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We initiated the Predictive Toxicology Challenge (PTC) to stimulate the
development of advanced SAR techniques for predictive toxicology models
with nocongeneric compounds. The goal of this competition is to predict
the rodent carcinogenicity of new compounds based on the experimental
results of the US National Toxicology Program (NTP). The PTC will last
from 2000 to 2001 and consist of four stages.

In Phase I chemical structures and carcinogenicity evaluations from
the NTP will be provided by the organizers. Participants can submit new
chemical and structural descriptors for these molecules before March 01,
2001. These submissions will be used by the model-developers in Phase II.

In Phase II predictive toxicology models based on descriptors from Phase
I may be submitted until June 01, 2001. Each submission must include
an estimation of the model accuracy according to the rules given on
the website and a translation of the model, which is understandable
by toxicologists.

In Phase III the submitted models will be evaluated on quantitative
(performance) and qualitative (toxicological relevance) scales. From all
submissions we will select a subset of "optimal" models. From these we
will (a) identify models that are particular relevant to toxicology
and (b) descriptors that were particular useful for predicting

Finally, the results of the Predictive Toxicology Challenge 2000-2001
will be presented at a workshop of the PKDD/ECML conferences in September
2001 in Freiburg.

Detailed information about the Predictive Toxicology Challenge can be
obtained from the website

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Contact:  Paul Achitoff, Earthjustice, (808) 599-2436
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Deadly Hooks Also Snag Whales, Seabirds, and Sharks

HONOLULU— Today conservation groups Turtle Island Restoration Network, the Center for Biological Diversity, and KAHEA, all represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Honolulu challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s issuance last week of a rule that removes all limits on effort in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery and allows the fleet to catch nearly three times as many loggerhead sea turtles as was previously permitted.The new rule conflicts with the Fisheries Service’s own assessment that the North Pacific loggerhead sea turtle is in danger of extinction. That report, released only four months ago, noted that incidental capture in longline fisheries is a primary threat to the species’ continued existence.

The new regulations increase allowable capture of threatened North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles from 17 per year to 46 per year. The rule continues to allow the capture of 16 endangered Pacific leatherbacks each year. The Hawaii longline swordfish fishery also catches, injures, and kills false killer whales, albatross, and blue sharks.

"The sea turtles are swimming toward extinction, yet this plan seems intent on continuing the same old fishery policies hastening their demise," said Teri Shore, program director of Turtle Island Restoration Network. “We are disappointed, given Obama’s new directives to protect the oceans.” The president’s Ocean Task Force recently held hearings around the country to develop a national ocean policy, including one in Hawaii last September.

Swordfish longline vessels trail up to 60 miles of fishing line suspended in the water with floats, with as many as 1,000 baited hooks deployed at regular intervals. Sea turtles become hooked while trying to take bait or entangled while swimming through the nearly invisible lines. These encounters can drown the turtles or leave them with serious wounds.

“The Fisheries Service has admitted that loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific face a significant risk of extinction unless we reduce the number of turtles killed by commercial fisheries,” said Andrea Treece, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. “Unfortunately, rather than take action to improve protection of sea turtles, the agency is proposing measures that would actually increase the number of turtles killed.”

“The law requires the Fisheries Service to minimize harm to sea turtles, and prohibits harm to albatross, both of which are being driven to extinction mainly because of irresponsible fishing practices,” said Paul Achitoff, an attorney with Earthjustice in Hawaii. “The agency is once again disregarding these laws in favor of maximizing swordfish catches and pandering to WESPAC’s insatiable appetite for short-term profits.”

“Allowing longline fishing for swordfish in the rich waters off Hawaii is like allowing landmines to be used for deer hunting in national parks,” said Marti Townsend, program director of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance. “You may catch what you are after, but the collateral damage to other wildlife is simply unacceptable.”

The litigation is being supported by the Snorkel Bob Foundation of Hawaii, which sponsors results-oriented work that prevents incidental killing of marine species.

Earthjustice is a nonprofit, public-interest, environmental law firm. The Mid-Pacific office opened in Honolulu in 1988 and has represented dozens of environmental, native Hawaiian, and community organizations. Earthjustice is the only nonprofit environmental law firm in Hawai‘i and the Mid-Pacific, and does not charge clients for its services.

The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 240,000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.

Turtle Island Restoration Network is a nonprofit environmental organization committed to the study, protection, enhancement, conservation, and preservation of the marine environment and the wildlife that lives within it. TIRN has approximately 10,000 members, many of whom reside in the state of Hawai‘i, and has offices in the United States, Costa Rica, and Papua New Guinea.

KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance is a community-based organization working to improve the quality of life for Hawai’i’s people and future generations through the revitalization and protection of Hawai’i’s unique natural and cultural resources. We advocate for the proper stewardship of our resources and for social responsibility by promoting multi-cultural understanding and environmental justice.

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Those who diagnose obesity talk about diet and exercise

ST. LOUIS - Many physicians may be missing the chance to talk to obese children and their parents about ways to control the children's weight, according to Saint Louis University research reported in Pediatrics.

"It's really important that pediatricians identify overweight children during well-child visits and use that time to talk about healthy weight," says Sarah Barlow, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and a study author.

"The pediatrician can start by inquiring of the parent and child if they have any concerns about weight. That would give them a feel for where that family is in terms of their thinking about it."

Dr. Barlow, who specializes in pediatric obesity at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, said the study team reviewed the records of nearly 33,000 children who had routine doctor's appointments between 1997 and 2000. They found that a diagnosis of obesity was recorded on charts during less than 1 percent of well-child visits. The national rate of obesity among children at that time was substantially higher - between 13 and 15 percent.

When doctors diagnosed obesity, they were more likely to talk to patients and their families about diet and exercise, the study found.

"A diagnosis of obesity is the strongest factor associated with diet and exercise counseling," Dr. Barlow says.

The findings, which examined reports from visits in a nationally representative sample of physician visits from 1997 to 2000, were published in July.

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A 41-year-old woman with a history of neurocardiogenic syncope treated with beta-blockers was admitted with chest pain. Dobutamine echocardiogram images demonstrated decreased global LV systolic wall motion and thickening. Coronary angiograms were normal. Beta-blockers were stopped and dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE) was repeated. Dobutamine images demonstrated increased global LV systolic wall motion and thickening. Beta-blockers were restarted and again dobutamine produced global LV dysfunction. This case suggests that DSE wall motion response may be falsely abnormal in a patient on beta-blockers. Physicians should be aware of this possibility when interpreting dobutamine echocardiography in patients taking beta-blockers. (Echocardiography, ****;**:E1-E4).
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections carry high morbidity and mortality, primarily due to meningitis among infants less than 1 year of age. Two new vaccines, HbOC and PRP-OMP, have been developed and licensed to prevent invasive Hib infections in infants and young children. New recommendations advise clinicians to begin immunization for Hib at 2 months of age and to complete the designated series. This article details the new Hib immunization schedule for all pediatric clients between 2 months and 5 years. Additionally, public-health measures toward the prevention of serious pediatric morbidity and mortality are covered.
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LONDON, February 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan has conferred the 2006 Technology Innovation & Leadership of the Year Award on Genaco Biomedical Products Inc. and Luminex Corporation in the European molecular diagnostics market. In presenting this Award, Frost & Sullivan recognises the contribution the companies have made to infectious disease testing with their TEMPLEX technology. TEMPLEX is a multiplexing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology that provides rapid, cost-effective and accurate detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases.

"The ability to identify future market needs combined with the development of in-house, ground-breaking technologies, especially infectious disease testing, positions Genaco and Luminex as pioneers in molecular diagnostics," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Arun A.K.

Infectious disease testing is a sector with significant potential and is the key area of focus in molecular diagnosis because of the escalating incidence rates of infectious diseases worldwide. While several companies are developing multiplex PCR assays for diagnosis, Genaco and Luminex stand ahead of the competition in the infectious disease testing market with their proprietary TEMPLEX technology, which combines Genaco's Tem-PCR technology and Luminex's xMAP technology.

Genaco's Tem-PCR is a proprietary multiplex PCR technology that allows for specific and sensitive amplification of multiple molecular targets in a single reaction tube. Luminex's xMAP multiplexing technology is a unique combination of flow cytometry, microspheres, lasers, digital signal processing and traditional chemistry that can be configured to perform a wide variety of bioassays quickly, cost-effectively and accurately.

Together as TEMPLEX, these technologies enable quicker, more cost-effective and accurate detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases. Where traditional testing methods require a separate test for individual antibodies, TEMPLEX allows multiple antibodies or other proteins to be tested at one time, which aids in providing specific and effective treatment against a particular pathogen.

"TEMPLEX represents a perfect blend of technology aimed at revolutionising the infectious disease testing market," states Mr. Arun. "It can amplify 20 different molecular mutations and multiplex 100 assays simultaneously within a single sample."

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Several reference laboratories have benefited from the fast and accurate results obtained from TEMPLEX. After creating an initial niche in the research market, Genaco and Luminex are now set to enter the diagnostic laboratories market and commercialise TEMPLEX in the IVD sector.

Genaco was acquired in October 2006 by QIAGEN N.V., a leading provider of innovative technologies and products for pre-analytical sample preparation and molecular diagnostics solutions. QIAGEN will leverage the TEMPLEX technology to provide new and innovative molecular diagnostics solutions to its customers in clinical research, applied testing and molecular diagnostics.

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Softbank, a Japanese telecommunications giant, is selling what it is calling “the world’s first personal robot that reads emotions”. Pepper is designed to be a highly interactive household companion and was developed by Aldebaran, the company behind the successful Nao robot. But Pepper may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

The major selling point of this robot, as highlighted by the developers, is that it is capable of emotional interaction with the people in its life. This is how they hope to avoid the unfortunate fate of other consumer household robots such as Aibo, which died out in 2005 and Wakamaru, which just never really took off.

On one level this seems a simple claim: we all have emotional interactions with technology in our lives. You only have to watch someone try to deal with a frozen computer, a stubborn car or a new smartphone to see how intense those emotions can be. But Pepper will not just be the recipient of one-way emotion, it will be able to recognise your emotions and learn to respond appropriately

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“Old Joe” Cope, a much respected and multi-talented Mi’kmaq elder, was a boxer, musician, and hockey stick carver. As an historian of the Mi’kmaq nation, he traveled from village to village keeping in touch with the life of the Mi’kmaq. In 1943, on reading that a claim was made that Ice Hockey began in Kingston, Ontario, he wrote this message to the editor of the Halifax Herald from his home at Millbrook Reserve, Colchester County, N.S. “Long before the pale faces strayed to this country, the Micmacs were playing two ball games, a field game and an ice game.”

The native craftsmen had long been making sticks for their own games named Oochamkunutk and Alchamadyk. Their one-piece, hand-carved sticks had been shipped across Canada for decades, ever since the 1870s, when Montreal athletes first took up the Nova Scotia winter game of Ice Hockey. Indeed, the first games played between Queen’s University and the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1886, were played with sticks imported from Nova Scotia. Joe Cope was one of those carvers and was merely trying to set the historic facts straight regarding the place where the game and the equipment with which it is played had originated. Oochamkunutk was the name of their own game and Alchamadyk was the name they gave to the new game of “Hurley on Ice” being played by others around the province.

