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Purportedly a photo of Cochise, date unknown. Some histories claim Cochise
was never photographed. We have two, one of which purports to be Cochise in his
later years. To the right, Geronimo. Many documented photos of Geronimo exist.
To the far right, A painting . . . Apache - Mountain Trail by Ted DeGrazia.
Below: Depiction of a typical Apache Warrior
by lyle e davis
The name "Apache" means
"people of the mountains" It also has another meaning, a derivative of the Zuni
word "apachu," meaning "enemy."
The Apache wars were the
last "Indian Wars" to be waged by the US Army. Tragic and interesting at the
same time they lasted until the late 1800's and took place in New Mexico,
Arizona, and the Northern Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
The Apache Nation
consisted of several tribes: Aravaipa, Chiricahua, Cibecue, Jicarilla, Kiowa,
Mescalero, Tonto, Western Apache, Lipan, and White Mountain Apache. It was a
nation of great leaders like Goyathlay (also known as Goyahkla) . . . known to
us as Geronimo, Cochise, Naiche and Victorio among others. And, under the
leadership of these great Apache chiefs many milestones were laid.
In 1856 Cochise became
the principal war leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua tribe after the
death of its chief, Miguel Narbona. His real name was Shi-ka-she. He was a
tall man, six feet, with broad shoulders and a commanding appearance.
Two years later he
experienced his first contact with Americans at Apache Pass (in present-day
Arizona), where he met Apache Agent Michael Steck. He had no reason to act
militarily against these newcomers, who had done nothing to earn his contempt
and were then not a significant force in southern Arizona.
In February 1861, war
between the Chiricahua Apaches and Americans erupted in a senseless and violent
encounter at Apache Pass. First Lieutenant George N. Bascom, with a detachment
of soldiers, arrived at Apache Pass and requested a parley with Cochise. Bascom,
seeking a boy recently captured by Western Apaches, believed that Cochise's
people were responsible.
He sent word to Cochise
that his company was requested for dinner in the officer's tent. It was a lie
that the purpose was merely hospitality but Cochise was unaware of this and
brought several members of his family to Bascom's tent. This trust by Cochise
is understandable because the Apaches had peacefully coexisted with the whites
for years and it is even thought that they befriended and even contracted with
the employees of the Butterfield Stage Line to provide fire wood.
Cochise, by all accounts,
was a tall handsome man and had led his people through his physical presence and
wisdom. He arrived in Bascom's tent with his family to "share his tent." After
fine dining (for the field) the conversation turned confrontational with Bascom
accusing Cochise of kidnapping the boy. It was not known at the time but the
boy was kidnapped by a completely different band of Indians than the ones that
Cochise led. Cochise told Bascom that he did not take the boy but if he had a
few days he would try to find out who took him. Bascom assumed that he was
lying and told Cochise that he and his family were to be held hostage until the
boy was returned. Cochise, discovering that he was a prisoner, drew a hidden
knife and cut his way out of the tent to freedom (the Chiricahuas would forever
refer to this incident as "Cut the Tent"). Despite the large number of US
soldiers under Bascom's command, Cochise was able to disappear into the darkness
while being shot at and being wounded three times. But five members of
Cochise's family were unable to escape.
Cochise's warriors were
later able to raid and steal a large herd of army mules and seize a civilian
wagon train and take a few hostages of their own. Cochise's hostages were a
handful of white settlers and several Mexicans. Cochise's warriors held the
whites but as for the Mexicans the choice was clear. Because of the Apaches
long hatred of Mexicans, due to the countless cruel acts and wholesale killing
of their people, the Mexicans were immediately tied to the wagon wheels while
the wagons where set on fire. While the Mexican men cried out during their slow
death a soon to be famous warrior was said to take pleasure from poking his
lance into the burning Mexicans. This warrior would be unknown to whites for
many years but his (Spanish) name was Geronimo and he was about 38 years old at
the time.
Even though in the
following days Cochise pleaded for Bascom to treat his family members well and
trade for the whites that he now held, Bascom would have nothing of it. Bascom
held out for the boy but Cochise had no idea of his whereabouts. He offered to
exchange the hostages for his relatives, but Bascom refused to budge unless
Cochise returned the boy. Frustrated, Cochise tortured his prisoners to death.
The Apache were known to do these terrible things. Bascom retaliated by hanging
Cochise's brother and two of his nephews. Later, Bascom released Cochise's wife
and son.
Cochise, like all
Apaches, was very attached to his family and would seek revenge for several
decades. This was the start of the Apache wars.
It is obvious that
history would had been very different if Cochise and his family were allowed to
leave the young officers tent. Many people, Apache, Mexican, and White, would
die because of the stupid decision made by the young officer from the East.
The execution of his
relatives aroused in Cochise a passionate hatred of Americans and touched off
the fierce conflict that was to last throughout the 1860s.
It mattered little that
only a few Americans had betrayed him; he hated them all. Initially he raided
and killed for revenge. The Apaches, with bitter vengeance, swept down from
their mountain hiding places in even more attacks, killing, it is estimated, 150
whites and Mexicans during the next two months.
Later, even as his rage
abated, he continued to wage war, for the conflict had evolved into a bloody
cycle of revenge--American counterstrikes and Apache retaliation. Cochise
assumed an aggressive posture for the first five years of the war as he enlisted
the aid of other Chiricahua bands, notably the Bedonkohes and Chihennes under
his father-in-law, the 6-foot 5-inch statesman Mangas Coloradas (whom Americans
had also driven to war).
During the summer of
1861, the Chiricahuas ambushed several parties at Cooke's Canyon in New Mexico
Territory and, on September 27, 1861, openly assaulted the mining town of Pinos
Altos, N.M., but the miners repulsed their attack. By the end of 1861, the
troops had abandoned the forts in Chiricahua country because of the Civil War in
the East. Lt. Bascom was later killed during battle by a cannonball from the
Southern side.
Cochise naturally
concluded that his people had driven the Americans from his country. "At last
your soldiers did me a great wrong, and I and my whole tribe went to war with
them," he said. "At first we were successful, and your soldiers were driven away
and your people killed, and we again possessed our land."
In June 1862 the
California Column under Brig. Gen. James Carleton halted at Tucson before
resuming its journey east to drive the Confederate forces back to Texas. The
column's route lay through Apache Pass. Cochise and Mangas Coloradas, believing
that the troops had come to punish them, prepared an ambush, hoping to prevent
the whites from obtaining water at Apache Springs. Captain Thomas Roberts led an
advance detachment that clashed with the Chiricahuas on July 15-16, 1862.
Cochise had positioned most of his men on the hills overlooking both sides of
the spring. The Americans finally drove the Indians from their breastworks when
Roberts unleashed two mountain howitzers that lobbed several shells near the
Indian positions. Both sides fought hard, and both lost men.
