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Dacetonini, Myrmicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
John T. Longino
The Evergreen State College
Olympia WA 98505 USA
26 July 1997
| Key to Costa Rican species of Strumigenys | Species List |
The dacetonines are a diverse lineage found throughout the world. Many species are known to be strictly predaceous, and all are assumed to be. Most of them have highly modified mandibles relative to the standard triangular mandible common to most other ants. Many have mandibles that are elongate, linear, and with opposing tines at the tip (convergent with other lineages such as Odontomachus in the Ponerinae). Others have elongate mandibles like serrated scissors. Others have serrated mandibles that curve ventrally. Most dacetonines are slow-moving, small, and very cryptic. Most are found in or under rotten wood, and in the leaf litter. Dacetonines are difficult to locate by visual search, but litter sifting followed by extraction in Winkler bags or Berlese funnels often yields abundant material.
The dacetonine genera currently known for Costa Rica are Acanthognathus, Glamyromyrmex, Neostruma, Smithistruma, Strumigenys, and Trichoscapa. I avoid giving details of generic definitions here, because Barry Bolton of the British Museum is currently revising "smithistrumiform" dacetonines, and the generic definitions will change dramatically.
Key to Costa Rican Strumigenys (first couplet)
This key relies almost entirely on the key in Brown (1962). The figures below illustrate the habitus of Strumigenys, and some of the main characters used in species-level identifications.
1a. Apical fork of mandible without distinct intercalary teeth or denticles (intercalary teeth can be difficult to see; select specimen in which the tips of the mandibles are somewhat separated and tilt specimen to anterior view of mandibles; backlighting often helps) : 10
1b. Apical fork of mandible with one or more intercalary denticles (several common species have the apical fork relatively small, with two tiny intercalary denticles that are difficult to see; often the mandibles are closed on specimens, and the intercalary denticles impossible to see): 500
10a. Mandible without preapical teeth or denticles: 20
10b. Mandible with 1 or 2 preapical teeth and/or denticles: 250
20a. Postpetiole large and convex, its dorsum smooth and shining; setae on gaster straight; larger, more robust species: consanii
20b. Postpetiole small, its dorsum densely punctulate and opaque; setae on gaster flagelliform, bent, coachwhip-like; smaller, more slender species: elongata or pariensis
250a. First segment of gaster margined for its full length on each side by a strong, raised dorsolateral ridge: marginiventris
250b. First gastral segment smoothly rounded dorsolaterally, without raised margins apart from the basal costulae: 370
370a. Head with a strong concavity anterior to each eye, and thus appearing constricted in full-face view; humeral tubercles large and produced: precava (keys twice due to variability in intercalary teeth)
370b. Head parallel-sided or gently tapered in front of eyes; humeral tubercles or angles small, not produced: 375
375b. Smaller species with mandibles not so long; combined length of head + mandibles < 1.10mm: 438
438a. Compound eye anteriorly detached, i.e., bounded in front by a narrow cleft or notch in the ventrolateral margin of the head: rogeri
438b. No preocular notch in ventrolateral border of head: three species near carinithorax
500a. Apical fork of mandible with a single intercalary tooth or denticle, either separate or occurring as a spur on the inner side of the ventral tooth: 510
500b. Apical fork of mandible with 2 intercalary denticles: 750
510a. Mandible with no preapical teeth, or with a single preapical tooth or denticle, or with a preapical tooth or denticle plus another minute denticle proximal to it: 520
510b. Mandible with 2 well-developed preapical teeth: 635
520a. Mandible without preapical teeth or denticles: 530
520b. Mandible with a preapical tooth or denticle, or both: 570
530a. Petiole claviform, the node only feebly differentiated from its anterior peduncle; gastral hairs mostly stiff, spatulate: ludia
530b. Petiolar node with a distinct anterior face, set off from its anterior peduncle; gastral hairs either stiff but filiform, or long, finely flagelliform, coachwhip-like: 554
554a. Erect gastral hairs stiff, filiform, not coachwhip-like; head relatively wider (CI 82): sevesta
554b. Erect gastral hairs long, finely flagelliform, coachwhip-like; head relatively narrower (CI 71-74): micretes or humata (key twice due to variability in preapical denticles)
570a. Face strongly flattened, largely concave, margined laterally by frontal carinae: platyscapa
570b. Face convex: 578
578a. Ventral ends of propodeal lamellae at most rounded or bluntly angulate, not dentiform: 580
578b. Propodeal teeth large and acute, matched on each side below by a metasternal tooth of nearly the same size and shape arising from the ventral end of the infradental lamella: trinidadensis (keys twice due to variability in preapical denticles)
580a. Long fine flagelliform hairs on nodes of petiole and postpetiole and on gastral dorsum very numerous, too many to count: 584
580b. Long flagelliform hairs of nodes and gastral dorsum much fewer, at most about 34 on gastral dorsum: 600
584a. Eye with approximately 20 facets; costae of gaster fine, numerous, variable in extent, from basal 1/4 or less to covering entire surface of first gastral tergum: lanuginosa
584b. Eye with fewer than 10 facets; costae of gaster coarse, few, restricted to basal 1/4 or less, rest of gaster smooth and shining: cosmostela
600a. Head with a strong concavity anterior to each eye, and thus appearing constricted in full-face view; humeral tubercles large and produced: precava (keys twice due to variability in intercalary teeth)
600b. Head parallel-sided or gently tapered in front of eyes; humeral tubercles or angles small, not produced: 605
605a. Smaller species, with mandibles < 0.42mm long; head length 0.64mm or less; head broader (CI>75): nevermanni
605b. Larger species, with mandibles 0.42mm or longer; head length 0.69mm or more; head narrower (CI 75 or less): 618
618a. Gastral dorsum with setae stiff, straight, slightly thickened: diaptyxis
618b. Gastral dorsum with setae long, thin, flagelliform: micretes or humata (key twice due to variability in preapical denticles)
635a. Large species with massive head and short, heavy mandibles (head width > 0.85mm, MI 50 or less): godmani
635b. Smaller species, with more typically proportioned head: 640
640a. Gastral dorsum finely longitudinally striolate, sericeous-opaque, with very abundant, fine, erect flagelliform pilosity: trinidadensis (keys twice due to variability in preapical denticles)
640b. Gastral dorsum with either sculpture or pilosity or both different from the above: 645
645a. Mandibles longer than the head (MI 109-123): cordovensis or deletrix
645b. Mandibles shorter than head: 697
697a. Propodeal lamellae without dorsal teeth or angles, ventral angle present and prominent; basal costulae on gaster short to absent, less than 0.05mm long along midline: biolleyi
697b. Propodeal lamellae angulate or toothed both above and below; basal costulae on gaster longer, approximately 0.10mm or longer along midline: 725
725a. First gastral tergum with numerous short, strongly spatulate setae; head narrow (CI 65): borgmeieri
