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Great Scrambled Eggs? [Moved from General Chowhounding Topics]
- fruglescot Mar 5, 2008 05:44 AM
Do you add anything unusual or do you have a trick for making great scambled eggs?
I find that scrambling more than about 6 at a time produces inferior results. If you really like hard work, try scrambling them in a pyrex bowl over a simmering pan of water. Great results, but rather long winded. Lastly a wooden fork rather than spoon can produce a smoother texture.
I'm of the school that likes to add eggs and copious butter to a cold pan, put the pan over medium-low heat, add salt and pepper and gently whisk until they curd up and just barely set. Small curds, nice and loose -- to each his own, I suppose, but I can't stand fully-cooked scrambled eggs.
re: peanutbutter
Yep...adding small dabs of cream cheese is screaming good!
re: sweet100s
It does melt a little, but not into puddles
re: alex8alot
Yes, it melts but like I said, small dabs help it melt and it's another reason to cook them slowly as so many others have pointed out. Ay, I'm definitely having scrambled eggs tomorrow morning!!!
a little sour cream, salt and pepper and not too scrambled.
My dad used to fry sliced tomatoes in butter until they were soft and slightly burnt, then add the whisked eggs. Boy they were delicious. Brings back memories of Sunday morning breakfasts.
First rule of thumb is to cook them at a low temperature. Stir often to keep the curds small and don't over cook. This will result in very soft tender curds of scrambled eggs. You do not have to add cream or cheese to get these results although I have nothing against adding those ingredients.
re: scubadoo97
Pefect advice. I do add a couple small knobs of butter as I stir with my spatula or whisk, but I do think soft-scrambled eggs respond well to a generous addition of creme fraiche or sour cream.
I've never done the 'starting off in the cold pan and scrambling the egg IN the pan' thing -- perhaps due to my general lack of patience :-D
I do add a splash of 1/2 & 1/2, or whole milk to the eggs when I scramble them. Put over medium heat, and *definintely* take out of pan before settled entirely. They continue to cook on the plate, so when it's still runny it's a good time to take 'em out. Add s&p and eat.
re: linguafood
Takes less time than you think. Definitely give it a try... I suspect you'll be impressed. And if they start to stick at all, just lift them off the heat and keep whisking.
re: Dmnkly
Yeah, but if I can get basically the same result in less time... why bother?
re: linguafood
Because it isn't the same at all. There's a richness and creaminess doing it this way that I've never gotten with a hot pan. The first time I tried doing is this way was the day I stopped adding anything other than salt, pepper and butter to my eggs. (Not that I have anything against the practice... I just couldn't bear to sully them so :-)
(Don't skimp on the butter... I use about half a tablespoon per egg. I know, I know. And I think the whisk is also key.)
re: Dmnkly
Yeah, it is a totally different taste. It's very creamy and dense -- almost spreadable. DH really prefers eggs scrambled this way but don't do it often because it's really a pain in the butt. This is also another reason why I don't make risotto too frequently. I usually spend about 20-25 minutes in front of the stove stirring -- not my idea of fun.
re: scuzzo
Interesting...do you saute the garlic first or just throw chopped raw garlic into the eggs as the cook?
A bit decadent -- but for a special treat subbing truffle for regular butter butter pretty great. And maybe a splash of cream to push over the top...
The real deal is to do it the way the French do, ouefs brouilles.
4 large eggs
6 tablespoons sweet butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Beat the eggs. Strain them into the top of a double boiler. Stir in the cream and butter. Bring the water in the bottom of the boiler to a bare simmer (do not boil), and make sure the top part is not touching the water. (If you don't have a double boiler, you can try using a heavy bottomed saucepan set over a flame tamer over low heat).
Stir the egg mixture with a wooden spoon (plastic and metal will conduct heat and get lumpy and ruin it), making sure to move the spoon over the entire bottom surface.
It will take about 10 minutes for thickening to begin. If you like them semiliquid, remove from heat and continue stirring off until they reach your desired doneness (they continue to cook). Or delay removing from the heat until a point you prefer.
Season with salt and pepper and serve as you like.
If this seems way too complicated (well, it did to me until I actually did it), believe me, it's well worth it. Just like proper risotto.
