Is 300-350 words article still effective since the change of Google Algorithm??

Google's changes primarily lessened the impact of article sites, rather than articles themselves, so I believe it all depends on where the text is being published and the authority/originality of the additional work on that domain.

From my own experience, posts and pages of 500 words or more do very well in Google, but because many in my specific field don't bother to write any original text, even content with 300 words can easily beat the competition.

Your competition is perhaps one of the primary factors. Even if Google wants lengthy articles about the price of spinach, if there are only three people writing about the price of spinach Google will have to make-do with what it can find - even if all three writers limit that content to 300 words.

As for what Melanie says about rambling on, my belief is that a good writer can make anything worthy of 500 words given the right format and style to work within. You should see some of the source material I have to deal with to create a 300 - 500 word post! But I manage it. In my case the intention is to sell a product, so there are a lot of tools I can use including fantasy and personal experience to make what would otherwise have been a 300 word scene description into a 500 word article.

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Belmont Falls To Arizona, Still Searching For First NCAA Tournament Win

SALT LAKE CITY -- Belmont is winless in six NCAA tournament appearances and the Bruins have lost big in five of those, including Thursday's 81-64 loss to sixth-seeded Arizona.

Still, coach Rick Byrd said this year's team overachieved.

"It's hard, but I told those guys in there, I wouldn't have given them a chance to win this season (after losing three All-Conference players)," Byrd said.

Instead the Bruins went on to win 26 games and the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, and even pick up Top 25 votes along the way while relying on plenty of 3-point shots.

Belmont never got going offensively against Arizona, starting 1 of 11 overall and 0 of 4 from beyond the arc before finishing at 39 percent shooting and 30 percent on 3s.

"I think this was pretty simple," Byrd said. "Arizona outplayed us."

Mark Lyons scored 23 points to lead Arizona (26-7), which used its huge size advantage to shut down the Bruins (26-7).

Arizona held a 44-18 edge on the boards, outscored Belmont 36-18 in the paint, blocked five shots and outshot the Bruins from 3-point range.

The Wildcats made 9 of 17 3-pointers, including a critical one from Solomon Hill with 4:40 remaining to stop an 11-2 Belmont run, and shot 57 percent overall.

Bruins guard Ian Clark entered shooting better than 46 percent from 3-point range, tops in the nation, but was 3 of 8 from beyond the arc.

"I don't blame people for picking Belmont," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "They have a great backcourt. They earned the seed they got. You look at them on paper and I don't know if anybody relishes seeing them in their bracket."

Kerron Johnson led Belmont with 22 points and Clark finished with 21.

Kevin Parrom, Kaleb Tarczewski and Nick Johnson added 12 points each for Arizona, which led 32-20 at halftime after closing on an 11-2 run.

Byrd didn't realize Arizona's defense could be so formidable.

Belmont's lowest field goal total this season entering the NCAAs was 22 against Kansas. Arizona held the Bruins to 20.

Arizona led by as many as 21 points, 64-43, with 7:45 remaining before Belmont went on a 10-0 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Clark and J.J. Mann. The 3s came just seven seconds apart as Mann stole the inbounds pass.

But Parrom countered with a driving layup and Hill hit another 3-pointer _Arizona's eighth – to bump the Wildcats' lead back to 15 points, 69-54, with 4:29 left.

Arizona's size advantage was evident early as the Wildcats jumped out to a 14-4 lead thanks to a 14-3 edge on the boards and cold shooting by Belmont.

Belmont wouldn't hit its first 3-pointer until Johnson's step-back shot with 10:55 left in the first half. Blake Jenkins followed with a towering dunk off a pass from Johnson to pull the Bruins to 14-9 and Clark's first 3-pointer got Belmont within 16-14 with 8:33 left in the first half.

Arizona closed on a 16-6 run to take a 32-20 lead into the break.

At halftime, the Wildcats had made twice as many 3-pointers (4 of 9) than Belmont (2 of 13).

Nick Johnson was the primary defender on Clark most of the night, with help from Jordin Mayes.

"Sometimes they score and you get the sense that tonight he earned his points," Miller said of Clark. "And that's what we want them to do, earn points."

If Byrd didn't realize Arizona could play that well defensively, Miller said it was because of the Pac-12 competition.

"We have been a good rebounding team all season. But if you put us under the microscope in our conference, we got away from the dominant rebounding team that we once were and we talked about it," Miller said.

Byrd said the Bruins also hurt themselves.