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Sandy Julien and Raymond Cope of Millbrook are senior citizens today who played Ice Hockey from childhood through their senior years. As well as playing on fully native teams, they also played for the Truro Bearcats, representing the town of Truro in the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League. They related the story of their fathers carving hockey sticks, drying them by the kitchen stove and shipping them by train to Halifax from where they were sold across Canada.

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As an analytics start-up serving the healthcare industry, Zephyr Health needed a solid data security plan that they could demonstrate to their clients.

Like many new businesses, they wanted to focus on company security in a more methodical way. And, as a small, but growing company, Zephyr Health needed the ability to honestly and accurately answer customer inquiries about their security practices.

Zephyr Health knew about our strong reputation for helping new businesses secure their networks and applications, but were also eager to learn how we could help in other areas, so that their staff could focus on mission-critical initiatives. We coordinated compliance readiness assessments and implementation services for start-ups like Zephyr as well as Fortune 500 companies.

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is trying to crack down on the county’s hookah lounges, amid a rash of late-night problems surrounding the businesses.

Kamenetz submitted legislation to the County Council that would limit the business hours for hookah and vapor lounges, forcing them to close by 8 p.m. on weekdays and 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Some hookah lounges across the country don’t open until 10 p.m. and stay open as late as 4 a.m. The BYOB establishments are not subject to the same regulation as liquor licensed establishments, so they are allowed to stay open that late.

“This is another common-sense effort to protect the quality of life in our communities,” Kamenetz said in a statement about his proposed legislation. “The legislation strikes a balance in that it allows these businesses to continue to operate in the same manner that local retail cigar and tobacco stores operate, but it prevents them from operating as late-night entertainment venues disrupting our neighborhoods.”

Three people were injured in a Feb. 2 shooting outside Randallstown’s Fire and Ice Hookah Lounge around 4 a.m., prompting Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff to push for stricter regulation of the county’s hookah lounges.

A statement from Kamenetz’s office also cited health concerns as a reason for limiting the hours of hookah and vapor lounges.

“There is a real health risk connected with both the products used at Hookah and Vapor Lounges,” Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, Baltimore County’s director of health and human services, said in the statement. “Limiting the hours of operation of these businesses is not only good for public safety it is good for public health.”

The legislation will be introduced at the April 7 council meeting.


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How to protect your company's data

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Data security experts are sure of it: Corporate data breaches like ones that have compromised the privacy and security of millions of citizens in recent years are here to stay. Some say the problem is going to get worse before it gets better.

There were dozens of high-profile breaches in 2012. One occurrence at the New York State Electric & Gas Co. jeopardized the highly sensitive information of 1.8 million customers. The suspected reason? An outside contracting company had access to the data, even though it shouldn’t have.

Another serious breach happened at the Utah Department of Health when 780,000 Medicaid patients had personal information stolen by hackers working out of Eastern Europe. A weak password was to blame.

“Companies will employ security guards to monitor people going into their office buildings, but blithely leave their digital doors open. They don’t bother to see who’s coming in,” said Claudia Rast, an attorney and shareholder at the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based office of the Butzel Long law firm.

Recent industry statistics back up Rast’s claims. A 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report conducted by Verizon showed that 97 percent of data breaches were avoidable with simple to intermediate security controls.

Rast frequently works with clients on data security and has written extensively on the topic. She says comprehensive employee training about the basics of data protection is essential.

“Simple things are extremely important,” she said. “That includes not sharing passwords, frequently changing passwords, not storing sensitive information in unsecure locations and removing access rights from individuals when they move from one department to another.”

Brian Gay, owner of Think Forward Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that specializes in IT project management and cyber security, said it’s important for security-minded businesses to take a “layered” approach to data protection.

“You can’t assume any one method will work,” Gay said. “You have to continually add layers of protection, and they need include different parts of an organization — the employee level, the managerial and the operational.”

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Now that you’ve won the job, here’s how to keep it

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It doesn’t matter how old you are — everyone remembers the feeling of the first day of school. It was incredibly exciting and nerve-wracking. It was filled with great expectations, hopes and possibilities.

You picked out your new outfit, bought a new backpack and sharpened No. 2 pencils, and hoped you would like your new teacher and classmates. You did everything possible to start off the school year on the right foot.

The same is true for starting a new job.

For many job seekers, the search process can be painful. It’s filled with disappointments, rejections and endless interviews.

You can’t wait to hear the magic words, “You’re hired,” and dream of when you can retire your résumé. However, if you’re not careful and don’t plan for success, you may become part of some staggering statistics.

About 25 percent of new hires won’t make it through the first year, according to research from the Employment Policy Foundation. Leadership IQ, a training firm that studied 20,000 newly hired employees for three years, identified that 46 percent of rookies won’t last 18 months.

Don’t think that executives are immune from these conditions: HR consultants with Development Dimensions International have found that 53 percent of managers and executives hired from the outside also fail to make it through the first year.

Getting off to a great start at your new job is just as important as landing the job, maybe even more important. Here are the top 10 tips for starting a new job.

Do your homework — If you haven’t already, it’s critical to learn as much as you can about your new boss, the organization and the industry. Then you can establish realistic expectations and reduce potential disappointment. Disappointment is a major contributing factor to failed positions.

Improve your skills — Though you got the job, it’s nearly impossible to possess every skill mentioned in the job description. If you know the job requires strong PowerPoint skills, and you’re feeling less than proficient in that area, now’s the time to take action. Don’t wait until your first PowerPoint assignment; start practicing and ask your IT friend for a crash course.

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Adidas and Lewis & Clark food supplier is up to the (local) challenge (Photos)

Far from the slop associated with many corporate and college cafeterias, a food service company is giving workers and students a healthy taste of locally sourced eats.

