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Liz Rivera Goldstein of Port Townsend, Washington, chief organizer of Saturday’s Peace and Justice Festival in Chimacum, is arrested at Naval Magazine Indian Island. (Photo by Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News)

Police arrest 35 at Indian Island war protest
2006-09-24 by JEFF CHEW

INDIAN ISLAND — Thirty-five war protesters were arrested Saturday afternoon after 22 Jefferson County deputies greeted them at the gates to Naval Magazine Indian Island.

“I thought it was really lovely,” said Liz Rivera Goldstein.

She and her husband Dan were among those arrested — many of them smiling — and taken away in two Jefferson Transit buses to the Jefferson County jail in Port Hadlock.

All were to be charged with disorderly conduct said Jefferson County Undersheriff Tim Perry.

They were to be cited there, and then released Saturday night, he said.

To read the full article, click here.

It isn’t often that one finds Palestinian hip-hop, so I thought we should have a special treat to celebrate, namely a double post for the day. And these guys are singin’ ’bout stuff we can get behind.

Cool, eh?

These fellas surfaced when I was looking for something else entirely one day. It’s a good thing, too, since I didn’t have anyone lined up for Singin’ on Sunday. I guess I’m going to call this public domain (or at least that’s what I’ll pretend). If they put it up on YouTube, it becomes fair game and free advertising. They’re pretty good, but then they’re from Austin. What do you expect, eh?

Here’s their Web site if you want to learn more about them – Uncle Lucius.

Of course, we know the female of this bunch was smart enough to bail out long ago.

For those interested in having first-hand information about events in Thailand, a new blog was borne overnight to report on the Thai coup. Here it is:

Pecan Pie (28 August 2000)

If you have read the book Sweet Heat, you will understand this peculiar recipe. It is excellent when served with Dreyer’s Hot Chilly Chili or Out of a Flower, Inc.’s Jalapeño Mexican Vanilla Bean ice cream. Have a cool mocha or something similar to accompany it.

I used some ideas from the Joy of Cooking and another local Louisiana cookbook (The Louisiana Proud Collection of Home Cooking), but they both used this Karo corn syrup thing which had no appeal to me. So here is what I did:

5 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon good vanilla extract
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon chile morita powder (or chipotle powder)
A couple of tablespoons bottled water (optional)
1-1/2 cups fresh pecans

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Lightly roast the pecans for 10 to 12 minutes, just until you detect the wonderful aroma. [I also will “blind-bake” (see note * below) the crust if I am using one of my homemade crusts at the same time.]

In the meanwhile, mix the brown sugar, honey, vanilla, molasses, and chile powder together very thoroughly ensuring that the sugar is completely dissolved (if you are using very thick honey, then add water to thin it). Last, add the beaten eggs and thoroughly mix the honey mixture into them, then fold the cooled pecans into the mixture.

For this one, I used a store-bought 9-inch frozen pie crust (I thawed it first), poured the egg / pecan mixture into it, and baked it at 350° F. for 35 to 40 minutes. I tested using a toothpick (it should come out of the filling clean).

Do NOT use “chili powder” from your local grocery – it would contain cumin, oregano, salt, and perhaps other things. You could substitute cayenne chile powder, but perhaps only a 1/4 to 1/3 teaspoon as it is spicier than morita. The key difference to understand is that chipotles and moritas are smoked chiles, while cayenne chiles are simply dried then ground to the fine powder that we buy at the store.

* Note: To blind-bake a crust, spread parchment paper into the bottom of the crust in the pie plate, add dried beans evenly into the bottom to weigh it down (bean layer should be 1/2-inch thick), and bake at 400° F. for 8 to 10 minutes.

* Note: FF = Foodie Friday

OUTCRY FOR PEACE! TODAY, September 21 5 to 7 pm Congress Avenue Bridge

JOIN OUR OUTCRY for peace by gathering on the Congress Avenue Bridge sidewalks from 5 pm to 7 pm.

OUTCRY FOR PEACE is part of the Declaration of Peace a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq, including:

– a prompt timetable for withdrawal of troops and closure of bases
– a peace process for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation and
– the shift of funding for war to meeting human needs

If this plan for peace is not created and activated by Congress by September 21, the International Day of Peace Declaration signers across the U.S. will engage in nonviolent action from 9/21 to 9/28 in Washington, D.C. and in communities throughout the nation.

Sponsored by Code Pink Austin, in conjunction with the Austin Center for Peace and Justice.

For more information call 799-5117.

Alice Embree

This is one of those rare visitors in the Pacific Northwest. He appears in the Spring for a few days, and again in the Autumn, but he mostly spends his time elsewhere. He is an evening grosbeak. The picture was taken in Shelton, Washington in early June 2004.

*Note: WW = Wildlife Wednesday

Cartoon Tuesday just lives on today. And there may be more …

Wednesday, September 27th, 8 pm MonkeyWrench Books presents a screening and discussion of “Rebels with a Cause.” Rebels with a Cause is a 2000 documentary that chronicles the movements for social change of the Sixties that began with the civil rights movement and culminated with the angry protests against the US war in Vietnam.

Students for a Democratic Society, the largest and most influential student organization of the ’60s, was a uniquely American movement that grew and evolved in response to the times. At its peak in 1968, SDS had over 100,000 members and 400 chapters. Told through the eyes of SDS members, the film is about far more than SDS. It’s about the values, motivations, and actions of a generation that lost it’s innocence but gained a sense of power and purpose. It’s about a decade that changed America.

The movie will be followed by a discussion with Alice Embree, a former Austin SDS member who is featured in the film, about SDS’s legacy in Austin. LOCATION: MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop.