Here is the shoe you need Mag bronze and he even puts your name on it!
Thanks for the terriffic information. You both put a lot of effort into this board and I appreciate it.
On C-80 the rudder shaft looks fine. But the shoe is almost totally gone.
Obviously the shaft is more noble. I wonder what alloy of Bronze the original shaft is?
I am working on a solution to this common problem. What alloy would be most like it but slightly less noble?
How often would you say the average person hauls their boat to do the bottom?
Contacted Fred for an update. He has one shoe machined and ready for shipping. Price is $300 including S&H. This price is higher than the earlier shoes due to increasing copper prices. The cost of the next shoe is likely to be higher still as the materials for this one were purchased over a year ago.
With commidity prices still on the rise, waiting is probably not a good plan.
I just had the bottom done on 376, and what do you know? The Zinc I put on the rudder shoe two years ago was gone. I also had a zinc attached by wire to the tiller head fitting when at the dock, but not much gone from it. I have one of Frank's beautiful new rudder shoes in inventory ready to be installed when needed.
Brand New Cast Bronze replacement rudder shoe to fit Pearson Ariel, Commander. Vanguard and Alberg 35. These have also been used to retrofit Pearson Triton, but a new rudder stock and keel modifications were required. MAY also fit/be adaptable to the Pearson Coaster but am not sure.
This is a raw silicon bronze casting and requires finish machining to be installed on a boat.
Copy of authentic Pearson drawing with machining dimensions and specs is included.
C'pete, great find. good starting bid price.
If it's correct to the specs then it is a real goody. Pg171 A/C Manual.
Added expense is getting the ruddershaft hole (3/4"X3/4"D) milled.
Side pins can conceivably be drilled while mounted to the boat, but really easier and more accurate to do on the drill press with holding jig. And a breeze to add the chamfers for peening into.
How do we tell one bronze from another?
Is there some provenance with this casting?
Finishing the bronze is more a matter of fit than removing the casting marks.
Sandcast surface is not rough and makes a good surface for paint. Not that S.B. needs paint.
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That is an unreasonably good price! The windlass has my attention too! Now if I could just figure out how to service the rudder and shoe while she's still on the trailer... That was a major oversight in trailer design on my part.
P.s. good to see you back in action CPete. Missed your input around here.
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They did that at a yard.
Thanks for the heads up on that auction, C'Pete! I had good eBay fu yesterday - spent all my birthday money. Also scored a set of 8:1 Harken mainsheet blocks for just over a $100 - retail would be $450+! I got them to use during rigging jobs, should be able to hoist myself aloft easily now, without needing to procure the help of a deckhand winch grinder. And though you don't need that kind of purchase on an Ariel, I could still use them in that way, or as a handy billy.
Hate that the yard did that to your rudder. Did they pick up replacement/repair costs?
All that is really required at the bottom of a rudder shaft is a decent BEARING - and even that could be some spaceage material. Super acetal. And it could be designed to be easily replaceble.
Don't know if the obvious alternate materials, kevlar and carbonfiber plus a twopart plastic are the optimum underwater materials. Not yet, but something will come along.
Our shoe is a nice tidy little bronze burrito that disappears as an appendage. Its plastic/fiber replacement would be noticeable and might just as well be a bit larger and longer and bolt on directly to the bottom of the keel without being dapped in.. Have seen boats that instead of a shoe have a super gudgeon just up from the bottom for the rudder end. That moves the hinge up from the more vulnerable end of the keel position. And a design like that actually might work for the Ariel/Commanders.
Siliconbronze is an ideal material. Don't think that any epoxy composite can equal the stuff.
The inbetween can be square sectioned, I-beamed, or any shape - OR doesn't even need to be there. That 1" bronze rod is,what, 20#? We only need it's roundness and toughness at the bottom and the top. It can conceivable be any other material inbetween. Or can just be whatever the blade material is.
A composite rudder that didn't depend on a huge 6 foot long, one inch diameter pin would be a great design challenge. As to the rudder having a hollow rod, I noticed in Alberg's original drawings in the Manual a 2" shaft - which ofcourse would be hollow.
Or if on the back end of a wooden boat would be two inches of white oak or teak. And the attachment method gudgeons and pintles. With the blade material inbetween!
Our original rudder and shoe are imco holdovers from pre-fiberglass history, from the wooden boat days.
The bronze shoe especially seems to belong on the end of a keelpost timber, not barely holding on to a plastic boat that really isn't capable, the way it was molded, to really hold the fitting. I mean the shoe is a wood boat fitting on a plastic keel.
I think a modern design upgrade of both is a great idea.
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I bought one of the rudders shoes advertised on EBAY, it arrived today. It is certainly a very hefty piece when compared to the original. I'll post some pictures tomorrow of both shoes , new and old, side by side so you can compare.
The seller said his friend had several of these cast several years ago and just recently dug them out to sell. I don't know how many he has, but I mentioned posting here if he had more to sell.
PS I will add I feel like this is nearly twice the weight of the original and will positively need to be milled (ground) down to use, it's just TOO hefty a piece.
I really don't need it as my original is in good shape. If a member does, contact me, The price is cost plus zero.
Mr. Boggs, Welcome, If I recall the gentleman who had these cast had an A-35 and had these cast from that original shoe. This wasn't cast as an Ariel direct replacement. Hence the hefty size in the previous photos. This piece is for sale if your interested, I could take some measurements this weekend if I should get home and post here.
Bill: If you get this post, I was interested in the finished rudder shoe you posted back in 2005 with a nice picture. I am not sure how to use this forum since I am a new user. I do not know how to reply directly to you or simply put up a new post, so here it goes.


With the New Year off to a BIG start for many in our industry I've been thinking about what changes and improvements I would like to see take place.
Being involved in ecommerce for the past 8 years and working directly with the Advertisers first at HackerSafe, then with my Ecommerce Trade Association and now as an Agency it has always been crucial that I stay one step ahead of the (ever changing affiliate industry) protecting my advertisers brand was to be at the top of a long list of managing their programs while also creating a profitable campaign for my affiliates.
With all the different sides to affiliate marketing and how creative and brilliant the affiliates have gotten when coming to promoting the multitude of brands that are on the web I have found Social to be extremely valuable – yet why is it that Advertisers are afraid to allow it as a promotional method. Affiliates have so much power when it comes to promotion in the social hemisphere.
Smart companies have learned how to profit from it internally but I have yet to see a wide acceptance of allowing Social in the affiliate space on a well recognized brand – a good working example of that in my agency is Shoe Dazzle.
Shoe Dazzle has a campaign based on sales and a campaign based on leads, understandably the quality of leads can easily get diluted in the social spectrum. Socially running campaigns based on sales with a rev share or flat CPA allow companies like Shoe Dazzle who are extremely popular in the pop culture arena to take advantage of the social spectrum.
Merchants must understand that catering to affiliates is twofold. With the full understanding that building leads to remarket is one thing and creating intrinsic sales value is another.
I think it is our job as Agencies, Networks and Affiliates to educate the merchants we are working with on the value of Social Media Marketing. It is crucial that we work with the advertisers and have open communication in discussing what both their Brand and Growth strategy is for the upcoming year as well as see how we can be a part of that growth and help them achieve their overall goals. .
By explaining to Advertisers that they will not hurt their brand, but only profit from increased exposure and that we are truly only wanting to become an extension of their internal Social Media team will go a long way in opening the doors to allowing social as a promotional method to Publishers and Networks alike.
I would like to see more Networks doing this with their advertisers for their affiliates.
When putting together your offer for a network or affiliates and you state the promotional methods – rather than say (No Social) or (Yes Social) be extremely granular.
IE: Facebook Ads v.No Facebook Ads. Virtual Currency v. No Virtual Currency. Content locking v. No Content locking. Business Pages/Discount Pages/Freebie pages etc. When we have done this with our advertisers not only does it endear us to our affiliates but it also produces an extremely profitable advertising campaign from day one.
The bottom line is it's all about open communication. Truly becoming a partner with each and every one of your affiliates and making them an extension of your In House marketing team. I believe if we all work toward that this year – rather than just putting offers up – accepting their promotional methods and not talking with your affiliates about their strengths and how they can help you build your brand we will all see increased revenue this year!!
Best of Success in the New Year!!!
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As Planck moves in its orbit, its distance to the Sun changes slightly. Not by much - just around 3%. The time at which Planck is closest to the sun, called "perihelion", is 2200GMT on 7th Jan 2009, when it will be around 148,600,000 km from the Sun. After that, Planck starts to get a little further away, until it reaches its furthest point, or "aphelion" in July, when it will be around 153,600,000km from the Sun. The names "perihelion" and "aphelion" are from the Greek words peri and apo, meaning "near" and "from", and the Greek word for the Sun: helios.
The distance to the Sun does not affect Planck greatly, and the inner workings are well isolated. However, just a 3% change in distance means around 7% change in the solar energy which reaches Planck from the Sun. This will have very small effects, such as changing the power generated by the solar panels, or causing the outer parts of the spacecraft to warm up slightly.
Moving towards and away from the Sun is by no means unique to Planck. All planets, moons and other bodies - including satellites - move in elliptical orbits, and the Earth is no exception. The Earth's perihelion was on 4th January this year, when it was 147,500,000km from the Sun, and in around 6 months time it will be 152,000,000km from the Sun. Just as Planck is warmed up, the Earth is every so slightly warmer than it would otherwise be. It is only by tiny a amount, and is much smaller than the normal variations in temperature cause by weather. Obviously, there's no weather on Planck, so the temperature changes are easier to measure!
Since the L2 point is linked closely with the Earth, it moves relative to the Sun as well. It is this motion of the L2 point which is the main reason for Planck moving closer and farther from the Sun. the details of its orbit around the L2 point mean that Planck's perihelion is shifted slightly from Earth's.
Planck's sister satellite, Herschel, will experience its own perihelion on 15th January.


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Hannah Drake onstage. Photo: David Borman III
Breaking the Mold: Gender Identity
Orchestra Enigmatic
Review by Kate Barry
Entire contents are copyright © 2019 by Kate Barry. All rights reserved.
"No matter who you are, you are all beautiful and you matter." This message, spoken by Sister Melody Voluptuous of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence between numbers set the tone for Orchestra Enigmatic's Breaking the Mold: Gender Identity at Art Sanctuary on Saturday night. A musical celebration of inclusion and joy, Orchestra Enigmatic presented a wide range of music. A sweeping spectrum of sounds and tones matching images and visuals, the night of music had something for everyone.
Building upon a veritable wow-factor and always changing what orchestral music has the potential to be, Breaking the Mold delivered high-quality goods. Mashing up the traditional orchestra with experimental, improvisational, electronic, and punk rock, the shifts and collaboration of sounds bring whole new ideas to gender fluidity, equality, and advocacy. In addition to a full roster of talented musicians, local artist HM Thompson displayed a Queer Playground within Art Sanctuary. Patrons were encouraged to play and interact with the artwork. Sitting and swinging on broad shapes, deep curves, and round edges with a primary color scheme, the interactive exhibit was engaging and bold in its presentation.
The evening of music started with "Lola", a multisensory electric composition by Alex Temple. The tones of this comparatively short piece, paired nicely with slight lighting effects. "Mayapalis for cello and electronics" by Riley Short, performed by Goldie Latta displayed the contrast between deep crescendos and choppy high notes through a discordant melody. Scott Sams (performing as Sister Melody Voluptuous), Jackie Royce and Bethany Cohern delivered a spritely and bouncy jazz-infused "Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano" by Madeline Dring.
Alexandra Enyart provided mellifluous and rhythmic leadership as the conductor for the evening's chamber players. The first act ends with the lovely and soaring "Constellations," written by Irish composer, Emma O'Halloran. According to her address to the audience, O'Halloran wrote this piece in reaction to the lack of female composers prior to the late 20th Century. The representation of female voices was ever present at the top of the second act. Dane Waters, who lends her vocals to O'Halloran's work, appears again to sing, Francis Poulene's, "Non monsieur mon mari." Waters adds fun and cheeky flair and even has a little fun with some balloons in her dress. Susan Hahn bends tradition by taking on pants roles with "Voi che sapete" from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro." Hahn brings heartfelt emotion and yearning to the operatic piece.
The strongest pieces arrived at the end of the night. "Spaces," the collaboration between Hannah Drake and Riley Short, combined an epic, stirring underscore with powerful words. Drake's descriptions how it is, "…difficult to stand in spaces" were simple, strong, and sharp in their impact. Lexington based Drag Queen Gilda Wabbit brought bawdy and flirtatious energy to her Bizet and Puccini arias. Without question, her Gilbert and Sullivan parody, "Modern Major Drag Queen Yass!" stole the show. The evening ended with a thrashing and emotional performance of "What is Now" and "Cost Daddy" by the local punk band, Bathroom Laws.
The audience this night was an assortment of ages, genders, race, and just about anything you can think of. As the music flowed from electronic pieces through opera to punk, one had a sense of new perspectives gained and points of views broadening. As Orchestra Enigmatic broke the mold through music, a little bit of community was built.
Art Sanctuary
1433 South Shelby Street
orchestraenigmatic.org
Kate Barry earned her Bachelors in English with a Theater minor from Bellarmine University in 2008. She has worked with many different companies around town including Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Bunbury Theater, Louisville Repertory Company, Walden Theater, Finnigan Productions and you have probably purchased tickets from her at that little performing arts center on Main Street as well. In 2012, her short play "PlayList" won festival favorite in the Finnigan Festival of Funky Fresh Fun. She has written for LEO Weekly and TheatreLouisville.com as well. Thanks for reading!
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Taking pictures of beautiful families is at the top of that list. I had the pleasure of doing it again this weekend for a dear friend in my mommy group. They had the perfect field near their house & just as the sun was going down, we raced there to get brave the cold & get some great shots of precious Grace. Some, no, a lot, were out of focus. I still need to work on that. You'd think that would be lesson #1 in taking photos. I think I got used to the lens I first used, which had vibration reduction. My current one does not. I do not care for my current one. It's not very forgiving. But I also need to learn more about what settings to use, etc. Anyway - all that to say, every time I pick up the camera I see something new & something else I can learn & another beautifully captured moment, and I fall in love.
I love them all! You are so talented Lisa!
Those are beautiful. What lens are your using?
Thanks Jen! I have a Nikon d80 - with an 18-135mm lens. Makes it easy to do wide shots & close ups.


In a civil lawsuit case, the answer is the defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint within 21 days of service.
The answer gives the defendant a chance to respond to each claim the plaintiff makes in the complaint. The defendant can also raise affirmative defenses or raise additional claims related to the plaintiff's case, either by making a counterclaim against the plaintiff, a cross-claim against another defendant, or by bringing up a third-party claim that names someone not mentioned by the plaintiff. If the plaintiff has named more than one defendant, each defendant usually files his, her, or its own answer.
It is wise to seek the advice of an attorney before filing an answer. Some defenses, such as Failure to State a Claim and Statute of Limitations, should be raised in the answer, or they may be deemed waived by the Court.
If you fail to answer the plaintiff's complaint, they will file a motion for Entry of Default Judgment. If the judge approves the motion, a formal Default Judgment will be entered, ordering you to pay damages.