The Bon Appétit Management Co. held its ninth annual Eat Local Challenge, at which its chefs served meals that are fully locally sourced, last week. The challenge, which provided fresh grub to Lewis & Clark College students as well as the area's Intel Corp. and Adidas America employees, extends to breads and sweeteners.

Local heroes: How Bon Appetit goes from farm to fork

In the Portland area, Chef Scott Clagett led the drive to craft two kinds of ravioli, made from Shepherd's Grain flour (based in Portland) and eggs collected from Laney Farm. The Laney operation also supplied the beef, from Pinzgauer cattle, for the dish's carnivore version (Clagett and such team members as Derek Webb also whipped up a scrumptious vegetarian version with butternut squash and chevre).

The ravioli were topped with several melt-in-your-mouth locally hunted oyster mushrooms.

"People just feel better when they eat fresher food," said Clagett.

Bon Appétit, a $700 million company based in Palo Alto, Calif., has pledged to source at least 20 percent of its food from smaller local farms. For Northwest accounts, the figure regularly exceeds 25 percent.

The group operates 500-plus cafes in 32 states, including spots at Intel, Adidas and Starbucks' Seattle headquarters. Its clients also include eBay — which participated in Bon Appétit's "Low Carbon Day" cooking event this year — and Google.

Reed College students also eat the company's food along with their Lewis & Clark peers.

"Students are much more attuned to eating fresher food," said Clagett. "By serving them more locally sourced meals, we're helping them establish better eating habits they'll hopefully follow when they leave college."

Clagett, a Bon Appétit executive chef who led Laurelwood Brewing's kitchens for many years, attributes students' interest in fresher foods to media — various cooking channels have inspired more young foodies — and, locally, the advent of food carts. The carts have made quality entree options available at affordable prices, Clagett said.

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allright you guys are clearly not following the line of this thread...
I think you're, also, not following the line of advice offered by some of the posters here ...

Trying to get Verizon to work according to your personal point of view is a waste of time and effort. You must work WITH the system rather than trying to convince someone to break the rules for what you feel should be an exception.

If you approach the conversation within the frame of reactivating for a short period and then canceling then of course they will not accomidate you. Why should they willingly give up revenue? If you're honest about your intentions to leave then you're already a lost customer; there's no incentive for them to make you happy.

If you were to call Verizon and tell them you've changed your mind and no longer wish to cancel I'm sure they would, very willingly, reinstate your original account, term and monthly rate. Tell them you're back, you love them and you'll never leave them and they'll treat you like they love you too ... then call up again in three days and cancel penalty free ...

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Pubs’ six-figure revamps

The Saddle Inn manager Andy Rodgers with his staff after the pub's revamp.

The Saddle Inn manager Andy Rodgers with his staff after the pub's revamp.

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Blackpool’s oldest pub has been given a new lease of life while another top watering hole has also had a six figure makeover.

The Saddle Inn, on Whitegate Drive, which dates from around 1776, has reopened after being spruced up to make the most of its historic features.

The pub has had extra hand pumps put in and will serve locally brewed real ales as well as its regular offerings

It has also retained its two bar rooms with their log fires to retain its traditional pub feel.

Meanwhile, the Dunes Hotel, in Lytham Road, has received a complete revamp to give it a more modern look.

The £170,000 transformation of the Spirit pub company pub has created six new jobs.

General manager at the Dunes Duncan Woods said: Blackpool is a fantastic town and the Dunes Hotel is at the heart of this community.”

General manager at Stonegate pub company-owned Saddle Inn, Andy Rodgers, said he was delighted with the revamp.

He said: “We have maintained the historic feel to the pub with the refurbishment taking care to breathe new life into existing features and furniture, rather than alter to a modern style.

“The two open fireplaces, which our patrons love, stay, while outside in our garden a pergola with lighting and heating has been installed.

“We are a small, traditional pub and are excited to showcase our new look to our loyal regulars and look forward to welcoming plenty of new customers to The Saddle.”

The Saddle team hosted a VIP reception for customers with complimentary pink bubbly and tasters from the pub’s relaunched menu, served in a buffet.

The pub, on Whitegate Drive, is the longest continuously licensed premises in Blackpool and was said to be owned by Richard Hall, a ‘saddler’.

It is known for its range of cask beers and as part of the refurbishment will now serve locally sourced ales from Lancaster and Lytham breweries as well as award-winning national ales. Two handpull ciders will also be on tap.

Andy added: “The refurbishment is great timing, as we have recently launched our new menu.”

It has extended its food-service hours to offer breakfasts from 10.30am.


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The Windows Phone 8.1- A Serious Competitor for Android

A few years ago many specialists belonging to the mobile technology community asked themselves if Nokia should or shouldn’t have used Android as its main operating system instead of making a team with Windows.

But since 2011 a lot of water went under the bridge. In the meantime, Microsoft became the owner of the hardware as well as the device group belonging to Nokia. As a consequence, people are asking themselves again is Android is a better option for the team Microsoft-Nokia.

There are users that would have like seeing the Lumia 1020 functioning with Android in order to get a superior experience due to a system that has countless applications. But this dream was cut short, since Samsung’s domination over the Android platform.

Although, iOS and Android are functioning very well and satisfy users, a market with only two main operating systems would be challenging no more. BlackBerry and Windows are still viable variants of smart phones. Simon Bisson wrote an entire article about Windows Phone and its potential to turn into the new BlackBerry for companies and businesses. These platforms give a very good communication experience, integrated services in a single area, one inbox, fast access to all contact, which is quite different from iOS and Android.

The purpose of Windows Phone is to make the entire phone experience a very personal one and to make an interface that is modeled according to the users desires and tastes. All Windows Phones are different once the startup and the set up processes come to an end. However, you are going to find lots of Android and iPhones that look just like yours. This type of personal experience has been extended to communication and other services.

Beside the aspects concerning the personalization, Windows Phone gives a secure and a very stable platform for companies. Many people use a Windows Phone because of its Exchange integration and the access to the network.

The applications of Windows Phone are created to have a Metro like aspect which makes them unique and point out the elements of Windows 8. Android Applications with Windows might destroy the experience of using the Metro and they also might expose companies to the threat of the viruses and malware belonging to Android.

Windows Phone is far from being perfect; however Microsoft keeps on improving its system of operation as well as Windows 8.1. The developers keep on making applications for the W Phone while the platform has an excellent stability.


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Going Down: 4 Reasons Which Ensure That Sunderland Will Be Relegated This Season

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Sunderland as a team have been a huge part of the Premier League, and from once having a reputation of being giant killers bringing along surprise packaged performances, they have fallen in their reputation over the past few years. The past seasons have been frustrating for the club, as each time they fall short for the entire season before staging miraculous comebacks to stay in the league, to only repeat the cycle next time onwards.

However, this year, there are a few things that have gone differently for Sunderland, and those might be enough for them to be demoted once may arrives.

1. Change in plans

As seen on previous occasions, Sunderland have been in a similar spot during each season and have had to revert to change in management mid season in order to pull off strings of victories and shocking returns to complete their yearly survival escapes.

However, this year, when they’ve probably been at their worst so far, it is surprising to see no change of manager, as the owners put blind faith in David Moyes. The Scot does have a reputation of bringing steadiness to a club in the long run, but fails to be working his magic so far with the Black Cats. He might have to start rebuilding his side from down in the Championship next season onwards.

2. The will to rise from last spot

Reuters / Andrew Couldridge

Sunderland are a team that are used to being in the danger zone of relegation every season, and it is around this point of time that they start turning things around for great escapes.

However, this season does not seem to carry the same promise, as the Black Cats continue to play football that impresses nobody, and lack the will to rise from the inevitable fall yet again. With them being rooted at the bottom of the table and teams nearby gaining points, form, and momentum, it is almost assured that they will be finally facing the axe this season.

3. Luck

Sunderland as a team that have heavily depended on good fortunes to save them in previous seasons, and that has managed to work until now.

Luck is, maybe, for losers, and the sooner the Black Cats understand that, the easier it might be to turn things around. Losing points in the last minutes, missing crucial chances to win games, and unforced errors in matches have all led to the team being stuck right down at the foot of the table with no escape up for grabs.

To add to that, the recent rise in form of neighbouring positioned teams like Leicester City, Hull City, and Crystal Palace have further hammered blows on David Moyes’s players, and at the moment, there seems no answer available from anybody in that squad.

4. Exit of Players

Reuters / Andrew Winning

Sunderland have never been a team filled with immense quality or unbelievable ground-breaking talent, but over the years, they have had players who somehow manage to do the job.

The squad bought in a lot of players during the start of the season, including Adnan Januzaj, Paddy McNair, Donald Love, and Oviedo, all being good players but too early in their careers to help save a club from facing the axe in the toughest league.

The loss of players in the form of Younes Kaboul, Danny Graham, Steven Fletcher, Wes Brown, Sebastian Coates and Patrick Van Aanholt, who left the club during the course of the season, was enough to knock the experience out of the club and leave it in all possible sorts of trouble.

Sides like Crystal Palace, Swansea city, Leicester City and Hull City all realised the fall of their clubs and made changes to it and the staff, which seem to be positive and working well for the immediate future and survival of the squad.

It might already be too late for Sunderland to save themselves, but pride is still on the line, and if they manage to play for that and salvage some of it, it might not be a total disaster in the end.

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Blanket America is a social good project of Extreme Linen that ran from 2009 – 2011. The goal was to raise awareness of the growing issue of domestic poverty and to give consumers a way to give back. For every blanket bought through Blanket America, an additional blanket was given to a person in need. The idea is simple and straightforward. Both desire and need are matched with a real-world solution that offers the consumer an opportunity to make a purchase that benefits them as well as someone less fortunate.

What separates Blanket America from other corporate charities is the dynamic of the object donation itself. The goal was not to simply induce consumers to buy a product and then to merely donate a percentage of proceeds. Blanket America instead created a social framework where the consumer is the donor of a real, tangible and necessary item. The benefits are immediate and clear to both the giver as well as the receiver.

Together, with your help and generosity, we donated hundreds of thousands of blankets around the country.

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Report: Chicago Cubs Are David Price’s “First Choice”

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david priceThe time when free agents can actually negotiate and sign with new teams has not yet arrived – that’s midnight tonight – let alone the real meat of the offseason, which grills up on the hot stove over the course of the next three months. But that didn’t stop the David Price-Cubs rumors from escalating rapidly.

Long connected to the Chicago Cubs for obvious reasons – including his own admission that winning it all with the Cubs would be the “coolest” – Price is the top arm on the free agent market this year, and he’s going to be an attractive target for all teams with a little money to spend. Michael profiled Price yesterday, and it’s impossible to read the piece without dreaming a little bit about how nice Price would look in the Cubs’ 2016 rotation.

But, of course, there are two hurdles to that dream becoming a reality: the cost, and the interest. On the former, we know that Price will probably command upwards of $200 million, and it’s debatable whether that’s the best use of the Cubs’ resources right now.