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The much shorter approximation of this is to mix the eggs very gently (no whisk - you do not want air in these), and over very low heat in a non-stick pan, stir very gently for a couple of minutes, removing from the heat as needed to keep big curds from forming. As the eggs start to thicken, add slivers of cold butter (or cold grated cheese, or teaspoons of cold heavy cream - not milk - milk proteins would toughen) to slow down the cooking. Keep on tacking on and off heat to modulate the cooking. You want this to cloud more than curdle, as it were. You can do 2-3 eggs in 5-8 minutes. What you end up with is pillows of a glossy eggy beauty.
Spoon over dry toasted english muffins.
What this is not is a broken omelet, which is how most Americans do scrambled eggs. Omelets are easy; scrambled eggs are art.
Ever since the article "The Egg Master of Sydney " came out in the NYT a few years ago, that's how I make my scrambled eggs. It's quick, easy, and as the article says "they are divinely creamy, but they are also as light as the breath of an angel". Don't substitute whole milk or skim milk.
"They've been described as the best scrambled eggs in the world -- by The Times of London, no less -- but I make no such grandiose claim for the soft, luscious yellow clouds Bill Granger slides in front of you... "
I throw some butter and a couple cracked eggs in a pan and them whisk them over medium heat. I like that much better than premixing them in a bowl and heating the pan first.
i try and start with really good quality duck or chicken eggs from my sister - the yolk and richness is unbelievable when compared to store bought.
re: gini
I'm a premixer. But I do agree that farm fresh eggs from birds that are allowed to forage are going to be much better in terms of both quality and freshness. A great way to up the wow factor in scrambled eggs.
Also am a huge fan of duck eggs. I like them better in scrambled eggs than the chicken version. Two of those done low and slow and served a tad moist with toast and some fresh fruit is one of my favorite breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
I love big curds of scrammbled eggs and I like to cook them a bit soft- they are still a little shiney or wet. Salt, pepper and bacon with toast... Heaven!
I guess I'm in the minority in liking my scrambled eggs relatively firm.
But the key, as someone said above, is to realize that the eggs continue to cook after you take them off the heat. So, however you like your eggs done, move them from the pan to the plate before they're quite there.
re: jlafler
It's not that I don't like firm eggs. When I go out to brunch, I like getting fluffy and light scrambled eggs, basically an empty omelet. Although that's partially because I have a habit of treating restaurant eggs as a vehicle for ketchup and hot sauce delivery.
I think that using lots of unsalted butter and adding NO milk, cream or anything else to the eggs is the best. Also, I use the Trader Joe's extra rich yolk eggs. I like to sprinkle fresh grated parmesan cheese and fresh chopped basil on top at the end.
re: dani_k
I stick to just a little water. I don't know if it's fluffier, but I don't see the need for milk. I add a little extra richness with either butter or a dollap of mayo to the finished eggs.
re: dani_k
Not for scrambled eggs - both milk and water toughen the eggs - only things like cream, butter or cheese go into scrambled eggs.
re: dani_k
Exactly! Count me in on the water issue. I was watching a cooking segment on Good Morning America several years back and I have been mixing my eggs with just a splash of water since and they always turn out perfect. I, too, take mine off the heat early, as they do continue cooking and I like mine moist and soft.
I'm still trying to figure out what the cook at some Irish hotel did to the "scrambled eggs" that were served for breakfast. Very small curds, almost like ricotta, and hard, and ... just ... simply disgusting. I really wonder what went wrong there, since it's not really rocket surgery ---
Scrambled eggs can be pretty awesome regardless of what you add, as long as you don't overcook.
re: linguafood
I'm wondering why you're having scrambled eggs in an Irish hotel versus having a fried egg with the traditional Irish breakfast! I could go for it right now.
For a real treat, I make scrambled eggs that are about 1/3 shredded sharp cheddar.
re: southernitalian
Well, I generally really like scrambled eggs, and will only fry one up if it's going to land on my bread, ham & cheese concoction...
But whatever it was that was done to that particular scramble is beyond me. It looked like ricotta and tasted like .... crap. Kinda.
Always UNDER COOK them! Actually, slightly under scramble them when mixing then when they're in the pan, cook using a spatula and stir slowly to "scramble" until they are slightly undercooked. Then plate them. They cook after off the pan, so it should leave you with the loveliest softest scrambled eggs ever. I think I learned this reading Julia Childs book.
I use either some whole milk, heavy cream, or half and half(whatevers on hand), and whisk that into my eggs with some salt, and black pepper. I use a hot pan with melted butter, and use a rubber spatula to gently stir the eggs while cooking. Turns out fluffy, and perfect for my taste every time.
