Mochi (餅) is Japanese sticky rice cake used both in savory and sweet dishes.  Mochi is usually made from “sweet rice” (also called Mochi rice and it’s not actually sweet by itself) cooked and pounded until it becomes a paste that is very sticky and smooth, then formed into cakes or blocks.  It is often eaten in New Year’s Ozoni soup or baked with soy sauce.  posted by Noriko and Yuko  https://www.japanesecooking101.com/sweet-mochi-recipe/   

Mochi Brownies  Chocolatey, fudgy, chewy--a perfect blend of chocolate brownies and butter mochi cake.  They look just like traditional brownies, but they have a chewy texture when you bite in.  posted by Kirbie  https://kirbiecravings.com/mochi-brownies/    

In 1918, the federal organization in charge of railroad regulation—the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)—was given the power to address coordination concerns.  That year, five time zones were officially adopted as the US entered World War I:  the Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska zones, all of which are still in use today.  However, the need for coordination among all transportation modes became increasingly important after World War II.  When the Department of Transportation was created by Congress in 1966, it was assigned “the responsibility of regulating, fostering, and promoting widespread and uniform adoption and observance of standardized time within each time zone.  Daylight Saving Time (DST) was enacted as a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966.  Motivated by transportation improvements, this act mandated standard time within the existing time zones and established a permanent system of uniform DST, including the dates and times for twice yearly transitions.  While State governments cannot independently change time zones or the length of DST, they can exempt themselves from DST, independent of DOT authority or permission.  Nonetheless, DST is observed uniformly across the nation except in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and most of Arizona.  https://www.bts.gov/explore-topics-and-geography/geography/geospatial-portal/history-time-zones-and-daylight-saving# 

The State Department is officially retiring the old workhorse Times New Roman font from official communications.  It will be succeeded by Calibri, a font best known now for being publicly retired in 2021.  The Washington Post learned of the change from a leaked cable sent by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.  The reason for the change is accessibility and readability:  a sans serif font (i.e., without the little bits on the ends of letters) is considered by many to be easier to read at smaller sizes on digital devices, especially for those with vision impairments.  (The upgrade to 14 point type will probably make it even better.)  Devin Coldewey  https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/18/font-furore-as-state-dept-retires-times-new-roman-for-retiring-calibri/ 

Font Comparison:

St. Patrick’s Day (Calibri)  St. Patrick’s Day (Times New Roman)

Illinois (Calibri)  Illinois (Times New Roman)

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.  Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church.  The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.  Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.  Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day   

Gaelic football (uncountable)  noun  An Irish form of football played by two teams of 15 players each, who score by kicking or punching a ball into the opposing team's goal or over a crossbar and between two upright posts above the goal. quotations ▼ Hypernym:  Gaelic games  Wiktionary   

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