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Articles by Harun Yahya from International Newspapers and Magazines - 2
United Kingdom - Aagahi
Aagahi is a magazine published in Britain in Urdu and regularly publishes articles by Harun Yahya. One of these articles was "Rain in the Qur'an." This article shows that some of the facts revealed in the Qur'an 1,400 years ago, such as that a specific amount of rain falls every year and how it is formed, have just come to light with recent scientific discoveries. The article also examines further exciting facts of creation.
1 April 2001
It is He who sends down abundant rain, after they have lost all hope, and unfolds His mercy. He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.(Qur'an, 42:28)
Morocco - Attajdid
The weekly journal Attajdid is published in Morocco in Arabic, and has carried several articles by Harun Yahya. One of these articles is about the camel, which is referred to in the Qur'an. This article considers the physical design of this animal, that can endure the most difficult of conditions.
September 23, 2001
We have appointed the sacrificial camels for you as one of the sacred rites of God. There is good in them for you…(Qur'an, 22:36)
Italy - Il Messaggero Dell'Islam
In the last issue of Il Messaggero Dell'Islam, published quarterly in Italy, considerable space was devoted to the Italian translation of Harun Yahya's The Evolution Deceit. Excerpts from the author's works on evolution were also published.
March 2001
Albania - Familja
In the magazine Familja, published in the Albanian capital Tirana, regularly carries articles by Harun Yahya. One of the Harun Yahya articles published in this magazine describes the transitory nature of life in this world:
"...Mortality is surely a grave topic to ponder. Until this moment in his life, it may well be that the person is unaware of the significance of this reality. But it is never too late to repent to Allah, and to reorient all one's deeds and the conduct of one's life in submission to the will of Allah. Life is short; the human soul is eternal. During this short period, one should not allow temporary passions to control one. A person should resist temptation and keep himself away from everything that will strengthen his bonds to this world. It is surely unwise to neglect the next world just for the sake of the temporary joys of this one...."
July 2001
Netherlands - Ekin
Many of Harun Yahya's scientific articles have appeared in the Turkish-language monthly magazine Ekin , published in Holland. Some of these are given below.
October 2000
September 2000/The Genetic Code of Man
January 2001
Netherlands - Kuzey Yildizi
The monthly magazine of political ideas, Kuzey Yildizi is published in Holland and distributed throughout several European countries. Harun Yahya's political articles appear in it regularly every month.
Will Milosevic Disclose His Dark Relations?
USA - The Messenger
The Messenger, which is published by a foundation operating in Hawaii called the Islamic Information Center, prints articles by Harun Yahya dealing with the moral teaching of the Qur'an. Below is one of these articles entitled "Devoted to Allah".
January 19, 1999
Indonesia - MQ Tabloid
MQ Tabloid magazine, which is published in the city of Bandung, Indonesia by a well-known foundation called Daarut Tauhiib and has a circulation of about 15,000, regularly carries articles in Indonesian by Harun Yahya on matters of faith and science. The bi-monthly MQ Jurnal, which is owned by the same group of publishers, also runs many of the author's articles.
Italy - Encounter
Encounter is the publication of the Arab-Islamic Studies Foundation, which is connected to the Vatican. It devotes each issue to a single article. For example, the October, 2001, issue of the magazine was devoted to an 18-page extract from Harun Yahya's book Timelessness and the Reality of Fate.
October 2001
Sri Lanka - The Choice
The Muslim Students' Association, a foundation that operates in Sri Lanka, regularly publishes political articles by Harun Yahya in its magazine The Choice.
January 19, 1999
Canada - The Miracle
Writings by Harun Yahya regularly appear in The Miracle, one of Canada's most respected publications.
This paper is published every fortnight and contains articles about faith, politics and science. In the introduction to his first article published in the magazine, the editor introduces the author in these words:
Harun Yahya is a world-renowned Muslim scholar from Turkey. It is a pleasure for The Miracle to have him as our guest writer.
17-30 August 2001
USA - The Amana Voice
The Amana Voice , which is published by the "The American Muslim Association of North America," regularly prints particles by Harun Yahya on topics of faith.
September 2001
Germany - Akit Daily Europe Edition
The European edition of Akit Daily Daily makes use in its articles of several of Harun Yahya's books on matters of science, faith and politics. These articles, which are published in German, stimulate great interest in its readers.
October 10, 2001
September 13, 2001
August 29, 2001
September 18, 2001
Pakistan - Global Science
Global Science is a monthly science magazine in Urdu. Harun Yahya's scientific articles are regularly printed in this magazine that addresses itself to a serious academic audience and publishes articles in the fields of medicine and engineering.
Bahrain - Bahrain Tribune
The daily newspaper the Bahrain Tribune is published in Bahrain but also widely distributed in the Middle East, Europe, America and Australia. Every Friday a whole page, the Islamic Tribune, is devoted to Islam. Every week it prints one of Harun Yahya's books in serial form. During Ramadan, Harun Yahya's articles appeared in this newspaper every day.
December 3, 2001
USA - Al Arab
Al Arab is a weekly newspaper published in the US. It is a bi-lingual newspaper in English and Arabic that prints scientific articles.
December 20, 2001
December 27, 2001
USA - The Rising Star
The Rising Star, published in English in the US, has a circulation of about 9,000. It appears every two months and is distributed in several US states. The magazine usually deals with national and international topics, and frequently prints Harun Yahya's articles on scientific issues.
November 2001
USA - Aalim
Aalim (The Scholar) is the quarterly publication of the Islamic Research Foundation International, located in Lousville, Kentucy. The purpose of this foundation is to promote the intellectual growth of the Muslim world. Harun Yahya's article "The Expansion of the Universe" was published in the Fall, 2001, issue of Aalim.
USA - Al Manassah
Al Manassahis a bi-weekly newspaper with a circulation of 20,000 published in Arabic and English. The newspaper is based in New Jersey and is distributed throughout the USA, as well as the Middle East. Harun Yahya's article "Islam is not the Source of Terrorism, but Its Solution," published in the first January, 2002, issue of the newspaper, explains that the source of terrorism is definitely not a divine religion, and that there is no room for terrorism in Islam.
USA - Al Jumuah
Al Jumuah Magazine is a monthly, English-language based, full-color Islamic magazine that has been published since 1991. It has a readership of over 15,000, that includes a paid circulation throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, the Middle East, and part of Africa. In addition, it has reseller distribution and reading-room placement in public librarires, schools, universities, Islamic schools, and Islamic centers.
Al Jumuah Magazine's focus is to provide Islamic knowledge based on the Qur'an and Sunnah for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Harun Yahya's articles, which are regularly published in this magazine, one of the most popular Islamic magazines in the USA, give an insight into science and faith related issues with quotes from the Qur'an and the Hadith of the Prophet. One article published in this magazine titled "Communicating Wonders of Allah's Creation" reads:
It is exceedingly important that true believers should be on their guard against trends of thought that oppose Allah and religion. The duty of a Muslim in the face of Darwinism is to destroy that great lie and to proclaim the truth of creation.
When we look at the life of Allah's Messenger, in whom there is "an excellent model for believers" (Surat al-Ahzab: 21), we see that he often thought about the glory of Allah's creation and shared his contemplations with the believers around him. We learn from ahadiths of Allah's Messenger (saas) that he "stood up amongst the believers for a long period and informed them about the beginning of creation" (Sahih Bukhari, Book 54, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 414)
So, a great and important responsibility falls to people of good conscience to wage a scientific fight and make a great effort to do away with the Darwinist, materialist thought that opposes the Qur'an.
