Elisabeth Hasselbeck is standing up for Gwyneth Paltrow. By coming down hard on gluten. The View co-hosts got into a debate this morning over Paltrow’s upcoming book, ” It’s All Good ,” in which the actress offers up a slew of carb-free and gluten-free recipes . “I do believe that there is a growing number of people with gluten intolerance, not just celiac disease, like myself,” said Hasslebeck. “I do think it causes inflammation in the body, whether you are celiac or gluten intolerant or not.” The former Survivor contestant herself, in fact, has penned a pair of gluten-free cook books. Hasselbeck – who is NOT leaving The View – added that she noticed a significant improvement in her overall health since she cut this item out of her diet. “I’ve been on the diet for 10 years,” she said. “I’ve never felt better.” But even more than any disdain for gluten, Hasselbeck wanted to make a clear point regarding Paltrow and her beliefs: “She could do whatever the heck she wants. She’s a mom, those are her kids, do what you want.”
Now that the economic boom times of the earlier part of the decade are over, cities and states across America are going bust. In fact, for a growing number of local governments throughout the United States, there is no getting around the fact that “flat broke” accurately describes the situation that they are facing. For many of these cities and states that are on the verge of bankruptcy, the American Dream is quickly turning into the American Nightmare. added by: Revelation1217
“It is strangely quiet. About 40 mainly Palestinian protesters face off with a line of armed Israeli soldiers over coils of razor wire. They calmly explain they want access to land Israel has confiscated to build its West Bank barrier. Chanting begins, followed by impassioned speeches in Hebrew, English and Arabic. “You soldiers standing here, blocking Palestinians from walking on their own land, you need to think about what you're doing,” lectures one young woman. “What will you tell your children?” asks an older man. The troops stare impassively ahead. 'Excuse to shoot' Beit Jala is one of a growing number of Palestinian villages holding regular protests against Israel's occupation of the West Bank. Many end with Palestinian youths throwing stones and Israeli troops firing tear gas and sometimes rubber-coated bullets. But organisers in Beit Jala, such as Ahmad Lazza of the Holy Land Trust who trains protesters in non-violent tactics, are determined to keep things peaceful. This is partly out of personal belief, and partly about avoiding escalation with Israeli soldiers. “You don't want him to feel threatened, because it is a very good excuse for him to shoot you,” he says. Protesters in the area have recently chained themselves to olive trees to protect them from Israeli bulldozers and rebuilt a destroyed garden on land cleared for the barrier – which Israel says is for security, but Palestinians see as a land grab. They have also forced their way into the main checkpoint keeping Bethlehem Palestinians from Jerusalem…” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8618868.stm added by: Mariased
Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers that have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9. “I want to get to where I don't have to go to the store and buy tobacco, but I'll just be able to supply my own from one year to the next,” Byars said.