Fifth Test Match Australia v England. When 2 - 6 Jan 2007. Where Sydney Cricket Ground

England will start the fifth test 4 - 0 down and facing a whitewash for the first time in over 80 years. Maybe this will spur the team on and revive the "will to win" the "skill to win" might be in shorter supply.

Fifth Test Match: Australia v England.

When: 2 - 6 Jan 2007.

Where: Sydney Cricket Ground.

I just want to see some fight and pride on parade, not the dismal performances of previous matches.

Sydney looks like a good place to visit regardless of what sporting events are taking place.

Destination Guides > Australasia & South Pacific > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Flying into Sydney provides a thrilling close-up snapshot of the city as the aeroplane swoops alongside sandstone cliffs and golden beaches, revealing toy-sized images of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House tilting in a glittering expanse of blue water. Towards Mascot airport the red-tiled roofs of suburban bungalows stretch ever southwards, blue squares of swimming pools shimmering from grassy backyards. The night views are nearly as spectacular, skyscrapers topped with colourful neon lights while the illuminated white shells of the Opera House reflect on the dark water as ferries crisscross to Circular Quay.

Sydneysiders are sports mad, especially for the ostensibly passive spectator sports of rugby league, Aussie Rules football, cricket, tennis and horse racing. No matter what it is, from surf lifesaving competitions to yacht races, it'll draw a crowd. They're keen participants too, whether it's a game of squash or the latest infatuation with yoga, but getting into (or onto) the water is their greatest joy. The Sydney Morning Herald 's Friday listings supplement, "Metro", has a Sport and Leisure section, with details of the best events around town.

Sydney has several great eat streets, each with a glut of cafés and restaurants: Victoria Street and Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, Macleay Street in Potts Point, Crown Street in Surry Hills, King Street in Newtown, and the Darling Street strip running from Rozelle to Balmain.By the sea, Bondi Beach , Coogee and Manly all have countless café and dining options. The standout ethnic restaurant areas are: Italian on Stanley Street in East Sydney and Norton Street in Leichhardt; Turkish, Lebanese and Indian restaurants on Elizabeth Street and Cleveland Street in Surry Hills; Eastern European and Jewish around Bondi; and Chinese in the Chinatown section of Haymarket. Sydney's Vietnamese community is concentrated in Cabramatta , west of the CBD (fourteen stops from Central CityRail); there are some superb restaurants clustered along Park Road and John Street, just west of Cabramatta Station.

Destination Guides > Australasia & South Pacific > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > Ocean beaches

Sydney's beaches are among its great natural joys, key elements in the equation that makes the city special. Its ocean beaches provide surf, but also some more sheltered coves, and there's usually a sea pool where you can swim laps away from the waves. With the harbour splitting the city in half, the two stretches of ocean beaches on either side are deemed the Northern Beaches - which continue beyond Manly for 30km up to Barrenjoey Heads and Palm Beach - and the Eastern Beaches , which stretch south from Bondi to Maroubra.

Things I Didn't Know About Mexico - The flags history and travel information

This is my last day editting articles at LPR before the Christmas break (back on Wednesday). The unusual number of job and marketing articles were posted during the last few days. Many of them are duplicates with just the title changed. However, the article below about how Mexico redesigned their flag and forgot about "mirror imaging" made me smile. So today's Liberated Article Award goes to:

Where did the Mexican Flag Come From?

The current flag of Mexico has three stripes. It is green, white, and red with an emblem. The overall general design of the Mexican flag has been the same since 1821, but this flag was adopted in 1968. The design in the center of the flag is the image of an eagle holding a snake. The eagle is sitting on a rock near a cactus in a lake. The Aztecs had a legend that their gods had told them to build a city where they saw an eagle with a snake. The legend says this is the city that became what is now Mexico City.

When it was originally created, the colors represented green for their independence from Spain. The color white represented the religion of Catholicism that is prominent in Mexico. The color red was intended to represent the Americas union with Europe. The meanings have changed over time and the current official definition of the flag gets around the problem by not assigning any meaning to the colors. Generally the colors are now thought to represent to be green for hope. The color white is considered to represent either unity or purity. The color red reminds the people of their religion or blood of heroes. Notice how the religion has been changed from white to red and is no longer specific to the Roman Catholic Church.

