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Captain's ReportAhhh! Finally a chance to go to some cooler weather and get through a day of testing and camera work with a single change of clothes during the day. Florida is not called the Sunshine State for nothing. Great dream, but Florida's weather decided to follow us to Lake Geneva's beautiful shoreline and Bret Chilcott's lineup for us. Like they say, the humidity is what makes it so bad in the south. Yeah.Cobalt boats are built in Neodesha [Nee-oh-de-shay], Kansas named by the Osage for the meeting of the waters. Apparently the small town atmosphere and neighborly feeling is good for boat building. In fact, they don't build them they craft them. This privately held company puts its product and its customers in highest regard. I have heard that from many, but felt it from few. My calls to Bret were all met quickly and with professionalism. We went into the shoot feeling we had a lot to do and very little time to get it done. Bret, Director Marketing and Export Sales, made it much easier to get the job done. He explained they put the customer first and went more than the extra mile to get the job done. His crew proved that with the support and hospitality we received. It is hard to explain, but I could clearly feel that this was not a show for cameras, but was how they treated everyone.My first boat to test was the 220 Bowrider. She is reinforced with Kevlar, has a sharper entry angle, reversed chines and lifting strakes and pushes her bow down with the extra extended running surface which act as though they are trim tabs fixed in position. LEDs light her interior at night for less power consumption, more visibility for safety and longer lasting bulbs. They have even thought about how intake vents get eaten up by the UV and now make theirs from a long lasting metal mesh.Their optional electric anchor light is really slick. Besides not having to worry about storing it away when not in use and trying to find it when you need it, a flick of the switch has it sending out an S.O.S. to get help for the other guys you find in trouble on the lake (you likely will not have to use it for yourself!). This boat also has a neat keyless gas cap. It pops up like the hide-a-way cabinet knobs on many cruisers today. Through hulls are long lasting stainless. All hardware that carries through the hull is backed with aluminum backing plates.Up front the anchor locker has a rubber liner that is now molded and fitted to save the fiberglass in the anchor well. The rub rails are stainless steel but have a vinyl bumper under them to spread the stress of bumping the slip. This keeps the rail useful and looking good for a long time. The bow area is well cushioned and the filler cushion fits neatly onto the support bars that have slots molded into the benches for solid support. 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It carries a two-year warrantee and looks very much like leather.The engine lifts either manually or with electric motors. All areas where you would have fiberglass-to-fiberglass contact are padded with rubber bumpers to keep the area quiet. They even use a bumper to baffle the area between the engine and cockpit areas.You can add an insert to increase the size of the rear sunpad. If you like to ski, add on the optional patent pending ski pylon and/or wake board tower. The swim platform covers the outdrive which increases safety, but you still should not board a boat with the engines running.We tested three engine combinations for the 220, so be sure and check out the other two so you can determine the one you like best. She is 22'0" long with a trailerable 8'6" beam. The MerCruiser 496 Mag HO with Bravo III outdrive was a sweet ride, and she cruised at 2500 rpm, which turned us out at 27.5 mph. 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Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Cobalt 220 is 50.1 mph (80.6 kph), burning 18.65 gallons per hour (gph) or 70.59 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Cobalt 220 is 26.9 mph (43.3 kph), and the boat gets 4.33 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.84 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 195 miles (313.82 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 270-hp Volvo Penta 5.0 GXI.
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Editor's note: This is the second in an 18-part series about Northeast Mississippi downtowns.
By Lena Mitchell
Daily Journal Corinth Bureau
CORINTH – Old and new blend harmoniously in downtown Corinth.
Visitors come for regular programming at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center that ranges from Corinth Symphony Orchestra concerts to bluegrass music brought indoors during winter months on Thursday evenings.
Spring, summer and fall hold regular festival events, starting in April when the Old Corinth Depot, now transformed into the Crossroads Museum, and the old Railway Express Building, converted to a modern tourism office, host the Crossroads Chili Cookoff and the Green Market at the Corinth Depot, which continues monthly through October.
In May, thousands of runners from around the world make a circuit through the historic city for the annual Coca-Cola Classic 10k run that has been a tradition for more than 30 years.
The Civil War history in Corinth, with the Verandah-Curlee House Museum that was home to generals during the Siege and Battle of Corinth, the railroad crossing at the Crossroads Museum itself, the numerous battlefields and monuments to momentous events, tell many stories of Corinth's significance.
But people also visit Corinth to have lunch at the historic Borroum's Drug Store soda fountain, home of the oldest continuously operated drug store in Mississippi; to make purchases at Wait's Jewelry and Fine Gifts, which has operated since 1865 and is one of the state's three oldest jewelry stores; to buy art at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery; to enjoy coffee, lunch or a poetry night at KC's Espresso coffee shop, or down-home cooking at Martha's Menu or something unique from the menu at Pizza Grocery.
Whether local residents – including those who make their homes in more than 50 downtown apartments in spaces above businesses or own old homes or new townhouses in the commercial district – or visitors, there soon will be additional new dining and retail options.
Developers Trey Albright and Stuart Green are within a couple of weeks of completing renovations of the first two buildings set for revitalization along a two-block stretch of Wick Street between Taylor and Cruise.
One of the soon-to-be-completed buildings, both with leases in place, will open as a restaurant and the other as retail space.
While the other properties will be fully enclosed, interiors will be finished according to specifications requested by lessors as leases are signed, Albright said.
"We started with a feasibility study MSU did comparing Corinth to cities with similar population, demographics and income," Albright said. "We went to some of those cities for market research and what we felt would work before we started."
They've included green spaces in the master plan, including planter boxes at the front of each building and sitting areas near parking at the front and back of the properties.
"This is a town we love and we hated to see buildings sitting there unused," Albright said. "We've had so much positive feedback from the community with this, and we've done other buildings downtown. We think the downtown area is prime for more expansion."
More is happening at the other end of downtown as well, with a new eye clinic for Dr. John Dodd on North Fillmore Street in a 1913 structure that was the first home of First Baptist Church until the church moved to its present location in 1953.
The building was unoccupied for about nine years, and Dodd purchased it about seven years ago with an eye toward expanding out of the space he has across the street since 1981.
"I have one son who has joined me in practice and we've simply outgrown the space," Dodd said. "Another son is starting school this year and I expect him to join us as well. I've always thought downtown Corinth was a special place and always stayed here."
While Dodd expects to move across the street to his new space in early May, the building next door to his current office is being renovated by Russell Smith of Russell's Beef House Restaurant for an entirely new dining experience in the former Rankin Printery building, Fillmore Place.
This circa 1869 building also was once home to Tishomingo Savings Bank, robbed in 1874 by the infamous Jesse James and his gang.
"One of the things we loved about the building is there's so much history and character and it needed to be revitalized," Smith said. "It's beautiful inside and out, with two stories where we'll have a dining room downstairs to seat about 100 to 110 and a private dining room for about 10 to 15. A bar will be upstairs with area for about 100 in one room and 50 in another room, and a balcony, seating about 200 total."
The menu will offer a dining experience that includes dishes like grilled salmon with a chipotle maple glaze, Cajun, a little seafood, a lot of saltwater fish, "something nobody else does in town."
Each of the projects is expected to qualify for a tax credit in the Corinth Opportunity Redevelopment District, a tax break passed by the city board last year that requires a $50,000 investment to rehabilitate existing buildings.


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A female police officer who was awarded a bravery medal has won almost $20,000 in compensation after being forced to quit because her new roster was "not family friendly".
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA), in a decision published today, found Anneke Teding van Berkhout was constructively dismissed in July 2011 because she felt she had no option but to resign due to changes to her roster pattern.
She joined New Zealand Police in 1988 and worked mostly in the Christchurch Criminal Investigation Branch, and was awarded a gold medal for bravery in 1993.
Ms Teding van Berkhout gave birth to her first child in 2000, and returned to work in May 2001. About January 2002 she applied, and was approved, to work reduced hours.
After giving birth to her second child, Ms Teding van Berkhout was transferred to the Communications Centre, and from June 2004 to 2010 she worked reduced hours as a call-taker and dispatcher.
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She argued that the new hours were "not family friendly" because they conflicted with hours worked by her husband, Davitt, who was also a police officer.
Negotiations about her new rosters failed, and Ms Teding van Berkhout said she felt she had no option but to sign the new agreement because New Zealand Police had refused to consider her annual leave application until she did so.
ERA member David Appleton ruled that Ms Teding van Berkhout was "put ... in a position where she either had to work full time hours or work a roster which caused her significant problems with managing her family life".
"She chose the latter option, which led directly to her resigning because of those resultant problems," Mr Appleton said.
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He was born on December 20, 1949, in Madison, WI, son of Kenneth M. and Beverly (Hult) Sachtjen. He attended and graduated from James Madison Memorial High School in 1968 and the School of Dentistry at Marquette University in 1973. He served as a Captain in the US Air Force, in Denver, CO, as a dentist, during the years of 1973-1975. After serving in the USAF, he began practicing dentistry in 1975, eventually establishing his own dental practice in Madison, WI. Upon the completion of his dental career, he spent his remaining years in sunny Los Angeles, CA. He was married to Kathy Zimmer (Zastrow) in 1973 for 20 years; they started a family in 1976 with the birth of their first son Jason, followed by Ryan in 1979. He was always an avid reader and fitness enthusiast. He enjoyed playing golf and loved watching sports of all types, especially at the collegiate level, always rooting for his favorite Wisconsin teams. He was also a big action movie fan and loved watching them at the theater.
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It was an easy choice. I would not risk an iffy shot, no matter how badly I wanted to kill that bad turkey. The bird stared at me for another second and then walked into the swamp -- gone.
I woke my buddy, told him the story and then paced off the distance to where the turkey had stood: 52 steps.
After the hunt, another writer in camp scolded me for holding fire.
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I have been float tubing for almost 7 years. The hardest obstacle to over-come is falling asleep. If you are used to fly-fishing or spin fishing from a row boat or canoe, you will never go back.
Fan cast. Find the area you would like to fish and fish it hard in a 180 degree area, and then fish that area one more time (deeper, shallower, etc.). Then wake-up from you nap in that water-born Lay-Z-Boy and move to another area.
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A couple of weeks back the postman came to my door with a small package, containing a small box, housing the world's smallest Bluetooth headset, the SmallTalk Mini Bluetooth Headset.
In the box:
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Pairing the headset with my phone was incredibly simple, however it didn't go exactly as the manual described on my Android 1.5 powered HTC Hero. While the phone found the headset just fine when I'd engaged the pairing mode, it didn't then ask for the PIN to complete the pairing. That's fine, and nothing to do with the headset, but I'd never thought of that step as optional and I guess it could be confusing to some people.
This headset obviously has an incredibly small battery, yet it clams to be good for 3 hours talk time and up to 100 hours on standby. I'm not sure how much charge is in the battery as shipped, but I hooked it up to my PC to fill the battery and it didn't take long to tell me it was full (I know I should really time these things when I'm writing a review, but in this instance you can take "didn't take long" to mean "less than the 2 hours that the manual suggests it can take to fully change the battery from flat"). I don't make a lot of calls, so I managed my normal usage and a bunch of test calls over the course of a week without the battery showing any signs of running out.
My first set of test calls was made in my office with little ambient noise and the incoming audio quality was perfectly fine. I left some messages on my voicemail so I could listen back to the audio that I was sending out via the headset, and while it perhaps wasn't "broadcast quality", it was perfectly clear.
I like to do some call quality tests in noisy environments, so I stood next to a motorway and made some calls. I was able to make myself understood at the other end of the line, but it was sub-optimal. The next test was on a train, and while it wasn't as good as in the quiet office, it wasn't terrible – about what I'd expect from a headset with no noise cancellation in an environment with some noise. The worst experience was when walking down the street alongside a reasonable amount of traffic with a decent amount of wind blowing – it wasn't really possible to have a conversation.
Personally I don't tend to make calls on the train (aside from annoying other passengers, you are far too readily overheard), and I wouldn't expect to make calls with a headset in a noisy environment where I wouldn't expect to make calls without one, so the above call tests aren't exactly damning. Where I do make most use of a headset is when I'm driving, and in all the test calls I made in the car I was very happy with the results. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the device had been designed for optimal operation in that situation; something which is further reinforced by there being no mains charger, only a car/USB charging cable.
When I was doing the call tests on the train, I did experience a few random disconnects, where the phone and headset would lose contact. It didn't happen every time and I don't know whether the fault was with the phone or the headset (or the train!). It's not the first time that I've suffered Bluetooth connection failure on that train (using two completely different devices), so it may have been some kind of interference. I didn't have the problem at any other time.
In some if the marketing photos and the illustration on the front of the manual, it shows the headset without the ear hook attached, obviously in an attempt to make it appear as small as possible. You can't wear it without the ear loop though; you might be able to if you had exactly the right sized ear canal, but it doesn't appear to have been designed that way. The speaker, which is surrounded by a rubber ring for comfort, just sits at the opening of your ear canal.
I wonder if it may have been possible to make an in-ear version of this, shipping with a selection of rubber ear buds, as many in-ear headphones do. Given the typical choice of 3 sizes, you may have been able to just pop this in your ear and have it stay there without the ear hook. That said, the ear hook, while it may just be a bit of stiff wire with a plastic coating, is perfectly comfortable and can be reversed to be worn on the right or left ear. It pops on very easily and you barely know it's there – it's just so light. It holds in place pretty firmly too, so while I didn't actually try going jogging with the headset on, I'm pretty sure that you could – the only problems with that being that I don't think that's going to give you wonderful call quality as you run, and the fact that the multi-function button that makes up the majority of the face of the device does rattle a bit if you joggle it around.
While the headset can be worn on either ear, it comes out of the box ready for the right ear. That's sensible because that's how most people will likely wear it. I say that not out of any particular research that I've done myself (I haven't), but when you see headsets that are specifically designed to only be worn on one ear, it's invariably the right one. I don't recall ever having seen a device that was designed solely for use with the left ear. They may exist; possibly on sale in one of those shops that sells items specifically designed for left-handed folks; I don't know. I'm going to assume that the companies making devices specifically for right ears have done their research and know that's what most people do. That's fine, although it does bring me on to a gripe that I have…
I can't understand the product designer who would decide, in the default right ear configuration, to have the volume up button on the bottom of the headset and the volume down button on the top! That's just not intuitive and it bugs me just like the pairing functions being on the wrong buttons on the last headset I reviewed. It makes sense when you wear the headset on your left ear, so perhaps the designer is one of the few people who will be doing that. Either way, I don't imagine they'll be getting a job designing products for Apple any time soon.
Overall, I have to say that if you're looking for a small, lightweight headset that you're primarily going to use while you're driving, then you can't go wrong with this device, especially when I tell you that MobileFun.co.uk, who sent me the unit to review, have it priced at £15.47 – that's a steal! If you're looking for a headset that's going to be used in more noisy environments, then you may want to look at something with active noise cancellation, but if not I would suggest you don't pay more to get a headset that's heavier and less discrete than this one.
I would like to make it clear that MobileFun didn't pay me to write this review – I'm really interested in mobile technology and they supplied me with unit to review – I was certainly under no obligation to recommend that you shop with them, regardless of whether I liked this headset or not. That said, I do suggest that if you're looking for a Bluetooth headset or Bluetooth headphones, you should check them out.


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Thread: 75 gal filtration
Canister - all the way for efficent filtering, cleaner water and very, very quite operation; just can't be beat. This type of unit will cost somewhat more but well worth the extra dollars considering the cost of fish - also, these support in-line heaters which offer a few advantages (like always contain water even if you empty the tank.) Got a very nice canister unit with a UV system built in for under $100 - (someone here pointed out the unit) a bit over sized for my 75 but very nice unit. Would never go back to HOB or any other system. The amount of bio-chips these units can hold is amazing and since that is 125% of what you want/need for any filter, why use anything else? Just always fill with bio-media, never charcoal (except to remove meds but I have a stored HOB that I use for that purpose now.)
Now, if phosphates are an issue, then a HOB add-on unit would be worth the cost; such a unit could be a very low end since that is its only purpose - those phosphate absorbing additives get replaced fairly often and a canister would be a bear changing out; my unit needs a very minor cleaning every three months and even then, I get little debris.
I no longer bother with these additives now since I added an algae scrubber (or bubble falls unit as I call them.) These grow algae and this consumes phosphates nicely (as well nitrates! Even ammonia/nitrites and they only take a week to grow; but do need cleaning every week or two; otherwise, they lose their efficency.) Unless you build a large algae scrubber, this type of unit can't replace a real filtering system (I bought a fanastic small LED unit that fits in the tank by someone here who makes them - very nice price and good performance - send me a private e-mail if you want one - I hope I can still find their e-mail ... ugh. Also, I'll send you the site for the canister if you want one of those UV units.)
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
I am totally and completely lost why some people here are suggesting two canisters? Maybe I'm missing something.
I have a single unit for my tank (yes, I have spares but I use to have more tanks) and it easily handled a massive bio-load for a 75 gal. Besides, a 75 is really the smallest possible tank that can handle a canister. I am lost why two would be needed? If cleaning is the issue, that has never been a problem for me since I use mostly bio-chips (and the supplied internal 'spongs'/filtering media for each tray) that are only rinised (pure water only.) I don't lose any bacteria efficency after cleaning so why would someone have two running? That is possibly true for a HOB if you change the bio-media and want to alternate units for cleaning but for a canister, that is not needed. These units are not cheap and the high end units are way up there.Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
You know Cermet, there are a lot of right ways to do things in this hobby, and just because it isn't the way you do it or I do it, doesn't make it wrong or stupid. Personally, I prefer to have canisters with slower flow rates so the water is in contact with the media and bacteria longer, this sometimes means I put two filters on a tank to ensure there are no dead spots.
Other people prefer to get the highest GPH rate they can with their canisters and use only one and that works too.
I didn't realize a 75g was the smallest tank a canister would work on. I guess I will go pull the XP2's off my 65g and 29g.
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I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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As for the smallest tank size for a canister, many here (and they must be mistaken) have made this exact claim and that is partly why I said that. In my own experience I have used a canister on a 55 and the flow was too much for my fish; of course, I've had large fish. That said, a reduced flow would solve that issue nicely and your point is correct. So, for a newbie, I'd just say that if the tank is smaller than a 75, than a reduced flow might be in order. Of course, that requires very careful testing of water parameters to insure enough and proper flow rate to allow proper bio-action. Not readily apparent for me to use this solution for high flow rates systems if the fish aren't tolerant of the flow.
For people with money, two canisters have advantages and not just for a spare.
That is what makes this forum so useful.
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
I have an AC110 and a PennPlax 700 Canister. I have an overstocked African tank and only do 25% water changes. The params never get more than 0, 0, 20.
I'm sure a 75 gallon tank is very similar. This forum really likes the AC110. Throw on a good canister too and you'll be all set.55 Gl: 15 African Cichlids, 2 Synodontis -
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having only one canister would not do enough mechanical filtration for my liking. they have a lower turnover rate usually than AC110s. canisters are always better for bio, but lack in mech IME. having 2 also ensures you always have a healthy bacteria colony going even when you clean out one of the filters.
I've ran an FX5 on a 55g tank and the flow was not too much for the fish.your friendly neighbourhood arowanaman!
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I have not heard much talk about 'too small for a canister' but I do [or have] run canisters on 20s [Long and regular] and 29s with no issues but these are not monster FX5 type filters, Just little Fluval 205s or EHEIM 2222 or 2232s.
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Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
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I apologize - I didn't realize this thread was still active and I posted a new thread re filtration to the beginning freshwater forum on Saturday. I have settled on 2 Rena XP3's but have a question. Please see my post "Getting my first tank in 2 weeks".
I am also considering 2 Via Aqua 200W Titanium heaters rather than the Jaegers.
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Global Trade: Supply chain analysts issue mixed report on exports
U.S. companies still have a "continued dependence" on China, trade experts contend
While last week's news that the United States trade deficit headed in the right direction, coming in at $43.7 billion in April, its lowest tally since last December, analysis from Panjiva an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, indicates there may be more than meets the eye when gauging how much of an improvement the April numbers were.
This may be especially true on the export side, according to Panjiva, with April exports hitting $126.4 billion for an all time high based on U.S. Department of Commerce data.
Panjiva's new quarterly report, entitled the Quarterly Trendspotting Report, takes a detailed look at the macro trends that impacted global trade during the first quarter of 2011. One of its main objectives is to assist sourcing executives determine which geographies are "trending hot" for products they are looking for on a worldwide basis and what the current trends are on an annual basis.
In an interview with LM—SCMR's sister publication—Panjiva CEO Josh Green said that export data is important as it provides a sense of the expense of which the U.S. manufacturing economy is recovering, as well as which manufacturing sectors are recovering.
"There is a danger in looking at the top line export numbers and assuming we are in a strong recovery mode," said Green. "Looking at the data it looks like oil and petroleum-based products saw the most growth in Q1 [up 63 percent from Q4 2010 at nearly $10.8 billion] and that says our oil industry is alive and well; it does not speak to a broad-based manufacturing recovery."
Other strong sectors for U.S exports were computers, appliances, and industrial machinery up 14 percent at about $5.9 billion and vehicles up 21 percent at roughly $4.7 billion.
U.S. sectors not seeing nearly as strong export growth in the first quarter included pharmaceuticals, tobacco, and food waste and animal feed, among others.
Green said the report's main takeaways have to do with the fact that U.S. companies still have a "continued dependence" on China, with the dollar value of U.S. imports from China growing by more than $13 million in the first quarter for an 18 percent improvement.
"When you look at imports and exports, China remains big and is growing," said Green. "There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of years—particularly from sourcing executives—about diversifying beyond China, and realistically there is a disconnect between rhetoric and reality there," he said. "People are talking about diversifying but there is still U.S. dependence on China."
California exporters are especially reliant on the Far East and transpacific trade, other economic analysts contend.
For supply chain professionals sourcing goods and moving freight globally, Green explained that it is imperative to look at the data and listen to customers when making decisions and considering the fact that China is still the most common region to do global business in. And a close eye needs to be paid attention to the fact that despite recent strong export growth occurring, it is only in a few sectors and not a true indication of broad-based growth, said Green.
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Any advogates out there who own an empeg car player?
A lot of my thoughts on file systems come from an underlying idea that a lot of the relatively common things we want to do with computers are actually quite tricky - writing to any part of a file being a prime example - simply because we're still in the habit of thinking in terms of 20 year old operating systems.
I'm not suggesting removing all paradigms that remind us of the physical representation of our objects. I personally think the idea of having memory and disk as one single space makes about as much sense as trying to go down to the chemist in a 747 or trying to get to another continent by scooter. But we can start looking at the way we use our computing resources and see if we can make it work better for us. I think the use of a memory cache that exists in the 'free memory' and scales dynamically as memory is required and freed for other applications is an excellent example. The overhead of managing this is now less than the performance loss it requires, and the benefits are larger than the fixed-size cache implementation.
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Lilo, when I saw the ARM docs, they weren't on the Intel site but rather on the arm.co.uk site. It's been a while though, I haven't used the Netwinder much in the last year.
Been a while since I posted -- been really busy on UK stuff. Working on embedded stuff is more interesting than I'd expected and the people are great.
The project for this weekend: finally deploy data. The code's been done for a while but the data's not schlepped in yet.


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Description 5 1/2" (14 cm). The combination of dark cap, gray ear patch, bright orange-buff triangular area on the face, and white streaks on the back distinguishes the two species of sharp-tailed sparrows from all other sparrows. To tell the Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow from the Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, rely on range as well as the Saltmarsh's sharper and bolder breast streaks, larger bill, and decided contrast between orange face and paler breast.
Habitat Along the coast, in drier, grassy portions of salt marshes.
Observation Tips 4 or 5 brown-dotted pale blue eggs in a loosely woven cup of grass set in a tussock above the high-tide line.
Range Breeds along Atlantic coast from southern Maine to North Carolina. Winters along coast from Long Island, NY, to Florida.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – If guard play is the mark of a good postseason team, Ole Miss is off to a roaring start.
The Rebels, loaded with front line experience, got a career-high 32 points from junior college transfer Marshall Henderson and assertive offense from starting point guard Jarvis Summers, defeating Tennessee 92-74 before 17,059 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday night.
Henderson, in his first SEC game, was only 3 for 12 from 3-point range but hit big shots late and before that was still a factor in the offense.
He was 13 for 14 from the free throw line, and Ole Miss was 38 for 44 from the line as a team.
It all helped the Rebels win an SEC opener for the first time under Andy Kennedy.
As good as guard play was, Kennedy was most impressed with the Rebels' (12-2, 1-0 SEC) rebounding. Ole Miss was just plus-3 at halftime but finished the game plus-15 on the glass.
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"We didn't shoot the ball particularly well, but on the road you have to be physical in the paint, you have to drive it, and you have to make your foul shots. That's what we did," Kennedy said.
Henderson began the night as the SEC's leading scorer, but his early shooting didn't resemble that lofty status.
He missed his first eight 3-point shots, but he knocked down 3s on back-to-back possessions as Ole Miss pushed its lead to 16 points with 9 minutes, 19 seconds to play.
The Vols (8-5, 0-1) didn't allow Ole Miss to go to cruise control at that point.
Tennessee answered with 3-point shots from Derek Reese and Jordan McCrae, and less than a minute after Henderson's big shots, the lead was 10 points again.
Tennessee got as close as eight points back, but Henderson wasn't finished. He scored nine points over the last 6:56 including a 3-pointer at the 5:03 mark that made it 79-64 and sent Vols fans scurrying for the exits.
Henderson said he stopped counting his 3-point misses but felt great relief when the first one dropped.
"Coach Kennedy has told me all the time you've got to be a serial killer, and don't let anything affect you. I don't," he said.
Before Henderson blew things open – twice – Jarvis Summers made sure the Vols didn't charge up Rocky Top. Ole Miss led by eight at the break, and Summers scored the team's first nine points of the second half with aggressive moves to the rim.
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I haven't paid much attn. to this thread because the title suggested that if was just an attack on Fox. I did watch the video on my laaptop but too jerky to even watch closely.
I do have a question though. If you were the one that hit the reporter and felt that you were only definding yourself, would you choose to remain anonymous or choose to go public and defend your actions? My instinct is that not one single person here would choose to remain anonymous. I wonder if I am wrong.


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This year, several important tax changes tied to the federal health overhaul will start affecting consumers—including new limits on medical deductions and higher tax rates for some higher-income taxpayers.
Tax advisers say consumers need to be aware of the tweaks. Some may need to take action to ensure they're complying with the new requirements or to try to reduce their exposure.
One key shift can already be spotted by many employees, though it isn't costing them money: Many larger employers now have to include on the W-2, the annual federal wage-data tax form, a figure that represents the cost of the worker's health coverage. The sum includes both the employee's and employer's contributions. It appears in box 12 after the letters DD.
The disclosure, required under the health-care law, highlights the value of the tax break given to employer-provided health coverage, the cost of which isn't counted as taxable income. Many employees don't know how much is spent on their health benefits, and the sum will be a shock to some.
Policy makers in Washington have floated the idea of capping the amount of deductions for higher-income taxpayers, a move that could limit the health-coverage exemption.
With this new disclosure, employees "become aware of how much money this is, and the impact on them if some or all of it became taxable," says Gary Claxton, a vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. The upshot would be to increase their taxable income.
Some employees already are feeling the effects of another tax change tied to the health law. For 2013, the annual contribution to flexible-spending accounts—which let you pay for qualifying medical expenses with pretax dollars—was capped at $2,500.
Some other changes may not yet be so obvious. One raises the bar for the itemized deduction that taxpayers can take for their medical expenses, a category that includes their out-of-pocket payments for things like doctor visits, prescriptions, physical therapy and hospital bills. For 2013, expenses can only be deducted if they exceed 10% of your adjusted gross income, up from 7.5% for 2012. For people age 65 and older, the 10% doesn't kick in until 2017.
The cutoff was already high, says Kristin Esposito, technical manager at the American Institute of CPAs, and "now it's going to be harder to meet that limit."
Tax experts say consumers should be careful in tracking their expenses to make sure they don't miss anything that might qualify and help them get over the threshold. Ms. Esposito says some taxpayers may also want to consider moves that hold down their income, perhaps by deferring some compensation or delaying plans to cash in an investment that would bring a gain.
The other big changes will affect individuals with adjusted gross income of more than $200,000 and married couples making above $250,000 who file jointly; for spouses who file separately, the threshold is $125,000 each. For wages above these cutoffs, taxpayers this year face a Medicare tax rate of 2.35%, up from 1.45% in 2012.
The increase comes with an added wrinkle, says Debera Salam, director of payroll information services for Ernst & Young. In the past, employers were easily able to withhold the proper amount of Medicare tax because the rate was consistent. Now, because employers won't know a spouse's income, they may not get the figure right.
To ensure the amount is correct and they aren't at risk of a tax penalty, higher-income taxpayers have "got to be proactive," says Ms. Salam, and talk to a tax adviser. Among the options: Employees can make their own estimated payments throughout the year, or file a W-4 form with the employer to request the proper withholding.
For the higher earners, the health law also includes a new 3.8% tax on unearned income above the thresholds mentioned earlier. That hits income from sources such as rent and investments, rather than wages. Robert S. Keebler, a certified public accountant in Green Bay, Wis., is suggesting clients look at investment options that will minimize the impact of the new tax, such as municipal bonds or rental real-estate properties where, for tax purposes, depreciation will likely cancel out the income.
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beat terra now waiting for arab money to message me so i can battle him
now he is crying over a crit even tho i had p song and protect to end his last poke while i had 3
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Yeah, I lost. He had a critical crit that really mattered. Plus I couldn't hit worth a damn cuz of gay *** Para
Won vs. Rairyan.
lost to arab money 5-0 gg surprised my team lost by that much lol
you will deffo win this tourney
alrighty then, if we can get Jets and bobyjoe500 to finish there match up soon we can skip to the final round.
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gonna find him on xat eventually
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no reply from boby. + BUMP.
alright, im here. which server? remember, im banned from the 2 biggest and mex
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well, I haven't played PO in weeks, getting sick of it and getting tired of tourneys. I'll just forfeit so jets won't have to freak on me...again
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Final Round is Up! Get the battle done, Good Luck to both parties.
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Fought Jets and won, Rachi got some crucial paras that probably tilted the balance in my favor after a few of his sets surprised me. GGs :/
Jets wanted me to post the replay
ya confirming! gg bro! rachi hax is rachi hax.
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A tournament ending with Life Orb Tentacruel and Explosion Ferrothorn? I'm ok with this.


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I agree. My assistant is hella buggy. Even in current update. I know more then a half dozen people experiencing the same issues so it should not have been recommended.
Cost me a dollar to see Siri have a mental breakdown.
Where can I put in a request for a zeppelin logo?
I want the Hitman icon.
NOPE. Zeppelin is the app that crashes my iPhone. I install it and I can no longer get into App Store or just about any other app.
It might not be Zeppelin but when I install it I cant get into AppStore then I uninstall it and everything works again.
I think as I said in the other thread about IOS crashing I think its Mobile Substrate that does the crashing and its clashing with something else or the combination of multiple cydia apps makes MS crash.
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The key feature of a gaming laptop is that it should be, you know, a laptop: Easy to pack up and carry around for gaming sessions at a friend's house or on the go. Too many gaming machines add so many extra bells and whistles that you need a crate just to carry them around, which kind of ruins the point. The best gaming laptops should be light enough to easily tote, offer enough customization for you to make them your own, and include powerful features that can deal with demanding games without burning out your hardware by the end of the month.
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Games are a popular holiday gift, and that's why they're a staple in our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. Up next is the New Nintendo 3DS XL system - yes, that is "New" capitalized. It's part of the name. The console combines next-generation portable gaming with super-stable 3D technology and added control features. Take 3D photos, connect with friends, and enhance your gaming experiences with added amiibo support. The New Nintendo 3DS XL system plays all Nintendo DS games (although, those won't appear in 3D.) Also, if you buy one, keep in mind that the AC Adapter is sold separately. It uses the same AC adapter as the Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo 2DS, so you might already have one.
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If you're going to be serving lamb fans, this is a totally new and delicious approach. Lively flavors... and the bean mash is truly unique. Two thumbs up!
This was very tasty. I also cooked the onions and garlic first: after the lamb was browned I removed the lamb and deglazed the pan with a bit of marinade while the onions and garlic were still in the pan. Then I removed the vegetables to the Cuisinart and added the chick peas, which had been simmered. This gave the mash some of the flavor of the marinade. I put the lamb back in the skillet with the marinade and proceeded with the recipe. It was not a "pretty" dish", but the flavors were good.
Picked up a "lamb shank" at the market that was marked down to half price. It was actually a 2.2 lb leg of lamb. I boned and butterflied it for this recipe and it was perfect. Followed the recipe although I took some tips from previous reviewers. I used a food processor to puree the beans and added three chopped uncooked garlic cloves to the puree. I also reduced the marinade in the pan to thicken a little for topping the lamb on the puree. The recipe had very good flavors. The next time I make this I would do the onions and garlic in the pan first and add the marinated meat. I would also attempt to remove as much marinade as possible for the browing process and turn up the heat, while I continued to move the garlic and onions around within the pan. I did cook in the oven for 15 minutes, but would set timer for 10 minutes next time and check temperature. Mine was not as rare as the picture, which I would have preferred. Recipe is much better than some of the reviews indicated.
The lamb was a little bland and took a while longer to get to rare than stated. I added chopped carrots to the onion mix and glad I did. It gives the mashed chickpeas a great flavor. I would make the chickpeas again...the lamb needs a little something more.
The lamb didn't really impress me (made some minor mods in the execution, but don't think that was the problem). The mash was an interesting change, though. However, I did halve the amount of onions and garlic, as I didn't want my breath to be quite that lethal.
This was a fun recipe to make, with amazing aromas throughout preparation. I marinated the lamb for five hours - two at room temp, and the flavors and spices were perfect. The garbanzo mash, however, lacked pizzazz, despite incorporating the onions, garlic and juices from the lamb pan. The texture wasn't fabulous with the perfectly cooked meat (i cooked it medium rare)and if I made it again, I'd puree the chickpeas to a silkier texture with more olive oil, garlic, salt and lemon. The cilantro was perfect in the dish. My guests loved the meal, which included roasted beets with cumin and mint. Delicious!
I was really, really unimpressed with these two recipes. Mediocre results for a fair amount of work. The marinade for the lamb smelled AMAZING, but ended up rather tasteless. The mash was just okay. I won't make this again.
We found the marinade to be good, but very citrusy. It did give the meat an interesting flavor, as well as keeping it moist. Will try to make the garbanzos next time.
My bf and I were pretty excited as I was preparing this for dinner tonight - the marinade was wonderfully fragrant and smelled as though it would pefectly compliment the lamb. To our disappointment, though it looked and smelled fantastic, it was definitely missing something. The mash had a great flavor - hard to go wrong with a starch side cooked chicken broth, onions, & garlic, at least flavor-wise - but it, too, was not up to the high standards of the other recipes I've tried from this site. We both found the texture to be too mealy/grainy. *shrug* We chucked the rest of the mash, but I'm hoping some tzadziki sauce will liven up the leftover lamb on pita sandwiches.
This was very good and very interesting if you're looking to get out of a food rut. But I just felt it was missing something, even though my husband loved it. I might try it asgain on the grill.


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"Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It was time for Ty.phoo's unique 'Out of the Pot Journey'. A few of us waded across a city jammed with traffic thanks to Republic day parade practice and massive traffic diversions. We headed for The Park in the heart of New Delhi, overlooking the historic 18th century observatory Jantar Mantar, to attend a tea and food pairing session with entertaining and fun Chef Vicky Ratnani.
Even though it was promoted as the first of the kind tea and food pairing, I recall an earlier one at the Lodhi Gardens, New Delhi in August last year, with the very sweet tea specialist Anamika Singh doing the honours. I missed that one, so this was very welcome indeed.
Why? I am not a tea drinker, as most of my friends know. Coffee is more 'my thing' yet I am intrigued by tea lovers and the amount of tea they can sip. The teen is also on a tea binge these days, blackcurrant from Teavirve her favourite to date, so my curiosity ran deeper.
So on a chilly winter morning, we headed for the pool side setting of the cook out to be greeted by the energetic and hospitable Chef Vicky Ratnani dressed in bright tangerine yellow. A cheerful bright beginning to a cold afternoon! Somehow sitting next to a pristine blue pool of water made it a few degrees colder! We were so glad there was tea, loads of it!
The afternoon began with some cold fruit tea infusions … blackcurrant and orange, with the chef urging us to try the cocktails too. There were tea infused vodkas and martinis. The orange spicer vodka was nice, even though the black currant martini did taste slightly synthetic-y.
The chef introduced us to the nuances of tea, perfect pairings like in wine and food, almost similar actually! He talked about how light green tea goes well with deep-fried stuff like cocktail samosas and barbecued food like chicken tikka {which were doing the rounds} …. the tea acting as a palette cleanser, contributing to rounding off flavours.
The cook off began pretty soon. The chef made his signature dish "Adrak ki Chai ka Kukkad" aka Masala Tea Poached Chicken. Chicken stock with whole spices like mace was gently steeped in a tea bag, and then the chicken breast poached in it for 8-9 minutes. The fillet was then removed and sliced, while a little cream was added to the tea flavoured stock. Such an interesting concept.
He also demonstrated a mash potato with an interesting Indian twist…the masala mash reminiscent of South Indian dosa aloos. Really nice and such fun to see the humble mash take a new dimension. Chef Ratnani talked about a cucumber ribbon salad, a 9 minute prep, that's a great way to get kids especially to eat their salads . I loved how easy it looked. I was sure the kids would love it!
It was time to move on to lunch which was served poolside. The first course was Harissa spiced grilled veggies, mint and rocket leaf cous cous with chick pea puree {hummus I think}, paired with a ty.phoo Moroccan mint green tea. Perfect first course. For someone who is not an avid cous cous fan, I really enjoyed it.
Was also some of the best hummus I have eaten in a while. I really enjoyed the tea too. Beautifully steeped, the flavours of mint pairing beautifully with the first course. {The second serving of tea was over steeped, and bitter}
Onto the main course, the poached chicken in the tea stepped sauce. Sadly it didn't work for me. The sauce was really nice. Gentle, lilting flavours, slight undertones of tea … but the chicken was too meaty for me. Maybe poaching isn't my 'cup of tea'. While I immensely enjoyed the base sauce, and the masala mash at the bottom, the pickled cucumbers too on top, I had to abandon the chicken.
Of course, the good folk at The Park were wonderful and offered me the vegetarian option, which was quite nice. Cottage cheese cooked in mustard oil, pepper and maybe mustard encrusted … overall very interesting. And soon dessert was announced, something we really looked forward too, yet something that sorely disappointed.
It was the promise of a luscious flourless chocolate cake, The Park Chocolate Indulgence, that lit our eyes. Yet something was quite not right in there! It had synthetic, gelatin like overtones … and we were unanimous in our verdict. The strawberries in a waffle basket were the saving grace, and paired well with a bold Ty.phoo Assam tea {the second serving again oversteeped and bitter}.
Overall an interesting experience, enjoyed in good company and with the personal attention of witty and energetic Chef Ratnani. He's a hands down foodie … exuberant, full of beans and so forthcoming. We came away with generous well packed boxes of Ty.phoo tea, a box full of enviable flavours! Immense possibilities too as I made Sticky Fig, Orange & Date Puddings with Earl Grey soon after, and Ruchira made Masala Chai & White Chocolate Creme Brulee. Alternatively, brew them with herbs and fruit like Sangeeta did.
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Went back to Outback and had Chicken on the Barbie! Excellent Food and service!
Went back to Outback and had Chicken on the Barbie! Excellent Food and service!
Getting up early to drive back to Wilkes-Barre to catch the flight home kind of messed with my normal meal schedule. Had an egg mcmuffin for breakfast at 5:30, which is actually 2:30am at home. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and a cinnamon raisin bagel in the Chicago airport. Nothing on the plane but cranapple juice and pretzels on the first leg of the flight, cranapple juice and Biscoff cookies on the flight to Seattle. Once home I had a brownie of some sort that my mom brought in and some Gatorade in between breaks of my 3 hour lawn mowing session.
Between the noise of the plane and the car and the lawnmower, my head is still spinning. It's been close to a 24 hour day at this point, having been up for over 21 hours with only the occasional nodding off for a few seconds.
All I had was a 44oz super big gulp coca cola and some doritos !!
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I'm having some Campbell's Select "Healthy Request" Italian-Style Wedding Soup for lunch. I should've brought a London Broil lunchmeat on Health-Nut bread but I was too lazy to make a sandwich before going to the gym this morning. LOL
Can of dark red kidney beans and a can of tuna. (Mixed in a soup bowl and nothing else.) Simple.
If I make food less appetizing I eat less of it, which is good for me.
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Lunch is undecided at this point, I suspect it'll be road food.
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Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.