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Colloquium with Richard F. Doner, Emory University
Tuesday, March 03, 200912:00 PM - 1:30 PM10383 Bunche HallUCLA CampusLos Angeles, CA 90095
This paper proposes a political explanation for the uneven nature of Thai economic development. It argues that Thailand has succeeded well at diversifying its economy but not at upgrading (increasing value added with high efficiency and local linkages). It emphasizes the particular difficulties of upgrading and Thailand's lack of institutional capacities to address such difficulties. These institutional weaknesses reflect two sets of conditions: the large number of veto players - political interests with the ability to block reform; and the lack of structural pressure on government leaders, especially from local business and labor, to undertake needed reforms. The paper concludes with a pessimistic view of the country's capacity for sustainable growth.
Richard F. Doner is Associate Professor of Political Science at Emory University where he has taught since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986. His research and teaching focus on the political and institutional sources of economic growth, especially in Southeast Asia. His books include The Politics of Uneven Development: Thailand's Economic Growth in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2009); Explaining Institutional Innovation: Case Studies from Latin America and East Asia (Social Science Research Council, forthcoming 2009); Economic Governance and The Challenge of Flexibility in East Asia, (edited with Fredrick Deyo and Eric Hershberg; Rowman and Littleifield 2001); From Silicon Valley to Singapore: Location and Competitive Advantages in the Disk Drive Industry (with David McKendrick and Stephan Haggard; Stanford University Press, 2000); and Driving a Bargain: Automobile Industrialization and Japanese Firms in Southeast Asia (University of California Press, 1991).
Cost : Free and open to the public.
Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asian Studies


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· Citizens and Soldiers: The Dilemmas of Military Service (1985)
· Commandos and Politicians: Elite Military Units in Modern Democracies (1978)
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 7:02 pm
The only reason they wanted to build that tunnel is because reckless drivers come speeding off the freeway and don't obey the speed limits on local streets. The city should just close the Old Middlefield freeway exit and make the street much safer that way. There are plenty of other routes that drivers can take. Then we would not have needed to spend so much money on a pedestrian tunnel.
$3 million to build the pedestrian bridge over Hwy 101 then $6 million more to build the tunnel under Old Middlefield? The $3 million is certainly worthwhile, but the $6 million could have been better spent on by extending the trail to somewhere more interesting than Old Middlefield.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm
I don't believe the extra $6.9 Mil spent is solely the result of the pedestrian tunnel addition.
Every government project tend to double or triple in cost over duration of the project.
This means it will cost 3x the estimated $69 Mil to build the high speed rail!
on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm
I meant 3x the estimated $69 Billion (not Million) to build the HSR between LA and SF


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The Cape Fear Disabled Sportsman's Annual Fishing Tournament (CFDSFT) has grown to be quite a success. Every year the Got-Em-On Live Bait Club and many sponsors and donors put forth a lot of effort into giving a great day of pier fishing to many disabled persons. Being disabled may prevent most of these people from enjoying one of the greatest activities our area has to offer. This tournament provides everything from bait, rods and tackle to lunch and awards making it possible for so many people to take part in this great event. This year's event will be the 15th Annual CFDSFT and is scheduled to take place at the Kure Beach Fishing Pier on Friday, May 10th starting at 8:00 a.m. and lasting until 12:30 p.m. Plenty of people will show up and it is sure to be a great time.
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MALONE — Opinions were strong but mixed as about 20 people turned out Thursday for the third in a series of public hearings on creating a Franklin County bed tax.
Two similar sessions last week in Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake drew fewer residents, but most of those attendees opposed implementation of a fee on overnight guests.
The proposed local law calls for a 5-percent charge at hotels and motels, cottages and bed-and-breakfasts, vacation-rental properties and condominiums.
The money collected by the County Treasurer's Office would be used to promote tourism and market Franklin County, and a committee would be appointed to develop a marketing strategy for legislators to approve.
Jacob Kipping, assistant general manager of The Point in Saranac Lake, said adding a 5-percent tax to his guests' stay would cost his advanced-booked customers an extra $40,000.
"I'd have to call and ask them for additional funds to come and stay," he said of guests who already intend to pay between $1,500 and $2,990 a night for their all-inclusive package.
He said the resort pays 4 percent sales tax already and adding 5 percent "to increase it to 9 percent. We thought it was high.
"We feel it would be a lot of money we are asking of our guests," Kipping said. "We are against it. It is detrimental to our business as we recover from the economic downturn of a few years ago."
But Mary Scharf, a member of the Malone Town Council, said, "we need the funds to advertise our area and build the infrastructure. That's not going to come from taxpayers. They're tapped out."
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Location: On the tip of a peninsula close to the ocean and the San Francisco Bay. We all know the many hills from countless movies.
Buildings: Whenever we see the red columns of the Golden Gate Bridge we start to smile. But there are many more other remarkable buildings: Palace of Fine Art, Fort Point, Fort Mason and last not least old industrial buildings in the different harbor sections.
Flair: Not many cities have that much flair as San Francisco.
China Town: Many cities in Northern America have there own China Town. Likely none can match the character of the San Francisco China Town.
Alcatraz: A prison as a national monument. This sounds weird but can be in fact very exciting.
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Perspiration that's triggered by emotion is most likely to occur on your face, in your armpits, on your palms and on the soles of your feet. But how much you sweat and even the way your sweat smells can be influenced by your mood, your diet, some drugs and medical conditions, and even your hormone levels. What's more — unfair as it seems — some people inherit a tendency to sweat heavily, especially on their soles and palms.
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The cause of sweating and body odor stems from your body's temperature regulation system, specifically your sweat glands. Sweating helps maintain your body temperature, hydrates your skin and balances your body fluids and electrolytes, chemicals in your body such as sodium and calcium.
Your skin has two types of sweat glands: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. Eccrine glands occur over most of your body and open directly onto the surface of the skin. Apocrine glands develop in areas abundant in hair follicles, such as on your scalp, armpits and groin and open into the hair follicle just before it opens onto the skin surface.
When your body temperature rises, your autonomic nervous system stimulates the eccrine glands to secrete fluid onto the surface of your skin, where it cools your body as it evaporates. This fluid (perspiration) is composed mainly of water and salt (sodium chloride) and contains trace amounts of other electrolytes — substances that help regulate the balance of fluids in your body — as well as substances such as urea.
Apocrine glands, on the other hand, secrete a fatty sweat directly into the tubule of the gland. When you're under emotional stress, the wall of the tubule contracts and the sweat is pushed to the surface of your skin where bacteria begin breaking it down. Most often, it's the bacterial breakdown of apocrine sweat that causes an odor.
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Just a two-hour-drive from Chicago. Once you've stayed at this vacation rental , you'll want to keep coming back for more. Enjoyed by families since the early 1900's, this property was once the site of an entertainment "mecca" for Southwestern Michigan. Located on beautiful Lake Michigan, it's ballroom was once the host of musical greats such as Frank Sinatra and The Tommy Dorsey Band. Over time, the ballroom was converted into lakefront condo (which still boast the original ballroom floor). Several years later, the poolside building was added. Most visitors want to extend their stays - or plan their next trip before they even leave. Treat your family to a relaxing vacation packed with memories that will last for a life-time.
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Northwind Imperial Stout - Two Brothers Brewing Company
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Ratings: 746 | Reviews: 384 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by mnstorm99:
4.05/5 rDev +6.9%
Nice black pour with a small tan head that sticks around for a short while laces nice down the glass.
Aroma is malty with just a touch of hops, mostly spicy chocolate and biscuits.
Taste is a little different, the hops come through pretty well here more balanced than most RIS, with a much bigger malt presence. Chocolate and caramel dominate with a nice sweet candy like hop flavor.
Mouthfeel is nice and smooth, with a touch of oily residue left on the palate, this is a very easy, drinkable RIS. I'll have another!!!
12-02-2008 14:47:07 | More by mnstorm99
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3.95/5 rDev +4.2%
Appearance Very dark in color, almost black, with a nice, tanned head that pooled over the liquid and left a nice foam ring on the inside edge of my goblet.
Smell This is a classic stout, with a roasted malt aroma that dominates the nose. I can also pick up some fine Arabic coffee and a lovely touch of anise.
Taste This is a bitter brew indeed. The coffee takes charge here, getting me to think I should try to get Starbucks to sell this in their stores (but only after 3:00 PM). Theres a bit of sugary sweetness at the finish, but mainly this is all about the traditional roasted malt and coffee flavors.
Mouthfeel This one was medium-bodied on the lighter side for an Imperial Stout but held up well in between the cheeks. I especially enjoyed the bitter nature of this one.
Drinkability This was a very drinkable stout that went down easily. It would be an excellent example of the style to let one of your Budweiser Buddies try.
Comments Special thanks to qarre for organizing the BIF 5.0, of which I was the first recipient (yippee!) and the lucky beneficiary of this promising effort from Two Brothers.
02-21-2004 03:03:08 | More by RoyalT
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
01-24-2014 21:53:24 | More by aszatk01
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
05-23-2013 02:05:27 | More by DanGeo
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
01-06-2013 06:09:02 | More by SanFranJake
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
12-03-2012 00:48:53 | More by ajkiser12
3.53/5 rDev -6.9%
2010 vintage Batch 2860:
Deep black pour with an inch of tan head on top of the brew. Good sticky patchwork lacing on the glass. Aromas of deep roasted malts with a big dark chocolate forefront. Coffee weaves in along with a touch of char.
First sip is dark roasted, charred malts flowing into dark chocolate along with a touch of coffee as well. Burnt bread accents with caramel undertones and a slight creaminess. Hops kick on the way down as it finishes somewhat dry.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth with good carbonation, not as heavy and rich as most imperial stouts, however it's rather drinkable. Pretty good stout overall.
2005 vintage:
Pours from the bottle a deep onyx with a small tan coffee head on top. The head falls to a ring around the glass. Looks good in the glass. Aromas of dark roasted malts, liquid chocolate, ground coffee, sweet fruits and a hint of hops. Subdued overall..but there's still a nice mix of aromas there.
First sip brings a roasted, slightly smoky maltiness along with hints of chocolate and brewed coffee. I actually get more chocolate and coffee in the nose than in the taste. A hint of bitter citric hops hits on the way down. Not a bad stout...but this is nowhere near an imperial stout.
Mouthfeel is medium light and slightly dry. The body here is weak, even for a stout. I shouldn't find it this easy to down an imperial stout. This doesn't really excite enough to drink more. I'll leave one in my cellar and see what happens to it.
06-16-2005 02:45:28 | More by orbitalr0x
2.58/5 rDev -31.9%
Basically pitch black, miniscule amounts of light comes through in the crevases of the glass. Half inch of tan head floats along on top. Isn't sticky though so teh class is left clean as it is drank down.
Really has a simple malt flavor that is amazingly nondescript. Not really much else to it, no toasted notes.
This has a bit more flavor though but honestly no where close to what an RIS should be. Slight toasted flavor gives way to a touch of coffee. Still, not much to this one. I hate to give a below average rating...it isn't bad necessarily, but nothing draws me to this.
Medium mouthfeel which isn't that bad. A little lingering flavor. This one isn't that hard to drink, nothing to be offended by. But no flavor in this really. Nothing I want to revisit.
04-24-2007 01:21:46 | More by blitz134
North Carolina
3.38/5 rDev -10.8%
Bottle thanks to Mike B, thanks man!
This beer poured solid black with a thin chocolate head. The aroma consisted of roasted malts and fruits. I found the alcohol to be masked very well. The problem I had with this beer was its carbonation. It is overly carbonated and doesn't match the profile that I am used to. Regardless, it is a good drinking beer but not something I will search out again.
03-17-2009 00:25:25 | More by ROBORB
4/5 rDev +5.5%
05-15-2014 03:21:11 | More by DaftPatrick
2.75/5 rDev -27.4%
08-08-2012 01:21:23 | More by jp7161
New York
3.68/5 rDev -2.9%
Opaque with a brown head, like most RIS. Aroma has something going on in it - almost lactic. like a milk stout, a mineraliness.
Same thing in the flavor - if there's an Imperial Milk Stout category, this could be the flag bearer. Starts out with an underlying coffee-cocoa roastiness, but there's an odd roundness in here that I couldn't figure out until I recalled Keegan's Mother's Milk stout - a similar flavor. Indescribable, not offensive, just not what I was anticpating. Finishes creamy-smooth, no hop character to speak of. Appropriately chewy, could have another to figure it out.
Gracias to BA JeffKrenner for the bottle!