"Again, this is crying over spilled milk, but we missed five layups in the first half," he said. "We missed the same kind of 3s that they made throughout the game, and if you're going to beat a team that is that good and that talented, you kind of have to make it go the other way. You've got to make big-time plays and finish layups and we have to shoot it better than they shoot it, and we didn't do it."

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Delaware Symphony Still On Thin Ice

Amidst accusations of playing shell games with assets and failing to bargain in good faith, it looks like Delaware Symphony Orchestra (DSO) may manage to squeak out a 2013/2014 season. According to a few media reports, the DSO’s board chair, Tatiana Copeland, and AFM Local 21 Secretary/Treasurer, Glenn Finnan, hammered out a tentative agreement in face-to-face meetings, even after the DSO had already spent more than $60,000 in legal fees that produced nothing more than stalemate.

If ratified by the DSO board and musicians, then the orchestra will present a very skinny season. Few details are available, but the 5/27/2013 edition of the Delaware News Journal in an article by Margie Fishman reports that the agreement will only provide 10 guaranteed services for an unknown number of musicians in the first of the three year agreement, with that number increasing to 20 by the final year.

10 guaranteed services provides for two concert events in the space of one season; three rehearsals and two performances each.

There is no mention in any reports about music director compensation or anticipated guest artist budgets.

"I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired." Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house. I understand where the trepidation comes from as a great deal of my consulting and technology provider work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why. In short, it doesn't matter if you know where all the bodies are buried if you can't keep your own clients out of the ground, and I'm fortunate enough to say that for more than 15 years, I've done exactly that for groups of all budget size from Qatar to Kathmandu. For fun, I write a daily blog about the orchestra business, provide a platform for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon about orchestra life, and love a good coffee drink.

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You’re Still Using 12px Font Size!?!

Back on 2/24/2012 we examined emerging standards for web font sizes and it was a surprise to some folks that using 16px (or approx. 1em) for standard body font was recommended. Nonetheless, it is still surprising to encounter so many performing arts org websites that rely on 12px standards.

All of the following screencaps were taken on 5/23/2013 and are from the first four orchestra websites that came to mind. Each one had a standard body font of 11px or 12px and even though I knew a number of orchestra websites were using tiny font sizes, it was still surprising to see 100 percent of the initial sampling fall into that category.

But when it comes to readability and overall favorable user experiences, those are dangerously small sizes (details for why are in the 2012 article). Recent studies indicate that 16px is most common with 14px not far behind, but even 18px is used twice as much over 12px.

In an ideal arrangement, you already have direct control over typography settings such as the font size for body text and headlines and can, therefore, begin experimenting with sizing up and out of the 12px pit.

If you don’t, you need to begin working on your web provider to get this change going. If they make the task sound like moving mountains then it’s high time to consider finding a new provider.

Simply put, you aren’t going to catch up by going slower and web standards change at an increasing pace so you need to be in a position to have enough flexibility and control to make changes as needed.

For more on this topic, head over to Jan Constantin’s excellent case study article, Typographic Design Patterns And Current Practices (2013 Edition), at SmashingMagazine.com where you’ll find a wealth of additional info on trends for headlines, typefaces, line heights, and a bevy of additional typographic treats.

"I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired." Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house. I understand where the trepidation comes from as a great deal of my consulting and technology provider work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why. In short, it doesn't matter if you know where all the bodies are buried if you can't keep your own clients out of the ground, and I'm fortunate enough to say that for more than 15 years, I've done exactly that for groups of all budget size from Qatar to Kathmandu. For fun, I write a daily blog about the orchestra business, provide a platform for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon about orchestra life, and love a good coffee drink.

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Susan Crawford Explains Why U.S. Internet Is Still Slow (VIDEO)

Susan Crawford, law professor and former special assistant for science and technology to the White House, recently sat down with journalist and commentator Bill Moyers and explained something that might surprise confortable Americans: U.S. Internet access is, even today, costly and slow compared to access in other parts of the world.

How so? Crawford lays out the numbers: In Hong Kong, Crawford says, a citizen can purchase 500 megabit data pipeline for $25 a month. In Seoul, the same service is $30 a month, but subscribers have a choice of three different providers, all of whom will set up a connection within a day because of cutthroat competition.

But in New York City, arguably the most industrialized city in the U.S., the same connection costs $200, and subscribers have no choice of providers.

This is a video worth watching:

Susan Crawford on Why U.S. Internet Access is Slow, Costly, and Unfair from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.

Crawford names the usual culprits: telecommunications companies, whose local monopolies encourage them, she says, to "gouge" the rich and neglect the poor, and the U.S. government, which she says refuses to consider the Internet a utility or promote competition between current carriers. In November, HuffPost reported that AT&T had failed to provide high-speed Internet to rural Americans after assuring Congress it would do so.

The U.S. government has lots of catching up to do: The Federal Communication Commission's 2011 "Connect 2 Compete" program, which was supposed to give Internet access to low-income citizens, only operates on a small scale, while the recent "Super WiFi" rumors proved a massive flop. Existing telecommunications players have little reason to change because, as Crawford says, they're for-profit businesses whose motive is to make money in the most efficient way possible.

Change within the telecommunications industry may come from an unlikely source: other corporations. Google’s Fiber project, an experimental broadband network that delivers speedy, inexpensive Internet to chosen communities, has forced Time Warner Cable to increase speeds and lower prices. Similar projects might help spark change among telecommunications monopolies across the country.

[h/t Reddit]

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream Of Economic Equality Still Not A Reality

Today we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.: the man who laid out his dream for a more equal America nearly 50 years ago. Unfortunately, we haven't made as much progress as King probably would have hoped. Though relevant government statistics are limited and do not go back to the 1960s, available data suggests that black America still has a long way to go before attaining true equality of opportunity.

1. Black unemployment has gotten worse.

A larger share of blacks are jobless now than 40 years ago. The black unemployment rate in December of 2012 was 14 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 9.4 percent in December of 1972. In contrast, the white unemployment rate is 6.9 percent. The percentage of blacks with a job, at 52.6 percent, is lower than it was 40 years ago and far lower than the percentage of whites with a job (59.5 percent).

2. Fewer black men are in the labor force.

A smaller share of black men are in the labor force -- that is, working or looking for a job -- than 40 years ago. Slightly more than two-thirds of black men were in the labor force in December of 2012, down from 78 percent 40 years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In contrast, 73.3 percent of white men are in the labor force.

3. We haven't closed the wealth gap between black and white Americans.

Blacks are staggeringly worse off than whites when it comes to wealth. The median black household had a net worth of $5,217 (in 2012 dollars) in 2010, according to the Census Bureau. In contrast, the median white household had a net worth of $116,588. The median white household is 39 percent wealthier than in 1988, while the median black household has become 36 percent poorer, according to Census Bureau data.

4. Black Americans have a higher incarceration rate than white Americans.

Blacks Americans were imprisoned at a higher rate than whites in 1970 and 1972, according to government statistics. That has not changed. Black males' incarceration rate was six times higher than white males' incarceration rate in 2011, according to government data. Roughly 7 percent of all black males between the age of 25 and 39 were in jail in 2011. Since employment statistics don't include people behind bars, blacks' high incarceration rate makes their employment situation look better than it is.

The bottom line: Martin Luther King's dream has not fully become reality.

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Algeria Hostage Crisis: Dozens Killed, Many Still Missing

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ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's state news service says nearly 100 out of the 132 foreign hostages kidnapped by Islamist militants have been freed from a gas plant in the Sahara desert.

The report by APS indicated a potential breakthrough in a bloody siege that began when militants seized the plant early Wednesday and reflected a significant jump in the number of foreign hostages involved.

The Friday report from the government news agency, citing a security official, did not mention any casualties in the battles between Algerian forces and the militants. But earlier it had said that 18 militants had been killed.

It was not clear whether the remaining foreigners were still captive or had been killed in the Algerian military operation to free them that began Thursday.

live blog Oldest Newest UK Hostages Thank Algerian Sources

"I think they did a fantastic job. I was very impressed with the Algerian army," one British hostage told reporters after he had been freed from the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria, according to ITV.

"I feel sorry for anyone who's been hurt, but other than that, I quite enjoyed it," the man astonishingly added.

Watch the full interview here.

-- Eline Gordts

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Share this: President Receiving Regular Updates

In an emailed statement, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said that the President is receiving regular updates on the situation in Algeria.

"We are in constant contact with the Government of Algeria and have been clear that our first priority is the safety and security of the hostages. The President discussed the situation with PM Cameron yesterday, and we are in close touch with our other international partners, as well as BP’s security office in London.”

--Mike McAuliff

Share this: PHOTOS: Rescued Hostages Hug Each Other In In Amnas Rescued hostages hug each other in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Algeria?s state news service says nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages have been freed from a gas plant where Islamist militants had held them captive for three days. (AP Photo/Canal Algerie via Assiaciated Press TV)

Share this: Scenes Of Terror At Gas Field

Hostages who were freed from the gas field in Algeria gave horrifying accounts of their time in captivity, the New York Times reports on Friday.

Hostages who escaped or were freed from their Islamist captors at the natural-gas field in Algeria have described scenes of fear and terror. Some said they had explosives hung around their necks, and others spoke of the sudden shooting of unarmed colleagues as the terrorist group seized control of the residential quarters of the plant.

Read the full report on NYTimes.com.

--Eline Gordts

Share this: White House: First Priority Is Safety Of Hostages @ ReutersPolitics :White House in constant contact with Algerian government, first priority is safety of hostages: White House spokesman

Share this: Reports: 100 Out Of 132 Foreign Hostages Freed @ AP :BREAKING: Algerian state news service says nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages freed from gas plant.

Share this: El Watan: Militant Captured

The Algerian newspaper El Watan wrote on Friday that Algerian forces had been able to capture one hostage taker alive.

Security sources did not give the militant's nationality, but they say he revealed that his group counted 32 individuals and belonged to the Signed-In-Blood battalion of Mokhtar Benmokthar.

Share this: More On The Proposed Prisoner Swap

Reuters has more on the prisoner swap militants in Algeria proposed:

Al Qaeda-linked kidnappers who took hundreds of people hostage at a gas plant in Algeria have offered to swap U.S. captives for two militants jailed in the United States, Mauritanian news agency ANI reported.

They named the militants they want freed as Pakistani Aafia Siddiqui and Egyptian Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as "The Blind Sheikh", ANI reported, citing the group's spokesman. The report did not say how many U.S. hostages were being held.

--Eline Gordts

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Share this: 'I Stayed Hidden For Nearly 40 Hours'

A French hostage survived the assault in Algeria by hiding in his room for nearly 40 hours, Reuters reports.

One French hostage, who works for the CIS catering company at the facility, said he hid in a room away from other foreign hostages, arranging planks of wood to conceal his presence, and survived thanks to food brought by Algerian colleagues.

"I stayed hidden for nearly 40 hours in my bedroom, under the bed," Alexandre Berceaux told Europe 1 radio after his release, admitting he had been sure he would end up killed and was still in shock.

"When the military came to get me, I did not know whether it was over," he added. "They arrived with colleagues (Algerians who worked with him), otherwise I would never have opened the door."

Read the full story on Reuters.

--Eline Gordts

Share this: Cameron: Situation 'Dangerous, Uncertain And Fluid'

British Prime Minister David Cameron described the situation at the Algerian gas field as "dangerous, uncertain and fluid" on Friday.

HuffPost UK reports:

Cameron confirmed that at least one Briton had died and condemned the "brutal and savage terrorist attack" by Islamist militants.

"It appears to be a large, well co-ordinated and heavily armed assault, it is probable it had been pre-planned," he said.

Read the full story on HuffPost UK.

--Eline Gordts

Share this: Leon Panetta Vows To Hunt Down Militants Behind Algeria Attack

From Reuters:

"Regardless of the motivation of the hostage takers, there is no justification, no justification for the kidnapping and murder of innocent people," Panetta said during a visit to London, adding that the United States was in close touch with the Algerian government about the crisis. "Terrorists should be on notice that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in Algeria, not in North Africa, not anywhere. Those who would wantonly attack our country and our people will have no place to hide," he said.

Read the whole story here.

--Melissa Jeltsen

Share this: Reports: 60 Foreign Hostages Unaccounted For

Algeria's state news service said on Friday that about 60 foreign hostages were missing at the In Amenas gas facility. Reuters had reported earlier in the day that 30 foreign hostages at been killed and only 18 were still missing.

@ AP :Algeria's state news service says about 60 foreign hostages are unaccounted for in standoff: http://t.co/1M8TCoB9 -RAS

--Eline Gordts

Share this: Kidnappers Seek Release Of Aafia Siddiqui And Omar Abdel Rahman @ Reuters :FLASH: Algeria kidnappers seek release of Aafia Siddiqui, Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as "Blind Sheikh" in exchange for American hostages: ANI

Share this: Officials: U.S. Cautioned Algerians Before Raid

From The Wall Street Journal:

U.S. officials cautioned the Algerian government before a raid on a natural gas complex against taking a heavy-handed approach that could put dozens of hostages at risk, Obama administration officials said Thursday.

Algeria didn't give the U.S. government advance warning before it launched the raid.

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Share this: U.S. Cautioned Algerians Before Raid

According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials warned the Algerian government against taking a "heavy-handed approach" that could put the hostages' lives at risk.

"Before the raid began, we urged the Algerians to be cautious and strongly encouraged them to make the safety of the hostages their top priority," an Obama administration official said.

To read more, click here.

--Kavitha A. Davidson

Share this: Terrorists Tried To Move Captives

Eamon Gilmore, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, gave an insider's account of the scene at the gas facility to CNN's Christiane Amanpour. Gilmore had spoken with the wife of Stephen McFaul, an Irish hostage who managed to escape.

"The kidnappers attempted to move their captives by convoy," Gilmore said. "Algerian authorities, it would appear, attempted to stop that from happening, and in the ensuing confusion, Stephen escaped and was brought to safety."

Gilmore stressed that while details of what followed remain unclear, the Algerian government did not inform Ireland nor officials of other countries of their plan of action.

Watch the whole interview below:

--Kavitha A. Davidson

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Share this: 'Algerians Were Firing From Helicopters At Anything That Moved'

The Telegraph has posted chilling first-hand details from within the gas plant as relayed to various media outlets by individual hostage survivors.

An unnamed French hostage told television station France 24 chilling details from within the gas plant. The captives had been "grouped together," while several were forced to "wear explosive belts."

Three hostages, including an unnamed Briton, spoke to the Al Jazeera news station asking the army to withdraw.

The Briton, almost certainly speaking under duress, said: "We are receiving care and good treatment from the kidnappers. The army did not withdraw and they are firing at the camp. We say to everybody that negotiation is a sign of strength and will spare many a loss of life."

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--Kavitha A. Davidson

Share this: 5 American Hostages Believed To Have Safely Left Algeria

According to ABC7 in Los Angeles, U.S. officials report that five American captives are safe and have left the country.

@ ABC7 :ALGERIA UPDATE: 5 Americans now safe and believed to have left country, according to US officials http://t.co/a0ftcn82

----Kavitha A. Davidson

Share this: Head Of Commando Reportedly Killed

A spokesperson of the Islamist group responsible for the hostage crisis told Mauritanian agency ANI the head of the commando, Abou al-Baraa, had been killed.

--Cosima Ungaro

Share this: Leon Panetta: No Question Al Qaeda Is Involved

In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Martha Raddatz, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta asserted the gas facility attack as an act of terrorism, promising that the U.S. would take "all necessary and proper steps" to deal with the crisis.

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--Kavitha A. Davidson

Share this: Hostage Situations In Algeria Are 'Nothing New'

International relations expert Christina Hellmich told Al Jazeera English that Algeria's chaotic response to the hostage crisis mirrors the country's actions in similar past situations, which have been met with success of varying degrees.

--Kavitha A. Davidson

Share this: Kofi Annan To Discuss Hostage Crisis With The BBC Tonight @ bbcthisweek :We will be joined by @KofiAnnan talking live to @afneil about #Algeria tonight on #bbctw

--Kavitha A. Davidson

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Share this: Clinton Orders Security Review

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton has ordered a security review for American diplomats, businesses and citizens in the entire Maghreb and North Africa region, CNN reports.

"That goes not only for official American security but also the message is being given to American citizens and American businesses," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.

Read the full report here.

Share this: Interior Minister: Group Came From Libya.

Algerian interior minister Dahou Ould Kablia said he believes that the militant group that conducted the raid on the In Amenas gas facility came from Libya, French newspaper Le Monde reports. The report first appeared in Echorouk online, an Algerian daily in Arabic. An Algerian security source told Reuters earlier that the dead militants came from Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and France.

Share this: Reports On Nationality Of Killed Hostages

A source tells Reuters that among the dead hostages eight are Algerians, two Japanese, two Britons and one is French.

@ Reuters :Among dead hostages are 8 Algerians, 2 Japanese, 2 Britons, 1 French national: source http://t.co/r5zLvpLQ #BREAKING

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Hundreds of Algerians worked at the gas plant, but the Algerian media says most have been released. The Norwegian energy company Statoil says three of its Algerian employees are hostages.Caption: This image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Moktar Belmoktar. (AP Photo/SITE Intel Group)

Norway

Nine Norwegian employees of Statoil are hostages, the company says.Caption: Norwegian Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, and Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, attend a press conference in Oslo regarding the attack on Statoil's plant in Algeria, where 13 Norwegians are among 17 workers who were taken as hostages, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Berit Roald)

United States

Seven Americans were hostages, the militants said, but they claimed only two survived the Algerian strafing Thursday. The U.S. has confirmed that some of its citizens are hostages but gave no numbers.Caption: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pauses during a news conference in Rome, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Panetta confirmed on Wednesday that American citizens are among the hostages taken by an Al Qaeda-linked group that seized a gas field in Algeria, calling the action a "terrorist attack," (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Britain

Several" British nationals are among the hostages, the U.K. government says.Caption: Statoil spokesman Ole Anders Skauby, centre right, talks to TV reporters outside Scandic Bergen Airport hotel where a drop-in center is established for relatives of hostages involved in the situation in Algeria. (AP Photo / Hakon Mosvold Larsen / NTB scanpix)

Malaysia

Two Malaysians being held, the government says.Caption: This April 19, 2005 photo released by Statoil via NTB scanpix, shows the Ain Amenas gas field in Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Kjetil Alsvik, Statoil via NTB scanpix)

Ireland

A 36-year-old Irish man was among the hostages but is now safe and free, according to Ireland's government.Caption: This April 19, 2005 photo released by Statoil via NTB scanpix, shows the Ain Amenas gas field in Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Kjetil Alsvik, Statoil via NTB scanpix)

France

President Francois Hollande says there are French hostages but gave no exact number.Caption: In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/BP)

Romania

Romania's Foreign Ministry says Romanians are among hostages.Caption: In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/BP)

Japan

At least three of the hostages are Japanese, according to the Japanese media.Caption: Employees arrive for work at the headquarters of JGC Corporation, or Nikki in Yokohama, near Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, a day after an attack at a natural gas complex in Algeria which involves the company's workers. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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650?? Anyone else heard of such a large number?UncleHomer: Here's another example of just how bad this is. Alhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/UncleHomer/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222975246.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it ThinkCreepsSeriously, it's time.2289 Fans 5 minutes ago (11:14 AM)The total number of staff in the captured plant is much higher than the quoted number of western hostages, because most of the people working at the plant are Algerians.ThinkCreeps: The total number of staff in the captured plant ishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ThinkCreeps/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222976620.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… PeggyStapleton45 Fans 4 minutes ago (11:14 AM)They may be counting all the locals employed by the Gas plant. If there were 132 foreigners there would be a whole lot more locals working there.PeggyStapleton: They may be counting all the locals employed by thehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/PeggyStapleton/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222976705.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… inoj296 Fans 11 minutes ago (11:07 AM)Where is John Mac on this...is he no longer interested in foreign affairs? or is this too complex for him???inoj: Where is John Mac on this...is he no longer interestedhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/inoj/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222974824.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it ThinkCreepsSeriously, it's time.2289 Fans 4 minutes ago (11:14 AM)He's still practicing to pronounce Al-gee-ree-ah right.ThinkCreeps: He's still practicing to pronounce Al-gee-ree-ah right.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ThinkCreeps/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222976752.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERWeMustDoBetter09What we have here is a failure to communicate2354 Fans   12 minutes ago (11:07 AM)WHERE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS ON THIS NEWS? STRANGE...WeMustDoBetter09: WHERE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS ON THIS NEWS? STRANGE...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/WeMustDoBetter09/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222974676.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it novictim205 Fans 9 minutes ago (11:10 AM)Look at all the pending comments...Censorship is alive and well at Huffpo (too bad:-( )novictim: Look at all the pending comments...Censorship is alive and wellhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/novictim/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222975609.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program GoldwaterKidVote Person, Not Party2043 Fans 12 minutes ago (11:06 AM)Gaddafi warned the International World of the AQ movement increasing in his country Libya, and that they were part of the rebel movement.

Gaddafi warned about the increase of AQ in Africa and wanted to protect them.

This isn't 'new' news.GoldwaterKid: Gaddafi warned the International World of the AQ movement increasinghttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/GoldwaterKid/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222974564.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… RubberJohnnyIwork40hoursaweeksoyoudon'thaveto219 Fans 13 minutes ago (11:06 AM)None of the msm reporting from the scene?
Too comfortable sitting in their anchor chairs?RubberJohnny: None of the msm reporting from the scene? Too comfortablehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/RubberJohnny/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222974338.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program Schoolgirl666764 Fans 13 minutes ago (11:05 AM)The In Amenas gas field is jointly operated by British oil giant BP, Norway's Statoil and Algeria's Sonatrach. If these three countries can't protect their workers, they shouldn't be mining natural gas.Schoolgirl666: The In Amenas gas field is jointly operated by Britishhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Schoolgirl666/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222974277.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERBMcC724They only call it Class War when we fight back™.2020 Fans   16 minutes ago (11:03 AM)Oh BP - it's time for you to go solar.BMcC724: Oh BP - it's time for you to go solar.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/BMcC724/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222973708.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERBenC460Truth doesn't take sides367 Fans 20 minutes ago (10:59 AM)What are we waiting for? There's two perfectly good countries we can invade, Mali and Algeria. We are almost out of middle east ground wars. There is lots of money to be made on the blood of our troops. The corporate oil interest have to sustain thier record breaking profits somehow.

