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Strongman vs. traditional resistance training effects on muscular function and performance
Paul W Winwood, John B Cronin, Logan R Posthumus, Steven J Finlayson, Nicholas D Gill, Justin W L Keogh
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Currently, no evidence exists as to the effectiveness of strongman training programs for performance enhancement. This study compared the effects of 7 weeks of strongman resistance training vs. traditional resistance training on body composition, strength, power, and speed measures. Thirty experienced resistance-trained rugby players were randomly assigned to one of the 2 groups; strongman (n = 15; mean ± SD: age, 23.4 ± 5.6 years; body mass, 91.2 ± 14.8 kg; height, 180.1 ± 6.8 cm) or traditional (n = 15; mean ± SD: age, 22.5 ± 3.4 years; body mass, 93.7 ± 12.3 kg; height, 181.3 ± 5.9 cm). The strongman and traditional training programs required the participants to train twice a week and contained exercises that were matched for biomechanical similarity with equal loading. Participants were assessed for body composition, strength, power, speed, and change of direction (COD) performance. Within-group analyses indicated that all performance measures improved with training (0.2-7%) in both the strongman and traditional training groups. No significant between-group differences were observed in functional performance measures after 7 weeks of resistance training. Between-group differences indicated small positive effects in muscle mass and acceleration performance and large improvements in 1 repetition maximum (1RM) bent over row strength associated with strongman compared with traditional training. Small to moderate positive changes in 1RM squat and deadlift strength, horizontal jump, COD turning ability, and sled push performance were associated with traditional compared with strongman training. Practitioners now have the first evidence on the efficacy of a strongman training program, and it would seem that short-term strongman training programs are as effective as traditional resistance training programs in improving aspects of body composition, muscular function, and performance.
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Winwood, P. W., Cronin, J. B., Posthumus, L. R., Finlayson, S. J., Gill, N. D., & Keogh, J. W. L. (2015). Strongman vs. traditional resistance training effects on muscular function and performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(2), 429-439. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000629
Winwood, Paul W ; Cronin, John B ; Posthumus, Logan R ; Finlayson, Steven J ; Gill, Nicholas D ; Keogh, Justin W L. / Strongman vs. traditional resistance training effects on muscular function and performance. In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2015 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 429-439.
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Das Hospital St. Laurentii mit angeschlossener Kirche ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Gebäude in Weißenfels in Sachsen-Anhalt. Im örtlichen Denkmalverzeichnis ist die Anlage unter der Erfassungsnummer 094 15267 als Baudenkmal verzeichnet. Es wird als Altenheim genutzt.

Lage
Es befindet sich auf der Ostseite der Merseburger Straße, nördlich der Einmündung der Hospitalstraße unter der Adresse Merseburger Straße 19.

Allgemeines und Architektur
Der Gebäudekomplex umfasst ein Pflegeheim und eine Kirche. Die Kirche ist als einschiffige Saalkirche im Stil der Neogotik gestaltet, wobei sich die Architektur auf die norddeutsche Backsteingotik bezieht. Die Kirche wurde, wie bei Hospitalkirchen üblich, ohne Turm errichtet, man setzte lediglich einen Dachreiter. Das Innere der Kirche ist mit einer mit Sprengwerk verzierten Tonnendecke überspannt. Es besteht eine umlaufende Empore. Die qualitätvolle Ausstattung mit Altar, Kanzel, Orgel und Glasgemälde ist neogotisch.

Die Seitengebäude sind schlichter gestaltet.

Eine Gedenktafel erinnert an das hier veranstaltete erste Friedensgebet in Weißenfels am 11. Oktober 1989 mit etwa 160 Menschen.

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Bereits im Jahr 1274 wird in der Merseburger Straße ein Hospital erwähnt; in einer Chronik aus dem frühen 18. Jahrhundert wird ein Hospital mit dem Namen Lorentz-Spital, Saalspital oder auch reichen Spital genannt. Über die Stiftung des Spitals berichten zwei verschiedene Chroniken. Zum einen soll ein Stifter, namens Laurentius von Jaucha, seinen Hof der Stadt Weißenfels unter der Bedingung, ein Hospital mit seinem Namen zu errichten, überlassen haben. Durch die Übergabe des Hofes mit all seinen Besitzungen, unter anderen das Backhaus in Markwerben, galt das Hospital von Anfang an als reich. Nach einer anderen Chronik habe der Markgraf Dietrich der Weise von Landsberg das Hospital gegründet und später der Stadt Weißenfels übergeben.

Bereits 1571 wurde ein dreijähriger Neubau notwendig, der die Kirche und das Hospital umfasste.

An heutiger Stelle wurde das Hospital erst 1877/78 als Altenheim mit Kirche erbaut. Das frühere Gebäude wurde 1878 abgerissen, da die Eisenbahn das Gelände benötigte. Die Hospitalkirche wurde schrittweise von 1902 bis 1925 zu Kirchenzwecken genutzt. Eine eigene Kirchengemeinde wurde 1925 gebildet.

Im früheren Hospital hat heute das Pflegeheim St. Laurentius sein Domizil. Die Kirche dient auch als Museum für den Orgelbaumeister Friedrich Ladegast, der sich 1847 in Weißenfels niederließ und hier auch verstarb.

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Denkmalverzeichnis Sachsen-Anhalt, Band 3, Landkreis Weißenfels, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen-Anhalt, fliegenkopf verlag, Halle 1994, ISBN 3-910147-63-1, Seite 134.

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Edwin Mansfield (1930 – 17 November 1997) was a professor of economics at University of Pennsylvania from 1964 and until his death. From 1985 he was also a director of the Center for Economics and Technology.

Edwin Mansfield is best known for his scientific results concerning technological change / diffusion of innovations, and also for his textbooks on microeconomics, managerial economics, and econometrics that were published in millions copies and translated into foreign languages.

References

 Diamond, Arthur M., Jr. 2003. "Edwin Mansfield's Contributions to the Economics of Technology," Research Policy, 32(9), pp. 1607-17.
 Mansfield, Edwin, et al. 2009. Managerial Economics Theory, Applications, and Cases, 7th Edition. Norton. Contents.
 Scherer, F.M.  2005. "Edwin Mansfield: An Appreciation," Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield, Part I, Springer,  pp.1-7.  Abstract.
 Teece, David J. 2005. "Technology and Technology Transfer: Mansfieldian Inspirations and Subsequent Developments," Journal of Technology Transfer, 30(1/2), Springer, pp. 17-33. Abstract.

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Japan: Nine Nara deer fall prey to malnutrition after swallowing plastic bags
Feeding deer in Nara, Japan. [Image via Josef Beran/YouTube screencap)
Fourteen deer have died since March and nine had huge amounts of plastic waste in their stomach. They had ingested discarded plastic bags & wrappers.
by Prabir Ghose
July 10, 2019 at 8:42 AM July 10, 2019 at 8:42 AM
Nara deer is a species of wild deer in Japan. They are a major tourist attraction and visitors feed these animals that roam about freely on the roads. However, 14 of them died from March onwards and plastic was the cause of death of nine. Waste in the form of bags and other plastic items were present in their stomachs.
There are instances of plastic waste killing off marine life, but when it happens on land, it becomes a matter of concern. The city of Nara is the ancient capital of Japan and the authorities continuously advise visitors to refrain from feeding the city's wild deer.
People ignore warning signs in English and Chinese and discard the carry bags and wrappers. These ultimately find their way into the stomachs of the animals.
The Guardian reports on this serious issue. It is normal to feed the innocent Nara deer that roam freely on the streets and the authorities suggest a special type of food. These are 'senbei' crackers sold locally in special packaging, which is not harmful.
Nine deer in Nara died after swallowing plastic bags, preservation foundation says https://t.co/w38v9u0gD1
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) July 9, 2019
Opinion of experts
A veterinarian who is also a member of the conservation group revealed that the Nara deer died from starvation. This is because foreign objects like plastic waste and similar products damaged their digestive system.
The smell of food that remains in the plastic bags attracts them. Tourists discard these bags not realizing the after-effects. They come to Nara to take in the local sights and see hundreds of deer in the city's main park. Obviously, they have an urge to feed them.
#NARA: 9 deer at famed park in #Japan die after eating plastic bags @ASSOCIATED PRESS @APhttps://t.co/kc6EAs5xaz pic.twitter.com/Kj9VQXJ0oV
— GlobalNewsJapan 🇯🇵 (@GlobalNewsJapan) July 10, 2019
The Guardian goes on to add that the Japanese treat these animals as divine messengers and they were designated natural treasures in 1957.
The arrival of tourists has spiked in the recent past because it has become a favorite Travel destination. On a rough estimate, the number of international visitors have increased nearly tenfold from 2012 to 2017 and touched the 2.09 million mark. Therefore, the authorities will have to intensify the drive to educate the people so that the deer do not fall prey to plastic waste.
One deer had ingested 4.3 kilograms plastic
According to the Japan Times, the local government is worried about the death of 14 wild deer in Nara Park since March. Nine of them had huge amounts of plastic in their stomachs with one of them ingesting nearly 4.3 kilograms of the waste. There is no restriction to feed the animals but there are special digestive and sugar-free crackers for them. These are available in nearby shops, yet the visitors feed them other snacks. The animals usually feed on grass and the cause of death is malnutrition and weakened immune systems. It seems the dead deer were skinny with visible signs of malnutrition. This once again highlights the need to ban plastic in all forms from our lives, especially the bags. Levying a charge on bags is fine, but total elimination is a better option.
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Up in smoke: tobacco firms feel burn of disruption
Few industries are seeing as much disruption to the old order as tobacco. What does this mean for investors?
Alex Tedder
Head and CIO of Global and US Equities
Disruption, whether as a result of new technology, stricter regulations or changing consumer habits, is affecting all sectors of the global economy, as we discussed here.
It's the new normal and the question is no longer which areas are affected; the question now is to what extent they are affected.
Old industries are under considerable pressure from disruption and small, nimble start-ups with superior technology and innovative products can quickly displace established companies that have dominated their sector for decades. And nowhere is this disruption more evident than in the tobacco sector.
For many years, tobacco stocks were the ultimate safe haven, providing shareholders and fund managers with a steady and largely predictable flow of earnings. This was not an industry you would have imagined to be ripe for disruption.
Although smoking rates have been declining for many years as governments around the world raised taxation rates, the traditional tobacco companies remained profitable as they continued to hike their prices. There was little competition or new products to lure customers away from their favourite brands and as it was an addictive product, the tobacco companies could remain confident that customers would keep coming back for more.
Disruption leads to innovation, change and growth
This has all changed. Alternative nicotine delivery systems, such as electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products, are the first technology leap in the industry for generations. These products are now gaining in popularity as consumers seek healthier alternatives to traditional cigarettes, taking market share and profits away from the traditional tobacco companies in countries such as the US, Japan, South Korea and Germany. Although e-cigarettes currently account for just 7% of the US nicotine market, this could rise to 50% within the next five years.
This disruption is being led by companies such as Juul, which makes vaping and e-cigarette products. The e-cigarette is a genuine innovation and is disrupting the tobacco industry for a number of reasons.
Firstly, research suggests that vaping is less likely to kill you than cigarettes. Secondly, it's much easier to control the amount of nicotine that's delivered through a vaping device than by using traditional cigarettes.
Established a little over four years ago, Juul has gone from a start-up with three employees to US tobacco giant Altria buying a 35% stake in the company last year for nearly $13 billion. This demonstrates just how powerful and profitable disruption can be. Juul was not the first to introduce a vaping product, but it was the first to develop an attractive and easy to use product at a reasonable price. The company has also benefitted by being the first to introduce multiple flavours, which has proved popular with younger consumers, and by aggressively promoting itself on social media.
However, Juul's continued success could be challenged by increased regulation. The City of San Francisco recently banned the sale of all vaping products until there is further clarity on the health implications. This retrograde step, which leaves traditional stick cigarettes as the only legal method for consuming nicotine in the city, could hamper the company's continued growth if it is copied by other cities or countries around the world.
How are the established tobacco companies fighting back?
Some long-established tobacco companies such as Philip Morris International (PMI), which owns the Marlboro brand, are adapting well to the industry disruption. It has invested $6 billion since 2008 to develop its own heated tobacco system (IQOS). This has been pitched at more serious smokers and has gained good traction in markets such as Japan.
And in a bold (some may say strange) move for a tobacco company, PMI has stated that it can envisage a time when it may stop making tobacco products altogether (presumably once all its customers have switched to its electronic products).
Some of the other established tobacco companies have been less successful in their attempts to adapt. Imperial Tobacco has been trying to gain a foothold in the market with an e-cigarette concept but has so far failed to gain any significant traction.
Around 7.4 million adults in the UK reported that they smoked cigarettes in 2017, according to the most recent data issued by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2018. This equates to around 15.1% of the population. However, while the number of people smoking cigarettes has been in steady decline for many years (as the health risks of tobacco have become more widely known), the use of e-cigarettes is moving in the opposite direction. In 2017, 5.5% of people in Great Britain reported that they use an e-cigarette, which equates to approximately 2.8 million people. In 2014, when data on e-cigarette use was first collected, the figure was 3.7% of the population.
As an investor, why should I care about disruption?
Disruption is now a feature of our everyday lives and is transforming consumer habits and the way that companies interact with their customers. But the interesting feature from an investment perspective is the growth that arises from disruption. When you get disruption, you tend to get innovations and developments that can be quite powerful.
The successful companies in the future will undoubtedly be those that embrace and adapt to change caused by disruption, just as those companies that fail to adapt or seek to deny that changes are happening could easily fall by the wayside.
As an investor in disruption, I look beyond the headlines and analyse the trends to identify what the world will look like in the future. I seek to identify those companies that are likely to benefit from disruption rather than becoming a victim of it. Going forward, investors looking to create a portfolio of stocks may wish to allocate some of it to the theme of disruption in general rather than focusing on a particular country, industry or index.
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Everyone's focused on the new kids on the block like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, but don't underestimate the ability of the established order such as Walt Disney to adapt and thrive.
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Authored by mstorsjo on Jul 25 2018, 2:22 PM.
Even though gas doesn't document it, it has been supported there for a very long time.
This produces the 32 bit relative virtual address (aka image relative address) for a given symbol. ".rva foo" is essentially equal to ".long foo@imgrel".


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Gesture and Touch Events
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## Gesture Events

In Tabris.js there are 13 gesture events based on 4 basic gesture types:

- `tap` - Fired once when a finger briefly touched the widget.
- `longpress` - Fired when a finger touched the widget for a longer period of time (about a second, may depend on the platform), and again when lifting the finger.
- `pan` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved in any direction for a certain distance (about 5px, may depend on the platform). The event is always fired on the widget where that the finger first touched, even if the finger is moved outside the widget.
- `pan:left` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved to the left for a certain distance.
- `pan:right` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved to the right for a certain distance.
- `pan:up` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved upwards for a certain distance.
- `pan:down` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved downwards for a certain distance.
- `pan:horizontal` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved to the left or right for a certain distance.
- `pan:vertical` - Starts firing continuously as soon as a finger moved upwards or downwards for a certain distance.
- `swipe:left` - Fired once when a finger quickly moved to the left for a certain (longer) distance (may depend on platform).
- `swipe:right` - Fired once when a finger quickly moved to the right for a certain (longer) distance (may depend on platform).
- `swipe:up` - Fired once when a finger quickly moved upwards for a certain (longer) distance (may depend on platform).
- `swipe:down` - Fired once when a finger quickly moved downwards for a certain (longer) distance (may depend on platform).

Example:

```javascript
widget.on("swipe:left", function(widget, event) {
  moveWidgetLeft();
};
```

### Gesture Object
All gesture listener are called with the parameters `widget`, `gesture`. Each gesture type ("tap", "longpress", "pan" and "swipe") creates a different `gesture` object:

- For **tap** gestures:
    - **state**: *string* - Always `"recognized"`
    - **touches**: *[{x: number, y: number}]*  - Array of touch coordinates relative to the origin coordinates of the widget.
- For **longpress** gesture:
     - **state**: *string* - `"start"` (widget has been hold down long enough), `"end"`, or `"cancel"`
     - **touches**: *[{x: number, y: number}]*  - Array of touch coordinates relative to the origin coordinates of the widget.
- **pan**:
     - **state**: *string* - `"start"` (finger starts moving), `"change"` (finger is moving), `"end"`, or `"cancel"`
     - **translation**: *{x: number, y: number}* - current touch coordinates relative to the coordinates of the first touch
     - **velocity**: *{x: number, y: number}* - current touch velocity in pixels per second
     - **touches**: *[{x: number, y: number}]*  - Array of touch coordinates relative to the origin coordinates of the widget.
- **swipe**:
    - **event.state**: *string* - Always `"recognized"`
    - **event.touches**: *[{x: number, y: number}]*  - Array of touch coordinates relative to the origin coordinates of the widget.

The `end` state is set when the gesture ended by lifting all fingers, while `cancel` may be set if the gesture was interrupted, e.g. by a dialog pop-up.

### Gestures in scrollable/panable Widgets
In a scrollable widget, like `ScrollView` or `CollectionView`, a recognized **pan** or **swipe** gesture in a non-scrollable direction will prevent scrolling. Therefore, attaching a `pan:horizontal` listener to a widget in a vertically scrolling `ScrollView`, will prevent scrolling for any gesture that starts with a horizontal movement. When no pan listener is attached or the movement starts in a vertical direction, scrolling is still possible.

## Touch Events
Touch events are a low-level alternative to gesture events. They should only be used in case an interaction can not be accurately represented by a gesture. The target of all touch events is the widget that was touched first.

- `touchstart` - Fired when a finger touches the widget.
- `touchmove` - Fired repeatedly while swiping across the screen after initiating a `touchstart` event.
- `touchend` - Fired when the touch interaction ends (i.e. the finger is lifted up) on the same widget that received the `touchstart` event.
- `touchcancel` - Fired instead of `touchend` when the touch interaction ends on another widget than it started.

### Touch Event Object
All touch listeners are called with the parameters `widget`, `touchEvent`. The event object includes the following properties:

- **time**: *number* - number of milliseconds since the start of the app
- **touches**: *[touch, ...]* - an array of touch objects for all current touches. Since multiple touches are currently not supported, this array has always one element.

#### Touch Object

Every touch object has the following properties:

- **x**: *number* - the horizontal offset relative to the target widget
- **y**: *number* - the vertical offset relative to the target widget
- **pageX**: *number* - the horizontal offset relative to the current page
- **pageY**: *number* - the vertical offset relative to the current page

Example:
```javascript
widget.on("touchstart", function(widget, event) {
  var x = event.touches[0].pageX;
  var y = event.touches[0].pageY;
  ...
});
```

