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I Had to Tell My Children Their Mother Was Almost Murdered. Here's What Happened …
by: David Harris-Gershon on September 14th, 2013 | 5 Comments »
I had never told our young children about the terrorist attack that nearly took their mother's life before they were born. Whenever they asked about her barely-visible scars, my answers were always vague, using the words accident and explosion to explain their existence.
They didn't know this "accident" occurred in Israel. They didn't know it was associated with a war, with a conflict.
However, with the publishing this week of my book – What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife? – I knew it was time to tell them. Better to hear from me, I thought, than from someone at school.
But I was lost. I knew that questions would arise, about war and conflict – about why someone would want to kill another person – which I was unprepared to answer.
Amazingly, a book published on the very same day as my own, which I had occasion to read serendipitously before its release, saved my life.
The book, Why Do We Fight? by Niki Walker and published by Owlkids Books, is intended for 10-to-14-year-old children. However, as my experience attests, this truly remarkable book could just as easily be intended for the parents of such children as well. See, I knew that as soon as we began discussing what really happened to my wife, my kids were going to start asking questions not about 'where' and 'when,' but 'why.'
And this is precisely what happened. Why did someone place a bomb on purpose? they asked. Why is there a war? they asked. Why did they want to hurt people? they asked.
Normally, I would have shrugged my shoulders and answered such difficult questions with either I don't know or You'll understand when you're older. But Walker's book gave me the tools to answer all of these questions directly, honestly, and in a way that assured my children that they were safe, while simultaneously being forthright about the existence of violence in the world.
The most amazing thing about this book is how it so clearly, and systematically, breaks down the idea of conflict for children. As a parent, I learned to begin explaining war and conflict by beginning with the following basic concepts:
- Every conflict, from a sibling fight to a war, has a "source" – what the conflict is about.
- Every conflict is resolved in different ways, depending on who the people are and whether they have the opportunity to use words or violence to bring resolution.
In a very sophisticated yet accessible way, Walker's book explores the various reasons for global and societal conflicts, from inequality and racial prejudices to historical claims and religious beliefs. And most importantly, for me, the book explores why some people are able to cooperate, or "talk it out," when resolving a conflict, and why some people engage in combat, choosing not to use words but rather violence.
When my youngest child asked – "Abba, why did someone want to explode a bomb around people?" – I was able to answer honestly without having to explain the concept of terrorism. "There is a disagreement about land, and instead of talking, there is a war."
When my oldest child asked – "Why don't they talk?" – Walker's book literally anticipated the question for me. "Well, countries are kind of like people," I explained. "Some are friends, and some are not. Friends who fight over, say, a t-shirt they find in the store and both want, can probably work it out by talking. But if you start fighting about that shirt with someone who you really don't like – say a bully or someone you yourself bully – it's going to be harder to figure out who gets the shirt without a fight breaking out. It's kind of like that."
Throughout the conversation, my children asked questions and then nodded contentedly as I answered. There were no furrowed brows, crying fits or screams of "What are you talking about?" – which is not at all uncommon in my household. And this was the case primarily because I didn't traumatize or confuse my kids with my answers, as would have been likely without the help of Walker's book.
What was a conversation with my children I was dreading and losing sleep over became an important, illuminating discussion for everyone involved. Until finally, my oldest child said, "That's enough. We understand."
And they haven't asked a question since.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to apply the book's section on peacemaking to the conflict which injured my wife. Hopefully, if resolution comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this will change.
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Most of us do it everyday without thinking. Tell that someone special we love them. But do it in Cameroon and you could end-up in gaol.
That's what happened to Roger Jean-Claude Mbédé, who was sentenced to 3-years in prison in 2011 for sending another man an SMS that read:
"I'm very much in love w/u."
Mbédé was detained by Cameroon's Secretary of State for Defense (SED) on "suspicion of homosexuality."
He was formally charged with "homosexuality and attempted homosexuality" on March 9th, 2011.
He was then tried and on April 28th, 2011, Mbédé was found guilty on both charges and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment at Kondengui Central Prison.
His sentencing was condemned by Human Rights Watch, who described it as "a gross violation of Mbede's rights to freedom of expression and equality."
In prison "many suspects were tortured or otherwise treated poorly in custody until they gave confessions, which were then used as evidence against them."
In 2011, 14 people were prosecuted for homosexuality, 12 were convicted.
Roger's 3-year conviction led to a campaign by Amnesty International and Rights activists, which saw Roger provisionally released on bail in July 2012, on health grounds. However, an appeals court upheld the 3-year sentence against Roger.
All Out is running a campaign to help release Roger from jail:
Roger still has to serve 2 more years in jail under horrible conditions, but Cameroon's President Biya could free Roger from this sentence and end the anti-gay laws that jailed him in the first place. Biya has made statements that could indicate he's evolving ont his issue and he knows that Cameroon's reputation is at stake.
All Out have started a petition to President Biya, and Justice Laurent Esso which reads:
We call on you to free Roger Jean-Claude Mbédé, who was jailed for sending a text message, and to place a moratorium on Cameroon's discriminatory anti-gay laws.
These laws deny basic human rights to many Cameronians like Roger and create an environment of hostility and fear. End the use of laws that make it a crime to love who you choose and encourage their permanent repeal.
If you want to help with getting Roger released from prison then please sign and share this petition. Thank you.

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Help With Biscuits
Glutin-Free Man replied to mbrookes's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsThat's a good question -- I'd have to say no in general, but maybe in some cases. I use a couple different mixes, depending on what I'm cooking. I have one mix I like for breads, another for "generic baking", and I follow the recipe I linked to for biscuits. The quality of what you make does depend on the mix of flours. To do gluten free baking properly (meaning developing your own recipes, making your own mixes, etc), you have to know a bit of the chemistry involved in baking. Wheat flour is extremely versatile, which is why it's used in almost every baked good. It can be incredibly elastic in one setting, but light and flaky in another. There's no single gluten free flour that can fill in for wheat flour in all its roles. That's why we mix different flours together. When making a mix, different flours are chosen for different characteristics. A blend of flours is typically good in some roles, but less good in others. No mix is perfect. A blend of flours that is good for making bread may be too heavy for cookies. A blend that's good for cookies may be too crumbly for bread or biscuits. With all that in mind, the only honest quick answer I can give is "I don't know". It depends on what the general blend is, and what it was designed to do. However, let me also add this: "Try it anyway". If you need to eat without gluten, you're going to spend a lot of time cooking your own food. My personal viewpoint is that the only way to learn something new is by making mistakes. If you do it right the first time, you learn nothing new, but by making mistakes, you at least learn what _not_ to do, and those are the lessons that you remember. The recipe I posted is "good enough" for me. It's not perfect, but a couple weeks ago my wife (who is not on a gluten-free diet) bought a cannister of pre-prepared wheat flour biscuits. I know she misses the ones I used to make, but I'll only make gluten-free foods now. We cooked both, and our kids preferred the homemade gluten-free biscuits to the store-bought, cannister biscuits. I have made biscuits with other flour mixes that turned out like rocks. These don't. Is it related to the flour mix? Probably. Is the one I posted the only mix that can make good biscuits? Absolutely not. Try your flour mix and see what happens. At best, you get good biscuits. At worst, you learn something that doesn't work. Good luck!
How To Make Gluten Free Flour More Elastic?
Glutin-Free Man replied to Ironbar's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsWhat she said. Gluten free pie crust can actually be better than wheat based pie crust, because it doesn't get stretchy, which makes it more light & flaky. Just be more careful in how you handle it.
Help With Biscuits
Glutin-Free Man replied to mbrookes's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsThese http://glutenfreegirl.com/buttermilk-biscuits-gluten-free/ are my favorite so far, but they're still not as good as wheat flour biscuits. Of course, it probably doesn't help that I can't do dairy either.
Gluten Free Meal Ideas
Glutin-Free Man replied to Lincoln's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsI know you stated no recipes, but I think you're going to have to start doing more cooking for yourself. Since my diagnosis, I eat almost nothing that I haven't made myself -- as consequences of illnesses go, it's really not that bad. It just takes more planning. tarnalberry mentioned lentils & rice. This is a good standby at our house as we always have ingredients on hand, so it's what I make when I don't feel like cooking. Ingredients ½ cup Olive Oil 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced. 1 cup dry lentils 3 ½ cups cold water 1 cup uncooked white rice 1 tsp kosher salt Instructions Check lentils for small stones & discard. Rinse in a colander. Boil the water in a wide, heavy pot, add the lentils & cover. Reduce the heat and simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Add the rice and salt. Mix, recover and cook for until the lentils and rice are tender (usually about 15 minutes for me). While lentils and rice are cooking, heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion & saute for 10-15 minutes or until nicely browned. Stir occasionally. When lentils & rice are done, pour the oil and onion over them. Mix & serve. I also second the choice of fried rice, which is great with no meat. Gluten Free soy sauce is pretty easy to find now (it's often called Tamari, but check the ingredients, as Tamari can have wheat). I will also make a stir fry of vegetables with rice noodles, with a bit of broth to bring it all together (similar to the Phillipino dish Pancit Bihon) Another family favorite is cassoulet -- it's a French stew of italian sausage and beans. It does take more time to prepare, but a lot of that time is just cooking time, and it's a departure from corn & rice. Use turkey sausage if pork is too fatty. Our favorite version is http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/winter-cassoulet-10000000608424/index.html Fish tacos are good and easy to make. Cook your favorite fish in your favorite fashion (even boiling is OK for this dish), flake it up and serve between corn tortillas with some coleslaw.
Flax Waffle
Glutin-Free Man replied to porkchop60c's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsI never tried making waffles out of them, but I have a great recipe for buckwheat pancakes that's got no rice, corn or almond. Be aware that baking powder generally contains corn. If you can't find corn-free baking powder, you can get the same result by adding cream of tartar to the baking soda (2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part baking soda). Ingredients 1 cup buckwheat flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon clove 1 egg 1 cup low-fat buttermilk 1 tablespoon butter, melted Instructions Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Whisk remaining ingredients together; stir into dry mixture just until moistened. Pour batter by ¼ cupfuls onto a hot nonstick griddle coated with nonstick cooking spray. Turn when bubbles form on top of pancakes; cook until second side is golden brown. I use almond or rice milk since I can't do dairy, but you didn't mention dairy, so you should be OK. If you're not using buttermilk, add a little bit of lemon juice or orange juice for acid to help them rise better.
Substitution For Potato Starch
Glutin-Free Man replied to Duofilia's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsI've been using sweet potato flour, which I can get from Asian grocery stores. I haven't noticed a difference in the finished product.
gluten-free For Broke College Kids
Glutin-Free Man replied to MissHaberdasher's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsOK - here are some of my simplest, super-cheap recipes. Prepared, they typically cost about $1 (or less) per serving. They're not emergency recipes though, since they take some planning (soaking beans) or preparation (typically about an hour to cook each). They're also family favorites, so even though they're simple, they still taste good. Mjadara Mjadara is a Middle Eastern dish that's basically lentils and onions. It's kind of like meatloaf in the U.S. - everyone eats it, everyone makes it, and everyone has a slightly different recipe for it. It's often made with bulghur wheat, so be careful if you try to order it at a restaurant, but a common option is to make it with rice (or even with no grain. My wife's aunt makes it that way). Ingredients 1/2 cup olive oil 1 large, yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 cup dry lentils 3 1/2 cups cold water 1 cup uncooked white rice 1 tsp kosher salt Inspect the lentils for small stones, or non-lentils, and throw those out. Rinse them in water. Put the cold water into a pot large enough to hold 2x the volume (the lentils and rice will expand a bit while they cook), add the lentils, and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the rice and salt, and continue simmering until the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes more. Don't let it get too dry, but you don't really want standing water at the bottom of the pot. While the lentils are cooking, thinly slice the onion. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, and cook until the onion is caramelized. I'll start it at medium high, and when the onions start to show some color, I'll turn down the heat gradually as they cook. You want them to turn a nice brown and start to become crispy, but don't burn them. When the lentils/rice are done, top with the onions, and enjoy! The above recipe is more authentic, but lately I've been making mine with brown rice, which I think has a better flavor/texture, and is more nutritious. The brown rice needs more liquid, so increase the water to 4 cups if you're using it. It also takes longer to cook, so you can put the rice and lentils (and salt) in at the same time, and save yourself a step! We had this for dinner last night with hummous and cut carrots. My kids love it. Hoppin' John This is another ubiquitous dish, but from a different tradition. As above, there are hundreds of ways to make it. This is my favorite. Ingredients 1 cup dried black-eyed peas (or field peas) 2 Tbs. Olive oil 1/4 lb. bacon or smoked hog jowl 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped 2-3 stalks celery, coarsely chopped 6 cups broth (pork is traditional, but any kind will do) 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2 cups long grain rice scallions (green onions) for garnish Inspect the dried peas for small stones, or other objects that aren't peas, then soak them in water for 4 hours or more. They'll expand somewhat as they soak, so make sure the water covers them by an inch or more. I'll typically start them soaking in the morning if I plan to cook this for dinner. Soaking them overnight is fine. When you're ready to cook, bring the broth to a boil, drain and rinse the peas, and then add them to the boiling water. Add the pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes also. Boil uncovered for about 10 minutes, or until the peas are almost tender (undercook them rather than over cook them at this point). Add the rice, cover the pot, and lower the heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is done. While the peas are cooking, in a separate pan, render the fat from the bacon or hog jowl. You can add the meat to the broth (gives more flavor), or, if using bacon, I'll save it and crumble it over the top of the dish at the end (Fried bacon will be crispy, boiled bacon is not). Cook the onions in the rendered fat until they soften, then add the celery, and cook until it softens. Then set them aside until the beans and rice are done. Stir the celery and onions into the beans and rice, and garnish with chopped scallions and bacon. This is another family favorite. If you're not as picky about how your onions/celery are cooked, you can add them into the broth with the rice and save a step, but that makes them mushy. I like them with just a bit of bite to them. I also omit the crushed red pepper, since I can't eat nightshades, but it does make the dish taste better. Polenta Another famous dish, from Italy this time. You can buy it pre-made in tubes at many grocery stores, but it's easy to make your own. Ingredients 1 cup coarsely ground corn meal (sometimes labelled polenta, sometimes grits) 3 1/2 cups cold water salt to taste butter (optional) cheese (optional) Bring the water to boil and add the salt. Remove the pan from the heat, and slowly stir in the corn meal (it helps to avoid making lumps). Return the pan to the heat and reduce the heat until the mixture just bubbles. Cook it for 10-15 minutes, or until it's thickened and the water is absorbed. This is a very versatile dish. You can eat it as it is for breakfast, with some butter and cheese. I'll fry and egg and top it with that. You can also treat it as though it were pasta, and top it with pasta sauce. You can do that as it comes out of the pan, as a thick cereal, or more usually, pour it into a rectangular baking pan and refrigerate. When it's cool, you can cut it into squares. Now it'll be more like what comes in the tube in the grocery store. I'll usually fry the squares in a little bit of butter or oil to heat them up before coating with pasta sauce. If you make this ahead of time and store in the refrigerator, it may count as an emergency meal, as jarred pasta sauce can be quickly heated and poured over the top. I hope this helps - I have tons more recipes if you want.
Bread Without Gum And Starch
Glutin-Free Man replied to lemontree1's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsCookies and pancakes definitely do not need gums. In fact, one of the pitfalls of making pancakes with wheat is that if you stir them too much, the glutens develop, and the pancakes end up tasting tough. gluten-free pancakes are easier to make, since you can stir them as much as you want, with no fear of making long strings of gluten! For breads, glutens typically act like velcro - they hold everything together. That's how you can get high rising soft breads with wheat flour, but gluten-free breads are (comparatively) dense and crumbly. Gum doesn't really replace gluten, but it acts in a similar manner, and helps to hold the dough together more when it rises. I doubt that you'll be able to make a nicely textured bread without some type of stabilizer, but it may be possible to do it without xanthum or guar gum. I've heard of some people using Psyllium Fiber (the active ingredient in Metamucil) as a replacement for the gums, but I haven't tried it myself. It may be worth a try. I'd read up a lot on the chemistry of bread baking before you start practicing, and be aware that you may need to make a lot of bread in order to find out what works and what doesn't.
gluten-free For Broke College Kids
Glutin-Free Man replied to MissHaberdasher's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsTell us what you have to work with. I've got some nice recipes for meat/rice, beans/rice, noodles, etc. Are you living in the dorm, or do you have a kitchen available? What ingredients do you have? The best advice I can give (3 years in), is that you need to PLAN for food. If you think you can ignore it and pick up last minute quick dishes (like everyone else in college), you're going to get sick. Make a plan. Cook food ahead of time, if you can. Freeze some things, keep some things in the refrigerator. I now eat at least as well as I did before I 'got sick', but it takes a lot more planning, and more time in the kitchen. It's hard at first, but better once you've been doing it for a while.