Jump on the bandwagon, invade invade invade, drill drill drill. YEE HAW!!BenC460: What are we waiting for? There's two perfectly good countrieshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/BenC460/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222972620.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… RubberJohnnyIwork40hoursaweeksoyoudon'thaveto219 Fans 20 minutes ago (10:59 AM)Algeria is one of the largest producers of sweet crude oil in the world.
It also supplies natural gas to Turkey and countries in Europe including France.
Maybe this time this post will make it.
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a town in New Jersey want to
BAN flying the American Flag...!

Tis once great nation is going over a cliff of it's own.Einstein_Was_Right: While this is going on... a town in New Jerseyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Einstein_Was_Right/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222972239.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it joebud221 Fans 16 minutes ago (11:02 AM)Somehow I have a feeling that was an oversight in the proposed regulation.joebud: Somehow I have a feeling that was an oversight inhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/joebud/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222973494.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERmastheader1usmc57 9th grade dropout256 Fans 7 minutes ago (11:12 AM)people like you have been singing the same broken tune since the Independice of america

and you are part of the problemmastheader1: people like you have been singing the same broken tunehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/mastheader1/algeria-hostage-crisis--6_n_2502057_222976095.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…    Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next › Last » (8 total) new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refreshLoading comments… if (!HPBrowser.isIEOld() && 'undefined' !== typeof HPUtil) {HPUtil.loadAndRun("http://s.huffpost.com/assets/js.php?f=live_comments_v2.js&t=v2d_031612",function() {new LiveComments_v2({holder: "live_comment_stream",entry_ids: [2502057],timestamp: "v2d_031612"});});} Algeria WHAT DO YOU THINK 140 julianborger @achrisafis on Algeria's long Soviet-inspired take-no-prisoners tradition http://t.co/QfOL5ejO via @guardian #Algeria 4 minutes ago from Tweet Button Skytwitius Norwegian medical plane lands in Algeria. Norwegian media. 5 minutes ago from web HuffPostWorld Follow HuffPost's liveblog for the latest on the Algerian hostage crisis http://t.co/tMwsXO39 #Algeria 5 minutes ago from TweetDeck NewStatesman Quote of the Day: British survivor on Algeria raid: "I enjoyed it." http://t.co/yG7JlTyr 7 minutes ago from web shashj Algeria:'It was a very exciting episode. I feel sorry for anybody who has been hurt but, other than that, I enjoyed it' http://t.co/mLKYjojO 9 minutes ago from Twitter for Mac CBSRadioNews Algeria's government news service says 100 of an estimated 132 foreign hostages have been freed. Listen to our newscast http://t.co/0kCiyoP8 10 minutes ago from web HuffPostWorld Algeria kidnappers offer to swap American hostages for jailed militants http://t.co/ck2pTEJ0 11 minutes ago from The Huffington Post shashj 'centre of gravity of terrorism has moved from Mdl. East to failed states of North Africa' http://t.co/bsYt77J9 Eh? Algeria as failed state? 11 minutes ago from Twitter for Mac Reuters Algerian security source says around 100 of 132 foreign hostages freed, fate of the rest unknown | Live updates: http://t.co/z3UG1kbS 12 minutes ago from TweetDeck WGNNews Report: 650 hostages freed by Algerian special forces http://t.co/glo10pHC 15 minutes ago from web themoornextdoor RT @vatyma: Released hostages applaud Algerian army efforts (English towards the end of the video). http://t.co/ocpehSVx #SahelatWar 16 minutes ago from YoruFukurou kjalee Here's video of those freed UK hostages, who seem completely oblivious to reports of mass casualties http://t.co/jBdISYkq #algeria 17 minutes ago from TweetDeck ABC7 #NEWSTODAY Algeria's state news says nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages kidnapped by militants have been freed http://t.co/ean9EiIr 20 minutes ago from web patrickwintour Cameron on Mali, Algeria, ungoverned spaces, military intervention and existentialism http://t.co/9hX4ITl6 22 minutes ago from TweetDeck nydailynews Up to 60 hostages still unaccounted for as deadly Algerian terror standoff at massive energy plant goes into third day http://t.co/qZ4JIJLL 27 minutes ago from TweetDeck TimGattITV VIDEO: British hostage survivor: "I think they did a fantastic job. I was very impressed with the Algerian army" http://t.co/cg1XGA6a 28 minutes ago from TweetDeck Skytwitius Algerian State TV pics now out - ex hostages asked 'Didn't the army do a good job'.? 29 minutes ago from web benedictbrogan Difficult lessons from Algeria for David Cameron http://t.co/DTq0Y8ca 31 minutes ago from dlvr.it mitchellreports On #mitchellreports @stefcutter on Inauguration + @SenatorBoxer @BobMcDonnell + Mik @AymanM on Algeria @msnbc 1pET 32 minutes ago from web headlinenews Fox: Algeria: Nearly 100 of 132 foreign hostages freed: Algeria's state news service says nearly 100 out of the ... http://t.co/ZF4PcT3y 32 minutes ago from twitterfeed Salman_Shaikh1 RT @lou_reuters: #Mali Islamists tougher than #France anticipated, #Algeria's intel was off the mark: UN envoys http://t.co/XXbe8Y5h via ... 33 minutes ago from Twitter for BlackBerry® jameskirkup (That survivor quote came from Algerian TV interview, as reported by PA. Survivor's name not currently clear.) 33 minutes ago from web blakehounshell RT @markknoller: WH says Pres Obama receiving "regular updates" on the hostage situation in Algeria. 35 minutes ago from Tweetbot for iOS Number10press RT @foreignoffice: 9 consular staff and a 6 person Red Cross psychosocial support team travelled to #Algeria today to join the 5 consula ... 36 minutes ago from web laurenpk RT @jameskirkup: British survivor in Algeria: "A very exciting episode. I feel sorry for anybody who has been hurt but, other than that, ... 36 minutes ago from web jameskirkup British survivor in Algeria: "A very exciting episode. I feel sorry for anybody who has been hurt but, other than that, I enjoyed it." 37 minutes ago from web WSJ Foreign energy companies in Algeria began evacuating workers and increasing security. http://t.co/TTRz6W2I 37 minutes ago from SocialFlow BBCWorld RT @BBCBreaking: "Around 100" foreign hostages freed in Algeria, state news agency reports - UK's @foreignoffice not confirming figures ... 38 minutes ago from TweetDeck shashj Algeria: 'Pakistanis were placed among other foreigners, but argued w the attackers that, like them, they were Muslims' http://t.co/3M1gjb3g 38 minutes ago from Twitter for Mac businessinsider There Are Still Up To 60 Foreign Hostages At The Algerian Oil Field by @MichaelBKelley http://t.co/QBL3q2CX 38 minutes ago from Business Insider BBCBreaking "Around 100" foreign hostages freed in Algeria, state news agency reports - UK's @foreignoffice not confirming figures http://t.co/lHn3jE5J 39 minutes ago from BBC News TonyRomm RT @jeneps: Obama is continuing to get updates on situation in Algeria, WH doesn't have much to say out of caution http://t.co/VWprs1Yu 41 minutes ago from TweetDeck jeneps Obama is continuing to get updates on situation in Algeria, WH doesn't have much to say out of caution http://t.co/VWprs1Yu 42 minutes ago from TweetDeck Reuters Live updates on Algerian hostage situation & Mali conflict: UN expect 400,000 Malians to flee to neighboring countries http://t.co/z3UG1 45 minutes ago from TweetDeck markknoller "We are in constant contact with the Government of Algeria and...our first priority is the safety and security of the hostages," says WH. 46 minutes ago from web markknoller WH says Pres Obama receiving "regular updates" on the hostage situation in Algeria. 47 minutes ago from web BarbaraACannon BBC News - Algeria siege: 'Around 30' hostages unaccounted for http://t.co/G9SIuWAg - 48 minutes ago from Tweet Button BlogsofWar Air Force Evacuates Some Hostages Freed from Algeria Oil Field Chaos http://t.co/S8jHL10d 48 minutes ago from HootSuite BlogsofWar Algeria launches second rescue effort http://t.co/CxEpR8Vq 48 minutes ago from HootSuite kjalee Weird quotes coming out from UK 'hostage' itvw w/ Algerian TV. "I feel sorry for anybody who has been hurt but other than that I enjoyed it" 48 minutes ago from TweetDeck
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