Up until 1968 Mexico used the tri-color flag without the emblem for many applications.

However when they hosted the 1968 summer Olympics, this presented a problem. The flag that they were using in many areas was identical to the Italian flag. With the large number of people visiting for the summer games, this would not have looked good and could have caused a lot of confusion. To prevent confusion the current definition was adopted that requires the emblem with the eagle. In 1995 the legal description of the Mexican flag was changed once again. The previous description stated that the eagle had to face to the left. At first this seems simple, but it does not take into account what will happen when the flag is viewed from the back.

This may have been a simple oversite in the haste to get the flag changed before the Olympic games or maybe they originally expected the flag to be printed correctly on both sides. The definition didn't allow the back side of the flag to let the eagle to face right instead of left as it is on the front of the flag. I am not sure how the prevented people from seeing the back of the flag for all those years. After the 1995 change, the flag can be officially viewed from the front and the back.

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Author Resource:- The Mexico501 website offers insight into life in Mexico and tips for people looking at moving "south of the border". You can find more information about the Mexico water supply at the site as well.

Mexico Travel

Destination Guides > North America > Mexico

Mexico enjoys a cultural blend that is wholly unique: among the fastest growing industrial powers in the world, its vast cities boast modern architecture to rival any in the world, yet it can still feel, in places, like a half-forgotten Spanish colony, while the all-pervading influence of native American culture, five hundred years on from the Conquest, is extraordinary.

You have to be prepared to adapt to travel in any country that is still "developing" and where change has been so dramatically rapid. Although the mañana mentality is largely an outsiders' myth, Mexico is still a country where timetables are not always to be entirely trusted, where anything that can break down will break down (when it's most needed), and where any attempt to do things in a hurry is liable to be frustrated. You simply have to accept the local temperament - that work may be necessary to live, but it's not life's central focus, that minor annoyances really are minor, and that there's always something else to do in the meantime.

Physically, Mexico resembles a vast horn, curving away south and east from the US border with its final tip bent right back round to the north. It is an extremely mountainous country: two great ranges, the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west and the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, run down parallel to the coasts, enclosing a high, semi-desert plateau. About halfway down they are crossed by the volcanic highland area in which stand Mexico City (or México) and the major centres of population. Beyond, the mountains run together as a single range through the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Only the eastern tip - the Yucatán peninsula - is consistently low-lying and flat.

Destination Guides > North America > Mexico > Mexico City and around
At the crossroads of everything sprawls the vibrant, elegant, frenetic and fascinating Mexico City . In population one of the largest cities in the world, with more than twenty million inhabitants, its lure is irresistible. Colonial mansions and excavated pyramids vie for attention with the city's fabulous museums and galleries, while above them tower the concrete and glass of thrusting development. But above all, the city is alive - exciting, sometimes frightening, always bewildering, but boldly alive.

You can't avoid it, and if you genuinely want to know anything of Mexico you shouldn't try, even if the attraction does sometimes seem to be the same ghoulish fascination that draws onlookers to the site of a particularly nasty accident.

Oil, Acrylic and Water Colour Painting, Making a Clock Painting

The "Great Tips" [see below] article is today's pick for republishing. I liked it because I'm a struggling artist (grin).


Yep another JackaStory!!

Back in January 06, me and my wife were lucky enough to be onboard the Queen Mary 2 for the very first cruise around Cape Horn. We boarded in NYC and 38 days later disembarked in LA. During the cruise we experienced some highs & lows. A so called passenger mutiny, some fantastic trips ashore and the obligatory food poisoning! The full story can be read here:

The 3 Legs of Our Voyage/Adventure QM2 'round the Horn 2006
Blog/Diary Events 15 to 26 Jan 06 - New York to Rio de Janeiro The pages recording the "Shenanigans" and controversy of the first leg of our voyage.
Blog/Diary Events 27 Jan to 7 Feb - Rio to Valparaiso Happier times, great pictures, finally 'round the Horn, some funny stories along the way.
Blog/Diary Events 8 to 22 Feb - Valparaiso to Los Angeles A sad tale of sickness and quarantine with some memorable tours and a "cunning plan"...


