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9 SEO Epic Mistakes I Made at the Beginning of My Career

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9 SEO Epic Mistakes I Made at the Beginning of My Career

Spending on search engine optimization is forecast to reach around $80 billion by 2020 in the US alone, a figure that was slightly more than $11 billion a decade ago.

The world of SEO has unquestionably come a long way in that time, including notable strides in the last couple of years. Google and Bing have continuously revamped their algorithms and incorporated new technologies like artificial intelligence to provide users with more accurate and relevant results in line with a person’s search intent.

Picture this: it’s reported that Google made more than 3,200 changes to its core search engine algorithm in 2018 alone, which averages out to approximately 9 updates every day!

Between keeping up with Google updates, finding the right keywords, crafting effective content and staying abreast of industry best practices, SEO can feel overwhelming and sometimes impossible.

In such a precarious industry, mistakes can happen especially when you’re starting out. Even the best of the industry can make harebrained SEO errors. That’s why I put together this list of nine epic mistakes I made while trying to get my feet wet in search engine optimization.

Sometimes the best way to forge forward is to take a step back and learn from our mistakes.

Mistake #1. Thinking Quantity Over Quality of Links

Link-building is the bread and butter of SEO. It’s easily one of the most effective ways to create more exposure and better ranking for your landing pages or websites. After all, links are a ranking factor that’s dear to Google and other search engines.

As engaging as your content might be, it will deliver little to no value to your SEO efforts if you don’t gain relevant links. However, not all links are carved out of the same stone.

When I started out, most people argued that the more links, the better the ranking. There wasn’t much consideration for the quality of the links. I mistakenly subscribed to this school of thought at first back in 2006. Well, from the common sense point of view, it looked like a sure thing.

Big mistake.

The reality of the matter is that a few links from big names make a much bigger difference than a lot of links from low authority sites.

What makes for a quality link in the first place?

Of course, it should come from a high-authority and reputable site, blog, news website, etc.
If you want to rank above the fold in organic search, however, you need to understand that each link building campaign is unique. What might be a surefire link for a finance website may not do much for a fashion blog.

Similarly, you cannot build links for an e-commerce website with the same campaign you’d leverage for a plumbing service. So, the definition of a quality link may differ depending on the niche and nature of the website you’re trying to build links for.

Just like SEO itself, link building is not a one and done strategy. It’s a long-term process.
Some links might naturally lose traction with time, while others might disappear altogether.

This makes fresh links a valuable currency.

As a rule of thumb, you should update and refresh your links alongside old content at least once a year. At the very least, make sure that no link in your content goes to a 404 error page.

Mistake #2. Not Using Tools to Judge the Strength of a Domain

Linking building is more of a PR push than a technical strategy. It often boils down to finding and getting links from high-authority domains. In fact, obtaining links from low-quality domains is one of the 17+ reasons companies fail at SEO.

Knowing which site is authoritative and trustworthy is half the battle, and often the hardest part. That’s why this is an area where most amateur SEO managers make mistakes, and I wasn’t any different.

Ten years ago you had to “trust” a site based on the looks, frequency of posts, and whatnot. But nowadays there are robust tools that automatically do this for you.

For example, I use both Moz and Ahrefs to judge what publishers I should engage with. Moz, for one, provides me with a spam score, domain authority and other critical metrics.

I use Ahrefs for estimated traffic data, to check what a domain is ranking for and its overall authority. These metrics help me sift through several domains and find one that will deliver the most ranking outcome to my targeted content before reaching out to their editors in hopes they accept guest posts.

The cliché that don’t judge a book by its cover has never been truer in the world of search. Instead of going with your guts, use these highly defined tools to make your job easier and add substance to your link building/SEO campaigns.

Mistake #3. Not Using Tools to Check for Traffic

The amount of traffic a site gets is often the measure of success of an SEO campaign. In the past, I didn’t check the quantity and quality of traffic the domains get.

Luckily, the same tools give you traffic estimates. That’s right; tools like MOZ and Ahrefs tell you more than the site’s authority and rating. Overall metrics that MOZ and Ahrefs deliver (Domain Rating or Domain Authority) or can be messed with via getting lots of backlinks to your website, which can end up perpetuating black hat marketing.