02-05-2007 00:17:05 | More by sponberg
3.93/5 rDev +3.7%
This is my first sampling of a brew from Two Brothers. Thanks to clvand0 for the trade. This 12 oz bottle pours an opaque, deep brown body with a small, tan, head that quickly drops into film and collar lace.
Aroma features prominent, dark roasted malts with a coffee dominance. Hints of dark chocolate, anise, and walnuts are picked up in the background.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, but somewhat light for style. Carbonation is low, and there is a tingling hops presence that comes from the 45 IBUs proclaimed by the label.
The taste is dominated by coffee bitterness. Smoky, roasted malts are prevalent, with some dark fruits(prunes and figs) and nuttiness. A hint of licorice is also noted.
This isn't as substantial as most imperial stouts, but is still a good one that is worth a try.
11-06-2004 11:53:06 | More by merlin48
3.6/5 rDev -5%
Dark brown, borderline black with a half finger of tan head with a very agressive pour...disappears almost instantly...no lacing.
Not a lot going on in the nose...some vanilla, milk chocolate, carmelized malt.
The taste is good, but it is not wowing me at this point. Served near room temperature and it has a decent chocolate profile, plenty of hops, but the mouthfeel is terribly thin for the style and seems watered down when I think of my favorite Russian Imperial Stouts.
I like the folks at Two Brothers and this one drinks fairly easily...I would try this one again when I see it on tap, but I won't be stocking up on this one at this point.
02-01-2006 01:37:07 | More by warriorsoul
2.5/5 rDev -34%
11-21-2011 18:52:53 | More by mctizzz
3.8/5 rDev +0.3%
Poured a dark black with a tan colored head; it even had a bit of a reverse cascade to it. Smell was of cocoa, chocolate, earthy hops and roasted coffee. Taste was much of the same, but this beer felt a little green to me, and the others who tried it. It had a very nice finish to it, and we seemed to agree that with a bit more age on it, this would be a much better beer than it already is. Higher side of medium bodied and lower carbonation. This was pretty nice, and I am going to pick up a couple bombers to age next time. I think this one gets much better with time.
11-20-2006 07:48:09 | More by badbeer
4/5 rDev +5.5%
02-19-2014 20:35:02 | More by KolbMarley
4.25/5 rDev +12.1%
05-12-2012 19:38:58 | More by Skye1024
4/5 rDev +5.5%
11-15-2011 21:51:35 | More by bpfrush
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
Opaque, murky almost black appearance, with a residual reddish-skim head. Aromas seem decent, promise fruits and some burnt java. Slightly oily mouthfeel, malting is dry and somewhat Irish-style in some senses. A bit of anise and plum to the impression with a full swallow. Bitterness in the aftertaste, some from the hops, and it builds with continued sips. Overall, I liked this beer, but without interesting sweet complex tones it lacks as a brew in the Imperial Stout category.
12-12-2002 08:24:10 | More by ADR
West Virginia
4.08/5 rDev +7.7%
Pours pitch black dark body full of malt and hops, dark tan head forming thick and dwindling slow, forms fine even lacing with eadh sip. Aroma dark chocolate malts, hints of coffee, and a touch of soy sauce. Flavor creamy dark chocolate, ripened fruit notes. A touch of saoy sauce. Mouthfeel is full bodied carbonation is moderate. Nothing heavy or cloying on the palate, drinkability is solid version of a great Impy Stout.
01-14-2011 20:09:18 | More by WVbeergeek
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
12-22-2013 15:39:13 | More by vfalstad
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
On-tap at Sunswick in Astoria, NY.
Pours one shade from black with a half-finger light brown head. The head recedes into a thin layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of roasted malts with hints of unsweetened chocolate. As the beer warms the chocolate aromas come out a bit more.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Lightly roasted malt flavors up front are soon joined by mildly bitter dark chocolate flavors. These carry through to a solidly bitter ending.
Mouthfeel is alright. It's a bit thinner than most RIS's with moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is good. I didn't have a problem finishing my glass and could have another.
Overall the tap version of this tasted a little cleaner however whether it be tap or bottle this beer still didn't quite deliver. Not a bad beer but not worth seeking out.
01-08-2010 18:43:49 | More by glid02
4/5 rDev +5.5%
01-12-2013 03:46:39 | More by JuniperJesus
3.63/5 rDev -4.2%
(Served in a snifter)
A-This beer pours a dark black with tiny bubbles of carbonation and a thin tan head that fades quickly.
S- This beer has a smell of deep roasted malt and a hint of sourness. Some faint hints of toasted malt and maybe a faint cold coffee smell aswell.
T- This beer has a nice cocoa, toasted barley and a hint of smoke mixed in the initial sip. The finish has a faint aged cheese taste in a good way. The finish has a faint hop note that is a bit watery.
M- This beer has a medium body with a faint hint of sourness but not really an astringent flavor. No alcohol warmth either.
D- Although the alcohol content is a bit lower than I like in an Imperial Stout, it does have some unique flavors that are very nice. It does have a good malt base but it does have an interesting aged cheese flavor that I haven't found in any other beers. Maybe yeast characteristic? Nice beer and I will have to get a few in the winter months.
07-10-2005 21:44:23 | More by rhoadsrage
Northwind Imperial Stout from Two Brothers Brewing Company
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BMW M1 successor to be called the M8 - report
Could have 600 hp (447 kW)
Rumors of a BMW M1 successor have been swirling ever since the company introduced the M1 Hommage concept at the 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, but a new report is indicating the automaker will finally launch a supercar in 2016.
Designed to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, the production model will reportedly adopt the M8 moniker instead of the iconic M1 name. Little else is known about the car but it could ride on a modified version of the carbon fiber and aluminum architecture that underpins the i8. This would help to spread out development costs as well as enable the model to be relatively lightweight.
Performance specifications remain a mystery, but the supercar would reportedly produce 600 hp (447 kW).
