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alumni trip to England and Scotland.
Everyone had a wonderful time and learned
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Jancy Chang, a high school art teacher in San Francisco, had been painting since she was a child. She varied her technique from Western-style watercolors to classical Chinese brushstrokes, but she always strove for realism: painting landscapes and people in social settings as literally as she could. Then, in 1986, at age 43, she began to have problems performing her job. Grading, preparing for class, putting together lesson plans--everything that she had previously done with ease--became increasingly difficult over the next few years. By 1995 she could no longer remember the names of her students and was forced to take early retirement.
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here and whose lovely blog is here...........i saw the fabric bowl on teje's blog and immediately loved it so was very glad she had one in her shop.....it fits in perfectly in my sewing room and i have loved looking at it over christmas :).............teje also sent me a lovely gift................
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here and whose lovely blog is here...........i saw the fabric bowl on teje's blog and immediately loved it so was very glad she had one in her shop.....it fits in perfectly in my sewing room and i have loved looking at it over christmas :).............teje also sent me a lovely gift................
36 comments:
- cristina said...
Helen, my best wishes for you. I hope you have a Happy New Year entrance. I follow your blog in the next year, so everything's great what you do ... thanks for all the good times you give us ... Thanks Helen ... and thank you for your comments on my blog, you always make me happy ... thanks for everything, thanks ...
- 28 December 2012 at 14:32
- gilly said...
Soo much prettiness as always! Merry Christmas, Helen - it all sounds lovely. Enjoy the last few days of 2012, and I wish you all good things and happy crafting in the new year ahead.
- 28 December 2012 at 14:35
- Siobhán said...
What lovely Christmas gifts and fun sewing projects! Just seeing the hyacinth bulbs makes me eager for Spring and more sunshine. Lovely fabric bowl--what a neat idea!
Wishing you and yours a very blessed new year, Helen!
- 28 December 2012 at 14:45
- Teje Karjalainen said...
Dear Helen, I'm so happy to hear that you have had wonderful time! Your Christmas looks adorable sweet and beautiful! I feel strange to see my fabric basket with your most lovely things. Thank you so much for your kind words! Hyacinths are my favourites and especially white - ah I can imagine the smell from your photos!
Thank you again for a happy and beautiful post! I wish you and your family all the best for the New Year! x Teje
- 28 December 2012 at 15:05
- KC'sCourt! said...
Another beautiful blog.
Happy New Year
Julie xxxxxxx
- 28 December 2012 at 15:35
- Clara {Clover and Violet} said...
It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas! I love all of your Christmas makes, your drawstring bag is adorable. Always so much inspiration on your blog, I love visiting!!
- 28 December 2012 at 15:53
- Jane said...
Glad you had a lovely Christmas Helen. Time with family is very precious. It's lovely to see Teje's work too, what a great storage bag. Your bulbs are much further on than mine but it is wonderful to see signs of spring isn't it. Enjoy the rest of the holiday,
Jane x
- 28 December 2012 at 16:09
- moonstruckcreations said...
Looks like you have had a lovely time with your family! What lovely decorations as well.
Happy New Year to you Helen, look forward to reading about all the lovely things you will make in 2013!
- 28 December 2012 at 17:37
- Vintage Sheet Addict said...
Glad you had a lovely time with your family, it's what it's all about really. Your makes are beautiful, yes you can't beat the smell of spring bulbs! Very soon I'm going to be longing for spring! It usually hits me mid January!!! :) x
- 28 December 2012 at 17:39
- greenrabbitdesigns said...
Glad you had a lovely Christmas Helen! :) your little fabric bowl is very sweet and I love the bulbs in the Greengate cup! It's lovely to see all the bulbs emerging and the thought of springtime. :) wishing you a very happy new year!,,
Vivienne xx
- 28 December 2012 at 18:05
- busybusybeejay said...
I love the fabric bowl and all your lovely photos.Thank you for sharing them with us.
- 28 December 2012 at 19:13
- Erna said...
What a lovely and cheerfull post, beautiful photos and I can almost smell the hyacinths..
Happy New Year for you and your loved ones..
Erna x
- 28 December 2012 at 19:45
- l.wilks11 said...
Your craft work is just lovely!!
Such bright and cheerful colours, just right for our cold dark days we are having at the moment.
Have a great New Year.....xx
- 28 December 2012 at 19:53
- Simone said...
Lovely things as alway Helen. Your blog never lets me down. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year! x
- 28 December 2012 at 20:03
- Cindy said...
I love the bright colors of the little bag, so pretty! I also love forcing bulbs. I went out to the greenhouse the other day and found a pot of daffodils coming up. I had completely forgotten about them! So inside they came. Can't wait to see them bloom.
Have a very Happy New Year!
- 28 December 2012 at 20:21
- Scented Sweetpeas said...
A belated Happy Christmas Helen and also I hope you have a fantastic 2013 xxxx
- 28 December 2012 at 20:36
- Ali said...
Gorgeous photos - sounds like you had a great Christmas and looking forward to seeing your beautiful makes in 2013 xx
- 28 December 2012 at 21:36
- purple-roses-country-cottage said...
Dear Helen, I hope you and your family have had a wonderful Christmas. I really, really enjoyed reading your blog during 2012. It was so full of nice pictures and wonderful sewng works. Wishing you all the best for the new year 2013. Nicolexxx
- 28 December 2012 at 21:59
- by Teresa said...
Hello from across the world, my friend Helen! I'm glad you had a wonderful Christmas -- so did we! I had lunch with 3 of my local blog friends today - what fun!
((hugs)), Teresa :-)
- 29 December 2012 at 04:42
- thesnailgarden said...
Such beautiful, thoughtful gifts from your daughters and lovely makes to treasure. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, Pj x
- 29 December 2012 at 09:45
- Jolana said...
Hello! Your new drawstring bag is really sooo beautiful! I love the fabrics and detail with button (I love buttons!) :) And presents from your friends... it is so nice to have a good friends :)
So, have a lovely time! Jolana
- 29 December 2012 at 10:16
- Paula said...
Hello dear, sweet Helen! I am so happy you had a lovely Christmas! We did too! I love your beautiful drawstring bag! The colors are so happy and cheerful! You sew beautifully and always inspire me! Crafting makes me happy too, sweetie! The basket you ordered from your friend is lovely and the little pinwheel is so sweet! I love your decorations and gift from your sweet girl! I love hyacinths! I hope the sun shines soon, but glad to hear you enjoyed nice walks. Love that gorgeous bag! Your photos are all so pretty too! Enjoy the rest of the holiday with mr p and I hope your New Year is fabulous, inspired and creative too! I look forward to all you will share! Much love and hugs, Paula xoxo
- 29 December 2012 at 17:40
- Annie @ knitsofacto said...
You always have such pretty things in your posts Helen :D
A very Happy New Year to you and yours, and may 2013 bring you all that you wish for :D
- 29 December 2012 at 22:01
- Thea said...
Hello Helen
Sounds like a wonderful Chistmas, It is all over so quickly,
your fabric combinations are so pretty I love the little bag..
I really enjoy watching bulbs opening, I have a pot on my kitchen windowsill..yours are so pretty in their cups
All the best for 2013
Thea x
- 29 December 2012 at 22:07
- ~*~ saskia ~*~ said...
I like all your sweet petits, Helen. Very cheery!
Wishing you a sparkling 2013! x
- 30 December 2012 at 07:20
- GrannyTaughtMeToCrochet said...
I a so glad you had a lovely Christmas. Me too! And also spent all these past few days going bonkers on the crafting front. I have bravely committed to a craft fair so Valentines Day hearts here we come!!!
I brought some bulbs but they are too shy at the moment to come out .... I need to give them a little helping hand but not sure what to do!!!
Kate xxx
- 30 December 2012 at 08:47
- koralee said...
Thank you for all the joy you have brought me this past year...your creative spirit has blessed so many!
Sending you PEACE mixed with oodles of joy for 2013!
Guess what I am doing today??? Sewing!!!!...I am going to try to make a new slipcover for my stool...all patchworkie and granny like! Wish me luck! xoxo
- 31 December 2012 at 16:03
- Crafty Mermaid said...
a delight as always! happy new year
- 31 December 2012 at 19:28
- My Little Home and Garden said...
I hope your new year is as happy and colourful as all of your creations.
Best Wishes,
- 1 January 2013 at 01:43
- harmony and rosie said...
Good to hear you had a great Christmas Helen, and here's wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
Kate x
- 1 January 2013 at 03:30
- flowers on my table said...
Hello Helen, Happy new year to you my friend. As ever it is a vision of lovliness over here. I have been catchin up with your last post which I missed! I love all your little houses and the snowy pictures you made. The reds/pinks and turqoise are so very fresh together.
Also in this post, your little patchwork bag is lovely and Teje's fabric box is wonderful, what a good find.
I love the mix of fabrics flowers and china that you always have, it is very inspiring.
uch love to you, Linda x
- 1 January 2013 at 15:55
- Crafty in the Med said...
Hello Helen,
Lovely to hear you have had a wonderful Christmas I must say I have too. Its my favourite time of the year!
Gorgeous bag using those lovely bright colours that you use....red always seems to be present. Look at those buttons you have used too....the heart ones are the cutest.
Happy New Year may it bring you peace and happiness :-)
Amanda :-)
Giveaway closes 6th January...early evening.
- 1 January 2013 at 21:50
- ♥ Mary Janes TEAROOM said...
Happy New Year Helen!...Wishing you and your family all good things in 2013...Your makes are always so pretty...I love the colours in your drawstring bag and I have definitely fallen for the bulbs in your pretty Greengate cup. I'm looking forward to visiting you as always through this year Helen...Enjoy the last days of the holiday with Mr.P!
Susan x
- 1 January 2013 at 23:11
- Pickworth said...
Another really inspiring blog, Helen. As ever, your posts are so happy and colourful and give us all so much enjoyment and hope in our crafting adventures ... just so thrilled your holidays were so happy and filled with family and friends visiting.I look forward to the New Year and learning from you with each post you share.
I do hope that this coming New Year will be a happy and a healthy one for you and your loved ones.
Hugs from across the pond,
- 2 January 2013 at 15:08
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- 25 January 2013 at 14:09
Just found your blog. Happy and cheriful. Love to see your face. You are my kind of person. Best Wishes
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The GoldenPass Line is the natural link between Central Switzerland and Lake Geneva. From the shores of Lake Lucerne over Brunig Pass, pass through Interlaken and Gstaad. You will travel more than 149 miles though many highlights of Switzerland before arriving in Montreux or vice-versa.
The north-south Alpine crossing from Chur to Lugano offers breathtaking views from the new panoramic cars as you travel over boldly curved viaducts, through winding tunnels and past ice-age glaciers. From Tirano, the excursion continues in modern buses through the Valtelina Valley to Lugano (only in summer, from May 24 to October 12).
The Panoramic roundtrip from Montreux on the Swiss Riviera to Gruyeres, home of the famous Gruyeres cheese and Nestle chocolate factory. Chocolate sampling is included.
The Swiss Chocolate train is a joint venture between GoldenPass services and Cailler-Nestle. Trips in the comfort of 1st class, in a Pullman "Belle Epoque" carriage vintage 1915 or the ultramodern panorama car affording stunning views of the vineyards surrounding Montreux and medieval Gruyeres.
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Lawmakers in Albany are talking about changes to the controversial gun law passed last month, although nothing has been brought forth.
Republican lawmakers say amendments are needed, and at least one Democrat said he's open to amending the bill. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said while he's also open to changes, none have been discussed in his circles.
The New York SAFE Act passed the state Legislature on Jan. 15, enacting the strictest gun control laws in the country. ...


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As it stands, it appears the Orioles are going to head into opening day with 4 starters, 5 bench players and 7 relievers.
I think we can all agree the four starters are: Jeremy Guthrie, Brian Matusz, Jake Arrieta and Brad Bergesen.
The question is, who are the bench players and relievers? My thoughts:
Cesar Izturis, Robert Andino, Nolan Reimold, Felix Pie and Jake Fox.
Kevin Gregg, Jim Johnson, Mike Gonzalez, Koji Uehara, Clay Rapada, Jeremy Acardo, Jason Berken
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This thing is gorgeous.
This thing is gorgeous.
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These guitars are stunning! I would love to get my mitts on one!
Did anyone that was privy enough to experience the Collection V at Experience take a photo?
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There are a few pics on the PRS site:
My collection is not impressive like everyone else's but here you go
Just asking for clarification, is this thread for showing our guitar collection, or for PRS Collection Series guitars? If it is Collection Series, well... I'll get back to you in a few years time
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A woman Thursday night robbed a Webster pizza shop at gunpoint, according to Webster Police.
Webster Police Lt. Mike Chiapperini said a woman entered Mark's Pizzeria, 5 E. Main St., in the village , just before 10 p.m.
Officers said the woman, who appeared to be in her 40s, displayed a long gun and stole cash and other items from the pizzeria before she fled on foot.
No injuries were reported, officers said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Webster Police at (585) 872-1216.


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Next up: CSU at Boise State, 1:30 p.m. today, Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
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Want to get involved? Go to coloradoan.com, click on the live blog and follow along during each CSU football game. Interact with CSU football reporter Kelly Lyell and others before, during and after every CSU football game. Some of the best comments will appear in Sundays newspaper.
Keys to the game
1. Can CSUs offense continue to show improvement against one of the top defensive units in the country?
2. Will the CSU defense be able to come up with the kind of big plays that helped the Rams beat Hawaii and UNLV?
3. Can quarterback Conner Smith and the CSU offense avoid committing costly turnovers?
BOISE, IDAHO — National rankings, Bowl Championships Series games, more than 36,000 screaming fans at every home game.
The blue turf at Bronco Stadium is known throughout the country, and the rapid rise of the Boise State football program has become legendary. The Broncos have won more games than any other team in the country in the past 15 years and have finished among the top 10 in the final BCS standings four years in a row and five times in the past six years.
They are what CSU had a chance to become had they been able to finish what Sonny Lubick started in the mid-1990s, first-year coach Jim McElwain said, and what the Rams now hope to become.
Boise State, he said, took the blueprint of what was Colorado State football back in our heyday and capitalized on that and became relevant on the college football scene.
So hes excited to let his Rams (3-7, 2-4 Mountain West Conference) see first-hand what the Broncos (8-2, 5-1) are all about when the teams square off today on the so-called smurf turf.
Im looking forward to going and letting our guys get a piece of that environment that they have in Boise and what they have developed, McElwain said earlier this week. I think its a credit, not only to obviously their coaching staff but the people in the organization that have seen and saw the future and have committed to it. I think itll be good for our guys to go down and see and get a taste of exactly what its all about.
The Broncos two losses this season at Michigan State in the season-opener and at home two weeks ago against San Diego State are more than theyve lost in any year since 2006. But theyre still ranked No. 22 in the nation in this weeks USA Today Coaches Poll and in the hunt for the MW title in their second and final year in the league before moving on to the Big East Conference.
Their offense is rebuilding after losing record-breaking quarterback Kellen Moore and running back Doug Martin to the NFL. But their defense, despite losing five defensive linemen to the NFL and nine starters overall, remains one of the toughest in the nation, limiting opponents to an average of 299.7 yards and 14.4 points a game.
Facing the Broncos in Boise, where theyve gone 78-4 since 2000, is a difficult task for any team let alone a CSU squad thats still trying to find itself under a new coach and needs at least one win in its final two games to avoid going 3-9 for the fourth year in a row and fifth time in six years.
The Rams have a redshirt freshman who began the year as the No. 3 quarterback starting under center in Conner Smith; an injury-riddled defense that lost another starter, senior linebacker James Skelton, to a broken ankle a week ago; and a walk-on who was a third-stringer two months ago, starting at free safety in Conner Roggy.
If we can feed off the crowds energy, not take it as a negative but almost turn it into a positive and feed off that energy, we can make some things happen, CSU tight end Kivon Cartwright said.
CSU is coming off its best game of the year, a 33-11 victory a week ago over UNLV, and seems to finally be finding its stride as the season winds down. The Rams have had 100-yard rushers in each of the past three games after having none in the first seven games of the season. And their defense scored two touchdowns three weeks ago in a 42-27 win over Hawaii and two more against UNLV.
You can tell theyre getting better, playing hard, schemes are starting to come together, Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. And thats sometimes what happens when you get a new staff, and youre putting in new things across the board. But theres no question about it, theyre getting better.
How much better? Thats to be determined. But facing Boise State should provide a good barometer of where the Rams stand right now, McElwain said.
I look forward every week to see the progress, one way or the other, McElwain said. As youre building the foundation and what needs to be, to be successful, youre able to go and pull those pieces together on Sunday and get back to work. And thats really what its all about.
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This forum thread was created to focus on the discussion of the comparison of these two stoves, as presented in the article (M) Liquid Fuel Stoves Head to Head: MSR SimmerLite vs. Coleman Xtreme by Roger Caffin.
Edited by ryan on 02/08/2005 21:06:38 MST.
Thank you for an excellent article. Can a standard butane/propane gas canister be screwed onto and power the Xtreme stove if Coleman Powermax fuel canisters are not available? If so and if you have done so, did you notice any obvious change in performance?
"Can a standard butane/propane gas canister be screwed onto and power the Xtreme stove if Coleman Powermax fuel canisters are not available?"In short, no.There are three main fittings for resealable gas cartridges: the screw thread invented by Epigas of UK, the Twist/click invented by Campingaz of France, and the Coleman Powermax twist/click. They do look very similar, but none of them are interchangeable. There will be slight differences in performance, but these differences will be due to differences in the design of the burners and the different mixes of gases in the cartridges. The fitting itself has no significance.
I have had my Xtreme for four years and find it the easiest to light and best simmering stove I have ever had (and I have had many). The only drawbacks to these stoves that I see is the availability of Powermax canisters in smaller towns and the prohibition against shipping these canisters. When planning my 30 day hike of the PCT last year, I wound up having to carry three canisters for the whole trip since I was unable to ship them in my resupplys and wasn't sure of availability in the resupply towns.Otherwise, I can't recommend this stove highly enough.Bill Valentine
I wonder about the reason behind the heavy weight of this Coleman stovecompared to a traditional canister stove. I know the legs are a mainfactor and I can think of a few others (having never seen one in person)but I guess there must be something more as the difference is huge. Iask because I find this somewhat defeats one of the advantages of thecanister stove over the white gas one and I guess there must be a goodreason... but it might as well be that the Coleman stove is overengineered to make it look more "solid" given its competition inperformance and capabilities are heavy white gas stoves (and not thelightweight canister ones).Apart from the valve connection to the canister being different, isthere any reason why a traditional canister stove couldn't use theXtreme canister? is the actual fuel any different? and, on the otherway around, any reason other than the valve connection why a Xtreme stove couldn't use a regular butane/propane canister? I think you're answering just this in your previous message but it's still not clear to me.Finally, I find and odd strategy (unless there's technical reasons for it) the Coleman Xtreme stove valve connection is proprietary and different from any other given one of its main drawbacks seems to be fuel availability? Wouldn'thad it been more reasonable to make that connection through a regularLindal valve?
Very nice work and writeup, Roger. I love the slow-burn comparision--first time I've seen that ever!I'd like to add a couple of points, since I also have both stoves:* The Powermax cartridges feed liquid fuel to the burner. (Most cartridges deliver vaporised gas.) This is why the burner has a generator tube and why stove works well in any temperature and retains the same fuel mixture from start to finish (no fractionating occurs). The clanging one hears in the Max cartridges is the feed tube.* In my experience, the quality of Simmerlight's simmer depends a lot on how much pump pressure I use. In general, less is better. I've used it with the old and new style pumps, and the new pump seems to aid simmering as well.It seems to be harder to find the Max cartridges these days (I'm in California). I hope Coleman continues to support the system.
Maybe our friends at BacpackingLight can find out from Coleman what it's commitment is to supplying the Xtreme fuel?
As a new person to these sorts of stoves, I find the terminology being used to describe them very confusing. The title calls the coleman extreme stove a liquid fuel stove, and Roger says he uses it for his winter trips. At the end of the article Roger says he prefers the gas stove...well both of them are gas stoves. In another thread Roger says he has given up on liquid fuel stoves. The article says he prefers this liquid fuel stove. And I thought I even saw it called a canister stove. What is the dealio?
Great question -Roger's Australian and there are terminology differences among nationalities. Gas to one is not gas to another!Roger discusses terminology specifically in the article that appeared in the print mag:Got Gas? Stove Theory and How They Work
Edited by ryan on 02/15/2005 22:31:13 MST.
So, Ryan, any chance BPL can find out from Coleman what their future plans are for the Extreme stove and especially the fuel availability? It really is a major resupply problem in smaller towns, especially with the post office's ban on shipping fuel.Speaking of which, has anyone found a way around shipping fuel ahead to trailheads? Closest I have come is having REI ship fuel to designated address, but there it has to be signed for. I talked with several thruhikers last summer who hid there fuel shipments from the PO.
Hi Roger, have you tried the canister version of the Simmerlite which is called the WindPro? If so how would you rate it in comparison to the Xtreme?
I enjoyed the article. However, I think a better comparison would have been between the MSR WindPro and the Coleman Xtreme. There are people, like you, who have a bias (that was seen in this review from the start) towards using a cartridge stove, and those who would rather use white gas/multi-fuel stoves because of major advantages and disadvantages. Because of this, many folks, like me, would like to see the indepth analysis that is done so well on this website comparing two stoves of the same family rather than stoves that are as different as the two reviewed here. Albiet the Xtreme is a closer cousin to the white gas/multi-fuel family than other canister stoves, it is still a cansiter stove. I would have found more value in this comparison if it had been between the WindPro than the Simmerlite that would have eliminated, somewhat, your "gas" stove bias.
You can ship butane, isobutane and propane via USPS (not sure about fedex or ups) as long as its less than 1L. Which means you can mail one of those big green 32oz Coleman propane containers (used for car camping lanterns, stoves, etc.). You don't need speical paperwork, stickers, etc. You just have to declare the contents when you drop off the package and the post master will mark it "Sufface Mail Only".See my write-up on Canister access along the AT here.
Edited by tlbj6142 on 11/10/2005 08:38:55 MST.
Thanks, Tony. Only, I am a bit confused. The PowerMax container I prefer is 300g or 10.6 oz. Are you saying this would be accepted for shipping by the PO? (I still don't have the grams to liter conversion down.Coleman's website doesn't even list fuel for on-line ordering anymore. So we are really at the mercy of the resupply sites we use. The smaller cannisters mean carrying more bulk over longer distances,a bit of a pain.
REI.com will sell and ship both liquid fuel and canisters via ground. While this doesn't help with the issue of resupply raised in some of the Posts in this Thread. It does further support Tony's very informative post that some fuel shipments are possible.
I should edit my above post, because those big green propane canisters are really 32oz, not 16oz. So, yes you should be able to USPS the 300g Powermax canisters. Just be prepared to mention Pub52 when you arrive at the PO. As mentioned in my FAQ, most PM "just say no".I'll edit the message now to reflect the 16-32 edit.
Edited by tlbj6142 on 11/10/2005 08:41:00 MST.
I've shipped approved canisters via USPS quite a few times. Like other posters have said, most post offices automatically say no. So you need to be prepared to recite chapter and verse to them.FedEx ground will also ship canister fuel.In both cases, common courtesy and common sense require that you tell the people who are taking your package that approved canisters are in the package. After you win the argument they reward you by putting a no-smoking sticker on your package.
I'll second Jason's comment that it is really the MSR WindPro that should be compared to the Coleman Xtreme. The WindPro can be operated with the canister inverted, delivering liquid "butane" to the preheat loop, just like the Xtreme. That addresses the issues of cold weather performance and inability to use a windscreen. Every manufacturer makes a remote canister butane stove that can be operated with the canister inverted--these are what should be under consideration for winter use. And as Paul J says, why are we looking at actual boiling? That's wasteful and unnecessary. The bare WindPro weighs 7 oz.
I agree with the comments about the Wind-Pro. I have the much older big brother a 12 to 15 year old MSR Rapid Fire remote canister stove that I really like. I get around the cold problem with a canister cozy and a heat pack. That said the Coleman Xtreme will weigh in about the same as the Wind-Pro when I am finished with it and you can buy the Xtreme for $50 at several places.I also think the Wind-Pro has or can be adapted to the PowerMax canister.
Edited by bfornshell on 11/20/2005 15:39:42 MST.
Bill writes:>> I also think the Wind-Pro has or can be adapted to the PowerMax canister.Bill, any hints on how to do this? I've found the Powermax is the lightest weight fuel system available. Combining it with a windpro is a cool idea.I Googled around and discovered this, but it weighs 75g!
Edited by MikeMartin on 11/20/2005 19:09:02 MST.
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NJ Sandy2012 111412 Ortley Beach - Kathy Krieger tries to remove a full garbage bag to start another as she cleans up her home on East Pennsylvannia Ave with the help of her brother Bill Krieger who lives on the other side of Route 35 south and still can't get into his home. Residents finally get home and get a chance to see what damage superstore Sandy dis to their homes. Peter Ackerman/Asbury Park Press - ortley121114a / PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Mark and Kathy Rossi pause while clearing debris from their house to survey damage on East Railway Avenue. Ortley Beach residents on Wednesday finally got the chance to assess the damage superstorm Sandy did to their homes. / PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
NJ Sandy2012 111412 Ortley Beach -Billy Krieger helps his sister Kathy Krieger carry destroyed couches out of her East Pennsylvannia Ave home. He lives on the other side of southbound Route 35 and isn't allowed into his home yet, although he can see it across the roac. Residents finally get home and get a chance to see what damage superstore Sandy dis to their homes. Peter Ackerman/Asbury Park Press - ortley121114c / PETER ACKERMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
TOMS RIVER — A sink hole in a driveway. A pickup truck tossed into a neighbor�s lawn like a toy. Decks torn from homes, nowhere to be found.
Welcome back to Ortley Beach.
Kathy and Mark Rossi took in the new view at their summer home Wednesday as they returned for the first time to assess the damage caused by superstorm Sandy. It was worse than what they had seen on television and in newspapers.
�I don�t think the pictures do it justice,� Kathy Rossi said, as she stood on the cracked front walkway to her home. �Even just this view is so different than it was.�
Kathy, 53, and her husband Mark, 55, used to visit the place on weekends from their home in Morris Plains. On Wednesday, they had to be bused to the barrier island from the mainland.
Ortley Beach residents were allowed home for the first time since the storm barreled through the Jersey Shore more than two weeks ago.
Wednesday was for residents and property owners east of Route 35 south to return. Today is open to residents west of Route 35 south.
Bill and Kathleen Krieger, siblings who each have a house on either side of Route 35 in Ortley Beach, joked how everyone always wanted to park in her East Pennsylvania Avenue driveway, just a few blocks from the beach. Now the driveway is cut in half by a partially flooded sinkhole.
�Nothing�s where it should be,� Kathleen Krieger, 45, said. �It�s crazy. Something I had in the living room is in the kitchen. Chairs are on the refrigerator.�
Chrissy Symons, 33, planned to be a short-term renter in Ortley Beach after selling her home in Toms River.
The family, including her husband and three young boys, just unpacked the last box when they had to evacuate for the impending hurricane.
Mother and daughter, Karen, 62, and Kimberly Slezak, 30, of Montville had to wear masks as they carried all the furniture from inside their home to the curb, as did other residents. A sign that hung delicately atop the mess of ruined furniture read: �Life is good at the beach.�
�It�s a disaster,� Karen Slezak said.
Just north in Lavallette, residents, property owners and businesses were allowed to drive into the borough Wednesday to assess damage.
They also can return today and Friday.
They arrived in the same bumper-to-bumper traffic over the Route 37 bridge as residents of Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.
In Ortley Beach, homes along every street were partially hidden behind heaps of new garbage, made up of mold-covered furniture and broken appliances.
Trash was scattered in the roads and what was left of area lawns.
Pat Magee, 65, didn�t recognize the debris that ended up in her yard. She�s lived in her house for 14 years and was devastated to open her door Wednesday and find everything upside down.
She packed the family heirlooms such as her great-grandmother�s blue and white china that has belonged to a Magee for more than a century. She also found her father�s World War II medals.
Magee said she prepared for the worst.
�And I got it. I was preparing myself, but I think it�s worse than you think,� she said.
The Rossis were still sifting through their belongings at their East Railway Avenue home.
Sandy left 30 inches of water in their house, tore a screen door off one hinge, and sent their Ford F-150 pickup truck down the street to the yard of a neighbor�s home.
�We were lucky it was just a summer home,� Kathy Rossi said.
�We have our health. I am not going to be devastated over a house.�
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Packed pallets of pound after pound of prosciutto and provolone provide the proper pepper package for poppers and perfectly pickled peppers.
Wrap your tongue around that! And by that, I mean, the delicious popular appetizer, NOT the twister.
Welcome to Vega Peppers, a family run operation, where live hands stuff more than a quarter of a ton of cherry peppers daily ŌĆō between 11,000 to 13,000 per day ŌĆō to satiate the pepper-popping population.
You may have purchased them at a food service deli or in liquor stores. If you are a Rhode Islander, chances are you have even tried to can them yourself.
But have you ever taken a moment to step back from the taste and wonder just how these things are made?
ŌĆ£Everyone who comes here is amazed that we stuff so many peppers a day with our hands and very little machinery,ŌĆØ said Matt Christofaro, one third of the Christofaro clan who bought Vega Peppers five years ago.
Vega Peppers first popped open in 1989. It is still a small business, with 10 to 13 employees at any one time. MattŌĆÖs uncle Steven and his father Dennis were in other flailing careers in 2005 when they saw an opportunity to be their own boss, instead of working for The Man.
ŌĆ£The previous owner wanted to get out and my father and uncle said, ŌĆśWe can make it or break it. ItŌĆÖs in our hands,ŌĆÖ ŌĆØ said Christofaro. ŌĆ£There would be no fear of being laid off.ŌĆØ
The Christofaros will tell you that pickling peppers is tedious and messy. The oil is impossible to clean, the vinegar burns, and the peppers often crack.
It is hard to believe that this small family business, which sells to major retail chains, still manufactures all of its products by hand.
All this, despite their hours of operation being limited to just 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays; no evenings or weekends to meet up with the ever-greater demand. This is because every day a USDA inspector is on the premises making sure that all standards of cleanliness and freshness are maintained, regarding the prosciutto ham and the provolone.
The Italian combination of hot green cherry peppers, ham and cheese are pressed into a marvelous whole known to thousands of Americans as Hot Stuffed Cherry Peppers and theyŌĆÖre becoming an antipasto favorite all over the country, as well as a beer and wine counterpart and a lazy-Sunday-football-watching snack.┬Ā
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre so busy, we canŌĆÖt keep up,ŌĆØ said Matt.
Nothing to it, right? YouŌĆÖd be surprised. Rhode Islanders know what good food tastes like. They can spot the difference between an ordinary hot stuffed cherry pepper and a Vega Pepper from a mile away. This isnŌĆÖt accomplished by chance.
First, 175 pounds of peppers come in from various other states, filling each 500-lb. barrel. Alongside them, are pallets of prosciutto and provolone. After they are pressed together, they are preserved in oil, dispensed from a 2,000-lb. dispenser (5 percent of which is olive oil).
The previous owner tried to patent the formula and Pepper Popper product name, but couldnŌĆÖt. But donŌĆÖt be fooled by imitators.
As an Italian food manufacturing company owned and operated by two Italian brothers in the state with the highest Italian American population in the country, thereŌĆÖs zero room for anything less than perfection.
So how does Vega maintain superior quality, all while stuffing 65,000 cherry peppers per week (more than 3 million per year)? By sticking to the basics: Made-to-order production using the finest ingredients, and letting hands replace the robots.
ŌĆ£When youŌĆÖre making food, cutting costs by reducing product quality just isnŌĆÖt an option, no matter what position the economyŌĆÖs in. People are eating this stuff. They can taste the difference,ŌĆØ said Dennis Christofaro, vice president and co-owner of Vega Food Industries. ŌĆ£If you want to cut costs, youŌĆÖve got to do it in ways that wonŌĆÖt be passed down to consumers. Use cheaper packing peanuts; buy an automatic pallet-wrapper, so youŌĆÖre not paying someone to walk around in circles multiple times a day holding shrink wrap.ŌĆØ
Spoken like a true Popper, um, Papa.
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Pensacola is a great place to live. It is easy to find new things to try in an area that has so much to offer. And it seems the Pensacola area is getting more new businesses by the minute.
My "Year of 50" challenge was to enjoy at least one new experience a month. Initially, I thought it might be difficult to find new things to do in a town where I have lived 45 of my 49 years.
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Victoria Beckham is in New York for Fashion Week, and the 37-year-old designer stepped out Thursday with her adorable 8-week-old daughter, Harper Seven.
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While Victoria showed off her slim, post-baby figure in a red dress and camel boots, Harper donned a black and white gingham onesie and tiny gray socks -- but no shoes!
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This surgery is most often used to treat
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and other more rare skin cancers that:
This surgery is an effective and precise way to treat basal and squamous cell skin cancers. It offers a good chance for complete removal of the cancer, while sparing normal tissue.
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have Mohs surgery, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
In the time leading up to the procedure:
Local anesthesia will be used. You will not feel pain. You will be awake during the procedure.
The area will be cleansed with antiseptic. A local anesthetic will be injected into the area. Using a small scalpel, the top visible portion of the cancer will be removed. Next, another, deeper layer will be removed. The layer will be divided into sections. Each section will be color coded. This will allow the doctor to know exactly where the layer was in the skin.
These sections will be frozen and examined under a microscope for remaining cancer cells. If cancer is found at the edges of the removed layer, the doctor will go back to the precise section. Additional layers will be removed until all areas are cancer free. For larger wound areas, the wound will be closed with stitches, a skin flap, or a
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After the procedure, you may be given pain medication and an antibiotic. You will be able to leave the same day.
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Taylor Kinney or Gerard Butler?
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Some of you got mad at me earlier today when I mentioned in the Lady Gaga post that Taylor Kinney isn't my flavour because he reminds me of Gerard Butler. You disagreed. Come on. I can't be the only person who sees this. You really can't see it? I asked our site coordinator, Emily, whether or not she could see it. Full Story
You wish, Spittle
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Jennifer Lopez f-cked up during her comments while presenting at the Hollywood Film Awards on Friday. Gerard Butler ended up on stage to represent How To Train Your Dragon and he teased her about it up there and for a moment, I worried that he'd go there, that he'd try. I mean look at her in this dress. Full Story
He's not coming back
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The last time we talked about the (totally unnecessary) Point Break remake, Gerard Butler was signing on to play Bodhi. This movie is an abomination—the remake, not Point Break, which is holy relic of Bad Action Cinema— and I'm halfway convinced that "Point Break remake" is some kind of Hydra code phrase, but there is some news worth mentioning. Full Story
Michael Fassbender comes after Gerard Butler
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I thought about buying these photos. It's the new year. And Jacek is way less stingy with cash at the beginning of the year. And then I was like, why am I blowing cash on Michael Fassbender? So you can look at them here. He was holding hands with Madalina Ghenea in Milan yesterday. Full Story
More like POINTLESS Break
The Golden Age of Sh*tastic Action Movies (1984-1991) is marked by certain watershed films: Exterminator 2, Miami Connection, Invasion: USA, Gymkata, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, and, of course, the greatest achievements in sh*tastic action filmmaking, Road House and Point Break. You can't replicate the conditions that existed in the 1980s which made this magnificent time in cinema possible, mostly because importing that much cocaine is a class-one felony. Full Story
Coop & Spittle: Wimbledon mascots
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How many times did they cut to those two yesterday during the Murray-Djokovic match? I would have preferred more focus on Victoria Beckham. We'll get to her later. If I had the time, I'd watch the entire final again just to count the Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler shots vs the Kim Sears shots. Full Story
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Miranda Kerr's had a busy week in New York. She arrived in town last week and worked on a photo shoot. Over the weekend she hit up several fashion parties. And she was at the MET Gala on Monday night in a black dress with a bandeau-ish top. By the way, a word on why I don't include very many models in my MET Gala wrap -- how hard can it be for them, really?!? Anyway, while Miranda's been enjoying the NYC party circuit, she's run into Gerard Butler several times. Full Story
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Worst: Gerard Butler, obviously. Whatever: Alexander Skarsgard. Runner-up: Jaime Lannister in a bow tie! But even he can't touch the ... Best: Zachary Quinto. Full Story
Messy Wing-Douches
It's like they were meant to be friends, Mel Gibson and Gerard Butler. Picture it -- both sweaty and red-faced, both spray spit when they talk, both ...leer. Now they get to leer together. Which is a fantasy for some women and for others, like me, is straight up gross. Can you imagine the two of them breathing all over you at the bar, asking if you'd be down with a double motorboat? Me, I probably wouldn't have much to worry about, seeing as I'm unmistakeably Asian and therefore ethnically unworthy of Mel's attraction. Full Story
You are not Bruce Willis
But he's trying... Gerard Butler made another movie. I know! I mean I don't! I don't know why they keep hiring him either! This time, as many people have already pointed it, it's Die Hard except without Bruce Willis, and Gerry Spittles is alone with the bad guys in the White House trying to rescue the President who might be mad at him for not saving his wife, Ashley Judd. Full Story
By flirting, do you mean spitting?
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I have a problem with portion control and I just ate way too much for lunch and chasing all of it by reading a story about Gerard Butler's flirting method isn't helping to keep it down. Spittle is currently promoting his next sh-t movie Playing For Keeps opening December 7th. I don't understand why people keep casting him. Full Story
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Pippy & Shelfy release trailers
Gerard Butler's Playing For Keeps was pushed back from its original release date more than once. Now they think the holiday season might be a good time for it to meet audiences. Gerard Butler + Jessica Biel as parents in a movie...in theatres... one week before The Hobbit and Les Miserables open. Full Story
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Look, I know, I know that quiver is personal. I know we desire different things, that stimulation isn't the same for every person. In theory, I get it. Totally.But sometimes there are universal truths, aren't there? Where we may not agree on what turns us ON, can we agree on what turns us OFF?Donald TrumpMen Who Wear Ed HardyGerard ButlerRight???Check out Gerard Butler in LA yesterday grossing the sh-t out of you. Full Story


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Slow Foods Snail of Approval program is coming to Vermont to help guide interested eaters to restaurants and other purveyors of high-quality, authentic and sustainable food.
Slow Food is an international organization founded to counter the rise of fast food and to celebrate the distinctiveness of local food traditions.
The groups Vermont chapter will launch the program, already in place in other U.S. cities, later this month.
Chapter leader and Intervale farmer Mara Welton said the group spent six months developing a local version of the Snail of Approval, writing criteria that are rigorous but achievable for a variety of food businesses.
Those that pass the test will be able to display the snail decal to alert potential customers.
Nomination forms are available at http://slowfoodvermont.org/snail-of-approval. Nominators must be members of Slow Food Vermont.
Food flicks at upcoming film festival
Within the upcoming Vermont International Film Festival (starts Friday runs through Oct. 28) theres a mini-series of flicks for you food fans.
The dozen films are mostly documentaries, save for one animated short and a feature narrative.
The feature film is about a couple of foragers who find mushrooms in the woods outside of New York City. Its called Now, Forager, with the subtitle A Film Of Love And Funghi.
The documentaries range in topic from a film about army cooks who keep soldiers fed and strong to a look at the kitchens and cooking of Iranian housewives.
Several are on issues dear to many Vermonters. Sometimes it feels like ever third house has a chicken coop these days the documentary Mad City Chickens bills itself as a humorous trip through the world of backyard chickendom. Others in this category may be In Organic We Trust, and a film more about lack of food: We Have to Talk About Hunger. The latter is a Vermont-made documentary short about the states hunger problem. In 2009 Vermont was named the sixth hungriest nation; the film asks why one of the healthiest states cant feed its own.
For more on the Vermont International Film Festivals food festival, visit http://bit.ly/foodfilmsVT.
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Survey: Miami International Airport 2nd best airport to meet someone
Orlando International Airport grabs top spot
A South Florida-based website has listed Miami International Airport as the 2nd best airport to find a date.
The site, meetattheairport.com, promises travelers a new and exciting way to meet new people while on a long layover, or waiting for a delayed flight.
"The bottom line is: Why should travelers sit at a bar and eat overly priced junk food when they could be spending time with a beautiful stranger? I know which one I prefer," CEO Steve Pasternack told USA Today.
East Coast airports were much better for dating than west coast airports, supposedly because of worse weather, longer delays, and better airport amenities.
The number one spot was also a Florida airport; Orlando International takes the cake, in large part due to a Hyatt Hotel inside the terminal.
Miami International Airport took the second spot, helped by the large international crowds passing through to South America or Europe.
Newark International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, and Philadelphia International Airport rounded out the top 5.
MeetAtTheAirport.com surveyed their 60,000 members to come up with the list.


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|Length Overall
|60' 11''
18.57 m
|Dry Weight
76,000 lbs.
