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Maintaining & Storing
Nitro powered radio controlled models offer an insane amount of speed and performance in an incredibly small package. The little two-stroke engines that propel these vehicles pump out a tremendous amount of power for their size, and spin at astronomical RPMs. The operating tolerances of these engines are very tight and are designed with extreme care for perfect fit and operation. Corrosion derived from moisture or other contaminants can rapidly break down an engine's ability to perform efficiently and reliably. Now, I know that we are not all big fans of taking things apart just to clean them. Although it's very tempting to just toss the vehicle up on a shelf after an all day bash session, it is not a very good idea. The times that you are allowed to do so will be quickly limited by the corrosion and gunk build-up that will form all around your chassis and engine components. Taking the time to perform these simple, yet effective maintenance procedures will keep your miniature monster in top condition, and ensure long life with less complications down the road.
Keeping it Clean
Keeping a nitro model (or any RC vehicle for that matter) clean is the first, and most important step of proper maintenance. Here are the tools and accessories needed for keeping your ride running and looking fresh.
After-run Maintenance
When storing your nitro vehicle overnight it is necessary to perform the after-run maintenance procedure on the engine. After-run maintenance is critical for long life, and consistent tuning of your engine. The methanol in nitro fuel is a moisture magnet (hygroscopic), drawing in moisture from the air, thus inhibiting the precious metals inside the engine with rust and corrosion. Removing the raw, unburned fuel from the engine is very important. Also, fuel left inside the tank can turn bad in a short period of time, so removing all fuel from the fuel tank is a good idea as well.
Here's a perfect example of a neglected engine. It is obvious that the vehicle this engine was in was not properly maintained and all after-run procedures thrown out the window.
The moisture absorbing properties of the methanol inside of the fuel can cause real havoc on your engine's connecting rod.
Starting the engine to burn off the left over fuel inside of the crankcase is a very important step in the after-run procedure. Corrosion can start immediately if raw fuel is left inside of the crankcase.
Overreving the engine is not the only way to damage the internal components of your mill. Lack of proper maintenance, and the usage of improper fuel can lead to the same results. These plugs were taken out of engines that were contaminated with corrosion.
After-run Procedure
Perform these after-run steps before storing the vehicle overnight.
|1. Empty the fuel tank by drawing out the left over fuel with an empty fuel bottle. Do not place this fuel back into the can of fresh fuel. The old fuel must be properly disposed of.
|Give the bottle a squeeze before entering the tip into the fuel tank. This allows the bottle to draw in the raw fuel from the tank. Repeat this step until all fuel is in the bottle.
|2. Try starting the engine. The engine should fire and run brifly (in the idle position), burning off left over fuel in the fuel line, and in the engine crankcase. When the engine has burned the last bit of fuel, the engine will idle up briefly, then stall.
|Note - Look at the small gap between the slide mechanism and the inner edge of the inlet tract of the carburetor. This is a good starting point for the idle adjustment setting.
|3. Clean the exterior of the engine case and carburetor by blasting the grease and dirt away with the denatured alcohol, or nitro cleaner. Use a small brush to aid in the removal of any stubborn particles that are difficult to break loose. Dry the engine case with compressed air.
Caution: Always wear safety glasses and gloves to prevent injury when handling hazardous chemicals, and using compressed air. Once the engine case is clean and dry, remove the glow plug and air filter from the engine.
Do not over-look the area between the cooling fins of the cylinder head. This is a very popular place for dirt and grime to hide. Excessive dirt between the fins, like this one here, can cause the engine to run very hot, making the engine difficult to tune.
4. Remove the air filter from the carburetor. Open the throttle fully and squirt a one second burst of WD-40 into the carburetor and also into the glow plug hole inside of the cooling head.
|Next, place a towel over the glow plug area of the cooling head (to catch any WD-40 that may come out of the engine), and crank over the engine with the EZ-Start® system for about 10 seconds. If using a pullstarter, make several series of short pulls to circulate the WD-40. Perform this procedure several times.
|5. Remove the air filter element frm the filter housing. Clean the element and housing components with warm soapy water (dish washing liquid, such as Dawn™, works very well), and allow the pieces to dry completely.