725b. First gastral tergum nearly nude, the few scattered setae long and flagelliform; head broader (CI > 80): smithii
750a. Mandible with a single small preapical tooth; no additional preapical teeth or denticles on inner border: louisianae
750b. Mandible with 2 or more preapical teeth and/or denticles: 875
875a. Mandible with at most 2 preapical teeth and/or denticles: 885
875b. Mandible with 3 or more preapical teeth and/or denticles: 938
885a. Mandible with 1 preapical tooth and a single additional minute denticle near the apical third of the mandibular length; gastral dorsum with abundant, stiff, erect, spatulate hairs; sculpture of gastral dorsum reticulate-striate, opaque: dubitata
885b. Mandible with 2 well-developed preapical teeth; gastral dorsum with at most a few long-flagelliform hairs (although ground pilosity may be abundant and conspicuous); sculpture of gastral dorsum variable: 912
912a. Dorsum of basal gastral segment with longitudinal costulae only at base, otherwise smooth and shining; short, spatulate, reclinate ground hairs of gastral dorsum abundant and conspicuous: extirpa
912b. Dorsum of basal gastral segment longitudinally striolate for its full length; reclinate ground hairs of gastral dorsum obsolete or apparently so: fairchildi
938a. outer margins of mandibles relatively bowed; head length 0.75; mandibles relatively long (MI 67): lalassa
938b. Outer margins of mandibles relatively straight; head length < 0.60mm; mandibles relatively shorter (MI 60 or less): 943
943a. Mandibles short and thick (MI < 56); robust species, worker HL mostly > 0.48mm: 948
943b. Mandibles longer and slender (MI 56 or more); smaller species, worker HL mostly 0.48 or less: 969
948a. Mandible with exactly 3 small preapical teeth; ground pilosity of head nearly or quite obsolete: trieces
948b. Mandible with > 3 preapical teeth or denticles; ground pilosity abundant and conspicuous on head: subedentata
969a. Ventral spongiform appendages of postpetiole small but distinctly developed; gastral dorsum predominantly smooth and shining: gundlachi
969b. Ventral spongiform appendages of postpetiole absent; gastral dorsum with fine, mostly opaque reticulation: eggersi
Literature Cited
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1962. The Neotropical species of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith: Synopsis and keys to the species. Psyche 69:238-267.


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There will be a total of six exes watching Will and Kate say, "we do."
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Oh those wacky Royals, what will they come up with next? First, we discover Prince William won't be wearing a wedding ring. Now it's being reported that Kate Middleton is inviting two of her ex-boyfriends to the wedding … and, not to be outdone, William will have FOUR former flames watching him say "I do" to his future Queen. According the Daily Mail, that's ALL of William's ex-girlfriends. Yep. All four of them.
For her part, Kate has invited ex-boyfriend Rupert Finch, the guy she dated at St. Andrews University before she hooked up with her prince. Also invited: Kate's "friend" Willem Marx who is rumored to be an ex-flame.
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William's guest list includes:
1. Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (a woman with many names whom Will allegedly pursued in 2004)
2. Arabella Musgrave (dated William at St. Andrews)
3. Rose Farquhar (Will's first girlfriend)
4. Jecca Craig (The Daily Mail says she is "reportedly William's first true love and one of his closest friends")
One the one hand, these seem to be mostly old college friends, and they probably still hang out in the same circle. I mean it's probably a pretty limited, incestuous little circle – most college groups are, and these people have the added pressure of being all royal 'n s*&t. It's not like they can just go hang out with regular people, right?
Plus, if I was in my 20s, getting married to the future king of England, I can totally see wanting to invite a certain ex-boyfriend or two and be all IN YOUR FACE SUCKER! Watch me walk down the aisle with YOUR FUTURE KING.
On the other hand, doesn't it seem weird to have so many exes in attendance? Does Will really need ALL of his ex-girlfriends to be there?
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- Cartoon Characters: Aka Pella, Big Fat Baby, Charity Bazaar, Cho-Cho, Father Time, Fetch, Froggo, Loud Kiddington, Lucky Bob, Lydia Karaoke, Miss Information, Mr. Smartypants, Pepper Mills, Toast, World's Oldest Woman, Pule Howser, Susana Susquahanna, Molly Pitcher, Joan of Arc, Martha Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, Statue of Liberty, Sam Melman, Bill Straitman, Horse, Chit Chatterson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Confucius, Attila the Hun, Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nostradamus, Merlin, Sergei Eisenstein, Julius Caesar, General Ulysses Simpson Grant, Marc Antony, Attila the Hun, Renaissance Man.
- Vocal Talent: Frank Welker (Father Time, Fetch, Pule Howser), Cree Summer (Aka Pella, Aka Pella, Kid Chorus Singer), Laraine Newman (Charity Bazaar, Miss Information, Joan of Arc, Martha Lincoln, Kid Chorus Singer), Tress MacNeille (Cho-Cho, Pepper Mills, Toast, World's Oldest Woman, Susana Susquahanna, Molly Pitcher, Jane Fonda, Kid Chorus Singer), Jeff Bennett (Lucky Bob, Napoleon Bonaparte), Nora Dunn (Lydia Karaoke, Statue of Liberty), Rob Paulsen (Mr. Smartypants, Sam Melman, Ted Turner, Cleopatra, Kid Chorus Singer), Nathan Ruegger (Froggo, Kid Chorus Singer), Cody Ruegger (Loud Kiddington), Luke Ruegger (Big Fat Baby), James Wickline (Bill Straitman), Billy West (Horse, Chit Chatterson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Confucius, Attila the Hun), Maurice LaMarche (Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln), Paul Rugg (Nostradamus, Merlin, Sergei Eisenstein), Fred Travalena (Julius Caesar, General Ulysses Simpson Grant, Marc Antony), Jim Cummings (Attila the Hun), Don Novello (Renaissance Man), Julia Duffy (Lizzie Borden), Julie Bernstein (Kid Chorus Singer), Steve Bernstein (Kid Chorus Singer), Elizabeth Lamers (Kid Chorus Singer), Tony Attaway (Kid Chorus Singer).
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Across the Inland Empire, educators breathed a big sigh of release with the success of Proposition 30 on Tuesday night.
Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase, which got a thumbs-up from 54 percent of voters, adds a new quarter-cent sales tax and increases income taxes on individuals making more than $250,000 a year. The state budget approved in June was balanced, in part, on the assumption that Prop. 30 would be approved. If voters had rejected it, the state would have cut $6 billion more from K-12 education, community colleges, colleges and universities and public safety. That's about $450 per student. (The state is by far the largest source of funding for public schools.) Prop. 30's success doesn't mean additional money for schools, but will just keep funding at the current level.
But the proposition got off to a rocky start election night.
"It was really too close to call, and I had prepared two email messages to send out this morning," Upland Unified Superintendent Gary Rutherford said Wednesday. "Let's just say I was pleased to send out the email I sent. Our struggles are far from over, but it's a huge relief not to implement trigger cuts this year."
