8 a.m., 1st flight — $100 per person, includes breakfast, lunch and drinks.
1 p.m., 2nd flight — $125 per person, includes lunch, dinner and drinks.
All funds support Highlander Athletics.
Join us as we honor our most generous donors and recognize the accomplishments of your fellow alumni as they receive alumni awards. All are welcome to attend. Reservations required.
Cost of attendance will support the annual scholarship emergency fund to ensure degree completion of financial need students.
Participate in the traditional procession of lighting the torches and gathering of students, parents, and alumni for the annual torch light parade. After gathering together, let's rally in support of our sports teams for Homecoming 2018!
Students & Parents — Meet outside your dorm to wait for the procession to arrive.
Alumni — Meet on Rutledge Lawn to start the procession.
Registration opens at 7 a.m. The 5K begins at 8 a.m.
Entry fee supports MacMurray College intramurals.
For tickets, contact coach John Grana at 217-479-7190.
President Mark Tierno and members of the senior staff will give an update on the College at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Breakfast will be available.
Former MacMurray President Dr. B. G. Stephens (1980-1986) will serve as our parade marshal.
The parade will step off on the corner of Clay and State streets. It will progress west down State to the Central Park Plaza and take a right around the square following Sandy south to College where it will head east back to campus. If you would like to participate in the parade, please contact Bambi Rockwell at 217-479-7123.
A 45-minute guided tour by the Admission's office, ending at the football field.
If you have made a contribution to MacMurray College during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, please join us for a complementary Bloody Mary or Mimosa.
Bring the kiddos and join us for various children activities such as a bounce house, face painting, jump roping, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops, balloon art and an inflatable obstacle course.
Free — Sponsored by Alumni Board.
Be our guest for a fun block party! The beer tent will be open with food trucks available on site. Enjoy music while you are here!
Any alumni who attended MacMurray from 2008 to 2018, join us for this free event. Make sure to register for this event to receive two free drink tickets.
The class of 1968 invites you to join them for a traditional family style dinner in the dining hall. All are welcome to attend. Reservations required.
The Class of 1968 invites all alumni, students, faculty and staff to join them in celebrating their 50th class reunion with an informal talent show. No competition (we're all fabulous, we know), no prizes (who needs 'em?), no pressure (we're here to have fun!).
Remember the ceremonies and services you attended in the beautiful and historic Annie Merner Chapel? Here's your opportunity to fold down a chair and relive that experience.


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Australia's top five houses of the year revealed
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A tubular two-bedroom home built on stilts, a heritage pub conversion and a Grand Designs-inspired sanctuary for a family of four: Australia's top five houses of the year revealed
A list comprising five of Australia's most recognised architecturally-designed homes has been unveiled
This collection is showcases a range of properties including modern constructions and heritage renovations
Also included in the roundup is a two-bedroom home set in the Kallista bush that's tubular in its construction
A list showcasing some of Australia's most brilliant architecture has been unveiled.
The collection, as revealed by property website Domain, highlights the work of some of the best in the business and features a range of heritage and modern constructions.
While a few took out top awards, there were also some spectacular creations that escaped recognition. Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the standout entries of 2018.
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Nulla Vale, Victoria: This barn conversion, created by Melbourne's MRTN Architects, was shortlisted for a Houses Award in 2018
The interior of this home features wood panelling, reclaimed corrugated iron and exposed red brick – all of which contribute to its rustic yet modern charm
1. Nulla Vale, Victoria
This property, located in Nulla Vale, Victoria, was shortlisted for a Houses Award, and while it didn't win, it's a home worthy of celebrating for its fresh approach to design.
Built from red brick, wood panelling and reclaimed corrugated iron, the minimalist home, designed by Melbourne's MRTN Architects, is one that's very much an exercise in restrained elegance and style.
'The buildings are equal parts shelter and landform art, rendered in materials that are shaped by their environment rather than resistant to it,' a statement on the Houses Awards site reads.
Inverleigh, Victoria: The heritage section of this home was originally built in 1865
The addition of a new wing to the home provides ample living areas and a master bedroom
2. Inverleigh, Victoria
Making this home somewhat of a standout is the fact it has embraced its heritage past without comprise, despite the addition of a thoroughly modern wing.
The building originally built in 1865 was in ruins when first purchased by the family who now reside there.
McSteen Tan Architects oversaw the renovations as well as the construction of a new addition which would serve to house the home's main living area and master bedroom.
Renovations of the original building, which had served as a pub in its day, saw a library, study, guest bedroom, games room and family room installed on the ground floor.
The upper level gave the family's four children their own bedrooms and a shared bathroom. The main suite has a walk-through wardrobe accessing an en-suite.
Bulleen, Victoria: his Michael Ong-designed home makes incredible use of limited space
The four-bedroom property, which sprawls over two levels, is built on 500sqm of land
3. Bulleen, Victoria
This home may be situated within a suburban Melbourne street, however, it couldn't be further from its bland beige neighbours in both construction and style.
This Michael Ong-designed home makes incredible use of limited space. The property itself is built on 500sqm meaning the land has been used length as well as height wise.
Although boxy in appearance, the home offers four bedrooms which sprawl over two levels. It also includes a courtyard garden.
Domain explains the architect 'had fun' using different floor levels to define the functions of the internal spaces.
Kallista, Victoria: Inspiration for this home came after the architect spotted a charred log lying on the ground at the site where the home was built
The interior of this home follows tubular curves and lines in a natural, seamless and effortless manner
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4. Kallista, Victoria
This tubular home nestled deep within the bushland's of Kallista, Victoria, is a standout example of modern architectural thinking.
The 20-metre-long, two-bedroom property, designed by Sven Maxa of Maxa Design, isn't just an exercise in innovation, it's also 'energy conscious' – a central feature of Maxa's work.
According to Domain, the inspiration for the home came following a visit to the property by the architect after he spotted a charred mountain ash log lying across the land.
The home is elevated 4.5 metres above the ground a grid of steel supports. Stilt houses are in keeping with a trend to lighten people's 'footprint', especially in natural areas.
The 20-metre-long, two-bedroom property, designed by Sven Maxa of Maxa Design, isn't just an exercise in innovation, it's also 'energy conscious'
5. Swan House, Canberra
This modernist, three-bedroom family home situated just outside the nation's capital is built atop a bridge that crosses a dam.
Swan House, an intriguing property created by architects Collins Caddaye Architects, was seven years in the making from when it was first commissioned, Domain reports.
'On the day of the initial visit to this semi-rural site, the dam was flooded after heavy rain. This was the inspiration for the concept of the house,' reads information on Collins Caddaye Architects site.
The unique property saw architect Andrew Collins awarded this year's ACT chapter AIA award for new residential.
Inverloch House: This architecturally-designed home by Micheal Ellis was built as a getaway for a family of four
Mr Ellis' work has been featured on shows such as Grand Designs so it's no wonder this home is far more than your average weekender
This circular fireplace is just one of many unique features this artisan home boasts
Inverloch House, Victoria
And lastly, while Inverloch House wasn't part of Domain 2018 best homes roundup, this Micheal Ellis designed home is one that is worth taking a look at.
The home was built as a weekend getaway. However, given Micheal Ellis' work has featured on shows such as Grand Designs, it stands to reason the home would be so much more than that.
'As the grandest built expression of self a family will likely ever realise,' reads a statement on Michael Ellis' website.
'We believe an architect-designed home should first serve the needs of its inhabitants, carefully considering a family's collective physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.
'Our designs consider the private and public requirements of home: the sanctuaries families retreat to, and the spaces they choose to share with others.'
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The Industrial Union of Textiles, Clothing and Leather (, IG TBL) was a trade union representing workers in the textile, clothing, leather, and tobacco industries in East Germany.

The union was founded in 1950, when the Free German Trade Union Federation (FDGB) reorganised its affiliates, merging the Industrial Union of Clothing, Industrial Union of Leather, and Industrial Union of Clothing.  By 1964, the union had 650,000 members, and was the third largest affiliate of the FDGB.

Internationally, the union was affiliated to the Trade Union International of Textile, Leather and Fur Workers Unions.  The union was also involved in sports associations, their names starting with "SV Verein".

The union's membership declined gradually, and by 1989, it had 601,747 members.  In May 1990, it became independent, and it decided to transfer its members to the Leather Union and the Textile and Clothing Union.  At the end of the year, it dissolved.

