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You've slaved away over your site's content marketing pieces – don't let that effort go to waste by failing to give your creations the promotional bump they need to get found!
Promoting your content isn't nearly as fun as creating it, but it's a vital part of content marketing success. And since there's no "one size fits all" promotional approach that will suit all businesses, I've compiled 50 expert tips on different strategies you can use to get your content seen. Read on for suggestions from some of today's top marketing experts, as well as techniques drawn from my own experience in digital advertising:
On Your Site
Proper content promotion begins at home! Before you even start thinking about things like social media marketing or PR, there are a few actions you'll want to take on your website and to the content you produce to make content promotion as easy as possible in the future.
Make your social sharing buttons prominent
Generating social shares is one of the primary channels by which content promotion occurs. So how do you expect your audience to take the crucial step of posting your content pieces on their favorite social sites if they can't find your social sharing buttons? If your website or blog's current theme doesn't prominently feature social sharing buttons, look to tools and plugins like Share This or Shareaholic to get the job done.
Include calls-to-action
In the same way that people won't go out of their way to share your content if you don't make it easy by featuring your social share buttons, visitors are unlikely to take the actions you want if you don't explicitly state what they are. Think of it like you're closing a sale; if you don't ask for the sale, odds are you aren't going to get the deal. Increase the likelihood of your readers acting on your content piece by including a relevant call-to-action (CTA) at the end of each piece.
Improve your headlines
If you look at Upworthy's success, it's easy to see how important content headlines have become. An interesting analysis by HubSpot's social media scientist Dan Zarrella validates this assumption. After reviewing more than 2.7 million blog articles, Zarrella found that 16.7% of web pages actually receive more social shares than they did clicks, effectively proving that people don't always read what they Tweet. Take advantage of this effect by making your headlines as effective and as eye-catching as possible.
Mention influencers in your content
As you build your content pieces, identify influential authority figures within your industry that you can either quote or share examples from within your text. Including influencer mentions will help get eyeballs on your content – either from the authority figures themselves or from the people who fall their work online. Keep it classy, though. Include influencer mentions only as they support the original intent of your content piece; don't pack them in just to kiss ass!
Involve influencers in content creation
Mentioning influencers is a great way to set your content up for promotional success, but better yet, why not get these authority figures involved from the start? Instead of sourcing existing quotes from your chosen authority figures, reach out to them directly and gather their input on subjects of interest within your community. Posts like, "Hear What Six SEO Gurus Have to Say About Google Hummingbird" make content promotion easy, as each of the authority figures mentioned brings his or her own audience right to your digital doorstep.
Write a link round-up post
As an alternative, use this quick and easy strategy to create blog posts or social media updates that consist of link collections to relevant, interesting articles in your industry. Creating a link round-up post – like the example below by Ahrefs – doesn't take very long, but it does pay off big when it comes to content promotion, as many of the sites you've referenced will share your article without any effort on your part.
Build content that solves problems
One of the fastest ways to success in the business world is to solve a problem that's plaguing a group of people. With this in mind, it's easy to see how crafting content pieces that help members of your audience can lead to the kind of viral sharing that makes content promotion effortless.
Want a shortcut to figure out what problems your audience is facing? Work with your customer service department! Ask them what issues your customers are reporting, then build content that answers these questions and helps resolve their pain points.
Write long-form blog posts
Steve Rayson, writing for BuzzSumo, recently published the results of seven different studies, all of which support the popular notion that long-form blog posts get shared more often than their shorter competitors. But what does long-form content really entail? While some frequently-shared examples run 10,000 words or more, you can err on the shorter side by publishing posts of at least 2,000 words.
Create a video from your content
So now, you've got a great piece of long-form content that you've published to your website and shared to your social profiles (which we'll get into in a bit). Don't stop there! Take the information contained in your post and turn it into a video. Not only will doing so help you to reach viewers who prefer to take in information in this format, it'll give you the opportunity to create a "new" content piece for your promotions without going to all the work of researching something new.
Tools like Animoto or GoAnimate make video creation easy – no camera crew required.
Build a podcast episode from your content
Once you've turned your long-form blog post into a video, don't stop there. Could your content also be transformed into a podcast episode? Although it might take a little tweaking, transforming your content in this way puts it in front of a whole new audience without much extra prep work.
Share a slide deck of your content on SlideShare
Same deal as above, but this one is especially important. According to David Waring, writing for Social Media Examiner, "Most social media marketers are focused on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. But are they missing the boat? Out of all of the social platforms out there, SlideShare is the most overlooked and underutilized."
All it takes is a few extra clicks of the mouse to drop information from your long-form blog post into your slide deck; then, you're rewarded with another "new" piece of content that can help spread your brand's message. Don't have the PowerPoint or Prezi skills needed to set this up? Graphic designers on Odesk, Elance or any other freelancing portal website can help you out for a very affordable fee.
Release your content in PDF format
One final content transformation idea: Before you move on to your next totally new piece of content, publish your long-form blog post as a PDF. Format it nicely, then add a button to your post offering the downloadable PDF version. Since many readers prefer to store content in this way, it's an easy option for adding value without investing tons of extra time.
Upgrade your images
Take it from web marketer Jeff Bullas – articles with images get 94% more total views, while Facebook engagement is 37% higher for photos over text. So if you're in the habit of grabbing whatever royalty-free stock image you can, it's time for an upgrade. Purchase higher-quality images through sites like Shutterstock, get in the habit of taking your own images or spend some time searching for artistic Creative Commons photos that you can use legally to improve the look of your content pieces.
Practice good internal linking
One final note on how the activities you undertake on your website lead to proper content promotion… When you develop a new piece of content, go back through your archives of popular posts and add a link to the new article there. Proper internal linking is great for SEO, and some of the traffic your past posts already receive will funnel on to your new posts and help get them seen.
Your Marketing Plan
Once you've covered the basics on your website, it's time to get down to the business of content promotion. But what belongs in your plan? Any of the following strategies – plus the social media marketing techniques described in the next section – should play a role:
Create a once-weekly blog digest email…
Once a week, or more often if your post volume supports it, put together a weekly blog digest email that goes out to all your readers and shares your most recent posts. It's an extra step, to be sure, but according to Neil Patel of QuickSprout and KISSMetrics, it's the most effective way to get readers to return to your website.
