was 17 years old in January of 1945 when he enlisted in the military — like many of his buddies from Youngstown — and went off to war after three months of boot camp and training He was shipped to the island of Guam in the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific in the spring of 1945 during the last months of World War II for 15 months and believes he and his fellow sailors played a role in the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended the war got married and worked as an optician while earning a reputation as a good baseball player Mirto was playing football at The Rayen School when he decided to enlist His parents did not want him to play football because they thought he would get hurt “They wouldn’t sign for me to play football All of my buddies were going into the service and that was the reason I went,'” Mirto said from the assisted living facility in Youngstown where he lives They did sign for that after me doing a lot of talking.” He and 42 other enlistees left Youngstown in January 1945 for basic training at the Naval Station Great Lakes then was sent to Camp Endicott in Rhode Island for eight weeks of Seabees training “Seabees were formally established on March 5 to meet the Navy’s growing need to build bases camps and other structures as part of the war effort,” according to the uso.org website where he shipped out through the Panama Canal to Guam but the ship first stopped at Okinawa and Iwo Jima We were attached with the First Marine Division who were preparing us for the invasion of Japan,” he said “That was the time we unloaded for the atomic bomb on Guam,” Mirto said during a recent interview “We were not allowed to wear skivvy shoes We didn’t know what we were handling But that was being assembled there,” Mirto said “We were supposed to leave Guam on Aug 16 to go to China with the First Marine Division It so happened that the war ended on the 14th,” he said The U.S Department of Defense website states President Harry Truman announced Aug his unit was given a lot of cold weather clothing but he was not going to need it because the war ended but we were told it was a good thing the war ended because they said the harbor (in Japan) was so fortified we would have never got in,” he said “We were supposed to be the second wave in When Mirto was asked how he knew that he and the other Seabees were handling atomic bomb related materials He said he wrote letters to his mother in Youngstown while he was gone for his military service He said he and the other Seabees did not know what they were loading and unloading from ships but it seemed the military was especially concerned that sailors would not reveal anything they were doing on Guam because the mail Mirto sent home was “all cut up My mother would write back and say they cut it out if I would say anything that would lead to something I wasn’t allowed to say anything.” He said he “wrote to my mother every day I scribbled something because she would be nervous She had to hear from me.” The letters were to his mother and father in Youngstown His unit remained on Guam for about nine more months after the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima Aug It was understood among military personnel on Guam that bomb related materials had come through Guam “We knew it had to be dangerous,” he said of the materials they unloaded before arriving at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco He was discharged from the military on his birthday in July 1946 There were other dangers on Guam besides the hard work and the materials they handled regained control of the island in July of 1944 from the Japanese after the Japanese had controlled it 31 months One of the first things his unit did when they got to Guam was work to eliminate Japanese snipers who remained on the island in caves “They were hiding all over the place We had to go inside these caves to get them out of there military) dropped leaflets over the jungle area stating to them strip down to the waist He said one Japanese man snuck into line to eat in the American mess hall after he obtained the shirt of an American soldier that had been left outside to dry He said the difference in appearance of the Americans and Japanese was not as great as one might think because the Americans had gotten so dark from the sun but he did suffer hearing loss from “the sound of the 16-inch guns being fired on the ship,” he said he used the GI bill to become trained as an optician and worked in that field for many years for Youngstown Optical He later worked for American Optical in the Sears on Market Street in Youngstown and later at the Sears in the Eastwood Mall in Niles starting in 1968 when the mall opened He was manager of the optical department there for 25 years He repaired Perry Como’s glasses one time when the singer played a show at the Palace Theater in Youngstown Mirto worked in the optical business for about 40 years managed and umpired baseball in the Youngstown area he managed a Pony League team of 14-year-olds that went to the Pony League World Series He joined the Struthers VFW and has been a member for about 70 years He was inducted into Youngstown’s Curbstone Coaches Hall of fame in 2003 as a baseball manager and “one of the most respected umpires in the city,” according to a Vindicator article thousands of children across Ohio will be biking safer thanks to the “Put A Lid On It” Campaign .. WARREN — Mayor Doug Franklin is urging the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to investigate for-profit hospital .. YOUNGSTOWN – Three independent candidates filed for Youngstown mayor Copyright © 2025 Eastern Ohio Newspapers, Inc. | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44482 | 330-841-1600 | Terms of Service Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Relive the wedding day of Prince William and Catherine Middleton from the moment the guests arrive to the moment the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace Sixteen royal weddings have taken place in Westminster Abbey and the tradition goes back nine hundred years - to the marriage of Henry I and Princess Matilda of Scotland in 1100 It’s been ten years since His Royal Highness Prince William married Catherine Middleton at the Abbey on 29th April 2011 Here we look back on a very happy day in the Abbey’s history and relive the wedding ceremony – a service watched by an estimated billion people around the world There were seven months between the couple announcing their engagement and the day of the wedding Here are some key dates in the run-up to the big day: The Abbey’s doors are opened and guests begin to arrive – from official guests including members of Foreign Royal Families and government and Commonwealth representatives to friends of the couple and figures from the worlds of sport and entertainment including David Beckham and Sir Elton John around 2,000 specially-invited guests fill the Abbey Sir Elton John is among the members of the congregation arriving for the servicePicture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster the Abbey’s bells peal joyously across London as the guests arrive arrive at the Abbey and are escorted inside to wait in St Edmund’s Chapel for the start of the ceremony They had both stayed a mile away at Clarence House the night before Prince William and Prince Harry process from St Edmund’s Chapel to the High Altar to await the arrival of the Bride.