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â??Normally, I would have left on the spot,â? Tom explained, â??but I really wanted to find out what was available. So, when the manager provided a number for the corporate office â?? I called.â?

Twenty minutes later, Tom learned the restaurant didnâ??t offer any gluten-free products. They didnâ??t have the kitchen space, the corporate spokesperson admitted, to safely avoid the cross contamination of goods, nor did they have the ability to track ingredients through their supply chain.

Unless Tomâ??s in the realm of his own kitchen in which he mixes and matches gluten-free ingredients to produce tasty and unique dishes, a sudden urge for a meal while on the road can be a risky lunch break.

The care Tom and his wife Lisa must observe was never more critical than on a business-vacation excursion to Western Europe last summer. Traveling through multiple countries, languages, cultures, and cuisines was both exhilarating and an anxiety filled venture for the couple. Completing his MBA, Tom and Lisa joined a class-sponsored trip to several European capitals. Between meetings, the Utah natives visited the traditional sites, but when it came time to test the cafes and recipes of Europe, the experience was anything but traditional.

Moving from cafÃs to restaurants, Tom and Lisa struggle with well-meaning waiters and waitresses not well-versed on gluten-free foods. Others simply canâ??t understand the Americansâ?? broken Italian, French, and German and the couple is unwilling to risk Tomâ??s health on a misunderstanding. On several occasions, Lisa resorts to a local grocery store where she buys fruits, vegetables, cheese, salads, and sausage snacks to carry in their backpacks.

â??We found that in Austria many foods were labeled â??Gluten Frei,â??â? Tom shared. â??Restaurant cards were helpful and several servers knew right away what I could and couldnâ??t eat. In Rome we visited a sidewalk cafà where our server was himself on a gluten-free diet.â?
Back home, the couple in their mid-forties adapt by finding foods which are naturally gluten free. They buy Mexican dishes with corn tortillas or oriental foods with rice. They rarely eat prepared frozen foods because very few are gluten-free.
In Tomâ??s and Lisaâ??s cupboards, a host of recipes offer a sumptuous diet with a unique twist on many servings with which anyone is familiar. For instance, gluten-free pumpkin pancakes are as easy as this to make:

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup Jules Gluten Free all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder, gluten-free
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 large egg or egg substitute (¼ cup mashed banana works well here)
2 Tbs. canola oil
1 Tbs. brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup purÃed pumpkin
1 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
1/2 cup raisins, cranberries or chocolate chips (optional)
High heat cooking oil for the pan

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E-mails have surfaced that for the first time reveal UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau was informed on Nov. 9 while traveling that police used batons to forcibly remove an encampment involving hundreds of student Occupy protesters, yet did not call a halt to their use.

The use of force was criticized as excessive not only by students who were hit and are suing the university, but also by faculty and others.

The Nov. 9 protest is under investigation by a campus Police Review Board to determine who authorized use of batons by police, seen on video hitting nonviolent student protesters who had pitched tents in violation of campus policy. The five-member Review Board, convened by Birgeneau in November, is also holding hearings to determine a timeline of events that day and whether police conduct was appropriate.

Birgeneau, who was traveling in Asia on the day students first set up tents as part of the Occupy movement, received an e-mail from Provost George Breslauer soon after the first of two police confrontations with protesters on Nov. 9.

Police used batons to gain access to the tents, Breslauer wrote, describing a scene in which 300 to 400 students had locked arms to prevent police from moving in. This is likely to continue for days, I suspect.

Birgeneau responded a few hours later.

This is really unfortunate, the chancellor wrote. However, our policies are absolutely clear. Obviously this group wanted exactly such a confrontation.

A second e-mail from Birgeneau reiterates the no-tent policy and refers to the mishandling of Occupy Oakland, where tensions were inflamed in October after Mayor Jean Quan at first permitted encampments, then had police remove them forcibly. She then reversed course but eventually had the tents removed for good.

It is critical that we do not back down on our no encampment policy, the chancellor wrote Breslauer, copying the message to several other executives. Otherwise, we will end up in Quan land.

Chancellors apology

Birgeneau has apologized for the events of Nov. 9. He also told almost 400 members of the Faculty Senate on Nov. 28 that he was extraordinarily disturbed by what happened and that, as chancellor, he took full responsibility.

He told the faculty that he had explicitly prohibited police from using tear gas or pepper spray.

Unfortunately, we did not at the same time discuss the use of the baton, Birgeneau told the faculty.

In two open letters to students, faculty and others on campus, Birgeneau also did not reveal that he knew police had used batons. Instead, he wrote on Nov. 14 that we cannot condone any excessive use of force against any members of our community.

Linda Lye, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, which obtained the e-mails through the Public Records Act, identified what she called a deeply troubling discrepancy between how the chancellor is represented in his open letters and testimony to the Faculty Senate and how he appears in the Nov. 9 e-mails.

She said the letters and testimony paint a misleading picture of the role (Birgeneau) played while abroad, which was in reality that he was in active contact and affirmatively set the tone for the universitys response to protesters.

Batons used after the fact

UC Berkeley spokeswoman Claire Holmes, who was among four campus executives copied on the e-mails, strongly disagreed with Lyes interpretation.

He found out that there were batons used after the fact, Holmes said. The chancellor acknowledged that that was unfortunate, but that we dont want to abandon (the policy) that we dont want people to camp. I dont think you can infer from the e-mails that hes authorized the use of batons.

At their November meeting, the Faculty Senate passed four resolutions disapproving of Birgeneaus handling of the Nov. 9 protest.

Yet Bob Jacobson, Faculty Senate chairman, said the e-mails by themselves fail to indict the chancellor because they dont indicate who first authorized police to hit the nonviolent students with batons.

I hope that the entire set of statements is going to come out at some point, and well have this entire history, Jacobson said.

Meanwhile, the ACLU plans to send a letter today to the Police Review Board, informing them of the new information.

Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. nasimov@sfchronicle.com

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COVINGTON, KY (Feb. 17, 2012)– An exhibit showcasing the art of 20th century African American artists is currently on display at the Covington Campus of Gateway Community and Technical College. Gateway arranged for the exhibit as part of its observance of Black History Month.

“Black Art–Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African American Art” is a traveling display based on a major exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The photographic exhibition addresses the question posed by African American poet Countee Cullen in 1926: “What is Africa to me?” These works draw heavily on African influence, while simultaneously reinterpreting it for a different time and place. The exhibition surveys the work of 45 artists, some trained and some untrained, including unknown Africans and Haitians, through photographs, posters, and concise texts. The result is a lively and vibrant mix of artworks.

The exhibition will be on display for the public until March 7. Currently located at the Covington Campus at 1025 Amsterdam Road, it will move Feb. 24 to the college’s Edgewood Campus at 790 Thomas More Parkway. The show was displayed at the Boone Campus and Urban Center earlier this month.

For more information contact Kathy Driggers at 859-442-1628 or kathleen.driggers@kctcs.edu.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. A photo exhibit honoring Missouri service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq is on display this week at Kansas City International Airports Terminal C.

Retired Air Force Col. James Biernesser, the schools director of military programs, says the exhibit was created in a way that it can travel easily throughout Missouri .

The exhibit, called Remembering Our Fallen, has been traveling throughout the state since it was unveiled to the families of the deceased soldiers in July. It will be on display at Terminal C Monday through Friday.

The American Legion of Missouri and the VFW of Missouri have endorsed the project because of the importance of remembering those who have lost their lives in the war on terror.

The exhibit is sponsored by Bellevue University in Nebraska. Retired Air Force Col. James Biernesser, the schools director of military programs, says the exhibit was created in a way that it can travel easily throughout Missouri.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter was remembered by former teammates and colleagues for his smile, energy and competitiveness.

Carter died Thursday at age 57 from a malignant brain tumor. The American flag outside of Digital Domain Park, the spring training home of the New York Mets, was lowered to half-staff in his honor Friday along with the Canadian flag outside Montreals Olympic Park.

When I broke into the big leagues until a month ago, Gary kept in touch, Mets third baseman David Wright said. He would call and just want to talk about baseball and the team and what I was feeling at the plate. It was incredible for him to be in the situation he was in and to take some time out 15 to 20 minutes and just want to talk baseball. Just the energy in his voice, talking about this organization and talking about the game, those will be my lasting memories and something that will stick with me pretty vividly.

He knew the situation he was in, he knew that clock was ticking and he just wanted to be around the game and talk about the clubhouse and what was happening on the field.

Carter was an 11-time All-Star during 19 major league seasons, primarily with the Montreal Expos and Mets. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Initially it was sad and then you realize that he lived a great life, said Mets third base coach Tim Teufel, a teammate on the 1986 World Series champions. I think, speaking from their family standpoint, theres remorse, but theres peace because hes such a godly man. I think theyve probably come to the place knowing that hes pain free and in a better place. Gary was infectious. His smile his attitude toward the game, his attitude toward life.

In 2005, his first year managing, Carter led the Gulf Coast League Mets to the league final. In 2006, he guided the St. Lucie Mets to the Florida State League championship.

The energy and always the laugh and the smile, said Mets bullpen coach Ricky Bones, who was the St. Lucie Mets pitching coach in 2006. People talk about the smile and it was true. The guy would come to the ball park with the uniform, always energetic, always wanting to win, always laughing, always wanted to be a winning team. He taught me that.

At Montreals Olympic Park, management announced plans to consult with Carters family and make plans to name a space in the area after him.

One federal politician, Liberal Denis Coderre, raised the possibility of renaming the metro stop at Olympic Stadium, replacing the current name of Pope Pius IX.

On the green parquet floor of Canadas Parliament in Ottawa, members of different political parties read tributes.

Carters death was front-page news on all three of Montreals daily newspapers. The NHLs Montreal Canadiens also planned to honor Carter before their game Sunday. Carter played for the Expos from 1974-84 and again in 1992.

Keith Rendleman leads the CAA in scoring (18.6 ppg) and rebounding (12.4 rpg) in conference games. Hes third in field goal percentage (61.0). As the only Seahawk with a double-figure efficiency rating, the athletic power forward can expect a steady diet of double-teams the rest of the way in conference play, especially from teams such as JMU who dont have a defensive stopper in the post.

From his freshman year to now, what a good player hes turned into, Dukes coach Matt Brady said. Having watched some games here in January, even the game they lost against Drexel, he was a dominant player. We dont have the physical ability to play him 1-on-1. Drexel tried, and he had 10 baskets We dont do a lot of (double-teaming). Its in our game plan, but we had to try it and make other guys make some plays. Against our frontcourt he wouldve dominated us.

The Dukes used 6-8 Andrey Semenov to help Enoch Hood defend Rendleman on the catch. This forced him to dribble out of the post, 15-20 feet from the basket and pass back out to a perimeter player. It was effective. The Seahawks didnt maintain good spacing and sputtered to 0.95 points per possession, their third consecutive inefficient offensive effort.

I dont think we got going downhill (toward the basket) enough, UNCW coach Buzz Peterson said. We didnt attack off the double-team. In our guys defense, wed worked on it very little. We worked on it enough not to have a turnover, but not to make them pay. I expect to see alot of it. Thats what weve got to work on, get prepared for.

Tribe takes Rams to the wire

William amp; Mary and VCU gave a national television audience a good show last night in Richmond, playing the best game of the CAA season, an epic overtime thriller. The Rams won 69-68.

VCU, which guarded UNCW quite well earlier this season, did not have anyone who could stop William amp; Mary freshman Marcus Thornton in the second half and overtime last night. He drove to the lane, at will, scoring or dumping down to teammates for buckets. Keeping him out of the lane has to be top priority for the Seahawks or theyll relive Wednesday nights game against James Madison.

Update: Craig Ponder is still on crutches and in a cast, but is transitioning to a walking boot soon. He begins rehab on his surgically repaired ankle with team trainer Scott Hill in early February. It will probably be June before hes ready for full speed basketball action, though remaining active is an important part of the process.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
American Airlines invites customers to raise a glass. Beginning Feb. 1, customers traveling in the main cabin on American’s international flights between the U.S. and Europe, Asia, and certain countries in South America can enjoy beer and wine – compliments of the airline – as part of the inflight beverage service.

“Offering complimentary beer and wine to our loyal customers in all classes of service allows American to better align our product offering with fellow oneworld® alliance members and is another example of our commitment to enhance the travel experience,” said Rob Friedman, American’s Vice President – Marketing. “Our customers asked for complimentary beer and wine, and we listened. Starting Feb. 1, when a customer travels internationally onboard American, we invite them to have a drink on us.”

Customers traveling on American-operated flights between the U.S. and Europe, the U.S. and Asia and onboard long-haul flights between the U.S. and Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, beginning next month, can choose from a variety of complimentary beer and wine options. This is in addition to the full selection of nonalcoholic beverages available on these flights. Liquor will be available for purchase as it is today.

Selections vary but will include red and white wines, specially selected by American’s wine consultant Ken Chase, and a wide selection of beers. Beer, wine and spirits will remain complimentary for customers traveling in the First and Business Class cabins. For more information on American’s beverage service, please visit
www.aa.com/beerandwine .

About American AirlinesAmerican Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American’s award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol “AAMRQ” on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.

AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at
http://aa.com/restructuring .

Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed at

http://www.aa.com

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COLUMBUS, Ohio –

Someone opens fire on a vehicle traveling on Interstate 70 Friday morning, and a 16-year-old is shot in the jaw.

Levert Williamson, 20; 17-year-old Shawn Johnson and 16-year-old David Pickett were traveling eastbound on I-70 between US Route 33 and South James Road.

Someone in a white vehicle fired shots at the vehicle in which the three were traveling.

Pickett was shot in the jaw. The other two were not hit.

Columbus officers and paramedics responded at about 2:58 am Friday.

Pickett was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Anyone with information should call Columbus Police Detective Rosch at 614-645-4373.

No other details were released, but NBC4 will update as we learn new information.

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Coming off their fourth loss of the season the first place Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back this weekend when they host the Atlanta Hawks Friday before traveling to Miami to play LeBron James and the Heat on Saturday.

Up to this point in the season the Sixers have had the second easiest schedule in the NBA, playing teams with a combined winning percentage of .392. They will be tested this weekend against the Hawks and Heat, who have a combined winning percentage of .724.

Playing without their All-Star power forward, the Atlanta Hawks have won seven of their last eight games and bring a four game winning streak into Philadelphia on Friday night. They last played Wednesday when the defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 92-89 in Atlanta.

The Heat have also been playing without one of their best players Dwyane Wade has missed the last two games with an ankle injury but have won two straight behind the stellar play of LeBron James. They easily defeated Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

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