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Moveable Feast (Chapter 7)
With Pascin at the Dome
It was a lovely evening and I had worked hard all day and left the flat over the sawmill and walked out through the courtyard with the stacked lumber, closed the door, crossed the street and went into the back door of the bakery that fronted on the Boulevard Montparnasse and out through the good bread smells of the ovens and the shop to the street. The lights were on in the bakery and outside it was the end of the day and I walked in the early dusk up the street and stopped outside the terrace of the Nègre de Toulouse restaurant where our red and white checkered napkins were in the wooden napkin rings in the napkin rack waiting for us to come to dinner. I read the menu mimeographed in purple ink and saw that the plat du jour was cassoulet. It made me hungry to read the name.
Mr. Lavigne, the proprietor, asked me how my work had gone and I said it had gone very well. He said he had seen me working on the terrace of the Closerie des Lilas early in the morning but he had not spoken to me because I was so occupied.
"You had the air of a man alone in the jungle," he said.
"I am like a blind pig when I work."
"But were you not in the jungle, Monsieur?"
"In the bush," I said.
I went on up the street looking in the windows and happy with the spring evening and the people coming past. In the three principal cafés I saw people that I knew by sight and others that I knew to speak to. But there were always much nicer-looking people that I did not know that, in the evening with the lights just coming on, were hurrying to some place to drink together, to eat together and then to make love. The people in the principal cafés might do the same thing or they might just sit and drink and talk and love to be seen by others. The people that I liked and had not met went to the big cafés because they were lost in them and no one noticed them and they could be alone in them and be together. The big cafés were cheap then too, and all had good beer and the apéritifs cost reasonable prices that were clearly marked on the saucers that were served with them.
On this evening I was thinking these wholesome but not original thoughts and feeling extraordinarily virtuous because I had worked well and hard on a day when I had wanted to go out to the races very badly. But at this time I could not afford to go to the races, even though there was money to be made there if you worked at it. It was before the days of saliva tests and other methods of detecting artificially encouraged horses and doping was very extensively practiced. But handicapping beasts that are receiving stimulants, and detecting the symptoms in the paddock and acting on your perceptions, which sometimes bordered on the extrasensory, then backing them with money you cannot afford to lose, is not the way for a young man supporting a wife and child to get ahead in the full-time job of learning to write prose.
By any standards we were still very poor and I still made such small economies as saying that I had been asked out for lunch and then spending two hours walking in the Luxembourg gardens and coming back to describe the marvelous lunch to my wife. When you are twenty-five and are a natural heavyweight, missing a meal makes you very hungry. But it also sharpens all of your perceptions, and I found that many of the people I wrote about had very strong appetites and a great taste and desire for food, and most of them were looking forward to having a drink.
At the Nègre de Toulouse we drank the good Cahors wine from the quarter, the half, or the full carafe, usually diluting it about one-third with water. At home, over the sawmill, we had a Corsican wine that had great authority and a low price. It was a very Corsican wine and you could dilute it by half with water and still receive its message. In Paris, then, you could live very well on almost nothing and by skipping meals occasionally and never buying any new clothes, you could save and have luxuries.
Coming back from The Select now where I had sheered off at the sight of Harold Stearns who I knew would want to talk horses, those animals I was thinking of righteously and light-heartedly as the beasts that I had just foresworn. Full of my evening virtue I passed the collection of inmates at the Rotonde and, scorning vice and the collective instinct, crossed the boulevard to the Dôme. The Dôme was crowded too, but there were people there who had worked.
There were models who had worked and there were painters who had worked until the light was gone and there were writers who had finished a day's work for better or for worse, and there were drinkers and characters, some of whom I knew and some that were only decoration.
I went over and sat down at a table with Pascin and two models who were sisters. Pascin had waved to me while I had stood on the sidewalk on the rue Delambre side wondering whether to stop and have a drink or not. Pascin was a very good painter and he was drunk; steady, purposefully drunk and making good sense. The two models were young and pretty. One was very dark, small, beautifully built with a falsely fragile depravity. The other was childlike and dull but very pretty in a perishable childish way. She was not as well built as her sister, but neither was anyone else that spring.
"The good and the bad sisters," Pascin said. "I have money. What will you drink?"
"Une demi-blonde," I said to the waiter.
"Have a whisky. I have money."
"If you really liked beer, you'd be at Lipp's. I suppose you've been working."
"It goes?"
"Good. I'm glad. And everything still tastes good?"
"Do you want to bang her?" He looked toward the dark sister and smiled. "She needs it."
"You probably banged her enough today."
She smiled at me with her lips open. "He's wicked," she said. "But he's nice."
"You can take her over to the studio."
"Don't make piggishness," the blonde sister said.
"Who spoke to you?" Pascin asked her.
"Nobody. But I said it."
"Let's be comfortable," Pascin said. "The serious young writer and the friendly wise old painter and the two beautiful young girls with all of life before them."
We sat there and the girls sipped at their drinks and Pascin drank another fine à l'eau and I drank the beer; but no one was comfortable except Pascin. The dark girl was restless and she sat on display turning her profile and letting the light strike the concave planes of her face and showing me her breasts under the hold of the black sweater. Her hair was cropped short and was sleek and dark as an oriental's.
"You've posed all day," Pascin said to her. "Do you have to model that sweater now at the café?"
"It pleases me," she said.
"You look like a Javanese toy," he said.
"Not the eyes," she said. "It's more complicated than that."
"You look like a poor perverted little poupée."
"Perhaps," she said. "But alive. That's more than you."
"We'll see about that."
"Good," she said. "I like proofs."
"You didn't have any today?"
"Oh that," she said and turned to catch the last evening light on her face. "You were just excited about your work. He's in love with canvases," she said to me. "There's always some kind of dirtiness."
"You want me to paint you and pay you and bang you to keep my head clear, and be in love with you too," Pascin said. "You poor little doll."
"You like me, don't you, Monsieur?" she asked me.
"But you're too big," she said sadly.
"Everyone is the same size in bed."
"It's not true," her sister said. "And I'm tired of this talk."
"Look," Pascin said. "If you think I'm in love with canvases, I'll paint you tomorrow in water colors."
"When do we eat?" her sister asked. "And where?"
"Will you eat with us?" the dark girl asked.
"No. I go to eat with my légitime." That was what they said then. Now they say "my régulière."
"You have to go?"
"Have to and want to."
"Go on, then," Pascin said. "And don't fall in love with typewriting paper."
"If I do, I'll write with a pencil."
"Water colors tomorrow," he said. "All right, my children, I will drink another and then we eat where you wish."
"Chez Viking," the dark girl said.
"Me too," her sister urged.
"All right," Pascin agreed. "Good night, jeune homme. Sleep well."
"They keep me awake," he said. "I never sleep."
"Sleep tonight."
"After Chez Les Vikings?" He grinned with his hat on the back of his head. He looked more like a Broadway character of the Nineties than the lovely painter that he was, and afterwards, when he had hanged himself, I liked to remember him as he was that night at the Dôme. They say the seeds of what we will do are in all of us, but it always seemed to me that in those who make jokes in life the seeds are covered with better soil and with a higher grade of manure.
Ezra Pound and His Bel Esprit
Ezra Pound was always a good friend and he was always doing things for people. The studio where he lived with his wife Dorothy on the rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs was as poor as Gertrude Stein's studio was rich. It had very good light and was heated by a stove and it had paintings by Japanese artists that Ezra knew. They were all noblemen where they came from and wore their hair cut long. Their hair glistened black and swung forward when they bowed and I was very impressed by them but I did not like their paintings. I did not understand them but they did not have any mystery, and when I understood them they meant nothing to me. I was sorry about this but there was nothing I could do about it.
Dorothy's paintings I liked very much and I thought Dorothy was very beautiful and built wonderfully. I also liked the head of Ezra by Gaudier-Brzeska and I liked all of the photographs of this sculptor's work that Ezra showed me and that were in Ezra's book about him. Ezra also liked Picabia's painting but I thought then that it was worthless. I also disliked Wyndham Lewis's painting which Ezra liked very much. He liked the works of his friends, which is beautiful as loyalty but can be disastrous as judgment. We never argued about these things because I kept my mouth shut about things I did not like. If a man liked his friends' painting or writing, I thought it was probably like those people who like their families, and it was not polite to criticize them. Sometimes you can go quite a long time before you criticize families, your own or those by marriage, but it is easier with bad painters because they do not do terrible things and make intimate harm as families can do. With bad painters all you need to do is not look at them. But even when you have learned not to look at families nor listen to them and have learned not to answer letters, families have many ways of being dangerous. Ezra was kinder and more Christian about people than I was. His own writing, when he would hit it right, was so perfect, and he was so sincere in his mistakes and so enamored of his errors, and so kind to people that I always thought of him as a sort of saint. He was also irascible but so perhaps have been many saints.
Ezra wanted me to teach him to box and it was while we were sparring late one afternoon in his studio that I first met Wyndham Lewis. Ezra had not been boxing very long and I was embarrassed at having him work in front of anyone he knew, and I tried to make him look as good as possible. But it was not very good because he knew how to fence and I was still working to make his left into his boxing hand and move his left foot forward always and bring his right foot up parallel with it. It was just basic moves. I was never able to teach him to throw a left hook and to teach him to shorten his right was something for the future.
Wyndham Lewis wore a wide black hat, like a character in the quarter, and was dressed like someone out of La Bohème. He had a face that reminded me of a frog, not a bullfrog but just any frog, and Paris was too big a puddle for him. At that time we believed that any writer or painter could wear any clothes he owned and there was no official uniform for the artist; but Lewis wore the uniform of a prewar artist. It was embarrassing to see him and he watched superciliously while I slipped Ezra's left leads or blocked them with an open right glove.
I wanted us to stop but Lewis insisted we go on, and I could see that, knowing nothing about what was going on, he was waiting, hoping to see Ezra hurt. Nothing happened. I never countered but kept Ezra moving after me sticking out his left hand and throwing a few right hands and then said we were through and washed down with a pitcher of water and toweled off and put on my sweatshirt.
We had a drink of something and I listened while Ezra and Lewis talked about people in London and Paris. I watched Lewis carefully without seeming to look at him, as you do when you are boxing, and I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Some people show evil as a great race horse shows breeding. They have the dignity of a hard chancre. Lewis did not show evil; he just looked nasty.
Walking home I tried to think what he reminded me of and there were various things. They were all medical except toe-jam and that was a slang word. I tried to break his face down and describe it but I could only get the eyes. Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist.
"I met the nastiest man I've ever seen today," I told my wife.
"Tatie, don't tell me about him," she said. "Please don't tell me about him. We're just going to have dinner."
About a week afterwards I met Miss Stein and told her I'd met Wyndham Lewis and asked her if she had ever met him.
"I call him 'the Measuring Worm,' " she said. "He comes over from London and he sees a good picture and takes a pencil out of his pocket and you watch him measuring it on the pencil with his thumb. Sighting on it and measuring it and seeing exactly how it is done. Then he goes back to London and does it and it doesn't come out right. He's missed what it's all about."
So I thought of him as the Measuring Worm. It was a kinder and more Christian term than what I had thought about him myself. Later I tried to like him and to be friends with him as I did with nearly all of Ezra's friends when he explained them to me. But this was how he seemed to me on the first day I ever met him in Ezra's studio.
Ezra was the most generous writer I have ever known and the most disinterested. He helped poets, painters, sculptors and prose writers that he believed in and he would help anyone whether he believed in them or not if they were in trouble. He worried about everyone and in the time when I first knew him he was most worried about T. S. Eliot who, Ezra told me, had to work in a bank in London and so had insufficient time and bad hours to function as a poet.
Ezra founded something called Bel Esprit with Miss Natalie Barney who was a rich American woman and a patroness of the arts. Miss Barney had been a friend of Rémy de Gourmont who was before my time and she had a salon at her house on regular dates and a small Greek temple in her garden. Many American and French women with money enough had salons and I figured very early that they were excellent places for me to stay away from, but Miss Barney, I believe, was the only one that had a small Greek temple in her garden.
Ezra showed me the brochure for Bel Esprit and Miss Barney had allowed him to use the small Greek temple on the brochure. The idea of Bel Esprit was that we would all contribute a part of whatever we earned to provide a fund to get Mr. Eliot out of the bank so he would have money to write poetry. This seemed like a good idea to me and after we had got Mr. Eliot out of the bank Ezra figured we would go right straight along and fix up everybody.
I mixed things up a little by always referring to Eliot as Major Eliot pretending to confuse him with Major Douglas an economist about whose ideas Ezra was very enthusiastic. But Ezra understood that my heart was in the right place and that I was full of Bel Esprit even though it would annoy Ezra when I would solicit funds from my friends to get Major Eliot out of the bank and someone would say what was a Major doing in a bank anyway and if he had been axed by the military establishment did he not have a pension or at least some gratuity?
In such cases I would explain to my friends that this was all beside the point. Either you had Bel Esprit or you did not have it. If you had it you would subscribe to get the Major out of the bank. If you didn't it was too bad. Didn't they understand the significance of the small Greek temple? No? I thought so. Too bad, Mac. Keep your money. We wouldn't touch it.
As a member of Bel Esprit I campaigned energetically and my happiest dreams in those days were of seeing the Major stride out of the bank a free man. I cannot remember how Bel Esprit finally cracked up but I think it had something to do with the publication of The Waste Land which won the Major the Dial award and not long after a lady of title backed a review for Eliot called The Criterion and Ezra and I did not have to worry about him any more. The small Greek temple is, I believe, still in the garden. It was always a disappointment to me that we had not been able to get the Major out of the bank by Bel Esprit alone, as in my dreams I had pictured him as coming, perhaps, to live in the small Greek temple and that maybe I could go with Ezra when we would drop in to crown him with laurel. I knew where there was fine laurel that I could gather, riding out on my bicycle to get it, and I thought we could crown him any time he felt lonesome or any time Ezra had gone over the manuscript or the proofs of another big poem like The Waste Land. The whole thing turned out badly for me morally, as so many things have, because the money that I had earmarked for getting the Major out of the bank I took out to Enghien and bet on jumping horses that raced under the influence of stimulants. At two meetings the stimulated horses that I was backing outraced the unstimulated or insufficiently stimulated beasts except for one race in which our fancy had been overstimulated to such a point that before the start he threw his jockey and breaking away completed a full circuit of the steeplechase course jumping beautifully by himself the way one can sometimes jump in dreams. Caught up and remounted he started the race and figured honorably, as the French racing phrase has it, but was out of the money.
I would have been happier if the amount of the wager had gone to Bel Esprit which was no longer existent. But I comforted myself that with those wagers which had prospered I could have contributed much more to Bel Esprit than was my original intention.


Recorded at Studio 270, Montreal, on July 12th-15th, 2010.
Le Mensonge et l'Identité, written with four hands by the duo Derome/Hétu, was premiered at Deutschlandfunk's Forum Neue Musik in 2008. It was commissioned by the string quartet Bozzini Quartet, famous for their commitment towards creation. This political piece tackles the subject of making differences cohabit, in the form of a string quartet, calling for the musicians to move, improvise, play backed by a soundtrack and talk in four languages.


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Q: MapReduce in python: os.environ ["map_input_file"] dosen't work in map.py This is my first time to study Hadoop MapReduce with python.
I wrote a map.py to get filenames of two files in order to learn how to join two files.
Here are two CSV files:
worksheet1.csv
sno,name
1,name1
2,name2
3,name3
4,name4

worksheet2.csv
sno,courseno,grade
1,1,80
1,2,90
2,1,82
2,2,95

map.py:
#!/bin/bash
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
import sys

def mapper():

    filepath = os.environ["map_input_file"]
    filename = os.path.split(filepath)[-1]  #get the names
    for line in sys.stdin:
        if line.strip()=="":
            continue
        fields = line[:-1].split("\t")
        sno = fields[0]   #get student ID

        if filename == 'worksheet1':
            #get student ID and name, mark 0
            name = fields[1]
            print '\t'.join((sno,'0',name))
        elif filename == 'worksheet2':
            #get student ID, course number, grade, mark 1
            courseno = fields[1]
            grade = fields[2]
            print '\t'.join((sno,'1',courseno,grade))

if __name__=='__main__':
    mapper()

Then I use
    $cat worksheet1 worksheet2 |python map.py

to test the program.
The error shows below:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "map.py", line 30, in <module>
    mapper()
  File "map.py", line 11, in mapper
    filepath = os.environ['map_input_file']
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'map_input_file'

Please tell me why and how to modify the code.
Thank you very much!

A: You haven't set up map_input_file environment variable. Also, you're piping your data files to your script so that they will be available as sys.stdin in the script, but your code to discover which of them is currently being read is completely wrong. I suggest just using fileinput module.

A: You cannot test your program locally in this case.
When you run Hadoop Streaming, os.environ['map_input_file'] will be set by Hadoop framework so that you can get the filename. However, when you run locally, nobody set that for you.
So don't test it on your local machine, simply run it on Hadoop.
By the way, it'a bad practice to distinguish different files by checking number of fields, e.g, len(line.split(",")). For you won't be so lucky that different files always have different len()  . And if you are dealing with files produced by others, you will be mad if they change the format of the files in the future(e.g, add more fields).

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Is China Setting Up for a Financial Crisis Similar to 2008/2009 in the US?
Last night, billionaire investor George Soros issued a warning that he thinks the debt-fueled Chinese economy is beginning to look eerily similar to the US economy prior to the 2008/2009 economic collapse. (Here is the Bloomberg article on Soros' comments.) The growth in credit in China is taking place at an alarming rate and many of the loans are going to keep bad debts and loss-making enterprises alive, Soros said.
This warning is also similar to the warning Kyle Bass made in his last letter (http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/02/kyle-bass-china/).
Do these incredibly successful investors know something we don't? Yes they probably do, because their networks of contacts all over the world are expansive and the level of skill they have working for them is absolutely top notch.
But there is always someone out there shouting gloom and doom, so how do we discern when to take their warnings to heart and position our portfolio accordingly, and when not to? It is very tricky. Even George Soros, with a net worth over $20B generated through macro bets, has been wrong many times on his calls.
What I've always enjoyed about George Soros though compared to many public investors, commentators and writers is that he is not wedded to one very specific negative or positive view of the world. There are people we see on TV and read all the time that are the "perma-bears" or "perma-bulls". For instance, no matter what is happening in the world, the market trends, or the economy the perma-bear is wedded to an ideology that we are all screwed, the markets are going to collapse, you must own gold and guns because the great unwinding of capitalism is imminent.
But Soros isn't overly committed to one specific ideology. Stanley Druckenmiller, who worked for Soros for many years has even said that Soros was the absolute best at admitting when he was wrong and changing his position as the facts change. Just because something is a bubble doesn't mean he won't buy it either. In fact he has said, "When I see a bubble forming, I rush in to buy, adding fuel to the fire."
So while Soros is supposedly betting on the collapse of the yuan and China, I seriously doubt that he has pressed this bet to an extremely large position yet. He does significant amounts of macro fundamental research but then lets price action and pscyhology guide his timing. His commentary seems to say there are risks but it is not time to bet aggressively yet. He noted that this Chinese bubble could "feed itself for some time" similar to 2005/2006 in the US. "It can reach a turning point later than everyone expects. Most of the damage occurred in the later years. It's a parabolic cycle."
Timing macro events is not our cup of tea, which is why we focus on evaluating individual businesses. But it's always good to be aware of macro-economic risks as they can affect everything down to an individual company level. China is definitely a risk we are watching. But the collapse is not here yet. Confidence in their government and policies has not yet reached a breaking point. Therefore, we need to stay aware and stay nimble.


Alcohol addiction is a problem to which many people have fallen victim. Because of this, the treatment options for alcohol addiction continue to grow. If you or a loved one is suffering from an addiction, you are not alone and there are several treatment options available to you and your family. In addition to seeking treatment at rehab facilities or through counseling sessions, Naltrexone is a medication often prescribed to those who are hoping to overcome alcohol addiction.
Naltrexone is a medication used to treat victims of alcohol addiction by helping reduce cravings for alcohol and putting them on the path to a successful recovery. Essentially, Naltrexone blocks the effects that alcohol would normally have on a person, making drinking it less appealing and curbing the cravings that a victim of alcohol abuse might have on a day-to-day basis.
There are several benefits of using Naltrexone to treat alcohol addiction. Naltrexone is not addictive, nor is it a narcotic and it can greatly assist in treating someone who is suffering from alcohol addiction. Treating someone with addictive behaviors by using another drug can be risky, but because Naltrexone is not an addictive drug this is not a concern.
Naltrexone is an affordable drug, so many people suffering from addiction are able to access it without spending a ton of money to do so. Although there are side effects, they are minimal and most people do not experience any at all, as long as they are following the prescribed dosage.
This drug is also FDA approved and is safe to use with other medications. Those suffering from alcohol addiction do not need to detox before they begin taking Naltrexone, so treatment can start right away. Another benefit of Naltrexone is that it can also help with opiate addiction, one of the most severe addictions to have.
Naltrexone is a powerful aid in alcohol addiction but it is best paired with other forms of treatment. Because of the severity of alcohol addiction, it is important to seek out and follow through with other treatments in addition to taking Naltrexone. These other treatments might include entering a rehab facility or attending regular counseling sessions.
While Naltrexone use provides a great way of treating addiction, using both Naltrexone and rehab or therapy together, has proven even more successful. It is important, when facing any addiction, to know that you are not alone and to work out your problems with a professional. Naltrexone is believed to be extremely powerful in treating alcohol addiction but if there are underlying problems that lead to alcohol addiction to begin with, those issues will need to be faced in order to successfully overcome your addiction. Using Naltrexone to help overcome alcohol addiction is becoming more and more popular, especially accompanied with other forms of treatment.
The Sinclair Method of taking Naltrexone is a method that is becoming more widely known but is not often practiced in the United States yet. This method encourages victims of alcohol addiction to only take Naltrexone when they intend to drink. About an hour before drinking alcohol, Naltrexone should be taken in the prescribed dosage. This method is said to help those who suffer from addiction drink less than they normally would because Naltrexone blocks the effects that the alcohol normally has.
Because the effects of drinking alcohol are blocked, it makes drinking less appealing. Using the Sinclair method is said to slowly get someone suffering from alcohol addiction to no longer drink because it shifts appeal and craving, lessening both. This method is also favored by some because it is likely that there will be no signs of withdrawal if done properly.
While this method is practiced frequently and with success in Europe, doctors in the United States have been hesitant to formally utilize the method because it does not involve detoxing from alcohol before engaging in Naltrexone use. Instead, it encourages those addicted to alcohol to slowly ween off of it with the help of Naltrexone. Some doctors find Naltrexone to be even more effective when using the Sinclair Method because it puts the drug to work, blocking the effects that the alcohol has on your brain so your desire to drink is slowly decreased.
Each person who suffers from alcohol addiction has a unique story and set of circumstances. Because of this, is important to determine the best way for you to use Naltrexone to help overcome addiction.
There are many different ways to go about using the medication. Working together with a professional will help determine the path you should take in this process. Naltrexone is normally taken by means of an oral tablet, but it is also offered as a monthly injection, a patch, or as an implant. Discussing your specific needs and concerns with your doctor will help you to decide which administration method will be best for you.
Some doctors and rehab facilities recommend detoxing completely from alcohol before taking Naltrexone, while others think that taking Naltrexone while slowly weening off of alcohol is the best way to go. A professional can also help you determine the dosage that you will need, which will depend on your daily alcohol intake.
When being prescribed, you will also receive a recommendation of how long you should stay on the medication. While professionals may have different opinions on which way is best in using Naltrexone to treat alcohol addiction, most agree that using Naltrexone as well as going to regular counseling sessions or entering a rehab facility will be the most successful approach to overcoming addiction, as opposed to relying on Naltrexone alone.
If you or your loved one is suffering from alcohol abuse and looking for help, you've come to the right place. You are not alone in this journey and we are here to help as much as we can. AlcoholTreatment.net can help point you in the right direction to get your life back on track. Do not hesitate to contact us. We can help you get the treatment you need to overcome addiction and reenter life in a safe and sober light.


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Boy beat to death while protecting sister from sexual assault
A male teenager is being medically evaluated after an alleged assault on two children left one dead in Virginia.
Richmond Police confirmed that two juveniles, under the age of 13 were assaulted, one succumbing to his injuries.
From WTVR:
Police have warrants for the suspect's arrest who is being described as teenage black male. The other has been taken to the hospital.
The aunt of the juveniles told CBS 6 Reporter Jon Burkett that Thursday afternoon the two children, a brother and sister, were playing on the railroad tracks.
The aunt told CBS 6 that the children came across a man who attempted to rape the 12-year-old girl.
Her brother, age eight, attempted to intervene, the aunt said (original ages told to CBS 6 were 9 and 11, but family corrected their statement).
The boy was beaten to death attempting to save his sister, the aunt told CBS 6.
Read more at WTVR
Police said the surviving victim was "threatened and intimidated by the suspect" into initially giving inaccurate information. The case remains under investigation.
The original suspect description given was limited to a white male with scraggly hair. But during the course of the police investigation, that description changed to a teenage black male.
Check back for updates.
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EA Access coming to PS4 this summer
May 7, 2019, 1:43 pm May 7, 2019, 1:43 pm / By Andy Wang
EA Access will be coming to the PS4.
It only took about 5 years after first rolling out on Xbox One, but it's finally happening. EA has announced today that the EA Access program will be coming to the PS4.
The time frame? This summer.
Also in gaming:
GameStop ecstatic about next-gen consoles having optical drives
Nintendo planning to revise current Switch; New chipset and SSD
Dr. Mario World racks up $100K in just 3 days
For those who aren't familiar, the EA Access is basically a "vault" of games that you pay monthly for access to. If you really like their games, this is a definite way to save up on buying the new released.
You can buy a month for about $5 and a year for about $30, which is much cheaper than the price of a new release game at MSRP.
EA has decided to bring this over to PS4 to give players "more choice," according to Matt Bilbey of EA:
"Our goal is to give players more choice to try and play our games wherever and however they choose, and we're happy to bring EA Access to PlayStation 4,"
Matt Bilbey
Although this is nothing new for Xbox One players, Sony stated that they believed their subscription service didn't provide any "valuel to the PlayStation gamer."
However, it looks like EA has changed their mind and will be rolling it out regardless. The lineup of games you can access has over 50 titles now, including Battlefield and Star Wars Battlefront series.
Although they may be a little late to the party, EA's attempt to capture the market or provide an additional revenue source has now been revealed. Whether players partake or not, the option is now available for PlayStation players.
Some players speculate that the PS4 version won't be as good as the Xbox One version due to backward compatibility.
Stay tuned for an exact release date and more details.
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Ed O'Neill: The New King of Sitcoms?
Ed O'Neill, with the help of Married with Children and Modern Family, has become the king of sitcoms.
O'Neill has officially surpassed Lucille Ball for starring in the most episodes of a network sitcom. Ball previously held the record with 493 episodes. Ball starred in the sitcoms I Love Lucy with 180 episodes, The Lucy Show with 156 episodes, Here's Lucy with 144 episodes and Life with Lucy with 13 episodes. O'Neill broke the record with Modern Family's season 10 finale as his 494th episode.
O'Neill is expected to keep the lead (and hit the 500 mark) as Modern Family heads into its 11th season.
"In its final season, there will be more milestone events that anyone who has been a fan of the series won't want to miss," said ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke. Not much is known about season 11, but we can expect between 18 and 22 episodes for the final season meaning there's plenty to look forward too.
When asked which sitcom he preferred, O'Neill said Modern Family.
"It's more of a breeze, less work," said O'Neill. "I was the only actor in Married who was in every episode. I enjoyed being the guy who drives the show and sets the pace. But I actually like 'Modern Family' even more. I can be more reactive as an actor. My character is underplayed, not over the top like Al Bundy."
Modern Family is also vastly different than Married with Children.
"We don't tell jokes," said O'Neill. "It's weighted in story, not the three-beat set-up and then the laugh, which is a common sitcom tool. If you can tell a story and be amusing without trying to be amusing, that has more legs to it."
Congrats Ed!
sources: The Vindicator, abc.go.com
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To get our bearings in the city we hired bikes in the old town at 'Do you bike', tucked down a side street in Barrio Carmen (€15 per person per day). Orange Bikes is also nearby but it was closed on Sunday and we also found an interesting small hire shop run by an English guy that specialised in Chopper bikes, but sadly not for children. Following our man in Valencia and new friend Angel we wheeled our bikes through the narrow streets and alley ways to join the Jardines del Turia, once the bed of the river that flowed through the city, which was diverted in the 1950s due to regular flooding. It's now a big public park with a series of sports grounds, green spaces and childrens' playgrounds.
On the way I glimpsed a lady in traditional dress and wondered where she was off to - she led us to Plaza de la Virgin and the Cathedral with the Sunday morning church bells mingling with the music of accordian players and the chatter of families out for a morning stroll. There in the Plaza a stage had been set up and we were just in time to hear the band strike up and the group of folk dancers make a small parade and then perform some Valencian folk dancing with much twirling of skirts and clattering of castenets.	Pressing on we joined the Jardines del Turia at the imposing Torres de Serranos, once the heavily defended gateway through the city walls into the old town.
As we descended onto the old river bed we passed a girl's football team and then bowled along the boulevard past the Valenican families taking the Sunday air. Beside the route and in many parks I noticed had been planted a large evergreen shrub which gave out a delicious scent of orange blossom, especially in the evening.	For lunch, Angel guided us back out of the river bed to a restaurant he knew on the adjoining boulevard, where we sustained the children with Patatas Bravas (Fried potatoes covered with spicy ketchup and mayonnaise). Then on past the fountains in front of the Palau de la Musica, where music was playing and skateboarders and rollerbladers were practicing their moves. Then past the futuristic buildings of the City of Art and Culture which we hoped to visit properly on another day.	By this time the beach and the promise of a cooling swim or at least a paddle beckoned.
After the City of Art and culture the cycle path moved away from the river bed and into the streets and we were glad to have Angel to guide us and not to have to constantly consult the map. We passed through the Port area which hosted the Americas cup last year - it was a strange mixture of the commercial and industrial, with cranes on the horizon and shiny new glass buildings, but the building work was still continuing, as we have found throughout Valencia so far.	So on toward the Las Arenas beach and on to the beach boulevard, backed by a string of restaurants, all packed with families taking their Sunday lunch of seafood or Paella. We decided not to compete but to come back to sample the seafood on a quieter day.
The beach was also packed with groups of people and we came back with a sunkissed glow even though it is only April. After a quick splash for the children and a paddle for me we lay down on the sand and soaked up the sun a while. Then as it was now late afternoon we decided to make a move and cycled back by the same route through the Jardines del Turia and to the Home Backpackers, where we checked out and decamped to our new hotel for the rest of our stay, Home Deluxe Rooms, near the City of Arts and Culture.


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How warmer winters are making us sick
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As the climate gets warmer and wetter, it's bringing ticks — and the diseases they carry — farther north. We start this week's Climate Cast trying to answer one question: Is climate change making us sicker? Here's a rundown of the show:
Rocky mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. These are among the diseases becoming prevalent in northern climates that never had them before, thanks to bacterial and viral pathogens brought by ticks as their range expands. University of Toronto biology professor Daniel Brooks explains what's up.
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LacocoDots Wrap Up 2012 with a Bang!!
WOW!! We did amazing things in 2012!! I can hardly imagine what we will do in 2013! As a team, we did over $1,027,475 in retail sales and qualified 107 new stylists!!! That's truly amazing. We have iPad winners, glam getaway winners, promotions, stylist rebuilding their businesses in new cities, we branched into Canada, we took our families on trips, we splurged on things just for ourselves... in short, we styled our own lives. WE WERE AWESOME. Be proud and move into 2013 with the confidence that you can accomplish anything and the possibilities are endless. The promise of a new year and a fresh start is invigorating. It's not just about where you've been, but where are you going to go NEXT. What will you do to be awesome in 2013?
Congrats to everyone for another stellar month!! Everyone on this leader board earned at least 1500 PCV and got their volume rebate!! A special shout out is in order for Marie Phelan for making her first appearance in the #1 slot on the leader board!!! Way to go, Marie!!
Another HUGE congrats to the number #1 seller on our team for 2012- Susan Carruth!! She sold $61,268.00!! While this is an incredible accomplishment in and of itself, it is more amazing because Susan travels long distances for most of her shows! She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of GA, and sets up shows with hostesses all over the southeast.
So many of you shared such great tips as part of the Day 1 Challenge, and as I read through them, I wanted to share them with everyone!!! Here are just a few from some pretty successful ladies!! Enjoy!
From Karla Woods: My Success Tip: While I am still very new to the Stella & Dot family and feel that I am in the position to be receiving more tips than I'm giving, but I have discovered things during my years of customer service and marketing that I feel will help me succeed in this business. One of my success tips is to develop real relationships! Recognize that everyone is different in their thoughts, actions, and preferences. Instead of assuming that everyone thinks the same, ask questions that show their individuality. Discovering their personality and developing a relationship with them will help you more than you know in catering to their wants and needs!
From Lauren Train: Plug into the Stella & Dot community. As I have read the message boards, I have gotten great tips and been encouraged by so many other stylists out there. There are girls that I don't even know who have reached out to me to encourage and support me and the times that I don't know what to do or have slacked on my business, all it takes is jumping on a call, attending a Stella & Dot event or seeing someone else in my community to promote to remind me that I can do it too and to help me plug back in!
12 Days of Stella and Dot Winner!
I loved all the participation we had for the 12 days challenges!! I hope you were inspired to do some small actions that resulted in some positive momentum for you in the new year!! There were four members of our team who did at least 8 of the 12 challenges and I did a drawing to pick the big winner!! See the video for the drawing! All four ladies deserve a big hand for working these challenges in to their busy schedules! Roxanne Harrell, Lauren Train, Ashley Bardash and Karla Woods- you are all awesome!!!
Need a little inspiration to get yourself in gear for 2013??
Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words! With the sponsoring special, you'll be sharing your love for your Stella & Dot business, with your social connections online and on-the-go! Why not create a simple photo album that you can use as a talking point to highlight your life with Stella & Dot! Check the Stella & Dot facebook page for more details.
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Dot Dollars redemption begins Thursday!!!
Dot Dollars was designed to keep your sales cruising through the end of December and into the new year. It's a great way to book beginning of the year Trunk Shows, before the debut of the Spring line, for customers to get what they really want for themselves after all that gift-giving! Check the lounge for video's and words to say to make the most of this special opportunity!


UNH research professor Changsheng Li of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Li, 74, had been battling cancer for several months.
A research professor at the EOS Earth Systems Research Center since 1992, Li's life work was building a one-of-a-kind mathematical ecosystem model that simulates the soil biogeochemical processes occurring in agricultural systems throughout the world.
Today, the DeNitrification-DeComposition, or DNDC, model can precisely simulate greenhouse gas emissions across a variety of terrestrial ecosystems, under any climatic condition, anywhere in the world, which helps in efforts to curb global warming.
Over a period of decades, the world-renowned scientist traveled the globe and collaborated with researchers from numerous countries in an effort to tailor his model so that it accurately mirrors large, regional ecosystems. As a result, there are now DNDC models specific to Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, China and New Zealand.
In recognition of his singular work, Li was honored by UNH with a Faculty Excellence in International Engagement Award in 2009.
Born in Xi'an, China in 1941, Li graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in Beijing in 1964 and went on to earn a master's degree in environmental chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Although soft-spoken and mild-mannered, Li was also a political dissident who was exiled from his homeland for voicing public support for the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy uprising while he was working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was eventually allowed reentry into China and frequently traveled there to help educate the Chinese on how the DNDC model might improve their environmental situation.
Li taught a graduate course in biogeochemistry at Tsinghua University in Beijing each fall term for the past five years.


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About Baba
Eleven Assurances
Significance Of Udi
About Temple
Temple Guidelines
Priest Details
Sai Baba Aartis
Astothara Shatanamavali
Pooja Item List
Sacred Ash (Udi) of Sai Baba.
One of Baba's special features was that he always kept a sacred fire (Dhuni) burning. The ash from this fire was called Udi and it was freely distributed to the devotees at the time of their departure from Shirdi. What did Baba teach or hint by this Udi? Baba taught by His Udi that all the visible phenomena in the universe are as transient as the ash. Our bodies composed of wood or matter of the five elements, will fall down, after all their enjoyments are over, and be reduced to ashes. In order to remind the devotees of the fact that their bodies will be reduced to ashes, Baba distributed Udi to them. Baba also taught by the Udi that the Brahman is the only Reality and the universe is ephemeral and that no one in this world, be he a son, father or wife, is really ours. We come here (in this world) alone and we have to go out alone. It was found out and is even now found out, that the Udi cured many physical and mental maladies, but Baba wanted to din into the devotee's ears the principles of discrimination between the Unreal and the Real.
Scorpion Sting.
Narayan Motiram Jani of Nasik was a devotee of Baba. He was serving under another devotee of Baba, by name Ramachandra Vaman Modak. Once he went to Shirdi with his mother and saw Baba. Then Baba Himself told her that he (her son) should serve no more, but start independent business. Some days after, this prophecy turned true. Narayan Jani left service and started a boarding house, 'Anandashram' which thrived well. Once a friend of this Narayanrao was stung by a scorpion and the pain caused by it, was severe and unbearable. Baba's Udi (sacred ash) is most efficacious in such cases; it is to be applied on the seat of pain, and so Narayanrao searched for it, but found none. Then he stood before Baba's picture and invoked Baba's aid, chanted Baba's name and taking out a pinch of the ashes of the joss-stick burning in front of Baba's picture and thinking it to be Baba's Udi, applied it on the seat of pain and the sting. As soon as he took out his fingers, the pain vanished and both the person were moved and felt delighted.
Udi used to facilitate childbirth.
About 1904-05 Nanasaheb Chandorkar was Mamlatdar (revenue collector) at Jamner, in the Khandesh District, which is more that 100 miles distant from Shirdi. His daughter Mainatai was pregnant and was about to deliver. The case was very serious and she was suffering from labour-pains for the two or three days. Nanasaheb tried all remedies but they proved in vain; he then remembered Baba and invoked His aid. There in Shirdi, one Ramgirbuva, whom Baba called Bapugirbuva, wanted at this time to go to his native place in Khandesh. Baba called him and told him to take a little rest and stop at Jamner on his way home and give the Udi and Arati (spiritual ceremony) to Nanasaheb. Ramgirbuva said that he had only two rupees with him and that amount was barely sufficient for the railway fare up to Jalgaon and it was not possible for him to go from jalgaon to Jamner, a distance of about 30 miles. Baba assured him that he need not worry, as everything would be provided for him. Then Baba asked Shama to write the well-known Arati composed by Madhav Adkar and give a copy of it with Udi to Ramgirbuva to be delivered to Nanasaheb. Then relying on Baba's words, Ramgirbuva left Shirdi and reached Jalgaon at about 2:45 a.m. He had only two annas left with him and was in a hard plight. To his great relief he heard somebody calling out "Who is Bapugirbuva of Shirdi?" He went to him and told him that he was the person Bapugirbuva. Then the peon, professing to be sent by Nanasaheb, took him out to an excellent tanga with a good pair of horses. They both drove in it. The tanga ran fast and early in the morning they came to a brooklet. The driver took the horses for watering them and the peon asked Ramgirbuva to partake of some eatables. Then both of them took the refreshments and started again. They reached Jamner at dawn. Ramgirbuva alighted to attend a call of nature and returned within a few minutes, but found that there was no tanga, no driver and no peon. He was dumbfounded. Then he went to the neighbouring Katcheri and making enquiries, learnt that the Mamlatdar was at home. He went to Nanasaheb's house and announced himself and gave Nanasaheb Baba's Udi and Arati. At this time, Mainatai's case was most serious and all were in deep anxiety about her. Nanasaheb called out his wife and asked her to give the Udi, mixed with water, to their daughter to drink, and sing Baba's Arati. He thought that Baba's help was most opportune. In a few minutes came the news that the delivery was safe and that the crisis had passed away. When Ramgirbuva thanked Nanasaheb for the peon, tanga and the refreshments etc. the latter was greatly surprised as he had sent none to the station, and was not aware of any person coming from Shirdi.
Saved from Humiliation by Baba's Grace and Udi.
Balaji Neweskar was a great devotee of Baba as was his son after him. Once it happened that at Balaji's anniversary day, a certain number of guests were invited and dinner was prepared for them. But at the dinner-time it was found that thrice the number of people invited turned up. Mrs. Newaskar was in a fix. She thought that the food would not suffice for the people assembled and that if it fell short, the honour of the family would be at stake. Her mother-in-law comforted her by saying, "Don't be afraid, it is not ours, but Sai's food; cover every vessel with cloth, putting some Udi in it, and serve from the same without opening it : Sai will save us from ignominy." She did as she was advised and it was found to their surprise and joy that not only did the food suffice for all, but plenty of it remained after serving. "As one feels intently, so he realizes accordingly" was proved in this case.
Om Sai Sri Sai Jaya Jaya Sai!
Temple & Aarti Hours
Weekday / Weekend Hours:
Morning Hours 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Kakad Aarti 9:00 AM
Madhyana Aarti 12:00 PM
Evening Hours 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dhoop Aarti 6:00 PM
Shej Aarti 7:30 PM
Thursday Hours:
Abhishekam 9:30 AM
Sai Bhajans 7:00 PM
Sai Paduka Pooja 7:30 PM
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On Monday, March 11 crews will begin rehabilitating about one mile of a 56-year-old, 36-inch sewer line along University Boulevard. Crews are using trenchless technology to reline the sewer pipeline, working in the manholes to minimize the inconvenience to UNM area organizations, visitors and motorists.
During Phase 1 of the project, expected to last for about one month, crews will be rehabilitating the portion of the sewer line in the intersection of University and Avenida Cesar Chavez.
Westbound traffic on Avenida Cesar Chavez will be reduced to one lane near and through the intersection of University and Avenida Cesar Chavez. Westbound motorists will be able to turn right or left on University or continue westbound on Avenida Cesar Chavez.
Northbound traffic on University will be reduced to one lane near and the through intersection of Avenida Cesar Chavez and University. Northbound motorists will be able to turn right or left on Avenida Cesar Chavez or to continue northbound on University.
Anyone traveling through the intersection is asked to obey all construction signage, slow down, and allow themselves extra time to reach their destination.
Regular work hours will be 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday-Friday during the first week of construction, but may extend to nighttime hours in later weeks. Barricades will remain in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for safety.


This paper summarizes a Photomultiplier-Scintillator diagnostic system for use in our plasma focus experiments at the Center for Plasma Research INTI IU. The system features an anode-grounded high pulse linearity voltage divider and uses NE102A plastic scintillators. It has detected D-D neutrons in INTI plasma focus device with clear and high signal to noise ratio. Neutron TOF of 120 ns has been measured from the time difference between hard x-ray pulse peak and neutron peak time over a flight path of 2.6±0.01 m; giving energy of 2.5±0.1 MeV for these side-on neutrons.


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Journal of the Institute of Engineering
Vol. 8 No. 1-2 (2011) /
Changing Climatic Parameters and its Possible Impacts in Hydropower Generation in Nepal (A Case Study on Gandaki River Basin)
Tri Ratna Bajracharya Centre for Energy Studies, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University
Samanta Acharya Centre for Energy Studies, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University
Bhakta Bahadur Ale Centre for Energy Studies, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University
https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v8i1-2.5108
Climate change, GLOF, Hhydropower, DHM
The analysis of water resources in Nepal identifies two critical impacts of climate change –GLOFs and variability of river runoff – both of which pose significant impacts not only to hydropower, but also to rural livelihoods and agriculture. Temperature differences are most pronounced during the dry winter season, and least during the height of the monsoon. Impacts on water resources and hydropower rank significantly higher than any other sector for several reasons. First, a number of impacts on water resources and hydropower are directly related to rising temperatures that have already been observed, and are projected to increase further over the coming decades. This includes glacier retreat that in turn causes both greater variability in stream flow and glacial lake outburst floods that pose significant risk to hydropower facilities, other infrastructure, and human settlements. GLOFs are not hypothetical; such events have already had significant impacts in Nepal. In this study over the Gandaki river basin, discharge of the rivers, temperature trends, and rainfall patterns are analyzed using data from meteorological stations of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Government of Nepal. Similarly the hydrological stations over the major glacier rivers of the basin are examined. In the study area, some hydropower stations and their energy production fluctuations over the seasons reflect the climate change impact to the hydro energy production in Nepal.
Key words: Climate change; GLOF; Hhydropower; DHM
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v8i1-2.5108
Vol. 8, No. 1&2, 2010/2011
Page: 160-173
Uploaded Date: 20 July, 2011
Bajracharya, T. R., Acharya, S., & Ale, B. B. (2011). Changing Climatic Parameters and its Possible Impacts in Hydropower Generation in Nepal (A Case Study on Gandaki River Basin). Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 8(1-2), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v8i1-2.5108
Vol. 8 No. 1-2 (2011)
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Japanese Director's 100th Film is the Most Badass Samurai Movie Ever
Kyle Encina· August 31, 2017 ·3 min read
Director Takashi Miike's upcoming film Mugen no jûnin, or "Blade of the Immortal", features oodles of violence and an extremely badass samurai protagonist.
The 57-year-old director is celebrating his 100th film by re-visiting feudal Japan and having vengeance-driven samurai warrior Manji, played by Japanese actor Takuya Kimura, take on a ridiculous wave of enemies hell-bent on tearing him to pieces.
Fortunately for the samurai hero, he has the ability to regenerate any limb that gets chopped off. But even with his immortality, Manji still deems people who are capable of dying as "lucky."
The ironic twist is that the immortal samurai actually hopes to attain mortality for himself, according to io9.
However, a girl named Rin Asano (Hana Sugisaki), who is also seeking revenge, turns to the immortal warrior for help, which means that a path filled with bloodlust is necessary before goals are met. Miike is known for producing overly violent and extremely graphic films, and the trailer for "Blade of the Immortal" is no exception.
The film's red band trailer is a masterful display of beautiful swordplay and non-stop action coupled with scenes of guts, blood and numerous body parts strewn across the battlefield. While Miike is being regarded as a controversial director due to his disturbing films like "Ichi the Killer" and "Imprint", he has also directed some drama and family-friendly shows.
Ryan General· March 20, 2018
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According to The Japan News, the prolific Japanese director is currently involved in a live-action drama aimed towards the general audience dubbed "Idol x Senshi: Miracle Tunes!" In contrast to the violence-ladened "Blade of the Immortal", the upcoming TV show features young heroines who fight evil by using "the power of dance and music" instead of swords.
Miike even takes pride in his versatility in tackling drama shows saying, "We can show that we have many options and can do many things."
Of course, fans can always check the Japanese director's wicked trailer for "Blade of the Immortal" below before the adrenaline wears off.
Images via YouTube / Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
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Did you answer Pix? QUIZ app guarantees up to R$ 140.00 to answer small questions
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Currently, the dream of many Brazilians is to earn money online and supplement their income without leaving home. For this audience, micro-task applications establish themselves as interesting options. After all, they offer small payments to users who perform simple activities. One such app is QuizKing. According to Brazilian youtubers, the quiz app pays via Pix in 2022.
In their videos, influencers do everything to convince followers to download QuizKing and try their luck on the platform. For that, they invest in flashy affirmations and irrefutable promises. YouTubers claim, for example, that it is possible to earn "R$ 140 per answer" with the app. However, the public wants to know: does the app really pay? Or is it more of a virtual scam? In this sense, check out our review of the platform below.
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QuizKing – Discover the quiz app that pays via Pix
Firstly, the QuizKing app is only available on the Play Store. Therefore, the quiz app only works on mobile phones with the Android operating system. So far, about 10,000 people have downloaded the app. In other words: it is a novelty in the digital store. In addition, it is important to mention that the description and interface of the application are in English – which makes it very difficult for Brazilian users to access it.and indicates that the platform does not support national subscribers.
See too: Top 3 apps that pay to WALK: Is it really possible to cash out through these apps?
Is it possible to earn BRL 140 per answer with QuizKing?
As we mentioned earlier, Brazilian youtubers claim that it is possible to earn "R$ 140 per answer" with the QuizKing app. This is a huge lie. Obviously, the platform does not work with such expressive values. The promise, first of all, only serves to attract the attention of Internet users and increase the profits generated by the invitation link. Therefore, distrusting the promises of national influencers is always a good deal.
How to earn money on QuizKing?
To earn money on QuizKing, it seems, there is no secret. Users must play the platform game, ensure good scores, reach the minimum withdrawal amount, and subsequently request payments. In the game, the players' objective is to correctly answer the platform's questionnaires. QuizKing is an international app, developed by a Chinese company. Therefore, payments are made via PayPal. Therefore, it is not possible to "withdraw on the spot" or "receive via Pix", despite what youtubers promise.
See too: Mini games app PAYING up to BRL 140.00 via Pix for users? See how it works!
Quiz app doesn't pay on Pix, but is it reliable? Is QuizKing worth it?
On the Play Store, QuizKing secured a score of 4.7 (out of 5), considered high. User reviews, on the other hand, reveal that the app is not worth it. According to subscribers, the app stops paying after a certain level. In addition, users claim that the platform payments are extremely low. Most of the time, it's just pennies. Therefore, everything suggests that the app is not worth it. Finally, see below some reports and draw your own conclusions.
"The app really pays, but after 7 withdrawals I made for 0.20 cents, they removed this option, and now you have to score a very high score to be able to withdraw 2 reais it's not worth it! I'll have to uninstall it." – Jucinara.
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HUTTON: When Will Twitter Delete Putin's Accounts?
Posted to Politics March 04, 2022 by James Hutton
U.S.-based Twitter (and a host of other social media platforms) deleted accounts months ago of former President Donald Trump simply because they did not like his politics. The site is owned by a commercial company and its owners exercised their right to censor speech.
Trump did not order the killing of innocent civilians or an invasion of Canada or Mexico. The leaders of Twitter just did not agree with his speech.
Twitter has not taken a similar approach toward Russia's leader even as that nation, while aggressively attacking Ukraine, feeds a steady dose of propaganda about Ukraine on its various Twitter accounts.
The big tech company is apparently not offended by a tyrant who has started an aggressive war based simply on his megalomania.
As of March 2, and as civilians are being slaughtered by Putin's forces, Twitter's official page for Russian President Vladimir Putin is fully operational with 1.5 million followers.
One tweet is a seemingly inoffensive posting.
"Vladimir Putin discussed the special military operation to protect Donbass with Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett…"
There are also links (which I advise against trying to access) to readouts of phone calls to various world leaders and photos of Putin sitting very close to Russian politicians. He does not sit at the giant table as he does with foreign visitors and his own generals.
Of course, since the whole world knows what's happening it certainly is offensive. Nobody really believes Putin is protecting anyone. But this one passes through Twitter's censors unimpeded.
On the Russian embassy account in the U.S., there are propaganda messages that are demonstrably bogus and other retweets including one from the Chinese embassy in the U.S. blaming the U.S. most of the world's wars. (Of course, they were careful to leave off World War II, the war in which the intervention of the U.S. saved both Russia and the Chinese).
Want to read about Russia's statement recognizing the so-called "independence of Donetsk and Lugansk," both of which happen to be in the sovereign nation of Ukraine? Just click on the official "Russia and NATO" page. There's plenty of more propaganda there for you to view as well. Still, not banned by Twitter.
If an international flavor is for you, click on the Russian embassy account in the UK. On this page you will be fed a dose of anti-Ukrainian falsehoods and even a tweet condemning a "media censorship (presumably from the west) on an unprecedented scale." Yes, Russia is suddenly a pro-free speech country.
On the same page, you will learn from Russian foreign minister, Sergeĭ Viktorovich Lavrov, that "it is the policy of the Washington-led 'collective west' which is to blame for the fact that the Kiev (Russian spelling) regime has been at war with its own people since 2014."
Never mind that 2014 was the year Russia last invaded Ukraine, installed puppets in the eastern part of Ukraine. and stole Crimea.
On the Russian Mission in Geneva page, you can read of how Russia wants you to know "neo-Nazism, nationalism, and hatred towards Russia (represented by a Russian flag emoji) was forced on the Ukrainian society and eventually led to the #DonbassTragedy."
The Russian embassy in Australia asks that you kindly "communicate in a decent manner. In accordance with our moderation policy (the) embassy reserves the right to remove any derogatory or obscene content…" Presumably they could be offended.
Yet, the page contains graphic postings related to alleged "war crimes" by Ukraine and is replete with much of the same propaganda appearing on other Russian official Twitter accounts.
On Russia's United Nations account, there is a mention of "10 years" of "aggression" by Ukraine, and denunciations of Ukraine's "violation of fundamental rights of people in eastern Ukraine."
One striking tweet denounces Ukrainian actions about keeping women and children from being safely evacuated.
"(Ukraine) Armed Forced (sic) do not let civilians out of #Mariupol, keeping them, including women and children, in one of local schools. They force back all those who try to leave the city via the established #humanitarian corridors."
The question for the Twitter censors who find offenses everywhere is will a threshold be met when they are sufficiently offended and moved to eliminate these propaganda bulletin boards or at least label horribly false or misleading postings?
Twitter chose its method of handling those whose free speech they do not agree with by deleting them. When will Russia feel this pain?
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James Hutton is a former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built for me a house of cedar?
In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?
Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I say a word to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?
In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?
Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?
Wherever I have walked with all Israel, spoke I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedars?
Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have you not built Me a house of cedars?
Wheresoever I have wandered with all Israel, spake I ever, a word, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I charged to shepherd my people, saying, - Wherefore have ye not built me a house of cedars?
Wherever I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars?
whithersoever I have walked up and down among all Israel, a word spake I, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have ye not built for Me a house of cedars?
5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from one dwelling place to another. 6 "In all places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, 'Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?'"' 7 "Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.
Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
'Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.
"Since the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy; and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you.
"Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security.
"In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.'"
From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"
"After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.


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Rosa Palatnik, daughter of a watchmaker named Fayvl Iser Wagner, was born in Kroshnik (Kra?nik), near Lublin, on the fifteenth of Kislev (November 23), perhaps—to her father's best recollection—in the year 1904; she died in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro. Like many of her generation, she first had a traditional education but while still in her youth became enraptured with culture and learned Polish, Russian and German. By the age of sixteen she was teaching in a Jewish school and helped organize a Yiddish popular library and a dramatic circle in her native (Yiddish) Small-town Jewish community in Eastern Europe.shtetl. In 1926 Rosa won a literary contest sponsored by the Warsaw Yiddish newspaper Der veltshpigl for the best 150-line autobiographical fiction, which they published a year later under the pseudonym Shoshanah ("Rose" in Hebrew). In 1927 she emigrated to Paris, where she wrote for two Yiddish press organs, Di handls-tsaytung and Der parizer paynt, using what was then her married name, Rosa Szafran. In 1936 she settled in Rio, where she contributed to such local and international Yiddish press organs as Di yidishe prese of Rio, Der nayer moment of São Paolo, Der shpigl of Buenos Aires, Der kontinent and Der veg of Mexico City, Di fraye arbeter-shtime and Morgn-zhurnal of New York and Di goldene keyt of Tel Aviv. The last of these awarded her its Fishl Bimko Prize in 1954. Rosa's second husband, Pinye Palatnik, born in the Bessarabian shtetl Sikuran (Sokiryany) in 1903, had emigrated in 1920 to Brazil. He published some poems in Yiddish press organs in the two Americas. Filip and Ita Szafran, Rosa's two children by her first husband, live in Brazil.
Most of the author's stories and all of her books were signed with the name Rosa Palatnik. By her own reckoning, some two hundred of her tales appeared in various press organs. A mere selection of them can be found in the four volumes she published.
Rosa Palatnik's work is well characterized by Solomon Liptzin in A History of Yiddish Literature: "The typical Palatnik story centers about a moment of truth in the life of Jews apparently successfully integrated in Brazil. There is a flashback to youthful years in the Old Country. There follow reminiscences of immigrant years of hard work until bread is assured and then increasing growth in affluence, a gradual realization that in the pursuit of wealth precious Jewish values were tossed aside, an effort, generally but not always successful, to return to the Jewish idealism still glimmering at subconscious levels of the soul" (403). Palatnik's tales set in Poland and France often include these same moments of flashback, disillusionment, epiphany and renewed quest for meaning.
Two things lacking from Liptzin's description of Palatnik's writing are mentioned by Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever: "the richness of her language," which includes juicy transcriptions of Polish Yiddish, as for example when she records bay undz—"among us"—as barints (Kroshnik-Rio, p. 33) and "her fine humor." The latter does not eschew sexual innuendo, as when Palatnik portrays a matron as saying that a lascivious butcher "never put any meat in my basket" (Af tnoim ["An Engagement Dinner"], Kroshnik-Rio, p. 113), or when she recounts that a woman who wants a female heir goes on "strike" against a husband who provides her only with sons (Tsulib a meydele ["For the Sake of a Girl"], Kroshnik-Rio, p. 52).
While many Palatnik stories substantiate Liptzin's characterization of her as celebrating forsaken Jewish values, other tales show a much more critical attitude toward tradition. Besides a rather Maskilic-like story that mocks arranged marriages (Serke in Krosnik-Rio 59–64), there is a wrenching, certainly atheistic tale of God's complete silence in the face of Jewish suffering: Der himl hot zikh nit geshpoltn ("The Heavens Did Not Open" in Kroshnik-Rio 65–73). The story is an ironic commentary on the Jewish legend that "On Lit. "weeks." A one-day festival (two days outside Israel) held on the 6th day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (50 days, or 7 complete weeks, from the first day of Passover) to commemorate the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai; Pentecost; "Festival of the First Fruits"; "Festival of the Giving of the Torah"; Azeret (solemn assembly).Shavuot, after midnight, the Heavens open. If one finds the right moment and cries out, 'Help!' redemption will come to the Jews" (Kroshnik-Rio, p. 67). In a Polish shtetl, Yankev will thrice experience the inanity of that claim: when he is a child, he stays up all Shavuot night ardently praying for Jewish redemption, to no avail; when he is a young adult during World War I, German soldiers batter Yankev's father precisely on Shavuot, accusing him of being a Russian spy; and during World War II, all the Jews of the shtetl are shipped off to an extermination camp on Shavuot. During the transport, Yankev utters a strange prayer that decries divine injustice: "Al heyt—for sins we have not committed, and—al heyt—for sins we shall never commit" (Kroshnik-Rio, p. 72). The story ends with the sentence: "And the Heavens remained obstinate this time too. They did not open" (Kroshnik-Rio, p. 73).
A theologically ambivalent tale Rosa Palatnik set in Paris—which she dedicated to her brother Yankev, her sister Khane and their spouses and children, deported from there and murdered by the Germans—shows the literal impossibility of celebrating The Day of Atonement, which falls on the 10th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei and is devoted to prayer and fasting.Yom Kippur in immigrant circumstances. A woman plans to do so, but on the evening of Kol Nidrei (the prayer that introduces the service on the eve of Yom Kippur) she receives a package of piece work from her employer, with the warning that unless she completes it by the next day she will lose her job. She says to her infant daughter, "For your sake. …," implying that traditional observance and generational continuity are at odds (Oysgeloshn s'yon-kiper-likht ["The Extinguished Yom Kippur Candle"], Kroshnik-Rio 197).
Kroshnik-Rio also exemplifies another aspect of Palatnik's writing: her portrayal of Brazilian racism, especially the hypocritical, oft-transgressed taboos on black-white sexual and class relations. However, insofar as the stories with this theme show blacks interacting only with white Christians, Palatnik cannot in this regard be counted among certain more audacious Yiddish writers from Latin America such as her fellow Brazilian Meir Kucinski (1904–1976), the Cuban Abraham Josef Dubelman (1908–1990), or the Colombian Salomón Brainsky (1902–1955), who face the question, far more troubling to the traditional Yiddish readership, of couplings between women of color and Jewish men.
Two volumes of Palatnik's tales exist in translation: one into Portuguese and one into Hebrew. An English version of her story Af tnoim appears as "An Engagement Dinner" in the anthology Yiddish South of the Border.
Palatnik, Rosa. Baym geroysh fun Atlantik: Dertseylungen (By the Roar of the Atlantic). Rio de Janeiro: 1957; Dois dos justos: Contos (Two of the Righteous: Stories); Portuguese trans. José Steinberg. Illustrated by Dália Szafran, Rio de Janeiro: 1975; Dreytsn dertseylungen (Thirteen Stories). Rio de Janeiro: 1951; "An Engagement Dinner." English translation by Alan Astro. In Yiddish South of the Border: An Anthology of Latin American Yiddish Writing, edited by Alan Astro, 103–107. Albuquerque, New Mexico: 2003; Geklibene dertseylungen (Selected Stories). Rio de Janeiro: 1966; Kroshnik-Rio: Dertseylungen (Kroshnik—Rio: Stories). Rio de Janeiro: 1953; Parokhet ha-ketifah: Mivhar sippurim (The Velvet Curtain on the Holy Ark: Selected Stories). Hebrew trans. Moshe Yongman. Tel Aviv: 1972.
Brainsky, Salomón (Shloyme). "Nisoyen." Goldene keyt 21 (1955): 113–122; Mermelstein, Moisés. "Temptation" (English translation). In Yiddish South of the Border: An Anthology of Latin American Yiddish Writing, edited by Alan Astro, 125–136. Albuquerque, New Mexico: 2003; Dubelman, Abraham Josef. "Margarita." In Antologye: Meksikanish, urugvayish, kubanish (Anthology: Mexico, Uruguay and Cuba in Yiddish Literature), Volume 92 of Musterverk fun der yidisher literatur, edited by Samuel Rollansky, 271–274. Buenos Aires: 1982; Kucinski (Kutshinski), Meir. "A mulatke." In Nusekh Brazil (Brazilian Style). Tel Aviv: 1963, 128–133; Astro, Alan. "The Mulata" (English translation). In Yiddish South of the Border: An Anthology of Latin American Yiddish Writing, edited by Alan Astro, 98–102. Albuquerque, New Mexico: 2003; Liptzin, Sol. A History of Yiddish Literature. Middle Village, NY: 1985; Sutzkever, Avrom. Quoted in Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur. Vol. 7 (1968), col. 82.
Astro, Alan. "Rosa Palatnik." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 27 February 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on April 22, 2019) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/palatnik-rosa>.


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Cheap Flights of The Day: Puerto Rico on sale from both coasts. $229 from the East coast. And, $295 from the West coast. And….
Two roundtrip tickets to Italy for just over $1,000! This isn't the first time they've run this offer, but I think it was $1200 last time?
Is Delta growing a mini-hub in San Jose? This would strike me as a better move almost 20 years ago, as tech has spread out quite a bit over the past decade. I like SJC as an airport, though. It's never really very crowded, making it a reasonable airport to connect in/arrive at.
United is giving out free lounge passes for folks who donate to their Toys for Tots drive. A good way to help out a child with a happier holiday and get something valuable in return.
Christopher Elliot is made at American Airlines for their hold policy. Now, I'm not saying I'm View From The Wing, who does a good job of pointing out many of Elliott's inaccuracies. But, if you're going to beat up on my favorite airline (and be wrong), I need to weigh in.
Reasonable people can disagree on which policy is better for a specific traveler. But, neither is customer un-friendly. And, from a basic economic sense, would you rather have an airline take your money and then have to ask them to return it, or would you rather they gave you an extra 24 hours to pay them? Uh, yeah.
Hyatt is opening an Andaz property in Scottsdale, Arizona. That's a great market for that brand, and I'm always happy to see a new full-service property from my favorite brand in the US.
How much does it cost to earn 1.2 million miles? I'm pretty impressed Frequent Miler hit this goal. Wish I was going to Necker Island as well!
Good post. I agree with you on Chris Elliott and AA. They have a very good policy I think. Reading Chris Elliott is like reading the Huffington Post. Its mostly biased opinions and you never know what you can believe.
Dan, I usually walk past Elliott's posts, but this one was a bit too cheeky for my taste. I can understand why some favor one approach over the other when it comes to the two different paths for 24-hour consideration. But, AA has had that policy long before DOT weighed in with the requirement.
What's funny is, over on Flyertalk, a member posted a screenshot of a comment that no longer exists on that Elliott article. It points out the fact that AA had that policy long before DOT required it. Elliott doesn't like when someone corrects his misinformation. And no, it wasn't accusatory or even smart aleck, so he deletes them.
Ashton, wow, that's pretty ballsy. I don't delete comments here, and more than one or two folks have pointed out when I'm wrong. Gotta wonder where he gets all the traffic? Just from people complaining and him sympathizing?
I'll take Elliot's side on this one actually, precisely because every other airline in the US has taken the other option. I even fell afoul of it about a year ago, booking a ticket and then canceling because I kept searching and found a better deal. Luckily American eventually agreed to refund the thing after many months of asking, but they were under no obligation to do so. I consider myself pretty savvy at travel, certainly moreso than the average American, and even I didn't know American was an exception to the 24hr refund rule – why would we expect the average traveler to know that?
How is it an exception? Why would you want to bring AA's better policy down for everyone simply because you made a mistake? Why not have all airlines do Holds; that way you won't be confused next time.
Ashton, it is pretty sad that some see AA's policy as a detractor. I can understand why you might prefer one over the other for your personal needs, but to say that giving a customer more time to pay is a bad thing really just doesn't compute.
Ed, Elliot clearly takes the argument too far in calling it 'nefarious' but I would be genuinely curious to know how many infrequent fliers end up losing out on cash, tickets, or both because they cancel without being aware of the different rules that apply to AA tickets versus the rest of the industry.
It's literally the definition of exception. Every other airline will allow you to cancel and refund a fare within 24h, no questions asked. Only AA stands alone.
Agreed that it would be preferable to make every airline follow the hold rule rather than the refund one. I'm glad you know the difference in AA's policy, but I don't think the average consumer is aware of it. Hence, it is worse for those that book, attempt to cancel as per the industry standard, and are unable to do so.
Stephen, this has only been an industry standard for a few years. Prior to that, AA was virtually alone in allowing a 24-hour hold. I'm sure some customers do make a mistake and book a ticket thinking they have 24 hours to cancel. I truly hope the government wouldn't penalize those of us with reasonable comprehension and reading skills by forcing AA to change the policy.
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Margaret Cecelia Neubauer, age 96 of Jordan, entered eternal life on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 11AM with a visitation 2-hours prior, all at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan. Margaret will be laid to rest at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Her grandchildren will act as pallbearers and Father Neil Bakker will preside.
On September 1, 1922, Margaret was born to parents, Joseph and Anna (Hennes) Von Bank in Helena Township.
In her childhood, Margaret enjoyed attending school. Her favorite subject was math, but she excelled in all her courses and was frequently on the honor roll. She proudly served as the president of the St. Joseph Young Girls organization.
When at home, Margaret's mother taught her many life-long skills—quilting, sewing, cross stitching, and embroidery. Following her graduation from Jordan High School in 1941, Margaret began working at Montgomery Wards and later at Northwest Airlines.
While the Maid of Honor at her sister's wedding, Margaret was introduced to the best man, Leonard Neubauer. The two hit it off and continued corresponding when Leonard entered the service. Upon his return, the couple married on May 18, 1946 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Their marriage was blessed with a daughter and 72 years together.
The couple briefly lived in Minneapolis while Leonard completed his schooling. They eventually moved back to Margaret's family farm. Margaret spent her time helping on the farm, gardening, canning, cooking, baking, sewing and doing many needlearts projects. In the early years, Margaret and Leonard enjoyed dancing at the Prom Ballroom in St. Paul and the Spring Lake Pavilion. Whenever they played 500, Margaret always had the winning hand.
As Margaret's family grew with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she loved to spend her time with them. An exceptional grandmother, she was very proud of her family.
Margaret was a faithful, loving individual who will be missed by her husband, Leonard; daughter, Bridget (Raymond) Pieper; grandchildren, Tim (Crystal) Pieper, Maizie (Tony) Scheffler, Chrissy (Mark) Duhme, Beth (Jamie) Tews, Brian (Emily Spear) Pieper, Nick (Megan) Pieper, Dan Pieper, Tracy (David) Cemensky, Maria (Max Prange) Pieper, Emily Pieper; great-grandchildren, Reece, Owen, Evelyn, Matthew, Benjamin, Raeanna, Thomas, Jacob, Michael, Jonathan, Julianne, Tyler, Lucas, Hannah, Maddilyn, Alice Margaret; sister-in-law, Dolores Von Bank; other relatives and friends
Margaret is greeted in Heaven by her parents; sister, Cleopha Neubauer; brothers, Joseph Von Bank and Gerald Von Bank.
Arrangements with Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan Chapel.