On the latter, though – Price’s interest – Ken Rosenthal today reports something we’ve been thinking (hoping?) for a while: “An executive who knows Price says that the Cubs are his first choice.” Rosenthal adds that two other agents for top pitchers are predicting that Price goes to the Cubs, which could be bluster, but it could also be their legitimate expectation that the Cubs won’t be a landing spot for their own clients. Of course, Rosenthal rightly emphasizes that it’s all just talk until it comes time to actually get a deal done, and Price is going to be heavily sought-after by a number of big-market teams. (That all comes from Rosenthal’s early offseason primer piece, which you’ll want to check out.)

If it’s true that Price’s top choice is the Cubs, that is of non-zero value. Let’s be quite clear that having the top contract offer is still likely to be the decider for almost all free agents, but not having to “sell” a guy on coming to your team is sometimes the difference in not having to go well over the top of the next highest offer, and/or is sometimes the difference in not getting the guy at all. If the Cubs want Price and are willing to make a serious offer, then Price wanting to come to the Cubs matters a great deal. In other words, if Rosenthal’s report is true, this is really good news.

There’s also a report from Buster Olney, who hears from rival evaluators that the Cubs are “heavy, heavy favorites” to sign Price. The connection between Price and the Cubs – the need, the resources, the manager – is obvious. What will take a little time to suss out is whether these expectations by other teams and agents are simply a matter of dot-connecting, or whether there’s much more there.

I expect we’ll find out very soon as the courting process begins.

To that end, make sure you’re following BN on Twitter and liking it on Facebook to keep up with the latest this offseason.

Brett Taylor

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    Mark Price and Al Jefferson are you serious you dont know anything man just by the list of favorite athelets. The CAVS LMAO what a joke of a franshise. As a matter of fack all Ohio teams SUCK.

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Marjorie’s European Tour, 1903‐1904 Taken from letters to her mother, Bessie Marjorie and Helen Macartnay spent the last few weeks of their 11‐month tour in Rome, Florence, and Paris. Marjorie was looking forward to seeing … Read more.

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Everybody has a different cue for letting ourselves admit that it’s finally spring. For some of us (me), spring officially begins when we sow the sweet peas (back around President’s Day). Others might notice spring … Read more.

Spring is out of order

Which isn’t to say that anything is broken, in need of fixing. I just don’t ever remember magnolias blooming before the forsythia. Saucer magnolias are out all over town, our hedge of M. x loebneri … Read more.

Yesterday a reporter from one of the local papers called to ask about the daffodils. She wondered when they would bloom; are they early; how long would they last; and what comes next? A very … Read more.

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Getting a move on

I can’t think of a better way to spend a record-breaking official first day of spring than playing musical plants out in the garden. At home I move plants around usually because I didn’t put … Read more.

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As we get closer to Daffodil Days here at Blithewold I keep expecting to be asked for a tally of how many are in bloom. I’m ready for it. Today there are 3 daffodils in … Read more.

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Yesterday was the kind of day that made me feel very sorry for anyone stuck indoors. High 60s, sunny blue sky, birds singing, bees buzzing: Exactly the kind of short-sleeves day we all desperately crave … Read more.

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1 Common Mistake Made by Low Earning Bloggers

You can’t earn a fortune online penny by penny.

You can’t even earn a steady online income penny by penny.

Even the most skilled, popular, dazzling blogger cannot earn a rich income penny by penny.

So why do struggling, low-earning bloggers believe they can earn a solid income through advertising revenue?

The biggest problem I see with low earning bloggers is that they try to force a full time income through advertising revenue. This is like expecting to earn a full time income through advertising revenue on a local cable access channel with 10 viewers. 5 of them being your grandparents, mom, dad and sister.

Trying to earn advertising revenue is a poor way to make money online until you register thousands of visitors to your blog on a daily basis. Attract thousands of targeted visitors, who genuinely want what you have to offer and you may make a hundred bucks or a little more money monthly.

In much of the world, $100 monthly will not get you too far. Which is why it is a big mistake to believe you can earn a big time online income through advertising revenue as a newbie blogger or as a blogger who has no real traffic volume yet.

How to Earn Big Money through Advertising Revenue

Look at a blog like The Huffington Post. The HP has thousands of writers. Said writers create content 24-7, 365, driving an avalanche of targeted traffic to the blog, yielding all types of ad clicks every day and a staggering amount of ad revenue monthly.

On a smaller scale some top bloggers build up huge email lists and a boat load of traffic over 5 to 10 years. After 10 years of creating valuable posts the number and targeted nature of the traffic these bloggers receive results in a high volume of clicks on advertisements, which yields a steady income in the thousands of dollars per month. Or more.

Of course, it takes 5 to 10 years to develop your blog to the point where it generates ample targeted traffic to drive thousands of dollars in advertising revenue per month. Because you need to offer something valuable to both net a higher payout per click and to drive significant, targeted traffic that clicks and nets you steady earnings.

It is foolish and completely unrealistic to believe you will earn a steadily increasing, high income through advertising revenue until you have built a respected, industry resource of a blog over at least a 3 to 5 year period.

Since most bloggers are desperate to earn even pennies they enter into the blogging game with an unrealistic, warped, skewed take on how much they should earn through advertising revenue, so after wasting their time with posting ads and seeing no earnings month after month they either quit blogging or have squandered away months of time better spent creating useful courses, eBooks and services.

The Solution

  • online courses
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  • services like freelancing and coaching

Create something useful. Publish something helpful.

Don’t try to manipulate some system so you can try to earn money by getting folks to click on an advertisement.

Give your readers something super useful through your content.

Wow your subscribers with your blog posts, videos and podcasts.

Build something sustainable.

Make a difference.

Scrap the ads until you generate a high volume of targeted traffic that will make your advertisement campaign highly profitable.

I wanted to share a video from the jungles of Costa Rica where I explain one concept that will help you make money blogging.

Disclosure: In full disclosure, it is safe to assume that the site owner is benefiting financially or otherwise from everything you click on, read, or look at while on my website. This is not to say that is the case with all content, as all publications on the site are original and written to provide value and references to our audience.

