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Tropical Storm Gilma Forecast Discussion
000 WTPZ42 KNHC 190240 TCDEP2 Tropical Storm Gilma Discussion Number 3 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP072024 800 PM MST Sun Aug 18 2024 Gilma continues to battle easterly shear this evening. Deep convection has been regularly pulsing near the center and then pulled off toward the western side of the circulation. Subjective Dvorak estimates from TAFB and SAB were T3.0/45 kt and T2.0/30 kt, respectively. Objective intensity estimates range from 30 to 38 kt. The initial intensity is held at 35 kt, representing a blend of the various estimates. Strong-to-moderate deep vertical wind shear is forecast to persist for the next day or two. Global models vary when the shear will relax, but sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday Gilma should be in a more conducive environment and gradually strengthen. By the end of the forecast period, the storm is expected to move into a drier airmass with increasing upper-level winds, which should induce gradual weakening. The latest intensity forecast is very similar to the previous prediction, slightly higher than the various consensus aids. Gilma is moving westward along the south side of a mid-level ridge at 280/11 kt. A westward to west-northwestward motion should continue for the next couple of days. By Wednesday, Gilma is expected to slow down and turn more northwestward when a trough off of the west coast of the United States erodes the ridge. There is quite a bit of model spread during this period, with the GFS showing a slower forward speed and a more poleward turn compared to some of the regional models which stay farther to the south and move faster. The official track forecast lies near the simple consensus aids and is slightly south of the previous track through 60 h and a little to the north afterwards. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 19/0300Z 14.8N 113.5W 35 KT 40 MPH 12H 19/1200Z 15.2N 115.2W 40 KT 45 MPH 24H 20/0000Z 15.5N 117.3W 40 KT 45 MPH 36H 20/1200Z 15.8N 119.2W 45 KT 50 MPH 48H 21/0000Z 16.3N 120.7W 50 KT 60 MPH 60H 21/1200Z 17.1N 122.5W 55 KT 65 MPH 72H 22/0000Z 17.5N 123.5W 60 KT 70 MPH 96H 23/0000Z 18.3N 125.5W 70 KT 80 MPH 120H 24/0000Z 19.1N 127.8W 65 KT 75 MPH $$ Forecaster Bucci
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Tropical Storm Gilma Wind Speed Probabilities
000
FOPZ12 KNHC 190240
PWSEP2
TROPICAL STORM GILMA WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072024
0300 UTC MON AUG 19 2024
AT 0300Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 35 KTS...40 MPH...65 KM/H.
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)
PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT 7 HOURS FROM Z TIME
HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 HOURS FROM Z TIME
WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)...
...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)...
...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)...
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE
OP IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING
AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY)
(CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN
00Z MON AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.
PROBABILITIES FOR 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY
64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.
- - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -
FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM
TIME 00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI
PERIODS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO
12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT
FORECAST HOUR (12) (24) (36) (48) (72) (96) (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
LOCATION KT
15N 115W 34 48 2(50) X(50) X(50) X(50) X(50) X(50)
15N 115W 50 5 1( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6) X( 6)
15N 120W 34 X 2( 2) 14(16) 12(28) 2(30) 1(31) X(31)
15N 120W 50 X X( X) 2( 2) 3( 5) 1( 6) X( 6) X( 6)
15N 120W 64 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) X( 1) X( 1) X( 1)
20N 120W 34 X X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) 4( 8) 2(10) X(10)
15N 125W 34 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 7( 8) 5(13) 1(14)
20N 125W 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 12(12) 28(40) 7(47)
20N 125W 50 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 9(10) 4(14)
20N 125W 64 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 4( 4) 1( 5)
15N 130W 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4)
20N 130W 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 4( 4) 18(22)
20N 130W 50 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5)
20N 130W 64 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2)
$$
FORECASTER BUCCI
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Tropical Storm Gilma Forecast Advisory
000 WTPZ22 KNHC 190240 TCMEP2 TROPICAL STORM GILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072024 0300 UTC MON AUG 19 2024 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.8N 113.5W AT 19/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 11 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 40NE 0SE 0SW 40NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.8N 113.5W AT 19/0300Z AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.7N 113.0W FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 15.2N 115.2W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 30SE 0SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 15.5N 117.3W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 30SE 0SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 15.8N 119.2W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 20SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 16.3N 120.7W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 17.1N 122.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT... 70NE 60SE 40SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 17.5N 123.5W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 70SE 50SW 70NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 100 NM ON DAY 4 AND 125 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 23/0000Z 18.3N 125.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 70SE 50SW 70NW. OUTLOOK VALID 24/0000Z 19.1N 127.8W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 70SE 50SW 80NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.8N 113.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BUCCI
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Tropical Storm Gilma Public Advisory
000 WTPZ32 KNHC 190240 TCPEP2 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Gilma Advisory Number 3 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP072024 800 PM MST Sun Aug 18 2024 ...GILMA HEADING WESTWARD AND HOLDING STEADY... SUMMARY OF 800 PM MST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.8N 113.5W ABOUT 605 MI...975 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 800 PM MST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gilma was located near latitude 14.8 North, longitude 113.5 West. Gilma is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). A slightly slower westward to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days. Gilma is forecast to remain well away from land throughout the week. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is expected during the next few days. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 200 AM MST. $$ Forecaster Bucci
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Hurricane Ernesto Forecast Discussion
213 WTNT45 KNHC 190234 TCDAT5 Hurricane Ernesto Discussion Number 30 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052024 1100 PM AST Sun Aug 18 2024 Ernesto continues to have a good structure this evening with a partly cloud-filled eye surrounded by bands of convection, although the convective cloud tops are not quite as cold as they were 6 h ago. Subjective Dvorak intensity estimates from TAFB and SAB are now near 65 kt, while various objective estimates are now near 75 kt. The initial intensity is increased to 70 kt based on a blend of these data. Some additional strengthening is possible during the next 6-12 h before Ernesto moves north of the north wall of the Gulf Stream. After that, the system should quickly decay as it moves over colder water and encounters increasing southwesterly shear. The cyclone should become an extratropical low by 36 h as it passes south of southeastern Newfoundland, and by 72 h it should be absorbed into a larger non-tropical low developing south of Iceland. The new intensity forecast is near the upper edge of the intensity guidance for the first 12 h, and after that lies near the intensity consensus. The initial motion is now 030/17 kt. A northeastward motion at a faster forward speed is expected over the next 24-36 h as Ernesto becomes caught up in the flow between a large deep-layer trough over the eastern U.S. and a subtropical ridge centered to the hurricane's southeast. This motion should bring the center south of southeastern Newfoundland late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, with most of the wind field staying offshore. A more east-northeastward motion is expected thereafter before the cyclone becomes absorbed by the aforementioned larger extratropical cyclone. The tightly clustered track guidance has shifted a little to the north since the last advisory, so the new track forecast is a little north of the previous track. Key Messages: 1. Even though Ernesto is forecast to remain well offshore of the U.S. East Coast, swells generated by the hurricane will continue to affect the area through the early part of this week. Beach goers should be aware that there is a significant risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents, and should stay out of the water if advised by lifeguards. Surf and rip currents are also possible on the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada during the next few days. 2. Ernesto could bring wind, wave, and rain impacts to portions of southeastern Newfoundland Monday night into Tuesday morning. Breaking waves could bring the possibility of coastal flooding, particularly along southwest-facing shorelines from Bunin east to Avalon regions. For additional impact specific information, please see statements issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 19/0300Z 38.5N 61.4W 70 KT 80 MPH 12H 19/1200Z 40.9N 59.3W 75 KT 85 MPH 24H 20/0000Z 44.3N 54.3W 65 KT 75 MPH 36H 20/1200Z 47.4N 46.6W 55 KT 65 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 48H 21/0000Z 50.0N 35.5W 45 KT 50 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 60H 21/1200Z 52.5N 24.0W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 72H 22/0000Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Beven
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Hurricane Ernesto Public Advisory
000
WTNT35 KNHC 190233
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
Hurricane Ernesto Advisory Number 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, National Hurricane Center Miami FLORIDA AL052024
11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME Sun Aug 18 2024
- ERNESTO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE
- DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS OCCURING ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK
SUMMARY OF 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME 03:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME INFORMATION
LOCATION 38.5 NORTH 61.4 WEST
ABOUT 435 MILES, 700 KILOMETERS SOUTH SOUTHEAST, OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
ABOUT 705 MILES, 1135 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST, OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 MILES PER HOUR, 130 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT NORTH NORTHEAST, OR 30 DEGREES AT 20 MILES PER HOUR, 31 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 MILLIBAR, 28.80 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
- Interests in southeastern Newfoundland should monitor the progress of Ernesto.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- At 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (03:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), the center of Hurricane Ernesto was located near latitude 38.5 North, longitude 61.4 West.
- Ernesto is moving toward the north northeast near 20 Miles Per Hour, (31 Kilometers Per Hour), and this motion with some increase in forward speed is expected tonight.
- A turn toward the northeast and east northeast and an additional increase in forward speed are expected on Monday and Tuesday.
- On the forecast track, the center of Ernesto will pass near southeastern Newfoundland late Monday into Tuesday morning.
- Maximum sustained winds are near 80 Miles Per Hour, (130 Kilometers Per Hour) with higher gusts.
- Some additional strengthening is possible tonight.
- After that, Ernesto should weaken, and the cyclone is forecast to become post tropical on Tuesday.
- Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 Kilometers) from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 220 miles (350 Kilometers).
- The estimated minimum central pressure is 975 Millibar, (28.80 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
Key messages for Ernesto can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC and on the web at
hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml
SURF:
- Swells generated by Ernesto are affecting portions of the Bahamas, Bermuda, the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada.
- Life threatening surf and rip current conditions are likely to continue in these areas during the next couple of days.
- In southeastern Newfoundland large breaking waves could bring the possibility of coastal flooding, particularly along southwest facing shorelines from Burin east to Avalon regions.
- Please consult products from your local weather office, and stay out of the water if advised by lifeguards.
NEXT ADVISORY
- Next complete advisory at 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
$$
Forecaster Beven
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000 WTNT25 KNHC 190233 TCMAT5 HURRICANE ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052024 0300 UTC MON AUG 19 2024 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 38.5N 61.4W AT 19/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 17 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. 64 KT....... 30NE 30SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT....... 70NE 70SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT.......160NE 190SE 110SW 100NW. 12 FT SEAS..270NE 270SE 210SW 200NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 38.5N 61.4W AT 19/0300Z AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.7N 62.0W FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 40.9N 59.3W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 35SE 25SW 0NW. 50 KT... 60NE 70SE 50SW 40NW. 34 KT...150NE 180SE 110SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 44.3N 54.3W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 35SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 50NE 70SE 50SW 30NW. 34 KT...130NE 170SE 130SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 47.4N 46.6W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 60SE 40SW 0NW. 34 KT...100NE 170SE 150SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 50.0N 35.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 170SE 170SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 52.5N 24.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 0NE 170SE 130SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 38.5N 61.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN
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Growing and Preparing Dried Beans – Part 2
by A.F., Survival Blog:
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.)
When the time to cook arrives, the first step is to sort through the beans and remove any detritus or shriveled beans. In commercial products, it isn’t uncommon to find small rocks that were collected by the combine at harvest mixed in with the beans. Your next step is deciding if you are going to pre-soak or not. I tend to pre-soak dried peas but skip the pre-soak for beans. In both cases, I prefer cooking in a crock pot over using a pot on the stovetop. The common belief is that adding salt to soaking beans prevents the beans from fully hydrating and softening. I have never added salt for this reason and therefore can’t say if its presence before cooking negatively impacts the texture. I do give my rehydrated peas a rinse with cold water before cooking.
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As to flavoring your dish, both garlic and onion in fresh or powdered forms are mainstays in our home. Field peas pair well with small amounts of bay leaf or rosemary whereas pinto beans deserve a bit of cayenne and butter beans only need time and salt (in my opinion). For cooking liquid, never use water alone. Beef stock, bullion powder, apple cider and marinades can be used as partial water replacement to impart unique or specific flavors to dishes. For crock pot cooking I aim for six cups of liquid per pound of beans and cook on low all day.
As a note, one pound of dry pea/beans approximates 2.5-2.75 cups depending on the variety. In contrast to my cooking style, my wife will always choose to fix dried beans in the instant pot. Her base recipes still call for six cups of liquid per pound of beans with a 50-minute cook time and a 20-ish minute pressure release keeping the overall cook time around 1.5 hours. Everyone’s preferences differ so it pays to experiment. Given the array of beans and field peas available to us there is no limit to the recipes one can prepare. As a last thought on eating dried beans/peas I will throw in these observations. I find beans to be the more filling of the two dried legume types but find field peas and their more complicated flavors to be the more satisfying meat substitute. (Your mileage may vary.)
The following recipes include an easy crock pot pinto bean recipe, a pepper relish recipe that has been a favorite in my mother’s family for ages and pairs very well with pintos, my wife’s instant pot pork and black bean stew and a traditional buttermilk cornbread.
Crockpot Beans
Spread out a pound of beans on a flexible cutting board or kitchen towel and sort through them collecting the good beans and discarding any shriveled beans or harvest detritus. Rinse well with cold water and transfer the drained beans into a medium-sized crockpot. Cover the beans with a total of six cups of liquid. I have used two cups of low sodium or no salt beef stock with four cups of water as well as a full six cups of water to which I add two packets of Herb Ox sodium-free granulated beef bouillon. Add 1 tsp of salt, several grinds of fresh black pepper, ¼ tsp of cayenne pepper, ½ tsp of onion powder or half of a small onion, and if desired several slices of cooked bacon or 1/2 cup of roughly diced pieces of spiral ham. Cover and set the heat to low. If possible, in three or so hours remove the lid and stir. Replace the lid and let the beans continue to cook for another 4-6 hours.
When finished the beans will have plumped and the top layer may be just sticking above the cooking liquid. Seasoning to taste is completed by adding salt or spices and allowing an additional half hour of cooking time. This recipe works equally well with dried field peas although I leave out the meat(s) and substitute in a teaspoon of bacon grease. Serve as a compliment to rice, as a side to a larger meal or in our favorite combination with buttery cornbread and pepper relish.
Sweet Pepper Relish
12 large red bell peppers
12 large green bell pepper
6 large sweet onions
12 tart to sweet apples (Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, or similar)
6 to 8 small tender yellow squash
3 cups sugar
2 tsp pickling salt
1.5-2 cups of good apple cider vinegar
Ice cubes
Wash, seed or peel and finely chop all of the vegetables and apples (for us it takes 9 medium pulses of the food processor for each container worth of produce). Combine these ingredients and mix well in a large bowl with the with the pickling salt. Add sufficient ice cubes atop the mixture to keep everything chilled. This helps prevent any browning of the apples and squash. Let the salt draw water from the vegetables for at least thirty minutes. Remove any remaining ice cubes and drain off as much of the salty water as possible. Transfer the mixture to a large pot, add 2 cups of sugar and the 2 cups of apple cider vinegar. Cook over medium heat with frequent stirring until everything is soft and heated through. Taste to determine if additional salt, vinegar or sugar is desired.
After final seasoning, transfer the relish mixture into hot pint jars and process by the Ball Water Bath Method for 15 minutes. As written, the yield should be around 6 pints. If you anticipate the yield to be over six pints because of your vegetable sizes, add additional vinegar to scale. Depending on how our garden is producing at the time, we have used multiple types of thick-walled sweet and banana pepper in this recipe. In addition to use as a garnish for beans, the relish adds substantial flavoring to deviled eggs, egg salad and potato salad.
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The Most Dangerous Question Of 2024 – What If Kamala Harris Isn’t An Idiot?
Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog,
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, after a coup against their former standard-bearer Joe Biden, we face a very disturbing question.
What if Kamala Harris isn’t the idiot the media has made her out to be?
Harris was clearly chosen for this role. She’s been groomed for it for nearly two decades. She isn’t the best of a list of bad choices. The Democrats drove the good choices from the party and blocked others becoming a part of it.
There were no Democratic primaries, folks.
She was placed as Biden’s Vice-President to have the inside track on this gig when they decided Joe finally had to be dragged from the stage.
The coup was penciled in on the Gantt Chart at Evil Corp. Central for the weekend of July 13th.
In 2020, Harris voters roundly rejected her for President, getting zero delegates before being roasted by Tulsi Gabbard.
She dropped out despite being the darling of the media and the donor class. Going into those primaries, she was the establishment’s pick.
Once she failed they moved to Plan B: rig the game for Biden.
They said, “We’ll install a mushroom so corrupt we can make him do whatever we want Joe just wants his money and his ice cream.”
So you force Harris onto Joe. Or the other way around… never mind she’s too old for him.
Meanwhile Harris waited. She let Joe take the heat. She said little, did less and then is installed, tabula rasa, into a campaign just days after a failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump to steal even that thunder.
We were never allowed to discuss her culpability, along with the cabinet, as to how Biden could have been running the country for the past three years without them invoking the 25th amendment out of pity for the man if nothing else.
Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot Democrats don’t have emotions other than hate and envy.
She was installed as the candidate to front-run an insurgency at this week’s convention by Hillary Clinton and her merry band of Neocons. Don’t expect them to take this sitting down, there are likely to be some sparks this week in Chicago, even if they don’t turn into a bonfire.
So, that leads me to ask my question, not because I think Harris is some latent IQ160 or anything. I asked my question because this is a woman who faced zero real voters and is one vote-rigging operation away from the presidency.
So, maybe she’s a genius when measuring her political intelligence.
What if we’ve all been led down the primrose path of stooping to Trump’s level coming up with cute memes about her vast collection of knee pads or her inappropriate laughter at tragedy?
What if that is exactly the means to lull us all into thinking there’s no way anyone will vote for this woman?
And if this was any normal (a nebulous term these days at best) election, I would agree with you. But, for 90% of the fifty elections the US is going to hold for its president, who you vote for doesn’t matter.
This is, as always, a five state race.
All that matters is printing/counting the right number of votes in those five states and the rest is just a Benny Hill skit.
Harris chose uber-commie and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate to what, exactly? Shore up the only state that voted for Walter Mondale in 1984? Really?
No, it was to do a few things:
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Signal that they didn’t need Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to win there.
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Continue Obama’s antipathy towards Israel. They don’t need “The Jews” anymore.
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Put the Quarter-Black HR Nanny in charge of the cucked White Guy.
After that, all you have to do is use AI and special effects to make fake crowds supporting fake polls and faker ads to sell everyone on the idea that this woman is what Americans want to rule them over this…
The sad part is that too many people still think this is all just part of the game. But it isn’t. It’s nothing more than the same playbook run in 2020 to create just enough plausible deniability that Harris can win this election before they steal it and dare us to do one damn thing about it.
Or did you miss how upset the French and British are at their recent outcomes?
So, Kamala cackles her way through scripted interviews. She and Walz dance around bringing “joy!” to the world. But when you actually get her talking about policy, about what she believes in, the cackling stops, the fangs come out, it’s just communism all the way down.
I was asked by Sputnik News to comment on her announced economic plan. In short, it’s the same warmed-over ‘Eat the Rich,’ politics of envy the Democrats have used for decades to set the table for a class war where the soon-to-be permanent underclass is used to finish off destroying the middle class so that they both can live in squalor and be thankful for whatever thin gruel is left over.
Those that don’t like it can go die in a meat grinder overseas somewhere else. Hey, at least it’s ‘3 hots and a cot’ right? Or is her ascension to the throne the moment when everyone gets just uncomfortable enough for the wolf to come out in a few million of us?
No, I don’t think Harris is at all stupid. And I think we’d all do well to put away the memes and get serious about making sure that we make this a November 5th to her not to remember.
Sputnik’s Questions and my full answers:
1) Harris presented something that she called an “opportunity economy”. How different do you expect this to be from “Bidenomics”?
Not much, to be honest. Democrats are looking to rebrand the same agenda they had during both Obama’s two terms and “Biden’s” one term. It’s all an extension of the original plan, which is to nationalize all the important sectors of the economy – housing, health care, energy, transportation – that the Federal Government didn’t already control, e.g. communication and defense.