Cochise's fury was
ignited again in January 1863 when Americans duped Mangas Coloradas into a
parley and executed him--which, to the Chiricahuas, "was the greatest of
wrongs." For Cochise, the loss of his father-in-law and fighting ally was a deep
and unquenchable grief. Mangas' execution reminded Cochise that he could not
trust Americans, especially soldiers.
the summer of 1870 he visited Camp Mogollon in Arizona and admitted to an
American officer there that he had killed "about as many as he had lost" and
that he was now "about even." Two months later he joined his Chihenne relatives
at Cañada Alamosa, near today's Monticello, and held talks with William Arny,
special Indian agent for New Mexico. Cochise reiterated his desire for a truce
with the Americans, declaring, "If the government talks straight I want a good
peace." Yet he also revealed his contempt for reservation life by declaring his
people's desire "to run around like a coyote; they don't want to be put in a
corral." The idea of a reservation, with its inherent restrictions, was
completely alien to an Apache warrior's view of his universe.
the morning of April 30, 1871, 150 Anglos, Mexicans, and Papago Indian
mercenaries attacked a sleeping Indian camp, massacred from 86 to 150 of the
innocents, mostly women and children. Of the survivors, women were raped and
children carried into slavery. The American President Ulysses S. Grant, who had
devised his post-Civil War Peace Policy to avoid such massacres, was outraged
and sent a peace commission to Arizona, led by General Oliver Howard and Vincent
Coyler. Howard also finally arranged a meeting with Cochise of the Chiricahuas
that autumn, through the intercession of the frontiersman Thomas Jeffords. The
meeting was held in the Dragoon Mountains, in Arizona.
was in October 1872 that General Howard met him and began negotiations. At that
time--except perhaps for Red Cloud, the great Lakota chief--Cochise may have
been the most famous Indian in the West.
Cochise was bitter, but he also realized that he fought a battle he could not
win. He expressed his resignation in the following way: "My people have killed
Americans and Mexicans and taken their property. Their losses have been greater
than mine. I have killed ten white men for every Indian slain, but I know that
the whites are many and the Indians are few. Apaches are growing less every
day." Still the great Chief did not want to get locked up in a Reservation:
"Nobody wants peace more than I do. Why shut me up on a reservation? We will
make peace; we will keep it faithfully. But let us go around free as Americans
do. Let us go wherever we please."
Cochise, in his latter years
After 11 days of negotiations, the general granted Cochise's request for a
reservation in the Chiricahua homeland, the Apache Pass, with Jeffords as the
agent. Cochise, who promised Howard to keep order along the pass, proved good as
his word, his people lived peacefully until his death on June 8, 1874.
the end, Cochise's skill as a diplomat helped his people retain the lands they
so cherished. Many have said that he was the most powerful Apache leader in
history. At his death, it was reported that his people wailed loudly for more
than a day. After his death, the Government broke the historic treaty made with
Cochise and in 1876 moved the Chiricahua from the ancient mountain homeland to
the hot, flat, dry, Arizona desert. Cochise's youngest son
Naiche and Geronimo led a group of Chiricahua Apaches that fled into the
mountains, and over the border to Mexico eluding the troops for over a decade,
refusing to surrender until 1886.
There can be no question but what Cochise was capable of unspeakable cruelties
and violent acts of revenge upon innocent whites. The fact that Cochise was
terribly wronged and misunderstood and forced to witness the disappearance of
his homeland and his people perhaps cannot, in the view of history, justify
everything that he did. Still he represents, probably as well as any single
figure, a people's natural resistance to the invasion of their land.
addition to his diplomacy skills, there is no question but what he was a mighty
warrior. We have many eyewitness accounts to testify to Cochise's prowess as a
horseman. During one furious encounter on horseback, an American scout tried
over and over again to dispatch Cochise, but his efforts were all in vain, for
the Indian "would slip over to the side of his horse, hanging on the horse's
Yet it was more than his
strength and physical skills that inspired the warriors of Cochise. The
Chiricahua chief had often expressed his great regard for those who displayed
two attributes: courage and devotion to the truth. Nobody exhibited both more
persistently and dramatically than did Cochise himself. His courage in
skirmishes and battles is now legendary. He always led his men into combat and
was frequently the central figure throughout the fight. One American officer
reported that "many efforts were made to kill Cochise who [led] his mounted
warriors" in several charges. Always during an engagement, no matter how chaotic
and confused, Cochise managed complete control of his men. "A private soldier
would as soon think of disobeying a direct order of the President as would a
Chiricahua Apache a command of Cochise," one observer declared.
The warrior-chief also
respected and much admired bravery when it appeared in his enemies. One reason
that his friendship with General Howard developed so quickly and so firmly was
that he had the "courage to visit him when to do so [might] have caused his
All Americans, with but a
few notable exceptions, he distrusted out of both instinct and experience. This
distrust of Americans prevented him from revealing much of his career to
inquisitive whites. He remained honest to his creed as he steadfastly refused to
discuss the past. If pressured, he would simply say, "I don't want to talk about
In the end, Cochise came
to the best terms ever really possible for him. His last years were a time of
peace in America, the kind of peace that came only because the struggle was
over. He obtained a reservation in his ancestral homeland, an agent in whom he
could repose absolute and complete trust, and the promise of freedom from
military interference. Today, he enjoys a hallowed place in the history of the
great American Southwest: Cochise, the Chiricahua Apache, the leader of his
COCHISE c.1815-1874,
Chief of the Chiricahua APACHE in Arizona
The Other Apaches
We have referred to
several other notable Apaches . . . some of whom are well known to Western
aficianados, some known only to students of Indian history.
Probably the second most
well known Apache is Geronimo.
(1829 - 1909)
Geronimo was the most
legendary and feared of all the Apache warriors, even more so than Cochise.
He was known as a chief,
which he wasn't. To his people he was a very powerful medicine man and shaman
that could foretell the future. He became a war leader for a small group of the
Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache Indians in Southeastern Arizona during
the 1850's through 1880's.
He was born in
present-day Clifton, Arizona with the name Goyahkla, which means "one who
yawns." However some Ft. Sill Apaches gave the meaning as "intelligent, shrewd
and clever." He was given his name Geronimo from the fear he produced in his
Mexican enemies. As he would attack they would yell out the name of their patron
saint Jerome. This translated into Geronimo, so he took this as his nickname.
One of the first spirit
communications he received was shortly after the death of his family in Kaskiyeh.
He went to a top of a mountain and heard a voice call his name four times. The
voice told him "No gun can ever kill you. I will take the bullets from the guns
of the Mexicans, so they will have nothing but powder and I will guide your
arrows." After his wife, children, and mother were killed by Mexicans in 1858,
he participated in a number of raids against Mexican and American settlers, but
eventually settled on a reservation.
