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Ok, so I think the Keydet Piper may now have returned to blogging, after taking it easy for a few months. The reason for my absence is one of simple distraction (see point #4 below). I'm not promising to return to as full a blogging schedule as I've maintained at some points in the past, but I hope to be able to get some posts up on a somewhat more regular basis. There's a few things that have occurred during my absence that I'd like to address.
1. The Piobaireachd Wednesday feature was proving to be pretty popular, and I'd like to resume work on that. I don't foresee it being a regular weekly thing, but whenever I come across a good recording or manage to record some myself I'll be sure to post it.
Speaking of that, here's one to hold you over. I've been holding on to a stack of recordings I made at the USPF Amateur Piping Championship back in June, and this was the winning piobaireachd. The player is Kirk Brunson from Derry, New Hampshire, and the tune is Lament for Donald of Lagaan; he gives a very good account of this tune.
Kirk also won the MSR at this contest, making him the overall winner of the championship. Well done to him, certainly.
2. The Worlds happened a few weeks back, and Field Marshal Montgomery once again emerged on top, winning both the medley and the MSR. I wasn't able to watch as much of the coverage as I would have liked, but I've listened to a lot of the recordings that are posted at the above link, and as usual Field Marshal put on a top-notch performance. The medley contest was actually really great, and commentator Bob Worrall kept commenting about the number of bands that played well.
In my mind the big story was ScottishPower, who put in a dynamite medley performance and ended the day in a solid second place. Their medley started with The Battle of Waterloo, which is one of those tunes that pretty much everyone plays, and showing (again) that a flashy medley opener is not required to contend as a top-tier grade 1 band.
Also check out a great medley performance from Boghall and Bathgate, and just to stir up some controversy here's the medley entry from Toronto Police.
3. We've also seen the Argyllshire Gathering happen, with the Gold Medal there going to Finlay Johnston from Glasgow. The other top prizes at this contest went to Peter McCalister (Silver Medal), Stuart Liddell (Senior Piobaireachd), and Gordon Walker (Silver Star Former Winners' MSR, the seventh time he's won it). I haven't heard any of these performances, but keep an eye on Pipeline over the next few weeks, and hopefully they'll have some recordings. Also keep an eye out for the Northern Meeting, which takes place later this week.
4. Holy crap I've moved. In my last post of any substance, I announced that I was moving west, and I've now had a little time to get my feet under me here in Oregon. I missed the end of the local piping season, but I'm looking forward to next year to see what it's all about. I've heard the level of play here is very high, brought up significantly by the proximity to the grade 1 powers Simon Fraser University and Triumph Street. I don't know about solo competitions in 2013, but I'll do my best to join up with the Portland Metro Pipe Band.
So stay tuned (in all senses of the word), and hopefully you'll see some more bagpipe-related content coming at you from the Keydet Piper blog.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
Emery Town met in their January council meeting. The first order of business was the swearing in of the new council members and the mayor. Misti Christiansen was sworn in for four years as Emery mayor by Pam Adams. Mayor Christiansen then swore in the council members Smiley Sundstrom and David Mangum.
Emery is in need of one more council person due to the resignation of Gary Jensen. Three people applied for the position including: Corrine Dalton, Bob Baker and Alisha Roberts. The applicants were interviewed by the council and asked why they would like to be a councilmember. Baker said, he was a transplant to Emery and he would like to see Emery Town prosper. He would like to see things done in a good way.
Roberts said she loves the town of Emery and its rich history. She would like to see the history of Emery brought out and appreciated more. "I love the people here," said Roberts.
Dalton said she feels like during her time as a council member she didn't get everything accomplished with the planning and zoning and master plan for the town so she applied for the open position.
Mayor Christiansen asked if the three applicants would be willing to serve on committees to help in Emery Town even they weren't selected to be the council member. All three applicants said they would be willing to serve.
The council went into a closed session to evaluate the three applicants. When the meeting resumed they announced that Dalton was chosen for the council member position and Roberts would be the historical preservation committee chairman; Baker will be the recreation committee chairman in charge of the July 24 celebration and the newly created Onion Days celebration. Council member Dalton was then sworn into office.
Mangum reported 10 people recently completed their CERT training, two from out of town and eight Emery residents. These people will receive their certifications when Karen Smith the trainer is able to bring them to Emery from Green River.
Margaret Mangum spoke to the council. She wanted to address the need for natural gas service in Emery. She said the elderly people on fixed incomes have to choose between paying their utilities, and buying food and medicine because utility costs are so high.
She has talked to Mike McCandless the Emery County Economic Development Director and he is working with legislators to draft a bill which would bring natural gas service to 11 rural communities including Emery. The bill would add anywhere from 18 cents to 60 cents per monthly bill to all natural gas customers in Utah. Mangum asked the Emery council to write a letter of support for this legislation. The council said when the bill is ready in draft form they will read it and determine if it is something they could support. Everyone agreed the utility costs are high for everyone.
Ashley Sundstrom was granted a business license for her new business as a disc jockey.
Ken Christiansen addressed the council on curb and gutter in Emery. He said Johansen and Tuttle have been surveying a street for curb and gutter where no one lives or will probably never live on block 28. He prepared a map which shows the streets in Emery which have curb and gutter and those that do not. There are 48 streets complete with curb and gutter and 97 streets don't have curb and gutter. The service district completes two streets each year. It will take a long time for all streets to be complete. Christiansen suggested the curb and gutter be placed on streets where the most people live. Emery Town will draft a letter to the CVSSD to list their preferences for streets to be completed this summer.
An audience member told the council there is an open drainage ditch only one block from city hall that is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Roberts reported on the plans for the creation of a park where old farm equipment is on display. The council discussed the items around the city that should be preserved and there are old projectors in the church and an old bishops desk which should be kept somewhere. The council was encouraged to think of a place to display these items or at least preserve and store them.
The fire department thanked everyone for their help in moving into the new fire station. A stationary bike and a home gym have been donated to the fire station.
Mayor Christiansen gave assignments to council members to serve as mayor pro tem at meetings when she is absent. January-March will be Smiley Sundstrom; April-June will be Dave Mangum; July-September will be Corrine Dalton and October-December will be Pat Sundstrom.
Animal control and maintenance will be Pat Sundstrom. Dalton will serve in planning and zoning; Smiley will be on the historical committee and beautification. Town council appointments for county boards include Mayor Christiansen on COG, CVSSD, and public lands council. Smiley will be on the RC&D council; Dave Mangum-economic development council. The mayor will also be the office supervisor. Dave Mangum will be on the water steering committee.
The mayor said the town is still looking for ways to reduce expenses. The enterprise fund doesn't bring in as much as is paid out each month. Currently the town has $6,000 in unpaid water bills. Last year the town lost $20-30,000 in tax revenue from the state. Sales tax collections state wide are down and all towns are suffering. Emery is still operating in the black but the youth council budget was eliminated; fire department was cut; beautification was cut and the town is still looking for ways to reduce expenditures. The enterprise fund consists of funds paid by citizens for water, sewer and garbage services.
With the completion of the new fire station and town hall offices, the town is looking at renting out the existing town hall. The highway patrol may be interested in using the building for a satellite office to cut travel time to I-70.
