user: Problem: WWE Star Jack Swagger -- Avoids Jail For DUI & Pot Arrest

WWE Star Jack Swagger Avoids Jail For DUI & Pot Arrest

was found GUILTY of driving his car while half-baked -- but won't spend any more time behind bars, TMZ has learned.

We broke the story ... Jack -- real name

-- was pulled over for speeding near Biloxi, Mississippi back in February, but was then

​ (not for alcohol) after cops say they found weed in his car.

Jack was charged with DUI, speeding and possession -- but pled not guilty.

Today in court, a judge found the WWE star GUILTY -- with a capital G -- for DUI and speeding. The possession charge had previously been dropped.

Jack was sentenced to 6 months unsupervised probation, fined $1,498 (including court costs) and ordered to participate in MASEP -- an alcohol / substance education class for first-time DUI offenders.

Hey, school beats jail any day.

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Summary: WWE superstar Jack Swagger was found GUILTY of driving his car while half-baked -- but won't spend any more time behind bars, TMZ has learned. We broke…


Problem: Syrian Rebels Launch Assault on Vital Aleppo Supply Route

Civilians were reportedly killed in both government-controlled and rebel-held quarters of Aleppo on Monday after antigovernment forces launched an assault in the divided north Syrian city.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that rebels attempted to regain control of the Castello Road, the only supply route into the eastern part of the city they control, which had been severed by the forces of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

Shelling by rebel forces — which comprise Free Syrian Army, the Islamic Front and other groups — killed nine civilians, according to figures from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group based in the U.K, cited by AFP. The group estimated that 13 civilians were killed in airstrikes by the regime focused on the Bab al-Maqam neighborhood.

Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, has been divided since 2012, when fighting broke out between rebels and the government. An estimated 300,000 people live in areas of the city held by antigovernment groups.

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Summary: Civilians have been killed by airstrikes and shelling during the fierce fighting


Problem: Cape Cod cell reception to improve

One of the country’s four major cell phone carriers is hooking up dozens of antennas along Cape Cod to high-speed fiber-optic lines to improve call reception and download speeds.

CapeNet, which uses fiber-optic data transmission lines along Cape Cod to transmit phone calls and data, said it would lay the high-speed connections to 59 cell phone towers over the course of 2015. A spokesman for CapeNet said a nondisclosure statement prohibited him from naming the carrier or providing financial details.

Cell phone coverage can be spotty along the Cape during the summer, when vacationers flock to the area’s beaches and seaside towns for weekend getaways. Matt Ellis, a spokesman for CapeNet, said the unnamed carrier’s reception would improve on the Cape and in Southeastern Massachusetts once the carrier connected its antennas to the fiber network.

“There are some towers on the Cape that are still using 2G,” a cell phone technology that only transmits voice calls and text messages, not data, Ellis said. “This technology will enable the carrier to get to 4G.”

Many cell phone towers are owned by a third party and used by multiple networks, such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Those carriers pay to place their antenna on a tower and string a data line up to it, but Ellis said the quality and capacity of that line can vary widely. Once completed, he said, the unnamed carrier’s fiber connections will be the first such high-speed links on the Cape.

Eventually, Ellis said, the hope is that other companies also will pay for fiber connections to their Cape Cod antennas.

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Summary: The unnamed company will hook up its antennas with fiber optic lines to improve data speeds.


Problem: Clarified - what is this gluten of which you speak? - Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs

In cooking, the process of clarification entails straining out extraneous muck from liquids so that they might be pure, clear and ideal for consumption. With this series on food terminology we're attempting to do the same.

The word “gluten” is being bandied about quite a bit lately on our site and in the news.

We mentioned gluten heavily in our explainer on high fructose corn syrup; commenters kvetched about restaurants’ insensitivity to issues surrounding it in a recent lunchtime poll; Gwyneth Paltrow publicly nixed it from her diet; and there are slews of cookbooks and product lines that come out every day to cater to those living a "gluten-free" lifestyle.

Such attention doesn't go without merit. A recent study indicates that one out of 133 people in the United States is affected by Celiac disease or gluten intolerance – and that number continues to grow steadily.

Chatter about gluten is clearly on the rise - so what exactly is it? Gluten refers to the group of natural proteins found in all forms of wheat and wheat flour – whether it be bulgur, durum, semolina, spelt, rye, barley or the hybrid crop, triticale.

Meet blogger and cookbook author Gluten Free Girl

These natural proteins, gliadin and glutenin, are non-water-soluble and they’re the ones that essentially achieve leavening. The molecules trap carbon dioxide gas in the dough, so all those tiny holes, sponge or “bubbles” you see in that loaf – yup, that’s the gluten. It's used in bread baking because the elasticity of its protein structure gives cohesiveness and structure to dough.

Unfortunately, it also brings gastric misery to people with gluten intolerance - also called Celiac disease, Coeliac, Coeliac Sprue Disease and gluten enteropathy - which is a far cry from a run-of-the-mill wheat allergy.

A wheat allergy is like any standard allergy. Depending on its severity, reactions can be similar to what a sufferer might have to animal dander or shellfish - hives or nausea.

Celiac disease on the contrary, is an autoimmune disorder with intense gastrointestinal symptoms - like cramping and bloating - among others. When people with Celiac disease eat foods with gluten, it damages the villi of the small intestine wall - thus, preventing basic nutrients of food from being absorbed.

Simply avoiding bread doesn't do much good. Gluten pops up in surprising places, including soy sauce, sausage, lunchmeat, some instant coffee, soups, sauces and even Communion wafers. Sufferers often need to go to extreme measure to avoid encountering it - hence the uptick in gluten-free products, cookbooks and restaurants.

If Celiac disease is left untreated - that is to say, if gluten is still consumed - it can go so far as to cause anemia, gall bladder failure or osteoporosis.

While much has become known about this disease in recent years, much remains a mystery - including the cause.

Previously - What is high fructose corn syrup?

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assistant: The word “gluten” is being bandied about quite a bit lately on our site and in the news, but what is it and why do some people have to avoid it?