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How to do local SEO for travel websites

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How to do local SEO for travel websites

Local SEO is an effective way to promote your travel website. It helps promote your project to local customers and resulting in more effective sales of niche products. If you offer products or services in a specific territory, such as Asia, local SEO is the most effective strategy to reach the target audience. We have prepared a guide on how to do local SEO in 2019, along with a checklist you can follow for your convenience.

Preparation for the local search engine optimization

Local search engine optimization (SEO) starts from the good optimization of the website’s contents. In recent years, mobile searches have outpaced desktop searches, so a good project must include a responsive design that suits all types of devices.

You should also improve page speeds. Your website has to download fast. Use Google Page Speed to check the current conditions and follow the advice to improve.

It is clear that local SEO makes sense for a local business. It could be a hotel, a restaurant or a site dedicated to a destination, such as a website about Istanbul or New York.

There are some fundamental points necessary to get good results with local search engine optimization. In this article, we will go into the various aspects to properly develop your local strategy.

Focus on local on-page SEO

Everything always begins with optimizing the content on your website. Basically, the content is what leads the user to follow you or not.

Local on-page SEO optimization checklist:

  • The name of the city you want to position yourself for must be present in the title tag, in the meta description, in the tags h1, h2, in the images, in the text and in the URL.
  • The meta description has no value on the SEO side, but if written well, it prompts the user to click on your site.
  • Use keywords naturally. Always write your content for your users and not for search engines. Avoid keyword stuffing.

Focus on local on-page SEO

NAP is good for local SEO optimization

NAP means Name, Address and Phone. So, check that your site has the NAP on every page, both in the header of the site and in the footer. It seems obvious, but make sure the data is the same, everywhere on the web. If you update your address or change your phone number, it’s essential to update this data.

If your template doesn’t have a suitable place for NAP on every page, improve your design. Or, at the very least, create a “Contact Us” page and link it with all other pages of your website.

Make sure you have the same name, address and phone number everywhere. This means taking care of updating not only your own website, but also in the Yellow Pages and other catalogues and sources. People may get confused if one website has differing contact information.

If you are not local to the region where you are doing local SEO, learn the local rules. For example, in the USA, people more often write the country code as 001, not the +1. Meanwhile in the Czech Republic, phone numbers are written starting with a plus.

Share your correct physical address

Imagine that you have a website, Facebook page, Google MyBusiness account or other sources, but you don’t write your physical address. This is a very common mistake, even for those people who are working both on and offline.

Data consistency is essential. Take the time to double check and always update all your data. Don’t forget that the contact page isn’t the only source where people can learn about your business.

Place links from external pages

You certainly know the importance of link building. You aren’t following the SEO principles to get more links, instead you aim to get more mentions about you and about your business. You can place links to the main page, the contact page or even create the landing page for building the external link.

However, don’t spam in forums or on social networks. All links should be natural and useful.

Use is used to create a unique language for search engines. In practice, it helps search engines understand what your site is about.

By adding the local markup of the pattern, you’ll help the search engines understand that your activity is local and focused on that particular destination.

The easiest and fastest method is to use the “Hall Analysis” method:

  • Enter the various information points (type of business, name, site URL…)
  • Copy the code in the right tab
  • Paste the code into the <head> section of your site
  • Test the schema markup using Google’s structured data testing tool

Include your business on Google Maps and embed the map

At this point you will have a clearer idea of how to do local SEO. Your address is your tool to attract customers both offline and online. Add your business to Google Maps and then embed the map on your website. It’s very easy to do:

  1. Go to
  2. Enter your address
  3. Copy the Iframe code
  4. Enter the code on your website

You can make your embedded map more appealing with the To use it you have to get Google Maps API key and then you will get the ready code for embedding.

Create own webpage for each location

If your business has multiple locations, you have to create different pages for each location. If you cover the same language locations (as USA and United Kingdom), you may have the same versions of website but two NAP pages.

It would be hard to communicate with local customers if they are in the USA and you are in the UK. You can even borrow a phone number from the other country with the virtual redirection. This is a way  to provide convenience for locals without losing much money.

Add the website to Google My Business and local listings

Search engines and social networks aren’t only sources for traffic. For local SEO, you may use the local listings. You have to place them within the international platforms, such as Google My Business, Yelp, Hotfrog or Foursquare, but don’t forget the local ones too.

Add the website to a listing (Google and local)

For example, if you are making the website about Manchester, you may find the local listing or even the board, where there might be low traffic volume. But, such traffic might  make up more than 80% of the region you are interested in.

Optimize your Google My Business listing

Google My Business is the international platform that allows your site to be displayed in the Google Local Pack, the Local Finder, Google Maps and in organic rankings in general. It’s a free tool that is very fast and easy to use.

Announce your website on Google My Business and fill in all the required data. At the end, Google will send you a code (by mail) to verify the address and the integrity of your application.

Build reviews on local listings and Google Business

Reviews are very useful. It’s a long process, which takes more than a few days. Often, the user is not led to review an activity. Surely asking your users for their opinion is both important and useful for local SEO purposes.

To get started, you can create your own link with Google My Business and share it with your users by encouraging them to review your business. Yelp is also a great site, but it is forbidden to request reviews there.

Local SEO checklist

  1. Preparation
  2. Do on-page SEO
  3. Add NAP
  4. Add correct physical address
  5. Add links from external pages
  6. Use
  7. Include your business on Google Maps and embed the map
  8. Create own webpage for each location
  9. Add the website to a listings

What you shouldn’t miss in local SEO in 2019

Online competition is increasing and earning market shares is not easy. For this reason, focusing on the specific region and understanding how local SEO works is important for your business.

This strategy can allow you to have excellent results, but you have to be patient and consistent. Optimize your website to the maximum, and aim to offer the best product or service to your customer.

And remember, word of mouth is still a powerful tool in 2019. Don’t focus only on the online. Your audience is also in the offline market. Even if you are selling the flight tickets, you may get a great income offline as well. To prove this idea, read the interview with Maho Kevlishvili and learn about his experience of building his flight ticket service in Georgia.


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Trip Database Blog

Liberating the literature

September 2007

TRIP Users

We have spent a considerable amount of effort recently really trying to understand our users. We’ve done similar exercises in the past, but never in the depth. The results have fascinated me!

Breakdown of searches – professionals/public

  • 69% – searches by health professionals and associated groups
  • 31% – searches by patient/public

Breakdown of professionals

  • 25% – hospital doctors
  • 18% – GPs/family practitioners
  • 19% – nurses
  • 2% – pharmacists
  • 21% – other health professionals
  • 15% – information specialists/librarians

If we translate that into a typical month’s worth of searches (530,000)

  • 164,300 – patients
  • 91,425 – hospital doctors
  • 65,826 – GPs/family practitioners
  • 69,483 – nurses
  • 7,314 – pharmacists
  • 76,797 – other health professionals
  • 54,855 – information specialists/librarians

Where the users come from

  • 38% – UK
  • 29% – USA
  • 6% – Canada
  • 5% – Australia
  • 3% – Spain
  • 2% – India
  • 17% – Other

Search success

  • 13% – find the information they wanted all the time
  • 53% – find the information they wanted most of the time
  • 19% – finds the information about half the time
  • 15% – find the information less than half the time

The last set of figures (search success) has given me the most pleasure. We finished our analysis the same time as Microsoft released user satisfaction figures for their Live search engine. They report, “We found that 46 percent of all searches are not satisfied and that’s a large number. And 54 percent is either fully or partially satisfied.”

All that is left to say is a big thank you to the hundreds of users who responded to our call for help and taking the time to complete the questionnaire.

Survey Monkey

I have to say I’m very pleased with the results of our survey (see previous post for details). The software (SurveyMonkey) is easy to use and free! The response has been better than I had hoped, so far we’ve received 88 responses. The professional breakdown is as follows:

  • Hospital doctor 23.6%
  • Family practitioner 18.1%
  • Nurse 22.2%
  • Pharmacist 2.8%
  • Other health professional 19.4%
  • Information specialist 13.9%

I’ve found these results very interesting. I would have predicted a higher level for information specialists and pharmacists and the realtive high figures for health professionals is very nice to see.

Survey time

We’ll shortly be releasing the next update to TRIP (due October 2007) and we’re already looking ahead to the upgrade after that.

We are hoping to get as many users as possible to complete a brief survey. For this stage we only want to hear if both these conditions apply:

  1. You are a health professional or an information specialist.
  2. You have used TRIP before.

So, if you’re a first-time user or a patient user we’d like you to return to TRIP (click here).

Otherwise, click here to take the survey (only 8 questions).

The effect of Web 2.0 on the future of medical practice and education: Darwikinian evolution or folksonomic revolution?

Haven’t read it yet, but looks like it should be a worthwhile read (click here)

This blog has been pretty quiet recently as I’ve been testing the new TRIP – which is looking very good! Every time I test it I get more excited.

But Metaplace has caught my eye; the BBC News website has covered (click here). I’m not sure why I’m drawn to this, is there a place for this ‘environment’ for clinical information support? I will have a ponder and possibly a play – when I get a moment.

Linking to PubMed

A good post from Alf at the HubLog (Click here).

I’m not sure if this is a new feature but it’ll be useful. In the past I’ve highlighted the issue of extra long URLs needed for PubMed and a solution from (click here). Well it now appears that this shortened URL format is available directly from PubMed.

This means that the following citation:

Meats E, Brassey J, Heneghan C, Glasziou P.
Using the Turning Research Into Practice (TRIP) database: how do clinicians really search?
J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 Apr;95(2):156-63.
PMID: 17443248

can have this URL, previously it would have been

2215 podcasts

I have to admit to not knowing the strict differences between a podcast, vodcast, webcast etc. I’m thinking it’s not that big a deal! It appears that ‘podcast’ encompasses both sound and vision. Or as wikipedia puts it (click here):

“A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers.”

As part of the ‘More’ section in the new TRIP (launch early October) we’ll be adding podcasts alongside all our wiki material, clinical calculators and a number of other ‘bits and bobs’.

I approached the acquisition of podcast content with some nervousness as I rarely (or should that be never) use them myself, so lacked ‘appropriate’ experience. There are a number of sites out there giving pointers to podcasts (e.g. krafty librarian and UBC Health Library Wiki) and they have proved invaluable. I still feel that I have much to learn about the podcast ‘landscape’ but have been impressed with much of what I have seen. For the time being I appear to have exhausted the available** content and have 2215 podcasts ready for searching come the launch of the new TRIP. These 2215 are all clinical podcasts aimed at clinicians (as opposed to patients).

Findability is a concern with these podcasts, as, typically, the only available information is the title. I’m not sure how to get round that. But as mentioned above with time the experience will come and solutions will present themselves.

** When I say available, I mean content that I have been able to locate via the various podcast lists and also from various blogs I ‘frequent’. If the inclusion of podcasts proves popular I’m hoping people will send me links to other clinical podcasts.

We’ve been testing!

As we wait for the new site to be finished off (release date early October) we’ve been testing some new features. For those of you interested feel free to follow this link. If you click on the first result you’ll see what we’ve been up to!

Note: It’s been given the publication ‘Special Interest’ for convenience!

We’re quite pleased with how it works/integrates.

amazingly fast – within 1/2 day

The subject of this post is a quote taken from feedback on the NLH Q&A Service, which we (TRIP) run. I like to review the comments every now and then and two more are shown below:

“I cannot speak too highly of the service – thanks very much. It is extremely valuable to have access to the skills needed to search through complex electronic evidence sources

“This is a truly excellent service, I am amazed that neither I nor any of my partners knew anything about it. I discovered it as a result of a Google search! Needs to be more widely publicised, or maybe I’m in a minority? I will go straight to this site in future with questions of this nature. It’s much better than some of the commercial/sponsored sites that are being publicised. Thank you for the answers you provided”

Why I’m pleased by comments like this is that they come from real doctors who see real patients.

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TPoI: Week of January 1st Happy New Years from everyone at TriplePoint! In this week’s TPoI, The World Health Organization recognizes “gaming disorder” as a disease, Epic Games begins conducting an audit of Unreal Marketplace for trademark abuse, and Google invests in Chinese livestreaming platform Chushou.


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Friday, April 3, 2009

Fud Buster Friday #34 - My Blackberry is FASTER than my Mail Client

Notice I didn't say Lotus Notes or Exchange. Yet how many complain about this and trash their mail server to go elsewhere?

I got asked this question in an interview once by a company which I really would love to work for some day.

A company was debating their future infrastructure, typical Exchange vs. Domino and asked what affects Blackberry notifications? Why do some execs (it's always execs isn't it? even my CEO has one) get email seconds or minutes before their mail client? Why would 2 people in the same meeting get notifications seconds or minutes apart?

Admittedly a loaded question, but it gets to the core of understanding messaging, telecom, wireless, devices, infrastructure and customers.

Here is my answer: As much as RIM would like to be able to say it's faster, it just isn't. Well not exactly. Where do you think your email is going first? Usually to your corporate email.

No matter what your email server, your admins, if they are smart enough, limit how often you can hit the server to replicate or for those MS impaired, synchronize. This helps server performance, network bandwidth and other aspects of performance in general. What it doesn't help is the user who absolutely, positively MUST have his email in seconds of it coming in to their inbox.

So let's say you can replicate every 5 minutes. Your Blackberry polls every (EDITED per comment)20 seconds. Now if you use Notes or Exchange on a server, and not locally, you will get notified, although not necessarily that it shows up in your inbox until refreshed. Blackberry wins.

If you run your email locally you must wait for the server to send you the email and that can be at anytime as specified by the admin or your client. Again Blackberry wins.

What about 2 people in the same meeting? Let's put aside they might have 2 different networks(Verizon, AT&T, etc.) and use the same devices. Which by the way is almost impossible as each carrier has tweaked the devices and use different networks. The next point of delay is the BES itself and it's proximity to one's mail file. Perhaps the 2 execs are on different machines for BES and even their mail and one is a slower machine or busier. There is also the possibility that each user has a different size inbox which can also affect the time to arrival on a device. You get the idea.

What astounds me is the executives who say this never happens in Outlook. Forgetting they mean Exchange, of course. I remind them that Exchange would not like their 20GB+ mail file they love in Lotus Notes. Imagine trying to search it on Exchange, if it could handle it at all efficiently.

What does one have to do with another anyway?

BES is slow, must be Lotus fault? And that logic would lead you to believe sales are down we should fire all the sales people and get new ones. There may be some truth in both opinions, but not much sense.

So is Blackberry faster than your email client? Do you really care? Is that really where you want to be spending your time and resources right now?

In the future you may only be using wireless as your medium of choice, if you are not already, and you will never know if it is fast or slow.

But you probably still hate it when someone gets an email before you....don't you?

  1. The polling interval is every 20 seconds

  2. In the back of my head i thought 20 seconds, but figured someone could validate it as I couldn't find it.


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23 December 2014

Between Manuscript and Print: Greek Manuscripts from the Circle of Aldus Manutius

The year 2015 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, founder of the famous Aldine press at Venice. A wide range of activities are taking place worldwide to commemorate the occasion, including a free exhibition in the Sir John Ritblat Treasures Gallery at the British Library, entitled “Collecting the Renaissance: the Aldine Press 1494-1598”.

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Collecting the Renaissance: The Aldine Press (1494-1598), on display in the Sir John Ritblat Treasures Gallery at the British Library

Aldus’ pivotal role in the early history of the printed book is well known. For scholars of Greek literature, he deserves special thanks. Early attempts to set Greek type had proved difficult, and demand for printed books in Greek was low. While Aldus was not the first to print Greek books, he certainly was the first to do so on a large scale. Most of the principal classical Greek authors were first set in type by the Aldine press.

The texts themselves were edited by a large group of scholars, many of Cretan origin. Aldus formed a club of Greek scholars, called the Neakademia (the New Academy), at which only Greek could be spoken. The great numbers of Greek manuscripts that can be attributed, with some confidence, to Venice at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century are at least partly a result of the efforts of Aldus Manutius.

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Constantine Lascaris, Erotemata, with the Latin translation of Johannes Crastonus Placentinus. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1495. IA.24382

The first edition published in Greek by the Aldine press was the grammar of Constantine Lascaris, a fifteenth-century Greek scholar who, like many other Greeks, came to Italy in the wake of the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Harley MS 5741, f 3r. Constantine Lascaris, Erotemata, copied in Italy by George Alexandrou, at the end of the 15th century

A manuscript of part of the work dating from around the same time is now preserved in the British Library, copied by the scribe George Alexandrou, possibly at Rome. Though the manuscript cannot be linked with Manutius' circle, it nonetheless provides us with a fascinating juxtaposition of manuscript and print in the late fifteenth century.

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Aldi Manutii Romani Grammaticae Institutiones Graecae. Edited by Marcus Musurus. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1515

The British Library holds one of the great collections of Aldine books in the world. It also holds a number of manuscripts that can be attributed to scribes and scholars from the Aldine circle. Of course, as scribes often moved around, and worked on a variety of projects, we should be cautious of making the leap from ascribing a manuscript to an individual scribe, to localising it in the context of the Aldine press. Nonetheless, the manuscripts and scribes listed below attest to the vibrant scholarly culture in northern Italy, and in Venice in particular, at the turn of the 16th century.

A note: not all of these manuscripts have been digitised at the time of writing (December 2014), but this post will be updated periodically as the Greek Manuscripts digitisation project continues.

Some Greek scribes known to have associated with Aldus Manutius

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Burney MS 96, f 144r, detail, verses by Marcus Musurus

Marcus Musurus (b. c. 1470, d. 1517). By far the most important of Aldus’ Greek collaborators, Musurus was a Cretan scholar who subsequently worked with John Lascaris. His hand can be seen in Harley MS 5577, a manuscript of Dionysius Periegetes and Eustathius, and above all in Burney MS 96, a manuscript of the Minor Attic Orators completed at Florence in the early 1490s, to which Musurus appended a set of verses.

George Moschus, of Corfu, worked as a corrector at the Aldine press. His hand is to be found in part of Add MS 11890, a collaborative set of scholia on Oppian’s Halieutica, in the margins of the first seven folios of Harley MS 5611, works on Galen (not yet digitised), and the entirety of Burney MS 110, Zenobius’ Epitome.

Johannes Cuno (b. 1462/3, d. 1513), Dominican monk and German humanist. Cuno spent time in Venice in the 1490s and worked closely with Aldus. Arundel MS 550 (not yet digitised) is Cuno’s own notebook relating to Greek materials.

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Burney MS 62, f 2r, detail. Beginning of the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, copied by the scribe known as the Anonymus Harvardianus

Anonymus Harvardianus. So named after a manuscript at the Houghton Library, Harvard (MS Gr 17), where the hand was first identified, the work of this scribe can be seen in many manuscripts with links to the Aldine press, including Burney MS 62, containing Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica with scholia, vitae, and epigrams.

Aristobulus Apostolis (b. 1468/9, d. 1535), of Crete. His hand can be seen on two leaves (ff 54r-55v) of Arundel MS 522.

Zacharias Calliergis (b. before 1473, d. after 1524), of Crete. Responsible in part for Royal MS 16 C XXIV, a manuscript of Athenaeus’ Depinosophistae. His hand can also be seen on the outer bifolium of a quire in Harley MS 1814, now ff 1r-v and 8r-v (the text is Dionysius Periegetes).

Manuel Gregoropulus (d. 1532), of Crete, responsible for ff 9r-19v and 22r-41v of Harley MS 5597, containing the text of Artemidorus’ Oneirocritica Book 1.

John Rhosos (d. 1498). Though not a member of the Neakademia, Rhosos does seem to have associated with Aldus and his circle. He worked in particular for Cardinal Bessarion, and a number of manuscripts copied by him are now in the British Library: Add MS 10064, Burney MS 93 (not yet digitised), Harley MS 5597, Harley MS 5600, Harley MS 5658, Harley MS 5669, Harley MS 5672, Harley MS 5737, Harley MS 5790, Harley MS 6322, Harley MS 6325.

 - Cillian O'Hogan

“Collecting the Renaissance: the Aldine Press 1494-1598” will be on display in the Sir John Ritblat Treasures Gallery until 25 January 2015.

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Columbia Journalism Review: The Counter-Plagiarism Handbook

The excellent Craig Silverman has written a short guide to avoiding and detecting plagiarism and fabrication for the Columbia Journalism Review. To his knowledge no-one has yet written a “definitive guide,” he says.

Among the tips:

Use a different font and text color for your research files. This will help you instantly recognize other people’s words when you paste them into your story. (Many people have suggested this over the years. It works.)

The Counter-Plagiarism Handbook at this link…

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Tag Archives: the Sunday Mercury

Trinity Mirror overhauls senior management in Midlands

Trinity Mirror has announced a host of changes to the senior management of its Midlands newspaper titles.

Steve Dyson, who will remain in his post as editor of the Birmingham Mail, is to become additionally responsible for the Sunday Mercury.

He will also oversee the introduction of new centralised multimedia, newsroom and production operations to the region.

Marc Reeves, editor of the Birmingham Post, will take on new duties for the online development of Trinity’s titles in the area.

Dave Brookes, current editor of the Sunday Mercury, has been named as editor of the Coventry Telegraph and will take up the role in January replacing Alan Kirby, who will retire at Christmas.

Kirby and Brookes will remain as editor of their existing titles while the new processes are implemented.

Completing the changes Tony Lennox, editorial director of Midlands Weekly Media, has been appointed to the new role of business development editor for the Midlands.


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  • Sunday, February 15, 2009
  • Effect of Light Stimulation and Body Weight on Reproductive Performance of Broiler Breeder Hens
  • Published at: Dirasat/The University Of Jordan
  • An experiment with broiler breeder pullets was undertaken to determine the effect of pattern of light stimulation and pullets body weight at 20 wk of age on various production parameters, body weight and age at onset of lay. Two light stimulation treatments were used: abrupt (ALS) and step-up (SLS). Pullets were randomly assigned to one of three body weight groups: low weight (1800 g), medium weight (2200 g), or heavy weight (2600 g) at 20 wk of age. The results obtained indicated that pattern of light stimulation and weight at 20 wk did not markedly affect egg production, however, pullets exposed to SLS or ALS produced the lightest eggs. A numerical advancement occurred in age at first egg due to SLS. Significant weight gain occurred in low weight pullets due to SLS. The results of this experiment indicated that SLS of low weight broiler breeder pullets represents a viable means for Increasing weight gain and advancing onset of egg laying.
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  • Friday, May 30, 2003
  • Published at:Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza
  • Three broiler trials were conducted to age of 7-days, 21-days and 42-days, for trials I, 2, and 3, respectively. In trial 1, two treatments were used: 1) the control (c) in which chicks received no preventive medication in the form of chlortetracycline (tetracycline HCL); 2) preventive medication (m-7) in which one day old chicks were given a preventive course (for seven days) of chlortetracycline at 0.5 g/L drinking water. In trial 2, three treatments were used: treatments 1 (c) and 2 (m-7) where similar to those in trial 1; however, chicks in treatment 3 (m-10) were given the preventive course for 10 days. In the third trial, four treatments were used, 1) common broiler house clean-out and chicks were given no medication (c-nm); 2) common broiler house clean-out and one day-old chicks were given a preventive

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  • Wednesday, January 1, 2003
  • Effect of Feeding Natural Zeolite on Performance of Laying Hens Drinking Saline Water
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  • This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of dietary natural zeolite on performance of laying hens receiving saline drinking water (2g NaCl/L). One hundred and twenty 49 weeks old laying hens were randomly assigned (two birds per cage) to 60 cages in a naturally ventilated laying house. Six treatments were examined over a 28-day period. Control hens received town water and a commercial layer diet (TW-LD). Hens of treatment 2 were given town water and were fed a commercial diet supplemented with 10 g/Kg natural zeolite (TW-Z10). The remaining four treatments received the water containing 2g NaCl/L (SalW-) and a commercial diet supplemented with 0, 10, 20, and 30g/Kg natural zeolite for treatments 3 (SalW-LD), 4 (SalW-Z10), 5 (SalW-Z20), and 6 (SalW-Z30), respectively. To account for differences in the amounts of added zeolite, sand was added to the diet in order to keep the resulted diets isoenergetic. Egg production, egg weight, egg mass output, daily water intake feed consumption, feed conversio
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  • Friday, March 1, 1996
  • Environmental Heat Stress Does Not Reduce Blood Ionized Calcium Concentration in Hens Acclimated to Elevated Temperatures
  • Published at: Poultry Science
  • Changes in blood concentrations of ionized calcium and total calcium were measured in broiler breeder hens (42 wk old) relative to egg cycle and environmental temperatures. Two environmental temperature treatments were used: 1) temperature cycled daily from a low of 10 C at 0300 h to a high of 25 C at 1600 h; and 2) temperature cycled from a low of 21 C at 0300 h to a high of 39 C at 1600 h. Serial blood samples  were  collected  from  five   laying  hens   per temperature treatment via cutaneous ulnar vein cannula beginning at the time of oviposition and every 4 h thereafter until the next oviposition. Neither blood concentration of ionized calcium nor total plasma calcium was affected by temperature. Results suggest that the supply of calcium available in blood for shell deposition is not diminished in hens acclimated to high environmental temperatures.
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  • Tuesday, February 20, 1996
  • Interaction of Feeding Time and Temperature and Their Relationship to Performance of the Broiler Breeder Hen
  • Published at: Poultry Science
  •  Experiments with broiler breeder hens were undertaken to determine effect of feeding time and environmental temperature on various production variables, body weight, and feed consumption. Two temperature treatments were used: low cyclic temperature (10 to 25 C), and high cyclic temperature (21 to 39 C). The three feeding treatments were: fed one daily meal either at 0700 h (Treatment 1) or 1800 h (Treatment 2), or one-half the daily amount at 0700 h and the other half at 1800 h (Treatment 3). In another experiment, hens were assigned to feeding times of either 0700 or 1800 h. Feeding time and temperature did not markedly affect
    rate of egg production; however, hens at high temperature fed two meals per day produced the fewest eggs. High temperature caused significant reductions in egg weight, specific gravity, and shell thickness. Feeding time and temperature had no effect on time of oviposition, ovulation, or the transit time of the egg through the oviduct. Significant body weight
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Crew Week Starts With Biomedical Studies and Human Research

Expedition 56 Crew Members
The entire six-member Expedition 56 crew gathers in the Cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” for a team portrait. In the front row, from left, are NASA astronauts Serena Auñon-Chancellor, Commander Drew Fuestel and Ricky Arnold. Behind them, from left, are Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Oleg Artemyev. At the top of the group is astronaut Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency).

The Expedition 56 crew members started off the work week with biomedical studies and human research to understand how living in space impacts their bodies. The crew conducted eye and vision tests, tried on a specialized exercise t-shirt and researched gene expression and protein crystals.

Five of the six International Space Station residents participated in a series of regularly scheduled eye exams and vision checks today. Each crew member covered an eye and read a standard eye chart to test their visual acuity. Next, Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Commander Drew Feustel scanned their eyes with an ultrasound device to look at the optical nerve and retina. Finally, Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Alexander Gerst used a Tonometer to measure eye pressure.

Arnold started his morning extracting RNA to help researchers decipher the changes in gene expression that take place in microgravity. Feustel photographed protein crystal samples with a microscope to help doctors develop more effective disease-treating drugs on Earth.

Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) worked out today in a custom SpaceTex-2 t-shirt for an exercise study testing its comfort and thermal relief while working out in space. He then moved on to the GRIP study exploring how an astronaut’s cognitive ability adapts when gripping and manipulating objects in space.

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  1. It has been amazing living vicariously through the crew members on the ISS expedition 56. I have enjoyed filming the ISS as it passes over my location; however reading about the various aspects of science and what is accomplished to prepare us for deep space has been intriguing. I have shared with my son since he is considering careers as an aerospace scientist, biogenics, as well as cyber security…

    Each night, I look forward to sitting by my pool and watching the sky and researching what I visualize. This group has been extremely fun to follow since I am a huge tennis fan (I taught my ex and my son how to play) – we would spend 3 weeks at Lake Tahoe playing tennis and watching the US Open. In a addition, I am a huge Indy racing fan! I participated in the Mario Andretti Racing – I actually raced an Indy car for 7 laps with a top speed of 154.5 and with several laps in the 140s. Lastly, my son is into motogp and learning about diseases – so you can see we connected with the crew – viewing the race tracks, watching the interviews for indy racing and tennis, following the science and perusing the fab pictures!

    Thanks to NASA and the crew on ISS expedition 56! Keep up the innovative ways to connect and allow us to be involved!
    Sincerely – your biggest fan!
    Debbie Lynn Miller-Joseph

  2. This is wonderful research the ISS crew is doing that will enable scientists to understand how a weightless, orbiting environment affects our bodies. Absolutely essential for future longer space flights.

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Two student start ups awarded £5000 from the Wates Social Enterprise Fund

Left to right: Andy King, Chris Kuchanny, Sarah Helen King, Sarah Campbell, Janet Preston, Andrew Wates

On Wednesday 2nd August, two post-graduate students presented two new social enterprise business ideas to the Wates Social Enterprise Fund panel in a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitching event.

Sarah Campbell (PGR Psychology) pitched a new app called ‘Tuning In’ which takes proven psychological principles and for tackling mental health problems and translates them into a fun music-based smartphone game to improve emotional resilience.

Sarah Helen King (PhD Researcher and Health Psychologist in Training) pitched ‘InVigorise’ is a health and wellbeing social enterprise, which will help individuals to eat well, move more and feel better through a series of community based workshops.

Both postgraduates had developed these ideas by participating in The Wates Social Enterprise Programme; an extra-curricular programme for post-graduates at the University of Surrey delivered by Student Enterprise and Surrey Business School’s Director, Business Insights Lab, Centre for the Digital Economy.

The Wates Social Enterprise Fund was set up to foster innovative projects at the University of Surrey that contribute to society or help the environment. The Wates Family Enterprise Trust is an independent grant-making charity. Wates Family members seek out charities to support, often from within their local community.

The panel of judges:

  • Andy Wates – Chairman of Ronald Wates Family Committee of the Wates Foundation
  • Andrew Wates – former Chairman of Wates Group
  • Chris Kuchanny – a local social impact investor, entrepreneur, business coach, and Chairman of The Genesis Foundation
  • Janet Preston – Director of Cold Fuzion Associates Limited and board member of University of Surrey’s Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Strategic Advisory Board

Both postgraduates were awarded £5000 each to develop their social business ideas further.

This event took place in the Business Insights Lab and follows on from last year’s pitching event, in which Labrats – a student start-up to encourage children to enjoy science lessons – were awarded £15,000 from the Wates Social Enterprise Fund. Full story here.


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On Friday 11 May we celebrated our Excellence in Volunteering Awards 2018 at the Union. These awards are a chance to say well done and thank you to students who have gone the extra mile with their volunteering efforts this year, whether that’s helping in the community, fundraising or giving up their own time to benefit a society or sports club.

A full list of winners can be found below:

Creative Industries Volunteer of the Year – Max Hayman

Democracy Volunteer of the Year – Thrinayani Ramakrishnan

Education Volunteer of the Year – Adrian Li

External Engagement Volunteer of the Year – Farihah Choudhury

Student Communities Volunteer of the Year – Irene Maara

Student Life Volunteer of the Year – Kass Saleh

Sports Volunteer of the Year – Amy Kerby

Sustainability Volunteer of the Year – Rosie Quirke

The President’s Award for Outstanding Leadership – Anna Halstead

The President’s Team of the Year Award – Islamic Society

The VP DCI Award for Behind-the-Scenes Work – Xavier Voight-Hill

The External Engagement Award for Social Impact – Football Beyond Borders

The VP Sports Award for Best Sports Initiative – Zumba+ Society

The VP Student Communities Award for Outstanding Contribution to Inclusion – Postgraduate Committee

The VP Welfare Award for Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative – BioCycle

The VP Welfare Award for Outstanding Wellbeing Initiative – Cancer Research UK Charity Football Day

Cross-Collaboration of the Year – Football Beyond Borders and STAR

Most Creative Campaign/Project – LiveSoc Led Zeppelin Charity Showcase

Newcomer of the Year – Iris Kramer

Lifetime Memberships to the Students’ Union have been awarded to Rebecca James, Danny Rickard and Charlie Morris.

A photo album from the night can be found on our Facebook page. Photo credit: SUPS events

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November 4, 2019 6:00 am

Getting your sites ready for the new Microsoft Edge

By (Senior PM Lead, Microsoft Edge Developer Experience) and

This morning, we released Microsoft Edge Beta version 79, which is the final Beta before the new Microsoft Edge is generally available, also known as the “Release Candidate.” On January 15th, we expect to release the “Stable” channel, at which point Microsoft Edge will be generally available to download on Windows and macOS.

The new Microsoft Edge is built on the Chromium engine, providing best in class compatibility with extensions and web sites, with great support for the latest rendering capabilities, modern web applications, and powerful developer tools across all supported platforms.

For Enterprise customers, the new Microsoft Edge also includes Internet Explorer mode, providing a seamless experience across internal sites and LOB apps with legacy dependencies. And for end users, it includes new privacy-enhancing features like tracking prevention that’s on by default and a new InPrivate mode across your entire web experience, so your online searches and browsing are not attributed to you.

You can learn more about how the new Microsoft Edge and Bing work together to be the browser and search engine for business over on the Windows blog. In this post, we’ll share more about how you can add the new Microsoft Edge to your automated browser testing, so your customers have a great experience as they begin to upgrade. We’ll also share resources you can use to file bugs, get support, and see what’s next for the new Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Edge Insider Channels

Microsoft Edge has multiple channels that you can get started testing today: Canary, Developer, and Beta. Each of these channels has differing levels of support for experimental features, and therefore each has its own level of risk regarding stability.
Logos for Microsoft Edge Canary, Dev, and Beta channels
In general, we recommend testing on the Developer channel as a good balance between Canary (which is essentially untested bits that are built every night) and Beta, which contains six weeks’ worth of changes. The Developer channel may be less stable than Beta but allows developers to experiment and prototype against early bits.

For customers looking for a snapshot of what is coming in the next major version, the Beta channel represents an early preview of the next Stable release. For example, today’s Beta 79 is our “Release Candidate” build for our Stable release on January 15th. To install the browser, simply browse here and select the appropriate channel.

Automated testing

Because the new Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium, it is fully compatible with popular automated testing frameworks like Selenium WebDriver and Puppeteer. With general availability coming in January, we recommend incorporating the new Microsoft Edge into your existing automated tests now – testing the Beta channel will give you six weeks advance notice of any potential issues that may impact your site.

Selenium WebDriver

The most common framework for browser automation is Selenium WebDriver. To configure WebDriver with Microsoft Edge, you’ll need to download the corresponding version of our WebDriver, MSEdgeDriver. So, for example, if you downloaded the Developer channel for Microsoft Edge, you would want to click on the Settings and More link in the browser and then click on “Settings”. From there, you can click on “About Microsoft Edge” and see your Version. It will say something like “79.0.308.0”. Once you know that, you can download the matching version of MSEdgeDriver that is appropriate for your Operating System.

If you prefer to automate that process, you can check the following registry key for the version of Microsoft Edge that is installed:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge{ CHANNEL}\BLBeacon (e.g., Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge Dev\BLBeacon)

And then you can download the driver by building a URL to the server that looks like this:{VERSION}/edgedriver_{ARC}.zip (e.g.,

Microsoft Edge should be fully compatible with existing tests written to run in Chrome or other Chromium-based browsers – simply modify the “binary_location” to point to Microsoft Edge, and modify the “executable_path” to point to msedgedriver.exe. MSEdgeDriver.exe currently supports Chrome options, but we do plan on updating the Selenium language bindings in Selenium 4 to account for our new browser. For the time being, the language bindings will default to creating the legacy Microsoft Edge connections, so you will pass in a parameter indicating that these tests should run against the new Microsoft Edge browser:

Here is an example for how you would do that in C#:

Another popular automation framework is Puppeteer, a Node library which provides a high-level API to control Chromium-based Browsers over the DevTools Protocol. By default, Puppeteer will launch a version of Chromium (the core upon which Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, and others are built). However, you can also pass in the path to the browser exe you would like to run instead.

You would write something like this (in JavaScript):

Automating Internet Explorer mode

In addition to running tests written for Chrome on Microsoft Edge, we’ve also made it easy to migrate tests written for Internet Explorer 11. The new Microsoft Edge includes “Internet Explorer mode,” which allows a tab to render content using IE11 in certain Enterprise contexts (e.g., for Intranet sites or sites  specified by your Enterprise Mode Site List).

The new Microsoft Edge allows you to run IE11 validation for legacy sites in addition to your modern experiences. To run your IE11 tests in Microsoft Edge, download the IEDriverServer from Selenium. Then you must pass in a capability to put Microsoft Edge into IE Mode and then run your tests.

Because this capability puts the whole browser into IE11 Mode, you cannot simultaneously test content that should render in the modern Chromium engine, but you should be able to run all of your IE11 tests and validate the rendering in Microsoft Edge. Note that this code requires an update to IEDriverServer which should be included in the next release of Selenium.

After you download the new IEDriverServer from SeleniumHQ and follow the directions for the “Required Configuration” as documented here, you can run the following code to launch the new Microsoft Edge in IE11 mode and run some tests:

Filing bugs and sharing feedback

As you test your sites in Microsoft Edge, you may encounter issues that appear to be caused by a bug in the browser. For any issue, the quickest way to give feedback is simply to click the “Send feedback” button in the “Help and Feedback” menu (or Alt-Shift-I on Windows). You can describe your issue and share additional details such as screenshots, diagnostic details, or contact information here.

This is also the best place to provide general end-user feedback such as feature suggestions. To date, we’ve received over 230,000 pieces of feedback from users and developers – thank you, and we truly embrace your input!

What’s next for the new Microsoft Edge

Alongside today’s announcements, we’ve updated our Platform Status feature roadmap to reflect the new Microsoft Edge capabilities and an early look at what’s in development for future versions. If you have questions about whether we plan to implement an upcoming HTML/CSS/JS feature, you can search for the corresponding entry here. If you don’t see the feature you’re looking for, simply open an issue on GitHub to get it added.

We’re also continuing to innovate through new standards proposals and by implementing experimental features in Chromium. You can track our focus areas on GitHub in the MSEdgeExplainers repository, where we publish public explainers and “intent to implement” notices as our first step towards shipping new features. We are committed to contributing as a member of the open source community, and have published over 30 explainers to date – and more importantly, we hope to make the web better for everyone.

Get started today by downloading the Microsoft Edge Release Candidate build and adding it to your test matrix, and be sure to share any feedback or issues you might have. We’ll see you in January!

Kyle Pflug, Senior PM Lead, Microsoft Edge
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Am I missing something? It has come up that my partner and I only have one card left in our hand and we haven't make a Canasta so we can't go out. So we end up picking up and discarding in an endless loop. Is there any recourse other than hoping either me and my partner will pick up a 6th or 7th card to make a Canasta and go out? In the meantime our opponents are racking up points left and right.

  • While the linked question is not about team play; nothing changes there; except that it's much rarer in team play as it requires both partners to make the same fatal mistake. – GendoIkari Feb 3 '18 at 16:41
  • @GendoIkari That question is not a duplicate since it is talking specially about freezing the discard pile and this question is talking about 1 team only have a single card while the other team has multiple cards. In this situation everyone can still draw from the discard pile since it is not frozen just that it is easier to prevent someone from drawing when they only have one card in hand. – Joe W Feb 3 '18 at 16:45
  • @JoeW If the discard pile isn't frozen, it is indeed a different situation... but it's also not nearly as much of a problem; so I guess I assumed that the discard pile was frozen in this case. – GendoIkari Feb 3 '18 at 16:59
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    @GendoIkari there is no mention of the discard pile being frozen so assuming it is would be a bad assumption. – Joe W Feb 3 '18 at 17:02

Assuming that the discard pile is not frozen; then you can continue to score points if your opponents ever discard something that you can play. This will also limit what your opponents can do to score points; they wouldn't be able to just run through the whole deck and score. However, you are still in a bad position; both you and your partner made a major mistake by going down to only one card in hand wihtout having a Canasta yet.

If your opponents are smart, they will take advantage of thisby keeping the discard pile continually frozen; and then they can discard any card safely no matter what; and they will be able to pick up the entire discard pile by using cards in their hand when you discard something they have (which you'll be forced to do every few plays). This way, your opponents can literally score every card in the deck that you haven't already scored. This could even end the entire game in one hand.

There's no rules thing you are missing here; you simply made an error; and it was worsened by the fact that your opponent made the same error. Even though having more cards in hand when your opponents go out is a bad thing; in general having more cards in hand is a good thing. The more cards you have in hand, the more likely it is that you will be able to pick up the discard pile and score more points. If you are worried that your opponent is going to go out soon; you can play your higher-scoring cards to get them out of your hand, while still keeping a few lower scoring cards in hand as to not get stuck.

This also depends on how close you are to a Canasta. If you have a six card set already; then you may be able to go down to one card and hope that you draw the seventh card. This is still risky though. If you have nothing larger than a 5 card set; then you have literally made it so that you can never make a Canasta or go out; because you can't ever add 2 cards to it at the same time.

Yes, you missed the fact that getting down to one card, or just a low number of cards, is bad and will limit what you can do. Because of this you where not able to score points and your opponents where able to score a lot of points. I would also guess that because of the situation you had to discard a lot of cards that would help them out in scoring many more points while they could avoid discarding ones that would help you.

  • Ok- I get it. However there is a sweet spot where if opponent goes out you don't want to be stuck with cards in your hand . But OK best not to get low. While I have you...hahaha.. We are newbie players. Can you tell me the difference between the rules for picking up discard pile during regular play and when the pile is frozen. In first case you can pick up if the top card can be used to make a meld from your hand OR just adding the top card to a meld on the table? In frozen pile you HAVE to apply to cards in your hand. You can't add that top card to meld on the table only? – Susan S Feb 3 '18 at 16:48
  • @SusanS Please ask a separate question for that one. This already-existing question might help; though it's not an actual duplicate. – GendoIkari Feb 3 '18 at 17:01
  • @SusanS Getting down to 1 card for both players on a team is much worse then getting stuck with cards in your hand. I have played games where the team that doesn't go out get stuck with a bunch of cards in their hands but still scores more points because they have more cards on the table. – Joe W Feb 3 '18 at 17:04

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  1. I feel like at this point, the "core" of Atlanta is Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Kenya. Yes, even Kenya. Others around them, including Nene, can come or go as long as these core four remain on the show, and RHOA will continue to coast along just fine. Re: OC, so apparently the rumor is that Tamra, Shannon, Kelly, Braunwyn, and Emily have gotten invited back. Vicki is being invited back as a Friend Of with a salary that's further reduced from last season. They're on the fence with Gina and it could go either way. However, Messy Boots Andy says it's just a rumor and that no contracts have been sent out yet. Furthermore, apparently for whatever reason Tamra was thisclose to getting the boot, but will be welcomed back. Hmm... Re: NJ. Even though it feels a tad forced for the cameras, I appreciate Jennifer bringing her family issue to light about her mother's hesitance to acknowledge her son as gay. It's an important topic to address; old-school people struggling with their longstanding beliefs versus the reality of life. However, it looks like Jennifer is back to being outlandish next week. Side note: Something about Dolores sometimes resembles Senator Kamala Harris to me (P.S. If Joe Biden gets the presidential nomination, I hope she's his VP. But that's for the Politics thread)
  2. Where is everyone? LOL Apparently there's some casting news for next season's OC.... a certain OG will not be happy, especially with a further reduced salary. Methinks Bravo is coaxing her to quit without officially doing the dirty work of letting her go.
  3. I like Billy Flynn, but the smirking thing takes you out of the scene. If that's his acting choice to make Chad smug, it doesn't work for me. It seems more like he's smirking at the material he's playing. It's similar to Y&R's Joshua Morrow, another actor I like, but whenever he has to play a scene where his character, Nick, isn't privy to whatever is being discussed by other characters and Nick is supposed to be oblivious to what's going on, you can tell Morrow knows exactly what's going on and isn't playing oblivious successfully.
  4. Ah, well that explains why Billy Flynn is always smirking when he's throwing digs towards Gabi. Catching up on Christmas episodes right now, and yeah... some things never change.
  5. Oh Christ, I thought they'd pretend that story never happened. I'd be just fine with that.
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    Re: GMA3... I've watched that painful dreck only a couple times and the only thing worth watching is Keke Palmer. They could ditch Strahan and Sara and just kick it with Keke (which would likely be their newly revamped title!)
  7. Okay, call me a stodgy old man for always being a champion of network television or basic cable, but I'm finally getting into content that's streamed exclusively, and yeah, this whole new era of Netflix films vs. standard theatrical releases is getting so murky with what constitutes what. When hubby and I watched A Marriage Story (super low budget, by the way, minus whatever salaries the actors likely received), I'm like, "I've never heard of this. Was it in theaters?" Turns out, it was released for less than a month in November to a very small, select group of theaters, raking in a whopping $160,000; not that it mattered to them, because it was basically an exclusive streaming deal. So weird how this works now. P.S. Laura Dern did basically nothing in the film (certainly nothing note-worthy; the role was pretty stagnant, requiring next to no range or depth at all), yet won Supporting Actress at the Globes. Dumb. Stepping off my soapbox. (P.S. I love Fleabag and Olivia Colman)
  8. What's the blind item on Miss messy boots Andy?
  9. She was entertaining at the debates, I'll give her that. And a good yodeler!
  10. I will say though, and I've always thought this, that the "Mattessa" fans online (two T's, not one, and yes they would correct you!) were vocal, rabid, and ridiculous. Nothing was good enough for them; nothing satisfied them. "Why are they making love on a couch? Why can't they have a bedroom?" From the big stuff (the late-in-life miracle baby junk) to the little stuff, they were always in a huff. But yes, the constant insults Beth was giving about Vanessa's age was tacky and reeked of a behind the scenes grudge (Rauch towards Maeve Kinkead).
  11. I *so* wish she had popped up on another soap long-term, and not just as some mayor with a hardon for Bo Buchanan. Not sure which soap I'd wish her on nowadays. For aesthetic purposes, I'd say Y&R. For selfish reasons, I'd say DAYS, but it'd be such a letdown watching her scheme and manipulate in the Blue Room or Park Bench. Sigh...
  12. Yes. It was a quick, lazy way to write off Amy Ecklund. Speaking of, recently I was watching some GL on YouTube circa '96 and I had no idea Abby was supposedly 18 years old when she first appeared in Goshen in '95!
  13. Oh, but that's so honorable! Gladys and Eleanor of the heartland will surely warm up to the dirty homosexuals if their stories show them as decent, honorable men who aren't a threat to the clean heterosexuals and their healthy lifestyles. P.S. If it weren't for the fact that DAYS' budget is so cheap, I would soon expect Gabi to become a dominatrix. She seems the type. Unfortunately, the leather straps would actually be velcro purchased out of the clearance bins at JoAnn Fabrics.
  14. I'm with Sara Gilbert that Andy shouldn't be ruled out entirely. That's incredibly generous for writers to pick 'n choose which aspects of the original show was part of Roseanne's "dreams/writings." Jackie being pregnant was one of the biggest highlights of Season 6. I did hate, though, how starting Season 7 and beyond, Jackie became a total oafish Barney Fife cartoon. I still wish when they rebooted the series, they would've reverted Jackie back to normal. Well, Laurie Metcalf was preggars in real life. When it was revealed Jackie was pregnant, Laurie was already showing! I think it worked for Jackie's character but it was pointless for Dan & Roseanne to have a later-in-life child. Especially considering she was pregnant for nearly 14 months!
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The commission shall be composed of three members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate. The terms of the members shall be staggered so that one commissioner is appointed for a term of six years on March 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Not more than two members of the commission shall belong to the same political party. One member of the commission shall be designated by the governor as chairman of the commission. Any two commissioners constitute a quorum. Any member of the commission may be removed for cause by the governor.

Vacancies in the commission shall be filled for unexpired terms by appointment of the governor. Commissioners shall receive compensation as established by the governor within the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation, and all actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending to official business. Each commissioner at the time of appointment and qualification shall be a resident citizen of the United States and of the state of Utah and shall be not less than 30 years of age. Except as provided by law, no commissioner may hold any other office either under the government of the United States or of this state or of any municipal corporation within this state.

Board member Type Qualification Original Appointment Current Appointment Expiration
Clark, David R. Member (R) Appointed by the Governor 1/1/2013 03/01/2019 3/1/2025
Levar, Thad Chair (R) Appointed by the Governor 12/20/2012 03/01/2015 3/1/2021
White, Jordan A. Member (D) Appointed by the Governor 6/17/2015 03/01/2017 3/1/2023


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I really wish that I had contacted these reviews prior to purchasing $ 3000.00 worth of product from them. I probably would have changed my mind.

STAY AWAY - What this company has become is absolutely appalling? We have been purchasing products from them for over 10 years, most recently we purchased a new bedroom set.

1) Delivery Service was built on lie after lie starting with the driver that came to my house.

2) They trashed my house, damaging the ceiling and the molding

3) Mis-installed my daughters bed

4) Damaged the dresser and foot board, found out later the chest of drawers drawer was busted.

5) Sent out damaged replacements to replace the already damaged furniture.

6) Never contacted me on how they were going to correct the situation, instead waited until I called them.

If it was one instance or one employee I would not be this vocal, but clearly there is a pattern that just can not be ignored

Product or Service Mentioned: Bobs Discount Furniture Delivery Service.

Reason of review: Poor customer service.

Monetary Loss: $3000.

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Plantation Shutters Macedon – FREE measure and quote for installation and supply of all types of Plantation Shutters in Macedon.
At Bobs Blinds, we offer the best Plantation shutters for your windows in your new homes as well as commercial properties at an affordable price.
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Over the years, we have built a solid name and great reputation when it comes to manufacturing, consulting, and supplying the best quality of window blinds, awnings and shutters all over Macedon and its environs to our free measure and quote distinguished clients.
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Benefits of Plantation Shutters

  • Versatility: Plantation shutters are versatile in nature as they can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Choose from hundreds of colour according to your interior decor. Plantation shutters can be easily installed in many shapes of windows be it circular, oval or rectangular.
  • Durability: Plantation shutters are considered strong and durable. As they are made by stacking of vertical or horizontal planks, they can add strength to your windows as well. Plantations shutters can face extreme weather and heat making it an excellent choice for people living in arid conditions.
  • Easy To Use: Plantation shutters are ties and strings free making it easier to operate and use. People of all ages and sizes can operate shutters easily. Differently abled people to find plantation shutters more accessible and comfortable
  • Insulation: As they are thick and strong with proper control of stacks. Plantation shutters can prevent cold winds to enter your homes in winters while avoiding warm sunlight and hot winds in winters. These shutters are excellent for proper ventilation in your rooms throughout the year.
  • Easy Maintenance: Compared to blinds and curtains, plantation shutters are very easy to clean and maintain. They can easily be cleaned by wet cloth once a month. Plantation shutters are less prone to dirt and dust accumulation making it an excellent solution for dirt free windows.
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At Bobs Blinds we have a very experienced and highly multi-talented team of professionals who provide unmatched installations of all products purchased from us. Our installers are proficiently trained to very high levels and have got extensive industry knowledge. They are fully required to undergo rigorous training upon employment, and are fully insured and also licensed as blinds and shutter experts.
All Installations of free to measure custom made products in any home is absolutely stress-free many thanks to our able team of expert professional installers who thoroughly understand all aspects of shutter installations. As a premier locally owned business Bobs blinds has the most outstanding reputation for surpassing heightened expectations as a result of our passionate team with superb workmanship and unequalled client service.
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We are widely known for making the best Plantation shutters for your lovely windows in your new homes as well as commercial properties and a host of many other renovations. We have a wide range of products that are very unique owing to our specialized manufacturing capabilities.  We always provide free quotes and come over to measure Plantation shutters to ascertain their correct size.
All you need to do is to come over to bobs blinds with all your requirements regarding Plantation shutters Macedon because our competent team of experts is dedicated to providing you affordable high-quality products and also services given by our competent staff. Our wide range of plantation shutters Macedon are expertly made by use of the sturdiest materials since our company has the passion of being the best suppliers of products that meet the requisite needs of shutters in your home.

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The White basswood shutters Macedon are a bobs blinds product of a tree species called Tilia Americana, which is classified among hardwoods and it belongs to the Linden trees type of family. Basswood is widely known for being a natural timber with medium density thus making it the best choice for making White Basswood Shutters Macedon. The white basswood Shutters Macedon products are neither nor are they light. However, they offer a reasonable amount of required hardness for quality shutters, they have the necessary resistance to all types of knocks and also bumps. The White Basswood Shutters Macedon has many great qualities making it a highly south after product.
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Wooden Interior Blinds Macedon

The common use of strong wood in the process of making wooden interior blinds Macedon aims at achieving an enhanced quality of the needed traditionally appealing elegance in your home.  All types of bobs blinds engineered wood are the best for use in blinds and are very easy when it comes to maintenance as they do not warp at all and neither do they split whenever confronted by extreme humidity and also intense moisture.

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You now can choose from our various bobs blinds wooden shutter blinds Macedon ready for installation into any of your rooms that include kitchens or bathrooms and then utilize their sturdy and durable material in the process of providing the much-needed protection against any kind of moisture damage and at the same time ensure a much longer lifespan in their practical use as well as timeless style.
Wooden shutter blinds Macedon is perfect for being custom fitted for any type of window. They fit well regardless of whether you have the arched windows types or angled kind of windows, our wide range of indoor shutters will automatically add bobs blinds sophistication to all of them while enhancing your privacy and at the same time offer effective light control to all your rooms.

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How to Use the Post-Eclipse Cosmic Intensity to Manifest Your Goals

Published on August 28, 2017

Article by Cathy Coleman for Bodhi Tree

Your Weekly Astrology Forecast for August 27–September 3, 2017

The Solar Eclipse triggered some intense geological and atmospheric events: Hurricane Harvey in South Texas, Typhoon Hato in China near Hong Kong, and several volcanoes, including Popocatépetl in Mexico and Poás in Costa Rica. Politically, the Solar Eclipse and the Saturn station undoubtedly had some influence on the chaotic “unmerry-go-round” in the US executive branch, with the removals of Steve Bannon and later Sebastian Gorka, mounting tensions between Trump and Mitch McConnell, scorching denunciations (and tweety recriminations) of Trump from several Republican senators and ex-senators, and demonstrations around the country. In four hours on Friday, with Hurricane Harvey about to wreck the lives of 15 million citizens, Trump issued a transgender ban in the US military, pardoned medieval Sheriff Arpaio, who had been convicted of federal civil rights violations, and fired Gorka.

Another Mercury Retrograde Reminder

Saturn has just turned direct in motion, but Mercury continues retrograde until September 6, along with five other planets: Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Chiron, and Juno. During the time that Mercury is retrograde, there are often mechanical failures and mistakes in written and spoken communication. Check twice for appointment times, agreements and accuracy of communication. Be patient and understanding about errors and mix-ups. This Mercury retrograde cycle is made for review, re-considering, re-negotiating, and re-working.

Time to Manifest Your Goals

Sunday’s big cosmic event is a Jupiter/Saturn sextile, urging us to do the practical work to manifest our goals. This aspect bridges the tension between expansion and contraction. The Moon is in Scorpio on Sunday, stirring our emotions. We want to draw inward when the Moon is in Scorpio, and dive deep. Mars is conjunct the North Node, a combustible aspect. Put the volatile energy to work by getting vigorous exercise. Watch an intense movie, or go to an evocative concert. Get things organized Sunday evening for Monday and the week, including deciding on what you will wear, as the Moon is Void of Course (VoC) Monday morning, and getting out the door will not come easy.

Expect a slow start to the work week Monday morning. The void Moon that begins in the wee hours does not end until 12:48pm PDT. This is not a time for meetings, appointments or tasks that call for decisions. Energies start to get focused on goals as the Moon emerges into Sagittarius tropically when the VoC Moon passes. Later, a sweet, benefic Moon-Venus trine gives a beautiful, joyful evening.

Tuesday, August 29 (my birthday), is graced by the gregarious optimism of the upbeat Sagittarius Moon. However, we may feel some discontent as a result of a couple of hard aspects. Keep your eye on the prize; don’t give in to doubts! Sagittarius loves to move, especially the thighs, so hike, run or climb stairs.

Work Gets a Boost Midweek

The exuberance and optimism fostered by the Sagittarius Moon are reigned in Wednesday morning when the Moon conjoins Saturn, an aspect good for work and sensible, measured decisions. This sound start to the day is amplified and energized by benefic aspects to the Moon from Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. With the day’s mix, a lot of things can be accomplished, and results may be better than usual.

Work is the theme for Thursday through Saturday morning, supported by the Cardinal Earth Capricorn Moon, whose job is to get things accomplished. The Capricorn Moon combines with the task-oriented Virgo Sun to make these days supercharged for accomplishment. Mercury moves into playful Leo to lighten our minds and add some fun. Friday the Moon conjuncts Pluto and shines its light on the powerful Jupiter-Pluto square. This could result in big challenges…or provide the energy to push through tasks and realize big accomplishments.

Slow Down on Saturday

After all the work you will have completed over the past two days, go easy Saturday morning while the Moon is Void of Course (9:30am to 1:06pm PDT). When the Moon is VoC, it’s a good time to putter in the garden, take care of routine tasks at home, or read a book. Shopping for the holiday weekend is best delayed until mid-afternoon. The day may be full of surprises and big leaps (Mars trine Uranus). Open up to new possibilities in the afternoon and evening.

Sunday is framed for friendship. The Aquarius Moon calls for freedom and independence, new thoughts and ideas. Gather with an interesting mixture of friends and family on this Labor Day weekend Sunday. What can you learn from surprising conversations and different points of view?

The Week in Short

Sunday: Take stock of the days’ tension between expansion and contraction; make a plan for manifesting a dream.

Monday: Moon is Void of Course from 2:38am–12:48pm PDT. Slow, perhaps confusing start to the day, and then things pick up. Brilliant, buoyant evening.

Tuesday: Optimistic, upbeat day! Get some exercise, especially for your legs.

Wednesday: A lot can be accomplished, with good results.

Thursday: Supercharged day for getting a lot accomplished.

Friday: Another powerful day for big accomplishments.

Saturday: After a lazy morning with Moon VoC, surprises and big leaps are possible.

Sunday: A day for friendship and conversation. Consider other points of view.

This article was originally published on You may confidentially enter your email address at that site to receive this forecast weekly in your inbox. Contact Cathy for astrological readings/consultations at [email protected].

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Join Gilad and the ‘Bodies In Motion’ team on a ‘fitness cruise’ as they take you on a spectacular cruise through the Hawaiian Islands on board the USS Constitution!

  1. SHOW #708: Filmed while cruising in front of the majestic Molokai Cliffs.
    Features: Gilad, Tracey, Trella, John and Jill. Areas of the day: Shoulders, Buns, Hamstrings and Abdominal Crossovers for the Obliques.
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    Features: Gilad, Tracey, John, Trella, Bill and Gail. Areas of the day: Calves, Glutes, Outer Thighs and Abs.
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This week has literally been BABY MANIA!

We are shooting a NJ local cable TV commercial – featuring BABIES!

For the past few days, and for the rest of the week, we have not only been looking at photos of these pudgy little monsters but also meeting them in the studio to take some updated photos and meet them in person..

All of the gooby smiles and baby soft skin make it worth the countless diaper changes in our waiting room!

Some helpful hints to help deal with a room full of babies on shoot day?

1.  Bubbles! Who doesn’t love them – They calm the nervous parent and amuse the little bums!

2. Peek-a-boo!  Wait, where did you just come from!?!

3. Laughing ! These babies need to know that they aren’t the doctors office getting a shot – so have fun! Be silly! Make ridiculous faces! Make some noises! Be a kid again!

Photos soon to follow

I think it’s time we all take a nap! 🙂

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Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala is in trouble, National award-winning director Praveen Morchhale files copyright case

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala has found in trouble as National Award-winning director Praveen Morchhale, has filed a case against Maddock Films and writer Niren Bhatt in the Bombay High Court under the Copyright Act 1957.

Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala is in trouble

Praveen alleged that the story of their upcoming film sounds similar to the screenplay he has written and narrated to several people in the industry.

Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala is in trouble

Speaking to Mirror about same, Praveen said, “I read a news article on Bala being a satirical comedy about premature balding, which was an idea I had conceived in 2005. I worked on it for two years and registered the story with the Film Writers’ Association (FWA) in 2007. After compiling information from various sources, I have arrived at the conclusion that Bala is very similar to my story and screenplay.”

He also said that he hasn’t met any person associated to the film. He said, the case isn’t about meeting or narrating the film to Bala makers. He said, “I’ve met hundreds of people and narrated my story to them, anyone could have put the idea in their minds. Since I have registered my concept and script, I can narrate it to as many people as I want, nobody can copy it.”

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However, Maddock Films denied all the allegations and said, “Maddock is not aware of any case being filed against it by Mr Morchhale and denies that he has anything to do with its film Bala. Nobody from Maddock has ever met with Mr Morchhale or is even aware of him being associated with a story of a bald man.”


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Monthly Archives: June 2019

UNDER THE ICE – Rachael Blok

Jenny is a new mother; exhausted, tearful, brittle. She finds herself sleep-walking, barefooted in the snow, down to the nearby lake which seems to have a hold on her. Her visions include shadowy figures and threatening whispers. Inexplicably, barely remembered … Continue reading

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DOMINO ISLAND – Desmond Bagley

A gem of a thriller from a long-dead author’s stored archives, and it is a cracker. Desmond Bagley’s tight adventure novels were sometimes spoiled for me by his inclusion of Land Rovers cc the sixties where his gaffs about them … Continue reading

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ONE MORE LIE – Amy Lloyd

If one had to sum up this chilling tale of psychological suspense, I would use the word uncomfortable. With a new name and an ankle monitor, Charlotte, the adult, is released back into the world. Try as she might, she … Continue reading

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Common-sense Stair Building and Handrailing--: By Fred T. Hodgson ; Ill. with Over Two Hundred and Fifty Drawings and Diagrs., and Containing a Glossary of Terms Used in Stair Building and Handrailing; and in Addition, Twenty-five Moderate Priced House Designs, Showing the Perspective View and Floor Plans

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Un libro in lingua di Monica McGoldrick Randy Gerson Sueli Petry edito da W W Norton & Co Inc, 2008

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Widely used by both family therapists and all health care professionals, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing the mass of information gathered during a family assessment and finding patterns in the family system for more targeted treatment. Now updated and expanded in its third edition, and featuring revised genograms for easier reading, reflecting the growing and widespread use of genograms for clinical intervention, this best-selling text provides a standard method for constructing a genogram, doing a genogram interview, and interpreting the results. Genograms of famous families--Sigmund Freud, Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, the Kennedys, Jane Fonda and Ted Turner, Bill Clinton, Princess Diana, the Roosevelts, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few--bring the text to life, and help to elucidate the principles of family systems theory and systemic interviewing, which form the basis of genogram work. Once these principles have been explained, the authors go on to present the important clinical applications of genograms in both family therapy and family medicine. These applications include the effective assessment of patients' risk for emotional problems such as anxiety or depression; structural patterns among families such as divorce and remarriage; relationship patterns such as enmeshment, conflicts, and cut-offs; recent and chronic life stressors such as pregnancy, acute illness, poverty, and racism; and family life cycle transitions and developmental crises, among other uses. By providing a fascinating view into the richness of family dynamics, McGoldrick and her coauthors provide an invaluable guide to clinicians for accurately charting a family's structure, making it easier to scan for potential problems and take proactive steps to utilize resources when necessary.

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Literary Blog Hop Book Giveaway

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Welcome to The Literary Blog Hop!

My Giveaways: The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

The Children Act by Ian McEwan

(I will ship to international addresses.)

Books Can Save a Life is participating in the 2015 Literary Blog Hop, hosted by My Book Self.

Between now and midnight on Sunday, April 12, you can hop over to a dozen or so blogs, all offering giveaways of books, book gift cards, or bookish items. Click HERE to see the many fabulous blogs participating in this hop!

My Giveaway

I will be giving away two works of literary fiction by renowned authors. (One book each to two lucky winners.) Just leave a comment about books on my blog (see left sidebar) between now and April 12 and you’re eligible. Winners will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or an alternate winner will be selected.

The Story of a New Name book coverAccording to The New Yorker,Elena Ferrante is one of Italy’s best-known least-known contemporary writers.” An international literary sensation, Elena publishes under a pseudonym, so her identity remains unknown. I’m pleased to offer The Story of a New Name, the second in Ferrante’s best-selling Neapolitan trilogy. You’ve just got to experience her remarkable voice! Click HERE to read a previous post about Ferrante.

Ian McEwan has long been one of my favorites. The Children Act is the haunting story of a teen-age boy with a life-threatening disease who refuses medical treatment on religious grounds.The Children Act book cover

Anyone can enter The Literary Blog Hop. You do not need to have a blog or follow my blog, but if you find Books Can Save a Life of interest, please become one of my followers by email or on Facebook or Twitter.

Oh, and please share this post on your favorite social media!

The Literary Blog Hop ENDS:

MIDNIGHT EST April 12, 2015

Thank you for visiting Books Can Save a Life. Remember, leave a comment if you want a chance to win, and then start BLOG HOPPING!

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  1. Valorie, I’m too curious about these intriguing books not to enter the contest. One can never have too many books since they’re the good friends that are always welcome to stay past tea-time.

    Blessings ~ Wendy ❀

  2. Hi Valorie! Thanks for this wonderful giveaway; both books sound very interesting. I’ve enjoyed most the Ian McEwan books I’ve read since first reading Atonement years ago. But I’ve also been very curious of Elena Ferrante’s books, I’ve heard so many good things about the series and I’m always up for reading more Italian authors so I think I’m more interested in her book between the two 🙂

  3. I’m excited to discover your blog! I blog about Children’s/YA/Adult literature and spirituality so am really interested in your discussions of books here. I would be happy to win either of these books. I have been wanting to get into the Ferrante series for awhile so this is a perfect giveaway! Thank you!

  4. I’ve read Atonement by Ian McEwan,it was amazing,loved it. I’d love to read this recent work of his. Never read Elena Ferrante, may should start now!

  5. I’d love to read The Children Act, I’ve heard fantastic things about Ian McEwan so I’d love to read his stories. Thank you for the giveaway, enjoy your day.

  6. Book books look good. Thank you for the opportunity to win one. I like Ian McEwan. The other author is new to me.

  7. Ooh! I read My Brilliant Friend this year and would love to read the sequel. I’ve never read Ian McEwan but he also looks great. Thanks for this giveaway!

  8. Hi Valorie. So pleased to find another blog to follow – one can never have to many avenues to explore fiction. I like the sound go Ian’s book; it obviously raises some interesting issues.

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