34,473 kg
18' 2''
5.53 m
|Tested Weight
4' 6''
1.37 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
1,175 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
250 gal.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
6' 8''
2.03 m
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
19' 9''
6.02 m (max)
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Twin CAT C18 Diesel Engines 1000 BHP
|Tested Power
|2 x 1135-hp CAT C-18
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TWIN CAT C18 Diesel Engine 1135 BPH
The Mission of the Hatteras 60 MY
The Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht is intended to be the smallest size motoryacht that is realistically possible to build that has the sea-keeping parameters for adventuresome cruising offshore, yet still have most of the amenities of a large conventional flush-deck motoryacht. That means you can take it nearly anywhere you can get fuel for her, yet also have a first-class entertainment platform for around home and for more sedate cruising.
Secondly, the Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht was designed to be an owner/operator vessel. That fact goes to the core of what Hatteras is all about – boats built for seasoned, knowledgeable yachtsmen who understand the complexities of large yachts and also know how to pilot them. The boat is setup so that it is easy to operate for people moving up from smaller boats, yet is large enough so that people moving down from larger motoryachts still can do most of the things they enjoyed on bigger boats.
With a large opening door to the aft deck there is good flow when entertaining. Note the large open area and the "country kitchen" forward. With the addition of three chairs, six people can comfortably be seated at the dining table or on the aft deck, for dinner.
Easy to Dock
Owners of small boats, whether single or twin, will be amazed at how easy it is to dock and handle a larger motoryacht, one such as the Hatteras 60. The basic reason why the Hatteras 60 is actually easier to dock than boats far smaller is because she is heavy. She moves slowly giving the skipper time to see what is happening and make the adjustment required. Secondly, the props on the 60 are huge (50'' pitch) and usually all one has to do it to "bump" one engine into gear for a second or two, then take it out of gear and let momentum do the rest of the work. With the gears in opposite directions she will turn slowly on a dime.
(Next time you see people on the dock break out into applause when an owner puts a large motoryacht to rest 3 inches from the dock, now you know his little secret – it was really a piece of cake. Give him your approbation anyway, as it's good for his ego.)
With the advent of bow thrusters, the boat-handling in a tight slip that most owner/operators fear most is made even less of an issue. These days some owners are even fitting stern thrusters which are not really necessary except in tight spaces with a cross current. The key to big boat docking is simply to go slow. This boat was one of the easiest large motoryachts I have ever docked.
"Entry Level" Motoryacht
Hatteras calls this model their "entry level" motoryacht because it is the smallest motoryacht boat in its line, but don't let that fool you. The Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht is a very big boat, indeed, and has pretty much all of the amenities and attributes that her 100' cousins have. In fact, for most people, a 60' (18.46 m) motoryacht, if properly equipped, is all they will ever need.
The galley has lots of counter surface, the sink is extra large, there is room for six people at the table, and the credenza behind can be used for buffet dishes.
The Galley
The heart of the Hatteras 60 on the main deck is the galley. It is large, bright and unencumbered. Hatteras is using under-counter drawer refer/freezers which open up the boat and creates the "country kitchen" feeling that has been popular in American-built motoryachts for two decades. We like this layout with its island counter/sink because it allows two people to actually work in the galley at once, and both chef and sous chef can stay part of the pre-dinner conversation.
An "L"-shaped banquette with a rectangular table can create an elegant dinner venue or a relaxed place to hang out for breakfast. At first blush one might not consider a dining table next to the galley as having the possibility of "elegance" but rest assured that is all in the hands of the host and hostess.
The Hatteras 60 MY has a practical and elegant saloon. Note the bi-fold ss doors to the aft deck that open up the saloon to bring the outside in.
Europeans may recoil at the thought of having a galley open for all of their guests to see. They should speak to Hatteras about an alternative layout (the builder will be glad to accommodate), or simply buy a larger Hatteras which has a fully enclosed galley. The fact is that Hatteras built motoryachts for years with enclosed galleys and has taken a very practical step forward, in our opinion.
How fast do you want to go? We think the trend is slower.
Speed is one the most important aspects one must decide upon when buying a large cruising motoryacht. The Hatteras 60 displaces 76,000 lbs. (34,473 kgs.) dry and it takes a lot of horsepower and fuel to get this boat on plane and make her go fast.
Every time there is a spike in fuel prices, yachtsmen naturally start thinking of going slow, and saving on fuel. But true displacement speeds are glacial in nature to a person coming up through the powerboat ranks. Eight knots takes some getting used to by all but the sailboat crowd.
Heavy boats ride better (particularly when they have a 18'2"/5.53 m beam like the Hatteras 60 MY) and roll less than do light boats, all things being equal. So the question now is do you want to go displacement speeds (8 to 9 knots) or 15 to 20 knots, or even faster? If you buy a displacement-only boat, you are stuck going slow. On the other hand, if you put huge engines in a relatively light narrow motoryacht so that you can go 35 knots or faster you really aren't looking for a cruising motoryacht, but rather something all together different. (Not withstanding the fact that you can only go those speeds in relatively calm conditions.)
The aft deck is perhaps the most important spot on the boat because that is where guests come for al fresco dining, cocktails and the view. Note that the stainless steel-framed sliding door has three panels to bring the outside to the inside.
That's why many people who buy motoryachts find one that will cruise comfortably from 15 to 22 knots a very practical compromise. It is for that reason that Hatteras has wisely, we think, decided to offer two engines that give both a good turn of speed, but also the option to go relatively fast.
The standard engines on the Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht are 705-hp twin QSM-11 diesels by CMD. If we were buying this boat these are the engines we would install simply because we are happy cruising at 17 to 20 knots. Those are comfortable speeds in all but really rough conditions, and less fuel is burned as well.
The Hatteras 60 we tested had the optional twin 1135-hp C-18 Cats. Our guess is that these were spec'ed by the dealer because he wanted to be able to offer a boat that that could go fast or slow and thereby have a boat in stock with versatile power. There are boaters who simply like to go fast and fuel burn is not a consideration. If we were a boat dealer we'd make the same decision. The test boat should make almost everyone happy.
Speed trials. We tested the Hatteras 60 out of the Hatteras dealership on the Hudson River in lower Manhattan. The weather was snotty, with storm cells moving through every hour or so. We ran our speed trials in the Hudson River, doing reciprocal courses right in the axis of the river so that we could average the speeds. Our test weight with ¾ tank of fuel and four people aboard was 81,240-lbs. (36,927 kgs.). (When comparing the performance of different motoryachts be careful to take displacement and beam into consideration. Large displacement and beam will slow the boat but also maker the boat much more comfortable.)
WOT. Our wide open throttle (WOT) speed was 31.5 knots where we burned 120 gph for a range of 236 nm. Of course no one would go that speed for longer than a few minutes, and then only to show an express cruiser spoiling for trouble that we could do it.
We felt most comfortable running the boat at 74% of full throttle which was at 1750 rpm where we were travelling at 20.8 knots. At that speed we were getting 65 gph for a range of 288 nautical miles, with a 10% fuel reserve. That gives one 13.8 hours of running time at over 20 knots, which is longer than we want to run on even a delivery trip. Ten hours is about our maximum.