Had Prop. 30 failed, the district would have cut nine days from the 2012-13 school year, along with additional cuts in the future.
"Even a status quo or flat funding budget is not the final solution, and it's certainly better than the alternative," Rutherford said.
The Chaffey Joint Union and San Bernardino City Unified school districts got doubly good news Tuesday night, with voters approving local school bonds along with Prop. 30.
"I did expect it to pass. I did expect it would be close. It was some anxious times last night, watching it start off in a place where, obviously, it was losing," Chaffey Superintendent Mat Holton said. The district will use the $848 million allocated by the Measure P general obligation bond to repair and modernize the district's high schools. "We're humble and grateful for the support of voters across the community. ... I think it's a testament to all of the support of schools by our community members."
Nearly 63 percent of voters approved Measure P.
San Bernardino City Unified's Measure N, which allocates $250 million, did even better: "Measure N passed by the largest margin in the county," with 69.6 percent of the vote, Superintendent Dale Marsden said Wednesday. "We're grateful to the local community for their belief in our schools."
Like the Chaffey district, SBCUSD has dipped into maintenance and facilities funds to balance its budget in recent years. The district will use Measure N funds to catch up on repairs and modernize schools.
But if Prop. 30 had failed, the district was still going to need to make deep cuts.
"We were looking at the ability to fund 160 positions, many of which are mission-critical, our police and so forth," Marsden said. "Now we have the ability to stop the bleeding and begin healing the district."
The district's assistant superintendent of facilities said there were a few scary moments Tuesday night.
"We felt that it was going to be a challenge, because we were watching the polls, and it did start off rocky last night," John Peukert said Wednesday. But, in the end, voters "don't want to see students get 15 days less of instruction. ... Although I think a lot of the communities were struggling with taxes ... I think their true colors came true, which is that they're supportive of the schools."
Prop. 30's success wasn't due to local voters, however: In San Bernardino County, only 46 percent of voters supported it.
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Shares in British-based BAE were down as much as 9 percent in early trading in London, after gaining 10.6 percent on Wednesday after the news leaked. Meanwhile EADS shares were down 5.6 percent at (euro) 26.44 in morning trading, leaving the stock back at the level of Tuesday's close and more than 12 percent lower than last Friday.
If it goes ahead, the deal would create a global aerospace and defense giant with combined sales of more than (euro) 70 billion ($90.3 billion) and more than 220,000 employees.
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The U.S. company's defense and space business had revenue last year of almost $32 billion, from selling Chinook helicopters and F-18 fighter jets to the U.S. and, increasingly, other countries.
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EADS is incorporated in the Netherlands with dual headquarters in Munich and Paris as well as the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France.
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The British government said it was aware of the proposed deal and was working with both companies to protect British interests.
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Furthermore did your college not provide you with a means of doing this? I mean it looks to me that they told you to take some numbers put them together to make them bigger but they didn't bother to teach you to add.
Good luck.
I am posting this question here due to this "Questions about approaches to penetration testing with Back Track are welcome." from the sticky. I must apologize slightly as I am still not an expert in this field but I have learned a lot. Also, I am doing this post from memory as the IT building is closed for the night and I can't look to see what was open etc...
I am a college student majoring in network security. On our lab report is a bonus which is to own a "mystery machine" and read a file that wouldn't normally be accessible remotely.
Network Setup
The mystery machine is one router away and is on the same subnet and dhcp client.
The box:
After hours of scanning and probing we have found:
OS: Back track 2
about 8 ports open.
The vulnerability is PHP based as he is running beef (not set up v.02 i think) and phpmyadmin (2.10.1)
It has apache running v 184.108.40.206
PHP v 4.4.4
tightvnc (could not find exploits for the version he is running and this has a java front end on port 641?)
We have used metasploit v3.2 and 3.3 for over 20 hours in an attempt to get a shell but the exploits have not worked.
Version 3.3 has a bug in it that prevents us from using the php cookie exploit involving zval? (do search -t exploit cookie to find it)
deserialize() is what should be exploitable. I know the config file uses this. Can anyone point me towards an exploit that is sure to work as long as I put in the write stuff. It doesn't have to be metasploit, bash and perl work. PHP scripts however I am not sure how to do yet and that may require a brief explanation as to how to launch.
I thank you ahead of time for any help. This is due by monday and I have tomorrow to work on it before I have to just type up what we have thus far and hope for pitty poitns.
Thanks Again,
Furthermore did your college not provide you with a means of doing this? I mean it looks to me that they told you to take some numbers put them together to make them bigger but they didn't bother to teach you to add.
Good luck.
I am a Junior at my college. I have studied protocal analysis, linux and server 2003 operating systems, as well as business administration. Security is an option that you can opt for for junior and senior years which I am not doing. My security class has consisted of (thus far) securing linux, not hacking it. We studied selinux, bastille, tripwire and just recently began using nc, nessus, and nmap.
I studied how to hack on my own since the beginning of last year and I have learned alot but I have to admit I am not the best by any means. I've learned how to do man in teh middle attakcs, hacking wep, simple deauths but I am not advanced yet.
I have tried multiple exploits and researched ways to exploit this box and have come up empty. As I am in lab right now I can give more detail as to my situation.
Yes I waited last minute, but not last minute to try to exploit it. I waited last minute to ask for assistance or anyone's general input because I felt I could do this on my own. As it were that I am having doubt about this, I must admit that I am now simply asking for any direction or opinion on what to do.
I have 3 boxes setup, 2 using fedora 8 and 1 using xp (however all 3 can tripple boot with xp, w2k, and fedora 8.
A simple scan reveals the following ports:
Interesting ports on 172.25.223.254:
Not shown: 1706 closed ports
22/tcp open ssh
80/tcp open http
631/tcp open ipp
3306/tcp open mysql
5801/tcp open vnc-http-1
5901/tcp open vnc-1
6000/tcp open X11
6001/tcp open X11:1
The tightvnc connection only allows 3 attempts and then it locks out your ip address from trying for an extended period of time so brute forcing this is a no go. I decompiled the java that was implemented with logging into vnc and studied the code to find anything of use and I see nothing that can be used for exploitation.
phpmyadmin returns an error : #2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not correctly configured)
I did research on this but I cannot fix this problem remotely. I cannot save the config file remotely. I can edit and remove tables via the http://172.25.223.254/phpmyadmin/scripts/setup.php but I cannot save the config so this doesn't help much.
This box is BT 2 with kernel 2.6.20
The teacher told us the ssh password was too long and difficult to even try bruteforcing.
PHPmyadmin uses version 2.10.1\
we have access to the http://172.25.223.254/info/phpinfo.php where there is more information than I know what to do with.
Apache/1.3.37 (Unix) PHP/4.4.4
Our objective isn't necisarily to get a root password or anything like that.
We need to access this file: usr/local/etc/scim/hellodolly
Again, this is a BONUS question so its not the end of the world if we don't get it. My partner and I have spent over 25 hours the past week in an attempt to get something to work but so far I have come up empty.
I can understand scripting but I am not an expert at scripting especially exploits.
So, I come to this forum in hopes that someone more skilled than I could give me a little advice.
Take a look at some info on slackware and the kernel for the BT box. It's old real old and as such should provide you with plenty of vulnerabilities.This box is BT 2 with kernel 2.6.20
Check the exploit db within the browser on BT4 and the menu/cli and or check online for vuln/exploits against your targeted applications.
There may or may not be something there.
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Concerts are in Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Information: www.utahsymphony.org.
Oct. 9 • Special event: Pianist Lang Lang in recital. The Utah Symphony will not perform on this program.
Oct. 26-27 • Masterworks: Shostakovich, "October, Symphonic Poem for Orchestra"; Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Borodin, Symphony No. 2; Rimsky-Korsakov, Selections from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan." Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Lukas Geniusas, piano.
Oct. 30 • Family: "Halloween Hi-Jinks." Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor.
Nov. 2-3 • Entertainment: "Rhapsody in Blue." Jerry Steichen, conductor; Jason Hardink, piano; Lisa Vroman, vocalist.
Nov. 9-10 • Masterworks: Stravinsky, "The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento"; Ravel, "Pavane for a Dead Princess," "La Valse" and "Bolero"; Saint-Saens, Piano Concerto No. 2. Thierry Fischer, conductor; Ingrid Fliter, piano.
Nov. 16-17 • Masterworks: Mozart, Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter"); Mahler, Adagio from Symphony No. 10; Korngold, Violin Concerto. Thierry Fischer, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin.
Nov. 24-25 • Special event: "Messiah" Sing-in. Susanne Sheston, conductor; Utah Symphony Chorus; soloists TBA.
Nov. 30-Dec. 1 • Masterworks: Debussy, "Scottish March"; Bruch, "Scottish Fantasy"; Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"). Thierry Fischer, conductor; Fumiaki Miura, violin.
Dec. 7-8 • Masterworks: Debussy, Petite Suite and "Iberia"; Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major and "Rapsodie Espagnole." Jun Märkl, conductor; Pascal Rogé, piano.
Dec. 21-22 • Entertainment: Holiday celebration with Bravo Broadway. Jerry Steichen, conductor; Doug LaBrecque and Capathia Jenkins, vocalists.
Dec. 22 • Lollipops: "Here Comes Santa Claus!" Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor.
Salt Lake Symphony
The community orchestra led by Robert Baldwin performs in Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. Information: www.saltlakesymphony.org.
Oct. 13 • The orchestra collaborates with painter Josee Nadeau.
Nov. 10 • Side-by-Side concert with high-school students and clarinetist Robert Walzel.
Dec. 15 • Menotti, "Amahl and the Night Visitors," with University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble.
American West Symphony
Joel Rosenberg conducts the community orchestra. Information: www.americanwestsymphony.org.
Oct. 12 • Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and works of Rossini and Schumann, in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. Free.
Orchestra at Temple Square
The free performances, led by Igor Gruppmann, are in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square. Tickets are required and available at www.lds.org/events.
Oct. 26-27 • "Night in Vienna."
Choral music/opera
Utah Opera
Productions are at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Information: www.utahopera.org.
Oct. 13-21 • Verdi, "Il Trovatore."
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg leads the 360-voice choir in the LDS Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City. Information: www.mormontabernaclechoir.org.
Dec. 13-15 • Christmas concerts with the Orchestra at Temple Square and artists to be named later; mini concert after Dec. 16 "Music and the Spoken Word."
Utah Chamber Artists
Barlow Bradford's choir and orchestra perform in Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. Information: www.utahchamberartists.org.
Dec. 3 • Christmas concert.
Salt Lake Choral Artists
Brady Allred leads the organization's five choirs in performances at Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. Information: www.saltlakechoralartists.org.
Oct. 20 • Donald Patriquin's "Titanic Requiem" and Ola Gjeilo's "Sunrise Mass."
Dec. 22 • "O Yule Full of Gladness: Christmas Around the World."
Choral Arts Society of Utah
Sterling Poulson leads the community chorus. Information: casu.org.
Oct. 13 • Mendelssohn's Psalm 42, at First Presbyterian Church, 12 C St., Salt Lake City. Suggested donation $10.
Chamber music
NOVA Chamber Music Series
Resident artists, many of them members of the Utah Symphony, perform in Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. Information: novaslc.org.
Oct. 28 • Music of Mozart and Bruce Quaglia.
Nov. 18 • Music of Brahms, Brian Fernehough and Arthur Bliss.
Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City
Guest ensembles perform in Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. Information: cmsofslc.org.
Oct. 11 • Takacs Quartet. Music of Haydn, Schubert and Bartók.
Nov. 19 • Kuss Quartet with pianist Jon Nakamatsu. Music of Mozart, Janácek and Schumann.
Dec. 4 • Brentano Quartet. Music of Purcell, Haydn and Beethoven.
Expositions :: Salt Lake City Concert Series
Concerts are at First Congregational Church, 2150 S. Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City. Information: slcexpositions.weebly.com.
Oct. 20 • Beethoven, Bach and Brahms.
Nov. 17 • Soprano Jill Dewsnup.
Eccles Organ Festival
Free recitals are at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Information: www.utcotm.org.
Oct. 7 • Clive Driskill-Smith, organist of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, England.
Oct. 21 • Jonathan Ryan, winner of the Jordan International Organ Competition.
Nov. 4 • László Fassang, of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
Scottish accents
As Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony continue their seasonlong survey of Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies, the composer's Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") is paired with Debussy's "Scottish March" and Bruch's charming quasi-violin concerto "Scottish Fantasy." Fumiaki Miura is the soloist. Kilts are optional.
When • Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
Where • Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City.
Tickets • $18 to $53.
'Amahl and the Night Visitors'
Performances of Giancarlo Menotti's Christmas opera used to be an annual staple at Utah Opera but now are more elusive. The Salt Lake Symphony and University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble team up to present the sweet story of the shepherd boy and his gift to the Christ Child. Also on the program are Respighi's "Three Botticelli Pictures" and Ellington's "Three Black Kings."
When • Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City.
Tickets • $10 adults, $5 students and seniors.


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Arthritis: A disease that involves inflammation of one or more joints. ("Arthr" refers to joints, and "itis" to inflammation.) Joint inflammation is the body's reaction to various disease processes. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis in the United States. This arthritis often results from years of accumulated "wear and tear" on joints, and tends to occur in the elderly in hips, knees, and finger joints. Rheumatoid arthritis involves an attack on the body by its own immune cells. (It is an auto-immune disease.)
Cartilage: Tissue in the vertebral disk that helps cushion and protect the vertebrae, allowing your spinal column to move more freely. (Cartilage is also the soft, rubbery tissue that makes up your nose and ears.) See also Disk.
Cauda Equina Syndrome: The cauda equina is formed by the nerve fibers in the lowest part of the spinal column. These fibers are sometimes called "the tail" of the spinal cord. In cauda equina syndrome, these fibers become compressed, frequently by a large herniated disk. You can lose control of bladder and bowel function. You may also feel dull pain or weakness or numbness in your buttocks, genital area, and thighs.
Chiropractor: A health care provider who diagnoses illnesses of the nerves, muscles, bones, and joints of the body. Spinal manipulation is the most common technique used by chiropractors. Chiropractors are licensed in all 50 states.
Chronic low back pain: "Chronic" means the back pain persists beyond 3 months. It is long-term, continuous, or ongoing. A very small number of people have chronic low back pain after their initial episode of pain. (Compare chronic to ACUTE.)
COX-2 inhibitors: Medications that reduce inflammation and pain. They are safer for your stomach and have fewer side effects than NSAIDs. These medicines can, however, increase your risk for heart attack and stroke. An example of a COX-2 inhibitor is celecoxib (Celebrex).
CT scan: A method of body imaging where the x-ray beam rotates around you. Small detectors measure the amount of x-rays that make it through the body area of interest. These images can be stored, viewed on a monitor, or printed on film. In addition, three-dimensional models of organs can be created by stacking the individual images, or "slices."
Degeneration: When a body part (such as bone) weakens and deteriorates.
Disk: The flat plate between each vertebra that cushions it. The disk has an outer covering made up partly of cartilage. The center of the disk has a jelly-like substance called the nucleus pulposus, which acts like a rubber ball to provide cushioning during compression. Each disk is like a shock absorber during physical activity, such as walking, jumping, or lifting, and allows the spine to extend and flex.
Extrusion: When a large amount of disk material herniates into the spinal canal.
Herniation: When the jelly-like substance (nucleus pulposus) within a vertebral disk bulges outward. This is usually because the disk has become very thin and weak. There are different degrees of herniation. Many people have slight bulging that causes no pain. Others have an extensive bulge (called an extrusion) or an actual rupture of the disk, which may cause pain.
Ligament: Tissue that connects bones and holds them together.
Lumbar vertebrae: The 5 vertebrae in your lower back.
Massage: A "hands-on" therapy in which muscles and other soft tissues of the body are manipulated to improve health and well-being. There are nearly 100 different massage and body work techniques. These range from gentle stroking and kneading to deeper manual techniques. Certified massage therapists complete a training program of 500 or more hours, take national board exams, and are licensed or registered in 29 states.
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging -- a non-invasive procedure that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to construct pictures of the body based on their water content.
Muscle relaxant: A drug used to treat muscle spasm (tension in your muscles). Muscle relaxants don't actually work at the muscles. They work by telling your brain to relax the muscles. These medications may make you feel drowsy, and they do have the potential to be abused and lead to addiction.
Muscle spasm: When a very tense muscle remains contracted.
Narcotics: A type of painkiller reserved for pain that is severe and not helped by other types of painkillers. Narcotics work by blocking your feeling of pain. These medications may make you feel drowsy, and they do have the potential to be abused and lead to addiction. Examples include codeine, meperidine (Demerol), morphine (MS Contin), oxycodone (Percocet, Percodan), and tramadol (Ultram).
Nerve condition tests: A way to study the activity and function of your nerves. Electrodes are placed on your skin and you are given small electrical shocks. With these shocks, the speed with which your nerves conduct the signal is measured.
Neurologist: A physician (MD) who specializes in nerve disorders and diseases, including the nerves that make up the spinal cord.
NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- the most commonly used type of medication for back pain. They work by blocking a substance called prostaglandin. Prostaglandins dilate blood vessels (leading to increased blood flow) and promote inflammation, both of which can cause pain. NSAIDs are available over-the-counter or by prescription. The prescription versions are generally stronger and longer lasting. Examples include ibuprofen (Motrin), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn), tolmetin (Tolectin), and many others. Side effects include stomach ulcers, bleeding, high blood pressure, and possible kidney damage.
Orthopedist: A physician (MD) who specializes in treating bone, joint, muscle and nerve problems. They are trained to use both non-surgical and, when necessary, surgical interventions to treat injuries and disorders of the spine and the arms and legs. Many orthopedists receive additional, high level training to sub-specialize in areas such as spine surgery, sports medicine, hand surgery, and joint reconstruction.
Osteopathic doctor: A health care provider who specializes in diseases affected by the muscles, bones, and soft-tissues like cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. Doctors of osteopathy (D.O.s) receive the same basic training as medical doctors (M.D.s). D.O.s also practice hands-on adjustments of muscles, bones, and ligaments, using these in addition to more conventional medical treatments. Most D.O.s are primary care practitioners, specializing in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, or pediatrics. A few can be found in other medical specialties as well. D.O.s have full practice rights in all 50 states.
Osteoporosis: The thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. Throughout youth, the body uses calcium and phosphate to produce bone and increase bone mass. After the age of about 20, people start slowly loosing bone mass. This loss of bone may be accelerated in certain situations, such as menopause or prescription steroid use, and the bones can become significantly weaker and subject to fractures, even in the absence of trauma. Weak bones can also result from a poor diet or certain diseases.
Physical therapist: A licensed health care provider who specializes in helping people recover from injuries and diseases. They focus on helping people regain movement, take care of themselves, and function at work or home.
Recurrent back pain: Getting back pain more than once. This is not the same as continuous, chronic, or long-term pain.
Ruptured disk: A disk that actually tears, releasing the gelatinous nucleus pulposus into the spinal canal.
Sciatica: Pain that runs along the outside of your leg and often accompanies low back pain. The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that travels down the hip sending branches all the way to your foot. If the sciatic nerve gets trapped or inflamed anywhere along this route, you may feel pain.
Spine: A column of small bones, called vertebrae, that run along the center of your back. The vertebrae support your trunk and protect the spinal cord.
Spinal cord: The bundle of nerves that runs through the spinal vertebrae. The nerves of the spinal cord connect your brain to all of the organs and tissues of your body.
Spinal manipulation: The process of manually moving the vertebrae (spinal bones). Performed by a therapist, chiropractor, or osteopathic doctor.
Spinal stenosis: Narrowing of the spinal canal that can cause pain by pushing on spinal nerves.
Steroid: A potent anti-inflammatory drug that can be injected into the area of pain, used especially if your back pain persists for longer than a month. Steroids reduce inflammation and pain.
Vertebra: A segment of bone in the spinal column. The plural is vertebrae.


