophy walls…
Very interesting game design problem. Thanks for the summary.
chimpy
Bots can completely destroy an MMO and devastate the player economy. Asheron's Call was pretty much killed by bots and an indifference by the devs towards the damage bots were doing to their game.
paramemetic chimpy
Yeah, botting can ruin any MMO, and proactive dev response is absolutely necessary. CCP isn't flawless but at least there is an effort being made. The real struggle for Frontier here is that conscious design decisions in Elite, including a client-side P2P galaxy model, makes it so that the bots don't even face _NPC_ threats, let alone threats from other players. The ability to have the script kill a client and log back in, and the fact that Solo does not persist, means that any act of aggression can be avoided by the bot by simply relogging.
It's a thing players have complained about since launch, and it's so core to the design of the game that I'm not sure what Frontier can do about it except enter into the 3rd party app detection arms race. Even that is hard to do, because unlike Eve, where players can blow up and report botters, in Elite, players never know botters exist unless they log into open like they did in this case.
AshenTech
thank god they are doing nothing and not even admitting the problem is there, we now have group bot blockading Lave to prevent people from unlocking didi viterman, if you cannot buy brandy, you cannot unlock her, and since their bots keep the system in lockdown….
i just keep hoping somehow they will endup changing the faction in control in such a way that it makes alcohol illegal, brandy included, so that fdev can answer tickets about why its impossible to unlock her, because the commodity dosnt exist anymore.
would make the vets doing this very happy since they would be among the elite of elite who have g5 booster access!!!!!
brokensyntax
Something I hadn't looked into, but makes sense given the noteable bandwidth changes in a populated system.
Is it true that player interacts are peer-to-peer?
This would mean my speculation about the invincible FDL player I saw recently is probably correct, as to how the hacks would be handled. (Packet replay/dropping etc.)


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Q: Fast floating point abs function What is the fastest way to take the absolute value of a standard 32 bit float on x86-64 architectures in C99? The builtin functions fabsf and fabs are not fast enough. My current approach is bit twiddling:
unsigned int tmp = *((unsigned int *)&f) & 0x7fffffff;
float abs = *((float *)&tmp);

It works but is ugly. And I'm not sure it is optimal?
Please stop telling me about type-punned pointers because it's not what I'm asking about. I know the code can be phrased using unions but it doesn't matter because on all compilers (written in the last 10 years) it will emit exactly the same code.

A: Less standard violations:
/* use type punning instead of pointer arithmatics, to require proper alignment */
static inline float float2absf(float f) {
  /* optimizer will optimize away the `if` statement and the library call */
  if (sizeof(float) == sizeof(uint32_t)) {
    union {
      float f;
      uint32_t i;
    } u;
    u.f = f;
    u.i &= 0x7fffffff;
    return u.f;
  }
  return fabsf(f);
}

IMHO, it would be safer to use the library function. This will improve code portability, especially on platforms where you might encounter a non-IEEE float representation or where type sizes might differ.
In general, once compiled for your platform, the library function should provide the fastest solution.
Having said that, library calls require both stack management and code jumps unless optimized away, which - for a simple bit-altering function - could result in more then twice the number of operations as well as cache misses. In many cases, this is avoidable by using compiler builtins, which could be done automatically by the compiler (it can optimize library functions into inline instructions).
Your bit-approach is (in theory) correct and could optimize away the operations related to function calls, as well as improve code locality... although the same could be achieved using compiler builtins and optimizations.
Also, please note that your approach isn't standard compliant and it assumes that sizeof(int) == sizeof(float)... I think that type punning using a union will improve that little bit.
In addition, using an inline function could work out like using a macro and make the code more readable. In addition, it could allow a fallbacks to the library function if type sizes don't match.

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The story of Korea's first Catholic priest-martyr premieres at the Vatican
At 24, St. Andrew Kim Taegon became Korea's first priest, and just one year later, its first martyr.
I will be by your side, alive or dead.
Kim's story, which took him on difficult journeys from Korea to Macau, the Philippines, and China to study for the priesthood while evading persecution, is now told in the new movie, "A Birth."
The film premiered at the Vatican before members of the Korean Catholic community: A gesture that the movie's lead actor says keeps the saint's spirit alive in a place he held so dear in his heart.
Plays St. Andrew Kim
200 years ago, St. Andrew Kim wanted to cross the ocean to follow the spirit of the missionaries that were sent by the Vatican.
In the end he could not come here because of the situation at the time, but now I feel that he has come here with me.
Made to honor 200 year's since the birth the Korean saint, the movie's title also refers to the beginnings of the Catholic Church in Korea after Kim was executed for his faith in 1846 near Seoul.
Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-Sik, who was present at the movie's premiere, says that the life and death of the patron saint of Korean clergy continues to inspire new generations of Catholics in his home country and around the world.
CARD. LAZARUS YOU HEUNG-SIK
Prefect, Dicastery for the Clergy
Through a death so many things are born. I personally decided to be a priest after learning of him. Every morning I am reminded of him in my priestly life.
The movie's director says that in addition to the anniversary of Kim's birth, the film was made to inspire young people to follow the saint's example and embrace seeking spirituality.
PARK HEUNG-SIK
Director, "A Birth"
We find ourselves toward the end of the Coronavirus pandemic and before the reality of self-centeredness, of inequality, and a lack of spirituality, and so I thought that the key to solving these problems could be found in the life of St. Andrew Kim.
