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Over 1,400 entries
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet ~ Free Pattern!
I'm pleased to offer this new free pattern today. The Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet was inspired by a trip to Virgin Gorda. It's perfect for those casual, carefree days of summer when only the feel of cool cotton will do. This bracelet is so fun and easy to make. You'll want to design one for all of your friends!
This pattern will make a bracelet that is 7 inches long from one end of the clasp to the other. This is a medium size. At the end of the directions, I will discuss how to make the bracelet a little larger or smaller so that you can customize it to your needs. I will also suggest some fun variations to spark your imagination.
You will need:
Aunt Lydia's Crochet Cotton Size 3 (Natural)
32 Size 6/0 Glass Beads
Crochet Hook US D3/3.25 mm
Beading needle
Sewing needle
Clasp (I'm using a lobster clasp with a closed ring)
Threading The Beads
Before you begin to crochet, use your beading needle to easily slip your beads onto the cotton thread. You may want to thread a few extra in case you need to increase the size of your bracelet or just so you don't have to worry about miscounting. It's fine to have too many beads, but you don't want to be a bead or two short. Slide your beads a couple feet down the thread and you are ready to begin.
Making The Bracelet
Begin with a slip knot on your hook leaving a 10" tail for sewing on clasp [picture 1]
Row 1: ch 2, sc in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 turn
Row 2: 2 sc in st, ch 1 turn
Row 3: 2 sc in each st, ch 1 turn (4 sts in row)
Row 4: sc across (4 sts) [picture 2]
Beaded Chain 1: ch 3, (slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 3) 6 times for a total of 27 chs. Ch 3 more, turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next st (beginning of opposite end rows) [pictures 3 & 4]
Beaded Chain 2: ch 1, (slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 3) 6 times, slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 1 for a total of 27 chains, sl st into same st as the beginning of Beaded Chain 1, sl st in the next st of row 4 [pictures 5 & 6]
*Note: While you should be careful not to twist your Beaded Chains, don't be overly concerned if some of the beads are facing in opposite directions. When the bracelet is done, you will be able to give it a little tug and manipulate the chains so that the beads are all facing up.
Beaded Chain 3: ch 3, (slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 3) 6 times for a total of 27 chs. sc into the last two sts (the opposite end rows created in Beaded Chain 1) ch 1 turn, sc in first two sts
Beaded Chain 4: ch 1, (slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 3) 6 times, slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 1 for a total of 27 chains, sl st into next st of Row 4, sl st into final st of Row 4
Beaded Chain 5: ch 3, (slide a bead down close to your hook and ch 1, ch 3) 6 times for a total of 27 chs. sc into the last two sts (the opposite end rows created in Beaded Chain 1) ch 1
Working along the opposite end rows of your Beaded Chains [picture 7], sc dec two times, ch 1 turn, sc dec, ch 1 turn, sc, finish off leaving 10 inches for sewing on clasp. Use the beginning and ending tails of thread to sew on your clasp. Weave in loose ends.
Pattern Notes
1. When the bracelet is complete, I like to give it a gentle tug. Cotton has a little bit of give and this allows the beaded chains to even out and lay nice.
2. Sizing - The best way to adjust the size is to increase or decrease the Beaded Chains by 4. This adjustment measures just about 1/2 inch. For example, if you want to make a bracelet that is 8 inches long, you will add 8 ch sts to the Beaded Chains. Remember to account for the additional beads. If you desire a bracelet that is 6 1/2 inches long, then you will need to subtract 4 ch sts from the Beaded Chains.
3. After you have successfully completed your first Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet, you can have fun making up new variations on the pattern.
You could double the pattern for a cuff style bracelet.
If you'd rather not sew on a clasp, you could use the tail ends to simply tie on your bracelet. For a sturdier tie, you could begin and end your bracelet with chains long enough to tie and untie.
You could also make up this pattern with metal wire or handspun yarn.
You could use one bead for every stitch of the Beaded Chains for a striking bangles or you could substitute the beads for charms. You may decide to use no beads at all for a more laid-back look.
I hope you enjoy making this pattern your own!
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Here's a handy list of knit and crochet abbreviations provided by Lion Brand.
26 comments:
- Elizabeth said...
That is adorable! Thank you.
- April 24, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Kellie said...
I LOVE this bracelet. Thank you so much for sharing!
- May 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM
I'm confused how you slide the bead on. Do you have to precut your yarn?
- May 19, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Jenn said...
Hi, The first step in the project is to thread the beads onto your yarn. That way you should be able to slide them up as you need them. You should have all of your beads threaded onto the yarn before you begin to crochet. ~ Jenn :D
- May 20, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Toni said...
You're bracelet is AWESOME!
The instructions and pics are great too!
Thanx for sharing! I'm going to have to make a few of these for DD and her friends.
- May 21, 2011 at 6:01 AM
Love it !! Thank you for sharing :-) Cristina
- October 6, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Mommafo said...
Fun!! I just made one, multicolor beads w/white thread. :)
- November 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- Leah said...
So cute and easy to make. Thanks so much for the pattern. I wanted to ask if I could use this pattern to sell these or some variations? Thanks again.
- December 18, 2011 at 2:48 PM
I just saw bracelets like these at my drugstore yesterday, but they used a loop and button for closure. I loved them so much I decided to try to find a pattern. Yours is very close, but theirs had double the strands and more dressy and was 5.95.
- March 20, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- Amy said...
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- April 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM
- Amy said...
Great project! Took me about 30 minutes to make. I used #10 thread and 9 beads per chain. Love it! Thank you so much for sharing your design.
- April 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Thanks so much for this pattern. I needed something I could make quickly for a birthday gift as I was invited to a party at the last minute. This was perfect! With ivory thread and green and pink painted wooden beads, and slightly modified to use a button and loop as a fastener, it's lovely. I will now have to make one for myself!
- July 4, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Thank you, very helpful. Love it!
- April 4, 2013 at 4:46 PM
- Gaby said...
Thanks, a great idea !
- May 15, 2013 at 3:04 AM
- Unknown said...
You sent some really cool stuff to me! Thanks so much! I wish you had Pinterest so I could "pin" the patterns to my boards. I use it more than any program, so I probably miss some of your notifications. So many they're pushed off the end of the list. I closed some so the yarn stuff could get through.
- July 28, 2013 at 7:43 PM
- Jenn said...
