| Editor's Mailbag (Feb. 18)
Who are constantly covered in the media when giving the solutions to war, skin problems, global warming, weight loss and natural disasters. These actors who are courted by politicians for their "endorsements" and have even been invited to testify before Congress concerning topics in which they have no experience or background. These are the same people that require union writers to draft their comments at the Academy Awards.I must assume the Academy was afraid that before and after "And the winner is ...", God only knows what might have come out of their mouths if it were not written for them. But then, that's what actors do. Memorize other people's writings, recite them, and act like it was their own.Sadly, even knowing that, for some strange reason a large percentage of Americans actually pay attention to what these actors think.Ted Salmons, LebanonHow does library district save?There is much talk these days about the Linn Library League (LLL) creating a new library district.
MONDAY, FEB. 12
A pickup in international travel and income from add-on services have also helped American, which expects its mainline passenger unit revenue for the quarter to rise by between 3.8% and 4.8%. • Fuel costs: Though they have eased from 2006 highs, jet fuel prices are about 15% higher than a year earlier. However, Morgan Stanley analysts estimate American's fourth-quarter fuel bill could come in about 6% lower due in part to the flight cancellations. .
Chelsea lacks class at exclusive event
Clinton arrived at Stanford yesterday for a one-day swing through campus in order to talk to young women, a key target demographic of the Clinton campaign. But the limited invitation policy of the event at Pi Phi, which was only open to members of the Inter-Sorority-Council, left a bad taste in the mouths of the many Clinton fans and political junkies across campus, many of whom would have stayed home from Lake Tahoe ski trips for a chance to attend. In an effort to sway undecided voters for California's upcoming Feb. 5 presidential primary, Chelsea hosted a small round-table discussion at Old Union and later a larger event open only to sorority members in the Pi Phi lounge. According to a member of the Stanford Students for Hillary, who was quoted in the Stanford Daily on Monday [Chelsea Campaigns at Farm], the former first daughter wanted to reach out to the sorority audience in order to tap into a "core demographic" of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Craig Bellamy on his future and the Blues
How they play their footy, the financial thing will come into it. Everybody says money is not important but it plays some importance. "With the Brisbane thing, obviously I had a wonderful time there. It was a learning experience and a great time for me. But I think we've got something pretty special at Melbourne with the players we've got, the culture, or the attitude, is pretty good. "But again, both my kids are up in Brisbane and I haven't lived near them for a while so that would be one attraction of Brisbane. "There's a lot of things to consider and I'll consider them when it's time to consider them, but I don't think with two years to go on a contract is the time to consider that." You won't go to Melbourne for a release if Brisbane approach you? "Not at this stage, no.
Auction-rate securities
AUCTION-RATE SECURITIES are debts that mature 10, 15 or 20 years in the future, but which change hands frequently -- as often as every seven, 28 or 35 days. The interest rates on the securities change with each auction. Lately, bidders have been scarce or nonexistent for some of these auctions, drastically deflating the value of the securities. .
Road Test Suzuki XL-7 Crossover Expands on GM Model
Over the past few years, Suzuki Motor Corp. has been putting its name on a host of vehicles that are manufactured by other auto makers. Three of the seven models the Japanese auto maker sells in the U.S. are rebadged versions of vehicles made by Korea's GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., a General Motors Corp. unit. At the recent Chicago Auto Show, Suzuki unveiled a rebranded version of Nissan's Frontier pickup it plans to sell called the Equator that will be built at Nissan's Tennessee plant and reach the market late this year. The 2008 XL-7, which is the largest and most expensive model the company sells in the U.S., is a re-engineered version of the Chevrolet Equinox. But, Suzuki did more than just add a handsomely restyled front end. The XL-7 is nearly 10 inches longer than its American cousin, and has an available third row.
SEO for President
Yet a stroll through the sites of major candidates and minor players on both sides of the aisle is not a showcase of shrewd SEO tactics that are built to attract these searchers in droves, to say the least. Neither are these sites that are just one or two advanced tactics away from pushing their traffic into overdrive. Not in the slightest. Holes this big would sink normal sites and create e-commerce job openings by the dozens. Right and left (literally), these are sites that are not taking advantage of simple on-site SEO practices. They are not search-friendly and in some cases are barely indexable, but are saved only by large numbers of inbound links. The Range Online Media SEO team completed an audit of the political candidates' sites, and I've done my best to detail the improvements needed for each major campaign throughout the article.
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