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Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour è un videogioco sportivo sviluppato da Camelot Software Planning e pubblicato, per la prima volta nel 2003, da Nintendo per il GameCube. È il sequel di Mario Golf uscito nel 1999 per Nintendo 64, nonché il quinto gioco della serie Mario Golf. I personaggi giocabili provengono tutti dalle serie di Mario.

Personaggi

Trama
Vedendo una gigantesca coppa d'argento, Mario e Luigi decidono di partecipare con Peach e Daisy ad un torneo di golf per vincerla;tuttavia
Wario e Waluigi si ingelosiscono della concorrenza dei rivali tentando di superarli facendo la stessa cosa con Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, Donkey Kong e Diddy Kong, ma con esiti negativi. Alla fine i due finiscono per fare un occhio nero a Bowser lanciandogli la palla in lontananza, così questi li insegue inferocito per punirli buttandogli delle bob-ombe a raffica, mentre Mario è arrivato all'ultima buca. Subito dopo Bowser cerca di annientare Wario e Waluigi nel proprio castello e, quando questi riescono a varcarne le porte, Mario tira la palla su di loro facendogli un occhio nero e facendo cadere una bob-omba di Bowser. Nell'ultima scena, vedendo il castello esplodere, Mario rimane in dubbio su cosa sia accaduto osservando le facce di Wario, Waluigi e Bowser arrabbiate.

Modalità di gioco

Sviluppo e pubblicazione
Toadstool Tour è stato sviluppato da Camelot Software Planning, lo stesso team responsabile del gioco precedente, Mario Golf. Durante un'intervista con due sviluppatori di Camelot, Hiroyuki e Shugo Takahashi, è stato rivelato che il gioco era stato sviluppato contemporaneamente al titolo per GameCube Mario Power Tennis. Secondo i due fratelli, le idee e la tecnologia utilizzate per lo sviluppo di Toadstool Tour sono state utilizzate anche per Power Tennis.  La musica è stata composta da Motoi Sakuraba, che in precedenza aveva composto la colonna sonora di Mario Golf. Il gioco è stato mostrato alla convention E3 del 2003, dove era possibile provarlo. Toadstool Tour è entrato a far parte dell'etichetta Player's Choice nel 2004, che offriva a prezzo ridotto giochi che avevano venduto più di un milione di copie.

Accoglienza

Toadstool Tour ha ricevuto una reazione positiva dalla critica, anche se è stato criticato per essere troppo simile al suo predecessore.  Tom Bramwell di Eurogamer ha dichiarato che "Mario Golf non è cresciuto molto dai suoi tempi sull'N64", nonostante abbia apprezzato il design del campo e il "senso del divertimento". Sia GameSpot che IGN hanno elogiato i corsi del gioco, sebbene le fasi successive siano state preferite ai corsi iniziali più basilari.  Electronic Gaming Monthly ha elogiato la fisica del gioco evidenziata dall'uso del vento, del tempo e delle condizioni della superficie. Il gioco è stato spesso paragonato ai giochi Tiger Woods PGA Tour, che è stato citato quando Eurogamer ha notato l'assenza di eventi e la progressione nella modalità giocatore singolo del gioco. Questo punto è stato condiviso da Jennifer Tsao di EGM, che ha affermato di desiderare "una modalità per giocatore singolo più avvincente" che offrisse un "professionista di golf che mi allena in base ai miei swing".

Vendite
GameSpot ha definito Toadstool Tour il miglior gioco per GameCube del luglio 2003.

A luglio 2006, Toadstool Tour aveva venduto  copie e guadagnato 26 milioni di dollari negli Stati Uniti. Next Generation lo ha classificato come il 72° gioco più venduto per PlayStation 2, Xbox o GameCube tra gennaio 2000 e luglio 2006 in quel Paese. Le vendite combinate dei giochi sportivi di Mario rilasciati negli anni 2000 hanno raggiunto 2,5 milioni di unità negli Stati Uniti entro luglio 2006. Toadstool Tour aveva venduto 1,03 milioni di unità in Nord America al 27 dicembre 2007..

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Q: Testing batches of hard drives I've gotten a hold of a bunch of old sata hard drives (around 10 or so) but I have no idea if they're working or not.
Is there an efficient way to test all these, rather than powering off, opening my case, installing the drive, and booting for each one?
So far the only solution I could come up with is to buy some sort of enclosure that lets me hook each drive up via USB, but I was wondering if there were any other ways to do it.

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LogMeIn Pro is an identity management software solution designed for entrepreneurs and small businesses. It is a cost-effective solution that comes with all the leading tools that allow you to easily access your files and apps for you to be productive from anywhere at any time… read more
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Growing your own herbs is easy.
Tired of paying $3 or more for a handful of herbs from the supermarket? Growing your own is easy. We look at 7 popular herbs and explain how best to grow them.
Match the herb to the conditions it likes. If you plant mint (which thrives in damp growing conditions) alongside thyme (which prefers a dry sunny spot) at least one of them will struggle.
You could raise parsley, coriander and mint in fertile garden soil; oregano, rosemary, and thyme in one or two tubs; and basil in a pot on your kitchen bench.
Even if you're not going to use the herbs, a regular clipping will ensure a continuous supply of new leaves and help control rampant growth. Cut chives and mint right back to within 3cm of the ground.
Flowering herbs may be attractive - but if you want a continued supply of leaves, nip off the flower heads. That's particularly important for basil, chives, mint, oregano and thyme.
Parsley is used in large quantities. So it needs plenty of feeding and regular watering to produce lush green leaves. If it gets too dry it'll go to seed.
You can raise parsley from seed. But germination takes a long time - sometimes more than a month - and can be patchy. If you're buying seedlings look for small plants in individual cells. This will mean the roots are disturbed as little as possible when you plant them out.
Tip: Remove the outside leaves to encourage growth from the centre.
Coriander is a staple in Asian and Mexican dishes, and the leaves make a great pesto. But it's tricky to grow. When the weather is dry or very hot, it rapidly goes to seed - sometimes before enough leaves are produced to flavour even one meal. On the plus side, the seeds can be used to season dishes. And if you let the seed-headed plant die off in your garden you'll find new coriander seedlings popping up everywhere.
Don't buy seedlings. Coriander doesn't like being moved, so sow seeds where you want them to grow. Keep the seeds covered until shoots appear in 10 to 14 days.
Mint grows best in moist rich soil in partial shade. Its underground runners can spread throughout the garden - so keep it contained in a plastic pot (30cm diameter) sunk into the ground. Cut the bottom off the pot first.
Over time, the stems will head for the edges and leave the centre bare. So dig up the pot every 2-3 years and replant young rooted sections of stem.
Tip: Mint is susceptible to rust (brown spots on the leaves). Trim it to 3cm above the soil to promote new rust-free growth. If this doesn't work, get rid of the plant (not on your compost heap) and start again in another area of the garden.
Oregano, like rosemary and thyme (below), needs full sun and a soil that's not too fertile to develop the essential oils that give the leaves their pungent flavour. It's a spreading plant - so allow it a space about 30cm in diameter and trim it regularly to keep it bushy and encourage new growth.
The plants will grow for several years. But they need rejuvenation every 3-5 years to keep them compact and productive. Dig up the plant in spring, divide it and replant a shoot that has good rootlets.
Tip: There are several varieties of oregano - true Greek oregano has the best flavour.
There are many varieties of thyme, some very attractive but with little flavour.
The best varieties for cooking are common thyme, lemon thyme, caraway thyme and pizza thyme.
Tip: In winter trim the bush back by about two-thirds.
Rosemary is a good choice for pots or tubs - don't let it dry out, though. Picking out the tips will keep young plants bushy. Cut older bushes back to half that year's growth at the end of summer.
Tip: The trailing varieties are attractive but the upright types of rosemary are best for cooking.
You can raise basil from seed but it's easier and quicker to buy a punnet of seedlings. Basil needs warmth and regular watering. It can be tricky to grow in colder areas but will flourish in a pot in a sunny spot on your kitchen bench - you can raise 6 or more plants in a small pot. If you feed and water them regularly you'll have enough for an occasional batch of pesto.
Basil in pots should be watered from the bottom - sit the container in a deep dish to create a shallow water bath.
You may find the plants become infested with whitefly or aphids. Check them regularly - if the infestation isn't too advanced you may be able to wash off the pests. Some gardeners recommend spraying with a mixture of dishwashing liquid and water. If that doesn't work just throw out the plants, wash the pot and buy another punnet.
Tip: To encourage bushy growth, keep pinching out the growing tips.
The Cook's Herb Garden by Mary Browne, Helen Leach, Nancy Tichborne.
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How to Port Forward 3389 on TCP-Belkin Router?
Could someone please advise how to go about setting up port 3389 and 80? I am trying to setup remote access and can't seem to find anywhere what are the steps in forwarding the ports? I am using Belkin Router I want to access my home PC from my work PC any suggestions or help, its really appreciated.
The process of port forwarding on Belkin router is very easy. Firstly open a browser and type "https://192.168.2.1" into the address bar. After pressing "Enter " just click on "Login" and type your administrative credentials. Choose "Virtual Servers" from under "Firewall". Enter the "Inbound Port" fields the appropriate port. After this step, enter " Private IP Address" and click on "Apply Changes" to open the port or ports on the Belkin router.
Step 1: On your computer, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer/ Mozilla Firefox. In the address bar, enter "192.168.2.1" and press Enter on your keyboard. You will then be directed to the Belkin router's web-based setup page.
Step 2: Click Login on the upper right corner.
Step 3: Once prompted to log in, enter your Belkin router's password then click Submit.
Step 4: Under the Firewall section, click Virtual Servers.
• Xbox1 field - Enter "80" in the fields under Inbound port. Set the Type of protocol to TCP. Enter the Xbox console's IP Address in the Private IP address field and enter the Private port information in the assigned fields.
• Xbox2 field - Enter "88" in the fields under Inbound port. Set the Type of protocol to UDP. Enter the Xbox console's IP Address in the Private IP address field and enter the Private port information in the assigned fields.
• Xbox3 field - Enter "3074" in the fields under Inbound port. Set the Type of protocol to Both since this port is both a TCP and UDP type. Enter the Xbox console's IP Address in the Private IP address field and enter the Private port information in the assigned fields.
• Xbox4 field - Enter "53" in the fields under Inbound port. Set the Type of protocol to Both since this port is both a TCP and UDP type. Enter the Xbox console's IP Address in the Private IP address field and enter the Private port information in the assigned fields.
Step 6: Click on "Apply Changes" to save the settings. Finally, the process of port forwarding on Belkin router is completed and you can enjoy network services from now.
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Our friend Roger Wohlner, a fee-only financial planner, who blogs at Chicago Financial Planner, sent me an email after reading the Marshall McLuhan reference in yesterday's post, Communicating 401(k): Is the Medium the Message?
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Dance Around the World
The art of dance comes from all corners of the world and many of the styles we dance today are amalgamations of influences from three or four countries. Dance is constantly evolving as new groups discover new styles and add their unique stamp.
We look at the origins of some of our favourite global styles.
1. Samba (Brazil)
Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin danced in 2/4 time. However, there are three steps to every bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance. Its origins include the Maxixe, occasionally known as the Brazilian Tango. The Samba music rhythm has been danced in Brazil since its inception in the late 19th century. There is actually a set of dances, rather than a single dance, that define the Samba dancing scene in Brazil; thus, no one dance can be claimed with certainty as the "original" Samba style.
2. Kizomba (Angola)
Kizomba is a mix of traditional Angolan semba with "zouk love" or "compas" music from the French Caribbean, sung generally in Portuguese and with a very sensual style. The accompanying dance was conceived in Angola as early as 1894. There is a considerable difference between Kizomba "the music" and Kizomba "the dance": Kizomba "the dance from Angola" has no zouk love influences. Kizomba "the music" has a romantic flow and zouk love influences from Guadeloupe and Martinique.
3. Bachata (Dominican Republic)
Bachata is danced widely all over the world but not identically. The basics to the dance are three-step with a Cuban hip motion, followed by a tap including a hip movement on the fourth beat. The knees should be slightly bent so the performer can sway the hips easier. Generally, most of the dancer's movement is in the lower body up to the hips, and the upper body moves much less. Unlike Salsa, Bachata does not usually include complex turn patterns but they are used more and more as the dance evolves.
4. Reggaeton (Puerto Rico)
Although strictly a music style, Reggaeton has spawned numerous recognisable dances, the most famous being the controversial "Perreo". Reggaeton has its roots in Latin and Caribbean music and its sound derives from the Reggae en Español from Panama. The genre was invented, shaped and made known in Puerto Rico where it got its name. Reggaeton blends Jamaican musical influences of dancehall, with those of Latin America, such as Salsa, Bomba, Latin Hip Hop, and Electronica.
5. Bhangra (India)
Bhangra refers to several types of Punjabi-style dance. The earliest developed of these was a folk dance conducted by Punjabis in the central northern areas of the region to celebrate the harvest. In the 1950s, a new folkloric dance, representative of the state of Punjab and composed of glimpses of men's Punjabi dance styles, was created and eventually received the title of "Bhangra". Today Bhangra music exists in different forms and styles worldwide and Birmingham is considered to be one of the music's major hubs.
6. Lambada Zouk (Brazil)
Also called Lambada-Zouk or Brazilian Zouk, Lambada Zouk is a group of closely related dance styles based on or evolved from the Lambada dance style and is typically danced to Zouk music or other music containing the Zouk beat. The two dominant styles of Zouk-Lambada are the Porto-Seguro style and the Rio-style. The word Lambazouk was originally used to refer to the dance style developed by Daniel and Leticia Estévez López, although they use the term M-zouk nowadays (for Mallorca-zouk) The Zouk-Lambada dancing styles are among the most popular non-ballroom dances for couples in Brazil.


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OSHA Suspends Implementation of Vaccine Mandate per Court Order
Robie Le Chat November 17, 2021 2 min read
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended the implementation of its federal vaccine mandate affecting roughly 80 million workers in the U.S. after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).
"On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) ("ETS")," an update on OSHA's website states.
According to the court order, OSHA is to "take no steps to implement or enforce the Mandate until further court order."
"While OSHA remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies, OSHA has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation," OSHA added.
OSHA published the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) this month, laying out the requirements for employers who employ over 100 workers.
The legal challenges came swiftly following the announcement of the rule, which requires employers with over 100 employees to mandate vaccines or implement rigorous testing requirements. The cost of the latter remains on unvaccinated employees, amounting to a "work tax," as OSHA, specifically, "does not require employers to pay for any costs associated with testing."The rule prompted businesses, as well as multiple states, to take action, deeming the rule unconstitutional.
"This is 500 pages of a government of a bureaucracy — a government that is being run by executive edict, not in accordance with the typical constitute processes, and the state of Florida is going to respond," Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced following the release of OSHA's rule.
"And we will combat the OSHA rule. As soon as it's published, Florida will be joining with Georgia and Alabama, as well with private plaintiffs to file suit," he vowed.
The rule, which could affect 80 million American workers, was slated to go into effect January 4. The rule includes "planned inspections" as well as hefty fines for violators — up to $14,000 for first offenses.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/17/osha-vaccine-mandate-court-order/
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THE MODERATOR: Paula, thanks for coming in and joining us today.
PAULA CREAMER: No problem.
THE MODERATOR: You finished here real well last year. Second place. Talk about being back here in Tulsa first.
PAULA CREAMER: I love the golf course. Definitely one of my favorites that we play all year. It fits my game really well. You have to hit fairways, you have to hit good iron shots. It's in great shape. I'm really excited to be here. I'm pumped for this this week. I'm ready to go after the week off I had last week.
THE MODERATOR: Talk about your season this year. You haven't won this year, but played very well.
PAULA CREAMER: You know, it's been one of those things that I really haven't had four good rounds of golf. I played good, played solid. I think I've hit the ball better and I've putted better than I did last year. Just haven't found it. There's a lot of good people playing really well, a lot more competition as well. Everybody's just always in the hunt.
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Paula.
Q. You said the course really suits your game well. Are there a couple holes that stand out that you can really take advantage of, get a round going?
PAULA CREAMER: Well, you have to do well on the par 5s out here. I think that's a big key. Some of the par 4s are pretty long. You have 185 yards into a couple of them. You get your pars on those holes, you move on, you try and eliminate your mistakes.
Your short game has to be very good when you're here and you play. But there's not really certain holes out there, I feel. There's a couple holes where you have 9 irons, 8 irons into them, you have to take advantage of it. You got to go out, try and eliminate the mistakes.
Q. What do you remember of that final round last year? You were hanging in there, getting close to the lead, but...
PAULA CREAMER: I mean, I played good that whole week. I hit the ball well. I remember I putted well. But I had a couple bogeys coming down the stretch. I made a lot of birdies at the beginning to put me in contention, but I didn't finish quite as strongly as I wanted to.
I feel much more comfortable on the finishing holes this year than I did last year.
Q. Do you have a hand or wrist injury?
PAULA CREAMER: Wrist.
Q. Has it been a season long thing?
PAULA CREAMER: I mean, it seems like it's been around forever. It's so much better now. It's almost I'd say a hundred percent. But, you know, I do a lot of rehab with it, strengthen it. I keep it taped every time I hit a golf ball.
Q. Is it something that's altered your swing or anything?
PAULA CREAMER: Before, when it was bothering me, definitely. It started before at ShopRite is when it came about.
But, I mean, it was difficult playing through that stretch because we had majors right in there, big tournaments coming up. I had to kind of fight through it.
Q. You won before you graduated from high school. Two months later you win again. Has that made this season more difficult for you?
PAULA CREAMER: A little bit. I mean, obviously I had such a good year last year. I wanted to do double as good as I did last year. It's one of those things that you just have to learn. I can't put as much pressure on as I did the beginning of the year.
My expectations and my goals were so high going into this year, I think I just didn't really give myself a good chance out there in the beginning. Now I've kind of settled down. I've hit the ball better, put myself in more chances to win an event. It's just I've kind of struggled coming down the stretch.
Q. You've been really close a bunch of times this year.
PAULA CREAMER: Right.
Q. Is it just having a good last round?
PAULA CREAMER: Oh, yeah. To me it's just a couple holes out there. It's not that I'm playing poorly the whole tournament. It's just three or four holes that I have to play better in, then I'll give myself a chance.
My short game hasn't been very good. I've been practicing it a lot the last several weeks, starting to get better. I mean, that's where it has to come down to. Nobody is going to hit 18 greens every day. You have to be able to get up and down.
Q. What is the major difference or surprise between year one and year two on tour for you?
PAULA CREAMER: Just finding time to have I guess my own time really. I'm learning how to manage that, learning how to know when it's golf time, when it's not golf time. I think I've just had too much of it. Everything's happened so fast. I'm learning how to deal with that.
But it's not easy. I mean, it's definitely difficult out here. You travel a lot. But, you know, overall I think the more time I'm out here, the more I find it's easier to get. At the beginning of the year, I was kind of struggling, but it's getting better.
Q. Is that something now with more experience, you can learn how to budget how many weeks in a row you want to play?
PAULA CREAMER: Definitely, right. That's all the stuff you have to learn. You have to trial and error. That's what it's all about right now, is trying to find what works for me out on the golf course. I'm starting to get on a really good routine I think to help me to do that.
I have so much energy, so it's hard for me just to sit down. I need to learn how to do that (laughter).
Q. I think you told us if you weren't playing professionally, you would be over at Stillwater.
PAULA CREAMER: Yeah, I went over there, I looked at it. It was awesome. It was a great practice facility.
Q. Annika seems to be somewhat similar to Tiger is in the men's tournament. People seem to pay attention to where she is on the leaderboard. I know not everyone does that. Is that something you do, see who is where?
PAULA CREAMER: Yeah, that's another thing, I've always been such a leaderboard watcher. I've tried to tone that down a little bit. I tend to put it's not necessary. You can't control what other people are doing, you can only control yourself.
Yeah, I mean, I think everybody is very aware of what number is leading in a tournament, of course.
Q. There's some professional players, they don't want to know what's going on.
Q. How hard is that habit for you to try to break?
PAULA CREAMER: I mean, personally I think it's more of me not looking at it early on in the week, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. More Sunday is where you need to know where you're at. That's the big thing. I'm trying to learn how to do it.
Like I said, you just have to go out there and do it in a tournament. That's the only time you can really practice it.
Q. Weather conditions are similar to last year. 5 under won last year. Is that a target score going into this week?
PAULA CREAMER: I think it's going to be a little lower than it was last year. I mean, like I said, the golf course is in great shape. In other words, it could be higher or it could be I think we're just going to have to see what the pin placements are out there, how things are going.
The rough is thicker I think this year than it was last year. The greens are rolling a lot better. They're so true, they're so quick. That's a good thing. It's either make more putts or it's more difficult. It can go both ways.
Q. Some courses on tour, you know it's going to be a birdie fest.
PAULA CREAMER: Right, this is not a birdie fest.
Q. Do you like that, though?
PAULA CREAMER: I like that. I like hard golf courses.
Q. Do you have to adjust your mindset when it's a 54 hole tournament as opposed to 72 holes? The starts may be more imperative than a 72 hole tournament.
PAULA CREAMER: Well, of course. I mean, it's only two days three days instead of four. That's 18 holes.
I prefer four day rounds. There's nothing I can do about it. I just got to go out and play good golf and start off quickly and strong.
Q. How is your wrist?
PAULA CREAMER: It's much better. It's just now for precaution I have to keep it taped. I said earlier I have to do a lot of rehab for it.
Q. Does it hurt at impact at all?
PAULA CREAMER: No, huh uh.
Q. Did you ever contemplate taking two, three weeks off to help the wrist get well?
PAULA CREAMER: Yes, but I didn't. But I'm a fighter. I can't sit there and not do something. I want to play. I want to fight through it. I felt that I could play, and I did.
Q. What would you do if you had to?
PAULA CREAMER: I have no idea. I mean, I just would have been at home trying to get it better, work out a lot more, I guess. There's not much.
Q. Catch up watching TV.
PAULA CREAMER: That's why I'm not doing that. I can't do it.
Q. At this point your wrist feels good enough, you feel good enough, your game is good enough, you feel like you can really finish strong here?
PAULA CREAMER: Yeah, I really want to finish strong this year, end up with some good scores, just play to my expectations, the way I feel I'm capable of playing. Like I said, I've hit the ball really well this year. Just nothing has kind of come out of any of it.
Q. Does that mean it's a short game thing?
PAULA CREAMER: Yeah, a little bit. My short game has not been what it was last year. Just not getting up and down enough. Like I said, I hit more putts. Putting wise my stats aren't as good as they were last year, but my scoring average is just as good as it was. Too many bogeys. That's my problem, I just have way too many mistakes, careless mistakes out there.
Q. How frustrated are you that you haven't won this year?
PAULA CREAMER: I mean, I'm frustrated. Obviously I want to win. At the same time I can't force it. Just have to let it happen. I know I've put the hard work in. I know I've been practicing really good for it. It's just a matter of when the golf course fits my game. I really feel comfortable out on this golf course.
Q. Watching Lorena, up on all the categories on Annika. Do you get excited that that's possible? She's kind of had hold on Player of the Year.
PAULA CREAMER: Lorena has been playing awesome. She's on fire out there. She's always in contention. I think personally she has the best short game out on tour. She gets up and down. Chipping is so good. I think watching that, it's going to elevate the game.
THE MODERATOR: Thank you.


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Ecological modeling of intestinal microbiota
Stein and colleagues describe in their study, published in PLOS computational biology, how time series can help to study dynamics of the microbiota. Moreover, unlike usual cross sectional studies which lack a mechanistic understanding of the ecosystem's structure and its
Stein and colleagues describe in their study, published in PLOS computational biology, how time series can help to study dynamics of the microbiota. Moreover, unlike usual cross sectional studies which lack a mechanistic understanding of the ecosystem's structure and its response to external perturbations, modelling dynamics can help to predict and recover the microbiota temporal dynamics. For example, they modeled how antibiotics can help Clostridium difficile to perpetuate the intestinal ecosystem.
Conceptual figure highlighting the difference between our approach and the currently available methods for microbiota analysis.
Used input data are the temporal records of microbial total abundances (colored bars on left) and the temporal signal of external perturbations (e.g. presence/absence or concentration). (A) Example and list of current computational approaches used to analyze community data for microbiota studies. (B) Our approach uses ecological modeling to infer a network of microbial interactions, susceptibilities to external perturbations and growth rates. The inferred parameters are used in an ecological community model which can then be used to predict ecosystem dynamics and to identify steady states.
Richard R. Stein , Vanni Bucci et al. Ecological Modeling from Time-Series Inference: Insight into Dynamics and Stability of Intestinal Microbiota. PLoS Comp. Biol. Dec 2013.
Categories: Antibiotics, C-Diff, Gut Microbiota, Research & Practice


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Do I Have A Thyroid Problem?
By wlr Contributor Dr Jeremy Sims MD
Overweight patients often ask, with great worry in their eyes, whether a thyroid disorder might be the cause of their weight problem.
I am completely frank in my reply, because there seems to be a common misconception that such hormone disorders are rife - and in reality, thyroid diseases are in fact highly uncommon. Indeed, less than a fraction of 1% of all overweight people have a disorder of the thyroid gland.
However, it is important that we understand how this gland can, in rare cases, upset the apple cart when it comes to achieving or maintaining a healthier weight.
Types of Thyroid Disease
The thyroid is an organ in the neck, and in some cases the upper chest, which produces essential hormones (eg. thyroxine) for controlling the body's metabolism, amongst other functions. There are three main categories of thyroid disease characterized by the levels of associated hormone production - low hormone production, normal production and high production.
The first category, a state known as hypothyroidism (literally "Under-Active Thyroid") is the one that we are concerned with here - since low thyroid hormone production, and therefore slowed metabolism, can have considerable implications for weight management.
Hypothyroidism - The Causes
Hypothyroidism may be caused not only by a disorder of the thyroid gland itself, but also by a variety of diseases that affect the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Hashimoto's disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (an inflammation of the thyroid) is the most common cause in the UK.
An iodine deficient diet, now thankfully very rare in the UK following inclusion of iodine in table salt, can also cause hypothyroidism, as can surgery and a certain number of drugs (eg. lithium, phenylbutazone). Hypothyroidism may also be evident at birth, the congenital form of the disorder. Finally, the so-called idiopathic (cause unknown) hypothyroidism is now strongly believed to be a disease of the immune system and may be associated with underactivity of the other endocrine organs and glands, as well as immune disorders such as systemic lupus, erythematosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Hypothyroidism is often not diagnosed in the early stages because the signs and symptoms in adults are initially nonspecific. But an alert physician will always consider it in cases of chronic or unusual fatigue, unusual weight gain, obesity, constipation and dry skin.
Hypothyroidism - The Treatment
Medical treatment is most commonly an orally administered, synthetic preparation of L-thryoxine. In order not to "shock" the system or aggravate co-existing heart disease in older persons, the drug is first administered in small doses and gradually increased individually by regular measurements of blood hormone levels.
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Duzey has been waiting for two years to get healthy enough to show what he can do on the football field. Also, an update on Drew Ott.
Former Iowa tight end Jake Duzey's football dream is still alive.
Duzey, who twice tore the patellar tendon in his left knee and hasn't played a meaningful snap in 28 months, has been invited to the Indianapolis Colts' rookie mini-camp May 12-14, he told The Register on Monday.
Duzey has been training near his hometown of Troy, Mich., to prepare for an NFL audition. He performed well on Iowa's pro day March 27, recording a 4.62-second 40-yard dash and a 34-inch vertical jump.
But he also pulled a quadriceps that day, delaying his chances to work out for any NFL teams. Now, at least, he's been given a chance.
"I knew it was going to pretty much come down to a rookie mini-camp invite," he said.
Duzey, who measured 6-foot-3½ and 245 pounds on pro day, was a productive tight end at Iowa. He had accumulated 58 catches for 678 yards ahead of a highly anticipated senior year.
But he injured his knee on the 14th spring practice in 2015, and then, after trying to come back too quickly, hurt it again in the final days before the 2016 Rose Bowl.
Sixteen months later, he's got a shot in front of the Colts' people. He might get invited back; he might not. A good showing will, at minimum, help his chances of getting another shot elsewhere.
This isn't the same as signing as an undrafted free agent, like former Hawkeyes Cole Croston, LeShun Daniels Jr., Greg Mabin and Riley McCarron did over the weekend — he'll only have three days to prove himself.
What about Duzey's 2015 rehab partner, Drew Ott? The former Iowa defensive end, who has faced repeated setbacks after surgery to repair the torn ACL he suffered in the middle of the 2015 season, is still rehabbing, he told The Register on Monday.
Ott is hoping to get a training-camp shot later this summer but isn't quite ready.


Persona is a very short description of an archetypical customer. It goes without saying that all 'archetypical customers' are fictitious. Personas provide immense clarity on your intended audience and intended goals. Now that I have thrown some light on 'Persona', let me define 'buyer persona' for you.
Marketing is a guessing game. You never know what strategy draws the attention of your target audience and what doesn't. More often than not, buying patterns change and hence, it all boils down to devising better customer strategies. Buyer personas help you take into consideration both qualitative and quantitative parameters.
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One parameter that impedes relationships with customers is 'language'. To overcome such language barriers, it is imperative to develop a common language and a communication platform where focus shall be on helping buyers and fulfilling their desires.
Well, your content may be keyword-rich yet it is undoubtedly the customers who are going to buy your products. So, it is imperative to understand your customers first and subsequently focus on writing content that is relevant. The more relevant your content is, the more shares it will attract.
If you share quality content that is in line with your buyer personas, it will fetch a lot of Up-votes on social networking platforms. This will eventually lead to better ranking on various search engines.
Buying Personas ensure perfection in the work. They leave little room for errors and help you target global audiences.


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Good one Ken. That's the spirit.
One of these days I'll have to post a pic of how I manage to play my ukulele and ride my bike at the same time.
Pajama cotton vs T-shirt cotton?
We're getting pretty technical here.
Pajama cotton is a heavier weight cloth and that stuff I think also had linen in it which can be quite hard wearing. Fad's can wear out quickly if you are polishing 'abrasive' wood.
You folks are the experts, but I must say I prefer cotton t-shirt for polishing. Not the new ones, but worn and washed... I've used linen, but it seemed to wear out much faster - to everyone's surprise. With the cotton knit I have no expectations as to longevity, I just cut a new piece off every time I want to start something. And after so many washes they don't lint at all.
Asda, Walmart or whatever you call it. Kiddies 100% cotton, 75p for a pack of 2. Burn the England shirts, not even worth using for French Polishing after a performance like that.
Bad news for the England T shirt material....It failed to produce good results..the material left lots of bits of fluff in the finish..So it will now be used in the workshop to clean down machines instead.


This is my friend Tae, playing Mini Golf Castles on my phone and it's probably the closest thing to a 'straight from the camera' shot that I've posted. Certainly in recent times, anyway.
nice detail on the trainer and DOF, looks like he is engrossed in texting, even though he isn't!
Nice composition and DOF. You've captured that "lounging around" feeling nicely. Very appropriate title.
Nice perspective and as Jon says, you've captured the "easy" vibe. Do people say vibe anymore?
Nicely composed again, great dof.


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We are surrounded by data, which is being constantly generated by billions of connected devices. Analyst firm, Gartner, estimates there will be 20.4 billion connected objects by 2020, all containing sensors generating data from the environment around them and the interactions they monitor and measure. This ongoing data generation, gathering and analysis is the fuel behind digital transformation, but if data is the fuel, and digital transformation is the vehicle, then automation is the engine.
In 2019,Forrester predicts that automation "will become the tip of the digital transformation spear, impacting everything from infrastructure to customers to business models."The analyst house goes further to say that more than 40 percent of enterprises will create state-of-the-art digital workers by 2019, by combining AI with technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA). It also concludes that by 2019,automation will eliminate 20percent of all service desk interactions thanks to a successful combination of cognitive systems, RPA, and chatbot technologies.
Whether it be factories, mines, oil-rigs, laboratories, sports stadiums, hospitals, parking lots or our supermarkets, eventually, automation will dominate. Critical to this vision is having standard hardware devices right at the edge, as well as software interoperability in the field. IDC only recently predicted that by 2022 over 40 percent of organisations' cloud deployments will include edge computing, but I would argue that this percentage could actually be a lot higher given the momentum we are seeing in this space.
This does not mean that humans have no role to play in maritime, rather, autonomous ships will be a whole new class of vehicle, designed for purpose from the hull up. Automation will allow the marine industry to redirect human resource away from the management of standard processes and tasks, which means a reduction in labour costs. With fewer people aboard, ships can also be designed with minimal living quarters and maximum space for containers.


Colman Coyle is delighted to announce the arrival of Nazli Kartal to our Real Estate department.
Nazli specialises in all aspects of residential and commercial property law and qualified as a Solicitor in 2009. Nazli will also be joining our Turkish Desk to further strengthen the international department.
Nazli has experience in acting for private individuals and companies as well as overseas clients. She worked in Istanbul during 2011-2013 as a consultant where she had an opportunity to advise many international clients on property and corporate matters and also cross-border transactions.
She is also a committee member of the British Turkish Lawyers Association (BTLA) and holds her post as the Liaison for Property Law.
We look forward to Nazli becoming part of the continued success for the Real Estate department at Colman Coyle.


There are few things I love more than pay per click-specific landing pages. Aside from the return of fall primetime TV and working at Blue Corona, a pay per click (PPC) specific landing page really gets me pumped.
The reasons for this are simple. First, I am a nerd. Second, because while your paid search ad gets shoppers into your store, the landing page gets them to buy what you're selling. PPC specific landing pages are arguably the most important factor for turning your visitors into leads.
What Is a PPC-Specific Landing Page?
Simply put, a pay per click-specific landing page is a narrowly-focused webpage where searchers end up after they have clicked on your paid ad. Instead of the searcher landing on a homepage that offers an endless array of products, services, and information, the searcher lands on a page that presents exactly the product or service they were looking for.
The landing page also includes a simple way for the searcher to purchase your product or request your service, without having to sift through multiple pages of information.
Let's say I own a local HVAC company, and you are a homeowner searching for someone to tune-up your furnace in preparation for winter. You go to your trusty search engine and search "furnace maintenance," see my ad for furnace maintenance & tune-ups, and click. Which of the following scenarios would provide you with the simplest solution to your problem?
1. You are directed to my homepage, where you see links for air conditioning, heating, maintenance agreements, financing, my blog, my company's mission, HVAC installation, commercial HVAC, heat pumps, indoor air quality, and more. You then have to navigate through multiple links and pages to find information about my company's furnace tune-up services.
2. You are directed to a page titled "Furnace & Heating Tune-Ups Just in Time for Winter." The page is short and sweet, explaining how my company can meet your specific needs, and provides you with a simple form to request service.
If you chose option one, I commend you and your thirst for HVAC industry knowledge. Odds are, your needs would be met more efficiently with a service-specific landing page, described in option two. Such landing pages are concise, relevant, and offer a call-to-action that compels the visitor to pick up the phone or complete a contact form.
You might be thinking, "I have a beautifully designed homepage, and you're saying I shouldn't use this for my pay per click campaigns?" Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying. Landing pages have proven more effective in converting visitors to leads. If you're not sure how to get started, we have a web team of landing page experts that might interest you.
What Makes a Landing Page Better Than a Homepage?
As I previously mentioned, landing pages have proven to produce higher conversion rates and provide a better user experience to searchers who click on paid ads—but why?
Interaction Points are the number of opportunities a visitor has to click or interact with your webpage. Homepages have the highest number of interaction points, because you can usually navigate to all of the products and services that a company offers from their homepage.
As an example, let's say that a homepage has 50 interaction points. That's 50 places that a visitor can click or interact once they've landed on your homepage. Out of those 50 interaction points, it may be the case that only two or three of those points are calls-to-action, contact forms, or other points that encourage the visitor to call, contact, or purchase. The other 48 interaction points, while valuable for your overall brand, serve as distractions from your goal—getting the visitor to convert.
A landing page, however, will have one or two very distinct interaction points which result in the submission of a contact form or lead directly to a transaction. Check out the Blue Corona landing page below—it includes a bright call-to-action with the intent of getting visitors to enter their pickup code for a website analysis.
The visitor sees fewer distractions, and will be more likely to respond to the call-to-action.
Let's not forget about how implementing a PPC-specific landing page can impact your pay per click campaigns! Google AdWords rates your keywords using Quality Scores. Those scores determine where you fall on search results pages and how much you have to pay for your position. Your score is measured by your expected click-through-rate, your ad relevance, and your landing page relevance.
Should I Ever Use My Homepage in My PPC Ads?
Yes, your homepage is still of tremendous value! A homepage can be effective for branded PPC campaigns, where searchers are specifically looking for your company and want to interact with your brand. They provide access to all of the great things your company does, and when executed correctly, they operate as a digital salesperson that works 24/7 and never takes a vacation day!
However, when it comes to non-branded PPC campaigns, stick with landing pages. After all, I wouldn't want you (or your awesome PPC campaign manager) to pour blood, sweat, and tears into optimizing a pay per click campaign—think compelling ads, number one ad positions, and killer click-through-rates— all to result in a low conversion rate.
If you're already looking at your PPC efforts thinking, "Help me, I need landing pages!" give us a call or fill out the contact form to your right and learn how Blue Corona can make it happen!


Ticket sales are apparently going well for Cirque du Soleil's upcoming Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour. Two more Montreal dates have been added — for the summer of 2012.
The complete Montreal dates now include: Oct. 2-3, 2011 (the premiere), March 20-22, 2012, and now July 6-7, 2012.
It looks like Ottawa just got two more dates, too. Early ones. In addition to Oct. 7, 2011, they're getting Oct. 8-9, 2011, as well.
Check those additional dates again, we get July 6-7, 2012, Ottawa gets Oct. 8-9, 2011.
This just isn't fair. We get two show dates for the October, 2011 kickoff, and they get three?
Even megacity Toronto only scored two dates, Oct. 21, 22, 2011.The same number as Edmonton, Nov. 1-2. The show is even stopping in Saskatoon, on Oct. 29, 2011.
Meanwhile, Quebec City only gets March 24-25, 2012.
Wait until Gilles Duceppe hears about this one. Or PQ Culture Critic Pierre Curzi. He who decries globalization in hockey must hate to see it in circuses, too.


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Wenjun (R) competing against Goryachkina (L) during the 202 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship in Shanghai, Jan. 5, 2020. (AFP Photo)
Two of the sharpest minds in women's chess will battle this week in Shanghai with a world champion title on the line and a record prize fund as the game seeks to close the gender gap.
The 500,000 euros ($556,772) on the table in the showdown between holder Ju Wenjun and challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina is the largest prize fund in the nearly 100-year history of the Women's World Championship.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is a significant moment for women's chess, which has long lagged behind the publicity, pay packets and participation of men's chess.
The winner between the grandmasters from China and Russia – which will be determined over 12 game days in Shanghai and Vladivostok – will take home 300,000 euros.
The total prize is a 150% hike from the previous women's championship match, according to FIDE, and the format of the competition has been changed to mirror the World Chess Championship, which is theoretically open to all but has been dominated by men.
"We are trying to increase the prestige of the women's game and also close the pay gap with the men," said Nigel Short, once one of the top-ranked players in the world and now FIDE vice president.
"It's something that we are concerned about and we are trying to do our best to improve the conditions in particular for women's chess," the 54-year-old Briton said.
Moves to boost women's chess came with the election of Arkady Dvorkovich as FIDE president in October 2018. He is a former deputy prime minister of Russia.
Speaking on the eve of Sunday's opening game, rising star Goryachkina, 21, called the changes "very positive" but said that she was motivated by winning the title, not the cash.
Shohreh Bayat, a chief arbiter for the match between Goryachkina and the 28-year-old Ju, laughed off the notion that this is chess's #MeToo moment. But the Iranian said, "There were many complaints from women players about the format of tournaments, such as this one, and the prize money."
Bayat hopes that one day women will earn the same as the likes of Magnus Carlsen, the world champion and best-known name in chess. "In chess right now, if you compare their ratings, men are better players than women, there's a big difference," said Bayat.
The effort to improve the standing of women's chess extends to having more female tournaments and more women as coaches and arbiters, Bayat added.
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Zion's Mission: 5 Star Bible Camp Celebrating 21 Years
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Last year's 5 Star Bible Camp celebrated 21 years of a camp which is a testament to God's love and the dedication of the many who have shared God's love by working to make the camp possible.
This year's camp is set for July 16-22 at Camp Jefferson. The first camp was held in July 1996 as a joint effort of five area churches (hence the name): Zion Countryside Church at Gladstone, St. Paul's United Church of Christ at Jansen, First United Presbyterian Church of Fairbury, Steele City Presbyterian Church, and the Fairbury Disciples of Christ.
Ivan Zimmerman, a member of Zion Countryside Church at Gladstone, said he remembers sitting at someone's home and commenting that at their Bible School it was mostly moms teaching their own kids. The church's denominational church camp was located out in the sandhills, making it difficult for kids to go away to camp. Those in the discussion also knew that many others were in the same type of position. They also knew that at one time former Pastor Henry Vieth had held a camp with youth from Zion Countryside Church and the Alexandria Presbyterian Church at Camp Jefferson. So they wondered if they could get some churches together to have a joint camp at Camp Jefferson. Other churches were interested and the camp was available and booked – and then the work began.
"It just kind of snowballed," Zimmerman said.
Karen Dux, who has also been involved since the first year, said it is wonderful to watch all of the churches come together willing to do something for God together.
Dux directed the first year, and that first year, all ages of children spent the night.
"On the first day of camp it rained and rained and rained. It was just crazy," Dux said. "It was by the grace of God that we had camp. We knew we could do it better the next year."
Planning is a nearly year-round job, and has taken a lot of willingness to work together. Coming to consensus isn't always easy. The planning committee has always drawn some of the strongest-willed and most passionate leaders from every church involved. The churches involved have changed over the years, and have grown. But Dux said it has always been "well worth it."
"The week of camp is my favorite week. Watching these kids grow in their faith is the best," Dux said.
Zimmerman said it is wonderful that so many people are willing to give a week of their vacation to make 5 Star possible for the area youth. He said that there are many people who have been involved in some way since the beginning – and many more who have joined into this major undertaking. Zimmerman was treasurer for 15 years or more. He pointed out that many volunteer have taken more than one turn in the director spots. And by the 20th anniversary, many current volunteers were participants in the early years of 5 Star. A few of the faithful volunteers from the early years – including Jill Swett and Susan Strunk – are with 5 Star now in spirit.
There have been many different fund-raisers over the years: Praise and Pancakes, a garage sale, serving food at auctions, various bake sales and food sales, and more. The camp has also received many donations from the churches involved, including Sponsor a Child donations. The camp has also received memorials over the years from families who wanted to make sure the camp continued.
Brenda Beachler, who has served in various positions, said the program is her favorite thing. She remembers the year she was overall director.
"I looked out over that sea of people and I just lost it. I felt the presence of God," Beachler said.
Campfire is another tradition that participants and volunteers alike look forward to each year. Beachler said it is a joy to see young people so open to sharing their faith and showing that their faith is strong.
"It really touches me," Beacher said.
The first spiritual director was Greg Koehn of Grace University. A few years later when he wasn't available, Tammy Husa suggested Keith Kaster, a youth leader who was married to former Fairbury resident Peggy (Jackson) Kaster. Kaster has been the spiritual director at 5 Star for 18 of its 20 years and loves the camp. He said his two boys have grown up at 5 Star Bible Camp.
"I have enjoyed being part of something bigger than myself, the kingdom of God in action. The chance watch the kids grow up and then bring their kids to Camp later is really exciting," Kaster said. "I think the most special thing about 5 Star is it's never really been about the camp it self. It's been about all of us coming together year after year, campers, volunteers and leaders, and putting aside our own expectations and our own preconceived notions and just focusing on being part of the family of God. It's amazing to watch  an entire community come together across denominational lines, to give up vacations, to serve even when they don't have the time; to be the hands and feet of Jesus. It's really something to behold. … I thank the Lord that He has given me an opportunity to play a small part at this camp."
The camp has grown over the years. From its first years of having all ages participate during the same dates, it grew large enough that camp was split into two partial weeks, with the Kindergarten through third grade day camp held at the same time as the 4th through 6th grade overnight camp, and the 7th through 12th grade overnight camp held the days right before or after. The largest number of total participants to date has been 300. Dux pointed out, that is 1/3 of the Fairbury Public Schools.
A project that has been added to camp over the years is adding mission projects. Older youth go to Fairbury and solicit food for the food pantry. Younger kids have done a wide variety of mission projects – from making blankets to putting together hygiene kits.
This year all youth and volunteers are challenged to memorize the theme Bible verse from Ephesians 6:10-18, the scripture which tells of the armor of God. This year's camp theme is Bible Boot Camp: Putting on the Full Armor of God. Each year's camp has a theme around which lessons, crafts, Bible verses, songs, t-shirts and activities are based. This year's theme is the same as the theme the first year of camp.
Camp Jefferson has been a wonderful location to allow young people to grow in their faith, Zimmerman said.
"Camp Jefferson was just a match for us. And it's gotten even better," he said.
Since the camp first started, many facilities have been improved – including most recently the mess hall, which is now air conditioned and includes a storm room.
.At the end of camp each year, volunteers have ideas of how to make camp even better. While they admit that sometimes in the midst of camp they may be hot and tired, by the end of camp it is "such a good exhaustion," Beachler said.
Dux explains it like this: "The way to find true happiness in life is to serve others. When you work the hardest you are the happiest."
And when that work is sharing faith in God, teaching about Jesus Christ, "it's like a good addiction," Beachler said.
The youth who attend camp may be from participating churches, other churches in the area, or may not have a church affiliation at all. No child is turned away, and no child pays to attend. Participating churches provide meals, snacks and volunteers; do fund-raisers; help to plan; and make monetary donations.
56205 713th Rd
Fairbury NE 68352-5047
or Contact Michael Dux (Church President) at (402) 587-300-0257
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