Presidents
1950: Wilhelm Groß
1952: Gerhard Schwedka
1953: Anna Posselt
1975: Charlotte Bombal
1986: Annelie Unger
1990: Hans-Jürgen Nestmann

References

Textile and clothing trade unions
Trade unions established in 1950
Trade unions disestablished in 1990
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2 people charged after 2-year-old dies from injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome
Ciera Gillespie and Thomas Cunningham have been charged after an incident last month left a 2-year-old child dead and a 1-year-old infant seriously injured, according to police.(WV Corrections)
By WDTV News Staff and Gray News staff
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) - Two people have been charged after an incident last month left a 2-year-old child dead and a 1-year-old infant seriously injured, according to police.
Deputies arrested Ciera Gillespie, 25, and her boyfriend Thomas Cunningham, 27, after an investigation into the death of a 2-year-old child left in Cunnigham's care, according to WDTV.
According to a criminal complaint, Gillespie told police she left to go to the store at 6 p.m. on Nov. 28 and left three children, a 1-year-old, 2-year-old and a 6-year-old, with Cunningham.
Gillespie told authorities she got a call from Cunnigham as she was pulling into the driveway that something was wrong with the 2-year-old.
According to the complaint, Gillespie said she entered the home, Cunningham reportedly handed her the child, who was reportedly limp with "blood coming from his mouth and nose."
Deputies said Cunningham called 911 and an ambulance responded.
Gillespie told deputies that as she and the ambulance were leaving the home, Cunningham ran out with the one-year-old, saying "there was something wrong with this baby also."
The 2-year-old was later pronounced dead at a hospital, according to authorities.
The report said deputies spoke with a doctor who said the two-year-old's manner of death was consistent with shaken baby syndrome and that "the retinal injuries were the worst he had seen in 20 years."
He also told deputies the injuries to the one-year-old were "significant" and also a result of shaken baby syndrome adding that "would have to be a violent trauma with immediate incapacitation."
In a separate statement from the West Virginia State Police on Dec. 1, authorities said Gillespie believed Cunningham was under the influence of a controlled substance by the way he was acting when she left the children in his care to go to the store.
Cunningham reportedly told authorities on Dec. 10 that he had used a Percocet "to get high" while the children were in his care.
Cunningham was arrested by the Upshur County Sheriff's Office and has been charged with child abuse resulting in injury and child abuse resulting in death since he was the only person taking care of the children at the time of the incident.
Gillespie has been charged with child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury and child neglect resulting in death in connection to the case.
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MTV is making plans to expose a new generation of viewers to a pair of cartoon characters who last stirred things up on the network in the 1990s, CBS News reports.
"Beavis And Butt-head" is scheduled to make a comeback, with all-new episodes set to run this summer.
Last time around the show drew protests over the colorful language and generally vile behavior of the two lead characters.
Mike Judge, who created the original series, will again be calling the shots, according to the report. He will also once again provide the voices of Beavis and Butt-head.
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Building your better bag: A do-it-yourself guide
April 12, 2013 / P.J.	/ Leave a comment
By Matthew Bertram — For Rattling Chains
In disc golf's infancy, simplicity reigned supreme. You took your one disc, carried it in your hand, and played your round.
With the evolution of the game, though, has come a plethora of discs to cater your game to a tee — meaning that, more often than not, two hands aren't even enough to carry everything.
What once was an Under Armour backpack is now a disc golf bag, thanks to some intrepid DIY spirit. (photo by Matthew Bertram)
Now, disc golf bags are undergoing a similar evolution, moving away from the standard bag-plus-quad straps to more backpack-style bags being available on the marketplace. Players, it seems, are starting to re-think how they carry their gear.
Backpacks are designed to offer better weight distribution by keeping the bulk of your disc weight high and tight to the body. Aside from the comfort aspect, they also tend to offer superior storage capacity. Whether the backpack is best for you is a personal decision, but what you can't argue is the price — manufacturers of backpack bags demand a premium for the comfort and style they offer. Today, the industry standard for these bags is right around $200.00, and can climb near $300.00.
With the backpack market continuing to grow in 2013, more options will be available to disc golfers. If dropping $200.00 on a bag is of no concern to you, or if you find a backpack that gives you everything you've been looking for, then you're making the right choice. These bags are designed for disc golfers by disc golfers. That fact should not be understated.
However, if you'd rather spend more money on discs or tournament entry fees, there is another path you might take – the do-it-yourself route.
The DIY contingent was once just as niche as the ones who carried true disc golf backpacks. But, as the backpack market grows, so do the amount of players who want more fiscally viable options – myself included. I've been tinkering and converting non-DG bags for a couple years now, and what I enjoy is being able to build something that is unique and functional out of a bag that had an entirely different purpose to begin with. My hope is that this article can offer some tips and tricks that I've learned (mostly by wasting money), so that you may be able to avoid the pitfalls and reap the benefits of creating your own disc golf backpack.
Rattling with Avery: Looking back at 2012
I said it last year and I'll say it again this year — I need to write my yearly review during the winter months before going too far along into the disc golf season.
My recent month-long trip to Asia, which included stops in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea, put me behind on a few projects, including disc golf articles. I have a lot to write about but very little time to do it. I need to stay on to of my blogs before I fall too far behind. There's always so much to write about in regard to disc golf as it's my life and there are always exciting adventures.
So, let's look back at another great year as I take you on a quick journey of some highlights from my 2012 season.
Avery Jenkins competes at the Sula Open in Norway during the 2012 season. (photo contributed by Avery Jenkins)
The life of a touring professional can be strenuous at times, but I realize I really love to travel as much as I do and I always look forward to the next event. I played very few tournaments this year because of conflicting schedules of other things going on. I haven't played this few events since 2004, when I stared back at the University of Oregon.
Over the years, I have realized it's about the quality and not the quantity of events I attend throughout the season. I pick and choose the tournaments I really want to play. I used to play 30-plus events per year, but it was always such a grind and I didn't always get the most out of the hectic travel schedule.
I have an amazing passion for gaining more exposure for disc golf. I realize teaching the sport and installing more premier courses is the way we are going to grow the sport.
In 2012, I played in 19 PDGA-sanctioned events and had seven top-5 finishes and two victories. Those came at the Lewiston (New York) Luau and the Sula Open in Sula, Norway.
I also had several strong finishes at the Memorial Championship, The "Steady" Ed Memorial Masters Cup, the Toronto Island Maple Leaf and the Rochester Flying Disc Open.
Product Review: Flywood Walking Stick
April 9, 2013 / P.J.	/ Leave a comment
By P.J. Harmer, Steve Hill and Jack Trageser — Rattling Chains staff
Nature is something most disc golfers can relate with.
And it's probably safe to say most disc golfers have had a close-up and intimate relationship with trees at some point during their playing days.
But it's not too often when one gets to throw a tree. That's what you get when you throw a Flywood disc.
The Flywood Walking Stick is a fun disc to throw and the sounds it creates are quite unique.
The Pennsylvania-based company sent Rattling Chains three discs to test — all the driver called The Walking Stick. Though I had learned about the company a bit when we ran the story about Flywood, it still wasn't the same as seeing what the disc was all about.
As many may know, I'm not a long thrower. So I usually go based on feel and how things seem to come out of the hand on a throw when trying out discs.
The Walking Stick was quite interesting and I really liked the feel of it. I was worried at first because it's wood. But it actually felt lighter than a regular disc. It had a nice look and the sound is something pretty cool, too. I also liked the way it came out of my hand. I didn't think it felt all that different with discs I normally play with and thought it remained comfortable throughout the motion and release.
As for how it flies, it did what many drivers do for me (as a right-handed-backhand thrower), it got out 200 or so feet and broke hard to the left. I threw it many times and got some nice throws, but for the most part, it broke hard.
To a better thrower, I can imagine it being something really to use during round not sanctioned by the PDGA.
The only thing I'm curious about? What happens in six to eight months if the disc gets beat up some? Is it like a plastic disc where the flight characteristics change? Or does it hold the same line. I'll be excited to find out.
The disc itself needs a little more care than the regular plastic. One needs to clean it and wax it sometimes to make sure it stays protected. The discs come with the wax needed.
I'm not going to lie, either — one of the coolest things? The sound. When it hits a tree or the chains. It's not what a disc golfer is used to. There are times it sounds like a baseball bat hitting a ball. Definitely cool and one will be easily able to tell where the disc may have gone based on the sound.
The wax is needed to keep your disc healthy.
Eventually, I hope to try out the mid-range and putter offered by Flywood. I think those will be more toward my style and something I can use a bit more. I will keep working with this disc in the hopes of being able to utilize these discs for many casual rounds.
Though they are a bit on the pricey side ($30 per disc), the discs are made by hand and show the personal love. Our discs came hand numbered, including with a card showing the information about the disc. A great touch that separates smaller companies from the big boys.
In the end, it's a cool disc. Is it perfect? No. But I've yet to see a perfect disc. It's a solid addition to a casual bag and the quality is unmatched. Mix that with the personal touches and what the disc can do, and it's definitely worth having.
I usually get pretty excited for any new discs we get to review for Rattling Chains. After all, when a company takes the time to recognize what we do, and we get to try something for free, I'm all for it.
But I don't think any release – with respect to other manufacturers, of course – had me as excited to get to the mailbox as the Flywood Walking Stick.
After reading a little about the discs online, and then watching the video on Flywood's website, I had a feeling we were going to be receiving something special. True, the disc isn't PDGA-approved, which might be a drawback for some. But, with a two-year-old at home and the family commitments that come with that, I play maybe one PDGA-sanctioned event per year. As a result, I can throw whatever I want and not have to worry about it fitting the standards.
Flywood's discs come with a nice and personal touch.
And I am glad I don't have to do that, because the Walking Stick is a tremendous piece of hardware.