Hi Cheri, I am on Pinterest and I just made a new board called Wind Rose Crochet Patterns. Now you can find them all in one place. I'm on Pinterest under my shop name: Wind Rose Fiber Studio ~ Jenn
- August 7, 2013 at 9:49 PM
This is beautiful. Would you be okay if I made these to use at my church's fundraiser to raise money to support HOPE worldwide?
- October 26, 2013 at 9:03 PM
- Jenn said...
Sure and have a great fundraiser!
- October 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM
- KraftyKaren said...
Thanks so much! This pattern is simple yet such an elegant bracelet. I used real teal colored cotton thread and off white colored glass beads. ;-)
- April 13, 2014 at 12:56 AM
- Lee Ann said...
What a pretty bracelet and I love the beads incorporated into this project. Thank you very much! :)
Lee Ann
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- May 18, 2014 at 2:47 PM
- Tina said...
Wow, this bracelet is so cute and easy looking! Will be making one for myself in the future...
- June 2, 2014 at 10:52 AM
- Itsjustmm said...
Jenn, this is a great bracelet and I can't wait to make it. However, I am having problems with the second row!
I do Row 1 but on row 2, I don't know where to do the "2sc in st"
I am new to patterns, please forgive my basic question :-)
Thanks in advance,
- August 11, 2014 at 4:34 PM
- Unknown said...
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- December 31, 2017 at 12:38 PM
Hi, I would love to make this bracelet but have trouble with written
directions. can you post a diagram pattern please.
thank you
- May 20, 2020 at 3:06 PM
You need to put beads on first
- December 26, 2022 at 8:21 AM
Thanks so much for this lovely pattern. Can't wait to try it!
- July 3, 2023 at 8:47 PM

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Coco Crisp homers again as A's top and tie Rangers
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Unlike early September last year, the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers are neck and neck chasing the AL West title.
Both clubs are ready for this race to go right down to the end -- again.
Coco Crisp hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth that was confirmed by a video review, and the A's pulled into a first-place tie with Texas by beating the Rangers 4-2 on Monday.
"You enjoy the race," A's closer Grant Balfour said. "I'd like to say we're sitting here 10 games up."
Yoenis Cespedes homered leading off the second inning and Chris Young added an RBI single in Oakland's fourth straight win. David Murphy hit a tying two-run shot in the Texas fifth for his first homer since Aug. 1. But the Rangers loaded the bases against Dan Otero with one out in the sixth and couldn't deliver.
Crisp set a career high with his 17th homer that stayed just fair of the left-field foul pole, topping his 16 for Cleveland in 2005. He homered for the third straight game to help the A's (79-58) move a season-best 21 games over .500.
"I didn't think it was going to stay fair," he said.
Crisp fouled a ball off the area below his right knee in the sixth. He stayed in and struck out, and then was removed for what the team called a shin contusion. Crisp said he felt fine afterward.
In games so meaningful, he will do all he can to stay on the field.
"It's a back and forth that kind of pumps your blood a little bit," Crisp said. "Obviously you want to be close or you want to be in front, in first place or as far in front as possible. We're fortunate we're in the situation we are now."
A's lefty reliever Brett Anderson, pitching at home for the first time since April 29, worked a 10-pitch seventh, helped by Ian Kinsler's inning-ending double play. Ryan Cook worked out of a jam in the eighth and Balfour finished for his 36th save in 38 tries as the Rangers left the tying run at second.
"I was running on fumes," Balfour said of pitching for the fourth time in five days. "I was just trying to pitch with some guts."
Oakland won for the seventh time in eight games and is hoping for another strong September like its 17-11 showing last year on the way to the West crown on the final day.
The Rangers, who were unable to hold off streaking Oakland last year, fell out of sole possession of first place for the first time since Aug. 9, the last time the A's shared the lead.
"I expect it to go all the way down to the end. Division champs over there," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "I don't expect them to go away and I certainly don't expect us to go away. Everything goes through Oakland. Doesn't matter where positioned in the standings right now."
If Washington intended to put a target on the A's, manager Bob Melvin quipped, "I'll flip it back to him."
The Rangers had their three-game road winning streak snapped with just their third defeat in the last 15 games away from Arlington.
Young singled in a second run for the A's three batters after Cespedes connected for his 21st homer, against Derek Holland (9-7). Center fielder Leonys Martin missed the ball on Young's base hit and it got past him for a two-base error. Young tried to score on the play and was thrown out at home after stumbling slightly rounding third.
"We're playing OK, maybe not our best, and we're tied for first with a team playing well, too," Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre said. "We'll take our chances. Our destiny is in our hands."
Top A's prospect Michael Choice went 0 for 2 with a walk in his major league debut as the designated hitter.
Dan Straily (8-7) pitched five innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time since early July, putting together two solid outings following a seven-start winless stretch in which he went 0-5.
"You come out there and understand the magnitude of the situation, and you're very determined to get the job done," Straily said.
Cespedes singled in the fifth for consecutive multihit games as the A's began a stretch with 19 of their final 26 games against divisional opponents.
Lance Berkman started at DH and went 0 for 4 one day after Texas activated him from the disabled list. He had been out since July 7 with left hip inflammation and a sore surgically repaired right knee.
The Rangers won three of the teams' first four series this year -- and, after this week, the clubs play once more in Arlington from Sept. 13-15.
Game notes
Holland allowed more than one home run for just the third time all year. ... The A's are 14-4 when Cespedes homers. ... Oakland is 20-22 vs. the West since May 19 compared to 41-18 against other opponents. ... The Rangers will recall RHP Ross Wolf and OFs Engel Beltre and Joey Butler on Tuesday.
OAK Wins 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
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The pudgy, mild mannered Craig Blais before he morphs into "BATMAN BLAIS," WPL parking lot nemesis!!! (Our apologies to Bat Man! We did not mean to use you for evil!!! – R. Tirella)
By Steven R. Maher
Talk about the arrogance of power.
Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC) President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Blais ("Batman Blais") and his faithful Tonto, Worcester State College Board of Directors Chairman John Brissette (the "Boy Wonder"), want city residents to be patient while they have plans drawn up to build a skating rink on the Francis J. McGrath Parking Lot next to the Worcester Library.
"We need to fashion a study first and come up with a design and plan," Brissette said. "At the end of the day, how can someone say they don't want it when they don't know what it will look like? It's putting the cart before the horse. You've got to let us finish the process first."
This all has a familiar ring to it.
In the 1980s Batman Blais was an Auburn Selectman and the Boy Wonder, an elected Auburn Town Meeting Member, where both advocated selling the existing Auburn High School and Auburn Library to developers and building a new high school on land in a residential neighborhood.
The land where it would be built on was farmland acquired by Auburn under a state agricultural law. Blais and his cronies told Auburn voters that some adjacent parcels of the property would be sold off as house lots and the bulk of the remainder would be preserved.
Then, of course, after the voters approved the purchase, Blais' political faction, including Brissette, brought forth the idea of building a new high school on the land, something no one mentioned until after the election.
The next move by Batman Blais and the Boy Wonder will to tell us about all the money spent on designing the Worcester skating rink and how that will be totally wasted if Worcester doesn't follow through and build the rink.
I'll give credit to Brissette for something: He at least has developed some public relations sense. Batman Blais in his customary bull headed way, arrogantly told media: "We are going to address the issues of the library and incorporate their concerns, but at the end of the day we're going to develop that lot."
I thought the Worcester City Council and Worcester City Manager Mike O'Brien would make the ultimate decisions, not a WBDC President who lives in Sutton.
Craig Blais wants the library parking lot developed, and if the City Manager and City Council don't want that to happen, then Batman Blais thinks they should go screw themselves.


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2012 State of the Stoner Address
My fellow stoners; karaoke hosts, limousine drivers, pizza delivery boys, dental assistants, World of Warcraft enthusiasts, skateboarders, music history majors and anyone who enjoys smoking "the reefer" —
… April 20th is upon us once again, which means hundreds of millions of our counter-culture (estimated by my neighbor Ziggy) will celebrate a beautiful plant and a beautiful way of life – marijuana.
For those of you who tuned in to last year's address, I appreciate the support and kind words in response to my challenge to all potheads: Stop being predictable, complacent and dense.
To my dismay, some commented that the address took far too long to read – especially if they were "super high." Others complained reading anything "reminded them of school stuff way too much, brah."
This is just the kind of lame shit I'm talking about. Those are some burnout moves, brosefs!
Unifying our ranks and elevating the perception of stoners may be impossible given the vast number of people who enjoy marijuana and celebrate the 4/20 holiday, but – if we're not willing to break the negative stereotypes associated with potheads – we must then embrace the positive characteristics made famous by weed smokers before us. In short – we must all become hippies.
In the old days, smokers weren't so frugal with their pot. If you were out of joints someone would give you one. If you had a garbage bag full of weed you'd invite your friends to take a handful. Coffee cans full of schwag were passed around at parties. This (also according to my neighbor Ziggy) was a golden age.
And as you think back to that magical time, my fellow stoners, ask yourself this question: "When was the last time someone gave me weed?" And, for that matter, when was the last time you gave weed to someone else?
We're not too far removed from those easy-going times, and hope that we might return to a utopian marijuana society is still alive thanks to people like Debbie Carlyle from Kinsman, Illinois.
Debbie is a bartender at a local pub in Kinsman and can often be found smoking bowls in the adjacent alley with customers. But Debbie does not just smoke weed – she is an educator. During the last ten years she has taught hundreds of local residents the importance of "leaving greens" when smoking bowls and bongs.
"Before I knew better, I'd just light the bowl in the middle and burn up all the fresh pot," Debbie told me while playing Adult Photo Hunt. She has every puzzle memorized.
"Then I thought – why not just burn a corner of the bowl, so everyone else can have a fresh green hit too? It just made goddamn sense. Still does."
Debbie's hard work ensured her fellow smokers would taste only the best that every bowl had to offer. It's hard to quantify a grand gesture like that, but we can count the smiling faces of people she has touched.
Stan and Melinda Burnett, from Providence, Rhode Island, are also a shining example of a brighter future. The couple is regionally famous for their delectably potent pot brownies, which are the hit of every party.
"I have a hard time smoking anything," Melinda told me while staring intently into a simmering crockpot.
"That's not true," Stan interjected while pointing at his crotch. We high-fived.
"So I found this killer recipe for weed brownies," she continued. "I love baking and I love getting baked ' so it was obviously meant to be."
Stan and Melinda's brownies are so famous they're requested at church functions, PTA meetings and even a salsa dancing night at the local retirement home.
"Those old bastards get real goofy," Stan told me while loading the stash compartment of his jet ski. "One time I had them all convinced I was their son. It was great."
Another fine reefer-smoking American is Joe Cambernackey from Glendale, Arizona. Joe is a landscaper whose crusade against butane byproducts has revolutionized the perception of toking in his neighborhood.
For those of you unfamiliar with the butane epidemic – a small section of our community enjoys filtering marijuana through a butane solvent to create hyper-potent hash oils, which must be lit with a blowtorch. The results are near-paralyzing.
"I smoked that shit at a party and everyone turned into cartoons, man," Joe told me while watching his fourth consecutive episode of SportsCenter. "It's just not cool."
And Joe is right. Butane? Really? Millions of Native Americans would be rolling over in their unmarked mass graves if they knew our generation was tainting their heralded plant this way. And the only time you should bring marijuana near a blowtorch is if you're a welder working overtime.
After all, the coolest part about marijuana is that it grows from the earth. Why ruin a good thing (unless you can score hydroponics)?
Still, just as we ask for acceptance as stoners, we must also accept those wishing to experiment in search of a greater high or the evolution ' albeit unnecessary ' of weed.
In closing, I'd like to say that the state of the stoner is still a grand one. We may get sidetracked from time to time with new marijuana gimmicks, cultural differences (seriously, no color of lighter is bad luck) or super-ironic T-shirts, but we all have a hippie inside of us waiting to do good for others. Let the hippie out. Let him be free in 2012.
God bless you.
God bless marijuana.
God bless America.
Written by Jason Sereno of JasonSereno.com
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Papyrus was one of the earliest types of paper invented. (The word paper derives from the word papyrus.) Created from a reed that grew along the banks of the Nile River, it produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and other ancient cultures in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.[1] In Ancient Egypt, papyrus played an important role and greatly influenced the Egyptian society. Egypt had a monopoly on papyrus because the production method was kept secret after it had been developed around 4000 B.C.[2]
Papyrus and The Bible
The earliest known manuscript of the New Testament was written on papyrus.[3]
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Cook departed Criminal Minds after the end of last season when her option was not picked up, stirring outcry among fans of the show. She appeared in the first two episodes of this season to wrap the storyline of her character JJ, who was transferred from the BAU to a job at the Pentagon. Cook then returned for the last episode of the season for co-star Paget Brewster, which aired last month. If Brewster's NBC comedy pilot My Life As An Experiment does not go to series, she will also likely return to Criminal Minds in the fall since series' producer ABC Studios has an option on her. Cook's return to Criminal Minds does not bode well for newly minted regular Rachel Nichols, who was brought in to fill the void left by Cook's departure. Meanwhile, ABC Studios is yet to close new deals with original cast members Thomas Gibson and Shemar Moore for next season, with negotiations continuing.
Paradigm-repped Cook was offered to return to Criminal Minds late last week after the series' producers recently came up with ideas for JJ for next season. Despite her exit from the show, Cook and her character continued to be extremely popular among Criminal Minds fans. Heading into Season 7, Criminal Minds will be run solely by executive producer Erica Messer following the recent departures of executive producers Ed Bernero and Simon Mirren, who have served as co-showrunners with her this season.


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A visit to a tanning salon is one way many American girls prepare for their high school proms, but experts warn that teens should think twice before getting into a tanning booth.
"The obsession with looking tan is causing some teenagers to place themselves at risk for skin cancers and premature aging, despite the fact that safe sunless tanners exist," Dr. Lily Uihlein, a pediatric dermatologist at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill., said in a recent university news release.
"There also are many misconceptions associated with indoor tanning, which are helping to perpetuate this habit," she added.
One myth is that indoor tanning will reduce acne. While sun exposure may temporarily improve acne, it tends to flare up when the tan goes away, according to Loyola's pediatric dermatologists.
Another misconception is that indoor tanning helps prevent vitamin D deficiency. Your skin manufacturers vitamin D when exposed to UVB light, but tanning beds mostly emit UVA light. The dermatologists say that vitamin D can also be obtained from certain foods and from supplements.
Many people mistakenly believe that a base tan prevents sunburns. But tans do not protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun, and you still need to use sunscreen when you're outdoors, according to the dermatologists.
Still, 30 million people use tanning salons in the United States each year. About 2.3 million of those customers are teens, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon customers are white females, ages 16 to 29.
It's been reported that people who use indoor tanning have a 59 percent increased risk of deadly melanoma skin cancer, according to the AAD.
"Indoor tanning is a legitimate health problem among this population," Dr. Wendy Schumacher-Kim, a pediatric dermatologist at Loyola, said in the news release.
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MONTREAL -- Quebec saw another significant drop in new COVID-19 cases on Monday, recording just 1,092 new infections.
For most of the last week and a half, the daily count has hovered around 1,500 cases.
Sunday saw a decrease with just 1,344 new infections, the lowest in a week and a half. There was also a drop in hospitalizations for the first time in days.
Monday's numbers continued that trend, and the seven-day average now stands at 1,437 cases per day.
There was also a significant drop in active cases, 597 fewer, according to Quebec's public health institute. There are now 12,852 active cases in total across Quebec.
Other numbers weren't quite as encouraging, however. Fifteen new deaths have been reported, including two in the last 24 hours, 11 between April 12 and April 17, and two at an unknown date.
One death has also been removed from the province's total count when it was found to be not attributable to COVID-19.
Hospitalizations also increased slightly, by three, to a total of 686 people. There are eight more in intensive care, for a total of 183.
In the last day reported for testing, Saturday, 33,753 tests were done, the province reported. The positivity rate on Saturday was 3.5 per cent, down from the recent high of 5 per cent on April 6.
On Sunday, Quebec administered 40,433 doses of vaccine, significantly down from the record highs of over 70,000 per day from last week.
That brings the total doses administered to 2,399,934, out of a total number of 2,836,485 doses shipped to Quebec so far.
The province noted in its daily statistics announcement that it's expecting 230,490 doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week, and that 18,960 doses of AstraZeneca are still "in transit" in the health-care system.
The public health institute is now publishing how many active cases there are by region. In that count, the hardest-hit region is Chaudiere-Appalaches, which currently has about 3.6 actively infected people per 1,000 residents.
It's followed by Quebec City at 3.3 active cases per 1,000 people and the Outaouais at 2.6 per 1,000. Those are the province's three known hot spots right now. Montreal stands at about 1.6 active cases per 1,000 people.
However, Montreal is back to outstripping Quebec City in its daily total number of new infections -- not the rate per capita. It reported 287 new cases on Sunday, the province's highest, followed by Quebec City at 166 new cases, Montérégie at 125, Chaudière-Appalaches at 115, and Outaouais at 109.
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Three-term Republican Senator from New Hampshire, succeeding Warren Rudman in 1993 and succeeded by Kelly Ayotte in 2011 after declining to run for a fourth term. Son of New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg.
On October 19, 2005 Gregg won $853,492 by picking 5 correct Powerball numbers. Already a multimillionaire, he had purchased the ticket at a Citgo Service Station in Washington, DC.
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Writer and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem offers insight on what the women's movement should prioritize today in order to effectively transform tomorrow.
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Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice.
In 1972, she co-founded Ms. Magazine, and remained one of its editors for fifteen years. She continues to serve as a consulting editor for Ms., and was instrumental in the magazine's move to join and be published by the Feminist Majority Foundation. In 1968, she had helped to found New York magazine, where she was a political columnist and wrote feature articles. As a freelance writer, she was published in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and women's magazines as well as for publications in other countries. She has produced a documentary on child abuse for HBO, a feature film about the death penalty for Lifetime, and been the subject of profiles on Lifetime and Showtime.
Her books include the bestsellers Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, Moving Beyond Words, and Marilyn: Norma Jean, on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Her writing also appears in many anthologies and textbooks, and she was an editor of Houghton Mifflin's The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History.
Ms. Steinem helped to found the Women's Action Alliance, a pioneering national information center that specialized in nonsexist, multiracial children's education, and the National Women's Political Caucus, a group that continues to work to advance the numbers of pro-equality women in elected and appointed office at a national and state level. She was president and co-founder of Voters for Choice, a pro-choice political action committee for twenty-five years, then with the Planned Parenthood Action Fund when it merged with VFC for the 2004 elections. She was also co-founder and serves on the board of Choice USA, a national organization that supports young pro-choice leadership and works to preserve comprehensive sex education in schools. She was the founding president of the Ms. Foundation for Women, a national multi-racial, multi-issue fund that supports grassroots projects to empower women and girls, and also a founder of its Take Our Daughters to Work Day, a first national day devoted to girls that has now become an institution here and in other countries. She was a member of the Beyond Racism Initiative, a three-year effort on the part of activists and experts from South Africa, Brazil and the United States to compare the racial patterns of those three countries and to learn cross-nationally. Now, she is working with the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College on a project to document the grassroots origins of the U.S. women's movement.
As a writer, Ms. Steinem has received the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, National Magazine awards, an Emmy Citation for excellence in television writing, the Women's Sports Journalism Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Writers Award from the United Nations, and most recently, the University of Missouri School of Journalism Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism.
Ms. Steinem graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College in 1956, and then spent two years in India on a Chester Bowles Fellowship. She wrote for Indian publications, and was influenced by Gandhian activism. She also received the first Doctorate of Human Justice awarded by Simmons College, the Bill of Rights Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, the National Gay Rights Advocates Award, the Liberty award of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Ceres Medal from the United Nations, and a number of honorary degrees. Parenting magazine selected her for its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 for her work in promoting girls' self-esteem, and Biography magazine listed her as one of the 25 most influential women in America. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. She has been the subject of two biographical television documentaries, and The Education of a Woman, a biography written by Carolyn Heilbrun.
In 1993, her concern with child abuse led her to co-produce and narrate an Emmy Award winning TV documentary for HBO, "Multiple Personalities: The Search for Deadly Memories." With Rosilyn Heller, she also co-produced an original 1993 TV movie for Lifetime, "Better Off Dead," which examined the parallel forces that both oppose abortion and support the death penalty.
She now lives in New York City, and is currently at work on Road to the Heart: America As if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road as a feminist organizer. She is also writing for other books and publications and co-founded the Women's Media Center in 2004.


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The politically connected solar firm that announced its impending bankruptcy last week was raided by federal agents this morning as part of a joint investigation between the FBI and the Energy Department Inspector General's office.
The company, Solyndra Inc., had received significant favorable treatment from the Obama administration. One of the company's primary investors, Oklahoma oil man George Kaiser, was also a major donor to the Obama campaign – a fact that raised concerns of political favoritism in the $535 million loan the company received from the federal government.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the raids Thursday morning:
FBI agents are serving search warrants this morning at Solyndra, the Fremont solar company that abruptly closed last week, an agency official said.
The search is part of a joint investigation involving the FBI and the Department of Energy's Office of Inspector General, said FBI spokeswoman Julianne Sohn, who declined to elaborate.
Solyndra closed its doors on Aug. 31. It did so without warning and without WARN, a state and federal law requiring advance notice of a large layoff or shutdown. The company has said it was most likely exempt from notifying its 900 full-time and 200 contract workers ahead of time under a loophole in the law, officially known as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.


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TASCHEREAU, GABRIEL-ELZÉAR, seigneur, militia officer, office holder, judge, and politician; b. 27 March 1745 at Quebec, son of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau* and Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière; m. there first 26 Jan. 1773 Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin; m. secondly 3 Nov. 1789 Louise-Françoise Juchereau Duchesnay, daughter of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay, in Beauport, Que.; d. 18 Sept. 1809 in Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce (Sainte-Marie), Lower Canada.
At the age of four Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau lost his father, and he grew up at Quebec with his mother. In 1759 he assisted in the defence of the town against the British; in the course of the siege the family house was burned. There is almost no trace of his activities until 1771, when as owner of a part both of Anticosti Island and of the seigneury of Mingan he granted trading leases to Thomas Dunn and William Grant (1744–1805). The following year Taschereau, himself heir to a portion of the seigneury of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce, bought his brothers' and sisters' rights of succession. Early in 1773 he completed his acquisitions by purchasing from his mother for 12,000 shillings half of both the seigneurial rights and the domain of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce, which comprised her share of the inheritance as widow of the recognized seigneur. Taschereau retained his dwelling at the corner of Rue Buade and Rue de la Montagne in Quebec but took up residence in Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce. He established his mother and sister Marie there, each of them paying 2,000 shillings for a room in the seigneurial manor-house, heat, light, board, and care.
In 1775 the rebel American colonies were preparing to invade the province of Quebec [see Benedict Arnold]. Consequently, on 14 August Taschereau received a commission as adjutant holding the rank of captain. In September he reviewed the Canadian militia of Quebec, and then on 31 December he took part in the defeat of the Americans in the Lower Town [see Richard Montgomery*]. His loyalty to the British crown drew reprisals from some of his censitaires at Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce who had dealings with the American troops. Moreover, early in 1776 the American rebels pillaged his domain and communal mill and sold the effects at auction. After the Americans had withdrawn, Taschereau, François Baby, and Jenkin Williams were appointed by Governor Guy Carleton to investigate the nature and extent of collaboration with the enemy in the Quebec region. In September and October Taschereau served on two commissions, one investigating all strangers who arrived in the province, the other the certificates of good conduct required of sellers of spirits. He was also appointed a justice of the peace that year.
In March 1777 Taschereau became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the District of Montreal. But he gave up this office soon after because all his interests were at Quebec and in the Beauce. In the course of that year he had bought part of the seigneury of Jolliet. In 1780 and 1781 he gained possession of almost the whole seigneury through the purchase of Joseph Fleury* Deschambault's rights of succession and William Grant's share. In 1778 he had handed over to Grant about £166, the sum he had had invested in a partnership with Nicolas-Joseph de Lafontaine de Belcour, François-Joseph Cugnet*, and François Baby to exploit the post of Saint-Augustin (Que.) on the Labrador coast.
In the next two decades, Taschereau continued his career at Quebec as a minor official. In 1787 Lord Dorchester, as Carleton was now known, appointed him to the commission to examine the Jesuit estates [see Kenelm Chandler. Taschereau did his best to protect the church's interests by opposing Sir Jeffery Amherst*'s claims to the property. On 13 Oct. 1788, in his capacity as a seigneur, he signed a petition against the constitution that was being put forward. Three years later he became a commissioner for the building and repair of churches. On 17 July 1792 he was elected to the House of Assembly for Dorchester riding, which he represented with Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry* de Salaberry; he held his seat until 31 May 1796. During his term he was chairman of the committee for establishing courts of justice, and in March 1794 he replaced Jean Renaud* as overseer of highways for the district of Quebec. In this capacity he prepared the first legislation on highways and bridges in the province and secured its adoption in 1796. The act, however, did not meet with favour from the population, who were burdened with additional work and responsibilities.
Taschereau's loyalty to the crown was probably responsible for his appointment to the Legislative Council in 1798, replacing Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros* de Léry, who had died a short time before. In 1799 he became one of the commissioners to superintend the House of Corrections of Quebec. Two years later he held the appointment of commissioner for building a bridge over the Rivière Jacques-Cartier, as did Jonathan Sewell* and John Craigie. Again in 1801 Sir Robert Shore Milnes* named him a member of the commission appointed to apply a law providing relief to people who owed the state arrears on lods et ventes that were often overwhelming. The commission was chaired by Thomas Dunn and its membership included Baby, Robert Lester, and Jean-Olivier Perrault*. On 17 Feb. 1802 Taschereau replaced Hugh Finlay as superintendent of post houses in the colony.
According to his obituary in the Quebec Gazette, Taschereau "carried out his various charges with remarkable order and discernment." He was a religious, charitable, generous, and well-meaning man. He paid scrupulous attention to the management of his property, and when he took a hand in something, he had at all costs to be master of it. He was uncompromising on the honours due his rank; having a lofty idea of his station, he was determined that those around him should be mindful of it.
When he died in 1809, Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau left a large estate to his widow and his seven surviving children: Gabriel-Elzéar, Thomas-Pierre-Joseph*, Jean-Thomas*, and Marie-Louise, who had been born of his first marriage, and Antoine-Charles, George-Louis, and Julie-Louise, born of the second. In addition to the goods and chattels, which brought £1,009 at public sale, Taschereau left his heirs the seigneuries or Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce, and Jolliet, and part of the seigneury of Linière, as well as six properties at Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce and the 700 acres in Nelson Township that he had bought in 1804.
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Ozark Trail 16' x 10.5' Family Dome Tent
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Wal-Mart Special! What more to say?!? I guess if you have kids that want to play in it, it would be fine. I do not recommend taking it camping!!! The first one I set up was in the fall (supposed to be a 3-season). It snowed a few inches and it completely caved in breaking all the shock-corded fiber glass poles. Shoddy product!!! Even when you set it up you can actually hear the poles crackling.
Well, I took it back to Wal-Mart and they replaced the entire tent even though it was about six months old. Nice of them to do that! It is definitely a family tent so forget about setting it up by yourself. One person needs to be inside to help hoist up the tent and hold it in place while you force the poles into the ring-&-pin holders. The netting has many flaws in it (not a nice smooth texture as in better quality tents).
The stitching is shoddy and sloppy. In many places the stitching is missing and in other places it looks like the machine sewing it got stuck in the same place which put a gob of thread in one area. Long threads were left hanging all over the inside of the tent. There are also many long threads around the zippers so if you do not cut them off they get stuck in the zipper! It is impossible to get it nice and square so that it is pulled taught so that rain will flow off of it instead of pooling in pockets. The flooring is especially not cut square.
The only good thing about it is the size is great for single people that like a lot of room or for a family/friends of 3 for absolute comfort. Also, if you don't use the rain fly and the wind blows, it actually lifts the tent enough to separate the shock-corded poles which again makes the tent collapse. If you know the wind will blow I would recommend using some Duct Tape on each and every pole connection to help hold them together. The only other nice thing I can really say about it is the color scheme is nice!
Bottom of the barrel: don't waste your money unless your kids want it for in the yard to play in!
Design: 3 Season 16' X 10.5' Family Dome Tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Horribly difficult for a single person; difficult for 2 people.
Weight: Not sure but estimate it to be about 15-20 pounds.
Price Paid: $90-ish
I bought this tent for light summer use because it was cheap and big enough to stand up in. Wal-mart does not sell this tent in the U.K., however another supermarket Tesco does, but not as an 'Ozark Trail'. I found these reviews only after having bought the tent, so I was expecting trouble right from the start.
After reading the reviews here, I decided to seal the entire tent with Grangers Fabsil. The tent fabric was such that it only took about three pints to cover the tent and fly sheet. I also sealed the two floor seams with a seam sealant. The fly sheet has taped seams, but none of the inner seams are taped. It has survived some heavy downpours with no leaks.
So far, I am very pleased with it. It is perfectly possible for one person to set it up as long as it is not windy. I have taken the precaution of buying a large tarp to use as a 'footprint', to protect what is a thin sewn in groundsheet. Overall I am happy with my tent, but can see that this design would not cope well with high winds or driving rain.
Design: extended dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Easy, takes one person about 15 minutes. Even easier with two.
Weight: 12 Kg
Price Paid: £60
Upon initial set up in the backyard, I was very impressed. I have only bought Coleman tents in the past and have been very happy with them. The only reason I bought a new tent was for more space, which this tent provided at a resonable price. Setup was typical for this size tent - definitely a two person job. We planned on camping for a week and ended up only camping for five days because of the tent's incapacity to keep us dry.
It rained about every other day, and after the first night there were puddles on both ends of the tent. The windows leaked big time and the rainfly pole over the door kept falling over, soaking the front of the tent. In order for this tent to be worth buying, I would recommend it only for very dry climates, or purchasing the biggest tarp you can find to supplement the rainfly - and for the price you would pay for the tarp, plus the added annoyance of setting that up over the tent, you might as well just get a better tent.
Sleeps: 6+
Price Paid: $74.56
I had a Hillary tent that I had brought from Sears. The thing wore like iron and was amazingly waterproof. I use the thing on the beach at many many campsites it was a 6 foot dome style, just enough to stand up when you are putting your clothes on.
When the thing finally wore out I thought I would spring for something with a little bit more room. I got a 16' x 10.5' family Dome tent by Ozark Trail. The thing was fairly complex and that it was kind of mediocre, my main complaint is, unlike my Hillary it was absolutely not waterproof at all. It seemed like the rain came right through the top and formed a large puddles on the tent floor.
There was a procedure for pre-dampening it to somehow activate its waterproof properties, total BS. It is a big and roomy tent but overall you might want to shop around unless you are really strapped for bucks.
Price Paid: $70
I have bought four tents of the Ozark Trail dome in the past 1 1/2 years. I like to go camping. They leak all over even after I sprayed them with the sealer. They are the sorriest tents I have ever bought. I have exchanged two tents after the first use, even those leaked. It is a waste of good money to be throwing away on tents. I could have used a bed sheet and stayed drier.
It says the most comprehensive "stay dry" technology on the market to keep you drier and more comfortable in wet weather. Well, let me tell you that you will stay wettier than anything if you stay in them. The top flap comes with pin holes in it. As large as the end if a pencil lead. So I have wasted around $400 in a year and a half trying to get a tent that don't leak. If you ever make one let me know where to buy it.
