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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Who Made America? | Innovators | Clarence Birdseye
Birdseye was born in 1886 in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up hunting and practicing taxidermy.
Birdseye returned to the States in 1917, and eventually went into the wholesale fish business, capitalizing on his interest in quick-freezing under extremely high pressure.
Birdseye was instrumental in bringing the food industry into the modern era.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/birdseye_lo.html   (346 words)

  
 What is Birdseye Maple?
Birdseye maple, one of the rarest kinds of wood on the planet, has a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes disrupting the smooth lines of grain.
Birdseye maple isn't a variety or species of maple, but rather a phenomenon that occurs within several kinds of timber due to an unknown cause.
Being able to cultivate birdseye, or bird's eye, in hardwood would be such a valuable commodity that researchers and arborists vigorously study the mysterious phenomena.
www.wisegeek.com /what-is-birdseye-maple.htm   (457 words)

  
 Inventor of the Week: Archive
Born in Brooklyn in 1886, Birdseye was a biology major at Amherst College when quit school to work as a naturalist for the US government.
Birdseye saw that the combination of ice, wind and temperature almost instantly froze just-caught fish straight through.
Birdseye the biologist saw that the fish were frozen too quickly for ice crystals to form and ruin their cellular structure.
web.mit.edu /invent/iow/birdseye.html   (335 words)

  
 Port Perry / Scugog Twp. Heritage Gallery
Although it's undergone some restoration work over the years, the outdoor pool built by the Michells in Birdseye Park during the fall of 1939 was in used until 2001, when it was removed and replaced by a new pool.
The entrance to Birdseye Centre Park, was at the north end of Water Street, beside the Michell's house and refreshment booth they operated at the park.
Birdseye cabins submerged during a sping flood in 1960.
www.scugogheritage.com /misc/birdseye.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Clarence Birdseye - inventor of quick frozen foods Nation's Restaurant News - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For Birdseye, it was the goose that laid the golden egg.
Post pronounced Birdseye's work a "remarkable innovation" that would "have profound ramifications for the foodservice industry." It occurred to her that if the Birdseye process really worked, people could end the tedium of canning by shopping for frozen foods year-round.
The heiress was determined to acquire Birdseye's company for Postum and attempted to enlist her husband's help in the purchase.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_nSPEISS_v30/ai_18091866   (897 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - If not for Clarence Birdseye's invention, we might never have met Mrs. Paul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Birdseye was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1886 but spent a lot of time on his family's farm on Long Island.
Birdseye could make a mean soup of mice, chipmunks and gophers, which makes him sound like a relative of Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Birdseye wound up living in Labrador, in Canada's northeastern corner, and hanging out with Eskimos — which is key to his story.
www.usatoday.com /money/industries/technology/maney/2004-07-14-frozen_x.htm   (990 words)

  
 MapleInfo.org - Birdseye Maple
Birdseye is a relatively rare kind of grain pattern or figure resulting from localized distortions in the growth rings.
Birdseye is most commonly found in sugar maple wood but a similar pattern has also been described in other species including red maple, yellow birch, white ash, and fl walnut.
But, if birdseyes were born of such wayward buds, they would - like all stems and branches - contain a dark central pith and, you guessed it, birdseyes have no pith.
www.mapleinfo.org /htm/bird.cfm   (745 words)

  
 S&W Report - Birdseye Maple
Birdseye is a prized wood for artisans and fine furniture makers, and is used extensively in high end products such as a dashboard in Rolls Royce automobiles.
Due to the inconsistent nature of birdseye occurrence within a tree, it is very difficult to guarantee the quality and distribution of figured wood.
Birdseye figure may be present on one side of a log but not the other, it may be found on the first log but not the second log and vice versa.
www.ont-woodlot-assoc.org /sw_birdseye.html   (545 words)

  
 Mass Moments: Clarence Birdseye Tests Frozen Food
As Birdseye struggled to feed his family, he noted how easily food froze in the extreme midwinter cold and that this quickly-frozen food tasted better than food frozen in the spring or fall.
In 1924, Birdseye moved his operations to Gloucester to be near a source of fresh fish.
Birdseye was an inventor and experimenter in the tradition of Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin.
www.massmoments.org /moment.cfm?mid=72   (959 words)

  
 NetworkingFiles.com - BirdsEye
BirdsEye is a simple and easy-to-use system monitoring software that helps prevent downtime.
BirdsEye monitors the seven vital-signs of any system, which include nine types of internal and remote network applications, system logs, network connectivity, as well as hard disk, memory and CPU usage.
BirdsEye is developed especially for small and medium size companies.
www.networkingfiles.com /Monitor/birdseye.html   (128 words)

  
 Birdseye Mountain
Birdseye Mountain, located in Castleton, VT, is the site of a fascinating lost ski area.
Birdseye opened in early 1962 with a rope tow serving a small beginner slope as well as a Stabil Disc Lift.
As unlikely that it would occur in such a poor snowbelt, Birdseye had two extremely heavy snowfall years, and the snowmaking was hardly used.
www.nelsap.org /vt/birdseye.html   (2592 words)

  
 An uncertain future for Birdseye house - December 5, 2005
The historic Birdseye house, gutted by fire in 1990, is still standing, celebrating its 150th birthday and looking much as it did in pioneer days when it was among the first homes built by settlers — even serving as "Fort Birdseye," protecting settlers during the Rogue Indian Wars in 1855.
Dates are a little misty, but the Birdseye house appears to be one of the earliest three or four homes built in Jackson County, along with the Colver and McManus homes in Phoenix and the John P. Walker home in Ashland, according to Carol Harbison-Samuelson of the Southern Oregon Historical Society.
The Birdseyes pressure-blasted almost 2 inches of charcoal off the inside of the beams and restored the inside, adding a second story on the extension, against the wishes of historians, he adds.
www.mailtribune.com /archive/2005/1205/local/stories/04local.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Birdseye regarded as 'father of frozen foods'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Birdseye noticed that food, particularly fish, tasted better when it was frozen quickly on ice.
Garfield says the basic premise of Birdseye's freezing method — to freeze blocks of food under pressure at extremely low temperatures — is still a foundation of the industry.
According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Birdseye served as president of Birdseye Frosted Foods from 1930 to 1934, and as president of Birdseye Electric Co. from 1935 to 1938.
www.thejournalnews.com /business2003/newsroom/k28w30bzinventstoryf.html   (688 words)

  
 Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile
Clarence Birdseye improved the nation's diet and created a new industry based on his innovative food preservation processes.
During an expedition to Labrador, a young Birdseye observed native fishermen freezing their catch by throwing it on surface ice.
The fish were frozen quickly in the frigid air, and Birdseye recognized that the speed of freezing prevented frost damage.
www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/232.html   (204 words)

  
 H-Net Review: Stephen Longenecker on An Abolitionist in the Appalachian South: Ezekiel ...
Ezekiel Birdseye (1796-1861), a wealthy businessman, was not a typical East Tennessean.
The letters, relating what Birdseye saw on his travels through the region, dominate Dunn's primary sources, are reprinted at the end of the volume, and occupy more space than Dunn's text, 147 to 88 pages, respectively.
Had more of Birdseye's observations survived, we would be grateful, but Dunn deserves credit for bringing the letters of this Appalachian abolitionist into print and for his contribution to the study of a fascinating region.
www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=5303887392272   (1142 words)

  
 Pepper Profile: African Birdseye
The African birdseye chile is both wild and domesticated and is also known in English as African devil chile, in Swahili as pili-pili and in Kamba as ndul.
The birdseye, particularly the Ugandan variety, is thought to be the most pungent chile that is not of the chinense species, measuring up to 175,000 Scoville Heat Units.
I think that saying "African birdseye chile" is like saying "chile verde" or "green chile." Any piquin-shaped fruit is "African birdseye chile." A couple of years ago, I got thirty accessions from Ghana.
www.fiery-foods.com /dave/profile_birdseye.html   (836 words)

  
 BirdsEye Wizard Puts Magic into System Monitoring Setup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Birdseye takes the pain out of system monitoring by allowing the install, configuration, and use be as easy as 1-2-3: One, download the software.
BirdsEye was developed from the ground up to support the IT infrastructure needs of small and medium sized businesses (SMB) and address a growing concern over the high cost of system and network downtime.
BirdsEye monitors up to seventeen vital-signs of any system, which include internal and remote network applications, system logs, network connectivity, as well as hard disk, memory and CPU usage.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/1/prweb197560.htm   (800 words)

  
 Our History
The Birdseye Boys Ranch is a pioneer in the State of Utah as a program working with young men with sexual problems.
The population of the Birdseye Boys Ranch is small enough to provide individual care and attention.
He is viewed as an individual who has within himself the answers to his own problems, who can take responsibility for his behavior, and who can develop socially acceptable ways of relating to others.
www.birdseyeboysranch.com /history.htm   (163 words)

  
 Livingston Masonic Library and Museum - Collections - Victor Birdseye Papers on Morgan Affair
The papers discuss Birdseye's preparation for trials in Genesee, Monroe and Niagara Counties including testimony and discussions of some relevant points of law.
Birdseye may need to apply for a new certiorari but there should be no difficulty as the original indictment is on file at Batavia.
This letter was forwarded to Birdseye with the cover letter accessioned at 1993.16.19, evidently to clarify Edward Giddings' views on religion and to be used in determining his competency to testify under New York law.
www.nymasoniclibrary.org /collections/findaids/morganfa.htm   (2585 words)

  
 Birdseye Marble - Utah Geological Survey
Although these rocks are technically a limestone, the building stone industry has termed this deposit a "marble." The rocks are rich in algal ball structures commonly known as "birdseyes." These birdseye features were formed by algae that grew around snail shells, twigs, or other debris.
At the entrance to the gravel road, a sign is posted for the Birdseye Marble Quarry, which is under claim and closed to all collecting.
Don’t let this discourage you because the Birdseye Marble Quarry is not part of our “collecting area.” Turn left at the gravel road and proceed until you reach a gate.
geology.utah.gov /utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/rkhd0499.htm   (508 words)

  
 Clarence Birdseye
While Birdseye had entertained an interest in plants and animals from his earliest days, he became a businessman after realizing that as a student of Amherst College he lacked the funds to complete his college education (Time Life Books Inc.).
As a result of the Postum Company's purchase of Birdseye's Seafoods Company, the Birdseye name was kept a part of the company trademark, though it was split into two words: Birds Eye (Wallechinsky and Wallace 353).
Clarence Birdseye was not incensed by this at all however, because the family name had thus been returned to its original form (Wallechinsky and Wallace 353).
www.otal.umd.edu /~vg/amst205.F97/vj30/project5.html   (648 words)

  
 Birdseye Trail in Hoosier National Forest in Indiana
Birdseye Trail is an approximately 11.8 mile long multiple-use trail allowing hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking.
Day use parking is available with one large parking area to the north, and a smaller spot on the west side.
Another new and much larger parking area may be reached from the Town of Birdseye.
www.indianaoutfitters.com /birdseye_trail.htm   (407 words)

  
 HEART/NTA and Birdseye Institute Signed Partnership Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Further, HEART will be working with Birdseye Institute to step up to their standard to certify students on their own.
She anticipated that the training to be offered by Birdseye would prepare its students for the workforce.
Birdseye Institute is offering a wide range of courses that is designed to meet the needs and particular interests of all students, from first-time users to advanced users.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/11/prweb309079.htm   (507 words)

  
 A.K.A. Birdseye - Moviefone
Birdseye (2002) AKA Birdseye on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
Birdseye was chosen as an official selection to the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival.
Birdseye AKA BIRDSEYE reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences.
movies.aol.com /movie/aka-birdseye/1221223/main   (151 words)

  
 Rufus Pomeroy Birdseye
His fifth child, Joseph Birdseye, was born in that village September 17, 1813, and learned and followed his father's trade.
He was married August 30, 1839, to Helen E., daughter of Asa and Theodocia Pomeroy Rufus P. Birdseye is the only son and child of Joseph and Helen E. (Pomeroy) Birdseye, and was born in Trenton, Oneida County, August 17, 1842.
Birdseye has long been prominent in social, fraternal, and charitable organizations, and is a prominent member of
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/oneida/bios/birdseye.html   (627 words)

  
 Clarence Birdseye
The creator of the modern frozen food industry, he helped pay his way through college by trapping and selling fl rats to a geneticist and frogs to the Bronx Zoo.
During World War I, Birdseye and his wife lived in Labrador, where he trapped animals and traded furs.
By the time of his death in 1956, Birdseye held almost 300 patents related to food processing.
www.foodreference.com /html/wclarencebirdseye.html   (209 words)

  
 Birdseye
If you want to go for an easy, relaxing ride do it, just stay off the north end of the loop, you will get frustrated trying to ride the bulldozer tracks.
Looked to be some sections that could get very muddy and stay that way for awhile.
For after ride treats there is a dairy bar in Birdseye center that will satisfy.
www.mtbr.com /trails/Indiana/Birdseye.html   (584 words)

  
 birdseye trail
Day use parking is available (see map) with one large parking area to the north, and a smaller spot on the west side.
Nearest public phone is located in Birdseye, IN.
In addition, volunteers are always needed to help with trail projects.
www.fs.fed.us /r9/hoosier/recreation/birdseye.htm   (155 words)

  
 Tony Rich : Birdseye - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Not only was Words a welcome change of pace in a genre that had become too predictable, but it revealed a truly gifted singer-songwriter.
Rich's second album, Birdseye, proves that the first was no fluke.
Nevertheless, Birdseye remains a remarkably romantic record, one of the rare albums whose seduction feels genuine, not prepackaged.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,361516,00.html   (278 words)

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