The thought of putting out a post on summer travel was quite intimidating to me. After all, it's hard to think of places you can go when you don't have big bucks to spend! First off though you'll want to make sure your car is prepared for summer travel since most likely that will be your method of transport if you're trying to keep your summer traveling budget-friendly.
We're not the kind of family that gets to hop on a plane every year and go on a big vacation. Truth be told, we're finally taking the kids to Disneyland this year. This will be our first big vacation in 18 years! So believe me, I know what it's like to have to find summer travel on a budget.
Here are a few places we like to go that keep the kids entertained without breaking the bank.
Believe it or not you can probably rent a boat at your favorite lake for a reasonable price. I checked on boats for my family of 6 and found that we could get one for under $100 a day (depending on the kind you want, they did have more expensive ones also). Spending a day on the lake is a great way to get away, wouldn't you agree?
We recently discovered a park in our town that has a beautiful forest setting that includes a creek running right through it. It's almost like it's been forgotten in time, with old benches and water fountains covered in moss. We took our girls hiking there and they loved it! Do a little research yourself, you never know what secret spots you might be able to uncover in your town. Just make sure you have on a good pair of hiking boots or walking shoes (depending on the terrain ) should you decide to go hiking.
The beach is our absolute favorite place to take the family. Fortunately we're blessed to live only 45 minutes away from our favorite beach in Lincoln City. We love it because along with playing on the beach, there are a variety of different things to do there. We usually visit the Arcade and spend about $40 playing games. We also hit the Outlet Stores, including my favorite place to get handbags Wilson's Leather. By the way, you can Save on Women's Handbags and Accessories at Wilsons Leather as they regularly run super good sales. I'm talking I scored a $200 handbag for $39.95, no joke! Even if we don't have a ton of cash to spend it's fun to look around. And of course we hit our favorite place to eat, Gallucci's Pizzeria. Be sure to pack your summer essentials for your next trip to the beach.
Don't forget to bring sweatshirts for the entire family! Shop Men's, Women's, and Kids' Sale Apparel Item in the Columbia Sale Section! New Styles Added at Deep Discounts!
Exploring your area without going too far is a fun way to get out of the house while staying close to home. Travel to the next town over and check out their shops, restaurants, and events. Just spending a day strolling down main street and visiting the shops can be a lot of fun!
Wherever you live, I'm sure there are either County or State Fairs, Carnivals, or Farmer's Markets that you can take the family to. Although you definitely can spend big bucks here, it's not necessary. Just know what you have to spend ahead of time and stick to your budget.
My kids love going to our local Farmer's Market, even though we're not traveling far it's still a fun way to get out of the house. 20 bucks usually gets us some fresh fruits and veggies and a cold drink or sometimes even a pie!
There you have it! I hope these 5 Places You Can Go When You Don't Have Big Bucks to Spend have given you some good ideas to plan your own summer travel. Let me know where you plan on going in the comments!


Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati and Subramaniam, Chandrakantan and Ibrahim, Hadziroh (2010) Exploring wrongful behaviors of manufacturing employees in Malaysia. In: 11th Malaysia - Indonesia International Conference on Economics, Management and Accounting (MIICEMA 2010), 25th – 26th November 2010, Bangi, Selangor.
Wrongful behaviour is an important subject that needs to be seriously understood as it represents a reality of work life amongst employees in organizations.Furthermore, managers and practitioners should be concerned about this phenomenon since it may bring harmful effects to the organization in the long run if it is not effectively managed.To do so, managers need to understand the nature of it.This paper reports some findings of a survey conducted among 324 manufacturing employees in some parts of Malaysia.Three different forms of wrongful behaviour have been identified i.e. irresponsible behaviour, nonproductive behaviour and loitering behaviour.The survey generally found that manufacturing employees tend to engage in organizational deviance/wrongful behaviour.Discussion on the findings, their implications to practice and research, and limitations of the studies are also highlighted in this paper.


Angie Sage has been effortlessly releasing massively popular books for what seems like forever but never loses her charm. Many of her books are linked – this is the third and final in the Todhunter Moon saga, which exists in the same world (and has some of the same characters) as the Septimus Heap tales.
Alice Todhunter Moon, or Tod to her friends, is apprenticed to the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Septimus Heap. Their world is filled with Magyk, with their home, the Wizard Tower gaining its Magyk from a foundation of blue lapis. However, the blue lapis is crumbling to dust, and Magyk is UnRavelling (use of capitals here is taken from the book, not due to a lack of typing skills on the part of this reviewer!).
Tod finds herself on a mission to save Magyk, her friends and her home. Travelling through the Magykal Ancient Ways, she must find a magical Orm egg that can stabilise the blue lapis and save everything she has come to love.
Sage's writing is always a pleasure to behold – it is easy to lose yourself in her pages, following the thrilling adventures of her young heroes and heroines, who may be flawed, make bad decisions and throw the odd tantrum, but obviously come out on top in the end. These are an excellent read, and I'm sure it can only be a matter of time before they appear on a video streaming service near you!


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Poor internal database - replace it or chuck hardware at it?
So - we have an internal company database, the usual kind of stuff: manages clients, phone calls, sales deals and client agreements/schemes.
It's an Access 2000 front-end, and an SQL Server 2000 Standard back-end. Single server, dual Xeon 3.2GHz, 2GB RAM, Windows Server 2003, gets about 40% CPU load all day, spread across the 4 cores visible to the OS (HT).
The back-end database is poorly designed, and has organically grown over 10+ years, maintained by less-than-skilled individuals. It is badly normalised, and some of the obvious problems include tables with tens of thousands of rows with no primary key or index, which are also used heavily in multi-table joins for some of the most heavily used parts of the system (e.g. a call manager application that sits on everyone's second monitor for 8 hours a day and runs a big inefficient query every few seconds).
The front-end is not much better, it's the typical mess of hundreds of forms, nested saved queries, poorly written embedded SQL in the VBA code, dozens of "quirks" etc, and whenever a change is made something unrelated seems to break. We have settled on one MDB that works "well enough" and now have a no-change policy on that as we have no Access heavyweights in-house (and no plans to hire one either).
The company is now slowly growing, increasing numbers of clients, calls etc, as well as a modest increase in the number of concurrent users, and performance has been getting noticeably worse just recently (waiting to move between forms, waiting for lists to populate etc)
Perfmon says:
Disk transfers per second: between 0 and 30, average 4.
Current disk queue length: hovers around 1
SQL Server's profiler sees hundreds of thousands of queries every minute. CPU usage on the clients is pretty much zero, indicating it's waiting on server-side queries to execute. I have put this workload through the DB Engine Tuning Advisor, applied its suggestions to a test backup, but this hasn't really made much difference.
By the way, we have a mix of 100MB and gigabit ethernet, all on one subnet, 40 ish users across two floors.
To the question.
As I see it we have two choices to resolve/improve this situation.
We can scrap it and replace it with an entirely new CRM system, either bespoke or part bespoke
We can extend the life of this system by chucking hardware at it.
We can build an Intel i7 system with crazy performance numbers for an order of magnitude less cost than replacing the software.
When a new system is eventually developed, it can be hosted on this box, so there's no wasted hardware. A new CRM system keeps getting put off, and off, and off - I don't see that happening for at least a year.
Any thoughts on this situation, especially if you've been here yourself, would be most appreciated.
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+1 for both the description and the content. This is something that we all see on a daily basis. – Dayton Brown Aug 10 '09 at 12:15
Same here. Great question. – Joseph Kern Aug 10 '09 at 13:15
the output of DTA does not mean you've reached the limit of database optimizations to be performed. Get a SQL Server specialist in! They can do wonders & may give your existing hardware another few years of life – Nick Kavadias Aug 10 '09 at 15:15
I'm going to disagree with everyone here. Chuck some hardware at it. It's cheap, fast, easy, and will buy you the time needed to implement a proper CRM solution. The reason I'm advocating something that is anathema to just about everyone on not only this board, but stackoverflow as well, is that I've been a project manager/manager and have been on the "Business" side for a while(business is in quotes due to my hatred for the word). Based on your description of the software, it will take close to a year to rebuild something else. Just discovering/documenting the business rules/quirks, will probably take 2 months. It will also be unbelievably expensive to develop. Especially when compared to the cost of a tricked out server.
I'm actually about to host a set of web apps for a company for just that reason. The internal IT department will not move it to better hardware because they want to redevelop them on a new platform. That cost is approximately triple what it would cost to move it to new hardware. Not too mention that the company might not have the contract renewed in a year.
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His question was "NewHardware OR NewCRM" not "NewHardware AND NewCRM" ... And really you're not going against the board (buy a new CRM), so much as re-framing the question (moving from OR to AND). – Joseph Kern Aug 10 '09 at 13:14
A few other comments here are saying "Do both". If he does both, then there's really no question. But can he afford to do both? – Joseph Kern Aug 10 '09 at 13:17
Joseph, I replied below in full, but -- New hardware, plus upgrading to more recent server editions, PLUS optimizing some of the queries and adding indexes will probably be most effective. You don't want to give away the competitive advantage that custom CRMs give to small, growing businesses. – Karl Katzke Aug 10 '09 at 14:48
My Do Both, if you read it was keep the hardware going while reworking it. Depending on the resources it needs that might be a couple of hundred $$ in RAM while refactoring parts of it. Showing issues he'd had with scrapping it and going with totally new whether new is a custom written system or turn key out of the box. – SpaceManSpiff Aug 10 '09 at 14:53
+1 for looking at the big picture: It will cost less to throw hardware at it than it will to throw developers/IT at it. Unless you can find an off-the-shelf CRM that does everything you need, costs less than the server, and will take no time to migrate to, that is. – Ernie Aug 10 '09 at 17:43
You might not need to do either. My suggestion is to simply add some indexes/keys to the table.
tables with tens of thousands of rows with no primary key or index, which are also used heavily in multi-table joins
Before spending a lot of money or time, take a couple hours and add indexes (or primary keys if you can) to any tables involved in those joins ... particularly for columns used in a where clause. You could easily improve the performance by a factor of 10 in just a few hours.
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+1 or a factor of 100 - proper indexes are not to be underestimated... – Oskar Duveborn Aug 29 '10 at 16:18
The lack of disk I/O implies that queries are fed mostly out of RAM. If you 'suddenly' have your hot tables not fit in RAM anymore and the server starts working the disks, you may be in for a bad ride. 2GB or RAM isn't very much these days, but back in the SQL2000 era it would have been sizeable. I'm guessing that the amount of data that the application normally manipulates is smaller than the RAM that you have. You might want to look at the amount of "used" space in the data files. This will give you an idea of how much RAM the database might consume, worst-case. SQL Server doesn't keep the data that it doesn't need in RAM, but it can be difficult to know what tables are used and when.
Hyperthreading doesn't always helpful with SQL Server. You may get better performance turning it off. It's hard to test because flipping it off and on requires a reboot, and that's a big hassle on a production server.
"Hundreds of thousands of queries a minute" translates to thousands of queries a second. That sounds pretty busy, but much of that traffic may just be cursor fetches by Access. Access is particularly bad at efficiently retrieving result sets from SQL. You may get better performance by turning the SQL Server parallelization setting off.
You also want to look for blocking. Throwing hardware at a blocking problem does not always produce the hoped-for dramatic improvement. If there is not much blocking and queries are satisfied by RAM, rather than disk, you are basically relying on the processor's grunt, and their ability to pull data across the memory channels. In that case, faster hardware ought to provide a good improvement. If you are in a hurry (to get past this issue) and growing slowly, that might be good enough.
As a solution, adding hardware doesn't scale as well as database improvements. If you get a surge in growth, you may find your new hardware struggling. Another thought is that successful applications draw users. If the application becomes more responsive, users may be more likely to run more reports and such on it than they would if they needed to go for coffee while waiting for the report to finish.
If the database schema is really bad, you may be able to get some performance wins simply by looking at the indexing on the tables. Concentrate on tables that you know get queried often. You can use Profiler to watch queries running against the server, just tell it to look for queries that read a lot of data (like 100,000 pages) and then work down towards queries that don't read much. You mentioned that some of the tables don't have keys. Are there natural keys in the data, just not enforced by constraints or unique indexes?
Do the tables have clustered indexes? Lack of clustered indexing can cause all sorts of secondary effects.
Are there lots of nonclustered indexes, with many columns? This is often an attempt to build many covering indexes, rather than implementing a more effective indexing strategy. SQL Server can effectively build covering indexes on the fly during a query, if it makes sense to do so and there are supporting nonclustered and clustered indexes.
Lastly, it's worth asking: Is maintenance (reindexing and/or update statistics) being done on the tables?
darin straitdarin strait
+1 try to find columns in often-used tables to properly index, with a bit of luck it could be easy and fast to fix it - if not, the little time spent shouldn't be too costly if you or whatever DBA/DBA contractor give up and move on early if it doesn't look like there's a silver bullet to fire at it... – Oskar Duveborn Aug 10 '09 at 16:00
Access is not "particularly bad at efficiently retrieving result sets from SQL" unless the app has been designed poorly. Jet/ACE can make bad assumptions when it sends requests to SQL Server. One such is that Jet/ACE breaks down a batch update into one UPDATE per row. This is terrible from a performance point of view, but it's trying to be a good server citizen, as it allows the server to serialize and interleave the requests with those of other users, as opposed to potentially tying up everything with a long update. This can be worked around by moving the operation server side to an SPROC. – David W. Fenton Aug 30 '10 at 19:28
The majority of access apps I see aren't designed, they just sort of happen and then evolve 'organically'. I have been a victim of Access retrieving large result sets row by row, with of the network traffic and latency that comes with such behavior, so many times that I stopped counting. I'm not 100% sure that this has not been fixed with modern versions of Access that might use something like SNAC rather than Jet/Ace or if this is something that could be worked around by more knowledgeable Access coders, but it is something that I have seen often. – darin strait May 26 '11 at 15:16
this is a business question not a technical question.
As a business owner: How strategic is the system to the business? the less strategic, the less i care & fixing it & any money spent, is money I could be using elsewhere to grow my business.
Computer folk scare me as they all get in a big room & argue about design & cost me a fortune. Keep the system going! whether this means performance tuning (without re-architecting) or throwing more hardware at it, It's only a priority if it stops working.
As an IT consultant: Your system is legacy and has hidden operational costs. We can design a system that's right for you, that will scale and provide a platform for future growth & strategic advantage. Sign here & all your dreams will come true.
As an IT employee: I can be the superhero here & save the company by averting an imminent disaster by optimizing the hell out of this thing! my manager will shower me with gifts & praise as I'll have saved the company thousands.
Nick KavadiasNick Kavadias
+1 for being funny while answering the question. – Ernie Aug 10 '09 at 17:47
I say do both.
Right now your at 40% or so CPU you said? Are you user's complaining (a lot) yet? If not you still have breathing room. More memory might be just enough to do it for a while.
Question for the way to go, do you have in house software developers? If the answers is NO then don't even attempt to redo it. You'll end up exactly where you are now.
Assuming you have in house developers, do your in house developers have the ability to properly do a project? I'm talking spec'd out fully, properly (relistic) timeline, basicly the same as if it was a customer's project. If not, then don't bother or it will end up back where you are now.
Until companies relize they are also clients of themselves, and need to give the same resouces to internal projects, you'll end up exactly where you are now. Been there, done that, got an entire dresser of t-shirts.
So if you can't do it properly you're two choices are out of the box turn key, which you're staff will hate cause they now you have to fit the mould of the system you buy. Or it will be customizeable and you'll still have to spend PROJECT time customizing it.
OR Refactor what you do have. Remember people will expect all the same complete functionallity when the new one comes in, so thats why any other way you have to do everything at once. If you re-factor it, you have a chance to figure out how it works and then rather then ad-hoc changes you plan it out into many small sub projects.
Without seeing the system, I'd likely see about normalizing as much as I can in the back-end, move as much of the SQL into Stored procs. Then build a new front end either out of C# Forms or a webapp. If you can get your business logic and SQL out of the front end, it will be easier to re-do it later. By keeping what you do to small projects, if it gets pushed aside at anytime or stopped, you'll have made progress that will be used.
Some good replies here already- but might I just point out that (assuming there are in house developers) a relatively small amount of work will have a big impact- add primary keys (you shouldn't even have to change all of your queries to use them), add indexes to fields you do use, and tune your queries a bit and you could see an absolutely huge increase. Buy yourself some RAM for it now to buy the time and headroom you need to fix it, and then get to work.
On the subject of "fix it or ditch it" , if the system's features basically work for you and do what you need, don't rewrite the wheel. If your users are having to do gymnastics to use the thing because it does not fit your needs, then no point putting effort in to it.
Well... this is a while ago now, but I thought I'd record the outcome here.
In the end, I stepped through the VBA line by line to deal with another problem. It was then that I realised that some calls to fetch rowsets were blocking for 20-30+ seconds.
When I dug down into them, I found that the rowset was based on an MS Access query.
That was selecting data from another Access query.
That was selecting data from yet another Access query.
All of which looked like they'd been dragged and dropped together using the query designer.
I went through the top half dozen user pain points and found that without fail they were all exactly the same as this.
So I removed the stacks of chained queries entirely, and replaced each of them with a single pass-through query which could be written in T-SQL and executed directly on the server.
The improvement was absolutely vast in every case without fail and there was no more waiting for queries any more for anyone.
And then I left the company. No idea whether it's still there... but I don't miss it.
There is nothing inherently wrong with nested queries. And, in fact, what really matters is not what's in the source QueryDefs in Access, but what Jet/ACE ends up sending off to the Server, which you can find out by using SQL Profiler. Yes, it's possible to write bad queries in Access that are inefficient and slow things down, but that's possible in every database! – David W. Fenton Aug 30 '10 at 19:30
I'm posting a separate answer instead of just appending to Dayton's answer because there's a cost that's not being taken into account by the first few people to post an answer: The cost of retraining users and the cost of changing your business procedures to fit into a new software program. Otherwise, what he said.
One of the main reasons that companies develop their own software is that they have business procedures that don't match something that's on the market. Which is great -- a company's individual business procedures are a significant part of the value that a company brings to the table, and ARE the competitive advantage that a company has over the rest of it's market. To replace the software with something generic would require that you retrain your people and sacrifice the competitive advantage, or you'd have to customize the solution to match your business processes. Both are expensive and time-consuming. As a business consultant as well as a sysadmin, I've seen these costs kill small companies by themselves.
From your statements, it looks like you're pretty much processor/software bound. I'd do two things -- add indexes (within limits), especially to columns that don't currently use them. And I'd chuck the fastest set of processors you can at it, because it looks like that's where you're binding if you don't have that many drive reads 'cept at peak.
(Also, I'd upgrade the server edition as far as possible -- by the time you get this into place, Access 2000 and SQL Server 2000 will be ten years old. That's OLD in computer years!)
Karl KatzkeKarl Katzke
This needs a total re-structuring (re-architecturing). Rebuild the system from the ground up. This will save you a lot in the long run (overhead costs in maintenance). For the mean time, chuck hardware at it. I think this question is more of a "business case" than a technical inquiry. Technical-wise, the answer is an outright "chuck more power at it". Business-wise, Build a new system!
MarlonRibunalMarlonRibunal
Technical answer:
You've got a numbber of suggestions stating primary keys and indexing should be thoroughly reviewed. Access also really likes using a SQL Server TimeStamp aka RowVersion column on each table as this reduces a lot of time that Access spends deciding if a record has been changed when it comes to updating the records.
Business answer:
A new CRM solution is a lot of work in training folks and you'll never end up with a system that exactly suits your business requirements.
I'd find a good Access person who is also very knowledgable on SQL Server and get them to spend 3 or 6 months in normalzing the tables and fixing up user pain points. Ensure that person works on the saem floors as your users, although in a quiet space, and is accessible. Although not too accessible. Developers don't like interruptions. S
Tony ToewsTony Toews
What he said -- the most bang for the buck, in my opinion, is in adding the indexes first, then throwing hardware at it, and then getting an expert-level Access developer from outside to analyse the app and figure out what the bottlenecks are. It might very well be something very simple, but my bet is that you could get the work done by the Access guru for about what the high-end server hardware will cost (or less). – David W. Fenton Aug 30 '10 at 19:34
Based on the given information, I would replace the system. Preferably with another CRM that allows flexible integration with other systems (that would compromise your ERP IS).
The trickiest part will be to convince management and the users into needing an upgrade.
Express your concerns over the technical issues, low performance, fear of Byzantine failures, etc. Then present 2 alternative CRMs. Talk about business integration, the overall ERP strategy for the business, and most importantly how this will make employees more productive and profitable. Use case studies. Make this no longer than 15 minutes (unless they want more info).Then you need to convince the users.
Training plans (which a vendor may supply[and management would need to endorse]), continued communication to the top 20% of your users (the power users, those that cause trouble), and a solid commitment to keep the system 100% operational for the first month (the first month will make or break any new IS).
There are a lot of CRM products out there, pick one that best suits your business needs.
Joseph KernJoseph Kern
Throwing hardware at it only encourages more poor design and management, until the system is so pathetic it won't run well on even the latest and greatest hardware. It's time to look at a better implementation. First analyse what is required. Only when you fully understand the requirements can you begin looking at the best way to implement them. Once you are sure you understand the requirements start looking at whether it is better/more cost effective to modify what you have or to start from scratch, possibly with something completely different.
In the long run you would probably be best off redoing the database. Throwing more hardware at it will solve your issue for a little while, but if you continue to use it you're going to end up having to throw more hardware at it after a little while.
Typically when there's performance issues you look at things like i/o bottlenecks on hard disks/RAID, sharding the database, etc...but for things like sharding you kind of need the database to be properly designed to take advantage of it. From the sounds of it your application is never going to be able to scale.
In the long run redoing the database and the front end software to better reflect your current business needs will serve you better in the long run. Your users will thank you, your hardware will last longer, and it'll save a lot more money in the long run than throwing gargantuan hardware at the issue.
Bart SilverstrimBart Silverstrim
Given your description, creation of an entirely new bespoke system is pointless - you're going to end up right where you started, or perhaps even worse off than you are now. So unless you can convince someone to buy a third-party solution, your best bet is to refactor as best you can, and throw hardware at it.
I'd say that you should do two things: 1) Performance analysis on the SQL server. You seem to have identified the server side as the source of the lags, so now you need to know which queries are lagging and why. In all likelyhood, you can find some hot-spot queries to optimize that would give you big benefits. Heck, if you've got clients that update every few seconds, see if you can turn down their update rate (Does the list on the screen REALLY need to update every 5 seconds? Would 30 be OK? If not, how about 15?). Dumb stuff like increasing refresh timers could save you a lot of overhead, if you can get away with it.
2) Throw more hardware at it. ESPECIALLY throw massive amounts of ram at it. You want so much memory that the database fits entirely in RAM. Keep an eye on your OS and software versions (there are apparently quite a lot of rules with versions of Windows and what hardware they actually support). If you can convince yourself that more cores would help, then throw as many CPUs and cores as you can get at it as well.
Michael KohneMichael Kohne
You've mentioned RAM and processors, but not disks. I admit it's been almost a decade since I've dealt with MS's SQL Server, but it's bound to the disks just as much as any other database, if it can't fit everything in memory.
I'd probably first try to the fill the machine with as much RAM as it can take -- then I'd make sure the logs are being written to disks that are not being used for tables or indexes. I'd then try to make sure that no tables have their indexes on the same spindle.
After that, I'd worry about database level tuning, but with that, you're going to need to define your tests and an optimization goal so that you don't break things or make queries worse. Although you said that the primary keys didn't show much advantage in your test database, you should look at your testing methodology -- primary keys can allow some databases (not sure if MS SQL is one of 'em) to use record level locking, rather than table level locks, which can reduce contention that might not be shown in testing with only a few users.
Joe H.Joe H.
First, I agree with Kyle Hodgson and add PKs. It is cheap (time only) and you might see a boost on your queries. What about indexes on join columns in your top 10 most ugly queries? Where are the table scans?
Second, what about trimming data in the database? Are more rows being returned in the queries than are really needed? I also agree with Kyle's suggestion of RAM (two more GB).
Put all of this into your write up (Joseph Kern) on what you propose for the interim while mapping out the future. Ask managment and users what happens to the organization if the current CRM app craters and isn't avaiable. Perhaps that will help get them thinking about the future.
jl.jl.
Get the hardware!
Not only is tin very cheap at the moment if you go for a Xeon 55xx series chip it'll scream for anything you can throw at it.
It's just a risk/reward thing - you can spend money and lots of time making the DB better or buy your way there quicker and cheaper.
Chopper3Chopper3
Consider flipping the 3GB memory switch and adding another 2GB of memory.
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The Boutique pulldown kitchen faucet offers added functionality with three spray options: aerated stream, spray and pause. Moen's patented pause button allows users to interrupt the water flow while moving the spout outside of the sink, making it ideal for watering plants and filling large pots. To meet design needs, the spout features a clean, simple design with gracefully curved surfaces that complement almost any decor.
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Biografia
Johann Nepomuk Berger nacque in Ungheria, a Mattersburg, all'epoca sotto il dominio del Sacro Romano Impero. Ancora giovanissimo decise di entrare a far parte dell'esercito imperiale ed il 23 luglio 1786 venne ammesso come cadetto al 34º reggimento di fanteria, prendendo parte alla Guerra austro-turca (1788-1791). Candidato ufficiale all'assedio di Schabatz ed a quello di Belgrado, venne promosso ufficiale il 1º agosto 1788. Nell'aprile del 1790 passò al 56º reggimento di fanteria come tenente e si distinse nella guerra della prima coalizione antifrancese. Si portò quindi a combattere nelle Fiandre dove combatté a Valenciennes ed a Dunkerque nel 1793 e prese poi parte alla battaglia di Werwick. Nel 1794 prese parte alle battaglie di Tournai, Charleroi e Fleurus. Nel 1795, sotto il comando del conte Clerfayt, prese parte all'assedio di Mannheim e poi alla battaglia di Würzburg. Nel 1805 si portò col 56º reggimento di fanteria in Italia e combatté nella zona di Vicenza, a Castiglione, nell'agosto di quello stesso anno.

Nel 1809 combatté in Baviera, ed il 10 aprile di quello stesso anno gli venne affidato il comando del 2º battaglione del suo reggimento col quale prese parte alla battaglia di Ratisbona (19-23 aprile). Nella battaglia di Hausen venne gravemente ferito al braccio destro e dovette lasciare il campo di battaglia. Il 1º settembre 1809 venne promosso tenente colonnello. Nella guerra di liberazione del 1813, il suo battaglione combatté vicino a Dresda e nella battaglia delle nazioni vicino a Lipsia, venendo nuovamente ferito in maniera grave.

Nella campagna di primavera del 1814 in Francia, le sue truppe si trovavano sull'ala sinistra dell'esercito austriaco e respinsero con successo un attacco francese presso Archamps. Il 26 marzo 1814 ricevette la croce di cavaliere dell'Ordine Militare di Maria Teresa e l'anno successivo ottenne il comando del 51º reggimento di fanteria, con il quale prese parte allo scontro vittorioso contro il re Gioacchino Murat nella battaglia di Tolentino, sotto la guida del maresciallo conte Conpperg. Nell'aprile del 1816 ottenne il titolo nobiliare di barone e la concessione del suffisso "von der Pleiße".

In quello stesso anno prese parte alla soppressione dei moti rivoluzionari scoppiati nella città di Napoli assieme al conte Nugent e venne promosso maggiore generale il 29 ottobre 1824, venendo destinato a Cremona. Nel 1827 venne trasferito a Vienna come generale di brigata ed ottenne il comando militare del Tirolo nel 1831. Il 6 settembre 1832 venne promosso feldmaresciallo luogotenente. Nel 1837 ottenne il comando della fortezza di Timişoara ed alla fine del novembre del 1844 passò al comando di quella di Arad. Il 27 ottobre 1848, durante la rivoluzione ungherese, la sua fortezza venne presa d'assedio proprio dagli insorti, dalla quale poté essere salvato solo grazie all'intervento del figlio adottivo, anch'egli militare, il maggiore Georg Berger von der Pleiße (1816-1853). La guarnigione austriaca dovette ad ogni modo ritirarsi nel luglio del 1849.

Nel 1836 sposò la contessa Agnes von Gleispach (1790-1870) e visse dopo il suo pensionamento nel 1849, dapprima a Vienna e dal 1851 a Ödenburg.

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Bibliografia
 Gottfried Gröller: Feldzeugmeister Johann Nepomuk Freiherr Berger von der Pleisse (1768–1864). Eine Gedenkschrift zum 100.Todestag des Mattersburger Bauernsohnes. Mattersburg, Stadtgemeinde, 1964. 47 Seiten, Gr. 8°, Obr.

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I'm participating in a challenge for the month of August where we make a page every day. I don't expect to actually get 31 pages done, but I figure if I participate, I'll at least get a few done.
This is my page, based on this layout and page by Lyssa Zwolanek.
I changed up a few things, like the color and a few extras. I'll use this for some of our pictures we took at the lake a few weeks ago. If I'd had a Detailed Mosquito thinlit, that would be more appropriate, but we did see quite a few dragonflies, too. And also, no one would buy a Detailed Mosquito thinlit. You can find my full supply list below.
Click here for details. Free tutorial offer ends August 20, and class kits can only be ordered through August 20.
If you earned Bonus Days coupons in July, NOW is the time to redeem them! They expire after August 31st, so make sure to spend them in August!


Persistence Market Research presents a comprehensive analysis of the global Spirulina market in a new publication titled 'Spirulina Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2016–2026'. In this report, Persistence Market Research has focused on offering detailed insights and in-depth research on the global Spirulina market over a 10 year forecast period 2016 – 2026. In this report, we have covered the important factors driving the expansion of the global Spirulina market, untapped opportunities for market players in this field, trends and developments shaping the dynamics of the global Spirulina market and other insights across various key segments. In addition, we have identified the key drivers and restraints affecting the development of the global Spirulina market. Changing trends are also analyzed and incorporated in the report to equip the client with exhaustive information about the market resulting in better decision making. Macroeconomic factors that directly and indirectly affect the performance of the global Spirulina market are also incorporated in the report.
The global Spirulina market report begins with an executive summary and defining various categories and their share in the global Spirulina market. It is followed by market dynamics, overview of the global Spirulina market, which includes Persistence Market Research's analysis of market drivers, restraints, opportunities and trends that are affecting the growth of the global Spirulina market. Furthermore, to understand the popularity of the market segment and regions, a market attractiveness index with elaborate insights on the same is provided, to showcase the market's attractiveness based on metrics such as CAGR and incremental opportunity.
The next section of the report highlights Spirulina adoption by region and provides a market outlook for 2016–2026. The study investigates the market attractiveness regionally, as well as analyses the limit to which the drivers are influencing the Spirulina market in each region. The sections, by product form and by application evaluate the present scenario and future growth prospects of the global Spirulina market for 2016–2026.
In the final section of the report on the global Spirulina market, a dashboard view of key companies is provided to compare the current industrial scenario and their contribution to the global Spirulina market. Moreover, it is primarily designed to provide clients with an objective and detailed comparative assessment of key providers specific to a market segment. Report audiences can gain segment-specific manufacturer insights to identify and evaluate key competitors based on an in-depth assessment of their capabilities and success in the global Spirulina market. Detailed profiles of Spirulina production companies are also included in the report to evaluate their long– and short–term strategies, key product offerings and recent developments in the global Spirulina market.
To ascertain the global Spirulina market size, the report takes into account the revenue generated by the various manufacturers. The forecast presented here assesses the total revenue generated by value across the global Spirulina market. In order to provide an accurate forecast, the report starts by sizing up the current market, which forms the basis of how the global Spirulina market is expected to develop in the future. Given the characteristics of the market, the outcome is triangulated on the basis of three different types of analysis – based on supply side, downstream industry demand and the economic envelope. In addition, the report not only conducts forecasts in terms of CAGR, but also analyzes the market based on key parameters such as year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth rates to understand the predictability of the market and to identify the right opportunities across the market.
Further, the different market segments have been analyzed in terms of basis point share (BPS) to understand segmental contribution to market growth. This detailed level of information is important for identifying various key trends governing the global Spirulina market. Another key feature of this report is an analysis of key segments in terms of absolute dollar opportunity, critical in evaluating the scope of opportunity that a provider can look to achieve, as well as to identify potential resources in the global Spirulina market. The overall absolute dollar opportunity along with the segmental split is mentioned in the report. Finally, to understand key market segments in terms of their growth and adoption of Spirulina globally, Persistence Market Research has developed the global Spirulina market attractiveness index to help providers identify real market opportunities.
Spirulina represents a biomass of cyanobacteria that can be consumed by humans and other animals. Mainly there are two species of spirulina which are being further processed for various applications. These include Arthrospira plantensis and Anthrospira maxima. Arthrospira is cultivated worldwide and is used in dietary supplements and also as whole food. It is available in tablet and capsule, flakes, powder, and liquid form. Further, spirulina is also used as a feed supplement in aquarium, aquaculture, and poultry industries widely.
The global spirulina market is expected to register a CAGR of 10% during the forecast period, and is estimated to be valued at nearly US$ 2,000 Mn by 2026, from more than US$ 700 Mn in 2016 owing to factors such as increased application of spirulina in cosmetics. Moreover, the EU government regulations have become stringent and have banned the usage of synthetic food colors in the food industry, which is expected to boost the sales of spirulina based natural food colors in the region during the forecast period.
Factors such as launch of new varieties of natural food colors produced from spirulina, natural health benefits of spirulina super food, and various government initiatives pertaining to the production of spirulina are expected to spur the growth of the global spirulina market during the forecast period. The governments of various countries have started promoting the production of spirulina to strengthen the market and create a decent income source for the rural population. The governments of many countries such as India, Angola and Ghana are actively supporting the local spirulina market and building a strong gateway for the development of this superfood which can change the course of food for the entire race.
EFSA, the regulatory agency of EU countries for food safety has banned the use of synthetic colors in the products consumed in EU countries which is boosting the growth of the natural color market. The Blue Spirulina color has become the most attractive color globally due to its features and texture and is primarily used in the food and beverage industry. Spirulina holds anti-oxidants, hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory properties due to which it is witnessing a high growth in demand among the food and beverage and cosmetics industries. Antioxidants protect the body from damage caused by harmful molecules (free radicals) which improves the health of a person. Spirulina consists of Vitamin A, C and E and beta-carotene in large quantities with a minimal quantity of Lutein Zeaxanthin – all these are antioxidants that help in curing various diseases and medical conditions. Changing consumer preferences toward nutritious and healthy products is the new trend for which companies are launching innovative products to supplement the demands of the modern society. For example, Naked Juice launched their 100% juice range that consists of spirulina as a primary ingredient. Key trends identified in the global spirulina market are an increased production of ready-to-drink smoothies prepared from spirulina and the surging demand for spirulina in the bio-fuel industry, which is expected to boost the demand for spirulina during the forecast period.
Among the Product Form segments, the powder segment is expected to register the highest value CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period. This is attributed to increasing usage of the powder form of spirulina in food. The powder segment was estimated to account for the highest value share of 73.5% in 2016 and the segment is expected to gain significant market share by 2026 end. The tablet and capsule form segment is anticipated to register the second highest CAGR of 8.8% in terms of value over the forecast period. In terms of volume consumption, the powder segment is projected to register the highest CAGR of 10.2% over the forecast period.
Various natural colors have been invented using Spirulina, and many more are yet to come. Spirulina Blue, a natural color produced from green-blue Spirulina received approval from the FDA in 2013, which opened a whole new segment for Spirulina products. Natural blue and green color produced from Spirulina is in high demand and has witnessed a strong market growth in the last two years. Many companies such as GNT Holdings B.V., DIC Corporation, DDW Inc., Chr. Hansen Holding A/S and Sensient Technologies Corp. are producing Spirulina Blue which still seeks more producers due to increasing demand. DDW Inc. has launched an innovative blue color made from Spirulina with light stability improved by up to 40%.


The University of Hawai'i recently recognized its 2004 regents and residential scholars at its annual awards dinner.
The UH Board of Regents established the awards to support students with a record of outstanding academic achievement.
The regents scholars are: Tanya Badayos, Baldwin High School; Carlo Barbasa, Radford High School; Aaron Fujimoto, Kaua'i High School; Kalli Harada, Mililani High School; Jillian Haraguchi, Mid-Pacific Institute; Jaime Hongo, Kalani High School; Kara Kusunoki, Maui High School; Sheela Menon, Sacred Hearts Academy; Takashi Miura, Roosevelt High School; Jacob Miyasato, Punahou School; Hunter Morrison, Kaua'i High School; Dallas Nagata, King Kekaulike High School; Jaclyn Palola, Hanalani High School; Carol Pham, Iolani School; Thomas Tai Takemoto-Chock, Waiakea High School; Tyler Tamashiro, Mililani High School; Iris Teruya, Kaiser High School; Wade Tonaki, Mililani High School; Michelle Tsang Mui Chung, Waiakea High School; and Ariel Zane, Mililani High School.
The presidential scholars are: Kanoa Chung, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Kathy Gollaher, UH-Hilo; and Benjamin Gouldthorpe, Marcus Iwane, Alice Kim, Lisa Miller, Michelle Sasaki, Eli Tsukayama, Tasha Valenzuela and Andrea Wong, all of UH-Manoa.


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16 YA Romances To Warm Winter Hearts
Jan 13, 2021 | Filed in News & Features
In time for Valentine's Day, these teen love stories center friends, enemies, and strangers who become something more.
In time for Valentine's Day, these teen love stories follow friends, enemies, and strangers who become something more.
Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. ISBN 9780062982834.
Gr 9 Up–When Tessa starts a creative writing program in her new school, she runs into a debilitating case of writer's block, but her friend Caroline develops Operation Happily Ever After, a plan to jump-start Tessa's creativity by giving her an actual love life. This well-written, page-turning romance is packed with smart dialogue, powerful insights, and a lovable cast of characters.
The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert. Disney-Hyperion. ISBN 9781368053297.
Gr 7-10–Marva Sheridan is beyond excited about her first election day while Duke Crenshaw can't wait to get it over with. As the day creeps on, he and Marva have to work together to make Duke's vote count. Along the way, they realize their chemistry is undeniable. Recommended for readers who enjoy character-driven romance with real-world resonance.
Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn. Entangled Teen. ISBN 9781682814970.
Gr 7-10–Winnie's Thai parents were very strict with her older sisters, but her mother decides to relax the rules for Winnie so that she can have some practice at socializing—and so she sets up fake dates with Winnie's arch enemy, Mat. But wait, there's a new flirty kid in town, Taran, and maybe Mat isn't as awful as Winnie remembered. Young teens will lose themselves in this delicious, tame romance.
Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest. Roaring Brook. ISBN 9781250295026.
Gr 9 Up–Actress Evie's dreams are shattered when she's betrayed by her best friend. With aspirations of a second chance, Evie flies to New York to spend time with her grandmother, a legendary film star. Adventure ensues when Evie's grandmother disappears, leaving only a grocery store delivery boy as the possible key to her location. This romantic story is full of life lessons and laughs.
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson. S. & S. ISBN 9781534448537.
Gr 9 Up–For Noa, waking up in a spacesuit floating outside of a spaceship called Qriosity is just the beginning of a strange cycle of mysteries that begin and end with a boy named DJ. When events get curioser and curioser, love seems to conquer all. A great addition for those who enjoy mixed-up romance stories.
Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala. Sourcebooks/Fire. ISBN 9781492682691.
Gr 9 Up–Perfectionist Raphael is a master crafter and cosplayer. When playful, closeted jock Luca Vitale takes an interest in him, he's a beautiful distraction who disrupts Raffy's routine and forces him to embrace spontaneity. A crafty queer romance about self-acceptance, and a delightful addition to YA collections.
Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins. Scholastic. ISBN 9781338620825.
Gr 9 Up–Felipe is comfortable with being gay. However, he's uncomfortable with being fat and feeling too vulnerable to others' judgments. Then Caio, a more outgoing boy from a neighboring apartment, is sent to stay with Felipe while his mother is out of town. This LGBTQ–themed story with a soul that goes well beyond exploring queer identity will delight teen readers of realistic fiction.
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon. S. & S./Simon Pulse. ISBN 9781534417540.
Gr 7 Up–Princess Jaya Rao and her younger sister Isha are sent to St. Rosetta's International Academy to get away from the tabloids and reports of Isha's missteps. At the heart of it all is Grey, the heir to the Emerson family, who has been taking pictures of Isha and selling them to the papers. When Jaya finds out Grey attends the same school, she plots her revenge… but things don't go as planned. Fans of Colleen Houck's Tiger's Curse will enjoy this star-crossed tale; think Romeo and Juliet meets Sherlock Holmes.
Breathless by Jennifer Niven. Knopf. ISBN 9781524701963.
Gr 9 Up–After Claudine's parents announce their separation, she and her mother spend the summer after high school on a remote island, where Claude meets Jeremiah and rediscovers herself and her feelings about love. The discussions of sex are refreshingly frank and positive, and Niven expertly examines common YA themes—the desire for independence, evolving friendship, new romance, family tensions—with standout authenticity and heart.
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Scholastic/Graphix. (Heartstopper: Bk. 1). ISBN 9781338617443.
Gr 8 Up–The only openly gay boy in his school, sensitive Charlie was bullied when he came out. When Charlie is assigned to sit next to Nick, he begins falling for the popular "rugby lad." Young love—with all its awkwardness, tenderness, and raw emotions—blossoms between two teenagers who appear to be worlds apart.
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell. illus. by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second. ISBN 9781250312853.
Gr 7 Up–Deja and Josie are working their final shift at the world's corniest pumpkin patch. Throughout the night, Deja wants to yank Josie out of his comfort zone and open up his world—no regrets allowed. The panel layouts advance the action smoothly and evoke the feeling of young love and of breathlessly standing on the brink of change.
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi. Feiwel & Friends. ISBN 9781250299482.
Gr 9 Up–Brusque and controlling filmmaker Rachel Recht wants nothing to do with Sana Khan, cheerleading captain and model human being. But when a literal run-in forces them to work together on a film, their tense relationship morphs into something beautiful and unexpected. They find their voices and first love in this enemies-to-lovers story told from dual perspectives.
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth. HarperTeen. ISBN 9780062957115.
Gr 10 Up–Saoirse's girlfriend broke up with her, she feels betrayed by her best friend, she doesn't know if she wants to go to university, and her mother is suffering from early-onset dementia while her dad moves on with another woman. Then she meets Ruby, a girl who, despite having problems of her own, loves romantic comedies and makes the most out of what life gives her. This is a fun romance with substance.
All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. ISBN 9780062656919.
Gr 9 Up–Rex and Carli, both juniors, play basketball for different high schools. At first glance, they both feel an immediate attraction. Tamani allows readers a deep dive into the glory and mess of new relationships, while also providing Carli and Rex with family back stories that give their actions and reasoning credibility.
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Feiwel & Friends/Swoon Reads. ISBN 9781250250469.
Gr 9 Up–Yadriel, whose traditional Latinx family won't accept that he's transgender, inadvertently summons the spirit of schoolmate Julian, who demands that Yadriel find out what happened to him. A whodunit with a tender and forbidden love story that will draw readers in as it gradually unfolds to a gratifying conclusion.
This Train Is Being Held by Ismee Williams. Abrams/Amulet. ISBN 9781419734939.
Gr 9 Up–Set against the backdrop of New York's transit system, an unlikely love blooms between two budding artists. Alex, a talented baseball player with a demanding Dominican father, secretly writes poetry. Isabelle is a brilliant dancer with a bright future. Serious romantics will enjoy this love story set against racism, classism, colorism, and mental health stigma.
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Courtney Kampa's first book, Our Lady of Not Asking Why, was selected by National Book Award winner Mary Szybist for New Issues Press First Book Award. A 2016 Ruth Lilly finalist, her work has appeared in Boston Review, TriQuarterly, The Journal, Missouri Review, The National Poetry Review, New England Review, and elsewhere, and she has received awards and distinctions from publications such as Best New Poets, The Atlantic, Poets & Writers Magazine, and North American Review. In 2014, she won the Rattle Poetry Prize Readers' Choice Award, as well as Columbia University's David Craig Austin Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Thesis. She was born and raised in Virginia.