April/May 2002
May/June 2002
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USA - The Arab World
The Arab World Newspaper, published in California, reaches every Arabic-speaking home and business in California and some other major states in the US. The weekly newspaper has a circulation as high as 30,000 and strives to deliver the latest news in Arab countries. Harun Yahya is a regular contributor to this newspaper, which employs the best writers from the Middle East. His articles published in this publication cover subjects ranging from political issues to faith-related topics.
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b) March, 8, 2002
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Saudi Arabia - Al-Daawah
Al-Daawah, a weekly publication devoted to Islamic and social affairs, is published in Saudi Arabia and distributed across the world, including Saudi Arabia, other Arab states, the United Kingdom, France, the USA, Canada and other countries. This attractively presented magazine has been making enormous efforts to present Islam in the best possible manner for 11 years. Harun Yahya's scientific articles in this magazine contribute to this aim by opening the reader's mind and showing him the glorious artistry in God's creation. One article says:
Water is "just right" for life to a degree that cannot be compared with any other liquid. The larger part of this planet, a world whose other attributes (temperature, light, electromagnetic spectrum, atmosphere, surface, etc.) are all suitable for life, has been filled with just the right amount of water necessary for life. It should be obvious that this cannot all be accidental and that there must instead be intentional design.
USA - Al-Akhbar
Al-Akhbar, an Arab-American publication published by the Arab Information & Communication (AIC) located in California, regularly carries articles by Harun Yahya. Those carried in this newspaper elaborate on scientific subjects such as the perfect order in the universe and God's artistry in creation.
USA - Arizona Muslim Voice
Arizona Muslim Voiceis a monthly newspaper serving the Arizona Muslim community. Harun Yahya's articles published in this newspaper aim to raise readers' awareness of the wonders of God, thus helping them to understand more of His greatness and grace and to turn to Him.
And He (God) has made everything in the heavens and everything on the earth subservient to you. It is all from Him. There are certainly signs in that for people who reflect. (Qur'an, 45: 13)
Italy - Il Puro Islam
Il Puro Islam, one of the leading Islamic journals in Italy, is published by the Islamic Association of Ahl-al-Bayt (Associazione Islamica 'Ahl-al-Bayt') in Naples. The magazine published a review of the Italian version of The Evolution Deceit (L'Inganno Dell' Evoluzione) which reads:
"The author demonstrates that the advocates of the materialism have always supported the idea of evolution even if this theory has been refuted by scientific facts. Contrary the views of evolutionists, the book proves with evidence that life has been made possible thanks to the Creator. The signs of an extraordinary wisdom are visible in all living beings, which evidently reveal the existence of a Creator in whose hands is the government of the entire universe."
The magazine also publishes various articles by Harun Yahya in Italian on a regular basis.
Japan - The Journal Of Islamic Guidance
The Journal of Islamic Guidance (al-Irshaad) is a scholarly journal published twice a year, in June and December. As its title indicates, the journal aims to provide general Islamic guidance. It is published by the Islamic Guidance Society based in Japan, which plays an important role in the acceptance of Islam in Japan. The journal includes papers and essays in English, Japanese, French and Arabic from scholars inside and outside the archipelago. Harun Yahya's essay titled "Darwinism: The Source of Communist Savagery," published in the December, 2001, issue of the journal, gives a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Darwinism and communism and describes how this evil alliance inflicted terrible disasters on humanity in the 20th century.
South Africa - The Muslim Woman
The Muslim Woman , published in South Africa is a magazine covering social issues related to Muslim women. Harun Yahya, who is a regular contributor to this magazine, publishes articles on faith-related issues in it. His article "Pondering on the Qur'an" states:
In most of the countries where Muslims are the minority and Arabic is not the spoken language, only a small percentage of people know the content of the Qur'an and ponder on the Qur'an as required. As a result, people who are ignorant of the real message of the Qur'an attribute different meanings to it. Many people believe some traditions to have their origin from the Qur'an, although they may be contradictory to the very nature of the Quranic message.
Guyana - The Muslim Journal
The Muslim Journal is published on a quarterly basis by The Muslim Youth League of Guyana. Its aim is to increase the Islamic knowledge of Guyanese Muslims, to bring them news about the world of Islam and to keep Guyanese people overseas well informed about Muslim affairs in Guyana. The Muslim Journal reaches over 30 countries worldwide, and is the only Islamic Magazine in Guyana.
Harun Yahya's article "Superiority Comes From Character, not Race" published in the Oct/Nov., 2001, issue of the magazine states that "all human beings are created the same and in Allah's sight, the only superiority is a person's character, his avoiding all types of sin and rebellion, degeneracy, and deviation and the superior morality deriving from his piety."
Harun Yahya is a pen name used by Adnan Oktar, a prominent Turkish intellectual born in 1956. Oktar started his intellectual struggle in 1979 at Mimar Sinan University's Academy of Fine Arts, where he carried out detailed research into the prevalent materialistic philosophies and ideologies around him. His dedicated intellectual effort against Darwinism and materialism has grown out to be a worldwide phenomenon.
Harun Yahya is a pen name used by Adnan Oktar, a prominent Turkish intellectual born in 1956. Oktar started his intellectual struggle in 1979 at Mimar Sinan University's Academy of Fine Arts, where he carried out detailed research into the prevalent materialistic philosophies and ideologies around him. His dedicated intellectual effort against Darwinism and materialism has grown out to be a worldwide phenomenon.
Kazakhstan - Dil
Dil is a weekly newspaper published in the Kazakh language. Harun Yahya's article published in this newspaper on May 3, 2002, is about Noah's flood and the way it is described in the Qur'an.
Russia - Turkish World
Turkish World is a monthly journal published in Russian. The purpose of the journal is to keep the Turkish community in Russia informed about the Turkish world and about Islamic activities taking place in Russia. Harun Yahya is a regular contributor with his articles in Russian. Articles by him that the journal has published include "Islam Denounces Terrorism," "Perished Nations," and "The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution".
Kazakhstan - Almaty Herald
Almaty Heraldis a weekly English-language newspaper in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. It focuses on global events and a wide range of political and economic issues. The following article by Harun Yahya published by the newspaper talks about the clear signs of God's existence in the universe and how discovering these signs make scientists turn to God. An extract from the article reads:
The attributes of the universe discovered by science point to the existence of God. Science leads us to the conclusion that the universe has a Creator and this Creator is perfect in might, wisdom and knowledge. It is religion that shows us the way in knowing God. It is therefore possible to say that science is a method we use to better see and investigate the realities addressed by religion.
In the same issue, the newspaper also gave detailed information about the author and other activities inspired by his works.
Kazakhstan - The World of Islam
The World of Islamis a bi-monthly Kazakh-language journal. It includes news from the world of Islam, as well as stories on faith related issues and activities carried out by the Muslims in Kazakhstan. Harun Yahya's articles published in this magazine feature the peaceful nature of Islam and emphasize that there is no room for terrorism in Islam. The journal also published a short biography of the author under the title "Who is Harun Yahya?"