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster members of Foreign Royal Families arrive followed closely by Catherine’s mother Members of the Middleton family are seated by the High Altar.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster members of the Royal Family begin to arrive with Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall joining guests at 10.42am a fanfare is sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry as Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrive making the journey to the Abbey from the nearby Goring Hotel HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh are greeted by the Dean at the Great West Door.Picture: Press Association Catherine steps from her car revealing the first glimpse of her beautiful lace and ivory wedding dress which has been designed by Sarah Burton from Alexander McQueen. Her bouquet is myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet william and hyacinth. She enters the Abbey with her father Michael through the Abbey’s West Door and pauses at St George’s Chapel, where the Coronation Chair is located Catherine and her father pause inside the Great West Door before the procession to the High Altar.Picture: Press Association This video recreates the steps Catherine Middleton took on the day of her wedding when she entered Westminster Abbey She starts her walk down the Abbey’s Nave to the High Altar, a distance of 97 metres, carefully making her way around the Grave of the Unknown Warrior – the only grave in the Abbey which is never walked upon The aisle has been transformed into an avenue of trees lined with six field maples and two hornbeams reflecting the couple’s love of the English countryside ‘I was Glad’ by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry is sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal St James’s Palace with the London Chamber Orchestra and the Fanfare Team from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force Catherine walks through the Quire with Prince William and Prince Harry ahead Prince William awaits the arrival of the Bride.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster Just below the steps leading up to the Altar the families of the bride and groom are seated with the Royal Family on the south and the Middleton family to the north and takes her last steps to the High Altar to greet Prince William The marriage takes place in the Sacrarium upon the beautiful Cosmati Pavement The service is conducted by the then Dean of Westminster and the marriage solemnized by the then Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams O Thou Great Redeemer is sung by the congregation a powerful and much-loved Welsh hymn often sung at State occasions The Archbishop receives Catherine from her father’s hand for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish according to God’s holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain faithful to each other and live together in love until their lives’ end Prince William takes the ring and places it upon the fourth finger of Catherine’s left hand Prince William: With this ring I thee wed; with my body I thee honour; and all my worldly goods with thee I share: in the name of the Father the author of everlasting life: Send thy blessing upon these thy servants they may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made whereof this ring given and received is a token and pledge; and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together and live according to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord The Archbishop joins their right hands together and says: Archbishop: Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder The Archbishop addresses the congregation: Archbishop: Forasmuch as William and Catherine have consented together in holy wedlock and have witnessed the same before God and this company and thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a ring and by joining of hands; I pronounce that they be man and wife together The marriage is solemnized by the Archbishop of Canterbury.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster The congregation sing the hymn Love Divine a popular choice at English weddings and often voted one of Britain’s favourite hymns It was sung at the wedding blessing of HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles on 9th April 2005 It includes the words: ‘Let love be genuine; hate what is evil hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour.’ reads from St Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster a new anthem commissioned specially for the service by the Abbey from celebrated composer and conductor John Rutter a beautiful setting of verses from the psalms with elegant melodic lines and warm harmonies The Address is given by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr then Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal telling the couple: ‘Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.’ friends and dignitaries fill the Abbey.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster Prince William and Catherine move to the High Altar the Choirs sing Ubi Caritas et Amor in a newly-adapted setting by young Welsh composer which catapults him to international stardom Hubert Parry’s beautiful setting arranged by Edward Elgar which many consider to be the nation’s most popular patriotic hymn The service is sung by The Choir of Westminster Abbey and The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal St James’s Palace.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster and in the works of thy commandments; that through thy most mighty protection we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ The congregation sings the National Anthem accompanied by the Fanfare Team from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force Edward the Confessor for the signing of the Marriage Registers This is the only part of the ceremony not shown on television to the audience of tens of millions of people watching around the world giving the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a private moment with their families before they depart the Abbey The bride and groom prepare to leave the Abbey following the signing of the Marriage Registers.