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President Barack Obama LIVE via Video at BlogHer '12!

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Today we are honored to announce that President Barack Obama will address the BlogHer '12 audience at 4:30PM Thursday, August 2, via live video feed. We will gather in the Grand Ballroom at the New York Hilton to hear from the president live, and understand why he has chosen to make this rare conference appearance. We will be recording the video and posting it as soon as we can post-appearance. All conference passes, from day passes to party and/or expo passes to full passes will be granted admission to this special event. [And you can still register here.]

As an non-partisan organization, BlogHer issued invitations to both the Republican and Democratic campaigns, and both presidential candidates specifically, to speak at the conference and publish on In addition to President Obama's appearance, both campaigns have representatives speaking at the main conference August 3-4. [Full agenda here.]  National Director of Operation Vote for the Obama campaign, Buffy Wicks, will be speaking on the How Washington Works panel in the Political track on Friday August 3, while Courtney Johnson, Director of Women's Outreach for the Romney campaign, will be speaking on the Using Online Tools panel in the Political track on Saturday, August 4.

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President Obama and his campaign have regularly prioritized outreach to the BlogHer community, starting when then-Senator and presidential candidate Obama sat down with BlogHer for a video interview in 2008. Subsequently, Michelle Obama launched her blog exclusively on, to engage in conversation with the nation’s women prior to the 2008 election. She recently blogged again on the four-year anniversary of her first BlogHer post.

We expect to continue hearing from both campaigns up until the election, and the BlogHer team will attend and cover both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this summer.

Thank you in advance, President Obama, for showing such respect for this community. We are particularly proud to bring this unique moment to BlogHer '12 attendees, this coming Thursday.

To review the entire BlogHer '12 agenda, look here.

To register for the conference, go here.

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With apprentice rider Jevian Toledo aboard, Kryskaly Horse Racing's New Yawker notched his fourth straight victory June 20 at Delaware Park and in the process lowered the track record for 5 1/2 furlongs on the main track by running the distance in 1:02.59 (VIDEO).

The previous record of 1:02.68 was set in 2006 by Trickle of Gold.

New Yawker, a 7-year-old son of Proud Citizen conditioned by Julio Cartagena, has a career record of eight wins from 39 starts, for earnings of $249,467. In his previous outing, the Kentucky-bred notched a three quarter-length triumph in a five-furlong turf allowance at Pimlico Race Course June 2.

On Feb. 14, he was claimed for $5,000 by his current connections at Laurel Park. Since then, he has won his four starts by a combined margin of 7 3/4 lengths.

Bred by Michael House, New Yawker is out of the Quiet American mare Bold American. A $90,000 purchase at the 2007 Keeneland September yearling sale, he was first raced by Agnes Peace and later by Drawing Away Stable and Class Personified Stable before being claimed by Cartagena for Kryskaly Horse Racing.

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Curlin's full brother at Fares Farm

A full brother to two-time reigning Horse of the Year Curlin   was born April 29 at Issam Fares' Fares Farm near Lexington.

The colt, by Smart Strike out of the Deputy Minister mare Sherriff’s Deputy, was foaled at the same farm as his famous older brother. The similarities in their quality are easy to see, according to farm manager Shannon White.

"We’re delighted to have him; he is truly a gift," said White. "He’s a little taller than Curlin but with the same great body."

Last year, Curlin became the richest Thoroughbred of all-time in North America, retiring at the end of his 4-year-old campaign with career earnings totaling $10,501,800 for Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Stables. He won seven grade I races: the Preakness Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge, Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup, back-to-back runnings of the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Woodward Stakes, and the Stephen Foster Handicap.

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Blue is a Riptide 41 designed by Paul Bieker. She is a high performance gentleman's racer. It is designed to be sailed efficiently with a crew of between 6 and 8 rather than the 10-12 persons commonly found on a racing boat of this size, and it has comfortable accommodations for everyone on the boat. With its ultralight weight carbon construction, large rig and water ballast it is fast upwind and down over the full range of sailing conditions. The Riptide 41 is currently under construction at Jim Betts' in Anacortes, WA. Some key features of Blue: carbon hull, carbon rig, carbon standing rigging, water ballast, twin wheels, twin rudders, with actual interior accommodations.

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LOA 12.5 m           Displacement 3937 kg
LWL 12.1 m   Fixed Ballast 1907 kg
Beam 4 m   Water Ballast 850 kg per side
Beam @ Waterline 3.06 m   Mast above Water 20.53 m
Draft 3.05 m   Mast Tube 20.55 m
Mainsail 72 sq m   Spin 200 sq m
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As a boy, I wanted to fly to outer space
with a thin plastic helmet
strapped on my head
Then I'd run around my house
as fast as I could
Sit in the grass
exhausted, world spinning
alone in my outer space

The moon was not made of green cheese
nor had it men from mars.
No water... yards
slides, swings or cars.
The moon on TV
had none of those things.
Grey, barren, soft
susceptible to foot prints
"one small step," for a kid
was not a really big deal.

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The lunar module
on this full moon
as only a dot
somewhere on an illuminated
tennis ball
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as small here
on earth

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and grab it
"I'd give you the moon if you want me to Mary"
so said Jimmy Stewart...
but he didn't coin that phrase
nor did his writers.
It was stolen
and the moon isn't a source of light
it also steals the light from the sun
so Mary.... if you want this
open your heart
to all us cynics
down on earth who love you,
sometimes when the time is right.

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painting: Ira Joel Haber, New York (online gallery)

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Any owner seeking the last bit of speed from an outboard-powered boat should grab a yard stick. Not to measure boat speed, but to gauge the mounting height of the outboard motor on the boat transom. Rest the yard stick or another suitable straight edge along the keel on the bottom of the boat so that it makes a straight line aft to the outboard. With the motor trimmed so that the propshaft is parallel to the keel, the anti-ventilation plate should be just about even with your straight edge, and thus even with the boat bottom at the keel.

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A yardstick will help you determine if your outboard engine is at the right height.

“I would say that on a significant majority of the new boats I see the outboard motor is mounted too low,” says David Greenwood, who in his role as product planning manager at Suzuki Marine tests and rigs dozens of boats each year. “At least it’s lower than necessary, because most boat builders are very conservative and to be fair, they have no idea how their boat is going to be propped, loaded, and used after it’s sold.”

Length Matters

The length of an outboard is measured from the top of the clamp bracket to the anti-ventilation plate, and motors are offered in four different lengths: S (short, 15 inches), L (long, 20 inches) XL (25 inches) and XXL (30 inches). This is commonly called the motor’s “shaft length” because a longer motor requires a longer drive shaft, but its length is not really the measurement of the drive shaft. These specific motor lengths were agreed upon by engine and boat builders in the 1960s to create standardization in the industry. The motor length corresponds to the transom height of the boat, measured from the keel to gunwale at the transom.

The clamp bracket is designed so that the engine’s mounting height on the transom can be adjusted higher than standard. There are a series of four to six holes at the top of the bracket, and the lower bolts actually fit into slots. The spacing between the upper holes is 0.75 inch. This adjustment is provided to let the boat builder or owner fine-tune the mounting height.

four-stroke outboard

The clamp bracket on the latest Mercury Four-Stoke-model outboards has five mounting bolt holes spaced .75 inches apart.

In some cases boat performance can be improved by mounting the outboard at a higher-than-standard position – with the anti-ventilation plate above the boat bottom. A higher mounting position will reduce lower unit drag and improve top-end speed, although because drag increases exponentially as speed increases, the benefit of reducing drag is more pronounced on faster boats.

“My rule of thumb is based on trim,” says Greenwood. “When I run the boat for the first time, if I can trim the motor to its limit without blowing out the propeller, I’m almost certain I can move the motor up at least one hole on the clamp bracket. I want to have the motor high enough to ventilate the prop when trimmed to the max. Conversely, if the motor is too high I won’t be able to trim much at all.”

Greenwood says that moving the outboard up one mounting hole – or 0.75 inch – will allow the motor to gain RPM at wide-open throttle because drag is reduced.

“If you are 250 RPM low, say about 5700 but you want to get to 6000, raising the motor a hole might get you there, and produce about one additional mile per hour in top speed,” said Greenwood. “Or if you are already at 6000, raising the motor may allow you to move up one increment in prop pitch to stay at 6000 but go faster.”

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This illustration depicts four different outboard mounting height options (courtesy Mercury Marine).

There are disadvantages to raising the motor. With the propeller closer to the surface it’s more likely to ventilate and slip on acceleration, making it harder for the boat to get on plane. And the trim tab above the prop may become less effective and make the boat harder to steer at speed.

But if the motor is mounted too low the anti-ventilation plate will drag in the water when the boat is on plane and can cause excessive spray around the motor and transom. Low-speed work boats pushing a heavy load, however, can benefit from having the motor mounted low and the prop deep in the water.

Other Variables

There are quite a few variables in play when considering optimal engine height on the transom. A key factor is how far aft the propeller is located from the bottom of the boat. Water flowing from under the boat rises so if the prop is further away from the transom, it may be possible to mount the engine higher. All outboards are different in this regard. For example, a Mercury Verado positions the propeller about six inches further aft than a Mercury OptiMax outboard. A boat rigger’s rule of thumb is that the motor can be raised one inch for each eight to 10 inches of distance between the transom and prop. As the prop moves further aft, it’s also likely to be in cleaner, “harder” water, and be more efficient. This is one reason performance boaters use a set-back device between the boat transom and the motor bracket.

Propeller diameter also can affect the ideal engine mounting height. Switching from a small-diameter prop like a 13.5-inch Mercury Laser II to a 14.5-inch Mercury Enertia effectively lowers the swing of the prop blades by a half-inch.

A True 20

Despite the effort to standardize transom height and motor length, there has been some “creep” by both boat and engine builders over the years. Techs I talked to say that most “L” outboards actually measure about 21 inches, which may be intended to provide a little adjustment latitude – the motor can always be moved up if it’s too long for the transom, but it can’t be moved down. This issue became apparent with the introduction a few seasons ago of the Mercury 150 FourStroke. Mercury engineers designed an all-new mid-section and mounting bracket for that motor and made it exactly 20 inches to the anti-ventilation plate, and have since done the same for its new Mercury 70/90/115 models. Last summer I had a dealer tell me a few customers were having trouble with Merc 150s blowing out the prop on hole-shot and in even moderate turns. The motor was too high but mounted as low as possible. Turns out some boat builders are letting transom height get closer to 21 inches or 26 inches.

Adjusting the mounting height of an outboard on the boat transom can affect performance and every boat can be different, so actual on-water testing is best.

There also can be significant imprecision on fiberglass boats. One tech who rigs a lot of motors tells me he measures every transom, and will find up to an inch variance in transom height on different examples of the same boat model. This was exactly the problem encountered by the dealer with the unhappy Merc 150 customers, with the worst cases being on pontoon boats. Because pontoons can create a frothy stream of aerated water at the transom, the prop really needs to be set down in the water.

Greenwood says Suzuki is also moving from a “stretched” length to a “true 20” on its latest DF70A and DF90A motors, and has encountered an occasional issue with a tall transom. The solution is usually a different prop with more blade area, often a four-blade propeller.