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Cedar Key resident, Bob Hudson recently visited the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge with a friend - in an attempt to hunt hogs. While they didn't shoot any hogs, Hudson did shoot some really interesting photographs.
Winter is one of the best times of the year to visit the Refuge and you don't have to be a hunter. There is a marked trail that goes from the parking area at the north entrance of the refuge down to the Suwannee River - where there is an overlook. Additionally, several other overlooks have been built along the way. The walk allows you to get a closer look at swamp land that feels eerily prehistoric.
There are old grass covered, logging roads that are raised up above the swamp - which makes it an easy trek either on foot or bike and there are virtually no biting bugs in the winter time.
Air plants hang off of trees and cypress stands show off their roots during the dry season and snakes and gators are less likely to be seen. But, you will see an assortment of birds, manatees in the river, deer and maybe some hogs.
If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, you can park at some of the gates that close off other logging roads going into the Refuge. You can then walk or bike deeper into the Refuge and get very close to the Gulf in some areas.
You can get to the Refuge by going down CR 347 and you will see signs. Pull into the North Entrance Gate and you will come to a sign marking the entrance to the River Walk down to the River.
Make sure to bring a good camera, plenty of water and snacks, a compass and a GPS, if you have one. Or a note pad and pencil so you can draw a map to get you back out, if you think you might get turned around.
Better yet, stop in at the ranger's station and pick up a map and some pointers on some of the better spots to see this time of year. If you want to know how to avoid hogs, call Bob. He and his friend are experts at how to not find hogs in the Refuge.
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New York Society of Teachers of Dancing
John Romero Aiello
Member Since 1948
On June 3, 1914, a group of dance instructors with a vision met in Manhattan. When the meeting was over, their vision had become a reality. A new dance teachers' organization was born. It was called the New York Society of Teachers of Dancing. On June 22nd, the Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the State, making it official.
NYSTD has grown and flourished in the years that have passed since its establishment. The founding mothers and fathers decided early on to make it an all-ballroom organization, and it remains so to this day. Our members enjoy six workshops and two parties every year, where an atmosphere of congeniality prevails.

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Talley Shot Spurs Fan to Buy Season Tickets
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How big was Dylan Talley's matinee shot last Saturday that
enabled Nebraska to erase a 16-point halftime deficit, complete a
19-point comeback and throw a wrench into rival Iowa's plans to spend
March Madness inside everyone's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket?
Big enough to convince a Nebraska football season ticket holder that it was time to become a Husker basketball season ticket holder. The second Talley made his dramatic shot in the second-to-last game ever played inside the Devaney Center, this devout Husker fan knew exactly what he needed to do – buy a boarding pass on the Tim Miles Energy Bus.
I knew where this new season ticket holder was coming from because we were communicating in real time on Saturday afternoon. Within seconds of Talley's bulls-eye, Steve Sinclair said: "That's it. I'm done thinking about buying season tickets. I'm buying them!"
And sure enough, on Monday morning, Sinclair, retired after serving most of his adult life at the Omaha World-Herald, including his last 14 years as sports editor, went straight to this important link on Huskers.com to begin the process. "We're excited to get on the ground floor," Sinclair said, referring to him and wife Kathy climbing aboard Nebraska basketball's greatest adventure in what will be one of America's finest arenas.
Criteria: Admiration, Appreciation, Anticipation
I ask Sinclair why he followed through on his instincts.
"First, my admiration for the way the Huskers have played all season despite their limitations, and then to see them rewarded by coming back the way they did to get the win against Iowa," Sinclair said.
Second, my appreciation for Tim Miles and what he's done since the first day he arrived. He changed the mindset for all of us who have always wondered why we've never won an NCAA Tournament game," Sinclair said.
"Third, just the anticipation of moving into a new arena downtown and having the chance to be a part of something that will never happen again in our lifetime," Sinclair said. "Talley's winning shot was awesome. It was unbelievable, and I think Coach Miles and his staff will recruit the kind of players who are going to make more shots just like that one."
Let the record show that Sinclair, who has attended several Nebraska home games this season, watched Saturday's theatrics in Omaha, connecting to a live video stream to his cell phone. He appreciated the experience, even enjoyed it, but it wasn't anything close to being there. "That new arena will change downtown Lincoln," he said, "and as much as we enjoy TV, we'd much rather be there to watch it live."
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In a study from the University of Catania, in Catania, Italy at the Department of Senescence, doctors recruited 96 men and women at least 70 years old who were diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The main symptom of CFS is chronic mental and physical fatigue that does not go away with rest. Study authors noted that there are few treatments for people with CFS and wanted to see if acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) could help.
At the end of the study, the ALC group reported 27% less muscle pain compared to 3% less for placebo. The ALC group had 51% less prolonged fatigue after exercise, while the placebo group had 4% more. Those who took ALC reported 28% fewer sleep disorders compared to 4% less for placebo and the ALC group also had significantly less mental fatigue and significantly better mental function than the placebo group.
Centenarians—those 100 years of age or more—lost body fat, gained muscle and had increased physical energy and mental ability after taking the amino acid L-carnitine in a study from the Department of Senescence (old age), University of Catania in Catania, Italy.
Researchers recruited 66 centenarians who complained of being tired even after slight physical activity. Half the participants took 2 grams of L-carnitine per day, while the other half took a placebo. At the end of the study, those who had taken L-carnitine had lost nearly four pounds of body fat compared to 1.3 pounds for the placebo group. The L-carnitine group had gained 8.4 pounds of muscle mass, while the placebo group gained 1.8 pounds. Those in the L-carnitine group had significantly less physical fatigue and could walk 13 feet farther in a six-minute walking test compared to placebo. The L-carnitine group also had significantly more mental energy and scored higher on mental tests than did the placebo group. There were no side effects.


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However, because I belive the matter does warrant further discourse, I'm willing to make a modest effort. I want to be perfectly clear, however, about two very important things:
1) What I am posting here is NOT an academic research piece for submission to a learned journal. I may try to develop such a piece, but I caution my readers that this is a BLOG, and only a blog. I hope that this may be of some help to readers with questions or concerns, but it does not present itself as any kind of definitive response. At best it is an interim response.
2) As I said above, I am a theologian (Ph.D., the Catholic University of America), not a canonist. That needs to be borne in mind.
OK, down to cases.
Here's the canon that is at issue. This is c.277 from the 1983 Code of Canon Law: § 1. Clerics are obliged to observe perfect and perpetual continence for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and therefore are bound to celibacy which is a special gift of God by which sacred ministers can adhere more easily to Christ with an undivided heart and are able to dedicate themselves more freely to the service of God and humanity. § 2. Clerics are to behave with due prudence towards persons whose company can endanger their obligation to observe continence or give rise to scandal among the faithful. § 3. The diocesan bishop is competent to establish more specific norms concerning this matter and to pass judgment in particular cases concerning the observance of this obligation.