What Is Superfine Brown Rice Flour?
Glutin-Free Man replied to BethM55's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsYes - the specification is because a lot of commercially available rice flour is ground rather coarsely, which leaves baked goods with a gritty mouth feel. You want the flour to feel like flour, not like fine sand. FYI - I buy mine from Asian or Indian grocery stores, and it's all finely ground, plus cheaper than you can get it at health food stores.
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
Glutin-Free Man replied to jess_gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsI've been meaning to add to this thread for a while, but I'm too lazy to post every night, so here's our menu for the past week: Monday - Corn/Quinoa pasta with pumpkin/italian sausage sauce, steamed broccoli Tuesday - Meatloaf with baked sweet potato fries, peas Wednesday - Hoppin' John with cornbread, braised chard Thursday - Pulled pork tacos with guacamole, pinto beans, corn Tonight - not sure yet - maybe salmon patties and rice with onions
The Most Annoying Thing About Celiac Is...
Glutin-Free Man replied to GFreeMO's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI get that. I used to feel the same way. Now I'm gluten-free, AND dairy-free, AND nightshade-free, (and probably xanthum gum-free). I know people who are gluten-free, dairy-free, and corn-free. Note that none of this is by choice. It's actually nice to be able to eat some things they sell at the supermarket. (although nightshade-free means I can't eat most of the gluten-free products that are on the shelves, as most of them contain potato starch.)
Calling Expert Celiacs!
Glutin-Free Man replied to KatieTattie's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHi Katie, Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble. I don't know whether this will help you, but here's my story: I had no problems that I noticed until I got close to 40, then I started noticing that I didn't feel well. I couldn't even define what felt wrong, so I didn't see a doctor for it at first. Over time, I noticed that my periods of not feeling well coincided with the food I ate. If I had a bagel for breakfast, I'd feel dizzy, nauseous, and out of sorts for an hour or two, then feel more normal again. I thought maybe I had some early symptoms of diabetes, as my father has Type II, so I saw the doctor, mentioned my worries, and had some blood tests done. I showed up as normal for all the tests that were performed. At this time, my chest pain started to worry me. My cholesterol was high, so my doctor prescribed a simvastatin to reduce it. At one point, I ended up checking myself into the ER for chest pains + heart palpitations. They put me on a heart monitor for an hour or so, then sent me home. That episode prompted a stress test (running on a treadmill) and sonogram. The nurses afterward commented that I was one of the healthiest people they'd seen in a long time. No problems were discovered. I kept feeling ill, and started keeping a food diary. My AHA! moment occurred one evening when my wife was out and I was watching the kids alone (3 & 5 at the time, so needing a fair amount of concentration). We had spaghetti for dinner, and I felt really woozy afterwards. I was dizzy and nauseous - much like having had 3-4 beers, but without the good feelings associated with that. I'd had no alcohol. It was pretty scary, considering I was alone with two small children. I noticed then that all my episodes appeared to correlate to wheat products. I called my family physician the next day, and told her I thought I might have a gluten problem. She told me to try eliminating it from my diet, and see whether I felt better. (btw: That's probably considered bad advice by many, as it will influence the blood tests - I considered it so for a while, but now I'm not sure any more.) I eliminated gluten for my diet for a week, and felt better than I had in a long time. I told my doctor, and she sent me to a GI specialist. It took 2-3 weeks to get an appointment with him, and I felt better on the gluten-free diet, so I kept it up. When I saw him he asked about my symptoms. At the time I was experiencing severe stomach pain, nearly constant gas, early satiety (I'd eat less than 1/3 of a normal portion at dinner, then feel so full I was unable to eat anything else), chest pains, blurry/double vision, and the aforementioned dizziness/nausea when I was eating gluten. I'd also lost about 30 lbs. in the previous month or so. The specialist completely ignored my neurological symptoms (dizziness, blurry/double vision), concentrated on the GI symptoms (stomach pain, gas, early satiety), and dismissed the chest pains as GERD. He put me on high strength antacids (Prilosec) and scheduled an endoscopy and blood tests. I mentioned that I'd been on the gluten-free diet for almost a month, and that according to what I'd read, that would affect the blood tests. We agreed that I'd eat gluten again for a week, then have the tests, although he didn't seem to think it was necessary. I ate gluten again for a week, then had the tests done. The endoscopy turned up negative for Celiac, but did show some damage and a partially healing ulcer (thus the severe stomach pain). The blood tests returned negative. I told him the Prilosec was not making a difference, and he upgraded it to Nexium (newer version). I took 3 doses of the Nexium, decided it was making me feel WORSE, not better, and quit it. When I mentioned that to the specialist he was at a loss, and ordered a PH test (http://heartburn.about.com/od/diagnosingheartburn/a/phtest.htm) this would involve a tube stuck down my throat for 24 hours so he could monitor the PH balance of my stomach acid over time. By this time I was starting to feel better, and was personally convinced that gluten was the issue, even though all of the tests he'd performed came back negative. I ended up refusing the PH test, on the grounds that it was pretty invasive, and that I was already feeling better from the gluten-free diet. I never went back to his office. I've never been formally diagnosed with any problem. This all happened about 3 years ago. At the time I was convinced I had cancer or worse, and was probably dying (I do have a family history, and lost a brother to Leukemia when I was in HS). Today, most days I feel normal, although following the diet is a big PITA. When I don't follow it, I have near constant diarrhea, joint pain, heart palpitations, dizziness/nausea, stomach pain, severe tiredness, and probably other symptoms I'm forgetting. Last year, we noticed my son appeared not to feel well. He just turned 6 a week ago, so he was probably about 4 1/2 at the time. He used to be the happiest kid you've ever seen, but he started becoming irritable and cranky all the time. We also noticed he was having a lot of diarrhea. It took about a year (one of his doctors died suddenly after administering some tests, but before discussing the results with us, and it took us a while to find a replacement), during which we kept feeding him normal (= containing gluten) food so as not to influence the test results, but his endoscopy and blood tests ended up returning the same as mine: there was noticable damage to the esophagus and stomach lining, but no signs of Celiac, and his blood tests came back negative. We put him on the gluten-free diet anyway. Since then his personality has almost completely reverted to what it used to be - he's again a happy, cheerful boy. He's gained about 10 lbs, and has grown at least an inch. He was so small as to be off the charts before, but now he's at about the 15% area for height/weight by age. Based on the above experience, my personal advice would be to try the gluten-free diet for a while, and see if it makes you feel better. My personal experience has been that most doctors (in my area anyway) have little understanding of gluten intolerance, and that the blood and endoscopy tests are not accurate enough to catch all the cases. I know there are a number of people on this board who have similar stories. I hope this helps, and hope you find a way to feel better. David
Cheap Vaccuum Flask
Glutin-Free Man posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI don't have this particular flask, so I can't comment on quality, but I do have a different brand I bought a couple years ago. I find them useful for carrying hot food on occasions where I know I won't be able to eat anything. Typically, they're $40-$70 each. This one's on sale for $15 (+$5 s&h) today (Friday, Nov 11th) only. This one's a bit nicer than mine in that it comes with a carrying case, but otherwise they look similar. Check it out at: http://www.onedaybuys.com/JustDeals-deals-V657/13-Piece-Stainless-Steel-Vacuum-Flask-Lunch-Set-185398 One thing to be careful of -- on mine, only the body of the flask is properly insulated. The lid is only partially insulated, so whatever food is on top (there are several internal containers) tends to get cold faster than the food on the bottom, so pack accordingly.