If you are lucky enough to catch the episode of Chef's Story on PBS watch the one on Andre' Soltner. At the end of the interview the chef prepares a meal. Andre' did a classic french omelet. This is the technique you should be trying to copy. You can skip the part of making the fold and turn them out before they have set completely. He makes it look easy but the tapping of the pan to fold the omelet over is not as easy as it looks
re: scubadoo97
Yes, but scrambled eggs are the opposite of omelets.
re: Karl S
In the end there are differences but not at the beginning. The same technique of stirring is used in the beginning. Scrambled eggs are done at a lower temperature but you are still stirring to break up the curds. Unlike the omelet the scrambled eggs are turned out while still a little wet while the omelet is alowed to sit and set for a moment. The properly prepared omelet should be creamy but not runny when cut into nor hard and rubbery which is often the norm.
re: scubadoo97
Actually, in scrambled eggs, you are trying to prevent curds from forming until the very end - you are trying to hold the eggs at a thickening heat rather than curdling heat. Big difference.
Again, though, most Americans make a broken omelet for scrambled eggs, instead of truly scrambled eggs.
The texture of properly scrambled eggs is quite different.
re: alanbarnes
This settles the debate for me. I made my eggs this morning exactly like GR in this video, and they were the best I've ever had. I will never do it any other way again. And my wife, who never eats eggs, loved them too. Check out some of the other clips from GR on youtube......some of them are hilarious!
re: egbluesuede
Understand that GR did this faster than is ideal - for the purposes of the camera (and is probably used to rushing it for restaurant trade). He compensated for the curds by adding the creme fraiche. But if you slow it down even further, you will get an even more supernal texture. GR compares this to risotto - which usually takes 20 minutes - and that is the gold standard for this too.
GR is absolutely right that making proper scrambled eggs is a great test for a true chef. (Much more than making an omelet.) The other comparable test is watching how someone cooks fish. Both involve great simplicity, an understanding of how to protect proteins from coagulating too quickly with direct heat, and how to use the correct utensils and ingredients and PATIENCE off heat to finish the work.
re: Karl S
I was wondering about the time factor. He did his in about 3 minutes, but it took me more like 12-15, and it was really smooth. I didn't have creme fraiche, but I did add a dollop of sour cream.
re: egbluesuede
Understand that egg whites start cook at about 140F, while egg yolks start to cook about 10F higher. Scrambled eggs - when done correctly - are a way of coating (through non-aerated emulsification, as aeration is bad for this process) proteins with fats (both of the yolk itself and added dairy fats (cream, butter or cheese) that are themselves emusified - unlike pure oils) and gently playing with in this temperature range to thicken the eggs without curdling the proteins. It is only this process that produces such a sublime texture and rounded flavor. Omelets, however wonderful most of the time, are pedestrian compared to this.
Whenever I steam artichokes (Marcella Hazan Roman-style) I save the extra liquid from the pot, and mixing a few spoonfuls of that into scrambled eggs instead of plain water. (Hell, I'll add a few spoonfuls of that to just about anything.) Either that or nice spicy salsa - I like Frontera jalepeno cilantro salsa.
re: Emmmily
I just happen to have a little leftover artichoke juice in the refridge. Should I heat it up a bit before adding to the SE mix? Emmmily.
re: fruglescot
I agree wtih going low and slow, lots of unsalted butter to start, but I don't bother with a double boiler--just be sure to use a saucepan instead of a frying pan. fayefood.com


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now Patent No. 2,929,305, dated Mar. 22, 1960. Divided and this application Oct. 2, 1958, Ser. No. 764,917
7 Claims. (Cl. 95-12.5)
My invention relates to aerial photography, and in particular to strip photography, that is, to airborne cameras in which an optical slit (near the focal plane of the focusing optics and effectively extending transversely of the aircraft) is caused to scan a transverse line on the ground, by continuously moving a strip of tilm behind the slit. This application is a division of my copending application Serial No. 458,301, tiled September 27, 1954, now Patent No. 2,929,305, issued March 22, 1960.
It is an object to provide an improved camera of the character indicated.
It is another object to provide an improved stereoptically recording aerial strip camera.
It is still another object to provide an improved stereoptical camera utilizing but one focusing optical system.
It is also an object to provide viewing means for recordings produced by stereoptical cameras meeting the above objects.
Other objects and various further features of novelty and invention will be pointed out or will occur to those skilled in the art from a reading of the following specitication, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In said drawings, which show, for illustrative purposes only, preferred forms of the invention:
Fig. l is a simplified rear three-quarter perspective view of a reconnaissance aircraft, together with a geometrical representation of the optical response of cameras of the invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of optical and mechanical elements of a camera incorporating features of the invention;
Fig. 3 is an optical diagram of a viewer for records produced with the camera of Fig. 2;
Figs. 4 and 6 are diagrammatic perspective and side views of two alternative cameras according to the invention; and
Figs. 5 and 7 are perspective views of viewers, for records produced by the respective cameras of Figs. 4 and 6.
Briefly stated, my invention contemplates the production of stereoptically viewable images with a strip camera of the type employed for aerial reconnaissance. The stcreoptically produced records may be made by two appropriately synchronized strip cameras of conventional construction, but with the arrangements presently shown a single focusing optical system serves to produce both stereoptically viewable images. In one general form, the two sets of images are created on separate strips of iilm, driven of course at the same rate of speed through suitably synchronized mechanisms. In the other general form, both records are made on the same single strip of tilm; on the same strip, the records may be side-by-side or interlaced.
Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, my invention is seen to be applicable to the separate recording of strip images produced by scanning simultaneously (or effectively simultaneously) on response lines -11, spaced from each other by the separation angle as measured nit-ed States Patent O f' CC in the vertical plane including the ight axis of a reconnaissance or other aircraft 9. The scan lines 10-11 preferably extend transversely of the true ight axis, and, therefore, it will be understood that my camera may be accommodated in a suitable stabilizing mount with provision for drift-angle (sometimes known as yaw or crab) correction, although these mechanisms are not shown.
1n the form shown in Fig. 2, my camera comprises a single focusing optical system schematically indicated merely by the lens 12 and having as axis of optical symmetry located preferably between the oblique response axes for the separate scan-response lines 10-11. Separate response to the lines 10-11 is achieved by means of two optical slits 13-14 effectively in or near the focal plane of the optics 12. For convenience of mechanical construction, I employ folding elements such as inclined mirrors 15-16 for dividing light collected by the lens 12 into two separate halves. The inclination and offset -position of mirror 15 is such that the oblique axis in which slit 13 is located will determine response to line 11 (light phantom lines). Similarly, the inclination and offset position of mirror 16 is such as to place the slit 14 on the oblique axis determining response to line 10 (heavy phantom lines). Suitably responsive film strips 17-18 may be supported behind the respective slits 13-14, and takeup and supply reels 19-20 for the film 17 (and 21-22 for the iilm 18) may be provided. I show a variable speed motor 23 directly driving film-advancing means 24-25 for the respective strips of tilm, and, to insure proper take-up, the same motor 23 may, through slip clutches 26-27, drive the respective takeup reels 19-21.
In order to preserve proper dimensional proportions in the ultimately developed images, provision is made at 28 for control of the speed of motor 23 in accordance with the velocity-altitude (or V/H) rate of the aircraft. This control may be operated manually after having made visual or other observations to determine the V/H rate; alternatively', V/H-responsive devices (as described in my copending application, Serial No. 444,990, tiled July 22, 1954, now Patent No. 2,878,711), may be employed at 28.
In operation, the continuously moving film 17 will develop a continuous record of the terrain scanned through slit 13 along line 11, and the film 18 will develop a similar record for viewing through slit 14 along line 10. On completion of a reconnaissance survey, the separate strips of tilm may be developed and inserted in a viewer, as suggested in the diagram of Fig. 3.
in the viewer of Fig. 3, separate take-up and supply reels 311-31 for the `strip 18, and 32-33 for the strip 17, are provided; and support for the instantaneously viewed sectors of the respective iiflm strips is preferably such that these sectors are in the same plane, as shown. A single means 34 may be employed in conjunction with both take-up reels Eil-32, to assure synchronized film advancement for viewing purposes. At a viewing location 35, the images of both film strips 17-13 are brought together by suitable folding elements 37-38 in conjunction with viewing lenses 39--40 at substantially interoccular spacing. Of course, in setting the iilm strips 117-18 on their respective supports and reels, the stereoptical effect will not be achieved for images that were simultaneously exposed, but one film strip must be loaded in slightly advanced relation with the other so that groundscanned areas coincide for stereoptically registered viewing, as will be understood. Once stereoptical registry has been achieved, then a mere Simp-le advance of both tilms by the means 34 will assure constant synchronism of stereoptical alignment.
