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Under its new united Reference Series, Klipsch has launched six passive home theater speakers and two subwoofers. The Klipsch Reference line joins the renowned Reference II Series that is currently in the market and offers similar advanced acoustic engineering and industrial design.
Under its new united Reference Series, Klipsch has launched six passive home theater speakers and two subwoofers.
This is the second launch under Klipsch's new strategy. These new products represent the initial and entry-level series in what will be a tiered approach to Reference home theater speakers to be completed in 2015.
Klipsch Reference consists of two floorstanding towers (R-28F and R-26F), two monitors (R-15M and R-14M), one center channel (R-25C), and one surround (R-14S). The line's subwoofers include the R-10SW and R-12SW.
All of the Klipsch Reference loudspeakers are available in a brushed black polymer veneer finish and equipped with exclusive Tractrix Horn technology and Linear Travel Suspension (LTS) aluminum tweeters that produce impressive high-end response and powerful dynamics for clean, natural sound. Their LTS tweeters have been a hallmark in the previous Reference generations as well as the flagship Palladium Series and ensures minimized distortion for enhanced, detailed performance. Providing remarkable low-frequency response with minimal cone breakup and distortion are the speakers' Injection Molded Graphite woofers.
The Klipsch Reference subwoofers are also available in a black polymer veneer finish and feature high performance, front-firing drivers that provide deep bass and placement flexibility. Their Injection Molded Graphite woofers are exceptionally light while being extremely rigid to provide remarkable low-frequency response with minimal cone breakup and distortion. The built-in all-digital amplifier also delivers ample power with high efficiency and true-to-source accuracy in reproduction.
"The Reference sound signature is what makes people passionate about the Klipsch brand," said Mark Casavant, senior vice president of global product development for Klipsch. "It is our goal for listeners to feel the power, detail and emotion Klipsch speakers are able to bring out of music and movies, as if they are being heard or seen for the first time. Our new Reference speakers not only create this experience but inspire passionate listeners alike."
Klipsch Reference covers U.S. price points ranging from $698 to $898 for a pair of floorstanding speakers, $199 to $249 for a pair of monitors, $249 for a center channel, $279 for a pair of surrounds, and $349 to $449 for a subwoofer.
The Reference Unity strategy is a global initiative that will align the majority of its product offerings under the legendary Klipsch Reference Series. The new approach unifies the speaker, soundbar and headphone series, making its superior sonic signature attainable to a wider audience at various price points. These tiered levels of home theater speakers, soundbars and headphones are precision-engineered and meet the brand's high-quality acoustic and design standards.


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In Flames
The Mirror's Truth
IN FLAMES was formed by Jesper Strömblad back in 1990. The band as it was at the time consisted of Jesper, Johan Larsson and Glenn Ljungström. A demo was recorded and soon after the band got a record deal and released "Lunar Strain" and it did not take long before the album was a classic in the fast growing Scandinavian death metal scene. With a new line up consisting of Jesper, Johan & Glenn along with two new additions: Anders Fridén on vocals and Björn Gelotte on drums, IN FLAMES signed a license deal with Nuclear Blast Records and soon started recording the follow up: "The Jester Race". " The Jester Race" quickly became a big hit all across Europe and Japan. After the recording of "Whoracle" in 1997 Johan and Glenn decided to leave the band and Peter Iwers (bass) joined. Niklas Engelin (Gardenian, Engel) was temporarily in the band filling in on guitars. With a fresh line up the band set sails and headed out on tour. Short after a very successful European tour Niklas had to focus on his other projects, and Björn switched from drums to guitar and Daniel Svensson joined the band, and this is the IN FLAMES as we know it today. With the completion of the line up "Colony" was recorded and released in 1999. " Colony" took IN FLAMES to a new level and the band sold out venues across Europe, USA and Japan and quickly became one of the biggest and most popular Melodic Death Metal acts around. "Clayman" which was released in 2000 even topped its predecessor and the awards started pouring in and the band kept growing in popularity. In 2001 "The Tokyo Showdown", In Flames first live album was released, and gave the public and insight to the band's live competence. Modern and more mature "Reroute To Remain" (2002) again confirmed the status of IN FLAMES and marked another milestone in their career. Two years later and it was time to take IN FLAMES to a new level. "Soundtrack To Your Escape" did just that and was the logical continuation after "Reroute To Remain". IN FLAMES continued to tour the world and documented these escapades, which resulted in the release of the phenomenal DVD/CD package "Used And Abused – In Live We Trust" in 2005. With an incredibly successful world tour behind them, In Flames recorded the masterpiece "Come Clarity" which was released in March 2006. "Come Clarity" got an amazing reception in the media and has today sold over 400.000 copies worldwide.The song "Take This Life" from the album is featured on the new "Guitar Hero III" game. A game which has been deemed the bestselling video game of all times and has today sold six million copies. In September 2007 In Flames entered IF STUDIOS, in Gothenburg, Sweden, to record their new album. "A Sense Of Purpose" was recorded and produced by the band together with Daniel Bergstrand (vocals) and Roberto Laghi (Bass, guitar & drums) and mixed by Toby Wright in LA (Metallica, Slayer, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Motley Crue etc) and masterd by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen mastering studios in LA. With this new album there is no doubt that IN FLAMES will take a step up the ladder towards becoming one of the biggest metal bands of all times. "The Mirror´s Truth" is the first single from the "A Sense Of Purpose" – not quite the typical song you would expect for the first single, but it gives a perfect overview of what´s happening on the new album. It´s really, really heavy but still catchy. "Eraser" and "Tilt" are exclusive new songs – leftovers from the album sessions, but as strong as every song on the album! "Abnegation" was originally recorded for the "Viva La Bam, Vol.2" sampler. Value for money! " IN FLAMES does not follow trends, they create them!" ROCK HARD Spain
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Oracle Buys Eloqua
That's it? Only $810.8 million? Not even a whole billion? I would have thought Eloqua would command a higher price, especially with a market cap in the $4-500 million range. Lots of people are saying nice things about the deal but I ain't buying it just yet.
They IPO'd in August at $11.50 per share and raised $90+ million and in the last year had revenues of about $85 million. So from this perspective the strike price of $23.50 makes some sense. However, marketing automation is heating up and it's a good place to hang out a shingle these days so I would have expected more of a premium.
This leaves Marketo and a bunch of smaller companies in the space and curiously opens up the market quite a bit. Eloqua is a good Salesforce partner but you have to wonder how much longer that will last given that Larry doesn't even invite Marc to OpenWorld any more.
I think Eloqua's Salesforce business goes in the tank immediately meaning that Oracle might have over paid given Eloqua's revenue is somewhat dependent on good relations between the two companies' sales forces. So look for Marketo to get a lot more interest from Salesforce (as if they don't have enough?).
This acquisition clears the field for Salesforce and I could easily see Marc buying Marketo just to make sure he has something in the corral. If that doesn't happen, then every SAP and IBM in the world will want Marketo and soon. Marketo would be a good fit for Salesforce, better than Eloqua in some respects, given the social direction of the Marketing Cloud.
At this stage Oracle is amassing an impressive string of software solutions that it is attempting to forge into some kind of suite. But maybe not. This reminds me that the last couple of years worth of Oracle acquisitions in the front office market resemble another spate of acquisitions the company embarked on in 2004-2005. It ended up buying such names as PeopleSoft and Siebel and each of those companies had bought up many other companies like J.D. Edwards and Upshot to name just two. I think of that as the Great Consolidation. Lately things are looking similar.
Seven or eight years ago Oracle was chided for becoming the new Computer Associates and it was widely expected to cease all development and enhancement of the products and just collect the maintenance revenue stream. That didn't happen, the company pledged to keep the brands going and today they are. It also promised to build powerful software that would link everything together in one big, happy mass. The project was supposed to take 3 years but it reached double that before Oracle threw up its hands and declared victory in a parallel universe.
Fusion is still evolving and the separate applications are, well, separate. But the focus now seems to be on bringing together RightNow, Siebel, ATG, Eloqua, and the other recently acquired systems under the Fusion umbrella. Maybe it will work, I dunno.
For now, Oracle may have stolen first base buying Eloqua. The marketing market is still hot, Salesforce is committed to big time social marketing, Marketo might be a target purchase for them but that's not certain. Sooner or later Oracle needs to put some stories together about how its new applications all work together otherwise the CA rumors will start all over.
Wow. You wrote what I thought, but beat me to it. Nice synopsis. Fully agree with the likelihood of many Eloqua / Salesforce customers looking for other options soon and this deal helps Marketo quite a bit.
For this reason, the valuation makes sense and if I'm Joe Payne and the board, take the money while it's on the table.
While I agree that it's not a foregone conclusion, I cant imagine Marketo going to anyone but Salesforce in the current landscape.
Oracle continues to put the right tools in place but the stitching together of apps hasn't gone amazingly well in the past and Fusion, while finally in the hands of customers still has a long ways to go.
Nice analysis.
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The 64th Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to be awarded to Tim Burton by his long-standing colleague, Johnny Depp
The screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in the new Disney Digital 3D version, and a world premiere of some sequences from the eagerly-awaited Sweeney Todd are the special events planned for the "Tim Burton Day", to be held on Wednesday 5th September. On that day, Johnny Depp will hand the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to the American director Tim Burton, awarded by the 64th Venice Film Festival (29th August – 8th September 2007), directed by MarcoMüller and organised by the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Davide Croff.
Two years after the world premiere of Corpse Bride on the Lido, Tim Burton returns to the Festival to receive the 2007 Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. To pay homage to one of the boldest, most visionary and innovative of American film-makers, able to charm and fascinate the widest of audiences, the Venice Film Festival has organised a special "Tim Burton Day", to be held on Wednesday 5th September. The programme will include not only the awards ceremony in the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema, but also the world premiere of some sequences from Burton's latest film, the cinema adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's prize-winning musical-thriller, Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd is co-produced by Warner Bros Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, and stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film will be released in the United States on 21st December 2007, distributed by Paramount, and in Italy in early 2008, distributed by Warner Bros Pictures Italia.
Sweeney Todd is a famous musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, first presented in 1979 on Broadway and initially starring Lean Cariou, Angela Lansbury and Victor Gaber. The musical, adapted from a theatrical work by Christopher Bond, and characterised by nocturnal, gothic atmospheres, won eight Tony Awards (the Broadway Oscars), including Best Musical. The story is set in Victorian England and is the story of a man who, using his barber's shop as a cover, returns to London after years of absence to take revenge on those who destroyed his family. In Burton's film, the deadly barber of Fleet Street is played by Johnny Depp, working with the director for the sixth time (the other films being Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005; Corpse Bride, 2005; Sleepy Hollow, 1999; Ed Wood, 1994; Edward Scissorhands, 1990). The screenplay is by John Logan, who in the past produced the screenplays for Any Given Sunday (1999), Gladiator (2000), The Time Machine (2002), Star trek: Nemesis (2003), Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), The Last Samurai (2003), The Aviator (2004). The sets and décor are by the Italian Oscar winners Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo. The film is produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, John Logan, and Patrick McCormick is executive producer.
For the "Tim Burton Day", there will also be a screening of the new stereoscopic 3D version of the feature film, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, created and produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick. Presented as a world premiere in Venice in 1994, the film has become a charming and magical cult animation film. For the first time in the history of film festivals, the Venice Festival will screen an entire film – Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas – in 3D Stereoscopic Digital Cinema, making use of highly advanced technological solutions to ensure viewers in the Sala Grande the best possible visual quality, as desired by the film's director. This has been possible due to the consistent work and collaboration of the Biennale di Venezia's Digital Cinema Team with the Disney Production Team.
Using the new "Shutter" 3D spectacles, the public will be able to "make contact" with the film's characters. The 3D technology provides a 3D effect by projecting a double image, one for the right eye and one for the left, creating a sense of depth and reality. Disney Digital 3D takes the application of this technology to a level never previously experienced, using a single projector that alternates the images for the right and for the left eye extremely rapidly (144 times a second), so that the brain perceives the stimulus of a third dimension. This new Disney Digital 3D process had its first successful debut with Chicken Little, but Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in the new 3D version explores a higher level. The film marks the first instance in which a complete analogical film in 2D is converted into a 3D Stereoscopic Digital Cinema format. For Walt Disney Animation, the project represents a rare opportunity to enable the public to perceive an already greatly appreciated classic from a completely new perspective. The Disney Digital 3D technology is the result of a collaboration between Disney Studios, the special skills in the digital field of Industrial Light and Magic and the digital cinema projectors and servers of DCI comply. The 3D version of the film will be released in European cinemas in time for Halloween, on 31st October 2007.
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Adrenalin Gift Experiences United Kingdom
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Would you like to feature on the Geronigo® family of websites (including this one) our mobile apps and national promotions?
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These websites range from comprehensive 'activity guides', specialised single activity sites and in some cases venue specific websites.
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We promote and market Adrenalin Gift Experiences venues under the unified umbrella brand, Red Rush Vouchers (redrushvouchers.co.uk), which then acts as a booking agent. We employ powerful marketing techniques developed over many years, which ensure a high and consistent level of exposure to the target consumer group for this type of activity and as a consequence receive a steady stream of enquiries. These enquiries are handled by a dedicated team of sales staff who liase with the customer and the relevant venue to turn enquiries into bookings.
It is important to point out however that we are not just another booking agency. We aim to continue to improve our understanding of the Activities Industry and contribute to the success of the industry as a whole where we can. Our goals and aims are both significant and long term.
A key component to the way we operate is the way in which we present our featured venues on our website under the brand Red Rush Vouchers. We see it as extremely important that the thousands of potential customers that visit our website on a weekly basis are able to browse the different venues presented in a uniform and consistent manner. Many of these potential customers will be comparing venue against venue on price as well as event options and location. They will also compare activities against other activities we offer and so we need to ensure that each venue has up to date information, is competitive and is presented in a professional manner. (visit an example activity page)
What Are The Benefits to Participating venues?
- As we are part of a wider activity organisation we can and do introduce hundreds of new customers to your activity every week. This means your activity is getting a shot in the arm with new participants coming in through our other channels.
- Our featured venues have all the advantages that a team of highly skilled and experienced web developers, designers and marketers can provide - a team that can produce consistent and high quality websites that present our featured venues professionally and to the very best advantage. Huge cost to us, massive advantage to participating venues.
- We have found that it is all to easy for a business to overlook, underestimate or mis-calculate their advertising costs for new business and it is therefore all too easy to undervalue the service that we offer. We invite you to take a serious look at this advantage.
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As a powerful and very visible shop window for the Activities industry, we want to endorse and promote industry standards and regulations. The help that we already receive from our featured venues in ensuring that we are meeting these standards of representations is much appreciated. We intend to work hard at continually evolving our understanding of the industry and develop excellent and long term working relationship with our supplier venues.
We would like to think that the venues we work with are happy to be associated with us and are confident enough in the service that we offer to say they are proud to consider themselves part of the 'Red Rush Vouchers' network of venues. We will continue to establish working relationships with venues that understand and appreciate the strategic opportunity we can offer them.
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Our aim is to achieve a retail price consistent with that advertised by our featured venues. For us to be able to do this we must negotiate a reasonable discount / commission rate with or featured venues to enable us to achieve a fair margin.
The venues that have cooperated with us in our goal for better price transparency recognise that we need to make a minimum profit to support our business operations. Where the commission offered meets our needs we are happy to match venue prices.
If you compare us with Experience Companies we are very competitive. Unlike some companies that really drive a hard bargain with leisure activity suppliers - we don't! We consider ourselves as part of the Activities Industry and as such are prepared to work on smaller margins.
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How Does Red Rush Vouchers Fit into my Overall Marketing Strategy
A relationship with Red Rush Vouchers can play an extremely useful part in your overall sales and marketing strategy. With our expertise in achieving a consistently high level of Internet exposure across the Web our featured venues can save on the expense of competing in this highly specialised and, for the unwary or inexperienced, expensive form of advertising. Your money can then be re-diverted into other forms of advertising such as local radio, press, yellow pages and other forms of local advertising.
Because we operate in other areas of the leisure industry our featured venues not only benefit from an increased level of bookings but also additional exposure in broader promotions and an association in what will be the forefront of recreational sport in the UK and Ireland. A unique and powerful opportunity – be a part of it!
Red Rush Vouchers can bring new business to you. Work with us to ensure your venue is maximising the opportunity this offers.
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This requires road and sidewalk travel from either the Edwards Way cul-de-sac or Roadside Park. At the intersection of Oakes Avenue and Sunset Avenue (the traffic light above the state ferry terminal) continue west on Sunset Ave. In approximately ¾ of a mile the avenue dead ends into Washington Park. Park staff phone #: 360-661-3463.
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Trail access with parking is available at the Edwards Way cul-de-sac and at Roadside Park at the intersection of Jackson Street and Oakes Avenue. The Roadside Park access reaches the trail via an extended stairway and is not ADA accessible. The Edwards Way cul-de-sac entrance is ADA accessible.
The City of Anacortes is working on a plan for a formal route from the Washington State Ferry terminal to the Guemes Channel Trail. In the interim, pedestrians are welcome to use the informal walking route from the vehicle line up area, thru the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve. This route may be found along the shoreline just east of the ferry terminal. Please use care and sensitivity when using this route. Please keep dogs on leash on all trails and beaches.
Yes. Non-motorized bicycles are welcome. Please yield to pedestrians.
Anacortes Parks & Recreation schedules many volunteer work parties throughout the year. Individual and small groups may also schedule events. Please contact Project Manager Bob Vaux @ 360-588-8233
The Guemes Channel Trail project is an ambitious undertaking, motivated by the dynamic trail user community of Anacortes. It is multi-phased and opportunistic. It will ultimately serve as a connector from South March's Point to the Washington State Ferry terminal, and on to Washington Park. In the meantime, please enjoy the phases that have been completed.
Please report any and all trail concerns to Anacortes Parks & Recreation; 360-293-1918. In case of emergency, please dial 911.
Dogs are allowed in all City of Anacortes park facilities, as long as the City leash law is observed. The City does currently offer two off leash dog parks.
No overnight parking is offered at these sites. Day use hours close at 10 PM. The city offers $7/night parking at Washington Park, and the state ferry terminal offers paid over-night parking as well.


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When the iPhone launched nearly six years ago, a startup "bubble" emerged, as thousands of app makers vied to land in consumers' pockets.
The smartphone platform provided huge opportunities for startups looking to be the next Google (GOOG) or Facebook (FB). It was a sandbox for innovation anyone could play in. Smart, creative nerds with good ideas and timing could find quick success. Venture capital was pouring in and the race to have the best photo sharing app, the best location app, or group messaging app was intense.
Today, the nature of the game has changed. Startups are growing up and beginning to mature. The playground has become extremely crowded, and the investments poured into smartphone apps are beginning to dry up.
That's why many entrepreneurs are shifting gears.
"We're far beyond apps," said Path CEO Dave Morin. "We've got people talking about 3-D printers. People are talking about sustainable engine technology. We've got people talking about defense and drones."
Related story: Software is key to the next cool thing
Smartphone apps aren't going away. But as the lines between hardware and software continue to blur, the wild west of innovation is no longer limited to a mobile interface.
"The smartphone will continue to be sort of this central hub -- the way we touch base with things," said Matt Galligan, co-founder of news aggregator Circa.
A number of entrepreneurs are literally building upon the smartphone concept, creating wearable computing devices that wirelessly connect with a mobile device.
At this year's South by Southwest technology festival, an annual gathering of startups that tend to define the latest tech trends, entrepreneurs showed off bracelets that connect with a smartphone to measure sleeping patterns and headbands that monitor brainwaves. Attendees were found sporting cameras attached to their shirts, tracking devices on their wrists and bracelets that measured their health.
Related story: 6 cool innovations we're still waiting for
Other startups have abandoned consumers altogether. A growing crop of entrepreneurs are focusing on building tools for businesses.
"The willingness of the enterprise to innovate is really good right now," said David Tisch, managing partner at investment firm BoxGroup. "Younger people who have grown up with consumer technology are now the bulk of the employees at big companies, so their expectations for software are different."
That means the era of "the hot new app" is history. Today, some of the most successful startups are ones you've never heard of.
Perhaps the best example is Box, a secure file sharing service for businesses. What started as a scrappy startup eight years ago has turned into full-fledged company with 700 employees and a billion dollar valuation. The company recently announced plans to focus on overseas expansion.
Box CEO Aaron Levie says the company he founded is growing revenue at 150% annually and now serves 150,000 businesses. He believes business-to-business is a new frontier in which startups will thrive.
Related story: 5 innovations that may lead to 'next big thing'
"Most businesses will radically change in the next five years because of how much technology is now available to them," Levie says. "Instead of just the largest companies having the best access to tools and information, every business in the world will become closer to their customers, partners, and employees."
The startup bubble hasn't burst. It has only expanded into new, uncharted territories.


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REI Sub Kilo +20
The Sub Kilo +20 has been discontinued. If you're looking for something new, check out the best 3-season down sleeping bags for 2024.
Love this bag. I have a heavy bag (see below) and needed a great TRUE three-season bag for Colorado/ Wyoming mountain weather. I wanted LIGHT and WARM and SMALL. This is it. It really does live up to it's temp rating (IMHO). Packs really small. Good features. Just got back from Wyoming where it rained EVERY day and temps in the 30's. I stayed plenty warm.
Previously tried a North Face Flight… what a disaster. Barely warm enough for an indoors sleepover and completely useless outdoors in all but mid-summer at low elevations. Useless. This is smaller, lighter, and WAY warmer.
I have a zero degree Moonstone that is just awesome… but it's 3.? lbs and is the old Gore-Tex model (before they figured out that's not the best for down bags!). Frankly, it's more like a one season bag: winter.
Highly recommend this bag for what it is.
Design: mummy
Fill: down
Temperature Rating: as per specs
Weight: see specs
Price Paid: $215??
Absolutely loved this bag. Warm, compact and impervious to the elements. Now, I didn't float it down a river to see how it did in snow or anything, but I did sleep in 40 degree weather with windchill way below 20 degrees. And I was fine in just my long underwear. My only reason not to give it 5 stars and not return it for the Expedition, which would give me 66 inches in chest size vs 59, was its tightness on me making it very difficult to be comfortable in anything but a lying-on-back position...not my position. :)
Anyway, I'd totally recommend this bag for anybody under 6'3" and less than 56" chest size. Sucks for me cause I really liked this bag. Hope the Expedition is as plush and still lightweight.
Happy trails,
Design: mummy
Fill: 750 super
Temperature Rating: +20 F
Weight: 2 pounds
Price Paid: $249
This thing packs down to about the size of a volleyball, weighs under 2 lbs, but still keeps me comfortable and warm at night. Highly recommended. I got it a little over a year ago and have slept at least 45 nights in it (including a 3 week stay at a field lodge). It immediately became my favorite bag and I look forward to many good years in it.
Only complaint - the zipper stops about a foot or two before the bottom of the bag. This makes the bag lay a little funny when I poke my feet out the bottom in warm weather. Still, it is a great bag.
Design: Mummy
Fill: Down
Temperature Rating: +20 F
Weight: Sub Kilo
Price Paid: $110
This bag has done everything I have asked of it. I've slept comfortably into the low 20's and am proud to own it. I haven't been in conditions any colder than this yet, but I usually sleep under the stars and it has been comfy.
Seems the material is pretty tough, but tent up if bad weather is looming, it is not Gore-Tex. The bag is very lightweight and compresses to the size of a loaf of bread with the included stuff sack. I recommend this bag to those who are looking for a great value with no compromise in performance.
Design: mummy
Fill: 750 down
Temperature Rating: +20
Weight: two pounds
Price Paid: $200
It is a fair bag. I get a little cold in the head and toes but nothing extremely bad (but some nights it has kept me from getting a good night's sleep). I have tested it in snow once but most of my uses with it have been in the southern California winter and spring. Overall this is a good beginner bag. I would not buy it again, not because of its abilities but mostly because the REI employee thought that his long was the longest on the market (I'm 6'8") and it is very tight on my frame.
Design: Mummy
Price Paid: $260
Great bag. Light, tiny, warm. First use was a moist 35F in the Beartooths, chillier feet than expected, small hot water Nalgene sent me to dreamland in no time.
I've only counted 5 down fluffies in the past 5 months that I've owned it, literally, lots of use and still like-new. I do use a silk liner, just personal preference.
Price Paid: $170
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McBEATH, GEORGE, fur trader, politician, office holder, and militia officer; b. c. 1740 in Scotland; d. 3 Dec. 1812 in Montreal, Lower Canada.
George McBeath arrived in Canada immediately after the conquest. His activity in the fur trade seems to date from 1765, the year in which Governor Murray* once more authorized the issuance of trading licences, which had been suspended two years earlier at the time of Pontiac*'s uprising. He went on his first trading expedition in 1765 and in the following years continued to fit out canoes which he took to the Lake Superior region. At this period he was concentrating his attention on the northwest. In 1772 at Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.), McBeath was a member along with Maurice-Régis Blondeau, Isaac Todd, and some others of a company that sent canoes to Grand Portage (near Grand Portage, Minn.) and from there to Lake Winnipeg. In 1774 he was in Montreal, and for a time he seemed to hesitate between the northwest and the more southerly regions: Niagara, Detroit, and even the Illinois country. Having returned to Michilimackinac in 1776, McBeath went into partnership with Simon McTavish, who at that time maintained a close association with a number of powerful traders in Detroit: William Macomb, William Edgar, and Thomas Williams. In 1777 McBeath himself, with McTavish and Alexander Ellice standing surety, fitted out 5 canoes with a crew of 32 which transported £2,000 of goods up to Sault Ste Marie (Mich.) and Grand Portage; in partnership with a man named Wright, he also financed the dispatch to Detroit of 20 boats with 80 men and goods worth £3,000. The following year, the last in their brief partnership, their investments amounted to £6,000 and included 6 canoes, 15 boats, and 105 men. Then for two years McBeath apparently worked by himself; he invested £7,100 in 1779–80, hiring 4 canoes, 7 boats, and 70 men for Grand Portage.
The independence of his operations was, however, more apparent than real, since in 1779 he had participated in an amalgamation of fur dealers through the purchase with Peter Pond of 2 of the 16 shares of the North West Company [see Simon McTavish]. In 1781 McBeath formed a partnership with Pond and a man named Graves (probably Booty Graves) to fit out four canoes, standing surety along with Robert Ellice*. The next year, acting on his own, he sent two expeditions valued at £4,000 in all to Michilimackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.) and in partnership, perhaps with James Grant*, under the name of McBeath and Company he made a shipment worth £3,000 to Grand Portage. But he ran into difficulties in his endeavours to supply Michilimackinac, and from then on his fortunes seem to have rested on shakier foundations. In 1783 McBeath still held his two shares in the North West Company but he fitted out only three canoes for £2,000 with Pond's aid. In April Daniel Robertson, commandant at Michilimackinac, commissioned him to inform the Indians around Prairie du Chien (Wis.) of the prospect of peace between Great Britain and the American colonies and to encourage them to cease all warlike activity among themselves. The following year, in June 1784, McBeath accompanied Captain Robertson in search of a site for a British post to replace Michilimackinac.
In 1785 McBeath went to live in the parish of L'Assomption, but he nevertheless stayed frequently in Montreal. That year he was listed as one of the 19 founders of the Beaver Club. In 1787, after four years of inactivity in the fur business, he organized a final expedition with 6 canoes and £2,000 of merchandise. During that year McBeath had serious financial difficulties which obliged him to have McBeath, Grant and Company run by trustees; in addition he underwrote a debt which the firm of Sutherland and Grant contracted with Phyn, Ellices, and Inglis of London, an action which merchant John Richardson* predicted would assuredly lead to his ruin. In the course of 1787 also, Simon McTavish advised Joseph Frobisher to buy from Thomas Forsyth the shares that McBeath still held in the North West Company. McBeath let one of them go, and in 1792 Alexander Mackenzie purchased the second one under the terms of an engagement he had made two years earlier when the NWC agreement was renewed; he had promised to pay £350 to McBeath, plus the value of the merchandise McBeath still had on hand in the spring. With this sale McBeath's business career finally ended.
From then on McBeath held administrative and political offices. In 1790 he was appointed commissioner for the Court of Requests of L'Assomption. In the same year he made an application to buy 3,000 acres of land in Rawdon Township, Leinster County, but he obtained only 500 acres of it nine years later. On the death of François-Antoine Larocque, the first mha from Leinster, McBeath was elected for the county at the beginning of 1793 and sat in the House of Assembly until 1796. In 1795 he became a justice of the peace for the District of Montreal and in November 1799 he was appointed customs collector for the port of St Johns (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu). Later, in June 1807, he was commissioned to swear in the half-pay officers in the District of Montreal, and in June 1812 to administer the oath of allegiance. At the time of his death that year he was also lieutenant-colonel commanding the 1st Townships Militia Battalion.
Although McBeath owned a pew in the Scotch Presbyterian Church (later known as St Gabriel Street Church) in Montreal, his funeral was conducted according to Anglican rites. By his first marriage, with Jane Graham, who died on 26 May 1787, he had at least two children. In an Anglican service on 9 Sept. 1801, he had married Erie Smyth, widow of David McCrae, a fur trader and a founder of the Beaver Club. McBeath was a freemason and had been master of St Peter's Lodge No.4, Quebec, which was active in Montreal in the period between 1762 and 1793.
George McBeath was quite an important figure in the fur trade, but he never had the stature of those who at one time or another in their careers were in a position to aspire to sole control of it. Thus in 1777 the investments of the brothers John and William Kay amounted to £17,020; William and Alexander Macomb's in 1780 to £30,600; John Benjamin* and Joseph Frobisher and Simon McTavish were to be the winners.
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America and Israel: Imperial Partners in Crime by Stephen Lendman Longstanding ties remain firm. Both nations are imperial partners. Naked aggression is official policy. Regime change in Syria is planned. Daily events head inexorably toward full-scale intervention. The latest incident ups the stakes. On May 4, The New York Times headlined "Israel Bombs Syria as the US Weighs Its Own Options," saying: An unnamed US official said "Israel bombed a target in Syria overnight Thursday. (Washington) consider(s its own) military options, including carrying out (its) own airstrikes." According to Reuters, "(t)he attack took place on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved it in a secret meeting on Thursday night…." These type meetings often precede imminent action. They're held to approve them. CNN's Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr said "(t)he United States believes Israel has conducted an airstrike into Syria, two US officials tell CNN." "US and Western intelligence agencies are reviewing classified data showing Israel most likely conducted a strike in the Thursday-Friday time frame, according to both officials." "This is the same time frame that the US collected additional data showing Israel was flying a high number of warplanes over Lebanon." An unnamed Israeli military source said "(w)e will do whatever is necessary to stop the transfer of weapons from Syria to terrorist organizations. We have done it in the past and we will do it if necessary the future." Pretexts are easy to create. Washington and Israel do so to justify crimes of war and against humanity. According to the NYT, "(t)he target was not a Syrian chemical weapons facility…." The same unnamed US official said a building was struck. Lebanon's Daily Star said "(e)ight Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon's airspace in a span of 14 hours, flying over large swarths of the country, Army officials announced Friday." Israeli military aircraft do so almost daily. This time was different. Lebanese overflights were "unusually high." At 7PM local time, they began. Two Israeli warplanes entered Lebanese airspace west of Sidon. They "conducted aerial maneuvers." They left four hours later. "Ten minutes" before they departed, "another two warplanes entered entered" Lebanese airspace "west of Jounieh." More maneuvers followed. They returned to Israel after midnight. "At 12:35 AM, another sortie of two warplanes entered Lebanese airspace" near Beirut. They also conducted maneuvers. They left before 3:15 AM. "At 6 AM, two more warplanes" overflew overflew "all Lebanese regions." They left at 8:50 AM. Overflying another nation's airspace without authorization violates international law. Israel does it regularly. Lebanon is violated virtually daily. Multiple daily overflights happen often. Usually it's for reconnaissance. Other times it's for targeted strikes or war. An updated Reuters report headlined "Israel confirms Syria strike, says hit Hezbollah-bound missiles." On Saturday, an unnamed Israeli official admitted the airstrike. Claiming it was to destroy "Hezbollah-bound missiles" doesn't wash. More on that below. Mossad-connected DEBKAfile (DF) headlined "Israel Air Force bombs Syrian chemical and other targets from Lebanon, Golan," saying: Bombing occurred from "Lebanese air space and the Golan starting Friday and continuing until early Saturday…." According to US sources, "16 IAF warplanes took part." "Some sources said the target attacked was a convoy transporting chemical arms (to) Hizbollah…." Israeli and US sources lack credibility. DF said Washington gave Israel "a video demonstration" of its upgraded bunker buster bomb (Massive Ordnance Penetrator - MOB). On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported it. It said the Pentagon did so "to combat Iran." At issue is targeting its "most heavily fortified and defended nuclear site." Fordow is well protected. It's deep underground. "US officials see development of the weapon as critical to convincing Israel that the US has the ability to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb if diplomacy fails, and also that Israel's military can't do that on its own." On May 3, Michel Chossdovsky said: "The MOP Massive Ordinance Penetrator is nicknamed the 'mother of all bombs.' Its use would inevitably trigger an out war against Iran with a scenario of military escalation." In October 2009, "the Pentagon confirmed (its intention) to use the 'Mother of All Bombs' (MOAD) against Iran." Doing so would cause mass casualties. The upgraded version would cause many more. MOABs "are WMDs in the true sense of the word. (Their) hidden objective (is) mass destruction and mass civilian casualties with a view to instilling fear and despair." Perhaps Washington plans using it against Syria for the same purpose. Longstanding policy is destroying targeted nations. It's been that way since WW II. Today's weapons are far more powerful than earlier ones. In short order, they're able to annihilate humanity entirely. It can happen whether or not planned. Details of Israel's latest attack are sketchy. It wasn't the first lawless IDF action. For sure it won't be the last. Last November, IDF tanks shelled cross border six times in one week. Anti-tank missiles and other munitions were used. In February, Israeli warplanes struck several Syrian targets. Reports alleged a weapons and munitions convoy heading for Lebanon was targeted. Previous articles discussed what happened. They asked why Assad would send vitally needed weapons and munitions to Lebanon? It makes no sense. He needs all he can get. If reports were accurate, evidence would have corroborated them. None was forthcoming. At the time, DEBKAfile said Obama "green light(ed)" Israel to attack. Doing so revealed Israel's involvement in Washington's war. So is NATO. Naked aggression is longstanding alliance policy. It very much reflects how Israel and America operate. Imperial priorities matter most. Rule of law principles are discarded. War is a way of life. Both nations prioritize it. They're warrior states. Syria's being systematically ravaged. It may be entirely destroyed before conflict ends. Israel's latest attack ups the stakes. It appears nakedly transparent. On the one hand, Israel's flexing its military muscle. On the other, it's daring Syria to respond. Doing so would likely trigger Washington-led NATO full-scale intervention. Perhaps Israel would get involved. Anything can happen any time. An unnamed Israeli Washington embassy spokesman declined commenting on Friday's incident. He said only that "Israel is determined to prevent the transfer of chemical weapons or other game-changing weaponry by the Syrian regime to terrorists, specially to Hezbollah in Lebanon." These type statements don't wash. No evidence corroborates allegations about Syrian chemical weapons use or transfers. Fabricated claims heighten tensions. Doing so heads things closer to all-out war. Libya 2.0 appears likely. Launching it could come any time. Note: Early Sunday morning, Israel bombed Syria for the second straight day. Powerful blasts shook Damascus. Massive fires followed. Washington and Israel share joint responsibility. Hindsight may show that these attacks began full-scale intervention. It's too early to know for sure. A follow-up article will discuss more. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at email@example.com. His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. 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A mineral structure refers to the orderly spatial arrangement of atoms in its molecular structure. There are 14 basic arrangements of atoms in three dimensions, and all mineral structure recognised till now fit in one of these 14 arrangements.
Chemistry and structure define together a mineral. In fact, two or more minerals may have the same chemical composition, but different structures (these are known as polymorphs). For example, pyrite and marcassite[?] are both iron sulfide. Similarly, some minerals have different chemical compositions, but the same structure : for example, quartz (made from silicon and oxygen) and berlinite[?] (aluminium and phosphorous).
Structure influences greatly a mineral physical properties. For example, though diamond and graphite have the same composition, graphite is very soft, while diamond is the hardest of all minerals.
To be classified as a true mineral, a substance must be a solid and have a crystal structure. Mineral-like substances that don't strictly meet the definition are sometimes classified as mineraloids.
Minerals must be distinguished from rocks. A mineral is a chemical compound with a given composition and a defined atomic structure. A rock is a mixture of one or several minerals, in varying proportions.
The specific minerals in a rock vary a lot. Some minerals, like quartz, mica or talc are everywhere, while others have been found in only one or two locations worldwide.
There are about 3000 different mineral species known, and classifying them can range from simple (for a couple of hundred) to very difficult. A mineral can be identified by several physical properties, some of them being sufficient for full identification without equivocation. In other cases, minerals can only be classified by more complex analyses including some modern techniques such as chemical analysis and X-ray diffraction, which however, can be costly, time-consuming, and even risk damaging the sample.
Physical properties commonly used are :
Dietary mineral[?] refers to inorganic compounds necessary for life and good nutrition.
Some of these are scientific minerals as salt; others are elements, as potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, copper.
These can be naturally occurring in food or added in elemental or mineral form to food, as calcium carbonate, iron fillings, etc.
Some of these additives are from natural sources as ground oyster shells for calcium carbonate.
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Looking for How to Make Peach Butter - Easy, Illustrated, Reliable Home Canning Recipe, in Simple Steps! in 2024? Scroll down this page and follow the links. And if you bring home some fruit or vegetables and want to can, freeze, make jam, salsa or pickles, see this page for simple, reliable, illustrated canning, freezing or preserving directions. There are plenty of other related resources, click on the resources dropdown above. If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.
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You think making and canning your own peach butter is difficult? Well, it used to be! Until crock pots and slow cookers came along!
Now, it's easy! Here's how to do it, complete instructions in easy steps and completely illustrated. The peach butter will taste MUCH better than anything you've ever had from a store.
Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of 18 months to 2 years, and require no special attention. A side benefit is that your house will smell wonderful while it is cooking - much better than potpourri!
Step 1 - Selecting the peaches, plums, cherries or nectarinesThe most important step! You need peaches that are sweet, and to make the work easier, cling-free (also called freestone). This means that the peach separates easily from the pit! Same with nectarines, and this doesn't apply to cherries or plums. Choose ripe, mature fruit. They should not be mushy, but they also should not be rock hard: just as ripe as you would eat them fresh. Green, unripe peaches will soften but will not ripen, nor have the flavor of tree-ripe peaches. After this step, I'll just refer to "peaches" but it applies to plums, cherries and nectarines. |
Step 2 - How many peaches and where to get themYou can pick your own, or buy them at the grocery store. For very large quantities (more than a few bushels), you will find that real* farmer's markets, like the Farmer's Market in Forest Park, Georgia have them at the best prices. It takes about 7 good sized peaches or nectarines (or about 15 plums) to make one quart of prepared peaches. And each quart of prepared peaches cooks down to about 1 pint of peach butter. So that means you will need about 7 large peaches per pint of peach butter that you want to make! For one batch in a 5 to 6 quart crockpot you will need about 35 to 40 medium to large peaches! The rest of the measurements assume you're making one full batch! |
Step 3 -Wash the peaches!I'm sure you can figure out how to wash the peaches in plain cold or lukewarm water. |
In boiling water for 60 seconds, then in cold water for 2 min. |
Step 4 - Peeling the PeachesNope, we're not going to peel them by hand; that's way too much work. Instead, here's a great trick that works with many fruits and vegetables with skins (like tomatoes): just dip the fruit in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. Remove from the water using a slotted spoon and put into a large bowl or pot of cold water and ice. The skins will easily slide off now! Nectarines do not need to be peeled, if you don't mind the skins. |
Step 5 - Cut up and blend the peachesCut out any brown spots and mushy areas. Cut the peaches in half, or quarters or slices, as you prefer! Remove pits! If you want REALLY smooth peach butter, run the cut up peaches through your food processor or blender until they are pureed! |
Fill the crock pot to within an inch of full with the peaches. My crockpot holds about 5.5 quarts. Now, you CAN do this using a regular large pot on very low heat on the stove, but the crockpot works much better, because its heat is very low. I've never had a batch burn in the crockpot.
To the crockpot full of cut up peaches, add:
The sweetener can be sugar, Stevia (in a prepared form like Truvia, it measures same as sugar; if you use another form, you will need do your own conversion) - or Splenda, if you prefer, , fruit juice (peach juice or white grape juice work well) or none at all! Generally, a fruit butter, like peach butter is a fairly sweet concoction, so you might want to add some sweetening. I usually add about 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups Splenda (or about 1/3 that if you use Stevia, which is my preference), so it's sweet, but not loaded with sugar.
Set the crock pot on low or medium heat. Some report that even low is too high for overnight and use "warm". Every crockpot is different; You will need to experiment with your own - better to go lower than higher.
Cover it loosely or use a large pot splatter-guard. It will spatter as it boils slowly, so I also cover nearby surfaces with towels. You don't want to seal it tightly because you want the steam to escape so it can reduce in volume and thicken.
A visitor suggests, take a couple of butter knives, and lay them across the top of the crock pot. They are parallel and located about 2/3 of the way out from the center. Then put the lid on these supports, leaving it "covering" the pot and keeping the splatters under control, but, leaving a good gap for steam to escape.
Leave it to cook for 6 - 12 hours. How long depends on the size and power of your crockpot, and how thick you like it, If you want to stir it occasionally, that's fine but not necessary. I let mine go overnight.
It will reduce in volume by about half overnight.
Now's a good time to get the jars ready, so you won't be rushed later. The dishwasher is fine for the jars; especially if it has a "sanitize" cycle, the water bath processing will sanitize them as well as the contents! If you don't have a dishwasher with a sanitize cycle, you can wash the containers in hot, soapy water and rinse, then sanitize the jars by boiling them 10 minutes, and keep the jars in hot water until they are used.
Leave the jars in the dishwasher on "heated dry" until you are ready to use them. Keeping them hot will prevent the jars from breaking when you fill them with the hot peach butter.
Put the lids into a pan of hot, but not quite boiling water (that's what the manufacturer's recommend) for 10 minutes, and use the magnetic "lid lifter wand" to pull them out.
You want a smooth, creamy texture, right? If the peach butter is not as smooth as you'd like, just use a hand-held drink blender. It does a great job for finishing it up! You can also put it into a regular blender, but if you are going to do that, you might want to blend the peach sauce before you put it in the crock pot (it will be much thicker afterwards and won't move in a regular blender). Another visitor says running it through a food mill with a fine screen or through a sieve works, too.
Fill them to within 1/4-inch of the top, wipe any spilled peach butter of the top, seat the lid and tighten the ring around them. Put them in the canner and keep them cover with at least 1 inch of water and boiling. if you are at sea level (up to 1,000 ft) boil pint jars for 15 minutes and quart jars for 20 min. If you are at an altitude of 1,000 feet or more, see the chart at the bottom of this page.
Lift the jars out of the water and let them cool without touching or bumping them in a draft-free place (usually takes overnight) You can then remove the rings if you like, but if you leave them on, at least loosen them quite a bit, so they don't rust in place due to trapped moisture. Once the jars are cool, you can check that they are sealed verifying that the lid has been sucked down. Just press in the center, gently, with your finger. If it pops up and down (often making a popping sound), it is not sealed. If you put the jar in the refrigerator right away, you can still use it. Some people replace the lid and reprocess the jar, then that's a bit iffy. If you heat the contents back up, re-jar them (with a new lid) and the full time in the canner, it's usually ok.
Recommended process time for Peach Butter in a boiling-water canner. |
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Style of Pack | Jar Size | 0 - 1,000 ft | 1,001 - 6,000 ft | Above 6,000 ft |
Hot | Half-pints or Pints | 15 min | 20 | 25 |
Quarts | 20 | 25 | 30 |
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This is THE book on canning! My grandmother used this book when I was a child.; It tells you in simple instructions how to can almost anything; complete with recipes for jam, jellies, pickles, sauces, canning vegetables, meats, etc.
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I have several canners, and my favorite is the stainless steel one at right. It is easy to clean and seems like it will last forever. Mine is 10 years old and looks like new.
The black ones are the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce.
This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, Jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. It's only missing the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book.
You will never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)!
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If you plan on canning non-acidic foods and low acid foods that are not pickled - this means: meats, seafood, soups, green beans corn, most vegetables, etc., then you ABSOLUTELY must use a Pressure Canner.
Of course, you can use a pressure canner as a water bath canner as well - just don't seal it up, so it does not pressurize. This means a Pressure Canner is a 2-in-1 device. With it, you can can almost ANYTHING.
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These are very useful for making sauces like applesauce, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, jellies, etc. Below are my favorites. The complete list is on these pages:
This is The next step up from the Foley food mill. First, it's far more ergonomic, and its handle is easier to use. Next, it works in continuous mode rather than batch mode. So you can do much larger volumes easily. Finally, It has an optional motor, so you can. remove the manual labor. It also offers many different size strainers to use for different types of berries, vegetables and fruit.
See the seller's website for more information, features, pricing and user reviews!
If you're going to do large volumes of fruit or vegetables , or do it year after year, then. you really should think about getting a higher end kitchen. utility device. Kitchen aids are the cream of the crop. Once you buy one of these, you keep at the rest of your life and it gets handed down to the next generation. . My sister is using one she inherited from my mother 25 years ago, who got it in the 1940s as a wedding gift. So, although the initial cost is high, they literally last for many lifetime. So the cost on an annual basis is pretty trivial, especially when you consider the cost of therapy and treatment for. the repetitive strain injuries you will get from manual cranking day after day. Add to that of course the cost of therapy for the emotional injuries you'll get from going insane, standing there hand cranking something for hours.
KitchenAid's with a sieve/grinder (with the attachments, costs about $400, but it lasts a lifetime and is fast and easy to use - I can make 100 quart jars of applesauce per day with one of these).
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I think it is time for a trial separation. I don't think it is anyone's fault, but I
think we've got stuck in a bit of a rut.
We hardly talk anymore and when we do, it is forced conversation. I find myself having to dig really deep to find
things to talk about. And this makes me
feel bad. We've been through so much together, through good times and bad.
Maybe it is me. Maybe I have too much on my plate to
focus on the relationship. I know that
no relationship will survive without love and attention, but right now I have
so many other things that need my attention.
I feel stretched and torn.
And yet, even saying this out loud makes me feel
terrible! I feel an enormous sense of obligation
towards you. I also worry about what
will happen if we do separate for a while.
Will you forget about me? Will
you still care? I also don't want you
leave you hanging, hoping. I hate letting you down. This is hard, but it is better than stringing
you along.
Part of me wants to end it forever; I fantasize about
how freeing it will be. No one to please, no one to report to. But a bigger part of me still needs you. The thought of never speaking again is
I know you must be wondering if there is something
else, something that is taking me away from you, and I would be lying if I said
it wasn't so.
The others were supposed to be
lighthearted distractions, nothing serious.
Fun flings, flights of fancy. And yet I find myself spending more and
more time there and there, and less time here. I thought I could have it all, that there was
a place for all, but maybe I was just fooling myself.
And so I think it is time for a trial separation. Let's see if this works. I can't say how long it will be, I am hoping
it is not too long. And I hope you will
be here when I come back.
Dear blog readers, I do love you, very much but for now we will have to bond on Facebook or on Twitter. I'll be back, as soon as I find something interesting to say and five minutes to say it in! Love you, mean it. Chat soon xxx
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Formerly chief tribe of the confederacy of Illinois Indians. The name is of uncertain etymology, but may possible have reference to a "hide scraper." With the other Illinois they probably made their first acquaintance with the French at the Jesuit mission station of Chegoimegon (Lapointe near Bayfield, Wisconsin), established by the noted Father Claude Allouez in 1667. In 1673, Father Marquette, on his return from the lower Mississippi, was kindly received at their village, and on their earnest request returned later and founded among them in April, 1675, the Mission of the Immaculate Conception, the first of the Illinois missions, apparently about the present site of Utica, Lasalle Co., Illinois. On his death, a month later, the work was suspended until taken up again in 1677 by Allouez, who remained until the arrival of Lasalle in 1679, by whom the mission was turned over to the Recollects, Fathers Gabriel de la Ribourde and Zenobius Membré. In consequence of the opposition of the Indian priests, the attacks of the Iroquois, and the murder of Father Ribourde by the Kickapoo, the Recollect tenure was brief. In 1684 Allouez returned, but withdrew a second time on the rumoured approach of Lasalle from the south in 1687. In the latter year also the Jesuit Father James Gravier visited the tribe.
In 1692 the celebrated Jesuit Father Sebastian Rasle restored the mission, which continued thenceforward under Jesuit auspices for a period of eighty years. In 1693 Gravier took charge and with Binneteau, Pinet, Marest, and others laboured with much success until his death in 1706 from a wound received at the hands of an unconverted Peoria. He compiled the first grammar of the language, and about the year 1700 was instrumental in settling the tribe in a new village about the present Kaskaskia, Illinois, near the mouth of the river of the same name, which remained their principal town and mission station until their final removal from the State. When visited by Charlevoix in 1721 the Kaskaskia were considered Christian, although a considerable portion of the other Illinois still adhered to their old forms.
Notwithstanding the apparent success of the mission, the whole Illinois nation was in rapid decline from the hostilities of the northern tribes and the wholesale dissipation introduced by the French garrisons. In 1764 the Kaskaskia, who may have numbered originally 2000, were reported at 600, and in 1778 at 210, including 60 warriors. In 1762 the Jesuits were suppressed by the French Government, and any later work was carried on by secular priests. In 1795 the Kaskaskia first entered into treaty relations with the United States, and in 1832, together with the kindred Peoria, they ceded all of their remaining original territory in Illinois and were assigned to a reservation in what is now north-eastern Oklahoma, were they still reside, the entire confederated band, including Kaskaskia, Peoria, and other representatives of the old Illinois, together with the remnant of the Wea and Piankishaw of Indiana, numbering only 200 souls, not one of whom is full-blood, and not more than a dozen of whom retain the language.
Indian Commissioner s Annual Repts.; Jesuit Relations; Illinois Missions; KAPPLER, Indian Treaties (Washington, 1903); SHEA, Catholic Missions (New York, 1854).
APA citation. (1910). Kaskaskia Indians. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08608b.htm
MLA citation. "Kaskaskia Indians." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08608b.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Czeglédi Erzsébet.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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