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To tax, or not to tax NH nonprofit hospitals?
An analysis of charity care at the state's 24 nonprofit hospitals, conducted in cooperation with the New Hampshire Hospital Association, shows that hospitals here are more charitable than the national average and less profitable, although there are wide variations from one New Hampshire hospital to another.
Significant differences
"The numbers show that hospitals in New Hampshire invest significantly in the health of their communities, helping those who don't have coverage or access to care get the care they need," said Steve Ahnen, president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association.
Catholic Medical Center's level of charity care is due in part to programs such as the Poisson Dental Clinic, which provides oral health care to low-income children and adults on the hospital grounds.
Alex Walker, senior vice president for strategic development at CMC, said the hospital invests in outreach to the homeless rather than waiting for them to show up at the emergency room.
Melissa Sears, public information officer at St. Joseph Hospital, said IRS reporting requirements and demographics should be taken into consideration in any meaningful assessment of community benefit.
In annual reports that have been required since 2009, the IRS allows hospitals to count charity care at cost, Medicaid shortfalls and community health services. Hospitals are not allowed to include bad debt write-offs or Medicare shortfalls in the report.
"At St. Joseph Hospital, we care for all those in need regardless of their ability to pay," said Sears. She said the percentage of Medicaid patients served at the Nashua hospital is lower than at most other hospitals in the state, while the percentage of Medicare patients is somewhat higher.
With a smaller number of poor people and a larger number of old people, St. Joseph is at a disadvantage in the IRS calculations.
When bad debt and Medicare shortfalls are added to the equation, the numbers increase for all the hospitals. "When we think about the total community commitment that hospitals make, we think about that broader bucket that includes bad debt and Medicare shortfall," said Ahnen.
Hospitals already taxed
Ahnen, Walker and others in the health care industry argue that the Hess legislation is ill-advised for two reasons. They say the numbers demonstrate that the hospitals collectively are providing a level of charitable care that justifies their nonprofit status, and they are already being taxed through the Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET).
Even Hess concedes that the MET now generates seven times more than what would be generated if the BET was applied to hospitals, as he suggests. But the MET in its current form is facing several court challenges, and its future is uncertain.
"I didn't see a lot of heads nodding vertically when I was testifying," he said. "When you bring in a bill that has such a significant change in the status quo, you'd be extremely optimistic to think it would fly through both houses of the Legislature and be signed into law the first time around."

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Soft Landing
The kitchen and bath industry – booming, like the nation's housing market, for the past several years – may be headed for a modest softening in 2006. However, no one could tell it from the comments of dealers and designers, who are generally bullish about their prospects for continued growth in the new year.
But while kitchen and bath professionals remain upbeat about both 2006 market conditions and their business strategies (see related story, Page 58, and Market Pulse, Page 12), housing industry analysts are pointing to an inevitable slowdown from what has been a torrid and unsustainable pace in recent years.
In other words, the housing market should be down this year from its record pace, but still be strong from a historical perspective, analysts say. And, the kitchen and bath market is likely to mirror that scenario.
Rising interest rates and skyrocketing housing prices are the prime culprits behind the expected "soft landing" for housing starts and home sales (see graphs above and on following page). Counterbalancing those downward forces, however, is a series of positive demographic and lifestyle factors, including increased home-buying activity among "echo boomers," immigrant and minority households, a trend toward larger homes, and a spate of natural disasters expected to drive rebuilding efforts for several years to come. Also lending impetus to continued strength for housing is a relatively strong economy, an increase in jobs, growth in the residential remodeling market and a trend toward larger homes featuring higher-end amenities.
"Housing starts are expected to fall to 1.9 million units this year from an estimated 2.1 million last year," notes Dick Titus, executive v.p. for the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA). "This would be comparable to starts in 2004, which was a good year for cabinet manufacturers."
Titus also observes that the remodeling market is expected to remain strong, "with a manageable increase in interest rates in 2006, anticipated investment in hurricane damage restoration and the need to maintain an aged housing stock."
Of course, forecasters have predicted only moderate growth for several years running, only to find the housing market far outperformed everyone's expectations. However, unlike previous years, there are now solid indicators to suggest 2006 will witness a slowdown from the previous years' explosive growth.
According to Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, "The difference between now and the last five years is, a lot of what was guiding the [forecasters'] scenarios was the sentiment, 'Well, this just can't sustain this level; it's stronger than we thought it was and therefore it must be time for a slowdown.'
"That sentiment is still there, but it's coupled with the fact that there are some real market indicators going on, too," Baker comments. "The inventory of new homes and existing homes is beginning to run up at levels beyond what they have been in the past. We're seeing housing affordability concerns begin to kick in as mortgage rates edge up and house prices continue to rocket up. And, the combination of those two things have made homes less affordable than they were in the past."
Baker sees real evidence of this in that mortgage applications have slowed from their previous pace. "I think we are going to see a bit of softness this year, and lower consumer spending," he states. "Certainly the consumer confidence numbers are weaker, and if we see a slowdown on the consumer side, I think that's got to kick into housing eventually."
Demographic Drivers
Yet several strong factors continue to drive optimism for those in the kitchen and bath industry. In housing sales, starter homes remain a major driver – with immigrant and minority households an increasingly significant part of the market.
"The household formation numbers have been a very key driver for the last decade and will likely continue to be for the next decade," Baker points out. "Minorities and immigrants are playing a very dominant role in terms of demand in the housing market. The key reason so many people have continued to miss the boat [in terms of forecasting actual growth in the housing market is that] everyone – most conspicuously the U.S. Census Bureau – has underestimated the number of immigrant and minority households that have been formed in recent years."
"This trend is expected to remain strong until at least 2025," comments Heather Jones, a consultant for the Raleigh, NC-based housing analyst FMI Corp.
"Immigrants tend to be younger than the median age and buy homes at an older median age," Jones explains. "They also have a lower percent of homeownership currently. Increasing immigrant ownership rates and immigrant population growth are going to be the next big drivers for residential construction."
"Barring more restrictive immigration policies from Washington, the trend should continue," adds the KCMA's Titus.
Another growing group is "echo" boomers, who seem to be acquiring property at an earlier age than previous generations.
"Low rates have brought in many non-traditional buyers, such as non-married households and under-30 households," says Lawrence Yun, senior economist with the National Association of Realtors.
Baker points out that lower interest rates have played a part in encouraging many renters to buy. Another increasing segment of the market – "flippers" – buy property, only to improve it and put it back out on the market at a higher price.
"The anecdotal evidence is that, in certain markets, you do have a lot of short-term investors who are driving up demand," Baker says. "Estimates run as high as 20% [of the total market], probably nationally as high as 10%."
The Boomer Revolution
While starter homes may be driving the home-buying market, the remodeling explosion is largely due to aging Baby Boomers – the wealthiest, healthiest, hippest and most active generation to ever reach age 60. Baker points out that, more than any other generation, Baby Boomers are using that wealth to age in place, and to retire in the same house in which they raised their family.
"In previous generations, they haven't had the wealth to do that," he notes. "As you get a little older, you have to revamp your house somewhat so it meets your needs, and there are accessibility concerns."
He posits that the Boomers' wealth may prevent them from retiring to retirement communities or nursing homes. Instead, "you're going to see more and more attention to the current housing stock, modifying it," Baker remarks. He adds, however, that "there's no lack of new, million-dollar homes being built, and there's strong evidence there's demand for upscale new construction. But we're also seeing households that are comfortable where they are. They find out they have a lot of equity in their home, and feel like they may want more space or more amenities."
He adds that the strongest part of the remodeling market is upscale discretionary remodeling activity such as the kitchen and bath.
And, just because Boomers are busily turning their college-bound children's rooms into enormous master bathrooms, exercise areas and lavish home theaters, don't assume they're staying out of the buying market.
Jones notes, for example, that Boomers are busily buying vacation homes, and some are still trading up in their primary residence. "Those who are trading down are buying less square footage but more luxury," she notes.
"Boomers continue to heavily influence the remodeling market and, also, new construction," echoes Titus. "Rather than buying second homes and facing the significant transaction costs involved, many Baby Boomers are using existing home equity to expand, modernize and otherwise improve their 'empty nest.'"
Another factor fueling remodeling growth is the high rate of homeownership in the U.S.
"A record 69% of Americans owned their homes by the end of 2004," points out Mary Busey Harris, executive v.p. of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). "The universe of this activity, with its interesting ebbs and flows, keeps the country riveted on private property and fuels the already-charged remodeling industry," Harris says.
Outside Factors
Dramatic events such as Hurricane Katrina have also affected both the direction of the market and the future of the building and remodeling industries.
"Natural disasters make the public more aware of the need for high-quality construction," believes Harris, of the Des Plaines, IL-based NARI.
Harris notes that groups in disaster-prone areas are currently examining the need for stricter codes to help housing withstand the ravages of natural disasters. Others note that building material prices – particularly for oil-based products – are likely to rise in the aftermath of rebuilding in the Gulf states.
Titus believes that long-term rebuilding efforts in the Gulf states will add to the housing/remodeling market. Others, like Jones, insist it's really too early to tell what the impact of Katrina and other hurricanes will be on the overall market.
"It took people in Florida at least a year to begin rebuilding, plus the Gulf Coast has political issues that Florida didn't," Jones explains. "We don't know when or how the Gulf will rebuild. Will they be allowed? Where? When? Will new standards be applied?"
The war in Iraq is another external factor that could have an impact on the housing market.
Here again, though, forecasters have different opinions. "Unless it has a drastic effect on consumer confidence and consumer spending, the impact will be minimal," believes Jones.
"The war in Iraq is adding billions to the national deficit," counters Titus. "Combine this with additional billions needed to respond to the recent natural disasters and a continued loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs to foreign countries, and the potential for a significant spike in inflation and higher interest rates are real threats to the economy, particularly the housing and remodeling markets."
Likewise, the high gas prices were an important influencing factor for 2005, which may or may not continue into 2006. "If gas prices had remained low, we could have generated a half-million more new jobs," believes Yun.
"Rising oil prices have had a major negative impact on the economy," agrees Titus, "but they now appear to be stabilizing. The increases have caused many leveraged home buyers to cut back on their spending on other items, and even threaten their ability to make mortgage payments in some cases. Increased energy costs have affected the financial performance of many companies negatively, as well."
However, the job market overall "was surprisingly pretty good," adds Jones.
Yun adds that the creation of new jobs certainly adds to the housing demand.
The stronger dollar is also expected to be a positive factor for 2006, attracting foreign investors to housing development in the U.S., even though some observers say the nation's current trade deficit could lead to significant future problems in terms of interest rates, jobs and funding vital government services such as Medicare and Social Security.


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Max Spain: There is a jumper on the board, called Turbo Key II. That one shorted supposedly activates the overclocking features of the "BIOS" (UEFI, actually).
The multicore results are likely the most appropriate ones to look at here. AMD have decided that CPUs are pretty much well fast enough for the most common uses, so their focus is turning towards parallel workloads (including multiple applications running simultaneously).
Looks to be paying off.
Max Spain: There is a jumper on the board, called Turbo Key II. That one shorted supposedly activates the overclocking features of the "BIOS" (UEFI, actually).
Thanks Brent. I know that 720p is borderline on a single core atom but everything faster should do it. That's why I was confused when the article said that there are problems with 720p video material.
However, how is the situation with Flash and 720p? I know that my dualcore 1.83GHz Intel T2400 is just fast enough to decode it in software and fullscreen. I believe that this processor is a bit faster than the E-350. Does that mean that so far Flash 720p won't work well on the E-350?
Lots of Youtube videos are now working with HTML5 but I don't want to run into problems with the ones that are not available yet. I can wait for a faster Fusion platform.
WTF is all the radeon open source driver and chipset effort for? I thought that in the future AMD merges CPU + GPU into one chip and went open source to not worry about any seperated binary drivers anymore (like Intel).AMD has not provided open-source support or public documentation on any generation of the UVD engine due to fear it may compromise their Digital Rights Management support under other operating systems (Microsoft Windows). It is unlikely this lack of open-source accelerated video support for AMD hardware will change anytime soon.
The stupid lawyers and drm harm developement enough already... it seems the only easy going way is to use Intel chipset with Intel graphics
p.s. sorry, but I used and supported AMD with radeon cards for years now... if I have to use binary drivers I am going Nvidia.
But it is frustrating...
xrandr ATI drivers have problems, xrandr NVIDIA drivers have problems, ATI and xorg is usually 1-3 versions behind, NVIDIA and xorg is usually 1-3 versions behind... I am pretty sure you all that anyway
I just joined the AMD Fusion camp. Got my E-350 powered notebook this week and it's amazing. With the Catalyst, everything works, from suspend, to setting up external monitors through HDMI etc. although right now, I am running Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity and the opensource stack through xorg-edgers. I. LOVE. MY. NOTEBOOK.
The future is Fusion


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Homecoming 2003: The Weekend in Photos From fast-paced hoops to class reunions where former classmates reconnected, Homecoming 2003 was a picture-perfect weekend. See the action here. [Alumni]
The World of Teng Chiu Seattle's Frye Museum spotlights an art collection owned by an SPU professor and her husband. Chinese artist Teng Chiu's work has largely been forgotten, but Joanna Poznanska is helping to reintroduce him to the West. [Faculty]
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New Routines Introduced at Regional Artistic Gymnastics Seminar
23 representatives from 14 European countries attended the Regional Artistic Gymnastics Seminar in Genova, Italy on October 27-30.
The main objective of the seminar was to introduce new gymnastics routines and judging rules which will be in use until the 2019 World Games. Unlike previous gymnastic seminars this was the first ever carried out where routines were still in draft form. The new gymnastics routines are due to be finalised before the end of this month.
Seminar participants had the opportunity to listen to the theoretical elements of the new routines as well as participating in the practical side of the routines also. Each participant carried out the routines at four different levels in four female and six male apparatus.
All participants expressed sincere appreciation and gratitude to Special Olympics Italy Sports Director, Paola Mengoni and her staff for the flawless planning and execution of the seminar. Italian gymnastics coaches and judges Patrizia Bottaro, Deborah Pastorelli, Amanda Cavestro, Serennella Luigini, Rossana Remagiis were also highly praised by participants for their input, expertise and contribution to the seminar.
Special Olympics Great Britain Gymnastics Coordinator and SOEE Gymnastics Advisor, Dave Balmer said, "This was a fantastic seminar, it was practical and I really feel like we demonstrated the new routines and rules effectively. We certainly appreciate the great deal of time and effort that went into organising this seminar by Special Olympics Italy."
Gymnastics is one of the most popular sports in the Special Olympics movement. Currently there are 10,206 athletes particpating in gymnastics in Europe/Eurasia with a total of 42,206 athletes particpating worldwide.
The SOEE Regional Artistic Gymnastics Seminar was funded by the European Union.
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Find out about the many ways you can get involved in the Special Olympics programs nearest you. There are 58 country-level offices in the Europe/Eurasia region.
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"Very good - but not outstanding."
I enjoyed this audiobook - but not quite as much as I expected to. I appreciated some of the explanations surrounding the creation of the best episodes and movies based on the original Star Trek series, especially when Nimoy's involvement was particularly heart-felt. I was less enamored of the numerous times Nimoy defended his role (or lack thereof) in the difficulties that occurred on and off the set. (I suspect the other parties involved would have different perspectives on what happened...) And I would have liked more information about Nimoy himself - his life, his family, etc. (Though, in fairness, that may not have been the intent of this book.)
I enjoy Leonard Nimoy's voice and found his reading of the text to flow so smoothly as to feel as though he were sitting in a comfortable armchair explaining his take on the Star Trek phenomenon, and not reading a script at all. (There is one exception near the beginning, when several sentences are all but repeated for no apparent reason - perhaps an editing error?) All in all, I enjoyed this audiobook and would recommend it to others. It gets 4 stars instead of 5 as the book itself is not of the caliber that I would be likely to listen a second time.
"Would have been better as a short story"
I REALLY enjoyed the second book in this series
"Peter Dennis IS Winnie-the-Pooh!"
This is by far the best audio version I've heard of Winnie-the-Pooh. Peter Dennis as narrator gets the characters just right; the music is just enough to add to the delight, without distraction; and the warm tone set by the narrator is incredibly inviting. [The real-life Christopher Robin - AA Milne's son - says Peter Dennis re-creates the characters as his father intended - and as he grew up hearing them.] Public Radio ran this Blackstone Audio version as a series some years ago, and I fell in love with it then. I'm thrilled to now share it with my preschooler. Be aware that the other version offered by Audible (the "dramatized" one) doesn't have any of these characteristics - I found it quite grating, and the characterizations were all wrong. The Peter Dennis version is perfect!
"This interview inspired me to read the book."
I listened to this interview on a whim. I generally ignore fiction best-sellers, and so had not even considered reading The Help. But I found the interview so intriguing that I then read the book. Incredible! It might be time to reconsider my policy of disregarding best-sellers...
"Not recommended"
I don't care for the Skippyjon series at all. The gender and racial sereotyping is atrocious, and the disrespectful way mother and son interact is more than cringe-worthy. I also don't understand who the stories are intended for. This book - Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble - makes all sorts of references that will only make sense to late elementary or middle school readers. Yet the books appear to be preschool picture books. Neither of the books offered by Audible (Mummy Trouble and In the Doghouse) have plots that make sense to my 4-year-old. Lost in Spice is a little bit better in that regard. (Be aware that any of the books are almost impossible to follow if you haven't previously seen the illustrations.) Given the stereotyping, the fake Spanish accents, and the disrespectful language and behavior, I find listening to any of the Skippyjon books quite grating. I do not recommend this series.
"Be warned. Be VERY warned!"
These are awful, but, from a preschooler's perspective, very addictive. We purchased a couple of the Skippyjon Jones stories just to try something new, and because the ratings were so high. My 4-year-old liked them immediately. (Actually, he found In the Doghouse pretty slow and the plot very difficult to follow – but loved "Lost in Spice.") But there are many things about these books that _I_ really dislike. The gender role stereotyping is atrocious – Skippyjon goes on adventure after adventure, while his 3 sisters spend all of their time helping mama in the kitchen. The multiple fake/made-up Spanish words (mixed in with real Spanish words) made me cringe – but worse is the stereotypical portrayal of Mexico, and Mexican culture and people. ("Frito Bandito" type stereotyping.) Skippyjon is not Mexican – but he pretends to be, spending considerable time talking in a fake Spanish accent.
All of that is certainly reason enough not to get these books. But there is something I dislike even more: the interactions between Skippyjon and his mama. The disrespectful words and tone they (and Skippyjon in particular) use in speaking to each other have no place in a story intended for preschoolers. (Skippyjon screaming at her "You're not the boss of me!" is the least of it.) Then, Skippyjon willfully engages in one forbidden behavior after another, completely disregarding anything his mother says.
I wish I'd done a more thorough job of previewing before my son was exposed to Skippyjon Jones. I really hate these books.
"An incredible audio book!"
The Horse Boy ranks as one of my 2 all-time favorite Audio Books (The Help being the other). What both of these books have in common is that the audio format ADDS to the experience of the book, rather than taking anything away. Anyone with any experience with Autism or any of the related developmental disorders will recognize the struggles faced by both parents and child. But there is also humor. Any fascinating cross-cultural encounters. And hope. And healing. I laughed and cried multiple times during the reading. The fact that it is the author - and father - who is the narrator makes this audiobook even better.
(I actually bought this Audiobook after already listening to it borrowed from the library. It is the first audiobook that I've liked so much that I opted to purchase my own copy AFTER listening.)
Given how much I've enjoyed (and repeatedly re-listened to) last year's gift to members, A Christmas Carol, I was anticipating another thoroughly satisfying listen. But I found this collection far from compelling, with the narration less than stellar. I actually fast-forwarded through Gift of the Magi.
Maybe serious O. Henry fans will feel differently, but I didn't particularly enjoy these stories. I gave the volume three stars because it was free. Had it been a paid purchase, I would have given it just two.
"Informative and Enjoyable"
I very much enjoyed this recording. It is not really "interviews;" instead, several of the justices sit together on a panel, in front of an audience, and interact with Tim Russert and each other in response to questions and topics proposed by Mr. Russert. I found the interactions between the justices at least as interesting as their actual answers to questions.
This recording was made in 2005. I suspect it would sound very different - and much less collegial - if an attempt were made to set up a similar panel discussion with the current members of the Court.
"This was a hoot!"
I really enjoyed this interview. Mr. Leonard's candor was refreshing, and there were several points at which I laughed out loud. I'll listen to it again. Very enjoyable.
Be aware that only the first 15 minutes or so of this audiobook is the actual Magic School Bus story. (And it's not one of the better stories, in my opinion, only so-so.) The remainder - or as much of it as we could stand to listen to - is a long list of ocean "facts," (the first few being things like "buses can't really drive into oceans") all read by the "teacher," as though she were reading student reports. This is BORING, at best, and tedious and irritating, at worst.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Eggless Chocolate Cake with Mocha Icing
It is only 4 days since I posted last but it seems such a long time-I was getting withdrawal symptoms..wonder what blogging could do to me..!!!But as they say-I am loving it!!Last week was a busy one,with parents coming down,visit to tirupati and my bro staying back with us.Had a fab time with him,house seems so empty now;-(.
On Sunday,we had a small lunch party at home-me,hubby and bro-our friends Satheesh,Deepthi,their kiddo Vicky and Satheesh's amma.We celebrated their belated wedding anniversary,since all of us were out of station during that time.They were a tad surprised since cutting the cake was not mentioned before!!Had a fun time!!So here's the recipe for the cake I made for them!!
Eggless Chocolate cake with Mocha Icing
Maida/Flour-1 cup
Milkmaid - 1/2 tin
Milk - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp
Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
For the Mocha Glaze Icing
Cocoa powder - 4 tbsp
Softened butter - 4 tbsp
Coffee - 1 tsp
Icing sugar - 1 cup-sifted
Walnuts/Cashew/Badam - 2-3 tbsp,crushed
To Soak - 1/4 cup Coke
For the Cake
Sift maida with cocoa powder,baking soda and baking powder-keep aside.
Mix sugar and butter,beat till fluffy.
Add milkmaid,beat well.
Add milk,vanilla essence and maida.
Beat well for 3-4 minutes till the mixture is smooth and light.
Transfer to a greased baking dish.
Microwave on 80% power for 8 minutes.
Let it cool.
Cut the cake into two and soak with coke( I did not cut the cake,just sprinkled coke all over the cake)
For the Icing
Microwave 4 tbsp water in a bowl for 1 minute.
Add coffee,cocoa and butter to it and mix well.
Gradually add the sifted icing sugar,mix well.
Glaze the cake with the icing and garnish with crushed dry fruits.
Refrigerate till the icing is set.
Serve with ice-cream.
Don't know what to do with the rest of the Milkmaid tin?Check out this!!!
47 comments :
Purnima,thanks..yeah,they were pretty surprised,but enjoyed nevertheless!!!
Vanni,thanks..let me know how it turned out ok..!!
Trupti,thanks..my pleasure!!
Shri,thanks..yeah they did!!
Sowmya,thanks..my pleasure!!
Skribles,thanks..yeah its quite simple and easy to make..sure anytime!!
JZ,thanks..its very easy and can be made within 15 minutes or so..try it!!
Happycook..hehe,none of it is left,but I sure can make one for all of you!!!
Mansi,thanks..coke gives it a soft texture when we soak the cake with it.If it is used in mixing,it gives a richer taste,do try it!!
Cham,thanks..yeah quick and easy,that is the word for this yummy cake!!
Swati,thanks..it was heavenly!!not a piece left!!
Uma,thanks..yeah,soaking it in coke gives it a soft texture.Yup,friends loved it!!
Roopa,thanks..yeah,mocha gives it the extra kick!!
Devipriya,thanks..do try it!!Divya, I am a newbie on your blog and already love it!!! I recently got a MW with convection grill and combination and everything possible in it. THanks for your cake recipes. For all the cakes that you have mentioned, it seems you are extensively using the 'MW' function and not the grill etc...can you please confirm which function you are using?
ReplyDeleteRoma,thanks..do try it out!!
Archana,thanks..!!Welcome to my blog!!!I have an IFB MW with MW,Convection,Grill and combo cooking-I guess all MW's come with all these features these days.I have only tried cakes with the MW function.have not tried anything the conventional way.want to try out grill sometime..shall post about it as soon as I make it..Hey divya,
thanks for introducing me t ur blog....u have some amazing dishes here.....wow....u visited tirupathi....thats really cool...sumhow i never got the oppurtunity to go this time...coz me n my hubby had thought from the day we met that we would visit tirupathi once every yr....hopefully will get 2 go there soon...
will keep coming here for sure....
Best regards,
VedaHi Divya,
I am going to try baking a cake for the first time and came across your recipe and just loved the look of it.
Can you give me the amount of milkmaid you used, as I am not sure of the net weight of a tin of milkmaid?
Can I skip using coke to soak? If not, What can I use instead of coke?
Is baking soda/powder absolutely necessary? Can it be substituted with salt?Saranya..thank you.
1) I used half a tin Milkmaid-1 tin is 400 gms and I used 200 gms.
2)Coke is used to make the cake moist as otherwise the cake tends to be dry.You can make a sugar syrup adding 2-3 tbsps of sugar to a half a cup of water and use that to soak instead.
3)Baking powder/soda is necessary as it is an eggless cake and requires these to make it rise.
Hope you will try it out!!Hi divya,
thanks for the great recipe. I had a question though, I own an IFB microwave and do my baking in its convection mode. Baking it for 30 minutes gives my cakes a burnt black colored top surface while the inner layers are perfect. Should I be using the microwave mode instead of convection? or is it something to do with the batter not being smooth enough?Hi Aruna,I am not sure why your cake gets burnt after 30 minutes!!Is the temperature you are baking with too high?If so,you could cover the top of a cake pan loosely with a foil.Or if the batter is too thick,it tends to bake slowly and high temperature might cause the top to burn quickly.I hope you get it right next time!!
ReplyDelete- Amisha KHANNAApril 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Hi divya, I have always baked in the conventional mode in the oven and never used the microwave mode before, so is the normal tin baking dish okay for the mw? and exactly what size should the baking dish be?
ReplyDelete Hey,Well its my first attempt to make the cake,jus 20 years old as yet,Recipe looks simple enough. Just wanted to know if i need to use an 8" Baking tray?? if not,could u specify the size and also power and temp settings for the oven,and preheat time also? :)
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 6:10 PM
thank you so much for the wonderfull chocolate cake recipie. i tried it and it came out really well. thanx a lot :)
ReplyDelete - Tarika SharmaAugust 31, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Hi Divya,
That is beautiful recipe. But i have a question.
In the cake mixture, the maida,baking powder,baking soda is to be mixed with the sugar,butter,milkmaid,milk and vanilla essence right?
Cause the recipe says "Sift maida with cocoa powder,baking soda and baking powder-keep aside" and the next line is about the sugar and stuff. So i got a bit confused.
P.S.I know what i asked is really silly but this is first time I'm trying to make a cake.
A blog is not complete without the readers feedback.Please let me know how you liked my post.Thank you so much for visiting my blog.


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Firearm Companies Refusing Sales to Gov Agencies
Posted 22 February 2013 - 10:21 PM
A growing number of firearm and firearm-related companies have stated they will no longer sell items to states, counties, cities and municipalities that restrict their citizens' rights to own them.
According to The Police Loophole, 34 companies have joined in publicly stating that governments who seek to restrict 2nd Amendment rights will themselves be restricted from purchasing the items they seek to limit or ban.
Extreme Firepower Inc., located in Inwood, WV has had a longstanding policy that states:
"The Federal Government and several states have enacted gun control laws that restrict the public from owning and possessing certain types of firearms...If a product that we manufacture is not legal for a private citizen to own in a jurisdiction, we will not sell that product to a law-enforcement agency in that jurisdiction."
York Arms, located in Buxton, ME released a statement following new legislation in New York:
"Based on the recent legislation in New York, we are prohibited from selling rifles and receivers to residents of New York. We have chosen to extend that prohibition to all governmental agencies associated with or located within New York."
Quality Arms, located in Rigby, ID writes on their website, "elected officials have their own agenda to circumnavigate the truth and destroy the constitution of the United States."
The site states: "Quality Arms Idaho will not supply and firearm or product, manufactured by us, or any other company nor will we warranty, repair, alter, or modify and firearm owned by any State, County or Municipality who infringes on the right of its citizens to bear arms under the 2nd Amendment."
Bravo Company USA states:
"The people at Bravo Company USA and BCM support responsible private individuals having access to the same tools of civilian Law Enforcement to affect the same ends...As such Bravo Company's policy is that law enforcement officials and departments will be restricted to the same type of products available to responsible private individuals of that same city or state."
Posted 22 February 2013 - 11:03 PM
Gotta love it.
Point I've been making. If it's not good for the citizens...police shouldn't have them either. Posse cometus "protects" us from the military and any president is going to have an issue doing something like that.
Posted 22 February 2013 - 11:10 PM
Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:31 AM
Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:28 AM
Childish middle aged men acting like childish middle aged men.
iirc this is the official slogan of the libertarian party
Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:03 PM
iirc this is the official slogan of the libertarian party
Posted 24 February 2013 - 07:53 AM
Posted 24 February 2013 - 08:04 AM
I give it 1.5 hours.
Posted 24 February 2013 - 08:24 AM
Posted 24 February 2013 - 08:37 AM
How long before one of them caves and sells to the biggest customer in the world?
I give it 1.5 hours.
According to data compiled by the FBI, the number of Americans purchasing guns has skyrocketed since Obama was elected. There have been 65,376,373 background checks completed for Americans purchasing firearms since February of 2009, the first full month of Barack Obama's presidency.
This totals 65,376,373 background checks completed since President Obama's first full month in office, or 44,748 background checks per day. By comparison, the number of background checks in Obama's first term is 91.1% higher than President George W. Bush's first-term total of 34,214,066.
Posted 24 February 2013 - 08:53 AM
Posted 24 February 2013 - 08:55 AM
My hunch is these are small, boutique operations that never sold to military or law enforcement in the first place. Either that or they'll be sucking off the government teet soon.
Posted 24 February 2013 - 10:11 AM
I swear a second civil war is warming up..
Ironically its the same type of moron who didn't learn from the first one. lol
Posted 24 February 2013 - 11:21 AM
Ironically its the same type of moron who didn't learn from the first one. lol
Yes, bow to big government. Lol
Posted 24 February 2013 - 11:25 AM
Yes, bow to big government. Lol


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Woow,...I was thinking of trying PCLinuxOS for a long time,I newer imagined that it was that good.
Seriously,BFS killed all distros in these tests.Too bad that it doesn't use all newest packages .
Phoronix: Benchmarks: Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu, openSUSE
Last week we delivered benchmarks of Fedora 13 Alpha and Ubuntu 10.04 (along with testing the Fedora 11 and 12 too), but today we have a new set of comparative benchmarks that are covering the latest development versions of Ubuntu 10.04, Mandriva 2010.1, PCLinuxOS 2010, and openSUSE 11.3. Here they are.
Woow,...I was thinking of trying PCLinuxOS for a long time,I newer imagined that it was that good.
Seriously,BFS killed all distros in these tests.Too bad that it doesn't use all newest packages .
One thing missing from the article is which of the tested distros were running with KMS enabled and which ones weren't. I suspect this is were the performance difference in the OpenArena and Tremulous benchmarks comes from.
As noted in the article, PClinuxOS is not distributed for 64 bits, so the tests used 32 bits distributions.
We've seen here in Phoronix that 64-bits gives better performance than 32-bits all things equal, so if you have a 64 bit machine, and you try the best release from each distro (64 bit for all except PCLinuxOS), the differences would be smaller (and who knows what distro would take the gold, it would be nice to see those tests)
Does this mean that the BFS is the key factor though?
Have there even been benchmarks on a vanilla kernel and the directly compared to a BFS patched kernel?
Works for you, doesn't work here. it's funny to read this, because you were laughing in another thread saying "works for me".
So, half of those tests is thanks to BFS, not mesa, KMS etc? Maybe many PCLinuxOS users aren't affected? Yes, it will suck till it will be more stable. I recommend you to shut up, because what you said is idiotic. Seriously, some people are idiots. It sucks because it kills mouse and keyboard input not because it didn't won them all.And yes, it didn't perform better in every test. That's true. I guess it sucks. It should have won them all, not just half of them. Lame.
And I guess all those PCLinuxOS users don't have keyboards and mice.
Seriously, some people...
It's obvious that the whole reason why PCLOS won so many tests is not because of BFS that's why I said it's a shame that it doesn't use all latest things like other distros.But even without that anyone who knows that PCLOS is based on Mandriva and sees this tests can see why it's so god and can make some parallel between them.Based on what people say about BFS it really shows that it has some benefits(like listening music and compiling something "without stuttering"),and performance gains.


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The Vikings have had a well-defined public image for centuries, and have even become a staple of comic book illustrations with colorful images of horned helmets, berserkers, longships, Valhalla, the one-eyed god Odin and men dying sword in hand or drinking out of skulls.
The Vikings were pirates who came to plunder and kill, and they spread terror along Europe's coasts. But their posthumous reputation is not entirely fair: They were not just ruthless warriors, but also skilled traders, administrators and craftsmen in metal and wood, producing beautiful jewellery and artefacts that survive to this day. They were also some of Europe's best storytellers and the Norse sagas continue to fascinate modern audiences.
In medieval Norway the basis for agriculture was poor. Vikings were experts in water transportation as their native fjords stretched for great distances into Norway's heartland. Their longships were narrow, light, wooden boats with a shallow-draft hull designed for speed and easy navigation in shallow waters. Light enough to be carried, the longship was also double-ended, allowing it to reverse direction without needing to turn around. This was a major advantage in a sea filled with concealed icebergs and sea ice. Longships had oars along almost the entire length of the boat, and later versions combined rowing power with sailing power. In good conditions, a longboat under sailing power could reach a speed of 15 knots.
This resulted in voyages of discovery, trade and opportunistic raiding of coastal cities, towns and settlements across Europe. The voyages began in the latter part of the eighth century and stretched from Greenland in the west to the Caspian Sea in the east. To begin with only a few made the voyages, but the fleets grew until there were hundreds of longships sailing to England, Scotland, France and Ireland.
How did such a small and scattered people conquer so much territory? Norwegian Vikings were courageous, cunning and had a fatalistic outlook which made them natural risk takers.
Viking raiding parties seem to have had an amazing ability to shrug off losses, whether in battle or in dangerous sea voyages. In 844 many Vikings were lost to King Ramiro in northern Spain. A few months later, another fleet took Córdoba, only to be chased off by Emir Abd al-Rahman II, with further heavy losses: 500 dead and 30 ships burned. They still came back a few years later to hit the Balearics and even northern Italy. According to the English Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, in 876 the Vikings lost as many as 4,000 men and 120 ships in a great storm off the south English coast. There was also much infighting between Danish and Norwegian Viking bands, especially in Ireland, where losses were extremely high in relation to the Viking population. Despite this, their appetite for conquest and exploration remained high.
Viking courage is probably also linked to their dark sense of humour, as expressed in the writing of their sagas. Being able to laugh in the face of death and danger somehow explains their resilience in battle and in pioneering sea voyages to far off lands. One of the distinguishing features of Old Norse poetry, legend and saga is a grim gallows humour. It is usually a bad sign when someone cracks a joke in a Viking saga, and the stories contain more jokes than you might think.
The Vikings founded a number of cities and colonies, including Dublin and Normandy. Dublin was held as a major settlement for more than three centuries. Between the years 879 and 920 they colonised Iceland, which in turn became the springboard for the colonisation of Greenland. The Vikings even reached North America, and remains of a Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland have been carbon dated to around the year 1000.
By the 1100s the Vikings were weakened by domestic unrest. At the same time, many other European countries were becoming stronger and more difficult targets.
We date the end of the Viking Age from the fall of Harald Hardråde, when he unsuccessfully tried to conquer England in 1066.
A lot is known about what Viking life was like a thousand years ago, and you can experience a little of Viking life today. At Lofotr Viking Museum a traditional Viking longhouse has been built, and the museum also hosts Viking festivals and events where you can get a taste of Viking life and living. On the Vefsnfjord in Northern Norway you can try sailing a Viking ship, and in Oslo you can see the genuine article.
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Length Overall | 24' 4'' | Dry Weight | 4,100 lbs. |
Beam | 8' 6'' | Tested Weight | N/A |
Draft | 2' 10'' (max) | Fuel Cap | 70 gal. |
Deadrise/Transom | 20 deg. | Water Cap | none |
Max Headroom | N/A | Bridge Clearance | 4' 6'' |
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model. |
Std. Power | 1 x 320-hp MerCruiser MX 6.2 MPI | ||
Tested Power | 1 x 320-hp MerCruiser MX 6.2 MPO | ||
Opt. Power |
1 x 260-hp MerCruiser 5.7 L Alpha 1 x 300-hp MerCruiser 350 Mag MPI Alpha 1 x 425-hp MerCruiser 496 Mag HO Bravo 1 1 x 270-hp Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi SX 1 x 420-hp Volvo Penta 8.1 GXi DP |
A functional sportboat with many good features.
The 246 leaned into turns with a very solid feel and tracked well. A combination of common sense engineering, abundant creature features and good old solid boat building technology has gone into the 2 |
Good seating and storage for all your gear.
The seating arrangement in the cockpit area consisted of two pedestal chairs and an L-shaped lounge across the back and up the starboard side. |
Sit back and enjoy the ride!
The bow offers good room for a couple of adults to sit comfortably and enjoy the sun. |
When it's down the hatch doubles as a sun pad.
The engine hatch has an electric power lift as well as the ability to be opened manually, a bit heavy but double. |
Your family will leave the dock with more comfort.
The compartment is small for a large person but still large enough to close the door for privacy. A self-contained camper type toilet was installed having the holding tank in the base. |
Like all the Cobalt models, the 246 looks like it's in motion even at the dock. A combination of common sense engineering, abundant creature features and good old solid boat building technology has gone into the 246. At just 24'6" she has a roomy beam of 8'6" giving her the feel of a larger vessel.
All of these comforts ride on an exceptional hull design derived from years of boat building experience. After running the 246 I had to find out how they got a boat to handle this well. So I found a Cobalt on a trailer and crawled under for a look. The first thing I noticed was the large reverse chines and the absence of the inner planning strakes from the windshield aft. This combination, coupled with a 20-degree deadrise, allows the vessel to drop into the waves smoothly without banging in most situations. To top it all off because of the large reverse chines she had a dry ride with no water hitting the windshield.
The vessel tested did not have trim tabs and, despite this, rode surprisingly level even when the load wasn't. The reason for this was also found under the hull. Aft, on ether side of the out drive, the hull is extended beyond the transom creating a kind of a large fixed trim tab surface. Cobalt uses this on all of its models and calls it the "Extended running surface". The effect is much in the same as training wheels on a bicycle. When running at speed, the added surface has the effect of holding the boat steady not to mention popping up on plane quickly. The vessel also leaned into turns with a very solid feel and tracked well. This running surface is not a bolt on but the molded hull extending aft of the transom on either side of the outdrive and out to the freeboard on both sides. This hull configuration also allows for a full beam swim platform over the outdrive.
Cobalt uses Kevlar over the chines to add strength and rigidity to the hull. An other contributing factor to the vessel's solid feel is the all fiberglass box longitudinal stringers running just about the full length of the hull. A box stringer is far stronger than traditional stringers at less the weight and the fact that they are solid fiberglass and not wood can only add to their life expectancy. The longitudinals are not fiberglassed to the hull but glued with a product called Plexus. Is this superior to fiberglass? Only time will tell.
Moving topsides we found an abundance of just plain old good ideas. Starting with gas cylinder assisted hatches. The small rubber lined anchor locker forward, and the rubber lined ski storage compartment below the deck forward as well as the engine hatch all have gas cylinder assist. These not only help lift the hatches but also keep them securely open. The engine hatch has an electric power lift as well as the ability to be opened manually, a bit heavy but double.
The U-shaped bow seat has padded bolsters below the deck line so your guests can face each other and lean back in comfort. Both seats have additional storage below. Cobalt has managed to install a head (toilet) compartment behind the port bow seat back rest that is accessible by opening the port console aft. The compartment is small for a large person but still large enough to close the door for privacy. A self-contained camper type toilet was installed having the holding tank in the base.
The seating arrangement in the cockpit area consisted of two pedestal chairs and an L-shaped lounge across the back and up the starboard side. Under the aft seat was storage extending beyond the seat area to below the step and the corner seat section on the portside. Cobalt also installed the battery selector switch in here for easy access. But this puppy also has a wet well with drain under the port seat just begging for ice and cold drinks. Cobalt calls them Flip-Lip seats. What they've done is, for lack of a better description, double hinged the forward half of the seat to rest on top of the aft half creating a bolster seat so you can see over the windshield. There is also an adjustable helm to make it really comfortable in all driving positions.
How many times have you bumped into or torn a shirt on a fire extinguisher? I have done both. So I liked the recessed fire extinguisher cubby located under the helm with a touch latch clear door, nice touch. The helm area was pleasing to the eye as well as functional. From the high gloss finish real rosewood dash to the double stitched vinyl covering, the area is nothing but elegant. Even the gauges, with a touch of gold and had very legible numbers, giving the helm an almost classic style.
Moving aft, was a large padded sun deck located on top of the engine hatch. The swim platform had a built-in baitwell to starboard and stainless steel folding boarding ladder with its own storage compartment to port. The vessel tested had the optional removable swim platform aft of the stock unit. All in all creating a fairly solid swim platform with minimal spring. The boarding ladder was made of two telescoping stainless steel pipes with T steps. The whole unit was tucked under the port quarter of the platform with a lever-locking device. When it was time to extend the ladder I had to kneel down and lean over to locate and reach it. Also I had to keep reminding myself when docking that it was back there, because from the helm, even when standing, I couldn't see it.
Let's not forget the engine room with the full beam hatch. There was no corner that was not easily reached. As a matter of fact I could have climbed in on either side of the engine to do work.
So after testing the 246 I found that she rode and handled well, looked great and had loads of creature comforts. Little things like the encapsulated backing plates used under all the solid stainless steel deck hardware, and the optional telescoping stern navigation light just gave me the feeling that this was a well-built boat. But I'm not alone in my opinion. J.D. Powers and Associates have recognized the Cobalt for two years in a row and now I can see why.
By Capt. Manny Rebelo
Test Captain
Systems | |
Battery Charger/Converter | |
CD Stereo | |
Head: Portable | |
Power Steering | |
Trim Tabs | |
Exterior Features | |
Carpet: Cockpit | |
Ice Chest | |
Outlet: 12-Volt Acc | |
Swim Ladder | |
Swim Platform | |
Transom Door | |
Canvas | |
Bimini Top | |
Camper Back |
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Warranties change from time to time. While BoatTEST.com has tried to ensure the most up-to-date warranty offered by each builder, it does not guarantee the accuracies of the information presented below. Please check with the boat builder or your local dealer before you buy any boat. | |
Hull Warranty | |
Years | 10-Year |
Transferable | Yes |
Extendable | No |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Deck Warranty | |
Years | 10-Years |
Transferable | 10-Year transferable protection |
Extendable | No |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Engine Warranty | |
Years | 5-Year |
Extendable | No |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Powertrain Warranty | |
Years | 5-Year |
Transferable | 5-Year transferable protection |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Gelcoat Warranty | |
Years | 2-Year |
Transferable | 2-Year transferable protection |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Accessories Warranty | |
Years | 1-2 Year |
Transferable | Yes |
Link | http://www.cobaltboats.com/info/warranty.html |
Certifications | |
NMMA Certification | Yes |


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U.S. Automakers Paying On Par With Foreign Rivals For Labor
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Toshiba Puts $14 Billion Bet On Chips, Nuclear Power
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Textron To Build 423 Armored Cars For U.S. Army
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DMO Media Kit
Includes Circulation, Rates & Ad SpecificationsDigital Media Online
Digital Media Online (DMO) has an extremely large portfolio of vertical publications serving professionals involved in all aspects of Digital Media, Broadcast Production, Enterprise & IT, Consumer Electronics, National and International News. DMO publications focuses on distinct market segments, including broadcast, streaming media, digital video, animation, special effects, desktop publishing, consumer electronics, information technology, imaging and design, digital audio, CAD, workstations, post production, and game development. These publications offer breaking technology and product news, the latest techniques, white papers, blogs, podcasts, research, directories, streaming media features, and extensive use of digital art, animation and video. Through extensive marketing, search engines and word-of-mouth, DMO receives over one million visits a month and is the industry`s first choice for news, information and advertising opportunities.
Digital Media Online - Deep and Wide
With over 100 sites and e-newsletters, DMO offers companies unparalled reach into vertical market segments. Organized into 7 major portals, we publish about 1,500 articles and news items per day.
DMO - The Market Leader With Proven Performance
- DMO Circulation is the Largest in the Industry - and is Independently and Publically Audited!
- DMO is the Recognized Market Leader!
- DMO is the 1st Choice of Decision Makers!
- DMO Readers are Your Customers!
The Monthly Numbers Say It All
- Over 1,200,000 Page Views
- Over 700,000 Visits
- Over 575,000 Unique Visitors
Sales/Editorial/Design/Main Number
Our portals are:
Digital Media Net (DMN, http://www.DigitalMediaNet.com) has a portfolio of over 40 vertical publications serving professionals involved in all aspects of digital media. DMN focuses on distinct market segments, including streaming media, digital video, animation, special effects, desktop publishing, imaging and design, digital audio, CAD, work stations, post production, and game development.
DMN receives over 350,000 visits a month and is the industry's first choice for news, information and advertising opportunities. In addition to its online publications DMN has over a dozen e-newsletters.
Broadcast Newsroom (BN, http://www.BroadcastNewsroom.com has a portfolio of over 20 vertical publications serving professionals involved in all aspects of broadcast production. BN focuses on broadcast production, HD technology, webcasting and streaming media, acquistion, digital television, radio, facilities, hardware and software. In addition BN offers dedicated sites serving users of products from specific manufacturers such as Canon, Panasonic, JVC, Sony and Avid. Plus Bn offers dedicated sites for the two largest industry tradeshows, NAB and IBC.
BN receives over 75,000 visits a month and is the industry's first choice for news, information and advertising opportunities. It has 2 weekly e-newsletters and an every business day e-newsletter, Broadcast Newswire.
Consumer Electronics Net (CEN, http://www.ConsumerElectronicsNet.com) 22 sites featuring detailed daily coverage of leading edge consumer electronics products and technology. Digital cameras, digital video, DVD, home theater, smartphones & PDAs, computers and home office, games and digital entertainment have evolved into essential components of people's daily lives and CEN covers them all in depth. It also has a e-newsletter, Gadgets.
CEN is visited by more than 75,000 visits per month.
IT Business Net (IBN, http://www.ITBusinessNet.com) has 11 sites that feature detailed daily coverage of leading edge technology and enterprise news for the IT professional. Software development, enterprise and productivity applications, storage, hardware, internet and networking are essential components of today's business enterprise environment.
IBN's sites help IT professionals stay current about the latest developments in their field. It also has a 3x weekly e-newsletter, IT Weekly.
The U.S. Daily (USD, http://www.TheUSDaily.com) was launched in January 2008. It is a national and international online news site with over 40 distinct news sections. Areas of news coverage include breaking domestic news, politics, entertainment, sports, technology, science, business and world news. USD also provides cutting edge opinions and commentary, national weather and consumer technology reviews.
The U.S. Daily has an e-newsletter, The U.S. Daily, that is sent 7 days a week.
HealthTechnologyNet.com is a real-time portal covering health topics for adults, children, men, woman, seniors and medical professionals.
All the latest news on techniques, medicines, medical ethics, sexuality, nursing, diet and more.
The BlogZone (BZ, http://Blogs.DigitalMediaOnlineInc.com) is a free open blog community. At BZ readers and vendors alike can start a blog. The BlogZone offers full multimedia content displays, including text, audio, animation, flash and video clips. From professional blogs to busienss blogs to personal blogs, the BlogZone has it all.
The BlogZone currently receives over 40,000 visits per month.
In addition to these portals, DMO has 2 micro portals - www.TutorialFinder.com and www.ReviewSeeker.com. There is also a stock content resource center, www.DMNStockResources.com, and our user forums community, www.DMNForums.com. DMO also has a free PR Newswire service, DMN Newswire (see below for details).
For detailed circulation information (including reader demographics, traffic, and geographical data) on any Digital Media Online portal or site, click one of the following links which will bring up circ data independently audited by Quantcast.
* Digital Media Online as a whole, click here
* DMN (Here for sites and portal)
* BN (Here for sites and portal)
* IBN (Here for sites and portal)
* CEN (Here for sites and portal)
* USD (The U.S. Daily News, here for sites and portal)
* BZ (The BlogZone, here for blogs)
* TU (See Tech Universe blog at http://blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/TechUniverse/)
DMO Sites
Production BroadCast Consumer Electronics IT/Enterprise The U.S. Daily News Health Techology Net micro-Portals Services
DMN Newsletter
DMNForums.com (Worldwide Users Groups)
DVD Viewpoint Newsletter
Hot Threads Newsletter
KNews Newsletter
Levels Newsletter
LOUD! Newsletter
Mac Alert Newsletter
Pixels Newsletter
Renders Newsletter
TimeLine Newsletter
HD Weekly Newsletter
WaveForm Newsletter
StreamLine Newsletter
Broadcast Newswire
Gadgets Newsletter
IT Weekly Newsletter The BlogZone
Circulation At A Glance
- A Sustained History Of Growth and Excellence
- Over 100 publications in 6 Portals
- 19 e-newsletters
- Targeted Focus
- World Wide Reach
- Circulation is independently audited by 3rd party
Digital Media Online (DMO) circulation is all 3rd party, independently audited via Quantcast.com, ensuring real, reliable circulation information for marketing professionals. For more specific and up to date circulation information visit Quantcast.com.
DMO Advertising Rates
Digital Media Online offers a variety of site and e-newsletter advertising. We support most rich media formats and industry standard (IAB) ad sizes, plus we offer larger ad units unique to our sites.
Pay Per Click Keyword Marketing!
Hotlinks is a pay-for-performance ad unit that delivers traffic to your site via contextually-relevant keywords and phrases found within DMO article-based content.
An advertiser who uses Hotlinks reaches highly relevant users while they are focused on content that is directly relevant to the advertiser's product or service.
- Contextual Targeting
- Clean & Simple
- User Initiated Response
- Easy Management
- Simple Pricing Model
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For more information about marketing with Hotlinks please contact us at email@example.com.
DMO TextLinks
A text link is a text hyperlink that typically links to a another site webpage. These links are purchased for display on a site, usually for a flat monthly fee. The fee is based on the size and popularity of the site the link is displayed on.
DMO TextLinks are standard text links sold on a flat monthly fee per site, with links appearing on every page of the site. Our main portals: DMN (DigitalMediaNet.com), CEN (ConsumerElectronicsNet.com), BN (BroadcastNewsroom.com), IBN (ITBusinessNet.com) and USD (TheUSDaily.com) together represent more than 100 sites you can place your company or site links on.
- TextLinks : up to four per page, appear on every page of site, home and content pages, in an area called "DMO TextLinks". This is our sponsored links section.
- Clean & Simple Formats : Your link can be simple text, or enhance it with a small logo image, a box, even a background color.
- Direct Links: Your url is displayed and directly linked from out page to your site.
- Easy Management : Update them whenever you want.
- Simple Pricing Model : one flat fee per month per site.
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For more information about marketing with Textlinks please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free PR News Service!
DMO Newswire is a service that offers PR and Marketing professionals the ability to submit your press releases directly into the DMO Publishing Network. ( This is a free service but requires you to register with DMO Newswire ).
DMO Newswire also offers you the ability to specify the DMO publications your company news will appear on, and gives you control over how long they will remain on the front page. This last option is very important during times of increased press release activity and can keep your company news in front of readers. ( This is a premium service. )
DMN Newswire is a dedicated industry news site that showcases press releases from every industry segment covered by DMO. ( This is a free service )
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For more information about DMO Newswire please contact us at email@example.com.
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Ad Units | Ad Dimensions | File Sizes | DMN, BN, IBN | HTN, TheUSDaily, CEN & TechUniverse | |||||
Buttons | 120x60, 150x130 | 15k | $8 CPM | $3 CPM | |||||
Banners | 728x90 | 35k | $75 CPM | $10 CPM | |||||
Half SkyScrapers | 120x300, 150x300, 160x300 | 40k | $15 CPM | $5 CPM | |||||
SkyScrapers | 120x600, 150x600, 160x600 | 75k | $35 CPM | $8 CPM | |||||
Large Rectangles Inline | 600x400, 600x600 | 75k | $100 CPM | $15 CPM * | |||||
Standard Rectangles | 300x250, 336x280, 400x300 | 100k | $75 CPM | $10 CPM | |||||
Page Peel | up to 700x600 | NA | $150 CPM | $50 CPM | |||||
Roadblocks | up to 700x600 | 125k | $250 CPM | $50 CPM | |||||
Crawler | 994x90, 994x35 | NA | $100 CPM | $100 CPM | |||||
Page Takeovers | banner, large rectangle and skyscraper | NA | $250 CPM | $50 CPM | |||||
Welcome Screen Lightbox | Rectangles up to 700x600 | NA | $250 CPM | $50 CPM | |||||
Custom Targeting Options
We also offer custom targeting options for our display advertising. These can generate additional surcharges and fees. Options available include GeoTargeting (25% surcharge), OS Targeting (30% surcharge), and Contextual Keyword Targeting (25% surcharge).
Email List Rentals
We do offer a email lists of our e-newsletter subscribers for products and services they are interested in. Email rates are $275/1000, with a $150 setup fee for each email sent. All email promotions are sent from our email servers to insure the privavcy of our readers. Contact email@example.com to discuss email list use.
Online Privacy Policy
Digital Media Online (DMO) is a strong believer in the right to privacy. In accordance with the guidelines prepared by the Online Privacy Alliance (http://www.privacyalliance.org/), here are the details about our information-gathering.
Browser information collected on the website:
DMO analyzes its website logs to constantly improve the value of the materials available on the website. Our website logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that actually browse the site.
Use of cookies:
As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, DMO may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. DMO will not sell or provide this information to outside parties.
Privacy of our email lists:
DMO maintains several email lists to keep DMO members, the press, and interested members of the general public informed about breaking events. Individuals must affirmatively request to join our mailing lists by signing up through a form on our web site, by requesting this information via email, by signing up for this information at industry tradeshows, or by entering one of our contests. In addition, we configure our list server software to refuse to divulge the email addresses of our list subscribers to anyone but authorized DMO staff, including other list subscribers.
Vendor Sponsored Promotions:
In some promotions where prizes are given, we do gather information on individuals entering the contests via entry forms or email. In some cases that information will be shared with the sponsoring vendor. In these instances the contest will clearly state this fact.
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