Packed Lunches
Glutin-Free Man replied to Hamster101's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHa! As I was writing the post, I was thinking "Boy, these are really neat. Maybe I should put one on my Christmas list..."


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Among the first hires in the Arthur Morgan era, Professor Hendrik Willem Van Loon came to Antioch College to teach history in 1921. Born in the Netherlands in 1882, Van Loon came to the United States at 20 to enter Cornell University, ultimately earning a doctorate from the University of Munich in 1911. Despite his academic credentials, Van Loon's career in higher education would prove all too brief. As a lecturer in history at Cornell, his flamboyant teaching style made him immensely popular with his students, but owing to their poor exam scores, his colleagues judged him ill suited to scholarship. He in turn judged them as merely jealous of his popularity, and in 1917 he resigned to pursue a career in writing and journalism.
HW Van Loon of the college faculty in the 1920s
He published the first of over fifty books, The Fall of The Dutch Republic, in 1913, an extension of his dissertation. One reviewer perhaps unknowingly captured the essence of Van Loon's long, prolific publishing career by suggesting that he dared to "write history as if he enjoyed it." In 1922 he received the first ever Newberry Medal for his tour de force, The Story of Mankind, a history of western civilization for children (lavishly illustrated by the author himself) that he completed in 1921. Van Loon as a result was about the most prominent member of the faculty of the newly reorganized Antioch College. Van Loon created possibly the most endearing and enduring image of the chaotic beginnings of Morgan's Antioch, that of a young undergraduate reading while walking to class and about to collide with a construction worker's ladder, under the title "The Antioch Idea."
Van Loon would not stay much longer, however, for in 1922 he resigned his post as chair of Social Sciences at the college to take a position at The Baltimore Sun, no doubt at the invitation of his close friend, H.L. Mencken. A towering if acerbic figure in 20th century American journalism and one of the nation's foremost cultural critics, Mencken was known as "The Sage of Baltimore." The following letter, written to Van Loon from Mencken's once famous home address on Union Square, is pure Mencken. Skeptical of seemingly everything and keen to judge any new development in higher education as anti-intellectual, particularly if it strayed from the cherished German university model, he has little if anything kind to say about Arthur Morgan's New Antioch. Mencken plays no favorites, however, as seen by his characterization of Johns Hopkins University. A notorious "wet" in the "dry" days of Prohibition, he concludes with an invitation for Van Loon to join him in a copious amount of what must be his latest homebrewed beer (In brewing parlance, one Seidel is slightly more than a pint).
H.L. Mencken
1524 Hollins Street
Baltimore, Maryland
May 22nd 1921
Dear Van Loon,
The Antioch scheme is very persuasive; it would at least avoid the childish futility that is the chief mark of college training. I think its weak point lies in the difficulty of getting a sufficiency of suitable candidates, at least during the first ten years. Whenever a school announces a new scheme it is immediately deluged by all the half-wits who have failed under other schemes. I doubt that Morgan's staff would have the resolution to turn these vermin away. The careful selection of pupils is a high ideal, but it is hard to execute. The Johns Hopkins Medical School executes it, but that is only because the Johns Hopkins can always get four times as many students as it can accommodate. It took years to reach that position. I speak, of course, of the Medical School. The University, which is quite distinct, is now little more than an eighth-rate high school. When it abandoned the old German plan of a graduate school and began to teach journalism, the care of automobiles and other such things, it instantly attracted all the idiots, and now is indistinguishable from a home for feeble-minded children. This is the danger that menaces Morgan. He will get plenty of applicants, but most of them will be, not the superior fauna he dreams of, but simply boneheads unable to pass the entrance examination at Yale, Amherst, and the Ohio Baptist University. However, the scheme is certainly worth trying.
If you travel westward by way of Washington, to see all the great men there on display, stop off in Baltimore and I'll give you 200 Seidel of the best malt you have ever tasted. It has the precise flavor of Franziskaner Bock.
H.L. Mencken
Illustration of the campus, drawn by Van Loon


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The Obama administration is refusing to divulge how much it spent to build the secret prison facility at Guantánamo where the accused 9/11 co-conspirators are held and has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Miami Herald reporter demanding documents that would reveal the number.
In a filing Friday, the Justice Department said that the Pentagon had found just one document that would provide information relevant to a 2009 Freedom of Information Act request reporter Carol Rosenberg filed seeking that cost figure. That document was exempt from disclosure, the filing said, because it contained details of internal deliberations and the names of many officials who were entitled to privacy.
The Justice Department also made a separate secret filing with the court that provided more details on why the document should remain secret. That filing was not shared with Rosenberg's attorneys, and its contents are unknown.
Rosenberg, who has covered the detention center at Guantánamo since it opened in 2002, originally had sought the cost of the facility, known as Camp 7, as part of her reporting on how much building and maintaining the detention center costs U.S. taxpayers.
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The Defense Department had provided construction costs for all other portions of the detention center. When it refused to provide any documents responding to her request for information on Camp 7, Rosenberg sued in federal court in Washington D.C., accusing the Pentagon in part of not conducting a thorough search for documents.
The information is particularly relevant now because the Southern Command, the military entity that controls Guantánamo, is seeking $49 million to replace the eight-year-old facility, which apparently was built improperly and is suffering from serious structural defects, including a cracked foundation.
The Pentagon has refused to say who originally undertook the work, and its responses to Rosenberg's FOIA would indicate that it has no record of a construction contract or bidding document for the facility.
The filing included a declaration from Karen Hecker, an associate deputy general counsel for the Pentagon, asserting that the Pentagon had conducted a thorough search for relevant documents. She said the assignment for finding relevant records had been made to the Office of Detainee Policy, which oversees Guantánamo, and that it had discovered only the one document. Hecker's declaration described the document as "part of the DoD deliberative process and was prepared to assist and guide senior policy makers within DoD in their decision making roles." That made it exempt from disclosure, she said.
Hecker also said the document made reference to a number of people "at the military rank of colonel or below or the civilian level of GS-15 or below" who might suffer "annoyance or harassment in their private lives" if their connection to Guantánamo or the Office of Detainee Policy were to become known. That privacy concern also made the document exempt from disclosure, she claimed.
There was no description offered of the secret filing except that it was made ex parte, meaning without Rosenberg's lawyers being given a copy, and in camera, meaning it was not part of the public court file and had been shared only with the judge. However, in its request for a summary judgment, the Justice Department said the document was also exempt from disclosure because it had been properly classified and the release of the information it contained "reasonably could be expected to result in damage to the national security."
Camp 7 holds Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York. Until Mohammed and the other prisoners held there were transferred to Guantánamo in 2006, they had been kept in secret jails operated by the CIA. Now, five alleged 9/11 plotters are awaiting a death penalty trial, all in Camp 7.


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The Ultimate Anti-Virus Software: Linux
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Editor's note: In light of the wackiness surrounding the ILOVEYOU virus, Paul Ferris's look at viruses and Linux seems especially prescient. Enjoy, knowing that you were invulnerable to the ILOVEYOU virus.
Spring was in the air finally as I rolled back into town and into my favorite hangout, the Beer & Bytes. For those of you who've never experienced it, the Beer & Bytes masquerades as a bar, but it's really kind of a geek coffee house. Computer parts adorn the walls and Monty Python episodes and movies play on the TVs instead of sports channels.
The experiences there are usually only the kind a geek could love: things like debates over object-oriented programming and operating-system design. Linux, BSD, and Unix lovers abound.
But every once and a while a buddy of mine shows up with a tale to tell or a problem to solve, and it makes for an interesting day from the human perspective.
Once again, my good old buddy Slots Globnick rolled in with--lo and behold!--a laptop computer running Windows 98. Usually if Slots shows up the day is guaranteed to take an interesting twist.
No one really took notice at first, until Ratz came over and asked, "Hey Slots, what'll it be?"
Slots was kind of engrossed with something on the screen, but he peered up for a second and mumbled something about "the usual" and returned to the screen.
Ratz reached around and turned the laptop to his face momentarily. "Windows 98!" The tone of voice suggested something out of a Western movie, whereby the next line from the bartender is something along the lines of "We don't serve your kind here, hombre!" That didn't happen, but someone did turn down the TV and attentions shifted.
I decided to belly up to the bar and see what was cooking with the laptop.