After the death of the
Great Apache Chief Cochise in 1874, the Americans wanted to move the Chiricahuas
to the Arizona desert. Geronimo and hundreds of the Apaches bolted and started a
war against the Whites. He surrendered in January 1884 and returned to
reservation in San Carlos, but the sudden arrest and imprisonment of the Apache
warrior Kayatennae, together with rumors of impending trials and hangings,
prompted Geronimo to flee on May 17, 1885, with 35 warriors, 8 boys and 101
women. In January 1886, Apache scouts penetrated Chief Juh's seemingly
impregnable hideout. This action induced Geronimo to surrender.
Geronimo's final
surrender on September 4th, 1886, was the last significant Indian guerrilla
action in the United States. At the end, his group consisted of only 16
warriors, 12 women, and 6 children. Because he fought against such daunting odds
and held out the longest, he became the most famous Apache of all.
Later in life he adopted
Christianity and took part in the inaugural procession of President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1905.
Geronimo was wounded many times but never killed by a bullet. After the
surrender he and many of the Apache warriors were transported to Florida and
never returned to Arizona. Geronimo's last wish was to see his homeland once
more. This he was never allowed to do, but died as a prisoner of war on February
17, 1909. in Ft. Sill, OK.
The Battleground
is easy to envision the hardships endured by both soldier and warrior (and his
family) alike. Because the army knew little about finding water in such a dry
climate or how to travel in such rugged terrain the soldiers often faced long
periods without supplies or water. The soldiers included both white and black
troops and had the terror of facing a race of people that were trained from
birth how to wage war and live on the go in this very climate.
Black soldiers were called "Buffalo Soldiers" because their curly black hair
reminded the plains Indians of a buffalo. The Buffalo Soldier units had a
desertion rate of 1% compared to a desertion rate of 43% for the white soldier
units. This was during a time shortly after the Civil War and black men in the
army were not very acceptable, even by most of the military's top brass.
Apache had the home turf advantage but with the warrior went his wives and
children. There are accounts where children had to be tied to horses as they
slept because there was no time to rest. They would ride the horses until they
were exhausted and could no longer go on. The Apache women would slaughter the
horses, feed them to the band, and keep running for their lives. Of course they
would have to raid White or Mexican settlers, rape, torture, kill, and even
mutilate their bodies before they rode off with fresh horses and other supplies.
Atrocities happened on both sides. It is hard to blame one group more than the
other. The politically correct thing to do is to hate the Whites, forgive the
Mexicans, and think that the Apache did no wrong. However, the facts provide a
bit different interpretation. Long before the migration of peoples from Europe
to North America the Apache Indians were destroying other cultures and taking
their lands. If you visit the Paquime Ruins archeological site in northern
Mexico you will learn that this peaceful group who had lived happily in this one
place, and traded with other Indian groups, were wiped out by migrating Apaches,
in order to steal their wealth and remove them from their homeland.
Apache also terrorized the Tarahumara to the south and the peaceful Navajo to
the north. It is safe to say that most, if not all, of the Indians that came in
contact with the Apache's were victimized by them. Many of these Indian groups
enthusiastically aided what ever Army, American or Mexican, in chasing down the
Apache Warriors.
the end the Apache's lost this war because of numbers. When the Apache lost a
warrior they had to replace him from members of their group while the US and
Mexican Armies just had to send for men from their generals. If the Apache had
not made so many enemies with neighboring tribes and had worked together with
these groups they may have prevented the mass migration into their lands and had
a better outcome than they did.
Today they live on reservations totaling over 3 million acres in Arizona and New
Mexico and retain many tribal customs. Cattle, timber, tourism, and the
development of mineral resources provide income. In 1982 the Apaches won a major
Supreme Court test of their right to tax resources extracted from their lands.
In 1990 there were 50,051 Apaches in the U.S.
Sources: Edwin
R. Sweeney,
Wild West magazine.
Life on the
Above, Chiricahua Indians arriving at school, Below, four months later.
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Cast Away -- 8:00pm ET/PT on TBS. Tom Hanks plays a Federal Express employee who is trapped on an island for years following a plane crash on Christmas. After finally being rescued, he must now come to terms with life in a civilized world and reacquaint himself with the woman he loves (Helen Hunt).
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First Posted: 5:00 am – March 30th, 2016
By Chase Jordan – email@example.com , Sampson Independant
SALEMBURG — Inside the Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy, Col. (Ret.) Edward W. Timmons looked into the young faces of cadets and shared a vision of success.
"I wish you could see what I see from here," Timmons said. "You are our next greatest generation…"
Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy celebrated 22 years of providing service to at-risk youths in North Carolina. The program sponsored by the National Guard provides a viable option for North Carolina high school dropouts. Another part of the mission is to produce graduates with values, life skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens.
"I believe that if you don't understand your own history, you will clearly have difficulty in forging your future," Timmons said before giving the history of the program.
It began in Keener, but through the years it would eventually call Salemburg home, inside a building which once served as an elementary school.
"Tarheel ChalleNge Academy has graduated 4,320 graduates to date that dare to dream, believe and achieve," Timmons said.
While participating in the traditional cake cutting with Timmons and Cadet Daniel Capistran, Cadet Na'llah Strange enjoyed hearing about the successes of the program. As a participant in the program, the 16-year-old is learning how to work better with people.
"You get to see all of the trials and tribulations that everyone went through before us," Strange said. "It makes you want to keep moving on."
The other cadets participating in the program included Katlyn Tester, Kenyon Pelzer and Tanner Holder, who gave the benediction.
Funds from federal and state dollars allow thousands of cadets to participate in a 22-week resident program at no cost. The Monday celebration was the halfway point for the 16 to 18-year-old cadets enrolled in the Salemburg academy. A graduation ceremony is scheduled for the summer.
During the event, the cadets received a visit from Rep. Larry Bell and Salemburg Mayor Joseph Warren Jr. Both guests showed their support for the academy which helps thousands of youths throughout North Carolina.
"I hope that we always have it here," Bell said. "It's a good benefit for all of the students in North Carolina. I wish more Sampson County students would take part in this. Many times, we don't have a lot from our own county."
Warren believes that it's wonderful that Tarheel ChalleNGe has a preventative program to help young adults from different areas of the state.
"It has been something to be proud of and have been reflected in many compliments that have been made over the years from visitors, citizens who have appreciated the way they have conducted themselves," Warren said.
Timmons added that all of the students in Tarheel ChalleNGe are survivors who benefit from the direction of Tarheel leaders and staff. Each cadet has a master plan which includes goals for what they want to do after graduation.
"We take pride in everything that we do," Timmons said following the celebration about the cadets being successful. "I'm a firm believer that what we're doing is saving lives."
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The Professional Summer School summer studies module a joint effort by Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia was held for the first time last summer. Its themes were service innovations that promote well-being and health. One of the ideas that sprung from the Professional Summer School was the HUOLETI mobile application, which has proceeded at a quick pace from an idea to a start-up.