The disc I received had a delicious, candy apple red finish to it, and it weighed in at 172 grams. However, in the hand it feels much lighter than a plastic disc of the same weight. Perhaps it is due to the material, or the multi-ply construction – I'm not sure. But it feels light in the hand.
My main concern with this disc – which I am sure others are worried about, too – was that it would feel uncomfortable ripping out of my hand on a drive. With it being made of wood, and therefore being less flexible, I was concerned that it might result in some distressing callouses. I am happy to report, though, that the finish on the disc, particularly on the rim – is smooth and easy to release.
As for the flight, this may be one of the only discs that I have ever been able to make replicate its flight chart. On a good rip, the Walking Stick would fly dead straight for about 65% of the flight, then start to make a gentle, late turn before fading out at the end of its ride. When I didn't really dial it in, it was still plenty useful, with a straight-then-fade flight reminiscent of an Innova Teebird. It can easily be a workhorse off the tee.
However, out of the box it is still too stable to hold an anhyzer line. As a result, it was great for flex shots, but certainly couldn't be a one-disc-wonder. Rather, an understable complement would pair nicely with it.
There is, though, one major downside to this disc – it is too pretty for me to want to throw. I'm worried about clanging it off of the rocks that line some of my home course's fairways and taking dings out of it. I just want to keep it in mostly pristine condition and hang it on the wall to stare at.
Maybe it is time to add another Walking Stick to the collection – one for the bag, one for decoration. It truly works well for both purposes.
Jack Trageser
When I first became aware of Flywood disc golf discs, my initial reaction was intense curiosity. Wooden discs that are meant to be thrown and used in actual disc golf play? I always get excited about anything in disc golf that truly breaks new ground.
However, I'm first and foremost a competitive player, and after a quick check I realized that a disc made of wood would never be approved by the PDGA for use in sanctioned events due to the inherent rigidity of the material. Right away it was clear that these discs are not going to be "game-changers" that break records in terms of distance or control. That would be pretty cool though, wouldn't it? It would be the opposite of what happened in ball golf when titanium drivers replaced woods.
Regardless of my discovery that wooden discs would not be vying for a spot in my competition bag, I was still eager to see how one looked, felt and flew. When mine arrived in the mail, I have to admit I was impressed.
The Flywood, tombstones.
The company's driver, The Walking Stick, came packaged with Boobee wax, which is used to improve the grip, and, I suspect, when applied to their putter it also helps (at least a little) to grab the chains. I'm not sure, but guessing that is also verboten according to PDGA rules as well.
Another great touch is that the disc has a card attached that actually numbered my disc (#371) and dated it as well. This was a great reminder that I didn't just have another disc on my hands, but a handcrafted work of art. I'll finish by returning to this point, but for now I'll just say this is where I think Flywood can get the most traction with its products.
When it was time to take my Walking Stick out for a test, I picked an area where it would land on nothing but soft grass. I know, ideally, I would have tested it for durability as well as flight characteristics, but I just couldn't bring myself to purposefully inflict damage on such a work of art.
Unfortunately I don't have much positive to say about the flight of the disc, except that it did indeed fly like a golf disc, and it was reasonably stable. But compared to plastic or rubber discs, it didn't seem to have much sail or float to me, wanting instead to plunge back to earth as soon as the energy I put into the throw had dissipated. Also, as the disc released from my power grip, there was noticeable discomfort. The inner edge feels smooth enough to the touch, so I suppose this is due to the rigidity of wood.
It seems to me that Flywood has two different markets for its disc — the first is a small subset of the disc golf crowd, players who care deeply about the environment and desire that as many products as possible that they use and consume be completely natural. If you love disc golf but have issues with petroleum-based plastics, these discs are your answer to being able to make an already environmentally-sensitive sport even more so.
The other market for Flywood — and the one I'd think could make these discs quite popular — consist of people who feel that the flying disc is an ideal subject for all forms of art. I love the idea of a hand-crafted disc, especially if it's master-crafted the way these are. If you're the type that collects all things disc golf, the price tag of $30 is well worth it for what you get. Just imagine having a perfectly shaped wood disc on your wall along with all your other wall discs. Which one do you think will catch a visitor's eye first? Exactly.
If you have any comments, questions, thoughts, ideas or anything else, feel free to e-mail me and the crew at: pj@rattlingchains.com. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook!
Poll 53: Giving a good image
We've been dealing with some interesting topics this week.
And, being we covered the family and cliques last week, we're going to keep on that same page a bit and talk about how the old regulars give off the image of this sport to newbies or non-players.
But, as always, we'll get to that in a moment. First, let's go back to last week and see what people had to say about that poll.
We wanted to know how you perceive disc golf.
There were 100 players who voted in this poll. Of that group, 63 (63 percent) said the sport is made up of cliques. The other 37 (37 percent) said it was one big happy family.
This was definitely quite a gap.
Let's get some people's opinions on this to expand on this vote.
Brodie Smith bridges the gap between Ultimate and disc golf
By P.J. Harmer — Rattling Chains Staff
Though Brodie Smith isn't a mainstay of the disc golf world, he's certainly not a stranger to it, either.
Known heavily for his trick-shot videos, some of which have appeared on ESPN, and his work as a professional Ultimate player, Smith has drawn a large following of people in and out of the disc sports community. He's personable, engaging and really knows how to capture an audience.
In the world of disc sports, that's a big thing.
Well-known among the Ultimate and trick-shot crowds, Brodie Smith also has connections to disc golf and is one of the top disc sports ambassadors. (photo courtesy Brodie Smith)
He's active on social media, too, interacting with fans and others.
"I enjoy it," he said. "I love my fans and I know I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing without their support. Also, at the end of the day we are all people and its always nice to get to know new people and make new friends."
Smith's fan base is pretty big, too.
His YouTube channel has nearly 240,000 subscribers, with more than 36.8 million video views. Smith's Daily Vlog, also on YouTube, has almost 20,000 subscribers, with nearly 8 million views.
He also boasts more than 21,000 followers on Twitter and more than 48,000 likes on his Facebook page.
Needless to say, he's out there.
But who is Brodie Smith?
Out of Production, but still producing: disc value is in the eye of the holder
If you frequent online enclaves such as the the Disc Golf Collector Exchange group on Facebook, or the similar forum pages on Disc Golf Course Review, the acronym O-O-P may be well known to you.
It stands for out-of-production, which refers to discs no longer being produced by their manufacturer.
This, of course, is significant to collectors because it means a disc is in limited supply and, therefore, of potentially higher value.
It means something to me, too, but for a different reason. While collectors get excited about O-O- P, I get nervous.
Having played disc golf for more than 20 years, I own close to 100 discs, not including the stock I have on hand for use in my School of Disc Golf. But I would not consider myself a collector. Possibly a bit of a historian, and, more than anything else, an accumulator. But as collectors are thought of as those who like to build a collection either as a hobby or for profit, I can safely say that isn't me.
Only discs with personal significance are in Jack Trageser's collection. Among this group are his first ace, most memorable ace, a disc to commemorate the opening of the first course in San Francisco, a NorCal 'Hotshot' disc awarded for the low round in a tour event, and a prototype DGA Blowfly, signed and given to him by Steady Ed Headrick. (photo by Jack Trageser)
I have some discs that would go for much more than their original sales price if I ever decided to sell them, but all the discs in my possession that I value the most are dear to me for one of two reasons — either I have a sentimental attachment to them – like my first ace disc or a prototype signed and given to me by Steady Ed Headrick; or they are out of production and I still use them to play.
It's the second reason that is the main subject of today's post. Irreplaceable actually retains its literal definition when the object that is difficult or impossible to replace is actually serving a function rather than just gathering dust (in it's dust cover, of course). The mere thought of losing a key disc in your bag and not being able to replace it can cause little beads of sweat to form on one's forehead — am I right?
Poll 52: Family and Cliques
Before we get rolling with this week's poll, we'll clear up yesterday.
We hope you all enjoyed the story and everything. With how April Fools' Day is now, it's hard to slip things past people, so we wanted to have some fun. The thing about that day, in this day and age, it's hard to truly pull something off. So the goal was to have fun and make people smile and laugh.
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We're going to tackle something many of us have seen. The inner-circle, or "old boys" sort of network in disc golf circles. Or, if you're lucky, the lack thereof.
As the game grows, there will likely be situations like this. And, with society, it can often be a norm. So, we'll tackle that in a moment.
First, let's get back to last week's question and see what some people had to say. We asked you how many disc golf-related clothing items you owned. We had 197 people vote.
Of those voters, 91 (46 percent) said they owned 1-10 items. That was followed by 11-20, which garnered 41 votes (21 percent). None came in third (34 votes/17 percent), followed by 21-30 (16 votes/8 percent), more than 50 (11 votes/6 percent), 31-40 (2 votes/1 percent) and 41-50 (2 votes/1 percent).
Rattling Chains enters disc manufacturing market, sponsors first pro
By Steve Hill — Rattling Chains staff
Much like Irish rock band The Cranberries asked with its 1993 debut album, "Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?"
Rattling Chains is proud to announce that it is jumping into the disc manufacturing market, with a line of six discs to be released this Friday, April 5.
Making its own line of discs has been a goal of Rattling Chains since day one, according to founder P.J. Harmer, but it took a bit longer than expected.
Big Kev, a lumberjack from Upstate New York, is set to be the first pro for Rattling Chains.
"This is the culmination of a long and arduous process, but we are thrilled with the results," Harmer said. "We are confident that our readers, and disc golfers the world over, will feel the same."
Harmer initially began developing the discs with founding partner Darren Dolezel before the Rattling Chains blog began, he said. But with the market already being flooded with manufacturers, Harmer decided to build the brand name before investing in the plastic.
"As soon as I first picked up a disc, I knew I wanted to improve on the concept," Harmer said. "Ease of use, grip, accuracy, consistency – all of these qualities are covered with the Rattling Chains line."