As a further feature of the construction of Fig. 2, the mirrors 15-16 may .be mounted .for lateral Aadjustment by means of the differential screw 15', or for longitudinal adjustment (toward and away from the optics 12) by means of the screw i6. Either of these adjustments will serv-e to spread or narrow the separation angle and will therefore image more widely spaced (or `less widely spaced) scan lines iti-li lat slits EL3-d4, Adjustment of the angle may achieve variously exaggerated stereoptical effects, as may be useful for particular types of reconnaissance missions.
in the camera of Fig. 4, I illustrate that a single strip of nlm di may be exposed to light passing both slits 4?.-43 of a camera otherwise resembling that described in connection with Fig. 2. In other words, the camera may comprise a single optical system 12 with folding mirrors 15-16 serving the respective slits i2-A43 and corresponding to ground-scanned lines ill it), as previously described. In order to place both images on the strip of film di, i provide mask 45, in which the slit 42 is formed essentially on one half thereof so that the record produced through slit 42 will be along a particular haif of the lilm 4l. The film is supplied from a supply reel t6 and is accumulated on a take-up reel 47. These reels i6-t7 are offset from each other, the reel 46 being offset on one side of the vertical plane including the flight axis, and the other reel `46 being offset on the other side of said plane. The rollers 418-49 may be oppositely inclined (as shown) in order to develop a twist in the film and so that the film may be continuously and smoothly payed from one offset location to the other. In the otiset position creat-ed by roller 49, the film 4i is oriented to place the unexposed half thereof behind the slit 43, which may be formed as for the case of the slit 42, but with a mask portion to cover the previously exposed half of the film. The means 5l) will be understood to suggest drive means, as shown at 23-24-26-28 in Fig. 2, to assure continuous film advancement in accordance with the V/ H rate of the aircraft.
In operation, two strip records are created sidebyside on the film 4l. On one sideis a succession of images 5l created by scanning (exposure) through slit 42, and on the other side are the images 52 created by scanning (exposure) through slit 43. These separate images may be simultaneously viewed, without concern for synchronism of film advancement, in a viewer such as that shown in Fig. 5. The viewer of Fig. 5 is seen to require only a single supply reel 53, and take-up and advance mecha nism Se. The viewer may be otherwise as described at 35 in Fig. 3 and has, therefore, been given the same reference numerals. The folding elements 37-38 will be understood to spread the viewing axes by an amount suliicient to permit stereoptical register of the longitudinally and laterally spaced images to be viewed, as will be understood.
in Fig. 6, i show a further modified camera, again employing a single optical element 12 with folding elements .iS-i6, and serving a single continuously driven strip of film 6i?. The film 60 is supplied from a reel 61 and payed over idler pulleys 62-63 to a take-up reel 64. On one folded side of the optics, the film 60' traverses the slit 65. and on the other side of the optics, film 60 traverses the slit 66. Both slits 65-66 may be substantielly the width of the film and, in order to avoid double xposure, i resort to line-interlace techniques.
Line interlace may be achieved by shutter means periodically interrupting light to the slits 65-66, respectively. in the form shown, the shutter comprises two blades (TL-63 on opposite ends of a rocking beam 69, and detent means 7@ serve resiliently to retain the alternate shutter positions. To shift the shutter, I show continuously rotating trip pins 71-72 ganged, as suggested by the dashed lines 73, and continuously driven by motor means 74, which may be the same motor as that employed through reduction gearing 75 (to take-up means 64) to advance the film. For the form shown, the trip pins 71-72 alternately intercept projecting lugs on the beam 69, and
the result is to create successions of narrow-line exposures on the film 60 through the respective slits 65-66. By properly relating the length along film 6'@ between slits :5S- 66 to the exposure periods created by intermittent shutter action, and to the film-advance speed, the exposures due to slit 65 will be interlaced with those due to slit 66, and maximum use may be made of the film 60.
The recorded image on film 6l! will be unintelligible except through proper viewing means suggested in Fig. 7. To the extent that the viewer of Fig. 7 resembles that of it has been given the same reference characters. However, to segregate one set of interlaced lines from the other, I employ suitable masks or grids '77-7S- The masks 77 7S may be merely transparent material ruled with opaque lines of width and spacing corresponding to the lines created by individual shutter action, described in connection with Fig. 6, and the register of masks on the film il should be such that one mask passes only the images through one slit, while the other mask passes only the images prodnced by the other slit. The stereoptical viewing effect will not be continuously apparent as the advancing mechanism is operated; but at any general location on the strip record, a differential manipulation of reverse-wind means 79 and of advancing means 54 will readily serve to position the film for stereoptical viewing.
It will be seen that I have described an ingenious aerialreconnaissance camera which may be useful in creating substantially improved recorded intelligence without adding the bulk that would be involved in employing two cameras and synchronizing mechanism for interconnecting such cameras. Actually, the bulk of the camera, as described herein, need be little different from that of a conventional strip camera.
While I have described the invention in detail for the preferred forms shown, it will be understood that modiiications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims which follow.
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l. An aerial strip camera, comprising a single focusing optical system with a central axis of symmetry, two duplicate mirrors on opposite sides of said axis for folding oblique parts of the response of said optical system on opposite sides of said axis, a slit near the focal plane on one folded side of said axis, a second slit near the focal l plane on the other folded side of said axis, two strips of film supported for response to light passing said respective slits, and filmadvancing means continuously driving said film with a movement transverse to the orientation of said slits.
2. A camera according to claim l, including means for adjustably laterally positioning said mirrors with respect to said axis, whereby the width of the base for stereo recording may be adjusted.
3. A camera according to claim l, including means for adjustably longitudinally positioning said mirrors along said axis toward and away from said optical system, whereby the width of the base for stereo recording may be adjusted.
4. A camera according to claim l, in which said lmadvancing means comprises a variable-speed motor directly driving said film at the same speed past both said slits, `and means for varying said speed in accordance with the V/H rate of an aircraft.
5. An aerial strip camera, comprising a single focusing optical system having a central axis of optical symmetry, two inclined mirrors symmetrically positioned with respect to said axis and serving to fold in opposite directions and away from each other two obliquely inclined axes in said system, means for adjustably positioning said mirrors with respect to said optical system, a first slit on one of said obliquely inclined axes and near the focal plane, a second slit on the other of said obliquely inclined axes and near the focal plane, film-supporting means including means for supporting a first length of lm for response to light passing one of said slits and means for supporting a second length of film for response to light passing the other of said slits, and means for continuously advancing such film lengths past both slits at the same rate.
6. Aerial strip-came-ra means, comprising a single optical system providing two angularly separated optical axes, means orienting said axes substantially in the vertical plane including a flight axis of an aircraft, separate mirrors continuously folding said axes away from each other and in generally opposite directions, a first slit effectively in the focal plane for one of said folded axes and oriented to image scan lines extending transversely of said vertical plane, a second slit effectively in the focal plane for the Rother of said folded axes and oriented to image scan lines extending transversely of said vertical plane, filmlsupporting means including means for supporting a first length of film for response to light passing one of said slits and means for supporting a second length 'of film for response to light passing the other of said slits, means for advancing said film lengths past said respective slits at substantially the same speed, and selectively adjustable means for symmetrically adjusting said separate mirrors with respect to each other and with respect to said single optical system.
7. The strip-camera means according to claim 6, where- -in said film-supporting means comprises respective supply reels and respective take-up reels for said first and second lengths of film.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,084,492 Schwab Ian. 13, 1914 2,433,534 Sonne Dec. 30, 1947 2,593,088 Baker Apr. 15, 1952
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Good price, holds it, USA, Great by Randi from Roswell, Ga08/29/2013
Don't know what that other person disliked here. It performed for me. Didn't break. Easy to use. Made in USA. They use developmentally disabled, I guess autistic folks to assemble. This is great !!
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Nice handy size, no pun intended. Economical. Fie on those who do not pick up after their dogs!
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That means it doesn't split open like all those awful chinese bags. Took me forever to find these things, thought that you could only get Chinese bags. Very strong bags. Telling everyone. USA
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Poor quality by Kw from iL12/30/2013
Very hard to tear apart and when you get them apart there is usually a hole in the bottom of the bag.
Nice Scent Terrible Bag by herman from Calgary, AB11/10/2013
The bag is hard to tear off the roll and when it does it tears the bag....today didn't realize the bag had torn and it ended up leaking all over me and the leash....yuk
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Great bags. Never break, always reliable.
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The bags a good size, and are much larger than other bags out there which is good for my big dogs. The scents are very pleasant as well so I do not have to worry about smelling anything after throwing them in the trash can.
Not worth the money by lv2rn08/20/2013
It is difficult to tear the bags apart without causing a tear in one or both of the bags. The perforations should have been made so that the bags would come apart easier. Won't purchase again.
by Marty from NC07/10/2013
Although these bags seem larger than others, they are very difficult to tear apart and do not fit the holder I have.
