West ham welcomed their visitors from the South West on a well weathered Saturday morning and the scene was set for a great game.
The match started in favour of the visitors, who had a few attacks and played some good football, causing problems for West Ham in the first quarter.
At the start of the second quarter WHU started to find their feet and put together some good attacks, only to be thwarted by an in form Gloucestershire Goal Keeper.
However, WHU's good attacking play got rewarded on 29 minutes when Joe Burns put the home team 1-0 up, with his persistence in front of goal finally paying off.
The possession for the rest of that quarter and the next, were in favour of WHU and they were able to get a two goal cushion with an absolute stunner of a header from Callum Fisher. A great team goal with the ball being played nicely from the defensive third into the attacking third and falling at the feet of Samual Keys, who put in a perfectly placed cross onto the head of Callum who controlled the ball brilliantly and looped it up and over the head of the Gloucestershire GK.
WHU had many more chances and were kept out by the GK who was arguably the away teams player of the match.
The away team got a consolation goal in the last 5 minutes of the game and although they fought hard to get that equaliser, WHU kept calm and held on for the win.
A great game of football to watch, well done to both teams.


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A dynamic singer, songwriter, and harmonica player from Claiborne Parish, Rush mixes funk, soul, and blues music and won Grammy Awards in his eighties.
by John Wirt
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Bobby Rush Performing at St. Louis Bluesweek Festival, 2012.
A seemingly ageless performer, Bobby Rush was a mainstay on the African American Chitlin' Circuit for nearly a half-century. He belatedly reached the mainstream in the 2000s, propelled by his acclaimed late-career albums and a high-profile appearance in Martin Scorsese's 2003 PBS documentary series The Blues.
Musical Beginnings
Born Emmett Ellis Jr. on November 10, 1936, to Emmett and Mattie Ellis, Rush and his nine siblings grew up near the town of Homer in Claiborne Parish. He adopted the stage name Bobby Rush in deference to his father, a Baptist preacher and sharecropper. "Daddy's shadow was large," Rush explains in his autobiography. "And the places I would hang out in were places where a man of God's name should not be heard, talked about, or, God forbid, seen."
Nonetheless, Emmett Ellis Sr.'s harmonica playing imprinted deeply on Rush during his early childhood. At six years old Rush built a one-string instrument, commonly known as a diddly bow, from materials he found on the farm. Primitive though the instrument was, Rush reveled in the resonating sound of its single string. Rush obtained his first guitar at eleven years old. Despite how difficult the battered, inexpensive instrument was to play, Rush pursued its secrets relentlessly. He also learned harmonica licks from his father.
In 1948 the Ellis family moved to Sherrill, Arkansas, a small town near Pine Bluff. The underage Rush soon began sneaking into the local juke joints and nightclubs. He performed with slide guitarist and singer Elmore James and learned how to engage audiences during brief but instructive touring with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. "The Foots," Rush writes in his autobiography, "could sing and play their instruments with the best of them, the dancing was as tight as a drum, and the comedy was too funny." For Black audiences, he adds, entertainment in the Rabbit Foot Minstrels' "high tent represented a holy place where I could perform and learn from the best my people offered."
Rush also took every opportunity to attend and study the performances of Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Rufus Thomas, Little Walter Jacobs, and other blues and rhythm and blues artists who performed in the Pine Bluff area. Like musicians throughout the South, the young Rush loved listening to singer-harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson II's King Biscuit Time radio broadcasts from Helena, Arkansas. In his autobiography, Rush credits Williamson with teaching him almost everything he needed to know about blues and songwriting.
In 1953 Rush moved to Chicago, one of America's blues capitals. He performed in the Chicago area with sidemen who included future stars Freddie King and Luther Allison. Rush did not make his recording debut until 1964 via the small Jerry-O label. In 1971 his single "Chicken Heads" became his first hit on Billboard magazine's rhythm-and-blues chart. Following years of releasing singles on various labels, Philadelphia International Records issued his album debut, 1979's Rush Hour.
Later Fame
Rush moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1983 to be closer to his family and the Black southern audiences that had supported him for decades. In 2000, thirty-six years after Rush's recording debut, his Hoochie Man album earned the first of his six Grammy nominations. In 2017 his twenty-fifth album, Porcupine Meat, recorded in New Orleans with producer Scott Billington and New Orleans musicians, won the then eighty-year-old artist his first Grammy award. Rush repeated the feat in 2021, winning a second Grammy in the best traditional blues album category for Rawer Than Raw.
In 2019 Rush portrayed himself in a scene-stealing cameo in My Name is Dolemite, a biopic about comedian Rudy Ray Moore starring Eddie Murphy. In 2021 Rush published his frank and entertaining autobiography, I Ain't Studdin' You: My American Blues Story.
John Wirt
Anderson, Brett. "Bobby Rush Lived the Blues. Six Decades On, He's Still Playing Them," New York Times, June 10, 2021.
Billington, Scott. "Bobby Rush," Making Tracks: A Record Producer's Southern Roots Music Journey. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2022, 197–207.
Rush, Bobby and Herb Powell. I Ain't Studdin' You: My American Blues Story. New York: Hachette Books, 2021.
Tomko, Gene. Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2020.
Official Bobby Rush bio at bobbyrushbluesman.com.
Entry Published January 3, 2023
Entry Last Updated January 3, 2023
Coverage 1936–present
Regions Northwest Louisiana, Claiborne
Time Periods Contemporary Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era
Index letter B
Rhythm and Blues Music
Bobby Rush Performing at St. Louis Bluesweek Festival, 2012

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Attendees browse the many items on display at this year's Fine Art Auction. Photo by Bob Toy.
Numbers flew, wine flowed and pulses raced at The Cannery on Nov. 14 when art enthusiasts from the Bay Area and beyond jostled to bid on 409 works of art in the silent auction, and 30 pieces showcased in the live auction at Academy of Art University's 20th Annual Faculty + Alumni Fine Art Auction. A fundraiser for the Fine Art Student Scholarship Fund, this year's event raised over $120,000, with half going toward the scholarship fund and half going directly to the artists.
Minutes before the silent auction came to a close, a short but intense bidding war erupted over an abstract painting by recent Academy M.F.A. graduate Jean Davis; while across the courtyard, high bidders carried away treasured wins from the live auction, which included a piece by Academy alumnus Greg Gandy that sold for $2,600, fetching the highest price at the live event.
The annual auction launched 20 years ago with a cohort of what Nelson calls a "ragtag group of faculty and alumni." Over the last two decades, that grassroots event has grown to become a highly anticipated date on the San Francisco arts calendar attracting gallerists, collectors and art enthusiasts from Northern California as well as places farther afield such as New York, Denver and San Diego.
"We always say that and then we end up with like five!" exclaimed Finnell's 17-year-old daughter Lauren.
Todd Sisitsky and his brood of three young art enthusiasts, 12-year-old Tyler, 10-year-old Mia and 4-year-old Ethan couldn't have been more excited as they watched their paintings being wrapped.
An attendee makes a bid during the silent auction. Photo by Bob Toy.
The auction's robust collection featured a diverse wealth of 80 different artists including School of Fine Art Director of Painting Carolyn Meyer, School of Fine Art instructor Brian Blood, School of Animation instructor Oliver Sin, acclaimed Academy alumni Kevin Moore and Siddharth Parasnis and recent graduate Sahar Mohebi.
School of Fine Art Administrator Dana Sornstein said that while the auction is an important fundraiser for the school, it also provides an opportunity for recent graduates to show their work and get exposure. "Like Leo," Sornstein explained. "Leo Bugel was an [alumnus], and he sold everything at the very first auction; he was like a rock star."
Vanessa Avery from the School of Fine Art holds up one of the many works available during the live auction. Photo by Bob Toy.
Online Coordinator for the School of Fine Art Beverly Lazor has also benefited from the exposure. She flies up from Los Angeles to attend the event, which featured six of her paintings this year. "One year a gallery came in and saw my work and asked me to be one of their members," she said.
Both Nelson and Meyer agree that in addition to being a valuable fundraiser, the auction is a great way to expose artists to the culture of the art world.