It is not uncommon for a site to have a DR/DA of 63 and only get 300 monthly organic visits. So use AHREFS to see organic visit estimates, traffic value, clicks and much more.

Remember taking a closer look at a website’s traffic can open doors into the key insights that enable you to learn the behavior and quality of a domain. When you get right down to it, more organic traffic translates into more conversions, increased brand awareness, stronger customer loyalty, and a bigger audience.

Besides MOZ and Ahrefs, free analytics tools like Google Analytics or Mixpanel can help you learn and visualize/ make sense of traffic data for sites that you want to get backlinks from.

At the end of the day, you want to leverage these tools to help you get backlinks from websites with lots of traffic, which is great for SEO. How so?

First off, traffic quantity says a lot about the site strength. Generally, the more traffic a site gets, the stronger and more relevant it is. And because you want to replicate this traffic, it is crucial that you obtain backlinks from high-traffic domains.

Backlinks from highly trafficked sites can also help build trust and credibility for your brand and website too. After all, no credible company wants to associate itself with an ill-repute site.

Mistake #4. Not Dedicating Enough Time to Engage With Other Blog Owners

When I started with SEO, it felt like I was a lone wolf.

The first mistake I made was thinking that I could do it on my own. I didn’t dedicate enough time to mingle, discuss, share and generally engage with other like-minded blog owners and site operators.

As you might already know, exposure and backlinks continue to be king in the world of SEO. But it’s hard to get backlinks. You email 100 people and at best 20 say yes, 40 ask for money for links (don’t do it) and the rest ignore you.

The idea is clear – it takes time to actually build relationships with other blog owners. A LOT of time. But it’s worth it at the end.

“Outreach, outreach, outreach” should be your professional and personal mantra when it comes to link and reputation building.

Want to take your blogger outreach efforts to the next level? Rejection can be hard, but you need to keep trying. The next sensible thing is to make sure that you offer value. What are you bringing to the table for other popular bloggers?

Follow your potential blog owners on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest … the whole social media shebang! This way, it is easy to establish rapport and open communication channels.

Once you have cozied up to your potential influencers, invite them to your inbox, and make sure that you mention them in your blogs, social media posts, etc. It’s all about making your relationship based on value right from the beginning.

Mistake #5. Writing Short Articles

Content is a core part of search engine optimization. You have to produce a ton of link-worthy, fresh content. BUT how long should you make your blog posts, articles or landing page content?

There used to be a time not too long ago when many SEO managers believed that publishing hundreds of 500-word articles would do the trick when it comes to ranking. That didn’t work well back then and it doesn’t now.

Let’s get one thing straight: word count matters only if the content is good. It doesn’t matter if it’s 200 words or 5000 words long, an article will not rank if the quality of the content is poor.

But the article length is important. Why?

Articles between 3000 and 10,000 words in length get the most social shares, as per a MOZ study. More importantly, long-form articles get more organic clicks and a higher search ranking.

Content length influence SEO conversion. A study conducted by MECLABS Institute discovered that long-form articles deliver 50 percent more conversions than short ones.

It helps you gain more authority and build trust online. When you write articles longer than 2000 words, you are perceived as more authoritative in your niche or industry. Smart and savvy readers appreciate comprehensive content that plunges deep into the topic and audience paint points. In other words, the reader won’t have to jump to several different sites to get the same info.

What’s the ideal length of a post?

According to Backlinko, 1890 words seems to be the sweet spot. Another study by SerpIQ found that 2450 words to be the ideal word count for a rank-worthy article.

At the very bottom, Google deems any post shorter than 200 words as thin content.

Mistake #6. Not Optimizing Articles for Technical SEO

When I began doing SEO, it used to be that you publish an article and that’s it. That’s what pretty much everyone did. Today, content is not simply enough — you have to look under the hood, too.

Google looks at a lot of metrics these days, including article slug, title, first paragraph, meta description, and meta tags to determine what an article is about (check out this technical SEO guide to learn the drill). So you may have a great article and lots of backlinks and still not rank highly because your technical SEO is garbage.

Technical SEO has a lot to do with the architecture of your website. How it’s wired. If your site doesn’t have a robust backbone, everything else including your content will fall right apart.

Start with site speed. Every moment it takes your website to load is precious. In fact, Google says sites that load longer than 10 seconds experience increase in bounce rates by around 123 percent.

Your site should ideally load in less than 3 seconds. If it takes longer, you can say adieu to 53 percent of visitors, according to MachMetrics. Compress images, use CDN, reduce the use of scripts, and optimize for browser caching to speed up your site.

Think mobile first. Google’s Mobile-first Index is already in place, and mobile-friendliness is now a ranking factor.

Use canonical URLs. this is a smart move if you want to limit internal errors and avoid content duplication.

You should also use language tags, create an XML Sitemap, install an SSL certificate and leverage Google AMP to stay on top of your technical SEO.

Mistake #7. Trying to Rank for the Wrong Keywords

In a broader sense, there are buy-oriented keywords and educational keywords. The two buckets are not created equal.

As you might have already inferred, buy-oriented keywords (sometimes called buyer or commercial keywords) are phrases that users enter in search when they are looking for a specific service or product to purchase. A good example is the best cordless vacuum cleaner. If done properly, buyer keywords can bring real/paying customers to your website.

On the other hand, informational keywords are phrases that help promote your site but won’t do much for your conversions. They typically include so-called question words like what, why, where, how, etc.

Informational keywords have a lot more traffic in general so they SEEM more appealing. I’ve made this mistake more than once.

For example, my company ranks for healthcare marketing #1 (general non-specific keyword) and get 7,000 organic visits per month. We also rank for healthcare app development with this article at #1 but we get around 200 visits per month. But people looking for healthcare app development are significantly more likely to engage with us, aka submit a form request to talk to one of our reps. Which is why we get a LOT more leads for this keyword than the general ones.

Mistake #8. Treating Articles Like a One and Done Deal

SEO delivers a more positive ROI in the long term than PPC. That’s why most marketers prefer search engine optimization tactics when it comes to the debate of SEO vs. SEM.

In light of that, your content marketing your be an ongoing process also. If you treat your articles and posts like one-off projects, you will not maintain your search ranking.

You have to update your content regularly to stay relevant and add sections to old articles to keep them fresh and tight. Comb through your content for relevance, value, and buzz. If something no longer cut it with your audience, do away with it and replace with the latest, data-backed advice.

You have to leverage data analytics tools like Google Analytics to figure out how your existing articles are fairing on. This is a crucial part of what’s now called data-driven content marketing that allows you to re-tailor your content and create real-time interactions.

Mistake #9. Not Having Patience

As far as SEO vs. SEM debate is concerned, it is important to note that SEO is a long game.
SEO doesn’t just happen and work overnight. You have to put in the effort and hours because there’s a lot of work going into it.

In reality, articles usually take about 120 days to get to Google page 1, and that’s if you do everything right. Many factors can come in the way, making it harder and taking longer for your content to rank in search engine results pages (SERPs).

I’ve helped clients rank for hundreds of keywords. Even today, I feel impatient about the results. I dread the 90 days to 120 days it takes to rank in google – even if it works.

Author bio: Codrin Arsene is the CEO of Digital Authority Partners, a consulting agency out of Chicago, Il. You can make his date by following him on Twitter @csarsene.

Why Does Donald Tusk Need Four Glasses of Water?

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Why Does Donald Tusk Need Four Glasses of Water?

Political experts are trying to find the significance of outgoing EU President of the European Council, Donald Tusk having four immaculately distanced glasses of water on his podium whilst speaking at the College of Europe yesterday.

Analyst at the European Political Research Agency, Hernandez Tortilla, revealed some clues.

“The four glasses of water are distanced with precision, and the measuring in each glass is perfect. These glasses are clean, and sat next to a bottle of water. The key to this conundrum is which glass of water would Tusk choose to drink? Is this some sort of secret code? If he drinks the first glass to his left, it may mean order, if he however picks one of the middle glasses this could mean an undecided nature, if he drinks all glasses of water in quick succession, from left to right or from right to left, this would mean he’s fucking thirsty. These are some of the variables we are dealing with, and we have a team of thirty people analysing the glasses of water right now in our offices.”

As teams across Europe and the United Kingdom crunch this problem, Mr. Tusk  blabbers on inanely moaning about this, moaning about that, and saying some not very nice things about Blighty.

It’s a good thing he hasn’t taken his four glasses of water to a pub somewhere in Britain, or he might get a good traditional British glassing in the face.

New Album From the Rolling Sussexes: Exile on Meghan Street

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New Album From the Rolling Sussexes: Exile on Meghan Street

Forget the Rolling Bones, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle is bringing out a new album called “Exile on Meghan Street”

Some of the controversial tracks in the rocking album include “Pass the Wind”, a song written lovingly about Prince Philip, and “Rip this Balmoral Joint” as well as the amazing “Frogmore Blues”.

Prince Harry, who plays the bongos and one string on the guitar on the album believes it could be a seasonal hit with the Queen who is rather upset that his wifey has snubbed the Sandringham Christmas traditional jaunt because Meghan says it is “too demanding”.

“Yah, Meghan taught me how to hit the bongos. See, you hit it with one hand, then in a sort of rhythmic fashion hit it with the other. Look it makes a sound ‘bong!’, and on the guitar I play the low E string, the thick one at the bottom. Not sure what these metal lines are across the guitar but I can play one string. Yippee!”

Exile on Meghan Street is an album that does not tell of dodging the tax man à la the Bones, but of exile from royal duties, which Meghan detests with a vengeance.

“I come from sunny LA. Britain is a miserable grey shit hole where they have this thing called a stiff upper lip. I am a leftist who hates colonialism, and the British people suck ass. Fuck this royal shit, I have demanded that Prince Harry rejects royalty, and we go and live in some McMansion in Beverly Hills, of course on the British taxpayers dime.”

The album will be released by Frogmore Recordings on December 24th priced at a mere $465,000 and all proceeds will go to Meghan Markle’s handbag fund. Available at all good record stores that are still around.

What’s the Difference Between Digital Printing and Offset Printing?

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What’s the Difference Between Digital Printing and Offset Printing?

All digital printers in Kent encounter the same question from countless customers on a daily basis:
Which type of printing is best?

It’s a relatively straightforward question, but one that is nonetheless impossible to answer. This is because each and every printing technique has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. Not to mention, appropriate applications and instances where it may be unsuitable for requirements.

Even when it comes to the difference between digital printing and offset printing, it’s impossible to label one as ‘better’ than the other. Instead, it’s a case of considering the properties of both, in order to determine which is more suitable for the job in question.

Offset Printing

Traditional offset printing is a tried, tested and trusted printing technique, which uses wet ink and printing plates to press images onto various materials. It’s a more complex, time-consuming and labour-intensive process than most modern forms of printing, which produces results that need plenty of time to dry before finishing.

However, it’s also possible for traditional offset printing methods to produce the highest-quality results of almost any printing technique. If you are planning on producing prints in extensive numbers from a handful of originals, offset printing can also be surprisingly cost-effective.

Let’s take a look at a summary of the pros and cons:

 

Offset Printing Pros

• Exceptional image quality that is consistent and reliable, producing clean and crisp         copies no matter how many prints are run off.
• Improved accuracy and balance of colours, facilitated by custom colours being mixed     for every job to deliver more accurate results.
• Offset printing can produce exceptional results on the vast majority of materials and     mediums.
• If you are planning a particularly large volume job, offset printing could be the most       affordable printing method of all.

Offset Printing Cons

• Typically too expensive and labour-intensive to be used where just a few copies are       needed.
• It takes quite a long time to set everything up and get the process underway,               therefore may not be suitable for more urgent printing jobs.
• If any imperfections are allowed to creep into the equation, they can be far more           difficult and costly to correct, compromising the quality of every copy produced.

 

Digital Printing

The standard go-to for the vast majority of requirements these days, digital printing replaces traditional hard copies with electronic files. Absolutely any type of digital image whatsoever can be used to produce as few or as many copies as necessary, often at highly competitive prices. It’s also quicker and easier to make edits and alterations to the master image, before going ahead and producing any copies.

However, some would argue (and perhaps quite rightly) that digital printing can never quite replicate the quality or colour fidelity of offset printing.
Once again, let’s take a closer look at the primary pros and cons of digital printing:

Digital Printing Pros

• Significantly faster to set up and get underway than offset printing, for reduced            overall turnaround times.
• The elimination of wet ink and water eliminates the risk of variations, ensuring every     copy is identical.
• Digital printing offers unbeatable value for money where low volume jobs are                 concerned, or one-off prints required.
• Edits can be made to the master image along the way quickly, easily and at no extra     cost, should any variations on the original be required.

Digital Printing Cons:

• As mentioned above, digital printing is quite capable of replicating the same quality      or colour fidelity as that of traditional offset printing.
• Digital printing is also not compatible with as many different types of materials and       mediums as the offset method.
• Large-volume jobs can be significantly more expensive with digital printing, though       lower volume jobs are considerably cheaper.

If you’re still struggling to decide which way to go, speak to a professional printing house in Kent, like highly successful Digilab, to discuss your requirements in more detail. Though before doing so, it’s worth considering the following to help determine your ideal printing method:

1. How many copies are you intending to print?

2. Are you looking at a strict deadline or do you have time to play with?

3. Is the quality of the print or overall cost-effectiveness your priority?

4. What types of materials are you intending to print on and in what quantities?

5. Is it likely you will need to edit the original image along the way?

Answer these questions and you’ll find it much easier to choose between offset printing and digital printing. If in doubt, speak to a professional printing house for more information on both options.

Democrats Want Death Penalty For Trump Impeachment

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Democrats Want Death Penalty For Trump Impeachment

Hard left members of the Democrat party are crying out for the death penalty when President Donald Trump is impeached.

Nancy Pelosi is hounded every ten minutes by the Squad (aka the four congresswomen of the apocalypse), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

“As soon as Trump is impeached he should be paraded down Capitol Hill in an orange jumpsuit to complement his skin complexion. He will be in chains, and all us Democrats will be crowding him laughing and joking. That’s before he is immediately taken to the electric chair and fried like a fat chipolata,” a jubilant Ocasio-Cortez snorted.

Ilhan Omar, the Somali part of the Squad chimed in jovially suggesting that Trump should be treated the way Infidel Americans are treated in her beloved Mogadishu: “First we tie them up, then we beat them with sticks, then we stone them, then we hang the American swines up on a pole before burning them. Allahu Akbar!”

“We could get our ANTIFA friends, to take Trump and parade him through the streets of Berkeley before they all jump on him and take him apart,” Rashida Tlaib, added, cackling like a jackal.

As for, Ayanna Pressley, she simply suggested that Trump should be treated like a ‘slave boy’ in the deep South, strung up and lynched on a tree and left there to rot.

Who says American socialists aren’t lenient.

Gambling in Online Casinos in Canada

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Gambling in Online Casinos in Canada

Online Gambling in Canada

The Canadian gambling industry is quite prosperous and flourishing because Canada has quite favourable conditions for both land based and online casino gaming. Even though Canadian laws vary from one province and territory to another, in general, it’s absolutely legal to participate in different gambling activities across Canada and even play in offshore online casinos that accept gamblers from Canada. According to the statistical data retrieved from the CGA (Canadian Gaming Association) official website, over 37% of Canadians are engaged in different gambling activities. Moreover, 40% of Canadian gamblers are engaged in gambling activities once or twice a week, 20% play every month, and 26% gamble every 2-5 months. So, as you can see gambling is quite popular in Canada and there are many Canadian gamblers who play in the top offshore online casinos. That’s why we find it essential to share with you more interesting and useful details that will definitely help you to understand the overall gambling situation in the state and find a really good website out of so many available options for Canadian gamblers.

NativeCasinos Online Casino Guide

Canadians are truly in love with gambling, especially on the web. Canadian online gambling industry keeps growing and bringing bigger and bigger revenues. For example, in 2015, the online revenue was estimated at C$ 6.2 million, which is quite impressive, huh? The experts are confident that the next few years this number can be substantially higher. So, it’s quite natural that online gambling is legally allowed in the country since it considerably enriches the state’s budget and provides many jobs to decrease unemployment rates.

Since nowadays there are so many online casinos available for Canadian gamblers, some of them may well turn out a real scam. To avoid undesirable experiences, we highly recommend you visit the NativeCasinos website in order to check recommendations for choosing safe and reliable betting websites and look through the experts’ list of online casinos in Canada. Surfing our official website, you can also enhance your online casino knowledge regarding different casino developers, various game categories, optimal depositing and withdrawal methods etc.

Popular Gambling Activities in Canada

You must be really interested in learning what kind of games Canadian gamblers are so crazy about, huh? In the graph, you can see the most popular land based betting activities of Canadians depending on their age (Statista). As you can see, gamblers of all age categories are interested in lotteries, scratch tickets, and instant win. The least popular gambling activities in Canada include VLTs and Sports Lotteries.

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As for Canadians’ most loved online casino games, they include such games categories as Slots, Table Games, Blackjack, Roulette, Card Games, Poker, Dice Games, Video Poker, Bingo, Scratch Cards, and Live Dealer Games. Check our NativeCasinos website in order to learn more about each of these game categories that are popular among many Canadian online gamblers.

Provincial Gambling Peculiarities

Since gambling laws vary from one province and territory to another, we find it essential to share with you the table that serves to show you gambling peculiarities of specific Canadian regions. In such a way, you can check the gambling age in each region, regulatory body that monitors all gambling activities in the region, and all the gambling activities that are legally allowed and regularly practised in a certain province or territory. In case you are interested in learning even more details about different peculiarities of gambling in each of Canadian provinces and territories, if you look at the  NativeCasinos website you will find truly comprehensive and interesting articles devoted to each Canadian region.

Province / Territory

Gambling Age

Gambling Regulatory Body

Legally Allowed Gambling Activities

Alberta

18

Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

Horse racing, Sports betting activities, (VLTs), casino games, lotteries, licensed offshore casino online games, and charitable betting.

Manitoba

18

Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba

Casinos, sports betting, lotteries, horse racing, charitable betting, and VLTs. Legal online platform PlayNow, licensed offshore online casinos are also allowed

British Columbia

19

British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch of the Ministry of Finance

Slots, bingo, sweepstakes, and lotteries. Legal online platform PlayNow

Saskatchewan

19

Indigenous Gaming Regulators, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

Horse racing, casinos, charitable betting, VLTs, lotteries and sports betting. No local casinos, but licensed offshore online casinos are allowed

Ontario

19

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

Casinos, charitable gaming, horse racing, slot machines, sports betting, lotteries, legal online platform PlayOLG

New Brunswick

19

Gaming Control Branch of the Department of Public Safety

VLTs, lotteries, licensed offshore online casinos, horse racing, sports betting, and charitable betting.

Quebec

18

Société des loteries du Québec; Régie des alcools, des courses, et de jeux

Casinos, lotteries, horse racing, licensed offshore online casinos, VLTs, sports betting, charitable betting.

Nova Scotia

19

Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division of Service Nova Scotia

Lotteries, VLTs, casinos, charitable gaming, sports betting activities, horse racing, licensed online offshore casinos and sportsbooks.

Prince Edward Island

19

Department of Environment, Labour, and Justice; Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission

Sports betting activities, lotteries, charitable betting, horse racing, and licensed offshore online casinos on the web.

Northwest Territory

19

Department of Municipal and Community Affairs

Lotteries, online licensed offshore online casinos, sports betting.

Newfoundland and Labrador

19

Consumer and Commercial Affairs Branch of Service NL

Horse racing, VLTs, Sports betting, lotteries, charitable gaming, online licensed offshore casinos and sportsbooks.

Nunavut

19

Department of Community and Government Services

Horse racing, Sports betting activities, Video Lottery Terminals, licensed offshore casino games on the web, lotteries, and charitable gaming.

Yukon

19

Department of Community Services

Charitable gaming, sports betting, lotteries, licensed offshore casinos on the web

Houses Built on Floodplains Could Get Docks

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Houses Built on Floodplains Could Get Docks

People who build homes on floodplains or even worse live in them, could build docks in their driveways for boats to be used for daily use, the Environment Agency has revealed.

“If you want to go to your local chippy or to the pub for a pint, all you need to do is swim to the dock, get in your boat and you’ll be as happy as Larry, even though your home will be under six feet of water,” Martin Fisher, an Environment Agency spokesman told the BBC on Monday.

Building homes on floodplains is not only foolish and a statement of greed by irresponsible property developers, but a testament to the utter folly of government agencies who are meant to protect the public.

“Here, listen to this. I am going to sell you a property on a floodplain that you will not be able to insure, to sell, or live in. Thank you for your money,” a jubilant Lincolnshire estate agent said to one poor sucker out house hunting.

It’s all okay though. The local councils where these properties are built on floodplains are adamant that the idea of each ruined property having a dock for a boat will solve the problem.

Barney Fiddle, a councillor for Doncaster council in Fishlake said: “I think the clue is in the name of this floodplain, er..it’s called Fishlake. What more clues do you need before building a home in this area?”

Casino Bonuses – You Don’t Always Need to be First in Line

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Casino Bonuses – You Don’t Always Need to be First in Line

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is real folks. Every day people all over the world are concerned that they are missing out on the best events, deals, trends and much, much more. It’s a shortcut to a life of stress and anxiety and that is never a good thing is it?

Thankfully, when it comes to the world of online casinos this fear of missing out simply isn’t the case. Rather than pushing out strictly time-limited offers and stressing us all out, all the best online casinos want to welcome everyone in their own time.

Just a quick search online for things like ‘casino welcome bonus’ and you’ll see the massive selection of offer. Sure, bonuses come and go but you can be certain that there are always plenty to choose from which take the pressure off.

Get the Best Casino Welcome Bonuses

Take your time and search around for the best online casino welcome bonus, no getting in line for a ‘one day only offer’ required here. This gives you the freedom to compare and contrast the deals and find one that fits you the best.

Here are some key bonus terms to look out for when seeking out a new casino to ply your gaming skills at:

Bonus Match Money

This is a superb boost for all new players where the casino matches what you put in. You’ll see this type of offer called a first deposit casino bonus. The offer might read something like ‘100% up to €100’, which would mean you put in (deposit) €100 and the casino gives you €100 in tasty bonus cash, nice.

Free Spins Bonuses

Another great bonus you could get your hands on just for signing up with a new casino is a batch of Free Spins. These usually will give you a free go at a specific video slot or can maybe used on a selection of games.

No Deposit Bonuses

The holy grail of casino bonuses, they do exactly what the title suggests. You don’t need to deposit any of your own funds to claim these, making them truly free. So, just sign up with a few basic details and claim the bonuses to start playing with.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Wants to Fight Tony Ferguson, if Possible Georges St. Pierre

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Wants to Fight Tony Ferguson, if Possible Georges St. Pierre

Khabib Nurmagomedov is, without a doubt, the most impressive fighter in MMA right now. The Russian Eagle still hasn’t lost a single fight, and the way he trashes his opponents, it appears that he isn’t going to any time soon.

Nurmagomedov recently got back in the octagon, after almost one year of absence caused by the incidents after his bout with Conor McGregor. Back then, at the UFC 229, he defeated the Notorious, who is now desperate for a rematch with the Russian. McGregor is doing all sorts of things to attract Khabib’s attention, but for now, the champion is not buying any of the stuff the Irishman is doing.

According to the bookmakers, if there would be such an event, the current titleholder would be a massive favourite to defeat his controversial rival once again. Odds on Khabib’s win right now are 2/7, while Connor’s success stands at 3/1. The odds are changing on a daily basis, and you can track them at UFC betting UK, along with all other offers for the upcoming events. Back at the UFC 229, Nurmagomedov’s triumph was 3/5, and Conor’s at 7/5, making the gap much smaller. It appears that the bookies trust the champ more than before.

The reason for such a big difference between the two fighters is the fact that Khabib is in the training process, while on the other side, McGregor didn’t fight ever since his loss. The Russian defeated Dustin Poirier at the UFC 242 in Saudi Arabia, in another event, which he entered as a heavy favourite. Odds on his success were at 1/4, while Poirier’s sensation was priced at 13/4.

Unlike McGregor, who still doesn’t know the name of his next rival, the lightweight champion is in talks with several challengers who are willing to meet him. Among those names, two are especially intriguing – Tony Ferguson and Georges St. Pierre.

The latter one is a long-time wish of the Russian, who publicly admitted that on several occasions. St. Pierre was one of the best fighters ever seen in the octagon, but he is in retirement, and it is hard to believe that the Canadian might come back and risk his legacy against a ferocious and a much younger fighter who is at his peak.

As for the fight with Ferguson, this sounds more reasonable. According to some of the sources, the two sides already began negotiating the terms, and it is said that the bout might happen in March or April 2020. The venue of the contest should be Moscow, even though many believed it would be New York. Whether is that because of the ongoing Impeachement process against President Trump who is a big fan of MMA we don’t know, but the Russian fans will have a chance to see a huge spectacle

In both cases, Khabib is a favourite, as you might guess. Against St. Pierre, his win is priced at 1/4. GSP’s victory is 3/1. The gap is a bit thinner against Ferguson, who is maybe the only guy able to restrain Nurmabomedov. But then again, the bookies don’t see it like that. The Russian Eagle to win is 1/2, while Ferguson’s upset is valued with 2/1. Recently one more name emerged to the surface, Nate Diaz. The younger of Nate brothers is back after three years, and his presence immediately drew the attention. However, he, too is an underdog against the champion. Khabib is 1/6 to win, while Diaz’s victory sits at 7/2.

Overpopulation: People Living in Tiny Capsules

Brian Washed
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Overpopulation: People Living in Tiny Capsules

Humans have been living in tiny cages in places like Hong Kong for decades, but now capsule living is coming to the West.

This is where the human race is gearing towards simply due to over breeding, where space is now at a premium, and finite resources are being completely depleted from the earth.

“We are now indoctrinating young people to be happy to live in tiny capsules. This is an unfortunate symptom of over breeding and little or no planning for the future of the planet,” a lecturer at UCLA revealed.

Overpopulation only creates misery for all aspects of life and nature, as humans encroach on natural habitats, they displace the natural world. Unfettered breeding by populations that cannot afford to have children creates a vicious cycle of poverty, pollution and terrorism amongst the disenfranchised.

There is nothing good to say about overpopulation, and if the earth is to survive the next 40 years, there will have to be a vast reduction in numbers otherwise the entire human race will face an extinction event. If the upper estimate of species numbers is true – that there are 100 million different species co-existing with us on our planet – then between 10,000 and 100,000 species are becoming extinct each year.

To make people happy to live in tiny capsules, is a triumph in indoctrination, such is the strength of the techniques utilised by the current controllers.

Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise. People in the West today are so malleable and obedient that they follow orders with exquisite subservience.

We even see today’s Western university students actively protesting against human freedoms, and celebrating their own censorship, such is the dumbed down nature of a generation that has been heavily controlled through Sovietized indoctrination techniques utilised by the education systems.

After living in capsules, what will there be left? Naturally, the progression may well delve into voluntary euthanasia, or maybe compulsory. How about eating insects, and maggots for protein? This is already being touted by the controllers for the malleable youth, to a future of happy munching of bugs and worms to save the planet. Naturally, those at the top of the pyramid will be dining on fine gourmet not available to the masses in the future.

If these idiotic morons only cast their eyes to the developing nations and third world, where the real problem of overpopulation and pollution is really occurring, they would see for themselves that places like China and India are the real problem, yet they dare not utter a word for fear of being politically incorrect.

The West and developed nations, in their liberal socialist stupor can only be deemed as useless in the fight to save the planet, instead of acting with haste, they are caught in their own self-importance and politically correct ineptitude.

In other words — we’re all fucked because of these idiots.

 

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