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Like others, we've had tearing problems. Very hard to separate the bags, and usually results in tears in the bag.
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Best bags I have ever used. Large enough to fit over a small scooper. Just the best bags ever.
Wags Bags by wolfsmom from Tampa, FL09/29/2013
These bags were almost impossible to separate. The perforation between the bags was not deep enough, so the bags had to be cut apart. Very annoying! I will never buy these again.
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Easiest to Use by Peg from Rockford, IL09/15/2013
These are the best pick up bags: each bag is already separated & and the opening does not stick together at all - so there is not a five minute fight with the bag just to get it open. It is also large enough that there is plenty of bag left to tie it closed without a problem.
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great bags - I bought as a Christmas gift for someone with a new dog. Would be great in green and red next year!
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Finally a pick up bag that gives you total control lol seriously though works so well, I don't ever EVER I mean EVER EVER have to accidentally touch my dog's no goods again. I love it especially on those wet poo days grooooossss.
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Strong, easy to open and put on the hand, compact and neat when folded--so easy to keep a few in a pocket. One change I'd suggest: make them opaque so contents aren't so visible when carried on a walk down the street.
These are great!! by Anne02/28/2008
These are pretty cool, the oversized 'gloves' are great! I don't have to ever 'accidently' touch the doggie do. They are the perfect pick me up!
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Great, easy to use! by Tae10/04/2011
I love the large size of these bags & the thumb section makes it so much easier to pick up. I also feel good about the bags bein biodegradable.
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Unless you have a very small hand these bags are not easy to use. The bag opening is too skinny so when you do the pull over to secure the contents there is not enough room to slip it over your hand.
Bags have holes! by karen10/12/2013
the first bag i used had a huge hole between the "thumb" and hand portion! who'd want to use bags that have holes in them? gross! the mitt shape is a good idea and the bag is pretty big - it's a shame these bags are so poorly made!
Very good product for small to medium sized dogs by Buzzy's Mom06/05/2012
We have bought these bags before, and prefer them for clean-up after our corgi. We especially like the fact that these bags are mitten-shapped (they have a thumb), which makes picking up much easier than with an ordinary plastic bag, and that they are long, so there's plenty of bag to tie up when done. Also, they're biodegradable, so if you're on a long hike and decide to pitch the bag into the woods instead of carrying it around all day, both bag and contents will all dissolve and disappear, eventually. However, I'm not sure that they're big enough for the output of a large breed dog.
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bought for my tree kids who all have dogs. nice to keep in the car,just in case?
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The Wag Bags was not useful to me. Our dog goes more than once while we are walking her and these bags are designed for a one-time pick up.
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Dr. Beth Davison, Appalachian State University, is the new treasurer of the North Carolina Sociological Association. The new membership form has been revised to change the mailing address.
The 2015 Annual Meeting will be at North Carolina State University on February 13, 2015. Dr. Bill Smith is heading up the conference which will focus on building community. (More news will be forthcoming here at with the next issue of The Bulletin, which will be edited by Ana-Maria Gonzalez Wahl of Wake Forest University.)
Here are the details:
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2015 Annual Meeting will Focus on "Building Community in Hard Times"
By: William R. Smith
NCSA President Elect (2014-2015)
I am happy to announce that this year's annual NCSA meeting will be in Raleigh, the state capital, on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the McKimmon Center on the campus of NC State University. The general theme of the NCSA conference is "Building Community in Hard Times". The general idea of all NCSA meetings is that Sociology has several public "faces" in North Carolina, each with potentially many applications. Community building is one of them. This year the focus will be on "community building" issues. Despite the hard times experienced in the US due to inequities, community in various forms often manages to take place – sometimes by design! Building community can be broken into several areas. Below we identify several areas for which we think Sociology has something especially important to say for North Carolina. We invite graduate students, professionals and faculty to submit abstracts to the organizer or me (email@example.com) by December 1, 2014, for one of the following four "open" sessions of the meetings:
1. Open Session: Community and Immigration. The changing face of community is perhaps no more apparent than in the increase in the Latino/a population in NC. Here we invite scholars from across the state to present on this important trending phenomena. Session Organizer: Martha Crowley, at NCSU (firstname.lastname@example.com).
2. Open Session: Urban Development. Neighborhoods are the locales of community and are very much the product of decision making about zoning, mortgage approval, laws limiting outward expansion, gentrification, Mt. Laurel-like laws (laws that distribute poverty rather than concentrate it), and a host of other issues. We open the session to this broad range of issues in urban development. Session organizer is Kristin Williams, Wake Technical Community College (email@example.com).