…But be careful how you structure it.
While blog digest emails can be powerful, if structured incorrectly, they can have the opposite effect. According to Justin Olch, VP of Customer Relations for Elite Email:
"I don't recommend having your articles as the focal point of your email newsletter – you'll lose subscribers that way. The reason is because it's not typically what people are looking for in a newsletter. [I]nclude your best or your most recent blog posts within your newsletter in a separate section. A separate section that includes the headlines of your last few articles and a link to those posts will do the trick."
Look for niche networks
Rachael Sprung, writing for Hubspot, suggests that, "the right niche network could remove any need to target your content promotion efforts." The following are seven she recommends, though you'll want to seek out others if the sites referenced below don't suit your audience:
Get active with guest posts
It's no secret that guest posting is a powerful way to promote your brand and your content, but what many marketers get wrong is following the mistaken belief that you need to post on high volume sites to ensure visibility. Instead, consider a recent HubSpot case study, which follows Bamidele Onibalusi, a writer and blogger who was able to secure 60,000 new visitors from search traffic alone in just six months of publishing 28 quality guest posts on medium-sized blogs.
Leave great blog comments on authority sites
If you don't want to go to all the trouble of finding guest blog placements and then creating the content to go along with them, remember that it's free and easy to leave a comment on the websites of most industry influencers. Make sure your comment is substantive – and that the blogger in question allows links back to your website – and your fellow readers will follow your links to hear more about what you have to say.
Repost content from your archives
Far too many marketers take a "one and done" approach to content promotion – meaning that they'll produce a piece of content, run it through their marketing plans and then move on to the next one. Instead, make it a point to regularly promote great content pieces from your archives. Doing so will help new readers catch up on your old content, while giving you more promotional mileage out of work you've already done.
Submit your content to online communities
Sharing your site or your individual content pieces on online networks like Inbound.org or Growth Hackers or Closing Call is a great way to get noticed by new readers, and to build valuable backlinks as well. Certainly, the specific communities you'll want to post to will depend on your particular industry, but finding and maintaining a presence on one of these sites can be a huge source of traffic. Just be sure you balance self-promotion with actual community engagement – nobody likes a community spammer!
Social Promotions
Now, let's get into the real meat and potatoes of what most people think about when discussing content promotion – your social activities! Having a piece of content "go viral" on one of the major social networks represents a huge success for any business, but it all starts with the techniques described below.
Up your posting frequency
I'm going to assume that you're already posting your new content pieces to at least Facebook and Twitter, in addition to any other social networks where your audience is active. But are you posting frequently enough? Take the advice of Leo Widrich, who recommends posting at least 5-10 tweets and 1-4 Facebook posts daily, primarily between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
Time your social promotions
When to schedule these 10+ social messages? The answer depends on your unique audience. Since every industry has its own rhythms, you'll want to use tools like Tweriod and your Facebook analytics information to figure out when your followers are most active. Time your social posts to go live during these windows using Buffer, Sprout Social or any other program that lets you pre-load your social content.
Use interesting excerpts
Developing the content for your social posts can be challenging – after all, how can you tell what type of message will get the most attention from your followers? Matthew Gratt, writing for Convince and Convert, recommends creating social posts based on interesting excerpts to generate interest. Quotes, statistics and leading sentences all make great social posts – especially compared to simply posting the title of your content piece and hoping for the best.
Leverage hashtags
Despite what some marketing "gurus" will tell you, hashtags aren't dead – they're just being used in different ways. As Steve Cooper points out in Forbes, "using hashtags as a tool for joining and participating in conversations (as opposed to trying to boost the chances your links will be clicked) can be a powerful maneuver."
Post images separately on Facebook
If you copy and paste a link to one of your blog posts into Facebook, the resulting message will contain a small preview image – good, but not eye-catching enough to generate maximum viewership. To really capture attention, try uploading your images separately and adding relevant content details to the picture after the fact. You'll be rewarded with a large image post that's nearly impossible for your followers to miss.
Create a Facebook lookalike audience
The choice of whether or not to participate in Facebook's paid ads program is becoming less and less of an option as the social giant continues to whittle away at its organic post reach. But there's another great reason to take advantage of the company's paid ads – the ability to create and market to lookalike audiences.
These groups of people are rounded up by Facebook because they match certain characteristics of your existing followers. With a click of the mouse – and a wave of your credit card – you can get your posts seen by a whole new group of potential followers who are likely to be interested in what you have to say.
Share to Google+ Communities
Google+ sometimes gets a bad rap in terms of its overall adoption, but its Communities feature is something you'll definitely want to pay attention to. Use Circle Count to find communities that are relevant to your interests and share your content pieces with these groups. Take the time, though, to become an active member of the community by commenting on other people's posts and sharing non-promotional content from time to time. Nobody likes a marketer who swoops in to drop off links and then leaves!
Share to Facebook Groups
Similarly, Facebook Groups represent a great way to get around the network's declining organic reach and engage directly with prospective customers. But as with the tip above on Google+ communities, avoid being too self-promotional. Doing so risks getting your account banned from groups that could otherwise represent potentially strong sources of traffic for your website.
Post to LinkedIn Groups
If your audience is more business-minded in nature, you'll want to make LinkedIn Groups a drop off point for your content pieces. The network hosts thousands of different groups, making it pretty much impossible that you won't find one there that suits your interests or industry. Check out Chamelio's tips for ideas on how to promote your content on the site in a relevant, valuable way.
Connect with Twitter Chats
Participating in a Twitter chat can take some getting used to, but with practice, you'll find that these real-time discussions represent great opportunities to connect directly with members of your target audience. Ready to get started? Tweet Report's Twitter Chat Schedule reveals plenty of chances to jump into these social conversations.
Share to Subreddits
Reddit is a tricky place to promote your content, as the community is highly suspicious of any activities that could be deemed self-promotional. That said, if you're willing to jump in and establish yourself as a contributing member on the site, sharing your content on relevant subreddits can be a great way to connect with like-minded audience members.
Promotional Tools
In these days of seemingly limitless new products, the use of promotional tools can, in effect, become marketing strategies themselves. The following ten tools all deserve to play a role in your content marketing efforts:
BuzzSumo allows you to search for topics or domains to see what types of content are performing well in a given industry. And while you can use it to submit your own content, use the tool's reports to uncover topics you can build content around in the future that will meet your audience's demands.
Snip.ly boasts an impressive user base of companies like Hubspot, Outbrain and Social Media Examiner, and allows you to attach a call-to-action to every link you share. It's a great way to retain traffic to your own web properties and content while sharing other's updates, in addition to helping you convert this traffic into subscribers and customers.
True content marketers know that getting content shared is only half the battle. That's what makes tools like Papershare – which helps you distribute content and then see who shared it and what leads were generated – so helpful. Give it a try to determine which influencers you're reaching, as well as what kind of ROI your campaigns are generating.
Scoop.it bills itself as targeting "Thought Leaders," "Content Marketers" and "Knowledge Mangagers" – all of which likely encompass your role. Use the tool to curate fascinating content (including your own) and then publish it in an ezine format to your blog or social profiles. Create an interesting enough collection and the site's followers will check back for your future publications.
BuzzBundle is a social media management tool that helps you to find and respond to online conversations about your brand or industry. Every time you see your company mentioned, you're looking at a golden opportunity to reach out and have your content shared across new audiences and prospective followers.
Flauntt's tagline – "Get More People Sharing Your Stuff" – says it all. This Twitter tool offers incentives that encourage members to share the content pieces posted to the system by others. If your Twitter referral traffic has been lower than you'd hoped, this simple program could get the ball rolling.
Little Bird
Little Bird is a social intelligence platform that helps users identify influencers in their industries, monitor developing trends and discover the topics your audience is talking about. In the words of user Jill Rowley, "I seriously haven't been this excited about an app in a very long time. So powerful, yet dead simple."
Similar to scoop.it, issuu is a digital publishing platform that allows users to curate their own internet magazines. With its strong visual focus, this tool is a great option for users in lifestyle, health, fitness and wellness industries to get their content out.
Currently on its third generation, Flipboard is the final magazine-style publishing system on this list of tools – but it's one you'll definitely want to pay attention to. With over 30,000 topics being published, there's a place for content pieces from nearly every brand and industry out there.
Click to Tweet
"Click to Tweet" style programs are ubiquitous these days, but it's unfortunately common for marketers to install them and never actually make use of them on their websites. Don't be that guy! Instead, make it a point to generate at least 3-5 Twitter-appropriate call-outs that can be woven into your content piece – and then actually set them up. Doing so makes it as easy as possible for your readers to share your content on their feeds.
Active Outreach
If you've exhausted the content promotion methods and tools listed above, you aren't out of luck – there's a whole world of additional active outreach options out there that draws on traditional offline marketing techniques to generate digital content success. Here are just a few you can try:
Email influencers mentioned in your article
Remember earlier in this post when I told you to mention influencers in the content pieces you create? Here's where this strategy starts to pay off…
Once your content piece is live, fire off email messages to the authority figures you've referenced and ask them to share your content with their audiences. You don't need anything formal to do this – the simple template below will suffice in most cases:
"Hi [Name],
I just wanted to take a second to let you know that I really enjoyed the "[name of content piece]" article you released recently. In fact, I liked it so much that I quoted it in my own article, "[name of your article]."
If you think that my piece adds something to the conversation, would you take it a second to share it with your Twitter followers? I'd really appreciate it, and I think your readers would benefit as well.
Thanks much,
[Your name]"
Obviously, you'll want to tailor your message to include the specific action you'd like the influencer to take, as well as alter the phrasing according to the relationship you have with the authority figure. But the impact of sending out these messages can be impressive. In a Moz case study, Gregory Ciotti found that influencers he had contacted at least once (even if it was just with a tweet, a comment, etc) were 63% likely to share a post, while those he hadn't engaged with were only 18% likely to share.
If you want to dive deeper into this, I've put together a huge guide on cold email outreach that walks through strategies, tactics, templates and examples.
Deploy traditional press releases
Despite their past use as a link spam technique, press releases aren't dead. The key, though, is to only use them when you have something legitimately newsworthy to share – say, for example, the launch of an educational minisite or other "above and beyond" content piece. When you do encounter these milestones, draft a press release and target it only towards the niche publications or websites that are most likely to be interested in featuring your launch.
Take advantage of earned media
If your traditional PRs aren't getting you anywhere, try connecting with influential bloggers or journalists and making them aware of your content efforts. According to Chad Pollitt, VP of marketing at Digital Relevance, the "earned media" mentions these influencers can provide can be invaluable. In his words:
"There's three major ways a brand can promote content – broadcasting (owned media), distribution (paid media), and coverage (earned media). However, if I had to choose one, it would be earning content coverage from journalists and/or influential bloggers. They tend to have massive reach and their audiences trust them."
Test native advertisements
Native advertisements are poised to be the next big topic in content promotion, given that paying for views may be one of the only strategies left that can break through the amount of noise content marketers have generated online. But, fortunately, the barrier to entry for this type of promotion is low. Sites like Outbrain and Taboola make it possible to get your content in front of your desired audience for as little as $0.50 a click.
Give StumbleUpon's paid discovery feature a try
Not quite ready to dip your toes in the native advertising pool? Give one of the original paid content promotion methods – StumbleUpon's paid discovery system – a try. As a rule, the service's bounce rates on inbound traffic tend to be enormous, but if you feature the right type of content, you can use the system to get eyes on your pieces and increase their odds of going viral.
Sign up for HARO
HARO stands for "help a reporter out," and it's a great way to get your brand's name featured in a wide variety of publications. Once you're enrolled, the service sends out daily messages in which reporters share the types of experts they're looking to interview for their posts. Respond to an invitation if your skills and experience match up, and you could see yourself quoted on top publications like the New York Time and ABC News.
Sponsor events
Event sponsorships are the last true opportunity marketers have to buy links for the purposes of brand and content promotion. Sponsoring local sports teams, events and non-profit organizations can generate links and media attention that aren't inherently sketchy. Still not sure it's ok? Even Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz condones the method.
This may sound controversial, but the best way to promote your content might be to… not. According to marketer Steve Weller, new brands can benefit by delaying the promotion of their content until they've built up a responsive audience. Instead, these companies should focus on curating great content to engage followers, and then eventually shift to sharing no more than 20-30% of their own work.
Do you agree or disagree with Weller's controversial recommendation? Or are there other content promotion techniques you feel should have made this list? Share your thoughts in the comments below!