Carita Savin, a student in the Master's Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design, who participated in the Professional Summer School was the mastermind behind the idea for HUOLETI. She, together with other members of her team, developed a service that would simplify life for people diagnosed with cancer.
The stories shared by cancer patients, their family members and health care professionals with the Kertomalla paranee project on daily life with a serious illness were the premise for the concept. These stories were the motivation for creating a peer support application.
After completing the summer study module, Ms Savin, who has worked for a long time in the ICT sector, continued to develop the idea. She presented it to her friend and long-time colleague Maria Lipsonen, who was immediately enthusiastic about the idea. The duo proceeded with the concept quickly and, in November, the application, which was named HUOLETI was selected as one of the top three ideas in the Kertomalla paranee project's idea competition.
- My daughter has type 1 diabetes, and years ago I was one of the founding members of a peer support group in Tampere. This experience helped me understand that there was a demand for this type of electronic service, explains Maria Lipsonen, who has worked for years in the health technologies sector.
- I, in turn, was able to combine my experience in the ICT sector with my expertise in service design, and saw how a functional service could be created with simple technical solutions. At the moment, we are assessing the right partners with whom we could move the service forward, Carita Savin continues.
Ms Lipsonen and Ms Savin aim to develop the service in Finland in close cooperation with its users. They feel that Finland is a suitably safe environment in which to adopt the service, learn about it and develop it on the basis of feedback.
- After it has been adopted, our objective is to gain entry to the US markets and to create a strong brand there, Carita Savin says- This will not be easy, which is why we want to find the right partners to facilitate entry to the US markets. Tekes will also help us in our internationalisation efforts.
Carita Savin and Maria Lipsonen have developed the HUOLETI service in Finland in close cooperation with e.g. patient organisations. In February, the two aim to begin the service's first round of piloting with users.
- Thus far, we have had a very easy time testing and developing the service with users. HUOLETI has been received very enthusiastically in all the places where we have showcased it, Ms Lipsonen states. - During this first phase, we have focused on cancer patients, but our objective is to scale the service for use by any person with a serious illness or for use by the aged.
At its start, the HUOLETI team received assistance from experts from Laurea and the Professional Summer School. They helped the two also to find a contact person at Tekes.
Tampere natives Carita and Maria have also found a great deal of support in HealthHub, a community for health technologies start-ups, as well as in FinnMed's extensive network.
- For example, it is difficult to arrange a meeting with a city or hospital district, if you do not know the correct contact persons. FinnMed's network proved very valuable in this respect, Carita and Maria explain.- Health care sector start-ups are all-in-all wonderful at cheering each other on. We do not view each other as competitors in the HealthHub, but help one another succeed.
The most important lesson Ms Lipsonen and Ms Savin have learned as start-up entrepreneurs thus far has been the importance of networking. No matter what your sector or industry, its worthwhile to be courageous in networking and find places where you can meet other start-ups and operators in the same sector.
- It is also worthwhile to ask about others' experiences, because there is a lot to be learned from these; what path another start-up's journey has taken, and who they have worked in cooperation with, Carita Savin advises.- It is our experience that people are very generous in sharing their experiences, if you just make the effort to ask.
One unexpected door that opened to the HUOLETI team through networking has been cooperation with IBM and their Watson Health AI.
- The partnership with IBM will no doubt bring about many new opportunities for developing our service. We can also offer a thesis project related to the Watson Health AI to a student who is interested in developing new solutions, Carita concludes.
The Professional Summer School summer studies module by Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia will be held again this summer. Read more here.
Carita Savin and Maria Lipsonen. Photo: Janne Savin.


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GARFIELD, N.J. -- Charles Rigoglioso, 88, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his home.
A lifelong Garfield resident, he was born July 25, 1927, the son of the late Antonina (Benanti) and Vincent Rigoglioso, the oldest of seven children.
After graduation from high school in 1945, he joined the Merchant Marines. After serving in the Merchant Marine Academy for two years, he went to work for the U.S. Merchant Marines providing much needed supplies to the war-torn world. After his work with the Merchant Marines, he accepted a boxing scholarship from Syracuse University. At Syracuse, he became a national champion and a distinguished student by graduating from the prestigious School of Engineering.
He then worked for the U.S. Army as an electrical engineer. He then became supervisor and project manager for the Blackhawk and Apache, the premier gun ship of the U.S. Army. He was in charge of the automatic flight control and the Gyroscope, which tells the position of the aircraft. He became an expert in this field and his advice was sought from generals, colonels and foreign dignitaries.
In 1979, he was given the highest distinction by being recognized by President Jimmy Carter in a letter of commendation for his outstanding work in Avionics. He retired from the U.S. Army Department of Defense as supervisor for electronic engineering flight aids and navigation systems at Fort Monmouth.
He was inducted into the Garfield Academic and Athletic Hall of Fame. He was past president of the Garfield Board of Education and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
He was the husband of Marie Mustillo Rigoglioso; father of JoAnn, Domenic (Nancy), Vincent (Theresa), Camille, Charles (Barbara), Robert (Lisa), Joseph, David (Marija), Richard (Jessie) and Daniel (Deborah); grandfather of 30; brother of Vincent Rigolosi, Robert Rigolosi, Ronald Rigolosi, Rose Tartini, Rita Sciuto and the late Marie Lutz. He also is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation is from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Aloia Funeral Home, 180 Harrison Ave., Garfield. The funeral is at 8 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home followed by a 9 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Mount Virgin RC Church, Garfield. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Saddle Brook.
Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church Rosary Society, 188 MacArthur Ave., Garfield, NJ 07026.
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Michael's Birthday Party
I can't believe she's going to be 11!
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I wanted each little girl to take something home with them that they will remember the party. I have chosen to go with a new company Origami Owl. Each girl will receive a silver ball faceted necklace with a silver locket with bling around it. I need to know what charms your daughter would like to receive with her locket. I've chosen 1 of the charms, the year 2014, but below please pick 1 charm that will be included. If you would like more charms I can give you the reps info that I am doing this with.
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Shirley Black is one of the most open and giving people I have ever met.
Each year when writing my annual blog for breast cancer awareness month, she has always been open about her experiences with cancer and her commitment to help others on a similar journey.
Two years ago when I asked Shirley if she ever wondered why she was the one stricken. Her response while startling to me, was not surprising to those who know and love her. She simply said: "Why not me?"
According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 231,840 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2015.
While less than 1% of new breast cancer diagnoses occur among men, it is possible for men to develop the disease.
The American Cancer Society predicts of the approximate 40,420 deaths from breast cancer this year, an estimated 450 of them will be men. African American men have a higher mortality rate compared to other races.
Some additional facts as we observe October Breast Cancer Awareness month:
- The biggest risk factors for breast cancer are being a woman and growing older. The average age of diagnosis is 61.