Mayor Christiansen said the water steering committee has been formed and will include; Ian McClane, engineer from Consol, Brian Barton from Jones and Demille and Jacob Sharp from the CVSSD. "I have had conversations with both the canal company and Consol and they hope to contribute to the water project. Five million is coming from Sen. Bob Bennett's office. That money is a 75/25 match. The match would be $1.25 million that Emery needs to come up with. I am going to the CIB to ask for help for the match money at 75 percent grant and 25 percent loan. I hope that the canal company and Consol can help with the repayment capacity of the loan. The canal board has sent a letter in favor of supporting Emery Town in their efforts to move forward with this project. It was signed by Morris Sorensen, canal president. Consol will let me know by Friday if they can participate. Consol has a history of helping the small communities where they work," said the mayor.
Mayor Christiansen gave the new councilmembers a copy of the Emery Town agreement with Jones and Demille Engineering. They are to study the agreement and sign it if they are agreeable to the terms of the contract. Jones and Demille has been the engineer for the fire station project.
The mayor said the cost of the water project is estimated to be $6.25 million. The town might get $900,000 from Rep. Matheson appropriations which can be used for the match money. "We are putting every effort into doing this (water project) without raising rates," said the mayor.
There will be an open house at the new fire station when it's complete.
The council discussed the Emery Echo which is a newsletter the town puts in the water bills each month. They are concerned with the expense involved in doing this newsletter. The Emery County Progress said they would be glad to put Emery Town news and upcoming events in the county newspaper. The elderly in the town enjoy their newsletter so Angi Bradley said she would help stuff the newsletters in the envelopes and the mayor said she would still like to see the information go in the county newspaper, too. Susie Praast said she needs people to contribute information to go in the newsletter to make it worthwhile to send one out.
Praast wants to put a plaque on the new fire station listing the mayor and city council members involved in the project.
The council discussed the proposed changes in the overage rates for outside the city water connections. Emery and Ferron have significant numbers of these outside CVSSD boundary water connections. Some of the towns don't think it's fair to supply these outside connections because those out in the county don't pay the taxes to the CVSSD that those within the boundaries do. If the overage rates are raised then, it will cost ranchers significantly more for their water. Mayor Joanne Behling from Ferron has spoken out against these raises in overage rates and Mayor Christiansen from Emery will stand with her against the increases at the next CVSSD meeting on Jan. 21. The mayor said she proposes they charge the users an amount that would be equal to the taxes paid by those within the CVSSD boundaries, but not above.
The mayor updated the council on work by the public lands council. The grazing subcommittee will meet with grazers to discuss water improvements on public lands and making sure maps of these improvements on allotments are accurate.
The trails committee is working on nonmotorized trails. Anyone knowing of any such trails should mark them on the map the mayor has so they can be added to the trail system. The mayor also mentioned anyone with knowledge of the roads including: Mexican Mountain, Swasey's (Sid's Leap), Red Hole, Draw Road, Link Flat roads, June's Bottom and Segers Hole should write down their experience with these roads. The county is trying to gather information on these roads to use in a lawsuit to get these roads reopened for use. The road needs to be documented as being in use 10 years prior to 1976. The mayor encouraged anyone with knowledge of these roads to get on the witness list.
Ken Christiansen brought out the fact that part of the National Park Capitol Reef, is within the boundaries of Emery County and that is never promoted anywhere.
Dalton brought up the recreational vehicle parking ordinance for review. They went over the regulations for a RV park within Emery Town should anyone want to build a RV park then the guidelines they would need to follow will be outlined in the master plan.
Pat Sundstrom said he talked to Nielson Construction about the DUP monument. The moving of the monument wasn't discussed with them. The monument has orange cones around it. Sundstrom said they will just have to wait until the road project is complete and see if it needs to be moved after that time. It was noted the monument does need a parking area surrounding it so people can safely get off the road to visit the monument. The next Emery town meeting will be on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.

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Blending low weight, underfoot protection, excellent flexibility and a zero drop design, the Saucony Virrata offers minimal cushioning and a semi-firm ride.
Light weight, protective cushioning, and zero drop come together in the Saucony Virrata. This neutral trainer features a flexible and 0mm offset platform to allow you a natural and uninhibited stride, while retaining the cushioning you need to guard you from the hard road. A seamless and breathable mesh upper provides a comfortable bootie-like fit, while the low weight of the shoe makes it an ideal partner for training and racing.
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Weight: 6.7 oz (size 9)
Stack Height: Heel (17mm), Forefoot (17mm)
Available Widths: D=Medium
How It Fits (based on width D)
The Virrata is a minimum feature, minimum neutral shoe designed for speedwork, racing and daily training.
Comments: Tried these in the same size that I use for my Kinvara 3s, despite having heard warnings about how much narrower they are. Well, I have to admit I *was* a bit worried when I first put them on...they DID look and feel noticeably tighter in the forefoot. Happy to say that the upper stretches out pretty quickly, and I was able to do 9 miles out of the box without any problem. They do feel like I'm getting a cleaner mid/forefoot strike and, more importantly, my footplant falls under/behind my center of mass more easily than with the 4mm drop Kinvaras. My calves did feel a bit exhausted by the end, however...am thinking that these shoes might be best for speed, tempo, and hills up to about 6 or 7 miles for best results, but will continue to use my Mirage for long runs (10-26 miles) and gradually phase in the Virratas for my medium runs now and again to see if I can get used to the zero drop more and more.
From: Eddie, Somerville, MA. 2/25/14
Comments: Just got my first pair of Virratas. I usually train in Cortanas and do speed work and racing in Kivaras. I wore these around the house for a few hours and had a feeling they were going to work well. Put 20 miles on them the next day with no blisters or hot spots. I did end up having more muscle fatigue in my calves, probably because of not being used to the zero drop. I did not lose any speed, however. I'm stoked on this shoe. Fit like a glove.
From: Rojer, Reno, NV, USA. 2/4/14
Comments: Love the Virrata. This is a fast fast trainer/racer. The zero drop and extreme flexibility lets you run very naturally but there's still plenty of cushioning. First 5K with these set a PR and finished 7th. Again I was delighted with how much support I had in these on a tough hilly course. I really felt like they just carried me up the hills without a ton of effort. This is the best 0 drop shoe I have worn to date and will be the shoe I wear in all 5Ks.
From: Mike, Clarksburg, MD
Comments: Great shoe! I've used it for different distances including interval workouts and even half-marathon distance, yet never failed to impress me. I love how they designed a glove like upper that still soft and breathable. It's very light to the point that it feels like a racing shoe, yet it still offers a very cushioned ride. I also don't mind the fact that the shoe looks amazing. Outsole and upper durability could be improved, otherwise everything else is excellent. I prefer this over the Kinvara 3, Kinvara 4, Asics Gel-Lyte33 2, and New Balance 1400.
From: James
Comments: These Virratas are fantastic. Five miles right out of the box, no problems that day or any day since. They are light, comfortable, and fast. Have had 2 pairs of Kinvaras that I love.....and I like these better.
From: Jeff, Columbia, SC
Comments: My first run impression of the Virratas was very good. I had a very consistent true mid-foot strike, which I like. I liked how the cushioning and flex of the shoe worked together. I liked how light it was. The zero drop was noticeable, but took a relatively short distance to get used to for me coming from the Kinvaras. I was able to wear my standard shoe size in the Virratas.
From: Howard, Cincinnati
Comments: These shoes are magic on my feet. If you're a runner who enjoys the kinvara series and runs in the midfoot area, buy these. They are the same thing, but lighter and cushioned in the midfoot. I had to buy a size 9 in mens when I'm usually a size 8.5 in Men's kinvara. But check the shoefitter just in case! I ran in the Brooks Pureconnect which were also good, but I felt the ground too much. The Viratta is for midfoot strikers who want some of that cushion for minimal running. Love it!
