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Which coffee do you buy from the supermarket?
- kare_raisu Sep 26, 2006 08:19 PM
We always buy the big bags from Costco, but we ran out. ANy recommendations? I am a fan of a darker roast.
Most of the time we buy Folgers, but sometimes we get Yuban. Yuban would be a good choice, if you like dark roast.
re: chigirl71
Peet's here too and if I can't find the deep roasted Major D's I'll head over to Costco and buy a deep roast there.
re: laurie
trader joe's also carries an organic and fair trade coffee.
dunno if it would qualify as a supermarket for this thread.
re: laurie
As per the organic I would not depend too much on it. But for the fair trade that is the biggest scam in the history.
re: AmblerGirl
I second melitta. Very good when it is buy one get one free.
re: DanielleM
I third the Melita. I got it for the first time a few weeks ago. It was the pecan pie flavor. Yummy!
I used to get Green Mountain Roasters, but it doesn't seem as good as it used to be.
re: puppymomma
Try ordering direct from GMCR. My guess is the issue (fresheness/rotation of inventory) is with your market not GMCR as their standards are very high.
I like Bustelo especially when I can get 2 vaccuum packs for $5. It's a really dark roast and smells rich but tastes perhaps too harsh for my roommate, er, hubby. Seems to taste better in a French press than drip cone.
If I want to spend a little more, I used to buy Lavazza, or if I'm in a really good supermarket, once in a while I buy Illy (oh man it's good) for $12 and then I can also re-use the tin can.
re: vicki_vale
Bustelo is second from the bottom on my list of vacuum packed coffees (Café Pilao is last). To my taste it has a tinny taste to it rather than a strong dark roast taste. I haven't tried Lavazza yet.
I didn't think to recommend the vacuum packs because none of them has a really dark roast taste to me, even Café do Ponto extra forte.
That being said, I do like Café do Ponto the best and so prefer the vacuum packs over canned US coffee. The taste is smooth, never bitter or sharp and, like you mentioned, the prices are beyond reasonable.
re: rworange
Are you talking about Bustelo in the vacuum-packed brick or the can?
I've never had canned coffee that didn't taste weird.
re: Robert Lauriston
The brick. It wasn't bad, and not really pronounced, but compared to the others it wasn't as good.
Better supermarkets now carry Illy coffee, from Trieste. Very good and consistent, if pricey.
Not sure what the brand(s) is (are) but if they have it, I buy the beans by the pound and grind them in the machine provided (or sometimes just grind the beans at home).
We go through coffee pretty fast so it stays fresh, even ground in- store and the noise of grinding in the early am is bothersome to me :-)
Not all supermarkets have this offering but if they do, there are lots of options. I prefer Columbian supreme (half caf/decaf - pregnancy) while my husband prefers a dark roast, they usually have a few choices...
FYI: many times this wall of coffee is not in the coffee aisle at all... in my new found fave market, it is by the deli counter so while I wait for my number to be called, I take care of business.
I'm totally for grinding them myself at the store. Try the French roast for the dark coffee that you prefer.
re: Jonathan Saw
I've always been a Chock Full-o-Nuts fan.
re: Jonathan Saw
Never heard of it. Would LOVE to try it. It sounds Yummy. Any ideas where to get it?
Shame shame shame on you for running out of Costco. I buy the Kirkland roasted by Starbs and its very good. If i run out (which I might since I ground the last 2 pounds this weekend, shame on me). In a pinch I buy at the local Starb or, we are lucky to have a small imprter/roaster in town who has the BEST coffee beans. In the store I'll follow my nose to the fresh bean display and buy some french or mocha. If the later I add a little expresso beans to the mix for a little umph.
I discovered Lavazza on a clearance table at the supermarket for $2.50 a can. I wish now that I had bought all they had, because I get it at other stores now for about $7.50.
We are about to get a Whole Foods in our area, and my favorite supermarket is gearing up to compete with them...so now for the first time I can find Illy at a local (suburban) supermarket! I only succumb when I really want to splurge--and to tell the truth, I think I like Lavazza just as well.
DH bought some beans at the store in May just before we moved onto the houseboat. He was going to try to convince me that we should put the coffee roaster in storage. After the first pot of store bought coffee he agreed that we would make room for the roaster.
We've been buying our green beans from Sweet Marias for about 2 years now and roasting our own. Right now we're drinking a Brazillian Organic Camocim Yellow Icatu. We roasted 2 batches, 1 a little darker than the other and mixed them together. Yummy.
I just don't know if we can go back to the pre-roasted coffee beans.
re: lol20red
Sadly they no longer make this flavor. I was CRUSHED. You CAN get a Vanilla Nut Flavor that is good, but not quite the same.
You might want to contact the company to see if they have distribution in the UK.
re: chowcito
I bought some at BJs that seemed like Blue Mountain (the label wanted you to think so) but it wasn't anything special. I should have known by the price, don't remember but $6 or $7 lb.
For everyday, we like 8 O'Clock coffee, which is an A&P brand, I get it at Waldbaums here. My favorite is the Bokar blend, it's in a black bag.
re: amkirkland
I found excellent 100% Blue Mountain at Fairway for $45, not for everyday obviously but so good to have on hand. And they don't roast the heck out of it.
I buy the coffee and grind it in the machine the supemarket provides BUT I find a big differnce between markets. In most Shoprites they use Melitta coffee and provide one grinder which always has the flavor of the flavored coffees, except in the Shoprite in Hasbrouck Heights NJ where they use WHite House coffee (I think) and they provide TWO GRINDERS one for flavored and one for unflavored.... no chowhound should consider coffee ground on a shared grinder! The indignity of alien aromas unjustly creeping on to my palate is too horrifying to elaborate.
I don't think I could ever go back to supermarket beans, or any pre-roasted. I love to control my coffee. We read the cupping profiles on the beans we buy - read the recommended roast degrees and then we play. I don't like all my coffee with a "Starbucks roast", I don't want my beans greasy from added flavors. I don't want my beans exposed to light in those clear plastic dispensers.
Oh please forgive me, I'm a coffee snob and . . . . I use a Solis Maestro burr grinder, we brew in a Chemex drip with unbleached filters, and refuse to put our coffee in metal cups. We purchase a lot of shade grown organics from fair trade growers, and l'd never think of using a supermarket grinder. I'd recommend that anyone who truly loves coffee investigate home roasting. The average cost per pound of beans is +/- 5.00 per pound - our roaster paid for itself in the first year. With the combo we have we can roast anything from espresso roast to a light roast - we can grind from a french press to a turkish grind, and we can do it when the mood strikes. If you truly love coffee this is the way to go.
re: Fanciesmom
I agree 100% on your take on home-roasted beans. It is so easy and so convenient to roast your own, (25 minutes from green beans to roasted and cooled coffee beans is hard to beat)
Also, anybody who thinks they know it all about coffee (me) should read Sweet Marias web site and really get a lesson on coffee and some really good instruction on how to roast your own.
re: Wineman
Happily. First off - anything (other than as an ingredient in Espresso) containing primarily Robusta beans is not worth the time it takes to put it in the cart. Stick with Arabica beans. You also want to buy your coffee beans from a store that moves a lot of coffee since that assures you that the coffee will be fresh.
The enemies of coffee are light, heat, air, and time (and a dirty coffee pot!). Coffee should be purchased in sealed, airtight containers. Beans in those clear plastic hoppers are exposed to light and air - I would avoid them.
If you buy a light or medium roast the beans should not be really oily looking. The roast time would not be long enough to coax the oils to the surface of the bean. They shouldn't feel oily either - something has been added to them to make them look or taste better. In a darker roast; French or Espresso, the beans will have a sheen because the longer roast draws the oils to the surface.
Flavored coffees are fun, but frequently they aren't made with the best beans, if we buy flavored coffees (usually decaf's for after dinner) we grind the beans in a different grinder - not our good burr grinder.
We are especially fond of coffees from South America, Mexico, New Guinea, and some parts of Africa. We do try to buy only organic, preferably shade grown, free trade coffees.
At home store your coffee in a cool, dry, dark place. The freezer is not the best place for coffee. Illy makes wonderful coffee which is sold in proper packaging. Coffee selections are a very personal matter. I am not crazy about Starbucks - but lots of people love it.
If you want to learn more about the different characteristics of different coffees please take a look at sweetmarias.com. They have very detailed descriptions of their coffees, they do sell roasted coffee that is fantastic. They also have all kinds of "toys" to ensure that your coffee experience is the best it can be.
re: Fanciesmom
You might add that local roasters are probably going to offer you something fresher like the ideal of 5 days off the roast, which is completely impossible with most large roasters and is similarly impossible with Italian roasters, regardless of the sexiness of the brand. I never buy Illy, Lavazza, or even my once-loved Moak anymore. I prefer a local (Calgary, Alberta) artisanal roaster called Big Mountain, and found that it's sold at Co-op Grocery Stores here for substantially less than at its coffeehouse partners and less than at more boutique-y food stores. $12.99 Canadian for a pound of beans that are, in my opinion, almost as good as Intelligentsia or Vivace. The thing is that these are only available in the "organic market" section of Co-op, NOT the coffee aisle. So, perhaps you might stay out of the coffee aisle!
Edited to add: GET YOUR OWN GRINDER! If you are making drip coffee, a cheap blade grinder (use only for coffee, please!) is perfectly sufficient. You don't need to drop hunreds for a Rancilio Rocky as I did, but I only drink espresso and the very, very occasional press pot.
re: John Manzo
Blade grinders are not preferred for any type of coffee beans.
re: grampart
A blade grinder is significantly better than pre-ground coffee, and an uneven grind isn't nearly as problematic in drip coffee as it is in say, french press.
More importantly, most people will never use their own grinder if you insist that it must be an expensive burr one.
re: celesul
After reading this from Sweet Maria's, I stand corrected..........with reservations and agree that they are probably better than buying pre-ground providind the beans are freshly roasted. However, the uneven grind and heat generation are problematic.
re: celesul
Gotta just "defend" my blade grinder. It has served me well every morning! Is every bean cut to absolute uniformity? No. But for my drip coffee maker and my taste buds, it does the job. I live a sheltered life- I don't know how or if I have sampled a range of other grinders' results.
I always buy whole bulk beans in the store and take them home to grind. They are way fresher like that. We go through a lot of coffee and this is our preferred way. We like a medium to full roast, Guatemala, Costa Rican, etc.
I recently purchased YUBAN, when I opened the can the smell was wonderful , I use a French Press , YUBAN was so smooth and what a great taste , until I used the top 1/3 of the coffee, then it changed to a burned smell and there was nothing I could do to get rid of the bitter taste. I contacted the manufacture , they said it was the grocery stores fault and the would give me a refund. Instead of money they sent a coupon for another can of <YUBAN>.
What bothers me is;I know the supermarket can not do anything to make the coffee on top to taste good and the bottom 2/3 taste bitter. YUBAN must be having a BAD HAIR YEAR..
re: Uncle Ira
+1 for French Market.
$5.99 for a full pound at Market Basket also makes it one of the least expensive these days.
Regarding the statement, "No Chowhound should consider coffee ground on a common grinder."
Allow me to correct that.
"No Chowhound should consider ground coffee."
There. Much better.
Buy a grinder. Preferably a burr grinder. And always buy whole beans. No less than 2 days off roast, no more than 10.
I cannot understand how anyone can suggest they care about food and own a can of Folgers or Chock Full of Nuts or whatever.
No, I'm not a coffee snob. I'm a pizza snob. That's at least subjective. Comparing supermarket coffee to artisan roasts (which often cost less than Illy), is not subjective. It's blatantly obvious.
re: Panini Guy
re: chef chicklet
I second the Don Francisco, but also love the coffee at Trader Joe's
We get two pounds at the beginning of every month from a small roaster in Portland on a standing order. When we use those up, we supplement with various other things, including the arbor day foundation'scoffee, which is just ok, and an occasional bag of Seattle's Best Henry's Blend.
Here you just plain never buy the bulk beans because in our tiny wee town no one else knows what to do with it, so it sits and sits and sits.
Chase & Sanborn's ... don't do it ... weak and if it didn't taste like cardboard, there would be no flavor at all. My brilliant S/O bought a can on sale ... 3 cans for $5 ... that should set off bells, eh? At least it was no more of a loss than the price of a since cup of Starbucks.
we buy a variety of beans from Wegmans, but they discontinued my favorite, the high mountain andes blend.
I usually by whole beans from WF in bins, but the $14 a pound is a challenge to my income. I must have great coffee in the morning, it is my ONLY luxury. So I tried Simple Truth from Kroger's. The whole bean medium dark roast was unbelievable. Had to keep tasting it to believe it. Unfortunately for most store buyers, I do not drink coffee with sugar. Sugar is acidic. I use bulk bought honey and Natural Bliss cream. This made the Simple Truth coffee come alive. It does not taste as good black, whereas WF beans do. The honey brings back the smooth bean flavor from the Simple Truth coffee. Bottom line: I get a half pound more with two bags of Simple Truth for my money then if I by at WF, and the taste (with honey) is incredible.
Goya or Bustelo decaf from the Hispanic supermarket. And I find that using purified (filtered) water greatly improves the flavor of brewed coffee--takes the sharpness out and gives a smoother flavor.
I've liked Trader Joes quite well for coffee (specifically, their Costa Rican Tarrazu coffee is very good), and it's a darkish roast. Peet's is another widely available, rather good brand, and also a darkish roast. Obviously, trying a local company is generally a good idea, as theirs will be fresher, although avoid the really modern ones who only believe in light roasts, given your preferences.
Also, I strongly encourage you to obtain a grinder if you haven't. Even a very cheap blade grinder is a significant improvement over pre-ground.
Jakobs Kronung at Big Lots. Currently $4.50 a brick and use by date is typically still a year out.
And I don't care if it is Kraft Euro. The other German options I also enjoy are now a fond memory at that price.
And once again I jump on an old post with passion without doing due diligence on the age of the thread.
I will let this stand.
Who buys coffee in a supermarket? Well -- yes -- obviously some people do, but no one that I know . . .
8 O'Clock whole beans. I use a Grind & Brew daily. No complaints here. I'm pretty sure they have a darker roast (not in the red bag...maybe brown, IIRC).
If you like coffee that has lost aroma and flavor keep shopping at supermarkets. Ground coffee no matter how good is sealed and packaged goes stale after 30 days. If you do the logistics of supermarket trade you will see that is more. Buy from roasters online or local shops where coffee is roasted fresh and you will see the difference. It might cost a little more but it will be worth the price.


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Friday, they all went to New Hampshire to visit some relatives. On the way home, the guys took a side trip to Epping, NH, to meet some of John's friends at the drag races. One of John's friends was racing. He went a few rounds that day, but eventually, lost in one of the final rounds.
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After an uneventful trip out, we were empty on Friday afternoon, with no prospects for reloads. Saturday, John was checking the load board and found a load posted to load that day in Helena, MT. He called the broker and sure enough, it was a "hot" load that had to go. The only problem was, we were 550 miles away. After a few calls, we got the orders to head to Helena. The customer would load us Sunday morning. The agent even got John extra money for the empty miles! That was a pretty nice surprise.
The next morning, we arrived and found out that the load was two pumps at 10,000 pounds each. An easy, light load that was going to Wilmington, NC, which got us in the vicinity of where the snow guns were.
This was a rush load and had to be delivered ASAP. John had to be very careful with his logbook, because he had not taken his 34 hour off duty break to restart the hours of service. It's complicated, but the gist is that he can't go over seventy hours on duty in the previous 8 days. Knowing his math skills, it was going to be difficult for him to do all this calculating. We'll see when the September log letters arrive from the safety office.
We did make it to Wilmington in time with only one small hitch. I was doing my business one night and was distracted by a stray cousin who was making an awful racket from the woods. I really wasn't paying attention to my surroundings... but, you know, I had other things on my mind.
After I was done, I had thison my backside. As it turned out, I had squatted on an anthill, and they weren't too impressed with my aerial bombardment! Luckily, they weren't red ants! John noticed my situation and ran/dragged me back to the truck, where he got a rag and began swatting the pesky ants off me. Anybody watching would have thought I was on fire and John was beating back the flames. Luckily, it was dark, and nobody saw me.
We made our delivery the next morning, and John was able to find a load from Fayetteville, NC going to York, SC, which was right on the way to Maggie Valley, where the snow guns were. This was one of the rare trips where everything seems to fall right into place...except for not being able to get loaded on Friday to be able to make the Bash!
We're already looking forward to next year.
That's all for now.
Hudson, the semi-beagle.


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German Education Minister Annette Schavan has done her friend Angela Merkel a good turn by quitting, sparing the chancellor months of distraction in an election year that has already got off to a bad start.
Having been stripped of her doctorate over allegations she copied parts of her thesis 33 years ago, Schavan stepped down on Saturday, saving Merkel the prospect of her friend's fate overshadowing more than seven months of election campaigning.
The scandal had already begun to hurt the popularity of Merkel, which has survived earlier high-profile resignations. A poll conducted on Thursday - two days before Schavan's exit - indicated 62 percent of Germans felt the affair was damaging Merkel and her party; among CDU supporters it was 68 percent.
Schavan said she would take legal action against the university that voided her title but did not want to do damage to her ministry.
"Whatever the outcome of such proceedings, (Merkel) would (have been) confronted with these allegations throughout the whole election campaign," political scientist Gero Neugebauer said before Schavan stepped down.
Merkel had already got off to a bad start to 2013. Her Christian Democrats (CDU) lost control of Lower Saxony in January despite fielding a popular candidate, who, like Merkel herself, was seen as his party's greatest electoral asset.
Opposition politicians say Lower Saxony marked a turning point in polls. Since then, the Social Democrats have climbed slightly towards 30 percent while the Christian Democrats are inching down towards 40 percent.
Merkel's problems also include poor poll results for her junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats, and a budget row in Stuttgart over a planned new train station.
Media poke fun at Merkel for the five cabinet reshuffles in her second four-year term, saying that expressing "full confidence" in a minister - a term used by Merkel's spokesman on Wednesday - usually meant he or she would step down within days.
But the dignity Merkel allowed Schavan in her exit is likely to have helped the chancellor herself.
Merkel faced the press together with her friend, unlike in previous resignations, and appeared unusually emotional, praising Schavan and not mentioning the plagiarism charges.
Even opposition politicians lauded Schavan's achievements as minister and there was widespread agreement that Schavan's move was "unfortunately right", according to one newspaper headline.
"Schavan is a highly decent and competent colleague whose fate I am exceptionally sorry about," SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel was quoted as saying.
On Sunday, Berlin's chattering class had already turned its attention to the next political scandal.
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I love to read espionage and criminal thrillers. My lifestyle doesn't allow time to sit and read so audio books is really an enjoyment.
"I have found a new author"
It is amount my favorite!
The Sci-Fi thinking of the author
He was very "into" the book.
I look forward to listening to Brainrush II
"Mash up. Action, Comic, Sci-fi"
This book has the feeling of a mash up of several different genres.
It has the action fight against terrorism aspect, it has a flair of comic
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own then this might be an interesting read for you. It was different enough
to keep me interested. I thought the narrator did a good job at bringing the
characters to life, and was easy to listen to. This book may not make my
all time best list but it was worth a listen.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I chose this one but it held my interest from beginning to end.
"Too sexual a read needs X rating."
Story line was good but overtaken by sexual content.
Yes of age!
Yes a rewrite for screen play
"Could have been great.."
People who like Impossible situations and constant tension building would like this. Not sure I can stand to get through another drama queen attempt.The narration was decent and the reason I enjoyed the book to some degree.
First halve of the book was great. Interesting listen, but then the author changed gears and seem to think that building tension means that you write one imposible situation on top of another and then miraculously the situation gets resolved. If I was reading, I would have skipped whole pages.Spoiler alert:I did not think the alien artifact/possible invasion should have been in here.
I wish the author did not try to "step it up" in the second part of the book and thereby turning it into a soap opera.This story really has/had potential.
I LOVE books. And dogs & quilting & beading & volunteering.
"Starts slow-ends with a twist"
I had a difficult time getting into "Brainrush"-the narrator didn't help what began as a slow mystery. After an hour though, I realized that I'd come to appreciate the way R.C.Bray read the story and I was hooked.
This is a mystery/romance/terrorists in action plot and kept me interested. It ended with a bang and a twist that came out of nowhere. It ends with cliff hanger so be prepared to buy "Brainrush II"
If you enjoy this type of story, pick it up.
Just about anywhere but HERE.
"Throughly Entertaining"
I very much enjoyed the audio version.
The premise that a shock to the brain could unlock hidden talents.
As with most talented actors, you get the impression of the charachers feelings, when the passage is presented in a dramitic fashion.
Oh yes, this was a very good book and if I could have heard it all at once .... but I did listen day after day with enthusiasm.
I think I am ready for the second installment but.... if it is as good as I expect I may wait for the third book and then have a real BRAIN Rush!
This was one of the most exciting stories I've ever listened to. It kept my attention the entire time.
Jake, the main character, was courageous and real.
He kept the story going and he made all the characters in the story come alive.
"A fun thriller with a touch of sci-fi"
A fun and fast-paced thriller. First time I have ever heard Bray narrate, his reading is a bit hurried for me but no annoying interruptions or heavy breathing.
Driving over 100,000 mile a year since 1983, I got hooked on audible books on tape 30 years back. I now listen from my bicycle 2 hours a day
"Don't Be Fooled THIS IS HORRIBLE"
This is a masterpiece of TERRIBLE by a writer with all the sensibilities of a boy with diminished capacity. Amazing that something this bad could find a publisher. The writer must have a family connection to the owners because no one would pay the cost of recording something like this
The action scenes? In the middle of a bizarre attack by a Jihadist in a Venetian Palace during a costume ball held by the leader of the Jihad the protagonist is asked by his friend "how's it hanging"? A Jihad out of a Venitian Palace using autistic children with brain implants? Are you serious?
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I would never imagine that Audible could possibly have something it the catalog as lame as this thing. Note a couple of the reviewers have only review the two books by this author so the rating has been fixed. Don't even think about buying this JUNK. I'm truly ashamed at myself for being sucked in by a review that is much more worthwhile than the mess it represents. This is TRASH.


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Dec 06, 2006 01:53:00
I am working on
project that I am trying to deploy on weblogic8.1 and 9.2 servers;
this project supports multi-database vendors, oracle is one of the supported databases.
In this project we use the following oracle
driver by placing it�s jar file into WEB-INF\lib folder of our web application
�Specification-Title: "Oracle JDBC driver classes for use with JDK1.4"
Specification-Version: "Oracle JDBC Driver version - 220.127.116.11.0"
Specification-Vendor: "Oracle Corporation" .
Implementation-Title: "ojdbc14.jar"
Implementation-Version: "Oracle JDBC Driver version - 188.8.131.52.0"
Implementation-Vendor: "Oracle Corporation"
Implementation-Time: "Thu Apr 25 23:14:02 2002"�
My problem is as follows:
Weblogic server 8.1 and 9.2 uses the following oracle jdbc driver by default
Specification-Title: Oracle JDBC driver classes for use with JDK14
Sealed: true
Created-By: 1.4.2_08 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Implementation-Title: ojdbc14.jar
Specification-Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Specification-Version: Oracle JDBC Driver version - "10.2.0.2.0"
Implementation-Version: Oracle JDBC Driver version - "10.2.0.2.0"
Implementation-Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Implementation-Time: Tue Jan 24 08:55:21 2006
the driver I am using in my project which is 9.0.2 reads dates from database as java.sql.Timestamp objects
but the bundled 10g jdbc driver reads dates as java.sql.Date objects which make my code not to run and throws ClassCastException exceptions.