One day while looking for a bar, we stumbled into the onboard art classes.:




Art Class with Diane Palley-McDonald

This was the "find" of the voyage so far. Purely by chance we decided to attend Diane's Creative Art Class this morning. Fortunately, we arrived 10 minutes early, as the class was oversubscribe and a few people had to be turned away because the room venue is quite small (Entertainments Manager TAKE NOTE). It's easy to understand why Diane's classes are so popular, she makes everyone feel welcome from art virgins (us two) right up to semi-pros. The boundless enthusiasm and a technique of teaching that encourages each person to explore their own ideas was the key to everyone's enjoyment and some truly astonishing "works of art". I full recommend this class and we'll be trying our (newly creative) hands at "New York Landscape" if we can get into tomorrow's class. [FULL STORY]



Once we returned home, I tried my hand at various techniques: water colour, acrilic and oil painting with varing success. Then one morning I caught a Bob Ross TV demonstration... I was hooked. Now MY clouds are fluffy, my mountains are huge and my trees are... indiscribable!


My garage wall soon filled up with paintings, so I took some into work and actually sold a few.

The best selling art works have a clock inserted either top left (in the sky) or bottom right (in the forest) and have huge mountains. Paintings without a clock and mountain have never sold... strange, but true!


I now use a mixture of acrylic and oil washes rather than Bob Ross's wet-on-wet technique.

So, it comes as no suprise that the article below gets the vote for TOP ARTICLE OF THE DAY at Liberated Press Releases

Great Tips on Becoming an Accomplished Artist

Many people want to become an artist, yet they feel they were not "born" with the talent to do so. I personally disagree with this belief.


To become an accomplished artist is just like anything else in life. It requires the correct mindset and the willingness to succeed.


DESIRE - First and foremost, you need to have the desire to learn and grow. Without the desire to learn and grow, your interest will fade over time. You will definitely make mistakes and progress may not happen as quickly as you originally anticipated. If you lack the desire to continue and learn from those mistakes, you will not see much in the way of progress. I can attest to this. When I first began oil painting I recall how terrible my first paintings were. I had no experience mixing or matching colors. I did not understand that mixing colors is a science all in itself. I would either mix too many colors, or mix the wrong colors, and my mixtures came out terrible. I did become quite frustrated, and eventually discouraged, until I finally stopped for a while. It wasn't until I took a trip to The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, that I realized just how badly I wanted to paint. I became inspired and my desire to paint was ignited once again. So make certain that you always stay inspired to create. Surround yourself with creativity. Talk to other artists. Look at other artwork, etc.


LEARN & PRACTICE - Once you have found the desire to embark on your artistic journey, you will obviously need to learn and practice. You will need the right resources and teachers to guide you in the right direction. Everyone is different and your way of learning anything new can differ from another persons learning methods. Some people learn better by watching others. If this is the case, purchase some quality videos or DVD's. Watch them once or twice first before you participate. This will make the experience much more enjoyable and easier to follow once you are ready to join in. There are a number of well made and resourceful videos and DVD's on the market today. Perhaps you prefer to learn in a group or classroom setting with an instructor. Do a search for beginner workshops in your area and join a few. The benefit of the classroom setting is the instant feedback you receive on your work. You also have other students and an instructor there to answer any questions that you may have. There are workshops available on virtually everything from painting to crafts, so you should be able to find something in your area or online. Maybe you prefer to read books and learn on your own, at your own pace. This is the way I started learning. I have a nice little library now of great books that I am constantly re-visiting.


There is definitely no shortage of reading material out there. I usually go online first and do research at the popular online booksellers. Many of the books are rated by other customers. This will give you a good idea of what's popular and worth buying. You can either get the book online, or go to your local book store with a few titles that you researched, and skim through the books before you buy. If you are lucky enough to have a local public television station in your area, you should definitely check into it. Here in New York, there is a great public television station dedicated to the arts. It airs many educational arts and crafts shows, and I watch it every day. Find a method of learning that you are comfortable with or try them all! At the end of this article you will see a great resource with free art and craft lessons and other great resources for beginners. Make sure you check it out when you are finished reading this article.

BUYING YOUR SUPPLIES -

Before you go out to your local store or shop online for your supplies, make sure you do a little research first. Visit online forums and chat rooms to find out what materials & supplies other artists in your particular area of interest are using. You will be surprised by the number of responses you receive.


Many experienced artists are more than happy to give advice and answer questions. Make sure you make it known that you are a beginner and that you are looking for descent quality supplies for beginners. Once you learn more about the types of supplies you will need, don't settle for one brand or manufacturer. My advice would be to purchase supplies from a number of different manufacturers. Everyone is different and you will find that over time you will develop a preference toward specific products. Do not purchase the most expensive or highest quality supplies at first. In the beginning you are learning and experimenting. It is best to do this with cheaper supplies. You can then upgrade to more expensive or higher quality products later on.


SHARE YOUR WORK WITH OTHERS -


Once you create your first work of art go out and share it with family, friends and other artists. There are a number of discussion forums online where you can submit your artwork for others to view and comment on. Don't be afraid of the criticism and by all means, never let anything anyone says about your work discourage you. Everyone has been where you are now at one point in his or her artistic journey.


The majority of people you show your work to will be patient and helpful. This is a great way to learn and grow as an artist, so get out there and show yourself. I do hope these tips have helped and have given you some confidence and direction. Remember to never get discouraged. If you really want to become an accomplished artist, just keep at it. You will create your first work of art in no time.

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Fancy a Cruise Holiday??


Ship Name:
Queen Mary 2
Sailing Date(s):
January 10, 2007
Ports of Call:
Departs From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida visiting Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; Cruise Cape Horn; Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile; Acapulco, Mexico; San Francisco, California; Honolulu, Oahu; Pago Pago, American Samoa; Cross International Dateline; Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; Singapore; Port Kelang (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia; Cochin, India; Dubai, U.A.E.; Suez Canal Transit; Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Le Havre (Paris), France; Southampton (London), England

The Ashes a Cricketing Nightmare and a Great Golf Article

So, there's no chance of England retaining the Ashes. The British newspapers are full of reports about team mismanagement and poor player selection. In my opinion the real reason lies with individual player's "will-to-win" and poor pre-tour team preperation.

I picked the Golf article below as today's top article, as it does touch on the reasons why some players go on to be legends and reach the very top in their choosen sport.

It's a real shame the hopes of England's army of cricketing fans have been dashed, it will be shameful if the series went 5 - 0 to the Aussies!

Before Their Professional Golf Careers Took Off

Ever catch yourself daydreaming about what it would be like to walk the links with your own personal caddy at a PGA golf tournament instead of watching all the action unfold on TV? Wondering if the right training and mentoring could someday help you channel your talent and passion for the sport into your own professional golf career?

While it might seem like a far fetched idea that would hardly turn into a reality, just remember all of the great golf legends. Take for example some of the true icons of the game like Lee Trevino, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods. These individuals learned the sport inside and out and have realized such huge success and amazing accomplishments throughout their professional golf careers.

It might be difficult to imagine these stars focusing on anything other than golf since incredible drives, chip shots, and putts seem to go hand in hand with the mere mention of their names. But here's a rare look behind the scenes at where some of golf's greatest players got their starts and where the game took them.

Perhaps with one of the most interesting stories, is Lee Trevino's. One of golf's first and finest players grew up with little money and began working at an early age to help his family make ends meet. He started working in cotton fields and found his love for golf shortly after as he began caddying at a local course. Before making a professional golf career for himself, Trevino also served four years with the U.S. Marines.

Starting out on the college track, crowd favorite Tiger Woods first attended Stanford University. He left school after a few years to focus on golf and turned pro in 1996 at the age of 21. Other college bound pros include Phil Mickelson who attended Arizona State University where he studied psychology. Tom Lehman who got his degree in business and accounting. Fred Couples went to the University of Houston.

Taking a look back at some other players also proves that golf was not always the sport these legendary names started out playing, but rather, the one they stuck with in the long run. For example, Davis Love III, a big name on the course today, had a real affection for ice hockey in his younger years. Fellow teammate Lee Janzen took up baseball as a kid and spent his summers participating on Little League teams. He also pursued tennis for a while before realizing golf was the sport he liked and played best.

Other sports enthusiasts include Ernie Els who took his hand at rugby, cricket and tennis before turning pro in 1989 and starting his professional golf career. Like Els, Vijay Singh also played cricket and rugby when he was younger and dabbled in soccer before settling on golf and turning pro in 1982.

With golf as their main focus, many pros can't seem to get enough of the sport and have kept with it in other ways. Fred Couples has done work involving golf academies, equipment companies and clothing lines. Tom Weiskopf has helped design several courses across the nation and spent time as a golf analyst on TV.

So as you can see, not every professional golfer started out on the greens. Many pursued other educations, sports and hobbies and some even had to take it upon themselves to create their own opportunities. It just goes to show that with the right training, focus and determination, a professional golf career can be achieved if you're up for the challenge.

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Author Resource:- Andy West is a writer for SDGA. San Diego Golf Academy is a premier golf school with five locations across the United States. For information on how to start your professional golf career, please visit www.sdgagolf.com/golf_careers.php .

Travel Options for the San Diego Golf Academy

Destination Guides > North America > USA > California > San Diego

With its mix of laid-back libertarians and military-minded conservatives (drawn from its adjacent naval base), San Diego embodies both work-hard and play-hard lifestyles. With an easily navigable central area, scenic bay, 42 miles of beaches and plentiful parks and museums, the city is hard not to like from the moment you arrive. Although San Diego's money is lavished on classical music, opera and theater, the crowds flock to beachside discos and boozy music venues .

Exploring San Diego

Anza-Borrego Desert

Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Downtown San Diego and Coronado

Hillcrest, Ocean Beach and Point Loma

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Customised Plaster Cast Clocks - A New Offline Hobby

It's a strange old world, during the past few months I must have read hundreds if not thousands of articles posted to LPR. Some of them are blatent article spam with little or no real value. However, most articles are well written and contain useful information.

The article republished below inspired me to try making some plaster casts with the idea of painting them. Nothing too complicated, just a little home hobby to get me off the computer, as some days I spend upwards of 18 hours "at the keyboard".

Plaster casting is a craft that dates back thousands of years. At first glance it looks easy, but there's a lot of things that can go wrong.

1. Use the right kind of plaster

2. Get the water to plaster ratio right

3. Prepare the mould to the right shape

4. Set the printer to print the Decal transfers at the right size

5. Only use the best varnish and spray rather than paint

6. Finish coatings in a dust free area

These are just a few of the things to watch out for. I'm learning all the time and have found some outstanding web sites that not only sell the raw materials, but also provide good tutorials.

I'll post some pictures of my "Plaster Cast Clock" when the paint dries.

In the meantime, here's the article that inspired me to take up plaster casting:

GLASS BEADS - The History and Making Of

Beads are amongst the oldest human art and technology, dating back 30,000 years. They have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass-like beads were Egyptian faience beads, a form of clay with a self-forming vitreous coating.

Glass beads are usually categorized by the method used to manipulate the glass. Most fall into three main categories: wound, drawn, and moulded. There are composites, such as millefiori, where cross-sections of a drawn glass cane are applied to a wound glass core. A very minor industry in blown glass beads also existed in 19th century Venice and France.

It is believed that the Egyptians first used faience (a glazed fused quartz composite) but later developed the core, wound and mosaic methods of using glass to make beads and other decorations. They were the first culture to have glass-making guilds.

Glass beads, however, were not limited to the Egyptians in ancient times. There have been glass beads found in archaeological sites dated between 2,000BC and 10AD in both Austria and Switzerland.

In modern times, they have become a popular form of jewellery, especially in African cultures with necklaces,bracelets, and anklets made of these materials. They can be extremely colourful and bright, making them fashionable and popular in modern times for all cultures.

There are many types of beads and all are named according to the way they are made, including wound, drawn, moulded,lampwork, Dichroic, furnace and lead crystal.

The Types of glass used to construct these include rod, sheet, soda lime, lead, and borosilicate. The material chosen often depends on the hardness, colour, durability, and size required.

Nowadays the Czech Republic is a well-known and reputable producer of these object. Both online and in stores worldwide, Czech glass beads will be sold for a much high price on average than most other types of glass beads. These Czech pieces are often used in necklaces and bracelets and are sold in renowned jewellers across the globe. The Czech's have a reputation for creating beautiful yet durable glass beads consistently.

Many people enjoy making their own jewellery . There are even stores where one can pay to make their own jewellery with glass beads that are provided for them. This has become a popular hobby for many people and has increased the recognition of glass beads across the world. In additon , Lampwork and other artictic craftybeads are back in vogue on the jewellery ciruit.

Article Republished From: Liberated Press Releases a web site that DOESN'T use Google Adspam (Adsense text links) in or around articles.

Author Resource:- Hayden Branston is the owner of Glass Bead Resource
http://www.glassbeadresource.com

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Some Czech Republic Travel Details

Almost untouched by the wars of the twentieth century, the capital, Prague , is justifiably one of the most popular destinations in Europe. An incredibly beautiful city with a wealth of architecture, from Gothic cathedrals and Baroque palaces to Art Nouveau cafés and Cubist villas, it's also a lively meeting place for young people from all over Europe. The rolling countryside of Bohemia is swathed in forests and studded with well-preserved medieval towns and castles, especially in the south around Ceské Budejovice . In the west, you'll find the old watering-holes of the European aristocracy, the spa towns of Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázne . The country's eastern province, Moravia , is every bit as beautiful, only less touristed. Olomouc is the most attractive town here, but Brno , the regional capital, has its own peculiar pleasures.

Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > Czech Republic > Prague

As far as live music is concerned, the classical scene still has the edge in Prague, though more new jazz clubs have livened up the scene. Some better discos and nightclubs have sprouted up around Wenceslas Square - although others still act as mini red-light districts.

Predictably enough, with a playwright as president, theatre in Prague is thriving; without knowing the language, however, your scope is limited, though there's a tradition of innovative mime, puppetry and "black light" theatre in the city. Tickets are cheap and available from any Ticketrro outlet (there's one in each PIS office) as well as from the venues themselves. As for particular areas, in the summer Hradcany hosts many open-air concerts and plays.

Classical music and operaClassical concerts take place throughout the year in concert halls and churches, the biggest event being the Prague Spring ( Prazské jaro ) international music festival , which traditionally begins on May 12, the day of...read more >>

Jazz and rockAghaRTA Jazz Centrum , Krakovská 5, Nové Mesto. Prague's best jazz club with a good mix of top-name foreigners and locals. Open until 1am. Metro Muzeum. Akropolis , Kubelíkova 27, Zízkov ( www.spinet.cz/akropolis ). Decent...read more >>

Busy Weekend with Loads of New Articles Being Submitted

I finally got around to including some press releases and news reports in LPR: http://www.liberated-press-releases.com/news/ This uses feeds from the New York Times, New York Jets (yep, I'm a Jets fan), Google News, BBC World News and my blog at Yahoo. Because I used the FeedReader all page content is spider ready. Not sure if it will work, but I need to find a way to get more traffic. Earning (a little) Learning (a lot).

The LPR article search is now fixed and shows the top 75 matching articles for keywords searches.

http://www.liberated-press-releases.com/search.php?q=money

A lot of new articles were submitted over the weekend, all the usual spam suspect cats, pimples, forex and job interviews. One day, I'll get a round to clearing them all out.

The article below contains nothing really new, but it does highlight some useful techniques.


How To Generate Website Traffic

Traffic generation is one of the most talked about, most needed, and probably the area where people waste the most amount of money. In order to take advantage of your site's exposure, it's fitting to use a combination of the tactics that suit your website. When you are into online marketing, you only have to remember these words: LOCATION, LOCATION, and LOCATION.

Your site needs to be mentioned frequently in places where your niche market hangs out if you want your site to be seen by as many potential customers as possible. If you think you could be doing more to boost your site's traffic numbers, start putting these two Traffic strategies to work for you now and you can then sit back and enjoy all that free traffic coming your way.

These strategies are Solo Ads and Viral Marketing. Solo ads are the best advertising vehicle available today. If you use ezines or coops to send out your solo ads, your ad is only going to interested marketers that have requested to be contacted. Your ad has nothing else to compete with for the readers attention.

Process of publishing a solo ad: Choose a newsletter/Ezine Write the Solo Ad Write an Effective Title Design the website where your visitors go Tips to Create Effective: Choose the Ezine you want to advertise in very carefully Get the readers attention with the headline Don't sell anything in your ad Make your ad easy to read Tell the benefits Create sense of urgency The solo ad is not placed with a well targeted ezine or website. By using automatic ad submitters, or even an advertising co-op, you are not going to receive the type of audience you need for your ad.

Viral advertising, on the other hand, refers to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce exponential increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of a computer virus. It can often be word-of-mouth delivered and enhanced online; it can harness the network effect of the Internet and can be very useful in reaching a large number of people rapidly. The term "viral advertising" refers to the idea that people will pass on and share interesting and entertaining content; this is often sponsored by a brand, which is looking to build awareness of a product or service.

An effective viral marketing strategy includes: Gives away products or services Provides for effortless transfer to others Scales easily from small to very large Exploits common motivations and behaviors Utilizes existing communication networks Takes advantage of others' resources For a viral marketing campaign to be successful, it must be easy to use. For example, if the promotion is some sort of game or contest, then asking for referrals should be an option immediately after the game, not as a condition to play.

Notable examples of viral marketing: The spread of text messaging The spread of IRC / Chatting Gmail McDonald's "McRib Farewell Tour" Microsoft's Origami Project campaign Microsoft's Xbox 360 campaigns, called OurColony and Hex168 Tupperware parties The Ring movie and its massive cursed video secret promotion, possibly the greatest effort of viral marketing ever You see, people tend to equate traffic with success online. But that is not really the case.

What is success online? Is it not the accomplishment of a desired goal, for example, making money online, teaching people about your pet cause, etc. The traffic building is simply one of many tools that you can use to do your goal better and faster. That's it. Traffic generation is not an end in itself, by any means.

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Author Resource:- Costa Dedes is an SEO and Internet Marketing Expert. He has been selling products online since 1997. Costa's websites are always in the top 10,000 most popular sites on the internet. http://www.10seo.com

The Grand Strand Features over 50 miles of Golfing, from the Southern tip of North Carolina all the way down through Georgetown, South Carolina

Back on the destination articles editing! Myrtle Beach sounds like golfer's heaven and a great place to have a holiday. It's doesn't cost a lot either:

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Birthplace of Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White, MYRTLE BEACH is a brazen splurge of seaside fun, an unmitigated stretch of commercial development twenty miles down the coast from the North Carolina border at the center of the sixty-mile ''Grand Strand.'' Predominantly a family resort, it's packed fit to burst during mid-term vacations with leering, jeering students in fluorescent beachwear if you've seen the movie Shag , you'll know what to expect. Fans of crazy golf, water parks, factory outlet malls, funfairs and parasailing will be in heaven, and the beach itself isn't bad. The widest stretch is at North Myrtle Beach, a chain of small communities among which Ocean Drive is the center.

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Myrtle Beach - Golf Vacation Anyone?

If golf vacations are your idea of the perfect vacation getaway, then start looking for your Myrtle Beach vacation rentals now! The "Grand Strand" features over 50 miles of golfing, from the southern tip of North Carolina all the way down through Georgetown, South Carolina. In fact, Myrtle Beach features more golf courses than any other destination in the United States, and nine of the courses on Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand received the 2005-2006 honor of "American's Top 100 Greatest Public Courses" in Golf Digest's list.

Over one million people get vacation rentals each year to serve as "home" during their golf vacations. The same one million visitors play over four million rounds of golf each year! Most local Myrtle Beach vacation rentals feature special golf packages that include accommodations and discounts at the many area golf courses. Some vacation rentals go as far as offering golf lessons and training directors to help make your golf vacations as memorable and enjoyable as possible. During the summer months, Myrtle Beach plays host to a series of single day golf tournaments that are fun for the entire family. The PGA tour rolls through and there are many other tournaments that you can join in for fun or on a professional level.

While you're staying in your Myrtle Beach vacation rentals, you'll be able to enjoy the many restaurants that are located in close proximity to the Grand Strand. Italian, Mexican, American, an abundance of seafood eateries thanks to the oceanfront locale; and the ever-famous, Caddy Shack restaurant founded by Bill Murray and his brothers, Ed, Brian, John and Joel. The Caddy Shack gives discounts to patrons who come in with that day's score card so make sure to save it even if the score isn't that great!

One of the unique features of South Carolina golf vacations is the ability to attend golf school while you are on vacation. Learn better posture, greenside bunker shots and fairway bunker shots. Take advantage of what you can learn during your golf vacations from a personal golf instructor as there are many available in Myrtle Beach for you to work with to improve your game skills. For families with only one golf player, Myrtle Beach is the perfect solution to giving everybody what they want in a vacation. The golfer of the family can enjoy fabulous golf vacations while the rest of the family can take advantage of the beachfront community that has so much to offer!

Beach lovers can enjoy miles of unspoiled sandy beaches, for sunbathing, swimming, surfing, collecting shells, volleyball playing or Frisbee-throwing, and para sailing. Get waterfront Myrtle Beach vacation rentals to enjoy all that the sea has to offer- fishing, boating, windsurfing, and even scuba diving. Sports enthusiasts will find plenty to do in Myrtle Beach- from the 200 tennis courts to the Speedway, to games played by the Myrtle Beach Pelican Class-A baseball team- there is really something for everyone.

Theatres, Amusement Parks, Ripley's Believe it or Not, unique shopping venues and large aquariums make up the tourist attractions. Several indoor and outdoor miniature golf courses give people of all ages some stress-free golf playing action.

Whether you book your Myrtle Beach vacation rentals for a beach holiday or to enjoy golf vacations on one of the 100 quality golf courses- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a destination for the entire family.

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More About the Local Area

South of Myrtle Beach lie Murells Inlet , a fishing port with lots of good fish restaurants, and Pawleys Island , a secluded resort once favored by plantation-owners and today retaining a far slower pace than its neighbors. Between the two on Hwy-17 is the beautifully landscaped Brookgreen Gardens, a former rice and indigo plantation with an outdoor display of American figurative sculpture, and the setting for many of Julia Peterkin's novels of gullah life. There's also a wildlife sanctuary, where you're likely to spot alligator and deer, and an hour-and-a-half boat tour around the area.

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South Carolina's fascinating subtropical coastline of sea islands , great beaches, marshes and lush palmetto groves preserves traces of a virtually independent black culture (featuring the unique patois gullah ), from the days when slaves escaped the mainland plantations. Beyond the grand old peninsular port of Charleston , arguably the most elegant city in the US with its rainbow-colored old buildings and magnificent, tree-lined avenues, restored plantations stretch as far north as Georgetown , en route toward the poseur's paradise of Myrtle Beach . Inland, the rolling Piedmont and flat coastal plain hold little to see.

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Three Hard Drives Fried in as Many Days

The article below caught my attention because recently three of my computers had serious hardware failures. In all cases the hard drives became usless and failed to boot up. I paid quite a lot of money to try and recover the data, but it proved to be impossible. The loss of Grans pictures and most of the pictures taken on our cruise hurt the most.

Did I make a back up??

Nope.

The Importance of Backing Up Your Computer

If you are a computer owner, there is definitely one thing that you need to be very concerned about. This is making backup copies of all of your computer files and programs. After all, if your computer is hit with a virus of any sort that threatens to destroy it, you will not lose valuable information.



How can you lose your files?

There are many things that can happen that can cause you to lose your computer files. Not only can your computer be hit by a bad virus, irritating spyware, or malware, but other unfortunate circumstances can also occur. For example, a lightening storm could short circuit your computer, if it is not protected by a power surge. This could wipe your computer out, or make it entirely unusable. The same thing holds true in the event of a power surge. Why, a simple child playing around with your computer can even do a great deal of damage! This is why it is in your best interest to keep backup files of everything that is important to you.



What types of files should you backup?

The types of computer files that you should backup are completely up to you. It all depends on what files are the most important and valuable to you. Most people typically find the following types of files to be rated high on their list of valuable files: bank records and finances, work projects, email address books, digital photographs, software, music, or other files downloaded from the Internet, Internet Explorer bookmarks, and Outlook calendars.



How can you backup your computer files?

There are a variety of ways to backup your computer files. The most basic way is to backup your files once a week or once a month (depending on how much you use your computer) by burning your important information on a CD. If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive to do the burning, you could always purchase an external hard drive to put the files on. External hard drives come in a multitude of memory sizes. You can get one that is small enough to fit on your keychain. The price range for external hard drives varies. You can get an external hard drive for as little as twenty dollars, or for as much as a few hundred dollars. The memory space and compactness will often determine the price. External hard drives are typically plugged into your computer using the USB port.



Where should you keep your computer's backup files?

Once you have backed up your computer, where should you keep the files that are on a CD, external hard drive, or other device? The answer is simple: somewhere safe and sound! It may even be a good idea to back up your computer two different ways and then store at least one of the backups in a safe. It pays to have a safe copy of your files. It is always better to be safe than sorry!

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