This strategy is simply to break the private economy — dislocate trillions of investment capital, displace millions of workers, disrupt supply chains – and then create new “opportunities” for those most harmed by these policies, the lowest strata of wage earners young people, by giving them handouts. This is classic ‘divide and rule’ politics engaged in by the oligarch class to set the lower class, in their terminology the ‘proletariat,’ against the middle class, the “bourgeoisie.’
Nothing new here. Typical “Break your legs and hand you a crutch” politics.
2) How are the measures that Harris’ economic plan includes going to be paid for?
Debt at first and the hoped for transition to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) after the debt passes the point of sustainability, where they just print money and tax your earnings at whatever rate they need to in order to maintain power, via programmable Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
3) Harris promised to push forward a federal government law against price gouging as a solution to Americans’ frustration with the high cost of living. What effect would a law like this have on prices? How would a small business react to such a law?
The Democrats have been prepping this talking point for more than a year by sending out Elizabeth Warren to complain about corporations gouging us on food prices. But if you look at retailer, especially supermarket, corporate profits you’ll see their costs rising with our costs. The average bottom line margin for a supermarket chain is around 2%. If Harris and Warren think this is “Price Gouging” then they have no idea what the term means.
Real costs of production will rise. Prices will rise. The government will then use a flat fining structure to punish the bad guys.
Because of this small businesses will go under. Larger firms can always absorb the cost of new regulations better than smaller businesses. They are the primary target because they are the engine of economic growth. Harris is nothing new, just another in a long line of doctrinaire communists promoted via anti-democratic processes to serve an overclass desperate to hold onto power as their old system of wealth extraction reaches its terminal stage.
4) How do you assess the possibility that a federal law against price gouging might backfire and trigger shortages?
All price floors and price ceilings lead to shortages, never surpluses. This is literally first semester macro-economics. Harris and her handlers know this. In fact, they are counting on creating shortages. It’s part of the strategy in the end to destroy the country they lead.
This is not stupidity or incompetence. It is policy.
5) Harris promised to address housing affordability by issuing $25K support for first-time house byers. How would you expect such a measure to affect the housing market?
It can’t stop the deflation of housing prices, it will only further dislocate the market by keeping prices up and suckering people who can’t afford a home into thinking they can. What needs to happen is sincere price corrections which reallocate scarce capital back to generating jobs that create wealth rather than subsidizing the things you buy once you have wealth.
Starter homes now cost $180-200 per square foot to build in the US. At those prices, there are no new affordable homes. The tiny home industry in the US is booming. People are trying to right size their debt with their income. And are now coping with the insanity by telling themselves they can raise a family in 500 sq.ft. They can’t.
So, again, what’s the goal? It’s not to put people in new homes. It’s to put people in smaller homes and/or choose to live in a rented space whose cost is subsidized by the government in the medium-term to nudge them towards the preferred outcome… living in cities with no food security, no real security, and constant/total surveillance.
6) How realistic do you find Harris’ promise to build 3 million new houses?
We can build any number of houses. The US has more than enough productive capacity to build 3 million houses. That’s not the right question. The right question is should we build any new houses, and for what price?
It’s a talking point. A pathetic attempt to buy young voters who are increasingly looking at them and thinking they are crazy people.
7) How successful do you expect Harris to be in distancing herself from the criticisms and negative effects that the Biden/Harris administration’s policies had on the US economy in recent years? How would you describe her target audience and why would this tactic work for it?
She won’t be. You can’t run as the “reform candidate” when you are the incumbent. And nothing she has proposed is functionally any different than what was done previously while she was in office. Her target audience for this is the wholly unsophisticated young voter who is entering a broken workforce and economic landscape today and seeing nothing but a lack of real opportunities. They are hoping for a new round of “Obama Youth” to marshal into an effective fighting force for “Hope and Change.”
What they are doing is purposefully increasing the possibility of full-blown civil war.
8) How should we expect Harris’ economic plan to increase the US national debt?
Exponentially. Again, that is the goal. They will use ruinous fiscal policy to run out the clock on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve who are telling them that if they want their Communist revolution they will pay for it at 5.5% or higher. All of these ‘subsidy’ programs –food, housing, etc.—are meant to extend the current pricing regime until after the end of Powell’s term in 2026 and then close the loop, bringing the Fed back into the fold.
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