Info War

Making cheese is the same process, no matter what type of cheese you set out to make. The protein in milk solidifies by adding one or a combination of acids/rennet. The curds then separate from the liquid or whey and then, cheese is formed.

Equipment you’ll need:
” Pots and pans with lids – always use stainless steel, glass, ceramic or un-chipped enamel.
” Cheese ladle
” Butter muslin – don’t use regular cheese cloth because the weave is too wide.
” Curd cutter – a knife that is long enough to reach the bottom of your pan
” Dairy thermometer
” Colander – it must have small enough holes to drain whey without losing curds.
” Cheese mould
” Cheese press – only for more advanced cheeses
” Shallow Bowl/pan

Ingredients:
” Milk – fresh goat milk. If pasteurizing, then bring it down to room temperature before you begin
” Starter cultures – a pure form of bacteria added to warm milk to produce an acid. They should always be made from pasteurized milk.
” Rennet – an enzyme that turns milk into curds. It comes in liquid or tablet form.
” Salt – sea salt is the best option, or you may use iodized or non-iodized salt as per your preferences.
” Additions – herbs, chives, sage, garlic, etc.

When making the cheese, ensure that your counters, utensils and hands are absolutely clean and free of any germs or even yeast. Any trace of yeast can make your cheese flop. Start off with simple recipes, and practise soft cheeses first. Then improvise as you wish.

Is Morgan Hill, California up for the SunWize Challenge? The residential solar power installer is challenging residents of the Bay Area city to make the switch to solar energy and is willing to put its money where its mouth is to make it happen. The company’s goal is to convert 60,000 watts of residential power to solar by July 31 and they are taking some unusual steps to make it happen.

For starters, the company is willing to give up to $500 for every Morgan Hill resident who goes solar. The rebate will begin at $100 but be increased by $10 for every new home that installs home solar panels. If the town reaches the 60,000 watt goal by July 31, SunWize will donate $6,000 to the Morgan Hill Community Foundation. Please visit http://www.sunwize.com/morganhill/index.php for more information on the SunWize Challenge in Morgan Hill.

July 2009 saw Facebook attract 87.7 million unique visitors in the US, according to comScore figures. The statistics however do not reveal that a small but noticeable group is opting out of Facebook.

In 2008 when Facebook’s Scrabble application was pulled due to copyright laws, the obvious was clear. Facebook was not just a social club, but a corporate interest. The next roadblock was when Facebook seemed to claim ownership of users’ contributions, which was later adjusted in the membership contract. For the rest of the disbelievers, the novelty of Facebook has worn off; and the others think it too ‘Big Brotherly’.

One Facebook user appalled by the commercialization and regulation of personal and social life, now crusades against Facebook and likens it to the North Korean regime. Another didn’t agree with Facebook’s idea of online friendship, while others have just lost interest in checking other people’s updates, photo uploads and having their profile constantly watched by others.

Juliet Klam, writer and prolific Facebook updater in an interview with the NY Times said Facebook ‘felt dead’. Having noticed the exodus, she said it was like a kid who got bored with a new toy. Facebook is a great tool to find friends with, but once everyone has been found, the novelty wears off, and then, you move on.

If the exodus continues, this social network might just end up being a ghost town, with no more updates, photo albums, and marketers picking up the pieces of once popular online social circles.

A sudden surge of being overwhelmed by anxiety and fear; you can’t breathe; your heart is pounding – this could mean you’re having a panic attack. Left untreated, panic attacks can lead to panic and anxiety disorders amongst other problems, sometimes even causing you to withdraw from normal activities. Treatment will reduce or eliminate symptoms and help you lead a normal life.

Signs that you are suffering from panic and anxiety disorders:
- Frequent, unexpected panic attacks
- Worrying about having another panic attack
- Avoiding people or places because of previous panic attacks

Recurrent panic attacks due to panic disorders can affect you emotionally. It affects your self confidence, and leaves a deep sense of fear and terror – causing serious damage to your normal everyday life, thus leading to the following symptoms:

- Anticipatory anxiety – you being to feel more anxious and tense, instead of feeling relaxed and back to your normal self between panic attacks. This comes from a deep-seated fear of having future panic attacks and can be extremely difficult to deal with.
- Phobic avoidance – you start to avoid certain people, situations and places. This is because of previous panic attacks, and you believe this avoidance will help prevent the next one. You might also avoid places because escape is difficult or that help would be unavailable. It in its extreme, such avoidance leads to agoraphobia.

Panic and anxiety disorders can be treated. Effective methods include therapy, medication and even certain lifestyle changes.

Thanks to the Department of Homeland Security, administrators at the Telstar Middle and High Schools in Bethel, Maine won’t have to worry about what to do if the power goes out during a class day. The Bethel Citizen says the school board recently approved the purchase of a $149,000 standby generator primarily paid for with funds from a Department of Homeland Security grant.

In case you are wondering, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t handing out emergency generators to any school: Superintendent Dave Murphy said that the school district received the money because it is a Red Cross shelter. However, the generator can be used to school purposes, and it very well might be in the future – along with outages because of storms, the school has had to close because of cold weather that knocks out the power.

The school board voted to approve the purchase of a 1,600-amp industrial generator, giving the school the ability to run at its full level of output with room to spare. The school will need to cover an additional $33,000, which rankled some as it comes on the heels of budget cuts.

RELECTRIC.com is a great resource for Siemens circuit breakers and other electrical parts.