Design: family dome tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: prety easy to set up
Weight: about 10 to 15 lbs.
Price Paid: around $99
I got this tent several years ago on short notice and needed in a pinch for a car camping trip. I had to get this on the road.
I have used it quite frequently and rate this average. The zippers are of poor quality. The waterproof is good and has endured many a rainstorm. It has plenty of sleeping space and storage space as well.
I would recommend that if you want to get a family sized tent in this category, to check other tent makers and purchase there.
Price Paid: $40
I got this tent for summer and fall; so far it has been great, the size is the best part. I can fit six people in with guyer plus the front side zipper pockets are helpful.
The bad news is the rain leaks, the "GoBeDry" rain protection system just does not work. I sprayed the tent after the first use (I feel a tent should get a test run without water sealant the first time then if it leaks I will spray it with sealant). This tent leaked a little the first time after only one hour of rain. Then after putting sealant on the sides and rain-fly with spray and seam seal stick it still leaked. Lastly after only five times using it the shock cord pole for the rain-fly broke (the cord snapped).
Design: Family Dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: One experienced person or two novices
Weight: 10-15 pounds
Price Paid: $90
LOL! All tents leak until you rainproof them! Unless a tent specifically says that it has been rainproofed, then the 1st thing you should do when you get yer new tent home is get something like scotchgard, or spray polyurethane, and coat both the tent (especially the seams), and the rainfly!
Though I didn't rainproof this tent right away, it didn't leak that bad anyway. Plenty of room was a plus (easily fits a queen sized airbed maybe 2, and a decent ceiling height also was good. Can be set up by 1 person, but much easier with 2 people.
Bad things about the tent are 1. weak loop material where the poles and stakes fit into. 2. the zipper is cheap and doesnt take long before it stopped zipping properly.
Overall, certainly was worth $53 from wally world.
Design: family dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy
Price Paid: $53
I love the tent, lots of room and goes up easily and comes down easily. My problem is that a couple of weeks ago we went camping and it rained. As I can see from the previous reviews the tent leaks. I have seen no resolution. Can I put some kind of silicone water-guard on the rain flap?????
I can't believe the GoBedry card that was inside the test box. Not a thing on that card was true. We had water leaks on several parts of the tent we had to put out towels to absorb the rain. There should be some sort of recall or someone who manufactured this product should be ashamed of themselves. Replace the rain fly!!!
Design: Great
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Reasionable
Weight: Not hard at all
Price Paid: Not Sure
I bought this tent for a sort trip with three small children. The price was reasonable, the size was wonderful, the set- up easy. We discovered during set-up that the rain fly was torn and than discovered that the zipper for the front door was also defective, but Walmart replaced the tent for us with very little fuss. Even though we did encounter some minor problems -- that I'll admit could have been big problems if we had encountered rain -- we would not hesitate to recommend this tent to other families because it did hold up to the rigors of small children. Overall it was worth the price and a good product.
Design: family dome tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy 15-20 minute set-up
Price Paid: $68.73
I bought this tent to take my family out camping so my kids could experience the pleasure of the outdoors like I did when I was a kid. Everything was great until it come a Florida rain Saturday. We would have been better off with a bed sheet. This thing has holes on the seams as big as a ink pin head. The water poured in like crazy! So we had to pack up everything wet and listen to my kids complain about how much they hate camping!! THANKS ALOT NORTHPOLE LIMITED!! I will never buy another product from you or another tent from WAL-MART.
Design: 16' x 10.5'
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: fairly easy except for rainfly
Weight: 20 to 30lbs.
Price Paid: $78
This is a great tent spacious, versatile, and the zippered pockets in the front are great. The biggest of my problems with this tent was maybe a zipper getting stuck, but that is understandable. It does take a little longer to set up (about 10 min.) but that's just a price you have to pay for the size of this tent. Also for the guy that has the first review, no joke the tent collapsed snow is fairly heavy and then did you even set the tent up correctly. Your problem not mine. Great tent, price, and versatility, kudos to Ozark Trail.
Design: Warm weather Dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: medium
Weight: 25 lbs
Price Paid: about $100
We bought this tent a year ago just on a whim to start taking the little ones camping. It is excellent! It's simple to put up (no fights with the hubby) and I can take it down and fit it back in its bag, by myself. We've been through several storms, one even severe over Memorial Day, and it has never leaked on us. Even the wind never caved it in. We've had several friends borrow it, and go buy one after using ours. No complaints here. It's been an excellent tent for us!
Design: 15 x 10 family dome tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Easy
Weight: don't know
Price Paid: about $100
Love the tent and took it to river a couple of times and even took it to the mountains in the fall for elk hunting and never had a problem with getting wet when it rains like a lot of the others said.
But the only problem i got is that the poles are falling apart because of the elastic cording inside them is rotted out. i can't find anywhere to fix the problem so i will have to retire it and buy a new one soon.
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy to set up
We used this tent a few times and lost the rain fly, first time we used it rained and didn't have problem but the zipper broke and got stuck. The second time we used I can't find a new rain fly anyway. We bought this tent maybe 4 years ago they shouldn't discontinue a line so fast. That upsets me because they know if you can't get new parts you will buy a new one, not right or eco friendly.
Price Paid: $100
Hello out there. We have this tent. But we can not use it. Our granddaughter used it one time and lost the rain fly.
I called the company to order another one. Waited on line for 40 minutes to find out they do not make them any more!
If anyone out there has a rain fly they will sell, please
let me know. Thank you.
I have used this tent many years. As with any tent you need to glue the seams to prevent leaks. One summer we went camping and for three days in rained and rained. Not a drop of water got inside. Plus we had plenty of room just to move around. To anyone who needs a good size tent that is leak proof, this is it.
Price Paid: Don't remember
When I first set up this tent I was surprised how HUGE it was. Simple to set up (the rainfly is a little hard to set up) yet it has a small leaking problem not is if you were to take a knife to the roof and stab it three times but the rainfly is a bit too apart from the tent.
Design: Doesn't get wind damage (heh it could probably be outside in an f0 tornado and part of the rainfly only comes off
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: see below
Weight: 11 lbs (?) 16 with rainfly (?)
Price Paid: $90.95
It is a great tent, very spacious. It does leak, the only way to stay perfectly dry is to drape your own tarp over the top under the rainfly to keep it in place. Then you will stay dry all night. If you do not have a tarp then you will get wet.