So let's begin with the definition of some of the key terms:
1) Celibacy can be defined as "the state of being unmarried." In its broadest terms, as we sometimes hear it used in popular "culture", the term itself makes no assertion about a person's sexual activity or lack of sexual activity. It is, simply, the state of being unmarried. As we all know, unmarried persons often engage in sexual activity! Obviously, within the Church, when we speak of celibacy, we generally include the understanding that a person is living appropriate within their state of life with regard to the sexual gift. Therefore a Christian celibate (such as most Catholic presbyters in the Latin Church) would be assumed to be abstaining from sexual relations, since the Church teaches that the only proper use of the sexual faculty is within marriage. Not married = no sex.
2) Chastity can be defined as the integration of one's sexual faculty within the context of that person's state of life. The Catechism reminds as that ALL persons are called to chastity, whether celibate or married. Again, popular culture, "chastity" is often equated with "abstinence" or "continence" when the meaning is actually much broader. There is, for example, a married chastity which would include proper sexual activity within that marriage.
3) Continence is abstinence from sexual activity, either permanently (such as in the case of a professed religious who vows such continence) or temporarily.
By way of background, this section of the Code is referring to matters relating to all orders of the clergy. So, we have to find if there is anything that might exempt married or permanent deacons from any of these things. Other canons in this section, for example, legislate that clerics are obliged to wear clerical attire, that they are to avoid secular occupations and so forth. Many of these things simply could not apply to permanent deacons, who most often work in the secular world (I was a career Navy officer! It would have been tough to wear clerical attire while on duty!). So, we find at the end of this section of the Code something I like to call "the deacon's canon." It's canon 288, and it reads:
The prescripts of cann. 284, 285, §§3 and 4, 286, and 287, §2 do not bind permanent deacons unless particular law establishes otherwise.Interesting point: Notice that c. 277 about clerical continence isn't there! So, so far, Dr. Peters appears to be correct. The law does not seem to remove the obligation for perfect and perpetual continence in the case of permanent deacons.
According to Dr. Peters' original article, during the preparation of the new Code of Canon Law, such a statement, removing this obligation for permanent deacons, was included. However, for no known reason, it was removed prior to the promulgation of the Code. The problem for me is this: Its absence from the Code does not seem dispositive. It's not there. No one in authority has explained why it is not there. It just isn't. Therefore, I don't believe I can take that silence or absence to reach any fully substantiated conclusion; neither can Dr. Peters: he can't use "silence" to prove his case any more than I can use it to make mine. However, what may I nonetheless infer from that silence? One, I can infer that Dr. Peters' conclusion is correct and that married clerics are bound to continence. Two, I can infer that there was a mistake made and that particular statement exempting deacons was left out simply by a clerical (no pun intended) error. Three, I can infer that those responsible for the drafting of the Code felt that such a statement was not necessary because of other statements in the Code itself which would indicate this obligation did not bind married clerics. For sake of argument, I'm going with inference #3. Here's why.
What else does c. 277 say? After it imposes the obligation, it goes on to use a very important, and I submit, critically important Latin word, ideoque. Ever since I first read Dr. Peters' article in Studia, this word has troubled me. Ideoque has a variety of meanings, most usually translated as "therefore." In the English translation of the canon above, "and therefore are bound to celibacy. . . ." Now having studied Latin myself for many years, I'm never far from the wonderful Latin Dictionary by Lews and Short, and the entry for ideo offers the meanings of "for that reason, on that account, therefore." So it seems quite clear that, while continence is the fundamental "value" being addressed in the canon, this continence is to be lived out ("for that reason") in the celibate state. Celibacy flows from the desire for continence.
But here's my question: If clerical CELIBACY flows from the desire for clergy to be CONTINENT, then wouldn't the very removal of the requirement for CELIBACY in the case of certain clerics not also remove the requirement for CONTINENCE? (I'm not shouting here; I'm simply typing for emphasis.) All clerics are to be continent. Therefore, all clerics are to be celibate. But not all clerics are celibate. Therfore, not all clerics are continent.
In the case of married permanent deacons, clerical celibacy is not required. According to c. 1042: a candidate for orders who is married is "impeded" from ordination "unless he is legitimately destined to the permanent diaconate." So, with the removal of the obligation of clerical celibacy, it would seem to me that likewise the obligation for clerical continence is removed. If the church wishes all of her clergy to be continent, then all of her clergy must be celibate. If there is a category of clerics for which celibacy is not obligatory, then it seems reasonable to infer that the church does not wish to impose continence either.
CCEO, canon 373: "Clerical celibacy chosen for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and suited to the priesthood is to be greatly esteemed everywhere, as supported by the tradition of the whole church; likewise, the hallowed practice of married clerics in the primitive church and in the tradition of the Eastern Churches throughout the ages is to be held in honor."
CCEO, canon 374: "Clerics, celibate or married, are to excel in the virtue of chastity; it is for the particular law to establish suitable means for pursuing this end."
CCEO, canon 375: "In leading family life and in educating children, married clergy are to show an outstanding example to other Christian faithful."
Now I may have missed something, but I find it interesting that none of this invokes "continence" in specific. As noted in our definitions above, a celibate cleric would be bound to continence, and all clerics are bound to chastity, but those are not the same thing. Not only are we speaking of the same Catholic Church here, we must acknowledge that the Eastern Catholic Churches have as venerable a history as the Latin Church (and in some ways even more ancient), so an appeal to any historical connection between clerical continence and celibacy must account for this silence on the point in the Code of Canons for the Eastern Churches.
Dr. Peters refers to this ancient historical connection. Even granting and respecting any such historicity, however, does not bind the church in perpetuity, either. While we honor our history we are not necessarily and in every instance restricted to it. And here we enter into the next chapter of the discussion.
Space doesn't permit me to do much more here, but let me pose the next question: What was it that the church was intending with the renewal of a diaconate permanently exercised? Was it simply a return to the ancient diaconate of patristic times, or was this to be an ancient order re-envisioned for the contemporary church? I have argued extensively elsewhere the latter position, so I won't recount all of that here. New wine should go into new wineskins, so maybe it IS time that the law in the Latin church be modified accordingly to be clear on this point. The great canonist Fr. Jim Provost once pointed out that what remained to be done in future revisions to the Code of Canon Law was for a more complete and substantive treatment of the permanent diaconate in its own right, and I strongly support that insight. Fr. Provost also offered his own critique of the position taken by Dr. Peters by focusing the mutual rights acquired by a married couple through the celebration of the sacrament of Matrimony.
Finally, let me conclude with a final reflection. Law serves the Church. Law is to reflect the theology of the Church. As the Church and her theology changes, so too must the law. So, to interpret the law, it seems to me (a theologian) one must first look at the theological sources for the law. Such a theological hermeneutic seems to me quite obvious. So, when considering the permanent diaconate, what has the church had to say about all of this OUTSIDE of the law?
At no point, in any conciliar or post-conciliar official document has there ever been a single statement that directed permanent deacons were to remain continent following ordination. It is not in any of the Council documents, it is not in any papal statements, nor is there any mention of it in any of the several documents promulgated by the Holy See concerning the nature and exercise of the permanent deacon. No pope, no dicastery, has ever exhorted their married deacons to observe continence; in fact, we have been encouraged to be completely faithful and diligent in carrying out all of the responsibilities, duties and dimensions of family life. Interestingly, for many deacons and their wives who have had children AFTER ordination, there has been no public outcry that some kind of canon has been violated, or has such a deacon been dealt with by means of loss of faculties or suspension from ministry. If such a connection as posited by Dr. Peters was of such importance to the Latin Church (it clearly is not in the Eastern Churches), you would think that SOMEONE in authority would have acted accordingly. In this case, theological and pastoral praxis seems to provide a powerful hermeneutic for approaching the law.
Therefore, it seems to me that, clearly, the mind of the church is such that there is NO expectation of clerical continency by married deacons, despite Dr. Peters' claims. Perhaps he is correct that the law should be changed to prevent any similar misunderstanding in the future.


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Preserving Sonoma by C. L. Coleman
"We are riding the crest of a
wave," announced Dr. Peter
Mellini, co-director of California
State College, Sonoma's new undergraduate
historic preservation
Dr. Mellini and other professors
at the college are riding a
wave of expanded awareness in
local historic preservation. This
spring many of their efforts will
culminate as the novel under·
graduate program gets underway.
"This is one of the very few
undergraduate programs in preservation
in the United States,"
Mellini reported.
Moreover, Cal State's innovative
program will serve as a
model for similar ventures in
The California State University
and Colleges system, Mellini noted.
Pilot Program
Becomes Reality
The college's historic preservation
project mushroomed
from a wide spectrum of interests
and needs in the community
and at CSCS.
Faculty, students and community
members expressed concern
in preserving and enhancing
Sonoma County's unique character,
and their cooperative efforts
began to crystalize into a solid
preservation program.
"Four years ago," Mellini reports,
"Dr. Timothy Bell, an
historic geographer in Cal State's
geography department, worked
with the Sonoma County Planning
Department and initiated a
systematic survey of sites and
buildings throughout Sonoma
Dr. Mellini supervised classes
at the college on historic preservation.
One successful course,
"Photography in History," collected
old and new photos of
Sonoma County's past and present.
These photos have been displayed
in five different exhibitions
throughout Sonoma County.
Dr. Edgar Morse, co-director
of the new preservation program,
and history professor at
CSCS, has launched an oral history
project in "preservation
Morse's brainchild involves recording
and preservation of significant
memories of Sonoma
County from the 1850's to the
Students of oral history conduct
interviews with articulate
residents who recall the county
during this period, Dr. Morse
Other college professors and
community members were asked
to join the Historic Preservation
Technical Advisory Committee
which has made recommendations
on a preservation program
to the County General Plan and
Board of Supervisors.
The College's project received
a $1600 impetus last fall from
Assembly Bill 3116 to support
the site survey and photo exhibitions.
This year the prestigious
Chancellor's Office Fund for Innovation
awarded Sonoma's program $14,200.
The Objectives
The initial objectives of the
pilot undergraduate program include
three basic goals.
"First," Mellini explained,
"we are developing a core curriculum
in historic preservation.
The first class offering this
spring at the college is titled
"Society and Architecture."
Second, a nationwide survey
of preservation education and
employment opportunities is being
developed by CSCS economist,
Dr. Sue Hayes.
Informal surveys, according
to Mellini, indicate employment
opportunities for trained preservationists
are available in both
the public and private sector.
" Finally," Mellini noted,
"there will be a conference in
June on preservation education
curriculum, the surveys and objectives
of Cal State's new program".
Educators, professional preservationists
and local residents
will be invited to share their
ideas at the conference.
"The Frontier is Over"
"Interest in historic 'preservation,"
Mellini speculated, "is
spreading at the college, surrounding
communities, in California
and the United States.
"Sonoma County itself is well
on the way to incorporating
historic preservation within the
General Plan.
"Sonoma County is one of
the few counties in this area
with some options left as to the
future character of land use,"
Dr. Mellini noted.
There is a real possibility, he
said, that the rapid growth
which transformed counties
north of the Bay Area into
'ribbon development' may not
shape Sonoma County's future.
Local initiative has already
resulted in the designation of
Freestone as an historic district,
and Occidental a scenic district.
"Land use patterns here are
very attractive," Mellini reported.
"There is it lot of potential
for healthy growth.
"There are options," he said.
"We are sensitized to our
environment. The frontier is
over, but that doesn't mean opportunity is."
Drs. Mellini and Morse say
their main concern is preservation,
though not in the classical
"We want to record history as
it was then, and how it is now.
We hope that classes offered at
Sonoma," Mellini said," will provide
individuals with skills and
insight which will lead them to
more realistic decisions on what
to preserve, adapt for reuse, and
what to destroy .
"Sonoma County has an unusual
variety of buildings and
communities that reflect its diverse
history," Mellini reports.
"Sonoma County hosts a unique
historical and architectural
Preservation awareness is one
goal designed to sensitize groups
and individuals to the splendid
architectural heritage of the
area. Mellini's photo exhibits
help illustrate this rich heritage.
Assembly Bill 926, signed last
fall by Governor Brown, allows
local counties to amend building
codes to preserve buildings "deemed
worthy" of preservation.
This legislation should, according
to Dr. Mellini, enhance the
value of a variety of older buildings,
and make possible their
continued use or adaptation.
"Ultimately," Mellini concluded,
"we would like to offer
Sonoma County a scheme combining
healthy growth with the
preservation of local history."
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Votes Will Help T-Magic, T-Jack Win ESPYS
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Two iconic Nebraska touchdown runs are each eligible to win a coveted ESPY Award, and they will not compete against each other for that honor, which will be announced at ESPN's annual ESPYS Awards show that will be telecast live from the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 17. T-Magic (Taylor Martinez) and T-Jack (Jack Hoffman) will be rooting for each other to reach the end zone through Nebraska's global fan base that seems to rise up whenever online voting becomes a requirement for success. Martinez, of course, scored Nebraska iconic touchdown No. 1 on a third-and-11 in the first quarter of the 2012 Big Ten Championship game against Wisconsin. Hoffman scored Nebraska iconic touchdown No. 2 less than five months later when the Huskers' all-time total offense leader handed him the ball and then pointed and escorted the 7-year-old pediatric brain cancer patient to the North end zone in NU's annual Spring Game.
Both memorable touchdowns are now on ESPYS ballots to win a national award when ESPN comes together as a community of fans to celebrate and relive the year's best performances over the past 12 months. Martinez's dazzling 76-yard touchdown run took him all the way back to his own 6-yard line before zig-zagging his way into the end zone like a runaway cab driver. Hoffman's 69-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter of Nebraska's nationally televised Spring Game was so inspirational it has drawn 8.4 million YouTube views.
The Martinez touchdown was nominated for Best Play, a bracket-style vote that will cut 16 seeds down to the final eight by Monday, July 8, with the final four revealed a week later on Monday, July 15. Voting will then remain open through the ESPYS Red Carpet Countdown Show and will close when the live show begins at 8 p.m. CT on July 17. Martinez's opening-round competition goes head-to-head with Ray Allen's 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds remaining to save the Miami Heat's season in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Three others join Hoffman in competition for the year's Best Moment award, including Olympic soccer player Alex Morgan (who kicked the winning goal against Canada in a semifinal), Olympic gold medalist and Wimbledon winner Andy Murray, and NFL head coach Chuck Pagano, who was forced to take a leave of absence from the Indianapolis Colts after being diagnosed with leukemia.
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A 'rakhel' by any other name….
In this, the so-called Age of Enlightenment, when the Dalai Lama himself is sending out a powerful message to the world regarding gender equality by declaring, " I am certainly not the best Dalai Lama of 14, and certainly not the worst…. if a female reincarnation is more useful, why not?" But is anybody listening to this wise soul? It doesn't seem so, going by the shocking description used by a senior legal luminary while referring to a live-in girl friend as a 'keep'. What a nauseatingly old-fashioned and archaic term that is… and how obnoxious, the put down! What was the man thinking? I was vastly relieved and proud when my old friend, the feisty senior counsel Indira Jaisingh, spoke up strongly against the usage and asked a few tough questions. 'Rakhel' is the Hindi equvivalent of 'keep' and sounds nastier still, even though it is merely a literal translation. It has an abusive ring to it and is frequently hurled at women in relationships outside marriage as the worst insult ever.Designed to denigrate and humiliate the shameless hussy who has dared to defy society by sharing a bed with a man not her husband, it is the sort of word that popular television soaps adore since it is bound to evoke a strong response – mainly from other women. The convention- obsessed moralists who feel sanctimonious and smug about their own legally recognised partners ( same dolts who have tied the precious mangalsutra round their necks). All these absurdities were floating around inside my head while watching a Marathi film that deals squarely with the subject. Based on a true story, it narrates the rather sad tale of a young woman who lives with the village school teacher for thirty years but can never win the respect of the community because she is seen as a 'rakhel'. Worse, when the upright master dies, leaving her behind in their one room tenement, the old landlord resurfaces to throw out the hapless woman insisting she has no locus standi being just a mistress of the tenant and not his wife. She bravely challenges him in court… and wins. One has to understand the happy ending in the context of when the incident takes place (decades earlier) . Given the fragile status of women at the time ,her victory indeed qualified as a progressive landmark judgement.
But the crude comment we are talking about here is less than a month old. And was made by an erudite judge, no less. Was it just the terminology that sent shock waves throughout the country? Yes, of course. Terminology can never be interpreted in isolation - it is an apt indicator of a person's mindset. Ms. Jaisingh had raised an important counter question when she'd boldly asked what a man is called when the situation is reversed? Is he also disparagingly dubbed a 'Keep' in court? If not, then why not? Why the double standards? As I write this, countless 'virtuous' women in North India have just finished fasting for their men. 'Karwa Chauth' has become one of the most important dates in the calendar of certain ladies, clearly inspired by the over romanticized portrayal of this ritual in popular cinema. From those melodramatic shots of Kaajol fasting for Shah Rukh Khan ( not yet her husband) in the immensely popular 'Dilwaley Duhaniya Le Jayengey' many moons ago, millions of misguided wives have taken to observing 'KC' in a big way. This involves not just starving in style , waiting for the moon to rise and the husband to return, but also applying mehendi, dolling up in bridal finery, receiving extravagant gifts and generally bonding with like minded girl friends over music and other distractions. Since 'KC' has become such a huge annual farce, it is worth asking why there is no known equivalent that requires a husband to fast for the long life of the long suffering wife! I don't know of a single custom in our culture that makes any such demand on men. The onus of keeping a marriage going, the children and spouse happy, ensuring prosperity, good health and success for all, rests squarely on the woman's delicate shoulders. She's the one who starves, fasts, prays, punishes herself in various ways 'for the sake of the family'. All that is expected from the man of the house is his mighty presence. So long as he feels like Hercules and is treated like Superman, everyone is pleased, especially the Gods. And guess what? Women who are official 'Rakhels' and 'Keeps' observe Karwa Chauth, too !
We are fooling nobody. Congress 'sacks' Kalmadi .... and seals several mouths. Ashok Chavan steps down as chief minister ( Wow!) and guess who's likely to stroll in?? Vilasrao! Whether it's Deshmukh, Shinde or Wednesday.... they sail in the same boat. If the High Command is serious about tackling corruption , arrest the scamsters.... go the whole hog. Merely asking tainted fellows to resign is nothing but a sham being made out of a mega scam. Sure, they'll step down.... buy time... fix files... and step right in again. Meanwhile the Raja of all scams is still out there.... scot free and shameless.


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I have had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) since March 2002. Both of my sons also got ME/CFS at ages 6 and 10. Our younger son fully recovered after 10 years of mild illness. Our older son still has ME/CFS and also has Lyme disease plus two other tick infections. This blog is about how our family lives with chronic illness, with a focus on improving our conditions and enjoying our lives in spite of these challenges.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Getting Ready to Go Gluten-Free
Here's a little background in case you are wondering why we are doing this now....