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As long as there's R8 and SLS, trust me there will be M8. The battle for supremacy needs to be taken to the very top.0 1
November 23, 2012 1:22 pm
Pure Fire, hot to death0 1
November 23, 2012 8:54 am
Not to be confused with the M80 tank. Significant ground breaking lightweight built/material must flow in this project and a honey of a mid-engine. Where do I sign on the dotted line?0 1
November 22, 2012 8:32 pm
I have a solution. Forget about that retired old azz M1. It was good in its day, now move on. Since BMW already already F'd up by turning the 1 series M into a Subaru WRX hatchback, and neutering their cars, what do they really have to lose. Ressurect the 850 name and fit this car with the current M6 engine tuned to around 600hp. The production costs are cut even further by going this route. Build the car to accomodate the twin turbo V12 in the 760Li, and within about a year after launch of the base car they should release the 860csi with the V12 tuned to about 700hp with some sort of lithium ion battery hybrid KERS system. Let it compete with SLS AMG Black Series and Aventador. Either way, this car should be born an M car and it should recapture the whole "ultimate driving machine" image BMW once had. It shouldnt feel like a ipod on wheels, but like a well controlled supercar something along the lines of the R8 V10.1 1
November 22, 2012 4:13 pm
BMW, please stop slapping that bumper onto every single M-model!3 0
November 22, 2012 12:36 pm
The likelihood of there being an "M8" in this time fame if at all is very, very slim. However, what we are likely to see by 2016 is a new Z8 which would be a "true" M Car, in that the guys at the M division would develop it from the ground up. I think that every time this rumour surfaces; people & some car enthusiast's are forgetting that in BMW's eyes making an M1 successor would be very difficult to make a profit from and has no scalability across platforms.0 1
November 22, 2012 8:50 am
This rumor has been alive forever,but judging by BMW's design direction these days,refering to the new 3 series and 6 series if they make it it will be a great car for-sure but 447KW is too little. Another...I wonder about the price tag,with the M5 having almost the same price tag as the R8(and obviously the coming M3 as well),half of the SLS cost,pretty sure its really going to be out of reach for most this one!1 1
November 22, 2012 6:26 am
Maaaaaaate! LOL Pure Aussie car!1 1
November 22, 2012 4:31 am
Aych Es Vee
lol GDAY M8!2 1
November 22, 2012 3:05 am
2016? Seriously? 4 years? BMW will scrap it and it'll never launch.. just like every other decent modern supercar they've tried to make. Most disappointing brand ever.3 1
November 21, 2012 10:41 pm
Guys, i still love the first/only generation Z8 roadster, ild love to see that return as well. The Turbo 4.4L V8 in the M5 would be a solid engine choice, just as the 4.0L V8 NA was a good fit in the actual Z8 way back when. Sorry for being a bit off topic.0 0
November 21, 2012 7:49 pm
Han Solo
Yahooo.....at last my life long dream of a proper BMW Supercar is about to come true... I just hope it's either: 1. V8 Twin Turbo - Front Longitudinal RWD or 4WD (Classic) Layout 2. V8 Twin Turbo - Mid Longitudinal RWD or 4WD Layout 3. Serial Hybrid - Front Longitudinal Range Extender with RWD or 4WD In-Wheel Electric Motors Layout... I just hope it looks the White M1 Artist Rendering.0 0
November 21, 2012 7:47 pm
Yes, BMW is coming to their senses. 2016 is a bit distant but at least it will happen(hopefully)!1 0
November 21, 2012 6:19 pm
If they dont build it for anniversary than they never will.3 0
November 21, 2012 4:50 pm
The artist's rendering is way better than freakish Hommage concept..4 1
November 21, 2012 2:26 pm
Oh my God.. I can't wait to see it, but where does this leave the M6 coupe?1 2
November 21, 2012 1:36 pm
First!!! eheh0 2
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PEORIA, Ill -- As the Central Illinois Auto Show rolls into town this weekend, officials are hoping to get the nation's blood supply pumping.
All this week, the American Red Cross is teaming up with the Peoria Metro Car Dealers Association for the 2nd annual Central Illinois Auto Show blood drive.
Those who make a blood or platelet donation between now and April 6th, 2013 will receive one free ticket to this weekend's show.
Officials say while the blood supply is currently sufficient, the need is still strong.
"The harsh winter weather we saw, really in February, did cause a shortfall of more than 16,000 blood and platelet donations across the country," said Ben Corey, American Red Cross. "So while the blood supply is current sufficient this is a good opportunity for eligible donors to make an appointment and help us rebuild the blood supply. So we can continue to meet the needs of patients."
To schedule an appointment call 1-800-red-cross or just visit the Peoria Blood Donation Center.
You can also donate blood at at the Central Illinois Auto Show Sunday from 11am to 4pm in the Peoria Civic Center Verizon Cafe.


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I have heard people even getting threat mails that if they don't pay then the person will do negative SEO on their site. Slowly and slowly negative SEO is making huge noise and something really needs to be done at Google's end to resolve the issue. Maybe they should speed up their disavow tool use section so that the impact of negative SEO on the website is limited if the bad links are quickly reported to Google. Negative SEO is definitely visible as well because we have seen some cases wherein there have been a huge pileup of links that were not created by the webmaster.
@Greg. Great piece of information. I personally use moz local for one of my friend's local business. However, bright local and whitespark as also good. Consistency of NAP information is very important. At the same time you need to focus on Google+ local optimization and keep a track of competitor citations using one of these tools in order to find hidden opportunities.
@Andrew. Totally agree with you. This is the perfect guide for Google Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird. A must read for all. Thanks for sharing Marie.. :)
After nearly one year of comprehensive site audit, I can finally say that, Yes, website's can recover from Google Penguin and Panda update. Few of my friend's sites were hit after the initial Panda and Penguin update. After a detailed content analysis as well as deep insights into the link profile of the site, he was finally able to see a recovery in his rankings.
Recently, I noticed one of the reconsideration request replies and it contained a link from a top SEO news site slightly similar to MOZ. Shockingly, there seems to be no end at how wrongly Google is determining the link profile of different sites.
@Scott. Totally agree with your point regarding keeping CTAs and lead capture forms in the first fold. At one point there is Google policy regarding unique content in first fold and on the other hand it says that there should be good user experience. It's quite confusing.
@Praveen. Totally agree with you regarding addition of new genuine content on a regular basis. After all, you also need to focus on Google Caffeine
@Chris. Well DA and PR are the best parameters while determining the authority of the site. You can use either one or both of them to determine whether you want to syndicate your site's content to a particular site or not.
@Scott, I totally agree with you. I don't think top authority sites will use rel="canonical" or noindex tag. The best option would be the #3 mentioned as mentioned by Eric.
Totally agreed. Moz local is one of the most advanced local listing platform that is available to online businesses.
@Spyros. Great piece of information. "The closer to the center is each circle the higher the impact on SEO." Love it. Thanks for sharing.
@Rand. A superb session of #wbf. Really breaks down the myth a lot of webmasters believe that SEO is all about creating quality content, making a crawl friendly website and undertake keyword research.
It is important to understand that these are the foundation points of SEO. Unless you have all these three in place you simply can't do SEO. Moreover, you need to create content that encourages more share and leads to higher engagement. SEO is definitely a much more broader term wherein various factors come into place such as Design and development, social media performance, link building and more. Anything that leads to higher rankings and more brand awareness is SEO.
@Rhea. Great piece of information especially for the point relating to "How do you contact bloggers with no contact information?" Social media networks.. Facebook Page.. Twitter Profile.. LinkedIn Page.. and more platforms are one of the best means to find contact information that is unavailable on the website.
Penguin - It is an algorithmic change relating to bad link profile which cannot be revoked by making a google reconsideration request.
Unnatural Links Penalty - It is a manual penalty that has been placed on your site because of unnatural link profile. It can be revoked by making a google reconsideration request once the issues are resolved.
Panda - It is an algorithmic change relating to poor content and other content related issues which cannot be revoked by making a google reconsideration request.
My ideas on how to reduce page load time significantly include -
1) Reduce number of requests
2) Compress image files
3) Remove unrequired codes
4) Minify css and js
5) Try and combine css and js
When I did testing on two sites, one with high load time and the other with good page speed, the one with good page speed had 2x conversions vis-a-vis the other one.
@Rand. Totally agree with #5: Resumes Listing "Content Marketing" Will Grow Faster than Either SEO or "Social Media Marketing".
Content Marketing is the new trend for making businesses go viral. Considering its rising demand more and more professionals are likely to list them as "Content Marketing Experts"
Don't go straight to the conclusion that the page has been penalized.
Checklist 1 : Check if the page is still running or not.
Checklist 2 : Check the index and cache status of the page.
Checklist 3 : Check the url parameters.There is a possibility that because of the url parameter the page is no longer indexed.
Checklist 4 : Check the robots.txt file.
Checklist 5 : Check whether noindex has been mistakenly mentioned on the page.
Checklist 6 : Check whether rel canonical to another url has been mentioned on the page or not
One of the biggest myths is that if your rankings go down, you need to spend more on adwords. This is not true guys and you need to understand it. If data facts show that you have been hit by Google Penguin, please do a backlink analysis or hire an SEO expert to do so and never do guess work as to which link is ok and which is bad. If you disavow good links then your rankings will go further deep down.
I would like to talk especially about network sites. Both through manual check as well as Google Algo, it can be determined whether a set of sites are potentially a part of the link network. I would say that in 60-70% of the cases, it can be found out by one of the following ways -
1) Link to the posts of the network is either equal to 0 or there are very few poor quality links
2) Each site of a given link network links out to at-least two common money making sites.
Social media strategist need to understand that social marketing is not always about money making and ROI. It's about making the users aware about what your product is all about and how it solves the problem of general public. All the points hit the nails directly on the head. Great work @Steve Groller
Great insights if you are looking for Google Panda related insights. Love the list of questions provided in the beginning. Some were pretty useful especially the authority and the bookmarking part of it. Most of us think that Panda is just about duplicate and/ or thin content but its high time Webmasters start to dig deep and understand what exactly is Panda all about. Digging to the core, you would find out what Russ has mentioned is totally correct.. Great work @Russ Jones. Thanks !
Gone are the days of traditional link building. Today, SEO agencies and webmasters should focus more on getting genuine brand links rather than generating links. Create high quality content that engages users and encourages engagement. If you are successful in doing so, you will get quality links automatically.
Totally agree with @Nicole Kohler. I don't believe the fact that nofollow links are useless. Though, they may not pass any link juice, yet they are as important as dofollow links simply because they lead to increased brand awareness, more chances of link generation and you never know whether someone coming to your site from a nofollow could actually lead to a conversion!
I believe that content credibility comes from all the aspects, not just a good piece of information. It must be relevant to the host-webpage, should have a reliable authorship and gives clean and clear ideology to readers depicting a sense of entrust.
Google relies heavily on the domain authority, originality and reliable-link parameter; whereas for readers: getting their solution is what entices them to follow and share any content (though a high rank source is what drives them most to rely and believe in the article).
In the two way content marketing segments, jostled between reader's recognition of worthy content and how Google entrusts an article, there needs to be a fine calculative analysis which dictates how much credibility can be endowed upon a content post, concerning three major aspects:
Great work #wbf guys. The presentation has been beautifully complied. Will definitely have a look at Twitter cards and Hootsuite. Maybe, I will even implement Twitter Cards pretty soon.
@Ben thanks for sharing the post and advice.@Chase Buckner. I too tested Outbrain but found out that the bounce rate was pretty high.
Cyrus- I really appreciate the time you have taken out to explain importance of schema and structured markup. I totally agree with Gianluca Fiorelli as well, on what he has spoken about Panda 4.0 , Hummingbird and semantic SEO.
In this new generation SEO, webmasters should focus more about how to implement structured markup. I know, it's not easy but considering its benefits, I think its definitely worth a shot to spend your time for.
Absolutely failure is what leads to success in SEO industry. Its important to keep trying new things, experiment a lot to find out what works the best online in any niche. Every SEO must be active in blogging and focus on making their blog the best in that niche, this will make them learn a lot and teach others in the process.
Great post Dr Pete. Liked the way you analyze Google's results. "Counting 10 the Google way" is your another post which is also very informative http://moz.com/blog/counting-to-10-the-google-way and a must bookmark for SEOs who is curious about SERPs.
Introduction of social signals as the search engine ranking factors has been a break through in deciding what kind of content does users like, also in understanding what people do when they like a content, why they share, how they share it etc., all this has led to giving the best possible results to the users in search. Hence social signals play a major role in search engine rankings as social shares and likes are organic and they happen only when users do personally really like it.
Totally agree with you! Link Building should be eradicated, SEOs must start thinking about link earning by producing link worthy content consistently. Social share on Facebook, Google Plus +1's, Twitter Retweets etc., are more than quality links from relevant sources as these are the result of a good content which people wanted to share with their peers or pals personally. These are valued the most than some other bunch of links. Understanding What people wants and to be the best resource for them to refer at any time on a relevant or particular niche is what can distinguish a good site from the average ones.
Thanks a lot for the tools GianLuca! And great tips by Michael. Post Penguin and Panda algorithm updates, Google has raised the bar and are making sure that the best content wins and is relevant and an easily understandable solution for the user's search query. Its all about link earning, social media shares or upvotes, positive comments by users is what matters.
Very informative post! Choosing the right themes and plugins is very important when going with Wordpress because most of them can create a security disaster. This article on SEW is also a very interesting read http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2277422/How-to-Choose-Trustworthy-WordPress-Themes-Plugins


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NVIDIA Computer-on-a-Chip Runs Android
Graphics specialist NVIDIA has unleashed the Android mobile platform on its Tegra computer-on-a-chip series.
NVIDIA worked closely with Android's Google and the Open Handset Alliance to support the Android open mobile phone stack. The Android-Tegra combination thus offers the participating vendors an alternative to the previously supported Windows Mobile.
Andy Rubin, Google's senior director of mobile platforms issued a statement that he welcomes "NVIDIA's support of Android on Tegra and we look forward to many more Android-based devices that deliver an outstanding consumer experience." The announcement and presentation of the NVIDIA Tegra APX 2600 processor was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Availability is planned for the second quarter of 2009.
Features of the Android-supported Tegra include 720p HD video capture and playback using NVIDIA's PureVideo technology. More details are on NVIDIA'S Tegra website.
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Indecent exposure arrest on Easy Street
Original post made on Jun 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 7, 2013, 10:22 AM
on Jun 7, 2013 at 4:17 pm
This reads like a bad dirty joke. I can't stop laughing right now. So bad.
on Jun 7, 2013 at 8:44 pm
Wo\'O Ideafarm is a registered user.
Let those who are innocent cast the first stones. Indecent exposure is an indicator of crushing loneliness. Please respond with compassion to this incident.
on Jun 9, 2013 at 6:37 am
Otto Maddox is a registered user.
Man, not very smart of Mr. Garciaorta. You should turn down your music when you're doing to do something like this.
But he should be fine if he keeps his mouth shut. The cops didn't actually see him doing anything so there's no evidence.
Of course the DA will probably threaten this guy with every charge under the sun to get him to take a plea bargain.


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Follow Julia from age 3 to 67 to see how the President's policies help women of all ages: OFA.BO/bJNGGf #Women2012—
Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 03, 2012
President who invented girlfriend in biography trots yet out another composite female touting cradle to grave statism. barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Jose (@Jose_Galvan) May 03, 2012
Julia is just a girl. A wee damsel in distress, all but helpless against the villainous GOP.
Perhaps the creepiest, skin-crawling propaganda ever produced for an American political campaign barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 03, 2012
Who will save Julia from a lifetime of poverty, disease, and discrimination? Enter Julia's knight in shining armor—everyone's knight in shining armor—Sir Barack Obama.
I want every woman who follows me to look at this and tell me @BarackObama does not want to control your life! barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
Anyone else notice 1) Obama took credit for this women's ENTIRE life 2) #Julia couldn't have made it if not for Obama barackobama.com/life-of-julia/—
Red (@red_red_head) May 03, 2012
Julia is the star sob story in the Obama campaign's new interactive tool. And "tool" is right. She exists solely to demonstrate the heroic super powers of The One.
Dems so deeply rooted in their misogeny, they are unable to comprehend how condescending this is. #poorhelplessjulia po.st/rHqnAp—
Dr. Don (@smoothskinnh) May 03, 2012
Sure, Julia may have to give up a little freedom and independence. But no worries, Papa Government has her covered:
Cradle to Grave. This is sick. barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Jeff Emanuel (@jeffemanuel) May 03, 2012
A great example of governmental indentured servitude: meet #Julia barackobama.com/life-of-julia @JonahNRO @ExJon @tamij—
Travis Ten Brink (@travis10brink) May 03, 2012
What the #Julia example really shows is the Democrat ideal. Complete and total reliance on the government. barackobama.com/life-of-julia/ #p2 #tcot—
Red (@red_red_head) May 03, 2012
No, really. Barack Obama has her covered for life:
@iowahawkblog @keder I am confused – Is Obama the president for all 67 years of Julia's life? Term limits and all that barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Christine (@Geza_belle) May 03, 2012
We already have a real-life Julia. Her name is Sandra Fluke.—
Kevin (@keder) May 03, 2012
Apparently Sandra Fluke wasn't adequate as the campaign's tool of choice, so she's been replaced by a creepy graphic.
.@TeriChristoph I don't trust Julia, she hasn't got eyes!—
Dina Fraioli (@DinaFraioli) May 03, 2012
See, unlike uppity womenfolk, graphics know their place. There's no hen-pecking, no asking for stuff, none of that irksome hurting their brains with the thinking. Just smile and look purdy, Julia!
Oops, sorry, Julia can't smile. Sadly, she has no mouth. Just the way Democrats like their women.
Dems so deeply rooted in their misogeny, they are unable to comprehend how condescending this is. #poorhelplessjulia po.st/rHqnAp—
Dr. Don (@smoothskinnh) May 03, 2012
Here's a glimpse of Julia's golden life under Obama:
"Under President Obama: Julia is enrolled in a Head Start program to help get her ready for school." barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
"Under President Obama: Julia takes the SAT and is on track to start her college applications." barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
"As she prepares for college, Julia & her family qualify for Obama's American Opportunity Tax Credit." barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
"During college, Julia undergoes surgery. It is thankfully covered by her insurance" until she's 26, i.e., AN ADULT. barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
Gosh, that's a long presidency. Long live The Patriarchy™!
And, in the ultimate irony, @BarackObama *is* the patriarchy barackobama.com/life-of-julia/ #Julia—
Red (@red_red_head) May 03, 2012
The right side of the Twitterverse couldn't help but mock the birth of Julia.
While Obama will care for you your whole life, you first have to make it past Planned Parenthood. bit.ly/K3Q68r—
Loren Heal (@lheal) May 03, 2012
I prefer my humans to be grown organically, without the use of Governments. see.sc/DFuaif (via @LHeal)—
Charly (@chuck_dizzle) May 03, 2012
Did I miss the part where #Julia married her baby daddy? "@keder: There are no words barackobama.com/life-of-julia"—
marcia shingleton (@marciashingleto) May 03, 2012
Oh look..Storybook format (w/pictures) for the most simple among us! Do they realize how they're being talked down to? barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Sandy (@tnacgal) May 03, 2012
I can't help but notice that #Julia is white… Why is the Obama campaign racist, @TommyXtopher? barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
RB (@RBPundit) May 03, 2012
Under Obama's plan, the gov't runs out of money so Julia takes to the streets and gets hit with teargas. #AskTheGreeks barackobama.com/life-of-julia—
Kevin (@keder) May 03, 2012
Does poor #Julia really think she's going to retire at 67?—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) May 03, 2012
in 40 years #julia's son Zachary is riding a bus to school? No hovercrafts? Vote for Mitt if you School-Bus-Hovercrafts—
Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 03, 2012
If POTUS had a Clip-Art daughter she would look like #julia. @MelissaTweets @2012Pineapple @TwitchyTeam—
Scott Cempa (@ScottCempa) May 03, 2012
So, when will we see the Life of Brian Terry as a feature on Barack Obama's campaign site?
