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Source: La Locanda Ristorante Italiano & Wine Bar
La Locanda in Gisburn, near Clitheroe, offers an "extensive menu of hearty homemade dishes", according to The Michelin Guide 2015. A 4-course meal for two at this Italian restaurant, with a glass of prosecco each, is now £45.
Valid 2 Jan-31 Mar, 2015; 12-2:30pm, 5-10:30pm Mon-Thu; 12-10pm Sun.
Source: Heathcotes Brasserie
Paul Heathcote is known for his recipe books and his appearances on the Good Food channel. You can now get a 5-course tasting-menu lunch or dinner for two with prosecco at his restaurant, Heathcotes Brasserie, in Preston for £49.
Lunch 12-2:30pm; dinner 5-9:30pm Tue-Sat 27 Dec-29 Mar, 2015
Source: Fusion Room
You and a friend can now enjoy a 6-course tasting-menu lunch or dinner with prosecco at Fusion Room in Preston for £49 -- that's only £24.50 per head.
12-2, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri; 5pm-late Sat until 28 Feb, 2015
Source: The Bay Horse Inn
For less than £15 a head, you and a friend get two courses and a glass of bubbly at The Bay Horse Inn in Roughlee, a recently reopened country pub on the edge of Pendle Hill.
12-9pm Sun; 12-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri until 30 Nov; 2 Jan-27 Feb, 2015 +£6 12-9pm Sat
Source: The Plough Hotel
The Plough Hotel in Oswaldtwistle is now offering a "hearty" (The Lancashire Telegraph) 2-course meal for two with a glass of prosecco each for £25.
12-8:30pm Wed-Sat, 12-8pm Sun until 31 Mar, 2015
Source: La Locanda Ristorante Italiano & Wine Bar
Visit La Locanda Restaurant, "Gisburn's cosy, cottagey Italian" (The Guardian), for an Italian sharing platter lunch for two with drinks for less than £18 per head.
12-2:30pm Wed-Sun until 31 Dec, 2014
Source: The Blue Mallard
You and a friend can save 48% on afternoon tea and a glass of prosecco at The Blue Mallard in Burscough Wharf, on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal -- now only £25 for two.
2-5pm Tue-Sun until 28 Feb, 2015


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Anixter International Inc. Announces A $350 Million, 7-Year Senior Notes Offering By Anixter Inc.
GLENVIEW, Ill. ,
April 24, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE), a leading global distributor of communication and security products, electrical and electronic wire & cable, fasteners and other small parts, today announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Anixter Inc., it is offering $350 million of senior notes due 2020.
Anixter International Inc. will fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes, which will be unsecured obligations of Anixter Inc. The net proceeds will be used to pay down outstanding debt under the company's receivable securitization program and short term borrowings, as well as provide additional liquidity for maturing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
The offering will be made under Anixter Inc.'s shelf registration statement.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting Wells Fargo Securities, at 550 South Tryon Street, 7th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Client Support, MAC D1086-070, Telephone: LLC, 1-800-326-5897.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction to any person where such offer or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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This section is the place to post your general code offerings.
As a longtime dvorak user, I've occassionally noticed that it's
extremely unbalanced left-right. The right hand, does almost all
of the work.
A few times, I've tried using xmodmap to create a mirrored
keyboard layout; but this didn't work well. Since my typing speed
falls 10x, it's always faster to just leave the keyboard layout
Wasn't there some way to practice a new keyboard layout, without
constantly running
setxkbmap -layout dvorak -option ctrl:nocaps; xmodmap new-layout;
setxkbmap -layout dvorak -option ctrl:nocaps; xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
So, wrote a perl script, to apply what-if-the-keyboard was a different layout transform to input.
That alone wouldn't be interesting enough to post. A trivial one-liner with s/./$map{$&} ? $map{$&} : $&/eg; is sufficient.
But, it was sorta clumsy to use. In a shell, a lot of keystrokes
are necessary (up-arrow, backspace, backspace, backspace) to change
the text. So, I eventually wrote a terminal ui for it, to make it easier
to use.
The code
Dvorak keyboard users are rare, people who are trying to become left-handed are extremely rare. So, change $leftside and $rightside to something else, more meaningful.
As an Storage Administrator who works on EMC Symmetrix Storage Array, many times, I have to extract a list of all the hosts connected to the storage array. This needs to be extracted by logging into the storage array and running a command like symmask -sid 12345 list logins, and then the hostnames are to be extracted from the list and stored in a text file. If hostnames are not reflecting, then the corresponding World Wide Name (WWN) of the Host HBA should be included in the list. To ensure dual or quadruple redunduncy, each host will show two paths or four paths, so the duplicates need to be removed and the host names need to be in Upper case. There are many such arrays, and a seperate file needs to be created for each of them.
Sometimes, the file has to be regenerated every few minutes due to some changes/requirements and the old file must be deleted, else wrong records will be captured. The script picks the array name from the command output stated earlier. This script is working fine on Redhat Linux 6.4 running Perl Version 5.10.1 and on Windows 2003 running Strawberry Perl version 220.127.116.11.
Hoping fellow EMC Administrators will find this script useful. Please note - I dont get to write scripts on a regular basis, so there's quite a lot of improvement that can be done with the script. If so, kindly let me know. Here's the script:
Here's the test file that's fed to the script. The actual file will have much more entries than what's given below.
And here is the output:
C:\Users\pmu\Documents\perl\work>perl hostnames.pl test_list_logins.tx
Deleting existing "hostlist_hostnames.pl_000190101234.txt". A new one
+will be created.
Please Check the file - [ C:\Users\pmu\Documents\perl\work\hostlist_ho
+stnames.pl_000190101234.txt ].
NULLs are replaced with corresponding pWWNs.
And here's what the file - hostlist_hostnames.pl_000190101234.txt contains:
I remember that, a few years ago, someone asked a question about Writing a Programming Language in Perl. I was a little bit skeptical at first, but very interested in this subject too. Few years passed by, until me and a friend of mine decided to create a toy-language from scratch without using anything else, but Perl. We wanted it as simple as possible and powerful as much as it can be.
Object-oriented paradigm must be the answer, right? We thought so. And it is, partially. The language we designed is called Sidef. It strongly follows the OO style; each piece of data is stored inside objects with own methods and operators defined to work on that type of data. (actually, in Sidef, an operator and a method are the same thing)
Simplicity? What do we mean by something simple? How simple can a programming language be defined? This is the main question that I wanted to answer. A year after the start of the project, I think we found a reasonable answer: objects and methods. This is, I think, the simplest way a programming language can be defined. But, what about conditional expressions? They can't be created by objects and methods only, right? Wrong! They can:
if (false) {
} elsif (true) {
} else {
var condObj = if(false); # 'if' object
condObj do {
} elsif(true) do {
} else {
perl -d:Modlist=options script.pl
perl -MDevel::Modlist=options script.pl # equivalent
#use strict; #commented to not pollute %INC
#use warnings;#commented to not pollute %INC
my $file = $ARGV[0];
my $content = do { open my $fh, '<', $file or die $!; local $/; <$fh>
my $begin =<<'THEEND';
no strict; # access $VERSION by symbolic reference
no warnings qw (uninitialized);
print map {
sprintf "%-20s %s\n", $_, ${"${_}::VERSION"}
} sort keys %INC;
eval $begin.$content;
print $@ if $@;
perl -c -e "BEGIN{print qq(1-begin\n)};
UNITCHECK {print qq(2-unitcheck\n)};
CHECK {print qq(3-check\n)};
INIT {print qq(4-init\n)};
print qq(5-main\n);
END{print qq(6-end\n)}"
-e syntax OK
# the same code without -c
use strict;
use warnings;
my $folder = $ARGV[0];
my $url = $ARGV[1];
(my $descr = $folder) =~ s/_+/ /g;
my $longname = 'Perl genarated extension - '.$descr;
mkdir $folder or die "Cannot create $folder: $!";
chdir $folder or die "Cannot enter $folder: $!";
# the manifest
open MANIF, '>', 'manifest.json' or die "Cannot open a file to write i
+n: $!";
my $manifest = '{
"manifest_version": 2,
"description": "'.$descr.'",
"background": {
"scripts": ["background.js"]},
"name": "'.$longname.'",
"permissions": [ "contextMenus", "tabs" ],
"version": "1.0"
print MANIF $manifest;
close MANIF;
# the jscript
open JSCRIPT, '>', 'background.js' or die "Cannot open a file to write
+ in: $!";
my $background ='function customfunc(info)
var searchstring = info.selectionText;
chrome.tabs.create({url: "'.$url.'" + searchstring})
chrome.contextMenus.create({title: "'.$descr.'", contexts:["selection"
+], onclick: customfunc});';
print JSCRIPT $background;
close JSCRIPT;
I wrote a Perl module, Log::Reproducible, to help improve reproducibility (and record-keeping) of analyses. The code, README, and (some) tests are hosted on GitHub. I'm posting the README below. It contains relevant code snippets and describes how to use Log::Reproducible. If interested, please take a look the code on GitHub. I'm aiming to submit to CPAN and would really appreciate any feedback.
EDIT: Added code for module, too (at very bottom)
EDIT #2: Thanks to a suggestion by DrHyde in a GitHub issue, I've added some Perl-related info to the archives: version, path to the perl binary that was used, and @INC. It has already been pushed to the develop branch. Next, I'll update the module so that current vs archived Perl info is compared when reproducing an archive. In the event that the info doesn't match, the script will bail or the user will be prompted whether or not to continue.
Note: I've tested this module alongside other modules that use and/or manipulate @ARGV and have not found any conflicts as long as Log::Reproducible is imported before the other modules.
TAG LINE: Increase your reproducibility with the Perl module Log::Reproducible. Set it and forget it... until you need it!
MOTIVATION: In science (and probably any other analytical field), reproducibility is critical. If an analysis cannot be faithfully reproduced, it was arguably a waste of time. Log::Reproducible provides effortless record keeping of the conditions under which scripts are run and allows easily replication of those conditions.
I'm using DynDNS.org, but recently they got more obnoxious with their (free!) service, and being a cheapskate who doesn't want to be annoyed, I set up my own dynamic DNS update with my vhost at Hosteurope. I have set up ns.example.com as the DNS server for the dyn.example.com zone with the Hosteurope DNS and run my own DNS server on my vhost to serve entries for *.dyn.example.com. The key setup is done according to the many dynamic DNS articles.
The below program reads the external IP address from my UPnP enabled gateway, a FritzBox. It then sends the signed DNS update packet
to my DNS server.
The setup is not particularly secure, as the key can be used to update any dynamic IP address in the dyn.example.com zone. But for my purpose of having one name map to a dynamic IP address, that's just enough.
There is an old post about Perl (maybe perl?) and (untyped) lambda calculus http://perl.plover.com/lambda/ . However, even from the perspective of a small compiler, we may reach almost the same simplicity.
The code below is written in yapp (Parse::Yapp) grammar and should be compiled with yapp utilities:
Hi monks,
I've been growing an interest for computer graphics lately, and most especially for proceduraly generated landscapes (the kind of stuff we can see in open-world or sandbox games). So while educating myself on this subject I learnt a few things about noise, and I learnt about the so-called Perlin noise, which was invented in the eighties or something. In 2002, Perlin improved his algorithm by using a better tesselation of space. It's called the Simplex noise and it's discussed and explained by Stefan Gustavson in this document, while providing a java implementation in public domain.
Well, I don't like java so I wanted to translate it into Perl. I've done it for the 2D dimension, and I thought it was worth sharing with you monks. I'll certainly translate the rest (3D and 4D) later. I will almost certainly write a Perl 6 version as well.
I also added a few lines to create a noise image in PGM format. Here is the result:
And here is the code (the original java code is in the __END__)
Once one of your modules on CPAN is used/required by another module on CPAN not under your own control, it might be a good idea to test all those modules with your new code to verify you didn't break anything.
The first thing you want to check is the fact that your module actually is used by something else. We are in luck here, as that is already done for us. For this example, I'll continue with a short and simple module (Data::Peek) as the logs are much shorter, but the process is exactly the same as for a module that is used widely, as DBI or Text::CSV_XS, for which I wrote this to begin with.
Before you want to check other modules, of course you check your own suite:
$ perl Makefile.PL
$ make test
All tests successful.
Result: PASS
$ make distcheck
So the module passes, but does it still pass in the modules that require it? To test that, we first need to see what that lists consists of. CPANTS has that list readily available for each module on CPAN. We can use the internals of CPAN to fetch and test that list.
That fetches the list of modules that require Data::Peek, check if any of those is recognized by CPAN, for each makes a call to CPAN's test function/method, catches all the output with Capture::Tiny (and ignores all output for now) and use the return code available in $? to decide FAIL or success:
$ prove -vwb sandbox/used-by.pl
sandbox/used-by.pl ..
Reading '/home/merijn/.cpan/Metadata'
Database was generated on Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:17:02 GMT
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.90)
Reading 3 yaml files from /home/merijn/.cpan/build/
Restored the state of 1 (in 0.0431 secs)
ok 1 - App::tkiv
ok 2 - Geo::KML
ok 3 - Spreadsheet::Read
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=3, 13 wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr 0.00 sys + 10.29 cusr
+ 0.60 csys = 10.91 CPU)
Result: PASS
Running this for Text::CSV_XS resulted in 4 RT tickets with patches on other modules that failed depending on Text::CSV_XS where they did either something wrong or were not yet up to date with new(er) code.
If I find myself not forgetting to run this before I release a new module, I think I will prevent a lot of complaints later :)
I created a single user Mojolicious based RSS aggregator. It uses PostgreSQL for its database. I had attempted to use SQLite when I first started but I ran into some problems with reliability and I have not had much of a need to go back.
It is pretty minimal for Mojolicious use as well a JavaScript to get the work done.
I have been using it everyday for several months and it has been quite stable. At the moment it is a single file script.
I wrote it to be usable from a desktop web browser but also from a mobile browser as well. I only have access to an Android Galaxy S3 so I cannot say how well it will work on iPhones or other devices.
Here are some features
You can find it here on GitHub
First the programs, python:
import operator
import hashlib
from threading import Thread
def ticks_all():
with open('/proc/stat') as f:
cpu = f.readline().split()
return (int(cpu[1]), int(cpu[3]))
def ticks_process():
with open('/proc/self/stat') as f:
cpu = f.readline().split()
return (int(cpu[13]), int(cpu[14]))
def do_work():
d = hashlib.md5()
d.update('nobody inspects')
for i in xrange(0, 10000000):
d.update(' the spammish repetition')
before_all_user, before_all_sys = ticks_all()
before_process_user, before_process_sys = ticks_process()
threads = []
for i in xrange(0, 8):
t = Thread(target=do_work)
for t in threads:
after_process_user, after_process_sys = ticks_process()
after_all_user, after_all_sys = ticks_all()
print 'delta process: user:', after_process_user - before_process_user
+, 'sys:', after_process_sys - before_process_sys
print 'delta all: user:', after_all_user - before_all_user, 'sys:', af
+ter_all_sys - before_all_sys
use 5.16.0;
use threads;
sub open_for_read($) {
open(my $handle, "<$_[0]") or die "opening $_[0]: $!";
$handle }
sub ticks_all {
my $f = open_for_read("/proc/stat");
return (split ' ', <$f>)[1,3] }
sub ticks_process() {
my $f = open_for_read("/proc/self/stat");
return (split ' ', <$f>)[13,14] }
sub dowork () {
use Digest::MD5;
my $d = Digest::MD5->new;
$d->add('nobody inspects');
$d->add(' the spammish repetition') for (0 .. 10_000_000)}
my ($before_all_user, $before_all_sys) = ticks_all();
my ($before_process_user, $before_process_sys) = ticks_process();
my @threads;
for my $i (0 .. 8) {
my $t = threads->create(\&dowork);
push @threads,$t }
$_->join() foreach @threads;
my ($after_all_user, $after_all_sys) = ticks_all();
my ($after_process_user, $after_process_sys) = ticks_process();
#(note: changing perl defaults for print)
$, = " "; #put spaces between output fields
$\ = "\n"; #add LF to end of lines by default
print 'delta process: user:', $after_process_user - $before_process_us
' sys:', $after_process_sys - $before_process_sys;
print 'delta all: user:', $after_all_user - $before_all_user,
' sys: ', $after_all_sys - $before_all_sys;
> export TIMEFORMAT="%2Rsec %2Uusr %2Ssys (%P%% cpu)"
> time python ticks.py
delta process: user: 9263 sys: 2987
delta all: user: 6034 sys: 2178
67.35sec 92.64usr 29.89sys (181.94% cpu)
> time perl /tmp/pticks
delta process: user: 2917 sys: 3
delta all: user: 2926 sys: 25
3.36sec 29.20usr 0.03sys (870.05% cpu)
For 9 threads:
lang #thrds #coresuse %efficency
python 9 1.82 20.2%
perl 9 8.70 96.7%
In a recent blog post I put together, I added a code sample I am expecting to release in LedgerSMB 1.5 (code under the GPL v2+, etc). The sample shows what I think is really cool about Perl 5 as a language, namely the ability to change the semantics enough to build dialects for specific things in the code.
This example extends some of the things that Moose or Moo does to show declaratively defined object methods (in this case wrapping a service locator for PostgreSQL stored procedures.
package LedgerSMB::Currency;
use Moose;
with 'LedgerSMB::PGOSimple::Role', 'LedgerSMB::MooseTypes';
use PGObject::Util::DBMethod;
sub _set_prefix { 'currency__' }
has id => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int', required => '0');
has symbol => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Str', required => '1');
has allowed_variance => (is => 'rw',
isa => 'LedgerSMB::Moose::Number',
coerce => 1, required => 1);
has display_precision => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int', required => '0');
has is_default => (is => 'