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Freshwater Mussels given protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extended Endangered Species Act protection to eight species of freshwater mussels and 1,494 miles of stream in Alabama and Florida today, following an agreement reached with the Center for Biological Diversity in 2011 to speed protection decisions for 757 species around the country. The mussels have been waiting in line for federal protection since 2004.
"Freshwater mussels are an integral part of the natural and cultural heritage of the Southeast, and it's very exciting that these eight species are getting the protection they need to survive," said Tierra Curry, a conservation biologist with the Center. "The Endangered Species Act has a 99 percent success rate at saving species from extinction, so now these cool animals have a fighting chance."
Newly protected are the Alabama pearlshell, Choctaw bean, fuzzy pigtoe, narrow pigtoe, round ebonyshell, southern kidneyshell, southern sandshell and tapered pigtoe. They live in the Escambia, Yellow, Choctawhatchee and Mobile river watersheds, where they're threatened by pollution and habitat degradation. Freshwater mussels are particularly sensitive to pollution; they filter water, making it cleaner for humans.
"Protecting freshwater mussels and their habitat also protects water quality for people," said Curry. "Living streams and rivers are deeply linked to the South's rich culture and history — helping rivers helps protect that culture."
The habitat protected for the eight mussels in Florida is in Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington counties; in Alabama it includes areas in Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Pike counties.
Alabama Pearlshell Oyster image via US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Read more at Center for Biological Diversity.


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Hi there,
Could you please help me to identify this potential fossil please? It is in flint, and was found just under the surface whilst digging in a field in Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire. I've tried to research it but had no joy as yet. Anything you can tell me, I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, Kevin.
Interesting find - what your looking at is an internal cast where the original fossil has gone - if you look at the top of it in the first picture you can see something that looks like a fragment of the original shell.
I think the original fossil was an ammonite - does any of it appear on the reverse side of the block? If it doesn't its either a fragment of an ammonite or an uncoiled (heteromorph) ammonite section thats been later encased in flint/chert.
Hi there,
I think you are right! unfortunately it doesn't show on the other side of the rock, but there are traces of shell. It's great to finally know, I've had this lump of rock for years.
Thank you very much for your help

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The Stardust Trail
by Henry M. Morris, Ph.D.
Big Bang cosmologists believe that our human bodies are essentially "stardust," composed of elements generated long ago in exploding stars which disbursed their dust into space. The trail began some 15 billion years ago in the primeval Big Bang, which first produced simple chemical elements, then eventually stars and galaxies and planets and people through aeons of evolution.
This idea is not scientific. Scientists have never observed stars or planets evolve, so such ideas are essentially based on naturalistic speculation supported mostly by esoteric mathematics, so they are not scientific, by definition.
As far as the stars are concerned, Abraham Loeb (of the Harvard University Center for Astrophysics) has frankly acknowledged that scientists do not know how they formed.
The truth is that we don't understand star formation at a fundamental level.1
The most favored theory at present is that the Big Bang explosion generated the simple elements hydrogen and helium, which eventually coalesced into the first simple stars.
These stars, known as Type-3 Stars, did not include any complex elements. The latter had to be generated when some of this first group of stars exploded as supernovas. From the resulting stardust evolved more complex stars and eventually planets and people.
The problem is that, out of the billions upon billions of stars in the observable universe, there do not seem to be any Type-3 Stars at all.
The first generation of stars likely formed when the universe was only a few million years old (though these Population III stars have not yet been identified).2
It seems like we should see plenty of them if they ever existed, since all the other stars supposedly keep coming from them.
Be that as it may, we are more interested in our sun with its solar system. There have been various theories of the evolution of the planets and their satellites, as well as the comets and asteroids. Most of these theories have encountered insuperable obstacles, so that the current theory (of last resort, actually) is a set of catastrophic theories based on multiple impacts of various rock bodies.
The moon (to take a "close to home" example) is said to have originated in a gigantic impact on Earth.
Many models have been proposed for the formation of the Moon, but no one has succeeded in showing the formation satisfactorily. The popular "giant impact" model states that a Mars-sized protoplanet hit the proto-Earth and generated a circumterrestrial debris disk from which the Moon accreted.3
While this theory may have fewer problems than others, it appears extremely imaginative and quite incapable of proof. Furthermore, it does encounter one serious difficulty.
However, no reasonable means to rid the Earth/Moon system of the excess angular momentum has yet been proposed.4
One scientist in this field seems about ready to give up hope that the origin of the moon can ever be explained, not to mention the other planets and satellites.
All in all, developing a theory of lunar origins that could make sense of data obtained from the Apollo lunar landing programme proved very difficult. So much so, in fact, that when I took a class on our planetary system from Irvin Shapiro two decades ago, he joked that the best explanation was observational error—the moon did not exist.5
The comets orbiting the sun present another problem. These bodies lose considerable mass at every pass around the sun. They cannot survive many orbits, and thus cannot be very old. To get around this problem, evolutionists assume there is a vast cloud of hibernating comets out near the edge of the solar system, which releases new comets every so often.
This imaginary cloud is called the "Oort Cloud," named after the astronomer who proposed it. The problem is that there is no observational evidence such a cloud exists at all.
We have never actually "seen" the Oort Cloud. . . . We infer the existence and properties of the Oort Cloud . . . from . . . the steady trickle of long-period comets into the planetary system.6
The underlying reason for space research is to explain the origin of the stars and planets without God having been involved. The ultimate hope is to find evidence of extraterrestrial life somewhere, for that would prove, they say, that life could evolve anywhere—not just on Earth.
One hope is to locate some type of nonrandom radio signals from the stars. Very elaborate radio telescopes have been built and monitored for years hoping to catch them. But this effort has been a waste of much money.
. . . scientists are systematically scrutinizing a thousand nearby sun-like stars for the faint signal that would betray intelligent habitation. So far, they have found nothing—not a single extraterrestrial peep. . . . we are, to our knowledge, still alone in a vast cosmos.7
Nevertheless, NASA is still hoping to find some evidence of extraterrestrial life—if not human life on some far-off planet, then at least microbial life on a nearby planet.
The only candidate remaining in the solar system is Mars. Although Mars seems to be devoid of any life at all, they still are searching for evidence that it used to be there. Two years ago, NASA generated global publicity by announcing they had found such evidence—a Martian rock with fossilized bacteria that had somehow traveled to Earth and landed in Antarctica.
This claim has been well debunked by now.
Eighteen months after David S. McKay and his colleagues . . . raised eyebrows with their claim . . . the team has made few converts . . . its critics have published dozens of new observations they believe make that theory increasingly improbable. . . .8
On the other hand, this sensational claim of Martian life has been immensely successful in one sense.
Scientists now working on . . . the possibility of extraterrestrial life are funded at levels that two years ago would have been unimaginable. Had NASA's publicity machine not turned McKay's paper into a global media event, this largesse would never have been granted.9
What is NASA up to? Two years ago, the agency thought it had discovered life on Mars and set the world ablaze with talk of a Universe populated by aliens. Now it has discovered water on the moon and the world is already planning holidays at lunar resorts. . . . But we should not be cynical. NASA needs periodic blazes of publicity to keep the U.S. Congress interested in funding space exploration.10
The most recent NASA project has been the widely publicized adventure of sending an ex-senator and ex-astronaut (now 77 years old) back on a space mission, ostensibly to research the effects of space travel on the aging process. The public-relations boost for NASA has again been enormous.
There is a lot of extraterrestrial life, of course. The Bible calls them angels! These are specially created beings "sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation" (Hebrews 1:14).
But the astro-scientists will not find any angels with their telescopes or space probes. Neither will they find any other humans or humanoids out there. Physical life was specially created, and Earth was created uniquely to support that life. The stars were created for other purposes, not yet revealed. "The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath He given to the children of men" (Psalm 115:16).
Evolutionary scientists would be well advised to "hit the sawdust trail" that leads to Christ and forget about the imaginary stardust trail that they think led to life.
1 Cited by Marcus Chown in his article "Let There Be Light," New Scientist (vol. 157, February 7, 1998), p. 30.
2 Fred C. Adams and Gregory Laughlin, "The Future of the Universe," Sky and Telescope (vol. 46, Aug. 1998), p. 34.
3 Shigeru Ida, Robin Canup, and Glen Stewart, "Lunar Accretion from an Impact-Generated Disk," Nature (vol. 389, Sept. 25, 1997), p. 353.
4 Ibid., p. 357.
5 Jack J. Lissauer, "It's Not Easy to Make the Moon," Nature (vol. 389, Sept. 25, 1997), p. 327.
6 Paul R. Weissman, "The Oort Cloud," Scientific American (vol. 279, no. 6, September 1998), p. 84.
7 Seth Shostak, "When E.T. Calls Us," Astronomy (vol. 25, Sept. 1997), pp. 37,41.
8 Gibbs W. Wayt, "Extra-Terrestrial Life Endangered," Scientific American (vol. 278, April 1998), p. 19.
9 Charles Seife, "Money for Old Rock, New Scientist (vol. 159, Aug. 1, 1998), p. 20.
10 Alun Anderson, "Giant Steps," New Scientist (vol. 157, Mar. 14, 1998), p. 3.
* Dr. Morris is Founder and President Emeritus of ICR.
Cite this article: Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. 1999. The Stardust Trail. Acts & Facts. 28 (1).
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He was on the Conan O'Brien show tonight:gony:
I can't wait for Friday.:beer:
that is all.:thumbsup:
He was on the Conan O'Brien show tonight:gony:
I can't wait for Friday.:beer:
that is all.:thumbsup:
he's a smart man. jub jub.
If the Knicks don't make the playoffs, this season will be a dissapointment. With all the pieces they have, they should be able to do something!
I think that Barkley's right. We have a strong offensive low post with Curry and Zack. Lee with his outstanding rebounding. Nate looks mature and ready for the season. And so does Stephon. If everyone stays healthy, plays defense, and stay on point wit what they have to do, we can be one of the eastern team to beat.
I don't care about ESPN and their predictions, and I don't care about Barkley and his predictions.
You've got to think about Barley's position. He's been a tough critic on the Knicks as a team. Not on any single players other than saying multiple times that the Francis/Marbury tandem hurt Curry's development, and now he thinks NY can make the play offs with the current roster. My fandom aside, I agree, it's a logical position, one that for some reason not one single ESPN analyst has taken. I'm not going to get into the hypocrisies of the ESPN lead sports media. I've still heard no justification as to why Boston is now 'the team to beat' with out playing a single season game and there is absolutely no questions regarding team chemistry........ [End of my rant]
Will we make the play offs? I think so, but I am concerned about the chemistry of Randolph/Curry/Crawford. Some one made the best comment I've read up in a long time. Starting Baulkman and moving Q to the 2 spot. Brilliant! Hopefully Thomas will get the message. This is a winning line up.
Baulkman- DEFENSE
i wonder if barkley's gonna bet on it. lol
Hey KnicksQRICH mind if I use your avator. Its nice.
Barkley knows what he is talking about the knicks will make it this year.


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COLUMBUS, GA -- It was a match-up of the power players in Georgia in the championship game of the Riverfest tournament. The Atlanta Celtics knocked off the Georgia Stars to claim the 17 and under title on Sunday.
Atlanta Celtics claim 17 and under division
Auburn commitment Andre Malone capped off a strong weekend of work with a 20-point performance in the championship game. The 6-foot-4 guard has started the spring period with a strong effort, showing that he can score with little trouble from the wing and his bounce continues to improve.
Malone was a constant 20-point performer for the Celtics over the weekend and his playing with a high level of confidence.
The tournament's top ranked player Derrick Favors put together another strong performance and flirted with a triple-double. Defensively, his presence was felt more than it was on the offensive end of the floor.
Rivals150 forward Terrance Shannon will have a fan club wherever he goes in April as he is one of the most sought after power forwards in the nation. He remains wide-open and coaches will be happy to see his improved footwork in the post and overall offensive upgrade on the blocks.
Georgia Stars shines in Columbus
The Stars leaned on the play of Kammeon Holsey, who joined the team for the last day of action. He missed the first two days of the event because of a parade in his home town of Sparta, Ga. (population 1,352) that honored him and his Hancock Central High School teammates. The team won the Class A state title this year.
Holsey's versatility and skill in the post was a welcomed addition for the Stars but in the end it wasn't enough to hold off the Celtics.
Glen Rice was the most productive player for the Stars all weekend and he upped the level of his play in all of the games he played in. The 6-foot-5 guard from Walton (Ga.) High School knocked down shots from the wing with little trouble, which is his specialty, and stepped up his production on the defensive end. He used his great length to cover a lot of ground for steals and blocks.
Rice has great momentum heading into April and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out for him during the evaluation period.
In the semi-finals, the Stars had great production from a pair of sleeper guards. Shooting guard Khalid Mutakabbir and point guard Dee Goens both came up with big plays, according to Stars coach Troy Vincent, and both should their respective recruitments take off in April, too.
Carolina Celtics continue strong play
There wasn't a bigger surprise over the course of the weekend than Khris Middleton. The 6-foot-6 wing was a constant scoring threat and he showed off a smooth touch from the wing. He can explode for a quick 20 points and did so in a couple of games for the Celtics.
Foul trouble handcuffed Clemson commitment Devin Booker in the semi-finals against the Georgia Stars. That's when Middleton took over. He stepped up with several big bombs from the perimeter and was the hardest player for the Stars to guard.
The Charleston, S.C. native will be a player to watch in April for the high-majors because of the various tools he has to work with.
All Stars final in 16U division
The Georgia Stars Blue team won the 16 and under division over the Georgia Stars 16 and under White team on Sunday.
The Blue team rode the play of point guard DeVonta White and big man Marcus Thornton, according to coach Bo Bell, to claim the championship in overtime on Sunday.
Winning it all wasn't easy, Bell said. The White squad, the Belmont version of the 16U division, had to hurry to the title game and stepped onto the floor 15 minutes after the semi-finals. Going to overtime was a moral victory.
White is one of the top point guards in the Southeast in his class and should use the spring to "blow up" nationally. His recruitment is already picking up, as schools in the SEC are starting to get into the picture.
Thornton, a bruising 6-foot-7 forward from Westlake High School, is one of the biggest post players in his class in the Peach State and he knows how to use his size to his advantage.
The big man said he has early interest from Georgia Tech, Georgia, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida, Xavier, Alabama, Tennessee, Clemson and South Carolina.
Point guard Aloys Cabel of Mays High School, Chris Grier of Chamblee High School, Jeremy Burgess of Athens Academy and Javaris Rhode all had strong moments on Saturday. All four will have high-majors tracking their improvement over the next couple of years.
The White team was paced by forward Vincent Bailey and point guard Jonathan Dabel. Bailey, a strong-bodied power forward from East Paulding High School (Ga.) used his strength and bounce to his advantage in the post while Dabel, a quick left-handed point guard from Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) High School was the team's top scorer for the weekend.
The kids are alright
The way the event was scheduled and laid out, it allowed plenty of time to see some of the top young players in the event.
The King James Shooting Stars 15 and under team played up in the 16 and under division and the young team didn't disappoint.
Led by Georgia's top freshman Julian Royal, a 6-foot-7 forward from Milton High School, the play from combo guard Shannon Scott of the Lovett School and Dai-Jon Parker, the biggest surprise of the young kids from the weekend, of Marietta High School, the team impressed in an older division of competition.
Royal is a skilled big man with good size and length and a strong skill set at the power forward position. He has a nice set of hands and an understanding of what he is. Scott, the son of former UNC great Charlie Scott, is a gritty guard with good size and a good feel for the game.
Parker, a bouncy 6-foot-3 guard, wowed the crowd on Friday with his high-flying act. On Saturday, he showed off a nice perimeter game that is starting to ooze confidence.
The Georgia Jaguars 16 and under team was paced by 6-foot-2 sophomore guard C.J. Denson of Shaw High School in Columbus. Denson started the games out strong as a set-up point guard and finished most games as a fearless scorer. He was one of the better guards in the 16 and under division.
Nate Hill raised some eyebrows with his play with the Georgia Blazers 16 and under team. The 6-foot-5 combo forward nailed a handful of three-pointers and then stepped inside the paint for buckets on the blocks. The Colquitt County prospect will be one to watch in the 2010 class for the Southern low to mid-majors.
News & Notes
Georgia Jaguars guard Khiry White had a good weekend in his hometown. The Shaw High School two guard shot the ball well, made smart basketball plays and had the look of a solid mid-major player to recruit from the class of 2009.
Georgia Blazers big man James Vincent was regulated to cheerleader and will wear that hat for a good part of the AAU season. The 6-foot-10 center is out with a torn ACL. He had surgery on the injury a month ago. He said he is aiming for a July return but isn't married to the idea of playing right away. Vincent, a high-major prospect, could be one of the most sought after big men in the nation next spring because of his injury.


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I'm going to try this next week I have a couple of questions:how large does the ball get while refrigerated (does it quadruple)? i store my balls (i target 250g) in 32oz ziploc screwtop containers.how long do you think before the dough is no longer good? I ask this because we typically make 8 dough balls and throw them straight into the freezer after weighing, then we take it out 6-12 hours before we want pizza, it works all-right, but the recipe i have been following is completely different than this one and your dough looks far better in the texture department, my balls don't grow bigger normally, they typically flatten out - i guess that has to do with all the freezing going on - so maybe they will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge or is that pushing it?
Hi John, in your 3 day fold process you were re-balling/folding 5 hours prior to bake. Are you still using this process with the 5 fold or have you gone to straight balling and then pulling out a few hours prior to bake?
Thanks John, I have two batches working now. One a poolish and the other with the starter both using your 5 fold method. The starter dough was certainly much lighter and further developed. At what stage is your starter mixed in when you first start your process? I remember initially you were using it in a non-mature state. Is that still the case? or if not I would assume after several feedings it is fairly well developed when you first mix it?
the dough stays nice and strong and takes energy to stretch out. I wish I knew why this is true, but I don't..
Wow! this came out awesome!I wanted to try them before i attempted freezing, so I ate five over the 3-5 day stretch. at 3 days the dough was loose and easy to work with, had nice spring, everything was great but it didn't taste like anything. The flavor developed over the next two days. i didn't try freezing the 5-fold yet. i'm going to try different timings next week, I would like to figure out something that can go freezer to oven in 8 hours.I didn't have this problem. In-fact i was able to stretch the dough so thin, so easily, that i was affraid it was going to be soggy. But it got really crispy and resulted in basically a cracker crust - paper thin and held it's horizontal shape when i picked it up! i was quite impressed.
This formula sounds great. I've been struggling with getting a great NY style pie using Ischia as you may have read . If I were to use your formula to make a 48 hour dough using cold fermentation, do you suggest that I use the same amount of Ischia as indicated above? Or should I use the SD prediction table and continue to use my basement for fermentation, which has been between 61 and 63 degrees these last few weeks.
John, could you give me a bit more detail on mixing the preferment? In your recipe, you have a preferment weighing 274.88, which is half water, half flour. How much Ischia starter would you mix in with that? Or is that all mature Ischia starter? Sorry if I am a bit thick on this. I may have asked a similar question a while ago.
A couple quick questions... have you used a mixer in the past, and if you have what differences do you find in the doughs. Also, I find these doughs brown very nicely, do you? I also find that even at day 5, the dough has good strength, and makes as beautiful a pizza as it tastes....I'm talking color, oven spring, the whole works...yes, it's easier to open, but still is remarkably strong.
The preferment is all Ischia. So, I feed my Ischia to get to full strength and take out the amount I need to make a batch of dough.John
the only downside is this wasn't as flavorful as my old crust - i'm thinking that making a longer pre-ferment might help? maybe starting with 55g starter and building the 275g pre-ferment from that?
I won't be using my old style/recipe anymore. the only downside is this wasn't as flavorful as my old crust - i'm thinking that making a longer pre-ferment might help? maybe starting with 55g starter and building the 275g pre-ferment from that?


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Hat tip to Janine in the Thunderdome for the heads up on this: Alt-folk singer songwriter Michelle Shocked has gone all the way over to the Dark Side.
Those of us who've followed her over the years — myself, I've long been a particular fan of Short Sharp Shocked and Arkansas Traveler — were disheartened over the last couple years as she became a so-called born again Xtian and, perhaps not coincidentally, went more or less to shit musically. But according to Queerty, she's since completely lost the plot:
Michelle Shocked, an alt-folk singer who had success in the 1980s and '90s, shocked audience members at Yoshi's in San Francisco Sunday night with a homophobic rant that wound up clearing out the club.
The crowd had come, presumably, to hear songs like "Come a Long Way" and "On the Greener Side," which got airplay on MTV back in the day. ("Greener Side" was even up for a VMA against Madonna's "Vogue.")
Instead they were treated to a tirade that allegedly included Shocked announcing "God hates fags."
Matt Penfield, who was live-tweeting the show from onstage called her rant, delivered during her second set, "totally sincere [and] super anti-gay and hateful."
We're still trying to get the full text of her speech, but apparently she told fans "you can go on twitter and say Michelle Shocked said 'God hates fags.'"
Another Twitter user posted that Shocked "said she lives in fear that the world will be destroyed if gays are allowed to marry."
My disappointment in Shocked is only marginally leavened by fleeting amusement at a few commenters at Queerty who proudly say they'd never heard of her, as though their ignorance says anything about her importance to the Americana genre. Her descent into hate is a tragedy for the genre, and more importantly for the young people who might take her hate seriously.
One commenter over there does offer the perfect quote from a song on Arkansas Traveler, though: "The secret to a long life's knowing when it's time to go."


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The Sanshui District of Foshan City in the middle of Guangdong Province, is also in the central area of the Pearl River Delta. It is also famous for being the hometown of many oversea Chinese. Sanshui is rich in natural resources. Sanshui Forest Park is located in the north of the city zone, the artificial sights include the Sanshui Sleeping Buddha, The Art Place of Han and Zang Buddhist Culture.
Guangdong Province, referred to as "Yue ", the provincial capital Guangzhou, the jurisdiction of cities in 21 provinces, including two deputy provincial cities (Guangzhou, Shenzhen), prefecture-level cities 19. Formerly Kwangtung, Canton, is Pinyin GuǎngDōng. Guangdong is the southern coast of mainland China, a province located south of Nanling, the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian border, and Hainan across the sea. It is a Han Chinese as the main provinces, the country's 56 ethnic groups are distributed in the province. Guangdong customs and in language, history and culture, have a unique aspect, the internal department has three people, and northern China are very different. Guangdong GDP value has surpassed Taiwan as China's most economically developed provinces in the most open culture.


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It's always ironic, IMO, when a poster defends a skater or team by attacking another poster.
Lots of skaters and teams are unpopular. Get used to it. The boards are full of criticism and different opinions, and that's what makes them interesting.
Fights between posters, on the other hand, are pretty boring. :sheesh:


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Turkey-Cheese Roll-ups with Red Pepper Sauce
Try these turkey cutlets with a cheesy center and a zesty pepper sauce.
Total Time:
Level: Moderate
- ¾ c. orzo pasta
- 1 jar roasted red peppers
- ¼ c. loosely packed fresh basil leaves
- 16 large basil leaves
- 8 thin slices turkey breast
- ½ c. chive-and-onion whipped light cream cheese
- Heat 2-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling over high heat. Add orzo and cook as label directs. Drain.
- Meanwhile, prepare Red Pepper Sauce: Place 3/4 cup red peppers in blender. Add 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup basil leaves, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Blend just until pureed but not completely smooth; set aside. Makes about 3/4 cup.
- Cut remaining red peppers into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Place turkey scaloppines on sheet of waxed paper. Evenly divide red pepper strips and remaining basil leaves among scaloppines.
- Spoon 1 level tablespoon cream cheese on 1 end of each scaloppine. Loosely roll each scaloppine jelly-roll fashion to enclose filling; secure with toothpick.
- Heat nonstick 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add rolls to skillet; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cover skillet and cook 5 to 6 minutes or until rolls are browned on all sides and turkey is no longer pink, turning rolls over once.
- Remove toothpicks from rolls. Divide orzo among 4 dinner plates. Arrange turkey rolls on plates with orzo; serve with pepper sauce.
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Amongst goals, scoring from the spot — despite the occasional accompaniment of circumstantially meaningful tension — is typically a somewhat drab display of the beautiful game's most climactic event.
Thankfully, players sometimes try to spice things up a bit — at least when the stakes are relatively low. Many thanks to FC Baar's Joonas Jokinen for one of the more creative penalty kicks we've seen in some time.


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Optoma HD81 1080p DLP Front Projector
Given its $7,000 street price, you'd expect the Optoma to be stripped down, and in some ways it is. A two-piece system with a separate video switcher/processor that connects to the projector via HDMI and RS-232 cables (2-meter strands are included; 25-footers are optional), the HD81 has only manual zoom and focus rings for its lens, which has a throw ratio of 1.85 to 2.2. There are no vertical or horizontal lens-shift functions to aid in positioning the image, and a 136° lens offset means that you'll need a fairly high ceiling: In my setup, the projector's lens needed to hover more than 1.5 feet above the screen's top edge to avoid keystone distortion. And the HD81 required a minimum 14-foot throw distance to fill up my 93-inch wide Da-Lite high-contrast Da-Mat screen.
But while the HD81's install features lean toward the rudimentary, its video features are anything but. The outboard processor boasts three HDMI inputs. There's a pair of RCA component-video inputs, another pair of inputs that willtake RGB+H/V or component signals via BNC connectors, and front-panel VGA and composite-/S-video jacks. An HDMI "loop" output routes audio signals carried on HDMI to an A/V receiver or processor.
Standard- and high-def signals get upconverted to 1080p resolution by a Gennum VXP - a high-performance video deinterlacing/scaling chip that's also in Anthem's excellent AVM-50 preamp we reviewed (October 2006, available at soundandvisionmag.com). Along with extensive controls for carefully fine-tuning color, gamma, noise reduction, and detail enhancement on each video input, the HD81 also provides an Auto Iris function to deepen picture contrast on a scene-by-scene basis - a feature found on some LCD and LCoS projectors that's showing up for the first time here in a DLP model.


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After several attempts I finally came up with the CheckPoint page directions to remove remnants of previous Firewalls (those which come preinstalled in new machines). Using the erasers linked in the CheckPoint page I have been able to clean my machine, unload the ZA Firewall+Antivirus 30-days-trial and installed it successfully.
I have done it, right today, just four hours ago. Now it seems that all the old problems I have been having since V8, seem to have disappeared. The veteran V7 Security Suit is still running in an even more veteran computer.
Now, However I already have the Firewall V10 30-days-trial), and I see that it finally works for me, I wanted to check the 30-days-trial Extreme Version too. In other words I wanted to uninstall right now this Firewall +Antivirus 30-days-trial I got today and install the corresponding Extreme -30-days-trial, but wonder whether I am going to be allowed to do that.
Besides, if I experience any problem with the Extreme I wanted to know whether I would be able to go back to the Firewall+Antivirus to finish the trial.
Too long and too messy post, I know; but, please be patient, I am sorry
I hope I have made my point.
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With Arne Friedrich making a reported $300,000 for the Fire in 2013, how much does the former German international's retirement on Sunday affect the team's salary budget?
Yamith Cuesta after a Fire win in 2011
It no doubt frees up some room but according to Frank Klopas on Tuesday, there was already space there to work with.
"We had planned on giving ourselves an opportunity to bring someone in even with keeping Arne. I think with Arne, we brought Baky [Soumare] in because we need to get another quality player there.
"You look at it now and it's a long season so our ability to add depth is something we're looking at. Regardless if this had happened or not, we'd given ourselves the opportunity to make a move if we find the right player."
Klopas, along with Fire owner Andrew Hauptman and President of Soccer Operations Javier Leon have made no secret that they're looking to land a significant summer signing when the transfer window opens up next month.
But along the lines of depth in the back, with only five natural defenders on the current Fire roster, perhaps Klopas is referring to former Fire defender Yamith Cuesta who began a trial with the club on Tuesday.
Having appeared in 20 regular season matches for the Fire in 2011, the 24-year-old Colombian center back has since spent his time with Spanish lower-league Conquense, Colombian Primera club America de Cali and Brazilian side Paulista.


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Duensing to make first start of year Saturday
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
With Monday's off-day, the Twins went with a four-man rotation but needed a fifth starter against the Reds with right-handers Carl Pavano and P.J. Walters on the disabled list.
The Twins decided to go with Duensing, who has a 3.12 ERA with 22 strikeouts and nine walks in 34 2/3 innings as a reliever. He last pitched on Tuesday against the Pirates, when he tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Duensing, who threw a bullpen before Thursday's game, is expected to be restricted to about 50-60 pitches because he hasn't had the chance to build up his pitch count yet.
"We decided to let him stretch out a little bit and piggyback him with a couple other guys and see what happens, how many innings he goes," Gardenhire said. "They got some pretty good left-handed hitters in that lineup, so you try a lefty over there too."
Part of the reason the Twins went with Duensing is because two of the top Reds hitters -- Joey Votto and Jay Bruce -- are left-handed. But Duensing also has improved against right-handers this season, as they posted a .947 OPS against him last year but have a .645 OPS against him this year.
Duensing, though, said he's not sure why he's been so much better against right-handed hitters this season.
"I don't know," Duensing said. "Maybe I'm making some better pitches. When I've gone in, I've gone down and in instead of up and in. I've been throwing strikes in there, and they have to be aware of that instead of disregarding that and look middle away. ... And I've had some good luck on top of it, too."
Duensing, who has made 50 career starts, including 28 last year, said he's hoping his return to the rotation is similar to both '09 and '10, when he joined the rotation to much success after starting out in the bullpen. He posted a 2.73 ERA in nine starts in '09, and had a 3.05 ERA in 13 starts in '10.
"If I could throw like that it'd be great," Duensing said. "I'm really hoping that will happen. I don't know. But hopefully I'll go out there and do well and give the team a chance to win and not hurt the bullpen too bad."
Mauer held out for third consecutive game
PITTSBURGH -- Twins catcher Joe Mauer was held out of the lineup for the third straight game on Thursday with a bruised right quad sustained in a home-plate collision with the Brewers' Rickie Weeks on Sunday.
Mauer was scheduled to catch a bullpen before Thursday's game but didn't because the swelling in his quad hadn't gone down.
He took batting practice before the game and jogged around the bases but said his quad hadn't improve much from Wednesday. But he added that he hopes to return at some point this weekend against the Reds.
"I hope so," Mauer said. "It's not much better than yesterday. I thought I'd be able to do a little bit more. It's real frustrating."
Mauer, who is available to pinch-hit, is batting .314, with a .415 on-base percentage and .427 slugging percentage in 60 games.
Hot-hitting Carroll out of starting lineup Thursday
PITTSBURGH -- Jamey Carroll has been one of the Twins' hottest hitters but was out of the lineup against the Pirates on Thursday, as Alexi Casilla got the start at second base.
Over his last 13 games, Carroll is batting .388 (19-for-49) with 12 runs and a .455 on-base percentage.
But Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he wanted Casilla to get some playing time, as he was making just his second start since Friday.
"Everybody has to play here," Gardenhire said. "He's played well in his last couple of games here; he seems to do well in this role. So mix 'em up. We just have to keep mixing them up and give everybody an opportunity here."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Survey Shows Some Americans Take Their Chances and Ignore Evacuation Orders When Disaster Approaches
Survey highlights need for evacuation plans and disaster preparedness as number of natural disasters increases
Aug 08, 2012, 17:00 ET from Allstate Insurance Company
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans and emergency management experts agree on one thing. Over the past few years, the U.S. has experienced a record number of natural disasters that have destroyed neighborhoods and cost lives. In fact, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made 99 major disaster declarations1 in 2011, the most mega catastrophes declared since 1953.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57495-allstate-survey-highlights-need-for-evacuation-plans-disaster-preparedness
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120807/MM53573 )
What is even more concerning is what citizens are doing – or not doing – in the wake of an approaching catastrophe.
A new survey from Allstate shows more than one-in-four (27 percent) Americans say they would ignore evacuation orders and wait until absolutely necessary before leaving their home or seeking shelter in the event of an imminent natural disaster.
"There is a clear opportunity for people across the country to better understand the importance of following evacuation protocols," said Allstate's Executive Vice President of Claims Mike Roche. "Preparation is a family's best defense against a natural disaster."
According to the Allstate survey, 21 percent of Americans have had their homes damaged by natural disasters. However, this elevated level of disasters and property damage have not been a call to action for many. Not only are people willing to take their chances with an approaching catastrophe, they may not be as prepared as they should be.
Americans' lack of evacuation plans and procedures are a cause for concern. Nearly half (46 percent) of survey respondents say they have not thought about or even discussed an evacuation plan or meeting place away from the home for their family. These plans are crucial and should be discussed with relatives and neighbors in advance of a catastrophe.
The majority of Americans (62 percent) also say they have not prepared an emergency kit. Families should consider putting together a well-stocked first-aid kit as well as a disaster-supply kit and keeping them in easy-to-access places. The disaster-supply kit should contain a supply of water and ready-to-eat, non-perishable foods, a weather radio, traveler's checks or cash, important papers, personal hygiene items, blankets, extra clothes and shoes.
Fifty-six percent of homeowners and renters say they have not made a home inventory list of their personal belongings. Having a room-by-room inventory, as well as photographs of personal belongings can save a lot of headaches – or heartaches – should a catastrophe strike. The list can also help make the process of filing an insurance claim easier.
"Being aware of risks and hazards and taking steps to prepare can reduce the impacts of damage from disasters," said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. Hurricane season began in June "yet we have already had named storms. When it comes to preparing for disasters, don't simply focus on the calendar ... focus on the need to be prepared."
Today's survey release is a part of a comprehensive effort by Allstate to encourage residents to become better prepared for natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and, when the season hits, winter blizzards. As a part of this effort, Allstate is a proud member of ProtectingAmerica.org, which is a coalition dedicated to comprehensive, long-term solutions that will help better prepare people to recover more quickly from catastrophes and prevent needless injury and property damage. The long-standing coalition is a leading advocate for taking a proactive approach to addressing America's catastrophe preparedness.
Additionally, Allstate has valuable tools and resources available that are easily accessible, including disaster preparation guides, home inventory check lists, property protection and insurance coverage information. This information and more can be found on the "Be Aware and Prepare" section of Allstate's website at http://www.allstate.com/be-aware-and-prepare.aspx.
The study was based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 residents with homeowners or renter's insurance, age 18 years and older across the United States. Interviews were conducted May 16-17 & 19, 2012, and the survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.1% at the 95% confidence interval. The survey investigates Americans attitudes, opinions and experiences about how well prepared and covered they are in the case of a natural disaster striking. The survey was conducted by FTI Consulting for Allstate.
About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names. Widely known by its slogan "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®," Allstate offers insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. As part of Allstate's commitment to strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate employees, agency owners and the corporation provided $28 million in 2011 to thousands of nonprofit organizations and important causes across the United States.
1Federal Emergency Management Agency, "Declared Disasters by Year and State," June 1, 2012: http://www.fema.gov/news/disaster_totals_annual.fema
SOURCE Allstate Insurance Company


