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#12 Killer chipotle sauce06-16-2008, 04:49 PM
I made a batch of this to go on our appetizer, everyone agreed I should make more for the crab cakes it was so good!
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon chopped roasted red peppers packed in jar
2 teaspoons minced canned chipotle chilies
Mix all ingredients in bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
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#14 Appetizer06-16-2008, 04:59 PM
My own concoction!
Polenta - instant works fine
Fresh crab meat
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Form cakes of the polenta in ramekins and flip over on a plate
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add some red caviar on top of the crab
spoon some sauce around
arrange parsley sprigs
And voila, an apetizer!!
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#15 Baltimore Hotel crab cakes06-16-2008, 05:08 PM
Best I have ever had!! No stinking fillers.
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1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (this instead of English dry mustard is my variation on traditional recipes)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 pinch of cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 pounds Dungeness crab meat (or lump crab meat from the best crab available to you)
2 tablespoons finely ground cracker crumbs
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1. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl to blend
2. Add mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, Old Bay seasoning, pepper, cayenne and salt and whisk until smooth
3. Mix in crab and cracker crumbs
4. Form into 16 small (1/2 inch thick) crab cakes if serving as an appetize or 8 cakes if using as an entree
5. Place on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper or wax paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
6. Coat the crab cakes with Panko bread crumbs
7. Fry in clarified butter until golden brown on both sides
8. Serve with tartar sauce or cocktail sauce or your favorite sauce
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Served over the shrimp risotto with plenty o sauce!
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Place pieces of previous cleaned lobster meat in bowl and add 1 cup of bisque. Garnish with head and one parsley leaf in center, if desired.
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Location: 40 miles northwest of San Antonio in Bandera and Medina counties
Surface area: 5, 426 acres
Maximum depth: 152 feet
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Conservation Pool Elevation: 1, 064 ft. msl
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Singapore, 21 December 2011 – Launched last Sunday, visually impaired guests can now look forward to 'seeing' more of Jurong Bird Park and learning about the winged animals which inhabit the skies with newly-installed Braille interpretives.
Ten of the Bird Park's most popular exhibits have been chosen to be the sites of these interpretives; Birds of Prey, Flamingo Pool, Hornbill & Toucans, Lory Loft, Macaw Island, Mandarin Ducks, Dinosaur Descendents, Pelican Cove, Penguin Coast and World of Darkness. These exhibits were also selected with the beneficiaries' needs in mind, making sure that the latter get to experience as much of the world's largest Bird Park as possible.
The Braille interpretives' text and information took the Bird Park's Education team slightly more than a year to conceptualize and research, while the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) helped to produce the Braille as well as the 'pictures' of the birds so that the visually impaired can 'feel' what the particular bird is like. This collaboration ensured that the interpretives would be useful to the beneficiaries. "We are very excited to launch this project, and we are now able to conduct educational group tours catering to these special guests. This strengthens one of our three key pillars, namely, Education, and we hope that the Braille interpretives provide the visually challenged with another means by which to explore the very vibrant and interesting avian world," said Ms May Lok, Director, Education, Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
As part of the launch, NTU's Welfare Services Club brought a group of 50 beneficiaries and their families from SAVH to Jurong Bird Park. It was also an annual Christmas and Family Day event for the visually impaired with the theme 'JIA.' Interpreted as 'family' in Mandarin, JIA also symbolises Joy In Abundance, which means that having a family is a blessing to be joyful for.
Beneficiaries spent a whole day at the Bird Park going through 10 different stations learning more about the birds at each pit stop. At selected stations, they also experienced feeding the birds. One key stop was made at the Bird Discovery Centre, a living classroom where they touched and felt bird specimens, their feet, feathers and eggs, and obtained an even greater understanding of the bird world. To better equip the NTU student volunteers with avian knowledge, Bird Park's Education team trained the students based on the 10 exhibits fitted with Braille, so that they could in turn impart the information to the beneficiaries.
Commented Mr Tan Guan Heng, President, Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, "This initiative by Jurong Bird Park to provide signages in Braille is a demonstration of how the Bird Park is bringing more awareness about the needs of the visually handicapped. We hope that others will emulate the Bird Park. Thank you, Jurong Bird Park!"
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Just got the official word from the Rays that the 2009 Fan Fest will be held on Saturday, February 14th from 11 – 6 p.m. This is the same day that the pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Port Charlotte for Spring Training. I am getting the distinct feeling that the team will actually be reporting to Tropicana Field, then be bused or take their personal modes of transportation down to the new Spring Training site later that day.
So here we are within 17 days of seeing our boys of summer again on the signing stages within the field of Tropicana Field. It has been a long off season, but thank goodness it is getting shorter every day. Again we can mingle and chat with fellow Rays fans about the upcoming season, the team's trades and signings since October 2007, and most of all bask in the glow of the 2008 American League champion Tampa Bay Rays.
As usual, there will be a Rays/Pepsi Fan Wall of Fame induction ceremony in which the 12th class of members will be presented their official team jerseys and trophies starting at 12 p.m. that day. I know first-hand the honor and the excitement that comes with getting a nod to be on the Wall of Fame. I was inducted in 2004 along with ESPN personality and Rays Season Ticket holder Dick Vitale. I still have the sign from his seat that day and I will be seeking you out in 2009 to sign it finally.
If you have never been to a Rays Fan Fest, it is a free event for all ages and will feature events and a live silent auction of Rays collectibles. Also, you will be able to take your picture in the Rays home dugout and go on a locker room tour to see how beautiful the Rays home locker rooms are, and get a glimpse into Rays Manager Joe Maddon's office. Do not forget to look on the window of Rays Clubhouse Manager, Chris Westmoreland's office for photos and great events featuring our Rays.
There will be events for the kids as usual, like the home run derby event and the batting cages. Also there will be a timed 90 foot run to see how you stack up with your friends running the base paths like the team. But the event that everyone comes out to, is the player signings. At select times, the Rays will gather in four clusters of signing area to meet and greet the fans for 2009. Among the most anticipated signers is former Phillie Pat Burrell, who the Rays signed in the off season. But as usual, you will have players and coaches from both the major and minor league squad here for sign items for you………the fans.
Every year the event seems to get better and better. Also on tap will be giveaways from the Florida Sports Network ( FSN) and local radio stations, including the Rays new flagship station for game broadcasts, 620 WDAE, the Sports Animal. Progress Energy and several other sponsors of the team will also be on hand to also provide information and exciting gifts for selected fans. Behind the baseball diamond will be baseball collections and also the second annual Metro PCS event where you can get an actual Rays player to chat on your phone to someone. There event was so popular last year that the line was so long some people did not get to partake in the event.
And as usual, the Rays Sales teams will out in force to help you with selection of Season Tickets, or oyher ticket packages at the event. If you are thinking of buying tickets, but are not sure, the Rays will again be offering the 20 game vouchers that can be used throughout the season for 20 selected games of your choice. This is a great option for the fan that doesn't know when he might have time ti attend, but wants to support the team. Multi-colored sheets will be located on seats throughout the stadium for fans to have a gander at the full season or partial season prices for that section. Sales people will be happy to chat with you about any section of the stadium for the upcoming season.
Also on hand on the field will be the 2008 American League trophy won by the team after they defeated the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 to earn the right to play in the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. There has been word that people will be able to take pictures of the trophy, but no confirmation of personal photos or standing with the award.
But as usual, the event is to celebrate a new season and a renewed vigor about our hometown Tampa Bay Rays. I hope you can attend, and I look forward to meeting some of you there to celebrate and chat about the Rays.
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How cool will it be if the team reports to Fan Fest first! And what a great place to spend the day with your sweetheart! Make sure you take pictures to share with us!
I am a lone wolf…….wooooooooooooo
No sweetheart, because they do not understand why i attend 81 games a year. Besides, it will take from the weekend hunts at Ferg's after the game eating some chicken wings and downing a few cold, frosty, ( root) beers.
I lost my CD from last year, or would have some better picture up here. I will buy my camera batteries tomorrow before I forget about it all. I just want to cuddle with the AL trophy for few minutes.
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This fans fest looks like it's going to be a lot of fun with tons of cool activities! I hope you get some great autographs and pictures and that you'll share them with us on here!
I will have a few, working on getting whoever is still with the team to sign my 2008 Team Photo with me in it…………only two of them printed in 2008. Mine and one in the promotions department.
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I wish more fan fests could happen in warmer climate and be at the field. I'd really like to get a feel of what it's like to be in the dug out or on the field.
Am I the ONLY person that doesn't get to go to their teams fan fest!!!!
Why not Bob,
I would think you would have a ball at a Fan Fest. But then I do not know when they have one up there. I enjoy them for the fact you get to mingle with the radio guys and chat with some other fans you do not get to see every day.
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Didn't the Reds have their Fan Fest the night they announced the Arbitration names back in 2008. I am sorry it is not warm at that time of year. But then again, we hold ours in the dome, so it could be raining cats and dogs and everyone is dry and comfortable.
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I'm sure this one will be different from previous years… a renewed spirit will be in the air I assume. Looks like fun!
The crowds will be unreal this year. But that is the price you pay for success. It is going to be more difficult for the fans to get autographs from players by standing in line.
I am going down on the 15th to the first practice to actually get most of my signings. But it will also give me a chance to get down there and see the new complex and have some fun in the sun.
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Mimi Huntington, MFA '87, the founding artistic director of the Nora Theatre company, is the recipient of the 2013 StageSource Theater Hero Award. Huntington founded the Cambridge-based company the year she graduated from Brandeis; it was one of the first companies in Boston to focus on stories by and about women.
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"It was clear to me from the beginning that Mimi was an extraordinary theatre person," says Nora Associate Director Daniel Gidron, who was one of Huntington's teachers at Brandeis. "Over the years I have been associated with the Nora Theatre Company, I was impressed by Mimi's selfless dedication and vision. She founded the company, nurtured it, and shepherded it through its homeless period and on to its new home at the Central Square Theater.
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circle hooksd for flies
I didn't order any of the circle hooks of the Mustad Signature line. The ones I am going to be getting are more similar to Gamakatsu Octopus hooks. I have been all over circle hooks for flies for a few years now. I have already posted my experience with them. I found the post here it is:
"I have used circle hooks a lot for flies. Here are my general observations, not meant to be taken as gospel;
For fast swimming fish that take their prey whole and keep going at full speed, circle hooks can't be beat. False albies are one species that I really like flies tied on circle hooks. The main reason is that once the circle grabs ahold, it doesn't let go.
However, if the fish you are pursuing isn't one to streak off at top speed after it grabs something and will just gulp it down and then sit there with it, the fish will blow it back out either from it's mouth or through it's gills. I had a lot of trouble with striped bass blowing flies out their gills and then you can't get the hook out, even if it's barbless. It turns around in there and gets all hung up and the fish ends up dying, I don't use circle hooks for striped bass fishing anymore.
Actually, for albies this past season I used Gamakatsu Octopus hooks more than circles anyways.
I don't really use them too much anymore. The new interest is a new fad that will go away, I guess I was ahead of the curve."
Let us know what you think of them. I picked up this months Fly Fisherman magazine at Borders yesterday and Larry Dahlberg has an article on them basically saying they are great hooks for bait fishing, but he is not so sure for fly fisherman.
Indicates primary advantage of the Circle hook is that if swallowed into gut by fish will pass thru with no harm to it and for fish with very boney mouths will increase your hooking percentages dramatically.
Since flys are rarely swallowed by fish he is not sure of their advantage to fly fisherman except for boney mouth fish.
Appears they have been used for Tarpon bait fishing for a long time, indicates 20 years.
What does Mel Simpson think of these, our resident tarpon guide on the forumn.
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P.S. What I am doing posting in the saltwater section ? I am a 1,000 miles from the Atlantic, wish I was closer, growing up in NJ did some surf casting for stripers and blues, was just getting into FF the surf in 1979 when the big corporate transfer came to the mid west and the then the steelhead and salmon conversion occurred.
I am going to be receiving some of these from Mustad soon. I will let you know how they are. Of course my main concern with a hook is: can I tie it on the end of my line? But seriously I go through so many hooks and flies ina year that cost is a prime concern, so obviously i am happy that they are sending me some to try out but if the price is right in the future I will stock up on them.
I did stop at my fly shop today on the way home from work and they did have these. They look like really strong hooks and the price is great.
About all could use them for out here is streamers though.
Will pick some up next time there, had to get over stuff to day.
Going to a fly shop is an ordeal with all of this new material that is now out.
To much to tempt you to try these days
...Mustad Signature C68S SS Tarpon...
I dropped in to see Commander Jim Bender @ LowerForty in Worcester...after a nice visit he showed me these new SS hooks and they had Striper Fly written all over them!...The 3/0's were $4.95 for 25 and the quality looks great! (2X Heavy / 2X Short)
I think Mustad has a "winner"...Check'm out!
I have some of these hooks. I got them downtown at Stoddards I think. Sharp has h e double hockey sticks out of the box. I don't really like the way the point heads back towards the shank slightly. I feel it reduces the gap a tiny bit. But I think I'm just being picky. I really never fished any good hooks until the end of last year. 95% of my flies are still on Mustad 3407 or 34007's. Only time will tell if the finish holds up to the salt though.
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Good find Fishhawk!
They look like great hooks, and might even compare. But I wonder if price is really as big of a deal as some people think?
For northeast striper fishing...
I pay $10 for a couple of months worth of a top-notch fly hook instead of $5 for Mustads, the season lasts half the year, so that's $30 for my main SWFF hook for the year. This to me is cheap money to fish with the very best hooks made. I don't know if I really care if I spend less than that for a years worth of my main fly hook, knowing I am using the best made in the world.
The quality control, the point, the barb, the eye and the profile are all superior. I might not drive the best car or live in a fancy house but I sure as heck fish with the best hooks :hehe:
I'm not concerned about the pocket change in price difference but since every department store seems to carry mustad by default maybe I could find some decent hooks when I can't get to my favorite sponsor's shop. When I have a choice I will opt with TMC et. al.
BTW - I do buy some Mustad hooks for certain freshwater and river fishing needs. They have a huge range of styles to choose from. My comments were aimed at standard SWFF hook choice and my experience comparing brands in the past. Besides, I need a good bluefish hook
I was just looking at them on the Mustad web site yesterday
Do look good, don't know if my local fly shop has them, maybe will stop there today on my way home. Usually do that on Thursdays.
Will post if I do and they have them
Correction should read Tiemco quality for less money and more quanity. Anyway its a great hook.
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Check out the new Signature hooks by Mustad. Tiemco like quality for less money and quanity. Looks like a winner to me.
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The buying power of this demographic is about $200 billion annually.
As many credit unions know, businesses cannot afford to ignore the Millennials.
"Their collective buying power alone—an estimated $200 billion annually—is already noteworthy and will only increase as they mature into their peak earning and spending years," reports "Marketing to Millennials: Reach the Largest and Most Influential Generation of Consumers Ever," by Jeff Fromm and Christie Garton.
This book reveals eight attitudes Millennials share. Among them: They value social networking, require authenticity, and they are very influential as they sway both parents and peers.
This generation consists of more than 80 million people and is the largest generation in American history, outnumbering Baby Boomers by one million. In addition to their annual buying power, they influence at least twice as much in expenditures, "Marketing to Millennials" reports.
This book provides insight as it defines who this influential group is, outlines marketing rules to engage them, and suggests how you might best obtain their loyalty.
How does your credit union acknowledge the needs and desires of this large cohort? Do you know how to effectively reach them, and are you aware of their marketing preferences?
Research findings this week will lead the way to understanding this important generation of consumers.
'I'm never so sure as I was in my mid-20s.'—Meryl Streep
Millennials are making important decisions with regard to student loan and other debt. Are they making wise choices?
According to USA Today, "42% of Millennials Blame Colleges for Rising Student Debt." Student loan debt is a "$1 trillion problem," according to the article, and 42% of survey respondents ages 18 to 29 "blamed colleges and universities for rising student debt, while 30% blamed the federal government."
Colleges take the blame because they "only allocate resources to programs that students and families say they want." This creates a situation in which students perceive college "more as a private good than a public good—as a key driving factor behind the debt."
This is exacerbated as high-income families demand more from colleges, many low-income families struggle to afford the tuition increases that come along with these better services and facilities.
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Further, "about 79% of today's 27-year-olds owe some money, whether that's on a credit card or mortgage. About 55% owe more than $10,000" and "at every single educational level, more than 80% say their finances are at least somewhat stressful. At least 15% say finances are extremely stressful."
'If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomethings with choices, you're probably going to succeed.' –Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City
Despite student loan issues, "Millennials Gain the Most Financial Ground in 2013," says an article at mainstreet.com. "Fully 42% of American employees say their finances improved in 2013, but more than half (58%) of Millennial workers feel they are financially better off now than at the beginning of 2013."
And, "UBS Investor Watch Report Reveals Millennials are as Financially Conservative as Generations Born During Great Depression." Here, "While Millennials describe their risk tolerance as either conservative or somewhat conservative (34%), their average asset allocation is extremely conservative, with the average portfolio dedicating 52% to cash, compared to 23% cash for other investors."
Most Millennials say the best advice they'd ever gotten was to save, and this is creating "a generation of savers who are skeptical about long-term investing and market-chasing. Only 12% of Millennials said they would invest found money in the market, and only 28% see long-term investing as a pathway to success."
Millennials have a "money matters" mentality, as 48% indicate "financial freedom is the single most important factor of success" and a household income of $220,000 would be a definition of such success.
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This habitual browsing might be why Millennials were more apt to make unplanned purchases. "Around four in 10 Gen Xers and just 30% of baby boomers reported this was something they did frequently."
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"Despite a poor economy, Millennials strive to give back to society. Eighty-one percent have donated money, goods, or services… They strive to support causes that align with their values."
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- Alignment of brands with purpose.
It's important to understand Millennials' financial needs and habits as you plan products and services they will find appealing, and then correctly position them for your audience.
Fromm's book sums up effective tactics for Millennials that will be useful and important for anyone hoping to attract, engage, and create loyalty with this remarkable cohort.
"Create an emotional connection with this group… Do this through innovative products, packaging, and promotional programs that reflect this generation's quest to look like they're living well for less… And play this out by prominently reflecting the value proposition across marketing programs and platforms."


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HTC has announced a new BREW-powered smartphone, and Pocket-lint has managed to get hold of the new phone, albeit with some caveats.
That caveat is that we weren't allowed to turn the device on as the software wasn't in the kind of state that HTC would be happy for us to see.
That said, we were able to have a quick fondle with the hardware which is a hybrid of the HTC Desire and the HTC Wildfire handsets already available in the UK.
The brushed metal design will keep the HTC "inner strength" fans happy, while a massive circular back button sitting centre beneath the screen clearly shows that this phone is for those still finding their way when it comes to the smartphone experience.
Solid and well built the HTC Freestyle will hit AT&T in the US in February and is a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen device with an aluminium body. It will run all applications natively in the open-source BREW via its 500MHz processor.
The price details haven't been confirmed yet, but we wouldn't expect to see the HTC Freestyle on sale for any more than around $75 Stateside, or the same in pounds if it makes its way to the UK.
CES 2011 is now in full-swing, be sure to check out our dedicated CES homepage for all of the news as it breaks, as well as detailed analysis.


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JustinWi needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
It's a tough real estate market so I've decided to set my house apart by auctioning it off. I need an eye-catching logo for my website, yard signs, and flyers to generate some buzz and drive traffic to the site.
It's a buyer's housing market so I've decided to auction off my house, with a twist. The "Bothell Countdown" is like an auction but instead of the price going up over time, it goes down. Each week I'll drop the price of the house by $5k-$10k and send out email updates to interested parties until I find a buyer.
I need a logo to put on the auction's website, yard signs, and flyers. The logo should attract people's attention who are driving by the house or see a yard sign on the road and encourage them to visit the website.
Final artwork should be vector based and editable in Illustrator.
- The logo should scale well so that it's visible on both 2 foot x 2 foot signs from 50 feet away and on a 2 inch x 2 inch corner of a flyer.
- Should look good on a white background (yard signs will be white)
- The text, "www", "Bothell", "Countdown" and ".com" must all appear but they don't have be sequential, all the same color, etc.
- Logo should convey that the "Bothell Countdown" refers to a home, but doesn't have to imply an auction is involved.
- Bonus points for incorporating tag lines like:
- "Price reductions every week"
- "How low will it go?"
- Note: if present, tag lines should be easily removable without detracting from the overall design
Can't think of anything.
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Made in America?
This story appears in the October 2003 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Vince Ruffolo, president of SIC Inc., a small Wisconsin manufacturer of metal finishings and coatings, is not too worried about his company's future. Though many of his American peers have gone belly up in the face of intense foreign competition, Ruffolo, 48, believes Racine-based SIC remains strong. "We made a series of good investments in the 1990s, and we're able to cut costs effectively and deliver the type of just-in-time service that distinguishes us from foreign competition," he says. "We still have a strong client base."
Ruffolo's optimism is not shared by many of his peers. Over the past decade, the U.S. manufacturing sector has shrunken rapidly, destroying thousands of jobs. Small manufacturers have been hit particularly hard, and the recent economic downturn has only exacerbated this trend. Like SIC, some small manufacturers have used the downturn to retrench and make themselves more competitive. But many others have simply gone bankrupt, leading some entrepreneurs and economists to question whether small manufacturers have a future in America.
Manufacturing has had a rough decade. According to the Economic Policy Institute, America's manufacturing sector has been declining for at least the past seven years, losing nearly 2.5 million jobs since 1998. Jerry Jasinowski, president of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), says the industry has lost jobs for 32 consecutive months.
And states dependent on manufacturing have been decimated. South Carolina, home to much of the nation's textile industry, has shed thousands of jobs in the past 10 years, a slump the American Textile Manufacturers Institute has called the "worst downturn since the Great Depression." Meanwhile, in Indiana, where manufacturing is responsible for the largest share of GDP of any state, the government estimates the manufacturing sector has lost 10 percent of its jobs in just the past three years.
Small and midsize manufacturers have suffered more than large companies. IndustryWeek's 2000 Census of Manufacturers, the most recent available, noted the number of small manufacturers nationwide was declining at a faster pace than the number of large manufacturers. "Small companies don't have the capital reserves and other safety nets that bigger manufacturers have," says Collie Hutter, owner of Click Bond, a small Carson City, Nevada, manufacturer of adhesive fasteners used on airplanes. "Today is the worst environment for small manufacturers I can remember." Indeed, in some industries, such as toys and shoes, there are already virtually no small American companies left.
Contributing Factors
A combination of factors has made it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to survive. Foreign competition--most notably, from China--has cut into many small manufacturers' market share because many foreign-based companies enjoy lower labor costs and looser environmental, health-care and pension regulations. Textile workers in southern China earn about 60 cents per hour; in South Carolina, they can make as much as $18 per hour. Low-skilled, labor-intensive manufacturing is perishing in America because of China, says Chip Coker, 32, CFO of Anderson, South Carolina-based Coker Textiles. To avoid falling into the low-skill trap, his company focuses on higher-end, higher-margin goods that still have a future in the United States, a strategy the company embraced before the rise of China. "The technology involved in higher-end textiles is so advanced that other countries can't handle it," he says.
Making matters worse, as industrializing nations develop, they are able to cheaply produce items using more skilled labor, thereby gaining a foothold in medium-value industries. However, they still lag considerably behind American manufacturers in higher-value production. "When I go to China, it seems they're always adopting newer technology, and incredibly quickly," says Al T. Lubrano, 53, president of Technical Materials Inc., a Lincoln, Rhode Island, company that manufactures specialty metal products.
What's more, developing nations' ability to produce goods in bulk at low prices, combined with global overcapacity in many manufacturing industries, has created deflation. For example, as China has come to dominate global bicycle production, the world price for bikes has plummeted. "Maybe a bigger company can wait out deflation, but a smaller manufacturer can't," says Lubrano. His company has kept a strong balance sheet by investing in high-tech proprietary processes that speed up production and allow them to remain competitive. "We also outsource to China a bit by doing the higher-end work here and shipping the product there afterward," he says.
Small U.S. manufacturers have also been hurt by the strong dollar, which has risen more than 30 percent against world currencies since 1995. The dollar is making U.S. exports more expensive and imports relatively inexpensive. "I've met small companies all over the country who can't compete because of the exchange rate," says economist Robert Blecker at American University in Washington, DC. Blecker estimates that the strong dollar has cost American manufacturing more than $100 billion annually since 1995, with smaller companies hurt worse because they don't usually hold foreign assets that can cushion against a strong dollar.
Even a recent weaker dollar has not helped. Though the dollar has fallen about 7.5 percent since its peak in Feburary 2002 against other major currencies, America's trade deficit has barely changed. In fact, as of May 2003, the deficit with China has increased to $44 billion, up 27 percent from $34.6 billion in May 2002. "The dollar is overvalued, and it's going to let China kill U.S. manufacturing," says Robert Scott, an international economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC.
For every dollar of final output in manufacturing,
is created through linkages to other parts of the economy. By comparison, every dollar in services creates only
Source: Association for Manufacturing Technology
In addition, the global slowdown has made it difficult for small companies to shore up their balance sheets through exports, has complicated long-term business planning, and has made banks wary of extending capital to small manufacturers. Most of America's main export markets--the European Union, Japan, Mexico--continue to struggle through slow growth. And loan officers worried about the economic climate have proved stingy with smaller clients. In a March survey, NAM reported nearly 33 percent of small manufacturers found credit harder to obtain than it had been a year ago.
Small manufacturers have compounded the difficult environment with self-inflicted wounds. Many business experts believe these companies have been too slow to adopt elements of the productivity revolution, such as computerized inventories and e-commerce. Indeed, last year, a NAM survey found that manufacturing companies obtain only about 2 percent of their sales from the Internet.
Down, but Not
Not all manufacturing entrepreneurs have been decimated. Despite the strong dollar, some have taken advantage of rapid growth in developing economies to focus on foreign consumers or have moved some operations overseas and kept core staff in the United States.
Others have survived by moving into niche markets, in which technology and higher-skilled workers are more important than cheap mass production, or by speeding up their manufacturing and emphasizing to potential clients how much faster they deliver goods to them than foreign firms. "Lower-skill textile-making is not coming back to the U.S., but the textile industry here isn't dead," says Coker. "We can outsource the cheaper manufacturing to foreign countries and dominate segments of the industry like industrial fabrics, medical textiles and other higher-end [products]. Companies that are in these niches in South Carolina are growing, not shrinking."
Hutter agrees: "The strength of U.S. manufacturing is our ability to innovate, which lends itself better to higher-end products. Because of the freedom business has in the U.S., it's still easier for American companies to come up with new ideas than it is for foreign companies," she says. "We've split our business between commercial and military planes, and we've been able to keep innovating during this downturn."
A Little Help From Friends?
Some manufacturing entrepreneurs believe that with a bit more help from Washington, companies could move into higher-value industries, securing a future for small manufacturing in the United States. "The government needs to recognize that manufacturing is still important, because it helps R&D, and it creates well-paying jobs," says Hutter. Indeed, according to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, manufacturers fund 70 percent of U.S. industrial research and development. Scott's research, meanwhile, shows that manufacturing pays, on average, more than 20 percent more than blue-collar service jobs. And Jeff Faux, a distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, has estimated that in the 1980s and 1990s, manufacturing was responsible for five times the productivity growth of nonmanufacturing sectors. In fact, a recent report by NAM warned that a continued loss of America's manufacturing activity could, in the long run, cut U.S. economic growth rates by as much as 50 percent.
Manufacturers and economists believe the government could adopt several measures to help small companies. "Before signing future free-trade deals, we need to consider more seriously how exchange rates will affect trade and manufacturing once the deal is struck," says Blecker.
Lubrano believes that, as the Reagan administration did in 1985, the Bush administration could work with other leading economies to reorient currency exchange rates. Faux has suggested that Washington reduce tax incentives provided to companies to invest overseas. Other small manufacturers have argued that, since foreign companies do not have to meet the pension and health insurance demands that American firms do, the government should help promote association health plans, medical savings accounts and other measures designed to reduce companies' health burdens. A group of Michigan small manufacturers has even begun pressuring the Bush administration to establish the secretary of manufacturing as a cabinet-level position. And there are some signs that Washington is listening. A coalition of Democrats and Republicans in Congress is proposing legislation that would slash American manufacturers' corporate income tax rates, while other Congress members are proposing bills designed to raise the amount of material the Department of Defense buys from U.S. manufacturers.
But most manufacturers and people who study the sector do not have high hopes for government assistance. "The Bush administration is very pro-free trade and will not want to talk down the power of the dollar or do other things to help manufacturing," Blecker says.
Lubrano agrees: "I've tried to arrange meetings with Rhode Island senators and [house representatives], and they just ignore our state manufacturing associations." Other entrepreneurs complain that Washington seems to be cutting manufacturing programs. Indeed, the Bush administration has proposed slashing funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program designed to encourage small manufacturing firms.
Accordingly, many in the industry fear the economic situation will not improve in the near future. In its most recent national survey of manufacturers, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), a forecaster of manufacturing, found that less than 50 percent of manufacturing executives expected growth to resume soon. "You have to be a bit crazy to try to make a small manufacturing business work these days," Hutter says. "The obstacles are huge."
Still, some small manufacturers retain their optimism. In July 2003, the most recent month for which information was available, ISM reported the manufacturing sector was expanding. Hutter believes that manufacturers who can get their health-care costs down can remain competitive internationally, while other manufacturers are heartened by the Bush administration's recent trip into America's heartland, in which administration officials got an earful about small companies' problems. And the Department of Commerce recently reported that factory orders rose in June for the first time in months, suggesting that demand for American manufactured goods could be rising. Perhaps the crazies will survive after all.
|Survival tactics
Greg Scandlen, a health policy analyst at the Galen Institute in Alexandria, Virginia, suggests that small companies use medical savings accounts, which are becoming simpler to use as more insurance providers offer MSAs. He suggests visiting the Galen Institute's health-care policy links for MSA primers or MSN Money's Health Insurance portal.
By Joshua Kurlantzick is a writer in Washington, DC.


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Whip up a tasty topping
If what you really like about a cappuccino is the frothy topping, you can easily whip up milk with a device designed for just that purpose. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute evaluated 13 frothers, including handheld ones (with and without batteries) and electric models. We looked at how well and how quickly they froth both whole and nonfat milk and how easy they are to operate and clean, as well as how stylish they'll look sitting on your kitchen countertop. Here, the results, starting with the best performers. The great news: There are many good, inexpensive frothers, and the one that performed best was one of the cheapest of all those we evaluated! What a simple way to add a little "froth" and pampering to your day. See more budget-friendly ways to live well for less.
This handheld, battery-operated model is the lowest-priced and highest-rated of all we tested. Hold the BonJour in a cup of milk, depress the button, and depend on it to double the volume of whole milk in just 21 seconds and more than triple the volume of nonfat milk almost as quickly. With its small stainless steel frothing disc, it's super-easy to clean. Along with this frother you get a chrome stand to hold it upright on the countertop when it's not in use. Requires four AA batteries (not included). (bonjourproducts.com)
In about 30 seconds, this handsome brushed-aluminum model turns whole or skim milk into foam, nearly tripling the volume. To use the Aerolatte, you place the frothing tip in a vessel of milk, then press the button. Keep it at the ready on your countertop on its stainless steel stand. Requires two AA batteries (not included). (kitchenkapers.com)
This BonJour's a whiz kid, tripling the volume of whole and skim milk in as little as 11 seconds. Designed in black and polished aluminum, it will look handsome in its wire stand resting next to your coffeemaker. It's activated by pressing and holding down a button. Our only quibble: The wire coil frothing mechanism needs a little work to come clean. Requires two AA batteries (not included). (bonjourproducts.com)
This dynamo quickly whips milk up into foam in less than 30 seconds with the touch of a button. When not in use, the BonJour rests in its chrome stand. Know you'll need to spend a little bit of time cleaning off the coiled frothing head. Requires two AA batteries (not included). In black, white, and silver. (bonjourproducts.com)
Your hand won't get tired of holding down the button on this battery-operated model from Bodum. In less than 15 seconds, it creates foam that's more than triple the volume of the milk you started with. Although it has a few crevices, you'll find it easy to clean. Requires two AA batteries (not included). In black and stainless steel. (bodumusa.com)
If you find dealing with batteries a hassle, choose this model from BonJour with a rechargeable battery. It can quickly triple the volume of whole or skim milk, so your hand won't get fatigued as you froth. A few crevices require a little attention when you're cleaning up. It sits in a small charging base, so it's always at the ready. (bonjourproducts.com)
With this frother from BonJour, you fill the container with milk, then pump up and down on the lid to create the foam. Although it takes only 30 seconds, it feels longer, since it's your hand (and not a battery) doing the work. We were able to double the volume of milk, but that's about a third less froth than we created with the battery-operated models. There's a mesh filter that requires a bit of effort to get clean. A coffee scoop is included. (bonjourproducts.com)
Fill the glass beaker, attach the lid, and press a button to activate the frothing mechanism in the Bodum Mousse Milk Frother. It took us between 30 and 60 seconds to froth the milk. This battery-operated model is a good pick if you prefer whole milk, as we got a greater volume with whole milk than skim (unlike others). The carafe and spiral blender can be removed and popped in the dishwasher. Requires two AA batteries (not included). (bodumusa.com)
This small electric appliance heats up your milk as it froths — a boon if you prefer your cappuccinos piping hot. While the process takes several minutes, once you push the start button, the Froth au Lait froths automatically and turns itself off. The Froth au Lait can also be used to prepare hot chocolate or other hot frothy drinks. This is one of the less attractive models, so you may want to store it away (and not on your counter) when not in use. Note: You will have to hand-wash this machine, and removing milk residue from the pitcher required soaking and scrubbing. (frothaulait.com)
You can't beat this electric gizmo for versatility. In addition to heating contents, the Froth au Lait comes with two attachments: "Froth Whip" for making cappuccino topping and "Sauce Whip" for foods like gravies and custards that you want stirred but not frothed. Although this machine takes longer to operate, once you press "start," it operates and turns off by itself. Plan to devote a little time to soaking and scrubbing the pitcher to get it clean. It also comes with a recipe booklet. (frothaulait.com)
We wanted to love this upscale frother from Capresso. It's a small electric appliance with a tank for water and a container for milk. When you turn the machine on, it heats the water. Then, when you press a button, it heats, froths, and dispenses milk directly into your cup. But learning to use the frothXpress was complicated, and we were disappointed by the small volume of frothed milk it produced. And then came cleanup! A total of 10 pieces had to be disassembled, cleaned, and then reassembled. (capresso.com)


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World Heritage Sites
An absolute treasure trove of four places that belong to humanity therefore declared world heritage by UNESCO. Here, time prevails on space, senses filter reality till it fades into feelings. Art is in every place, and everything is beautifully made. Nature becomes a house, and the house becomes creation. Places wit is men's ingenuity. This is an astounding treasure chest containing four main jewel places declared UNESCO Human Heritage sites: Siena , the land of Palio and of eternal surprise. Pienza, the model city created for want of Pope Pious the Second.
Siena: the city of the Palio and the eternal wonder, whose old town was writing by the Committee in 1995 whereas Sienna is an extraordinary medieval city. The city is a masterpiece of dedication and inventiveness in which the buildings were designed to be adapted to the entire design of the urban structure and also to form a unity with the surrounding landscape. "(Id n. 717 1995 C (i) (ii) (iv))"
Pienza: the ideal city wanted by Pius II. Listed by the Committee in 1996 whereas the site is of universal value because either it represents the first application of the humanistic concepts in urban planning, either because it played a key role in developing the project of Conception of the ideal city which played a significant role in subsequent urban development in Italy and beyond. The meaning of this principle in Pienza, and particularly the group of buildings around the central square is a masterpiece of human creative genius. "(Id n. 789 1996 C (i) (ii) (iv))"
San Gimignano: the tower city representing an urban art collection. And Val d'Orcia, that's an authentic example of bucolic life. In these territories, nature and men worked together to design astounding spells: the Amiata woods, the pristine Val di Merse, the Chianti elegance. And yet, the harmonic Val di Chiana, the vigorous Crete Senesi, and the magic Val d'Elsa. "(Id n. 550 1990 C (i) (iii) (iv))"
La Val d'Orcia: is a universe of authentic rural life. In this case, the Committee in 2004 decision to include the whole area as the Val d'Orcia is an exceptional example of how the landscape was redesigned in the Renaissance period to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing image. Furthermore, the landscape of the Val d'Orcia was celebrated by painters of the Sienese school, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d'Orcia - and particularly depictions of landscapes in which people are depicted as living in harmony with nature - have become icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking in future years. "(Id n. 1026rev 2004 C (iv) (vi))"
The surronding land where nature paints with the help of men perennial charms unifies this four cardinal points of absolute beauty: from the woods of Amiata to untouched Val di Merse, from the elegance of harmony of the Val di Chiana to Chianti, from the strength of Crete to the magic of the Val d'Elsa.


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St. Brigids Cross. Inspired by this famous symbol, Dúinn Designs has created a modern interpretation of St Brigid's cross, fusing the elements of this iconic emblem into a pattern which is fresh and invigorating.
Basalt Columns of the Giant Causeway. Dúinn Designs has based two patterns on this heritage site; one inspired by the hexagonal stepping stones of the causeway, the other giving form to those instantly recognisable basalt columns.
Newgrange. Inspired by the intricate stone carvings at Newgrange, Dúinn Designs has created a symbolic pattern which whispers of secret languages and the long‐forgotten traditions which remain hidden within this archaeological gem.
Kilmainham Gaol. Inspired by a visit to Kilmainham Gaol, Bernadette has created an elegant design which reflects the minimalist architecture of this historic building. Likening the gaol's architectural style to that of Glaswegian architect and designer, Charles Rennie MacIntosh, Bernadette was compelled to create a pattern that fuses the old and new in perfect harmony.
Trinity Library Arches. It is the historic arches of the Long Room in the Old Library which inspired the Dúinn Designs pattern, which reflects the grandeur of the architecture in a simple, contemporary design.
Oak Trees of Ireland. Dúinn Designs has combined vibrant seasonal colours with the foliage of the mighty oak to create a contemporary pattern which beautifully represents the finery of this, Ireland's king of the forest.
Skelligs. The Skelligs pattern from Dúinn Designs represents this increasingly popular landmark ‐ seen in the Star Wars films ‐ in a fresh and contemporary way, giving this ancient site new life and a new audience.
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Queen Meabhs Brown Bull features in a very famous myth between Aihill and Meabh, King and Queen of Connacht.
The St Brigid's Cross is a small cross woven from green rushes.
The first arrival of humans in Ireland was 9000 years ago and the land was densely covered in woodland consisting mainly of oak and pine trees.