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Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890.

Wapentake of Bulmer - Electoral Division of Stillington - Petty Sessional Division of Bulmer West - Poor Law Union, County Court District, and Rural Deanery of Easingwold - Archdeaconry of Cleveland - Diocese of York.

This parish, sometimes called Craikshire, comprises an area of 2,779 acres, and was formerly a part of the county of Durham, from which it was detached in 1844 and annexed to the North Riding for all purposes, in pursuance of an Act of 7 and 8 Victoria. Its rateable value is £4,268, and its population in 1881 was 501. The landowners are Capt. William Waite (and lord of the manor), Crayke Castle; Henry Yates Whytehead, M.D.; the Rev. H. R. Whytehead, Marlborough Rectory, Wilts; Henry Newton (trustees of), Crayke; and R. P. Smith, Esq., Cheltenham.

Crayke is a place of very great antiquity, its authentic history dating from the time of the Saxon Heptarchy; and long before that, it is said, the Romans had a castellum exploratorium, or watch-tower, on the hill of Crayke, but this statement appears doubtful, even though it has the authority of Drake, the able historian of York. A Roman road undoubtedly passed near Crayke, and the hill was most advantageously situated for such an outpost - commanding, as it does, a view of the country for miles around - but not a single relic has been found to show that it was occupied by the legions of Rome. It comes, however, into notice soon after the departure of the imperial flag. Simeon of Durham, who died about the year 1130, in his History of the Church of Durham, tells us that Egfrid, king of Northumbria, in A.D. 685, gave Creca, and all the land within a circuit of three miles round it, to St. Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, that the saint might have a resting-place in his journeys to and from the city of York. For this purpose, it is said, the holy Cuthbert founded a monastery here, which continued to flourish until the invasion of the country by the Danes. The sainted bishop died two years after this donation, and it may be doubted whether he ever beheld the walls of the abbey which he had founded. Some time later, Etha, spent the declining years of his pious ascetic life with the monks of Crayke. Alcuin, a monk, and one of the most learned men of his time, was contemporary with this holy man, and thus extols his virtues in a Latin "Poem on the Bishops and Saints of York"

            "Then flourished Etha, venerable man,
             A holy anchorite in wilderness;
             A secret life he sought, and in chaste zeal
             Fled from all earthly honours, that, with God
             His King, be might find honours at heaven's court;
             Devoutly led on earth an angel's life,
             And seem'd as if with prophetic pow'r inspired."
Etha died here, according to Simeon of Durham, in the year 767.

Upwards of a century passes and nothing is recorded of Crayke; but in the second half of the ninth century evil times fell upon Northumbria. The Danes, under Halfdane their leader, made a descent on the coast, burnt and plundered the priory at Tynemouth, and then went northward towards Lindisfarne. The bishop and monks, apprised of their coming, hastily collected their treasures and, taking with them the body of St. Cuthbert and the relics of St. Aidan, went forth in search of some safer retreat. They wandered about with their precious burden from place to place, resting at each for a time, and where afterwards arose churches dedicated to his name. After seven years Alfred the Great, having routed the Danes and obtained temporary quietness, by appointing Guthrum the Dane his tributary king in Northumbria, the monks who had wandered about in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, now ventured to return to Northumbria, and were received into the abbey of Crayke, where they sojourned four months. This was in 882, the seventh year of their wanderings. The bishop and monks did not, however, return to their ruined abbey of Lindisfarne, but established the bishopric at Chester-le-Street, where it remained for 113 years, before it was finally settled at Durham, to which church the manor of Crayke subsequently belonged.

After the departure of the bishop and monks with their precious treasure Crayke Abbey is never again mentioned in the pages of history. It was probably shortly afterwards wrecked by the Danish marauders. There is no record of this spoliation, but it is certain that within a century a large portion of the parish had fallen into the hands of a Dane, named, in the Liber Vitæ of the Church of Durham, Earl Thured, who, in the latter part of the tenth century, gave to St. Cuthbert's see two hides of land in Crayke, two at Smeaton, and one at Sutton. The church appears to have recovered her own before the Norman Conquest, as we infer from Domesday Book, wherein it is said, "In Creic there are six carucates rateable to the gelt. Bishop Alwin held this as one manor. There is a church and priest."

The manor at this time seems to have comprehended the whole parish, but subsequently portions of the land were alienated, in what manner does not appear, and when the estate was sold by the last episcopal owner, Van Mildert, it contained about 1,000 acres. The purchaser was R. J. Thompson, Esq., who subsequently sold it to William Waite, Esq., of Holdgate, near York, father of the present ower.

The Castle. - It is probable that the Saxon bishops of Durham had a hall or manor-house here before the Conquest. Soon after that event a strong castle was erected on the hill, probably by Bishop Pudsey, who was a great builder. It was here, whilst on his way to London, that he contracted his last sickness. Aged and infirm, with impaired digestive organs, he is said to have indulged too freely at the table, and a surfeit was the consequence. He died at Howden a few days afterwards, on the third of March 1195.

During the next century and a half nothing is recorded of the castle. Edward III was here on the 19th of October, 1345, and issued a charter to the Prior and Convent of Durham, dated from Crayke, granting them permission to elect a new bishop in place of the learned Richard de Bury, deceased.

No certain traces of this Norman Castle now remain. The present square castellated peel was evidently a Tudor addition to the structure, which, according to Leland, was "erected totally by Neville, bishop of Durdome," (Durham), who died in 1457. It is four stories high, and was probably built for protection against the marauding Scots.

According to local tradition, the bishops had here an inclosed park or chase, in which deer were preserved as late as the reign of James I. The forestership of Crayke was no mean office, and Bishop Sherwood, who held the see of Durham from 1483 to 1494, deemed it not unworthy of bestowal upon his own nephew. The bishop possessed exclusive privileges in this forest, and it is said that he had the royal warrant to seize any of the king's deer that might stray from the forest of Galtres into his park at Crayke, provided that he himself kept his own park fence in good repair, and of such a height as to afford no facility of trespass.

The village of Crayke and what remains of the ancient castle are situated on the hill before mentioned, the summit of which commands one of the most extensive and varied prospects in Yorkshire. To the south stretches the plain of York, and in the far distance, some twelve miles away, is seen the noble pile of York minster - "like the form of a ship at sea; " northward the view is confined by the Hambleton Hills; in the dim distance westward may be seen the form of Whernside and the nearer and lesser heights of Craven and Wensleydale, and to the east the Yorkshire Wolds present their whole extent to the view. Some of the cottages bear marks of antiquity. A court leet and baron is held yearly at the Durham Ox. Mr. Walker of Escrick is receiver.

The Church (St. Cuthbert) stands near the castle, a little below the crest of the hill, and is supposed to have been erected about the time of Henry VII. The chancel was restored by the late rector, Archdeacon Churton, and a few years later he added an aisle on the north side in memory of his son, who died at the age of 20 years. The benches are black oak, and there is a carved chancel screen of the same material. The tower contains three bells. In the belfry are preserved the stone effigies of a knight and his lady which formerly stood in the nave. They hear no inscription, but are supposed to represent Sir John Gibson and his wife, the lady of Wyndham. The living is a rectory in the patronage of the Crown, and held by the Rev. M. E. Stanbrough, M.A., Caius Coll., Cambridge. It is valued in the King's Books at £10, but is now worth £600 a year. The tithes have been commuted for £688, and there are about 50 acres of glebe land.

The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each chapels in the village, and the Catholics had also a chapel here which was disused after the erection of the church at Easingwold.

The National school was built in 1846 at the joint expense of the late rector, Archdeacon Churton, and Dr. Whytehead.

CHARITIES. - John Bowman, Esq., in 1799, left by will £150, three per cent. consols, out of the interest thereof one shilling per week was to be paid to the schoolmaster for attending the Sunday school, and the remainder for educating poor children, The Rev. J. Watson Bowman, by deed of gift in 1805, conveyed the new schoolroom, cottage, and land, for the benefit of such clerks as shall be appointed by the rector for the time being. The Rev. Mr. Owram left six acres of land at Farlington for the poor. Mrs. Orfeur left £250, a portion of the interest to be distributed in 12 twopenny loaves to as many poor persons every Sunday after service, and the remainder to be given away every Christmas day. The Rev. A. Jepson, rector, gave by deed of gift in 1756, the sum of £17, the interest to be distributed in bread every other Sunday, and the Rev. John Turner left a similar sum for the same purpose. Rent-charges amounting to 65s. were left by Thomas Grayson, Ralph Belwood, and Samuel Coates, for the poor. The poor also receive the rent of a piece of ground at Crayke, purchased with £120, which had been left by several persons.

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Mechanically Separated Oats

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Oats appear safe for patients with celiac disease by Adam Leitenberger April 20,2017
Pinto-Sánchez MI, et al. Gastroenterol. 2017;doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2017.04.009.

"Adding oats to increase the nutritional value of a gluten-free diet does not appear to affect symptoms, histology, immunity or serologic features of patients with celiac disease, according to new research published in Gastroenterology."

"These results are “reassuring, and suggest that non-contaminated oats are tolerated by the great majority of patients,” Peter H. R. Green, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and colleagues wrote. However, they noted that their “confidence is limited by the low quality and limited geographic distribution of the data.”"

To better address the controversies surrounding the safety of adding oats to a gluten-free diet, Green and colleagues reviewed studies evaluating the safety of oats as part of a gluten-free diet in patients diagnosed with celiac disease or the related skin condition dermatitis herpetiformis. They ultimately included 28 studies published up to January 2017 in their analysis, six of which were randomized controlled trials that used pure uncontaminated oats, and two of which were non-randomized controlled trials (RCTs, n = 661), while the rest were observational studies. Only RCT data were included in a meta-analysis.

One year of eating oats showed no significant effects on symptoms, histologic findings, intraepithelial lymphocyte counts, or serologic test results. These findings were comparable in both adults and children.

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They concluded that available data suggest celiac patients can safely consume non-contaminated oats, but more rigorous data are needed

Read more: April 20,2017 - Oats and the Gluten-Free Diet by Nancy Lapid:

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Gluten-Free Watchdog - Updated Position Statement on Oats (1/25/17):

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Currently, most medical professionals say pure, gluten-free oats can be tolerated in limited amounts [up to a 1/2 cup per day for adults].

Many in the gluten-free community would beg to differ with that recommendation because they react to gluten-free oats as well. Those in the grain-free/low-carb community offer convincing evidence that supports their lifestyle too.

Regular followup testing is also advised to make sure intestinal damage is not occurring. For those newly diagnosed, it’s suggested to restrict the use of oats for up to one year.

Also be aware that some celiacs react to the protein found in oats [known as avenin] just as they react to the proteins in wheat, barley, rye.

If you know they cause you discomfort, do not eat them.

The experts who recommend oats, all agree that only pure, uncontaminated gluten-free oats be used - no commercial oats allowed.

Why? Cross contamination with gluten [wheat, barley, rye].

Often times oats are grown in rotation with wheat, barley, and rye. Stray plants can be left behind that get harvested with the oats. Harvesting, transporting, and processing of oats can use the same equipment as gluten-containing grains, thus exposing oats to further contamination.

A 2004 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals "regular" oats should not be considered safe for those requiring a gluten-free diet. Four different lots from three different companies found gluten content ranging from less than 3 parts per million to 1807 parts per million. Gluten Contamination of Commercial Oat Products in the United States by Tricia Thompson, MS, RD

Update January 5th, 2017 - Tricia, founder of Gluten-Free Watchdog, shares another article from PepsiCo (owners of Quaker Oats brand) about testing oats.

PepsiCo scientists recently published a second article in the scientific peer-reviewed literature on the difficulties associated with testing oats for gluten contamination. This article entitled “Kernel-based gluten contamination of gluten-free oatmeal complicates gluten assessment as it causes binary-like test outcomes” compliments their first article entitled, “Gluten-containing grains skew gluten assessment in oats due to sample grind non-homogeneity.”

Bottom Line. Based on the findings of the research by scientists from PepsiCo, Gluten Free Watchdog calls on ALL suppliers and manufacturers of gluten-free oats whether purity protocol or mechanically/optically sorted, and their certifying bodies to reevaluate their testing methodology and requirements for certification, respectively.

Recommendation. The situation with oats continues to evolve. As mentioned above, Gluten Free Watchdog’s position statement on oats will be updated in the near future. In the meantime, my advice is:

Choose your oat products based on your comfort level with regard to the level of information provided to you by manufacturers. You may want to consider the following:

Does the manufacturer disclose whether they use purity protocol or sorted oats?

Do they disclose their testing protocols?

Do they disclose the assay they use to test oats for gluten contamination?

If a manufacturer refuses to answer any of these questions or responds by saying the information is proprietary, the advice of Gluten Free Watchdog is to move on to another company.

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Quaker's first article on oat testing:

Update May 18th, 2016 - Mining through five years of testing, Gluten-Free Watchdog finds oat products are at higher risk of gluten contamination compared to gluten-free labeled foods as a whole. 35 products containing oats as first or second ingredient were tested. Analysis shows:

  • 28 of 35 (80%) of oat products tested below 5 parts per million of gluten.
  • 5 of 35 (14%) of oat products contained 20 ppm of gluten or more.
  • 2 or 35 (6%) of oat products contained more than 5 ppm but less than 20 ppm of gluten.

  • Approximately 5% of all gluten-free labeled foods tested at or above 20 ppm of gluten vs 14% of oat products.