text: This is a few days old, but no one has posted it yet (I reminded by this due to the thread about The Voice 4). The Sing-Off is coming back to NBC for season four. Having just seen season three's winning team, Pentatonix, in concert - I really look forward to see three.


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Our most loyal readers already know that, while Frumpzilla brings you daily doses of Sports, Entertainment and Social Commentary from Unprofessional, Highly Irresponsible Sources, our ultimate goal is "thermonuclear, global media domination."
We may not know what that entails quite yet, or even what it means, but it sounds frumpin' cool as hell. So, fingers crossed, I guess.
However, it now appears we may have a bit more competition.
Hugo Chavez — Venezuelan President, former Bolivian revolutionary, all-around fun guy — has announced he's joining Twitter, which probably catapults him immediately to the number two spot amongst prominent, Venezuelan-related Twitter accounts. behind Ozzie Guillen, of course.
Unfortunately for us, and Ozzie Guillen, it also appears Chavez is tweeting for keeps…


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GroomServerFaultTolerance (Draft)
Distributed computing system such as MapReduce[1], and Dryad[2] provide fault tolerance feature to help the system survive over the process crash. It is particular useful when computation requires to finish its execution in long time. Hama, based on the BSP[3] model, is a framework for massive scientific computations, which also requires this feature so that developers and users who exploit this framework can benefit from it. This page serves for providing information on direction how Hama GroomServer fault tolerance would work.
Literature Review
In general, a system designed to deal with failures usually need to apply techniques including unit of mitigation, redundancy, fault detection, fault recovery[4], and so on.
Unit of mitigation: GroomServer(s)/ BSPMaster
Redundant units: GroomServer(s)
Fault detection: System monitor, heartbeat.
Fault recovery: Fail over
Task Failure
The execution of a task is spawned from the GroomServer so that the failure of the task would not pull down the GroomServer. Following steps are performed in the senario of task failure.
Whilst executing a task, the task will periodically ping its parent GroomServer.
If the GroomServer does not receive ping from the child (with timeout), it checks if child jvm is running; for instance, execute jps to identify child's status.
GroomServer notifies TaskScheduler that a task failure.
TaskScheduler updates JobInProgress.
TaskScheduler reschedules task to another GroomServer by searching an appropriate GroomServer.
- If task rescheduled reaches the limit, the whole job fails.
GroomServer Failure
NodeManager embedded in the GroomServer periodically sends heartbeat to NodeMonitor in BSPMaster. Hama-370
One of GroomServers fails, indicating BSPMaster loses heartbeat from a particular GroomServer.
NodeMonitor Hama-363 collects metrics information, including CPU, memory, tasks, etc., from healthy NodeManagers.
Dispatch task(s) to GroomServer(s).
NodeMonitor notifies TaskScheduler the failure of GroomServers; and move failure GroomServer to black list (will move back when the failed GroomServer restarts).
TaskScheduler searches node list looking for GroomServer(s) whose workload is not heavy (which GroomServer to go is corresponded to policy).
Update task(s) JobInProgress by assigning failed tasks to the GroomServer found in previous step.
Dispatch task(s) to designed GroomServer(s).
NodeMonitor: a component monitors the healthy of GroomServers.
NodeManager: a component that collects metrics information whilst NodeMonitor requests to report status of the GroomServer it runs on.
[1]. MapReduce: simplified data processing on large clusters. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1327492
[2]. Dryad: distributed data-parallel programs from sequential building blocks. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1273005
[3]. Bulk Synchronous Parallel Computing -- A Paradigm for Transportable Software. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=798134
[4]. Patterns for Fault Tolerant Software. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1557393
[5]. Supervisor Behaviour. http://www.erlang.org/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.html
[6]. Extensible Resource Management For Cluster Computing. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=603418


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Schellas Hyndman saw it coming.
For the past two months, FC Dallas' head coach has been pleased with his team's performance, week in and week out, regardless of the result. The other shoe had to drop eventually, however, and on Sunday night at the Home Depot Center, FCD weren't able to put forth the performance needed to beat Chivas USA in a disappointing 1-1 draw.
"Yesterday in pre-game training, it was really weak," Hyndman told MLSsoccer.com after the match. "I could just feel something wasn't right, so it didn't completely surprise me when we struggled today."
OPTA Chalkboard: Chivas turn the jets on in second half
Indeed, Sunday's draw with a Chivas side that had lost seven games in a row was quite a different feeling from the previous weekend's draw at league-leading San Jose.
"The San Jose game, we played very well and we ended up getting a draw," Hyndman said. "This is one of the games where we didn't do very well. Too many people were flat. Too many people were giving the balls away."
Despite getting off to a flying start, FC Dallas couldn't build on the eighth-minute goal from Blas Pérez, letting the last-place team in the Western Conference stick around and gain confidence as the match went on.
"We had opportunities to put them away," Hyndman said. "And I think part of the Achilles' heel to Chivas is when they give up a goal, they seem to give up more."
Far too many times, Dallas defenders bypassed the midfield with long clearances, putting themselves right back under pressure. That pressure eventually led to Jorge Villfaña's back-breaking 69th-minute equalizer.
"I said to the guys at halftime that it looked like they were playing like it was the last five minutes of the game, just kicking balls out," Hyndman said. "We're a better team that that, but today we got caught in two minds."
As the second half wore on, it became clear that FCD just didn't have it on this day and would be lucky to find three points that never materialized. Now, they must hope that Vancouver fail to win either of their final two matches to have any hope of sneaking into the final playoff spot.
"It's just one of those days," Hyndman said. "As I said to the players, I don't think anyone backed out today and didn't give us their best. It's just we had too many people who were off."


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Sandra was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. Although she never had any children, she had many special friends she considered family. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her brother, Jackie Garrison and wife Joan of Hector; three nieces, Susan Moore of Hector, Sherry Melton of Russellville, Shelly Jack of Hector; four great-nephews, Randy Melton and wife Amber, Andy Melton and wife Ashley, Jeremy Moore, Patric Jack; two great-nieces, Katelyn and Terah Jack; three great-great-nephews, Gabriel, Keegan, Greyson; one great-great-niece, Adeline and other family and friends.
A family conducted memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, , at the All Saints Episcopal Church officiated by the Rev. Angeline H. Tharakan, with a eulogy read by Louis Welcher. All other arrangements are under the direction of Broussard Funeral Home of Russellville.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Broussard Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
The online obituary and guest book are available at www.broussardfuneral.com.


