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Portland's 2,828 teachers have been engaged for months in contentious off-and-on negotiations with the district on a new three-year contract, and a strike authorization vote would clear the way for a walkout the week of February 17, if no settlement were reached.
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May 13, 2008 at 3:45 am #1228930
Im interested in one heat exchanger for my pots similar to the msr heat exchanger but ligther.
In the steve house video about the gear that he used in his rupal face climbing
he shows one interesting design (simple and light) made of titanium
Im interested in something like that
someone knows a source for titanium sheet? (with web page and international shipping)
What thick would be aprropiate for this project?
thank you in advancecarlos
spainMay 13, 2008 at 11:26 am #1433060I've done some searching for titanium sheet myself and the thinnest I've been able to find is 0.004 in. from a seller on Ebay. I used it on my wood-burning camp stove. It's the 15-3-3-3 alloy. I've also seen 6Al-4V alloy titanium in 0.005 inch thick sheets on Ebay.
I don't use a traditional heat exchanger anymore because it seems that they are meant to serve two mutually exclusive purposes. They conduct heat from stove exhaust gases to the pot sides, and they trap those gases against the pot to reduce heat loss to the atmosphere.
For conducting heat to the pot from the hot stove exhaust, it seems that something with a high thermal conductivity, like aluminum, might be a good choice. But for making a thermal barrier between the layer of stove exhaust rising up the sides of the pot and the outside air you'd want something with low thermal conductivity. You'd also want the outside surface of your heat exchanger to be shiny, to reduce radiant heat loss.
Titanium has very low thermal conductivity and high emissivity, which means it does a poor job of conducting heat to the pot and gives away a lot of radiant heat to the surroundings. Aluminum is not only less dense (it doesn't need to be strong), but it has low emissivity (it doesn't give much heat away by radiation). Aluminum also has high conductivity, which is good for moving heat from the stove exhaust to the pot, but also good for moving that heat to the outside air.
So I split it up on my stove. I use shiny aluminum fins (folded foil) to transmit heat to the pot, and a metallized Kapton shroud with kiln-paper (ceramic paper) lining to reduce heat losses to the air. The whole arrangement weighs 55 grams, or 1/3 the weight of the MSR heat exchanger.
May 13, 2008 at 2:48 pm #1433100> use shiny aluminum fins (folded foil) to transmit heat to the pot, and a metallized Kapton shroud with kiln-paper (ceramic paper) lining to reduce heat losses to the air. The whole arrangement weighs 55 grams, or 1/3 the weight of the MSR heat exchanger.
May 13, 2008 at 5:59 pm #1433124Carlos
Have you considered the Heat It version from http://www.ortik.net/ ?
At 138g it's not UL but it is a lot more versatile by allowing baking (or as a "cozy") and hanging the stove as well as a wind shield/heat retainer.
( looking at your avatar made me think of that one…)May 13, 2008 at 6:43 pm #1433133I've tried to buy one. No luck. If anyone can get a respose out of Ortik, let me know, I'd love to get one.
May 14, 2008 at 8:23 am #1433210Roger,
I'll take some photos and post them, but it might not happen for a week or two.
May 15, 2008 at 11:57 pm #1433521Franco, the ortik looks a good idea, last year I tried to find info about the company because is a Portuguese company and I live next to the Portuguese border and I frequently work there but I was unable to find a contact.
Anyway my first idea is to find a UL cooking system suitable for high altitude (Im planning one trip to Nepal with some members of my mountaineering club to climb some non technical peaks)
(my idea: stove, aluminium pot with lid (antigravity gear or msr titanium) heat echanger (titanium brass or aluminium) msr pot grip, BPL spoon/fork and aluminium foil wind screen.
I have serious doubts about including a cozy for the pot
and of course i accept sugestions ;-)
I probably choose one msr windpro stove (lightest canister stove with preheater to be used with an inverted canister) and I don't think that this stove is compatible with the ortik.
And I expect that a simple heat exchanger would be much lighter than the ortik.
Colin, thank you for your reasonable ideas, may be one aluminium exchanger could be lighter cheaper and more efficient,
As roger I'm really interested in that photos too
Thank you
May 16, 2008 at 3:46 am #1433528Hi Carlos
> Anyway my first idea is to find a UL cooking system suitable for high altitude (Im planning one trip to Nepal with some members of my mountaineering club to climb some non technical peaks)
When I was there (some years ago now) it was rather hit and miss whether you could find suitable gas canisters for sale. You can't bring them in with you on the plane of course.
However, kero is available – very widely, and that is what most parties rely on. The Nepalese people use it for cooking and lighting.
You could do worse than to bring something like the Brunton Vapor AF with the fuel bottle cleaned out and full of water. That way you can use canister, white gas or kero and necessary. It's a good stove.
Mar 30, 2010 at 11:17 am #1592434Colin,
I am trying to find/make a light heat exchanger to use with a Windpro remote canister snow-melting set up. I've heard that heat exchangers can 'pay for themselves' in fuel savings after a few days on the trail. Your design sounds intriguing. Could you shed some more light on the design and/or post a few pics? I'm looking into securing some of the Kapton, but know nothing about it, so could use a little guidance on the design.
Mar 31, 2010 at 10:55 am #1592855John,
I never did get around to taking photos of the set up I had when I put up that post almost two years ago. I'm still experimenting with Kapton film. The stuff I have is 1 mil (25 micron) Kapton HN and is reinforced with a very fine fiberglass grid. It is aluminized on one side. When the reflective side faces the stove, I find that I can keep it pretty close to the flame without any apparent damage to the film. The published maximum continuous use temperature for this film is 710F. Like Mylar, though, Kapton film tears pretty easily once nicked (although much less easily than aluminum foil), and I think the 1 mil stuff would be too thin if it weren't for the fiberglass reinforcement.
I have also tried making silkevlar, for the same purpose (windscreens for stoves). Kevlar coated with high-temperature silicone could withstand much rougher treatment than the Kapton and would tolerate similar temperatures (almost 300F higher than silnylon).
I ordered some 0.8 oz kevlar fabric from CST Composites, and some Duraseal 1531 high temperature silicone from Cotronics. I applied a thin coating of the silicone to a small sample of the fabric and compressed it in a vise overnight. I tried this several times and was not able to get any of the samples to come out lighter than 5 oz/yard. The fabric is for composite layups and is not tightly woven or dimensionally stable. It resembles a screen (80 threads/inch) and the silicone has to fill the large spaces between the threads. I think this approach might have more promise if lightweight and tightly woven fiberglass or aramid fabrics were available.
Apr 1, 2010 at 5:24 pm #1593347Would this help?
Colin: "Aluminum also has high conductivity, which is good for moving heat from the stove exhaust to the pot, but also good for moving that heat to the outside air. "
Home depot sells empty paint cans in quart size. Used in this wood stove:
Dec 18, 2010 at 1:34 pm #1675423I just watched the steve house video and would like to bump this thread to see if anyone has any ideas on how to construct it?
I've got ti foil that I've used successfully for windscreens
Dec 18, 2010 at 3:46 pm #1675473Just a note to folks working with titanium, use comercially pure titanium when using it in contact with high heat and/or flames.
Also, titanium is only a poor conductor of heat on paper. In actual use, titanium's ability to transfer heat improves, the hotter it gets.
The Ti foil at both Suluk-46, and TiGoat are CP.
Dec 18, 2010 at 4:53 pm #1675488Josh, in actual use titanium is still a poor conductor of heat, as compared to aluminum. It varies with the exact alloys compared, but its thermal conductivity is about a tenth of aluminum, regardless of temperature. Titanium does have good thermal resistivity, though.
Dec 18, 2010 at 8:56 pm #1675550This was something I did back in April of 2004. The complete "How To" is located in a photo album at the "Make Gear" yahoo group. I think you might need to join to look at the photo albums.
I thought I stared a thread for this here but can't find it.
I looked at the video and think his heat exchanger idea might be worth making a test model to play with.
Dec 19, 2010 at 6:01 pm #1675783Bob
Compared to aluminum, absolutey! Aluminum has much better heat transfer characteristics. People tend to look at a number in a reference book though, and say "oh that won't work", or "thats not good". Some of the numbers that you come across for Ti are based on electrcal resistence, which coralates well with metals like aluminum, but not with Ti. Ti is even used as heat shields in allot of aerospace applications, and this has to do with the temperature range where they are being used. Aluminum will oxidize at only a couple hundred degrees to the point that its heat transfer ability is severly inhibited, anodizing of the surface can help reduce this up to a certain tempurature though. Ti will begin to shine at these higher temps when oxidation becomes a bigger issue for aluminum. The oxide surface that is built on Ti at high temps does not inhibit heat transfer nearly as much as it does with other metals. Its all relative of course, but aluminum @ 1100 degrees, melts and then at a bit higher temp turns entirely to aluminum oxide with horrible heat transfer ability. Ti on the other hand will transfer far more heat @ the same 1100 degrees. Of course if you are in contact with a pot full of water at all times, you will never reach these temps, except at the extents of the heat exchanger, which could have a "building" effect. Like I said there would be other variables, it can be very dynamic depending on the particular situation. But for the same reasons that Ti is substituted for aluminum, like durability, I think there is good case for using Ti in such an application. Manufacturing alone would be one reason. Its not too often that Ti would be easier to work with compared to aluminum, but this would be one of those.
Dec 19, 2010 at 6:40 pm #1675793Josh, let me guess. Were you a liberal arts major?
Dec 19, 2010 at 6:43 pm #1675796Bob,
Let me guess. You love to be pedantic?Dec 19, 2010 at 6:49 pm #1675798Greg, I believe that Josh was the one who was attempting to teach.
Dec 19, 2010 at 10:10 pm #1675849;-)
Dec 19, 2010 at 11:26 pm #1675867If you really get into titanium science, I recommend a book:
Skunk Works, by Ben R. Rich.It is about the Lockheed Skunk Works developing the SR-71 spy plane that had a titanium skin, and partly what they had to go through to deal with titanium.
Dec 20, 2010 at 2:49 am #1675883You can build a heat exchanger into the pot. Here is a pic of my feeble attempt.
This shows about a 18-20% increase in bottom surface area. The same as a wider pot.This goes along with improved heating, of course. This was designed for an alcohol setup, but can be adapted for melting snow.
This shows how to make a Caldera Cone. This can be used over your external WG or canister stove to support the pot. Used on the lowest setting, along with the above pot, this gives good efficiencies, also. Only the cone would be extra weight. But, this will also save fuel with an external stove, year round.My thoughts only . . .
jdmDec 20, 2010 at 9:20 am #1675938Bob
I have not read that particular book, but I'm familiar with the story. Yeah, if I ever decide to learn about titanium I'll read it :-)
I have some .127mm Ti that I will send you, if you will cover the shipping. The stuff in the video looks to be some where in this range. Just let me know how big of a piece you want. Build the heat exchanger and report back, I'd like to see the results, and dont have the time for it myself.
Everyone else, I have a pair of goose feet for the person that makes a better guess than Bob's "Liberal arts major" which got some great laughs at my expense, though not imediately from me.
Dec 20, 2010 at 12:26 pm #1676007I'll take a crack at those Goosefeet- Electrical and Computer Engineering from Utah State. (ie You can't spell "geek" with out an EE).
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Bogosity reaches critical mass!
In 2008, the ACLU estimated the US 'No Fly List' to have grown to over 1,000,000 names -- heck, even Cat Stevens and the late Senator Ted Kennedy were on it -- and it continues to expand. But, suspected terrorist Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was curiously able to obtain military-grade high explosives --80 grams of PETN (Gee, where'd he get that?) -- managed to escape airport security and detonate his underwear bomb!
In April 2009, American authorities reportedly refused an Air France flight from Paris to Mexico entry into US airspace because a left-wing journalist writing a book on the CIA was on board. Hernando Calvo Ospina, who works for Le Monde Diplomatique and has written on revolutionary movements in Cuba and Colombia, figured on the US authorities' 'no-fly list.' Air France said the April 18 flight was forced to divert to the French Caribbean island of Martinique before continuing its journey (telegraph.co.uk).
Got it? Write a book critical of the CIA -- you cannot fly. Carry explosives (allegedly from Yemen) on board when the US is trolling for an excuse to invade and occupy Yemen for its oil -- yes you can! The US needs false flags to provide cover for illegal invasions and occupations. The 9/11 terrorist attacks (aka inside job, six ways to Sunday) worked well for the US government; the security-industrial complex made billions and US corporaterrorists were able to negotiate the wholesale theft of Iraq's oil.
According to CNN, the terror suspect's father tried to warn authorities. CNN reported: The father of a man suspected in a botched terror attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight contacted the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria recently with concerns his son was planning something, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday. The father -- identified by a family source as Umaru Abdul Mutallab -- contacted the U.S. Embassy "a few weeks ago" saying his son, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had "become radicalized," the senior administration official, who is familiar with the case, told CNN.
And yet, Abdulmutallab was not obliged to undergo any additional airport screening layers, prior to boarding for the last leg of his journey to Detroit.
Also, lest we forget: Three key provisions of the Patriot Act are scheduled to expire 31 December 2009. Hmm. I wonder if post-Abdulmutallab they will get renewed?
Abdulmutallab was thwarted by a quote, unquote vacationing movie producer, Jasper Schuringa, who, within seconds, asserted that he not only tackled the suspect and put him in a headlock but also tried 'to search his body for any explosives' (CNN). Unless one was a bona-fide law enforcement professional or a military agent, who on earth would think of searching a man who had just set himself on fire, in a matter of seconds, for more explosives?
The goal is Yemeni oil. Hence the reason for the destabilization and the purported need for the US to stop al-Qaeda (literally, 'the database'). The Yemeni national security chief has declared that the country is receiving assistance from the US in the crackdown on what he called 'al-Qaeda operatives' in southern Yemen (Press TV). Translation: US corporaterrorists want Yemen's oil and they want it NOW.
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Second person was detained by U.S. Customs after alleged attack on Flight 253 29 Dec 2009 A person was detained by customs at Detroit Metro Airport on Friday following Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's alleged attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, according to a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It is unknown why the person was detained or whether the person will face any charges, spokesman Ron Smith told MLive.com. Bill Carter, a spokesman with the FBI in Washington, D.C., said in an interview Tuesday that Abdulmutallab was the only person arrested or charged in relation to Friday's foiled attack.
Report: Dutch police investigating report of accomplice in Northwest Flight 253 terror plot 28 Dec 2009 Reuters reports Dutch military police are investigating claims that an accomplice may have helped Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab board Northwest Flight 253 in Amsterdam on Christmas day without a passport, a story first told here on MLive.com. Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to blow up the Detroit-bound plane with an explosive chemical he smuggled through security.
Man videotaped entire false flag, including detonation: Oconomowoc Family Survives Terrorist Attempt 28 Dec 2009 (WI) Patricia "Scotty" Keepman still has a sense of humor after the harrowing experience she, her husband, daughter and two new adopted children from Ethiopia had as a man tried to detonate an explosive device while their plane was getting ready to land in Detroit on Christmas Day. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria was charged Saturday in the Christmas Day attempt that only sparked a fire on the flight from Amsterdam. They were sitting about 20 rows behind Abdulmutallab, in a center aisle... Her daughter said that ahead of them was a man who videotaped the entire flight, including the attempted detonation. "He sat up and videotaped the entire thing, very calmly," said Patricia. "We do know that the FBI is looking for him intensely. Since then, we've heard nothing about it."
Detroit bomber linked to MI5 suspect 30 Dec 2009 The Detroit bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was linked to a Muslim extremist under surveillance by MI5 while he was living in Britain, it has emerged. The Security Service have found that the 23-year-old was connected to a suspect it was investigating while he was studying at university in London. The connection was discovered after record checks by MI5 following the attempted suicide bombing on Christmas Day by Abdulmutallab on a US-bound plane. Until now, it was thought that the first time MI5 had any evidence of Abdulmutallab was when he was put on a "watch list" earlier this year after being refused a student visa because he had given details of a bogus college. But MI5 has now discovered he was on the "periphery of a past incident" sources said, although he was not said to have been under surveillance himself.
U.S. Had Information Before Christmas of a Terror Plot --The government also had more information about where Mr. Abdulmutallab had been and what some of his plans were. 30 Dec 2009 President Obama was told during a private briefing on Tuesday morning while vacationing here in Hawaii that the government had a variety of information in its possession before the thwarted bombing that would have been a clear warning sign had it been shared among agencies, a senior official said. Two officials said the government had intelligence from Yemen before Friday that leaders of a branch of Al Qaeda there were talking about "a Nigerian" being prepared [by his CIA handlers] for a terrorist attack.
'The information on AbdulMutallab had been sent to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.' Source: CIA failed to circulate report about bombing suspect 29 Dec 2009 The father of terrorism suspect Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab talked about his son's extremist views with someone from the CIA and a report was prepared, but the report was not circulated outside the agency, a reliable source told CNN on Tuesday. Had that information been shared, the 23-year-old Nigerian who is alleged to have bungled an attempt to blow up a jetliner as it was landing in Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day might have been denied passage on the Northwest Airlines flight, the source said. U.S. officials said the father, a former Nigerian banker, expressed his concerns about his son's radicalization during at least one meeting and several calls with officials at the embassy in Nigeria. The information on AbdulMutallab had been sent to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, but it sat there for five weeks and was not disseminated, the source said.
Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S. [by Bush] --Former Guantanamo Prisoners Believed Behind Northwest Airlines Bomb Plot; Sent to Saudi Arabia in 2007 28 Dec 2009 Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents. American officials agreed to send the two terrorists from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia where they entered into an "art therapy rehabilitation program" and were set free, according to U.S. and Saudi officials. Guantanamo prisoner #333, Muhamad Attik al-Harbi, and prisoner #372, Said Ali Shari, were sent to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 9, 2007, according to the Defense Department log of detainees who were released from American custody. Al-Harbi has since changed his name to Muhamad al-Awfi.
US jet plot suspect 'was in Yemen in December' 29 Dec 2009 The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jet over the US on Christmas Day was living in Yemen until earlier this month, Yemeni officials have said. The foreign ministry said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was in Yemen from August until the beginning of December, the official Saba news agency reported. He had a visa to study Arabic at an institute in the capital Sanaa.
Anti-terror officials let terror suspect keep visa 28 Dec 2009 The State Department says counterterrorism agencies were warned that the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up an airliner Christmas Day may be under extremists' influence. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly says it was up to the National Counterterrorism Center to block Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from entering the U.S. He says U.S. counterterror agencies received the information on Nov. 20, a day after it was provided by the father, but it was not enough to revoke the visa.
Father of terror suspect reported Mutallab to US Embassy 6 months ago 27 Dec 2009 The father of the al Qaeda terrorist behind Friday's attempted explosion aboard a Northwest flight bound for Detroit reported his son's fanatical religious views to the U.S. Embassy six months ago, according to a Nigerian news outlet. The young man, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, is the son of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, a former Nigerian minister and bank chairman. He became wary of his son's religious beliefs and reported his activities to the U.S. Embassy as well as Nigerian security services half a year ago, according to the Nigerian newspaper This Day.
Source: Terror suspect's father tried to warn authorities 27 Dec 2009 The father of a man suspected in a botched terror attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight contacted the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria recently with concerns his son was planning something, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday. The father -- identified by a family source as Umaru Abdul Mutallab -- contacted the U.S. Embassy "a few weeks ago" saying his son, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had "become radicalized," the senior administration official, who is familiar with the case, told CNN. Abdulmutallab, 23, was charged in a federal criminal complaint Saturday with attempting to destroy the plane Friday on its final approach to Michigan's Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and placing a destructive device on the aircraft, the Department of Justice said.
Father alerted US about Nigerian plane bomb suspect 27 Dec 2009 The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day had voiced concerns to US officials about his son. The father, a top Nigerian banker, warned US authorities last month about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's extreme views, say officials. US sources confirm a file was opened, but say the information did not warrant placing the accused on a "no-fly" list.
Airline bomber was barred from Britain --Man who allegedly attempted to blow up US jet had UK visa request refused in May 27 Dec 2009 The son of a prominent Nigerian banker, who allegedly attempted to blow up a transatlantic flight over America, was barred from returning to Britain earlier this year. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, graduated from a university in London last year but his visa request was refused in May when he attempted to apply for a new course at a bogus college. Abdulmutallab, described as a devout Muslim, attempted to ignite an explosive device on a plane from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day after shouting about Afghanistan.
Flight 253 passenger: Sharp-dressed man aided terror suspect Abdul Mutallab onto plane without passport 27 Dec 2009 A Michigan man who was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 says he witnessed Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab trying to board the plane in Amsterdam without a passport. Kurt Haskell and his wife, Lori, of Newport, Mich., were returning from a safari in Uganda when they boarded the NWA flight on Friday. Haskell said he and his wife [attorneys with Haskell Law Firm in Taylor] were sitting on the ground near their boarding gate in Amsterdam, which is when they saw Mutallab approach the gate with an unidentified man. While Mutallab was poorly dressed, his friend was dressed in an expensive suit, Haskell said. He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab could board without a passport. "The guy said, 'He's from Sudan and we do this all the time.'" Mutallab is Nigerian. Haskell believes the man may have been trying to garner sympathy for Mutallab's lack of documents by portraying him as a Sudanese refugee.
Unclear If Suspect's Name Was On Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment List --The list, maintained by United States National Counterterrorism Center, includes about 550,000 names 27 Dec 2009 The Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite an incendiary device aboard a trans-Atlantic jetliner on Friday came to the attention of American officials at least "several weeks ago," but the initial information was not specific enough to raise alarms that he could potentially carry out a terrorist attack, a senior Obama administration official said on Saturday... It was unclear whether Mr. Abdulmutallab's name was entered into the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment list, which includes people with known or suspected contact or ties to a terrorist or terrorist organization. Those people, however, are not necessarily placed on the federal government's so-called no-fly list, which prohibits persons entering the United States because of known or suspected [or imagined] terrorists links. Mr. Abdulmutallab was not on that list, federal officials say.
US authorites divert Air France flight carrying 'no-fly' journalist to Mexico --American authorities reportedly refused an Air France flight from Paris to Mexico entry into US airspace because a left-wing journalist writing a book on the CIA was on board. 29 Apr 2009 Hernando Calvo Ospina, who works for Le Monde Diplomatique and has written on revolutionary movements in Cuba and Colombia , figured on the US authorities' "no-fly list". Air France said the April 18 flight was forced to divert to the French Caribbean island of Martinique before continuing its journey and that it might ask the US Transportation Security Administration for compensation. A spokesman for Mr Ospina's French publisher, Le Temps des Cerises, said: "Hernando, who was heading to Nicaragua to research a report, thus found out that he is on a 'no-fly list' that bans a number of people from flying to or even over the United States." Some 50,000 people are said to be on the list set up under George W. Bush, the former US president [sic]. The publisher accused the Central Intelligence Agency of being behind Mr Ospina's blacklisting, pointing out that the journalist was currently researching a book about the spy agency. "It shows to what degree its paranoia (has reached)," it said.
'I was trying to search his body for any explosives.' Passenger says he helped thwart terror attack 27 Dec 2009 Passenger Jasper Schuringa told CNN that with the aid of the cabin crew, he helped subdue and isolate Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a plane. Schuringa of Amsterdam, Netherlands, said he was traveling to Florida to visit friends. The journey aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 had been mundane, he said. But as the plane neared its destination of Detroit, Michigan, he heard a pop that sounded like a firecracker going off, and someone started yelling: "Fire! Fire!" Then, there was smoke. "Around 30 seconds later the smoke started to fill up on the left side beneath this person," he said. That's when Schuringa said he knew something was wrong. "I basically reacted directly. I didn't think. When you hear a pop on the plane you're awake, trust me," Schuringa said. When he noticed that Abdulmutallab was not moving, he grew suspicious. "I was on the right side of the plane and the suspect was on the left side, there were quite some seats in between." He jumped over the passenger next to him and lunged over Abdulmutallab's seat, "Because I was thinking he's trying to blow up the plane, and I was trying to search his body for any explosives."
Airports intensify security measures worldwide in wake of failed bomb attack aboard U.S.-bound jetliner --Terror suspect charged in jetliner bomb plot 26 Dec 2009 Federal authorities have charged Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, of Nigeria, with attempting to destroy Northwest flight 253 with a "destructive device" as it descended into Detroit on Christmas Day. In a case of attempted terrorism that has sparked a worldwide intensification of security at airports, U.S. officials said Saturday afternoon that a preliminary FBI analysis found a bomb-making chemical called PETN in the device Abdulmutallab tried to detonate. The affidavit, filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, also said FBI agents discovered the remnant of a syringe near the suspect's seat, part of what the agents believe was part of the explosive device.
Investigators: Northwest Bomb Plot Planned by al-Qaeda in Yemen --Officials Say Bomb Materials Sewn Into Suspect's Underwear by Top Terror Bomb Maker 26 Dec 2009 The plot to blow up an American passenger jet over Detroit was organized and launched by al-Qaeda [al-CIAduh] leaders in Yemen who apparently sewed bomb materials into the suspect's underwear before sending him on his mission, federal authorities tell ABC News. Investigators say the suspect had more than 80 grams of PETN, a compound related to nitro-glycerin used by the military. The so-called shoe bomber, Richard Reid, had only about 50 grams kin his failed attempt in 2001 to blow up a U.S.-bound jet.
Yemen is focus of new US front against al Qaeda --The Pentagon is to spend more than $70 million over the next 18 months, and use teams of Special Forces to train and equip Yemeni military, Interior Ministry and coast guard forces. 28 Dec 2009 The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against the Al-Qaeda terror network in Yemen, accoding to The New York Times newspaper. A year ago, the Central Intelligence Agency sent a number of its top field operatives with counter-terrorism experience to the country, the newspaper said. At the same time, some of the most secretive special operations commandos have begun training Yemeni security forces in counter-terrorism tactics, the report said.
Officials Point to Suspect's Claim of Qaeda Ties in Yemen 27 Dec 2009 Federal authorities on Saturday charged a 23-year-old Nigerian man with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, and officials said the suspect told them he had obtained explosive chemicals and a syringe that were sewn into his underwear from a bomb expert in Yemen associated with Al Qaeda [al-CIAduh]. The authorities have not independently corroborated the Yemen connection claimed by the man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was burned in his failed attempt to bring down the airliner and is in a hospital in Michigan. But a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said on Saturday that the suspect's account was "plausible," and that he saw "no reason to discount it."
US bombs Sa'ada governor's house, Houthis say 27 Dec 2009 A US fighter jet has carried out multiple airstrikes on the home of a senior official in Yemen's northern rugged province of Sa'ada, Houthi fighters say. The Yemen-based Houthi fighters say the warplane struck the home owned by the governor of Sa'ada province, Hassan Mohammad Manna in five blitzes. There were no reports on possible casualties in the attacks.
Yemen confirms receiving US military support 27 Dec 2009 The Yemeni national security chief has declared that the country is receiving assistance from the US in the crackdown on what he called 'al-Qaeda operatives' in southern Yemen. Mohamed al-Anisi has told the Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz that Yemeni forces were cooperating with the US military on attacks against al-Qaeda camps, DPA reported on Saturday. Yemen's confirmation comes as an ABC report revealed that US President Barack Obama had signed the order for a recent military strike on Yemen in which scores of civilians, including children, were killed.
Yemen oil min- oil majors mull investments-paper 21 Feb 2009 Yemen has received investment offers from oil majors including Exxon Mobil Corp and Total, Oil Minister Amir al-Aidarous said in remarks published on Saturday. Yemen's Ministry for Oil and Mineral Resources has received eight oil investment bids from international companies, pan-Arab daily al-Hayat quoted Aidarous as saying, four of which were from oil majors seeking direct negotiations with Yemen. The companies include Exxon Mobil, Total, and BP, the minister said, but did not elaborate on the nature of the investments. Other companies that made bids included Austrian oil and gas group OMV, Nexen, and Occidental, he said.
House Delays Patriot Act Spy Vote By David Kravets 16 Dec 2009 The House of Representatives tabled on Wednesday legislation to reform U.S. surveillance law. The two-month delay puts off a collision with a competing Senate version. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to include a vote on the Patriot Act in a Pentagon funding bill. The move automatically extends provisions of the Patriot Act that would otherwise expire at year's end. The Senate is likewise expected to delay the matter. The act, hastily adopted six weeks after the 2001 terror attacks, greatly expanded the government's ability to spy on Americans in the name of national security. A key difference between the House and Senate packages concerns the standard by which the FBI may issue so-called National Security Letters -- although Wednesday's vote prolongs the time for more backroom negotiations. Reforming NSL powers is a key bone of contention in the Patriot Act debate, even though it is not one of the three Patriot Act provisions that was scheduled to expire Dec. 31.
Police lose battle over evidence of 'British 9/11' plot --Scotland Yard must reveal whether it had CIA intelligence 26 Dec 2009 Scotland Yard has been ordered to reveal whether it has any evidence to support America's claim that Britain was saved from a 9/11-style disaster by the CIA's secret foreign interrogation centres. The Times has won a case under the Freedom of Information Act forcing British police to say whether the US stopped a plot to fly planes into Canary Wharf and Heathrow. The claim was made by President [sic] Bush when he first acknowledged the existence of a clandestine CIA prison network created to fight his War on of Terror. Scotland Yard has been given 35 days to comply or appeal. If it admits that there is no such intelligence, it would undermine any political defence for America's strong-arm tactics in fighting terrorism.
BTW, I hope the FAA enjoyed this page as much as the DHS and the Navy Network Information Center did, etc.
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Oh yeah. And treas.gov, the DoD Network Information Center and tons of other .govs and .mils.
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I write only to bid you farewell, the spell is removed; I see you as you are. Since we parted yesterday, I have received from indisputable authority such a history of you as must bring the most mortifying conviction of the imposition I have been under, and the absolute necessity of an immediate and eternal separation from you. You cannot doubt to what I allude. Langford! Langford! that word will be sufficient. I received my information in Mr. Johnson's house, from Mrs. Mainwaring herself. You know how I have loved you; you can intimately judge of my present feelings, but I am not so weak as to find indulgence in describing them to a woman who will glory in having excited their anguish, but whose affection they have never been able to gain.
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These apricot-filled burritos are popular with my son and his friends. I usually have a plateful ready for them as a sweet after-school snack. It's easy since they can be together in minutes.—Charl Sanchez, Roseville, California
68 Cinco de Mayo Party Recipes
- 1 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 flour tortillas (6 inches)
- Oil for frying
- Cinnamon-sugar
- In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until thickened. Place 1 tablespoon on each tortilla. Fold sides and ends over filling; roll up.
- In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry burritos, in batches, for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Yield: 8 burritos.
Originally published as Apricot Burritos in Country Woman
July/August 2000, p35
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Reviewed Jan. 29, 2012
"Great recipe, and I made it with Splenda sugar and splenda brown sugar blend. Going to try using other dried fruits next time, much healthier version of a toaster strudel!"


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Monaci delle Terre Nere (Farmhouse Holidays) Zafferana Etnea
Baroque and boutique at the foot of the volcano
Three reasons why you'll love it here
- A boutique hotel at the foot of Etna, Sicily's spectacular volcano
- The tantalizing mix of antiques, art and design
- The rural traditions of Sicily, at the dinner table!
Period residence, country house, boutique hotel, farmhouse: relais Monaci delle Terre Nere is all four. On the outside a typical Sicilian villa; on the inside a contemporary island home; in the distance the smoking cone of Mount Etna and, within easy driving distance, the sparkling Mediterranean Sea.
Combining traditional Sicilian architecture and modern interior design to perfection, Monaci delle Terre Nere's suites feature a marvelous mixture of antique and contemporary items - as well as air conditioning and Wi-Fi.
For a holiday with family and friends you'll never forget, on request, the entire hotel is available for single let!
From the field to your plate. If you like the idea of zero km cuisine, you'll love Monaci delle Terre Nere farmhouse, where the majority of the ingredients used to prepare the sensational Sicilian dishes served to guests is produced on the estate's organic farm.
The wines are, likewise, all produced locally: in the vineyards resting on the sunny slopes of Etna.
Beaches, art and volcanoes. From relais Monaci delle Terre Nere you'll need just 20 minutes to reach the east coast of Sicily.
From here, the seaside cities of Catania and Taormina and the beaches of Giardini Naxos are all just a short drive away. West of the hotel, the Regional Park of Etna is, without shadow of doubt, one of world's most spectacular natural wonders.
