Where To Buy Coffee Beans

By Matt Hellstrom

There are many people who are not really aware of the many benefits that coffee beans have. That is why they often ask what use are whole coffee beans when you can pick up pre-ground coffee in a jar. That's a valid point if you're a fan of bland, flat tasting, coffee flavored hot water.

What many people don't know is that there are more than twenty different kinds of coffee beans all with differing tastes and flavors. However, coffee beans can divided into two main types. Avid coffee drinkers might already be familiar with the many different kinds of coffee beans that can be purchased.

The most popular and preferred type of coffee beans is scientifically called "coffea Arabica". It is widely consumed by up to seventy percent of coffee drinkers who prefer it over other types of coffee mainly because of its smooth texture and good taste. However Coffea Arabica as it is called is significantly more expensive owing to the special growing conditions required to grow this type of coffee. In order to effectively grow coffee Arabica it needs to be cultivated at a certain altitude and under certain temperatures usually under seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit.

Coffee Coffea Canephora makes up between thirty to forty percent of the world's coffee consumption. This type of coffee is also commonly called Robusta. This type of coffee bean is thought to be of an inferior quality because of its bitter taste. Coffee Cofera or Robusta can be grown at around 85 degree Fahrenheit and in almost any place. However because of its bitter taste its not very popular among most people.

The taste is one reason why coffee Robusta is significantly cheaper and frequently used as a filler with coffea Arabica to reduce the cost of coffee and make it more affordable to the regular consumer. This is why Robusta will almost always be found in most coffee mixtures.

Whether you prefer Arabica based coffees or go for the Robusta varieties, the freshest and best tasting cup of coffee will always be made from freshly ground coffee beans. You can certainly buy a large can of supermarket coffee that is already ground up, or you may actually buy coffee beans from the same supermarket and grind it right there using their coffee grinder. But within a week or so, your ground-up coffee beans are going start tasting stale.

The best alternative is to purchase only small batches of whole coffee beans and grind them at home as you need them. Coffee grinders are widely available and fairly inexpensive, so it's worth the money to buy coffee beans and grind them yourself. - 20607

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Solar Oven Designs To Use At Home

By Tim McDonald

For ages solar cookers were made use of in 3rd world countries where electricity and gas was not readily available. Nowadays various solar oven designs are not only used in these regions to make food, but also to boil water for purification.

With energy supplies coming under threat, first world countries should get more involved in using solar cooking in households. The nice thing about a solar cooker is that is uses an abundant fuel source - the sun - so it helps to conserve the non-renewable sources of energy. Though it takes about 4 times longer than conventional ovens, it is worth the wait if you think how much it is benefiting the environment.

There have been a variety of unique solar oven designs thought up, but they can be categorized in three shapes: parabolic, panel, and box cookers.

Parabolic Design:

As the name suggests, a parabolic cooker is made from reflective material that is molded into bowl. This helps it concentrate the sunlight in one area and effectively cook your food. However, this design typically costs more and it's rigid structure makes it less practical for traveling.

Panel Cooker:

A panel cooker is any cooker made with a series of flat, reflective panels arranged to direct sunlight to a focal point.

The panel shape is not as efficient as the parabolic shape, but it has the advantage of being foldaway, portable, and rather simple to make. These cookers can be found in a number of interesting deigns, but the simplest is by far the one made by folding one of those reflective windscreen blinds.

Box Design:

Very different to the other two designs, the box cooker works by trapping the sun's heat, instead of simply focusing it on a central point. It is designed in such a way that it let's light in, but stops that heat from escaping. As more sunlight comes in, the hotter it gets.

This results in the entire area of the box to get hot and be able to cook larger portions of food at a time. This design is by far the simplest to put together - all you need is a black cardboard box with one side covered in tin foil and a sheet of clear perspex or glass on top to hold in the heat.

In fact most of these solar oven designs can be made from household materials in a short space of time. And what you can cook in them is really limited to your imagination - you can bake bread, steam vegetables, make stir-fries and even a roast chicken in them. Another advantage is the amount of power you'll save - unlike a conventional oven, your cooker needs to be outside to operate, so it put less strain on your kitchen's air conditioning system.