"Whatcha doing, Slots?" My curiosity, like the rest of the people in the room, was mounting.
"Got a virus, and I'm trying to get rid of it. Plus, I think somebody hacked into my laptop the other day while I was surfing the net. I'm not sure, though," he said, still working the mouse pointer and running some kind of virus utility.
I looked at the laptop and the anti-virus scan. "Hard to tell with some operating systems," I said, "whether it's a virus or just plain normal operation." I used the word normal at this point, like what we in the Free Software community mean as fubarred, but that's beside the point. "What makes you think you have been hacked?" I asked casually.
Slots turned and shifted around a bit, taking a sip of latte. "Well, for one thing, all of my personal Web pages now start with the phrase: '1'V3 H4X0RR3D Y0UR S1T3 U L4M3R, 1 0wn U'." Slots looked troubled.
I had to admit at that point that it looked like someone had broken into his computer.
Likely some script kiddie with too much time on his hands. "Man, we've been working on you for months to switch to Linux." I said. "Why didn't you do it, and lock your security down. This wouldn't have been a problem."
"Linux?" Slots laughed and shook his head. "Why, Linux is less secure than Windows. Everybody knows it's by hackers for hackers. The stuff practically has 'hack-me' written all over it!"
I have to explain at this point that a lot of drinking establishments have rules, and some of them are unspoken ones. You're free, for example, to bring a laptop running Windows 98 into the Beer & Bytes--no one will care.
You're even free to turn said laptop on and run some kind of bullet-proof Windows application, like Solitaire. Again, no one will care.
But you cross the line at repeating marketing ideas that have no basis in reality, and especially among the people who have spent a good deal of their days trying to stomp out the real problems. Bad ideas are bad enough, but wrong and bad ideas? It's hard to be tolerant of them, and the technical issues at the Beer & Bytes are kind of in the same category as religious issues would be in a church.
And everyone knows that Linux is high on security--you have the tools to check and monitor your security and more. We all began explaining this to Slots, but he would hear none of it. It didn't matter in the slightest that all the while he was doing this, his infected laptop was churning away attempting to fix a new virus. It didn't matter that recently his Web pages had been altered, likely by some teenager with too much time on his hands.
"You got your list of security holes, and I got mine. I've been to some of the Linux security sites--there are holes found in Linux all the time." He looked around. No one was arguing this point with him. "I was hoping that someone here could find something to wipe this virus off my laptop for me, and that's why I stopped here. I guess that I was mistaken. I'll be on my way."
At that point, Tiny seemingly appeared out of nowhere. This was a dramatic moment. Saying that Tiny appeared out of nowhere, well, it's kinda like saying the Titanic appeared out of nowhere.
Tiny is anything but tiny. He's well over 6 feet tall and he's got this tattoo on his chest "Born to Code Free." And he's often very helpful in situations where Slots needs help.
But helpful at this point was using the definition like Bill Gates used in his trial defense: "We weren't trying to crush Netscape, we were just being helpful.?"
Slots sat back down. Tiny held out a black CD-ROM by the edges. There was no writing visible on the CD itself. It looked rather new, and the underside was a bluish color. It was something that somebody had either copied or burned. "Here," he said slowly, "Load my anti-virus software on your computer. That should take care of all of your," he paused tilting his head ever so slightly and squinting his eyes a bit, "security issues."
Slots looked about for a hole in the crowd. There wasn't one. He looked at his laptop, where the CD-ROM tray was open--ready for the CD that Tiny was offering. He looked back at Tiny. "What's on that CD?"
Tiny grinned and spoke slowly in a low voice: "Anti. Virus. Software". There was a pregnant pause.
Slots looked at the CD with some trepidation. "No," he finally spoke, "I mean, what kind of anti-virus software is it? I'd like to know what kind of software I'm loading on my laptop. It's kind of important, see?"
The smallest hint of a grin began to form on Tiny's mouth. "Trust me. It's real good Anti. Virus. Software." The tone suggested that Tiny had all the faith in the world that it was good. It also suggested that maybe, possibly, it was good for Tiny, or it might be good for Slots. No one, not even I at that point was sure which one. I thought it was odd though, because I knew Tiny really well, and he's a pretty nice guy. It takes a lot to get him riled up, and a script kiddie, or cracker, well he's not one.
I waited along with everyone else for some kind of outcome to make it clear what Tiny was up to.
Slots finally relaxed a bit. "Look, I don't know what's on that CD! It could be anything!" He quickly held up his hands. "Don't take this the wrong way or anything, Mr. Tiny, but I can't be sure of what you're offering me there! It could be another virus, it could be some kind of destructive program, it could be a Trojan horse even. It doesn't have a label on it or anything. What kind of idiot do you take me for?"
Tiny broke into a full grin. "Well, I hate to be so precise. But I take you to be the kind of idiot that loads software that has known back doors and privacy compromising mechanism in it. You'll load software that is essentially an unknown, all the time. Why you're having a problem with my CD, I can't figure out."
Slots looked at Tiny questionably. "When? I've never loaded anything on here that I wasn't absolutely sure of! Why, I've got all the latest service packs installed and I purchased this laptop with a certified version of Windows 98! I don't know what you're talking about." Slots was waving his hands over the laptop the way a priest might refer to a Bible.
I broke in, because now I knew why and what Tiny was up to. "You mean, you know all of the backdoors in Windows 98? Why just recently they found what looks to be another backdoor in Windows NT, which is supposed to be even more secure than Windows 98. The point Tiny is making, rather has made, and he's right, is that you've loaded a proprietary operating system, with God knows what under the hood."
"Look," I said. "Open-source software may be made by a lot of people that are unknown--but it's used by a lot of people that care about what's under the hood. There are no back-doors in Linux, because it's an operating system that bares all for anybody who wants to look."
The gears began to mesh in Slots head. He was finally nodding.
"You have to see what Tiny is saying to you." I said. "His CD could be just about anything--without you seeing the code itself, you don't know if it's really secure, or if it's got back doors or anything." I looked at Tiny. He smiled at me, nodding his head.
"That's the point that Tiny is trying to make. That's the point that you've missed here."
Slots looked around, seeing the room and its occupants now in a different light.
I looked at Tiny. "What's on that CD, anyway?" I asked, smiling.
Tiny grinned and put the CD back in his coat. "It's a copy of Debian. I used it last night on my home computer. The best anti-virus software that money can't buy!" he said. "But I wouldn't have installed it, at least, not without your permission man." He patted Slots on the back and laughed. He wasn't alone; everyone had a good laugh.
Slots stopped laughing and looked doubtful. "You sure?"
Tiny grinned. "Trust me." he said, nodding.


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Halloween has gradually become one our cultures most anticipated and beloved observances. Kids look forward to the night for weeks. Parents everywhere will be sending their children out in the streets to go door to door so that they can beg for candy. They can dress up as a cowboy, fairy princess, favourite superhero, cartoon character… ghost, goblin, horror film slasher, the grim reaper or maybe Satan himself. Oh what fun!
I will make no bones about it, I think Christian parents who are sending their kids out for Halloween are naive and uninformed. Whenever I bring this up, well meaning parents think I am making too much of a big deal about it and that it is just good harmless fun. Really?
Even on the very surface it is easy to see that Halloween is clearly rooted in the occult. It goes back to the time of the ancient Druids in England. These were Celtic pagan nature worshippers who celebrated their most important religious festival at harvest time called Samhain. They believed that on this night the barrier between the natural world and the supernatural was removed, and the souls of the dead were able to move freely among human beings.
In AD 835, some year after Christianity was introduced to the Celtic people, Pope Gregory IV moved the 'Feast of All Saints' from the spring of the year to November 1st in an attempt to supplant Samhain and break the stronghold of paganism. The night before (Oct 31st) was know as 'All Hallow's Eve' (Halloween) and was a prayer vigil. It wasn't long before the original pagan traditions had crept right back in and reclaimed the night as their own. The Druids believed that on Halloween wicked souls that had died in the past year returned to their original homes. In order to free yourself from their evil influence you had to set out food and provide them with shelter for the night. If they were satisfied, it was believed they would leave you in peace. If they were not satisfied the ghosts would cast a spell on you and wreak havoc in your home. Historically this was the basis for dressing as ghosts and goblins and going from house to house asking for a treat, lest you give them a trick. Today the night before Halloween is called 'Gate Night". Again it is a throw back to Samhain and is considered the night when the these evil spirits are released from the underworld. Delinquent youth use it as an excuse to roam the streets causing mischief and doing acts of vandalism. Hello! This should not be so hard to connect the dots.
Why on earth we have allowed our little children from their earliest age to participate in this blatant celebration of evil completely escapes me. "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer. (Deut 18:10) Apart from the fact that what we are doing is completely forbidden in scripture, there is at least one more reason to take a pass on Halloween. When we entertain anything occultic or demonic we are giving Satan an invitation to intervene in our lives. Eph 4:27 says, "Do not give place to the Devil". Satan is not permitted to just run roughshod over us. He really needs an invitation of sorts. Jesus lived completely free of demonic interference. On one occasion the crowd tried to kill Him and could not. They tried to push him off a cliff… but He just walked through the crowd. He clearly stated that no one could take His life but that He would lay his life down Himself. Throughout His earthly walk, try as he may, the Devil could not touch Him. Why not? John 14:30 tells us; "… for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
There are all sorts of ways that we can invite evil into our lives; sin, disobedience, unforgiveness, drugs, spiritual neglect etc. But nothing is more dangerous and damning than deliberate spiritual invocation through pagan rituals, witchcraft and the occult. Like it or not, that is exactly what Halloween is. It is unbelievable that an entire culture has bought into celebrating Halloween. I will call it what it is; modern day, family-friendly, pagan witchcraft!
For the 25 years our church has been in existence we have always provided a Halloween alternative for our kids. Some will think even that is an unacceptable compromise. I don't. It is pretty hard to explain to a 6 year old that you are going to stay home with the lights off and spend the night praying, when at the same time, all the kids from their school will be going out collecting huge bags of candy. Instead we counter-program the night and do an indoor carnival at the church. The kids wear wholesome costumes, play carnival games and win tons of candy. Last year we had over 500 kids come for the evening, plus their parents. I won't lie, it is organized mayhem, the place becomes a complete zoo, but at least it offers a safe and superior alternative to inviting the Devil to make our lives a living hell for yet another year.
Whoa Mark, you are stepping on some toes here. Good, I sincerely hope so! I think every parent, Christian or otherwise, needs to ask themselves this question; Is Halloween a trick or treat? Trust me on this one. It's a trick!
I do hope everybody understands that I am not standing in judgment of your choice but rather trying to provoke a deeper look at Halloween. When we have been raised doing something (like Halloween… as I also was) it is very hard to see any hidden or inherent dangers. I have been to countries were spiritism is very much part of their culture. Places like that celebrate Carnival (Brazil), Mardi Gras (New Orleans), etc. live under incredible spiritual bondage. These kinds of Halloween type festivals exist all over the 3rd world and have profound spiritual impact. In many places they have become intertwined with their Catholicism. In Uruguay we were in an evangelistic meeting where hundreds of people were under the influence of demon possession and needed deliverance. Once you see firsthand the wholesale spiritual bondage that is possible, you would never ever consider Halloween harmless fun. There are also hundreds of books written on the subject of Halloween many by people who have studied the histories of these spiritually bound countries. But instead of reading them many Christians will naively defend their dearly held Halloween traditions. Do a little poking around for articles online. You might be surprised what you discover.


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HE'S used to finding his man at the lineout and now Cross Keys hooker Gerwyn Price will be trying to hit his doubles on the professional darts circuit, writes Chris Kirwan.
The 28-year-old from Markham earned his Professional Darts Corporation tour card at a qualifying tournament in Wigan this week.
It means that the front row forward can now mix it on the oche with Phil 'The Power' Taylor, Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis and Simon 'The Wizard' Whitlock... Gerwyn will have world champ Michael van Gerwen in his sights.
"It's brilliant and I never thought that this would happen when I started playing properly four years ago," said Price, who had a short spell as a full-time player with Glasgow last season.
"I started up with Markham Welfare on Fridays and then played in the Super League for Aberbargoed on Wednesdays.
"It was going pretty well and Barrie Bates (a pro from Merthyr Tydfil) encouraged me to have a go at qualifying school. Day one didn't go well and I lost in the first round but I managed it on day two."
Price had to make it through six rounds in the north west of England, battling with 329 other darts hopefuls.
And his success in gaining a two-year tour card means that he now has a chance to go up against the big guns and has an easier qualification route to the big end-of-year finale at Alexandra Palace.
Not that Price, who is yet to choose a nickname and walk-on music, is going to give up on the rugby.
"It all depends on getting sponsors but I'll get the dates for the darts soon and will try and work games with Keys around it," said Price, who has been working in the construction industry.
"It will be great to go up against the best players in the world, I definitely won't be favourite and it's going to be tough but you never know will happen."


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Third-party ownership models are being used more than ever as the Oregon solar industry matures. A third party ownership is a financial model where the solar photovoltaic or thermal system is owned by a separate business or investor than the building host or owner where it is installed. The arrangement allows the investor owner to utilize the tax credits and benefits available for the solar system (e.g. federal investment tax credit, Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit) and sells the power produced by the system to the host entity.
This model has become attractive to governments, schools, and nonprofits who often have roof space and interest in solar power, but lack sufficient funding and tax credits to purchase solar systems outright. Investors have capital available for investment and the ability and desire to use tax credits, but lack roof space. Third-party ownership arrangements allow these two parties to work together to achieve their own energy or financial objectives.
For more information on third-party ownership models go to: http://energytrust.org/renewable-energy/solar/commercial/info/3rd-party-FAQ.aspx
Incentives and Tax Credits
There are a variety of incentives available to Oregon businesses that install solar. Government incentives are typically, though not always, provided as tax credits. State and local incentives are more likely to be cash rebates paid upon construction of the project or over time. In addition to direct incentives, there are other, indirect benefits, such as property tax exemptions and net-metering.
Incentives and tax credits are always subject to change. A good, central resource for up-to-date incentive information is the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE).
NOTE: The following information on incentives and tax credits is not tax advice. You should consult with a tax professional to understand how tax credits may effect you.
Energy Trust of Oregon Incentives
Cash incentives are available from Energy Trust of Oregon for qualifying solar systems, but the incentives vary with demand. The Energy Trust website features a solar calculator that shows how their incentive works with the state and federal tax credit to bring down the cost of a solar electric installation.
Oregon Energy Incentives Program
Oregon Department of Energy restructured its incentive program for businesses in 2012. For solar electric projects, they offer competitive grants. For solar water heating systems, the provide tax credits, and qualification depends on the project costs. For more details, visit http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/BUSINESS/Incentives.
Federal Investment Tax Credit
The federal government offers an investment tax credit for 30% of the cost to install your system, with no cap.
Feed-in Tariff Pilot
In 2009, the Oregon legislature passed a law establishing a new solar incentive option in Oregon(feed-in tariff).Oregon customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power can apply to be part of the program as capacity is available. Customers who opt to use this incentive are not eligible for Energy Trust incentives or a state incentive, though they can still claim the federal tax credit.
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- Pit apricots and slice thinly. Combine with sugar in a large pot and allow to macerate at room temperature for at least 4 hours. You can also refrigerate them overnight.
- Add lemon juice and bring to a boil, and cook for about 25 minutes, until thickened. Remember that the jam will be firmer when cool, so don't overcook.
- Ladle into hot, sterilized jars, cap, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Any jars that do not seal can be kept in the fridge.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Apricot Jam
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I actually haven't made my own jam before. I need to start before all the summer fruits are gone!
- 21 August, 2011
- Renata said...
I'm not much of a jam eater either, but since I started making Greek yogurt at home, all my jam jars seem to be emptying fast! Apricot is one of my favorites! Looks delicious, Mary!
- 21 August, 2011
- Poires au Chocolat said...
Ooh I love making and eating jam! I've made two batches of raspberry this summer and some blackberry and apple jelly. I eat toast for breakfast so that helps me use it :)
- 22 August, 2011
- Gloria said...
My fgavorite is apricot jam!!! this look amazing!! gloria
- 22 August, 2011
- Valérie said...