I want to figure how to make my application uses the ojdbc driver in the WEB-INF/lib folder, as I know from J2EE specs
every web application has it's own classloader that loads classes by order and it starts loading from the WEB-INF/lib folder. but
it seems loading the 10g driver classes first.
I can make a work around by creating managed server and modify the startWLS.cmd file by adding the jar file I want in front of the classpath
but this may be not applicable for customers who do not want to create a new managed server! also I have customers who have other third party
application which run using oracle 10g driver and the customer wants these applications to still using the weblogic OTB 10g driver.
What I want exactly, how to make a specific web application deployed on Weblogic server uses a specific driver jar file without affecting the server
classpath or any other third part applications deployed on the same server instance.
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How are you obtaining your database connections? If you are configuring it through the Weblogic console and getting the connection through JNDI, I would assume that Weblogic would use the classes in the system classpath, which is not what you want.
If you register the driver name in your code and obtain the connection through a call to DriverManager.getConnection(), I would assume that you would get the classes in your web application's classpath.
I've never tried it.
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The Jar file is placed into the WEB-INF/lib folder and I am using DriverManager.getConnection to obtain connection to the database.
I posted the this question to BEA support and got a great answer from them, I shall provide a special weblogic deployment descriptor (next to web.xml) which is weblogic-web.xml and use a custom weblogic deployment tag to prefer using classes from the WEB-INF/lib folder.
I tried this and it is working fine
see link below for more details
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A projectile particularly for automatic firearms in high performance machine guns comprises a cylindrical projectile body which has an annular groove around its circumference with rib portions extending radially outwardly of the bottom of the groove which are of radial extent no greater than the outer surface of the projectile body. The groove has end walls which are substantially perpendicular to the exterior surface of the body. A plastic rotating band has its inner periphery anchored in the groove with the rib portions extending to receiving recesses or grooves of the band. The ribs are advantageously radially extending elements which have their outer ends bent in axial directions and they are arranged so that there are portions of the groove of the body on each side thereof. In accordance with the method of manufacturing a projectile body, a form tool is used to effect the recessing of the projectile body or jacket to produce the intermediate ribs which are of substantially rectangular cross section. Thereafter the ribs are bent in a desired direction under a pressure application while simultaneously producing knurls or a roughened surface on the ribs. Thereafter the rotating band is formed in the groove and projects outwardly from the surface of the projectile body. The band is formed by injecting a preferably fiber filled sooth pigmented plastic into the projectile body grooves and around the ribs which are formed in the groove.
1. A projectile, particularly for automatic rapid firearms and high performance machine guns, comprising:
a projectile body having a projectile jacket surface, said protective body having a circular groove therearound near a rear end of said projectile body, said circular groove having opposite radially extending walls perpendicular to said projectile jacket surface, said circular groove having a bottom extending between said walls;
a plastic rotating band anchored in said circular groove;
at least two spaced apart narrow ribs extending outwardly from said circular groove bottom, each of said ribs having a pair of parallel side walls extending at an acute angle to a radial perpendicular direction parallel to said walls and defining an intermediate groove therebetween, a width of each of said narrow ribs being at most equal to a width of said intermediate groove and being less than a length of each rib from said groove bottom toward said projectile jacket surface, each rib extending at most to a plane containing said projectile jacket surface; and
knurls formed on said intermediate groove.
2. A projectile according to claim 1, wherein said at least two narrow ribs extend obliquely outwardly in opposite directions from said bottom to form a V-configuration in said circular groove.
3. A projectile according to claim 2, including knurls formed on an outer edge of each rib which is spaced away from said circular groove bottom.
4. A projectile according to claim 1, wherein each of said ribs extends in the same direction.
The invention relates in general to missiles and in particular to a new and useful missile or projectile for use with rapid firearms and having a rotating band around the body of the missile.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,996,012 discloses a projectile body having a recess in its rear end portion, comprising circular grooves and intermediate ribs: The ribs are given a substantially trapezoidal cross section by radial pressure. The radial boundary walls of the recess are undercut to conform to the ribs. On their head portions, the intermediate ribs are axially knurled. The plastic rotating band is injected into the recess thus shaped. An operation of undercutting the intermediate ribs is advantageously avoided in this prior art design. Further, the design is suitable also for broad plastic rotating bands. What is disadvantageous is that an undercut shape can be obtained according to the reference only by upsetting or squeezing under high pressures. This results in an only small deformation of the intermediate ribs, and the rotating band has little hold in the recess. Also, according to the reference, the shape of the intermediate ribs is always symmetrical so that the arrangement may be suitable only for conditions with discharge loads having a preferential direction.
The life of the gun barrel is extended if plastic is used for the rotating band of the ammunition. The anchoring of the plastic rotating band to the projectile body is therefore very important. On the one hand, the rotating band must be prevented from peeling off or getting loose and on the other hand, the solution must be easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
The invention is directed to a projectile body in which a plastic rotating band around the body is prevented from peeling off, bulging, or getting loose, and may be designed as a single broad rotating band, and which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. The invention is further directed to a method of manufacturing such a projectile body which is simple and permits a series manufacture.
In accordance with the invention, a projectile body particularly for automatic rapid firearms and high-performance machine guns comprises a cylindrical projectile body having an annular groove around its circumference with a grooved bottom surface having ribbed portions extending radially outwardly of the bottom surface and being of a radially extent no greater than the outer surface of the body. The end walls bounding the groove are substantially perpendicular to the exterior surface of the body and a plastic rotating band is formed in the groove and extends outwardly of the surface of the body and is anchored by embedding interengagement of the ribs into the band.
The inventive design prevents the plastic rotating band from being peeled off at the discharge. Further the invention is applicable to high-performance machine guns, where extremely high loads occur. The special design of the projectile body aimed at anchoring the rotating band ensures a firm fit of the band even at very high angular accelerations. In this respect, the inventive design is suited equally for a uniform and an increasing rifling. The position and shape are optimized to allow omitting of the otherwise usual undercutting of intermediate ribs. The height of the intermediate ribs in accordance with the invention is such that as the lands of the rifling cut into the plastic of the rotating band, the band is neither displaced nor torn away.
The invention is further advantageous for providing a single broader rotating band instead of two or more narrow bands. A projectile body with such a single plastic rotating band is manufactured in sequential operations including recessing the projectile jacket with a form tool, thereby producing at the same time intermediate ribs having a substantially rectangular cross section, bending the thus produced ribs under a proper pressure in the desired direction or to a desired shape, while at the same time knurling the ribs and/or the area therebetween and ecapsulating the grooves and ribs with a plastic, preferably filled with fibers and sooth-pigmented, in an injection-molding process, to form the rotating band.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a projectile which has a cylindrical body with an annular groove around its circumference which has a grooved bottom wall with rib portions extending radially outwardly of the bottom wall engaged into a rotating cylindrical band, the ends of the groove having surfaces which substantially are perpendicular to the outer surface of the projectile body.
A further object of the invention is to provide a projectile which is simple in design, rugged in construction and economical to manufacture.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view partly in section of a projectile body having a plastic rotating band constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the structure shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, of another embodiment of the invention; and
FIGS. 4,5, and 6 are views similar to FIG. 2 of still further embodiments of the invention, the embodiment of FIG. 6 being substantially the same as that of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the lines VII--VII of FIG. 6; and
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a missile body showing a form tool in the process of cutting the body.
Referring to the drawings in particular the invention embodied therein comprises a projectile particularly for automatic rapid firearms and high-performance machine guns which comprises a projectile body 1 having a forward tapered end and a rear end 5 with an annular groove 3 defined around its circumference. The groove 3 has a bottom surface with rib portions 4 extending radially and axially outwardly of the bottom surface. Ribs 4 are of a radial extent no greater than the outer surface of the projectile body. The body has end walls bounding the groove 32 and designated 10 and 10' which are substantially perpendicular to the exterior surface of the body. A plastic band 2 is integrally formed with the body with its inner surface bounded into the interior of the groove 3 and is secured by the embedded ribs 4.
FIG. 1 shows a projectile body 1 with an injection-molded rotating band 2, partly in section. Recesses or grooves 3, with bent intermediate ribs 4 for anchoring the rotating band 2 are provided adjacent the rear end 5 of the projectile body 1.
FIGS. 2-5 show preferred embodiments of ribs 4, 4a, 4b and 4c respectively. According to FIG. 2, two pairs of ribs are provided which extends in a V configuration while forming the grooves 3 having a center position 3a and end portions 6a and 6b. According to FIG. 3, the outer circumferential surface 7 of the two ribs 4a is provided with knurls 8. Also knurled, as shown at 8, is the bottom 9 of the center groove portion 3a between ribs 4a, to improve the force transmission. In all the embodiments, the axial boundary walls 10 and 10' of the groove 32 extend at right angles to the circumferential surface 12 of the projectile body.
Also in all the embodiments, the width of the intermediate ribs is at most equal to the width of the grooves and to half the height of the ribs. The width of each rib is thus less than its length from the base of the groove 6, outwardly. At their maximum height, the intermediate ribs 4a are flush with the circumferential surface 12 of the projectile body, so that as the lands of the rifling of the barrel cut in, the plastic of rotating band 2 in the rib areas can neither be displaced nor torn away.
FIG. 2 shows two pairs of ribs 4 in V configuration substantially as according to FIG. 3 but instead of the single V of FIG. 3.
According to FIG. 4, the edge portions 13 of ribs 4b are bent to open loops or bars. FIG. 5 shows three ribs which are bent to a saw tooth confirguration, but otherwise are simular to FIG. 2.