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Fun Valentine's Day Activity: Valentine Word Scramble!
If you're looking for a fun & easy Valentine's Day activity, this is it! Simply download, print and have fun unscrambling these Valentine's Day related words!
Everyone loves a good word scramble! Kids, adults… everyone! This Valentine themed word scramble is sure to be a hit this Valentine's Day too. It is perfect for all levels because it comes with an optional "word list" where the words are listed but not in the correct order. So if you have littler ones who need some extra help, they can look at the word list to give them clues.
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Q: C# object stored on disk (MemoryMappedFile?) I have a set of large objects (over 20GB) that I need to access quickly from an application.
So far I have read these files from disk, to RAM on application startup. This is an expensive task as the files are deserialized to an in-memory object. However, after the initial startup delay in loading these files, the objects can be accessed very quickly. Now however, the sizes of the files are now too large to store in RAM.
I am now having to read part of the files from disk, deserializing them to memory, then discarding the used memory, reading the next files, and so on in a loop. This is very expensive computationally due to the deserialization.
Is there a way where I can have an "in-memory" object that points to a memory space that is stored on disk? This would be slower to access than if it was resident in RAM, but the slower access to disk rather than RAM would still be faster than repeatedly deserializing the data I suspect.
Is there a way to do this?
The data btw is essentially a List of structs that need to be iterated over.

A: If it is essentially a list of structs, then yes: you can use memory mapped files here. The most effective way to do this would be to create a single huge view over the data (let the OS worry about mapping it and paging it as needed), and obtain and store the unmanaged pointer to the root (you can get that from MemoryMappedViewStream, but IIRC there are more direct ways to get it).
Now; two things you don't want to do:

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*constantly deal in unmanaged pointers

*constantly copy the data

But: you can use ref T and Span<T> as your friend; System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe has facilities to hack between void* and ref T, and Span<T> can take a void*; this gives you two easy ways of working with struct data that is held in unmanaged memory.


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"I would hope that other litigants won't have to deal with an adversary like ours who has been intent on violating court orders, repeatedly," said Kirkland's Tom Weir. :But as this case proves, you cannot give up and must continue pushing forward with faith in the judicial process."
By Ross Todd | January 08, 2021 at 07:30 AM
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Anne Johnson and her team persuaded a Texas appellate court to take the extraordinary step of tossing a jury verdict after the court found that the borrower plaintiff couldn't establish the basic elements of his fraud claim.
Litigator of the Week: Goodwin's Cannabis Practice Helps Free Man Serving Life Sentence for Marijuana Conviction
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Brett Schuman, the co-chair of Goodwin Procter's cannabis practice, says that "those of us making money in the state-legal cannabis industry have a special obligation to help those serving time for the same or similar conduct that we are all profiting off now."
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Black bass, brown bass, green bass, widemouth bass, bigmouth, bucketmouth, black trout.
Average 12-15 inches. Largemouth bass can grow 17-20+ inches in quality populations.
Largemouth bass is a member of the sunfish family, though larger than those species considered "panfish". Together with six other species of bass, they make up the group typically known as the black basses. Other than the largemouth, the only other member of the black basses in BC is the similar looking smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu. Largemouth bass are less "flattened" and are longer than other sunfishes. They usually have a general greenish-black color to them, with a prominent dark horizontal band along their midline, whereas smallmouth bass are more of a brownish-green color with subdued dark vertical bands. Also, with their mouth closed, the maxillary (upper lip) of the largemouth bass extends fully past their eye, whereas in a smallmouth bass, it will reach only the middle of the eye.
Many of the lowland lakes and ponds across BC have been planted with bass at some point during the past 100 years, both legally and illegally. Of course there are some lakes and ponds in BC that are well known quality bass waters.
Largemouth Bass are commonly found in shallower waters closer to shore in shallow weedy lakes, backwater areas of medium and large rivers, ponds, canals, and reservoirs . They are most commonly found associated with heavy growth of vegetation, soft bottoms, and various cover such as stumps, trees, water lilies, and cattails. The Largemouth Bass can tolerate a wide range of water temperature but is most active in water that is 65F to 80F. Most Largemouth Bass caught by anglers are under 2 pounds, but Largemouth up to 5 pounds are not uncommon. Largemouth bass are fighters when hooked and will often become airborne in their effort to throw the hook.
For Largemouth a 6 to 7 foot medium to medium-heavy graphite rod with a matched anti-Reverse bait casting reel spooled with 6 to 8 lb test if the Largemouth Bass are at the edge of the weeds or structure. If the Largemouth are in heavy weeds or cover spool your reel with 8 to 12 Lb test, this will help getting them out of the weeds without breaking your line.
Largemouth Bass fishing consists of many types of lures and soft plastics. These are top water baits, spinner baits, and soft plastic lures. Largemouth Bass are opportunistic feeders with a wide variety in their diet. This means that they will also take a wide variety of baits and lures. Some of the better producers are soft body lures such as worms, grubs, frogs, minnows, flipping tubes, or crayfish. These soft lures can also come scented. Spinner baits are also top producers these include such lures as Booyah's Bassinator Spinnerbaits, the Strike King Bottom Dweller Spinnerbait, Sworming Hornet's Fish Head Spin Jigs, Enticer Pro Rattling Jig, Stacey's Flip'n Jig, and the Strike King Bleeding Bait Spinnerbaits. Topwater lures include the Xcalibur Xz2 Zell Pop Hardbaits, Arbogast Jitterbugs, Heddon Lucky 13, Rapala Skitter Prop, and the Luhr Jensen Nip-I-Diddee Classic Lures. When retrieving your lures mix it up until you find what is working. A method of fast retrieval or fast and jerky can usually entice a bite. If these don't work then try a medium retrieval with a short pause every 3 to 4 cranks of the reel.
Below are some of the best tips to help you when fishing for Largemouth Bass. I hope that you'll find them to be both useful and effective.
Fish for Bass During the Pre-Spawn – The holy grail of bass fishing is during the largemouth pre-spawn. The pre-spawn starts in spring around the time when the water temperature gets to be between 55 to 65 degrees. This is when both male and female bass move to the shallow areas, start aggressively feeding and looking for the best place to nest. Fisherman during this period can actually locate bass right from shore, that's how close they get. This is the best time to get a trophy bass, but remember to catch and release female bass so they can complete their spawn and continue the cycle of life for bass.
Size Doesn't Matter – The size of your lure doesn't dictate the size of the bass you'll catch. Remember, a largemouth bass will strike prey that is 25% to 50% of its length. So even large lures can catch small bass. If you're not having success then try a smaller lure such as the Strike King Spinnerbait.


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About The Guild
Canceled: 2022 Finger Lakes Fiber Festival
Welcome to The Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild The Finger Lakes Fiber Festival has been canceled for 2022. Promoting the art of spinning in upstate New York since 1985
The guild is a group of people interested in various aspects of handspinning. The group formed in 1985 with just a few members and has grown to a group of well over 100. Members include veteran spinners as well as those who are completely new to spinning. Guild meetings offer opportunities to meet other spinners, learn spinning techniques, and share resources. The guild educates wider audiences about spinning through public demonstrations.
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church, 70 East Main Street, Victor, NY, from 10:00 to 3:00.
Learn More About the Guild
February 18, 2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
2020 Spin-along
Beautiful fleeces from Nistock Farm have been processed by Acorn Works and each participant will get 8oz of natural colored roving to create their work of art. Anything can be made with this fiber, but nothing can be added to it–no dyes, no other fiber, no embellishments. These projects will be on display at the September 2022 guild meeting. Just imagine the possibilities!
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"Two goals in two minutes ensured a comfortable entry ino the semi final"
Chelsea made their Premiership pedigree count as they ended the last Second Division team's involvement in the FA Cup and marched into the semi-finals.
Gillingham, who had added some underdog romance to this season's competition, were crushed in the Stamford Bridge quarter-final.
Peter Taylor's side had beaten Bradford and Sheffield Wednesday en route to the last eight.
But hopes of a third Premiership scalp proved far-fetched, as Gianluca Vialli's men used all their multinational nous to crack five goals and set up an intriguing semi-final with Newcastle.
The Blues were just 1-0 up at the break, after Tore Andre Flo's opener - but two goals in as many minutes early in the second half effectively ended the contest, before further polish was added to the scoreline in the closing stages.
Gillingham's 7,000 travelling fans, perhaps realising their side had little chance of victory, cheered their players throughout as they were given a second-half masterclass.
Chelsea went ahead after 16 minutes, as Uruguayan midfielder Gustavo Poyet crossed from the left and Flo used his aerial expertise to great effect.
The Norwegian was at full-stretch as he headed the ball back across keeper Vince Bartram and into the far corner of the net.
Gillingham worked tirelessly early on to close the gap in class and had a great chance to equalise when Nicky Southall put in a splendid cross from the left, eluding the lunge of Marcel Desailly - but Andy Thomson headed inches over the bar.
Gianfranco Zola, who has scored just once since the opening day of the season, almost ended his goal drought with a dipping drive, while John Harley sent a free-kick just over the bar.
Bartram kept Gillingham in the match in first-half stoppage time, as he turned George Weah's goalbound shot onto the bar after good work from Didier Deschamps.
But Gillingham's brave resistance was ended with a double strike after the interval.
Teenage centre-back John Terry scored his first senior goal for Chelsea with a header after 49 minutes.
And seconds later Chelsea were three up, as Weah flicked a through-ball from the impressive Deschamps over Bartram and into the net.
By now Chelsea were rampant and only a combination of fine goalkeeping and sloppy finishing kept the score down.
Bartram saved from Morris and Zola and Bernard Lambourde fluffed a glorious chance, with Gillingham unable to repel the Blue hordes.
Five minutes from time, Zola gave the scoreline a realistic note, stroking a penalty into the bottom corner after Jody Morris had been pulled back by Browning.
Morris then finished the job a minute from time, reacting first to beat Bartram after his first volley had hit the post.
Chelsea: De Goey, Lambourde, Terry, Desailly, Harley, Poyet, Deschamps, Morris, Zola, Weah, Flo. Subs: Petrescu, Sutton, Ambrosetti, Cudicini, Clement.
Gillingham: Bartram, Southall, Ashby, Pennock, Butters, Edge, Smith, Hessenthaler, Lewis, Saunders, Thomson.
Subs: Asaba, Nosworthy, Browning, Hodge, Mitten.