Update October 28th, 2016 - Dietitians in Gluten Intolerance Diseases (DIGID) held a breakfast meeting at this year's Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). Topic: Oats.

This event was sponsored by purity protocol oats producer, GF Harvest Oats. GF Harvest Oats owner, Seaton Smith was the keynote speaker. A mechanically & optically sorted oats supplier was also asked to participate, but declined to speak. Tricia Thompson, RD, MS of Gluten-Free Watchdog volunteered to present information about sorted oats.

Tricia was kind enough for create
a video to accompany the DIGID oats meeting handout. Please have the handout open while watching the video.

The presentation includes:
  • Basic definitions.
  • Background information on gluten contamination levels found within commercial oats.
  • Gluten content testing results of oats.
  • Testing protocols of millers of mechanically sorted oats (Quaker, General Mills/Cheerios, Grain Millers, La Crosse Milling).
  • A PepsiCo Inc./Quaker Foods and Snacks (QFS) study on testing oats for gluten content. This important study reveals the difficulties in testing grains for gluten. Bottom line: Final product testing for oats must be extensive!

    For an easy-to-understand write up on this study (and links to actual study), please check out "
    Must Read Study Courtesy of Quaker on Testing Oats for Gluten" by Tricia Thompson, RD

OK - back to the issue at hand…

Shortly after Cheerios announced their
recall of 1.8 million boxes due to gluten contamination, Quaker Oats announced they will now be offering “gluten-free" oat products.

Like General Mills, Quaker Oats will not be using oats grown/harvested/transported using a purity protocol. They are using regular oats that will be "cleaned" via mechanical or optical sorting methods.

What is a Purity Protocol?

On April 7th, 2017, Gluten Intolerance Group of North America and four of the largest Purity Protocol oat producers in North America (Montana Gluten Free Processors LLC, Cream Hill Estates, Ltd., Gluten Free Harvest/Canyon Oats, Avena Foods Limited) published a consensus definition of Purity Protocol oats.

Having a standard definition allows consumers and buyers to know that oat suppliers are following industry-accepted or uniform best practices.

Protocol Requirements.
Purity Protocol oat packagers/processor/millers must ensure that their grower network is adhering to the following farm requirements (as specified in grower agreements):

  • Seed Purity: All gluten-free oats must start from seed, either purchased or harvested from the previous crop, that is free from all gluten-containing grains as determined by seed counts.
  • Crop Rotations: Growers shall follow a nongluten crop rotation, or a minimum three-year crop rotation between the last gluten-containing crop and the first pure oat crop, and document all previous crops grown.
  • Isolation Strips: Isolation strips are required between adjacent gluten-containing crops or conventional oat crops and must be a minimum of 6 feet in width.
  • Field Inspection: There must be inspections for potential sources of gluten cross-contamination during the growing season; these should be performed by third party inspectors trained specifically for gluten-free inspection.
  • Traceability: The farm must identify the oats by land location, and document the harvesting equipment, cleaning equipment, transports, storage facilities, and final distribution for the grain from each location.
  • Equipment Cleaning (trucks, cutters, harvesters, augurs, conveyors): Whenever possible, growers should use dedicated equipment. If not, they must use a validated cleaning process prior to handling gluten-free crops. Growers must also maintain documentation of the previous grains in the equipment.
  • Harvest Samples: These must be visually inspected, preferably by a third party laboratory, for purity. Sometimes referred to as a “seed count.”
  • Storage: Dedicated storage should be maintained for gluten-free oats.
  • Cleaned Samples: Growers must visually inspect samples for gluten-containing grains prior to scheduling deliveries.

Conformance with the grower agreement must be documented either by the grower or through an audit by the purchaser. There must be validation that the grower agreement is in compliance with these requirements through documentation and inspection records. The documentation must be reviewed and verified. Samples must be visually inspected by the purchaser for purity prior to receipt or unloading at the purchaser’s facility.

Purity Protocol oat packagers/processor/millers must also ensure that they meet the following processing requirements:

  • Dedicated gluten-free receiving systems.
  • Dedicated gluten-free in-process tanks/silos/storage.
  • Dedicated gluten-free grain cleaners, or appropriate procedures for cleaning grain-cleaning equipment and for the storage of portable grain cleaners.
  • Dedicated gluten-free milling equipment.
  • Dust control/collection procedures and schedules for changing or cleaning filters.
  • Dedicated pneumatic equipment/aspirators.
  • Dedicated extrusion equipment, or written procedures for cleaning or purging extrusion equipment, if applicable. Must document purge volume, and that purge material tests negative for gluten prior to beginning gluten-free processing.
  • Dedicated baggers/fillers.
  • Dedicated pre- and postprocess containers (such as totes).
  • Dedicated rail cars, trucks, or transports, or procedures for the cleaning and inspection of rail cars, trucks, or transports used to deliver product to other facilities or customers.
  • Sorting equipment may not be used for oats as a substitute for obtaining purity, but may be used as a supplement to the purity protocol to ensure purity.
  • The final product must meet the 20 ppm threshold in order to be labeled gluten-free in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other countries following the Codex Alimentarius guidelines. The product must meet the regulations for gluten-free labeling in the country of sale.
  • The final product must meet the 10 ppm threshold in order to be certified gluten-free by GFCO.

While the requirements of the Purity Protocol are excellent for reducing the risk of gluten contamination from wheat, rye, barley, and their hybrids and related grains, these steps do not remove the requirement that the final product be verified as containing less than 20 ppm gluten in order to be labeled gluten-free, or less than 10 ppm gluten to be certified gluten-free by GFCO.

Definition of the “Purity Protocol” for Producing Gluten-Free Oats
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What is Mechanical/Optical Sorting?

Mechanical or optical sorting are methods to remove all unwanted kernels of wheat, barley, and rye from the oats. These processes "clean" regular oats after they've been harvested and transported to the processing facility.

Mechanical sorting methods of grains and seeds have been around since the late 1960s, according to the USDA. These sorters use a variety of physical characteristics like size, shape, density, texture, terminal velocity, electrical conductivity, color, and resilience.

As technology advances, these processes improve (but is it enough?) General Mills spent five years and millions of dollars to build a seven-story tall building to "clean" the oats.

Optical sorting uses high speed, high resolution cameras and proprietary software to detect size, shape, and color parameters. Rejected items are ejected from the system using blasts of precise, high pressure air.

The jury is still out on the effectiveness of these cleaning methods. Will they create a product that is truly gluten-free? Only time and proper extensive testing will tell.

Quaker Oats have also opted for the optical and mechanical sorting methods (aka “proprietary”) of removing gluten grains from their oats. However, Quaker Oats reportedly have instituted better testing protocols than their competitor.

Quaker Oats describes their gluten-free oats processing and testing protocols to Gluten Free Watchdog:

Purity Protocol Heros

Tricia Thompson, RD, founder of
Gluten Free Watch Dog started building a list of companies that produce and use purity protocol oats.

Purity Protocol Oats List includes:

For a detail description of their policies & procedures, and their products, see Gluten-Free Watchdog's webpage:

Take a listen to GF Jules BlogTalk Radio Interview with Seaton Smith of GF Harvest - A Gluten-Free Oats Company. You'll hear how they do gluten-free oats and what it means to their family of celiacs:

It didn’t go unnoticed that a few popular gluten free companies are missing from the list above.

Why the fuss over Purity Protocol Oats? Again, it goes back to [the lack of] cross contamination with gluten [wheat, barley, rye].

For years, the gluten-free community have been told to only use pure, certified gluten-free oats due to the gluten contamination risks. In the past, this meant acceptable oats were produced and processed according to a purity protocol similar to the one described above.

Most recently, it's been difficult to determine the pedigree of oats used in a product. Companies do not always give clear answers when asked about the oats in their products. As some of the manufacturer's statements have shown (see below), they are using a combination of purity protocol oats and "cleaned" oats, or straight "cleaned" oats.

For a more detailed look at this aspect, please read Gluten-Free Watchdog's
"Gluten-free oat production: Purity protocol versus mechanical or optical sorting: Does it matter to you?"

Purity Protocol Rebels

Below is a list companies using "cleaned" oats, according to Gluten-Free Watchdog's list.

Bakery On Main, based in East Hartford, CT

Statement dated: May 22, 2016 to Gluten-Free Watchdog.

"A brand and communications marketing associate responded in part (via email on May 22, 2016), “Bakery On Main’s top priority has always been to provide great tasting products that all those with Celiac Disease can trust and know are safe. We recently decided to soon begin using the mechanically sorted oats in some of our products only due to the fact that the supplier that we will be working with has been third party certified gluten free by the GFCO.” Please contact Bakery On Main for more information."

Bob’s Red Mill, based in Milwaukie, OR

Statement dated: November 12, 2015

They first describe their gluten-free product protocol:

“For all of our gluten free products, we thoroughly batch test every product in our quality control laboratory upon delivery, during production and after packaging. We adhere to a standard of no more than 19 parts per million of gluten. Should a test show that a product exceeds that limit, it would be simply rejected and made unavailable for distribution to anyone. Every step in the production of our gluten free products is done in a separate gluten free packaging division complete with specialized machinery to make sure that our products maintain their purity.”

Then their oats (note, they use both purity protocol oats and optically sorted oats):

“Oats require special care to ensure that they are safely free from gluten. Bob’s Red Mill only sources from oat suppliers who are committed to practices for eliminating the presence of gluten. Our suppliers are innovative in controlling the presence of gluten by either avoiding crop rotation with gluten containing grains or using optical sorting technology to remove grain containing gluten. Regardless of our suppliers’ chosen methods for meeting our gluten free specification, we require that each lot is tested and confirmed gluten free before authorization for shipment to Bob’s Red Mill. To ensure that they stay just as gluten free as the day their seedlings sprouted from the earth, we test each batch in our quality control laboratory when they arrive from the farm, during production and once again after they are packaged in our dedicated gluten free facility.”

Nature's Path, based in Richmond, British Columbia Canada

Statement dated: November 2, 2015

They describe their oats:

“This is to confirm that Natures Path Foods has purchased the Country Choice brand name from Grain Millers. Grain Millers continue to be the supplier of our gluten free oats.”

Grain Millers have been mechanically separating oats since 2012, according to Gluten Free Watchdog.

Cream Hill Estates, based in LaSalle, Québec Canada

Statement dated: March 31st, 2016

Cream Hill Estates sources our gluten-free oats from a mill that successfully uses extensive mechanical and optical sorting to minimize the likelihood of gluten cross-contamination in their products.

The mill uses both select commodity and purity protocol oats and does frequent sampling throughout the process from arrival of the oats at the mill to finished product, and we are satisfied that cleaning, sorting, sampling and testing at the mill produce gluten-content results that are well within acceptable limits for celiac disease (CD) and wheat sensitive consumers, including CD members in our own family.

The mill provides us with test results for each lot number, an 1,800 pound tote bag, and we also do random independent third-party gluten testing of representative samples obtained by us from those totes.

Test results from the mill and from third-party testing are always less than 10 parts per million (ppm) of gluten with the vast majority being less than 5ppm using S-ELISA and R5-ELISA test methodologies.

Our products are certified gluten-free by the Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO).

Our dedicated gluten-free manufacturing and packaging facility in Montreal is also free from any of the top 8 food allergens identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the 10 priority food allergens identified by Health Canada.

As a finished food supplier to consumers and an ingredient supplier to manufacturers, we guarantee the purity of our products.”

Quaker Oats based in Chicago, IL

Statement updated: January 20th, 2016

Quaker Gluten-Free Oatmeal
Quaker uses traditionally grown oats that have been mechanically and optically sorted to be gluten-free.
Finished product testing (as reported to Gluten Free Watchdog and confirmed July, 2016)

16 pouches or tubes are pulled during a production run (approximately 1 pouch or tube every 1⁄2 hour).

Note: Approximately 400,000 single serving pouches are produced during a lot run; 50,000 tubes are produced during a lot run.

A 40-gram sample is taken from each pouch or tube.

The sample is homogenized.

Two extractions are taken from the homogenized sample and tested using the Ridascreen Gliadin R5 ELISA (R7001) Mendez Method.

If any single extraction from any of the 16 pouches or tubes is above 12 ppm gluten the entire lot is discarded.

Since beginning commercial runs, three early runs were above 12 ppm gluten and these lots were destroyed. Since taking corrective action, 25 additional lots have been run. All but one extraction from finished product gluten-free oatmeal tested below 5 ppm gluten; one extraction tested just above the lower limit of quantification of 5 ppm gluten (6 ppm).

UPDATE Jan 20, 2016: In email correspondence, Quaker writes, “we have continued to implement the testing protocol we shared with you for finished product. Out of our last 50 lots produced, we have had one lot test above 12 ppm; as a result, that entire lot of finished product was destroyed. All other lots produced met or exceeded our standards and were released into market.”

Quaker Oats Gluten-Free FAQ - Answers many questions consumers might ask about their oats.

Yes, even a gluten-free certified product may use mechanically separated or optically sorted oats in their products.

Bottom line, we don’t always know what type of oats are used in the product unless we ask the food manufacturer.

The "Mainstreamification" and "Walmarting" of Gluten-Free
If you're wondering - yes, yes I do like to make up words.

The gluten-free landscape began its transformation as the gluten-free lifestyle slowly seeped into mainstream consciousness.

Those of you who have been gluten-free for any length of time, think back to when you first started your journey. How many people had even heard about gluten/celiac disease/non celiac gluten sensitivity/gluten-related disorders? Right, not very many.

Fast forward to today, gluten-free is everywhere - TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, billboards, on and on. It's even being called *gasp* "a fad diet". We, the gluten-free community have been wanting mainstream recognition for a long time. It may not be in the exact form we were hoping for, but GF is now mainstream.

The increased awareness is a double edged sword. One of the biggest examples of this is gluten-free food availability. Most of the processed gluten-free foods available today were not available ten or even five years ago. Not all of the changes to the GF food landscape have been beneficial.

Gluten-Free Foods Market Research
With this amount of money on the table, it's no surprise companies want a piece of the gluten-free pie. Are the BigFood companies simply chasing the gold-rush of all things labeled gluten-free?

Back in the day, the small "Mom & Pop" companies built their businesses with hard work and a passion for doing what's right for their gluten-free customers. In many cases, the owners and employees themselves were directly affected by a gluten-related disorder. They knew and fully understood the
zen of gluten-freedom - in other words - how to do it right. These pioneers have served us well. They brought excellent products to the gluten-free party, however they were often scarce and not widely available.

Enter stage right, the 800 pound gorillas. These large companies have the means to develop and distribute products faster, farther, and cheaper. All is great, right? What seemed like a great idea at the time just might have been a wolf in sheep's clothing.

I think you probably know where this is heading. If this sound vaguely familiar to you, there's a reason. It has happened all across America. After retail giant Walmart sets up shop in a town, the economic environment is often times severely damaged, particularly in smaller towns.

Doing what an 800 pound business gorilla does (
anything it wants), it forces the small business to close because it's impossible to compete against a giant with deep pockets.

The Walmart Effect
  • - The New Way That Walmart is Ruining America's Small Towns - Jan. 25, 2016

    "When a Walmart comes to town, the local economic framework is immediately thrown into turmoil. Many small and regional businesses get trampled by the low prices made possible by the massive economies of scale of the giant retailer. It’s nearly impossible to compete."

  • - Study proves it: Walmart super-stores kill off local small businesses - May 4th, 2011

    "In 2006, the big-box retailer promised to bring jobs to the cash-strapped community. But according to a landmark study by Loyola University, the company's rhetoric didn't match reality: Within two years of Walmart's opening its doors, 82 local stores went out of business."

We are seeing a similar scenario play out in the gluten-free arena right now. Yep, the 800 pound gorillas (and many smaller primates) are using mechanically/optically separated oats in their products. Not only is this creating a health issue for the gluten-free community, it's also creating a financial problem for the pure oat producers.

GF Harvest comments on this situation
via their Facebook Page:

"We have noticed a change going through the oat market. With once having trucks heading out with 50lb bags to your favorite vendors who use oats in their product. Now we are seeing that that change because of mechanical and optical separation. The part that scares me is that newly diagnosed family or even someone who has been on a gluten free diet for a while. When they are looking at some products that might have oats that could get them sick and they won't know where they got it from, since they say "GF" or even could be certified.

We want to thank you for your support and want to let you know that we are going to readjust our focus to try and see the best place to serve our gluten free customers. You are like family to us and want to serve you the best we can."

Powell Tribune
Gluten Free Oats operation at pivotal point competitively
by Dave Bonner
March 28, 2016

"Planting of 2016 crop tentatively on hold

Not all gluten-free oats are created equally.

It’s a reality that has roiled the marketplace for a Powell company, Gluten Free Oats, and its GF Harvest branded oats products.

The Powell business, now in its 12th year, was founded with the sole purpose of providing gluten-free oats products for the percentage of the population that suffers from celiac disease. The mission is personal for Seaton Smith and his son Forrest Smith, who is credited with the vision for the gluten-free oats start-up as a high school FFA entrepreneurial project.

Read More…

So, is there anything we can do support GF Harvest, and other purity protocol oat companies? Of course!

Questions to ask food manufacturers…
  • Ask directly if any of their gluten-free oats are mechanically or optically sorted. We know they can use a mixture.
  • Ask at what point in production or pre-production they test.
  • Ask how often they test.
  • Ask if they test each final end product, do they test batches.
  • Ask if they are using the fully validated R5 ELISA R7001 Mendez method.
If they use mechanically/optically sorted oats - tell them you will not buy their products until they use purity protocol oats. Point them to this list:

Several fellow gluten-free advocates* called for a virtual
Cash Mob to help our favorite gluten-free oat producer.

How do you participate in virtual Cash Mob? Simple…just click the links below and order some purity protocol oats!

Get your pure oats

GF Harvest offers a $29.95 Pure Oats Starter Pack that includes a bonus "I Make Gluten Free Look Hot" T-shirt or GF Harvest travel cup (while supplies last)

Look for their products at a local retailor.

If your favorite store doesn't carry GF Harvest oats,
give them this handy
new product request form.

If all else fails, there's always

*Gluten-Free Advocates for Pure Oats*

In Johanna's Kitchen -
Support a Gluten-Free Farm and Trust Your Oats

Celiac In The City -
Truly Safe Gluten-Free Oats (and helping our farmer friends)!

Gluten-Free & -
A Grassroots Cash Mob in the Name of Gluten-Free Oats


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The question for this week is all about patient fruit.  Here’s what TC asked:

Ginger, in the Bible it talks a lot about patience, it’s even one of the Fruits of the Spirit! How can we actively apply and exhibit the Fruit of patience in our lives?

Great question!  Rather than shoot a 10 minute answer, I decided that THIS should be a three day series!  I hope you be patient with me [HAH] as I spend today speaking broadly about the Fruit of the Spirit and then hone in on patience in the coming week.

I learned about the Fruit of the Spirit when I was just a kid going to Sunday School.  I’m not sure I understood what they were, but I absolutely had them memorized thanks to a catchy tune.  Here’s the verse that addresses the fruit:

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23, NIV

Background info: Galatians is a letter written by Paul to a church in Galatia.  That’s how new the idea of church was.  They didn’t have a building or a street address, this was simply a message to the people of that city who held the belief that Jesus of Nazareth was Lord… rather than the popular opinion that he was a good teacher or a crazy cult leader.  Rather than having to send his letter to the big white church on the corner of this and that streets he simply wrote to the believers in Galatia.

This particular letter is now divided into 6 chapters in Bibles to help us understand the flow of the content.  Paul didn’t insert those numbers.  In the paragraphs of chapter 5 Paul is talking about having freedom through Jesus from sin and death and also how to live by the Spirit, rather than by the flesh… meaning my own selfish and rotten desires.  He lists all sorts of behavior associated with living by the flesh, and it’s not a pretty picture: hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions… the list goes on and on and doesn’t get any better.

But… (there’s a but) Paul then says that the fruit that comes from the Spirit are these 9 great characteristics.  These are the FRUIT of the Spirit.  So how does fruit grow?

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Stop by tomorrow and we will discuss how to grow specific fruit!  Can it be done?

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  • Thanks for the smile on my face. Keep up the ministry!

    P.S. I was refreshed this morning reading about Peter’s take on similar characteristics to the fruit of the Spirit in 2 Peter 1. (Oh, and is it strange when the P.S. is longer than the original message? Hmmm….)


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  • The source of the behavior you describe would be very hard to pinpoint. He may find you to be eminently attractive, and react in this manner out of shyness, but, on the other hand, he may think you look laughably ridiculous and be hardly able to stifle an embarrassing guffaw. Again, he might be freshly beyond the cusp of a particlarly virulent gastric emission, and tenuously restraining his perverse delight at the thought of your heading into the wake of its odiferous remnant. There are many more possibilities still, but these should stimulate your imagination.

    • On another occasion I saw this guy and there was only me and him. I was walking past him and he looked directly at me and smiled.

    • That serves to narrow the odds a bit. He either finds you attractive, or he had recently passed gas once again. Perhaps the former is more likely.

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    • He was standing directly in front of me when I had to walk past him and he was looking down and smiling. Anyway there was this other occasion where there was only me and him and I was walking past him and he looked at me directly and smiled. What could this mean?

    • Then he could find you attractive and have mild interest. There is a possibility that he is just being friendly.

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Welcome to the GIT'em Divers Website

Git’Em Spearfishing Team is a group of men and women dedicated to safe, and exciting scuba diving and the sport of spearfishing. We are a competitive team of divers that compete against other Louisiana Spearfishing teams/clubs throughout the year. Many of the fish speared by our members hold “Top Ten” records. Year after year, we willingly tackle the obstacles that Louisiana coastal waters hold, driven by our passion for scuba diving and spearfishing.

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Ben Arfa fit to play for Newcastle

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Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa could make his first Premier League start since December against Liverpool on Saturday.

The French international suffered a hamstring complaint in the Europa League clash with Maritimo, but now believes he has completely recovered.

He told the official Newcastle website: “My hamstring is fine now and I feel happy that the injury has gone and I can get to full fitness.

“I am 100% fit,” he claimed.

Having restricted Ben Arfa to brief cameos from the bench, Alan Pardew is expected to include him in the starting eleven sooner rather than later.

The Magpies have had a disappointing season – and aren’t completely safe from relegation – but they have been very unlucky with injuries.

Fans favourite Ben Arfa said: “The manager and the doctor have put in place a programme to ensure I return gradually rather than rush back and get further problems in the futre.”

“This was my first muscular injury and it was important that the healing ran it’s course,” he added.

A win for Newcastle in tomorrow’s late kick-off would see them reach the 40-point margin, and effectively confirm their stay in England’s top flight.

The Tyneside club will begin the day in 16th place but could conceivably reach as high as 12th if other results go their way.

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Neymar embarrassed by David Luiz

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Neymar is one of the most talented dribblers in world football and many a defender has been embarrassed by the Barcelona forward's countless tricks and skills.

However, Neymar had to suffer as a litany of his opponents have over the last couple of years when training earlier this week.

Chelsea defender David Luiz is known for being quite skillful himself and certainly showed it as the Brazil team prepared for their friendly with South Korea in Seoul on Saturday, which they won comfortably 2-0 thanks in part to a delightful Neymar free-kick.

In what looked like a 'piggy-in-the-middle' training drill Neymar and Luiz went for a loose ball, the Barcelona star stretched for the ball but the Blues centre-back got there first and dragged the ball through the young star's legs.

It was a perfect nutmeg, or panna, and the other Brazil players that saw it certainly enjoyed it - Real Madrid defender Marcelo made this very clear to Neymar.

Watch Neymar get embarrassed by a naughty nutmeg from David Luiz above...

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Municipal Pool Information

All registration for swim lessons will be held on various Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Gladstone Municipal Pool, N.E. 69th & N. Holmes. In case of inclement weather, sign-ups will be held at Gladstone City Hall, across the street from the pool. Late registration will be accepted at the basketroom as class space permits.

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* Lesson fees are $25 per student per class for pool members and $30 per student per class for
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* All classes are taught by qualified instructors certified by the American Red Cross.
* All classes meet Monday through Friday for 40 minutes, for a total of 9 classes, unless otherwise
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Season memberships to the Gladstone Municipal Pool are now on sale.

Resident Membership Rate:
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Daily admission fee: $3 per person for a full day's use.

For additional information on obtaining a membership application contact the Gladstone Parks & Recreation Department at 436-2200.

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The Perfect Sexy Dress for a Curvy Girl by Lauren Ralph Lauren

Lauren Ralph Lauren Red Jersey Cap Sleeved DressI have to confess that I have several of these dresses in my wardrobe.  Printed or plain, long sleeved, short sleeved or sleeveless I never fail to add at least one to my collection each season…..understatement.

This is your go to dress for every curvy girl.  Sexy, snappy (at the right length), in gorgeously soft and fluid jersey, perfectly washable – oh yes – packable, uncrushable and by Lauren Ralph Lauren.  Where I am at the moment, in the US, they’re the equivalent of a Michael Michael Kors handbag – in just about every department store, with new prints appearing all the time, and there’s a petites collection as well if you happen to be, like me, under 5’4” tall.   The most flattering are in a faux wrap style which offers extra fabric across the front.

What makes these dresses so special for curvy girls is not just that they hug your curves, but with a flattering V or cowl neck they add height and they have the perfect amount of ruching around the middle to highlight the good bits and camouflage anything that you want to.

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They’re not that easy to find in the UK, but House of Fraser and Ralph Lauren are the best places to look for Lauren Ralph Lauren.  Annoyingly most of the US department stores allow you to get far into the ordering process before telling you that they can’t ship Lauren Ralph Lauren to the UK.  I have no idea why.

You may be one of those girls who can wear the tightest sheath dress with no problems at all, but if you’re the average curvy girl who wants to show off her assets but be helped just a little (or a lot) without resorting to Spanx then you may like to try one of these.  I’m wearing one of mine right now.

By the way these dresses are quite stretchy so if in doubt go down a size.  And wear at your best length which I find is above the knee, even though I always have to have them shortened.  Any dress will look frumpy if it’s the wrong length for you.

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Effect of Linear Light Processing on Saturation

The following images demonstrate the (minor?) difference that linear light processing makes when adjusting saturation. In both cases, the saturation has been increased 100% except in the flesh tone areas (where it has increased less: 30% only). *The saturation algorithm is Y'CbCr/YCbCr based.

In this case, linear light processing maintains constant luminance and the image does not appear to shift in brightness as much. Without linear light processing (i.e. staying in the image's original gamma-corrected color space), luma stays the same but luminance does not. The end result is that highly saturated colors become a little brighter (this effect is proportional to its original saturation).

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Original image.

Processed in gamma corrected color space (i.e. the original R'G'B' color space).

Processed in linear light color space (gamma correction removed, calculations performed, then gamma correction added back in).

In my opinion, the image on the left looks a tad more pleasing since I prefer the brighter colors. However, one can blend between the two methods to generate other (and perhaps even better) results.

Comparison between the two methods

The image below is processed in gamma corrected color space. Roll-over to see the picture with linear light processing.

The Math

When an image is captured, it is typically converted into a gamma-corrected color space (such as Y'CbCr or R'G'B'). The input values have gamma correction applied to them. The Rec. 601 transfer function[1] is:

f(x) = x0.45.

All the input values have a power function applied to them since human vision roughly follows an exponential progression.

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[1] Other standards like Rec. 709 (used for most HD formats) and sRGB (for computer imagery) define slightly different and more complicated transfer functions than Rec. 601 (used for SD). Few conversions between Rec. 601 <--> Rec. 709 <--> sRGB take these minor differences into account; practically, the difference is too small to care about(?).

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When did you start playing Guild Wars 2?

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I've been playing since beta!

What made you want to try the game?

A friend of mine was talking about it; sounded interesting and unique, plus I had never played an MMO, so I figured why not give it a shot!

What's your favorite profession to play and why?

Dagger/Dagger Elementalist! I spent a lot of time training and playing Ele in general, and to me D/D Ele is extremely fun!

When you log into the game what is the first thing you like to do?

Go to my home instance or guild hall and collect my daily nodes.

Have you bought Heart of Thorns? If so, what is your impression of the new maps and events?
If you have not bought it explain why and if you plan to.
I totally "Shut up and take my money!" Lol. I like the new maps; the sense of urgency, to complete objectives, and overall involvement with the content is good. The maps are expansive and detailed, and are just really fun to explore.

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More consistent updates for WvW that involve ANet actually paying attention to what the WvW community is asking for. Separate balance patches for WvW, PvE, and PvP. Better/more consistent rewards for the more difficult content. More non-raid dungeons!!!! =D

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“Our beloved Mediterranean Sea is under deadly threats.” Jérémie Fosse, president of eco-union & director of Global Eco Forum

“Our sea is sick.” Frederic Ximeno, Commissioner of Ecology at Barcelona City Council

“Today economy does not address the challenges of our planet.” Marta Subirà, Secretary of Sustainability at the Government of Catalonia

These quotes sum up the challenges which not only the Mediterranean region but the entire world is currently facing. The Mediterranean Sea, as Jérémie Fosse (eco-union) pointed out, has always been a key driver for economic development in this area. In order to keep taking advantage of such a productive asset there is an urgent need to turn the economic structure into a sustainable, circular and healthy eco-system based on the Blue, Green and Inclusive Economy.

Both, Catalonia and Barcelona make strenuous efforts to bring the region’s economic goals with existing and undeniable ecological limits in line. Catalonia, member of the Mediterranean Protected Areas Network (MedPan), has launched diverse projects regarding green infrastructure and environmental recovery such a posidonia restoration in the north coast of the region. Marta Subirà (Government of Catalonia) highlighted the good performance of the Catalan Water Agency which provides service to 97% of the population and takes care of the water quality of the coast and beach areas. In addition, the Agency is taking action to optimize the water consumption in the tourism sector.

Frederic Ximeno (Barcelona City Council) explained that the 2017 Coast Strategic Plan will focus on the seafront and beaches and it will have an integral vision thanks to a participatory methodology. The Barcelona City Council is a member of Aliança Mar Blava, a civil society platform which advocate for a Mediterranean free from oil and gas explorations. As Frederic Ximeno stated, to act in accordance with Climate Paris Agreement, oil and gas activities in the Mediterranean must be stopped. In addition, in order to take care of the nature’s biodiversity, the Council supports the maritime corridor for cetaceans.

Both institutional representatives agreed that good governance is the key to address the current and future challenges. A well coordinated and coherent collaboration between public and private sectors is crucial to be successful.


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Blue Team Edges Silver in Annual Intrasquad Meet

Dec. 4, 2010

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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Highlighted by a combined six first-place finishes, the Air Force gymnastics "Blue" team defeated its "Silver" counterparts during the third annual Blue-Silver Intrasquad Meet on Saturday, Dec. 4. Gymnastics from Team Blue (274.650) posted a share of the top scores in three of the four women's events, as well as three of the six men's events, to defeat the Silver Squad (273.000).

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The final team scores were determined by combing the top three women's scores and the top two men's scores.

Three different members of the women's team contributed to its three first-place finishes, including freshman Jessica Hanner, who posted a team-leading score of 9.800 to win the balance beam. Senior team captain Brittany Dutton won the uneven bars with a score of 9.850, while classmate Lisa Wong took first on the vault with a tally of 9.650.

Dutton also scored for the Blue Team as the runner-up on the balance beam (9.700) and floor exercise (9.600), while Hanner scored on the vault (9.550, second) and uneven bars (9.400, fourth tie). Wong also contributed to the Blue Team's total on the balance beam (9.000, sixth) and floor exercise (9.500, fourth).

The Blue Team also collected scores from sophomore Tara Harris, who tied with Dutton for second on the floor exercise (9.600) and finished seventh on the vault (9.300). Freshman Laura Fauss rounded out the Blue Team's scorers with an 8.600 on the uneven bars (eighth tie).

On the men's side, the Blue Team was paced by senior Nash Mills and sophomore James Okamoto. Mills collected the meet's top scores on the still rings (14.500) and parallel bars (13.800), while Okamoto won the pommel horse with a score of 14.500.

Sophomore Alex Jessop was the Blue Team's top finisher on the floor exercise, as he finished second with a score of 13.500. Jessop was one of three Blue Team members to finish second in the meet. Freshman Patrick Duffy placed second to Okamoto on the pommel horse, tallying a score of 13.900, while junior Devin Menefee finished second to Mills on the still rings (13.300) and senior Dan Klimkowski took second behind Mills on the parallel bars (13.200).

Klimkowski also scored for the Blue Team on the floor exercise (13.300, fourth), while Mills (11.400, fifth) and Jessop (9.990, sixth) counted toward the team's final score on the high bar. Menefee also counted toward the Blue Team's score on the vault, as he tied with freshman Ben Zaiser for third (14.900).

The Silver Squad collected one first-place finish from the women's team and three event titles on the men's side. Junior Sammi Jones won the women's floor exercise with a score of 9.700, while sophomore Tory Brown won the floor exercise (13.900), vault (15.700) and high bar (13.500) for the men.

Jones also scored for the Silver Squad on the vault (9.400, fifth tie), uneven bars (9.400, fourth tie), while freshman Katie Hawthorne scored for the squad on the uneven bars (9.550, second tie), balance beam (9.100, fourth tie) and floor exercise (9.250, sixth). Classmate Jen Larsen tied with Hawthorne on both the uneven bars (9.550) and balance beam (9.100) to score for the Silver Squad.

Freshman Linnaea Hance and senior Holland Davis paced the Silver Squad on the vault, placing third (9.500) and fourth (9.450), respectively. Hance also tied for second on the balance beam (9.700) and placed fifth on the floor exercise (9.400).

On the men's side, freshman Mac Ritchie was the runner-up on the high bar (12.800), while also placing fourth on the still rings (12.800) and parallel bars (12.800). Senior Aaron Zaiser placed second on the vault (15.100), while finishing third on the floor exercise (13.400). Freshman Tyler Huebner also picked up a pair of scoring finishes for the Silver Squad, after placing third on the still rings (13.100) and tying for fourth on the pommel horse (11.300).

Sophomore Nick Owen and senior Matt Thorne rounded out the scoring finishers for the Silver Squad. Owen placed third on the pommel horse with a score of 12.300, while Thorne tied for second on the parallel bars with a total of 13.200.

Overall, Dutton won the women's all-around with a score of 38.250, while Hance and Hanner placed second (37.900) and third (37.350), respectively. Mills, the only all-around competitor for the men's team, posted a combined score of 78.800.

The men's team officially opens the season at home on Saturday, Jan. 15, when they host the annual Rocky Mountain Open at 6 p.m., at the Academy's Cadet West Gym. The women, who kick off the season at Denver on Jan. 8, open the home portion of their schedule on Jan. 22 in a double-dual meet with the men's team. The women will host Seattle-Pacific, while the men will host service academy rival Army.

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The 65-year-old former Liverpool coach has expressed his belief that the Magpies' mooted January signings could in fact have a negative impact on squad morale

Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has warned Newcastle manager Alan Pardew against signing too many French players.

The Magpies having already tied up deals for Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Yoan Gouffran and Massadio Haidara this month, taking the number of French-speaking players in the squad up to 13.

And, with Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko also linked with an arrival, Houllier, now a global advisor with New York Red Bulls, has claimed the recruits could have a negative impact.

"You can’t stop the French speaking French," Houllier told reporters.

"The dressing room will be unbalanced. There will be problems."


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Roberto Mancini's team still have hope of reaching the finish line first but must overcome their recent malaise if they are to properly challenge Manchester United

By Wayne Veysey at Etihad Stadium

By failing to spark for the second time in five days, Manchester City are left way off the pace in the domestic marathon.

Any more points-shredding and the two-horse Premier League title race could be about to lose a thoroughbred.

Manchester United’s lead with a third of the season left is nine points and they have galloped so far off into the distance that City will soon require binoculars to see their neighbours.

Before the inquest of another stuttering City performance is opened, some caveats should be noted.

Liverpool produced a quite outstanding away performance, bursting with purpose, savvy and commitment, and decorated with strikes of the highest quality from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard.

To come away from two of English football’s most imposing fortresses – Arsenal on Wednesday night and now Etihad Stadium - with a pair of 2-2 draws and only two points must feel like scant reward for Brendan Rodgers.
City's home record v top seven
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City 1-1 Arsenal
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City’s home patch was once a parade ground for their nimble ball players and accomplished athletes. Those opponents who were not swatted aside would eventually get ground down.

Now, the juggernaut is spluttering. The malaise evident in their disastrous Champions League campaign has spread to domestic engagements.

Manchester United took all three points at Etihad Stadium two months ago in what is undeniably the most significant result of the Premier League campaign to date. Arsenal and Liverpool both dominated at the sky blue side of Manchester, much in the manner of Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, but were unable to finish off Mancini’s team.

City retain the tenacity of champions, evident in the spirit of the likes of man-of-the-moment Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart and absent totems Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany.

But the ruthlessness has been mis-placed. So has the authority. “We were too nervous,” Mancini admitted after Aguero’s audacious late equaliser won a point that his team barely deserved. “The strikers didn’t play well. We didn’t play well as a team.”

Only perhaps James Milner and Zabaleta operated anywhere near their maximum against Liverpool. The others all disappointed in some shape or form.

Even the hallowed David Silva, who has been one of the few City players to come close to matching his high attainment of last season, flunked the Merseyside examination and was substituted with 16 minutes remaining.

Mancini, as he tends to, blames the board for failing to provide him with the necessary firepower to annihilate the opposition.

A poor transfer window last summer, which City ended with a frailer squad than with which they started it, has been followed by a deathly quiet January.

With the £24 million purchase of Robin van Persie, United demonstrated the dual benefits of beefing up their own squad while simultaneously weakening their rivals.

Yet there is more to City’s deterioration than a financial fair play squeeze.

A complacency or listlessness seems to have spread through the squad since the high water-mark of last May.

Unwittingly or not, some of the hunger levels could have dropped. Perhaps the manager’s message is not quite getting through any more. Perhaps the players need to hear different voices on the training ground and in the dressing room. Perhaps Mario Balotelli was not the only big name treading water and requiring a change of scenery.

Nevertheless, it would be premature to write off City’s title chances with a third of the campaign to go.

By hook or by crook, United have taken a remarkable 62 points out of a possible 75 this season. Their blips have only been isolated. They are due an extended one, the type that City themselves had last spring and which very nearly detonated their own title chances.
15/2 Manchester City are 15/2 with Bet365 to retain their Premier League title

The fixture list does not offer any great comfort, although there is still the matter of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford in April.

City’s main hope of clawing their way back into the title race could be Sir Alex Ferguson’s team being victorious in their glamour tie with Real Madrid and having sustained runs in the Champions League and FA Cup.

United have a habit of stock-piling bodies in the physio’s room in the closing months of the season, and making things harder for themselves than they should be.

It may all sound a bit desperate for City. But there is still air in their lungs and the finish line remains in sight.

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OP - they are just unhappy people who want everyone else to be as unhappy as they are. Many of them mistake any difference of opinion as hostility, and many of them are bitter after having been hurt by other mean people. Hostility begets hostility - the best way to confront it is to show that it has no power over you, because it really doesn't. People can be as vile and disrespectful as they want to be, but at the end of the day, they're just words. When you allow them to bother you, you give those words power, and the pain you experience changes you into what caused that pain.
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Bolded... NO ! Words have power in and of themselves. You do not give them power, they already have it.

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Wrong - if words do not contain truth or are not manifested in truth, then they are just words. If the words do contain truth and they hurt, then the problem lies with the one who is hurt by the truth. The OP was talking about hostile words that are unwarranted, hence they contain no truth or legitimacy.
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