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President Obama is trying to get Congress to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. Think for a moment about the things you normally buy. If one of them increased in price by 40 percent would you keep buying the same amount of that item as you do now? I doubt it. That is exactly what Obama's min wage increase is. A 40 percent increase in the price of employees. Are business owners going to hire as many workers at 40 percent higher cost? I doubt they would react differently than you would when you saw something you buy increase that much in price. So fewer people would be hired for minimum wage jobs According to the Congressional Budget Office increasing the minimum wage would lift 900,000 people out of poverty, but would cause the destruction of 1,000,000 jobs. 100,000 more people would lose their jobs than would be lifted out of poverty. Most people who receive minimum wage are in transitional jobs or starter jobs to receive training and experience. They are, mostly, young people with no skills and no job experience. After working for a short time, these people will receive a raise or will transition to a better paying job. So if the minimum wage is increased 1 million young people will
lose or not get a job. And if nothing happens to restore those jobs another million young people each year will not have that job to apply for. They will stay unskilled and inexperienced, living on welfare you will pay out of your pocket in the form of higher taxes. Only 0.8 percent of American workers were 29 or older and worked for the minimum wage or less. Most of these are in the 'Leisure and Hospitality' industry. Restaurant workers can be paid less than minimum wage if they make enough in tips to receive a total wage equal to the min wage. Do you want to pay 40 percent more for food you eat in restaurants? That's what will happen if Congress raises the minimum wage as Obama is requesting. The increased salaries for those 0.8 percent of workers will raise your food costs 40 percent. Tell your Congressmen what you think they should do; raise your costs for food, or let minimum wage workers make more money by earning raises or transitioning to higher paying jobs by virtue of their own skill and experience like you probably did.
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Diagnosed With 'gluten Sensitivity' & Gastritis. Help!
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThank you both so much. The stomach pain was so bad last night I couldn't sleep. I finally fell asleep some time after 4am (last time I looked at the clock). I woke up feeling better. I took 2 150mg Zantac on an empty stomach as prescribed by my GI doctor and 15 minutes later I juiced 2 lbs of organic carrots, added 1 tsp Barleans flax oil and slowly drank the juice. As of this moment I have no pain and am starting to feel hungry, which is a good sign. Normally I would reach for an organic banana but not today. Nor will I reach for the organic strawberries in the fridge because I read berries are not good when you have gastritis. I am starting the food journal you both suggested. Thank you again for your help and support.
Diagnosed With 'gluten Sensitivity' & Gastritis. Help!
DogWalkerNYC posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithReally need some help. Several years ago I self-diagnosed myself with some sort of gluten issue after my stomach pain and reflux responded to a gluten-free diet. But I've been binge eating (gluten and non-gluten) on and off since then and totally out of control due to some stressful situations in my business, and the pain has come and gone accordingly. I just had my yearly colonoscopy and endoscopy. The result is I have very bad diverticulosis (not diverticulitis - the infection) on both sides of my intestines. My GI doc said it's usually only on 1 side. He also told me I have moderate gastritis. He did several biopsies that showed I do not have celiac disease. He diagnosed me with a gluten sensitivity. The reflux from several years ago seems to have resolved even when I gluten myself but the pain in my stomach area (between breasts and belly button) almost makes me cry. It's a burning, bloating ache, like eating too much junk at the circus when I was a kid. When I have this pain even clothing touching my stomach is painful. In addition to the stomach pain my eyes burn, I feel weak and all I want to do is lay down and cry. I bought a juicer and have been juicing a 'mean green': organic kale, celery, cucumber, green apple, ginger root, lemon. I also juice organic carrots. As I drink the juice it feels (and tastes) amazing and it feels like it's coating my stomach and the pain eventually resolves. If I stick to a gluten-free diet, and by that I mean single-ingredient foods (fruits, veggies, organic fish, etc.) I think I would be pain-free. I also take Barleans Oil and turmeric, both for inflammation, which is what gastritis is. I was told NOT to eat processed foods labeled 'Gluten-Free' because they contain ingredients that are not as healthy as the single-ingredient foods mentioned above. I bought some organic bananas yesterday and had one several hours ago. I am so sick now as I type this that I can't think straight!!!! I did a search for 'are bananas gluten free' and found the info below on www.glutenhatesme.com: Bananas contain a protein called lectin, which is also found in many of the "night shade" foods that some people with Celiac or gluten intolerance have trouble with. Lectin is somewhat similar to gluten and can create an autoimmune response. This is due to the body confusing lectin with gluten. Some researchers even speculate that gluten sensitivity is actually a lectin allergy that was previously unknown. I also found that many of the foods, including bananas, have been processed with GMOs which can contain lectin and can cause gluten-like symptoms. I am going to try the Paleo diet and keep a close eye on every single thing I eat. I appreciate the opportunity to post this and would love any and all feedback and support. Thanks very much. Laura
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DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchActually intolerant makes more of a statement than merely being sensitive to something. I fully agree and so does my pain. I do hope intolerant wins out.
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DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchThanks Mushroom. My doctor called it 'probable non-celiac gluten sensitivity' so I guess that's it then. Well, it's good to finally have a diagnosis.
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DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchNo replies? I'm surprised. Maybe there's no answer and both are acceptable? But if so it seems to me that would cause even more confusion since so much confusion already exists about the difference between intolerance, allergy, sensitivity. Can anyone offer any feedback? Thanks.
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DogWalkerNYC posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchHi, I don't know if it matters but is it Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance (NGCI) or Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NGCS). Are they the same thing or 2 different conditions? Thanks.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchThank you! Actually I'm happy to be in the club because it will force me to take better care of myself. I just called my younger brother and told him what's going on so he can keep an eye out for symptoms. One question though, is it NCGI (non-Celiac gluten intolerance) or NCGS (non-Celiac gluten sensitivity)? I've seen both online. Since I'm in the club I'm just wondering which club I'm in!! Thanks.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchOMG!! Thank you so much. Those articles are scary. By the way, is it NCGI (Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance) or NCGS (Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity)? I didn't realize how serious this sensitivity can be. That's it!! Every crumb is the ENEMY!!
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchThank you! I just read that PPI's like Prilosec cause malabsorption issues and I've been on 2 Prilosec a day for 2 years! Some of the people mentioned deficiencies in Vitamin D and iron. Yikes!! I was able to stop the Prilosec in January due to the gluten-free diet, and a supplement I bought called Heartburn Stop by Renew Life. It's gluten free herbs and minerals that work just as well as Prilosec. I go to my primary for my yearly check up around August, and I bet those tests will be way different than last years.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchWow, you are so knowledgeable. This whole thing is new to me. It started with GERD 2 years ago and I just learned about gluten less than a year ago. According to the regular endoscopy and colonoscopy I had in August 2012, and the capsule endoscopy I had last week, there's no damage to my large or small intestines. The fact that I've been inconsistent has no affect on the test results that showed, at this moment, there's no gut damage. I have the pain, bloating and discomfort without the intestinal damage. I'm very lucky and I will not look a gift horse in the mouth. I was also amazed that they could tell me there's no gut damage from those standard tests. They said the villi was intact. I thought getting an accurate diagnosis of damage was much more involved. I guess these tests are much more accurate than a biopsy, which only takes a bit of tissue. Because these tests looked at the entire large and small intestines.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchHi, thanks very much for responding. I am so glad there's a name for us! My concern is whether a sensitivity or intolerance can morph into celiac because I read that it can if you have the gene for it. I just read that online the other day and I don't know what's involved in getting tested. I guess if I found out I had the gene I would be militant about staying on the diet. Right now I'm not. But I just received the results of the capsule endoscopy on Thursday and I glutened myself this weekend as the last hurrah. Tomorrow I'm off to the health food store to get serious. Before I glutened myself tonight I took a Prilosec (really bad).
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchHi GFinDC, thank you so much!! Actually you got it wrong. I never had diverticulitis, I have diverticulosis which, I'm told, does not go away on a gluten-free diet. Once the diverticulosis pockets are formed they're there for life. That's what my gastroenterologist told me. What did go away on a gluten-free diet is the GERD, the bloating, the stomach pain. I was able to breath easier and deeper. My anger went away. My doctor and I are doing an experiment to see if eating gluten-free stops the colon polyps I keep getting. He's such a cool doctor. I had blood work done in August 2012 and that test showed low Vitamin D and iron. It's too soon to redo that test. I was able to stop Prilosec and some other meds my old gastro guy gave me. My primary said to stay on the diet and when I see him next August I'll have blood work done again. Truthfully I'd rather wait and give my body time to heal then rush into more tests at this point.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchHi Mushroom, you're right, I've been very inconsistent. I can't change the past but now that I have been through all this testing which, by the way, thankfully showed no damage to my small intestines, I'm ready to get serious. And yes, the reason does make that much difference because I read that gluten sensitivity (or intolerance) can morph into celiac disease if you have the gene for it to do so. I don't know how accurate that info is but I read it several times on different celiac websites. So first of all I'm trying to find out if that info is correct. If it is, I will ask my doctor to test me for that gene. If that info is not correct (as much of the info out there is) I don't have to be as concerned about every little glutenous crumb. Because I do feel so much better gluten-free I will never go back to my old eating habits. It's like peeling an onion. Every layer tells another story. Thanks for your input.
Just Diagnosed 'probably Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity'
DogWalkerNYC posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchHi, several months ago I joined this forum thinking I had dermatis herpetiformis. I was absolutely miserable. I had many of the gastro symptoms and an incredibly itchy, horrible rash on my arms. It turned out not to be DH but my gastro problems persisted. But when I ate gluten free, the gastro issues were virtually non-existent. I was not going back to eating gluten just to test, especially since I had read that the tests were unreliable. My last colonoscopy and endoscopy (August 2012) showed major diverticulosis, among other conditions (including fibroids and a 'simple cyst' on my ovary. My GI guy sent me for a cat scan and ultrasound and both confirmed the above. I also had low vitamin D and iron. My primary physician wasn't concerned about the vitamin D and iron and all my other doctors (including the 2 radiologists who read the results) told me these are common conditions in a 65 year old (which I am). My GI guy knows nothing about gluten, or the effects of food on the gut (can you believe!!). In addition to all the other tests he wanted me to have a capsule endoscopy (where you swallow a camera and it takes hundreds of pictures as it goes through your gut). At that point I decided to switch GI doctors and found one who works with a nutritionist who was trained by one of the top gluten doctors in the country. I saw her several weeks ago (before having the capsule endoscopy) and she put me on a strict gluten-free diet and asked me to keep a food diary of when I eat, what I eat and how I feel. Under her care I've been feeling great and only have bloating/heartburn issues when I eat too much food, or food that's not 100% gluten-free. On Monday I had the capsule endoscopy and got the results yesterday: 'Normal small bowel. No evidence of Crohn's disease or Celiac Disease. Probable non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Recommendations: Continue a gluten free diet.' Can anyone offer me any advice about this probable diagnosis, what it means and how to proceed? In other words, aside from a gluten-free diet, do I have to buy gluten-free toothpaste, cosmetics, etc? Also, this probable diagnosis was made as a result of my recent endoscopy, colonoscopy, cat scan, ultrasound, capsule endoscopy and symptoms. How accurate do you feel it is? I am not going back on gluten to do further testing. Sorry for this long post and thanks very much for your help. Laura
Some gluten-free Bread May Not Be Gluten Free!
DogWalkerNYC replied to DogWalkerNYC's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI agree. I have been trying to be helpful since I first posted this morning, and all I'm getting is sass and aggravation. I don't see anyone thanking me for spending this entire day on this sad topic.


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Making the Connection: First Responders
Collaborative Approaches to Threats Old & New
In an age of international and domestic terror, fire service and law enforcement representatives along with elected officials and technology researchers across the country are working collaboratively to find ways to enhance their response capabilities and better secure their emergency scenes.
Where We're Coming From
As we prepare to respond to the pressing issues facing the fire service today, it's almost impossible to remember our relative innocence of fifteen years ago, mere months before the bombing of the Alfred F. Murrah Federal Building brought the threat of terrorism home with a vengeance. Though just three years previously six people were killed and over a thousand wounded in bin Laden's earlier attempt on the World Trade Center, and seven years before that the first domestic bioterrorist attack had been committed by members of the Rajneeshee cult in Oregon, it took Oklahoma City and the days and years that followed culminating on 9/11 to make us truly understand that we had experienced a revolutionary change and would thereafter be living in and responding to an age of terrorism.
Ted Kaczynski's earliest foray on the grounds of the University of Illinois in Chicago back in 1978 and his many other improvised explosive devices that led to his eventual Montana arrest as the Unabomber just days before McVeigh and Nichols' truck bomb fourteen hundred miles away killed 168 men, women and children in Oklahoma, barely registered as a blip on the national fire service radar. Because his attacks were spread over several decades and his victims were separated by thousands of miles, and since those communication technologies we now take for granted allowing local fire and law enforcement agencies to share data had not yet emerged, first responders took a traditionally bifurcated approach to the separate police and fire threats posed by Kaczynski and his kind. Today such a compartmentalized approach can no longer be acceptable to first responders, and the aphorism citing "two hundred years of tradition unimpeded by progress" cannot continue as the threats we've faced in recent history and those looming on the horizon require, even demand that we change our way of doing business.
Making Connections
Whether your fire department is large or small, career or volunteer, its charge remains the same: to protect the lives and property within your community. Your expected response capabilities may include fire prevention and suppression, medical response and transport, rescues ranging from extrication, haz-mat, high angle, and confined space to myriad other special operations, even environmental protection, with public education and arson investigation thrown in for good measure. However expansive your responsibilities are, it's safe to say that they've evolved considerably over the past fifteen years, and highly likely that they've involved far more interaction with law enforcement than the brief encounter at motor vehicle accidents of only a few years earlier. It's also a good bet that, like everyone else in the public and private sector, you're being asked to do more with less. With that in mind, and considering the complexity of the new threats we face, it's time to reach out to law enforcement, the medical community, and the private sector in an effort to develop stronger ties and shared resources.
The evolutionary and even revolutionary changes that have taken place at fire departments around the country over the last few years may offer ideas that you can apply, though they will require adaptation by you and your department to fill immediate needs and address long-term challenges. Some of these changes may have come from the top down, through directives and SOPs that articulated a vision of collaboration and cooperation held by management, while others came up from the troops, either formally through challenges and needs that were identified and addressed by first responders - where the rubber literally hits the road - then codified into changing procedures, or informally through ideas and relationships that fire fighters and their peers in law enforcement and the medical response communities developed which then became established practices through their successful employment.
Still other changes – and not necessarily the most welcome or easiest to incorporate – have come from the outside in, whether through statutory laws and regulations or revisions to nationally recognized standards and practices which required greater accountability and interoperability between agencies. Like the changes coming from within, ways must be found or devised to utilize these mandates as a means to improve our operations and capabilities, seizing them as opportunities for communication and collaboration while overcoming the objections of those who would seek to maintain the comfort zone of their status quo. If the evolutionary challenges aren't taken advantage of as they come along, revolutionary changes will almost certainly be required by the demands of the moment.
Seizing Opportunities
In the past fire personnel interacted with law enforcement only briefly, occasionally working against each other in power struggles rather than together in partnerships. More recent years have brought emergency scene hazards and line of duty deaths within every response discipline, creating a greater respect for our shared risks and needs at emergency scenes, helping us understand that our separate tactical responsibilities must not blind us to our shared strategic goal of protecting lives and property, and allowing us to perform our duties more effectively. Post-incident analyses and critiques involving all agencies have provided participants the opportunity to learn how their fellow first responders operate, and discuss how those operations might be improved. Even an informal invitation to the firehouse for coffee, a meal or cleanup after a messy call can lead to frank discussions and improved relations.
From that dialogue you can develop shared training opportunities, with fire personnel taking the lead on haz-mat refreshers and incident stabilization, law enforcement addressing scene safety and spoliation of evidence, and medical responders providing blood-borne pathogen refreshers and MRT or EMT recertification where needed. Multiagency practical evolutions can and should be developed and held at a local level, just as mixed company operations are a standard practice within the fire community. While federally funded extended scenarios are useful tools at a regional level, the ability to learn and adapt locally is priceless, and can be accomplished at minimal cost within existing training time blocks. Changes in response tactics at school-related incidents are an example of why we need to train together, sharing strategic ideas and tactical resources as we evolve our approach to such events.
Along with training and routine scene response will almost inevitably come special operations, those resource-heavy scenes where all hands are working. Find the areas of convergence with other agencies and capitalize on them, find holes in yours that they can fill, and discover ways in which you can collaborate rather than compete. Perhaps you can embed personnel in marine or air units, providing medical or tactical assets to what had been a law enforcement resource. Perhaps you can utilize law enforcement and medical personnel within your haz-mat/WMD response team to ensure evidence protection and collection while ensuring the safety of your team. Investigate the need for paramedic and other special skills within law enforcement's SWAT or Clan Lab Entry Teams, and examine your own Special Operations Teams for areas where embedded personnel from other agencies could improve or enhance your response.
Developing Partnerships
Don't forget prevention and administrative divisions either, as lockdown drills join fire drills in school schedules; talking points for teachers and school administrators may initiate interesting conversations in areas where agencies can learn from one another. Some school officials may be more familiar with NIMS than their first responders, and the concept that a teacher or principal serves as Incident Commander until the arrival of emergency services is sure to start a lively discussion. Public education initiatives ranging from Officer Friendly and DARE to the staged crashes held at prom time can be all be areas around which to develop communication and collaboration, creating conversations between agencies and individuals and enhancing mutual understanding and cooperation when "the big one" happens.
And just as you utilize NIMS every day at routine scenes, start practicing the concept of Unified Command throughout the year by holding regular press briefings with the media involving Public Information Officers from across disciplines in order to develop routines and relationships that will serve everyone at the scene of an emergency. Work with other departments within your community to establish a safety-conscious approach to incident responses and daily activities, so the risks and hazards that fire may overlook can be addressed by law enforcement or medical personnel and vice versa. Preplan target hazards and practice tabletop responses with multiple agencies to ensure that everyone knows what the other will do and expect; you may be surprised to learn of their capabilities, limitations and expectations, just as they may be surprised at yours.