- The mortality rate from breast cancer is higher for African American women than for white women and women of other races. The survival rate in African American women is also shorter.
- Breast Cancer is the 2nd highest killer of African American women, 1st is lung cancer.
- Mammography is not prevention. Getting regular mammograms does not prevent you from getting breast cancer, but it does help with early detection which can be the key to survival
- Cancer survival starts with maintaining a healthy weight as overweight and obese women and men tend to be diagnosed with cancer.
- As with other illnesses, it starts with healthy eating to include 4 – 5 servings of fruits and vegetables.
- Most women who find their own breast cancer do so as part of normal routines (showering, getting dressed, etc.) not during systematic monthly breast self-exams.
For over 30 years, breast cancer survivor Shirley Black has been on the forefront of awareness campaigns that have helped move the disease from behind closed doors to an open conversation. Her efforts along with those of many others, have saved countless lives.
On February 11, 2015, Shirley died not of breast cancer but from another form of cancer. While many may say that she lost her battle with cancer, I and others who admired and loved her would disagree.
For Shirley lived her life with cancer as Paul commanded us in Romans 5:3-4
"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope"
With a strong character led by her faith, Shirley used her cancer as a platform to help others to not only to endure but to survive breast cancer.
Therefore, as we start this month of breast cancer awareness our thoughts turn to the courage of Shirley Black and others who instead of saying "why me?" said "why not me?"
With that attitude, Shirley and others like her emerged from the dark days of sickness to the sunny days of wellness. Devoting their renewed lives to encouraging, assisting and loving others who had also been stricken with breast cancer.
Today, like every day during her life, Shirley Black is raising awareness of breast cancer, its prevention, its treatment and its cure.
And in doing so Shirley's life echoed Isaiah's commission from the Lord when Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"
Responding to the Lord, Isaiah said: "Here I am! Send me." (Isaiah 6:8)
Shirley Black in saying "why not me?" answered the Lord's call for ministry to those with breast cancer and greater awareness of the disease.
We can make no better tribute to Shirley's memory and her wonderful spirit than to answer the call to raise awareness about breast cancer. Not only during the month of October, but every day and every month of the year.
Because for this call, we must answer as Shirley Black did "why not me?"


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In New Report, Amnesty International Highlights Abuse of Protestors in Honduras
Human Rights Group Investigates, Condemns Detainment and Abuse of Peaceful Protestors Following June 28 Coup
WASHINGTON - Amnesty International published
a series of exclusive photos and testimonies today, revealing serious ill-treatment
by Honduras police and military of peaceful protesters in the capital,
Tegucigalpa. The organization warned that beatings and mass arrests are
being used as a way of punishing people for voicing their opposition to
the military-backed coup d'etat in June.
As human rights violations increase, the
need for the international community to seek a solution to the political
crisis becomes ever more urgent.
The photos and testimonies were gathered
by an Amnesty International delegation which interviewed many of the 75
people who were detained at the Jefatura Metropolitana Nº3 police station
in Tegucigalpa after the police, supported by the military, broke up a
peaceful demonstration on July 30.
Most detainees had injuries as a consequence
of police beatings with batons and having stones and other objects thrown
at them. When they were arrested, no one was told where they were being
taken, the reasons for their detention or the charges against them. All
detainees were released a few hours later.
"Mass arbitrary arrests and ill treatment
of protesters are a serious and growing concern in Honduras today," said
Esther Major, Central America researcher at Amnesty International.
"Detention and ill treatment of protestors
are being employed as forms of punishment for those openly opposing the
de facto government and also as a deterrent for those contemplating
taking to the streets to peacefully show their discontent with the political
turmoil the country is experiencing," said Major.
Amongst those held in detention on July 30
were 10 students. They all had been beaten with batons on the back, arms
and backs of the legs by police. One of them said: "The police were throwing
stones; they cornered us, threw us on the floor, on our stomachs and beat
us. They took our cameras from us; beat us if we lifted our heads and even
when we were getting into the police wagons."
Several of those interviewed told Amnesty
International that during the demonstration, police officers wore no visible
identification. They said some police officers had told them "do not look
at us, sons of bitches" and that others wore bandanas to hide their faces.
F.M., a 52-year-old teacher also detained
on July 30, told Amnesty International: "We were demonstrating peacefully.
Suddenly, the police came towards us, and I started running. They
grabbed me and shouted 'Why do you (all) support Zelaya's government?'
They beat me. I have not been informed as to why I am detained."
"Using excessive force and mass arbitrary
detentions as a policy to repress dissent only serves to inflame tensions
further and leads to serious human rights violations," said Esther Major.
"Force must only be employed in the most extreme of circumstances, and
certainly not as a method to prevent people's legitimate right to peacefully
Amnesty International is also concerned at
harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders; limits imposed
on freedom of expression and the number of attacks against journalists-including
the closure of media outlets and the confiscation of equipment and physical
abuse of journalists and camerapersons covering events.
The human rights situation outside of Tegucigalpa
is believed to be equally or even more serious. The checkpoints along the
primary roads in Honduras are currently manned by military and police who
often delay or refuse entry to human rights organizations to areas where
human rights violations are reportedly occurring.
Background Information
Concerns about human rights in Honduras have
intensified since the democratically elected President José Manuel Zelaya
Rosales was forced from power on June 28 and expelled from the country
by a military-backed group of politicians led by Roberto Micheletti, former
leader of the National Congress. There has been widespread unrest in the
country since the coup d'etat with frequent clashes between the
police, military and civilian protestors. At least two people have
died after being shot during protests.
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Noor @ A Little Bit Of Sunshine does Isabel Culpeper cosplay!
Gillian @ Writer of Wrongs talks about reading out of her comfort zone.
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DUDEEEEE THIS IS ALL SUPER GREAT. I can't believe I may end up seeing Rick Riordan next week, AHHHHH! Also, tomorrow: check out my post. I think you may get a laugh out of it, if you get the kind of humor presented there. Most of the really annoying stuff gets covered, if you end up understanding it. xD
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Miss Peregrine is on my "maybe" list - it looks well-written, but it isn't the kind of story I usually enjoy. And I so want to read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom!
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MPHFPC is really good. It's very peculiar. ;) But, I really think you would love Six of Crows! It seems right up your alley, Ellie.Delete
Ahhhhhhh I'm so jealous of all the books you've read this month gah I feel like such a bad reader but I have little to no time ahah. for someone who's going to start an english lit degree in a year I'm failing miserably! I did read harry potter & the cursed child and a biography of mary berry though (that was such a british sentence, i'm sorry). Next time I come visit your blog I'll leave you book recommendations but for now I'm just sending waves of virtual pride for you being so fabulous :P
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Haha thank you! Hopefully you'll be able to sit down with a hot beverage and read sometime soon. Oh my goodness thank you so much, Anne!!Delete


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City: Police will have eyes on, above Super Bowl revelers
City officials want sports fans to stay in line on Super Bowl Sunday.
By STEVE ANNEAR/METRO
Published : February 02, 2012
City officials want sports fans to stay in line on Super Bowl Sunday.
By halftime, parts of Boston will be shut off to football revelers not already in the Kenmore Square and North Station areas.
At a press conference Thursday, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said besides a beefed-up police presence, officers will also be strapped with cameras and there will be a helicopter harnessing surveillance equipment monitoring the city from the sky.
"If [people] think they are getting away with breaking or destroying something, they will have a surprise for them in the future," Davis said. "Just because police aren't around, doesn't mean you won't be watched."
Davis joined Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston University officials to outline the rules following Sunday's matchup between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
"Public drinking will not be tolerated, as well as dangerous behaviors or destructive behaviors," said Menino.
Officials also cautioned that local saloons would be cracking down on three things: overconsumption, overcapacity and those under the legal drinking age.
"[We] have asked establishments, that if we are in a victory situation, that they post signs in their premises so people won't be allowed to re-enter if they leave to celebrate on the streets," said Patricia Malone, director of Consumer Affairs and Licensing.
Menino said the primary focus is for all sports fans to enjoy the game and keep the city peaceful without incident.
Don't believe the hype
A letter circulating around Northeastern University's dorms this week had students shaking in their Super Bowl boots.
The Residential Life program distributed the notice, which told students if they were caught outside of their dorms during or after the big game, they could be subject to getting booked by police.
"If you do choose to go outside during or after the Super Bowl, know that you will likely be questioned and directed to go somewhere indoors as quickly as possible. If you refuse, you are subject to immediate arrest," the notice read.
But Boston's top cop said the information sounded "misleading."
"It's not possible to arrest someone for simply being outside," said Davis, who acknowledged he hadn't seen the note to students.
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Warming and Mood Lifting
Using cinnamon as an incense, in spells, or even in cooking has a warming affect that raises the spiritual mood of a space and the emotional mood of individuals. The "warming" aspect of cinnamon makes this method particularly useful in the winter months, when your mood is low due to low light and cold temperatures.
Stomach Healing
Cinnamon is soothing to the stomach, and will heal nausous, car sickness, and digestive issues, among other things.
This means a couple things. Cinnamon is helpful, because of this, for headaches. It also aids in treating arthritis pain. For these purposes it should be added to a regular diet. Cinnamon tea is also a good option when headaches flare up.
Anti-fungal, Anti-bacterial, and Anti-viral
Anti-, anti-, anti-, cinnamon is a great protectent against a bunch of things. Foods with cinnamon in them are less prone to spoiling. It will give your immune system a boost as well when you eat it. Besides that, it'll help rid your chest of congestion when you do catch that cold.
Heart Health
Cinnamon oil helps lower cholesterol and clear unwanted blockages, and boost circulation.
Blood Sugar Regulation
Cinnamon is great if you are someone who craves a lot of sugar; it'll help curb those cravings. Not only that, but it actually affects insulin release, aiding in keeping a stable blood sugar, particularly beneficial for those with Type 2 Diabetes.
That heat we talked about earlier? Well, it can come out in different ways. The warm energy of cinnamon acts as a natural libido booster. Chemically, it actually mimics the effects of Viagra!
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Thor Corps
Like Thor? Want more? You'll adore the Thor Corps for sure! After all, they fought a Thor War.
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Like Thor? Want more? You'll adore the Thor Corps for sure! After all, they fought a Thor War.
Hammers clash when Mjolnir-wielder of the future Dargo Ktor is tricked into fighting Eric Masterson, the replacement Thor, in the modern day. As they bring the thunder, Beta Ray Bill joins the party with his mighty mallet Stormbreaker!
But will the titanic trio put their differences aside in time to knock Zarrko the Tomorrow Man into next week? After Eric takes on the mantle of Thunderstrike, the one true Thor makes the Corps four on a multi-dimensional quest to rescue the wife of Dargo's arch-foe, Demonstaff! Plus: Revisit the debuts of Dargo and Bill, and the day Eric first proved himself worthy! It's Hammer Brothers Time!
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We are giving up freedoms to use social media. WHY did it take TWO weeks to realize THIS is one of THE most iconic photos EVER in the history of our world, of photography, of news and of course, wars. Yet Facebook even took this image down from Norway's Prime Minister's post!
Does that send warnings to ya? I've often thought about what this man wrote:
"In 10 years we will come to realize that social media has been the single most influential factor in the loss of free speech and the imposition of a thought police everywhere. Our technology will enslave us but as long as we are entertained, it will only matter to a few." ~Martin Perry · Adjunct Professor at St. John's University.
It Took Facebook 2 Weeks To Figure Out The Difference Between War Photography And Kiddie Porn. The company reversed its decision to censor an iconic photo from the Vietnam War, but the damage was already done.
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Elliot Katz: Sometime last year I saw a documentary about that picture. They were actually interviewing the woman who is the little naked girl in the picture. I was so teary eyed.
Jenny Lens: Hi Elliot Katz: yes, the article mentioned the woman. I can't even write this. I remember it well. Those who don't learn from history are DOOMED to repeat it. WE ARE ALL DOOMED. My gawd, really! Two freakin' weeks. Removing from a Prime Minister's page? THIS is why some of us HATE WAR.
Jenny Lens: :'( :'( :'(
Antonia Fuentes: Yes, what it says to me is that our right to free speech is being dictated by a bunch of snot balls in silicone valley who have their collective heads so far up their posteriors that one would need a crowbar to take it out! Just saying…..
Jenny Lens Antonia Fuentes: YOU win the internet today. Just saying …
Antonia Fuentes: Thank you Jenny Lens we'll see how long the comment stays up there before the FB thought police take it down!
Michael Whittaker: "Free" has never been free.
Jenny Lens: So true. We are born indebted to the banks. And big corps and govt. Michael Whittaker: we spend our life trying to be free, but it's ALL an illusion. I sure am seeing that dealing w/City and RACIST BULLIES who break City, State and Federal laws and the City lets them!
Sharon Cohen Jones: · Friends with Gabi Berlin
Why did it take two weeks? Because tech companies practice rampant age discrimination, and therefore there's no one working there who's old enough to know what this photo is, nor recognize its importance.
Jenny Lens: Sharon Cohen Jones: exactly, stated by others. Repeatedly read about age discrimination. Major Apple dude can't even get a job at Apple store. He bloody well worked on the products they sell. Can't even help others use them. You betcha.


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Hiya Everyone,
So I'm finally here at day two after so many failed attempts and half-day non-starting. I'm very proud of myslef!
Yesterday I started off the day really positive but as the evening came in I started to feel really 'itchy'. Woke-up this morning and thought to myself 'I'll have my cigarette now' and had to remind myslef I no longer smoke.