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Issue No. 02 - March/April (1989 vol. 6)
pp: 61-65
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.23132

With strong government backing and direction, Singapore seeks to develop information technology as a growth industry and use it to promote the nation's global competitiveness. The government has increased its efforts in software research and development through government-funded research and development institutes and is also encouraging local industry to develop software for export and to attract overseas multinational companies to set up software-development centers in Singapore. A description is given of research being conducted by the Information Technology Institute, the Institute of Systems Science, and, briefly, by private industry.

Singapore; information technology; growth industry; software research; government-funded research; local industry; software-development; Information Technology Institute; Institute of Systems Science; DP industry; government policies; research initiatives; software engineering
Tahn Joo Chin, Kai Yuen Wang, "Software Technology Development in Singapore", IEEE Software, vol. 6, no. , pp. 61-65, March/April 1989, doi:10.1109/52.23132


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Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom catches up with journalist Ian Johnson to discuss their favorite China-related books from 2012.
Journalist James Fallows compares the 'American Dream' with the 'Chinese Dream,' and examines the significance of the arrival of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng in the U.S.
Atlantic correspondent James Fallows sees China's rapidly growing aerospace industry as a metaphor for the tension between its progressive growth and its suppression of innovation.
In his latest book, veteran journalist James Fallows goes along for the ride in China's new "Wild West" of private aviation.
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The Model S is billed as a mid-size four-door sedan, but in fact it's a five-door hatchback, with a pair of optional rear-facing jump seats in the load bay that offer nominal seven-passenger capacity. To be fair,
Tesla bills the Model S as a seven-passenger vehicle. We contest the seven-passenger claim—those seats are suitable only for children of age eight or so--and their occupants may chafe at the four-point safety harnesses they'll have to wear. Still, no other sedan this size even tries to hold seven occupants. That's been the province of large crossover utility vehicles (Tesla's planning to offer one of those, too).
But the hatchback convenience and large size deliver lots of comfort and significant cargo capacity for families, with massively lower operating costs than equivalent-sized gasoline vehicles. Inside the Model S, the cabin is wide, and five adults should be able to travel in comfort.
The driving position is good, the front seats are supportive, and most controls are well-placed. Rear-seat passengers will find the door openings smaller than they look, and the windows slope inward as they rise toward the roof rail. That makes access to the rear seat more challenging than expected, though it's comfortable enough once you're inside.
The outboard rear passengers are likely to notice that that the cabin is wider at shoulder height than at head level and the rear seat back is angled a bit more steeply than customary. And if the Model S has the panoramic sunroof, a six-foot person in the rear seat comes within a fraction of an inch of the headliner. But most adults should be comfortable riding in the rear over long distances.
The 2012 Tesla Model S has a slightly different seating position than every other luxury sedan, since it's the only one with its battery pack in the floorpan. That makes its front and rear foot wells shallower than in cars without 5 inches of battery beneath passenger's feet. Rear passengers especially sit in a more reclined, knees-up position than in competing sedans from Audi, BMW, Jaguar, or Mercedes-Benz. It's not necessarily uncomfortable, but it is noticeable.
On the road, though, the Model S is so calm and quiet that there's essentially no mechanical noise on acceleration. Only once, on full acceleration from 0 to a high number, did we hear a high-pitched humming whine--presumably from the power electronics. Tire noise is obvious with the stereo off, and then wind noise kicks in above 40 mph or so.
There are a few quirks behind the wheel. Tesla has used column stalks from Mercedes-Benz (which owns part of the company), with both an upper cruise control and a lower turn signal, meaning that Model S drivers will try to signal with the cruise lever until they retrain themselves. Mercedes-Benz owners will be very familiar with that problem.
The wheel has a tilting and telescoping adjustment, and to the right of the column, a drive selector offers simply D, R, and P. Tesla uses an automatic electric parking brake, but it activates automatically in Park when the car senses that the driver is getting out.
Total interior volume of the Model S is rated at 95.1 cubic feet. There's 26.3 cubic feet of cargo space in the rear load bay with the rear seat up, and a total of 58.1 cubic feet with the seat folded down. There's also an additional 5.3 cubic feet in the surprisingly large front trunk, which Tesla insists on calling a "frunk." It's worth comparing that total cargo space to the absurdly tiny 6.9-cubic-foot trunk of the similarly large-on-the-outside Fisker Karma, which is so small inside that the EPA rates it as a subcompact.
Early Model S cars we've seen appear to be well built, and Tesla is ramping up its assembly rate slowly to ensure that its plant and workers maintain high quality as they move into volume production. On a car within the first 125 units, about all we noticed were a recalcitrant rear seat-belt retractor and a misaligned Velcro patch on the front-trunk liner--both fixable issues.


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Located in La Orotava (Las Canadas del Teide National Park), Parador de las Cañadas del Teide is convenient to Teide National Park and Mount Guajara. This hotel is within close proximity of Parque Ecologico Las Aguilas del Teide and Teide Cable Car.
Make yourself at home in one of the 37 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars.
Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Parador de las Cañadas del Teide. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and an elevator (lift). Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Do you dye your hair? What color do you dye it and is that a big difference from your natural color?
I use to back in my 30's, and I would dye it medium or light brown.
Yes I dye my hair. I dye it dark brown which is a bit lighter than my natural color.
Recently I got a perm for the first time since I was in high school. It fell out within 2 weeks. My hairstylist put another one in and it's barely still in. I'm guessing this is the last time I'll have anything other than cuts done to my hair.
No. I used to use Sun In years ago since my hair was dirty blonde- to make it really blonde. But the second to last time I dyed it I was going from its current color (brunette) to blonde and the dye burned- I decided never again to go so drastically lighter- too harsh! A few months later I got pregnant with my daughter. When I got out of the 1st trimester I dyed it as close as I could back to my natural color and have never dyed it since. That was 10 years ago!
As more grays start to pop up I'm debating on dying it, though!
My natural color is dirty blonde. I dye my hair black mostly, but every once in a while I dye it bright red just for a change, or I dye it blue black. I have been dyeing my hair since I was 10/11 yrs old. Hvaent seen my natural color in many many many years
Im naturally a light brown in color.
I treated myself to a hair change back in February/March. It's now a red-brown with light blonde highlights.
A year ago I bleached my hair and dyed it bright purple. The purple's gone but I now have half light brown, half bleach blonde hair. I'll never bleach it again, that's for sure!
I dye it to cover my Grays. I'm a Natural Redhead. I keep to the Color so there is no difference.
For the heck of it (and to cross it off my Bucket List), I went Blonde for about 4 months. It was drastic because I've been a Redhead since birth. It looked awesome and I got a lot of compliments. But, the upkeep is crazy hard (my Red Roots grew out about every 2 weeks!). It was fun while it lasted. A ouple of weeks ago, I went back to my Red.


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KABUL — The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared with the same period last year, as Washington has added tens of thousands of soldiers to reverse the Taliban's momentum.
Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries more than tripling in the first two months of the year and trending in the same direction based on the latest available data for March.
U.S. officials have warned that casualties are likely to rise even further as the Pentagon completes its deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and sets its sights on the Taliban's home base of Kandahar province.
"We must steel ourselves, no matter how successful we are on any given day, for harder days yet to come," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing last month.
In total, 57 U.S. troops were killed during the first two months of 2010 compared with 28 in January and February of last year, according to Pentagon figures compiled by the Associated Press. At least 20 American service members have been killed so far in March.
The steady rise in combat deaths has generated less public reaction in the United States than the spike in casualties last summer and fall, which undermined public support in the U.S. for the 8-year-old American-led mission. Fighting traditionally tapers off in Afghanistan during winter months.
As of Saturday, 945 U.S. troops have died in the Afghanistan war. Identifications as reported by the U.S. military and not previously published:
• Navy Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown, 36, Hot Springs, Ark.; March 18; Afghanistan.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, 19, Yorba Linda, Calif.; combat Wednesday; Helmand province.
• Army Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson, 23, Fairbanks, Alaska; died March 16 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds suffered on March 13 during combat in Helmand province.
• Marine Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, Whittier, Calif.; combat Wednesday; Helmand province.
• Army Sgt. 1st Class Carlos M. Santos-Silva, 32, Clarksville, Tenn.; explosion Monday; Kandahar province.