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster accompanied by the London Chamber Orchestra Parry’s setting of John Milton's ode At a solemn Musick After the Bride and Bridegroom sign the Marriage Registers they exit the Shrine and process with their families to the West Door as the London Chamber Orchestra plays William Walton’s stirring Crown Imperial The newly-wed couple depart to the sound of the Abbey bells and cheers from the crowds A full peal of 5,000 changes is rung by the Abbey’s Company of Ringers which will last three hours The newly-wed couple depart the Abbey.Picture: Press Association Full peals are rung on the Abbey’s bells only for significant occasions One long-standing member of the team of ten bell ringers taking part had also rung the bells in celebration of Prince William’s birth The Royal Standard flies until The Queen leaves when the Abbey flag will again be raised Prince William and Catherine travel to Buckingham Palace followed by Prince Harry The couple appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace before a large crowd After the wedding, The Duchess of Cambridge returned her bouquet to the Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, joining a poignant tradition begun by Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 On entering the Abbey for her marriage to The Duke of York (later King George VI) the future Queen Elizabeth laid her flowers on the Warrior's grave in memory of her brother Fergus who was killed at the Battle of Loos during the First World War The Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding bouquet rests on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.Picture: Dean and Chapter of Westminster HM The Queen continued the tradition at her wedding here to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice have all sent their wedding flowers to rest on the Warrior’s grave You are surrounded by history at the Abbey not like a museum where it’s just displayed but here you are standing where history has happened surrounded by her family and friends after a battle with cancer.  Born on December 31 she was the daughter of Frank and Irene (Matteo) Comeau CT.  She is also survived by her eight siblings Jeanne Dubin who will always be family) of Wilmington Cathy Higgins (husband David Higgins) of Altamonte Springs Patty Kelley (husband Kobe Kelley) of Leland Mary Petrou (husband Milton Petrou) of Chester Carrie Piazza (husband Jeff Piazza) of Denver Denise grew up in Orange and was a lifelong resident.  She was always adventurous and travelled the world She has been a Realtor in Orange since 1995 She was well respected by both her clients and her peers Volunteerism was her passion.  She enjoyed community service and has been the voice as well as a major organizer of the annual Orange Country Fair She acted as the general coordinator of the volunteer effort to build the Orange Kids’ Playground.  She served as a Past President of Orange Little League past member of the Amity Board of Education volunteer at the Orange Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival for 22 years and has served on other various Boards and Commissions in Orange The hours for visitation will be held on Thursday from 4-7 pm at the West Haven Funeral Home at the Green CT.  Please consider wearing bright colors or your favorite tie-dye.  Masks are required to be worn at the funeral home.  A private burial will be at the Orange Center Cemetery.  The family would like to thank all of the Hospice Nurses and aides for their loving care of Denise They are truly heroes and the best America has to offer.  Memorial contributions can be made to Connecticut Hospice 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Made with love by funeralOne Plymouth native Elyse Mirto’s almost 30-year acting career has been a thrilling roller coaster ride – a lot of ups and downs and never boring she’s back on top again after receiving two top award nominations for her work on stage: the 2015 Ovation Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play alongside Laurie Metcalfe- best known for her work on the television show Roseanne: and the Broadway World Los Angeles Award for Lead Actress in a Play alongside Emmy-award winning actress Laura Linney She’s also landed a recurring role on the Turner Network Television series The Last Ship and hit the screen this year with guest roles on the ABC television series Scandal and the CBS series NCIS “It’s been crazy and busy – not a rational career It is a schedule that would challenge even Angelina Jolie a classically trained actor who studied stage performance in London My mother insists I’ve been saying I wanted to act since I was in preschool,” she laughs Her journey as a performer did indeed begin early She caught the acting bug as a student at Plymouth Salem High School studying under well-known teacher and champion of theater arts Gloria Logan A talented singer and dancer in addition to her acting skills Mirto relishes her time on the stage as a high school student I was getting the leads and just loving it,” she said She moved on to Western Michigan University She was awarded a scholarship to attend the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain The achievement was even more meaningful because “I was the first music theater major even chosen for the scholarship,” Mirto said explaining that there is an assumption that most music theater performers don’t have acting skills as well “It was an amazing opportunity,” she added appearing at the Goodman Theater and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater among others Her work on stage in addition to television commercials helped her land a spot with one of the top talent agencies- sending her west towards the Hollywood television and film scene I had experience and training and good reviews; I was getting parts Landing parts almost immediately in a short-lived television series starring Jerry O’Connell and a role in a HBO movie featuring Ray Liotta Mirto said her first thought was “I made it.” she soon figured out that “there is no rhyme of reason to this business; there is very little rationality to this career.” Although a healthy weight for her body size casting agents continually urged the 5’7” Mirto to “lose 20 pounds.” “It was very frustrating,” she adds,” I was not overweight at all.” Mirto said she continued to land guest roles – Chicago Hope But her determination for a career in acting was beginning to waver A family crisis – the death of her brother Christopher Mirto – sent her reeling in grief and on a journey toward introspection “I started doing Yoga very intenselyand hiking for about six months.” Clearing her head she said allowed her to start a path back toward her first love: acting on stage for which she won the 2009 New York Innovative Theatre Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role." She followed that with another strong performance: she was also a 2010 nominee in the same category for her performance as Anna in the Workshop Theatre Company's production of Dana Leslie Goldstein's Next Year in Jerusalem returning to Los Angeles in 2012 to play the role of Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival she has also managed to shoot three national commercials and record three audio books but I also have learned that you need to be skilled It has allowed me to be resilient,” she said Mirto occasionally finds time to return to Michigan to visit her father Gary Mirto a Milford resident; mother Karen Mirto Lowers who lives in South Lyon and others friends and family “I’m so lucky to have a family that has always been supportive of me News | Jan 10 of Breckenridge was welcomed home to Heaven by our Lord and Savior He was given in life to Faye Lee Mirto and Samuel John Mirto Sr He graduated Willow Glen High School and attended San Jose State before enlisting in the Marines May 2 he served close to 35 years in the Postal Service He served as postmaster in Alma and Vail before finishing out as manager in Silverthorne before retirement in 2008 John was preceded and welcomed by his mother Helen Barchie and fellow Marine and father-in-law John waits patiently in Christ for his loving wife He will also be missed and cherished by his brothers in Christ and on earth Herb Barchie neighbors and all who have offered prayer and lifted us up in this storm: we have continually felt your comfort and strength In remembering John we ask gifts of celebration be paid forward to “Tent Maker” Minish Denver Rescue Mission or any of your local ministries that offer an invitation to Christ John is working on that banquet table right now Service and celebration will be held at Great Divide Calvary Chapel in Breckenridge on Jan Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection The full project is expected to cost about $165,000 All donations made in 2023 will go directly toward this project ShareSaveLifestyleStyle & BeautyAqua Di Parma’s Collaboration With Forte_forte On Mirto Di Panarea Fragrance Is All ItalianByAllyson Portee Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights 10:00am EDTShareSaveThis article is more than 2 years old.Acqua di Parma partners with forte_forte to create a special edition reimagine on the Mirto di .. an Italian women’s fashion brand found in the Italian region of Veneto to create a special edition capsule collection They’re calling this an “all-Italian love story.” This story celebrates one of Acqua di Parma’s loved fragrances Mirto di Panarea “forte_forte loves Acqua di Parma,” exudes spring colors with butterfly and dragonfly wings on the front of the bottle that represents new freedom and a sort of rebirth in a myriad of rainbow blooming flowers The turquoise bottle with blue and lime green accenting brings life as it was inspired by the aromas and colors of Aeolian Island these colors are very reminiscent and seen throughout the Mediterranean pure and timeless style combined with a genuine passion for Italian craftsmanship and the search for beauty as a source of emotions an immediate and organic chemistry between us "forte_forte loves Acqua di Parma" was born from a shared aim transmitting the joy of a return to life and freedom in contact with the vibrant nature of the Italian Mediterranean These emotions are embodied by Mirto di Panarea the Blu Mediterraneo fragrance that forte_forte interpreted with its poetic and delicate aesthetics," shares Acqua di Parma in notes Mirto di Panarea comes in a 100ml bottle with lively notes of basil sparkling citrus hues of lemon and bergamotto di Calabria The heart notes include sea breeze with jasmine and rose while the base notes have mastic and juniper The candle is the liveliest of candles set in a colorful glass with the branded butterflies This falls in line with the sustainability codes From the bottle to the recycled plastic cap the international certificate for responsible forest management worldwide “We are very happy about the collaboration with Acqua di Parma Creative Director of forte_forte and founder of the brand that she runs together with her brother Paolo they come to new life and subtly transmit to the wearer their soul; it is an impalpable feeling the same feeling evoked by Acqua di Parma fragrances Interpreting the bright and vibrant notes of Mirto di Panarea was really fascinating Acqua di Parma expresses an intimacy and authentic elegance and it is a faithful and refined presence that has always accompanied me,” continues Giada Great Kills received stellar pitching performances from both Christian Castania and Louis Paturzo during its 3-2 Little League District 24 11s All-Star baseball victory over Mid-Island on Monday .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Charlie De Biase Jr. | debiase@siadvance.comChristian Castania and Louis Paturzo excelled on the mound and A.J Mirto delivered a key two-run double in the fifth to lead Great Kills to a 3-2 Little League District 24 11s All-Star tournament victory over visiting Mid-Island on Monday The victory helped manager Eric Flashner’s troops improve to 2-1 in pool play with one game remaining at Staten Island on Wednesday (8 p.m.) is hoping at the very least to secure a spot in next week’s semifinal round (No but also put itself back in the picture for landing the top spot GK must beat SI on Wednesday and have either Mid-Island or Staten Island defeat unbeaten South Shore (2-0) on either Wednesday or Friday respectively Flashner feels good after watching his team notch a quality win "We hit the ball tonight and made some plays,'' said Flashner "The kids are working so hard and everyone is contributing We gotta just keep doing what we’re doing.'' 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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. with production now more than doubling.It is fashionable these days to go on ‘a journey’ Contestants on reality shows like the ‘X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’ don’t have back stories recall how you felt about the death of your first hamster and how it defined you “They say that people don’t make journeys, but rather that journeys make people” are the words that greet you on the front page of the Ramón Bilbao website The veteran Haro-based producer was established in 1924 and makes much of its creator but the brand’s success probably owes as much to its modern messaging as its traditional roots deftly managing to combine both to tell a compelling story An actor playing Don Ramón in a recreation of his 1920s study: one of the most elaborate wine launches ever the family business was sold to the Zamora Company – the conglomerate behind ‘Licor 43’ it has successfully applied some of the bold thinking that supports liquor brands to the more fusty world of wine and Ramón Bilbao is striving to sell the vision and imagination of its founder including some of his more eccentric ideas for transporting wine to link the concept of a ‘journey’ to the enjoyment of a bottle of wine And so it was that a small group of journalists were invited to an elegant apartment building in ‘the Mayfair of Madrid’ I’ve never been very good at harnessing my inner Ian McKellen having once been ordered out of a BBC managers’ awayday for taking the piss during a role playing session so I feared the worst as Don Ramón’s secretary invited us in “The Don will see you now.” Our journey begins she assured us that the great man was “very busy” as we were shown to his study carefully reconstructed as it would have looked in the late 1920s seemingly unaware of the noisy arrival of four journalists three publicists and a couple of members of the marketing team greeted us and began to proffer a vision for “wines that represent their origins” we were asked for the small cogs sent to us in our elaborate boxed invitation revealing an adjoining room in which we were asked to sit it was starting to resemble the BBC kidnap training course so I was relieved to discover the darkness was for another ‘sensory’ experience allowing us to gently grope the terroir of the Rioja Alta and breathe in the distinctive aromas of barrel rooms the limited release premium vintage wine that is effectively a Gran Reserva with bells on to be introduced by the modern incarnation of Don Ramón Bastida talked about the importance of forging a distinctive identity explaining to our mildly baffled group that Ramón Bilbao “always try to do things differently Everyone offers a winemaker tasting for a new release regular buyers and consumers were also taken on the ‘journey’ with a series of intimate visits across three days with the actors hired for their impressive skills performing bi-lingually Always ambitious: Ramón Bilbao’s wine director Rodolfo Bastida named after the myrtle bushes that grow around the edge of the vineyards with 11 vintage releases since its launch in 1999 with the most recent run of 39,000 a measure of its success To give us a sense of the development potential of the new release we were treated to a vertical tasting of three past vintages and virtually impossible to get your hands on 1999 Ramón Bilbao Mirto has aged elegantly with sweet soft leather and the skins of Jersey Royals on the nose “Retaining acidity is very important for the perception of life,” Bastida told us explaining that this particular vintage had been preceded by a bitterly cold winter the absolutely outstanding 2004 Ramón Bilbao Mirto fine dark chocolate and lower alcohol than you might expect at 13.6 per cent 2010 Ramón Bilbao Mirto is a young rampaging bull but it shows great potential with its sheer concentration of fruit Finally, the star of the show, waiting in the wings like Elaine Page in Cats, poised to blast out ‘Memory’, 2014 Ramón Bilbao Mirto (imported by Enotria and Coe fermented with indigenous yeasts developed by the winery’s scientists bottled three years ago and released this month “It is technically a Gran Reserva in terms of ageing,” says Bastida “but we didn’t want people to only think of it as that as the vintage is more important.” The nose is a feast of foraged blackberry all supported by grippy tannins and bright vibrant acidity that delivers a wine that feels alive it makes sense of a launch that was anything but traditional Ramón Bilbao Mirto 2014 is wine that is built to last broadcaster and judge with his own website vinosaurus.co.uk The Buyer TVClick below to watch The Buyer's library of online debates, videos and webinars. Photograph of Michele Mirto by Bob Torrez Photography Working for a legal aid provider out of college showed Mirto that her destiny was a public interest law career earning her degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1991 But it wasn’t until 2017 that she learned she’d end up turning the legal aid business model on its head—for the better As executive director of Step Up to Justice Arizona-based privately funded legal aid nonprofit Mirto wields a shoestring budget and just three staff members armed with legal technology They lead an army of volunteer lawyers in resolving low-income clients’ civil matters—mostly family law but also guardianship You can’t remake the legal aid model without leadership from someone with vision who’s willing to take risks She believes the nonprofit wouldn’t be successful without Mirto at the helm and her work ethic is remarkable,” explains Butler “Michele probably worked seven days per week our first full year.” The Step Up to Justice budget—$215,000 in 2017—is 95 percent smaller than the average $4 million budget of a legal aid provider which typically employs an average of 62 staff Mirto’s firm provided $1 million worth of free legal services as its staff coordinated 114 volunteer lawyers to serve 1,000 clients—a 20 percent increase in civil legal services in Pima County which is the cost of traditional legal aid providers “Our staff is not in itself delivering the legal services The technology fueling Step Up to Justice includes a case information system fed by a database about clients Users log on remotely to create case notes and share documents without traveling to the office—giving lawyers more work time and clients less hassle Mirto had worked for 22 years at Southern Arizona Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program “There really needed to be some structure in place to fill the gap in services in the community.” Step Up to Justice’s private funding model frees it of the restrictions on undocumented clients and certain case types that federally funded providers face It also gives the community a second provider to represent a client who is conflicted out of the traditional provider when they are already representing an opposing party who worked under her at Southern Arizona Legal Aid from 2007 to 2012 and now volunteers as a board member at Step Up to Justice “She’s one of these incredible people who has the ability to envision the future and come up with these new ideas,” says Burnett “Because of the drive and vision and natural personality—how she is—it’s easy to work with her.” “She wants a legacy in the community,” Burnett says “that we made life better for all these people.” Download this podcast After years dedicated to my professional career as a chef in a prestigious "Relais & Châteaux" hotel in French-speaking Switzerland and having obtained a Michelin star in 2011 in 2018 I decided it was time for me to do something different to step out of my comfort zone and pursue a dream cultivated since childhood: to travel around the world by motorbike and traveled more than forty-nine thousand miles to reach Lima I left with only a visa for Russia in my hand; the rest of the travel arrangements I made as I went along.  then on to the ocean in the west before travelling north along the coast and then I moved on to Moscow and joined the famous "Trans-Siberian Highway” to Vladivostok From here I shipped the bike by sea to Vancouver and then took the Pacific Coast Highway down to California and on to Los Angeles I continued on into Death Valley reaching Las Vegas and following part of the famous Route 66 across the country before turning west to Louisiana and on towards the Mexican border.   After roaming around Mexico for a few months I crossed all of Central America to Panama where I put the bike on a sailing ship to Cartagena I headed south again in the direction of Ecuador but day by day I would decide how far to ride But to allow yourself the luxury of managing your time with no return date And perhaps that’s what made the experience unique my initial idea was to go "around the world" in eighteen months but I soon realized that was no longer a priority The original plan was to travel as far as southern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego and then take the ferry to Africa before riding up the west coast to return home I thought I would spend a couple of months there at most but I actually stayed for four.   One of the places that fascinated me the most, mainly due to the road I traveled to get there, was Real de Catorce. A city located in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, it lies 2750 meters above sea level It can only be reached through the Ogarrio tunnel, 2.3 kilometers in length But friends in the area showed me a secondary off-road track the more winding it becomes and this is what makes it so spectacular To travel this route we started from Matehuala and proceeded at full tilt to arrive in Real de Catorce Although the trip takes just three hours and is not far it’s a very challenging one because the route is extremely inaccessible traveled by villagers with their mules or horses who are not always easy to avoid.     hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(3410681, '9323fbb2-eef3-4c64-bd29-ecca3685dff4', {"useNewLoader":"true","region":"na1"}); Mexico is a country rich in culture, perhaps the most interesting of those I’ve travelled through, also gastronomically speaking. Just think about when the Spanish conquistadors arrived and all the European influences they brought.  Then from March to June I was in Mexico and the weather there was quite warm, so I had the opposite problem. I clearly remember the stretch from Villahermosa in Tabasco to the Riviera Maya, where the bike indicated 121.1 °F under the sun, but once I got to the Pacific, one glance at the ocean and any difficulties were soon forgotten.  And you need little else; a few changes of clothes are enough when travelling, in fact, the more I traveled, the "lighter" I got. After several months you get a little wild and I certainly wasn't worried about having a hole in my shirt.   But a couple of years ago I saw A View from the Bridge and thought: Well has my pendulum swinging back in the other direction if for no other reason than for how dated the writing feels It’s not simply that this story of estranged brothers finally confronting their collective history takes place in a bygone era it’s that Miller himself seems straitened by the stiffest of dramatic conventions Combined with International City Theatre’s traditionalist delivery The Price feels like a relic from the World War II era Victor (David Nevell) and his wife Esther (Elyse) have come to his deceased father’s home finally to sell off the family estate his older brother Walter (Bo Foxworth) shows up in the process of bargaining with an old furniture dealer (Gregory Solomon) they review their mutually unsatisfying lives wrestling with recriminations and resentments buried but unforgotten with Miller slowly walking his characters from revelation to revelation building toward a climax that isn’t a bit surprising and peppering us with heavy-handed metaphors “When it comes to used furniture,” the dealer says multiple times “you can’t be emotional.” See he’s talking about more than just old furniture And the price isn’t just about what money they’ll get for the estate He never met a nail he didn’t keep hammering even after it was deeply embedded in the board because it’s not like The Price is without substance But it’s so full of itself on that score that it’s difficult to see people onstage rather than merely Miller’s mouthpieces.This is where director John Henry Davis and his cast might have helped Miller along Played with the roughness of real conversation they might have diverted our attention from the artificiality of the dialog they highlight it with canned New York accents (Foxworth is the exception) and never letting the feel of real conversation mix into their line readings.But you can’t fault the cast for their preparation with each character responsible for a good bit of speechifying and all of the actors know their stuff backwards and forwards I’d love to have a scene where something goes off the rails because forcing them to react to the unexpected might have injected the show with a bit more life The play’s arc is premised on the smoldering resentment between the brothers being kindled into an inferno and Nevell and Foxworth are equal to the task There is no American playwright more celebrated than Arthur Miller But our enjoyment of art has nothing to do with any supposedly objective measure of how good it is One of the biggest laughs at the performance I saw (this isn’t a funny play but there’s a bit of humor) was in response to Victor’s complaint about how expensive movie tickets have gotten and this fact had a good part of the house howling but a lot of people love what is familiar to them.This may be the appeal of The Price It’s is a head-on take on a barrel of issues that will be familiar to mostfestering family wounds but no-one is in danger of missing the point And with International City Theatre delivering Miller’s message with the most familiar of theatrical styles you won’t be challenged by this show and maybe that’s the way you like it Random Lengths is the Los Angeles harbor area's remaining independently owned progressive news magazine Contact us: letters@randomlengthsnews.com © Newspaper WordPress Theme by TagDiv .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Michael Sedon/Staten Island AdvanceNick MirtoNewcomer gets the lay of the land.STATEN ISLAND -- He wasn't riding an Acme rocket or chasing a roadrunner spotted at the former Fresh Kills landfill Nick Mirto was delivering a truckload of soil to the 1-9 section to finish capping the last spot at the dump when he saw "something" to the left out his truck's window about 30 feet from the road we just drove down," said Mirto Mirto has seen "herds" of deer at the dump and even two red foxes -- he spotted one just last month -- but this was his first coyote sighting so he snapped a few photos with his iPhone "I sent the picture to a friend of mine who hunts and he said was in a field where tall grass recently had been cut down "He looks very healthy," Mirto said "There's plenty of food in there for him to eat." an associate professor who serves as the extension wildlife specialist in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University and is the co-principal investigator for the New York Suburban Coyote Study initiated by the Department of Environmental Conservation also confirmed that the photo is a "typical Eastern coyote." There have been reports of coyote sightings in Long Island Queens and even Central Park for the last six years or so with well-established populations in southern Westchester County which he attributes as the source for city $?'yotes "It is just a matter of time before dispersing coyotes figure out how to cross the bridges at night and get onto [the Island]," Dr "Juvenile coyotes may disperse 50 miles or more from where they were born." so juveniles tend to leave in search of their own hunting grounds and some coyotes tagged in Westchester have been shot by hunters as far away as Connecticut "Coyotes can be dangerous to people and pets and they should be treated with respect," Dr "Small dogs [15 pounds] are at greatest risk Coyotes will kill dogs in territorial defense Very aggressive coyotes have even tried to kill small dogs while the owner was at the other end of a leash." were bitten by a rabid coyote two years ago and a toddler in a New Jersey yard was bitten about three years ago The DEC has no records of coyote sightings on the Island The odd coyote spotted in the Bronx is a solitary animal looking for food or shelter Coyote sightings have increased in and around the city in recent years and the DEC estimates there are between 20,000 and 30,000 coyotes living in the state The DEC's website offers some tips to avoid any conflicts with coyotes and to keep your small pets from becoming lunch but in a suburban setting they may lose that fear and begin to associate a human scent with food such as garbage and should be considered dangerous if they are no longer "spooked" by people Acqua di Parma 帕爾瑪之水的香水作品粉絲眾多，IU、少時 Tiffany、Kate Moss、Miley Cyrus，就連女神中的女神 Audrey Hepburn 柯德莉夏萍也是品牌的支持者。假如你也是品牌粉絲，絕對不要錯過最新推出、與意大利時裝品牌 forte forte 合作的超清新感新作 Mirto di Panarea 聯乘系列！ 在 Instagram 查看這則貼文 Acqua di Parma（@acquadiparma_official）分享的貼文 Acqua di Parma 這次找來時尚界的「同鄉」forte forte 合作，以意大利 Panarea 小島為靈感，設計出一款藍綠色調結合蝴蝶、蜻蜓元素的主題圖案並套用由瓶身上，有如萬花筒散射的鉤針編織圖案令人聯想起 Panarea 溫暖太陽。帶來 Acqua di Parma 史上最有清新活力的香水瓶身設計。 除了以羅勒、檸檬、佛手柑為主調的 Mirto di Panarea 香水之外，系列更同步推出限量聯名款香氛蠟燭，沿用同款設計，為你帶來沉浸式精緻又夢幻、充滿意式度假風情的香氣體驗。 just a little more than 12 hours after learning they no longer had jobs at the Branford Kimberly Mirto and Morgan Vollero hit the pavement in search of work ‘when are you available,’ we’re writing ASAP for all of them,” said Mirto After finishing her four and half-hour shift at Friendly’s Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Vollero said she clocked out and headed home with no indication that the restaurant “Nobody said absolutely anything about it,” commented Vollero Vollero said she was shocked to find out about the restaurant closing for good via Facebook Sunday night who had been with Friendly’s for about 18 months before heading out to downtown Branford to put in applications at area restaurants the girls said they stopped by Friendly’s to say goodbye to their former managers who were working to clean the place out “You’re used to seeing it so bright and shiny and now it’s empty,” said Vollero Friendly’s in Branford at 30 Leetes Island Rd. was one of nine franchises closed without notice yesterday by the corporation Guilford Friendly’s was closed at the end of 2011 The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in October had been circulating around Branford Friendly’s about the store closing since the Guilford store closed Mirto said she was under the impression that Branford would stay open as it was a top-performing store in the state – the performance measure of the restaurant could not be confirmed “Since entering Chapter 11 in October 2011 the company has sought to work with our landlords to restructure lease arrangements at locations where we believed rents did not reflect current market conditions and were significantly impacting the viability of underperforming restaurants While we were able to successfully restructure lease agreements for a number of locations we were unable to reach an acceptable agreement for Branford we have made the difficult decision to close this Friendly’s effective at the close of business on Sunday January 8th.” Mirto, who is turning 18 today, said she was scared to be unemployed and shocked to receive the packet for filing for assistance “I don’t even know if I am old enough to file,” she said “to think of the adults that worked there and that’s how they pay their bills.” the girls said the money they made during their 10-20-hour workweeks at Friendly’s went toward paying car insurance and for gas money They are now looking for similar jobs with the hope to also save up for college – Vollero is hoping for a career in speech pathology and Mirto has her sights set on pursuing radiology For now the girls think they would be best suited for jobs in the restaurant industry with experience at Friendly’s greeting working the ice cream fountain and waitressing they headed downtown Branford to put in job applications After applying at they said they were headed to and to apply “We have the experience scooping ice cream,” said Mirto who was hopeful that Ashley’s or Ben & Jerry’s would call her for an interview The girls said they were two of about 30 to 40 employees of the Branford Friendly’s who lost their jobs yesterday In thinking about the tough economy they could face after graduating high school both girls said their first experience getting laid off was eye opening “I don’t want that to ever happen to me with a real job.”  Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. herbal liqueur from Sardinia made with myrtle berries First step: find a landscape gardener or nearby hedge I'd never even heard of mirto until I read Efisio Harris's Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey is the best English-language cookbook covering Sardinia—home to one of my favorite cuisines of Italy much the way ouzo or raki is served in Greece And I finally got my chance at the James Beard Awards this past spring when I saw it on the menu at Craft the liqueur tasted like a combination of gin and Fernet-Branca So I did a little research. What's in mirto? Apparently, not much beyond myrtle berries and either honey or syrup. Huh. I could do that, I thought. It wouldn't be too different from my elderberry liqueur Myrtle is not the crape myrtle you may be thinking of. Myrtus communis is "true" myrtle and there is another drink called mirto bianco made from the flowers Several years ago I tried to find myrtle—lots of Mediterranean recipes use myrtle's aromatic leaves and twigs to flavor grilled meats—but had failed No one at the nurseries I'd visited knew anything about a "myrtle bush" other than the crape myrtle But when I thought to ask for "Myrtus communis," they all said But by then the rains had stopped for the summer and Then, one day, while I was at my friend Elise's parent's house That's a gigantic fucking myrtle bush!" Sorry for the language but the myrtle bush alongside their house was 12 feet tall and easily 18 feet wide and as I watched the blossoms turn into green berries and the green berries turn into purple-black berries Last week I couldn't wait any longer. I shanghaied Elise and her dad into picking myrtle berries, and soon I had several quarts—enough to make a batch for her, for me, and for my friend Scott at Sausage Debauchery; he said he'd kill me if I didn't make some for him, and Scott's a gigantic New York City cop, so I do what he says.... All I'm doing is filling quart mason jars two-thirds full with myrtle berries, then pouring over 100 proof vodka—I like 100 proof because a) I am a well-known boozehound, and b) you get better extraction of an herb's flavors with the higher alcohol content. Why not use grain alcohol? I suppose I could, but I'd like to drink this stuff eventually without going blind. I'll let my mirto steep until Christmas, then strain it and sweeten it with honey. It should make a wonderful after-dinner drink on those cold winter nights. The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Why trust us? 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Read our Privacy notice However, another way to add a sunny lift to everyday proceedings, regardless of the weather, is by stocking up on brightening home fragrance buys for the season ahead Luxurious brand Acqua di Parma is known for its colognes comprising everything from woody and fresh to citrus tones we were excited to find out about Acqua di Parma’s limited-edition blu Mediterraneo candle launch showcasing the classic mirto di panarea scent in a colourful new holder We got our hands on the limited-edition blu Mediterraneo mirto di panarea candle ahead of its launch (8 May) Aēsop gloam review: We spent a month sampling the new botanical scent 14 best non-toxic candles that smell great and bring a clean burn 16 best essential oil and reed diffusers that give your home a sense of calm We added the candle into our living space and sampled it for several weeks we considered the holder’s aesthetic as well as the candle’s scent notes and burn quality We’ve been sampling this special-edition home fragrance buy Presented in a patterned holder featuring purple this abstract marble effect makes us think of waves at sunset The colourful candle makes for an on-trend interiors addition adding a luxe aesthetic and brightening playfulness to our living room We’ve taken it outside to use as a table centrepiece during garden soirées We noted mirto di panarea’s light and refreshing scent – even when unlit and friends commented on its scent when entering the room Key citrus notes include lemon and bergamot the lightly sweet floral components come from rose and jasmine The blend also has a crisp yet creamy aroma and it is gently uplifting rather than being overpowering It reminds us of balmy summer holiday evenings which meant the wick didn’t disappear or become tricky to light but one with an estimated burn time of 50 hours the gorgeous Acqua di Parma candle holder can be repurposed long after the candle has been used up We’re big fans of the Acqua di Parma blu Mediterraneo mirto di panarea candle’s fragrance and fun holder while the scent reminds us of balmy summer evenings If you’re looking to shop a treat home fragrance buy to bring a little sunshine into your living space we think this candle could be the ideal fresh Shopping for scented body products? 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Read our privacy notice friendly restaurant with a Sardinian heart but Metropolitan manners the Sardinian beer with four Moors on the label This is the sort of restaurant that seems quite at home on a stretch of the Fulham Road awash with 'neighbourhood' eating places The menu is broken down in classical Italian style - antipasti The antipasti ranges from pan-fried pecorino cheese with baked cherry tomatoes to an octopus salad with cardoons and celery in lemon dressing a good foil for the richness of the aubergine and the minted fregola (which is a kind of pasta each piece about the same shape and size as a single kernel of sweetcorn) Antipasto Sardo brings a plate of cured meats - decent ham some tapenade and a couple of kinds of cheese all on top of plenty of pan casarau (flat slivers of the extra-thin extra-crisp Sardinian bread that's like a poppadom with attitude) Onwards to half a dozen pasta options - linguine with velvet crab and tomato sauce or spaghetti with bottarga (the intensely flavoured dried tuna row) or a really good risotto made with arborio rice and plenty of razor clams such as marinated sardines with bay leaf and pine nuts squid and swordfish - or baked sea bream with a sauce made from Vernaccia wine and green olives and accompanied by green beans - the fish served off the bone and accurately cooked For dedicated carnivores there is a rack of lamb with roast endive The wine list has plenty of Sardinian bottles that are worth exploring - look out for the ruby-red Cannonau There are sebadas - a Sardinian speciality which are fried sweet pastries rather like crunchy nonconformist ravioli served with a Sardinian pudding wine called Anghelo Ruju to dip them in There's a cheeseboard and there is a pistachio The jury is still out on whether the addition of a bushel of nuts contributes anything extra as the standard tiramisu works well on its own Beware the Mirto - the liqueur after which the place is named - and double beware the Filuferru - a grappa named after the lead wire used by farmers to mark hidden trap doors over illicit Service is friendly and the food is honest which makes Mirto a welcome addition to the scores of eateries on this stretch of restaurant gulch Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications from nationalities most likely to overstay New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications worst and wackiest looks on the red carpet — Rihanna worst and wackiest looks on the red carpet You are using an outdated browser. 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