Kazakhstan - Juldiz
Juldiz, another journal in Kazakh, is one of the leading magazines of Kazakhstan. Harun Yahya's article, published in the February, 2002, issue, is about the life of the Prophet Abraham. One part of the article reads:
The prophet Ibrahim is often referred to in the Qur'an and is distinguished by God as an example to people. He conveyed the message of Allah to his people who worshipped ideols and he warned them so that they might fear God. His people did not listen to his warnings but, on the contrary, opposed him. When the oppression of his people increased, Ibrahim had to move elsewhere with his wife, the prophet Lut and possibly a few other people who went with them.
Kazakhstan - Ruhani Omur
Ruhani Omur is a bi-weekly publication in Kazakh on historical, scientific and religious subjects. Harun Yahya's article in the February, 2002, issue was about the creation of the universe. Another article published in July was about the miracles of creation.
Tatarstan - Islam and Life
Islam and Life magazine deals with scientific and faith related subjects. Harun Yahya's article titled "Scientists are Turning to God" establishes that many noted scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, who were pioneers of science, believed as a result of their observations and research that the universe was created and ordered by God and is governed under His control. Harun Yahya's article "The Noah Flood" gives some interesting facts about the flood, which caused the people of Noah to drown.
Tatarstan - Novosti
Novosti is a monthly newspaper that aims to keep the Tatars in the Russian Federation informed about political and cultural matters. It was established in 1993 and has been publishing Harun Yahya's articles regularly. Harun Yahya's articles published in this newspaper deal with the fallacy of the idea of evolution, the refutation of the basic claims of Darwinism, the signs of creation in living things and the basic tenets of Islam.


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Vortex Cannon
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There may not be many practical reasons to create a cardboard box that shoots rings of dust or fog, except it is F-U-N.
The vortex cannon creates spinning rings of liquid or gas, also known as toroid vortices, and shoots them across the room. (These are sometimes commonly known as "smoke rings.") All you need is a large box, a compass (or you can make your own), scissors, smoke, fog or dust for the rings and about 20-30 minutes, and you'll be in business!
And it's not everyday you can make a cannon without threat of injury or pretty major destruction – but one that has enough power to knock over a pyramid of styrofoam cups (as you can see in this video from the URN Science Show).
Download the instructions here: Vortex Cannon DLC FINAL 2
If you like this project, you can graduate up to more elaborate versions with an adult's help.

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GOPers resist assault weapons ban
The tragic shooting in Newtown has reignited the debate over gun control, and gun rights supporters on the Hill have signaled a willingness to have that conversation.
But — as with most things in the Senate — nothing will happen overnight. And for many lawmakers, opposition to a reinstatement of a federal assault weapons ban remains firm.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced she would reintroduce an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, and many Democratic members of the Senate have said Congress must address gun control immediately.
Not so fast, other members say.
"That's not going to answer the question. You've got to find out who has access to those guns, especially where people are irrational, deranged and so forth. How do you define assault weapon? It's very difficult," said Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). "[An assault ban] won't fix it. We've seen that movie before."
Instead, in the wake of Friday's elementary school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead, lawmakers have called for a commission on gun violence and mass shootings that could address a range of issues from mental health, violence in the media and effective gun control legislation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called the shooting tragic, but a ban on assault weapons "doesn't make sense to me."
"The worst thing we can do is create false sense of security. Every bad event in the world can't be fixed by government action," he said. "The question for me is how to prevent mass murder?"
Graham said that he's open to establishing a commission to help members understand what they could "logically [do] … to prevent mass murder."
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said there were "specific ideas" that could be debated, but his commitment is to "continue to protect what is a constitutional right."
"I also think it's important to point out that gun laws have limitations as to what they can accomplish," he said. "Criminals by definition do not follow the law."
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) said Congress is "united in condemning the violence" but stopped short of calling for any policy prescription to address gun violence.
"As we continue to learn the facts, Congress will examine whether there's an appropriate and constitutional response to better protect our citizens," he told reporters Tuesday.
McConnell wouldn't answer directly whether he feels it's time for a Senate debate on gun control.
"It'll be up to the majority leader, [Harry Reid]," McConnell said. "He's indicated that's a subject he's likely to turn to next year and I think right now people are properly thinking about the catastrophe in Connecticut last week."


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Signs of a Heart Attack Brochure
Published by: American Heart Association
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This easy-to-read brochure emphasizes the warning signs of a heart attack. It gives readers clear directions for what to do if symptoms are present, including the most important of all: Call 911!
Spanish: 50-1626
If you are interested in placing an order, receiving print samples or viewing online e-samples, visit our distributor, Krames. Registration is required to request samples and order online.


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HANG TIME WEST COAST BUREAU – An NBA D-League Showcase unlike any other begins today with NBA scouts and executives descending on Reno, Nev., to watch prospects from the 16 National Basketball Development League teams in one building, including several minor leaguers stretching the definition of "prospect."
The eighth annual Showcase has suddenly become the place to rediscover talent. Ex-NBA veteran big men Greg Ostertag and Mikki Moore are scheduled to be there, hoping to show the NBA they still belong, as will former NBA frontcourt players Ricky Davis, Mike James, Willie Warren, Mardy Collins and others.
Yi Jianlian, the former No. 6 pick of the 2006 Draft and a recent addition to the Texas Legends' roster, is also expected to play. He's trying to get in shape to — as Yi and the Mavericks hope — make a contribution to Dallas' title defense.
(Not up on your D-League know-how? You're not the only one. Thankfully, our friends over at the D-League website have everything you need to know, from a cheat sheet to a list of the 15 best NBA prospects to the 10 things to know about Reno. Thanks, fellas.) (more…)


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Compass and Scale Image for Binary Star System Stein 2051
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the binary star system Stein 2051 on October 1, 2013, consisting of the brighter, redder "A" component at lower right and the fainter, bluer "B" component near the center, a white dwarf star. Because these stars are relatively close to Earth, only 17 light-years away, they appear to move in the sky relative to the much more distant background stars in several months of observations with Hubble. The wavy blue line traces this motion, due to their true motion relative to the sun combined with the parallax due to the motion of Earth around the sun. Stein 2051 B appeared to pass close enough to one of these background stars, labeled "source" that the light from the source star was bent due to the mass of the white dwarf star. This color image was made by combining images taken in two filters with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3/UVIS) instrument.


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Viewing the guide
The Guide to Advancement is available in the following formats:
- On-line reading — this version is divided into chapters and includes a search engine.
- Download for off-line reading :the entire publication is presented in a single interface to facilitate print-out.
- A printed version is also available at your local Scout shop, or from ScoutStuff.org.
History and Updates
BSA periodically updates and clarifies advancement policies and procedures. In 2011, the "Guide To Advancement" replaced the Advancement Committee Policies & Procedures and became the official BSA source for advancement rules, policies and procedures. To reflect the replacement, the new GTA kept the same BSA document number previously held by the ACPP, BSA Supply No. 33088.
Clarification and Interpretations
BSA supplements the official source with clarifying interpretations that can be found in the Advancement News.
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Zombie Family Car Decals
The real meaning of family
- What's black and white and red all over?
- These gory & awesome car decals, that's what!
- Put the whole family on the back window
In the zombie apocalypse, family means everything. It's not limited to blood relations, either. If you're trusting someone to watch your back and keep the walkers from eating you, they're family. If someone trusts you to double-tap them after they've been bitten, they're family.
Show your pride in your family with these Zombie Family Car Decals. They're black and white and red all over and include the whole gang: Mom, Dad, Daughter, Son, Baby, Dog, Cat, and Fish. We're not sure who is lugging their goldfish tank around during the zombie apocalypse, but who are we to judge? Maybe it's a talking goldfish like Klaus from American Dad.
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Testimony of Marianna LaCanfora
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
Social Security Administration before the
House Ways and Means Committee
Social Security Subcommittee
June 24, 2008
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss our concerns about protecting our vulnerable Social Security beneficiaries from predatory lending and other harmful financial institution practices. We recognize that, in many instances, Social Security benefits are an individual's sole source of income and support, and we are committed to doing all in our power to ensure that our beneficiaries have full and appropriate use of their benefits . As a result, we are working closely with the Department of Treasury and support inter-agency action to strengthen the protections for our beneficiaries. Section 207 of the Social Security Act protects beneficiaries' rights to receive Social Security benefits directly and to use them as they see fit, by prohibiting third parties from attempting to seize the benefits through assignment, garnishment, and other legal process. Section 207 of the Act provides that the "right of any person to any future payment under this title shall not be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this title shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law." The language of the statute is very clear; however, section 207 does not provide us with any means for enforcement and does not establish any penalties for its violation. Unfortunately, abusive practices have occurred, to the detriment of our beneficiaries.
This Committee has raised two specific situations that implicate section 207 – high-fee direct deposit arrangements with payday lenders and check-cashing businesses and garnishment of beneficiary accounts.
Payday Loans/Assignment
In 1998, Treasury published rules that required that any Federal payment made by electronic funds transfer be deposited only into a bank account in the beneficiary's name. There were two exceptions: one was for payments made to an authorized payment agent (e.g., a Social Security beneficiary's representative payee); and the second was for an investment account established through a registered securities broker or dealer.
Consistent with Treasury's rules, we began to accept master/sub-account arrangements so that beneficiaries' checks could be deposited directly into their investment accounts. We expanded the availability of master/sub-accounts as a convenience to our beneficiaries, most notably members of religious orders who relied upon these arrangements to honor their vows of poverty. By accepting these arrangements, we intended to provide our beneficiaries with choices that were appropriate and convenient for their situations. These arrangements permitted individuals who did not have traditional bank accounts or who chose alternative arrangements to take advantage of all of the benefits of direct deposit, while still retaining control of their funds.
To prevent these master/sub-account arrangements from becoming prohibited assignments of benefits, we established strict conditions for allowing Social Security payments to be deposited into a master account:
• The master account must be at a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or thrift institution.
• The beneficiary must have a sub-account in his name, and the master account holder must maintain sub-account records for each participant. The sub-account records must show all money received and withdrawn and the balance remaining in each sub-account. This information must be available to the participant upon request.
• The beneficiary must voluntarily agree to this arrangement.
• The beneficiary must be able to terminate the arrangement.
These requirements on master/sub-accounts ensure that beneficiaries – not creditors – maintained control of their funds.
While we expected that this policy would provide sufficient protection for our beneficiaries, we have learned that some institutions have undermined this policy. I n a February 28, 2008, article, The Wall Street Journal described a situation in which a loan company repeatedly enrolled a Social Security beneficiary in a master/sub-account arrangement against the beneficiary's will. While the beneficiary had agreed originally to have his checks electronically deposited into the lender's master account, the beneficiary sought to cancel that arrangement. Unknown to the beneficiary, the loan company resubmitted the information, directing that the beneficiary's check be deposited, once again, in the master account. This egregious action is obviously a clear violation of our policy.
When we learn about these violations, we cancel the direct deposit order. In fact, we resolved the issue cited by The Wall Street Journ a l article before the article was published. We also issued instructions for our employees to remind them of the procedures for handling such beneficiary complaints.
While we know of only isolated instances of these types of abuses reported to our personnel, we intend to do everything we can to safeguard the rights of our beneficiaries. Accordingly, on April 21, 2008, 2 months after The Wall Street Journal article was published, we requested public input on the master/sub-account policy in a notice published in the Federal Register .
We have allowed master/sub-accounts for more than 10 years and are concerned that changes to our policy may have unintended consequences that could disrupt business practices that well serve our beneficiaries. We want to better understand the scope of this practice so that our changes will be comprehensive.
In the Federal Register notice , we asked for answers to questions such as:
- Have master/sub-account arrangements disadvantaged any of our beneficiaries and, if so, in what way?
- To what extent will the elimination of the master/sub-account arrangement in our procedures create significant costs and burdens on beneficiaries or organizations using this account arrangement?
Consideration of Changes in Policy on Master/Sub-Accounts
The comment period on the Federal Register notice closed only one business day ago. Although we need to change our policy, we must carefully consider all comments before we determine the nature or extent of the change. We want to ensure that we understand the possible effects on our beneficiaries.
We also want to make sure that any changes to our policy do not discourage beneficiaries from using direct deposit. We recognize that direct deposit provides beneficiaries with a safe and convenient method of receiving payment, and we fully support its use.
We believe expanded electronic payment service is an attractive option for payment. Treasury has recently introd uced Direct Express, which makes banking services available at minimum cost to individuals who may not otherwise have access to traditional bank accounts. Through Direct Express, beneficiaries have their Social Security payments credited to a prepaid debit card, and they can access their funds without fees through services such as cash back with purchases and cash from bank tellers. The card also provides other services at low fees negotiated by Treasury. These electronic payment options can help beneficiaries avoid some of the predatory practices we are discussing today.
We recognize that there are problems with our current policy, and we are eager to make the necessary improvements. As we consider policy changes, we certainly will coordinate with Treasury to ensure that any changes are consistent with its regulations and that Treasury can enforce the provisions within the banking community.
Garnishment of Beneficiary Accounts
This Committee has also expressed its interest in examining how garnishment of Social Security benefits may conflict with benefit protections in the Social Security Act. As I noted before, section 207 of the Social Security Act is clear that Social Security benefits may not be garnished by a creditor other than the United States government. We recognize the need to enforce this provision. Oversight of banks and other financial institutions rests with the banking regulators and we are committed to supporting them in their efforts to enforce section 207. Despite Federal law, some State courts will issue orders garnishing funds in an account containing Social Security payments, and banks will take action to comply.
In order to address these issues, Commissioner Astrue asked OMB to establish a coordinated interagency effort to address these banking practices. He pointed out that the garnishment issue is complex, due in part to the interplay between Federal and State laws. Because a number of Federal agencies have responsibility in this area, we proposed this interagency approach.
Treasury has stepped forward to coordinate an interagency effort to clarify the rules concerning garnishment of bank accounts that include federally protected benefits. Treasury is well suited to coordinate an effort by financial institution regulators and federal benefit agencies to clarify garnishment rules because it is both the paying agent for the Government and the primary regulator of the Federal electronic payment system. We have discussed garnishment issues with Treasury staff and we are working with them on a solution to these complex issues. In developing a solution to protect Social Security beneficiaries, we would consider a joint regulation, if such an approach is determined necessary.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, we at Social Security share your concerns about protecting the financial well being of some of our nation's most vulnerable beneficiaries. We can only resolve the problems under discussion at today's hearing, though, with a coordinated approach amongst agencies. As a result, we are working closely with the Department of Treasury and support inter-agency action to strengthen the protections for our beneficiaries." Thank you for the opportunity to express our concerns about these very important issues. I would be happy to answer any questions.