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Fallschirmjager, Grüne Teufel, Green Devils. Part 3.
The Fallschirmjager qualification badge.
I have just finished writing my third novel in the Devils with Wings series, Devils with Wings: Frozen Sun. The Fallschirmjager, after their successful battle taking Crete in only 10 days, are shipped to Poland to partake in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
Leaving temperatures in excess of forty degrees to be used, not in an airborne operation, but as a fire brigade, plugging gaps in the line around Leningrad, particularly along the banks of the River Neva. They were Army Group North's strategic reserve. They were quickly placed into the fray, fighting along the River Neva, where temperatures dropped to below -30 degrees, sometimes as low as -40. They were successful at plugging the gaps and preventing the Soviet Union from exploiting their bridgeheads over the River Neva, but at a price. Some units suffered up to 75% casualties. Many who had survived the assault on the Fortress Eben Emael, (Devils with Wings) and the fierce fighting on the Island of Crete (Devils with Wings: Silk Drop) met their fate in this bitter struggle with the atrocious weather and the never ending Soviet hordes.
The German Army, and the Fallschirmjager, were soon to experience the hostile Russian winters.
These next few posts will fill in some of the background to these amazing airborne soldiers. Their training was particularly tough, and they were the first parachute, airborne, division in existence. After a tough physical regime, consisting of strenuous exercise, unarmed combat, weapons handling and long forced marches, culminating in bigger and bigger unit exercises, they complete their parachute training. Before they were allowed anywhere near a parachute, they to jump into a tank of water from a 45 foot tower. Their training, apart from the parachute element, was thought to be similar to that of the British WW2 Commandos.
Fallschirmjager helmet, M38 Model Fallschirmjagerhelm.
The front cover of Hauptmann Piehl's Ganze Manner, the 1943 first edition, with a foreword by General Kurt Student.
The German Fallschirmjager in WW2.
After their success in subjugating Fort Eben Emael, the impregnable fortress protecting the bridges that crossed the Albert Canal, General Student and his Fallschirmjager were assigned an even bigger task. The first ever airborne invasion of a country, Crete. Before they conducted this epic 10 day operation, they were brought in to secure the bridge that crossed the Corinth Canal.
A view of the Corinth Canal taken by a Fallschirmjager in 1941.
On the 6 April 1941, the German Army invaded Greece. They advanced rapidly and reached Thebes in less than three weeks. On the night of the 26 April, a Fallschirmjager Regiment were dropped onto Corinth with the task of securing the Corinth Canal bridge, cutting off the Isthmus of Corinth. The British counter-attacked, but failed to secure the bridge, although the bridge was destroyed in the process. The German Army quickly captured the Peloponnesos.
Modern day photograph of the Corinth Canal.
A Fallschirmjager paratrooper looks on at a pile of captured weapons
captured in Corinth.
A Fallschirmjager guards Greek prisoners of war.
British soldiers were also captured. They were treated well by the paratroopers, who, on many occasions during WW2,
allowed prisoners to be exchanged during lulls in battle.
But for the Fallschirmjager, there was to be no rest.
General Student, commander of the Fallschirmjager Division, discusses the forthcoming Operation Merkur, Operation Mercury, with General Ringel.
Map of Crete – 20 May 1941
With the surviving Allied forces withdrawn to Crete, it was decided to conduct an air landing operation to secure the Island. The 7th Flieger Division would capture the airfields on Crete allowing the German Mountain troops, the 5th Gebirgsjager Division, to be flown in as reinforcements.
The Fallschirmjager prepare for the operation.
The Junkers, JU-52's are loaded. The Fallschirmjager affectionately referred to the aircraft as Tante Ju, Auntie Jun.
Weapons canister being loaded. Generally, the paratroopers didn't carry any weapons, other than a knife to cut away the parachute if they got tangled up in it, and a pistol when they parachuted. The position of the 'risers' meant they had to land on their hands and knees, the reason they wore thick cricket like pads around their knees. As a consequence they went into battle lightly armed until they could make contact with the containers that would follow them down. The single riser also made the parachute difficult to steer.
A flight of JU-52's heading for Crete.
Day 1, 20th May. Maleme-Chania sector. Group West, codenamed Comet, was responsible for securing Maleme Airfield. Paratroopers parachuted in, along with glider troops landing directly on the target. Some Fallschirmjager and gliders landed off target where they were able to dig in. Although they were initially unable to secure the airfield they were in position and a threat to the defenders.
One company of the 3rd battalion, 1st Assault Regiment, lost over 100 men killed out of 126. The battalion of 600 men, had two thirds of the unit killed before the end of the first day.
Group Mitte, (centre), code named Mars, assaulted Prison Valley, Chania Souda and Rethymnon. This second wave arrived in the afternoon, dropping paratroopers and gliders on Rethymnon and Group Ost (East) targetting Heraklion.
On day 2, 21 May, the Allied forces withdrew from Hill 107, leaving Maleme effectively undefended. This allowed the German forces to finally use the airfield to fly in reinforcements. The Allies attempted a counter attack on the night of the 21st, but due to delays, the Luftwaffe were able to support the troops on the ground and repulse the attack.
German aircraft on the battlefield of maleme airfield.
From the 23 May, the Allies were effectively involved in a slow withdrawal along the length of the Island as the Fallschirmjager and Gebirgsjager advanced.
A present day photo of the type of terrain they covered.
Fallschirmjager.
Destroyed British, Mark V1B light tanks. The British had 16 x light tanks and 9 x Matilda IIA infantry tanks.
Matilda Tank belonging to the Bovington Tank Museum.
The qualification phase to become a paratrooper consisted of 6 jumps. The first would be a t height of around 200 metres, the next two at 150 metres, but in a stick of six trainees. Their fourth jump would be from the same height, but at dusk or dawn and as part of a much larger stick, of perhaps 10 men. For the fifth jump they would be part of a Kette formation, a V-formation, a Chain of three Junkers JU-52. The final jump would be made under simulated combat conditions, up to nine aircraft flying at little over 125 metres in height.
Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen, parachutist badge.
Fallschirmjager advance west, using captured vehicles.
And donkeys.
Weapons canisters had a set of wheels, allowing them to be moved more easily.
Captured British Camp near Chania.
Thousands of Allied soldiers were captured.
The Fallschirmjager suffered from a high level of casualties. Out of 29,000 troops (Mountain and Paratrooper), they suffered nearly 7,000 casualties and lost 0ver 350 aircraft.
The Allies, lost 4,000 killed and nearly 3,000 wounded out of a force of 40,000.
Crete after the battle.
Local population.
…..now.
Present day Crete.
Some of the terrain they would have covered.
Devils with Wings: Silk Drop – Video by Nick Britten
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Devils with Wings: Silk Drop
The Parachutist's "Ten Commandments"
The Fallschirmjager had ten commandments that they lived by as elite soldiers.
Number 3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter may bring you to the grave.
My intention is not to portray a particular message, but just share some of my photographs and information with you and help set the scene for my forthcoming novel. The next post will cover the Fallschirmjager in Russia.
Devils with Wings: Frozen Sun
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Third novel in the Devils with Wings series
Fallschirmjager, Grüne Teufel, Green Devils. Part 2
The front cover of Hauptmann Piehl's Ganze Manner, the 1943 first edition, with a foreword by General Kurt Student. The German Fallschirmjager in WW2.
Apart from some initial limited fighting in Poland and Norway, it wasn't until 1940, that the Fallschirmjager were truly launched into limelight with their famous attack on Fort Eben Emael.
The main gate of what was supposed to be the toughest Fortress in the world.
Fort Eben Emael, bordering the Albert Canal, occupies a position just to the east of a small village called Eben Emael.
Forst Eben Emael, a Belgian fortification south of Maastricht
The fort was an irregular shape, measuring 600 metres east to west and over 750 metres north to south.
Plan of the fortress, showing the mix of armoured turrets, casemates and Anti-Aircraft guns.
Along the eastern section of the fort was the Albert Canal, a serious barrier in itself to any attack from that direction.
The cutting of the Albert Canal. 'Canal-Nord', a block imbedded into the sheer side of the wall, housed 60mm guns and protected the fort from an enemy attempting to cross the Canal.
There were a number of blocks and casemates (9) housing 60mm anti-tank guns and machine guns. In addition, the fort housed Cupola 120, a twin 120mm gun turret with a range of just over 17 kilometres. Cupola-Nord and Cupola-Sud each had a retractable turret with two 75mm guns. A shorter range of 10 kilometres, but still capable of protecting the bridges over the Albert Canal.
Cupola – 120. One twin 120mm turret.
Mi-Nord and Mi-Sud were twinned blocks housing 60mm guns, Vise 1 & 2, each housed three 75mm guns facing south and Maastricht 1 & 2 contained three 75mm guns facing north.
Maastricht-2, housed three 75mm guns.
On the 10th May 1940, the Fallschirmjager, Group Granite, led by Oberleutnant Rudolf Witzig, were tasked with securing the supposedly impregnable fort. Seventy eight German paratroopers, Fallschirmjager, landed on top of the fort in the early hours of the morning. They landed in gliders, the first time gliders were ever used in an armed assault.
Although the fort was well protected from a ground attack, it had very few defences against an attack from the air. Landing the traditional way, by parachute, the paratroopers would have been spread too far apart. They also had to take heavy explosives with them to use on the concrete bunkers and armoured turrets.
Their other secret weapon was the Hohladung, Hollow-Charged weapon. Again a first for the German Army. The 50kg charge was capable of blasting through the armoured turrets and concrete bunkers. During their 6 months training in Hildesheim, in the foothills of the Harz mountains, in complete secrecy, they weren't even allowed to use the new explosive in anger. It was exploded on the ground and they didn't get to see its effect until the actual assault. It was broken down into two parts. Two Fallschirmjager would carry a 25kg section each, assembling it on the target before setting the fuse.
The effects of the Hollow-Charge weapon on one of the Eben Emael turret.
The main force, Sturmabteilung Koch, led by Hauptmann Walter Koch, consisted of three other assault groups as well as group Granite. These three other groups, Steel, Concrete and Iron, were responsible for securing the bridges over the Canal.
Paratroopers attacking fortress Holland.
Fallschirmjager removing explosive charges from one of the bridges secured.
The advancing panzer Army crosses one of the bridges held by the Fallschirmjager.
Fallschirmjager after the battle.
Adolf Hitler awarding members of Sturmabteilung Koch the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Re-enactors at the recent Tank Fest held at the Bovington Tank Museum.
Tank Fest
Fallschirmjager re-enactor at the recent Bovington Tank Fest.
Number 2. Cultivate true comradeship, for by the aid of your comrades you will conquer or die.
Devils with Wings – Video by Nick Britten
The assault on Fort Eben Emael
Devils with Wings – Glider assault on Fort Eben Emael
Fort Eben Emael is worth a visit, it has a fabulous museum.
My intention is not to portray a particular message, but just share some of my photographs and information with you and help set the scene for my forthcoming novel. The next post will cover the airborne invasion of Crete.
The physical training starts.
Practising rolls on a mat.
Putting on a show, jumping over ten of their fellow paratroopers.
Known as the 'Wind Donkey', it was used to blast air into their parachutes and force them to be dragged along the ground, helping them to learn how to quickly get onto their feet and collapse the chute.
Knee protectors and padding. They also wore cricket-pad like protection for their knees to absorb some of the force of the landing.
Number 1 pattern jump boots, reinforced, laced up the side. The later number 2 pattern, were laced up the front.
Thick, strong gloves to protect their hands on landing.
Parachutes ready for packing. The long parachute packing tables can be seen below.
The Fallschirmjager learnt how to pack their own parachutes.
That first jump.
Climbing into a Junkers JU-52, transport aircraft. Affectionately known as 'Tante Ju', 'Auntie June'. They held their static lines in their teeth, leaving their hands free. They would do the same when standing ready to clip on, leaving their hands free as the aircraft was buffeted by wind or even flak.
Getting ready for their first jump.
The force of the wind is distorting the paratroopers face.
The Absezter, Jump Master, gives the order to jump. You can see by the static lines, some have already left the aircraft.
They were suspended by a single point from the centre of their back, making it difficult to manouevre the parachute. It also meant they had to land on their hands and knees, hence the knee pads and the gloves. As a consequence of this, they couldn't parachute carrying their weapons and equipment, that followed them in canisters.
My very first jump back in the 80's
Number 1. You are the elite of the German Army. For you, combat shall be fulfillment. You shall seek it out and train yourself to stand any test.
On Parade.
General Kurt Student and his introduction to the book, Ganz Manner.
The next few posts will cover some of their major battles.
My intention is not to portray a particular message, but just share some of my photographs and information with you and help set the scene for my forthcoming novel.
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January 9, 2018: The Cook County State's Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Thomas Sierra for a 1995 murder, the latest case investigated by former Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara to unravel. Sierra spent 22 years in prison, always maintaining his innocence.
Sierra's conviction was based entirely on two eyewitness identifications fabricated by Detective Guevara. At Sierra's criminal trial nearly two decades ago, one of the eyewitnesses admitted that Detective Guevara told him to identify Sierra. Both of the witnesses have testified that they could not have identified Andujar's killer.
When asked in recent court proceedings whether he had framed Sierra, Detective Guevara invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
Sierra's case marks the tenth conviction that has been thrown out based on Detective Guevara's misconduct. Just last month, the convictions of Gabriel Solache and Arturo De-Leon Reyes were dismissed after a Chicago criminal judge accused Detective Guevara of "bald-faced lies" and ruled that Detective Guevara had "eliminated the possibility of being considered a credible witness in any proceeding."
Attorneys Joshua Tepfer, Anand Swaminathan, and Steven Art of the Exoneration Project represent Sierra. They issued the following statement: "We are grateful to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx for promptly re-investigating this miscarriage of justice, and giving Thomas the long-overdue vindication that he so richly deserves. Ms. Foxx's administration has shown yet again that good government should be committed to rooting out corruption and correcting injustices."
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Lack of sleep can really affect your day. You might experience mood swings., trouble focusing and just overall feel pretty out of it. Lack of sleep can also interupt your health- but did you know it can actually cause you to gain weight?
How Many People Suffer From a Lack of Sleep?
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) conducted a study that concluded 45 percent of Americans thought they had either a poor quality of sleep or received an insufficient amount of sleep.
The study reported Americans sleep an average of seven hours and 36 minutes each night, in particular, on workdays. On non-work days, Americans tend to sleep an average of 40 minutes longer..
Teenagers are experiencing sleep issues at higher amounts than ever before. In fact, the NSF discovered over 87 percent of high school students in the United States get less than the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep.
Statistics provided by the American Sleep Association (ASA) denoted 50-70 million U.S. adults have a sleep disorder. A common symptom of insomnia and sleep deprivation is falling asleep during the day unintentionally, and 37.9% of people reported experience this symptom at least one time over the course of the previous month.
In the U.S. alone, 30 percent of adults experienced short-term insomnia while 10% had chronic insomnia. The same study also showed 3-5% of obese adults could be overweight as a result of sleep deprivation.
Age plays a huge role in who suffers from a lack of sleep. Of people between the ages of 20 and 39 years old, only 37% reported having a short sleep duration. People between the ages of 40 to 59 years old suffered from a lack of sleep more frequently. In fact, 40% of this age group reported receiving an inadequate amount of sleep.
Of all the people who participated in the study, 35.3% of them reported receiving less than seven hours of sleep during a 24-period. The average adult requires between 7.5 and eight hours of sleep each night, but some can function on less or require more, as noted by Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD of the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey.
What Causes a Lack of Sleep?
Life changes and an ever-changing work schedule can cause you to develop insomnia.
The cause of insomnia varies based on whether you have acute or chronic insomnia. For example, stress or an upsetting event is usually the cause of acute insomnia.
Chronic insomnia classifies as difficulty sleeping that happens at least 3 times per week for at least 3 months. This particular form of insomnia usually arises as a result of medical conditions, substance abuse, or psychological issues.
What Symptoms Can a Lack of Sleep Cause?
If you're having trouble falling asleep, you may suffer from a lack of sleep. Additionally, issues like having difficulty staying asleep contribute, as well. You might wake up too early and aren't able to fall back asleep. Even poor quality or nonrestorative sleep is part of experiencing a lack of sleep.
Suffering from a lack of sleep increases your risk of developing high blood pressure or depression. You might suffer from fatigue, poor memory, or the inability to concentrate or focus. You're more likely to make mistakes or have accidents when you don't get enough sleep.
Several factors play a role in why weight gain is common in those who suffer from a lack of sleep. For one, when you suffer from sleep deprivation, your body releases a higher amount of the stress hormone cortisol. As a result, you have an increased appetite.
Typically, when you're tired, you're going to make food decisions based on what's easiest and quickest. Therefore, instead of preparing a salad, you're going to go for a bag of potato chips.
You also make poor decisions about your food selection because of your body's natural response to stress – the production of serotonin. When you eat foods high in fat and carbs, it triggers the production of this hormone, which is why you crave those foods when you experience stress.
Sleep affects two other hormones in your body – leptin and Ghrelin. These two hormones control when you feel hungry and when you feel full. When you've eaten enough, leptin lets your brain know. When you don't have an adequate amount of sleep, your brain doesn't produce enough leptin, so it doesn't respond as effectively.
An inadequate amount of sleep stimulates your brain to produce an excessive amount of Ghrelin, which classifies as an appetite stimulant.
A lack of sleep affects your body's insulin production, possibly placing you at a greater risk of developing diabetes. When you don't get enough sleep, your body isn't able to process sugar as well.
Suffering from sleep deprivation causes the mitochondria – the powerhouse of your cells – to start to shut down. This part of the cell is responsible for digesting fuel, so all the sugar that should go to the cells accumulates in your blood. Not to mention, your body produces less insulin, causing sugar to build up in your blood and cause weight gain.
If you're feeling tired, you might confuse the symptoms of sleep deprivation and start snacking instead of getting sleep. Fatigue isn't always a sign of hunger. Usually, it's a sign you need to take a break and rest.
If you're too tired, you're not going to exercise. And if you're not exercising, you're not burning all of those unnecessary calories.
Now you know the importance of getting enough sleep to help you progress in your fitness goals!
You should develop a routine of going to bed around the same time each night. Your body's cardiac rhythm activates and keeps you asleep, and you're more likely to go to sleep and stay asleep if you have a routine.
Remove all electronics from your bedroom. You want to create an environment of sleep, which includes eliminating any unneeded sources of light or noise.
Your room should be cool and dark. Studies link a good night sleep with sleeping in a cool environment.
Drink Teami Relax before bed to calm your body!
Stop eating junk food. If you don't have willpower, get rid of all of it in your home.
Find healthy snacks rich in vitamins, minerals, and even whole grains. Have fresh fruits and vegetables on hand at all times. If you make healthier food choices, you're more likely to avoid stress eating, which can ultimately improve your quality of sleep.
Bananas and cherries are some of the top foods to consume for a bedtime snack because of how loaded with nutrition they are. You want to avoid anything with processed sugar, caffeine, or alcohol. These items all contribute to waking up through the night and consist of unnecessary calories.
Teami Detox works from two different angles to improve sleep and prevent weight gain at night. Teami Skinny will help improve energy in the morning & decreased cravings, while Teami Colon every other night works to purifies your body and cleanses your organs of the toxins found in harsh chemicals, processed food, and pollution.
The toxins build up in your system and hinder nutrient absorption, which slows down the digestive process, ultimately putting you at risk for gaining weight.
By improving your quality of sleep, you're able to exercise more and have a clearer mind to make better eating decisions before bed and during the day!


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FRYER, JOHN (b. ca. 1650; d. London, 31 March 1733), British travel-writer and doctor, the eldest son of William Fryer of London (FIGURE 1). He matriculated at Trinity College in Cambridge on 13 July 1664 and graduated Bachelor of Medicine in 1671, transferring on 23 July of that year to Pembroke College in Cambridge as a Fellow-Commoner. It is likely that his family had connections with the British East India Company, but certainly a Court Minute of the Company, dated 11 September 1672, records his appointment as "a Chyrurgeon for Surat" and a subsequent letter provides details of his remuneration at "50s. per month to commence at his arriveall" (Fryer, 1909-15, I, p. xiii).
On 9 December 1672 Fryer sailed from Gravesend with the annual fleet of the East India Company on the Unity, under the command of William Cruft, the very captain and ship which were to take the young Edmond Halley (1656-1742) to the island of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic four years later to observe the transit of Mercury across the Sun. On the Island of Johanna (Nzwani, one of the islands of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean), Fryer made some important observations concerning the antiscorbutic qualities of oranges and limes. Fryer arrived in Masulipatnam, the earliest English settlement on the Coromandel coast (southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula), on 26 June 1673. Then he sailed on to Madras and subsequently arrived in Bombay around Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari), exactly a year after leaving England. He was not to return to England until the August of 1682. His eight years in the East furnished the materials for his New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, which he published in 1698 (Fryer, 1698).
Although his writings fail to rival those of his French contemporaries Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89), and François Bernier (1625-88), they display a lively curiosity, which, sharpened by his scientific training, produces accurate observations in geology, meteorology, and all aspects of natural history. Fryer also provides some shrewd insights into the nature of Mughal government in the later years of Awrangzeb's reign (r. 1658-1707), such as how the generals and news-writers "consult to deceive the Emperor, on whom he depends for a true state of things" (Fryer, 1909-15, II, p. 52). Tending towards the Anglicanism and royalism of Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82), whose Religio Medici he admired, Fryer exhibited a certain unenlightened prejudice against Hindu "idolators," balanced by his contempt for the "impostor" Mohammad. Despising the "fanaticism" of the "Hodges" (ḵᵛāja, here meaning 'a man of religion'), Fryer preferred to fast on 30 January to honor the martyrdom of Charles I of England (r. 1625-49).
His professional background makes Fryer a valuable commentator upon contemporary medicine as practiced in Surat, where there is "no formal Graduation, Examination or Proof of their Proficiency" (Fryer, 1909-15, I, p. 286). He finds little skill in anatomy, surgery, or pharmacy; the Indians are "Martyrs to death by Leeches, clapping on an hundred at once [...] They pretend to understand the Pulse, but the Urine they will not look on" (Fryer, 1909-15, I, p. 287). In recording, however, that some Indian physicians blame elephantiasis upon "bad Water (to which, as we to the Air, they attribute all Diseases)," he unintentionally points to inadequate Western theories of the disease (Fryer, 1909-15, I, p. 139).
Fryer became interested in the effects of climate upon health and took the opportunity of continuing his studies by sailing on the Scipio Africanus for the Persian Gulf. Arriving at Gombroon (Bandar-e ʿAbbās) on 22 March 1677, Fryer noted that the "Company's Trade is but small here," exporting only drugs, fine "Carmania Wool, Goats, Dates, and Horses" (Fryer, 1909-15, II, p. 164), but with the Dutch East India Company controlling the substantial imports of cloth and spices from India and the Moluccas (the Maluku Islands; see INDIA xiii. INDO-IRANIAN COMMERCIAL RELATIONS).
Returning to his avocation, Fryer argues that the illegality of dissection, here as in India, hampered the study of anatomy and effective surgery. Fryer admires "the ingenious Sir Thomas Herbert," who had visited Persia exactly 50 years earlier, but whereas Sir Thomas Herbert (1606-82) had praised Safavid doctors, noting their preference for vegetable, rather than mineral, drugs, Fryer will not be impressed. He admits the superb variety of medicinal herbs available in apothecary shops, but criticizes Persian doctors' ignorance of extracts and essences of plants and roots, and inefficient methods of dispensing. He notes the endemic diseases of Persia, including "Phrensies, Plurisies, [...] distempers of the Eyes;" "But the fashionable Malady of the Country is a Clap, scarce One in Ten being free from it" (Fryer, 1909-15, III, p. 97). If eye disease is caused by irritant sand (Idem, II, p. 170), the etiology of syphilis, Fryer insists, is specifically cultural and Islamic, namely: "the unbounded Liberty of Women, Cheapness of the Commodity', and the encouragement of their filthy Law" (Idem, III, p. 98).
"The Books of greatest vogue, are those of Corge Nessir Tussi (Ḵᵛāja Naṣir-al-Din Ṭusi [1201-74], the polymath, philosopher, and astronomer); the 'Rouze el Saphet' (the universal history Rowżat al-ṣafāʾ ['Garden of Purity'] of Mirḵᵛānd); and 'A Book, like our Æsop's Fables, called Emuel Sohaly' (Anwār-e sohayli of Ḥosayn Wāʿeẓ Kāšefi [d. 1505], the Persian version of Bidpai; see Fryer, 1909-15, III, pp. 70, 82, 83). He considered Persian scientists and intellectuals "as rare as Black Swans;" theoretically shackled to Aristotelian thinking and "the ipse dixit of their Prophet," they were practically impeded by a serious lack of scientific equipment.
Fryer was impressed by the stately mercantile buildings, the gardens and ice-houses of the Safavid capital, Isfahan; he appreciated the wines of Shiraz, and the nightingales of its groves, but, though he praises the "sweet Singers of Siras" (the muezzins), he makes no mention of Hāfeẓ or Saʿdi. His description of the ruins at Persepolis is interesting, especially as in 1677 he counts 18 pillars standing in the Hall of Xerxes (William Francklin in 1787 records 15 [Francklin, p. 93], their diminishing number pointing to the regularity of catastrophic earthquakes). Fryer is dismissive of superstitious Muslim explanations of earthquakes and falling stars, but on his return to India his spectacular description of Newton's Comet of 1780 reveals his European fear of its proving "ominous," contrasting with the Indians who "disclaim its Influence here" (Fryer, 1909-15, III, p. 175).
Fryer was presumably in practice after his return to England in 1682; he was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1697, and a review entitled "An Abstract with Some Reflections on a New Account of East-India and Persia" was published in the Society's Philosophical Transactions of 1698 (see Bibliography). In the summer of that year he married a niece of Rose Desborough, née Hobson, the second wife of Samuel Desborough (1619-90), keeper of the great seal of Scotland. They had at least one daughter, Anna Maria Sanderson, to whom letters of administration were granted on 14 April 1733. Fryer died on 31 March 1733, at his Bread Street home in the parish of All Hallows in London (Gentleman's Magazine, April 1733, p. 214).
Cyril Elgood, A Medical History of Persia and the Eastern Caliphate, Cambridge, 1951.
R. W. Ferrier, "The Armenians and the East India Company in Persia in the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries," The Economic History Review, N.S. 26/1, 1973, pp. 38-62.
Idem, "The Terms and Conditions under which English Trade Was Transacted with Safavid Persia," BSOAS 49/1, 1986, pp. 48-66.
William Francklin, Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia, in the Years 1786-7, Calcutta, 1788.
John Fryer, "An Abstract with Some Reflections on A New Account of East-India and Persia," Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 20, 1698, pp. 338-48.
Idem, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters: Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681 ..., London, 1698; repr. Delhi, 1985.
Idem, A New Account of East-India and Persia, ed. W. Croke, 3 vols., London, 1909-15.
Geoffrey Fryer, "John Fryer, F. R. S. and His Scientific Observations, Made Chiefly in India and Persia between 1672 and 1682," Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, March 1979, pp. 175-206.
Gentleman's Magazine, April 1733.
Gordon Goodwin, "Fryer, John (d. 1733)," rev. Philip Carter, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Mathew and B. Harrison, Oxford, 2004; available (by subscription) at www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10219 (accessed on 6 March 2009).
Pramod K. Nayar, "Marvellous Excesses: English Travel Writing and India, 1608-1727," Journal of British Studies 44/2, April 2005, pp. 213-38.
D. V. S. Reddy, "An Account of Indian Medicine by John Fryer, M. D., F. R. S.," Indian Medical Gazette 75, 1940, pp. 34-42.
J. Venn and S. A. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigenses, 4 vols., Cambridge, 1922-27.
R. White, portrait of John Fryer, reproduced in A New Account of East India and Persia (1698).
(Michael J. Franklin)
Originally Published: March 6, 2009
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I am preaching to the choir when I write this to an audience of tarot practitioners: If your personal energy could be quantified like battery life, then reading tarot for others will drain it like streaming a movie on your smartphone over 4G connection. Reading tarot depletes me in a way I cannot fully convey. Sometimes I get the sense that non-tarot practitioners who request tarot readings from me don't have any idea.
On its face, a tarot reading seems to be an effortless dealing of a deck of cards, and then blurting phrases based in some part on the card imagery. What could be so hard about that?
Tarot is a tool, a metaphysical one if you will, that connects two individuals' energetic fields together for the duration of a reading. The nature of the relationship between practitioner and seeker is that of give and take, respectively. A practitioner feels his or her energy draining out and going into the cards to provide the reading that the seeker is receiving. Seekers often talk about readings being rejuvenating, cathartic, an enriching experience. They're picking up on that channeling effect. In contrast, tarot readers talk about feeling exhausted, needing to recharge.
Very few tarot readers make enough cash from their readings to compensate for their time spent. That, though, we will chalk up to simple economics and just acknowledge that at least from a free market standpoint, that part is fair.
I draft business contracts for a living and almost every one of them contains an indemnification clause. Indemnification is often one of the main points of negotiation and contention between the parties. In the course of a commercial dealing, some poo always makes its way to the fan– costs of damage resulting from the initial transaction that weren't accounted for in the contract price– and everybody needs to figure out who owes what to who and how much to compensate for the loss. That's indemnification.
When I make reference to the unindemnified price of tarot readings, I'm talking about that energetic loss that tarot practitioners sustain but no one accounts for, or heck, even acknowledge. Some seekers can be borderline parasitic, though I believe never intentionally so. Most tarot practitioners are by nature empaths and so of course their first inclination will be to yield and give and feel.
As an empath with a law degree, when I first started my legal career, I felt every client's problem and took home a briefcase of emotional baggage every night. I'd think about their issues in the shower, while brushing my teeth, before I fell asleep, the first thing when I woke up, while I made my coffee… Yet senior partners at the firm seemed to master such control. They compartmentalized. One might be tempted to say they were apathetic, that they were desensitized, or they did not care. That is not true at all. They cared and they cared deeply about their clients. But they have been at this a long time and they know that to truly be in a position to help as many as possible, they needed to take care of themselves first. Selfishness is a form of selflessness. They knew exactly when it was time to step away from a case, recharge themselves, and live their own lives for a change, instead of living for others, which is exactly what lawyers do, though they rarely get seen by that side of them.
Tarot practitioners must take a cue from these partners. Newbies rarely possess the prudence to know when they must step away and focus on themselves. They get caught up in the exhilaration of uplifting others–an admirable trait–but ironically (since we are tarot readers…) fail to foresee the pending crash. That is why burn-out is such a problem among startup tarot practitioners.