Its quite strange - I'm not really finding it overley difficult, more like I'm missing something. Like the feeling you gwt when you think you've forgotten something but you can't think what :confused:
So going to spend part of this morning re-reading some good material on non-smoking that I have found through other people signatures.
UPDATE: Caroline - Free and Healing for One Day, 12 Hours and 36 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 2 Hours, by avoiding the use of 31 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me £7.63.
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New Canadian Telemarketing Rules Will Impact Charities
(June 4, 2004) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued new regulations (effective June 21, 2004) that impose additional requirements and disclosures for charities engaged in telemarketing, as well as for those for-profit organizations working on behalf of a charity.
The following new rules now apply to charities and to for-profit telemarketers working on behalf of a charity:
- The telemarketer must immediately identify him/herself and the organization (charity) on whose behalf the call is being made. This disclosure must come before the telemarketer can ask for a particular individual.
- The telemarketer must also provide a toll-free telephone number that an individual can use to provide questions and comments about the call. This disclosure must also come before the telemarketer can ask for a particular individual. This number must be staffed during business hours.
- If an individual, during the call, asks to be placed on a do-not-call list, the telemarketer must immediately act on the request without requiring the individual to do anything further.
- Beginning October 1, a telemarketer must provide to an individual who wants to be placed on a do-not-call list a unique registration number to confirm receipt of each do-not-call request.
There are two additional rules for for-profit telemarketers calling on behalf of a charity:
- The telemarketer must immediately identify the name of the for-profit company representing the charity.
- If an individual requests to be placed on a do-not-call list during a call, then the telemarketing must ask if the individual wants to be placed on all of the do-not-call lists of organizations represented by the telemarketer.
In the rules, the CRTC indicated that it would prefer to institute a national Do-Not-Call Registry, but felt that such an effort would be "counter productive" without sufficient start-up funding and enforcement power, both of which it currently lacks.
Once a request is made, charities have 30 days to process the request and place the individual on their do-not-call list. Individuals on an organization-specific do-not-call list cannot be contacted for three years, starting with the day their request was processed.
The new rules are scheduled to go into effect on June 21, 2004.
While AFP agrees with some of the new requirements, such as identification of the organization calling, the requirements for a fully-staffed, toll-free phone number and unique registration number are extremely burdensome, especially for smaller organizations. Requiring the disclosure of that information at the beginning of any call will also decrease dramatically the effectiveness of charity telemarketing calls. The limited amount of time to comply with the new requirements is also very troubling.
AFP will be in contact with the CRTC and other federal agencies (such as Industry Canada) and also plans to work with other allied organizations to seek improvements in the rules.
Fax Rules
While fax telemarketing is not used often by charities, fundraisers should be aware that the new rules do affect fax communications as well. The requirements are similar to those for phone calls, but do include other limitations:
- The fax must identify who is sending the fax (both the individual person and organization) and include information about a toll-free telephone number and toll-free fax number where do-not-call/fax requests can be processed. A name and address must also be included to where individuals can send their comments.
- The originating date and time of the fax must also be provided.
- All of the above information must be in a font size 12 point or larger at the top of the first page of any fax.
- Do-not-call/fax requests must be processed within 7 days, and individuals on the list cannot be contacted for three years.
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By now you all know I love to eat "clean"-not big on empty calorie eats. Having to little guys around to feed brought me back to my day care/pre-school years and I have been doing foods that both nourish and have a fun element to them.
Thankfully, our daughter-in-law is a wonderful woman who helped the week go a lot easier that it would have without her patience and assistance.
That said, Friday we both were exhausted and knew that we both had both a fun and horrendous Saturday to look forward too. Sam had a family wedding to go to-a mere 4-1/2 hour drive, one way. I had to take the boys "on assignment" with me. We decided to go with the "what's so bad about hamburger and fries?" version for dinner.
We took them swimming in her pool, got them bathed and then with a coupon in hand, went to a mom-and-pop burger place.
It also had a nice large patio to enjoy on that particular very warm summer night.
We ordered the boys the traditional kids meal of cheeseburgers and fries and they came with drinks. It was either the swimming and bath or they were growing, but the boys ate down every morsel!
Sam had a turkey "aloha" burger. It was marinated in teriyaki and topped with a grilled slice of pineapple. I went with a veggie burger that was topped with avocado, grilled mushrooms and onions in a burgundy sauce. Both of ours came on a 9 grain bun. We broke the "healthy" mode and split a side a fries.
The boys made a game of pointing out all the cars that looked just like my PT Cruiser. For Aidan, we tried to get him to tell us the color as well.
We all enjoyed people and car watching, the food and the company. We ended the night with watching Alpha and Omega and then it was back to our house and I read a couple of chapters of the latest Junie B. Jones book to the boys.
With all our stomachs full and our bodies exhausted, we all went right to sleep.
That turkey burger sounds delish!
It does! I especially like the idea of the sundried tomatoes mixed in with mayo.
I love burgers. We don't eat them to often but when we do I make sure it's either a homemade patty or we go to a place that has high quality food. I like fries but I also like making our own potato chips as an alternative.
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To improve the microtribological properties, super hard films were deposited and investigated. The atomic-scale surface state is very important in microtribology. The require surface material is not usually a self-sacrificing type solid lubricant film but rather a wear-resistant and lubricating film. The surface compositions are thought to reduce atomic-scale wear and friction fluctions. A surface material composition model that feasibly achieves the micro-tribological zero wear is suggested here. Microwear properties of these films were investigated by scanning probe microscope (SPM).The top surfaces of super hard films are modefied to improve the microtribological properties. Superior atomic-scale lubricities are obtained jby reducing the atomic interaction between the sliding surfaces. This requires a material with a low surface energy such as C-F or graphite. Superior wear resistance is obtained by improving the strength of films. Such improvements are made by using super hard materials such as silicon containing carbon film, diamond film or cubic boron nitride film.
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The greatest fears of the fractured Light and Dark Ones had been burned, scattered across the night, but all is not well. Nelly is gone, taken by enemies who want to steer the young singer's career in a whole new direction. Nelly's no fool, and no matter how dismal her plight, she knows she needs to escape. Sending out a desperate plea, she gets an unexpected reply, swearing she'll be rescued. As the kidnappers' plans edge towards fruition, Nelly's 'rescuer' appears to know every chilling detail. Is this would-be hero more involved than the comforting voice assures? After all, who can trust a bodiless voice, carried on the wind?
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The so-called "religion of peace" struck again Monday in the Spanish town of Rincón de la Victoria, where Islamic thugs broke into the Church of our Lady of Carmen and desecrated it by spraying "Allah" on the walls and destroying statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.