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About 1,500 students prepare to walk at two fall launch ceremonies
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas will celebrate its fall class with two in-person opening ceremonies on Saturday, December 18 at Bud Walton Arena.
Graduates of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Health Professions and students of the interdisciplinary program will compose the first ceremony starting at 8:30 am.
The second ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and will consist of students from the Faculty of Law, Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences, College of Engineering and Walton College of Business.
Graduating students will be grouped together at the start of each ceremony and attend the ceremony corresponding to their college.
Live streaming of both ceremonies will be available on the University of Arkansas YouTube channel.
The doors will open 60 minutes before each ceremony and guests are encouraged to be seated 15 minutes before the ceremony begins.
All guests should enter through the south entrance of Bud Walton Arena. Tickets are not required, but bags will be checked for security reasons. Compact umbrellas are permitted, but balls, wrapped packages, and strollers are not permitted in Bud Walton Arena. A complete list of prohibited items is available online.
Free parking is available in all unrestricted parking lots on campus. General car parks near Bud Walton Arena include lots 46, 47N, 47S, 56 and 74 (A, B, C and E).
Disabled drop-off is located at the south entrance to Bud Walton with disabled parking available in lot 60.
More information for families and guests can be found on the Registrar's website.
SUPERIOR INFORMATION
All students must check-in at the East Road Tunnel of the Bud Walton Arena 60 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. Personal items are not permitted in student areas or on the arena floor during the ceremony. Students must also arrive with their badges.
Students are encouraged to download the University of Arkansas Graduation app from Google Play or Apple devices for graduation and start details, including useful information about applying to the. graduation, early attendance and graduation.
Any additional information on the start can be found on the registrar's website.
About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A offers internationally competitive education in over 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $ 2.2 billion to the Arkansas economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while providing training in professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation ranks the U of A among the top 3% of colleges and universities in the United States with the highest level of research activity. American News and World Report ranks the U of A among the best public universities in the country. Find out how the U of A is working to build a better world on Arkansas Research News.
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in AdWords , Google AdWords by Adam Kreitman
Are You Focused on the Most Important Metric in PPC?
Recently a local business owner reached out to me because he was stressed over the performance of his AdWords account. His clickthrough rate (CTR) had dropped by about 15{a950ddf0e7a23367a7e0f17377d3737fa8b8b1820bab9af7071f88951eb5d84e}, yet he was getting a lot more clicks and impressions.
He wasn't sure if that was good or bad so he asked me what the most important metric in PPC is.
The answer to that partly depends on your goals. But in his case (and many cases) where the ultimate goal is sales, then my vote for the most important metric is Profit. (Or, on a more granular level, profit per impression.)
If you know that each impression you get in your campaign generates $0.05, $0.50 or $5.00, AdWords becomes your personal ATM machine. When you're in a situation like this, you're going to try to find as many targeted impressions as possible!
If you're selling something directly online, it's easy to calculate the sales your AdWords campaign generates because AdWords can do most of the calculations for you.
But it's a bit more challenging for a local business because a lot of transactions happen offline. But with conversion tracking and a spreadsheet (or at least the back of an envelope!) you should be able to get a pretty good idea of how profitable your campaigns are.
To do this you'll definitely want to track whatever on-site conversions you can like a contact form completion, request a quote form completion, or newsletter sign up, etc. And, offline, you'll have to do some calculations about how many of these ultimately result in business.
But you'll also want to set up call tracking. There's some basic call tracking available within AdWords, but using a 3rd party service will give you much more valuable information. These services will generate unique phone numbers on your site based on the source of the traffic (AdWords, SEO, social media). The most comprehensive systems will even let you track things down to where you know which keywords are driving the most calls.
And these systems are probably not as expensive as you think. For example, call tracking company Century Interactive offers a pretty robust service for just $25 per month + $0.08 per minute for phone calls.
Once you have the data from call tracking and on-site conversions, you should be able to merge that with your AdWords data to get an idea of what your profit and profit per impression is.
For an offline business, you probably not be able to track these things down to the penny. But the closer you get to that number, the better you'll be able to optimize your AdWords campaign and squeeze the most profit out of it.
Without conversion data you're left to optimize based off of metrics like clicks and clickthrough rate. And while those are important, you can't deposit them in your bank account.
AdWords Ban? Here's Why There's Still Hope For You!


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Uneven and Dammed Development in Burma's Paunglaung Valley
Photo: The exposed tip of the Ywar Gyi Village pagoda and the top floor of the village monastery, part of new village visible high on hillside (Photo/Alec Scott)
Alec Scott (Burma Campaign, UK)
The Upper Paunglaung hydropower dam is scheduled to begin generating electricity for Burma's capital, Nay Pyi Taw, in January after the dam's floodgates were closed in July last year. Since early 2013 over 8,000 people have been displaced from their homes, farms, schools, and religious sites in south western Shan State's Paunglaung Valley, located just 50 km east of the capital, where a 60 sq km reservoir now dominates the landscape. Displaced farming communities have constructed new villages on the steep, muddy hillsides surrounding the rising reservoir where a lack of clean water and a poorly planned resettlement process has been exacerbated by inadequate compensation and a complete lack of replacement farmland resulting in many families' now struggling to subsist.
As part of a joint venture with the Union of Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP), the design and construction of the dam has been overseen by the Swiss engineering consultant Colenco AG, acquired in 2007 by the AF Group, the Sweden based international energy giant. British and German firms Malcolm Dunstan & Associates and FOSCE Consulting Engineers – both self-proclaimed experts in Roller-Compact Concrete dam building – have acted as design and construction consultants. Machinery and capital has been provided by China's Yunnan Machinery Export Company. This capital intensive hydropower project has dispossessed more than 1,500 low income rural households, from 24 villages, of their livelihoods in this highly fertile valley.
Double Displacement
In October 2014, the profound absence of transparency and information sharing between project developers and local communities became apparent when at least four resettlement sites were flooded resulting in hundreds of families being forced to dismantle their newly built homes and abandon their crops and vegetable gardens as the reservoir waters continued to rise above levels predicted by government officials.
In early October, villagers displaced onto the hillsides in the northern reaches of the dam's reservoir were visited by officials from the Department of Hydropower Implementation (DHPI) who warned communities; "Be careful living here". But as U Doe Khine explained as the flood-waters lapped against the bamboo foundations of his house "Before the dam gates closed we were told we could move to this place, that it would not flood, and that the land was safe". Almost a year ago U Do Khine, his wife Myint Moe and their five children were driven to uproot their home and abandon their farm receiving just 600,000 Kyat (600 USD) in compensation. Their old village, Nan Sa Kin, home to a community of 62 households, was now divided in two by the flood and households were forced to resettle miles apart. In the new village, eight houses have been inundated and residents forced to uproot once more and begin again further up the hillside.
Yay Soe Village, a farming community of 134 households on the north-western edge of the flood zone was not even part of the government's 'flood plan'. Surrounded by hills and dense forest this community of roughly 600 people is now accessible only by boat as the one road leading out of the village was inundated in mid-September 2014. By early October the first of the villagers' rice paddy fields were flooded. Two weeks later, two farmers had already lost substantial amounts of their of rice paddy. U Saw Lai's eight acres of farmland provided work for as many as 20 people, including his five sons, during the sowing and harvesting of two annual crop cycles. Fifty year old Daw Byout also lost eight acres of rice paddy to the flood that submerged her land before she was able to harvest.
The old road in and out of Yay Soe Village has been submerged cutting farmers off from the market where they trade their crops and buy essential medical supplies. Students have lost contact with the local high school, now out of reach, while pregnant women and the seriously ill are no longer able to reach the hospital in Nay Pyi Taw. Without a boat until late November the community has been marooned by the rising waters, bereft of government support, consultation or compensation from the DHPI or the Land Department.
According to local villagers, it wasn't until October 12th 2014 that officials from the DHPI began demarcating the high water mark by carving notches into trees. Just over a week later, around October 20th, the Land Department made the rounds, this time using a system of yellow flags to map out land slated to be submerged in the coming weeks. According to one villager who will remain anonymous, "when the land started flooding they came to measure the water levels, and made marks in the trees." "The water will just come this high so you don't need to worry", they said. But finally it comes higher than they think. "When they came and measured it in detail, exactly, it is higher, and the villagers realised that they will lose a lot." At this point the valley had already been flooding for three months while its former custodians watched their farms, monasteries and ancient pagodas disappear below the murky brown waters.
Lessons from Paunglaung
At the site of another hydropower dam project currently under construction on the Myitnge River – a major tributary of the Irrawaddy River – in northern Shan State, a video recording shows the young, smartly dressed director of the No.4 DHPI, Hein Htet addressing a gathered delegation of Tar Long villagers and Shan politicians: "At Paunglaung 24 villages have moved into a town. It's all convenient. . . . Things are going to be so much quicker. You will have free time. Things are so much quicker with electricity."
Tar Long Village in northern Shan State has been marked for inundation beneath the waters of the Upper Yeywa dam project. The communities only choice, according to Daw Oh Mar, a government backed researcher working for the project, is between three government-mapped relocation sites. When the villagers of Tar Long were finally given their chance to speak the village headman, Lung Aw Sing Na, stood and addressed the proponents of the project: "After you have learnt about our community and our land, you will see why we don't want to relocate, we don't want any compensation from you, and we won't move. Even if you give lots of money for compensation, it won't help us as we only know how to farm in our area. We grow oranges and pomelo. We are famous for producing these fruits."
The rupture of displacement has had varying impact within and between communities from the Paunglaung Valley, yet the majority of residents have begun to reshape their livelihoods around hillside plots of shifting rain fed crops. "In the valley we depend on the river, on the mountain we depend on rain", reasoned U Han Tin. The practice of shifting cultivation, also known as Taungyar in Burma, has become widespread on the hillsides above the reservoir and relies on the slashing and burning back of forest so that crops can be sown into the hillsides before the rains. This agricultural method is often used in mountainous areas where rivers cannot be used to irrigate fields and water catchments are insufficient for fixed terrace agriculture. In contrast to river-fed farms, Taungyar must shift to new land each season and is unproductive during the rain-less months of summer delivering less than half the yield of river-fed rice paddy per acre.
With regular work scarce many young men have begun to leave their communities in search of jobs, some have found work in mines such as Mawchi and Long Kheng. "There are many workers but not many jobs. Before there were many farms and there was always jobs. Right now there is no more farms . . . no more work", stated Daw Aye, a thin but resolute middle aged woman from Kyaun Ywar Village. There is work building the power lines for 3,000 Kyat (3 USD) per day. "Not many people get this work. One in 50 get this work for maybe 15 days a month", explained U Aung Dau, a member of the local village committee.
In the scattered resettlement sites above the flooded Paunglaung Valley the continued absence of replacement farmland has forced almost every household to reclaim large plots of land from the forested hills above the reservoir in an effort to carve out a new income. In July 2013, U Win Soe, the Pinlaung district administrator, informed the Myanmar Times that alongside compensation for the revenues farmers would have raised from their regular harvests; "[w]e will also create fields for cultivation in the new villages." The issue of farmland is not the responsibility of the DHPI who have explained to villagers that the allocation of new farmland is now in the hands of the Land Department. Yet, none of the communities we interviewed had met anyone from the Land Department. "They sent us a map of our new farms, but this is only a map and not reality", explained U Han Tin of Kahnla Village.
To date none of the displaced households from the Paunglaung Valley have received replacement farmland.
Prime Minister Thein Sein and the military dominated government have inherited a long list of planned hydropower projects, conceived during Snr. General Than Shwe's military dictatorship (1992-2011), and based largely on a model of energy export to south western China and Thailand. Thirty-seven of the 53 large dams are being planned and built in areas of the country where state power is widely associated with military occupation and human rights abuses, as protracted armed conflicts between the Burma Army – AKA the Tatmadaw – and Ethnic Armed Groups continue to flare in the absence of political peace settlements. In areas such as Paunglaung, just 50km from the nations glistening capital, while there is no rattling of gun fire or pounding of mortar rounds, one villager who spent his youth evading the Tatmadaw states that, "the pressures are the same as in a warzone."
Alec Scott is a lead researcher for Burma Campaign UK specializing in forced displacement, militarized development and land use rights in Burma (Myanmar). He has over 6 years of Burma and Thailand-Burma border-areas research experience and an MA in social anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies. During the last 2 years he has conducted field work in Burma in both state and non-state areas of Mon, Karen, Karenni, Shan and Kachin states.


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LinkedIn Reveals the Companies People Most Want to Work For
LinkedIn has released its annual list of Top Companies, a 2017 ranking of "where the world wants to work now."
"From Amazon to Allergan and Salesforce to Starbucks, this year's LinkedIn Top Companies represent brands we know and love," says Daniel Roth, editor-in-chief of LinkedIn. "These 50 companies span 21 industries and employ some 3.3 million workers across the U.S."
According to Roth, the list is based on billions of actions taken by LinkedIn's 500 million members and looks at three main pillars: interest in a company's jobs, interest in a company's brand and employees, and employee retention.
Alphabet, the parent of Google, ranks first, followed by Amazon and then Facebook. Salesforce and Uber round out the top five, while Tesla and Apple both make the top 10. Airbnb, Netflix, and Twitter also made the list.


Discussion in 'Web & Email' started by joe user, Jan 27, 2005.
As the title says, I cannot SEND SMTP email using Outlook 2002 thru my own ISP (JUNO) even after following JUNO's own online Outlook configuring instructions.
Naturally, I shall continue searching, and also contact JUNO - at least try.
Are there any JUNO users out there successfully using Outlook to SEND smtp email?
Anyone with ideas on a setting or option that may affect this?
Any suggestions/help will be appreciated as I continue looking for the answer elsewhere. Will keep you posted.


Maximum flexibility, high levels of efficiency and scalability, a short project and implementation period, and a quick return on investment (ROI) are all benefits offered by the WEASEL® automated guided vehicle (AGV) from SSI SCHAEFER as a convenient entry-level to automated transport solutions. Compelling advantages that won over the Bachmann.CH Group, Bachmann Forming AG is a specialist in developing customised plastic packaging and one of three specialist units of the Swiss family-owned company Bachmann. WEASEL automated transport vehicles have been in operation at the company's production site for a few months, handling the internal transport of materials between the production work stations and the existing conveying system to the dispatch area. And their performance has been commendable: switching from manual to automated internal transport processes using the WEASEL® saves the company around 7,000 hours a year, which has led to an ROI in significantly less than a year.
The efficiency of the WEASELs enables them to support Bachmann's prompt delivery service. At the same time they offer the company a high level of flexibility in terms of the automation of their internal transport processes, future growth rates and expansion to the AGV system, while also relieving employees of unproductive, time-consuming transport tasks.


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«Бельгія» () — бельгійсько-французький фільм-драма 2016 року, поставлений режисером Феліксом ван Ґронінґеном. Прем'єра стрічки відбулася 21 січня 2016 року на кінофестивалі «Санденс».

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Френк, чоловік сімейний, приділяє багато уваги своїм дружині й дитині. Його молодший брат Джо є власником невеликого бару під назвою «Бельгія» в Генті. Старший брат помічає труднощі, з якими молодшому доводиться стикатися, щоб тримати заклад на плаву, і пропонує свою допомогу. Поступово справа розширюється і починає приносити помітний прибуток. Бар стає справжньою місцевою пам'яткою, утілюючи в життя мрію Френка і Джо. Але, замість того, щоб радіти успіхам і щасливо жити, брати загрузають в суперечках і розбіжностях. Переважно проблеми створює Френк — відчувши себе успішною людиною, він приохотився до наркотиків і став зраджувати дружині, а крім того взяв у звичку жорстоко поводитися з оточенням.

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 Автор сценарію — Арне Сіренс, Фелікс ван Ґронінґен
 Режисер-постановник — Фелікс ван Ґронінґен
 Продюсер — Дірк Імпенс
 Співпродюсери — Арнольд Есленфельд, Лоретта Шиллінґс, Франс ван Ґестель
 Асоційовані продюсери — Ганс Еверерт, Руді Верзік
 Композитор — Soulwax
 Оператор — Рубен Імпенс
 Монтаж — Ніко Ленен
 Художник по костюмах — Енн Ловері
 Артдиректор — Курт Ріґолль

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Home Local Sports Four-Part Harmon-y / Family making big contributions to North boys basketball program
Four-Part Harmon-y / Family making big contributions to North boys basketball program
Ted Schultz
Mike Harmon had plenty of success in his 11 years as Brown County girls basketball coach, but after the 2012-13 season, he decided it was time to step away to watch his kids play.
These days, Harmon is back coaching — and he's watching kids play at the same time. Mike is a varsity assistant at Columbus North, where his oldest son Reese is a senior point guard and junior Rhett and sophomore Luke play on the junior varsity.
"I enjoy it every day," Mike said. "I am glad that I have the opportunity to be around them. I know that this is just a brief moment in time, and with Reese being in his last year, I watch the little things. It can be tough if one of the kids plays well and the other one doesn't. But they all get along really well, and it's a fun time coaching those guys."
The kids enjoy being around each other, and their father, as well.
"It's nice having them around," Reese said. "I see my brothers in the hallways. Going against them in practice, it's nice to be the Alpha."
The 5-foot-8 Rhett and 5-10 Luke see going against the 5-11 Reese and the other varsity players in practice as a learning experience.
"It's nice to have them around, but they'll get the best of me, and sometimes, I'll get the best of them," Luke said. "Sometimes a call won't go my way in practice. It teaches me to fight through it."
"It's been really awesome just to go out and compete," Rhett added. "It's challenging to play against people that might be better than you and experience teachable moments."
Mike joined the North program in 2017 when Reese was a freshman. He coached the JV the past three years before becoming a varsity assistant this season.
"Mike had a very strong coaching record when he came here to North," North head coach Paul Ferguson said. "He was a very accomplished head coach in his own right, and we were very fortunate to get him on our staff. Mike also has invested a lot of time over the years in coaching just about every level of Revolution (travel) basketball you can imagine. He's a fantastic coach and teacher of the game, and a lot of kids have benefited from his knowledge and expertise."
That includes his three sons and daughter Kaylie, a sixth-grader at Richards Elementary who plays for the Columbus Comets travel program. Reese is the most accomplished so far, having been a varsity player since late in his freshman year and the starting point guard since the beginning of his sophomore season.
"Reese is a tremendous leader," Ferguson said. "It's very rewarding as a coach to have someone who is has that coach-on-the-floor mentality. Having a very high basketball IQ, Reese has become that guy for us."
Reese is averaging 7.6 points and 3.8 rebounds and leads the 4-1 Bull Dogs with 5.6 assists a game.
"Reese embodies the type of player we look for in our program who puts his teammates in front of himself," Ferguson said. "He might have two or four points in a game, but he has seven assists and one turnover. He's not very concerned about scoring. He just wants to make the right play."
That applies to the defensive end of the floor, as well.
"He's a fantastic on-ball defender, and we'll often use him to harass the other team's point guard because he's so quick and can get in a guy's head," Ferguson said. "That's an underrated part of his game that people don't talk about much. He puts a lot of defensive pressure on the other team's point guard."
Rhett and Luke play on a JV team that also if off to a 4-1 start. Luke was a starter on North's 21-0 freshman team last season.
"They're guys who love basketball and work very hard on their game," Ferguson said. "All three boys are just a big part of our culture because they're incredibly high-character young men who love basketball and have a strong work ethic. They love to work on their game. The younger boys follow Reese's lead because Reese is a really high-level two-sport athlete at North, and that's a very hard thing to do."
Mike described his sons as three different kinds of players.
"Reese is a ball-handler and a distributor and makes other kids around him better," Mike said. "Rhett is a kid that will shoot the 3 really well, and Luke is a combo guard. He can handle the ball and shoot it."
Reese's best sport actually might be baseball. He threw a no-hitter as a sophomore and has committed to play baseball at Iowa Western.
Reese was hoping for a big junior season on the diamond, but spring sports were canceled because of COVID-19.
"It was a big disappointment," Reese said. "I was pretty upset. It's really eye-opening. With COVID happening, it can be taken away. We've really enjoyed the few (basketball) games that we've had, and hopefully, we can have baseball season, as well."
For now, he's focused on basketball and making this the best of his four seasons with the Bull Dogs.
"It's been fun," Reese said. "I've had a lot of good players around me, which makes it fun. We've had a lot of success the past three years, which makes it a lot of fun, as well."
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Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.


POLICE have arrested the 55-yearold teacher accused of sexually assaulting numerous pupils at Valhalla primary school in Centurion.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said the man accused of inappropriately touching 23 children – in grades 5, 6 and 7 – since last June, was being held at the Pretoria Central police station.
Speaking to the Pretoria News, The Star's sister paper, before the arrest, Dlamini said: "The charge on the docket opened against the accused is sexual assault. We will only arrest him once we have enough evidence to take him to court.
"If we just arrest him without evidence, the case will be struck off the roll," Dlamini said.
He said that according to procedure, the investigating officer would decide if the police had enough evidence to go and arrest the teacher.
The Gauteng Education Department said it would not suspend the teacher, but rather remove him from the school for now.
He would then be on strict instruction to report for duty at the district office while investigations into the allegations continued.
The teacher had just been confirmed as a permanent employee by the department last month, having served in a school governing body post since 2017.
The department asked him not to show up for work on Wednesday as angry parents had rushed there in the morning.
They wanted to prevent him from entering the school premises, having learned about the allegations via social media the previous evening.
Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said: "We normally say we are evolutionarily removing an official from school to the district office. It's a silent suspension, if we were to call it that.
"The feeling was that we can't be paying people who are sitting at home doing nothing.
Although the department said there were already 23 complainants, the police did not want to give a specific number until investigations were completed.
"At this stage of the investigations, we can only say that there are several schoolchildren," Dlamini said.


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For models of the Volvo XC70 in 2014 were used the following colors in the color of body: Black Sapphire Metallic, Black Stone, Caspian Blue Metallic, Flamenco Red Metallic, Ice White, Seashell Metallic, Twilight Bronze Metallic.
Most of all modifications Volvo XC70 2014 weighs T6 4dr Wagon AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A) - 4153 Lbs.


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Former 'CCO Meteorologist Bud Kraehling Dies At 96
Filed Under:Bud Kraehling, Caroline Lowe, Chris Shaffer, Dave Moore, Foshay Tower, Julie Kramer, Meteorologist, Mike Fairbourne, Paul Douglas, Paul Huttner, Roger Nelson, Shell Weather Tower, Tom Ziegler, WCCO, Weather Man
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Bud Kraehling, who served as meteorologist for WCCO-TV for 47 years of his five-decades-long career in broadcasting, died Wednesday evening from cancer at the age of 96.
For a lifetime, Minnesotans depended on Kraehling for the weather and for happy talk with his longtime on-air partner, Dave Moore. It was that unscripted banter that provided a level of chemistry that to this day has not been matched.
"You could spend all day prepping a newscast but without fail, the best moments of that newscast were the 30 seconds you holed out around the weather to let Dave Moore and Bud do their thing," former WCCO managing editor and producer Tom Ziegler said. "Bud was a true pro, such a gentleman. His laidback 'roll with the flow' persona that we saw on TV was exactly how he was off camera."
Kraehling started his broadcasting career in the 1940s, at a radio station in Illinois. After serving in the Philippines during World War II, he came to the Twin Cities and, in 1949, made the switch to television.
Kraehling may never have actually gotten a degree in meteorology, but he dependably brought Minnesotans the weather over the next several decades, watching technology evolve along the way. It wasn't necessarily the path he planned for himself.
"I just happened into it, weather on TV. I was subbed for a man on vacation, sponsored by Taystee Bread," Kraehling said. "And I guess I did a better job than he did, so I stayed on."
He wrote forecasts on the "Weather Window" for crowds gathered outside the studio. Later he worked from the "Shell Weather Tower," an elaborate set with weather maps, dials and gauges. In 1958, he helped use the first weather radar in the Twin Cities; it was on top of the Foshay Tower.
But all his understanding of technology was matched by his understanding of how people watch TV.
"Bud's weather forecasts were so simple that you knew what the weather was going to be at the end of it," Ziegler said. "Bud's forecasts had some doo-dads but his presentation was so laid back it was like having your best friend tell it."
GALLERY: Bud Kraehling's Years At WCCO
Former WCCO colleague Caroline Lowe fondly remembers Kraehling.
"A very kind man who made me feel welcomed from my first day in 1977 as the WCCO newsroom clerk. He always had a twinkle in his eye and smile on his face, truly a ray of sunshine, regardless of what kind of weather he was forecasting that day," Lowe said. "I loved riding in parades with him because everyone loved Bud, and it felt so special to be part of the WCCO family at those times."
Former WCCO colleague Mike Fairbourne says Kraehling had something schools don't teach.
"Bud was a master communicator," Fairbourne said. "He could relate to people on a personal basis that very few people in broadcasting ever master."
Former WCCO meteorologist Paul Huttner recalls Kraehling as a very humble man.
"I think that rubbed off a little bit on everyone. I know it did on me," Huttner said. "You could have a career, be a success and yet still be very, very kind to people."
Author Julie Kramer said she remembered producing the noon report, with Kraehling on weather duty, and how much of a professional he was.
"He never ran long with the forecast. He could read a wrap and newscast producers appreciated that," she said. "To me, Bud never seemed to age. He looked 70 whether he was 55 or 95. I hope … someone will come forth with a picture of Bud with hair. I've always wondered what he would look like with hair."
Kramer remembered how people in downtown Minneapolis would constantly be calling out to him on the street.
"He was one of the most recognized TV faces," she said.
Ziegler said that, having grown up with Kraehling "electronically tucking us into bed each night," it was a truly "pinch-me moment" to work with the man.
"Here's a fellow that you grew up admiring and respecting and then you get to work with him for 15 years," he said. "How lucky am I?"
His easy style, humor and quick wit made him a favorite. Retired WCCO director Roger Nelson worked with Kraehling for 26 years.
"He was a gentle man, which made it easy to be around him and to work with him," Nelson said. "You could count on him."
Nelson says Kraehling was a mentor at work and in life. Former WCCO Meteorologist Paul Douglas says Kraehling gave him the best career advice — focus on good storytelling.
"He said, 'Minnesotans know their weather. If anything, assume they know more than you do,'" Douglas said.
His daughter, Claudia, says her father was an impish man with an enormous heart, and he loved the viewers as much as they loved him.
CCO Chief Meteorologist Chris Schaffer says Kraehling was an originator.
"I don't know if our generation of broadcasters will be remembered like the greats were," Shaffer said.
From his black-and-white graphics to the Shell weather tower, Kraehling didn't need fancy graphics and maps to attract viewers.
Schaffer says Kraehling kept things simple and sincere. Something viewers will always remember about him.
"I loved his simplicity about it, and again, just a gentleman," Shaffer said.
Kraehling retired in 1996. After that, he kept busy as a greeter at the Minnesota History Center, and also performed at nursing homes. His first wife Natalie died in 1998. He is survived by his four daughters and second wife, Shirley Lockwood.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
WEB EXTRA: Interview with Kraehling and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association


On Sunday we held our Junior Club Championship which was made even more special by Damian Ray of JR Hoarding who very generously sponsored the event.
The boys battled it out for the best Scratch and the best Nett score. The winner of the scratch event was the Pro Shop's own Ben Partridge shooting a very tidy gross 71.
The nett was won by Kieran Hackett who carded a fantastic nett 68, which was made even more impressive as this was Kieran's first step up from 9 to 18-hole competitions.
Very well played boys and once again thank you to Damien and the Junior Committee for making it such a special afternoon.
The men this week paired up for The Steinthorrsson Cup, a betterball format that always throws up some cracking scores.
This year was no exception as the 'Father and Son' combination of Tom Williams Senior and Junior bagged the trophy with 52 points.
They just pipped Adam 'new Odyssey putter' Stapley and Howard Jones who came runners up with 51 points.
The ladies this week all competed for The Helen Walsh Cup, a medal format that would test the ladies but it was once again our Spanish connection Conchita Caseares with a nett 66 who took the spoils.
However, mention must also go to our Lady Captain and Kim Munro who got so close both with nett 67's. Great golf ladies!
Men's Guest Day – Sunday, 20 August.
Invite a friend up to experience on of our famous Sundays. For just £35 per pair we will have hospitality tents around the course and after your round a lovely BBQ will be laid-on on the terrace.
The format is betterball stableford and there are nearest the pins and plenty of prizes to play for. The sign-up sheet is up on the Men's competition board. For an added incentive, all guests will be entered in the draw for a FREE Flexible membership that will be drawn at presentation.
In the scorching hot weather, it's an ideal time to treat yourself to a NEW EGC logo shirt from the newly arrived collection. £32.99 per shirt or £60 for two. Both ladies and gents in various colours and sizes.
As I said last week, the first NEW M1 Motocaddy trolley arrived in and was driven out the door by Roy Chegwin quicker than you can say 'Motocaddy'. It's a great piece of kit and we've re-ordered another but if you like to place an order just let me know. I thought I'd treat you to our demo video just one more time.
We've also almost had a victory with the first Odyssey Game-improvement Putter that was mentioned last week. Adam Stapley came runner up in Sundays Men's competition after we had a session on the putting green on Saturday. He liked it, bought it and it's almost paid for itself already. I have one more in stock if you would like to come and give it a go.
The Odyssey Red Ball putter might look like another mallet putter from a company known for its unique, forgiving shapes, but according to Sean Toulon, Odyssey General Manager and Senior Vice President at Callaway Golf, the Red Ball might just be another thing entirely.
The Red Ball is Odyssey's first overt, multi-level aim-and-alignment aiding putter model and it makes perfect sense to me. The Red Ball can diagnose problems with your setup when the ball is not centred in the ring.
If you would like to come and have a try just let me know or simply pop in and me or one of my staff will take you through it. We'll also throw on a follow-up putting session to accompany the £159 price tag.
If you're seeking maximum distance with plenty of forgiveness, we think you'll be drawn to Lynx ladies Tigress model, which has deep undercut cavities to get your ball up in the air and flying towards the target. During a fitting we can test it in multiple shafts and against other irons to see which look, feel and ball flight you prefer.
If you're looking to upgrade to a more workable iron as your handicap gets lower, you shouldn't overlook the Lynx Parallax iron, which has a larger headshape and a powerful thin face. During testing we can look at your consistency and yardages with this and other heads and shafts to ensure you leave with a set that's ideal for your game.
If you're looking to upgrade to a more workable iron as your handicap gets lower, you shouldn't overlook the Lynx Prowler VT model, which looks like a classic blade but is hollow for plenty of forgiveness. During a fitting we can test it in multiple shafts and against other irons to see which look, feel and ball flight you prefer.
If you're seeking a compact iron with a touch of forgiveness, you shouldn't overlook the Lynx Prowler Forged CB model. During a fitting we can test it in multiple shafts and against more forgiving irons like the Lynx Prowler VT or more workable irons like the Lynx Tour to see which look, feel and ball flight you prefer.
If you're seeking maximum distance with plenty of forgiveness, we think you'll be drawn to the Lynx Parallax iron, which has a larger headshape and a powerful thin face. During testing we can look at your consistency and yardages with this and other heads and shafts to ensure you leave with a set that's ideal for your game.


Despite its beautiful name, roseroot (Rhodiola Rosea), also known as ginseng of the North, is a strong herb which has been used for over a thousand years.
Roseroot was an indispensable source of power to vikings who conquered the seas. It's been also used by cosmonauts to boost their physical and mental endurance on demanding space journeys. The Russians have researched the health benefits of roseroot ever since 1960´s.
Roseroot is a great help to boost both mental and physical performance.
Rosavins and salidrosides are the effective compounds which make roseroot such an effective herb. The further north the herb grows, the more effective the compounds.
Roseroot a strong adaptogen, meaning that it balances the body in changing conditions. It replenishes the worn out and calms down the wired. Its effect depends on the situation of each individual.
Roseroot enhances both physical and mental performance making it a great help for students, workers and sportsmen alike.
Please note that roseroot is not recommended if you are pregnant, have hypertension, arthritis, acute allergic symptoms or hyperthyroidism.
Even though roseroot is a strong herb, it is safe to use. However, there is no reason to take more than recommended.
The maximum dosage for adults is 2 herbal shots or 2 teaspoons of bottled extract. In our honey products the roseroot concentration is lower and thus there is no such limit to their use.
Children over three years of age can take roseroot. For 3-7 year old ones, half a dosage is enough. Honey products are not recommended to children under 1 year of age.
Galambosi, B., Galambosi, Zs., Slacanin, I. 2007. Comparison of natural and cultivated roseroot (Rhodiola rosea L.) roots in Finland. Zeitschrift für Arznei- & Gewürzpflanzen 12, 3: 141-147.
Kosman, V. M., Shikov, A.N., Makarov, V.G., Galambosi, B., Dragland, S., Vender, C. 2004. Comparative analysis of European and Russian Rhodiola rosea samples. In: Actual problems of creation of new medicinal preparations of natural origin : the 8th international congress Phytopharm 2004 Mikkeli, Finland June 21-23, 2004: Proceedings of congress. St.-Petersburg: VVM.co.. p. 268-274 .
Thomsen, M.G. 2012. Breeding and selection of high quality plants of Rhodiola rosea. Abstracts of Phytopharm 2012 Congress. in: Reviews of clinical pharmacology and plant drug therapy.TOM 10/2012/2. M 206.


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