While Kim's memory is back in the Vatican for the movie's premiere, it had previously traveled to Rome when he was named a saint by Pope John Paul II in 1984.
In addition, the Vatican announced just last month that a 12-foot statue of Kim will be installed on exterior wall of St. Peter's Basilica, memorializing him forever within the walls of Vatican City.
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Pope Francis: "Every marriage, even non-sacramental marriages, are a gift from God"
Ukrainian Christian leaders renew their invitation to Pope Francis to visit the country
Why did Pius XII stay silent on the Holocaust?
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI's relationship with Judaism
Pope Francis encourages an attitude of making peace before throwing a stone


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The following procedures are based on a non-wastegated 1994.5 to early 1999 Garrett TP38 turbocharger.
1994 to 1999 model year 7.3L Power Stroke engines use a Garrett TP38 turbocharger while 1999.5 ("late" 1999) to 2003 model year engines use a Garrett GTP38. A turbocharger rebuild is typically only necessary when the journal bearings and/or oil ring seals have worn and the turbo is leaking or has excessive shaft endplay. A turbo seal leaking oil on the turbine side typically produces gray smoke and/or oil dripping from the tailpipe. Likewise, a turbo seal leaking oil on the compressor (intake) side tends to produce blue smoke while the engine is running. Excessive endplay of the turbocharger shaft (back and forth movement, not side to side) is also indicative that a rebuild is necessary.
A scribe or paint pen works well. If you miss this step, it's not particularly difficult to find the correct orientation of these parts during reassembly.
• Remove the exhaust backpressure valve (EBPV) from the turbine housing if it was not removed previously (3 x 8 mm 12 pt bolts).
• Remove the retaining bolt for the EBPV solenoid connector with a 10 mm socket.
• With the turbocharger on its side, remove the (4) turbocharger to pedestal bolts using a 10 mm socket.
• If the compressor wheel shows any signs of damage or excessive wear around the edge of the blades, it must be replaced. Do not attempt to reuse an excessively worn or damaged compressor wheel. The one pictured here has been severely worn and damaged.
• Remove the (4) compressor to backing plate bolts with a 12 point, 8 mm socket. A 12 point socket must be used as these are not hex head bolts.
• Gently work a razor blade or putty knife between the compressor housing and backing plate. Work it around the circumference of the backing plate until the compressor housing is separated and can be removed. Do not attempt to pry with a screwdriver or other object with a thick tip - there is little clearance between the compressor wheel and compressor housing. Damage can occur if the compressor is forced at a sharp angle. This can be time consuming as the housing may have been sealed with silicon.
• Remove the compressor wheel by holding the turbine wheel with an 18 mm socket and rotating the compressor wheel counter clockwise with a 5/8" or 16 mm socket (it is standard right-hand thread).
• The compressor wheel will slide off the shaft with ease once it is unthreaded completely.
• Remove the (4) compressor backing plate to bearing cartridge bolts using a 12 point, 8 mm socket.
• With the backing plate removed, slide the thrust collar/washer and thrust bearing off of the turbo shaft. Discard these items, they are not reused.
• Remove the (4) bolts securing the bearing cartridge/center section to the turbine housing using a 12 point, 8 mm socket. The center section can be very stubborn and patience is required to make sure that it is removed without damaging the turbine wheel. Like the compressor wheel, the clearance between the turbine wheel and turbine housing is small - if the center section is pried unevenly, the turbine wheel can be damaged. Work around the circumference of the center section using a small screwdriver and dead blow hammer. Tapping the circumference of the center section with a non-marring hammer may also help loosen it. If at anytime the turbine wheel does not spin, it is bound against the turbine housing.
Tip - soak the joint in a liberal amount of penetrating fluid (WD-40, PB Blaster, etc) an hour before removing.
• Once the bearing cartridge/center section has been separated from the turbine housing, slide the shaft out and remove the journal bearings and spacer. The inner journal bearing may have stayed in the center section in which case you'll need to carefully remove it.
• Remove and discard the bearing housing to compressor backing plate o-ring.
• Remove the oil seal ring on the turbo shaft near the turbine wheel. Two small picks work well at removing the seal without damaging the shaft. Clean any buildup from the shaft where the seal seats.
• Thoroughly clean all sub-assemblies of the turbocharger - bearing cartridge, turbine/compressor housings, compressor backing plate, etc.
• Familiarize yourself with the components included in the turbocharger rebuild kit (refer to details of fullsize image for component labels).
• Install the oil ring seal on the new thrust bearing, being careful no to mar the surface.
• Place the thrust bearing, thrust washer, journal bearings, and journal bearing spacer in a CLEAN container (glass jar, for example). Fill the container with clean engine oil until these components are covered.
• Install the new oil ring seal on the turbocharger shaft (near the turbine wheel), being careful not to scratch/mar the surfaces of the shaft or the oil ring land.
• Reinstall the turbocharger shaft into the bearing cartridge/center section. It will lightly "snap" into place when the oil ring seal near the turbine wheel seats into the center section. Gently pull the turbine wheel away from the center section to verify that it has seated.
• Slide the new, oil soaked journal bearings and bearing spacer onto the turbocharger shaft, then slide them into the bearing cartridge/center section completely.
• Slide the thrust washer into the slot of the thrust bearing, then install the thrust bearing into the rear of the compressor backing plate.
Note the orientation of the thrust washer and bearing - the grooved side of the thrust washer must be facing opposite the backing plate and the smooth side should be facing the backing plate. This is critical for lubrication.
The oil ring seal on the end of the thrust bearing installs into the backing plate and "snaps" into place once it is seated. This assembly can only be installed one way so rotate the thrust washer until it matches the indentations in the backing plate.
• Lightly coat the mating surface between the bearing cartridge/center section and the turbine housing with high temp anti-seize (such as Motorcraft XL-2). This is going to act as a mild lubricant to help these two components seat as well as help keep them from bonding together.
• Use the lines/markings you made in the first step to orient the center section to the turbine housing.
• Install and start the (4) bolts by hand. Do not reuse the old bolts, new ones are provided in the rebuild kit. Alternate tightening down each bolt with a socket, about 1/4 turn per bolt, alternating bolts in a cross fashion. This is necessary to keep the turbine wheel from binding! Spin the turbocharger shaft slowly while tightening the bolts down. If at any time it begins to bind, tighten down the opposing bolt. Torque bolts to 30 ft-lbs.
• Coat the center section to compressor backing plate o-ring in clean motor oil, then install it in the corresponding center section groove.
• Install the backing plate. The bolts that mount it to the center section and not oriented symmetrically and thus the backing plate can only be installed one (the correct) way. Torque bolts to 144 in-lbs (inch pounds).
• Thread on the compressor wheel by hand, then torque to 60 - 80 in-lbs. It will self tighten as it rotates and thus the torque spec is not critical so long as it is fully installed. Ensure that the compressor wheel spins freely after installing.
• Install the compressor housing to backing plate o-ring after coating it in clean motor oil.
• Install the compressor housing, orienting it using the marks you made in the first step. Tighten down the bolts slowly after lightly coating them in anti-seize, alternating frequently to avoid binding and damaging the compressor wheel. The compressor wheel and housing have very little clearance; make sure the housing is tightened down evenly. Torque compressor housing bolts to 144 in-lbs (inch pounds). Check that the compressor and turbine wheels spin freely without binding in their respective housings.
• You may reinstall the EBPV now or wait until the turbocharger is mounted on the engine. Torque bolts to 30 ft-lbs.


I have had a personal triumph. Just now, this very morning, mark the date. This triumph? I remembered to collect the trash and recycling bins from the alley before a diabolical stranger filled them with his own garbage.
This stranger has become something of an arch-nemesis this summer. Several months back, the city of Denver changed up how it collects our throw-aways. They took away the big dumpsters placed every few dozen feet along the alley block and issued everyone new bins (brand-new black ones for trash, to accompany the grape-hued tanks we already filled with our recycling). They asked us to move these bins back and forth from the alley behind our homes to somewhere on our property after collection each week, thus clearing the alleys during the week and — side benefit! — cutting back on instances of illegal dumping.
A good plan. Simple. Easy to remember. Except that it isn't so easy to remember and on more counts than would fit on one hand, Dan and I have in fact forgotten to pull our bins back to our side yard following trash collection. Forgotten for days and days. Usually until the trash and recycling beside our back door has reached unsightly proportions and we move to clear it out. Only to find that our supposedly empty recycling bin is already full. With someone else's stuff.
Had this been a one-time occurrence, I would have absorbed the annoyance and just moved on. But every single time we have forgotten to promptly bring the bin back in after the city so kindly has removed its recyclable contents, we will retrieve it and also find a full count of beer bottles, beer cans, and generally alcohol-related cast-offs of someone else's life. A someone who, as I said, is now my arch-nemesis.
I have gotten a little nutty with this feud. Each time, as I've moved an already-full recycling bin back from the alley, I've envisioned taking matters into my own hands. First, I will attach a sign to our recycling bin, in a respectful, yet stern tone, admonishing said stranger for taking advantage of us. Can this person truly not see our address printed in big characters on the purple plastic, rightly claiming this bin for our own use? Can this person not understand that perhaps we too have needs to recycle the papers and plastics, tins and glass from our domestic existence?
From a strongly worded notice, my imagination then moves on to talking with our neighbors, to see if they too have experienced this frustration and perhaps have any leads. We can organize a committee, there is strength in numbers after all. Of course, should that action not prove fruitful, I imagine taking my investigation to the next level: security cameras. Catch the illegal bottle dumper in action. Get the proof we need to bring this person to justice. And while we are on this quest for evidence, why not really go for it and get a stake-out van? We'll fill it with loads of instant coffee, gummy bears, and Red Vines and take the watch in shifts. We'll catch this miscreant once and for all!
My musings then come to the part of the narrative where we have successfully confronted whoever this inconsiderate arch-nemesis may be, and then…what? Have a heart-to-heart? Call the authorities? Get the mayor's office on the phone?
By this time in my fanciful quest, I have in reality successfully hauled both bins to our side yard. I get inside, wash my hands , and acknowledge there is in fact a graceful solution to be had here, one that doesn't require a private investigator: don't forget your bins. Make a note to help you remember. Beat the arch-nemesis at his own game.
And guys, that's exactly what I did today. Turns out we can in fact triumph over our own bad habits.


Discussion in 'Alternatives to iOS and iOS Devices' started by Internaut, May 14, 2013.
I'm posting here instead of a dedicated Android forum because there will be iPhone users here who've had the same issue with Android (I hope).
- I don't mind notification (i.e. from Facebook or Tweestcaster) as long as these are kilobytes.
Mail is set to sync two weeks worth of emails and download 50 kilobytes per message received on the phone.
Is there any way further reduce data consumption, beyond never using things like Facebook when away from hotel WiFi?
The Android phone in question is a Galaxy S3. Prior to the S3, I had a 3GS which was quite a bit more frugal with the data. Prior to the S3, I had Blackberry, which was ultra frugal with the data.
Turn off mobile data. Should be a toggle in the settings somewhere. Don't worry about emails when you're away from the hotel. Text messaging should work just fine.
Wifi should still work like normal when you are near a hotspot.
I use Onavo Extend. It works great.
In Playstore->settings turn off "auto-update". This really use a lot of data.
Also turn google+/facebook photo background upload if you dont need it.
That would work. Unfortunately, the only place I have WiFi is the hotel. My customer gives me a WiFi code but this is for one device only.
I'm on a fairly limited data plan at home, so I have anything that syncs photos set to WiFi only.
Oh, this looks like the answer, both at home and abroad! Thank you.
Get a local SIM card and use that. I always do that when I go on holiday.
This is Ivory Coast, a country that was at war with itself just a couple of years back. Getting a local SIM isn't trivial (my customer is looking into it) as regulations mean I can't just buy one at the airport on arrival.
Even in sleepy, peaceful Benin, third country to the left of me, I had to register my SIM card at a phone shop with passport from letter and hotel.
Sorry, I just assumed you could pick up a pay as you go SIM anywhere these days. Guess not.


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'I voci celesti' are the focus of the 2019 Salzburg Whitsun Festival - the heavenly voices of the castrati. The Gala Concert dedicated to Farinelli and friends includes baroque works presented by Rolando Villazón and performed by a host of singers including Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky, who also feature in a production of Handel's Alcina. There is also the added opportunity to attend a semi-staged performance of Porpora's Polifemo, which starred Farinelli himself at its debut.
Morning arrival in Salzburg to check in at the 5-star Hotel Bristol, located in the heart of the city. A welcome dinner will be served in a local restaurant.
performance at the Felsenreitschule before the evening performance at the Festspielhaus.
with a garden theatre and artificial ponds. After returning to the city for an independent lunch, we attend the afternoon performance at the Haus für Mozart, followed by a free evening.
This morning we walk to the Mozarteum for the final performance in the tour. Afternoon at leisure for independent sightseeing and shopping before a farewell dinner served in a local restaurant.
Morning at leisure before the mid-afternoon transfer to Salzburg airport for your homeward flight.
Tickets will be confirmed in Autumn 2018.
Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.


Born: Ireland. Resided in U.S. 5 mo.
Last evening at 8:40 occurred the death of Mrs. Catharine Hassett at her home, 1816 west Third street. The deceased was eighty-six years of age and when attacked by the dread disease, typhoid fever, which lasted three weeks, her extreme years had left her physical condition too enfeebled to withstand the shock. All the loving efforts of relatives and friends proved unavailing and with her children gathered around her bedside she departed this life. Mrs. Hassett was born in County Clare, Ireland and 45 years ago she came to Iowa. Her husband, Thomas Hassett, died some time since. The deceased leaves four children, all of whom were at the bedside of their mother when the final summons came: Patrick J. Hassett, an engineer on the C.M. & St. Paul railroad; Martin Hassett of Horton, Kan., an engineer on the C.R.I.& P.; Mrs. Cornelius Haugh and Mrs. Michael Lamb. A brother, Martin Burns and a sister, Mrs. Mary Walsh, also survive the deceased.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, with services in St. Mary's church and interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
The death of Martin Burns occurred at the family residence, 1826 west Third street, yesterday morning at 10:45. For several months past he had been in feeble health and the end was hastened by the complications of old age. The deceased was seventy-five years of age and was a native of County Clare, Ireland. He came to America at an early age and settled in Davenport forty-five years ago. He has continuously resided here since that time and was widely acquainted throughout the city. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Walsh and the following children: Mrs. Richard Hermann, Mrs. Michael Manion and Mrs. William Lavery, of this city, Thomas Burns, of Rock Island, Ellen in St. Louis and Mary, James and Walter at home. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. Catherine Hassett whose death occurred on the preceding Sunday.
The funeral will be held from St. Mary's church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock with interment in St. Mary's cemetery.
John Hayes, a farmer residing in Liberty township, near Keokuk, died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock at Mercy Hospital where he had been under treatment since July. He was seventy-five years of age and had resided in the state over half that time. Besides his wife he leaves three children-one son and two daughters. The remains will be shipped to Kinross, where the interment will be made, over the Rock Island Road at 7:30 to-morrow morning.
Mrs. Mary Shields, widow of Richard Shields, passed away this morning at the residence of her son, Thomas, 1426 west Seventh street. She had been in poor health for sometime past, and owing to her advanced age her condition had gradually become more critical until within the past few days it was seen that the end was only a question of a short time. The deceased was an old-time resident of Davenport, having lived here for nearly half a century, and her many good traits of heart and hand won for her many friends who will learn of her death with regret. She was seventy-six years of age, and was born in county Galway, Ireland, coming to Davenport as stated nearly fifty years ago. Five children and one sister, Mrs. John Cavanaugh, all of this city, survive her, the former being Mrs. Ann Vreeland, Thomas, Andrew, John and James.
This morning shortly after 10 o'clock occurred the death from old age of one of Scott county's oldest residents, Michael O'Dea, at his home, 1428 Marquette street.
Mr. O'Dea was born in County Limerick, Ireland in 1820. Like a good many of his countrymen he decided to come to America, arriving in this country in 1850 and settling in Princeton county, Kentucky. In 1855 he again moved coming to Scott county and engaging in farming near this city. This occupation was followed for twenty-six years, Mr. O'Dea becoming very prosperous and widely known for his thrift and good management. In 1881 he decided to give up the active life which necessarily falls to the lot of the farmer and retired, moving to Davenport for residence. He purchased a home on Marquette street where he has ever since lived.
To mourn the death of the deceased are his wife, one son, John O'Dea, a sister, Mrs. Thomas Barron, and two brothers, Patrick and James O'Dea.
The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock with services in St. Mary's Church and interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Last evening at the family residence, 1308 west Seventh street, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, an old-time and highly esteemed resident of Davenport, passed from life to death. For sometime past she had been in feeble health and during the past few weeks her condition had been exceedingly critical. Everything, however, that medical skill could devise was done to avert the end, but owing to her advanced age and the severity of the attack death was the victor in the unequal battle, and at the hour of midnight she peacefully passed away.
The deceased was a native of County Limerick, Ireland, and was seventy-two years of age. She came to Davenport forty-three years ago and has lived here continuously during all those years. A woman of kindly and sympathetic impulses, she made many warm friends during her long residence in this city and among the wide circle of her acquaintances her death will be generally regretted. The deceased is survived by a son and daughter-James O'Donnell and Mrs. Maria Bennett, both of this city.
The funeral will probably take place Thursday morning, although the arrangements have not as yet been completed.
Death came quickly and unexpectedly to John Lillis last evening, and the announcement of his sudden demise will come as a shock to his many friends and acquaintances in Davenport.
For sometime past, Mr. Lillis had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph F Volz, resideing at 616 east Sixth street, and after partaking of supper there last evening, walked down town with his son-in-law, Mr. Volz. He was apparently in his usual health and neither himself nor his immediate relatives had any intimation that he was so soon to succumb to the inevitable. While returning home about 8 o'clock, he tottered and fell upon the sidewalk on Case street, between Iowa and LeClaire. Two young men, J.F. McCabe and N.W. Nelson, were a short distance behind him and seeing him fall, ran to his assistance. A glance revealed the distressing fact that he was in the throes of death, and in a twinkling almost the spark of life left its moral tenement. It being apparent taht he was beyond medical aid, word was sent to the station and in response to the summons the body was removed to Halligan's undertaking establishment. The remains were there examined by Coroner McCortney, who confirmed what had been apparent-that Mr. Lillis was beyond all earthly aid.
John Lillis was one of the oldest and best known residents of Davenport, this city having been his home for nearly half a century. He was born in County Clare, Ireland, June 9, 1831, and came to America in 1842. After a residence of several years, he came to Davenport in 1851 and shortly after engaged in the grocery business. This he continued until eight years ago when he retired in favor of his son, William M Lillis. Subsequently he was engaged in the commission business in Chicago for several years, but returned to Davenport sometime ago, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Volz, the greater portion of the time. At various times he has filled positions of municipal trust, having been city clerk in 1867 and 1868 and also having served as a member of the council.
The deceased is survived by four children-William M Lillis, Mrs. T.F. Halligan and Mrs. J.F. Volz of this city and Mrs. M.J. Kinnalley of Chicago. He is also survived by his aged mother, now past her ninetieth year, who lives with his brother, Michael, at Long Grove.
A postmortem was held this morning by Dr. McCortney and it was found that fatty degeneration of the heart was the cause of Mr. Lillis' death.
Mrs. Susan Brady, who has been a resident of Davenport for nearly half a century, passed away last night at the family residence 1214 West Seventh street. About fiver years ago she suffered an attack of la grippe, and although she rallied sufficiently to be able to be up and around, she never fully recovered from its effects. Her system had been greatly weakened by the complications following the attack of la grippe and since Christmas, when she was again prostrated, her condition had been such as to warrant no hope for her recovery. The deceased was a native of Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland, and was born in 1820. She located in Davenport over forty years ago and her residence in this city has been continuous since that time. Her husband died on Aug. 6 of last year and two sons, Philip and John, both of this city, survive her.
The funeral will be held from St. Mary's church Saturday morning at 9 o'clock and the interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.
This morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C.R. Johnson on Locust and Broadway, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Lane, aged sixty-one years. The deceased was born in Ireland and has resided in this country during the past forty years. Mrs. Lane has been suffering intensely for some time with heart and lung trouble, and this was the direct cause of her death. Four children survive-Mrs. Robert Atkinson of Blue Island, Ill., Mrs. C.R. Johnson, and two sons, John and Cornelius of this city.
The funeral will be held Monday morning with services at the Sacred Heart Cathedral at 9 o'clock and interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Patrick J Halligan, who has been a resident of Davenport for the past forty-two years, passed away at the family residence, 725 Perry street, at 1:40 this morning. His death resulted from pneumonia, which developed from an accident of which he was the victim and which occurred last Saturday afternoon. While crossing the street on Harrison and Fourth, he was run down by a buggy driven by an unknown woman and severely hurt. He was thrown upon the pavement with such force as to inflict an ugly gash over his right eye and crush his right lung, from which pneumonia resulted. Mr. Halligan was a native of Ireland and was seventy years of age. He came to the United States in 1850 and to Davenport in 1853, residing here continually since that time. For about thirty years he held the position of general foreman for the Davenport Gas company, retiring from that occupation several years ago. He is survived by his wife and six children-John, James, Thomas, William, Joseph and Mary-all resident of this city.
The funeral will be held from the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, interment to be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At the family residence, 709 East Sixth street yesterday afternoon occurred the death of Mrs. Ella T Byrne, wife of Edward Byrne, aged forty-three years. The deceased is survived by her husband and a daughter, eight years of age. She is also survived by five sisters, one of whom is a sister of charity in Milwaukee and one brother, who resides in Memphis, Tenn.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock with services at St. Anthony's church and interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
This morning at Mercy Hospital occurred the death from old age of Samuel Zaetler, an aged inmate of the insane ward. While not violent, the deceased was feeble minded and had been an inmate of the hospital for some time. It is thought that two brothers are living in Tipton, Ia., but the fact is not known with any certainty. An effort is being made to find them. Of his other relatives, if there are any, nothing is known.
Last evening at the family residence 1708 Iowa street, occurred the death of Mrs. George Demery after a three week's illness from lung fever. The deceased was born in Dublin, Ireland but for the past forty years has resided in this state. She was sixty-eight years of age.
The funeral will be held from the Sacred Heart Cathedral tomorrow afternoon with interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At the family residence, 2110 Main street, yesterday afternoon occurred the death of John McGuire at the advanced age of eighty-two years. The deceased was born in Ireland but when quite young he crossed the ocean and settled in Canada where he resided until 1851 when he came to Iowa and located in Winfield township. In 1874 Mr. McGuire removed to Davenport which has been his home since that date. His aged wife together with one son and four daughters survive him.
The funeral will be held from Sacred Heart Cathedral tomorrow at 9 o'clock and will be followed with interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Died: Feb 16, 1896, 6:00 a.m. at Geneseo, Il.
A telegram received by Davenport relatives yesterday announced the death of Mrs. Mary Mirfield which occurred at her home in Geneseo, Illinois yesterday forenoon. The deceased was the mother of Charles Mirfield of this city and has other relatives in Rock Island and Moline. Heart disease was the immediate cause of death. The remains will be brought to this city Tuesday afternoon for interment which will be made in Oakdale cemetery.
The death of Michael Hassett took place at Mercy Hospital last evening at 8 o'clock. The deceased was a teamster by trade. He was born in Ireland but has lived in Iowa for 40 years. He has been sick for 6 days from bowel troubles. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Another of Rock Island's old and well known citizens, James. T Dixon, has passed away, his death having occurred yesterday at Mercy Hospital in this city. The deceased has suffered more or less from rheumatism for the past twenty years and it was this, combined with other ailments, which finally resulted in his death. For the past few months, Mr. Dixon's mind has been effected and it was found advisable to place him under the care of hospital physicians. Mr. Dixon has been a resident of Rock Island since 1872, having left his native home in Ireland for this country twelve years before. He was a tailor by trade and has conducted a tailoring establishment in Rock Island since taking up his residence in that city. In 1872 Mr. Dixon was married to Elizabeth Don, whose death occurred about six years after their marriage. He is survived by two brothers, one living in Rock Island and the other in Dixon, Ill. The deceased was quite a prominent citizen of Rock Island and was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Masonic orders.
This morning at the residence, 1409 Locust street, occurred the death of Mrs. Bridget Kelly, an old lady well known in this city. The deceased was born in County Galway, Ireland, seventy years ago. She came to Iowa in 1864 and has reared a large family in this city. One week ago she was taken with a cold which developed into pneumonia and which finally caused her death. Her husband died some time ago. Seven children are left to mourn her death. Michael, John, Andy and Thomas, living at home, Mrs. M.J. Malloy, 1714 Marquette street, James of Beardstown, Ill., and Mrs. G. Alex of Chicago.
The funeral arrangements have not been completed as the arrival of the relatives who live elsewhere is uncertain and the funeral announcement will therefore be made later.
About 3:30 o'clock this morning at Mercy hospital occurred the death of Luke Killion, a well-known and old-time resident of this city. Mr. Killion has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. James Bell of 615 Harrison street, but during his last illness was taken to Mercy hospital where his death occurred. The cause of death was a result of kidney trouble. The deceased was a native of Ireland, but has resided here during the past forty years. He was seventy-six years of age.
The funeral will be held from the Bell residence Thursday morning at 9 o'clock with services from St. Anthony's church. The interment will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At his home, 1213 west Second street, at 3 o'clock this morning occurred the death of John Henry Boyle, of dropsical complications of many years duration. The deceased was born in Ireland sixty-six years ago and came to America and to this city forty-five years ago where he has since resided. He had been employed as watchman of the old Davis mill property on west Second street since its lapse in disuse. Mrs. Doyle died Jan. 9, 1892. He is survived by seven children-Mrs. William J Volger, of Chicago, Mrs. Charles H. Tucker of Jefferson, Mo., Mrs. John M Gimbel of this city and Misses Rose and Mary and George, Frederick and Frank at home.
The funeral will be held next Thursday morning at 9 o'clock with services at St. Mary's church. Interment will be made at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Last evening at 8:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.T. O'Meara, 212 west Sixth street, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Irwin Killian of senility, in the eighty-ninth year of her age. Her demise is a shock to her host of friends in this city where she has lived for the past forty-two years. The advent of death was sudden although anticipated. The deceased, although a hearty and robust old lady, had for the past several weeks showed evidence of a rapid decline. She went recently to retire at an unusually early hour, complaining of feeling tired. Shortly after, eating supper last night the old lady retired to her room. Nothing caused alarm to her daughter over her early retiring since it had become a usual thing for Mrs. Killian to go to bed immediately after supper. Along about 8 o'clock one of the children said that she thought grandma was calling. Her daughter, Mrs. O'Meara, went into the hall to the foot of the stairs and heard a moan. Hurrying up the stairs she found her mother in a state of collapse. She lapsed into unconsciousness and passed away in about twenty minutes. A physician was summoned immediately and found on arriving that nothing could be done. He announced that her death was caused by senility and the rapid breaking down of the tissue attendant upon such great age.
Mary Irwin Killian, relict of the late Daniel Killian, who passed away eleven years ago, was born in Roscommon county, Ireland on August 15, 1807. As a girl she was acquainted with the great minds then prominent in Irish affairs, and as an old lady was wont to tell of the early days of the century, its great men, the struggles of her race for national freedom and of the great days which followed the defeats of the last century. She was married to Daniel Killian in Ireland several years before starting for America.
On her first arrival in the United States she settled at Providence, R.I., where she remained for three years. In 1842 she came to Davenport, where she has since resided. Since the death of her husband in 1885 she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. J.T. O'Meara, at 212 west Sixth street, where she died.
The deceased was the mother of five children, three of whom survive her-Mrs. William F Orendorff of Gilbert, Mrs. T.M. Flannigan of Williamsburg, Ia., and Mrs. J.T. O'Meara of this city. A score of grandchildren also survive.
The funeral will probably be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.T. O'Meara, 212 west Sixth street, with funeral services at St. Anthony's church and interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At noon today at his home, 1132 Farnham street, occurred the death of Thomas Jones, the veteran drayman, at the age of sixty-four years from diabetes of two or three years standing. The deceased was born in Ireland in 1832 and came to this country nearly half a century ago. He has been long a resident of this city where he was universally respected by all with whom he had acquaintance. His wife and two daughters, Mrs. John Gillen and Maggie, at home, survive him. A brother, P.C. Jones, also survives him.
The funeral will be held from the family residence Friday morning with funeral services at the Sacred Heart cathedral. Interment will be at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At St. Luke's hospital at 11 o'clock this morning occurred the death of James Clooney in the fiftieth year of his age. The deceased was a native of Ireland and for many years drove the Mercy Hospital ambulance, being a character about the city known to everyone.
The funeral will be held from the Halligan undertaking establishment at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with interment at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At Mercy hospital, where he made his home for the past decade, at an early hour this morning, occurred the death of Thomas McLaughlin, a native of Ireland, in his eighty-seventh year. The fatal disease is given by Dr. Allen as sclerotic endocarditis. The funeral will be held from Mercy hospital tomorrow morning with interment at St Marguerite's cemetery.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 1013 Gaines street, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Meehan from dropsy, in the sixty-ninth year of her age. The deceased was born in county Monehan, Ireland, in 1827, and came to this state thirty-nine years ago. She was twice married, her husband being named Gibbons, by whom she had one son, Patrick Gibbons, who survives her. Her second husband died some time ago. A brother, James McClean, also survives.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock from her late residence, 1013 Gaines street, with services at St. Anthony's church at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made at St. Mary's cemetery.
At Mercy hospital about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon occurred the death of Miss Annie Murray, for many years a resident of this city. The deceased was sixty-nine years of age and had been an invalid for several years past. She was a domestic by occupation and of far as known her only relative is a sister residing in Denver. The funeral was held at Sacred Heart this morning.
This morning at 11 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maria Lannan, 2319 Farnham street, occurred the death of Mrs. Ellen Boyle, of old age at the advanced age of ninety years.
The deceased was a native of County Sligo, Ireland, where she was born in 1806, and came to this country thirty-five years ago, taking up her residence with her daughter with whom she lived up to the time of her death. The survivors are Mrs. Maria Lannan, at whose home she died, Mrs. M Harrington, Mrs. M Clooney, and Mrs. James Boyle of Kellogg, Ia. The deceased was an eminently respectable lady, beloved by all who knew her and a life long member of the Sacred Heart cathedral parish.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with services at the Sacred Heart cathedral. Interment will be at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At her apartments, 408 Main street, yesterday occurred the death of Mrs. Eliza Taylor at the age of sixty-five years. The deceased was a native of Ireland. She has many friends here, who will deeply regret to learn of her death. Two daughters survive her, together with other local relations.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock with interment in Oakdale cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Haley, widow of the late Michael Haley, died at her home, 320 east Second street last evening after a brief illness from heart failure. The deceased had been in poor health for several months past but yesterday she was feeling unusually well. In the evening she retired and was taken seriously ill about 11 o'clock and death resulted almost immediately.