I discovered I'd developed an intolerance to dairy pretty early in my illness - maybe around the second year, just after getting diagnosed. I think maybe Dr. Bell had mentioned to me when I told him about my GI problems that some people with CFS develop food allergies and intolerances. I tried two weeks without dairy and didn't really notice much difference, but when I added dairy products back into my diet, I had a severe reaction and could plainly see the cause and effect. So, I have been mostly dairy-free for about 8 years or so. I have long suspected that my problem was more than just lactose intolerance. I can cheat once in a while, with a small scoop of ice cream or a bit of cheese, and Lact-Aid helps somewhat, but if I have dairy two meals in a row - or even two days in a row - then things get really bad again, in spite of the Lact-Aid.
So, fast-forward to now. If you read this blog regularly, you know that Jamie, 17, has had a really horrible year. On top of his CFS, he also has Lyme disease, bartonella, and babesia (3 tick infections that we suspect he has had for 5 years), and he reacted very badly to his treatment for these infections. It's normal to experience a period of worsening (a herx reaction) when treating a long-term infection, but Jamie was totally incapacitated for about a year.
One of the avenues we have been investigating, with his Lyme doctor, has been the methylation process in his body. Our doctor said that his severe response to treatment showed that his body was having trouble clearing out toxins (i.e. both the meds as well as dead bacteria and other bugs), so I did some research on my own and started Jamie on a modified methylation protocol, designed to help people with CFS to clear this blocked process. I think that might have helped a bit, and Imunovir has helped him more, so he is managing better these days but still not well enough to handle full-time school...and college starts next month.
So, our Lyme doctor told us about a specialist who'd helped some of his other patients. She's a biochemist and a registered dietician, and she works with people with a variety of chronic illnesses. Her approach is to take a detailed history of the patient and the illness, including diet; run a bunch of tests to see what nutrients are not being absorbed properly, what nutrients are low, etc.; and then suggest a diet and supplements based on that individual's own needs.
We decided to give her a try, so my husband and I met her by Skype a couple of weeks ago and told her Jamie's long and complicated history of his illnesses. I tracked Jamie's diet for a few days and faxed that to her, and we had a second Skype meeting. To be honest, I expected her to compliment me on our healthy diet. After all, we eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats and fish, skim milk for Ken and the kids, and mostly whole grains. Instead, she was appalled! Jamie was with me on Skype and heard her ask, "Why is he eating wheat and dairy products at every meal?"
She told us that even without running the tests on him yet, she knew she would be recommending a gluten-free and dairy-free diet. Jamie was stunned and fairly upset by this pronouncement. She explained that, for someone with CFS or similar illnesses, it didn't even matter whether they were actually intolerant to gluten or dairy because gluten and casein (a milk protein) both block one of the primary methylation pathways in the body. So, for someone who is already struggling with blocked methylation processes, gluten and casein just make things worse.
So, we will be trying a gluten-free and dairy-free diet. I figured I might as well try it along with Jamie, both for moral support and because maybe it will help me, too.
But I am in need of help! I have less than a week left to figure out how to do this. If you have any advice or tips for me, I would appreciate it...maybe your favorite gluten-free products, how to make a good flour substitute (that will be a priority for me), where on the web to find information on going gluten-free, or your favorite gluten-free recipes.
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I have been wheat free and almost gluten free for 8 of my 10 year ill. I found that it does help significantly (until this year when I got ulcers and gastritis after two stomach viral infections). My first tip would be to find a good local gluten free bakery if you can. You can try different things and I can find almost all my favourites there (cookies, pizza dough, bread, rolls). As for pasta, some of the corn pastas are almost as good as wheat and the rice pastas have improved over the years for sure. Best of luck, I hope you both notice a difference. My advice it to find your favourites if you can....we give up enough with this illness, we don't need to sacrifice more.ReplyDeleteReplies
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A gluten-free bakery?? Wow, do such things really exist? My husband is searching online and said he found a couple of local bakeries that do offer some gluten-free items. Cool. We will definitely have to check that out! Thanks for the tip!
Yes, there are GF bakeries. Whole Foods has already made GF goodies and also lots of mixes. The first reaction is to find GF substitutes for what you normally eat. Two things to be wary of; GF stuff while decent doesn't taste like the real deal. It will take lots of trial and error to find stuff you like. I gave up with sandwiches altogether. The bread is just too nasty. Toast yes, sandwiches no. Second, the GF stuff is often made with flours that are genetically modified. If you are having trouble detoxing in general then going completely grain free on a Paleo diet might be a better solution.Delete
That said here is a list of web resources along with my own GF recipes: http://baffled-fastfoodie.blogspot.com/p/resources.html
This is also another good place to start: http://www.glutenfree.com/
This lady has THE best GF Paleo site for baked goods out there: http://www.elanaspantry.com/
If you have any questions email me. I've been GF for over eight years and Paleo for ten months.
This is quite an adventure you are starting. I think you will be surprised at the results. I have had some interesting improvements when I got rid of all grains in my diet. Good luck and keep us updated. I'm very curious how it works out for you both.
Yes, Baffled, I agree. If it were just me, I wouldn't bother with substitutes - would just eat more veggies and other foods and drop the gluten.Delete
I am looking for certain substitute products and tips for Jamie. I forgot to mention in my post that his favorite foods are ALL grain products - pancakes, pizza, cereal, bagels, muffins, etc. So, this will be difficult for him. Also, he doesn't have a very wide repertoire of tastes like I do (despite my considerable efforts since he was young! the range of foods he likes has actually gotten smaller as he's gotten older).
So, that's why I am trying hard to find some suitable subs for some items....like pancakes!
Thanks for the advice and the links - I will check them out!
Hi SueReplyDelete
I think the hardest part of being gluten free is the breads, BUT you can purchase them if you can have some sugers...Gluten free has become a big money maker, our stores here carry quite a few products. Joel and I are now totally grain free and dairy free and sugar free.....I make things using brown rice flour in the past but now use almond meal and coconut flour. Coconut flour has alot of fiber and protein. Anyway, we have something made by Soy delicous that is made with coconut milk that is a good alternative for ice cream. Gluten free flours by Bob's Red Mill are good....and you can get a gluten free oats but not all are gluten free I guess..that is controversial. Joel said he did not notice the difference when he went off gluten but when he went back on after being healed of Lyme..........eating it would take away all his energy and the next two days he would feel a lot of fatigue and weakness! If I think of any recipes I will send them. There are even places you can go to eat out and they will have gluten free meals!!! Joel does that. Good luck.Replies
Thanks Renee. I had heard of brown rice flour but not coconut flour. Replacing some of the fiber lost from whole grains is one of my concerns so that sounds good to me, as long as there's no coconut flavor (I love coconut but Jamie does not).Delete
And we just tried the Soy Delicious Coconut Ice Cream this week - so good!! Really, hardly different at all from the coconut ice cream (from milk) I had last week. Again, though, the coconut flavor may be too much for Jamie - we will experiment with different flavors! He does love ice cream.
I have been hearing differing views on oats so i e-mailed our dietician today - Jamie and I both love our oatmeal. It would be easier if we didn't also have to give that up!
Thanks for the suggestions and the encouragement!
- Sue10:14 PM
Try this one, if you like crock pot cooking:ReplyDelete
I am too sick to try cooking anything this ambitious but some of these recipes look really good. They are all gluten free. She has a Celiac daughter so the whole family decided to eat gluten free at home. (it also eliminates issues of cross continuation of kitchen tools)Replies
I do use my crockpot, especially in the cooler weather - will check this out. Thanks!Delete
- Anonymous2:58 AM
If you like to go out to eat or order in a lot of places are creating gluten free menus, so you can just google restaurants and check if they have one or not. For instance I know the Season's has a gluten free pizza. Also, a friend of mine bought gluten free rolls the other day at Acme, check out the bread aisle and see what you can find!ReplyDeleteReplies
I;m guessing this comment is from someone local?? That's great news! I will check for those.Delete
Hi Sue! Hope you enjoy browsing through these sites, if you haven't stumbled upon them already.ReplyDelete
I have benefited a lot from a combination of alkaline+blood type diet and going gluten-free is a bit challenging because foods with gluten are those that the body tends to crave for (I think!). Anyway, I wish Jamie well with the new diet and thank you for sharing your experiences on your blog.Replies
Elaine - she did quiz Jamie on whether he "craves" bread products. Thanks for all the great links - I will check them out!Delete
- Anonymous11:45 AM
I find Ancient Harvest brand quinoa pasta to be a great substitute (as opposed to the gooey rice pastas). You can order boxes of it online or find it in some stores like Whole Foods.ReplyDelete
After a gluten-free period, make sure you try some wheat again to see if there's a reaction. If not, perhaps you will be able to go back to your favorite breads again. At least that's what I did when I found no difference on and off diet (I went GF for 4 months).
Also, this video about allergy-free foods is hilarious!
Thanks for the pasta tip - I am definitely on the lookout for a decent substitute for family dinners (with 2 people GF and 2 not).Delete
Will also check out the video - thanks!
I don't do gluten free, but King Arthur Flour sells a gluten free flour mixture, or all the components to mix your own.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jennie - we are going on a scouting trip tonight and will look for it!Delete
As you know this has been the path we are taking. BUT also SUGAR free and I'd highly recommend it if you can - read up on sugar!ReplyDelete
his favorite foods are ALL grain products - pancakes, pizza, cereal, bagels, muffins,
SMile when helping other people I always ask what is their fav food - this is usually the item one needs to let go of the most.
I have found substitues are expensive and do not taste like the real thing which brings more want.... Instead we eat very differently and basically we eat fruit, veges and meat organic as much as possible.
Yell if I can help in anyway.
Love LeanneReplies
Yes, I agree, Leanne regarding substitutes. If it were just me, I would just give up stuff with gluten in it. But this is going to be very tough for Jamie, especially at first, so I will try to find some subs for his favorite things!Delete
Prepare to learn a lot, experiment a lot and pay a lot for substitutes. My 16 year old is GF and has a similar palette to your son. We actually have found GF pizza at a local shop and keep GF frozen pizza crust in freezer at home. Pancakes turn out pretty good with Pamela's or King Aurthur's GF mixes or I make our own with white rice flour and xanthum. Crepes, brownines and angel food cake recipes tolerate substitue flours as well and even Betty Crooker GF cake and cookie boxed mixes are pretty good. Bread is difficult to find tolerable ones but she like Against the Grain frozen bagette bread - tastes a bit like pop overs, not as dry as others but pricey. Pastas are pretty good if corn but we don't care for the rice. Our local Wegmans carries GF store brand pasta that is good and cheaper than national brands. Macaroons made with almond flour are wonderful. The biggest difference is that GF stuff tastes pretty good fresh but tends to dry out real quick and not be good the next day. We make things and freeze left over muffins etc - which works out well when too tired to cook. only oats marked GF are GF and of course more expensive. Do you have a Wegmans down there?? They carry GF things in their health food section and lable marinades and other things GF Instead of soy sauce get which really helps. Instead of soy sauce try Braggs Amino Acids found in health food section - tastes the same but GF. Good Luck -its been quite an adventure here learning all this but its not bad once you get the hang of it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ahhh...Wegmans! As you know, Char, I am from the Rochester area originally, so I know and love Wegmans! Unfortunately, there isn't one near us - the closest one is about an hour away :(Delete
My husband and I did explore the new Whole Foods here last night and brought home lots of GF things to try and stuff to try subbing for flour. Thanks for all the tips and ideas!!
Our favorite gluten free pasta is Tinkyada. If you don't have easy access to a g-f bakery, consider getting a bread machine & using bread mixes. Of course, some are better than others. KinniKwik or Kinnikinnick makes a gf baking mix that makes very good hamburger rolls, and probably would make basic white bread also. Even though it doesn't need yeast for leavening, it will add a lot of flavor and help condition the dough. King Arthur is one of the better bread mixes.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for the tips! We do have a bread machine, and I will look for some of the things you mentioned.Delete
I gave up on GF bread -- opting for wraps instead. However that was 18 months ago when I went GF and there are many more options today. Glutino has some wonderful GF bagel chips! There is a really good GF Pizza crust and brownie mixes. I really don't miss it, other then occasional old world white squishy Wonder bread -- but I had given up simple carbs nearly 10 years ago anyway (but an occasional blt or pbj as a treat is no more.ReplyDelete
There are many restaurants now that serve GF, including many chains - even Olive Garden. However we do NOT like the corn pasta. Stick with brown rice - try cooking it using the energy saving method, less starch and virtually eliminates soggy batches (boil water, add pasta boil for 2 to 3 minutes cover and remove from heat, let stand 20 to 23 minutes). GF pasta if boiled then entire time can make a creamy soup type water and it sticks to the noodles.
I know I have more tips, but I can't think of them. We replaced fiber with veg. Often I will have a hamburger with lettuce as the bread. Also try home made baked French fries (cut potato into the size fry you like spray parchment or pan with GF olive oil spray (or use olive oil) and put fries on pan, spray the tops and salt if you like then bake 375 for 35 to 45 min depending on thickness). We put things on them like chili or beef or stew or nachos. Oh, and you can find lots of corn taco shells!
Good luck -- I'll let you know if I think of anything else.
CFS/ME and MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities) diagnosed 1987 (age 24) after 5 years of illness.Replies
Thanks for all the great idea, LifeTrek!Delete
Where do you find GF wraps? That's something I was looking for yesterday at Trader Joe's and at Whole Foods and couldn't find. I am fine with just subbing corn tortillas, but my son really prefers flour tortillas. Finding some good GF subs would be great!
I have heard that many chains now offer GF items. We don't normally eat at chain restaurants - just prefer the little local places generally - but we may have to try some out now.
And you mentioned GF oli spray...don't tell me that Pam has gluten in it, too?? Sheesh, it just gets worse and worse...
Sue, I am like your son, not a fan of soft corn tortillas (the sour smell I think is a warning to my allergies), but I found a brand LaTortilla Factory in our local grocery -- Nearest WF or TradeJoe is an hour away.Delete
They sell fast at our store here -- there is a buy link at the factory store.
They are big, about 10" across so I typically eat half as a sandwich.
We don't eat at chains, but went with friends about 6 months ago and was impressed that they had that option. Local places will often let you bring your own pasta, but make sure they understand the handling issues and cooking issues.
Actually, in the past 3 years we eat more and more at home and prefer it as you can get more vegetable to starch/fat proportions.
Many fast food places (which we rarely do but learned when we had a family emergency/death and were up at all hours traveling and staying out of town) are becoming friendly. Five Guys - good, Burger King - (Whopper no bun and FF (but ask they be treated separate from Rings), I just read that McDonalds had FF tested and showed no Gluten (when they replaced Beef with oil shortening they flavored the oil with a wheat based product.
I think Pam is GF, but we switched almost all oil to Olive oil and you have to look at EVERYTHING.
Local restaurants here are VERY good at helping -- even have GF Pizza for delivery (but now we prefer King Aruther Flour brand GF Pizza Crust at home)
Subs, like I said, I gave up on bread -- tasted to me like you would imagine the dried up foam from a car seat that ripped in the 80's and hasn't been repaired. But I have heard of some really good bun type harder rolls that were GF, but haven't tried them.
However, beware of some lunch meat, some of the additives or flavorings can be gluten. There is no such thing as reducing Gluten! It can take more then 6 weeks to eliminate from your lymphatic system and more then 6 months for your reactions to stop -- and one bite can set you back!
Rule number one:
You'd be amazed.
Good luck, keep in touch!
(Sorry if I ramble, brain fog comes and goes, lol).
Last thing, sorry memory isn't really good tonight. My situation is complicated as my body decided, just out of the blue, to become allergic to black pepper! Do you know that black pepper is in EVERYTHING! Yep, I would have never left Europe for the spice routes all those years ago!Delete
The foods you mentioned are the toughest ones to find good substitutes for. Watch out for the xanthan gum, some people have bad reactions to it.ReplyDelete
Most boxed pancake mixes are pretty good. The rest will be trial and error. I never found a bread I liked. I would pay $5-10/loaf eat one piece and throw it out so I finally just gave up on it.
I now use spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Personally I can't stand the rice pastas and prefer the corn based ones but I always buy the European corn pastas to avoid GMO corn. There are also potato based and quinoa based pastas. None taste like the real thing so just try different ones until you find something you like. I've also been using julienned zucchini for noodles which work out great.
There are quite a few GF cereals on the market, Chex has several, Envirokids and Puffins come to mind. You can still eat oats but buy Bob's Red Mill GF ones. They are guaranteed to be free from cross contamination.
Plus if you are reacting to gluten you might also be reacting to coffee. Can't remember why right now but it has to do with some complicated biochemistry. If you improve on a GF diet you might want to try cutting out coffee as well if you haven't already.Replies
Oh, no, Baffled, I just bought some xantham gum last night = I'd heard that adding it to GF flour mixtures helps in some recipes. We will watch out for that, too, I guess.Delete
I gave up all caffeine, including coffee, about 20 years ago! I stick to my favorite herbal teas!
Thanks for the extra tips!
Looks like you have lots of good suggestions here! I encourage you to reach out via your blog & post questions as they come up b/c someone is likely to have had experience with it! Of course, we'll all have our own opinions on favorite pancakes, flours, etc., so the best way will just be start experimenting (as your energy allows).ReplyDelete
I really feel for you! I've been gluten free for almost 10 years but recently decided to put my 4 yr old on a gluten free, dairy free diet to help with his sensory processing disorder and I admit even I am overwhelmed! It's one thin when it's one of us, but our kids? A whole 'nother ballgame entirely. good luck & reach out with questions!Replies
You said it, Pamela! That's true of every aspect of living with chronic illness - my own illness is one thing, but dealing with my kids is something else entirely!Delete
- Caleb1:14 AM
I got CFS 2 days after a severe allergic reaction to amoxicillin allergy test, almost a year ago now (before that I was a fit 24yr old guy). I became allergic to the dairy casein protein 30 odd months prior to that. If I have any dairy, the reactions aren't any worse with CFS, but it does affect my CFS for the worse.ReplyDelete
I was just like you, I could cheat sometimes with a bit of dairy as a once off, so I thought it just lactose, but no it was casein. So I avoid it at all times now.
Thanks for the blog it's awesome.
Caleb :)


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I don't want to scare you out of sending us books. I really do stop and reflect "This is what they gave away; we can't judge them without knowing what they kept." But I learn a lot, sometimes. One box gives me a good idea of the donor's religion while another provides a strong hint about how they voted in that last election. The box of sex manuals could tell me any number of things.
The problem is that I do get only one part of the story. The conclusion, unless the donor mentions it, is often lacking. We are left with nagging questions.
All those writing manuals: did they make it to the bestseller list?
All those diet manuals: did they make it to size 3?
All these books on cancer treatment: did they make it?
Once a couple gave us the whole history of their young married life in one banana box. (By the way, PLEASE don't donate your books in banana boxes. They're a bad size and shape and they have that big hole in the middle that you have to cover with cardboard so the books don't fall out only people seem to think a folded paper bag will do the job only it really doesn't so when I move the box everything drops out and then I pout until somebody brings me a candy bar only not a Twix for Heaven's sake because those cookies…. Where were we?)
There are books, believe it or not, on How To Be Engaged. With these was a book on How To Get Along With Your New In-Laws and eight books on How To Plan Your Wedding. Three How To Maintain a Loving Relationship books sat with two books on How To Get Pregnant, and two more on How To Deal With Infertility. My shoulders drooped when I took out the book on How To Adopt a Child, and two on How To Be a Good Adoptive Parent. But wait! Here came What To Expect When You're Expecting, and after that, oh please, two books on How To Cope With a Difficult Pregnancy. And that was all that was in the box.
As mentioned above, it is maddening not to know. I may have been grumpier than usual (it's hard to tell sometimes) as I took the banana box out to the recycling bin. By the way, they had used a piece of cardboard to cover the big hole in the bottom. I noticed it when I set the box down.
It was the side panel from the carton of an infant car seat.


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I picked up the phone, gave the voice on the other end my name and the poor customer service rep who gets stuck dealing with imbeciles like me all day, helped me with my confirmation number so I could print out our boarding passes. We checked our luggage and moved on to the security check-point.
Upon arrival at security, a gentleman looked at all of us and counted the tickets, then looked at all of us again.
"Uh yeah."
"Really? Six?"
"Still yeah."
So he checked off all our tickets and we proceeded through security. Everything went pretty smoothly there with me and the kids. Joe set the alarm off 4 times though. I think he was trying to get strip searched.
The flight was uneventful. Clay had a hard time sitting still and I was constantly reminding him not to kick his feet. The poor woman in front of him probably had an exceptionally enjoyable flight. Not.
We went to pick up our rental van and the guy quoted me a price that was about $200 more than my email confirmation. I argued with him for several minutes and finally gave up. It was hot, the kids were restless, and we were all really hungry. I'll look at the agreement more closely tonight.
We stopped at Ihop on the way to the hotel for an early dinner. The bathroom was out of order. The credit card machine was out of order and apparently they were completely out of fresh fruit. It's FLORIDA! How does a restaurant in sunny Florida run out of fresh fruit???
Then it was on to the hotel. We were totally spoiled when we were here last October courtesy of the folks at Discovery Cove. This time our room wasn't as nice, it wasn't near a pool, and it smelled like someone had bladder control issues on the carpet. We requested a different room and got one right by a pool. It never hurts to ask!
Right now, Austin has a bad migraine that came on suddenly. I gave him some medicine and he fell asleep so I'm hanging out in the room with him. Meanwhile Joe has taken the other five down to the pool. I can hear them laughing and playing and it's making me smile. I can also hear the sound of a waterfall in the background and Jimmy Buffet singing Cinco de Mayo in Memphis. The air is warm and (unlike California) very humid, but there's a nice breeze rustling through the palm fronds out here on the balcony.
Ahhhh, this is going to be a nice family vacation. Although I really wasn't looking forward to it, I'm anticipating a lot of fun, excitement on the kids' faces, and some great family time. Yes, you can laugh at me come Wednesday when we're all sick and tired of being confined together and the kids are all wired on artificial flavors and colors and the "GO GO GO " factor has set in and everyone is having crab attacks. But for tonight, we're going to enjoy each other's company as we head to the grocery store to get some breakfast items and snacks before we call it an early night.


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See what was happening in Redwood Falls 50, 25, and 10 years ago this week.
1963—50 years ago
• Le Thi Gon, new bride of Bill Anderson, became the first Vietnamese woman to move to the Redwood area.
They met in Saigon while Bill was a signal corpsman sent to the nation to fight guerilla fighter, and she was a clerk at a Saigon hotel.
The couple lived at the Redwood County Nursing Home (currently the Redwood County Museum) while they looked for a place to settle.
• RFHS wrestler Ray Bliss slid off the road while driving to the Southwest conference championship, and arrived at the school just as his opponent was about to be awarded a forfeit victory.
Bliss won, then went on to win two more bouts.
• The RFHS Future Homemakers of America sponsored "TSD Week" (Teenage Safe Driving Week) at the school, complete with cash prizes for the winner of a slogan contest, and a pep fest on Friday.
• The Federal Aviation Administration approved instrument-only landings and takeoffs from the Redwood Falls airport, allowing planes to use the airport in weather that would have been too dangerous before.
• Redwood County's first member of the Peace Corps, Donald Hoffman of Delhi, was released after serving 14 months of his two-year enlistment when he contracted amoebic hepatitis in India.
Peace Corps volunteer Joyce Jensen of Redwood Falls was still serving as a teacher's aid in the Philippines.
1988—25 years ago
• When the 1988 session of the Minnesota state legislature opened, Sen. Dave Frederickson sponsored a bill seeking a $6.2 million state loan toward building a new high school in Redwood Falls.
• In related news, the school board gave tentative approval to a 110-acre site for a new high school east of Reede Gray Elementary School (that is, on the current RVHS site, but including all the land to Highway 19/71, where Wal-Mart is today.)
• The school board also approved a policy that would allow AIDS-infected students or staff attend school as long as their condition "does not create a substantial risk of the transmission of illness to children or employees of the school district."
• Retired RFHS principal George Ramseth was wintering in McAllen, Texas, taking in a college basketball game in Edinburg, Texas, when he saw a familiar face across the gymnasium.
It turned out to be 1974 RFHS grad Craig Thompson, then serving as director of public relations for the NBA Kansas City Kings' basketball team.
• The Gazette's spring 1988 bridal section included an article about the latest new way to save wedding memories — videotape.
2003—10 years ago
• Both hockey teams went on their knees on the ice when a Pee-Wee player got slammed hard during a hockey game — and didn't get up.
The boy, from Hopkins, was shaken but walked off the rink under his own power.
• More than 100 tribal representatives from as far away as Nebraska, Montana, and Canada converged on Jackpot Junction Casino and Hotel for a three-day conference about how to deal with treaties tribes signed with the federal and state governments going back to the early 19th century.
• After several years working to make it happen, RVHS student Lana Hallberg brought 150 area teenage girls to the community center for a JUST ("Jesus Unites School Teens") dance.


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Replacement Toshiba PLL20U AC Adapter, guaranteed compatible with a full 1-year warranty. This is a new, third party product.
Toshiba PLL20U Power Supply Specs:
When ordering a Toshiba PLL20UAC adapter, check the voltage and amperage on the bottom of the netbook to make sure you are ordering the correct AC adapter. Some models have more than one AC adapter depending on the amperage rating. The rating should be taken from the netbook, not the AC adapter because this is the best match of what the laptop needs. You should find a rating that looks like this: 19V --- 1.58A. It can be on the label on the bottom of the netbook or in the battery compartment. AC adapters are safe to use within +/- 1V of the netbook voltage. It is also safe to have a higher amperage than marked on the netbook becuase the netbook can only pull the amperage it needs. Less than the required amperage will cause the power supply to burn up because the netbook is pulling more amperage than the AC adater can give it. Also, check the DC Jack on the back of the netbook to make sure it is not loose. This will cause the laptop to appear like the AC adapter is bad when the netbook is just not making connection with power.
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