Finally, sit with your peers in these other agencies and share your resource lists, not just for logistical response needs down the road but in order to discover tools and equipment you might have alternate uses for. Find out what they have and how they use it, and consider new applications within your discipline. Fill them in on your assets, both human and material, and see if they have uses you'd never considered. Flush out areas of shared need and see if you can't share the cost as well, utilizing apparatus, equipment and the personnel skills to raise your response readiness to a whole new level.
Where We're Going
Sometimes these newly forged relationships may take you to unexpected places, whether onto an extended surveillance mission as part of a multiagency Joint Hazard Assessment Team, or into the halls of our nation's Capitol to work together with your legislators toward more effective legislation. Joint operations such as the JHAT response developed by the FBI are a Federal example of the direction we need to go in, and there are similar models at the regional and local level. The proliferation of clandestine drug labs and plethora of white powder calls in recent years have brought together an alphabet soup of federal, state and local agencies, challenging our previous boundaries and forging new alliances as criminal, medical and public safety issues converge at the scene of an emergency response.
Recent efforts in Washington to update cellular legislation for the twenty-first century are another example of expanding alliances, as law enforcement and fire officers seek to utilize new technology breakthroughs in order to secure scenes more effectively by working with their elected officials to rewrite laws written a generation before such technology even existed (see related article "Can You Hear Me Now?"). Friendships first forged at motor vehicle accidents, hostage negotiations or public education details can evolve into partnerships for change in the public sector, and through merging our networks and sharing our resources we can make things happen collectively that would never be possible individually.
In today's world first responders need more than ever to actively reach out to one another, to other public agencies and agents, to the private sector, to our elected officials in government. They need to hear from us; we need to hear from one another. We all need to seize the opportunities as they present themselves to be proactive and work with our peers in the first responder community in order to prepare for changing demands, expectations and available resources rather than missing those opportunities and having to react to deteriorating conditions in an emergency. The lives of our citizens and our peers quite literally depend on it.
Christopher Tracy is a member of the Fairfield Fire Department in southwestern Connecticut, serving as Safety Officer, Public Information Officer and Chief of Training as well as Training Director for the Fairfield Regional Fire School since 2007. Tracy started his career in the fire service as a volunteer in the neighboring community of Easton and a civilian fire dispatcher for Westport and Norwalk before being hired in Fairfield in 1990; after a decade on the line as a fire fighter, EMT and Haz-Mat Technician with the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team he went on to become Lieutenant and then Deputy Fire Marshal before his promotion to Assistant Chief several years ago. He sits on the National Fire Protection Association's 472 Hazardous Materials Technical Committee as well as the Executive Board of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut, and has taught extensively as a state-certified Fire, Police, Red Cross and Hazardous Materials Instructor for the past two decades.
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Justin Bieber has been taking a lot of heat this week. Not only did he have to cancel a concert because of food poisoning, but a video surfaced online that angered many of his Argentinean fans. In the clip, at his show on Nov. 9 at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he is seen kicking an Argentinean flag that was thrown at him onstage.
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A's beat Darvish again, rejoin Rangers atop AL West
OAKLAND -- Anibal Sanchez. Justin Verlander. Doug Fister. David Price. Derek Holland.
All of these pitchers fall somewhere in the top 20 in ERA among American League pitchers. So, too, does Yu Darvish.Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- Anibal Sanchez. Justin Verlander. Doug Fister. David Price. Derek Holland.
All of these pitchers fall somewhere in the top 20 in ERA among American League pitchers. So, too, does Yu Darvish.Full Game Coverage
And the same A's offense that was on life support just weeks ago has recorded wins against each of them in the last 10 days. Oakland made Darvish the latest victim in an 11-4 pounding of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon at O.Co Coliseum that once again knotted the teams in a first-place division tie.
The list is without Max Scherzer, but only because of a blown save, after the A's had gotten to him as well.
"When we face a good pitcher, what were we going to do? Were we going to be shut down, or were we going to be able to score some runs? That's been a question mark for us the last couple of years," said Brandon Moss, who hit a first-inning two-run homer off Darvish. "I think over the last couple of weeks, with the pitching staffs we've been facing, we've been putting together some nice offensive runs, and it's doing a lot for our confidence because we know we can beat those guys."
"That does go a long way for your confidence," added manager Bob Melvin. "It becomes a contagious thing throughout the lineup. You go back and I'm looking at my board and seeing starting pitchers we're facing and it looked pretty ominous.
"There are some pretty good names that we're getting good swings off of. The fact that we are beating good starting pitching, that's even a better reason to feel good about yourself."
The A's are feeling good, all right, after going 9-4 against Baltimore, Detroit, Tampa Bay and Texas. Now they get a break in the schedule with four games against the Astros and three at Minnesota, before reuniting with the Rangers in Arlington for one final regular-season series beginning Sept. 13.
"It's going to be fun," said Josh Donaldson. "This is what it's all about. This is where everyone wants to be right now, in this position to control your own destiny and hopefully win a division title. I feel like everyone's feeling good about themselves, and we're playing pretty good baseball right now."
When Donaldson's three-run shot off reliever Robbie Ross had found its way to the left-field stands in the sixth, the A's had themselves a 9-2 lead. Oakland's fourth homer of the day, a two-run dinger from Coco Crisp, who has four in his last five games and eight since Aug. 18, marked something of an exclamation point.
The A's, who also got a two-run homer from Daric Barton in a six-run sixth, have 26 home runs over the last 17 games, in which they're batting .286 with 89 runs scored. Moss is responsible for eight of the long balls.
His first-inning blast was the third of his career off Darvish, who fell to 1-5 with a 4.86 ERA in six career starts against the A's, after allowing them five runs on five hits with a career high-tying six walks and four strikeouts in five-plus innings.
He has a 3.26 ERA against everyone else.
"I think he brings out the best in us because he's their No. 1," said Donaldson. "Up and down the lineup, I felt like we all had good at-bats today. I think he wasn't feeling great today, and it's just one of those things where he was battling and we were able to beat him on a couple pitches.
"It shows that we have a pretty good lineup on any given day. No matter who's on the mound, we can put up some runs. This is a great time right now for our offense to get it going, and it takes some pressure off our pitchers."
Not that Jarrod Parker was feeling any pressure at all. The A's righty, who limited the Rangers to two runs in six innings to improve to 6-1 with a 2.93 ERA against them, established a new Oakland record on Wednesday with 18 consecutive unbeaten starts. Lefty Grove's streak of 21 in 1931 is the longest by an A's pitcher.
Parker boasts a 2.59 ERA in that span, a stretch that begs the question: is he Oakland's new ace?
"I saw that last year," Moss said. "Down the stretch, there was nobody that pitched better than him. Start in, start out, you knew what you were going to get. He was going to throw strikes, he wasn't going to walk people, he was going to put the ball in play, and I think that's what was more surprising early in the year, those struggles he was having. Because that's not him. Once he got comfortable, he's been the same guy. That's who he is. He is an ace."
"When you got Darvish on the other side you know you got to be on it and we did a great job of extending him and working his pitch count up," said Parker. "We just kind of battled."
And made it look too easy.
"We've been playing well lately, have some good momentum going, and hopefully we can continue that, because right now is the time to play your best baseball," Moss said. "We know the Rangers aren't going anywhere. They've got a really talented team, and we know that they're going to play good baseball this last stretch, so we know we have to, too."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com.