Via Monaci - 95019 Zafferana Etnea (Catania)
Tel. +39 095 7083638
Mob. +39 348 6016050
Monaci delle Terre Nere amenities
Outdoor facilities
- Swimming pool
- Garden
- Park
- Children's play area
- Rooms for families
- Rooms for the disabled
- Internet connection
- Free Wi-fi
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom with bathtub
- Room with fireplace
- Room with private terrace
- Massages
Food and drink
- Restaurant
- Cultivation of organic produce
- Own wine production
- Own oil production
- Tastings of typical products
- Meetings
- Conferences
- Weddings
- Pets allowed
- Car park
- Shuttle service (airport / city center / beach)
Other facilities
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THE MEASURE OF JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ APART FROM PACMAN By Reni M. Valenzuela PhilBoxing.com Sat, 12 Jan 2013 A man is better known by the odds he surmounted in as much as the measure of an athlete is determined by the opponents he conquered. Going by the correct standard, a certain boxing sensation today wears a kind of crown not his own and receives accolades he doesnt deserve. Who is Juan Manuel Marquez, the boxer? Marquez is a great boxer but not as great as he appears every time he figures in a ring battle with Manny Pacman Pacquiao. Perspective would tell us that Marquez has three people in his whole boxing career to be thankful for not to mention his long-time chief handler. It seems fitting that Marquez should acknowledge these persons to be the major factors for his current stature in the sport and why he reached this far. First and foremost is Manny Pacquiao. It was only when Marquez was matched with Pacquiao for their 2004 initial encounter that many fans got to hear and know about Marquez, the boxer, in the same way that Pacquiao was first noticed when he quickly destroyed Lehlo Benedict Ledwaba in 2001 to capture the IBF Super Bantamweight title. But Pacquiao didnt stop with Ledwaba. Pacman subsequently defeated several strong opponents in phenomenal succession and in breath-taking fashions until his conquest of pound-for-pound kings and future hall-of-famers Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. But Pacquiao didnt stop with Morales and Barrera. Pacman mauled afterward Lightweight champion David Diaz as he continues climbing from one weight division to another and refuses to duck challenges. Then as a heavy underdog versus Oscar Dela Hoya on December 6, 2008, Pacman battered the legendary US Olympic gold medalist into submission as Dela Hoya refused to heed the bell after the eighth round of their touted but maligned Welterweight Dream (Mis) Match. Again, Pacman didnt stop with Dela Hoya. Next to Golden Boy he beat with ease more stars and giants in higher categories up to Light Middleweight from Ricky Hatton, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley until the point that his 15-bout winning streak was broken (though he won) due to daylight robbery by the judges who handed the championship belt void of value and in silver platter to muscle-man Timothy Bradley last year. On the other hand, with the exception of Barrera whom Marquez wrestled hard to beat by few points in contestable official scorecards, Marquez overcame no extraordinary opponents prior to and from his 2004 controversial fight with Pacquiao leading to his stunning knockout magic win over the same nemesis during their fourth face-off just last December 8. Oddly, Marquez lost via unanimous decision in 2006 to Chris John, a lesser known boxer from Indonesia. Then afterward bloodied Marquez struggled against smaller Juan Diaz during their first of two fights before being brought back silly to school by defense wizard Floyd Mayweather Jr. on July 18, 2009. Prior to all of these, Marquez lost to Freddie Norwood, a mediocre southpaw from Missouri whose wins in his resume were against fellow mediocre boxers. Marquez fought Pacquiao for the second time in 2008 through which equally controversial bout the Marquez star rose higher. Then on November 12, 2011, the Pacquiao-Marquez III got finally materialized wherein Marquez gained the affection and support of many of those who witnessed the bout including yours truly and several observers/experts because of his loss in the scorecards when he was largely seen and believed to be the winner in that trilogy event. Thus Marquez isnt as great and admirable in the absence of Pacquiao. Freddie Roach, Pacquiaos trainer, is another person to which Marquez owes gratitude aplenty for his series of fights with Pacquiao. Roach is the second reason why Juan Manuel Marquez is Juan Manuel Marquez these days simply on account of Roachs failure to train and guide Pacquiao to counter the counterpunching style of Marquez. Because of Roach, Marquez has become more of an irony for Pacquiao than a puzzle in view of the fact that Marquez is less competitive an opponent for the Filipino boxing hero as compared to a number of bigger, stronger and more skillful boxers that Pacman knocked out and defeated in lopsided manners from 2004 to 2012. It is not that Marquez has the numbers of Pacquiao. It is that Roach has no numbers to count beyond the number of rounds that Pacquiao sparred in Wild Card Gym. But Marquez has evolved to be a super superstar nonetheless. And it came about overnight, just a month ago. All of a sudden, Marquez is the Fighter of the Year. The Quadrilogy garnered several year-end awards such as the Fight of the Year, the Round of the Year, the Punch of the Year, the Knockout of the Year, the Event of the Year, the Top-Grosser of the Year, Spectacle of the Year, and the Shock of the Century. Marquez suddenly bloats out of proportion. Thanks to another important man in his boxing career. Guillermo Hernandez aka Angel Heredia is the third and key person for Marquezs rise to high heavens lately. The angel has a colorful background in the world of illegal substance or Performance Enhancing Drug among athletes in various sports. He was hired by Marquez as a camp scientist for strength and conditioning midway through his training for the third Pacquiao battle. Heredia was mainly credited for the instantaneous physical transformation, abrupt/surprising superior strength and unbelievable one-punch knockout power of the 39 year-old semi-retired or soon-to-be-retired tired boxer heading to the Pacquiao-Marquez IV. The two knockdowns of well-shaped Pacquiao by Marquez in that quadrilogy shocker are amazing sights to behold, beyond wild imagination, too good to be true and mind-boggling in light of the three previous Pacquiao-Marquez bouts. Pacquiao was never floored by Marquez before the quadrilogy voodoo exhibition, but Pacman knocked down Marquez with real, clean and easy shots four times. Hence the situation in the Pacquiao-Marquez IV warrants PED hypotheses and justifies suspicions not only from Team Pacquiao but from among the boxing community. Marquez has repeatedly said he is clean. But thats what he repeatedly claims, just what he is repeatedly sounding off. The entire boxing world was outrageously dumbfounded at Pacquiaos dethronement by way of a devilishly-contrived program, wickedly employed by JMMs conditioning coach Angel Heredia - Hermie Rivera (Boxing expert since Ali days, promoter and veteran sports media man). Some pundits blame Pacquiaos slippage for the shocks. But thats far from the truth because Pacquiao hasnt slipped yet. He merely slept in round six and simply dived backwards in round three, both courtesy of a magician. Marquez owes a great deal to Pacquiao. It is Pacquiao who elicits interest from among boxing aficionados on any Marquez news and it is Pacquiao who puts relevance on the topic when the name Marquez is mentioned. Marquez finds the excitement ingredient to his boxing menu solely from Pacman. Take Pacquiao out of the Marquez picture and well have a better and realistic view of the Mexican counter-punching power. Such is the reason therefore why Top Rank, for business purposes, had not allowed and will not allow Marquez to fight a legitimate strong opponent until Pacquiao retires. But when the Mexicutioner retires, Marquez would be retired as well. And when that happens, the greatness or greatness of a Juan Manuel Marquez, the boxer, will forever be put in big, big question. And some opinionated boxing intellectuals who hate truth and who hate Pacman would be justly humbled, along with a host of bias block dwellers in the land of cruel pugilism and modern sports barbarism. Pacman is decisive to fight again until probably he returns the shock fall favor to Marquez and conquers few more Goliaths before hanging up his gloves for good. Even against the advice of his wife and mother for him to retire due to a ring-slumber caused by salamankeros and as a result of last weeks responsible and scientific public Parkinson diagnosis administered publicly, miles away from the patient, by now famous medical doctors, Pacquiao promises a Douglas McArthur generic, I shall return! But it will be no surprise, as already intimated by the astute promoter, if Pacquiao and Marquez would be fighting for a trillion times to break history and future records. The Pacquiao-Marquez circus intends to surpass the Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake Lamotta saga of rematches which long series of affair ended with romantic Robinson, for the love of the sport, shining brightly against Lamotta to become the king of hearts in their sixth and final rendezvous on Valentines Day of l951. If Marquez will not fight veritable, good caliber boxers, Marquez wont be engaging in any meaningful fight in the future except the fight opposite Pacquiao. And if the Pacquiao-Marquez V is indeed in the works in the wake of Pacquiao-Marquez IV, let it be the fight next for Pacquiao and Marquez, nothing in between. Carnival shows or tune-up fights would negate the high-altitude atmosphere created by the quadrilogy. They would only weaken the animated momentum and would sap energy to lessen enthusiasm and craving of the fans for another heavy-drama flick. If Pacquio and Marquez are fighting again, so be it in September or April, against each other. Marquez is very lucky. He has been preserved up to this time exclusively for Pacquiao fights. Hence my congratulations to Marquez for such a great, fantabulous privilege and for having the three, rather four, precious wonderful people in his rich and successful telenovela-like Latino fable: Pacquiao, Roach, Heredia and Bob Arum. Clearly and aptly, Marquez is Dinamita, BUT only versus Pacman. Measure it. email@example.com Photo: Juan Manuel Marquez (R) wobbles against Jimrex Jaca. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Reni M. Valenzuela. Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles: |
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"Not presume to dictate, but broiled fowl and mushrooms - capital thing!"
Charles Dickens
"The cook cares not a bit for toil, toil, if the fowl be plump and fat"
"She is nether fish nor fowl"
"A lot of fowl died around the neighborhood where they lived. But we don't know yet whether these fowl were carrying the virus. We sent a team there to investigate this morning."
Hariadi Wibisono
"But of all clean fowls ye may eat."
"All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you."
"The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
"There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: / The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it."
"And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him."
"Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings."


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A woman explains how she has moderated her man's behavior by using her feet
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The succubus princess needs her butler to keep her in line.
Succubus princess Nyla is 18 and in college. She has a butler, Remley, to watch over her because she gets in trouble sometimes. A girl sat at large desk with paper set in front of her, very intent on the page. She was scribbling furiously. Every so often she'd reach for a different pen in front of her. The only things that made her any different from a normal girl studying was her...Read On
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A couple do a gymnastic fantasy role-play
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Emma gets the chance of a lifetime; a night with Alex Kane. But how does it play out?
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Cordelia takes our teacher out to an exhibition where she gets to watch more than just art.
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Mike gets roped into helping out, putting himself in a tricky situation. Will he be rewarded?
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A golden shower is my treasure hunt prize.
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One month later, Liz gets assertive.
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The anniversary dinner was over, but she had one more treat for Him!
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Mom's son and her friend meet up twenty five years later
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Marcy lay hancuffed and blindfolded on the bed and waited for Tom .....
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Sexy shinny legs at work turn into a good time.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › Winter Hiking › Difference Between Elite and Quicksilver 25?
The only clear difference in the specs between the Northern Lites Elite and Quicksilver 25 is the Elite's are listed as 1 ounce lighter. The length, width and surface area are the same for both models.
Does anybody know if there are other significant differences? For me, 1 ounce wouldn't be worth the significant price upgrage of the Elite's unless there are other differences, such as the crampons or durability, etc.
No direct experience and I haven't done any research on the snowshoes that you mentioned but my guess would be that the Elites have a more aggressive crampon that is more suitable for climbing, while the Quicksilvers are more at home on gentle rolling terrain.
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A few weeks back I had 30 pounds of pickling cucumbers, several heads of garlic and fresh dill from the farm I've been working at this summer. So I perused this veritable pickling bible and decided that the first recipe I used would be the "Half Sour by the quart" recipe.
These pickles are so ridiculously easy to make. Half-sour pickles are quickly fermented in a low salt brine. They are "half-sours" because they are not fully "sour". I know, duh. All pickles are sour, but that sourness frequently comes from vinegar. These do not use vinegar. John Thorne, author of The Dill Crock describes half-sours as "cucumbers still, not pickles-little cucumbers who have died and gone to heaven." I have to agree with him, they are truly delicious and so easy to make.
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