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05 March, 2010
ConAgra Discontinues Penrose Sausage In Jars
113 comments:
I'm heartbroken over this. I need those hot sausages to make my favorite piggy-in-the-blankets. Please Penrose, don't leave me holding the dough.
- 05 March, 2010 14:51
- mel said...
I need my penrose sausage back in alabama, I have eating this sausage ever since I was a kid and I am now 52, and I miss my treat, to me they were so good, I buy at least 3 big jars a month, and alot of my family would to.
Taken our penrose sausage away is like taken our love ones away, so please give us back our sausage - 29 March, 2010 15:56
Come on Con Agra give us our Penrose's back I love these things and from what I see, so do alot of other people.
- 07 April, 2010 15:50
- Unknown said...
IPSI Specialty Foods has a sausage very, very similiar to Penrose. 402-331-7830 to order or to find a retailer near you. They don't have a website yet.
- 17 April, 2010 07:43
- Unknown said...
I need my sausages back in my life. I am 32 years old and can remember eating these delictable little things since I was 3 years old at my Great Grandparents house. It has been a staple of my snack food forever. How can we get Conagra to bring back our favorites?
- 30 April, 2010 14:28
- Unknown said...
I have been eating these delicious treats since I can remember. I had them for the first time at my Great Grandparents house and have had them as a staple of my snack diet for over 30 years. How can we get ConAgra to bring them back?
- 30 April, 2010 14:29
- Dave said...
ConAgra stopped production on Penrose sausages in jars because sales were too slow to continue making them. The only way they'll bring them back is if enough of you out there bitches about it.
Call ConAgra and complain! Their customer service number is 1.800.382.4994. Go to the website and get their mailing address and organize a letter writing campaign. Your grassroots initiative will make a difference. - 01 May, 2010 06:49
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually just made a trip to Alabama just to stock up on these .. after trying Winn Dixie, Piggly Wiggly and the Maxwell AFB Commissary I finally resorted to looking online. My family back in Germany are going to be VERY disappointed - in me and now in ConAgra. I am definitely boycotting their other products until they wise up. This is as bad as when Old El Paso discontinued their hot salsa (not that 'Thick & Chunky' sweet mess.)
- 18 May, 2010 19:32
bring back penrose sausages in jars! i need them.
- 05 June, 2010 13:39
i just called to complain, everyone need's to call penrose and tell them to bring them back! 1-800-382-4994 god save the sausage in a jar!!!!!
- 24 June, 2010 12:46
- D Alexander said...
These are your words ConAgra....."Penrose pickled sausage has been satisfying consumers for more than 40 years. The Penrose family of brands—Firecracker, Tijuana Mama, and Big Mama—provides the perfect snack for every craving. Look for Penrose—the No. 1 brand of pickled sausage—in area convenience stores, and try all of the varieties." So much for satisfying their customers. I called and complained, sent an email and they actually sent me a coupon in the mail for a whopping free 1.7oz firecracker in the plastic wrap....COME'ON ARE YOU KIDDING ME.....
You(ConAgra)says 'were listening'....maybe marketing & research should do some listening too. I also posted this to ConAgra's Email. D Alexander - 24 June, 2010 18:14
What! No Penrose Sausages! I was told the place burnt down. Now I know why they are gone. I went to
4 stores and no one has any. Please! Please! Please! Bring them back for everyone to enjoy. We need that pickled taste for sure. No one compares. Thanks - 30 June, 2010 13:48
My husband and his co-workers are going to be very disappointed to hear that they can't get these in jars anymore. I used buy several jars at a time and the guys would all pay me back for going to get them. I wondered what had happened that I couldn't find them anymore. My husband used to save the juice and put boiled eggs in it to pickle after the sausages were gone. We are very disappointed in ConAgra Foods.
- 25 July, 2010 23:22
BILL, in N.C you know I was told the same story, that the building which produced the jar sausage had burant down. How after finding this, I now know the truth.You know I really love the jars of sausage and miss them bad, I've look in every store I came across for them, and have paid big money for the ones I've found in the pass few months, which where very few. I can't see way there no longer on the market, its looks to me you need to bring them back.Con Agra I'am very upset with you and will not buy any other products you sell if theres any way out of it. I suggest you bring the jars of penrose back to the public. Thanks for listening and please bring these sausage back to us.
- 01 August, 2010 19:18
- Dave said...
As much as I appreciate your comments, please remember that THIS IS NOT CONAGRA. If you want to complain about the discontinuation of Penrose sausages, call ConAgra and complain to THEM, not me. The telephone number is 1.800.382.4994.
- 01 August, 2010 21:50
Please bring them back. My Grandomther turned me on to Penrose Sausage back in 1964 been loving them ever scince. Wow who would have ever thunk it?
- 17 October, 2010 15:49
People are still wanting the sausage back, it was a good seller, come on people this world is bad enough, help us all out bring our favorite snacks back, or should we all boycott your products until you do, then your company may go under.....
- 17 October, 2010 17:32
I'm sad too, I used them as party favors and was crushed not to find them anymore. also there penrose eggs were great. Please Baby come back!!!!
- 06 November, 2010 22:30
You might be interested in checking the Hannah's Pickled Sausage items. Wal-Mart ans Sam's Clubs carry the jar items. They are very good.
- 02 December, 2010 12:47
Hannah pickled meats are terrible. They are mushy and have a terrible aftertaste. Penrose pickled eggs are only good if you add a half cup of sugar,some pickling spice,and a jar of pickled beets.
- 07 December, 2010 18:07
- Unknown said...
This is the real reason why they dicsontinued making the Penrose Sausages. I am very upset :( I love these darn things and I looked forward to them every time I went home to visit NC....
On June 9, 2009 at 11:27am ET, the Slim Jim manufacturing plant in Garner, North Carolina was rocked by an explosion that resulted in the collapse of a section of the facility's roof and wall. Four workers were killed while over 40 others - including three firefighters - were hospitalized for burns and exposure to ammonia gases. The explosion happened when natural gas was purged into the interior of the building during commissioning of a new, gas-fired water heater.[27]
On March 3, 2010, ConAgra announced that they will close the Garner, NC plant in approximately 18 months, moving Slim Jim production to their plant in Troy, Ohio - 09 December, 2010 15:00
- Scott Fitness said...
Thank you for looking into this. Penrose Pickled Sausages have been one of my favorite stacks since I was a kid. I've had a heck of a time finding them. The only things I find are those shrink wrapped... way too salty sausages. They don't taste the same. Now I know they've been discontinued. I'm in business myself so I know there were good economic reasons why they are no longer available... BUT... I will miss them. Again.. Dave, thank you very much for investigating this.
- 16 December, 2010 18:50
I just searched for Penrose sausage and found this blog after I went to several stores looking for them. My Mom used to make Christmas time Hors d'oeuvres with them, cheese and green olives on a toothpick, and my wife wanted to continue the tradition.
- 21 December, 2010 11:49
ron said that everytime you people get a good thing going you want to up and change it or discontinue it i guess it's all about the money huh forget what the people want well you need to give us our sausages back and soon. i really did like those sausage.
- 23 December, 2010 22:19
- Barbara said...
Oh no...why discontinue a product that so many people like? My hubby is so disappointed..nothing else compares...please reconsider
Barbara Field - 25 December, 2010 23:07
I have been eating the Penrose Hot Sausages for years. They were the best. No other brand even comes close to this. Others are soft and squishy. I hate them. Please bring back the Penrose hot sausage and the pickled eggs. My whole famiy for years has loved them. My dad and mom, all 8 kids and our kids and grandkids love them. Bring them back please !!!
- 27 December, 2010 21:05
Please bring back the Penrose Hot Sausage. No other brand even comes close to the wonderful taste of Penrose hot sausage and pickled eggs. WE love them. My dad, mom, all 8 kids and all of us have kids and grandkids that love them. Please bring them back !!!!
- 27 December, 2010 21:07
I am most disappointed to now find out why all my searches for the jars of Penrose Sausage have been so fruitless. I only hope enough voices are heard to prompt the early return of this wonderful product .
- 30 January, 2011 15:46
I have been eating Pen Rose hot sausages all my life and this is crap after looking for these things for months
- 08 February, 2011 21:13
we need the penrose hot sausage back. my dad (who passed on jan 2,2011) was a big fan and i would like to carry on that legacy. just thinking about them makes my mouth water.
harleyman - 11 February, 2011 17:50
Hello everyone. You can complain all You want on line about missing the Hot sausages, aint gonna help. Contact ConAgra 1-800-382-4994, I just did, and talked with Michelle. She is just a mushroom there, so dont take it out on Her. Ask her to relay a message to the Big Wheels. I even tried to buy the recipe to help all of us out. They laughed at me, sorry everyone.
- 17 February, 2011 14:55
QUIT WHINING, call ConAgra 1-800-382-4994, and ask if they will re consider bringing back the Hot sausages. If the Egyptian people can turn around their government, surley We can make Our voices heard. Ya got nothing to lose, except a phone call. Tell them WE are are ALL going to hold our Breath till We explode, and ConAgra will be responsible for Our demise. EVERYONE,,, CALL THEM
- 17 February, 2011 15:05
In the words of James Brown "Please Please Please" bring back the sausages. I will buy 10 jars right now (big ones). Higher price is fine, but not rediculous.By any chance, is ConAgra even reading these postings? If not, sorta like the President caring about us MIDDLE class people. Cmon ConAgra, atleast give a reason for hope. Talk to Us.
- 17 February, 2011 15:13
- Dave said...
I really appreciate all of your comments on this story, but you all need to know that this blog is not associated with ConAgra in any way, and it would really surprise me if they've even heard of me.
The best way to let ConAgra know that you want Penrose sausages back is to call them directly. They have a toll-free number you can call:
Pick up the phone right now and give them a call and tell them you want your Penrose sausages. - 17 February, 2011 15:24
Don't waste Your time with this site, it get's Us together, but, it does not get to ConAgra. Call ConAgra 1-800-382-4994. Tell Them We would like to have Our Sausages back.
- 17 February, 2011 15:31
Call ConAgra, 1 800 382 4994, ask them to continue the Penrose Hot sausages. They won't know, if You don't tell.
- 17 February, 2011 15:35
If ConAgra is listening to any of this, or wants to, They can give Me a call, and I will plead My case. I have 165 signatures asking for the return of the Penrose Hot sausages. I really believe they don't care.
406-827-3558 - 17 February, 2011 15:54
Facebook has a page for penrose sausges. Only 114 people on it maybe if enuff join it they will bring it back. I emailed them to and got sorry.
- 20 February, 2011 17:25
please bring back penrose! i miss the sausage and the hard boiled eggs in the juice!!!!!
- 11 March, 2011 13:46
I love the hot sausages also. Just the other week I thought about them and realized I hadn't seen any on the shelves. I began checking all the differnet stores to try to find them. Thanks for posting this I had no idea they were not making them any more. Please Penrose start making them again.
- 18 March, 2011 12:45
Please, CONAGRA, bring the penrose sausages back to me. I have tried the others and they are gross. I need my penrose!!!!!!
- 20 March, 2011 12:39
I am a 28 year old(female) meat cutter. I emailed ConAgra over a year ago asking them about the sausages. We loved them and so many of my customers do too! I had stocked them for over ten years... you have no idea how many people ask me weekly about Penrose Sausages. I now have their apology email in the meat office so I can show the customers who don't believe me. I'd love to see them come back! No other sausage we've tired compares!
- 27 March, 2011 17:32
im from south carolina and i love my penrose hot sausages......i have been pregnant two different times and both times i have craved these sausages...i refuse to eat any other kind of sausages.....i love these sausages.......please bring them back i always likes to buy them....
- 31 March, 2011 13:54
My grandma would buy me a big jar of the sausages on my birthday every year until they stopped making the jars and since she died last month I've really wanted a big jar of Penrose sausages but I guess I'm S.O.L ......
- 02 April, 2011 15:17
oh please bring back the penrose pickled sauages!! i love them and have been looking for them in stores in rocky mount nc and wilmington nc. they are delicious!!
- 03 April, 2011 17:32
PLEASE BRING THEM "HOT SAUSAGES" BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't live with my wife anymore. She used to get the one gallon jar of "hots" and put them in the fridge. She has told me that her pop-pop had a jar for him and a jar for her and a bag of chips to share ever since she was about 3 years old. she is in her early 30's and he has taken the "angelic road of life" !! She definetly misses him but she really misses them D#MN SAUSAGES !!! ConAgra you had better bring them back, I don't know how much longer I can take driving around or calling around to find those jars!!!!!!!!!! MR.Parker Maryland
- 07 April, 2011 22:30
our whole family has been getting the big jars for years. Dad used to cut up hotdogs and tell us it was the same thing. No way did it compare. missed by a family of at least 40 to 50 people over the years. If it wasn't a good seller, it was in the advertising. because I have never met anyone that tryed them, not like them.
- 07 April, 2011 23:00
I have done a bit of searching online about this product and i have found nothing. I purchased a antique Penrose Polish Sausage jar. It says on the bottom Cherry Levis Products Corp from Philadelphia, PA. It has two pigs in top hats on the top. The bottom says 1872. Can anyone give me any info about this jar?
I figured if there were any fans out there maybe someone could help me out. You can email me at email@example.com - 22 April, 2011 20:01
- Unknown said...
ANONYMOUS,ANONYMOUS, What's everyone afraid to say who they are?
IF you are for a good cause or want something like a company bringing back a discontinued item like these Penrose Sausages IN JARS then what's wrong with giving your name(whether it's your first or your last).
IF you had to sign a petition in order to show a company what you mean, you's have to sign your name & number or address.
So how many people are going to know who you are online unless you tell them you wrote in?
Rick H.
Tioga,PA - 25 April, 2011 12:54
I used the Penrose sausage juice for my Easter Pickled eggs with beets-really missed here in WV. Saved the large jars just for making pickled eggs every year.
- 25 April, 2011 22:38
I am from Wv also and make my pickled eggs with the juice and beats. Its a family favorite. we also love the sausages. We need the jars back.
- 29 April, 2011 19:53
To my fellow Penrose addicts...
I saw a recommendation from someone to try this other sausage company and I DID!!
I ordered a 32oz jar of their "Long Lake Hot Pickled Polish Sausage" and I PROMISE that when you eat one, you can hardly tell any difference from the old Penrose!! YUM!! I am THRILLED!!
Check it out for yourself...their e-address is: www.longlakefoods.com
I'm in South Carolina and paid 19.99 + 9.95 shipping for the 32oz jar, took less than a week to get it, and am one HAPPY MAN!! - 12 May, 2011 12:26
Well, this is sad news. I've been wondering why I can't find those wonderful little sausages any more, and now I know. I may try the other sausages if they're sold around here (Alabama), but I'm not paying $30 for a jar of them.
- 22 May, 2011 15:43
Hi Dave My first time here you have a nice blog,but people you need to Stop telling Dave to bring back your little pickled piggy's and call up ConAgra like Dave asked you over and over to do!! He is not with ConAgra! He is just a nice guy that thought enough of us out here to tell us whats going on. Even though he does not care for them himself.I like lakeside better. Think they will get it Dave?
- 25 May, 2011 15:07
I have been looking for my Penrose Hot Sausages in stores for quite some time now and now I know why I can't find them! I am so disappointed. We grew up on these and love them! I called Conagra, as you suggested, Dave and asked them to add my name to a list of customers who would like to see them back. I wish we could at least get the recipe!
-fellow hot sausage craver - 13 June, 2011 11:01
I had heard the plant burnt down and I was just waiting for them to hit my store shelves again. I am so disappointed. My family has eaten them for years and at campfires would roast them over the fire and eat them. I will be calling to put my name on the list to get them back in jars. We would buy a gallon jar for 1 weekend of family camping.
- 14 June, 2011 19:08
- Dave said...
Some info forwarded from reader Donna Mize:
"Dave - This topic still has a lot of "heat" (hehe!) so let's put some on ConAgra to bring back the sausages in a jar!
Doug Knudsen is the Vice President of Sales for ConAgra. I believe his email is firstname.lastname@example.com."
There you go, folks - along with your phone calls to ConAgra, try sending Mr. Knudsen an email.
Thanks, Donna! - 16 June, 2011 06:26
as a kentucky resident we grew up eating penrose sausages, i am in shock they were discontinued because around here they were always sold out. i have however found a suitable replacement in herbs hot sausage found in the canned meat aisle in food city stores. still its not penrose. wise up conagra. a few dollars cant be that important. they sold good everywhere.
- 09 July, 2011 15:08
Danny said
We need Penrose pickled sausage back in NC. Been eating for 40 years. I don't the snack packages. - 03 August, 2011 20:43
I got a great idea for this company, just make enough for the people that wants them and send it to them. I would like a case a week because I love them, nothing else you sell compares to this. thanks..
- 09 August, 2011 21:51
I want them back, they where so good. They always take away things people really enjoy.
- 29 August, 2011 20:00
Please ConAgra bring back the penrose sausage it was a wounderful treat. Me and my husband would buy a jar a week, it was a good snack with vermont extra sharp cheese, potatoe chips and french onion dip.we need our fix back....
- 03 September, 2011 13:25
- Billyd said...
I called ConAgra to complain/whine/moan/groan/etc and the nice lady told me they (the employees) were told it was a by-product of bad sales/explosion that killed the jars of Penrose sausages. She said they get ALOT of calls about it and she would pass my comments up the chain of command. She said maybe if enough people called they would start making them again. I told her that their marketing department was placing some of these in the wrong type of locations, for example...Penrose sausages from convenience stores and other little stores were always sold out, but the ones in Best Foods and World Market stores never sold out. Different demographic maybe. Anyway, I did my part, the rest of you all get to calling. Thanks Dave, for posting this info.
- 09 September, 2011 10:55
- Orion said...
It is simple to make your own sausages which are almost identical to Penrose.
Get some pint canning jars.
For each jar, heat 1.5 cups of white vinegar and add 1 TBSP Salt and about 10 drops of hot sauce. Take off heat before adding to the jars.
Take a pack of hot dogs and cut them in half or thirds, then pack them into the pint jar. Pour the vinegar mix over them to within 1/4 inch of the top and screw the lid on.
Place the jars in the refrigerator for at least 2 days before eating.
Keep refrigerated. This homemade version probably won't keep as long as the store bought ones, so I recommend eating them within a week or two. - 09 September, 2011 10:59
goofyon9567 please bring back the jars the store owners are getting mad,i buy them out as soon as they get them,tryed maken own,did not work out well.PLEASE BRING BACK THE JARS.Iwould even sale them in my areateres
- 30 September, 2011 13:09
Like all the comments you've seen; my family misses the penrose sausage also. They were a regular with us. We would cut sausage into 4 pieces, cube some chedder cheese and use green olives..then we would take toothpicks and layer them on the toothpicks..what a tasty finger food for parties or just to eat as a snack. Please, please make them again
- 02 October, 2011 18:57
please bring these sausages back. I have been eating these for 10+ years and theres no other sausage that even compares to these
- 09 October, 2011 18:19
This really sucks!! I also have been eating these since I was a kid!! At first I could handle them and my Dad would laugh is butt off at the faces that I'd make. But as i matured I could eat them as fast as dad could get them in the fridge!! I have been a fan of the Penrose Beer sausages since the mid 70's, it never fails every thing I love gets discontinued! please bring them back!! my mouth is watering just thinking of them!!
- 11 October, 2011 14:02
I, like everyone else on here miss the Penrose but recently discovered Hannah's pickled sausage, in jars at Walmart and it looks and taste just like the old Penrose. It was between 5-6$ for a 16oz jar. The company does not list a website on the jar but they have an number, 1 800-243-4452 (Monogram Meat Snacks co. in Tn.) I'm sure you can call to find where these are sold in your area.
- 17 October, 2011 11:22
- mel said...
The Hannah are close but not penrose, penrose has a better taste, lol I only buy hannah because we do not have penrose anymore, and I don't buy the hannah like I did when penrose was out....
- 17 October, 2011 18:51
- mel said...
Hannah does not taste as good as Penrose, still looking for some that do, but Penrose had us all spoiled
- 17 October, 2011 18:53
- 20 October, 2011 00:35
Finally was able to procure the Long Lake Red Hot Pickled Polish Sausage. These are what the Penrose Sausages were like years ago. I think the Penrose brand had slipped over the many changes of ownership over the years. The Long Lake brand brought back memories.Though they don't seem to have as long of a shelf life as the sell-by date implies- It seems to me the taste deteriorates long before the sell-by date arrives-when fresh they are far superior to the last offerings that were produced by Con-Agra in the jarred Penrose line. Apparently there are still quality products out there, they're just becoming increasingly difficult to find. Many thanks to Dave's Cupboard for this great find.
- 15 November, 2011 23:18
I too love the Penrose sausage. I have looked in all stores in my local area in Ky. and no one has them. I was told the manufacturing plant burnt. Not sure if this is true. We need them back on the shelf.
- 01 December, 2011 18:34
I called Penrose and was told that they weren't bringing them back. that stinks....just like gatorgum (gartoraide gum)..just as you get to like something."POOF"
- 18 December, 2011 16:30
Who is the insane person that decided to take away my sausages? What di I ever do to deserve this? Now that "y'all" have discontinued the jarring of the hot sausages I will no longer buy them AT ALL! I know that they are sold individually, but I ain't gonna eat 'em! I am going on strike! If you agree with me contact me on facebook: Larry Hahn Richmond VA.
- 25 December, 2011 10:15
my husband and i miss these sausages why did you quit making them we used to buy a jar a week and eat with cheddar cheese ive eat these since small with my grandfather really wish you would bring them back
- 27 December, 2011 12:32
My aunt and grandma used to bring these back to Iowa for us when they would drive to Pennsylvania to visit family. I haven't has them since I was a kid, but all these yrs I have remebered how good they were and have wished I could have them again. I was so disappointed when I recently decided to try ordering online and found they had been discontinued! Please bring Penrose Sausages back!
- 25 January, 2012 14:47
Look i understand about sales but i need penrose in my life geez wtf 32 years and it has came to this smdh
- 30 January, 2012 19:33
Its been a big thing with me and my dad we love to eat them...I have been looking 4 that one jar that is still around...it was that one thing I loved when I was a kid...wish they would take orders I would pay so much to get some
- 13 February, 2012 20:35
I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can get replacement lids for those big jars. I have several but the lids are messed up.
- 19 February, 2012 18:08
One of my friends just told me they had been discontinued the other day. I didn't believe him do i checked up on it. I am very disappointed. I had some at home but now I will have to watch how many I eat. I had a bunch of them because one Christmas thats all I asked for Christmas as a joke and thats what I got. I am so sad now.
- 16 March, 2012 07:44
No wonder we've looked for so long for those WONDERFUL Penrose pickled "hot" sausages in the jar; THEY'VE DISCONTINUED THEM !!! Does Conagra NOT UNDERSTAND that there are literally THOUSANDS of people in DENIAL SYNDROME right NOW ??? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE won't you bring them back to the marketplace. For at least 40 years my family has gone on picnics (or even at home when you get a craving) and the meal of the CENTURY is PENROSE HOT SAUSAGES with Banana Sandwichs and FRIED CHICKEN!!!!! There simply is NOTHING BETTER. PENROSE HOT SAUSAGES are great by themselves; but, they also add to about any meal you can make; I've even had them with my breakfast. We understand that Conagra must make a profit; JUST GIVE US BACK OUR PENROSE SAUSAGES...we'll pay your PRICE!!!!!
- 05 April, 2012 11:20
I need penrose back in North Carolina!!!
- 17 April, 2012 11:45
- PinkChampagne said...
I have wonderful memories of eating Penrose sausages, sliced cheddar cheese, and crackers... I want that memory back... I'll visit the Facebook page and make calls to ConAgra, and just keep my fingers crossed that it does some good.
- 14 July, 2012 02:08
- Joey G said...
I started buying the Penrose Jars in college in the 70's. They were fantastic before they added chicken to them. But they were some treat, I would eat the whole jar easily. Thanks for the info on the jars, I was wondering. But I have been buying the shrink wrapped Big Mama, I just had one, they are fantastic!!!!! They are firm and delicious. But in the long run the jarred sausages are more feasible in price.
- 03 October, 2012 05:24
You really know how to make a person cry!
Please bring back the pickled sausage! Me and my daughter are both huge fans, and won't eat any other brand than Penrose pickled sausages!
Nothing else can compare, the rest are just duds!
Been a long time since I have even ate one, just the thoughts of them make my mouth water!
Why don't you at least try it again, and see how the sales go? I bet they won't stay on the shelves long enough or be in stock fast enough!
Being totally serious here, you should think about it! - 22 March, 2013 00:36
- Unknown said...
I've had my wife searching for these forever now and she couldn't find em anywhere. So this morning I decided to try to find them online and I found this website. This is devastating news! I've been eating those things since I was a kid. Some Penrose Sausages with some Ritz Crackers is one of the best snacks ever!
- 22 August, 2013 08:45
- Unknown said...
Please bring them back.....i would keep sales up all by myself.... there is no way sales were low on those babydolls...everyone i know loved them....
- 27 October, 2013 09:57
- Bill said...
I used to destroy these as a kid in the 80s. So delicious. Talk about it being hard to eat just one.
- 08 November, 2013 19:40
- Unknown said...
I was researching for a few people who was wondering what happened to the best hot sausage ever!! and found out they no longer exist why?? We need it back it's one of those foods that people have had growing up and childhood memories.
- 06 January, 2014 16:12
- Unknown said...
I too ate quite a few of these gems and sipped the juice until the jar was completely empty but there were many other disappointing discontinues from other companies. Keebler quit making my favorite cookie, the double fudge chocolate sandwich cookie. And if not gone, the rare Kraft bacon and horseradish dip. It is also difficult to find the Zagnut candy bar and I miss those braided Marathon bars. It seems everytime I go liking something, it's not long it disappears like Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Hot BBQ sauce. Doubt there is little chance in ever seeing these memories again.
- 03 February, 2014 17:09
- Orion said...
I believe the fire at this ConAgra plant was the main reason why they discontinued the product.
It wasn't profitable enough to move production to another facility and have to buy the required equipment.
The same basic product is still available in single serving form, but not jarred.
There are some great recipes on the internet for making a similar tasting sausage at home. They won't keep as well, but they have the right flavor. I know I posted one to this blog a couple of years ago. - 04 February, 2014 13:09
- Unknown said...
Boy did I have this all wrong. Wal-Mart was the only store in my town that carried the jars. I thought they had quit carrying them like many other products I had been purchasing. I do not like the Eckridge brand they replaced it with. Now a few years later I find Hanna's pickled sausage on their shelves. Hanna's are not bad but to salty for my taste that is what led me to the site tonight Looking to see if I could buy them online.
- 27 March, 2014 03:13
- Unknown said...
I just talked to ConAgra and got the standard response from the receptionist who answer the phones so I sent an email. Here it is. Everyone send the same thing and let's get our product back on the shelves!
Hello Mr Knudsen,
I have been hoping for the last several years to see my beloved Penrose Hot Sausages back on the shelves at my local grocer. To my dismay I was informed that ConAgra has discontinued them. I along with thousands of others want this product available again for our enjoyment. If you are not going to produce, market, and sell this product again, would you do me the favor of letting me have the recipe? I will make them myself if I have to. You mustn't be aware of the many people who have enjoyed your product and did so for many many years. We feel we have lost a part of our childhood with the loss of this particular product.
I would hope that you take a look via Google in reference to all the people who want this product back. Have your research team look into the costs versus the projected sales of this wonderful product and give it the opportunity to be produced again.
A quick response is always appreciated,
- 12 May, 2014 13:30
- Unknown said...
I was once a fan of Penrose sausages also, but take heart, you can make a very good form yourself! Take 2 lbs of polish sausages cut into short segments about 1 1/2 in ch long, (cooked), 3 c vinegar, 1 large onion sliced, 1/3 c. brown sugar, 1 TBS. crushed red pepper, 3 cloves of garlic sliced thin, 2-3 bay leaves, and 1 Tbs peppercorns. Layer onions & sausage in a large jar, combine rest of ingredients and bring to a boil, pour over the sausages. Coll and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days then enjoy.