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Can a Toilet Paper Tube Support Your Weight? *
AbstractHere's a fun project idea to learn about compression forces. For this experiment you'll need some empty toilet paper tubes, masking tape, sand (or table salt), pebbles (or marbles), a funnel, a cardboard box, and a sturdy chair to help you balance while testing the column. Seal one end of the tube with masking tape. Use the funnel to fill the tube with sand (or salt). Seal the other end with tape. Place the tube on end inside the paper box. Place the chair with its back to the box and hold the chair for balance. Place one foot on top of the tube and gradually shift more and more of your weight to that leg. Does the tube support your weight? What happens if you fill the tube with something with larger particles, like pebbles or marbles? Will a single large column or several smaller columns support more weight? (WGBH Staff, 2000)
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What was the most important thing you learned?
A toilet paper tube filled with sand can support over 200 lbs, but a tube filled with rocks cannot. The amount of air space left in the tube with rocks seems to make it vulnerable to collapse.
What problems did you encounter?
At first I could not figure out how to put enough weight on the tubes without tipping them over. Stepping on a tube is impossible because it tips over.
Can you suggest any improvements or ideas?
I used a heavy piece of furniture and an automotive jack on top of a scale with the toilet paper tube wedged on top under the heavy object. As I raised the jack, I could see how much weight was being supported by reading the scale.
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2013-03-17 11:45:52
What was the most important thing you learned?
i learned about weight and buckling
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Can you suggest any improvements or ideas?
test more weights
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2012 picks: Renee Lorenz
Published Dec. 19, 2012
They say time flies when you're having fun. I don't know who "they" are (probably those terrifyingly upbeat "glass half full" people), but they nailed it. My 2012 is a blur of exciting times and memorable moments, most of which my lawyers have advised me not to discuss in detail. There's still plenty to talk about, though, and I've shared the highlights below.


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Colorado prospect hurls 7 1/3 shutout frames, strikes out six
By David Heck / Special to MLB.com | April 10, 2012 10:31 PM ET
That approach worked out Tuesday as the Rockies' No. 14 prospect prospect gave up just two hits over 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox to a 2-0 shutout of the Tacoma Rainers.
The 24-year-old left-hander struck out six while walking one.
"[Catcher Wil] Nieves and I were on the same page more than I feel like I've ever been," said Friedrich, who allowed four runs over five innings in his first start of the season. "I was confident in what he threw down. I probably only shook him off once, and that wasn't the right thing to do. I was confident in my fastball on both sides of the plate."
The first hit off Friedrich came in the third when Scott Savastano tripled to center field with one out. The southpaw recovered by getting consecutive popouts by Luis Rodriguez and Trayvon Robinson to end the inning.
In the sixth, Savastano was again the perpetrator, doubling to lead off the inning. After Rodriguez bunted him over, Friedrich induced another popout by Robinson and then walked Carlos Triunfel. He escaped the frame when Vinnie Catricala grounded out to shortstop.
"[Savastano] was one of the few guys -- it's funny how you notice the small things -- in the box waiting for me," Friedrich said. "Usually I'm waiting on hitters. I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but it kind of surprised me the couple times he was waiting on me. When he got his pitch, he punished it."
Dustin Molleken took over for Friedrich in the eighth, getting the final two outs of the inning without a problem. Edgmer Escalona then tossed a one-hit ninth to notch his second save of the season.
Chad Tracy and Nieves both hit solo homers for the Sky Sox, providing the team's only offense on the day.
Though the game was close throughout, Friedrich said he enjoyed playing in that type of contest.
"I think it makes it a lot more fun," he said. "Our whole team was in the game, and some of our guys made huge plays for me. [Third baseman] Jimmy Cesario was taking some hot shots for me, and one of the biggest plays of the night ... [shortstop Brandon] Wood went to the hole and made a jump-throw to second. It was one of the cooler plays I've seen from a guy playing behind me. In those close games, you get that adrenaline and confidence and just want to keep competing."
The 25th overall pick in the 2008 Draft, Friedrich has had his struggles the past two seasons. He compiled a 5.05 ERA in 18 Double-A starts in 2010, then put together a 5.00 ERA in 25 outings at that level last year. He said he has modified his approach somewhat this season.
"[Manager] Stu Cole was saying that he was in Double-A one year and got sent back there, and you take it personally," Friedrich said. "And you tell yourself that's not you, that's not how you play the game. I've definitely taken that into this year, knowing I'm not a fine pitcher. I'm a guy that the more aggressive I am, the more successful I am."
For the rest of the season, Friedrich simply wants to maintain that aggressive attitude.
"I just want to keep the mentality I had tonight and to keep learning," he said. "Try to stay the course that I put myself on this offseason, and I cannot let off the gas."
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Pretty much every piece in Ohne Titel's fall 2013 collection included a square motif, so it's only fitting that Jimmy Paul threw a bit of a curve for the presentation's hairstyle. He mentioned Beyoncé's look at the 2012 Presidential Inauguration as an influence, but the rounded bangs, pulled straight down to the brows and looped back over the ear, were so geometric that they seemed perfectly inspired by the clothes themselves. The contrast between angles and arcs weren't the only ones at play, either. Paul also created contrast in the hair, as well. "I really wanted to have the idea of shine and matte on the hair," Paul said. By drenching the bangs in thickening spray while leaving the rest of the straight style silky soft, he achieved just that.
Gloss This: The side part and bangs
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This hairstyle has a particular versatility to it. It can be sporty or elegant, depending on the clothes you pair it with and how much you saturate the side swoop. After creating a low side part, Paul brushed the larger section forward. He applied a generous amount of Bumble and bumble Thickening Hairspray on the top of the head and the section of hair he was molding into the side swoop. "If you overuse Thickening Hairspray, it will dry shiny and hard for a wet look," Paul explained. For the rest of the hair, he ran Bumble and bumble Thickening Full Form Mousse through the lengths to give strands "fantastic weight and thickness in the ends," he said. He finished the look by flat-ironing hair into a shiny sheet.
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Free Traffic Hits...Increase Search Engine Visitors With These Quick and Dirty Tips
You set up a free website, now you want free traffic.
Or, you paid for your website, and now you need enough search-engine traffic to at least pay for your web hosting fees.
Try these quick and (not so) dirty ways I've used to get more free web hits to my blogs:
1 - Gird your loins and wash some dirty, stinky feet
That's my metaphorical way of saying that "you gotta serve somebody."
Wish I could find the blog to give link love to that I read last night, saying that he increased his subscriber count to something crazy like 900 folks in a few months.
What sticks with me is that he said if you provide people a service, they'll come back. So...
2 - Give people the quirky things they're looking for
I was amazed to find out how many people per month search for "Google's USA Home Page," so that's why I titled my post that.
If you blog it, they will come.
3 - Ask short questions in the title that people want to know
"Robin Thicke's Race? Wife? Lyrics? Dad?" has gotten me so many hits, because whatever combination of those search terms people type in satisfies their specific need. (Amazingly, the "hot, hot and still hot" part gets me folks looking for the lyrics to that "Hot hot hot" song!)
Same deal with "Barack Obama's Race? Age? Religion?" (without repeating the Barack Obama name like I did when I was an SEO-newbie -- but you get the picture.)
4 - Borrow some keywords
Copy and paste can be our best friend. Just look at all the Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool (is that puppy really dead? Why is it showing January 2007 when it was updated to April 2007?) keywords about Robin Thicke I copied at that bottom of the post about him.
That's a quick and dirty way to get more search-engine traffic, because depending on how fast Google crawls your site, that's what people will find right away.
I should, however, update the Robin Thicke post to ensure I've covered all the bases people are searching for to be even more helpful.
5 - Brag about the number of readers you have...after you pump up the number
Put your stats front and center, recommends Blogging Tips, whom I found whilst surfing late Saturday night.
I finally moved up my counter once my subscriber numbers increased, and then chose from a pretty image on Al at Self-Made Minds post about Feedburner counts to make my subscription count even more representative of my daily pageviews.
Fake it till you make it!
(John H. Johnson pretended to be janitor to his non-existent white boss in order to be shown the piece of real estate that birthed the Johnson Publishing empire. Bishop T.D. Jakes got his 1-800-Bishop2 phone number and had women around the church answering the phone.)
6 - Meta Tags still matter
My blogging buddy Bonnie told me forever ago to update the metatags in my blog's code. I finally did and they have helped. Thanks, Bonnie!
Just right click anywhere on the white page on my blog and choose view source and look for the first META content that says "Get blog readers..." and such to see what I mean. Google really still looks at those things.
7 - Type longer labels
I used to just type labels like "lil, wayne,kissing,baby" and hit publish.
Now I'm wiser and realized that typing in stuff like create a free website, create your own website, digital camera for kids, make a free web site, make your own web site, make your own web site for free, personal, Popular Posts separated by commas really make the difference to the ol' "Goog" for bringing in that search-engine traffic!
8 - Post a lot...it takes time
Yeah, I know I just told everybody to slow down and create good posts, and that still holds true. But until you get a lot of email subscribers, or until you set up a strictly search-engine blog driving traffic to your main blog, you need to build content and open as many doors or gateways for people to find you as possible.
Like the "Watch Grey's Anatomy Full Episodes Online Free" post I put on my search-engine blog, it's getting hits now that I hope come on over here and stay.
9 - All about the ALT tag
In the Edit HTML mode of Blogger, in between the ALT " " space after I inserted the above foot-washing picture, I put "Increase web site traffic and hits free by getting more search engine traffic" in between those double quotes.
This is what's called "tagging" a photo, and that text will show up in search engines, both for folks looking for the post and for images.
That's it. Happy blogging and search-engine gaining.
And God bless and keep our troops this Memorial Day.
What you are doing and sacrificing for us all is beyond words...but thank you.
29 comments:
I will try these tips. After having a little over 79,000 uniques in January my traffic has dropped each month, reacheing only 54,000 last month. 42% of all my traffic is from search engines so I'll see what happens.
- Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:44:00 PM
- Bonnie Calhoun said...
Good girl...you're moving right up there to be included in the blogging elite!
- Monday, May 28, 2007 12:59:00 AM
- Carlos said...
Thanks for the tips Paula, skyrocketing stats. This place is something to keep track of. See you around.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 4:35:00 AM
- BloggingWriter said...
Great article, Paula. I've tried some of these, but you have given me a couple of new ideas. Thanks
- Monday, May 28, 2007 7:58:00 AM
- SweetGyrl & StreetBoyz2biznizmen said...
Wow Paula,this is good stuff,now I only wish I could put some of this to use on my site. I am going to sit one day and just go to diffrent places you recommend and try to understand this and put them on my blogs,they are important.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 9:40:00 AM
- Linda said...
Great advice! I learned a few things from you today, and you reminded me of a few things I'd already learned along the way.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 11:02:00 AM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
A lot of my traffic comes from Google, too, so I hope these tips really help you.
And stayed tuned for more, because I'm going to write more about using Wordtracker Keyword Suggestions Tool as well.
From your heart to God's hand...
Yeah, amazing how I gained 2,000 subscribers overnight, heh?
Tee hee hee...Wink wink wink...
So glad that some of this stuff is new to people.
Hi Kim
Yes, it can take a little time to implement some of this stuff, but it's so fun to me.
I hope you got my email about Picasso.
Stay tuned for many more tips as I figure out what works and what doesn't work to drive traffic to blogs.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 11:27:00 AM
Nice tricks you've got there Paula. Now where did you get all those pictures? Are they free?
And what should I put in the META content tags? a description of my site or some SEO friendly keywords?
- Monday, May 28, 2007 11:41:00 AM
- Vanessa said...
Hey, Paula. Great post, as usual. You know I have try a few today.
I made my move to TypePad so I need to make sure I re-connect and get more readers. I'm sure these tips will help.
Hope you have agreat Memorial Day.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 1:09:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Hi Affzan
I mostly find my pics from Google Images. (Hopefully they're free!)
Only once have I even been asked to remove a pic, and that guy was a scam artist, but I complied...at least with the picture taking down part.
And yeah, put SEO-rich keywords in the ALT " " part.
Hey Vanessa
Just checked out your new TypePad digs. Nice.
You're good with the changing platforms stuff. Does TypePad have as many plugins as WordPress?
- Monday, May 28, 2007 1:36:00 PM
- Jim.Legington said...
Awe Paula,
Those are some great Free Traffic Tips in Your Post for Memorial Day.
Yes Meta Tags still carry weight in
Search Engine Postioning.Really I just love how You shared about using images to get some Free Traffic from Search Engines. The most important of all is the
"Title Tag", even more so than "Keywords Tags". After the 'Title Tag' of course by my experience and opinion
is the "Description Tag" among Your
Meta Tags. Thanks Paula, from now
on I will be using images better for sure. Yea, There is so much substance planted in Your Post, Keep it up, Everyone can be a Real Champion when we serve. God Bless!
- Monday, May 28, 2007 1:42:00 PM
- Donbizblogger said...
Paula, I made $1.86 from my blog in 2 weeks in May! Yea! Nowhere to go but up. There's lots to learn and I'm being quite patient. I'm developing strategies off-line right now and working to create a new blog for Dads with key categories. Thanks for your continued info-sharing.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 5:10:00 PM
- Don said...
Paula, I'd love to have folks stop by and check out these two demo segments for a possible online web series called "Hey, Dad!"
I'm drawing from my experiences as an adoptive dad of special needs kids.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 5:18:00 PM
- Black Pixie said...
Hi Paula - just wanted to say a quick thank you - I found your tips quite helpful, particularly the one about meta tags. You have a good week.
- Monday, May 28, 2007 7:07:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Hi Jim
Thanks for reminding me about the title tag, too.
I make sure to title my post with hotly-searched for keywords, and name my image with those, too.
I think that's what you mean, right?
Woo woo! I love your attitude. Nowhere to go but up!
And I believe many parents of special-needs children could benefit from the comraderie learned online, just like the Autism Every Day folks did to help folks.
Black Pixie
Well thank the Lord that this info is making sense and is applicable.
Y'all let me know how your stats rise!
- Monday, May 28, 2007 7:59:00 PM
- John said...
Thanks for the blogging tips Paula.
Regarding reader subscription counts, I've never bothered with them due to very low readership of my blogs.
It is a catch-22 situation: People are more likely to subscribe if you already have a large number of readers. But in order to have a large readership, you need to get people to subscribe.
I've thought about the fake reader counts before, but didn't actually use it. Do you think it is easily detectable if you have a fake counter?
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:24:00 AM
- zaki said...
I'm so shock to see the number of your readers!!! Well done!!! ;)
I'm so happy for you. Keep it up. I know that really take a lot of time and commitment.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:14:00 AM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
John -
Yeah, my reader counter is just an image I copied from one of those listed on Al at Self-Made Minds list.
I realized that Feedburner subscriber counts only counted the people who access my feed, and not those daily pageviews from my blog, so I felt okay with making that number more representative of my real numbers.
And yeah, the techie can tell where the image location is pulling from if they look at my code.
Good enough!
My real subscriber number is growing, so I guess it's working...
Yeah, Zaki, I added 2,000 subscribers overnight. Amazing, huh? Nothing like a little monkeying around with that image source location. Hint, hint...
I'll let you all know what final affect this experiment has on my actual Feedburner subscriber count.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:45:00 AM
- musicimixingguru said...
hey paula great post. im doing everything but posting like an animal . I try to post on a day at least. keep doing your thing ma.
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:45:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Yeah, I didn't even post anything yet today.
And thanks, I love it when guys call me "ma" instead of "maam"! Seriously!
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 4:58:00 PM
- kystorms said...
Hey Paula
How have you been :-)?
I am going to officially request a application to Paula U when it starts, seems like your two steps from being a regular U on the how to's of the net.
Great post , I need to spend some time re reading what you said about the images and the meta tags.
And how in the heck do you get your header to increase and fit that whole pic like that????
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 6:42:00 PM
- Simon Gould said...
The title tags as someone said before but also get those keywords and phrases in the header tags.
You can't beat a bit of H1 or H2 now and again :)
- Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:50:00 PM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Hi Lisa
Just left a comment over on your site. You got me wanting to check out Jericho.
Oh and as you can see, I was playing around all morning with my header.
I Google around on Google Images and select the wide images only (they have the drop-down menu where you can select large images) and I type in words like "pretty" or "panoramic" or "heaven" or "sky" or whatever and then link to that image's URL in the background image code in my template.
I did this ever since some reader showed me how short my image looked in the browser he was viewing my blog with.
Okay, so I think I know what H1 and H2 is.
I should Google it to make sure.
Is H1 the blog post's name?
Or is H1 blog title's name or metatags?
- Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:51:00 PM
A great post with some great tips! I enjoy reading your posts :D keep up the good work.
Tom LeDree
- Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:49:00 PM
- AgentSully said...
"wash some dirty stinky feet" you are hilarious!
great list.
as always, you're supplying massive value!
- Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:38:00 PM
- Lillie Ammann said...
This is an example of your posts that make me think, and I've given you the Thinking Blogger Award. You can read the details on my post.
- Friday, June 01, 2007 7:46:00 AM
- Paula Neal Mooney said...
Thanks, much.
Hey there, Agent Sully
I keep wondering...Is that your real avatar?
I appreciate the award nomination. Don't you just love Ilker's TheThinkingBlog.com?
- Friday, June 01, 2007 10:14:00 AM
- blogpaul said...
Another good post...I heard co-blogging helps tooo...hmmmmm????? Sounds interesting huh Paula??? I wonder if anyone could use a partner???
- Friday, June 01, 2007 8:03:00 PM
- Linda said...
Meta Tags is a definite must.
Took me ages to figure that one out too!
But i've just discovered this clever site that you can post links on. Could help reach different people.
The List
- Saturday, July 28, 2007 1:34:00 PM


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Hi im new to linux in common and im tryng not to ask any noob questions which have already been answered a thousand time. So after my issues I started reading and searching but I just cant find a solution. So I decided to post here.
After trying BT3 live usb I was looking forward to installing BT4. In bt3 live usb internet worked fine.
I have a Toshiba A300 12k with built in eth0 and a wlan0(rtl8187b)
I also purchased a usb wifi adapter which is a rtl8187L.
Once again, in bt3 live usb they worked fine.
After installing BT4 internet did not work so I looked at System settings>internet>Network interfaces>
There were none ( except lo )
So I looked around and tried the How To start networking but also this did not work.
I only care about the usb adapter.
I edited the interfaces file to:
of course with all the stuff around it.
If anyone could please help me...
When entering the commands from the How To
Every interface ends with
NO DHCPOFFERS received
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping


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Not just bacon pretzel caramels. Bacon pistachio pretzel caramels with Newcastle. Or, little pillows of chewy decadence.
I used this recipe from Lisa at Lisa is Cooking, substituting pistachios for the cashews, and adding crumbled bacon. Because, as everyone knows, bacon makes everything better.
First lay down the pretzels and nuts (and bacon!) in a dish lined with greased foil. Don't skip the grease part, it's completely necessary.
Next pour the cooked sugar mixed with cream and Newcastle (or any other ale you like) on top, and chuck it in the refrigerator until completely chilled.
Then cut into small pieces...
And wrap in wax paper or parchment paper.
Yes, boiling sugar is kind of scary. And it's a freaking mess to clean up afterward. But it's definitely worth it.
Sweet, salty, creamy, chewy, crunchy. And bacon.


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Topic: Neem Leaves
Hi all -
Has anyone out there heard of or had any experience with using neem leaves as an ayurvedic treatment option?
I may be pulling at straws now but thought maybe I should explore the idea further?
As I've posted in the Intros section - my grandmother was recently diagnosed with advanced stage bile duct cancer that has metastasized to gall bladder, lining of the liver and possibly the bladder. The only treatment plan offered by the oncologist was palliative care.
Since surgery, chemo and radiation are not options, I thought I would look at some alternative treatments.


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I have good news and bad news for you.
1. Bad News - It does work, but you have to use ndiswrapper and ndisgtk to get it to work.
2. Good News - I didn't get into the detail, but someone claimed it worked under a different atheros module. They didn't specify the module. I have had to do this same thing before and what I did was find a recently manufactured atheros chipset that closely matched and used its module, and it actually worked.
With all this being said, you may need to read this post on this very forum:
Chipset is different than what you claim you have, but nothing new there, I have seen quite a few cards that had same model number and different chipsets. But it looks like updating the kernel in bt4 may help. Man, if you have already done that, get a different card I guess....Code:http://forums.remote-exploit.org/backtrack-4-non-working-hardware/27630-ralink-rt2870-issues-bt4pf-linksys-wusb600n.html