From: Nathan, Oregon, USA
Comments: Let me start off by saying phenomenal shoe! it is a perfect blend of a trainer, tempo shoe, and speedwork shoe. Very lightweight, super flexible and cushioned responsive ride like the kinvara but not overly mushy. The toe box has plenty of width to allow toes to splay and the upper is nice and breathable. Overall this is an awesome zero drop shoe that doesn't destroy you legs...take note new balance!
From: Scott
Comments: Amazing shoe. As a Vibram Five Finger runner for over a year (completing one half marathon in them) I needed something that was more comfortable on my feet and would allow me to push to full marathon distance, while sustaining the zero-drop feel and maintaining a minimalist form of running. This shoe was the answer to all my requests. Now I'm easily able to push past the 13.1 mark and have achieved a new PR in these shoes!
From: Noah, Clovis, CA, USA
Comments: Didnt even have 60 miles on these shoes. Left ankle loophole tore while lacing up. Maybe a defective shoe? Who knows. Returned for a store credit to buy the Kinvara 3s. Better and reliable shoe. I do have to say RunningWarehouse.com provided excellent customer service when it came time to return these so-so shoes. Oh, almost forgot, they run a little bigger for the Saucony brand.
From: Akron, OH
Comments: I just ran a 50k in the Virrata. Surface included sand, gravel, and rocks. The shoes came through in fine shape: no signs of wear and very comfortable.
From: James, Provo, UT, USA
Comments: Been using the Puma Faas 300, the Mizuno Musha, the Nike LT occasionally (super narrow), and the Kinvara 3. The Kinvara was on my feet the most, until the Virrata. I was apprehensive of the thick midsole - like the Kinvara - but this shoe is very responsive. Not super soft, just a responsive ride. Since I've always been a mid-foot striker, I have had no problem adjusting to the shoe. Nicely done, Saucony. Before the Kinvara, it was 20+ years since I was in a Saucony; and they still offer the wider forefoot in models like the Kinvara and Virrata.
From: Ted, VA
Comments: I have been using only Saucony shoes for the better part of two years. I loved the Kinvara 2, but wanted something more minimal. So I moved to the Type A5, which is a great shoe, but I started having foot problems (arches, toes), so I went back to the Kinvara. The Virrata feels like a Type A5 with the cushioning of a Kinvara. They fit like a glove (great minimalist upper) and feel great on my feet. So far, two thumbs up!
From: Steve, East Marion, NY, USA
Comments: Before I talk about the Virrata let me mention a little about the types of shoes that tend to work best for me. I am a huge Saucony fan and have run exclusively in the Kinvara for the past 3 years. The Kinvara was the best running shoe I have ever worn. It was light, cushioned just enough, and approaching the minimalist end of the shoe spectrum. One of my biggest complaints about the Kinvara was the 4mm drop so when I heard about the Virrata I was ecstatic to learn saucony was putting out something similar to the Kinvara but had a 0 drop midsole. I have run in the Viratta for almost 2 weeks now and let me say I love the shoe. They run true to size and have been amazing. They take a little getting used to but have been well worth it. i would strongly recommend to this shoe to anyone who is leaning towards a more minimalist shoe but not willing to take the plunge to barefoot running. I have tried barefoot running in the past (Vivo Barefoot Evo) with mixed results. Barefoot running helped me to really develop the muscles in my lower legs and feet but caused 2 stress fractures in my feet. Try the Viratta! I really think Saucony has found a winner with this shoe. It will help you develop muscles in your legs that traditional trainers overlook.
From: Scott, Edison, NJ
Comments: Recommend this shoe. Got the chance to wear test this shoe and actually ran a marathon in it as well. Held up great and offered tons of support/cushion for a lightweight shoe.
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FEMA All-Star Michael Brown Has Publicist, Is Ready To Share Wisdom
5W, the world's greatest ever PR firm in the history of PR firms (headed by hot bachelor Ronn Torossian) would like to pitch you the best damn disaster and recovery expert working (or "consulting") today: former FEMA director Michael "Brownie" Brown, the man who single-handedly saved New Orleans. In the dark days of Hurricane Katrina, as various black people looted things and Alex Chilton went missing, America stood as one with our President in praising Brownie's "heck of a job." And Ronn has not forgotten!
Michael Brown's heartwarming journey began when he was dismissed from his position as Commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association and was promptly appointed to FEMA by his friend Joe Allbaugh, who had been named director because of his experience running Bush's campaign. Brown's impressive ability to lie on his resume—and Congress's not giving a shit about the non-terror-related bits of the Homeland Security Department—ensured his quick confirmation upon being named director himself in 2003.
And Brownie proved his worth with his quick response to Hurricane Katrina's August 29, 2005 landfall, immediately emailing complaints to his friends on his BlackBerry and ignoring the offers of help that were coming in from cities across the nation. He bravely told emergency service personnel from other cities not to come into the New Orleans to help, and then went on TV to blame all the black people who he claimed not to know were stranded in the Convention Center without food or water for not evacuating when they were all told to get in their magical invisible unicorn-drawn wagons and get out of town.
Eventually he resigned in disgrace and now Ronn Torossian wants you to book him on your television or radio program to talk about how all the California wildfires were started by hippies.
"Brown believes 'greenies' thwarted the 'controlled burns' that are needed to thin the California hills," he apparently told Neil Cavuto the other day. Oh, if only he could've stopped Al Gore's "greenies" from creating that hurricane, he might still be in a position to help California recover.
Michael Brown is a man who desperately needs a good flack, and we think Ronn Torossian just might have what it takes to make America fall in love with Brownie all over again. Ronn's blog already has some presumably hard-earned wisdom that we're sure the new Brownie would agree with:
When someone calls you - Call them right back. When something is needed, DO IT NOW. Often times, my speed responding amazes people - and we push our staff to do things quickly. Timing matters... Don't waste time.... You'd be amazed how much more efficient and successful you will become.
Ronn's right. Whether it's calling Neil Cavuto's booker back or coordinating the government's response to the predicted failure of the levees in and eventual total drowning of one of the nation's most treasured and historic cities, speed matters.
Would it be too much to ask if Ronn could get Brownie on ANDERSON COOPER 360°?


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Metal Kazoo
Metal Kazoo, the Instrument Any Young Musician Can Play
Metal Kazoo
Metal Kazoo, the Instrument Any Young Musician Can Play
Unlike cheap plastic models, this kazoo is made of sturdy metal, making it as durable as it is easy to play. Has smooth rounded edges for safety and a childproof cap and resonator. 4¾" long. For ages 5 and up.
- Made of metal for ensured durability
- Smooth rounded edges
- Childproof cap and resonator
- For ages 5 and up
Metal Kazoo
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Danger: Small parts, choking hazard. Not recommended for children under 3 years. For ages 5 and up.
Assembly Required: N
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Manufactured In: China
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Today I have the great honor of interviewing 6 members of one of the most well known digital marketing agencies in the UK – Koozai. I recently dropped a guest post over on the Koozai blog, and managed to get them to agree to do this in return. Yeah, I know. They rock!
Ben Norman – Twitter – Google+
Q: It's a pretty amazing team over at Koozai which has been assembled in a relatively short space of time. As I type this you are jetting off to the EU Search Awards where Koozai are up for "Best use of SEO" and "Best use of SEO in the Finance Industry" I'm interested to know, other than technical ability, what is it that you look for in an employee which makes your team so successful? What's the "Koozai factor"?