According to the U.K. Daily Mirror, a similar attack occurred last month, when a local Moroccan man, 27, allegedly threw a large rock toward the Virgin Mary statue while hollering, "Allahu Akbar."
An investigation has reportedly been launched into the most recent vandalism. Furthermore, local Christian leaders have encouraged "respect and fraternity between different religious groups" and argued that the acts of vandalism were not representative of all Muslims.
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While we appreciate leaders trying to calm tensions, such acts of religious intolerance occur frequently in the Muslim world. Furthermore, these acts usually come with violence.
Earlier this year, for instance, we reported that Islamic State group militants frequently herded Christians into churches and tortured them to death. Afterward, they razed the churches to the ground.
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According to The Christian Post, the terror group has destroyed numerous Christian statues, crosses and other faith symbols in Iraq over the past year.
Now imagine how the liberal mainstream media would react if Christians were to start destroying symbols of Islamic faith. And yet this same media says virtually nothing about the ongoing desecration of Christian churches and symbols by Muslims across the globe.
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The hypocrisy is very telling, though also very fitting for this day and age, when it seems like everything has become upside down.
We just hope that the perpetrators of this latest act are quickly caught and forced to come face to face with the hand of justice.
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Received the National Park Service's Death Valley General Management Plan yesterday. Have only read a small part of the document but one section caught my eye: Water. The Death Valley Groundwater Flow System is discussed: origin of much of the Flow System, the importance of the Flow System to Death Valley and measures to defend the Flow System. Here is a quote from the plan, "Vigorously defend water traveling to the Park in the Death Valley aquifer from Nevada." Which brings up Las Vegas and Pahrump. A wildly growing Las Vegas is looking for water here, there and everywhere; everywhere includes Pahrump and Pahrump is using water from the aquafer supplied by the Spring Range and that water is part of the Death Valley Groundwater Flow system. This could become interesting.


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This post is totally a month late but we took our lovely little tree off to become mulch today (sad face) so it feels like an appropriate time to finally blog about it, right?
We treated ourselves to a real tree again this Christmas, and there's definitely no way we'll be changing back to an artificial one, ever! This year's fir(ry) guy was a foot bigger than last year, which we regretted for an hour while we tried to figure out where to put him in our more-furnished-than-last-year apartment, but once he was in situ we instantly loved him.
Every year that we've been together we've acquired more decorations, be it keepsakes from a place we've visited, or something cute we - I - really liked. Below are this year's newest additions...
First up is a knitted mouse from Crate & Barrel (isn't he lovely?!) - this is a little bit of a tradition now as this was the 3rd year we've bought a decoration from there - last year was a knitted octopus (and two penguins, but I just couldn't resist)!
Another tradition we have is to always buy a Christmas decoration from the Harrods Christmas Shop. Unfortunately this year we were only back in London in July, which is a month too early for their Christmas store, apparently. But, never fear, I did find this little guy to add to our collection from their year round souvenir collection - a snowman dressed as a Yeomen Warder (aka a Beefeater).
This little guy fell in to my basket when buying presents from West Elm, I loved his little plaid shirt, and as someone who is obsessed with plaid shirts, I felt like he definitely needed to come home with me!
As well as the decorations we acquired ourselves in 2015, my mum also sent us three new Isle of Man themed ones to remind us of home. I'm 100% certain that we have more Three Legs of Mann decorations than anything else now!
Also, finally, we have a tree topper! Now, don't get me wrong, I was more than happy with my Pooh Fairy topper (who sadly was left in storage back home when we moved), but Andrew wasn't so keen. We found this lovely simple wire star from CB2 and it's so perfect. It's a little bit unusual but isn't anything too busy to distract from the rest of the tree!
And here he is, on tree day! I can't wait till next Christmas just so we can have a delicious smelling tree in our apartment for a month again. Mmm...pine!


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Law Office of Mr. Dionisios and Dimitrios Seloulis and Partners
Business Social Network
In short
A few months ago the Greek government opened up the Legal Profession here in Greece. With the opening of the Legal profession it also effectively meant that Greek Lawyers now faced even more completion.
The Law Office of Mr. Dionisios and Dimitrios Seloulis and Partners approached us to develop a Business Social Network for them whereby they could promote their services and develop a professional online community.
The brief
We were requested to design the site making use of grey as the main colour and orange for the highlights and that the site was connected to their central LinkedIn Professional Account. Furthermore we were asked to add both RSS and Google Feed burner Email RSS, which would keep their visitors constantly informed the minute a new post was created.
The details
Main Navigation
The current and hover states of the main navigation were developed using CSS 3 so as to reduce the amount of images used on the site whilst ensuring that the site was still fully functional in browsers that do not support this feature. The search field was designed to resemble a cut out revealing the site's background.
The sidebar containers were generated using CSS 3 yet again, except for the orange detail and the horizontal line which are images.
The Sidebar across the site changes according to the needs of the area it represents so as to minimise the clicks a visitor has to make to reach the content of interest.
Main Content Area
The clients area was developed with the assistance of David DeSandro's jQuery Masonry and the result creates an area filled with the law firms clients where there are no CSS float gaps getting in the way, we connected it to the database and the easily updateable results are evident.
The forms were all styled using CSS 3 and as always degrade nicely for those using browsers that do not yet support these techniques. As forms are particularly tricky and hated by most we have used a hover state which helps define and identify the form area which you are currently using.
The Captcha code for the site was developed so as not to be intrusive and can be read easily by human beings, who after all have to use it, whilst still offering the desired security against spam.
There are so many more details that can be discussed here but the best for you is to visit their site and see it live.
Within the next month we will have also developed the English version of the site, so keap an eye open on our Twitter page – @handmadecss so as to be one of the first to be notified!
Link to the site:
Law Office of Mr. Dionisios and Dimitrios Seloulis and Partners – bcaid.gr


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Fifteen-minute mac and cheese your kids will love, from Karen Ullo.
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Barb Szyszkiewicz's fish recipe is served on "rafts" of roasted potatoes. Let the kids help you put together this Meatless Friday dish.
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Lexington Legends starter Luis Cruz matched the Greensboro Grasshoppers' Jose Urena with seven scoreless innings before Cruz unraveled in the eighth inning of a 3-1 loss in North Carolina.
Cruz had only given up four hits and two walks, and he had seven strikeouts before giving up a leadoff triple to Brent Keys.
Austin Barnes followed with a run-scoring single and Aaron Senne finished off Cruz (5-5) with a two-run shot to right field.
Legends reliever Nathan Pettus had his own troubles, walking the first two batters he faced before getting out of the inning with a pair of strikeouts and a pop out.
Lexington had taken the lead in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Zachary Johnson.
The Grasshoppers' Daniel Oliver struck out two batters and walked one while earning his first save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
Johnson and Luis Alvarez, who scored the Legends' only run, led the team with two hits apiece. Alvarez, a catcher, also got his first stolen base of the season.