And since over two-thirds of Americans (according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey) cook food on a daily basis, just imagine how much power we could save if more of us used solar oven designs during the sunny months.

There really is no excuse for not looking more into solar cooking. With a number of affordable solar cookers and free instructions available on the internet, you owe it to yourself, your kids and the environment to try one out for yourself. - 20607

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Find Value in your Deerskin Hide

By Ethan O. Tanner

An important product of your deer hunting is the leather hide. You may send this hide into several tanners, or tan it yourself. Here's how to make your deer hide functional and valuable.

After removing your hide, draw it out and rub about two pounds of salt on the flesh side. Then fold the edges to the middle, roll up hair out and place in a box or a burlap bag. There are many tanners throughout the nation that will tan this deerskin and make leather accessories from your hides.

A small deer (80 to 135 lbs dressed) will give you 6 to 8 square feet of leather. A medium deer (135 to 180 lbs) will yield 9 to 11 square feet of leather and a large deer will yield 12 to 16 square feet of leather.

The tanned leather can be used in gloves (3 sq. ft.), handbags (5 sq. ft.), garments (50 sq. ft.), wallets (1 sq, ft,) moccasins (3 sq. ft.) and other leather accessories. Tan your hide and reap the benefits of soft, strong deerskin leather.

For a wall hanging, it is fairly easy and practical to hard-tan the hide yourself. This leaves the hide stiff, rather than pliable. Essentially, hard tanning is as practical as soft-tanning if the hide is going to be used as a trophy wall hanging.

One other use for your deer hide is to save and dry out the tail. Cut the tail off, and save it for tying trout flies and bucktail lures.

Leather Unlimited in Belgium Wisconsin offers several easy do-it yourself tanning kits. These kits may be used to tan your deer hide or other hides into useful and valuable fur or leather. - 20607

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Sportsman Ethan O. Tanner explains Deerskin tanning and Deerskin leather uses

Kau Coffee Festival in Pahala, Hawaii

By Mara Hernandez-Capili

Kau Coffee is a famous coffee variant grown and cultivated in Hawaii. It possesses a distinctive cherry, chocolate and coconut flavor alongside citrus and floral hint of orchids. The distinctive volcanic soil and Hawaii's tropical climate made it possible for the Kau coffee to reach its distinct taste. Kau coffee is a famous coffee variant not just in Hawaii but in the rest of the world as well.

Kau coffee was the primary business venture of Lori Obra and her late husband Rusty. According to an interview made at the Star bulletin website, Obra and her husband was clueless about what to do after retiring. They found the answers when they visited a friend's farm and discovered the Kau coffee variant. They immediately fell in love with the red coffee cherries and began producing their own coffee cherries at their own backyard.

Coffee is the perfect buddy of employees who look for a relaxing break and students who are up all night reviewing for their exams. Coffee is known to be the perfect defense against sleepiness. Coffee contains caffeine that is why it is perceived to be an addicting drink. The rise of coffee chains such as Starbucks Coffee, Seattle's Best (SBC), Gloria Jean's, etc. had brought about the sudden popularity of coffee. In some countries, coffee became some sort of a status symbol since it could only be afford by the working class because of its steep prices.

Kau coffee is carefully cultivated in the farms of farm owners and personally handpicked and dried in small batches. The Kau Coffee Festival in Pahala is an event to celebrate the most famous coffee in Hawaii. There will be a songwriting contest and exhibition in tribute for the Kau Coffee. An educational booth/ exhibit will also be present at the Festival to promote public awareness of the famous Kau coffee.

If visiting in Hawaii, never miss a chance to attend the Kau Coffee Festival and taste the awesome goodness of Kau coffee. - 20607

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Mara Hernandez-Capili is a writer and a researcher on events in Travel and Leisure. Visiting events such as the Hawaii craft fairs will open one's spirit on the beauty of the world beyond home's borders. If youre staying in Hawaii, the author suggests checking out the Hawaii craft shows for entertainments to make your stay worthwhile.