- 25 June, 2014 12:39
- Unknown said...
Plzzzzzzzzzzzzz bring them back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 12 July, 2014 18:18
- Unknown said...
Penrose was THEE best. The Big Mama and the others are NOT the same you have to have the vinegary pickley juicy goodness in the jar they happily bathe in!!! I used to could eat a jar a day. Yea, for real
- 14 July, 2014 20:13
- Unknown said...
Ok, I have found the Penrose sausage jarred. Same sausage same formula, both hot and regular. In fact the sausages are of a little better quality meat but still have that same texture we love. Look for "Backroad Country" manufactured by Troyer Cheese, Inc, Millersburg OH 44645. www.troyercheese.com
- 15 August, 2014 14:49
- Unknown said...
please bring back the jars of pickled sausages..... there are four generations of my family who love these ........
- 19 May, 2015 19:39
- Unknown said...
Please bring them back, I refuse to eat any other brand, I love the Penrose Hot Sausage that well.
- 21 August, 2015 01:58
- Unknown said...
taste rubbery, not good at all
- 21 December, 2015 08:58
- Unknown said...
This makes me very sad to see they have been discontinued. I use to eat the Penrose as a little kid and now that I'm a pregnant adult this almost makes me cry because I have the biggest craving for them... being then back!
- 10 January, 2016 22:17
- Unknown said...
Oh no! No Penrose sausages. Please tell me it isn't so. They are so good as a snack with ritz crackers. Please bring them back.
- 03 February, 2016 18:23
- Unknown said...
I remember buying these in Food Lion back in the day, and the jar didn't last more than a few days at our house. Ritz, or saltines, a slice of sharp cheddar, a pickle slice... Omg it was heaven in your mouth.
The Big Mama one is not quite the same. The flavor is somewhat similar, but it's soft and squishy. It doesn't have that hard summer sausage texture as the old Penroses. And the pickled eggs were just as good. - 24 June, 2016 01:50
- Jim Morgan, WEZV said...
Pleeeeeeeeeeze Conagra! give us back our sausages!
- 15 October, 2016 13:04
- Unknown said...
Miss those sausages.Will you ever bring them back.If not who has something simular.
- 10 November, 2016 06:03
- Unknown said...
Hannah's has a brand they are ok but by far they will never be a penrose sausage i was so upset to walk in the store one day to find this brand and not penrose i grew up eating them i raised my kids eating them and the tradition has to stop because somebody's damn pocket isnt getting fat well news flash CONAGRA TO SOME OF US SMALL PEOPLE THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY DONT GIVE A RATS A"" ABOUT TRADITION IS ALL WE HAVE AND TO US THATS MORE IMPROTANT THAN YOU MAKING YOUR POCKETS FATTER SO LISTIEN AND BRING BACK A 40 YEAR PLUS TRADITION SO IT CAN BE CARRIED ON!!!!! If it wasnt for us the people liking your product as much as we do YOU WOULDN'T BE WHERE YOU ARE NOW THINK ABOUT THAT!!!!! Sinciearly email@example.com
- 23 December, 2016 01:13
- Unknown said...
Please bring the Penrose back I miss that delish taste
- 16 October, 2017 21:59
- Unknown said...
Really miss those. No one else can get close. Looking forward to see it happen.
- 17 October, 2017 14:47
- Unknown said...
My father would buy a few jars of those hot sausage with a couple bags of salt and vinegar potato chips
- 26 March, 2018 05:01
- Unknown said...
I am 56 years old & my Dad (RIP) would eat those with me from the time I was a child until CA stopped selling them. We were so disappointed that we would never get to enjoy that little thing in life that brought he & I together so many times. I know that it's all about the money, it always is, but without customers, where do you go? Maybe to bankruptcy court? Who knows. Thanks for stopping a tradition in our little part of the world.
- 09 April, 2018 00:26
- Makita said...
Please bring back the Penrose sausages
Please - 15 May, 2018 19:03


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The Beechcraft King Air is the world's most popular turboprop aircraft. Beech Aircraft developed the King Air in 1964 as a compromise between piston-engine and jet aircraft; it could fly farther and higher than piston-engine aircraft yet land on the short runways of most small airports. The design remains the primary business aircraft for small to mid-size companies and part of the flight inventories of larger corporations.
Rather than investing in new and expensive technology, Beech built an improved and marketable business aircraft from its existing production line. The aircraft displayed here, LJ-34, began as a Queen Air that was upgraded with Pratt and Whitney PT6A-6 turboprop engines, a design that soon became the C-90. Several companies operated it for a total of more than 7,000 hours of service.
The Beech King Air is the world's most popular turboprop aircraft. Beech Aircraft Corporation developed the King Air in 1964 as a compromise between piston-engine and jet aircraft and the design quickly found success. The King Air can fly farther and higher than piston-engine aircraft, and, unlike many jets, it can land on the short runways of most small airports. With the three different models, including the C90B, still in production in 2001, this aircraft remains the primary business aircraft for small to mid-size companies, and it is an integral part of the flight inventories of many larger corporations.
Since its incorporation in 1932, Beech Aircraft was a successful builder of civil and military aircraft. After Walter Beech's death in 1950, his wife and co-founder, Olive Ann, became president and chairman of Beech, and she continued the profitable aircraft production lines while also diversifying into other aerospace endeavors. In 1959, Beech Aircraft introduced the Model 65 Queen Air to fill the gap between the six-seat twin-Bonanza, a derivative of the single-engine Bonanza introduced in 1947, and the Super 18, a deluxe version of the classic Beech 18. The Queen Air featured the low-wing, all-metal, tricycle design typical of Beech's post-war aircraft, carried seven to nine passengers, and featured two horizontally-opposed 340-hp Lycoming engines. Subsequent improvements included a swept tail and a pressurized fuselage, but when turboprop engines were added to a Queen Air 88 in 1964, it was re-designated the King Air 90.
In August 1963, Beech Aircraft announced the King Air design to meet the requirements of executive and corporate business travel for six to nine passengers, using turboprop engines to bridge the gap between piston-power and jet aircraft. The first King Air, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 engines, flew on January 20, 1964 and, after the prototype completed a 230-hour test program, the design received its type certificate on May 27, 1964. The first production aircraft deliveries began in late 1964.
The design was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of aluminum construction with retractable tricycle landing gear. To improve its utility and safety in changing flight conditions, standard equipment, that had been optional on the Queen Air, included de-icing boots on the leading edges of the wings, fin, and tailplane. Flight instruments allowed for all-weather capabilities and various communications and navigation packages included autopilot, radio, and radar systems. The Model 90 had two seats in the cockpit and four reclining passenger seats facing each other in the cabin, with options for a two or three-place couch for passengers. Air conditioning and soundproofing also improved passenger comfort in the cabin. Two 500-hp P&W Canada PT6A-6 turboprop engines with three-blade Hartzell propellers gave the King Air a top ceiling of 27,400 feet and a range of 1,565 miles at 270 mph. Piston-powered aircraft could not match this performance while emerging jet aircraft of the 1960s used turbojet engines that were high-priced, noisy, and had high fuel consumption.
Rather than investing in a completely new and expensive technology, Beech built a vastly improved and marketable business aircraft from its existing production line. After the King Air's initial success, Beech concentrated on continuous upgrades to appeal to a range of executive and corporate needs. Sophisticated electronics packages, increased cabin space, and finer interior amenities in Models 90, 100, 200, 300, and 350 provided comfortable working and transport environments for business travelers. Newer models are longer and sport T-tails, but the basic configuration remains the same and continues to appeal as a new or previously owned medium-range aircraft. In addition to the airframe, the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine family consistently provides a high level of performance and reliability. Nearly 40 years since its introduction, the King Air series is still the king of the turboprops and fills a significant niche in the business aviation marketplace.
The Museum's aircraft, LJ-34, is an early model with both the Queen Air and King Air designations, 65-90, meaning it was a Queen Air 88 design upgraded with P&W Canada PT6A-6 engines. One hundred and twelve of these models were built. The aircraft received its airworthiness certificate on April 16, 1965 and was registered as N1920H. The exterior was white with Morning Glory Blue and Jubilee Gold trim and the interior was Frontier Green, Black and Arctic Beige. On April 23, 1965, the Aviation Department of Helmerich and Payne, Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, purchased the aircraft and the company flew the aircraft almost every other day for many years, mostly around the Central Plains states. The aircraft's registration changed to N10LE on October 8, 1973 and it flew in California, until May 20, 1976, when the registration was changed to N275DP. I FLY SOUTH of Wilmington, Delaware, owned the aircraft by 1994 and it then returned to Raytheon's Beech Aircraft Corporation in March 1998. Stevens Aviation, of Vandalia, Ohio, performed general maintenance and painted it white with red and gray trim before Raytheon flew it to National Airport near Washington, DC, in April 1998. There, its flight career ended with 7,164.5 hours on the airframe. It was disassembled and trucked across the Potomac River to the Museum for installation in the Business Wings exhibit. In July of 2000, when the exhibit closed, Raytheon donated the aircraft to the Museum.
This object is on display in Business Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

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Well folks. The votes are in over at the Hottest Blogger Calendar Contest. I was beaten out by some pretty Hot Bloggers, including my fellow dad-in-blog, Busy Dad. I'm disappointed that I lost to Wil Wheaton, but hardly surprised: dude was on tv.
Oh well. A trip to New York with the flimsy excuse that I was going to a photoshoot to be in a calendar would have been fun.
What the hell? There are twelve months in the year?
Aw yeah!
I squeaked in thanks to a steady trickle of votes and Jamie Oliver's reluctance to acknowledge that he was nominated or to solicit votes from everyone who ought to have voted for him instead of me.
Thank you, folks. You've been cracking my wife up for days now as the votes came in. Plus, she's been greeting me with "Hey Hottest Blogger Calendar Husband" all weekend.


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Polycystic Kidney Disease
What is polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?
Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts filled with fluid in the kidneys. PKD cysts can reduce kidney function, leading to kidney failure. People with PKD can also have cysts in the liver and problems in other organs, such as the heart and blood vessels in the brain.
PKD is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure and affects approximately 600,000 people in the U.S., according to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). The NKF states that about 50 percent of people with autosomal dominant form of PKD progress to kidney failure by age 60, and about 60 percent will have kidney failure by age 70.
What are the different types of PKD?
There are two primary inherited forms of PKD and one noninherited form:
Autosomal dominant PKD (inherited)
This is the most common inherited form of polycystic kidney disease, accounting for about 90 percent of all PKD cases. Autosomal dominant means that if one parent has the disease, there is a 50 percent chance that the disease will pass to a child, and that both males and females are equally affected. These cases usually are diagnosed in adulthood.
Usually, at least one parent must have the disease for a child to inherit it. In 10 percent of cases, there may be no family history of PKD. These cases are new mutations in a family. In very few cases, autosomal dominant PKD occurs spontaneously after conception. Parents would not be at increased risk to have additional children with PKD. But individuals with PKD have a 50/50 chance of passing the gene on to their children.
Autosomal dominant PKD is often called the adult polycystic kidney disease. Symptoms usually develop between age 30 and 40 (but they can begin as early as childhood), and may include the following:
Abdominal pain
Detectable abdominal mass
Pale color to skin
Bruise easily
High blood pressure
Kidney stones
Aneurysms (bulging of the walls of blood vessels) in the brain
Diverticulosis (pouches in the intestines)
Urinary tract infections
Hematuria (blood in the urine)
Liver and pancreatic cysts
Abnormal heart valves
Autosomal dominant PKD may occur with other conditions including:
Tuberous sclerosis (a genetic syndrome involving seizures, intellectual disability, benign tumors, and skin lesions)
Liver disease
Severe eye problems
The symptoms of autosomal dominant PKD may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis of autosomal dominant PKD may include the use of imaging techniques to detect cysts on the kidney and other organs and a review of the family history of autosomal dominant PKD. There are three different dominant genes which have been identified that further subdivide autosomal dominant PKD into PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3.
A doctor will establish a treatment protocol for autosomal dominant PKD only after careful consideration of the child's symptoms and medical history. Treatment may include:
Pain medication
Surgery to shrink cysts and relieve pain
Treatment for high blood pressure
Treatment for urinary tract infections
Autosomal recessive PKD (inherited)
Autosomal recessive PKD is a rare, inherited form of polycystic kidney disease thought to be caused by a particular genetic flaw that is different from the genetic flaw that causes autosomal dominant PKD. Parents who do not have the disease can have a child with the disease if both parents carry the abnormal gene and both pass the gene to their child. Carrier parents have a 25 percent chance with each pregnancy to have a child with this type of PKD. Males and females are equally affected. Autosomal recessive PKD is sometimes detected prenatally (before birth) using a fetal ultrasound.
Symptoms of autosomal recessive PKD can begin before birth. In most cases, the earlier the onset, the more severe the outcome. There are four different types of autosomal recessive PKD, depending on the child's age when symptoms become evident:
Perinatal form (present at birth)
Neonatal form (presents within the first month of life)
Infantile form (presents between age 3 months and 6 months)
Juvenile form (presents after age 1)
Children born with autosomal recessive PKD may develop kidney failure within a few years and often experience the following:
High blood pressure
Urinary tract infections
Frequent urination
The disease also usually affects the liver, spleen, and pancreas, resulting in low blood cell counts, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids.
The symptoms of autosomal recessive PKD may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis often includes ultrasound imaging of the fetus or newborn to reveal cysts in the kidneys. Ultrasound examination of kidneys of relatives may also be helpful.
Your child's doctor will establish a treatment protocol for autosomal recessive PKD only after careful consideration of the child's symptoms and medical profile. Treatment may include:
Treatment for high blood pressure
Treatment for urinary tract infections
Hormonal therapy
Acquired cystic kidney disease, or ACKD (noninherited)
Acquired cystic kidney disease may develop in association with long-term kidney problems, especially in people who have kidney failure and who have been on dialysis for a long time. Therefore, it tends to occur later in life and is an acquired, not inherited, form of PKD. Often there are cysts in other organs, such as the liver and the pancreas.


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Diamond slide pendant
This 18-karat yellow gold pendant features a round diamond weighing .25 carats set in a heavy slide bezel on a snake chain.
All diamonds are G color and VS clarity, weights may be approximate. Available in 18 karat white and yellow gold and platinum.
You can order the Diamond slide pendant by calling us at 202-363-6305, 10:00am-5:30pm EST, Mon-Sat or by e-mailing email@example.com. Returns and exchanges are accepted within 10 days of delivery for a full refund less cost of return shipping for this item. Special orders and alteration are non refundable.


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Homemade "Vicks Vapor shower disks"
Have you seen the commercials for the Vicks Vapor shower disk thingies? You put one of these disks in your shower, and voila thanks to the vapors in it, you're magically healed, your cold is gone, and your face is shockingly free of snot. I always used to watch the "Noxema girl" splashing water on her face and wondered how she was able to wash her face without being completely overrun with boogers. I'm the only one? Yes? Ok, moving along then...
Regardless, Vicks makes these things and I'm sure they're super expensive for something that is just going to wash down your drain.
You know where I'm going with this, right?
I made them myself.
The idea started a few weeks ago when my sweet little nephew Parker came down with Croup for like the 1,438th time. My sister mentioned that they were taking long steamy showers with him to try to clear out his lungs. My brain started churning and I thought "surely there can be something they could add to the shower to help him even more". Homemade Vicks Vapor shower disk thingies were born.
And they couldn't be any simpler.
Sarah's Homemade Vicks Shower Disk Thingies
-Baking soda
-Essential oils:
, and
-Muffin tin
-Muffin liners
1) Add baking soda to a mixing bowl. Updated to add - I don't really measure. Maybe 2-3 cups?
2) Slowly add water until you've made a thick paste. Updated to add: add just a little water a time. You'll want the mix to feel like putty.
3) Add 15 drops of each essential oil.
4) Spoon in to a muffin tin, and let sit out for 12-18 hours. You can also bake these, but I just left them out overnight.
5) Pop these suckers out of the paper liner, plop it in your shower, and let the essential oils steam away your stuffy nose. Edited to add: put them anywhere on the floor of the shower; it doesn't matter where!
Added 4/7/12 - for anyone who is having issues with these being "crumbly", try using 1 cup of baking soda and 1/3 cup of water (plus maybe a few tbslp more) and baking for 20 minutes at 350. THEN add a few drops of
essential oils to the cooled "puck". That was a suggestion from a commenter and I tried it this morning with great success! I'm a quick shower taker (less than 5 min), and my "disk" was only about 1/3 gone at the end of the shower.
Additionally, I'm not a doctor (nor a butcher, baker, or candlestick maker), so if you have any medical conditions, contact a medical professional.
Added 10/2/12 - if you're not using a silicone muffin tin, remove the liners before the pan has completely cooled. And yes, you need to remove these from the liners in order to use. You can store these in an plastic container, mason jar, etc.
I've shared this over at:
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Frugal Tip Tuesday
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"Drunk Bear Family Downs Over 100 Beers During Bear Rager."
Given our fondness for stories about pick-a-nicking bears, we couldn't resist that Gawker headline.
Just two days after seeing video of the bear who raided a Colorado chocolate shop, we're reading today that "a family of bears is suspected of having broken into a cabin in northern Norway and polished off over a hundred cans of beer," The Local writes. The newssite adds that:
"They had a hell of a party in there," cabin owner Even Borthen Nilsen told NRK. "The cabin has the stench of a right old piss up, trash, and bears."
Now, if you'd like to see a different — more natural — side of bears, check the Katmai, Alaska Bearcam from explore.org. Hit it at the right time and you might see a brown bear catch a salmon.
Which would go pretty well with a nice lager, come to think of it.
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indent is a C program formatter. It reformats the C program in the input-file according to the switches. The switches which can be speci- fied are described below. They may appear before or after the file names. NOTE: If you only specify an input-file, the formatting is done `in- place', that is, the formatted file is written back into input-file and a backup copy of input-file is written in the current directory. If input-file is named `/blah/blah/file', the backup file is named file.BAK. If output-file is specified, indent checks to make sure it is different from input-file. If no input-file is specified input is read from stdin and the formatted file is written to stdout. The options listed below control the formatting style imposed by indent. -bacc, -nbacc If -bacc is specified, a blank line is forced around every conditional compilation block. For example, in front of every #ifdef and after every #endif. Other blank lines surrounding such blocks will be swallowed. 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text: In 1976, twelve Realtors began The Group, Inc. with the dream of having a company where everyone was an equal owner. This concept was untried; there were no models to follow. The Group, Inc. became a laboratory for experimenting with group dynamics, teams, self-directed work groups, employee empowerment, and leadership – all the while working to find the very best way to help our customers buy and sell real estate. In 2008 The Group, Inc. was ranked among the top 100 U.S. firms for closed sales volume in 2007 by 3 different industry resources - RealTrends, RIS Media, and Realtor Magazine. The Group, Inc. has been the Northern Colorado market leader for over 30 years and we remain committed to our mission of "helping people get where they want to go on time."


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Writing a logarithmic scale in a spiral that is then imprinted around the outside of a cylinder allows instrument makers to lengthen the scale. Since a logarithmic scale only needs to run to 10 twice to include all possible results from adding or subtracting two logarithmic numbers, this means that the distance between the points on the scale may be increased. When any two numbers on the scale are further apart, the user may read a fractional position between these numbers (expressed as a decimal) to a finer level of granularity. For example, on a 10" linear slide rule, results generally may be calculated to only three significant figures (0.123, 1.23, 12.3, 123, 1230, and so on). A cylindrical slide rule may provide results of up to seven significant digits (0.1234567, 1.234567, 12.34567, 123.4567, 1234.567, and so on).
On the other hand, cylindrical slide rules were typically about twice as expensive to produce as linear slide rules, and the provenances for the objects on this page indeed suggest that, in the main, only corporate and government offices could afford them. A number of the objects in this category were received with instruction manuals and advertising pamphlets, which may be viewed in the Index by Makers & Retailers. The collection includes multiple examples for several of the objects, as the 23 items below represent only eight different slide rules, half developed in Europe and half invented by Americans. The cylindrical slide rule by Edwin Thacher, a Pennsylvania railroad bridge designer, also illustrates the 19th-century shift in production from Europe to the United States, as originally William Ford Stanley's London firm made the entire instrument. Then, Keuffel and Esser of New York City began constructing the wooden drum and brass and wood stand while continuing to import the scales printed on paper and pasted around the drum. Finally, K&E developed its own dividing engine for printing the scales and henceforth manufactured the entire instrument in the United States.


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We are honored to have been selected as a 2011 Tech Award Laureate. The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, and presented by Applied Materials, Inc., selected PhET as one of three laureates for the Microsoft Education Award - out of over 600 nominations representing 54 countries. The Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity is one of the premier annual humanitarian awards programs in the world, recognizing technical solutions that benefit humanity and address the most critical issues facing our planet and its people.
For those new to PhET and our work to advance science literacy and education worldwide, we include a brief introduction to the project below. We also include links to photos of PhET being used around the world, our Tech Award application, and an amazing nomination letter written by PhET user Sandor Nagy from Hungary.
Identifying the problem: |
Science education is not achieving desired levels of student interest, literacy, and technical expertise. |
Our mission: |
To advance science literacy and education worldwide through free interactive simulations. |
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For teachers and students around the world, the PhET project provides interactive simulations that are based on extensive education research and support more effective science education. Going beyond traditional educational resources, PhET simulations offer an intuitive, game-like environment where students can learn through scientist-like exploration, where dynamic visual representations make the invisible visible, and where science ideas are connected to real-world phenomena. Unlike most educational software, PhET simulations are free, easily translated into multiple languages, and available either online or offline, especially important for areas with poor or no internet connectivity. With their flexible design, the simulations can be used in many ways - as demos, homework, or inexpensive yet accurate and realistic lab alternatives. |
Our impact: |
PhET use in Cambodia. Teachers and students around the world are using PhET simulations, from grade school to university and in more than 60 languages. Some specifics:
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Kathy Perkins, Director, firstname.lastname@example.com |


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Does the budget bill passed by Congress this week derail the United States Postal Service (USPS) plan to end Saturday delivery of first class mail?
Depending on how you interpret the situation, the answer is either "yes" or "no." The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the USPS is bound by law to keep delivering on Saturdays. But that's not how everyone sees it, as Reuters reports:
Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Representative Darrell Issa of California on Thursday told the USPS Board of Governors to move forward with implementing the five-day delivery plan for mail.
"The Board of Governors has a fiduciary responsibility to utilize its legal authority to implement modified 6-day mail delivery as recently proposed," the lawmakers said in their letter to the USPS board.
The GAO, on the other hand, was unequivocal in its stance on the issue, as reported by Bloomberg on Thursday:
The service is bound by law to deliver mail six days a week, and is incorrect in interpreting that a temporary measure used to fund U.S. government operations released it from that requirement, the GAO said in a letter to Representative Gerald Connolly, a Virginia Democrat, who requested that the watchdog agency look at the matter.
The plan to cut delivery of letter mail while retaining package delivery on Saturdays "rests upon a faulty USPS premise," GAO General Counsel Susan Poling said in the letter.
In a nice summary of this tangled knot, the AJC's Jamie Dupree concludes with these words:
It isn't clear how this will be resolved, as the Postal Service seems intent on making the Saturday mail change.
How did we get to this point? As we reported on this blog in February, the USPS is trying to save money:
"Beginning the week of Aug. 5 this year," Donahoe said, USPS will provide "six days of package delivery and five days of mail delivery. ... We will not deliver or collect mail on Saturdays."
Its decision could, however, run into challenges from Congress and from unions that represent the Postal Service's employees. Donahoe made the case, though, that USPS has no choice. The Postal Service, which lost nearly $16 billion last year, will save about $2 billion a year with this change, Donahoe said.
Eliminating Saturday mail delivery, said Donahoe, is "just one part of a much larger strategy to return the Postal Service to long-term financial security." That strategy has included the closing of many facilities.
While both the economy and the rise of the Internet have had an impact on mail volumes, legislation from Congress itself has also put a real strain on USPS finances, as we reported in 2010:
It [Congress] ordered the U.S. Postal Service to prepay its future retirees' pension and health benefits. That's a cost of more than $5 billion a year.
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE), who chairs a Senate subcommittee on the post office, says the pension prepayments are a major cause of the Postal Service's red ink.
"We shouldn't ask the Postal Service what we ask of no other state and local government and, as far as I know, no other business enterprise to do — and that is to upfront set aside enormous amounts of money to meet health care needs of potential pensioners," he adds.
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Core strength is critical for everyday activities such as placing heavy grocery bags into the trunk of your automobile, carrying a gallon jug of milk from the refrigerator to the dining room table, and even walking to the mailbox. When your core strength is diminished, even bending over to pick up a pencil may result in a serious spinal injury. Weakened core musculature causes simple, daily physical activities to be problematic. When standing up from a seated position or getting into a car causes you to experience twinges in your back, you may be sure your core muscles are not working in the manner for which they were designed.
Your core muscles consist of the four abdominal muscles – the transversus abdominis, internal obliques, external obliques, and rectus abdominis – and back muscles such as the erector spinae, longissimus thoracis, and multifidi. The most important core muscle may be the transversus abdominis, a sheet of horizontally oriented muscle that lies underneath the other abdominal muscles and provides deep mechanical support to the low back and pelvis. Similarly important are the multifidi, a group of small, powerful, deep spinal muscles that interconnect pairs and series of vertebras.
In times past, when the concept of work meant actual physical labor, there was no need to pay attention to training the core. In those days, your core muscles were being trained all day long by lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling loads with heavy resistances and/or bending, digging, hoeing, planting, and raking. Working on a farm or in a factory provided more than sufficient exercise for the core. But in today's developed world, farming and manufacturing jobs have been greatly reduced and the large majority of work is done in the so-called service sector. In the 21st century, people living in developed nations spend the largest portion of their day sitting at a desk. In such circumstances the core musculature will weaken drastically, unless specific attention is paid to training these muscles.1,2
The good news is that a wide variety of exercises are available for training the core. Most of them require no equipment. Many of them may be done at home and do not even require a gym membership. For example, yoga provides thorough and complete exercise for core muscles. Self-motivated persons might only need a yoga DVD and a yoga mat, minimizing financial cost and doing their yoga training at home. For others, taking yoga classes at a gym or yoga center might be more appropriate. But yoga is only one possible solution. Numerous highly efficient core exercises may be done on a physioball. Dynamic exercises such as the plank provide substantial core benefit and the only equipment requirement is a mat. Other dynamic exercises include squats, gluteus bridge, lunges, jumping jacks, and the grapevine.
When you spend the time to make sure your core musculature is strong, daily physical activities begin to be done with ease and grace. Back pain and other mechanical aches and injuries fade into memory.3 The overall result is a body that works efficiently and optimally. Thus, a strong core helps provide for a lifetime of health and well-being.
1Kumar T, et al: Efficacy of core muscle strengthening exercise in chronic low back pain patients. J Back Musculoskel Rehabil 2014 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] 2Granacher U, et al: Effects of core instability strength training on trunk muscle strength, spinal mobility, dynamic balance and functional mobility in older adults. Gerontology 59(2):105-113, 2013
3Huxel Bliven KC, Anderson BE: Core stability training for injury prevention. Sports Health 5(6):514-522, 2013
Core Strength and Regular Chiropractic Care
When you begin a core muscle strengthening program, it's important to ensure that your spinal biomechanical structures are functioning at their optimum. Proper functioning of your spinal vertebras is especially significant in the context of core muscle strength. The presence of spinal misalignments causes tightness of small muscle groups that connect adjacent vertebras and of large muscle groups that connect spinal regions such as the mid back and low back. Muscle tightness leads to pain and persistent tightness leads to pain that may last for days, weeks, or months. Core muscle strengthening becomes very difficult in the presence of such tightness and pain. In fact, when spinal misalignments are left uncorrected, attempting to perform core exercises may even cause injury.
By detecting, analyzing, and correcting spinal misalignments, regular chiropractic care helps restore normal biomechanical function to your spine and, correspondingly, to the rest of your musculoskeletal system. As a result, regular chiropractic care helps you get the most benefit from your core strengthening activities and helps you become healthier overall.