Leaving an abusive relationship can be difficult, taxing, and scary but, there are resources and legislation in place to make your process of leaving much easier. To start, visit our transition guide to find a step-by-step guide to leaving an abusive relationship. Below we've included some other important things you should know as you prepare to leave.
If you are currently experiencing an emergency, call 9-1-1.
Check out this toolkit from the Native Women's Association of Canada. Along with information about what domestic violence is and how to identify it, the document outlines helpful steps on planning to leave an abusive relationship and ways to stay safe after you leave.
DAWN-RAFH has a list of crisis hotlines for your needs depending on where you are located in Canada.
Kids Help Phone: This is a 24/7 helpline that connects young people with counsellors. Youth who are affected by domestic violence can find a place to talk about their struggles and feelings here.
The Department of Justice hosts a Victim Services Directory to help connect you with a variety of support services, including counselling, shelters, witness preparation, crisis intervention, etc.
Find a women's shelter near you, or other frontline services tailored to Indigenous people, find your local Friendship Centre.
Educate yourself on the difference between a peace bond and a restraining order, and consider if you will need one in your current situation.
In Manitoba, employers are obligated to offer their employees a period of paid leave from work in instances of domestic violence. Other provinces have programs and funding in place for victims of violence to receive compensation for certain costs they may have incurred due to the abuse.
If you need help accessing legal assistance, or have financial barriers to hiring a lawyer, look into your province or territory's legal aid program.
Leaving an abusive relationship can take a heavy toll on your mental health. Make sure to address your stress and anxiety levels and seek help if you need it. The Canadian Mental Health Association and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have resources and directories to help you find support in your area.