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You know when you meet someone for the first time you start forming ideas in your head of what type of person they are. You ask yourself are they trustworthy, are they friendly, will I get on with them. This is a natural human trait designed to protect ourselves from danger and ensure that we are safe.The same process happens in the job interview, and in the first few minutes the interviewer will form an unconscious opinion of you. Making a good first impression is vital in a job interview and in fact you can use these first minutes to your advantage. In this post I give you some top advice relating to both verbal and non-verbal language to make a winning first impression.
The Apprentice candidates shows how NOT to do it.
The new series of The Apprentice is now on our screens and all candidates have made their first impressions to Sir Alan Sugar. Some were quiet and some were loud but all were judged. In this 12 week long interview for an investment partner job candidates must prove their skills whilst proving their character.
The interviewer will most likely be meeting your for the first time and as in a social encounter they will forming an impression from the first few seconds of meeting you. They will not be aware they are doing this as it all happens sub-consciously, It will be in the form of a 'gut feeling'.
In the job interview you will only have a short space of time to sell yourself. So how do you create that favourable first impression that can win you the job?
Do not pretend to have the skills if you don't. Job interview questions are not yes/no questions – you will be expected to elaborate and give examples so don't set yourself up for a fall.
Do not argue with other candidates if in a group interview. Say your piece and explain reasons.
Definitely do not talk over the interviewer. Remember, you want to impress them, not rub them up the wrong way.
non-verbal signals. The very first impressions are made before you even sit down. Walk in confidently and introduce yourself whilst waiting to be offered a seat. Thank the interviewers for inviting you here.
Smiling shows confidence: We all react to a smile and this shows you to be confident, comfortable and pleased to be at the interview. Indeed for a nervous interviewee a smile can help banish those nerves. Remember too that the interviewer may be nervous and immediately smiling helps set a more friendly encounter.
Make Eye Contact: Again this is a vital piece of body language which shows confidence.
Dress as if you were in the job: What you wear to the interview can make a great impact on the first impression you give. The right selection of attire and accessories can make a very successful first impression and go a long way towards wining you the job. I always advise candidates to dress as if you were already in the job and giving a presentation in front of the board. So fit your clothing choices to those worn at the company but just up a notch for the interview itself. This shows you have made an effort and that you care.
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We're EMBARK HEALTHCARE (formerly Carrot Capital Healthcare Partners). We offer a unique approach to investing in the pharmaceutical industry.
Founded in 2001, today, almost two decades later, our new name best reflects our role in the pharmaceutical industry as an "Indications Discovery Company."
EMBARK HEALTHCARE companies don't discover new drugs. Instead, they discover new ways to use existing drugs for other indications and then advance those drugs into late-stage development programs for the betterment of humankind.
Drugs are essential to helping treat the over 400 million people worldwide who suffer from some 7,000 diseases that have no effective treatment — yet new drug development is becoming increasingly risky, costly and time consuming.
This is why drug repurposing – which seeks new efficacies among existing drugs – is gaining in popularity. Over the last 5 years, repurposed drugs have accounted for 45% of drug approvals in the U.S., generating some $500 billion in annual revenue.
It's easy to see why. For one thing, repurposed drugs offer a lower risk approach, because of their known safety profile. What's more, by seeking out drugs where human data exists for a new indication, EMBARK HEALTHCARE companies can further lessen the risks inherent in drug discovery.
The benefits of repurposing don't end there. Repurposed drugs can also have a much shorter route to regulatory approval, and they have a much higher overall rate of approval. Moreover, repurposed drugs can gain approval at a fraction of the cost of de novo drugs.
It's no wonder then that repurposing is gaining so much attention. EMBARK HEALTHCARE's portfolio of companies are proud to be at the forefront of this transformation in drug development.
A bedrock principle of the pharmaceutical industry used to be the 'one drug-one target' paradigm. The continued rising costs, combined with the catastrophic failure rates of de novo DDD (drug discovery and development) have driven the pharmaceutical industry towards some exploration of [drug repurposing] strategies and their potential. The numerous benefits of [drug repurposing] are clear and well documented… Entrenched, silo-structured, pharmaceutical companies are not conducive corporate structures for [drug repurposing]. In addition there appears to be a sentiment that [drug repurposing] is not an endeavor that produces innovative research and outcomes [scientific snobbery]. Widescale implementation of smart [drug repurposing] strategies could unleash a torrent of productive activity that enhances pharmaceutical company performances and provides significant opportunities for all the stakeholders.
Source: Therapeutic Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery World
After we identify an asset and secure rights, we add intellectual property ⎯ such as reformulation and/or a distinct dosing regimen, plus seek to obtain regulatory exclusivities ⎯ such as Orphan Drug Designation for rare diseases or conditions.
Then, with the input from the best and brightest experts in each particular field, we conduct a proof-of-concept study to further de-risk the asset in order to make it as attractive as possible for big pharma to license or acquire.
Major pharmaceutical companies are in constant need of drug candidates to fill ever-dwindling late-stage pipelines.
As R&D budgets shrink (less than 50% of all new drug approvals stem from in-house R&D efforts), drugs go off patent, a drug's life cycle ends, or where newer drugs create competitive pressures on sales and margins, big pharma is forced to turn to in-licensing or acquisition to fill the gap.
EMBARK HEALTHCARE. HEALTH. CARING.
The pharmaceutical industry is still beleaguered by escalating costs, stagnant productivity and protracted timelines as it struggles to bring therapeutic drugs to market. This situation has been compounded by a ravenous generic drug sector.
…there is a morphing landscape dictated by more stringent regulatory oversight, demands for mechanism-of-action-based drug discovery and development and a patient population driven by the advent of personalized medicine and a consumer mentality. This has left the pharmaceutical sector scrambling for avenues of opportunity to minimize risk, reduce costs, and fill their pipelines with safe and efficacious candidate drugs.
Drug repurposing…is an attractive way to maximize return on prior and current preclinical and clinical investments in assets that were originally designed with different patient populations in mind.
HOW THE NUMBERS FOR REPURPOSING ADD UP
Asset 1 Repurposed drugs involve LESS RISK, because of their known safety profile.
Asset 2 Further, we seek out drugs where HUMAN DATA exists for the new indication.
Asset 3 Repurposed drugs have a SHORTER ROUTE to regulatory approval and a HIGHER RATE OF APPROVAL.
Asset 4 Repurposed drugs can gain approval at a FRACTION OF THE COST of de novo drugs.
Asset 5 Adding IP (i.e., new patents) and gaining orphan drug designation and other regulatory distinction (i.e., new chemical entity), provides MARKET EXCLUSIVITY.
Asset 6 Repurposed drugs bring PATIENTS IN NEED life-saving, life-changing therapy, HELP PHARMA fill their late-stage pipeline, all the while BENEFITING INVESTORS.
REPURPOSED DRUGS CAN COME FROM MANY SOURCES
There are a number of reasons that drugs become available for repurposing. It could be that the drug's original patents expired. Maybe a better drug came to market for that indication and the company decided to shelf the program. Sometimes the company itself develops a next-generation drug and retires the older version. Or it could be that the discovery of the drug was for an indication that at the time didn't provide enough financial incentive to be developed. Those are just a few of the reasons drugs become available for repurposing.
Sometimes a promising drug fails, only for investigators to discover its effectiveness in a different condition.
For example, sildenafil, developed for cardiovascular disease, failed in a clinical trial, but a side effect appeared that indicated the drug might treat erectile dysfunction, and thus the $2 billion-a-year blockbuster drug Viagra was born.
In the 1960s, AZT was originally developed to fight cancer, but it didn't work. In the 1980s, after AIDS emerged as a new infectious disease, a pharmaceutical company began a massive study of potential agents. Among those tested was AZT, which blocked the virus' activity. This "break-through" became the first live-saving FDA approved AIDS medication.
One of the most astonishing cases of a repurposed drug involves thalidomide. Originally approved in Europe in the 1950s, doctors were infamously prescribing it to prevent nausea in pregnant women. It was discovered to cause severe birth defects in new-borns and was withdrawn from the market. In 1998, thalidomide found a new use as a treatment for leprosy and in 2006 it was approved for multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer.
With 30,000+ approved drugs and more either discontinued or abandoned for one reason or another, there's a rich pool of potential compounds for repurposing.
Click The Image To View Or Download A PDF File – "How Repurposed Drugs Are Changing The Face Of Medicine"
Click the image to view or download a pdf file – "How The Numbers Add Up For Repurposing"
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Meagamann Movie Review exclusively at cinediary.in . Settai stars Arya and Hansika have teamed up for the second time in action drama, Meaghamann. Lets see if the duo achieves commercial success this time in Meghamann Review.
Meghamann [Captain of the Ship]. Shiva [Arya] and Chandra [Ramana] are the two undercops who join two different drug mafia groups for an undercover operation to bring down the drug mafia. They earn the trust of their respective groups, but their misfortune reveals their true colours within no time. Will they succeed in nabbing drug mafia troupe is all about Meaghamann movie.
Arya has got the chance to play single hero after years and has good scope for performance. Yet, he appears with the same expression and body language throughout the movie, could have done it better.
Hansika is more a cameo in Meaghamann. She is limited to five to six scenes and had very less screen presence.
Ramana has lived his role. Main villians, Sudhanshu Pandey and Ashutosh Rana are menacing enough for the powerful roles.
Magizh Thirumeni has presented one more under-cop film to the Tamil audiences in his style with director's liberty. Neither the script, nor performances are messy, but director has no surprises or necessary twists to make it an interesting watch. Screenplay could be better, at the same time he has to be appreciated for not including unnecessary punch dialogues and going according to the story.
Thaman's songs doesn't have much importance in the movie and montage song acts like a speed breaker. Meaghamann theme is prettily placed, infact this has elevated particular scenes.
Satish Kumar's cinematography is an asset to the film. His camera work is handy during action sequences. He has to be appreciated for the stylish appeal of the scenes. Stunt choreography needs a special mention.
On top of it, Meaghamann has a crisp editing with just 140 mins running time. Lavish presentation by Nemichand Jhabak company.
Meaghamann by Magizh Thirumeni is an out and out action entertainer with few logical loopholes.
Movie begins on a regular note with introduction of characters. Arya, Ramana on mission. Interval bang after a nail biting gun fight, one of its kind and movie ends with a predictable climax.
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Since its opening in November 1989, the Wexner Center has attracted international critical acclaim for its innovative architectural design, and for its bold artistic programming. In each of its program areas, the Wexner Center seeks to support and encourage artistic experimentation and investigation through artists' residencies and commissioned projects. Such initiatives provide artists with crucial financial support, along with access to professional resources and techinical expertise available at the Wexner Center and The Ohio State University, while also creating many opportunities for interaction with the university community and the public. By serving as both a vital national showcase and an active "laboratory" for the development of new works, the Wexner Center offers its audiences insight into the issues and ideas that shape contemporary culture.
Thursday evening and café weekend hours are in effect when exhibitions are open.
Free Thursdays! Are you free after 5 pm? We are, on Thursdays, when admission to the galleries is free from 5 to 9 pm.
The Wexner Center is located on North High Street at the corner of 15th Avenue on the campus of The Ohio State University.
Convenient parking (with discounts for members) is available in the Ohio Union Parking Garage, located one block south of the Wexner Center on High Street.
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) buses provide direct and easy access to the Wexner Center from downtown and some outlying neighborhoods. The #2 bus runs north and south on High Street and stops at 15th Avenue from each direction. Visit COTA's Web site for details.
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Barbershop issue stole the media spotlight
A surge in media exposure occurred in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) over the weekend.
Then, the International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali announced nine additional sectors that will be allowed to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) on April 10.
The sectors include automotive, machinery and equipment, construction, aerospace among others.
However, the media focused on the operation of barbershops, using it as their headline grabbing news.
Subsequently, Malaysians were unhappy with the ministry's decision in allowing barbershops to operate amidst the pandemic.
They voiced their opinions on social media, raising concern that barbershop in operation would break the precautionary method of social distancing.
Hence, there might be a new Covid-19 cluster with barbershops as hotspots.
In response to the public outcry, Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakoob, tried to calm the public, stating that only barbershops in the green zone will be allowed to operate. Not only that, the barbershops must adhere to the strict standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Ministry of Health.
On the other hand, Penang Chief Minister, Chow Kon Yeow prohibited barbershops from opening their doors in the state.
Apart from the barbershops, businesses selling electrical appliances are allowed to operate for Malaysians to purchase during the MCO.
This could come handy for Malaysians; from changing a light bulb to replacing their spoilt electrical appliances.
In addition, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be benefit from the leeway of allowing machinery and equipment sectors to operate during the MCO.
SMEs could use the opportunity to recover from the sudden halt to their production schedule which had lasted for almost a month.
Nevertheless, the barbershop issue has been taking over the newspaper pages as it concerns the health and safety of Malaysians.
It was also reported that the majority of barbershop owners in the country prefer to remain closed during the health crisis.
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A personal collection of reflections, anecdotes and stories relating to the Canary island by Martin Harris.
First Impressions 1970's
First Impressions 2015
38. Popular domestic architecture 2
At right angles forming an 'L' with this simple cottage, there is usually a small kitchen attached, often with a flat roof and ceiling of splinters blackened by the smoke of a thousand meals cooked over an open fire. This disposition was no accident. El Hierro has, together with La Palma, the most Atlantic climate of all the Canaries. The cool, humid Trade Winds from the north and northeast are constant and quite often much more than a pleasant breeze. The 'L-shape' provides the islanders with a sunny patio, facing preferably south but in practice anywhere between southeast and west, that protects them from the wind. The door of the dwelling most often gives on to this patio and there is invariably a masonry bench beside it for grandma to sit on. This orientation of dwelling and patio is the same whether on the northern or southern slopes of the island and is often maintained even when dwellings are clustered together.
A two storey house in the north of the island. Note the gable end and the traditional rendering of the walls. In this example, the 'L-shape' has been obscured by partial roofing at a later date and another construction in front.
Wherever possible, the islander built not on valuable flat arable land but on a slope, often taking advantage of a break or natural step in the slope. Again a slope facing roughly south was preferred and goes some way to explaining the somewhat curious way hamlets seem to have grown on only one side of the ridges. There were also practical constructional advantages: rainwater collected from the roof could be channelled round the ends of the cottage down to the water cistern which every dwelling had and was often near or under the patio. More importantly, however, a slope or naturally terraced piece of land facilitated construction and, of course, two-storeyed buildings: half the uphill wall was already there. In villages, especially on the more fertile northern slopes, where the two storey construction was formalized, windows were set in the upper storey walls and small barred ventilation openings are commonly found downstairs.
The humble building on the left, roughly contemporary with the one in the photo above, is a good example of the transition from rural tradition to urban. The patio has in some way been replaced by the alley in front and by a walled garden. There are no parapets and the tiles are weighed down with large stones. Otherwise the proportions are similar and the method of construction is the same. The addition with the stairs at the far end is much later. This house, in Valverde, could be anywhere in the islands, even in the Azores.
Quite often the patio itself was sunken, surrounded by walls retaining small fields or gardens. Although today it is often hard to discern because of the large number of recent structures, the use of sun-orientated natural slopes and sunken patios gave a pleasant and varied pattern to traditional groupings of dwellings following the contours of the land.
All that is left of a humble dwelling
in El Pinar, the door jamb and lintel,
so solid that over a very long time
even the stone walls have fallen away.
Inside there were two methods of flooring the dwelling. Fairly large stones may have been packed into place to make a rough cobbling. Alternatively, a mixture of earth and cow-dung may have been laid down and smoothed over. In the single storey dwellings, more comon in the poorer south, at about two metres above the floor a platform of pine trunks and planks formed a sort of loft where the people slept under the roof. The lower part, then, was used for everything else: storage, workshop, eating etc. Doors were invariably haar-hung, that is to say there were no hinges but the door pivoted in holes at the bottom and in the lintel at the top. The door jambs and lintel consisted of a frame of sturdy pieces of hardwood, usually Juniper, or pitch-pine, and were more important structurally than just doorframes. Internal dividing walls, if any, were flimsy partitions of split bamboo wattle or sacking. Stone dividing walls would have taken up too much space. On occasions a second cottage was added end to end giving the impression of a long construction of two rooms.
Every house had a rainwater cistern, in fact the family's main supply of fresh water. The cistern usually had a diameter of 3.5 to 4 metres and a capacity of about 30 cubic metres, although we have a very much smaller one. It was dug straight down often through a stratum of hard basalt. The walls were made impermeable with lime and the roof crudely corbelled with large rocks. The surface of the cistern roof was finished with lime in the same way as the flat roofs and an opening was left to pull water with a bucket. Many traditional houses had in a wall facing the access to the dwelling a small niche containing wooden crosses in memory of departed kinsfolk.
Not exactly ancestor worship, but you may be forgiven
for thinking so.
Another very common feature is the bread oven, usually built quite separate from the dwelling – in any case I have never seen one with access from within the cottage as in other parts of Spain. The oven is usually a cube about 2 metres square, apparently built in exactly the same way as the cottage walls, with a flat roof and a small opening half way up and in the middle of one wall. The chamber is a perfect hemispherical void about 125cm in diameter in the centre of the construction and built with shaped blocks of conglomerate. The floor is of flat basalt flags. The fire was set in the chamber to one side and the fumes came out through a horizontal flue near the door.
Publicado por Martin Harris Palmer
Etiquetas: chamber, cistern, corbel, haar-hung, L-shape, lintel, niche, oven, patio, pivot, rainwater, slope, wattle
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Really informative of you that you highlighted the domestic architecture of this place, it actually looks really calm and natural but it's not good to hear the sufferings this place is going through.
Martin Harris Palmer 20 Oct 2017, 19:08:00
Glad you liked it. Actually, though, the suffering is a thing of the past - just like anywhere else in, say, the nineteenth century - only the rich lived in anywhere near the kind of comfort we take for granted.
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Martin Harris Palmer
My wife and I have lived in the Canary Islands for more than fifty years, and have had a house on the smallest and westernmost, El Hierro, since the late seventies. Now we are retired, we live here permanently.
People have an odd idea of the Canaries, derived from holiday resorts that mirror holiday resorts anywhere else in the world. In fact, though, the islands are extremely varied and beautiful, and they are inhabited by real people whose idiosyncrasies have been shaped by their geography and history.
El Hierro is our forgotten island, the least visited and in some ways the most interesting. In this blog I aim to build up an alternative picture that for the discerning visitor complements the official one of the island where I have spent some of the happiest years of my life.
Me at Google+
1. About this blog
"Oh! We know El Hierro. We went there last year for a couple of days. Didn't like it much. Too quiet for us. No beaches, nothing to do. You ...
El Hierro, the youngest, the westernmost of the archipelago, is, like all the Canary Islands, of volcanic origin. It is the tip of a giganti...
3. First Impressions 2015
Today there is no longer the sensation of adventure in travelling to the island, no feeling that you are going somewhere different, far away...
2. First Impressions 1970's
As a family, we first visited El Hierro back in the late 70's. At that time there was not even a ferry to the island: a crane picked up the ...
51. Biodiversity among the grapevines of El Hierro
Vines cultivated in El Pinar under the unique conditions of El Hierro. Volcanic soil high above the clouds, to the east La Gomera and Te...
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Q: ¿Qué diferencia entre CASE ... WHEN y combinación de AND ... OR en MySQL? La duda viene de las respuestas a esta pregunta:

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*Columna alternativa para usar en un JOIN en MySQL
Se buscaba solución para usar una columna u otra en el JOIN entre dos tablas dependiendo de un criterio dado: cuando el valor de la columna pre sea igual a 0 se usará la columna id_liturgia en el JOIN, de lo contrario, se usará pre.
Se propusieron dos soluciones distintas, que arrojan los resultados esperados:
Solución 1: con AND  ... OR
SELECT l.id_liturgia
  FROM liturgia_calendario lc
  INNER JOIN liturgia l
    ON ((lc.pre = 0 AND lc.id_liturgia = l.id_liturgia) OR lc.pre = l.id_liturgia)
  WHERE lc.f_yy=2018 and lc.f_mm=6;

Solución 2: con CASE ... WHEN
SELECT l.id_liturgia
FROM liturgia_calendario lc
INNER JOIN liturgia l
    ON l.id_liturgia=(CASE WHEN (lc.pre = 0) THEN lc.id_liturgia ELSE lc.pre END)
WHERE lc.f_yy=2018 and lc.f_mm=6;

Esta es una variante  de la solución 2:
SELECT  *
    FROM ( SELECT   CASE WHEN (pre = 0)
                        THEN id_liturgia
                        ELSE pre
                   END AS id_liturgia
                   FROM liturgia_calendario
                   WHERE f_yy=2018 and f_mm=6
    ) lc
    INNER JOIN liturgia l
        ON lc.id_liturgia=l.id_liturgia

La pregunta
¿Hay alguna diferencia entre la solución 1 y la solución 2 por ejemplo en cuanto al rendimiento? ¿Habría alguna forma de probarlo? ¿O se puede usar cualquiera de las dos indistintamente?