The inventive manner of firm anchoring of rotating band 2 to projectile body 1 is made clear by FIGS. 6 and 7 similar to the embodiment of FIG. 3. While ribs 4a in V configuration substantially secure the rotating band 2 in the axial direction of projectile body 1, knurls 8 ensure a firm hold even at a strong twist and high angular accelerations, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
Grooves 32 and ribs 4d are produced in a recessing operation by means of a form tool 13 cutting into projectile jacket 14 as indicated in FIG. 8. Both circular grooves 6a and 6b with boundary walls 10 and 10' and ribs 4d with a groove 3 therebetween, are thereby formed. Ribs 4d extend generally at right angles to circumferential projectile surface 12 and have a rectangular cross section. They extend slightly below the level of circumferential projectile surface 12. In a second operation, ribs 4a are bent under proper pressure in the desired direction or to a desired position or shape. At the same time, the knurls 8 between ribs 4a and on the outer edges 7 of the ribs are produced by means of a knurling tool. The knurls 8 advantageously extend in the axial direction of the projectile. Upon finishing the projectile body in this way, the rotating band 2 is formed in and around grooves 3, 6a, 6b and ribs 4, injection molding operation. Preferably, a fiber-filled plastic with sooth pigmentation is used for this purpose, to ensure a necessary strength, stabilizing effect, and extended storage capability.
Instead of knurls in the form of axial grooves, other depressions, grooves, impressions or knurled patterns may be provided on and between ribs 4.
While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
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New medical device that detects complications with diabetes edges out four other technology products
Manchester, New Hampshire – A biomedical device whose inventors say will become industry standard for screening complications that result in ulcers and amputations for diabetic patients took home top honors at this year's New Hampshire High Tech Council (Council) Product of the Year event. Prosenex of Hudson, New Hampshire won first place with its Dynamic Neuroscreening Device (DND), a more objective way to detect changes that signal a worsening condition for patients with diabetes.
Current technology used to do this is dated and imprecise. Prosenex's DND is compliant with the recommendation of the American Diabetes Association and goals of the Affordable Healthcare Act. The noninvasive and handheld device addresses the unmet market needs of primary care physicians, podiatrists, neurologists, endocrinologists and occupational therapists in screening patients for small and large nerve fiber peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy is caused primarily by diabetes, but is also related to vitamin deficiencies, drug side effects and other causes. Presently, there is no other handheld, portable neuropathy screening device for the diabetic foot offering graded temperature and vibration discrimination that is suitable for mass production. It is designed to replace the current subjective, century-old method of detecting neuropathy and introduce innovative, research-supported graded temperature discrimination for small fiber neuropathy.
"The POY award is validation that innovation in the New Hampshire medical device community is alive and well," said Michael Brown, President of Prosenex. "We're grateful that the Council, judges and voting audience shared our vision with a goal of saving limbs and lives of diabetic patients around the world."
At the ninth annual POY event, more than 200 people, including New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, were on hand as the Council honored the top five companies competing for Product of the Year award. Those five finalists were selected by the judges from a larger pool of candidates in October. Finalists previewed their products during a reception before the event, and then made seven-minute presentations as part of their effort to encourage the audience to vote for their product. The popular vote and previous judging by a panel of business and technology experts were equally weighed, and Prosenex took top honors for 2014. The four other 2014 finalists and Judge's Award winners were Akumina Interchange by Akumina, E.S.P. Smoke Detection by Valor Fire Safety, Riddell InSite Impact Response System by Simbex and RuleGate® by Centripetal Networks, Inc. (CNI).
"You are creating jobs and inspiring your fellow citizens," said New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, who offered remarks to last night's audience and finalists. "That unleashes talent and energy that makes New Hampshire not only the best place for innovation, but the best democracy on Earth, and that is because of the kind of innovation and excitement that leaders like all of you generate."
Prosenex earned the prestigious NH High Tech Council Product of the Year crystal trophy, designed by master crystal cutter Pepi Herrmann of Gilford, New Hampshire. Prosenex's name will be engraved into the trophy, which along with an exhibit featuring the DND, will be on display at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport for the next year.
"The products in the running this year were truly exceptional," said Matt Cookson, Executive Director for the Council. "From products that save lives to products that improve the quality of life at both work and home, it's clear that New Hampshire's innovation economy is alive and well."
Major sponsors of the 2014 POY reception were Autodesk; BerryDunn; Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson; Cross Insurance; Dyn; FairPoint Communications; Hanover Insurance, Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.; Public Service of New Hampshire; and Single Digits.
About the NH High Tech Council: The NH High Tech Council engages, connects, and supports member companies throughout New Hampshire. As the largest member-driven technology association in the state, the Council supports research, innovation, and economic and workforce development efforts that have helped New Hampshire become a national leader in entrepreneurship and business. For more information, visit NHHTC.org.