The #lifeofbrianterry: It won't ever appear on @barackobama campaign propaganda website. TELL THE STORY.—
Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 03, 2012
Michelle took to Twitter to tell Brian Terry's story this afternoon using the #lifeofBrianTerry hashtag. Make sure to read the whole thing.


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National IT director: S.C. moving in right direction
Doug Robinson of the Association of State Chief Information Officers told a Senate committee that a proposed bill for centralizing state agencies' cyber-security responsibilities contains key elements for success.
"It provides a high degree of accountability to protect the assets of the state," he said.
He declined to rate South Carolina's computer security prior to last fall's cyber-attack, when a hacker stole unencrypted personal data of 6.4 million residents and businesses.
Robinson said one provision of the measure introduced last week would make South Carolina unique – though he declined to said whether that's good or bad. No other state puts the chief information security officer in a stand-alone Cabinet agency. Colorado tried it for several years but abandoned that model in 2011, he said.
Having the state chief information officer and computer security officer in separate agencies could create coordination challenges, he said.
He gave a suggestion for the type of person for the job.
"I recommend hiring a pit bull. Someone who's resolute, who obviously takes the position very seriously," Robinson said, adding the state may have issues attracting that person on a state worker's salary.


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And that's the sad truth. Insomnia is an anti-sleeper hold ya just can't escape. =/
I might just start taking prescribed sleeping tablets at this rate. The lack of sleep you can get really does catch up to you at times.
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Pat Suever of Perrysburg and Rick and Beth Suever of Delphos announce the engagement of their daughter, Trisha Renee, to Gregory James Metzger, son of Denny and Barb Metzger of Fort Jennings.
The couple will exchange vows on June 23 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
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With the help of Jenna Jameson, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Josh Meyers, Krysten Ritter, Ian Somerhalder, Eugene Byrd, and Lindsay Richards will learn a little of that lovin' style. The film will focus on Meyers, who plays a "music executive with no idea how to satisfy his girlfriend (Ritter)." He goes to his musician friends for advice (bands like Red Jumpsuit and Hellogoodbye appear in the film), and somehow is lucky enough to get advice from Jameson as well, but there's a problem in all this: his girlfriend's hot, childhood friend (Somerhalder) pops up. Byrd, meanwhile, will play Meyers' best friend.
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Tempe and Phoenix Police officers are looking for a man who fired two rounds at a police officer Monday night.
About 8:30 p.m., a Tempe patrol officer stopped in the area of 45th Street and Broadway to examine a vehicle believed to be involved in a carjacking.
"There was a carjacking that occurred in Tempe, this particular officer was here looking to see if that vehicle was in fact here at that location," said Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos.
"He did locate the vehicle. As he's checking the vehicle - he stepped out of his vehicle to look at it - there was a number of shots that came from a residence near by."
An unknown person jumped out of a second story window and fired at least two rounds at the officer, police said. The officer did not return fire.
"This officer was not injured during this incident.. this officer requested assistance.. we have a number of police personnel out here including Phoenix police and Tempe police," said Martos.
Police set up a perimeter around the area to search for the suspect who ran back into the residence. They blocked off several blocks and asked residents to stay in their homes.
About 10 p.m., police said they located the condo where the shots originated from, and were trying to figure out if the shooter is inside. About 12:30 p.m., the Tempe SWAT team entered the home, but no one was inside.
At this point, police can't say for sure if the suspect was involved in last week's carjacking.
"It is possible that this suspect is related to the carjacking. We don't know and that's something we're looking into," said Tempe Police Sgt. Mike Pooley.
The suspect has been described as a black male in his late teens or early 20s, wearing a black tank top and basketball shorts.
"We believe somebody out there has some information.. knows who this individual is and will help us," said Martos.
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After earning a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford´s Graduate School of Business, Dave found his way to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Texas Pacific Group Ventures, where he developed and incubated numerous successful investments. In 2003, Dave led the Series B financing of Successfactors and served on the board from then until 2011. During that period, Successfactors grew from $1MM in SAAS revenues to over $200M in revenues and increased in enterprise value by 150x. Other notable early stage investments that Dave either led or worked closely with include Amazon.com, Autotrader, Blue Nile, Business Signatures, Cranium, E.piphany, Google, Stella & Dot and Wedding Channel. Throughout, Dave was mentored by some of the best in the business, including Brook Byers, John Doerr, Bruce Dunlevie, Wally Hawley, Vinod Khosla and Dave Strohm.
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The album is very negative saying hoping the world will f**** die and so on. Very hard album to as a whole listen to. I liked doom mantia and is why I bought the album. But the whole album has one song with a great riff in the middle that continues almost like one of Fu manchu's songs on the album In Search Of… The songs are very long 8 minutes or so and my not being stoned listening to the album left me to fast forward much of the album and looking for parts I really liked.
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This album rates about as good as Dopethrone. Definitely one of the best albums, within this genre.
HEAVY! That's the best way to describe this album. My only gripe is the way the drums were recorded. This album literally has the worst drum sound I have ever heard in my life. They are barely audible at parts and sound paper-thin, not as thunderous and heavy as they should which is odd considering how great everything else sounds on this. The bass guitar rumbles and sounds perfect, the vocals sound harsh and fit perfectly, and the electric guitar sounds so perfect and menacing, though some of the guitar leads are mixed too low at times.
But lets focus on the good! As stated before HEAVY is the best way to describe this album. There are few albums ever released that come close to this kind of heaviness. Like a razor hacking through pure audio sludge. The opening track, Return Trip, will blow you away and is easily the best track off the entire album. Featuring lyrics about burning the entire world and killing everyone (literally!) and coupled with some of the heaviest riffs ever chugged out of a guitar. Amazing. Another standout track is the ultra bizzare "Ivixor B / Phase Inducer" which is weird, atmospheric and awesome. Truth be told, all these songs are great and that's really all that needs to be said.