Sqeeze the air filter base just below the housing and pull the base out from one side for easy removal.
Work your fingers into the filter element until clean.
Compressed air can be used to accelerate the drying process of the air filter components.
Once the filter element is dry, apply 30 drops of Traxxas air filter oil, part #5263, evenly around the entire element.
|Note - Traxxas recommends to clean the air filter after every hour of runtime with the engine (approx. one 500cc bottle of fuel). If the vehicle is operating in very dusty conditions, cleaning the air filter after every 30 minutes of runtime will be necessary to promote long engine life.
|6. Attach the complete air filter assembly back onto the carburetor and secure it with a small zip-tie. Reinstall the glow plug [with glow plug wire (if necessary)] into the engine and reconnect the glow plug wire (where applicable). Now your engine is ready for another day of bashing and racing.
Fuel Filters
If you are using an inline fuel filter, it is very important to keep the filter clean and free flowing. Clogged fuel filters will cause tuning difficulty and poor engine performance. This means cleaning the filter on a regular basis. Cleaning the fuel filter at the same time ou clean the air filter should suffice. I recommend using a fuel filter that is made to be disassembled, or at least transparent, so that you can see the screen inside and determine whether or not it is completely clean.
|The two-piece filters can typically be threaded apart with easy access to the finely meshed screen inside. Cleaning these types of fuel filters is easy.
|Remove the screen and clean all filter parts with denatured alcohol, forcing out all of the tiny particles and debris. Reassemble the filter and reattach to the fuel lines.
|Cleaning one-piece fuel filters is performed by back-flushing (forcing the cleaning solvent through the filter in the opposite direction of fuel flow) the fuel filter with pressurized denatured alcohol or nitro cleaner.
Chassis Maintenance
|This truck is in dire need of a good cleaning. it's definitely a blast when we are in the process of making our trucks look like this one, but the fun will soon come to a halt if we do not develop good maintenance and cleaning habits.
Between running sessions it is a good idea to clean off the chassis with denatured alcohol, and wipe away the dirt a debris from the chassis. This keeps the collective build-up of dirt and crud from getting out of hand, and causing a huge cleaning task later. More importantly, it prevents the grime build-up from producing greater problems with the vehicle functioning incorrectly. Also, inspect the chassis and drivetrain for any broken or damaged components.
|Start by spraying denatured alcohol onto the dirty areas breaking up and flushing away as much grit and grime as possible. Be careful not to get any alcohol onto the electronics. If the vehicle is so grimy that it is unavoidable, then remove the radio gear from the chassis before continuing further. Use a small brush to assist in the really bad areas.
|Once the chassis and components are free from the grunge, dry off the vehicle with compressed air.
Here is a truck that has been well maintained. Keeping dirt and gunk from caking up around the drivetrain and suspension components will not only prevent complications, but it will also provide a better handling truck too.
Follow this quick checklist of procedures and visual inspections between running sessions.
Check for:
1. Loose or missing screws (especially engine mounting screws)
2. Cracked, bent, or damaged parts
3. Cut or loose wiring
4. Torn or kinked fuel lines
|5. Fuel leakage (due to a cracked fuel tank)
6. Damaged or stripped drive gears
After cleaning the chassis and suspension, check over the chassis once more for loose screws and damaged parts. Engine screws are especially important. Always double check the mesh between the clutch bell and the spur gear before each run. Also, pick out any debris that may have found its way in-between the teeth of the gears. The vibration from the nitro engine, coupled with any rollovers or nasty wrecks, can loosen the these screws allowing the engine to shift. This causes the clutch bell to pull away from the spur gear losing proper gear mesh, thus wiping out all of the teeth on the spur gear.
Just a drop of medium compound thread locker on each of the engine mounting screws is all that is needed to help prevent the screws from loosening due to the vibration of the nitro engine.