A: To me it has to be passion. I know it's a bit of a cliché, but we find if you bring in people that are really passionate about the industry and they want to really immerse themselves within it and couple that with a good working environment and clever people who know their stuff, it just seems to work. Well that and the special "Koozaimon" powers we pass on to them 🙂
Ben's "Best Bits"
Samantha Noble – Twitter – Google+
Q: You did a great presso at Brighton SEO earlier this year all about branding (I actually prefer the hot dogs to the meatballs by the way) and specifically you used the re branding of Koozai (or "impact media" as it was then) as an example. What do you think, a few years on, that you could have done differently during that period of change? Are there any lessons learned?
(You can view the video of Sam's presentation at Brighton SEO here)
A: The rebrand was over a year in planning before we went live and so much work went into it before most people in the company knew it was happening. Because everything was planned so far in advance and all activity was documented, the whole rebrand did go very smoothly. As such, it is difficult to pinpoint any one thing that we would do differently if we were to do it again.
There was a lot of PR and hype around our rebrand and it was received very well. To capitalise on this further, we would look to put even more into the social side of promoting the rebrand as we got such a positive response from it. It's always worthwhile entering high profile business awards based around the rebrand which is something that we are looking at now.
Sam's "Best Bits"
Mike Essex – Twitter – Google+
Q: Many of your posts on the koozai blog are essentially rants at or about the industry (which I love!) What are the things which really get your goat about the industry? (I promise not to edit anything you say so feel free to let rip!)
A: Thanks Gaz, I find a good rant therapeutic and they are certainly my favourite type of blog post to write. If I see something that annoys me I usually tweet about it, and then if there is a good response, that helps me to indicate that there's a wider issue in play that could be fun to discuss.
If I had to sum it up my biggest gripes would be; lies. I get tired of seeing people write fake reviews (good and bad), selling fake SEO services, stealing content and pretending it's their own, spamming blog comments, abusing Schema and conning customers. If you dig deeper into any of those topics there's a whole wealth of people giving the industry a bad name. 2012 has definitely so far been the year of misassumptions about the SEO industry. It seems every month there's a new generation that we're all bad guys, and that I can't stand.
Mike's "Best Bits"
- When Did We Become The Bad Guys?
- Why I Deleted Your Guest Post Pitch (With Awful Outreach Examples)
- What Every SEO Has to Fight For in 2012
Q: I read and also shared your white paper "Google+ for business" and as Google+ recently past it's first birthday just a few weeks ago I wonder how you thought the fledgling social network had done over the 12 months? Do you also have any thoughts on where the next 12 months will lead us?
A: It's obviously grown enormously, and is popular with those in digital industries and photography in particular. I can't help but think half the reason for this growth is related to spam profiles and the fact that it is mandatory to create a G+ profile when you now sign up for many other Google properties. I think they might be treading on thin ice with this strategy of almost forcing it on people and this could cause a backlash in the future. It will also be interesting to see how they fair if/when +1 becomes a prominent ranking factor for websites and how businesses and the SEO industry are going to react to that.
Tara's "Best Bits"
Anna Lewis – Twitter – Google+
Q: You have written a lot of great posts about Google Analytics over the time I have been following Koozai and are clearly a huge fan of the product. I'm interested to if you think there are any alternatives around (paid or free) which measure up for Google's offering in this department? and if not what is it that give G the edge? (sorry that's 2 questions, sort of)
A: There are some alternatives to Google Analytics. The free ones I would consider are Clicky and Piwik. They both have the advantage that Google doesn't have your data, they're also easy enough to use, have good reports, conversion tracking and real time reporting.
In some ways, Clicky has more functionality than Google Analytics, including a simple API, live spy mode, a twitter analytics section, the data is easy to export, and even short URL extraction.
Piwik offers feed analytics, embeddable reports and graphs, and the ability to import Google Analytics data. I think the main reason that Google Analytics appears to have the edge is that it has Google behind it – giving them much more publicity and more budget for development.
Paid web analytics tools that I'd think about considering are Chart Beat (for awesome looking real time data) and Click Tale or Crazy Egg (for analysing on-page interactions with heat maps etc). Clicky also has a paid option. Omniture and Google Analytics Premium are options to consider when you have a very big budget.
Anna's "Best Bits"
- Setting up and using custom reports in Google Analytics
- Overlooked, underloved and unknown analytics
Dean Marsden – Twitter – Google+
Q: Video is something which I have found small businesses too often shy away from believing it's too costly or difficult. What would be your top tips for small businesses who want to make a start with video?
A: A lot of people worry about video costs, however, a video needn't be filmed by a professional camera crew in a studio or be an animated work of art. Most consumer cameras and even camera phones provide a good enough picture. All you need to do is make sure you use a tripod and film in a well lit room with no background noise.
When you are done, post your video on YouTube as it is completely free and very simple to do. I recommend using YouTube's powerful editing tools if you want to edit your video with transitions, add text, or brighten a clip for free.
My last tip is to remember to include a descriptive title, summary and tags on your YouTube video. This will help it get found by the millions of YouTube users.
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Many thanks again to all the guys for answering my questions. If you want to get more from Koozai you can check them out over at their blog, or I created this handy G+ circle containing 21 members of the team.
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The idea for this post was inspired by Alessio's amazing "meet your SEO" series, he's showed us all that SEO interviews can be actually be cool. So my question is, would you like to see more of these in the same way Alessio has created a series rather than a one off? And if so, which agency's do you want featured?
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Volleyball Canada announces 2010 national men's team
OTTAWA – Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., Adam Simac of Ottawa and Louis-Pierre Mainville of Notre-Dame de l'Isle, Que., are among several returning players named to the men's senior national team today by Volleyball Canada.
The Canadians launch their international season early next week at the Pan American Cup in Puerto Rico. They will also travel to Australia in June, play exhibition matches against Cuba in Canada later summer before heading to Europe to finalize preparations for the world championships this September in Italy.
Fifth-year Canadian national team coach Glenn Hoag named 19 players to the senior squad the majority of whom spent this past winter playing professionally overseas. They include Soonias who was a star player in Almeria Spain as well as Dan Lewis of Oakville, Ont., who helped Bled, Slovenia to a best-ever fourth place in the Champions League, a team coached by Hoag.
Along with Simac and Mainville, other returnees from the 2009 team are, Nicolas Cundy of Edmonton, Alexandre Gaumont-Casias of Marieville, Que., Toon Van Lankvelt of Rivers, Man., Frederic Winters of Victoria, Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon, Brock Davidiuk of Edmonton, Benoit Raymond of Vaudreuil, Que., Adam Kaminski of Chatham, Ont., Dustin Schneider of Brandon, Man., Steve Brinkman of Bowmanville, Ont., and Mark Dodds of Lucky Lake, Sask.
Josh Howatson of Victoria returns after missing the last couple of years due to injury. Howatson was named the tournament MVP as he and Soonias helped Almeria to the Spanish League crown. Jeremy Wilcox of Calgary, a member of Canada's 2007 Pan Am Games team, is also back on the senior squad.
Steve Gotch of Okotoks, Alta., and Olivier Faucher of Plessisville, Que., graduate from the 2009 B team.
Also announced was the national B team for 2010. They are: Ciaran McGovern and Tim Gourlay, both of Grande Prairie, Alta., Jay Blankenau of Sherwood Park, Alta., Gord Perrin of Creston, B.C., Marc Howatson and Rudy Verhoeff, both of Victoria, Davin St-Pierre of Dieppe, N.B., Karl DeGrandpré of Pierreville, Que., Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., Terrell Bramwell of Mississauga, Ont., Pierre-Alexis Lapointe of La Malbaie, Que., Blair Bann of Edmonton, Graham Vigrass of Calgary, Justin Duff of Winnipeg, Max Burt of Gander, N.L.
Canadian national men's volleyball teams announced today by Volleyball Canada:
Senior A team: Dallas Soonias, Red Deer, Alta.; Adam Simac, Ottawa; Louis-Pierre Mainville, Notre-Dame de l'Isle, Que.; Dan Lewis, Oakville, Ont.; Nicolas Cundy, Edmonton; Alexandre Gaumont-Casias, Mareville, Que.; Toon Van Lankvelt, Rivers, Man.; Frederic Winters, Victoria; Gavin Schmitt, Saskatoon; Brock Davidiuk, Edmonton; Benoit Raymond, Vaudreuil, Que.; Adam Kaminski, Chatham, Ont.; Dustin Schneider, Brandon, Man.; Steve Brinkman, Bowmanville, Ont.; Mark Dodds, Lucky Lake, Sask.; Josh Howatson, Victoria; Jeremy Wilcox, Calgary; Steve Gotch, Okotoks, Alta.; Olivier Faucher of Plessisville, Que.
B team: Ciaran McGovern, Grande Prairie, Alta., ; Tim Gourlay, Grande Prairie; Jay Blankenau, Sherwood Park, Alta.; Gord Perrin, Creston, B.C.; Marc Howatson, Victoria; Rudy Verhoeff, Victoria; Davin St-Pierre, Dieppe, N.B.; Karl DeGrandpré, Pierreville, Que.; Joren Zeeman, Cambridge, Ont.; Terrell Bramwell, Mississauga, Ont.; Pierre-Alexis Lapointe, La Malbaie, Que.; Blair Bann, Edmonton; Graham Vigrass, Calgary; Justin Duff, Winnipeg; Max Burt, Gander, N.L.


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Kent Jorgensen, executive director for USDA Farm Service Agency in Emery and Carbon counties announced that eligible farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock, livestock feed and crop losses that occurred before Dec. 31, 2007 can apply to receive disaster payments beginning today.
On Dec. 26, 2007, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008. The 2008 Act amends certain sections of the US Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 which allows agricultural producers who suffered losses for crops planted before Feb. 28, 2007, or eligible livestock or livestock feed losses between Jan. 1. 2005 and Feb. 28, 2007 to apply for disaster payments under the Crop Disaster Program, Livestock Compensation Program and Livestock Indemnity Program. The 2008 Act extends CDP, LCP and LIP payments to eligible farmers and ranchers who suffered 2007 crop, livestock and livestock feed losses throughout the 2007 crop year before Dec. 31, 2007.
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Playoff Berth Secured, Rangers Still Hammer Hurricanes 4-1
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A berth in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs may have been secured with the Devils loss to Calgary on Monday night, but the Rangers still are fighting for home-ice advantage in the first round of the post-season, so their 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden stood as a statement of a team that is still hungry and has something important to play for.
Despite a slow start, and surrendering the game's first goal, there was much for the Rangers to feel good about Tuesday night. Marty St. Louis picked up three assists--his first multiple-point game as a Ranger since being acquired from the Lightning; Brad Richards scored a pair of goals--his first multiple-goal game since October 7th in Los Angeles; the power play was 2-for-3 after entering play on a 4-for-47 slide; and Mats Zuccarello earned an assist and drew a pair of penalties against Carolina on a night he was named the 2014 recipient of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award.
"It's going to be important to have all the players play at their top level going into the playoffs," stated goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 27 of 28 shots Tuesday. "We are going to face some really good teams, so especially when your top guys play like they did tonight and have of late, that is going to be big for us."
The win gives the Rangers 93 points on the season as the Blueshirts maintain a two-point lead on the Philadelphia Flyers for second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers, who beat the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, have three games left on their schedule, while the Rangers have two to play--Thursday at home against the Buffalo Sabres and Saturday night in Montreal.
"We talked about it before the game that we've been playing good hockey for a long time and that we want to go into the playoffs feeling good about our game," explained head coach Alain Vigneault. "I think for the most part tonight, that's what we did. Offensively we had one of our best scoring-chance nights of the year."
After a sluggish start the Rangers found their footing late in the first period and turned the game decidedly in their favor in the second, with Richards and the power play doing the most damage to Carolina.
Trailing 1-0--and lucky to be down just one as Henrik Lundqvist already was forced to stop Alexander Semin on a breakaway and Jay Harrison twice on prime chances during the same sequence earlier in the period--the Rangers pulled even at the 15:44 mark of the opening period when Richards wired a left-wing shot on the power play past Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward. The goal came just nine seconds after Semin was sent to the box for hooking John Moore.
Derek Stepan--who earned the secondary assist and now has 21 points in 21 games since the Olympics--won an offensive zone faceoff and St. Louis made the cross-ice pass to Richards. The veteran center patiently waited, and Ward gave him too much of the short side, exactly where Richards zipped the puck past the 'Canes netminder.
It was the first time St. Louis had assisted on a goal scored by Richards since they were Tampa Bay Lightning teammates on February 7, 2008--three weeks before Richards was traded to the Dallas Stars. As it turned out there would be more St. Louis-Richards magic to come later in the game on Tuesday night.
"It's nice to get rewarded on so many plays," shared St. Louis, who now has seven points in 18 games wearing the Blueshirt. "It was definitely a feel-good game for me, and I thought the team played really well."
The next magic, however, would come in the form of a brilliant Zuccarello fake and pass to set up Benoit Pouliot 50 seconds into the second period to give New York a 2-1 lead. With the puck on his stick in the high slot Zuccarello faked a slap shot to freeze both Ward and his defenders as Pouliot skated in on left wing. Zuccarello then whipped a pass to the wide-open Pouliot, and he buried his 14th goal of the season into the back of the cage to provide the Rangers their first lead of the game.
It was all part of a very special evening for Zuccarello.
"I don't think I can describe it in words," Zuccarello said of winning the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, which is voted on by the fans. "It's surprising, and I am really humbled. I have to thank everyone, it's really big for me. I would probably put it as one of the highs in my career."
When asked for his reaction to his good friend winning this much-respected award, Lundqvist left no doubt how he felt about it.
"It was a great choice by the fans," stated Lundqvist. "I'm just happy he's grown into his role now. I think last year and the year before it might have been a little tougher with a different system, but now it's a system where we let guys play a little bit more and he's just so skilled of a player. He's one of the best, I think, in the league to see plays open up and create opportunities for his linemates. He has to work really hard for it because of his size, and he's takes nothing for granted."
St. Louis and Richards would hook up again at 13:36 of the second--again on the power play--to increase the home team's lead to two goals. This time St. Louis earned the secondary assist with Dan Girardi picking up the primary with a give and go feed to Richards, who blasted a slap shot from just inside the blue line past Ward for his 20th goal of the season, and fourth in the last eight games.
The goal marked the tenth time in Richards' NHL career in which he has scored 20 or more goals--the second time in thee seasons with the Rangers. He now has five power play goals on the season.
"I thought tonight he was really good," St. Louis said of Richards. "He had a couple of goals, obviously, but he had other quality chances and put himself in the right spot and made some great plays. I'm really happy for him."
Stepan scored 4:38 into the third period to give New York a 4-1 lead. He was beneficiary of a gorgeous cross-crease pass from St. Louis. Anton Stralman also assisted, his second helper of the night.
Swedish rookie Jesper Fast, recalled from Hartford on Monday, was in the Rangers' lineup Tuesday, skating on a line with Richards and Carl Hagelin. He logged 13:54 worth of ice time, recording one shot on goal, though he did draw some "oohs" from the crowd when he leveled Carolina's Jordan Staal with an open-ice hit near the red line in the second period.