The aim of the study was to evaluate if 18F-FDG-PET has the potential to detect complete responders to PD1-therapy in patients with unresectable metastasized melanoma two weeks after therapy initiation.
Between September 2014 and May 2016, ten patients (four females; 65 ± 12 y) received a whole-body 18F-FDG-PET/MRI examination at three time points: Before therapy start (t0, base-line), two weeks (t1, study examination) and three months after treatment initiation (t2, reference standard). Therapy response was assessed with PET response criteria in solid tumors (PERCIST). Time to progression and overall survival (OS) were obtained for all patients.
Three patients with partial metabolic response in PET at t1 turned out to have complete response at t2. No tumor relapse was observed in those patients so far (observation period: 265, 511 and 728 days, respectively). At t2, progressive metabolic disease (PMD) was seen in six patients from whom four showed PMD and two showed stable metabolic disease (SMD) at t1. OS in patients with PMD at t2 varied between 148 and 814 days. SMD at both t1 and t2 was seen in one patient, tumor progress was observed after 308 days.
Our study indicates that whole-body 18F-FDG-PET might be able to reliably identify complete responders to PD1-therapy as early as two weeks after therapy initiation in stage IV melanoma patients. This might help to shorten therapy regimes and avoid unnecessary side effects in the future.
We wish to cordially thank all patients who agreed to participate in this study.
We thank Carsten Groeper, Gerd Zeger and Henriette Heners for the acquisition of images and the friendly care of patients.
The study was funded by the Wilhelm Sander Foundation (Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung, Goethestraße 74, 80,336 Munich, Germany).
All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This study was approved by the local ethics committee of the University of Tuebingen (code: 251/2012BO1).
Informed consent was obtained from all patients included in this study.
Cho SY, Lipson EJ, Im HJ, Rowe SP, Mena E, Blackford A, et al. Prediction of Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Using Early Time-Point FDG-PET/CT Imaging in Patients with Advanced Melanoma. J Nucl Med : Off Publ, Soc Nucl Med. 2017; https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.116.188839.
Wong AN, McArthur GA, Hofman MS, Hicks RJ. The advantages and challenges of using FDG PET/CT for response assessment in melanoma in the era of targeted agents and immunotherapy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2017; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-017-3691-7.


In today's global economy, the importance of workforce training has never been greater. Not only do 24/7 employees require the normal training on job skills, but they also require training in how to manage the special personal challenges of the shiftwork lifestyle. Unfortunately, most shiftworkers do not know how to adjust their lifestyle to minimize the negative effects of working around the clock. As a result, their job performance, safety, health and family life suffer, and your profits and productivity fall.
However, by providing training on how to manage a shiftwork lifestyle, you can address these issues, and enhance employee relations as well since you are sending a clear message to the employees that you care about their safety, well being, and quality of life. In fact, research shows that turnover and absenteeism rates are higher in facilities that do not provide shiftwork lifestyle training.
Managing a Shiftwork Lifestyle. This on-site training program provides critical information to help employees deal with the challenges of working shiftwork, especially the night shift. Training includes information on fatigue, alertness, sleep, nutrition, health, family/social life and more.
Train the Trainer. Providing the greater flexibility and long–term benefits, CIRCADIAN can also train your in-house trainers so that they can provide the Managing a Shiftwork Lifestyle to your workforce themselves.
Publications for shiftworkers and their managers. For your managers and employees to perform their best, they must have the right information at their fingertips. Whether a monthly newsletter for shiftworkers or a management report on best practices, educating your people will allow them to perform better and be more productive.
Shiftwork training poses a number of challenges, including the fact that often in-house trainers do not have the necessary background (knowledge on circadian rhythms, sleep and fatigue, etc) to put together a program for managing a shiftwork lifestyle. Moreover, many human resource or training departments are stretched thin to begin with, so it is difficult to keep up with the demands of additional training. Finally, many managers still do not fully realize all challenges that shiftworkers face, and this is reflected in the numerous policies and procedures that actually make these challenges more difficult. Circadian would be happy to help you meet your training objectives.


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EIA expects gasoline and diesel prices to fall in 2022 and 2023 as demand growth slows
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect regular gasoline retail prices to average $3.06/gal in 2022, up from $3.00/gal in 2021, and then down to $2.80/gal in 2023. We expect on-highway diesel prices to increase to average $3.33/gal in 2022 before decreasing to $3.27/gal in 2023. In our forecast, annual average diesel demand reaches 2019 levels in the United States in 2022.
EIA forecasts crude oil prices will fall in 2022 and 2023EIA forecasts natural gas prices to remain near $4/MMBtu in 2022, slightly lower in 2023


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The Regiment Training Centre (RTC) has graduated the first set of regiment personnel in VIP Protection and a new batch of Helicopter Backdoor Gunners to enhance the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operations. A total of 81 personnel received specialized training with 62 graduating in the VIP Protection and 19 in the Helicopter Backdoor Gunner Courses.
Speaking during the graduation ceremony, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Training Command, and Air Vice Marshal Christopher Okoye congratulated the graduands and urged them to put into practice the specialized skills they have acquired in discharge of their duties.
The NAF, he noted places high premium on professionalism which informed the inauguration of the courses, adding that the essence was to strengthen the security architecture in protecting both human and critical national assets.
AVM Okoye also commended the Commandant and the entire staff of the RTC for their efforts in ensuring successful completion of the courses, noting that the NAF would continue to give the necessary support to the Centre in order to meet its set objectives.


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New Navy Ensign Triggers Debate On Tamil Naval Feats
BY N SATHIYA MOORTHY
While Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has taunted the (Opposition?) 'silence' on the Indian Navy's new Ensign, which honours Chhatrapati Shivaji's naval prowess, he seems to be unaware of the social media discourse on Chola sea-power and also on the 'misplaced' origins of National Maritime Day, which should have been 'rightfully' dedicated to nationalist Tamil Nadu leader, V O Chidambaram Pillai (1872-1936).
Unveiling the new Navy ensign last week alongside commissioning the nation's first indigenous aircraft-carrier INS Vikrant with 76 per cent local content, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi pointed out how it bore the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whom he said had laid the foundations of a modern navy.
Shivaji's navy gave his enemies sleepless nights, the prime minister said, and this was the reason why the British colonialists decided to break the back of Indian naval enterprise.
But now, the Indian Navy's new flag, the fifth since the nation became a Republic in 1950 and inspired by Shivaji, will fly proudly in the sky and on the seas, the prime minister declared.
Chhatrapati Shivaji laid great emphasis on sea-faring prowess in the 17th century, and the Indian Navy has already acknowledged this by naming a training establishment at Lonavla in Maharashtra INS Shivaji and a shore-based logistics and administrative hub of the Western Naval Command, Mumbai INS Angre after Kanhoji Angre, the Marathas' acclaimed naval commander.
The use of the octagonal design of Shivaji's seal on the new naval Ensign is a formal stamp on the umbilical ties of the Indian Navy with the navy of the Maratha empire, it is said.
According a document of the Indian Navy, 'The navy under Shivaji was so strong that the Marathas could hold on against the British, Portuguese and Dutch. 'Shivaji realised the importance of having a secure coastline and protecting the western Konkan coastline from the attacks of Siddis' fleet.'
Shivaji built ships at Kalyan, Bhivandi, and Goa, both for trade and for a fighting navy.
Shivaji 'also built a number of sea forts and bases for repair, storage and shelter. Shivaji fought many lengthy battles with Siddis of Janjira on the coastline. The fleet grew to reportedly 160 to 700 merchantmen, support and fighting vessels. He started trading with foreigners on his own after possession of eight or nine ports in the Deccan,' the Indian Navy document states. While acknowledging Shivaji's naval contributions, questions are being raised about the inadequate acknowledgement of Chola sea-power in southern Tamil Nadu, which dates back by a few centuries.
This is particularly in the context of Modi's determination to re-tell Indian history as it was, as different from what the British colonial masters and Thomas Babington Macaulay's education system had taught us. According to historians, Rajaraja Chola-I (947-1014 CE) and his son Rajendra Chola-I (997-1064 CE) had led naval expeditions to Sri Lanka, and from there to the Maldives, mainly to 'teach the Sinhala rulers' a lesson for siding with their on-shore Pandya rivals.
Rajendra also sailed all the way up to South-East Asia, including Indonesia, then known as Sri Vijaya, mainly to protect what should now be termed as the larger Indian trade interests, when it came under threat over there. It also meant that Tamil traders had already established themselves in those parts, and needed political/military protection, as happened in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Idi Amin's Uganda and Fiji in the 20th century. But history, including the Chola inscriptions, are sketchy about the details, including the possible existence of a separate naval fleet for the Cholas. One assumption is that merchantmen were used to carry soldiers, cavalry and elephantry, along with supplies lasting years.
Given the nature of warfare in an era before gun-powder in these parts, the naval design would not have required much alternations from a commercial vessel, it is surmised.
The conclusion is that for the rulers could not have diverted all their commercial maritime assets for serving their navies and should have built more ships, which could carry men, war-trained animals and material in such large numbers/quantities and also withstand high tides and low storms.
Traders from the Tamil country had mastered the sea-winds so well that they sent down huge bundles of massive teak trunks into the seas in Burma, now Myanmar, and collect most, if not all of them, nearer home, off the south-central Tamil Nadu coast. This had continued, say, until about 150-200 years. This explains the admirable teak work in their sprawling houses, especially in the Chettinad region.
Yet, for all the Chola exploits in Sri Lanka, which Tamil Nadu historians have described as benevolent, Sinhala chronicles have dubbed them as 'plunderers' and 'looters', which is what warfare across the region was all about in those times.
The Sinhala perception of the successive Chola invasions that went up to the 13th century, and weakened through this period, has also shaped the contemporary thought-process, at the political, administrative and societal levels.
This perception remained when India sent the Indian Peace Keeping Force in 1987, on the express request of then Sri Lankan president Junius Richard Jayawardene and as flowing from the India-Sri Lanka Accord he signed with then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The perception had begun by seeing the Chola empire as a 'south Indian empire' and extending it to contemporary times by giving it an all-India character, which was dated by a millennium.
Interestingly, the Sinhala chronicles also backdate early 'Dravidian invasions' by another millennium, to 230 BCE, when the lesser-known Sena-Guttika brothers had invaded and ruled from Sinhala capitals for 22 years. These chronicles also speak of successive invasions by other Tamil Nadu rulers in the 5th and 6th century BCE, going all the way up to the 13th century, when 'Hindu rulers' belonging to the Chola, Pallava and Pandya dynasties, ruled from Sinhala capitals, for a total of 170 years.
Needless to point out, they were all products of naval expeditions, big or small, long or short.
The Sinhala chroniclers have identified 17 'invasions' from India.
Qi Zhenhong, China's current envoy in Colombo, mentioned the figure in a recent statement, but stopped with reference to Sri Lanka's 'northern neighbour' without
naming it.
Thankfully, Sinhala historians have not included Prince Vijaya (543-505 BCE), the acknowledged founder of the Sinhala race, as a Dravidian/Indian 'invader', after he married Kuveni, a local.
Banished from Singapura in eastern India, Vijaya had fought his share of wars to establish himself in Sri Lanka.
Likewise, the Sinhala majority in Sri Lanka also celebrates the arrival of Buddhism, by son Mahinda (Mahendra, as known in India) and daughter Sangamitta or Sangamitra, children of Emperor Ashoka (273-232 BCE), and not condemn it as 'religious and cultural invasion' from the north.
The people of Tamil Nadu do celebrate INS Vikrant and are elated over the possibility of the carrier being berthed at the private sector Kattupalli port, near Chennai, for a few years until a dock and buildings are constructed at the Eastern Naval Command headquarters at Visakhapatnam.
In the meantime, social media is all the same talking both about Chola naval power and also about the contributions of V O Chidambaram Pillai, popularly known as VOC, to the nation's colonial era maritime history.
Instituted in 1964, the National Maritime Day is celebrated on April 5, when the Scindias' steam ship SS Loyalty journeyed to the United Kingdom, in 1920, at the height of the British rule.
While it is true that Loyalty was the first Indian-owned vessel to go inter-continental, VOC's Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, which was founded 14 years earlier in 1906, had travelled the Thoothukudi-Colombo route, a year later, in 1907.
The Swadeshi company aimed at challenging the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company with two French ships SS Galia and SS Lavo, on the Thoothukudi-Colombo route.
The commercial viability of the route and also the popularity of the nationalist endeavour would be better understood when told that the Galia on its maiden voyage in 1907 took 1,300 passengers and carried 40,000 bags of cargo.
A prosperous and successful Thoothukdi lawyer, VOC acquired the Galia with funds coming mainly from a local zamindar, Pandithurai Thevar, and through public shares.
Other freedom-fighters like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Aurobindo Ghose helped him acquire his first ship.
The flags of those ships carried the nationalist slogan Vande Mataram.
The British colonial rulers would have none of it, both because the Swadeshi company became a competitor to theirs, and also because of the nationalist principles
that had caused it in the first place.
After troubling him in every which way, leading up to the forced liquidation of the Swadeshi Steam Ship Company in 1911, five years after it was floated with public share-holding, the British also had VOC hauled up for treason. Through the history of the Indian freedom movement, Chidambaram Pillai was the only one to be handed down a 40-year-long jail sentence, which thankfully he did not have to complete. Yet, while housed in Coimbatore prison, VOC was forced to take the place of one of the two bullocks to work a traditional oil-press (chekku in Tamil), to the accompaniment of constant whipping, supposedly to make him work faster.
Out from prison earlier than expected, Pillai and his wife managed to survive by his selling edible oil on head-loads in Triplicane, then Madras, before dying a sick and impoverished life.
As coincidence would have it, 21st century Tamils get to know about VOC and his contemporary freedom-fighters like Subramania Bharati and Subramania Siva,
from the 1961 Tamil film Kappalottia Thamizhan (Tamil Who Steered A Ship), starring thespian 'Sivaji' Ganesan in the lead role.
The film gets to be shown on one or the other of the multiple Tamil television channels, coinciding mostly with Independence Day or Republic Day or both, though
not necessarily on his birth and death anniversaries.
If that is so for VOC and the Tamils' nationalist maritime history of the previous century, the Cholas are going to get their due, though not exactly about their maritime prowess per se, when the first of the two-part Ponniyin Selvan (Son of the Cauvery), on Rajaraja Chola, with a lot of imaginary characters and episodes from the convincing pen of 'Kalki' Krishnamurthy.
Helmed by Mani Ratnam, the award-winning master of silver screen social dramas, as a pan-India movie later this month, Ponniyin Selvan is only the second on
the Chola emperor.
Sivaji Ganesan's Rajaraja Cholan (1973) was also about the dynasty, focussed on his statecraft and religiosity, including the construction of the massive temple in Thanjavur. There were only passing references to his naval escapades in Sri Lanka.
But then, in the social media era, pre-launch campaigns for Ponniyin Selvan have already triggered discourses on the history of the relevant period and also the greatness of the Chola military prowess and naval power.
The Indian Navy Ensign has added a new element to the discourse. rediff.com
N Sathiya Moorthy, veteran journalist
and author, is a Chennai-based policy
analyst and commentator.
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Dave and I really enjoyed the extra hour today. Instead of getting up late...we were up early and had "extra" time to walk the dogs. It was just one of those days that makes you really glad to be alive.
As we walked along a farm road, Dave noted the dark berries hanging high up in the trees growning along the hedge row. The berries are attached to a vine loaded with thorns. We cut down a long portion of the vine and brought it home. I was really careful not to let any of the berries fall on my land. This vine is not one that I want growing here. But I do love to spread it along my fireplace mantle. It's perfect for the season! Their deep rich green/black color along with the light green leaves make me think of a quilt border.
and the way the pod curls after you open them up. Isn't nature wonderful?
Wishing you time and lovely weather to enjoy the pleasures of the season!
Those berries are beautiful! I grow a lot of sage, but have never tried them fried. Will have to give it a try. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who finds beauty in the common bean!
Aren't all those colours beautiful, Alma. Sometimes, we get so carried away with the gorgeous russets, the blazing reds and the burnished orange of Autumn that we don't notice the soft subtle fading greens and the deep purples.
We sometimes agonize over what colour goes with what and does this colour clash with that. I don't think Nature ever gave that one minute's thought, she just threw them all in together and let them get on with it, and d' you know what - they did...haha!
I've never seen scarlet runner beans before--so pretty!!
The extra hour is great today. I'm enjoying it as well and I'm sure when my alarm goes off at 6am, I will feel better too!
Lovely colors! I love greens and deep purples!!
You amaze me with all you do! I never heard of fried sage. Thanks for sharing your day.
Any "peeks" available of your next loose feathers or stockings?
That's a new one! Fried sage, never heard of it. The color of your scarlet runner beans is gorgious. Perhaps a nesw patterns in a line of "Garden boots" instead of "Christmas stockings"?? LOLLOL. Have a nice day today!
Nature is wonderful. Glad you were able to enjoy it.
Cut up new potatoes, shake them in a ziplock with olive oil and then roast them on a sheet pan with salt and pepper. While roasting the potatoes, start browning a half stick (or less) of butter in a small pan. Keep a good eye on it so it doesn't burn. Cut up a bunch of sage leaves and when the butter is brown throw in the sage leaves and turn the butter off. (It will foam up but don't worry) When the potatoes are done, pour them into a bowl and pour the sage butter over top, stir and serve. It is soooo good.
Our Scarlet Runner beans were in three asst colors this year - the purple you showed, and an orange and a tan-ish brown. They remind me of the beans that were given to Jack when he sold his cow in Jack and the Beanstalk!
I love your new inspiration and I'm thrilled to tell you my daughter has ordered a cross stitch book from you.
I love the scarlet runner bean picture. Beans are so beautiful - tiny little gems of amazing colors.
I also love the brown transferware plate on the silver charger. Please do you have a pattern name for that?
و التى توفرها لكم عملائنا الكرام افضل مؤسسة نقل أثاث بجازان و تكون مقفلة جيدا للدفاع عن العفش و الأثاث من الاضرار التى تنتج اثناء اعمال النقل .