A: Es mejor la solución con "AND ... OR"
Esto es debido a que el CASE se evalua una vez se han recuperado los datos. Por lo tanto, no podemos aprovechar los índices para filtrar los datos.
Las soluciones serían idénticas en caso de no disponer de índices en los campos.
Ver: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/4e9e9d/2
Como se puede apreciar en los explains. En el primer caso hace dos accesos 'index' (lee todo el índice) y tiene un bucle para igualar los resultados.
Sin embargo en el segundo caso para la segunda tabla utiliza un acceso 'ref', lo cual quiere decir que es capaz de filtrar en ese índice.
La segunda query suele tardar entre a 4 a 8 veces menos. Es un ejemplo sencillo, pero debería ser extrapolable a tu caso.


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Q: Sum of Even and Odd Integers in an Interval
Let $f(x) = x^{2n} - x^{2n-1} + ... + x^4 - x^3 + x^2 - ax + b$. Which value for the pair $(a,b)$ will insure that the x-axis will be tangent to the graph of $f(x)$ at $x=1$.

Okay. First of all, I feel obliged to mention that I am rather miserable at counting. For instance, I still have trouble with $n-0=n$ being the number of integers in $[0,n)$ or $[0,n]$. After some effort, I was able to show that the condition $f(1) = 0$ implies $1 -a + b = 0$. Now I am trying to draw the imnplications of the implication $f'(1) = 0$.  Since $f(x) = \sum_{k=2}^{2n} (-1)^k x^k -ax + b$, $f'(x) = \sum_{k=3}^{2n} (-1)^k k x^{k-1} - a$. Hence
$$0=f'(1) = \sum_{k=3}^{2n} (-1)^k k - a = \sum_{k \in \{3,...,2n\}, \mbox{ even }} k - \sum_{k \in \{3,...,2n\}, \mbox{ odd }} k - a$$
At this point I am not sure what to do. There has got to be a faster way to see all of this, especially because this is a question on a timed test (it has to be done within a minute).

A: $$\sum_{k\in\{4,6,8,\dots, 2n\}} k = \sum_{i=2}^n 2i = 2\cdot\sum_{i=1}^n i -2 = 2\cdot \frac{n(n+1)}{2}-2 = n(n+1)-2 = n^2+n-2$$
You can do something similar for the sum over the odd integers:
$$\sum_{k\in\{3,5,7,9,\dots, 2n-1\}}k = \sum_{i=1}^{n-1}(2i+1) =\sum_{i=1}^{n-1}2i + \sum_{i=1}^{n-1}1 = 2\frac{(n-1)n}{2} + n-1 = n^2-n+n-1=n^2-1$$


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'Life isn't that much different now for us' - the O'Donovan brothers on lockdown and Olympic training
Shane McGrath
Laughter was only ever a small part of the O'Donovans' story. The brothers from Skibbereen became stars in this country and famous far beyond it, too, partly because they won silver medals at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Their fame was down to their interviews, too, and their willingness to mock themselves. Phrases like 'pull like a dog' were soon adorning T-shirts, as it became increasingly difficult to gauge whether the brothers were serious or not when they spoke publicly.
Behind the joshing were, of course, a pair of world-class athletes who were in earnest about their sport and their ambitions.
Paul and Gary O'Donovan. Pic: Getty Images
That remains the case, even in a time of extraordinary flux as uncertainty stalks every single aspect of our lives.
Their sporting circumstances have changed since Rio: no longer are they far and away the outstanding lightweight pair in Irish men's rowing.
Paul O'Donovan won gold at the world championships last August but with him in the boat was Fintan McCarthy, another Skibbereen athlete.
There are five from the club competing to fill the boat that the pair qualified: O'Donovan, McCarthy, his twin brother Jake, Gary O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll.
2019 World Rowing Championships, Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy celebrate after winning the LM2x A Final. Pic: INPHO/Detlev Seyb
Paul O'Donovan is regarded as one of the outstanding talents in world rowing and, fitness allowing, he is expected to take one of the places.
His brother is determined to join him, but the brothers are no longer a guaranteed pair.
Since their partnership was broken up — even if only temporarily — their personal relationship has not been affected, they insist.
'For the last couple of years we haven't had much to do with each other outside the boat,' said Gary O'Donovan with a laugh yesterday.
The O'Donovan brothers are living together in a small cottage in Cork. Pic: Malcolm McNally/The Irish Post
'We live separately. Paul does his studies, I do my own thing.
'We're independent and only see each other training. There's probably less snapping (at each other) because when I wasn't in the boat we were around each other even less (than before).'
They are seeing an awful lot of each other now. The pair are renting a cottage near the family home, where they have been based since returning from a training camp in Spain last month. 'We had to go into quarantine as soon as we got back from Spain,' said Gary.
'We came to west Cork and rented a small cottage just down the road from home, just so we would be on our own, away from family and friends.
Paul is balancing his studies with rowing. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
'We got our hands on rowing machines, and so we've been on our own since then. After our two-week quarantine, the isolation was coming in anyway so we stayed put.
'We've been on our own the last month now.'
Social distancing is not, they have discovered, altogether different from the ascetic lives they were pursuing anyway as high performance athletes.
'Life isn't that much different for us,' said Gary.
Uncertainty still surrounds the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games. Pic: Carl Court/Getty Images
'We've realised we don't actually interact with a whole lot of people day to day when we're training. It's not such a drastic change for us, really.'
Their days are filled by a shared training requirement, after which Paul continues his medical studies, and Gary listens to podcasts, watches rowing videos and, as he described his morning yesterday, 'I went for a wander. I was out looking at the grass and the trees, checking out views'.
Athletes orient their lives by targets, though. The next session, the next race, the next Olympics: they are the guide lights by which they make their way through careers. For now, there is no next race. Tentative plans to reschedule international competitions are in train, but remain vulnerable to a virus that remains terrifyingly unknowable.
'We have a target, the big target is the Olympic Games and they've set a date for that,' countered Paul.
Gary O'Donovan, right, and Paul O'Donovan celebrate winning the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final on day seven of the World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
'You're training away with that in view. They're also talking about rescheduling the European rowing championships for later in October, so we have that as well depending on how things are going.
'We train every day anyway so it's not too difficult.
'A lot of it is about maintaining the fitness that we have. It had been an Olympic year until recently.'
Come January, they will start another Olympic year, but the unsettling truth is that the coming months will be shot through with doubt as public health officials around the world try and balance the reintroduction of everyday life with the effect this will have on the spread of Covid-19.
It can be said that the 2020 Olympics are due to start on July 23, 2021, but doubts have already been expressed, given the logistics of moving tens of thousands of people around the world in order for the Games to take place in their traditional form.
'We're aware that anything could happen,' said Gary O'Donovan.
'All these things are out of our hands and if they happen, there isn't a pile we can do.'
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At least three people are dead and thousands lose power after a strong storm system barrelled up the east coast of the US.
The victims were killed in the town of Waverly, Virginia, which was hit with winds up to more than 60mph (97kph).
The same system, which spawned several tornadoes, destroyed hundreds of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida on Tuesday, killing three others.
Forecasters said more than 80 million people were in the path of the storm.
Tornado warnings were issued for the densely populated region between Washington and Philadelphia.
The storm raced east Wednesday night, with a brutal line of weather sweeping through New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Utility companies reported that more than 238,000 customers in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia and Maine were without power as of 5:30 a.m. ET.
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