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Head Start Guide to Successful Transitions to Kindergarten
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Webbing into Literacy (WIL) is a downloadable program designed to provide rural Head Start teachers with materials and instruction that will launch America's young children on successful academic careers. WIL began as a component in a "best practices" study conducted by Dr. Laura B. Smolkin, Principal Investigator in CIERA, the national Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.
The web of Webbing into Literacy carries 3 distinct but related meanings. First, of course, web refers to the World Wide Web without which we would be unable to reach or offer this program to so many Head Start teachers across the United States. Second, as you can see when you first come to the WIL home page, web calls to mind Miss Muffett and her spider, reinforcing the important role that nursery rhymes play in the WIL program. Third, and perhaps most important, we at WIL are committed to weaving a web. We have come to recognize that children's eventual school success cannot be attributed to one single factor. Instead, there are many fine threads that, when woven together, provide the support children need. Threads that are important to us at WIL are caring teachers, strong instruction, involved and active families, and researchers who look and listen carefully.
Working with Head Start teachers at one of New Mexico's Rio Grande Pueblos, we have desiged a multifaceted program that addresses in-class instruction, home-school connections, and, with our University of New Mexico colleague, Dr. Joseph H. Suina, transition support for Head Start children entering kindergarten.
WIL, stressing a developmentally appropriate, balanced approach to literacy instruction, provides teachers with guidance and suggestions for literacy development both in the classroom and at home.
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ABOUT The WIL 101 Best Book List
After looking at our list, many of you will be wondering, "But, where is Curious George?" Or, "How could you leave out Make Way for Ducklings?" The 101 Best Books have been selected for a home-school library, meaning they are to be used in class and sent home to be read as well. Our CIERA research with low-income families suggests that many of these "best books", much celebrated by the field of children's literature, are seen as "too long" or "too difficult" by Head Start some adult readers. Whether these comments are an indication of the challengingly high readability of many Caldecott winners or whether they reflect families' and children's developmental levels in read-aloud experiences, we do accept the reality of these responses.
So, in selecting the 101 Best Book list, we have considered readability and length as important factors. Another key factor for us has been cost. Simply put, America's Head Start classrooms are not flush with funding. Recognizing that book clubs frequently offer prices far below retailers, we have taken advantage, whenever possible, of the considerable selection and excellent pricing from Scholastic Books. Scholastic's strong discounts on individual titles bring most books under $3.00; this allows us to create a 101 book library that costs around $300.
We at WIL recognize that reading a range of genres to young children is critical to their ultimate success in school. Though Scholastic offers many excellent choices, certain books on our list must be purchased from other sources. No preschool library, for example, would be complete without that most exemplary alphabet book Dr. Suess's ABC or the delightful predictable book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Similarly, our desire to include quality informational texts has also compelled us to look beyond Scholastic's offerings. Our book list indicates which books are available from Scholastic and which books must be ordered elsewhere.
Each month, four books from the library are featured in the Book-A-Week classroom instruction.
Materials you can download are:
Our Take Home Reading Program begins by sending 2 folders home with each child's first book packet. One folder is My Very Own Nursery Rhyme Collection; the other is My Very Own Reading Log.
Each of WIL's 101 best books has an associated nursery rhyme and activity card; most of these are linked thematically. At our WIL experimental site, we placed 20 copies of the rhyme in an envelope and 20 copies of the activity card in another envelope. On each envelope we had a label that said, "take one only." We put the book, the two envelopes, and a zip-loc baggy containing our paste-in pictures for the My Very Own Reading Log in a 2 gallon zip-loc bag.
The nursery rhyme cards, which we hole-punched, are added by families and children to the child's My Very Own Nursery Rhyme Collection, a folder that remains at the child's home.
The activity cards include helpful hints for families and follow-up activities designed to encourage re-reading and/or discussion of the books. The paste-in pictures, soon to be available here on our WIL site, serve to visually remind children of the book's they've listened to.
Supporting Families' Literacy Adventures
For many families, reading books is something new. To support families who ask our advice, to extend literacy adventures into the home, and to strengthen young children's learning opportunities, we are designing a game-like activity for each of the 101 Best Books.
Our activity cards provide something for families and children to do together after they have finished reading a book. Clicking on the title will link you to the downloadable activity card. Clicking on the nursery rhyme will link you to the downloadable nursery rhyme that we think should go home with this book.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat 4.0, you must download it to open and use our PDF files.
Suggested Books and Activities for October Suggested Books and Activities for November Suggested Books and Activities for December & January Suggested Books and Activities for February
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Because our approach at WIL to literacy instruction has its emphasis on children's developing awareness, we do not directly "teach" the alphabet but instead provide many opportunities to encounter the letters, their names, and their sounds.
To support children's alphabet learning, WIL features one new take-home alphabet book each month. These are to be used first at school. We ask teachers to change their classroom alphabet displays on a monthly basis using the pictures we supply. And, we suggest, after teachers have discussed the new alphabet with children, that they tape the cards below the classroom chalkboard so the pictures are at these young children's eye level.
After their month of serving as the classroom alphabet, the alphabet books are meant to be sent home for families to read together. You can consider the books as additions to the Take Home Reading Program. Research has shown that repeated readings of alphabet books aid children in alphabet knowledge and recognition.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat 4.0, you must download it to open and use our PDF files.
Starting Head Start: A First Alphabet Book
A Halloween Alphabet
A Thanksgiving Alphabet
For those who've asked, Wampanoag are the native peoples who participated in the Pilgrim's first thanksgiving.
A Winter Holiday Alphabet
Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday celebrated during the winter season. Hanukkah, variously spelled Hanukah or Chanukah, is a Jewish holiday that also falls at this time.
A Winter Alphabet
A February HolidayAlphabet
February is African American history month. You may want to refer to the lessons for Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King as well as The Snowy Day. Both of these can be found in the A-Book-A-Week instruction. You can learn more at the African-American Mosaic at the Library of Congress.
Ground Hog Day, February 2, is often interesting for children. You and your children can look at Phil's long history at the Official Groundhog Site.
A TransportationAlphabet
A Springtime Alphabet It is our policy at WIL to recognize and honor America's wonderful diversity through the pictures we select. Please let us know if we have inadvertantly included pictures you cannot use in your particular cultural setting.
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March's Free Games with Gold Feature Castles and Civilizations
The two free games being offered for Xbox Live Gold account members designate castle defending as a top priority.
The Xbox Wire announced Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution and Dungeon Defenders are both going to be free downloads for the month of March for those with an Xbox Live Gold account. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is the 2008 straight-to-console entry of the Civilization franchise. On the other hand, Dungeon Defenders is a relatively new iOS game that was ported over to the Xbox Live Arcade in 2011.
Unfortunately, this marks yet another month where the Xbox One does not have any type of free download being offered in conjunction with the Free Games with Gold program. Nothing the comparison between these two underwhelming titles to the likes of what PlayStation Plus is offering its subscribers for March, and a huge difference can be found in quality and quantity for the offerings of the two online services.
Hopefully, April will turn out to be a much more generous month from Microsoft for its Gold subscribers. especially for its subscribers who exclusively own an Xbox One. Given the increasing number of PlayStation Plus subscribers and the staggering amount of PlayStation 4 systems being sold compared to the Xbox One, Microsoft needs to pull out all the stops if it wants to return to being neck-and-neck with Sony yet again.


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1.NBT.5 – Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
Samples: Counting Forwards By 10. Subtracting 10 - Blocks as visual cues. Subtract 10 from numbers. Counting by Tens.
2.OA.1 – Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. (See Glossary, Table 1. http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics/glossary/glossary/ )
Samples: Adding multiples of 10. Split Strategy. Add On Numbers Under10. Jump Strategy.
2.NBT.5 – Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Samples: Place value - 'Adding On' single digit numbers. Place value - Two digit addition without trading.
Number and place value
ACMNA055 – Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation
Samples: Adding three numbers. Add three numbers - each under 6. Adding three single digit numbers.
3.NA.3 – Continue spatial patterns and number patterns based on simple addition or subtraction.
Samples: Add single digit numbers. Addition to 20. Single digit addition: Activity 1. Counting Forwards By 10. Make 10. Make 10.
4.NA.3 – Create and continue spatial patterns and number patterns based on repeated addition or subtraction.
Samples: Add single digit numbers. Addition to 20. Counting Forwards By 10. Make 10. Single digit addition (missing number).
4.NA.1 – Apply basic addition and subtraction facts, simple multiplication facts, and knowledge of place value and symmetry to:
4.NA.1.a – Combine or partition whole numbers
Samples: Ordinal numbers. Odd or Even amounts. Even numbers to 20 - equations. Place Values. Place value 100.
5.NA.3 – Describe spatial and number patterns, using rules that involve spatial features, repeated addition or subtraction, and simple multiplication.
Samples: Single Digit Addition Match. Place value - 'Adding On' single digit numbers.
5.NA.1 – Apply additive and simple multiplicative strategies and knowledge of symmetry to:
5.NA.1.a – Combine or partition whole numbers
Samples: Reading numbers – to 10,000. Write numbers – to 10,000. Comparing numbers – to 10,000.
KS2.Y3.N.NPV – Number - number and place value
Pupils should be taught to:
KS2.Y3.N.NPV.1 – Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
Samples: Place Value. Counting by 100's. Groups of 4. Groups of 8. Add 10. Add 100. Subtract 10 from numbers.
KS1.Y2.N.AS – Number - addition and subtraction
Pupils should be taught to:
KS1.Y2.N.AS.3 – Add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including:
KS1.Y2.N.AS.3.b: a two-digit number and 10s
Samples: Counting Forwards By 10. Adding On 10 - Blocks as visual cues. Adding On multiples of 10 - Blocks as visual cues.


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The directives in obj.conf invoke functions known as Server Application Functions (SAFs). Each directive calls a function, indicating when to call it and specifying parameters for it.
The syntax of each directive is:
Directive fn="function" name1="value1"...nameN="valueN"
The value of the function (fn) parameter is the name of the SAF to execute. All directives must supply a value for the fn parameter; if there is no function, the instruction will do nothing. The remaining parameters are the arguments needed by the function, and they vary from function to function.
For example:
NameTrans fn="document-root" root="D:/Sun/webserver7/https-server/docs"
In this example, the directive is executed during the NameTrans stage of request processing, and invokes the document-root SAF to specify the document root directory for the server. The document-root SAF parameter root specifies the path to the document root directory.
Parameters can contain references to variables and expressions. The variables can be predefined variables, variables defined at request time using the set-variable SAF, or variables defined in server.xml. For more information on the set-variable SAF, see set-variable. For more information on defining variables in server.xml, see variable. For more information on expressions and variables, see Appendix A, Using Variables, Expressions, and String Interpolation.
The server is shipped with a set of built-in SAFs that you can use to create and modify directives in obj.conf. Chapter 7, Predefined SAFs and Filters in obj.conf discusses these SAFs in detail. You can also define new SAFs, as discussed in Chapter 2, Creating Custom Server Application Functions, in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 NSAPI Developer's Guide.
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West Ham Utd 2-0 Huddersfield Town (11/09/17)An archive of match day threads originally posted in the General Discussion forum.
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[/quote]I get the point that it is a distorted interpretation of reality, but nothing more than any representation of stats from a marketing perspective. Don't take it personally Samba[/quote]
I didn't Chaz!
I honestly didn't realise that's what clubs do.
So if we ever did a mass boycott protest one day (we never would), where no-one turned up, the attendance afterwards would still show 56/57k?!
Why bother giving an attendance figure at all if it's not based on reality? Just say "more or less the same as the last home league match". Quicker to put 5 numbers obvs.
Tomorrow I'm going to say that I nearly won the lottery last night but I was only 6 numbers out.
Re: long ball game or no long ball game.
To me it's all relative.
Yes, of course it's not as attractive but it is just one aspect of football.
I'm not a fan per se but I would prefer we avoided relegation by playing the long ball than get relegated whilst playing attractive football. Of course I would PREFER avoiding relegation by playing attractive footy.
Monday night was just about getting 3 points. But then aren't all games about that?
Constantly playing the long ball means you've a) got a big target man in your team &/or b) you haven't got skillful enough players to get goals by passing/dribbling past players.
An interesting point last season was in a Chelsea game the oppositions (not us) long ball game turned the mighty N'golo Kante into a little boy lost, chasing shadows. Took him out of the game completely. So it can be very effective on occasions.
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Given the importance of the game I personally thought it was a very good effort all round. Players and manager deserve credit !. I was looking to see high energy, high commitment mixed in with aggression and attitude. For most parts I think we achieved that winning most of the second ball duels. Carrol played exceptionally well, I have always rated his unique strengths and what he can bring to the overall team despite his injury problems - he really does cause chaos and is a real handful to deal with and close down. We should have been at least 2 up by the break and if so we would probably have ended up winning by 4 or 5. This was such a critical game in all regards so I think it unfair to criticise or nit pick on the style of play. It was just good to get the win and 3 points - we need to consolidate and build with a further 3 points at WBA. I was sat among a great bunch of Lads corner of BML -
Our match night experience, travel wise, did not significantly improve on last season however, I will comment on this on the correct thread.
Re: West Ham Utd v Huddersfield Town: Match thread
After the Newcastle game, fans were calling for more energy, passion, and intensity as well as more evidence of strategy and shape. That's what we got against Huddersfield. I see little to complain about at this moment in time.
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Both of those appear to be the first half. Struggling to see these swathes of empty seats. It's pretty common knowledge that most clubs now announce the tickets sold rather than through the gate number. If 57k is the official number I'd guess it's somewhere between 52-55k actually there. Probably toward the low end given the weather, night time kick off and general mood in the lead up.
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He is, in my book. His games geared for a quality DM. Has the lot in his locker; speed, awareness, tackling, interceptions, decent accurate passing range, intelligence to cover for others and he even has an eye for a pass. One of Bilics mistakes was hastily dropping him straight after Old Trafford. Ok, he ****ed up big time for their 1st goal giving away possession but it happens and it wasn't a droppable offence for me. Then he continued to leave him out. I love Kouyate, but he just isnt a quality Centre Midfielder, he muddles through games sometimes good moments along with some very bad moments. The consistency just isn't there. His role should be at centre Halve in a 3. That would make us seriously strong at the back and he can still join in all set pieces looking for a goal.
Obiang and Noble should be the middle 2 as they compliment one another well out of everyone we have at the Club playing in those positions. Having said that, I'm reluctant to tamper with a winning side right now so I'm happy for us to go again.
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And once most people were in there seats during the game say around the half hour mark, it looked pretty full to me which is impressive considering it's only Huddersfield on a Monday night on the telly, especially after all the recent furore surrounding the Club. Not many Clubs can boast that kind of attendance and certainly 1 starved of success.
With spacious bright white seats they're always going to look worse, but when you actually start counting them up you soon realise its probably more like a few hundred or at worst couple of thousand. If the capacity is still set at around 57k I'd say a good 55k were there on Monday night. With so many families attending these days with catering/facilities available it's not uncommon for kids to be taken to the bogs/kiosks. Not that it's just families that wander off, I needed a piss myself just before half time.
Re: West Ham Utd v Huddersfield Town: Match thread
It's true, we have a fantastic following for the kind of club that we are. Just a shame the board doesn't reflect the fans.
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kouyate's biggest quality is that he can catch a man and tackle from behind without fouling them.
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BRISTOL — David Durgin is a busy man.
The Bristol resident owns Mainly Metals, a machine and fabrication shop that uses a unique water jet technology to cut materials of all sorts.
"It's a jet of water with garnet mixed in," Durgin explains. "The jet is about 1/30,000 of an inch in diameter — the size of a mechanical pencil lead — that comes out around 50,000 pounds per square inch."
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Nantzie replied to jasonD2's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI don't have any specific advice. Just sorry you're going through this. Have you discussed your worries with your doctor in detail? He may not realize how serious your concerns are. If the doctor doesn't have any ideas on how to make this surgery workable, you might want to get a second opinion just to see if maybe another doctor might be able to figure out a way for you to have this surgery without worrying about everything else on top of it. There has to be something they can do for you. Nancy
"Super Sensitive" Celiacs.....
Nantzie replied to jerseyangel's topic in Super Sensitive PeopleJust so everyone here knows, the rant I posted here yesterday was actually split off into another topic and not deleted as a couple people who PMd me thought that it had been. For anyone who wants to find it it was put in the Board/Forum Technical Help area - or follow this link - (removed by Nancy) Update - I PMd Scott earlier today and he PMd me letting me know that he had removed the thread containing my vent and the susequent fallout and drama. I agreed that that needed to be done because it turned into way more than I ever thought or intended. I just wanted to take the link to the new thread that was created that I put here earlier and make sure it was taken down from this post. I was thinking about just deleting this post, but I didn't want anyone to think that someone deleted it without my knowledge. Nancy
Wonder Why You May Be Reacting To Some Wines?
Nantzie replied to Mike M's topic in Ingredients & Food Labeling IssuesHave you thought about changing the varietal? I started getting really bad reactions to cabernet. It was almost like a gluten reaction, but not quite. When I changed to merlot, I stopped having problems, even with the same wineries I was having problems with from the cab. I have a friend who has the opposite problem, can't drink merlot, but has no problems with cabs. If that doesn't work, maybe try changing from red to white or vice versa. I'm not as sensitive as you are (I've read your posts in the super sensitive threads), but it's worth a shot.. Nancy
Glutened By Coffee?
Nantzie replied to ranger's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseYea, it's probably cross contamination rather than the coffee. If you think about it, how many times before finding out about gluten did you think "I just touched some bread. I have to wash my hands before making the coffee." The person behind the counter making the sandwiches and setting out the bagels is probably the same person making the coffee - touching the filter, reaching into the coffee canister, etc. Unless people touch something like raw meat, they don't even think about something they touched making someone sick. Nancy
For Those Not So Sensitive Celiacs
Nantzie replied to Roda's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI'm relatively sensitive. Even though you are having possible reactions to larger amounts of gluten, I think my experience with smaller amounts might be helpful to you. My big PITA product category is haircare products. There are products that others seem to have no problem with that I react to. But it can take a few days (I'm guessing the gluten builds up in my system?) to really feel the effects. I have found that it's really just a matter of trial and error. All you can do is stop eating it for a while and then add it back in and keep track of any symptoms you might have. If it makes you feel bad it might be gluten or it might not. Either way, you'll know that it doesn't agree with you. If you really feel like you want to know if it has gluten, you can always do one of those test kits. ?? You could always see if you can find a definite gluten free brand and see if you react the same. Or check the archives and see if other people have had reactions to the same brand you're having a problem with. As far as being not very sensitive to gluten, I really believe that it builds up. My husband refuses to get tested for celiac and doesn't believe he has a problem with gluten, although he's supportive of having a gluten free house for me and the kids. When he's off gluten he definitely feels better and has more energy. If he goes away on a business trip for more than a few days (gluten-o-rama!) he comes back feeling like crud, acting like a jerk and exhausted. So just my observations with stupidly miniscule amounts of gluten for me, and seeing how business trips effect my husband, I think it totally makes sense. Hope that helps. Nancy
Corn Chex Is Now gluten-free!
Nantzie replied to cruelshoes's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI had two bowls of gluten-free Corn Chex for lunch. Corn Chex was one of my favorite cereals before going gluten-free, so I'm a happy girl. Can't wait to try the cinnamon and the strawberry. Yum!
Neuromuscular Disease
Nantzie replied to billy's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac DiseaseI also had speech slurring before I went gluten-free. It got to the point where I couldn't even read a book to my kids. This symptom showed up when I was already sure that gluten was the problem, but I was waiting for test results to see if it was classic celiac or not. Now that I'm gluten-free, I don't get that symptom unless I'm glutened really badly. Which is all kinds of fun to explain when someone calls in the middle of the afternoon and it sounds like I've been sitting around drinking margaritas since lunch, especially when you're trying to explain why gluten makes your speech slur while you have gluten brain fog. Ugh.. I had a very hard time walking for a couple of years before I found the gluten connection to my pain. I haven't had the money to go to doctors to figure out exactly what may have been happening. I was having lingering problems up until last year when I finally started taking magnesium and the pain went away. From what I read on magnesium deficiency, it can cause muscle spasms and headaches among other things. AND they also say that malabsorption disorders "such as celiac disease" can cause magnesium deficiency. I also came across some information that sodas pull the magnesium from your body too. So with a combination of taking magnesium and cutting way back on sodas, I rarely have a problem. So for my issues, I believe I was experiencing a simple magnesium deficiency secondary to the malabsorption, not a more complex issue like gluten ataxia. I really think that the assumption that only classic celiac is autoimmune may be a dangerous one to your health if you're considering going gluten-light rather than gluten free. I believe that the type of celiac those of us with negative or borderline tests, but with neuro, mood or supersensitive reactions will eventually prove to be just another form of autoimmune response to gluten. Just remember that 20 years ago most of the "classic celiacs" on this board were told it was all in their head too. I think at some point they will identify different types of celiac just like they have different types of diabetes. We're just lucky enough to have put the connections together before that happens. Nancy
Wendy's Baked Potato?
Nantzie replied to diannalynn0711's topic in Gluten-Free RestaurantsI usually know if I've been glutened within 15 or 20 minutes too. I'm glad I saw this thread because I had been thinking about trying Wendy's. I'll stick to the butter, chives and sour cream. I'll keep it away from my dog though.. I had a dog when I was little that ate a whole chocolate Santa that was wrapped in tinfoil, with a $5 bill wrapped around it with a rubber band and wrapped in Christmas paper. There was nothing left but the bow. Nancy
I found this article about eczema, which I've thought might sound like my hand reaction. http://www.eczema-ltd.com/rashes.php They mention allergens (including wheat) being a trigger. It's possible that they just haven't put 2 and 2 together yet to specifically connect some types of eczema with celiac like they have with DH.
Almost the same thing happens to my hands. Just the backs of my hands including my lower knuckles but not my fingers or thumb. The skin gets all dry and kind of lizardy or something.. And the skin on my knuckles splits (the little cuts). It's reddish and hurts like hell, but I don't remember it being itchy. Mine doesn't flake off. The first time I ever got this was after I went gluten-free and I had some wheat based vodka. My skin split for the first several days, then started getting better, but it took three weeks for my hands to look normal. It took a few more run-in's with wheat based vodka (because most people can tolerate it fine) before I really was convinced it was the vodka and not some other type of reaction not related to gluten. It always happened within 15 minutes of drinking the vodka and you could sit there and watch it happen. Now when we go out I get either potato vodka or Ciroc vodka (made from grapes). The funny thing is that I don't get glutened otherwise. But myhands feel like they're on fire for a week so it's not worth it at all. Ever since the first time I got this reaction, it has become on of the symptoms I get when I get glutened normally too. I hadn't thought of whether it was a topical reaction though. Maybe? I always thought that it had to be an ingested reaction, but next time it happens I'll have to see if it's something that might have been more likely to have just gotten ON my skin rather than ingested. Hmmm... Interesting.. Hey, at least now we know there's more than one of us.. Nancy
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Nantzie replied to raisin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsYou've got a few things that might be too difficult to digest. Especially since you're super sensitive and your body never seems to get a chance to fully heal. The first several months (maybe even a year or so?) after going gluten-free, there were still a lot of things that just killed my stomach. I wouldn't get a full-on gluten symptom complex with my usual neuro and mood symptoms, but I would get really bad stomach pain. It was over a year before I could eat an apple without my stomach hurting and I still can't eat too many raw veggies like carrot sticks, although I'm fine with salads. You might want to try taking out the salads, the jerky and the granola and see if that helps. Nancy
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Nantzie replied to raisin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsYou are KIDDING me!!! That's ridiculous. That's so sad because most of the people here are great. But it gets exhausting dealing with the vocal minority. I agree that it's the only community to find answers. Even when I haven't been an active member, this is the place I go when I need information. But I had been limiting my time here to searching for information and then leaving for the most part. The thing is that I'm relatively sensitive, but I'm not as sensitive as most of the people on the supersensitive thread. I can eat most gluten free products with no problem whatsoever. But there are some specifically labeled or researched things from major mainstream food manufacturers that get me every time. I remember watching one of those Food Network shows where the narrator says "the lines are thoroughly cleaned between batches" (I think in this case it was for color changes in candies or something). And then they showed some guy with a hose just standing there casually spraying the equipment down like he was spraying down his driveway on a Sunday afternoon. He wasn't even trying to get into the corners or anything. (WTH!!!). So my fantasy of teams of celiacs going at the corners and seams of the equipment with toothbrushes was completely shattered. That's cool... I agree completely. I'm not singling out the other person on this thread at all. But I agree. And it is sooo insulting. Like I said earlier, so many celiacs were accused of the same thing for years or even decades. My husband thought I had finally lost my mind when I told him about gluten causing health problems. He told me that I needed psychiatric help because I was obviously doing for attention. Six months later he made a special trip to a store to buy me gluten free stuff for Valentine's Day. And this isn't a rare story around here. There are people whose lives have changed by going gluten-free years ago and their friends and family still think they've lost their nut. So people come online to try to find some support or just be around people who have to deal with gluten-free, and they get attacked for being more sensitive??? You'd think that the super sensitive people would be the ones getting pissy with the ones who don't have to worry so much. The people who can tolerate a more varied diet should just be grateful they don't have to deal with an even more restricted diet. Sigh... Nancy
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Nantzie replied to raisin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsOh my God!! That is re-freaking-diculous. I just posted my reply before I saw this. Are you seriously going to be this rude to someone who is just saying that this product might be a problem. Obviously this is not directed at you because you don't react to topical product (and again, congratulations - still jealous too). So if this topic doesn't pertain to you, then move on. I used to be active on this board and I stopped coming, in small part because I didn't like the way things were heading. I was seeing a lot more back biting and I was tired of spending an increasing amount of my time here standing up for with people who were being snipped at for no reason. I've been lurking around again for a couple of months and I'm glad to be back to see a lot of the old faces, although I've only posted a couple times. But it makes me sick to see how common this type of snide behavior has gotten here. Usually one of the currently active experienced members steps in and says something. But I've really had enough. Raisin, just ignore her. There are always people like this on the playground. There are a lot of people here who have the same problems with topicals and you and I do. If you're sensitive to topicals that many people don't have a reaction to, it makes me wonder if you are especially sensitive to gluten in general. Do you feel like you're more sensitive to cc in food products too? If you are, you might want to check out the thread for Super Sensitive people if you haven't already. Good luck and my gosh! Ugh! Nancy
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Nantzie replied to raisin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsYou absolutely can get glutened by topical products, for the reasons that raisin stated. If this wasn't possible, why would we have to worry about cross contamination at all? It's basically the same thing happening. Gluten on your hands, either from touching a piece of gluten bread, or not realizing you ran your hands through your hair before you used your hands to eat something and you're going to get glutened. Some people just react to smaller amounts than others. That's why the E.U. just passed a restriction lowering the requirements for labeling something gluten-free from 200ppm to 20ppm. That's a huge drop. But they apparently felt it was important enough to create new legislation. I understand that not everyone reacts to topical products, and like raisin said, good for you. I'm totally jealous. Seriously. But many people do. And anyone who has been gluten-free for a while knows what their particular gluten reaction feels like. Of course there are other things someone can be reacting to, but when someone says it's definitely a gluten reaction, I believe them. I tell people that being glutened is like getting a papercut. I've never actually SEEN paper cut my finger. But there's nothing that feels like a papercut. And that tiny little cut hurts like nothing else too. I'm going to stop now before I really get on a soapbox. Anyway... I haven't tried any of the Feria products. I do have gluten reactions to the products I've tried from Neutrogena's gluten free list. I've tried three or four and I get slammed every time. So whatever trace amounts that are in there are enough to gluten me. Sorry you're having a reaction. For me even three years after going gluten-free, I still don't have all of my topicals figured out. I think the reason there does end up being gluten in these topical products that are supposed to be gluten-free (and the company probably absolutely believes they are) is exactly why you say. I can't imagine that L"Oreal is going through and dismantling and sterilizing their production lines every time a product is switched. Just like cross contamination occurs that way with food, it occurs that way with topicals. Gluten is gluten. Have you tried Garnier? I'm very sensitive and I can use Garnier. I use their hair color - Cool Tea, I think the color is called, which is a dark brown. I also use their shampoo and conditioner for colored hair. I don't have any problems and I've been using them for a couple of months. If you haven't tried Garnier, it might be worth a shot. Your mileage may vary of course.. Nancy


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