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Here are some of the takeaways:
- It's possible to interview Prokhorov without a Steve Kroft grin on your face
- It's possible to ask Prokhorov semi-tough questions but avoid bigger ones
- Prokhorov, despite his insider connections, considers himself a "self-made man"
- He claims not to have political power but is "just a businessman"
- As with the Barclays naming rights deal, Prokhorov seeks to leverage Brooklyn to gain himself a platform in the United States ("we can create excellent business unit")
- Prokhorov was well-prepped for the media blitz, calling money just "a side effect" of business and floating the same reference to Sinatra's "New York, New York"
- Still, he claimed not to remember spending some $19,000 on lunch at Nello in New York
- When asked about the four days he was jailed in France on suspicion of bringing in prostitutes, he didn't assert (as on 60 Minutes) that it was fun but explained he'd been in the Soviet Army
- Prokhorov invites footage of his kickboxing workout
- He installed a basketball court just for the sake of his Bloomberg interview
- A basketball was strategically placed on the shelf behind him
- The Internets--not for him; he uses neither a cell phone nor a computer
- The more impressed by Prokhorov, the taller he is reported to be (6'7" to Bloomberg/BW, 6'8" to 60 Minutes, 6'9" to New York Magazine's Will Leitch)
Below is an excerpt. Bloomberg TV offers a profile as well as a full interview, about a half-hour. (Note that the Bloomberg TV pieces didn't work for me on Firefox.)
The NBA effect
True Hoop blogger Henry Abbott concluded that, however much like a segment of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," the 60 Minutes piece would help Prokhorov attract players to the Nets.
Prokhorov's already provoked a man-crush from fans on the NetsDaily blog. "This Guy is Awesome!" wrote corey447. "How could LeBron [James] say "no" to this guy?" Responded Net Income, the lead writer for the site (and unflagging advocate of the Brooklyn move), "I surely can't."
He also asserted that Prokhorov displayed "the same winning personality he did with 60 Minutes," a partial echo of the Rev. Herbert Daughtry's Brooklyn Standard endorsement of Bruce Ratner's customary "humble, winsome" manner.
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski gave fans even more of a buzz, writing that "sources say they expect his private plane to land with him and minority owner Jay-Z at Akron-Canton Airport at midnight July 1 on the start of free agency" to try to recruit Cleveland Cavaliers star James.
Yeah, there's a lot of momentum.
I also agree with Abbott's observation that NBA Commissioner David Stern was hardly convincing in claiming that the league's investigation found no dirt on Prokhorov, given that the NBA wasn't even able to find "the degenerate gambler on their referee staff."
On the merits?
But I part ways with Abbott when he concludes that watching Prokhorov is "the best evidence there could be that he's above board. Watching him speak, it's easy to understand how a guy like this would have become a billionaire on his own merits."
Prokhorov is obviously very sharp, and full of backed-by-bucks self=confidence, but Russia was and in many ways remains the Wild West when it comes to business.
Despite its generally softball nature, the 60 Minutes piece at least noted that a key source of Prokhorov's wealth, Norilsk Nickel, came via an "insider's opportunity," a process "probably not even legal under Western standards."
The Bloomberg profile glides over that complication.
Criticism from Helmer
John Helmer, the controversial independent reporter and critic of oligarchs, bypassed the easy-to-dissect 60 Minutes piece and posed critical questions for the Bloomberg print reporters in a Dances With Bears post headlined THE CAT'S PAW AWARD No. 4 – BLOOMBERG PLAYS MIKHAIL PROKHOROV'S BALL, IS SLAM-DUNKED.
Helmer's graphic directly connected Prokhorov and the billionaire owner of the Bloomberg media properties, who just happens to be New York City's mayor. While it's hardly likely that Mayor Mike Bloomberg interferes directly with his publications, it's not out of the question that Bloomberg editors, ushering in the owner of a team and project Bloomberg has welcomed, would only go so far.
After all, the profile portrays Prokhorov as an enormously successful businessman, while Helmer suggests there are some missing elements to the story.
Among Helmer's questions:
--in your report of the January 2007 Courchevel arrest and the subsequent imprisonment of Mr Prokhorov in Lyon, and the investigation that followed for two further years, you appear to have ignored the evidence of obstruction of justice and blocking of efforts of the French investigating magistrates to question witnesses and pursue evidence? Are you unaware of the documented French evidence, published in the French press, suggesting that Mr Prokhorov used influence with Russian officials to prevent the French investigation from being undertaken and completed?Note that Blair's testimony did not specifically mention Prokhorov. But Putin's comments did, and were reported by Bloomberg.
– in your report of the founding and operation of Mr Prokhorov's Uneximbank, you report: "Doing business in Russia in the 1990s came down to survival of the fittest". You also report that "the Soviet banking system began collapsing with the fall of communism". Is there a reason you omit to report that Uneximbank collapsed in 1998, defaulting on an estimated $1 billion in liabilities? To whom should the responsibility, fault or credit for that bank failure go? Why do you withhold from your readers the evidence that such a milestone venture in Mr Prokhorov's career went bankrupt?
– you report that "Prokhorov and Potanin profited from the crisis by exploiting the dollar-ruble exchange rate". Why have you omitted to report that Mr Prokhorov's wager on the rouble-dollar exchange rate in 1997-98 helped push Uneximbank into bankruptcy?
– there are two other omissions of the record of Mr Prokhorov, which your article reveals. Have you omitted recent statements by high-ranking Russian and US officials, casting negative light on Mr Prokhorov's character and business practices, because you were intending to do, or had agreed with Mr Prokhorov, to do a promotion? Or because you were unaware of the officials and their criticisms? . The first of the criticisms of Mr Prokhorov came from the Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who criticized him for his management of the utility company TGK-4 for what might — in another country or in another medium than Bloomberg Markets — be called investment contract violations or cash stripping. Mr Putin made his statement on February 24. Also, according to Admiral Dennis Blair, the US Government's Director of National Intelligence, Mr Prokhorov's line of business in precious metals makes him susceptible to, or a witting party to, the "growing nexus in Russian and Eurasian states among government, organized crime, intelligence services, and big business figures. An increasing risk from Russian organized crime is that criminals and criminally linked oligarchs will enhance the ability of state or state-allied actors to undermine competition in gas, oil, aluminum, and precious metals markets." Admiral Blair made this and related statements in testimony to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on February 2. Did you miss it?
(Business Insider also linked to Helmer's critique.)
More from the profile
The profile involves reporter Ryan Chilcote (who also sat down for the one-on-one interview) following Prokhorov around to (natch) his home, his gold mine (via Prokhorov's private jet), and an exclusive nightclub in which the mogul's VIP area is populated by attractive young women.
Chilcote at least knows that he might be used. "Russian billionaires don't tend to share much with journalists," he says in his narration, "but Prokhorov believes it's time for some glasnost. Buying the Nets is the first step to building his profile in the U.S."
"As far as I know, all the NBA owners, they are very important people in their cities," Prokhorov tells him. "And I don't want to be different. And maybe in my case, I need to be much more open."
Chilcote, after experiencing the "parallel universe" of the billionaire's world--a convoy to clear traffic in Siberia--follows Prokhorov back to some madeleines: the now-abandoned factory where he profited by stonewashing blue jeans and the two-room apartment that he left only five years ago.
"It's kind of a miracle," Prokhorov says, recalling his traveling father bringing back tokens of the West, including "Brooklyn chewing gum." Unmentioned: it comes from Italy.
"Have you ever given a bribe?" Chilcote asks.