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Top o' the mornin' to ya, Allah - Ireland's new Holy Orders.
Gearóid Murphy
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By Gearóid Murphy:
-Imagine if the Irish Church existed in a milieu where criticism and scrutiny of it, and it's believers, were considered out of bounds for non-enthusiasts. If we decided that Catholic "community leaders" were uniquely responsible for analysis or comment. It rings a bell doesn't it. Remember?
Or imagine if Nell McCafferty and her contraception crusaders were considered "Christianity-phobic", not only by the faithful, but also the secular chattering classes. I am not going to cast too many aspersions on Irish Muslims or the ascribed leaders. But we have to ask questions and we must feel free to do so, whether men of the cloth call us 'Islamopobic' or not.
The censorship around Islam in Ireland is very clear, and it is clearly by design. Eammon Scanlon, Fianna Fail TD for Sligo–North Leitrim recently fell foul of it. Poor chap. He asked Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality about "the number of Muslims who have applied for Irish citizenship in the past three years; the number of these who are legally living here for the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter". Now, lets not analyse the question itself too much. If you can't see the basic rationale behind it, then go buy your morning croissants in Paris and count the heavily armed soldiers you meet.
But that's not even the point. "It was a query from a constituent'' as deputy Scanlon said. ''He asked me did I know the information and I said I didn't''. Simple. He was fulfilling a duty to his constituents by asking the question of Government. So why in the aftermath was he compelled to prostrate himself at the alter of political correctness in a slew of apologies? The warning shot rang out to polititians- don't you dare. It's simply not worth it.
The grand marshall of this outrage was Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, Chair of the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council. This is where political leaders go to for photo-ops and dialogue on "countering extremism". One of their stated aims is "to work for a more enlightened appreciation of Islam and Muslims in wider society". Sorry, but I don't fancy relying so heavily on my local Bishop for a more "enlightened" appreciation of goings-on within the church, or certain questionable aspects of the belief system itself, and the same goes for Islam. Call me crazy. It seems that in this regard, the media and political establishment in general are more than happy to kiss arse.
The other thing to watch out for is the eagerness of some to push the ultra-nationalist bigot far right hate narrative. Shaykh Dr. Umar (at it again) called on Cork City Council to hold public meeting on 'rising tide of Islamophobia' & hate crimes". Basically, an Imam was assaulted in the city, "He was knocked to the ground, his arm was injured and his hat was stolen". While unacceptable, it's not indicative of something, nor is it a reason to shut up about Islam. I could be roughed up for my funny hat too by a few scuts. It's a single, solitary, tenuous incident. -My question: Most 'believers' in Islamophobia, i.e, people who think Political Islam is a force for global theocracy, has huge power, undermines universal freedoms, and provides an environment for terrorism and sedition- are peaceful people who only disseminate ideas and utterly condemn assault on any group or individual. Why then are we allowed to smear Islamophobes and perpetuate hate, based on an extreme and possibly unrelated incident? I suggest, nay demand, that Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri apologise immediately for his Islamophobic-phobic comments. And I'm "calling on" Cork City Council to host a public meeting on the rising tide of Islamophobia-phobia and political censorship.
I'm being facetious, but see how ridiculous this is when you hold a mirror up to it? Don't be taken in by the seductive aroma of obscurantism from slippery Shaykhs or their cultural relativist luvvies. Think for yourself, and challenge those who tell you "you can't say that", from either direction. We are on the periphery of problems with Political Islam in continental Europe and the UK. Ireland can do very well here in the future, including it's Muslims. But it's a matter of political and intellectual freedom or bust. Ireland is not a theocracy, and must never again behave like one.


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The Holy Land Association (, or ATS) is the non-governmental charitable organisation of the Custody of the Holy Land. In this regard, the President of the association is entitled to the Custody of the Holy Land.

The association was formed in 2002 to provide an enclosure for the realization of projects for the protection of the places of Holy Land and the resident population in all countries of the Custody of the Holy Land : Israel, the Palestinian territories, Cyprus, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Rhodes (Greece) .

In 2002, in agreement with the Jordanian authorities for Madama and Umm Al Rasas, the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Firenze, Jordan Department of Antiquities, the ATS has carried out the restoration and a museum of the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo. In addition, the ATS in 2002, with the support of UNESCO, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Florence, Rome La Sapienza) and abroad (Copenhagen) has launched an intensive information campaign on the terms of the socio-economic deprivation and cultural heritage of the Middle East.

In 2006, under the direction of Father Michele Piccirillo, and with the support of the Regione Lazio, has been completed the restoration of the carpet floor of the Church of Saint George in Jericho, dating back to 536 A.D.

Following the war between Israel and Lebanon, between July and August 2006, ATS and the Regione Lombardia have carried out a program of intervention for the protection of affected populations.

See also
 Order of the Holy Sepulchre

References

External links
The official site of the custody of the holy land.
Association of the holy land ATS, ONG of the custody of the holy land.

Religious organizations based in Israel
Heritage organizations
Catholic charities
Custody of the Holy Land
2002 establishments in Israel
Christian organizations established in 2002


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FRESQUEZ HERNANDEZ -- Pauline Ruth Fresquez Hernandez born March 2, 1928 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 10th, 2010. Pauline is survived by her companion, Joe Trujillo; her daughters, Charlene Hernandez, Maggie Ochoa and husband, Efren, Theresa Samaniego and husband, Manuel, and Martha Hernandez; her sons, Art Hernandez and wife, Rita, James Hernandez and wife, Theresa; her grandson whom she raised, Ernie Garcia; special granddaughters, Ruby Garcia and Tina Romero; her five sisters who reside in California; nephew, Richard Fresquez; and sister-in-law, Helen Aragon. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Hernandez; her sons, Paul and Melvin Hernandez; her mother, Ester Dominguez; mother-in- law, Miquela Hernandez; and grandson, Steven Garcia. Pauline's legacy continues for five generations through grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She loved to sew, plant flowers, and her kitty Buggie. Visitation will be Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 562 Atrisco Dr. SW, with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. by Helen Aragon and Ida Mae Grant. Final visitation will be Friday, May 14, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. at the Church, with Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. Interment will follow at San Jose de Armijo Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Hernandez, Isidro Hernandez, Manuel Leyba, Ernest Garcia, Victor Hoak, and Aaron Garcia. Honorary pallbearers will be Ryan Garcia, Rod Garcia, Rick Vigil, Joey Fresquez, Tony Chavez, Phil Hernandez, and Joseph Quinones. Arrangements by: Gabaldon Mortuary 1000 Old Coors Dr. SW 243-7861 www.gabaldonmortuaryinc.com
HERRERA -- Mike Herrera July 29, 1969 - May 13, 2007 The tears still fall and the pain so fresh in my heart. I miss you more each day. The kids miss their uncle so much. But your smile I'll never forget and the love and care you had for your sister Toni was such a blessing. Mike, I am sorry for the things I did to hurt you. I know that now you will be forever in Gods loving care. "RIP MOUSEY"
JONES -- Richard H. Jones went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 3, 2010. He was surrounded by loved ones at his passing. Richard was preceded in death by his father, Henry B. Jones. He is survived by his other, Charlotte B. Jones; three brothers, Allan L. Jones of Hayward, CA., Robert B. Jones and Bruce G. Jones both of Albuquerque; and one sister, Carol J. Palmer, also of Albuquerque. Richard left behind one daughter, Tracy Velasquez; two step-children, Kevin Bruno of Albuquerque and Lisa Romero of Phoenix, AZ. Richard had seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three nephews, and one niece. Richard was a native of New Mexico and had owned a custom cabinet shop here. He had numerous friends, both in NM and AZ. A private memorial will be held on May 15, 2010 at the home of Richard's sister. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to New Mexico Hospice in Richard's name or any charity of your choice.
KOLMAN -- Steven Neil Kolman We are thankful to have had Steve Kolman with us from November 24, 1956 to May 3, 2010. He always had a bright smile with great dimples and a twinkle in his eye and we loved him dearly. He was an Air Force brat, a biker and a computer geek and had a MA Degree in Organizational Learning and Instructional Technologies from UNM where he earned a 3.5 GPA. He graduated from the American Motorcycle Institute in Daytona FL., the School of Ministry, the Servant Shepard School and was licensed to minister the Gosple. He was a visiting pastor for churches in the Valdosta GA area and his fervent prayer was that others know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America and a fan of motor car racing. He hung his hat in many places but called Albq. home for most of his life and worked for the US Forest Service in Computer Technical Support as an Informational Technology Specialist. He is survived by his mother Geraldine (Jeri) Kolman; brother Sam Kolman; sister Shelley Smith and husband Patrick Smith; nieces, Emily Smith, and Ellen Smith; and nephew Neil Smith. His father C. Neil Kolman preceded him in death. His nickname was Tigger because he was truly the only one. In lieu of flowers we request donations be sent to the Wycliffe Bible translators at Wycliffe.org in his name. Memorial services will be held at Northdale Baptist Church at 123 Osuna Road NW on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. with a reception following.
LANIER -- Helen Peters Lanier, 98, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010 at her home. She was born, February 26, 1912 in Texarkana, Texas the daughter of William and Gertrude Nash Peters. She received her Bachelor's degree from Texas Wesleyan College in Ft. Worth, Texas. Helen married Henry Spurgeon Lanier, June 5, 1938 in Texarkana, Texas. Helen taught second grade in Texarkana and after moving to New Mexico, she taught on Isleta Pueblo. She retired from teaching when her daughter was born. Survivors include her husband, Spurgeon of Albuquerque; one daughter, Barbara Jean Lanier of Albuquerque; and two nephews, Eddie (Pat) Peters, Texarkana, Texas and Lynn (Lee) Peters of Kingsville, TX. She was preceded in death by one brother, Leonard Peters. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 15, 2010, 11:00 a.m., at Central United Methodist Church, 1615 Copper NE. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Central United Methodist Church. French 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333
LOPEZ -- Ted A. "Diz" Lopez, 67, passed away May 9, 2010 at his home in Albuquerque following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. also at Cristo Rey Church in Santa Fe, with internment to follow at Santa Fe Funeral Options and Memorial Gardens on Rodeo Road in Santa Fe. The Rivera Family of Santa Fe Funeral Options 417 East Rodeo Road
MCCLAIN -- Pamela S. McClain, 63, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away with her loving family by her side on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Mrs. McClain was born on October 7, 1946 to Robert W. and Dorothy L. (Allen) Green of Des Moines, IA. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral and its choir. In her twenties, Mrs. McClain was a member of the USO. She was a financial advisor for Ameriprise and in her spare time, she enjoyed scrapbooking and volunteering for many organizations. Mrs. McClain is survived by her husband of 23 years, Harris R. McClain, of Albuquerque, NM; a daughter, Jennifer M. Gray of McAllen, TX; a son, Matthew R. Gray, and his wife Judith, of Buda, TX; a grandson, Zane, also of Buda, TX; and a brother, William Green, of Des Moines, IA. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 318 Silver Ave SW. Inurnment will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 14, at Fairview Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at ww5.komen.org/donate. Online condolences can be submitted at www.danielsfuneral.com. Services have been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 1100 Coal Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-842-8800