Mrs. Haley was sixty-three years of age and was born in Queens County, Ireland. She came to this country early in life and has been a resident of this city for the past thirty-five years. Her husband, Michael Haley, died about four years ago. Until the seventh of March, 1896, the deceased lived at 1511 Gaston street. She was a devout member of the Roman Catholic church and in full communion with that faith. She is survived by four sons, Michael, Thomas, Dennis and Matthew, of this city and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Delaney and Mrs. Kate Lamb, both of this city.
The funeral will be held from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Eliza Delaney, 320 east Second street, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock with services at St. Anthony's church and interment at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At the home of Robert J Donnelly 706 Myrtle street this morning at 3 o'clock occurred the death of William McCarthy in the 89th year of his life. Death was due to old age.
The deceased was never married and was born in Ireland in 1807 and has been a resident of Davenport for 41 years, coming here in 1856. One sister, Catherine, survives him.
The funeral will take place from the late residence Monday morning at 9 o'clock with funeral services at St. Mary's church. Interment will be made in St. Mary's cemetery.
At Mercy Hospital yesterday occurred the death of John O'Connell, an octogenarian in his eighty-fourth year.
The deceased came here from Des Moines for treatment. He was a native of Ireland and has been forty-two years in the state. The remains will be shipped to Des Moines tonight where the funeral will be held Wednesday from his home, 520 west fifteenth street in that city.
The deceased had been out to accompany his sister-in-law to her home and was returning to his home on the crest of Farnam street between Ninth and Tenth streets. He had just crossed the street from the west side and was passing the gate of W.P. Halligan's home when he was seen to stagger and fall up against the gate, which, swinging open under the weight, allowed him to fall heavily to the brick walk, where he struck on his head, cutting it somewhat. Friends hastened to his side and found that although he was suffering greatly, he was able to recognize them. He was assisted to arise, and he summoned up enough strength to walk to his own home, about 200 feet away, with the aid of a man supporting him on either side. A half an hour later he was dead. During the interim between his sudden prostration and his final decease, Mr. Purcell spoke lightly to his friends, expressing the wish that he was ready to make the journey over the shadowland, cautioning all those present to remember him with the suffrages of their prayers. The end came without apparent pain, or any great sense of physical distress.
Deceased was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He came to Davenport in 1852 and has made it his home ever since. He was appointed a police officer during the mayoralty of Hon. Jere Murphy in 1873 and continued as a member of the force until 1889 when he resigned. Since his retirement from the force he has done little if any work, having been of a saving disposition all of his life thereby gathering together enough property to keep him comfortable.
Mr. Purcell was a devout Catholic and an exemplary socialist, being a constant attendant upon the various offices of the Sacred Heart Cathedral. He is survived by his second wife, Bridget, and one son, W.J. Purcell.
The funeral will occur Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from the late residence with solemn high mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The interment will be made at St. Marguerite's Cemetery.
Edward Ryan passed away Saturday evening at Mercy hospital after an illness extending over several years. He came here from Sterling, Ill., and has been confined to the hospital the past two years. The deceased was an uncle of Mrs. M.J. Malloy and Messrs. Andrew, Thomas and John Kelly of this city.
The funeral was held from the Malloy residence this morning with services at St. Mary's church and interment in Holy Family cemetery.
At the residence of John Mulvihill, 1016 Ripley street, at 6 o'clock this morning occurred the death of Marin Manion from old age in the ninety-ninth year of his life.
The deceased was born in Ireland during the stirring days of 1798 and came to this country forty-one years ago. For some years he resided on a farm near Walcott. He is survived by one son, Lawrence, in the west and two daughters in Adair.
The funeral will probably take place tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock with requiem services at St. Anthony's church.
Intement will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Cook Home for the Friendless, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Colton at the advanced age of eighty-one years. The deceased was born in Ireland has resided in this city for the last twenty-eight years, nine of which she spent at the home. Old age was the cause of death. The funeral will be private.
At the family residence, 1136 east Locust street at 3:15 o'clock this morning occurred the death of Thomas Dillon, a retired Yorktown, Illinois, farmer, in the seventy-ninth year of his life.
The deceased was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, and came to this country sixty-two years ago locating at Providence, Rhode Island, where he remained until 1859 when he removed to a farm at Yorktown, Illinois, where he resided until a short time ago when he came to Davenport to spend the years of his retirement.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Mary, and five children, three daughters-Katie, now Mrs. Mathew Renihan, Mrs. John McKenzie of Yorktown, Ill., and Miss Isabella, at home, and two sons-Thomas F. of Tampico, Ill., and J.P., of Iliff, Col.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 from his late residence on east Locust street with services at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 8 o'clock with interment at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
At his home 1454 West Sixth street, at 2 o'clock this morning occurred the death of Thomas Maloney in the eighty-fourth year of his age. Death was the result of a complication of diseases against which the great age of the deceased ill could cope.
Mr. Maloney was a native of County Limerick, Ireland where he was born in 1813. He came to this country in 1858, and just before the beginning of the Civil War he established himself upon a farm near Long Grove, where he remained until some years ago, when he entered upon retirement, and removed to the home in this city in which he passed away.
The deceased is survived by his widow and five children, John, T.F., James and Patrick and Mrs. T.F. Meagher of Lenox, Iowa.
The funeral will be held from his late residence on west Sixth street at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning with services at St. Mary's church. Interment will be made at St. Ann's cemetery in Long Grove, Iowa.