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Some want to blame the Bills secondary and CB Justin "toast" Rodgers, I mean... "Rogers was targeted eight times and surrendered six receptions for an absurd 247 yards. That represents 74% of the Jets' gross passing total."
The Jets sacked EJ EIGHT times, and he was under continuous pressure all game. Unlike the previous two games in which it seemed like he had ample time to throw. The Patriots only blitzed EJ 6 out of 32 drop backs.
Whats wrong with Spiller? CJ Spiller against the Jets, 10 attempts and 9 yards rushing...wow.
An interesting observation, from PFF,
"Buffalo Bills: Only 12.6% of E.J. Manuel's drop-backs have been play action passes which is the second lowest rate in the league. However, when he does use play action passes his yards per attempt is 11.6 — the highest for a QB not named Manning."
So, is it just bad bad Colin Brown at LG?
""Controlling the Line of Scrimmage
The tone was set by the Jets' defensive line as all three starters graded in the green, led by DT Damon Harrison (+4.3). His one assisted tackle tells nothing of the story as he was the one moving blockers rather than it being the other way around and he also forced a fumble that was negated by penalty. DE Muhammad Wilkerson broke out as a pass rusher (+3.8) with seven pressures (two sacks, one hit, four hurries) on his 56 rushes. Of course much of his damage was done against LG Colin Brown who is now grading at -23.7 through three games. Rounding out the trio is Sheldon Richardson (+1.1) who continued his strong play and posted his best pass rushing outing of his young career at +0.5.
While the defensive line did their damage, LB David Harris was the star behind them. Don't be fooled by the gaudy tackle numbers in recent years, Harris hasn't performed as one of the league's best, but he's showed well to this point in 2013. He graded at +5.1 in the game as he got in on six stops and notched a sack and two hurries on just a handful of rushes. Perhaps most importantly, he hasn't been displaced in the running game as he has in recent years and the impressive play of the defensive line has certainly gone a long way toward giving him clean reads against the run.""
""As with any rookie quarterback, there will be growing pains and E.J. Manuel certainly had his first-year issues on Sunday. He seems extra cautious to take care of the ball, which is certainly not a bad thing, but it perhaps takes away from his ability to make plays down the field. The Jets routinely challenged Manuel to throw deep, but he was only able to connect on 1-of-8 passes beyond 20 yards and he often led his WRs too far out of bounds. Perhaps that was his carefulness taking over, but the Bills' simplified offense will be opened up at some point, and those are the plays that eventually need to be made.""
I can recall in that first game against the Jets in 2010 in which Fitz was the leading rusher because he was literally running for his life every offensive play.
"- Bills' LT Cordy Glenn may have been jinxed into surrendering his first pressure of the season, but one lone hurry on 60 pass blocks isn't shabby (+1.6 pass block)."
Bottom Line is, the Bills have an answer on defense once Byrd, Gilmore, McKelvin are healthy again. The real question is, is that O line so bad because of one LG falling on his face? Can the Bills replace him for anyone better? Would the Bills be smart at this point to sign a FA tackle and slide him to LG before EJ turns into another Trent Edwards / JP Losman?
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The number of borrowers looking to refinance their mortgage rose last week for the third straight time.
The Mortgage Bankers Association says its refinance index increased 7.7 percent from the previous week. Overall, the mortgage applications index rose 5 percent this week.
But the number of people applying for a mortgage to buy a home fell 1.9 percent.
Rates on fixed mortgages were mixed, the survey said. The average rate for the 30-year fixed loan slipped to 4.77 percent from 4.78 percent. The rate on the 15-year mortgage, a popular refinance option, rose to 4.16 percent from 4.15 percent.
Still, fixed mortgage rates are about a half-point higher than in November. They have risen as Treasury yields increased on improved economic data.


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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Three American missile attacks reportedly killed 54 alleged militants Friday close to the Afghan border, an unusually high number of victims that included commanders of a Taliban-allied group that were holding a meeting.
The Associated Press said it was told by Pakistani intelligence officials that attacks took place in the Khyber tribal region, which has rarely been struck by American missiles over the last three years. That could indicate a possible expansion of the CIA-led covert campaign of drone strikes inside Pakistani territory.
The Obama administration has intensified missile attacks in northwest Pakistan since taking office, desperate to weaken insurgent networks there that U.S. officials say are behind much of the violence against U.S. troops just across the frontier in Afghanistan.
AP said the Pakistani officials requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the news media.
The first strike targeted two vehicles in the Sandana area of the Tirah Valley, killing seven militants and wounding another nine. The men were believed to belong to the Pakistani Taliban, one of the country's largest and deadliest insurgent groups.
Later, missiles hit a compound in Speen Darang village where the Lashkar-e-Islam, a Taliban affiliate known to be strong in Khyber, were meeting, killing 32 people, among them commanders. The third strike took place in Narai Baba village and killed 15 militants.
U.S. officials do not acknowledge firing the missiles, and it is impossible to independently report on the aftermath of the attacks because outsiders are not allowed to visit the tribal regions. Human rights groups say there are significant numbers of civilian casualties in the attacks.
Most of the more than 100 missile attacks this year inside Pakistan have taken place in North Waziristan, which is effectively under the control of a mix of Taliban, al-Qaida and related groups.
Pakistani officials protest the missile strikes but are believed to secretly authorize and provide intelligence on at least some of them.
In Kabul, Afghanistan, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it was "very possible" that Pakistan would be able to root out insurgents from safe havens inside its territory that serve as a launching point for lethal strikes in Afghanistan.
Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said the existence of insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan "makes delivery of peace and stability here in Afghanistan very difficult."
Gen. David Petraeus, top commander of U.S. and NATO forces, praised Pakistan's efforts to rout militants inside the country and its new willingness to cooperate with NATO forces on the Afghan side of the border.
Yemen cooperating: Despite U.S.-Yemeni relations fraught with debate and tension, the two sides are ratcheting up efforts to capture or kill militants, John O. Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, said Friday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen is responsible for trying to bring down U.S.-bound cargo planes with printer cartridges packed with explosives as well as a plot to blow up an airliner near Detroit last Dec. 25.


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Aldrich Hall, named after founding Chancellor Daniel Aldrich, was erected in 1974 and is one of the oldest buildings on campus. It serves as UC Irvine's main administrative building and is home to the admissions office, financial aid, the registrar office, graduate studies, and undecided/undeclared advising.
The Student Center is a hub for student activity and involvement. The facilities offer a place for students to study, dine, unwind, kick back, and get involved. The Student Center houses the popular Anthill Pub and Grille, the Zot Zone arcade and pool tables, and administrative offices for Associated Students of UC Irvine. Attached to the student center is The Hill, UC Irvine's official bookstore, where you can find plush anteaters, UC Irvine memorabilia, textbooks, and school supplies.
Located in the center of the campus, Aldrich Park serves as a focal point for UC Irvine. Originally named "Central Park" and renamed for founding chancellor Daniel Aldrich, the park is a 19-acre botanical garden with more than 40,000 trees. Throughout the year, the university hosts several large events in the park, including graduate program commencement ceremonies, outdoor concerts and carnivals.
Near the School of Humanities is a small sculpture garden featuring Chinese art. The space provides students and faculty members a spot for peace, relaxation, and meditation. Aldrich Park also has a bike and walking path around its circumference. It is open to the public year around. The original campus architect, William L. Pereira, designed the campus to be a circle with a park in the center. The design, which features a ring within a ring, was intended to be a metaphor for student progress to the wider circle of the world beyond the campus.
The Ayala Science Library houses one of the largest collections of science, technology, and medical library material in the country. Behind the library is the Mesquite Garden Plaza with sculptures from Nancy Doran, which features scenes of the human spirit.
Bren Events Center is UC Irvine's largest event facility and can accommodate about 5,000 people for athletic events, commencements, concerts, speakers, and award ceremonies. Just next to the Bren is Anteater Ballpark and Cicerone Field, where UC Irvine hosts home baseball games.
Anteater Recreation Center, commonly referred to as "the ARC," is a 110,000-square-foot recreation facility for UC Irvine students, faculty, staff and alumni. The facility holds a three-court gymnasium, a suspended indoor running track, a weight room, racquetball courts, aerobic and martial arts rooms, an outdoor pool, a kitchen, and a rock climbing wall. The ARC offers daily group exercise courses, intramural sports, and a healthy meal cooking class. Rumor has it that Kobe Bryant can be spotted from time to time training at the ARC.
Located at the front of the campus next to Irvine Barclay Theatre and Aldrich Hall, the Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden was first planted and maintained by retired engineering lecturer Joe Foraker, who was known for planting several gardens around the campus. Formerly called the Chancellor's Rose Garden, it features 365 fragrant rose bushes and serves as a reminder for the UC Irvine community to stop and smell the roses from time to time. In 2005, the rose garden was dedicated to Laurel L. Wilkening, UC Irvine's third chancellor.
This piece of metallic, abstract geometric art created by Fletcher Benton in 1982 is affectionately called UC Irvine's "abstract anteater." The sculpture, titled "Balanced/Unbalanced Four Cubes," is located near the entrance to Middle Earth student dormitory housing.
Built in 1991 and formerly known as Biological Sciences II, McGaugh Hall houses the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. The pastel green building was designed by Arthur Erickson Architects and was built on the former site of Student Center 1. The building is sometimes called UC Irvine's piece of the Emerald City. It was named in honor of James L. McGaugh, founding chair of the Department of Psychobiology and former Dean of the School of Biological Sciences.
There are several images of anteaters located throughout the UC Irvine campus. The most notable one is a bronze statue in front of the Bren Events Center. The large, 430-pound sculpture was created by Bill Fitzgerald and installed in 1987. Often, UC Irvine students will hop on the sculpture and ride the Anteater on their graduation day.
At the Student Center there are several anteater sculptures, including a bench with a bronze cartoon-like Peter the Anteater sculpture created by Edward E. Hlavka.
Inside the Student Center on the first floor is a taxidermy giant anteater on display. And near Langson Library and the flagpole, a brick mosaic of an anteater is located on Ring Road.
Claire Trevor School of the Arts is a satellite of the main UC Irvine campus on the opposite side of West Peltason Road. At the center of the School of the Arts campus is Arts Plaza, an outdoor venue designed by artist Maya Lin. Arts Plaza includes an outdoor gallery, performance spaces, and a gathering spot for visitors, students and faculty. The school is also home to Beall Center for Art + Technology, the Claire Trevor Theater, and the award-winning Contemporary Arts Center. The eco-friendly, $42 million Contemporary Arts Center features the 2,000-square-foot Performance Capture Studio, a recording studio, and a costume design studio.
UC Irvine Observatory features a 24-inch primary mirror telescope for star gazers to enjoy. Since 1999, the observatory has hosted visitor nights where the community can see and learn about the stars and the solar system.
The UCI Greenhouse is a 9,000-square-foot research facility for the School of Biological Sciences. There are 15 growth areas within the greenhouse that can be individually programmed for temperature. The UCI greenhouse also includes lab space, a lath house, and an autoclave for soil sterilization.
The UCI Arboretum is a 12.5-acre botanic garden and research facility located about a mile off campus on the corner of Jamboree Road and Campus Drive in Irvine. The UCI Arboretum has a collection of native California and South African plants. Throughout the year, the arboretum hosts plant sales where attendees can find rare and unique plants. The UCI Arboretum is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and offers free admission.


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(CBS NEWS) McHENRY, Ill. -- Vernon Stade says this year's drought proved to be the worst ever for his corn crop in his 35 years of farming in the northern Illinois town of McHenry.
Days of triple-digit heat this summer, combined with no rain, cut his corn yield in half, and devastated farms in many parts of the country.
But that lack of rain that was so bad for Stade's corn crop this year actually provided the perfect conditions for another crop -- one that's ready for harvest just in time for Halloween: Pumpkins.
"Pumpkins are what we call a semi-arid crop," Stade explains. "They love dry weather. And that's because pumpkins have large leaf surfaces and they capture sunlight very effectively. ... What interferes with that is lots of moisture on the leaf surface, which causes bacteria to grow."
Drought sets off war over water
Grass theft on the rise amid stubborn drought
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Drought maintains grip on lower 48 states
But less rain this summer meant fewer bacteria -- and more pumpkins now, for customers to pick.
And plenty for the pumpkin-themed attractions Stade offers, such as a pumpkin cannon which, as its name implies, shoots pumpkins out like cannonballs.
"I'm very happy to have this large crop," Stade says. "People come out and they're just totally amazed."
In a tough year for farmers, pumpkins are a smashing success.
To see Elaine Quijano's report, click on the video in the player above.


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How to stop Firefox from telling Google where you are going
As 'a courtesy' Firefox tells Google the site you paropose to visit, that way Google can check it for safety. We all trust Google implicitly, so there is nothing Orwellian about this.
Apparently the way to stop this is Edit -> Preferences -> Security tab -> then uncheck 'block reported attack sites', 'block reported web forgeries'.
(Apparently Mozilla gets most of its money from Google. Do not know if this is a good question but checking the web sites for us would seem to cost Google money - why would they pay Mozilla to do this if they did not have a sinister, ulterior motive?)
I use things like trafficlight, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir.../trafficlight/ , wonder if they cause the Google tracking type problem too.
/* Disable geolocation */
user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
/* Disable Google lookups */
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups", false);
/* Disable network prefetching/search engine suggest */
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
You aren't being paranoid enough.
Security and Privacy on the Internet - LinuxQuestions.org : https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...internet-3080/
Rather than using about:config, create a file named user.js in your Firefox profile directory.
user.js overwrites pref.js.
User.js file - MozillaZine Knowledge Base - http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file
Great thanks. Incidentally, slight typo, it should be not pref.js but prefs.js.
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National Geographic Kids is a very good children's magazine
Not perfect by any means, but very good.
Let's start with the good. N.G. Kids has:
Ready to move on to the not so great? This children's magazine also has:
You know, it's probably easiest to compare National Geographic Kids to Kids Discover, another children's magazine (and also reviewed on this site).
Kids Discover has much more of a text orientation. Whereas Nat'l Geographic Kids puts the focus on pictures, short items and activities, Kids Discover devotes an entire issue to a single subject.
So, to some extent, a choice between the two magazines would likely come down to age and the depth of your child's interest in science. The more sophisticated and older your child, the more I'd lean toward Kids Discover.
Conversely, if your child still likes his/her books with a lot of pictures in them, N.G. Kids is probably the children's magazine to go with. Review continues below.
National Geographic has more than twice as many pages, but most of that can be attributed to all the advertising.
(Aside from the ads, I saw nothing inappropriate in the magazine. In the issue I read, one article covered the subject of a go-getting young person with no legs. It was a very positive article, but if you wouldn't want your child exposed to such pictures, this is not your magazine.)
To my mind, the most important thing to consider here is how perfectly children's magazines support a regular reading habit.
That's really the most important thing. Toward that end, National Geographic Kids Magazine would be an important step in your child's reading career.
Oh, and guess what? As you may have noticed, there's National Geographic Little Kids Magazine for 3 to 6 year olds too!
Best Children's Books - Find, Read or Write home page.


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Football 2011: Late bloomers Travis Lewis and Calvin Howell
Published 11:50 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2011
Brandeis' Colin Blake isn't the only area athlete who snuck onto the recruiting radar screen before their senior seasons:
Lee linebacker
The hype: Lewis, a running back out of necessity, couldn't stay healthy during his first three years of high school, but still showed enough to get an offer from Texas-El Paso. That all changed after he ran a 4.34-second 40-yard dash at a combine prior to his senior year in 2006. Soon most of the Big 12 was calling.
The result: Finally healthy, Lewis rushed for 1,436 yards and nine TDs his senior season and committed to Nebraska. He switched to Oklahoma, where he has led the Sooners in tackles three straight years entering this season.
Sports Channel
Warren defensive tackle
The hype: He had the frame as a junior (6-foot-4, 290 pounds) but wasn't even an all-district pick after posting 54 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks in 2007. Still, he committed to Texas prior to his senior season.
The result: Posted similar stats as a senior with 53 tackles, two sacks and two fumble recoveries. Has played in 14 games for the Longhorns, but has struggled to stay healthy. Entering his redshirt sophomore season.
- Blake Hurtik


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Ipswich: Graduates are boosting the business economy
PUBLISHED: 14:18 02 July 2014
University is providing a pool of talent
Local businesses are benefitting from the pool of graduate talent from the local university.
Four University Campus Suffolk graduates have joined Trinity Park where indoor and outdoor events take place throughout the year.
The BA (Hons) Event and Tourism Management graduates, Leanne Carhart, Samantha James, Sarah Jay and Emma Poll, were originally appointed on placement at Trinity Park Events Ltd during their studies at UCS and have since gone on to secure longer term employment.
Leanne Carhart, sales executive at Trinity Park said: "The education I received on the Events Management module at UCS has helped me develop my project plnning skills and gain invaluable experience in customer service and hosting a variety of different types of events."
The Event Management and Tourism team at UCS has forged a well established relationship with local businesses and recently ranked in the top six for its subject area in the Guardian university league table which ranks all UK universities according to: their student/staff ratio; graduate career prospects; what grades applicants need to get a place; a value-added score that compares students' entry qualifications with their final degree results; and how satisfied final-year students are with their courses, based on results from the annual National Student Survey.
Course Leader Laura Locke said: "Students on the Event and Tourism Management programme benefit significantly from the partnerships that have been formed with employers such as Trinity Park, which undoubtedly contributes to the added value of this unique programme at UCS. We frequently have news of students who have secured employment due to the work-based learning that has occurred as part of the curriculum and are making some exciting plans for 2015."
Christine Bond, commercial manager at Trinity Park said: "It's incredibly pleasing to see how well trained these graduates are and how ready they are for industry following their course at UCS. They all have a can do attitude, insightful knowledge, great customer focus and the ability to manage their time in demanding events industry. We look forward to continuing to develop our long term relationship with UCS in future both through the educational initiatives of the Suffolk Agricultural Association, our parent charity, and on a practical basis working with students on their annual conference held in our events centre."


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$75 for 7- to 10-Minute Parasailing Ride for Two ($150 Value)
Parasailers float above the water, harnessed to a parachute towed by a sturdy line behind the USCG-inspected boat. Rides are open to ages 6+, and no swimming experience is necessary—the ride is completely dry. For more information, see the FAQs page.
Aloha Watersports
Towing the typical parasailer places roughly 800 pounds of pressure on a boat's towline. To be extra safe, Aloha Watersports' towline is designed to withstand 10,000 pounds. This focus on safety extends to every corner of the enterprise, from its regularly inspected 4-stroke Yamaha Waverunners to its team members, who are FAA-certified and undergo regular continuing education on best practices. Whether visitors opt to play on the company's inflatable water playground, zip across the waves on an American flag–themed speedboat, or helm a paddle board, they are guaranteed a safe and scenic ride.
Aloha Watersports' reliable service has earned endorsements from Fort Lauderdale's Marine Police Unit, Beach Patrol, City Hall, and some area fish too lazy to swim.


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Rays vs. A's
When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Starting pitchers:
RH Alex Cobb (3-1, 2.79)
RH Brandon McCarthy (4-5, 3.58)
Promotion: Postgame concert by the Goo Goo Dolls
Watch for ...
Cool Cobb: Cobb, coming off his first career loss, has pitched well, going 3-1 with a 1.91 ERA over his past six starts. He has held opponents to a .149 batting average with runners in scoring position. Cobb has never faced the A's.
On a roll: McCarthy is on a roll, having won three of his past four starts, including giving up just one run over eight innings in beating the Rays on July 26. He is 2-2 with a 3.57 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts) against Tampa Bay.
Key matchups
Rays vs. McCarthy
Casey Kotchman 6-for-12
Evan Longoria 1-for-7
Kelly Shoppach3-for-6, 2 HRs
On deck
Sunday: vs. A's, 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (9-10, 3.77); A's — Trevor Cahill (9-10, 3.91)
Monday: vs. Royals, 7:10. Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (10-7, 3.15); Royals — Luke Hochevar (8-8, 4.95).
Joe Smith, Times staff writer
Video of the day
LHP David Price and RHP James Shields are featured in a video taped last month at MLB's Fan Cave in New York. In a takeoff of TV commercials for lawyers, the two promote "The Pitching Firm of Shields & Price.'' To watch, go to tampabay.com/blogs/rays.
First pitch of the day
With the Go-Go's performing as part of '80s Night on Friday, each of the five members of the group threw out a ceremonial first pitch.
Quote of the day
"We have created a lot of firsts within the organization over the last several years. So that's another good one."
Manager Joe Maddon on overcoming two extra-inning deficits on Thursday


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How/where do you find the last face you need to use in the face-off with Bugeye? We already found the eyes you get from the paintng.
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raycichocki wrote: »Murray or Santino?
And I figured from De Cava. But we can't get him to drink the bile.
Yeah, I'm having trouble with that too. I haven't gotten the face from murray.
Mmhh, i'm not very clear.
So... if you need the face of de cava, you need to put something on his binocular to make him drink the bile.
You don't get any face of murray.
You need to take the binoculars and to combine them with the fish eye. You can get the binoculars when de cava put them on the table (sorry for my bad english)
I've got all but the very last face.. Spoilers ahead... beware....
To get Murray/Santino's vote, distract Moose, chop off Santino's head with Morgan's sword, distract him again, put Murray on there, then show Murray the brotherhood's new member manual after you've combined it with the torture guide(I'll let you figure out how to get either or both manuals).
To get De Cava's disgusted face, grab his monocular when he puts it down, combine it with the fishlens thingy you have and give the monocular back. Then give him his mug with yellow ichor in it (I'll let you figure out how to get yellow ichor)
So if anyone knows how to get the very last face that's not geezer, gomer, or meanie, plz let me know.
Do I need to do something with the seahorse head?


text: Ok guys and gals I have been looking to the future and have been wondering how many mowers can you fit in a 16 18 and 20 ft trailer? Also does 7 to 8 foot make that much of a difference. I will be looking to put lazer z and a TT in there along with the blowers and different things. Does anyone care for the V fronts for extra storage or does in not make that much of a difference. I am primarily looking full alum. for the weight and lack of rust. I am assuming 3500# axels as well? What are your opinions on Wells Cargo, Haulmark, and Haulin trailers. Any coment on newman or triton. Thanks I know theres alot of Qs in here. AJS


text: I am looking for an application that can detect any noise such as satellite TV Jammers ! Unfortunately I'm living in a country who is the greatest enemy of freedom in the world , the government lunched some devices in many parts of our city that are sending Jam on satellite receivers , people aren't able to Watch their favorite TV programs !!! anyway, is there any app to show where are the sources ???!!


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Last time we looked at the performance of a 40m dipole at 7.5 m or 3/16 wavelengths high. We discovered that its DX potential was limited but the high angle radiation made it useful for NVIS service. Now we will look at the change of performance as we increase the height of the antenna up to a maximum of 1 wavelength. At 40m obtaining a support structure of greater height than this is unlikely to be practical for most amateurs.
First we will look at the effect on impedance as the height incleases.
At 7.5m (3/16 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 62.8 ohms.
At 10m (1/4 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 81.2 ohms.
At 15m (3/8 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 92.1 ohms.
At 20m (1/2 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 71.8 ohms.
At 30m (3/4 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 70.0 ohms.
At 40m (1 wavelength) height band centre impedance is 75.2 ohms.
Clearly, for a dipole it would be worth considering using a 75 ohm coax cable feeder and a transformer or tuner at the shack end, but a match to 50 ohms would be within the range of most transmitter output circuits, even at the band edges.
Now we'll look at the radiation patterns at these heights.
First the elevation patterns:
As we saw earlier, at 7.5m height the signal is largely radiated vertically, but as the antenna height increases the angle decreases towards the horizon. It is easy to see why for good DX performance a height of at least 1/2 wavelength is recommended. The gain figures are as follows:
Now for the azimuth plots:
The following table gives the figures for takeoff angle, gain, fron to side ratio and beamwidth for each height. For the lower heights the figures for 45 degrees are also given to allow a comparison of performance to be more easily made.
Again, a height of 1/2 wavelength is seen to be a reasonable compromise between performance and the size of mast or tower needed.
Tags: Antenna, antenna height, Antenna Modelling, Antenna Simulation, dipole, EZNEC, gain, radiation angle
Varying the height of an antenna above ground affects many of its characteristics, among which are its feed impedance, its gain, the angle above the horizon at which maximum gain occurs, and the length of the elements for resonance. We will model a 40m dipole and investigate its performance at 7.5m, 10m, 15m. 20m, 30m and 40m above ground. These heights embrace the practical limitations placed on most amateur radio antenna installations. They represent a range of from 3/16 to 1 wavelength height.The elements for our dipole are as follows:
For resonance at 7.15MHz we need a 2mm diameter wire to be 20.11m long. We will feed it at the centre. Now we find the SWR of the antenna:
The impedance at 7.15MHz is 62.8 ohms, rising to 57.7 – j34.5 ohms at 7.0MHz and 68.3 + 35.1 ohms at 7.3MHz. This results in an SWR below 1.94:1 across the band for a 50 ohm feed with 1.26:1 at band centre. The match to 75 ohms is much better, being below 1.78:1 across the band and 1.19:1 at the centre.
The radiation pattern is interesting. In elevation we have the following:
The outer circle indicates a gain of 7.24 dBi. At 45 degree elevation the gain is down to 5.56dBi, and it reaches 3.0 dBi at 29 degrees. Clearly, this antenna is not going to be very efficient at sending a signal to the horizon. However, it would make a good cloud warmer or Near Vertical Incidence System (NVIS) antenna.
The azimuthal pattern at 29 degrees elevation is:
Here is the plot in 3D:
The pattern is not as omnidirectional as is commonly assumed, with 3.02 dBi gain perpendicular to the dipole and -4.34 dBi off the ends. That's a difference of 7.36 dB front/side ratio! The beamwidth is 90.0 degrees.
At 45 degrees elevation the pattern is similar, but the gains range from 5.56 dBi to 1.48 dBi, a front/side ratio of 4.08 dBi.
So, an antenna at this low height of 3/16 wavelength is quite directional and will need careful alignment. It also aims most of its signal high in the air, rather than towards the horizon where it would do a DXer most good. It will probably work well enough for short range contacts in directions perpendicular to the wire.
Next we will investigate the performance of this antenna at greater heights.
Tags: Antenna, antenna modeling, Antenna Modelling, Antenna Simulation, Antenna Theory, dipole, EZNEC, low height antennas, NVIS