Displacement speed. We know that most Hatteras 60 buyers will not be travelling along at displacement speeds, nevertheless it is important to know what the boat is capable of at those speeds. At 600 rpm which is idle, those huge 50" props will move the boat at 7.2 knots which is less than its hull displacement speed, but not by much. At that speed the boat will burn 6 gph and have a range of 1083 nautical miles.
At a more comfortable 10.3 knots, the boat will burn12 gph and have a range of 773 nautical miles. This is, we feel, an ideal speed for long voyages on a vessel like the Hatteras 60. It makes going down island pleasant and relatively economical. Smart owners may well have a paid delivery skipper take the boat down to a place such as St. Georges, Granada on a slow-boat delivery, then fly down to pick up the boat and enjoy the down-wind sleigh ride back.
Handling and Ride
The 60 Motor Yacht turns at speed in two or three boat lengths and leans only 1-2-degrees in the process. This is unusually stable. Her convex bow sections punch through seas and give the boat good riding characteristics. Her wide beam and displacement combine to make this boat as comfortable as possible in a seaway.
Quality of the Build
In our opinion, few companies build a stronger hull than does Hatteras. Below the waterline the Hatteras 60 MY hull is solid fiberglass. That is where a lot of the boat's weight is, and it is a fine place for it. The hull-to-deck joints in a Hatteras are glassed and bolted which means you are not going to have leaks there. The company has a good reputation when it comes to making sure that all hatches and portlights are water tight. We notice, for example that the door to the side deck forward of the galley in the Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht dogs down. That is good because water can easily hit that area if you are punching through a nasty sea.
The quality of the electrical systems and plumbing in Hatteras yachts has been well-known in the boating industry for decades and is second to none. Again, this is important since it is an owner/operator boat. The last thing that an owner needs to be doing is trying to figure out why a circuit isn't working or an appliance won't work. It goes without saying that Hatteras strictly follows ABYC standards, and, in fact, Hatteras personnel over the years have been instrumental in writing many of those standards.
The top image shows an alternative main deck plan with a lower helm. Immediately above is the standard accommodations plan. Hatteras offers optional layouts.
At 18'2" (5.53 m) the Hatteras 60 MY is one of the beamiest vessels in class, two feet (.61 m) more than a couple of them, in fact. Those two feet translate into a lot of extra living space below, on the main deck, and even on the flying bridge. (When buying any boat pay careful attention to its beam, and in no boat is it more important than in a motoryacht.)
The Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht has three staterooms with two heads. This is pretty much standard on yachts of this size, although some boats in class, and even smaller, have three en suite heads. Also, some yachts this size have just two staterooms and use the space of a third cabin for an office, or storage. We would say that if you like everything else about the Hatteras 60 except its accommodations layout, you should talk to the folks at Hatteras. They aim to please.
The master in the Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht has a very large head with an "L"-shaped sofa in a sitting area. Total area in the master is 130-square feet of living space which is probably the largest in class.
Guest stateroom showing "L"-shaped over and under bunks. In our opinion this is the best way to go in this size stateroom.
The Flying Bridge
Here is another place that we think the Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht excels. The basic reason for that is because all Hatteras flying bridges, no matter what model, are large and robust, with high bulwarks. The bridge cowling and instrument console are relatively high. It is here that the traditional American motoryacht build pays off.
Now this is a properly-sized instrument panel. Note that the panel is lower than the top of the wind spoiler.
The Hatteras 60 Motor Yacht flying bridge has two husky seats forward for the skipper and navigator. The instrument console is large, which is as it should be, big enough for several screens and all of the other electronic equipment necessary. Abaft the helm is a large settee with table. Two optional layouts are available, one for an athwartship tender, the other with a second sunning lounge.
Looking aft on the flying bridge.
Price? depending on which engines you select and how the yachts is equipped, we are talking somewhere north of $2.5 million for the Hatteras 60 MY.
In our opinion, when doing some serious cruising the Hatteras 60 MY will be as comfortable as any boat in class on the market. As far as reliability goes, both in terms of the hull and the ship's systems, again Hatteras is as good as any production boat built anywhere in the world, and better than most. Remember that Hatteras did not discover motoryacht building yesterday, it has been doing this for 50 years and has long since learned how things must be built to be reliable in the marine environment.
|Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|CD Stereo
|Head: Fixed
|Trim Tabs
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Water Heater
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|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Bow Thruster
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New Mac Pro sneak-previewed at WWDC, coming later this year [U]
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Black cannister shape, 12-core configuration, Thunderbolt 2, more
[Updated with real-world photo of the Mac Pro] Apple on Monday gave developers and the public a "sneak preview" of the next Mac Pro coming later this year -- a radical new "cannister" form factor in black that is 1/8th (by volume) the size of the previous model. It features a 12-core configuration based on all-new (E5) Intel Xeon processors, dual AMD-provided FirePro workstation graphics, new PCIe flash storage, new faster RAM, PCI Express gen 3 support, the ability to use up to three 4K-quality displays, and external outputs dominated by Thunderbolt 2.
One of the bigger surprises on the unit -- besides its overall form factor, which is pint-sized by comparison to the current models, and was kept secret until today -- is that it is the mystery Mac that will be assembled in the United States, as well as being designed in California (the latter being a major theme of Apple's presentation). The unit's IO ports include four USB 3.0 ports, six Thunderbolt 2, and two Ethernet ports at an unknown speed. There are also separate audio in and out ports and an HDMI (v1.4) port.
The small form factor does include PCIe third-gen technology, but there was no clear illustration of how that was implemented and may only refer to the built-in flash-based storage, which is some 2.5 times faster than current SATA flash storage and more than 10x conventional hard drive storage. As rumored, the innards will be more closed off and reliant on Thunderbolt 2 to handle most expansion duties. The RAM modules appeared to be upgradable, but no clear way into the machine was shown.
During the sneak preview, Apple VP Phil Schiller mentioned that a future update of Final Cut Pro X will be available that fully supports the new graphics system, allowing editors to work on multiple (up to three) 4K displays if needed. In a move that will remind some of the legendary (and equally innovative, though commercially unsuccessful) G4 Cube workstation, the entire top rim of the machine is a handle for easy transport, and relies on a single extruded aluminum "thermal core" that uses augmented convention cooling, but which also employs a single, larger fan that pulls air upwards -- maintaining Apple's penchant for nearly-silent operation.
No weight was mentioned, but the device is so dramatically smaller than the current model that its weight is likely to be comparable to a notebook. The device stands 9.9 inches tall and is 6.6 inches wide, and as expected uses 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0. Both the outside and inside are made of machined aluminum.
The company has now completely revamped its Mac Pro pages on its website to showcase the device in greater detail, revealing that it can handle up to 60GB of 1866MHz DDR3 four-channel RAM, twice the bandwidth and capacity of the existing model. A photo of the actual unit (in a glass display case at WWDC) was taken by MacObserver using an open hand as a size reference. The picture is seen below.
Schiller, who mistakenly referred to the Thunderbolt 2 ports as "Firewire 2" during the presentation, added a note of triumph as he unveiled the new machine, directly addressing critics: "'Can't innovate', my ass!"