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September 2007
When you look at the actual results (PDF), the numbers are even more striking. For instance, respondents were asked, "If Massachusetts were to permit casinos to open, would you want them to be in urban or rural areas?" Check this out:Those who live inside Route 128 favor rural areas over urban areas, 54 percent to 18 percent.Those who live between 128 and 495 favor rural areas over urban areas, 40 percent to 23 percent.Those who live in Central Massachusetts favor rural areas over urban areas, 45 percent to 26 percent.Those who live in Western Massachusetts favor urban areas over rural areas, 36 percent to 27 percent.Those who live in "Southern" (which I take to mean Southeastern) Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands favor rural areas over urban areas, 44 percent to 24 percent.So there you have it.
Chad Demands Sudanese Refugees Moved
We want the international community to look for another country so that the Sudanese can leave. If they cannot do it, we are going to do it." Chad has threatened previously to expel the Darfur refugees, who have fled five years of fighting between the region's ethnic African rebel groups and Sudan's Arab-dominated government. After attacks by Chadian rebels in April 2006, President Idriss Deby said he would force them back into Sudan if the international community did not take action to prevent Sudan from destabilizing his country. Deby backed down a few days later under intense international pressure. Over the weekend, about 12,000 more Darfur people fled across the border into eastern Chad after air strikes by the Sudanese military on several towns.
Resolutions for 2008: Optimize, Nuture, and Act
Welcome to the New Year! It's a time to reflect on the past year and to renew ourselves in anticipation of the year to come. The celebration and joy of the season makes everyone a bit more optimistic and everything look a bit brighter. The online marketing space saw a lot of change and growth in 2007. And 2008 seems like it will be even more of the same. Here are some suggested resolutions for you and your team to help kick the year off in style and keep the momentum building through the next 12 months. Elevate the Importance of SEO SEO (define) is still seen as something that's "done" once, or when a site is rebuilt or redesigned. Most companies have yet to create a dedicated function or an ongoing agency relationship to treat SEO as another key element in making online marketing successful.
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