"It was like, 15 years ago, last time," Prokhorov responds, his syntax indicating it wasn't a first.
Near the end of the piece, Prokhorov gets his money line: "Do you remember the song, Frank Sinatra, 'New York, New York.'? If I make it there, I'll make it anywhere."
And Chilcote/Bloomberg stick with the story line: "The NBA is about to welcome its first Russian billionaire to the league. Prokhorov is about to get his shot."
More from the interview
Prokhorov is nothing if not diplomatic. Chilcote attempts to point out mysterious deaths of important people in prison: "That doesn't happen everywhere, lawyers just die in jail."
"It is true, for the time being, we have awful conditions in jail," says Prokhorov, essentially changing the subject.
"How much cash do you have?" Chilcote asks.
"If I told you, I'll have to kill you," Prokhorov responds, displaying the insouciant attitude that permeated the 60 Minutes piece.
Chilcote points to conditions at the mines, with "hard-working very poor people… Do you feel like you're giving enough back to them?"
"In Norilsk… my staff… they receive the biggest salary in Russia, ever," Prokhorov responds. "You saw the quality of the food, it's free of charge."
The Bloomberg article reports it more ambiguously:
Prokhorov took the helm in 2001 and radically restructured the company. The number of workers shrank to 58,000 in 2007 from 125,000 in 2001, as miners and pensioners were taken off the payroll and resettled in different parts of Russia, says Olga Golodets, who ran human resources at Norilsk under Prokhorov.The Nello exchange
He also removed from his books social enterprises like nurseries and hospitals, which were part of every big company under the Soviet system.
While Chilcote doesn't push too hard on Prokhorov's business issues, he does press regarding the notorious lunch.
Did Prokhorov spend $19,000?
"I don't remember," says Prokhorov. (Check his body language.)
Was there a $5000 bottle of wine?
I don't know," Prokhorov says, grinning. "I need to check."
What about $825 for three orders of truffle taglioni?
"Maybe," allows Prokhorov.
Oligarchs and business
"Are you an oligarch?" Chilcote asks.
"No. For sure not," responds Prokhorov.
"Why not?"
"Oligarch is a person--he's rich and he has a political power," responds Prokhorov.
"You don't have any political power?"
"No," responds Prokhorov, with a shrug. "I'm just a businessman."
"But you have a relationship with the Kremlin," Chilcote follows up. "You know the president."
"Every businessman has a relation with government," Prokhorov responds.
He goes on to acknowledge that "sometimes you need the help of government" in setting up meetings and sometimes lobbyist-type people must be deployed "to make some amendments to the law."
In other words, non-oligarchs have political power.
The shady side
Chilcote recalls seeing "countless so-called 'contract killings.'... You yourself said this was a country of cowboys and there was no sheriff. Did you have to deal with gangsters?"
"No," declares Prokhorov, shaking his head solemnly.
"You lived in a vacuum somewhere," Chilcote responds skeptically.
"My career was a little bit very specific," Prokhorov says, noting his work with a bank.
Chilcote cites an encounter Prokhorov once had with the mafia.
"I explained my view and there was nothing after," Prokhorov responds.
"Russia's one of the most corrupt countries in the world, as you know," Chilcote notes. "Were you able to completely sidestep that?"
Prokhorov pauses. "Do you know the difference between a rat and a hamster?" he asks, pausing for a smile. "A hamster has better p.r.… Maybe we are suffering from lack of explanation."
In other words, he dodged the question.
"Do you think Russia has an unfairly bad reputation in the West?" Chilcote asks.
"I hope not, but if you ask, maybe we have some problems," Prokhorov responds.
The Nets and Brooklyn
"Give me your five-year plan for the Nets," Chilcote asks.
"We checked thoroughly, what is the potential income for the club, and for the arena," he says, displaying a train of thought that might not have been on-message for the "Brooklyn" groundbreaking he missed March 11. "Maybe we add some other ideas to this business plan, in the future. But this plan showed to us that we can receive profit, compared with so-called "charity support" business in Russia and Europe. I like to win NBA cup, and at the same time create not only great team, but a great business."
Someone surely will tell him it's a team, not a "club," and a championship, not a "cup."
Chilcote says a fellow Russian billionaire says the team's a toy. Prokhorov says no, it's not a toy.
Chilcote says Prokhorov will go a half a billion dollars in debt. Prokhorov says no, it'll be less than $200 million.
(Prokhorov is putting up $200 million to buy 80% of the team and 45% of the arena, and absorbing current and future losses, as well as putting in equity--perhaps $500 million, even more, but most if not all borrowed.)
The Chilcote throws a softball question, pointing out the team's current losses, and losing streak, and "here's how you can make a lot of money."
"As soon as team moves to Brooklyn, it will be absolutely another business model," Prokhorov says, with an excellent grasp of the team's prospects and marketing opportunities. "As soon as arena has been built, and I'm confident… we can create excellent business unit."
"What is it about Brooklyn, that it adds so much?"
"It's New York City," Prokhorov responds.
Chilcote brings up the Knicks.
"New York City suffers from the lack of great competition between two teams," Prokhorov responds. "I am absolutely confident that, as soon as we create a real championship contender, using our competitive advantage, excellent draft picks over the next two years, and 14 excellent top players that are free agent, and we have the lowest salary cap in the league."
"How much money are you prepared to spend building your dream team?" Chilcote asks.
"Dream team is not only a question of money," Prokhorov responds. "It's also management and team spirit. All these three facts together--it's a great team."
And, perhaps, the political advantage that Prokhorov has left to his American partners in Brooklyn.
Prokhorov goes on to talk about wanting to bring NBA training to Russia and to help globalize the game.
The last question involves, natch, business. Will Prokhorov sell stock in the Nets and list the team on a stock exchange?
Prokhorov says maybe.
"If you list it, you cash out."
I hope I would have 80%," Prokhorov responds. "Maybe 51 is enough."
"Are you buying the Nets forever or is this a short-term business deal and in five years you're going to flip the company?" Chilcote asks.
"For me, it's a strategic investment," Prokhorov says.
"Bridge your way into America," Chilcote adds.
"If you buy a business forever, that means it's not a business. It's a hobby," says Prokhorov with a smile. "And if your business reaches the peak, you sell. But it's not high time to speak about that."


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A public hearing was held to hear comments on the conditional use permit for Emery Refining LLC for a Level three Conditional use permit to operate a micro-refinery and associated rail system in the industrial park in Green River. Economic Development Director Mike McCandless said he has been working on the project for 18-20 months. The company originally looked at other locations, but decided on Green River because of its proximity to the rail and transportation by SR-6 and I-70. The property was also available for the project. The spot is unique and is triangular in shape with the rail, the interstate and SR-6 readily accessible. The permitting is for a Level three conditional use permit. This is one of the last permits needed and the air quality permit has been approved and is waiting for signature.
Emery County's planning and zoning commission reviewed everything and passed the permit onto the Emery County Commission for their approval. One of the steps was to hold a public hearing for any comments about the project. The commission can accept, reject or modify the recommendation from planning and zoning. Hank Diesel has been McCandless' primary point of contact for the project.
Diesel said he is from Houston, Texas and they also have an office in London, England. He is an investment banker and has also become one of the sponsors for the project. "I wish to extend my thanks to Pat Brady the mayor of Green River, to Mike McCandless and to our legal counsel out of Salt Lake. Utah is a business friendly state and we look forward to working with the county and the state. We've passed through the comment period on the air quality permit. We hope to start turning dirt by summer. This location turned out to be the best. The crude is available. This project is different because of the technology. It will be a state of the art facility, but it's a fairly simple process. We will make a very small footprint. The property is 500 acres and we will use 180 acres for the project. The project will be completed in three phases. The first will be the rail component. This portion of the project will transport the crude to market. It will take 12-14 months for the spur to be complete."