Get Growing With Hydroponics

By Sarah Duke

Hydroponics is a derivation of the Greek words hydro meaning water and pono meaning labor. It is a manner of growing vegetation without the use of soil through some type of hydroponic system. Hydroponics is commonly utilized in regions where the soil isn't favorable for plant life, and it's also a common means of producing crops commercially.

But hydroponics has rapidly increased in popularity for people everywhere. Hydroponics began to make an appearance in the urban areas where there is a shortage of soil and insufficient space to plant a garden. It has now spread from the cities to the countryside and all lifestyles. Hydroponics has made it possible for many people to grow a garden in just a small amount of space. Your harvest will provide you with lots of fresh veggies, just like an outdoor garden. However, your crop can easily be large enough so you can freeze or can a good portion of it.

A hydroponic garden lets you control the environment and the amount of nutrients your plants receive. With hydroponic gardening, regardless of your soil quality or lack thereof, anyone is able to grow their own produce. And they can do it faster than they could even in great soil. There is no risk of diseases such as the recurring problem with salmonella in tomatoes. In addition, your harvest will always be consistent in yield and of the best quality. It's also possible to raise out of season plants and even fruit trees. There are many greenhouses worldwide that utilize hydroponics to grow flowers and vegetables year round.

Plans are underway for vertical hydroponic gardens in several urban areas. Whereas some towns have garden plots for the community, urban areas will have hydroponic plots for people to grow their own fresh produce. It is even being considered for use on ships as an alternative to having to find fresh produce that may be out of season while out at sea.

You can set up a hydroponic garden either indoors in an area with ample light, outdoors, or in a greenhouse. It is also environmentally friendly. You only need about 10 percent of the amount of water required in outdoor gardens. It eliminates the need for herbicides and pesticides. As well, you only need a quarter of the amount of fertilizer utilized by an outdoor garden, and you'll still get the same size of crop. You only need about 20 percent of the space to get the same crop as you would outdoors, and there's no official growing season to worry about. This means that instead of only bearing once, they can bear vegetables or fruit several times a year.

Hydroponics may just change the way the world views farmers in the future and could be the answer to food shortages and hunger worldwide. - 20607

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Hydroponics has quickly become a popular pastime for many people. It's relaxing, fun, and the results are beautiful to look at or delicious to eat. Learn more about this practical hobby at Homemade Hydroponics.

Automatic Fire Extinguishers

By Adrian Summers

The importance of having a reliable fire safety system should never be underestimated. In many settings, the best option is an automatic fire extinguisher. They can provide reliable and fast fire suppression in the event of a fire emergency. Understanding more about these extinguishers and which options are available can help you make important fire safety decisions for your organization and property.

How do automatic fire extinguishers work?

In some systems, the automatic fire extinguishers are going to be installed in the ceiling of your property in a network of pipes and cylinders. In other systems, you'll discover that the automatic fire extinguishers will be installed with sprinklers for doubled protection.

The big difference that separates automatic fire extinguishers from the old manual models is that the former comes with a sensor that will detect the presence of smoke or an increase in temperature. As soon as the automatic fire extinguishers detect these things, they will release an inert gas or powder to suffocate the fire. The material that they will use is dependent on what area they are located in.

What types of extinguishers are available to me?

When you are shopping for automatic fire extinguishers, remember that you will be able to select extinguishers that will differ in the methods that they use to suppress the fire. Some will use inert gases while others will use powders. The powders essentially contain chemicals, that, when they are released, will interfere with the ability of the fire to grow. They will usually change the heat, the fuel or the oxygen, without which the fire will die.

On the other hand, there are automatic fire extinguishers that use inert gases to take away th oxygen that was feeding the fire. Carbon dioxide gas might be used for this purpose or a combination of Argonite and Inergen might serve.

What fire extinguisher is right for me?

Because there are multiple types of automatic fire extinguishers available, you can choose the one that is going to make the most sense for your needs. For starters, if you are trying to decide whether to choose this type of method over manual extinguishers, keep in mind they are generally best used in enclosed environments. In these areas, the fire can do a great deal of damage and is unable to be easily stopped.

If you are dealing with an area that has computers or other sensitive electronic equipment, buy automatic fire extinguishers that use inert gas. There is not going to be any residue left behind and you won't risk damaging your equipment. If you are dealing with a marina, a garage or confined rooms that have no electrical equipment, choose the powder forms.

Having your automatic fire extinguisher installed by a professional who is experienced with fire safety systems such as these is critical. You do not want to be relying on the extinguisher to activate only to discover at the crucial time that a problem has occurred with the installation. At that point, the damage will already have been done. Consider testing the system ahead of time to make sure everything is fully functional. - 20607

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Tennessee River and Spires Festival Inc

By Sive Iver

For the past 7 years there has always been a River & Spires Festival. The festival for this year will on April 16 to April 18, 2009. It will be held at the Downtown District, Clarksville, TN 37041. The River & Spires Festival, Inc is an outdoor event and a non-juried craft show.

The festival will have different activities available for enjoyment. The promoters have set up about 5 stages for the live band performers. They will feature a wide variety of sounds. There will even be a stage for Christian music.

The promoters will allow the vendors to set up their booths from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on April 16. Then at 5:00 P.M. the festival will officially until 11:00 P.M. On April 17 and April 18 the festival will open from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. There will be free admission and parking space for visitors and vendors.

Along the downtown area there will be parking spaces for visitors. One block away is the designated parking areas for the vendors. RV parking will not be allowed around the festival area. The public will have their 20 portable outdoor restroom units located around the festival area.

There will be no electricity for the vendors only water is provided by the promoters. But the water will be limited. There will be no table and chairs provided for the vendors. So vendors will need to provide for their own table and chairs.

For this year the promoters are looking for 50 arts and craft vendors, 20 retail vendors and 25 food vendors. A $150 for 10x10 spaces that includes a tent is the space fee for craft, arts and retail vendors. The food vendor will be charged a percentage of their sales for the space fee. Retail vendors are welcome to apply their location will be away from the crafts and arts vendors. All types of crafts and arts vendors are invited to join the festival. - 20607

About the Author:

Sive Iver has created a business with crafts he made by attending some Tennessee Craft Shows. Attending some Tennessee Craft Fairs have added to his income.

How to Make Gold in WoW

By Dave Delshaw

How to make gold is one of the biggest and best lessons you will need to learn if you are playing World of Warcraft. You do not want to pay a fee to walk around broke in a virtual world. Just as in the real world, you must know how to support yourself and be able to pay for the things you want to get.

Be sure to get yourself some add-ons for World of Warcraft. One of the more useful add-ons to pick up would be one for use at the Auction Houses. These small programs are there to make your life easier. Take advantage of them.

Until you start moving into higher levels, gathering is a good choice of profession. Your options will be better later, as you become more advanced. Do what you have to as you climb the ladder of success in WoW.

These are not your only options, but many people start out as either miners or skinners. Both are popular options and can help move you along. Since you will be killing animals anyway, you may want to consider skinning as a sensible option to start out.

You may want to start considering more advanced guidance as you move up through the levels. At the higher levels you can grind for gold. Entire books are written specifically geared toward how to make gold as you move through the game. Many people see the small investment in a guide as a good option because it saves them so much time and effort.

Not that many people manage to become masters at creating huge amounts of online gold. Unfortunately, many guides have been thrown together and hurried off to sale that are basically junk. There are a few very good guides available however. If you think you may want to purchase a guide to keep yourself moving along through WoW, do a bit of research and read some reviews.

A word of warning should also be added here. You may be tempted to go for what appears to be easy money as you learn how to make gold in World of Warcraft. There are people who sell game gold for real money. Be aware that making these purchases puts your account at risk for suspension or termination.

It is important to know that there are services on the internet that offer to sell you World of Warcraft accounts that have already been built up to advanced levels. These companies will also happily take your money. Once again though, review the terms of service before spending you money on these. You could lose your account along with the money you spent. If you want to learn a lot and advance quickly, you can spend hours reading free tips or carefully choose a well put together guide. I recommend a quality guide to help you learn how to make gold. - 20607

About the Author:

Dave really likes helping people learn ways to make gold in WoW. He has written several WoW gold guide reviews