Looking forward to that Sachertorte! I'm not a huge jam fan, which works out because I don't really like making jam in the first place, lol. But I can still appreciate a pretty jame when I see it!
- 22 August, 2011
- Pilar. Cook and Spoon said...
So delicious, this apricot jam! I can't stop making this jam. Thanks.
- 22 August, 2011
- Beth said...
I love jam with yogurt too! I grew up eating jam with toast every morning for breakfast but don't use it often now, except in my recipes.
- 22 August, 2011
- Cheap Ethnic Eatz said...
So easy to make jam but I rarely do. I should but I also serve it more to guests then myself. Oh, a Sachertorte, a part of my heritage!
Have an awesome trip!
- 22 August, 2011
- Valerie said...
Who says you need toast in order to eat jam? Just grab a spoon and a bib. :D
This looks delicious, Mary! That apricot colour is gorgeous.
- 22 August, 2011
Do you have to peel the fruit first or can you just leave the skin on?
- 26 August, 2011
I haven't made jam before and buy jam occasionally, usually apricot. :) Your jam looks delicious on the bread!
- 27 August, 2011
- A Canadian Foodie said...
We are like you - we never eat jam - but I, too, love making it... however, I have had to pull in the reigns and think about what we DO eat and work to preserve that. I love apricot glaze and the fruit in desserts, too. YUM. So, I bought two cases and decided to do a few different things. A couple of them even turned out. :) I wish I had seen your jam recipe first - as the recipe is one thing - but, how the person raves about it is another. I guess I am a sucker for the raving. The recipe I decided to use was weight in pitted fruit + equal weight of sugar = make into jam
My batch was so big that there was WAY too much liquid right at the start so I changed my mind mid stream and ended up with these glorious jars of a French Style "jam" that is light and lovely and really a pile translucent apricots in the jar. Love it.
Oh - made the rest into syrup - and had 4 quarts of it to give away. It was really delicious - but, mainly SUGAR!
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W204 C63 AMG Black Series spotted testing again - Sedan and Coupe versions coming?The C63 Black Series was spotted testing again. As you can see, it is the sedan being tested. Rumor is that there will be two Black Series versions, a coupe and a sedan. What about the motor? Reports are leaning toward the M156 V8 already in the C63 with a higher state of tune around 510 horsepower but the twin turbo M157 V8 is still a possibility. We hope for the latter but there seems to be a split on which motor it will get.
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Fingers crossed for a 4 door version
most-wanted - 05-12-2011, 08:02 PM
I am hoping so. I have been optimistic and doubt they would be testing a 4 door only to produce a 2 door. But many say they will never build a 4 door. I say its coming and I cant wait
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most-wanted - 05-19-2011, 04:10 PM
Well I havent heard one person say they like the looks of the standard 2 door C63. Not one.... And I visit all the forums. Every comment I hear says it loks like the Honda Accord. And I agree, I think the 2 door is horrible... Just my opinion though
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Not too mention they are saying they weigh near identical weight. So its completely impractical in so many ways. But we'll se what the BS brings.
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With the elimination of the Maple Leafs, Senators, and Canucks, NHL fans are left for the first time since 1973 with only one Canadian NHL team in the National Hockey League playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs were also the last Canadian team to bring home the Stanley Cup, in 1993. Are there parallels between Montreal and the WWE? A hearty Yes!
Looking at the Canadiens chances in the days ahead -- they will be facing the Tampa Bay Lightning -- it's hard not to hear people talking about the team's skill and talent. But the knock against them is that compared to the clubs that are seen as Stanley Cup favourites -- the Bruins, the Blues, Ducks, Kings, and the defending champion Blackhawks, -- they are too small and lacking in toughness.
Now what recently crowned WWE World Heavyweight Champion is that reminiscent of?
Yes, it's Daniel Bryan, who has had many of those same doubts hurled his way.
There is little question that WWE Management�s reluctance to go with Bryan as the face of the company for the last year is because he was seen as being too small and not the toughest wrestler on the roster. Yet Bryan has proven to have had a tenacity and a will which has captured the hearts and minds of wrestling fans worldwide until WWE management was left with no choice but to give him a chance as the flag bearer for the company.
Thus, it is highly likely that the decision to allow Bryan to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania XXX was borne out of the fact that wrestling fans continued to support him en masse and not switch their allegiance to other wrestlers that WWE management may have preferred more.
What is surprising is there may end up being a similar phenomenon that occurs with the Canadiens in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
While National Hockey League results are not supposed to be pre-determined (see last year's Are the NHL playoffs a work like wrestling?), there have been quite a bit of questionable refereeing and league decisions against Canadian NHL teams during the playoffs over the last two decades.
Now with the Canadiens being the only Canadian team to qualify for the playoffs, the spotlight in Canada is going to be even more focused on the team because they are essentially the only hope for the country to win the Stanley Cup. As a result, the media focus on the refereeing and the league decisions during Montreal's playoff games will likely be scrutinized like never before and if something untoward happens the apologists who in past years have excused this behaviour will be buried by criticism never seen before. Such criticism may reach such heights that it cannot be ignored by the NHL management and force them to actually allow Canadiens playoff games to be fairly contested.
The reason that this has a high likelihood of occurring is due to the fact that ratings and interest in the NHL playoffs will almost certainly drop off should the Canadiens be eliminated due to biased refereeing or NHL decisions. As well, the networks in Canada will have a vested interest to ensure that this doesn't occur because the NHL playoff revenues would take a significant hit. Additionally, should such a thing happen the NHL may find itself besieged by already unhappy Canadian fans, who have had to witness the other Canadian NHL teams not qualify for the playoffs, and that have finally had enough with any hope of the Stanley Cup ever being won again by a team on Canadian soil being constantly dashed due to questionable nonsense. There is a limit and this year�s NHL playoffs could be a real flashpoint for the Canadian networks, media, and fans. (Then again, much of Canada hates the Habs.)
As for the Montreal Canadiens, looking to Daniel Bryan for inspiration because of the struggles he has had to go through both behind the scenes and in the ring in their quest to win the Stanley Cup is something they may want to consider. What Bryan has achieved in what admittedly has always been seen as a big man's sport is remarkable and speaks admirably to his determination and perseverance. Those are certainly traits that any Stanley Cup champion has needed to have and Bryan is an illustration of what can occur if you keep at it and refuse to give in even when so many are against you.
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Just Like a Musical Avalanche, Goo Goo Dolls Picked Up Speed and Swept Us Away
Taking photos during a concert sometimes comes with their own hidden dangers. Now I am not talking about the time Vanilla Ice wanted to get every photographer wet in the pit, or even when Pat Monahan of Train decided to do an impromptu journey around the Trop turf. Sometimes artists just do not like the camera.
That same scenario came to head Saturday night during the Goo Goo Dolls show during the Rays/Hess Express Saturday Night Concert Series. It has been common knowledge to those who follow music that Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik's propensity to be camera shy. Most people might not know that in the beginning Rzeznik would not sing due to his shyness.
So the night was an adventure in creative poising and posturing, hoping for the right shot, or maybe even a facial glance towards a lens. Not going to say the night was a total success, but Rzeznik did give me a few well aimed photos, and a night to remember.
Ironically, it was after their third song "Here Is Gone" that Rzeznik began to unfold his personality and. the real concert went from 0-60 in a flash.
Here is a bit of Goo Goo Dolls trivia for the Rays Republic, Rzeznik did not officially become the voice of the band until their third album "Hold Me Up": in 1990. Previously it was Robby Takac the band wild bass guitarist that took the mic before Rzeznik became comfortable and they started cranking out their many hits.
The band's 17-song set was a huge flashback for some fans that displayed just how much the band had matured and grown as artists since their first hit. From their first song of the night "Last Hot Night" to their final song "Broadway", the band really did take us down an interesting path with Rzeznik becoming more and more personable as the night went along.
Even with the bump in the road in the beginning, this was a great concert filled with songs we all knew by sound, if not by heart. From "Slide" introduced second on Saturday night to "Iris" being performed in a different way, but still have the same heart string pulls of emotion. This is a band that embodies the 1990's in so many ways, even though their biggest hit "Iris" did not hit the charts until 1998.