The refinery will be built from a kit and be classified as a micro-refinery for local crude oil, brought in from a 200 mile radius of Green River. During Phase two of the refinery, it will take in light sweet crude oil and then refine it into kerosene and diesel. During this phase, they will have 29 employees, not including construction, and produce 10,000 barrels a day.
During the refinery's third phase, it will refine oil into more specific refinery products, employ 24 people, and produce 5,000 barrels a day. The raw product will be brought in by 75-100 trucks a day via Indian Canyon and will go out by rail. They are estimating 130 employees during the construction process and want to hire local/regional contractors when they can.
The proposed refinery's representatives insist that the facility won't omit noxious smells since its distillation process only emits carbon dioxide. Also, fugitive emission detectors on site would detect such noxious emissions. Green River is a good fit because of the crude oil in the region, decreased transportation costs while utilizing I-70 and the rail. Green River is a good place for economic development, and to take advantage of the importance of kerosene for the region's aviation needs. The project is estimated to be worth $250 million and the funding is secure for the project.
"We are ready to go, ready to move forward, this project will bring a huge tax base. We hope to employ people from Utah," said Diesel.
Green River Mayor Pat Brady spoke in favor of the project. He said it will be a learning experience that will bring opportunity and employment to Green River. "We are excited for the refinery to go in. It will help us to learn how to handle growth for future projects. I appreciate the work that Mike and Hank have put into this project," said Mayor Brady.
A citizen asked if affordable housing will be developed in Green River and where the employees will come from as Green River is a small town. McCandless said that Green River employees, many of them are underemployed and working several jobs to make ends meet. Local workers and contractors will be considered first and he has put the company in touch with many of the local contractors including Nielson Construction, Nelco and several others. Skills needed during the construction phase will include site preparation, dirt work, concrete work, pipe fitting and several other skilled contractors. During the refinery installation phase the refinery will be constructed in Houston and then transported here to be reconstructed on site.
Some of the employees after the refinery is up and running will be skilled in computer and operations as the refinery will be operated from a control room and the workers will monitor gauges, meters and other instruments. These will be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These will be skilled positions. Training will begin soon said Diesel so these operators will be functional when the time comes. The plant manager will be onsite in Green River. The chief executive officer will work out of the Houston office.
Diesel reported the wages, benefits and bonuses will be good. The major expenses at the facility will be the facility itself. McCandless said the state of Utah is offering some incentives to the company which are post performance incentives. The wages will be 125 percent of the average county wage. After all requirements are met, the company will receive tax incentives in a reduction of corporate taxes.
The Governors Office of Economic Development Incentive Committee has approved this project for a large incentive that could exceed $10 million.
Diesel said basically the refinery is a distillery which cooks the oil and processes it into different products. By taking the raw product and making these derivatives, they increase the value of the raw product.
After all the comments and explanations the commissioners voted to approve the Level three conditional use permit so the refinery project can continue to move forward.


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Some guy posted a link and I watched half of..episode 2 I think it was?
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Fred Crogan will celebrate his 90th birthday Sept. 28. He is a life long resident of Carbon County. He married Carol (Kelly) Larsen on May 29, 1947. Fred served in the Army Airforce during World War II and retired from US Steel in 1981. He has been a member of the Price Elks Lodge for 51 years and is currently serving as treasurer. He has two children, Steven of Taylorsville, and Carrie (Vernon) White of Price. He has six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends are welcome to an open house on Sept. 30 from 2-4 p.m. at the home of Carrie and Vernon White, 1150 North 200 East, Price. In case of bad weather, open house will be held in the Price Elks Lodge dining room, 23 East 100 North, Price. Enter through east door.
Ruby Anderson will turn 80 on Sept. 29. Her family consists of Marie, Bill, Gelene, Moose, Glade, Patti, Ron, Jody, Mason, Madison, Sage, Ellie, Austin, Tiara, Cianna, Jace, Kody, Shalene, Willie, Donnie, Rob, Jami, Jeff, Tanya, Mark, Derek, Denise, Chris, Colton, Carleigh, Klay, Jurell, and Angelia.


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QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A Quincy man is now charged with first-degree murder after the death of a man whose throat he is accused of slashing.
Prosecutors on Monday upgraded the charge against 27-year-old Alex T. Koehler, who previously was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Koehler is accused in the death of 56-year-old Robert J. Owens of Quincy, who died Saturday. Authorities say Owens was stabbed on Wednesday.
Prosecutors say the two men knew each other.
Koehler was arrested Wednesday after police found Owens with his throat slashed. Police say they recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack.
Koehler is jailed in Adams County on $1 million bond. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports Koehler appeared in court Monday with his public defender, Brett Jansen. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Aug. 6.


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i hate how good kohli is. still no idea why he didn't play in the tests whilst india were over in england last year
186 - good batting practice for the Saffers there. Scored 51 from last 3!
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Jebus - 51 off the last three overs from SA.
Our death bowling needs some Southee.
Yes 51 off last 3 shows NZ continue to struggle at the death. Franklin, Bracewell and Milne won't be our usual death bowlers though.
Why the Indian think tank didnt promote Yuvraj for the warm up game? I mean Kohli is in prime form and he could have been rested for the game or at least Yuvi could have batted @ 3...
Only a warm-up, tbf. Kohli or Sharma could retire out at any point.
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Ferron City Dog Licenses are due Jan. 31. There will be two clinics held for the residents to get their dogs rabies shots. Jan. 16 and 30 from 4-6 p.m. at the Ferron firestation. Licenses will also be available.
Applications for big game hunting permits for Utah's 2003 seasons will be available by Jan. 3. Those who applied last year should receive an application in the mail and shouldn't have to visit any locations. To be included for the draw, applications must be received through the website, or mail no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 31. You can apply on the internet through the DWR's website, www.wildlife.utah.gov. For more information call 1-800-221-0659.
Ten free trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during January of 2003. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between Feb. 1 and May 31 with instructions for planting. The six to twelve inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free. To become a member of the foundation send a contribution to National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Neb. 68410 by Jan. 31.
A field representative from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department Service Office will be in your area to assist you in understanding and applying for VA benefits, preparing and documenting application for compensation, pension, hospitalization and other benefits. The officer will be at the Price Workforce Service Center from 8:30-10 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2003.
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Parent Teacher Conference will be held Jan. 13-14 from 3:30 to 6:30 each night. Part-time teachers that will be available Monday: Jackie Weihing, Mark Hansen, David Bird; Tuesday: Nancy Karpowitz and Reed Fehlberg. Ferd Allred will be available both nights from 5:30-6:30
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The problem is that script tags and some javascript need to be inserted in the <head> tag when the page is rendered. Now if I render the form and the Google Maps javascript before the form is submitted the map appears with the form, which is not the behavior I'm looking for. Three possible solutions I thought of would be to
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A great way to target suspended fish, the Lucky Craft Screw Pointer is a sinking bait that features dual props - one at each end. The dual props churn as you retrieve the Screw Pointer, putting off rapid vibrations akin to a struggling, injured baitfish in its last throws of life. The props also provide additional flash for low light and stained water conditions, and the fact that it is a sinking bait allows you to attack the entire water column. Featuring the incredible detailing and lifelike touches that set Lucky Craft baits apart from the rest, the Lucky Craft Screw Pointer chews through bass with its signature double prop.
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