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Very simple to set up
Price Paid: $49
I really like the height and room of this tent. The extra pockets that just out with a zipper are a nice addition. I can set this tent up by myself.
Without the instruction manual, I can't figure out how to keep the poles of the rain fly stationary. Any help?
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy
Yeah it definitely leaks. I had a huge Texas rainstorm come and it made everything wet. So I went out and got 2 tarps and draped them over the top and tied them down to the tent. Now it's dry in there. Overall it's a great tent for the price.
Design: Dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Ehh 2 people
Weight: 14
Price Paid: $85
This fabulous tent was erected in minutes with the help of a 10-year-old and a 5-year-old. Minutes after setup the sky opened up the rain fell for 12+ hours. My children and I stayed dry all through the night, and had a wonderful camping experience despite the weather. AWESOME TENT!!!!!!!
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: super easy
Weight: 10 pounds
Price Paid: $90
I love this tent. I have owned several in my day but this one is very durable. I was skeptical when I originally purchased it. Now I tell everyone this is the one they need.
Good product...Thanks.
Sleeps: 6+
Price Paid: Around $60
My daddy got this tent and we were going to go camping but there was no directions so please help me go camping by sending me the directions at firstname.lastname@example.com
The tent is good for the money, however, i got it end of season last year and when we went camping this year, it had no rainfly/canopy.
I love the tent's size but has little leaks in the corners. Should have bought a Coleman.
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: 2 person
I got the tent gave to me and it did not have instructions. Can anyone help me?
Sleeps: 6+
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Looks like November
Date: Nov. 3
Mileage: 12.1
November mileage: 79.5
Temperature upon departure: 38
Rainfall: .10"
Perseverance Trail, again. I could ride this trail every day of the week, and nearly have this week. I usually avoided this trail in the summer because of the crowds. Hikers on Perseverance tend to be out to lunch - some literally were out to lunch, as in state workers on their midday break; and others simply could not or would not acknowledge me when I screamed "On your left! On your left!" as they staggered up the wide trail.
But as summer disappears, so do the crowds. I do not know where they go. This has always been a great mystery to me. Where do people go in the winter? The town's population doesn't change much. I still see garbage trucks picking up trash and baristas serving oceans of coffee. But everything else - the trails, the bike paths, the beaches, the back roads - seem to go into some kind of stasis. I wonder in passing where the people go. But frankly, I do not care. It means more room for me, and I am greedy greedy greedy when it comes to space. A trail doesn't have to be great for it to be my favorite trail - it just has to be scenic and deserted.
As I become more and more anxious for winter conditions, I wonder if it's really winter I like so much, or just the fleeting luxury of solitude? It must be a little of both, because there's something about following a light dusting of snow up the most popular trail in Juneau to its quiet and peaceful conclusion that's just so ... satisfying.
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- AnonymousNovember 4, 2007 at 5:31 AM
I to like the solitude of winter when most other cyclist are on indoor trainers or skis. Last year I rode on the flowage and it was like I was the only person left in the world. Great time for a little pedal meditation. jerryReplyDelete
'Satisfying' is reading your great biking adventures and see your wonderful photos. thanks.ReplyDelete
I have to say that even here in Va our trails go from waaayyyyy over crowded in the summer to bare in the fall and winter and I love it!ReplyDelete
Mostly because I can't stand the rudeness that some riders possess; and those are the ones that usually "cherry-pick" the days to ride, so a cold day on the trail is still great as it's almost certainly all mine for the riding. :)
There are some core riders around denver and its nice when its crappy outside and you see the same dozen or so folks out when its bad... On the trail its all to yourself unless you have a few buddies who well venture out into the snow with yah... I'm lucky to have a few =)ReplyDelete
Cold days are the best!!!ReplyDelete
I miss seeing my breath!
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Working at the brewery every single day makes it pretty difficult to find the time to actually cook something. Luckily, I've got the pressure cooker to combat that issue. Photographing is another story since I get home after dark every day. For this artichoke recipe, I started cooking at 9am so I could get my good lighting, wrap it up and be at the brewery by 10am. Nothing like garlicky artichokes and beer for breakfast!
This is a recipe that has been on my brain ever since that first fateful day of Becki vs. artichoke. If you cannot beat the artichoke, you must become the artichoke. Lourdes Gourmet sent me another care package in the mail so I could actually make that dream of a recipe become a reality. First, you hack off the top inch of the artichoke and trim the leaves with kitchen shears.
Smother the top with chimichurri sauce, being sure to work the sauce into the leaves with the spoon.
Place in a pressure cooker with a cup of pale ale (preferably Snowbank Brewing's Bike Trail Pale) and cook for 10-12 minutes.
Serve and pair with a pint of the same pale ale you cooked with.
Chimichurri and Pale Ale Infused Artichoke
|Prep time
|5 minutes
|Cook time
|12 minutes
|Total time
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17 minutes
|Meal type
|Appetizer, Side Dish, Starter
|Serve Hot
- 1 artichoke
- 4 + 1 tablespoons Lourdes Gourmet Chimichurri Sauce
- 1 cup Snowbank Brewing Bike Trail Pale Ale (or other pale ale)
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
|Step 1
|Slice off the top inch of the artichoke and trim each leaf with kitchen shears.
|Step 2
|Spoon the Lourdes Gourmet Chimichurri Sauce over the top and work into each leaf with the spoon.
|Step 3
|Place the cup of pale ale in the bottom of the pressure cooker and add the artichoke, stem down so the sauced end is facing upwards.
|Step 4
|Bring to pressure and cook for 11-12 minutes. Remove the pressure cooker from the hot area of the stove and allow to naturally depressurize.
|Step 5
|In a small cup, melt the butter and mix in one tablespoon of chimichurri sauce.
|Step 6
|Remove the artichoke from the pressure cooker and drizzle the butter/chimichurri sauce over the top.
|Step 7
|Devour the best artichoke you have ever had.
The butter sauce for dipping afterwards is completely unnecessary. The Lourdes Gourmet Chimichurri Sauce melts in the pressure cooker and falls inside the leaves of the artichoke while the pale ale infuses its flavor into each piece. This is, hands down, the BEST and most tender artichoke I've ever consumed in my entire life. I ate it for breakfast and I would eat it again with every meal if I had the means to make it.
Now go invest in a pressure cooker and order some of this sauce online. You can thank me later.
I was supplied with free product from Lourdes Gourmet with which to create recipes. All reviews/opinions/obsessions are my own.