After the third song with our cameras in our bags and non of us milling about the photo pit, truly the night began to shine for Rzeznik and the rest of the Goo Goo Dolls. It truly was a great way to bring to a close the Go-Go Goo Goo weekend of concerts. By the way, the Rays did ask about the possible inclusion of possibly Lady GaGa performing, but the team balked at a $ 1 million asking price.
Still a Go-Go Goo Goo Gaga weekend would have been beyond historic. Still, the Goo Goo Dolls were the perfect cheery on top of the 2 concert events, complete with smoke machines, a light explosion and the vocals of Rzeznik that you could recognize even in a vacuum. It was seriously that good.
Even as the assembled masses were trying to get the band to come out for an additional song, their 17-song set and night was over just before the clock neared the midnight hour. I especially like their rendition of the classic 1977 Supertramp hit "Give A Little Bit". No disrespect to the 1970's iconic band, but I enjoyed Rzeznik's personal changes and riffs a bit more than the original.
In the end as band that began their journey with the name The Sex Maggots and were banned by some promoters in Buffalo, New York from clubs found their groove. Even Rzeznik found his rhythm, found his voice and provided another moment in Rays concert history we will all never forget, especially the photographers'.


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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO-Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman and Leroy Hood, a pioneer of the Human Genome Project, will be two of six keynote speakers at the Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2000), to be held at the University of California, San Diego, August 19-23, 2000.
ISMB 2000, a general forum for the latest developments in bioinformatics, is expected to draw nearly a thousand participants from all over the world. Topics include molecular structure, genomics, molecular sequence analysis, evolution, and phylogenetics. Special emphasis is placed on knowledge discovery from the modeling and simulation of complex biological systems. ISMB 2000 brings together scientists from the disciplines of computer science, molecular biology, mathematics, and statistics to discuss the development and application of advanced computational methods for biological problems.
In addition to Edelman and Hood, ISMB 2000 keynoters include Minoru Kanehisa of Kyoto University; J. Andrew McCammon of the University of California, San Diego; Gene Myers of Celera Genomics Corporation, and Harold A. Scheraga of Cornell University. The keynote talks will be given on August 20-22 at morning and afternoon conference sessions.
Gerald Edelman, The Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla, CA
How Matter Becomes Imagination: From Brain Dynamics to Consciousness
Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA
Globally Deciphering and Integrating Information Expressed by Living Organisms
Minoru Kanehisa, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan
Graph Comparison and Path Computation Methods for Predicting Molecular Networks from Genome Information
J. Andrew McCammon, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego, CA
Dynamics of Molecular Recognition
Gene Myers, Celera Genomics Corporation, Rockville, MD
A Whole Genome Assembly of Drosophila and a Progress Report on the Human Genome
Harold A. Scheraga, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Ab Initio Folding of Proteins
The deadline for early registration to ISMB 2000 is June 30. For more information, see the ISMB 2000 Web site at http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu. Abstracts of the keynote speeches may be found at http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu/keynote.html.
The conference is co-chaired by Philip Bourne and Michael Gribskov, computational biologists at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. "This conference is the showcase for computational biology, growing in size and visibility each year," Bourne said. "The growth is due to the increasing importance of computational biology and its impact on other disciplines."
In addition to keynote speeches and conference sessions, this year's conference also features a day of tutorials on August 19, poster sessions, software demonstrations, and two exhibit halls.
Two satellite conferences will be held in association with ISMB 2000: the Bioinformatics Open Source Conference and the Third Annual Bio-Ontologies Meeting. Information about these is also available on the ISMB 2000 Web site.
ISMB 2000 is sponsored by the International Society of Computational Biology, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, the National Biomedical Computation Resource at SDSC, and the University of California, San Diego. For more information, see http://ismb2000.sdsc.edu/.


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Rangers' Nathan on blown save: 'You don't worry about the streak'
ARLINGTON - Joe Nathan and the Texas Rangers were on the verge of extending their division lead Thursday night.
Instead, the Cleveland Indians handed the dependable closer a rare blown save.
Jason Kipnis hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Nathan and the Indians snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Rangers 5-4.
Nathan (2-4) had converted a club-record 31 straight save chances before the Indians erased a 4-2 deficit in the ninth. The right-hander's only other blown save this season came April 11 against Seattle.
"You don't worry about the streak," Nathan said. "You just worry about getting the job done for your team."
For the first time in more than five months, Nathan didn't finish the job for the first-place Rangers.
Texas remained three games ahead of Oakland in the AL West after the Athletics lost to the Los Angeles Angels.
"I was disappointed we didn't close it down," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "It's been a long time since Joe Nathan hasn't gotten us the last three outs we needed."
Ezequiel Carrera homered leading off the ninth. Pinch-hitter Russ Canzler singled to bring up Kipnis.
The Cleveland second baseman lined a 1-0 pitch several rows deep into the seats in right.
After Kipnis' drive, Carlos Santana doubled to chase Nathan without him recording an out.
"It's special any time you do it," Kipnis said. "You're in the big leagues. Everybody's a big name here."
Scott Maine (1-0) got the final two outs in the eighth in his third appearance with the Indians this season. Chris Perez pitched the ninth for his 36th save in 40 tries, helping Cleveland avoid a three-game sweep.
"We're trying to win every game we can," Texas' Adrian Beltre said. "But I'll take two of three anytime."
Texas slugger Josh Hamilton, who leads the majors with 41 home runs and 121 RBIs, missed the game with soreness in his left knee. Rookie Leonys Martin started in Hamilton's place.
Hamilton left Wednesday night in the eighth inning and received an injection after the game. Washington said he doesn't think it's a serious injury and Hamilton is expected to be back in the lineup Friday.
Beltre got two hits as the designated hitter, a day after leaving early with a left shoulder injury. Beltre was not in the original lineup before he convinced Washington that he was healthy enough to play.
"He strong armed me," Washington joked before the game.
The Rangers scored twice to take a 4-2 lead in the eighth with the help of two errors.
Elvis Andrus reached on shortstop Brent Lillibridge's second throwing error of the game and scored when third baseman Jack Hannahan couldn't handle Nelson Cruz's grounder. Michael Young added an RBI single that gave the Rangers a two-run lead.
The Indians overcame three errors that led to three unearned runs.
"It was a great team win," Cleveland first baseman Matt LaPorta said. "We had a long way to go. You can't have errors like we did."
LaPorta had three hits, including a two-run homer for the Indians, who are just 16-43 since the All-Star break.
The Indians finished a 10-game road trip with a 4-6 record.
Cleveland starter Zach McAllister allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings. The right-hander gave up seven runs over five innings in his previous start against the Rangers on Sept. 2.
Texas starter Derek Holland allowed seven hits and two runs. The Ohio native struck out seven and hasn't lost since July 31.
Beltre singled with one out in the fourth, Cruz doubled and Young followed with an RBI single. Cruz scored on Lillibridge's throwing error.
Vinny Rottino singled leading off the sixth and he came home on LaPorta's shot that made it 2-all. It was LaPorta's first home run of the season.
"I just made one pitch that I thought was a mistake," Holland said. "It was my fault for not shutting them down while I could."
NOTES: Acta said LHP David Huff will move into the starting rotation. Huff has pitched six scoreless innings in relief since being recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Sept. 4. He will take the place of Jeanmar Gomez, who is 5-8 with a 5.61 ERA. … The Rangers reached 3 million in home attendance for the first time in club history. The crowd of 36,102 increased their season total to 3,003,143. Texas still has 10 home games remaining. … Cleveland CF Michael Brantley (sore left pectoral muscle) was scratched from the lineup after taking batting practice, and SS Asdrubal Cabrera did not start for a fourth straight game with a sore right wrist. Cabrera, who entered as a defensive replacement in the ninth, will be examined when the team returns to Cleveland on Friday.


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Political Science is the study of the rise and evolution of governments and politics in the world. Specifically, political science examines the origins and contemporary institutions of governments, the evolution and state of political parties, campaigns, elections, citizen rights and responsibilities, law-making and law enforcing, civil rights and liberties, and our court system.
Political science majors are a vital resource in the workings of our participatory democracy. A study of political science can lead to careers in government service , politics, law, management, law enforcement, and education. The analytical skills honed in the study of political science are greatly valued as an excellent prerequisite in the above career fields.
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