25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog

Decide on a stand alone domain name www.myblog.com or directory of existing site www.mysite.com/blog. Sub domain is also an option blog.mysite.com. Avoid hosted services that do not allow you to use your own domain name! Obtain and install customizable blog software - WordPress and Moveable Type are my favorites. Customize blog look and feel templates - aka design. Research keywords and develop a glossary - Keyword Discovery, WordTracker, SitePoint, SEOBook Keyword Research. Optimize the blog: Template optimization - RSS subscription options, social bookmark links, HTML code, Unique title tags, URLs, Sitemap Add helper plugins specific to WordPress or MT Create keyword rich categories (reference your keyword glossary) Enable automatic trackback and ping functionality. Create Feedburner Pro account and enable feed tracking. Setup a Google account for Sitemap, validate and prep for future submission. Identify authoritative blogs, web sites and hubs for outbound resource links and blogroll. Format archived posts, related posts. Enable statistics for tracking - Google Analytics, ClickTracks. Submit RSS feed and Blog URL to prominent RSS and Blog directories / search engines. Engage in an ongoing link building campaign. If podcast or video content are available, submit to Podcast and Vlog directories. Submit blog url to paid directories with categories for blogs - Yahoo, BOTW, bCentral, WOW, JoeAnt. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog. Request feedback or reviews of your blog in relevant forums, discussion threads. If you have a resourceful post that will help others, point to it. Research and comment on relevant industry related blogs and blogs with significant centers of influence. Post regularly. If it’s a news oriented blog, 3-5 times per day. If it’s an authoritative blog, 3-5 times per week, but each post must be unique and high value. Monitor inbound links, traffic, comments and mentions of your blog - Google Alerts, Technorati, Blogpulse, Yahoo News, Ask Blogs and Feeds. Always respond to comments on your blog and when you detect a mention of your blog on another blog, thank that blogger in the comments of the post. Make contact with related bloggers on AND offline if possible. When making blog posts always cite the source with a link and don’t be afraid to mention popular bloggers by name. Use keywords in the blog post title, in the body of the post and use anchor text when you link to previous posts you’ve made. Use social networking services, forums and discussion threads to connect with other bloggers. If they like your stuff, they will link to you. Remember when web sites were a new concept and the sage advice to print your web address everywhere you print your phone number? The same advice applies for your blog.

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perth the real battle

India's win is just their fifth on Australian soil in the 60 years of Test matches between the teams played in this country, and the first time in 11 years that Australia has lost a Test in Perth.

It is also the first time Australia has been defetaed in a Test match since going down to England in the fourth Test of the 2005 Ashes series at Trent Bridge, and halts an unbroken run of 16 victories that began against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test of 2005-06.

Australia enjoyed a strong opening hour on the fourth day, with Ricky Ponting building on a good start the previous evening. Mike Hussey supported his skipper as the pair added 74 for the third wicket. They looked set to push the home side back into the contest before Ponting was deceived on 45, edging to Dravid off Sharma.
Worse was to follow after lunch with Hussey (46) falling lbw to RP Singh and Symonds following in a similar fashion courtesy of Anil Kumble for 12.

Michael Clarke produced the most fluent batting display of the innings with a stylish and measured 81, and he may well have proved the difference had he not started to run out of partners to chase down the record total.

Adam Gilchrist threatened to unleash with one signature pull stroke, but even he could not withstand the Indian pressure. Part-time spinner Virender Sehwag claimed the valuable scalp, bowling him around his legs as the keeper attempted a sweep stroke.

Brett Lee came and went without troubling the scorers as Sehwag picked up a second wicket, putting India within touching distance of a famous win.

However a rearguard action was delivered by Mitchell Johnson, who blazed his way to a first career Test half century with some truly breathtaking shots. Stuart Clark formed the perfect ally and the pair threw the bat at anything bowled in their immediate direction.

Both batsmen rode their luck with several near misses, but India finally struck the telling breakthrough when Clark edged one to Dhoni off Man of the Match Irfan Pathan (3-54). He had made a heroic 32.

Australia's fate was sealed when Shaun Tait was clean bowled by the impressive Singh for four, dismissing the home side for 340, with Johnson unbeaten on 50.

The final wicket sparked jubilous celebrations among Indian players and fans alike, with Harbhajan Singh charging to the pitch with the National Flag in hand. The series ledger is now back to 2-1 in Australia's favour, and the 3 mobile Test Series moves to its final stop in Adelaide with a genuine contest expected to result in a sizeable crowd over the Australia Day long weekend.

Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the most picturesque Test cricket ground in the world, with St Peter's Cathedral rising behind an elegant Edwardian scoreboard and Moreton Bay fig trees at the northern end, the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east, and nearby city skyline to the south. The playing arena is 191 x 127 metres.

The first Test match was played in December 1884 and the record crowd for cricket is 50,962 during the Saturday of the Bodyline Test in January 1933. The highest attendance for any sport, however, belongs to football with 62,543 people attending the 1965 grand final between Port Adelaide and Sturt. The last football grand final at the Adelaide Oval was in 1973 and the largest crowd since then was the rock concert by Elton John and Billy Joel in 1998 which drew 37,000 patrons.

Unlike the other major sports grounds in Australia, Adelaide Oval has preserved its aesthetic charm. The western public and members grandstands, and the scoreboard are all items listed on the City of Adelaide Heritage Register, and the Sir Donald Bradman Stand which replaced the John Creswell Stand in 1990 complements the other stands magnificently.

Melbourne

Museums
Home to the nation's finest collection of racing memorabilia, the Australian Racing Museum immortalises some of the most significant events in our racing history.
Officially opened in 1981, under the patronage of HM Queen Elizabeth II, the Australian Racing Museum is the only museum of its kind devoted to horseracing in Australia. The Australian Racing Museum features a changing program of innovative exhibitions and topical displays.
Melbourne has a privatised public transport system comprising trains, trams and buses. Trams are the main form of transport throughout the Central Business District and run up and down most main streets. Trains are the main mode of transport throughout the greater Melbourne area.

The best way to get around the Central Business District is to catch the City Circle Tram, a free service that runs around the perimeter of the CBD. There is an excellent map of the CBD and its main points of interest on the website.

Travelling away from the CBD, your choice is catch a tram or a train (although bus services do operate to most areas).

Trams
Trams going outside the CBD run to the inner suburbs and in some instances a little further. There are different departure points throughout the CBD and you can check these here. A light rail service runs to the popular tourist destinations of St Kilda and Port Melbourne (Beacon Cove).

Trains
There are two main railway stations in the CBD:

Flinders Street Station, at the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets, which is the main terminus for Melbourne metropolitan rail services; and

Southern Cross Station (previously Spencer Street Station), at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Streets, which is the main hub for country rail services.

You can plan how to use Melbourne's public transport system using MetLink (includes all train, trams and bus services).

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SCG

The SCC (formerly UTS Balmain Cricket Club) play in the world renowned Sydney Grade Cricket Competition. With over 100 years of history and tradition, SCC has long been a mainstay of the competition. During this time, many Balmainiacs (both male and female) have represented various city, state and national sides. In season 2006/07 there are 15 different sides representing the black and gold, nine of these mens and six women’s.


One Balmainiac stands on the verge of eclipsing one of Sydney Grade cricket’s longest standing and most significant record. Opening batsman Greg Hayne, also a member of the Balmain Team of the Century, requires a further 36 runs to become the greatest run scorer in SCA history. This is an amazing achievement, leaving Greg to be remembered forever as one of the clubs greatest ever players, as well as one of the finest in the history of cricket in Sydney.


2007/08 is one of great promise for SCC (formerly UTS Balmain). The men’s first grade side welcome back a couple of familiar faces in Mark Atkinson and Karl Whatham, and with Jason Krejza being appointed captain of a team of spirited and able competitors, first grade will be looking to have a far more productive season. Second grade, under the leadership of the Neil Maxwell will be hoping to go one better than the two runners-up positions they have finished in consecutive seasons. The loss of several experienced campaigners from the lower grades has left many holes to fill these voids and press for higher honors within the club.




SIC FORTIS BALMAINIA CREVITT

Malaysia

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials, to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism.
Malaysia, a middle-income country, transformed itself from 1971 through the late 1990s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Growth was almost exclusively driven by exports - particularly of electronics. As a result, Malaysia was hard hit by the global economic downturn and the slump in the information technology (IT) sector in 2001 and 2002. The economy grew 4.9% in 2003, notwithstanding a difficult first half, when external pressures from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Iraq War led to caution in the business community. Growth topped 7% in 2004 and 5% per year in 2005-06. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel forced Kuala Lumpur to reduce government subsidies, contributing to higher inflation. Malaysia "unpegged" the ringgit from the US dollar in 2005 and the currency appreciated 6% against the dollar in 2006. Healthy foreign exchange reserves and a small external debt greatly reduce the risk that Malaysia will experience a financial crisis over the near term similar to the one in 1997. The economy remains dependent on continued growth in the US, China, and Japan - top export destinations and key sources of foreign investment. The government presented its five-year national development agenda in April 2006 through the Ninth Malaysia Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the allocation of the national budget from 2006-10. The plan targets the development of higher value-added manufacturing and an expansion of the services sector.

Today in lab

Appada oru valiya ip and ooad print out eduthachu………we have only 6 printers for whole lab .But we have to take more than 400 pages print out …inspite of frequent power cuts and we do not have proper back up ,even for the power cut of 10 mins ……….our Lab is air conditioned but I have ever seen AC working .It is very stuffy,no one will feel of working in the lab.

Maldives

The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated the islands' political scene. Following riots in the capital Male in August 2004, the president and his government pledged to embark upon democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Progress has been slow, however, and many promised reforms have been delayed indefinitely. Tourism and fishing are being developed on the archipelago.

Tourism, Maldives' largest industry, accounts for 28% of GDP and more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. Over 90% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes. Fishing is the second leading sector. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to play a lesser role in the economy, constrained by the limited availability of cultivable land and the shortage of domestic labor. Most staple foods must be imported. Industry, which consists mainly of garment production, boat building, and handicrafts, accounts for about 7% of GDP. The Maldivian Government began an economic reform program in 1989 initially by lifting import quotas and opening some exports to the private sector. Subsequently, it has liberalized regulations to allow more foreign investment. Real GDP growth averaged over 7.5% per year for more than a decade. In late December 2004, a major tsunami left more than 100 dead, 12,000 displaced, and property damage exceeding $300 million. As a result of the tsunami, the GDP contracted by about 3.6% in 2005. A rebound in tourism, post-tsunami reconstruction, and development of new resorts helped boost GDP by about 18 percent in 2006. The trade deficit has expanded sharply as a result of high oil prices and imports of construction material. Diversifying beyond tourism and fishing is the major challenge facing the government. Over the longer term Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is one meter or less above sea level.