Electric Wizard is an amazing band. My first album by them was Witchcult Today. After I heard that, I was immediately hooked. Electric Wizard combined crushingly heavy, brutally slow riffs, with eerie, hollow vocals. "How could it get better?", I thought.
I had just discovered the "doom" sub-genre of metal, and was ready for more. From Witchcult Today, I purchased another Electric Wizard album, "Come My Fanatics…". I think I'll start by saying this: Come My Fanatics… is better than Witchcult Today, and that is an accomplishment in itself.
Come My Fanatics… is still the same thing. Tuned down guitars, horror themes, and long, slow songs.
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Deer mauled by dogs at St Catherine's Hill near Winchester
11:19am Wednesday 30th May 2012 in Winchester
OWNERS are being urged to keep dogs under control after a deer was savaged by a group of hounds at a Hampshire beauty spot.
The roe deer died from the injuries it received in the mauling at St Catherine's Hill, near Winchester.
The popular location for walkers is run by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
It tried to ban dogs from the site in 2006, unless kept on a lead, because several grazing sheep were attacked.
After protests from dog owners the ban was shelved. Since then, several more sheep have been attacked and put down, the trust said.
The roe deer has now become the latest casualty.
A statement from the trust said: "This is a shocking and irresponsible occurrence that took place on a busy Saturday in full daylight on a nature reserve where the public enjoy wildlife.
"This has happened despite the wildlife trust investing in a great deal of positive outreach with dog-walkers and installing new signs setting out what is expected of dog-walkers visiting the nature reserve."
The trust added that the deer was attacked by what is thought to be a group of up to four Afghan hounds.
It is now asking owners to keep their dogs on leads, or at least close enough to supervise them at all times.
Anyone who saw the attack is urged to contact reserve officer Mike Allen on 07831 692963 or 01962 828629.


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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Tempe City Council is giving the go-ahead to a $12.4 million contract to buy a steel gate with hydraulic pistons for a new dam for Tempe Town Lake.
The lake emptied when its rubber dam ruptured in July 2010, and a temporary rented replacement is now in place.
Officials say a steel dam would be better for safety and reliability.
The contract approved Thursday night by the council is not all that is required.
Another contract yet to be considered would cost about $22 million to construct the dam.
Partial sources of funding for the project include money from bonds that voters approved previously as well as future revenue from land sales or leases.
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A Chicago man is in custody charged with residential burglary, after Cook County Sheriff's officers stopped a burglary attempt in unincorporated Maine Township on Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff's office said.
John W. Gilliam of Chicago was arrested and charged with felony residential burglary after police discovered him in an apartment in the 8900 block of Kennedy Drive about 1:40 p.m., a release from the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.
When officers searched Gilliam, they found a single-handle lug nut iron, screwdriver and pocketknife, along with jewelry and a set of car keys for a stolen car parked in the apartment's driveway, the release said.
Items recovered from inside the stolen car matched those reported missing from another burglary that was reported later Tuesday night in the 9600 block of Brandy Court.
Gilliam was issued a $100,000 bond in court on Wednesday. His next court date is Jan. 24 in Skokie.
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Verizon Posts Double-Digit Earnings Growth and Continued Strong Operating Performance in 3Q
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today reported year-over-year double-digit percentage growth in operating income and earnings per share for the third consecutive quarter. Third-quarter 2013 results showed continued high customer demand for Verizon Wireless, FiOS and strategic enterprise services.
Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO, said: "These strong third-quarter results reflect Verizon's long-term investment in reliable, high-quality networks to deliver value to customers. Our unwavering focus on wireless, FiOS and strategic enterprise services has produced consistent performance, and we've delivered double-digit earnings growth in six of the past seven quarters. Verizon's strategic networks form a powerful distribution platform for future growth and innovation."
Verizon reported 78 cents in EPS in third-quarter 2013, compared with 56 cents per share in third-quarter 2012. Third-quarter 2013 results include a non-operational gain of 2 cents per share related to the sale of wireless spectrum, partially offset by 1 cent per share in incremental interest expense related to the financing of Verizon's planned purchase of Vodafone Group PLC's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless.
Adjusted third-quarter 2013 earnings of 77 cents per share increased 20.3 percent, compared with an adjusted 64 cents per share in third-quarter 2012, which excluded 8 cents per share in charges related to patent-litigation settlements.
Consolidated Results Highlighted by Revenue and Cash Flow Growth
Verizon's consolidated revenue growth increased for the third consecutive quarter, with 84 percent of third-quarter 2013 revenues generated by Verizon Wireless, FiOS and strategic enterprise services.
Consolidated Highlights
Since early September, Verizon successfully arranged the required permanent financing of the Vodafone transaction, with a $49 billion debt offering and an agreement for up to $12 billion in term loans. Also, Verizon's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend increase for the seventh consecutive year.
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In third-quarter 2013, Verizon Wireless delivered consistently strong growth in retail postpaid net additions and revenues; an increase in smartphone penetration; and continued high segment EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP).
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Wireline Reports Continued Strong Consumer Revenue Growth
Verizon's Wireline segment reported continued strong growth in consumer revenues, driven by continued strong customer demand for FiOS services. The company is on track to achieve net new customer growth targets for FiOS in 2013. In enterprise and wholesale markets, sales of global enterprise strategic services continued to increase, and constitute a larger percentage of the revenue base.
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THE LIFE OF A RUNNING DOLPHIN: We ran, hurt and got better...
Friday's race gave us a good indicator for how good we need to be this season. UNF showed a solid performance and proved that we have got to have a strong and solid group of runners on the A-Sun Championship line on October 30th to beat them and the other teams.
The highlight of this evening was Louise Kiernan's 30 bug bites (no joke, we counted). It almost made the sprinter wish she was running the two mile event herself to avoid the mean buggers.
The four of us that didn't race had a fast moving session Saturday morning to close out the week and I got to enjoy my first 46 hours off from running in a long while. We had some fun in the sun with other trackies at the pool, practicing our non-existing volleyball skills, and simply lying out letting the sun re-energize our bodies.
This week continues with good consistent training to prepare for our next race: our first 5k of the season at UF on September 18th.
Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer or otherwise contributed to a successful event Friday!