3. Open Session: Community, Health and Environment. Environmental issues, including contaminants, climate change, challenge communities more so today than ever. How do communities face such challenges? What can be done to buffer the adverse impacts of such issues? Session Organizer: Tom Shriver NCSU (firstname.lastname@example.com)
4. Open Session: Rural Areas and Small Communities. Community in North Carolina is largely about small communities and about communities in rural areas. We open the invitation to a wide range of studies of such communities. Session Organizer: Karl Jicha, NCSU (email@example.com)
In addition to these four areas, we are finalizing the organization of invited sessions (so, not "open", so no submissions please) on Public Space Utilization (William Smith, presider, Robin Moore, Myron Floyd, Perver Baran, Jason Bocarro, all of NCSU) ; Community and GLBTQ populations (Amie Hess, presider, of Meredith College; Katherine McFarland Bruce of WFU, and Melinda Kane of ECU); Community and Food (Sarah Bowen, presider, Sinikka Elliott of NCSU; Leslie Hossfeld of UNC-W); a Community Study of Textile Mill Workers (Beth Davison, ASU); and Community and Education (Toby Parcel, presider, of NCSU, Roslyn Mickelson of UNC-Charlotte, and Jonathan Livingston of NCCU). Details on these sessions will be in the program to be announced in January.
Those coming in for an overnight stay are recommended to contact the DoubleTree Hilton Brownstone Hotel. The hotel is not walking distance to the McKimmon Center (1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh 27606; 919-515-2277), and bus connections are complex, so plan on driving and enjoy the free parking at the McKimmon Center.
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The Spring/Summer 2014 issue of Sociation Today is now available. It can viewed by
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The Fall/Winter Edition will be available about December 1, 2014. It will have an review of some of the literature on inequality.
Other News of Interest to Sociologists
Suburbanization is sometimes accused to forcing people into isolation and loneliness. But using national data, Economist Jan Brueckner has found the opposite.
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No Razor Necessary: 7 Reasons To Date A Guy With A Beard
I have a bit of a confession to make: bearded guys make me weak in the knees. There's just something about a little facial hair that gets me every time: a beard that's not too bushy (as in, Gandalf status) and not too patchy (like, Michael Cera's creepy barely-there scruff), but that heavy stubble that's juuuuuust right.
Sorry, clean-shaven, conventionally handsome Bradley Cooper, but I'm too busy checking out your bearded buddy Zach Galifinakis. And George Clooney? Not even worth a second glance without some scruff on his cheeks. Ke$ha is already on the beard bandwagon (I'm not exactly saying to take dating cues from her, since she also sings about chugging Jack and rolling around in glitter, but I digress ...). She knows that even a decent five o' clock shadow can transform any dork into a rugged, mountain-climbing hunk. And if he's already sexy? Forget about it. Totally irresistible. (There's a reason why Allie went back to Noah in The Notebook — and we all know it was his beard.)
Research shows that growing a beard keeps a guy younger-looking and cancer-free. Here are just a few of the infinite reasons why being a lumberjack's lady has its perks!
1. Beards Have A Storied History Of Badassery
First off, beards go way back as having prestige and power. From the dawn of time, a man's beard was a symbol of his honor, sexual virility and social status as a man. In the Middle Ages, just touching another man's beard was offensive and grounds for a duel. Otto the Great swore by his beard saying anything serious. Alexander the Great decreed that soldiers could not have beards for fear that they would be yanked on in battle. For the ancient Greeks, a beard indicated his maturity. (You'll notice that Zeus — the head honcho of the gods — rocked a full beard versus the baby-faced Apollo, Hermes or Dionysus.) For the early Egyptians, the beard became a symbol of kingship, placing the pharaoh among the deities. And it was the Vikings who really perfected the art of manscaping by plaiting, forking or trimming and nick-naming their face fuzz. So really, beards are rocked by Greek gods, rock stars, royalty ... shall I go on?
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You're likely to suspect he has something to hide under that beard, but contrary to what you would think, under that bushiness is blemish-free, baby-smooth skin! Acne and folliculitis (hair-follicle inflammation) are oftentimes the result of shaving. This is because razors can irritate the skin and spread bacteria. As for the secret to his smoothness? His beard prevents him from rubbing natural moisturizing oil off his face and protects him from those bitter winds. No redness or dryness on this guy!
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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