Other key items to check include:
Slipper tension and friction pegs - Make sure that the slipper adjustment is set correctly. A good starting point for the slipper on the Maxx trucks is 1/4 turn back from tight, and the N. Rustler can start around 1/2 turn from tight. Also, make a regular check on the friction pegs for wear. When the pegs wear down to the spur gear, it is time to replace the pegs with new ones.
Throttle linkage and set screw collars Make sure that the set screw collars are fastened securely to the linkage rods and that the rods themselves are not bent or binding.
Free suspension movement - The suspension arms must move freely to function properly and consistently. Remove the shocks from the suspension arms and make sure that the arms move freely up and down. If there is any binding, check the suspension pins. Bent suspension pins will cause binding and will need to be straightened or replaced.
Adjust pivot ball caps - On the Maxx trucks, you will also need to check the pivot balls for smooth action. Dirt can get trapped inside the hub carriers around the pivot balls causing tight movement. Loosen the pivot ball caps slightly and flush out the pivot ball housings with denatured alcohol to free things up. Once clean, readjust the caps so that the hub carriers pivot smoothly with minimal play.
Shock shafts - Check each shock shaft to make sure that they are not bent. A bent shock shaft should be replaced immediately to avoid permanent damage to the shock body and seals.
Belts and pulleys (Nitro 4-Tec) - Trash and debris can find its way in-between the belts and the pulleys that they ride on. If the pulleys become caked with crud, the belts will slip over the teeth on the pulley prematurely wearing out both the belt and the pulley.
Wheel axles - Clear the axles of any loose debris, such as: grass, weeds or string that might have become wound up around them. Make sure that the axles spin freely.
Electronics - Open up the battery and receiver boxes to check for moisture and dirt. Receivers with balloons must be pulled out regularly to make sure that raw fuel or moisture has not found its way inside to cause damage. If the balloon is torn or has fuel residue inside of it, then it will need to replaced.
Fuel tubing - Check both the fuel line and the pressure line for splits, cracks or tears. Replace the lines if needed.
Tires - Unglued sections of the tire like this one will allow dirt to collect inside of the tire. The accumulation of dirt and debris adds up to extra weight, and will throw the whole wheel out of balance reducing the life of your bearings. Check around the bead area of each tire to see if it has become separated from the rim. If so, clean the area as well as possible and reapply a small amount of super glue to secure the tire bead back to the rim.
Long Term Storage
A few extra steps need to be taken when putting your nitro vehicle up for a long period of time. Here are the steps to prepare your nitro vehicle for long term storage.
1. Perform after-run procedure on engine. (This is extremely important for extended storage periods).
|2. Clean chassis and suspension free from all dirt, grime and exhaust residue.
|3. Remove all fuel from fuel lines and fuel tank. (Fuel will gel and clog the lines over a short period of time. If they are not cleaned out before storage, then they will need to be replaced before the next running session).
|4. Remove all batteries from the receiver box and transmitter. (Batteries can vent, or basically explode, if left inside the vehicle or transmitter for a long period of time. This can ruin the transmitter and the receiver battery box if they are not removed for storage).
|5. Remove all wheels and tires from the axles and store in a separate container. (Prevents flat spotting the tires and inserts).
|6. If storing the vehicle in the garage or in a storage building, spray a light coat of WD-40 onto all of the metal components (including hardware) on the chassis. (This keeps rust and corrosion from forming on the any of the metal components).
There you have it, all of the steps needed to keep your Traxxas nitro vehicle happy and healthy for a long time. Remember, the short time spent performing these maintenance and storage procedures will ensure many more hours of fun running your nitro powered Traxxas vehicle in the future. Damage to the chassis or electronics due to neglect, or failure to provide proper maintenance to your vehicle will void any kind of warranty claim associated with the problem.


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The original `The Simpsons` arcade game was a clever, funny, superbly designed beat `em up released by Konami (the perpetual gods of classic beat `em ups) in 1991. The original game has stood the test of time to remain my favorite beat `em up (in 2d) after all these years. When first downloading the free trial version of this, I wasn`t expecting much more than a slightly shoddy emulated port of the original game for iPhone/iPod touch. Imagine my surprise (and chagrin) when I realized this was, in actuality, a completely new game (although I suppose the EA logo should`ve tipped me off).
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Mitochondrial gene loss and functional transfer to the nucleus is an ongoing process in many lineages of plants, resulting in substantial variation across species in mitochondrial gene content. The Caryophyllaceae represents one lineage that has experienced a particularly high rate of mitochondrial gene loss relative to other angiosperms.
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The crew of rough-looking dudes screams at the other carrier's passengers while revealing their torsos, which bear painted-on letters spelling: BAGS FLY FREE. I bring up this ubiquitous commercial merely as a way of saying that, well, I wish one of my U.S. senators watched sports.
I really do. For if Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., were a sports fan, the message might have sunk in at some point during the NCAA men's basketball tournament or the first week of the 2010 Major League Baseball season that, hey, some airlines are not charging passengers to transport their bags. Other viewers might also have reached the equally obvious realization that not charging for bags is perceived by at least one airline to confer upon itself a competitive advantage so valuable that spending millions of dollars to advertise that point on national television would be a worthwhile investment. Alas, Sen. Shaheen is not as swift as the average American sports fan.
Nor, apparently, are five other U.S. senators. Led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., six Senate Democrats were so outraged at hearing that Florida-based Spirit Airlines plans to start charging for some carry-on bags this August that they have sponsored a bill to tax those fees out of existence.
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It is worth noting that Spirit Airlines is a discount carrier. Like Southwest, Spirit charges less than $50 a ticket for some flights. For a $39.99 annual fee, customers can join Spirit's membership club and get access to one-way fees in the single digits. If you're paying $9 for a flight, you might not mind paying $30 to bring a bag.
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According to White, they put a priority on their buy local policy. "We are more likely to accept a vendor selling goods that they design and make in San Diego than one offering imported goods." But is "more likely" good enough? Or should market operators make it a strict policy that imported goods need not apply?
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Farmers markets should only sell local goods.
I'm Michelle and I run a farm stand in rural, northern New Mexico. As a farmer who actually helped start a small farmers' market, I have to say that I LOVE the idea of having artists and craftspeople join us. In fact, we encourage it. There are many positive aspects to such a partnership: it's a bigger draw for consumers, it provides less direct competition and adds variety to the shopping experience.
That said, I do agree that it MUST be local. In fact, nearly everything sold at a Farmers' Market should be local. (The only exception to this is, perhaps, coffee and hot food which really helps draw in people and make them more comfortable.) Both our little market - and the larger, local Farmers Market (Taos) allow for all different types of vendors as long as everything is locally produced. Yes, the majority of the space is reserved for actual farmers/ranchers, but we've all found it's greatly beneficial to join with local artists and craftspeople to create truly fun and complete shopping experience for all.
Sarah M said it in May:
"I can't stress this enough--no! Farmers markets should only sell local goods--food or not."
I believe that the key work is LOCAL.
We have a monthly local farmers' market which started last fall. We have up to 30 vendors at it, and the community knows all the vendors. Usually one of the churches sets up their cookbook (and sells out), we know the family that makes goat milk lotions and soap, we know the growers who have produce stands on their farms and groves, we know the Ag Extension agent who has information on various things for our area, we have now learned that peaches have been developed to grow in Central Florida (and got to try them 1 month), we have been introduced to blueberries as a major crop here in Florida, and the newest produce now grown commercially in our area is blackberries which were excellent. We know the guy who picks up wood from trees that must come down (he comes and gets the wood) and watch him carve it. We have local musicians taking turns playing each month. We now have actively producing organic goods found in 1 place once a month. There is a market manager who works with the local craftsmen and growers..and there is a limit on size and everything must be made or grown within a radius of about 50-75 miles. Several vendors do a different farmers' market each week.
As long as the farmer's markets are truly supporting local artisans and not 3rd world labour it is great... but having mass produced items sold in a farmer's marketing ever is troubling to say the least.
Farmer's Markets should have locally grown foods & related items. We have craft fairs ftr the other things
i couldn't care less i go get what i need and if i have time or not in a rush i browse around. if i don't have time i go about my business.
I can't stress this enough--no! Farmers markets should only sell local goods--food or not.
Interesting. Guess some people have a very different definition for local. It does detract from the whole basic idea. Pity.
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WALLA WALLA — Mike Early and Chris Repass are determined to prove that Thomas Wolfe was wrong.
Wolfe, of course, was a major American novelist from the early 20th century. And one of his best-known works, published posthumously in 1940, was titled You Can't Go Home Again.
The novel centers on a fledgling author who writes a book that makes frequent and often disparaging references to residents of his hometown. This results in menacing letters and death threats that convince the young writer never to return home.
Early and Repass, who officially take over the operation of Veterans Memorial Golf Course on Jan. 1, don't have that problem. They are Walla Walla natives who have maintained close, comfortable ties with their hometown even as their professional careers have kept them on the far side of the state.
"The good thing about us is that we still have a lot of contacts here," Repass said last week when he and Early were in town to continue preparations for their big move from the Olympic Peninsula. Repass has been the head golf professional at the Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles for the past 27 years while Early has served as the head pro at the Port Townsend Golf Club over that same period of time.
"We have quite a network of people we still know in town," Repass continued. "I play the Memorial course every year. Mike's brother Dennis lives here, and he plays the course five or six times a week. It's not like we're a couple of guys from Port Angeles and Port Townsend who don't know a soul here. We know everybody in town."
Early, who is 62, graduated from Kennewick High School in 1969, but he spent most of his growing-up years in Walla Walla. Mike's father, Wib Early, was the club manager at the Walla Walla Country Club on three different occasions, separated by short stints in the same capacity at the Tri-City Country Club and the Yakima Country Club.
"This is my hometown," Early said of Walla Walla. "I was born and raised here. My brother kept asking me when I was coming back. I think even if I had retired over there on the Peninsula, I would have moved back here."
Retirement plans have now been put off for "at least the next 10 years," Early said, referencing the 10-year lease he and Repass signed with the city of Walla Walla, which owns the 18-hole Memorial golf course.
Early played two years of golf at Columbia Basin College and two years at Western Washington, where he qualified for the NAIA Nationals in 1973 and finished 16th individually while helping the Vikings to a 10th-place finish. He turned professional a year later and played two years on a mini-tour in Arizona before returning to the Pacific Northwest where he began his career as a teaching professional at Black Butte Ranch in Sisters, Ore., under former Walla Walla Country Club pro Bunny Mason.
Early moved from Black Butte to the Meridian Valley Golf Club in Kent, Wash., and from Meridian Valley to the Dungeness Golf Club in Sequim before landing in Port Townsend in 1986. As a player, Early won the Washington State PGA Championship in 1976, the Oregon Senior Open in 2003 and the Washington Senior Match Play Championship on two occasions.
Repass, three years Early's junior, graduated from Wa-Hi in 1972. In his three years as a varsity golfer, the Blue Devils lost just one dual match and qualified for the state tournament all three years.
"I was our team medalist as a sophomore and junior," Repass recalled. "State was a one-day deal back then and we didn't finish high up on the food chain, but we made it every year."
Repass then played three years of golf at Washington State.
"That was back when Peter Jacobsen and Craig Stadler were in the (Pacific-8 Conference)," Repass said. "I didn't play with those guys, but I played in the same tournaments."
Repass didn't play his senior year at WSU to focus on academics.
"I wanted to graduate because it was costing a lot," he said. "And I didn't have a lot."
After graduating from WSU in 1976, Repass returned to Walla Walla and went to work for Jim Henderson, who had by then replaced his father, Babe Henderson, as the head pro at Veterans Memorial. Repass turned professional in July of that year.
Repass' career path took him to the Agate Beach Golf Course in Newport, Ore., to the Inglewood Country Club in Kenmore, Wash., and to the Everett Municipal Golf Course in Everett, Wash., before arriving in Port Angeles in 1986.
Both men remember Veterans Memorial Golf Course as a vibrant asset back in the 1970s and '80s, and they're convinced they can restore the buzz that has been in steady decline in recent years. The city and We-Man Vets Golf Inc. reached a financial settlement in May that terminated what had become an unsatisfactory 18-year partnership.
Since that termination, the course has been operated on an interim basis by the city and Walla Walla Community College's golf and turf management programs.
"Jim DeMont, Mike Rostollan and Bill Griffith have done a tremendous job of maintaining the course," Repass said. DeMont is the Walla Walla Parks and Recreation Director, Rostollan is WWCC's golf management instructor and head coach, and Griffith runs the school's turf management program.
Interestingly, unbeknownst to one another Early and Repass both looked into the possibility of leasing the course 18 years ago. But financially it didn't add up back then, they said.
Eighteen years later they have made it work as partners.
"We sat down with the city and basically hacked out a negotiation," Repass said. "There was a lot of back and forth, give and take on both sides.
"And we have a real positive working relationship with the city. They have a valuable asset they need and want to protect, and they understand that we are relocating three families."
Along with their wives, Vicki Early and Barbara Repass, the new Memorial team will include 60-year-old Merle Pearce and his wife Linda. Pearce has been the greens superintendent at the Peninsula Golf Course since 1995.
"He's a certified golf superintendent and a workaholic," Repass said of Pearce. "He has already been over here six times and I think he knows more about the Memorial irrigation system than anyone else."
What Early and Repass are determined to restore at Memorial is a hands-on approach that has been missing in recent years.
"We recognize that we have to bring back people who have played Memorial for years and years and have gone elsewhere," Repass said. "Both of our strong suits are customer service and promotion. That is where we do a good job."
"This is not our first rodeo," Early said. "We have run hundreds of golf tournaments over the last three decades. That is our gravy. We want to get those people back and we want to focus on ladies and juniors.
"It's going to be different, more hands-on service," Repass said, "with two golf professionals and a hell of a good superintendent. We will do early morning specials, late-night specials and tap into the tourist traffic that is coming into town."
And they're not worried about the added competition of the Wine Valley Golf Club, the new course west of town.
"We know John Thorsnes (Wine Valley's head pro) and he's excited we are here, too, because it is good for the whole area," Repass said. "We will work with each other."
"We have three types of courses in this town," Early added. "A private club (Walla Walla Country Club), a resort course (Wine Valley) and a public course (Memorial).
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Now that Google has agreed to show tweets in search results, it's time to plan your Twitter SEO.
The major search engines have a history of evolving their indexing capabilities to keep up with new types of digital content. First it was HTML text, then blog content, then multimedia files like videos, and more recently it was flash content. Now the search engines are indexing another type of content -- tweets!
That's right, for those of you who haven't heard, it's official -- Google has reached an agreement with Twitter to show tweets in their search results. While previously, Twitter profile pages may have been surfacing in the listings, now individual tweets can show up as a unique listing.
So, what does that mean for marketers? Well, just like when new types of content have been added to the search indexes in the past and we've had to adapt our strategies to optimize for this new content, we're going to have to do the same for tweets.
Question: How do you get your tweets in organic listings?
Answer: With this agreement only being announced a few weeks ago (October 21), there isn't a ton of data on what works and what doesn't from an SEO (define) perspective. As anyone that has done SEO before knows, there's a lot of trial and error to determine what works when it comes to influencing organic positioning. That said, there are many thoughts on how marketers can both optimize their tweets, as well as leverage Twitter from a larger perspective to improve overall SEO results.
First of all, keep in mind that no matter what type of content -- whether it's a tweet from two hours ago or a PDF from two years ago -- Google and the other search engines are looking for relevancy and authority.
Question: So how do you gain relevancy and authority within your Twitter profile and your tweets?
Answer: According to most perspectives I found on the Web, you can basically approach optimization for Twitter the same way as other SEO initiatives. Namely, you should ensure you are using your desired keywords in all Twitter profile page and tweet content, that you build up followers (which count as in-bound links), generate in-bound links via other sources to improve the authority of your profile, and encourage others to share (retweet) your Twitter content. Hashtags are generally considered similar to keyword meta-data -- probably not closely considered by the search engine in terms of rankings, but they need to be employed when creating tweets nonetheless.
Here are some useful articles I came across on the topic:Foreseeing the importance of SEO for Twitter well before this agreement was reached, Mike Dobbs from Mashable offers several SEO tips for Twitter, including:
Writing very recently, Jason Nyback on Ezinearticles.com corroborates some of Dobbs' tips. He also suggests optimizing your Twitter profile description for target keywords and attempting to use those keywords in tweets. He recommends undertaking specific "link building" activities for your Twitter profile -- just like you would with your site -- by undertaking article submission or similar approaches. Finally, he stresses the importance of attracting more followers to improve the authority of your page.
Another recent article by Todd Lucier from TourismKeys.ca substantiates the claim that more followers will help, but he also maintains that relevancy is just as, if not more, important than quantity. Having a handful of followers in your industry/category and fewer retweets is more valuable than thousands of irrelevant followers. Just like any other content, Google uses these linkages to better understand what your content is all about and categorize (index) it appropriately. Lucier also points out that the golden rule of search -- creating content that is valuable to your audience -- applies to Twitter.
All of these findings come as no surprise -- the same approaches and tactics that work for "regular" SEO can more or less be adapted to the Twitter environment. The medium may have changed, but the strategies, for the most part, haven't.
That said, over the coming months we will hopefully see some case studies emerge that will provide further insight into more discrete tactics that can be undertaken. Until then, enhancing the relevancy and authority of your Twitter profile and posts will no doubt help your position in the search engine results.
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The Mayor of Belgrade Mr. Dragan Djilas held a reception yesterday at the Belgrade City Hall on the occasion of the Ascension of Jesus - the Patron Saint's Day of the Serbian capital. The reception was, on behalf of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch was attended by His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije.
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Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from the regular session held in Belgrade from May 16-27, 2011.
In Belgrade, at the Serbian Patriarchate, the regular session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church was held from May 16-27, 2011, presided by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch. Participating in the Assembly were all the diocesan bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as of the autonomous Archbishopric of Ohrid led by His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje kyr kyr Jovan.
The Holy Assembly of Bishops began its work with the joint service of the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade, led by Serbian Patriarch Irinej and served the Invocation of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth and wisdom, in Whom the Church lives and always works, especially in the assemblies of its bishops. Afterwards the President of the Assembly, His Holiness Patriarch in his introductory speech to the Assembly indicated some of the current questions of the life and mission of the Church in these times, times of difficult trials for us and for the world, but also times of hope and spiritual action.
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Medline ® Abstracts for References 1,26-28
of 'Oral food challenges for diagnosis and management of food allergies'
Double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) as an office procedure: a manual.
Bock SA, Sampson HA, Atkins FM, Zeiger RS, Lehrer S, Sachs M, Bush RK, Metcalfe DD
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1988;82(6):986.
There is now enough experience with the use of double-blind, placebo-controlled, food challenge (DBPCFC) to recommend its use as an office procedure for most patients complaining of adverse reactions to foods. This manual discusses the practical methods required for the allergist to undertake DBPCFC in the office. Thorough histories supplemented by food allergen skin testing are used to design a DBPCFC that carefully attempts to reproduce the history of food-induced symptoms described by the patient. Precautions that must be taken are delineated before challenge, as is treatment that may be required if a reaction occurs. For those foods to which challenges are positive, longitudinal evaluation with repeated challenge at appropriate intervals help to determine whether or not the problem will resolve over a period of time.
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colo. 80206.
Does severity of low-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges reflect severity of allergic reactions to peanut in the community?
Hourihane JO, Grimshaw KE, Lewis SA, Briggs RA, Trewin JB, King RM, Kilburn SA, Warner JO
Clin Exp Allergy. 2005;35(9):1227.
BACKGROUND: The severity of allergic reactions to food appears to be affected by many interacting factors. It is uncertain whether challenge-based reactions reflect the severity of past reactions or can predict future risk.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship of a subject's clinical history of past reactions to the severity of reaction elicited by a low-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) with peanut.
METHOD: Cross-sectional questionnaire assessment of community-based allergic reactions and low-dose DBPCFC in self-selected peanut-allergic subjects. Reaction severity was assessed using a novel scoring system, taking account of the dose of allergen ingested.
RESULTS: Forty subjects (15 males, 23 children, 23 asthmatics by history) were studied. Only the most recent community reaction predicted the severity of reaction in the DBPCFC, but even this association was weak (r=0.37, P=0.03). Peanut-specific IgE (PsIgE) and skin prick test (SPT) weal size were not associated with community score but PsIgE level correlated well with the challenge score (r=0.6, P=0.001). Asthma did not affect the eliciting dose or challenge score directly but the association of PsIgE and challenge score was stronger in those without asthma (r=0.72, P=0.001) than in those with asthma (r=0.48, P=0.02).
CONCLUSIONS: The scoring system developed appears to improve the sensitivity of assessment of reactions induced by DBPCFC. This is the first prospective study showing an association between PsIgE levels and clinical reactivity in DBPCFC, an effect that is more pronounced in non-asthmatics. This finding has important implications for the clinical care of subjects with food allergy. There is a poor correlation between the severity of reported reactions in the community and the severity of reaction elicited during low-dose DBPCFC with peanut.
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Anaphylactic shock during elimination diets for severe atopic eczema.
David TJ
Arch Dis Child. 1984;59(10):983.
Eighty patients with atopic eczema were treated with various elimination diets. Some or all foods were withdrawn then later reintroduced singly to the diet. In four patients reintroduction of a single food (soya, chicken, corn, cows' milk) caused anaphylactic shock. In two patients spontaneous recovery occurred but in two resuscitation and intensive care were required. Anaphylaxis is a definite hazard of these elimination diets. Other than warning the parents, practical precautions are difficult because of the unpredictability of violent reactions and uncertainty about the life saving efficacy of injected adrenaline.
Acute allergic reactions in children with AEDS after prolonged cow's milk elimination diets.
Flinterman AE, Knulst AC, Meijer Y, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Pasmans SG
Allergy. 2006;61(3):370.
BACKGROUND: Food allergy is not always correctly diagnosed in children with atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) and treatment with an avoidance diet is not without danger.
METHODS: After admission to our clinic, 11 children with a prolonged cow's milk (CM) elimination diet because of AEDS and sensitization underwent double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC). Retrospectively, the exposure to CM, sensitization and reactions to accidental ingestion were carefully documented. The DBPCFC was used to evaluate the childrens' current status.
RESULTS: Before the elimination period (median 2.3 years; started before the admission) all 11 children with AEDS were sensitized and had ingested CM (four bottle-fed; seven breast-fed without CM diet of the mother) without the development of acute reactions. The diagnosis of CM allergy was not confirmed by DBPCFC previously. After elimination the AEDS had not improved, but nevertheless the diet was continued. During the elimination period, eight of 11 children developed severe acute allergic reactions to CM after accidental ingestion. In evaluation, in our clinic all 11 children experienced acute allergic reactions to CM during DBPCFC.
CONCLUSION: There is a considerable chance of developing acute allergic reactions to CM after elimination in children with AEDS without previous problems after CM intake.
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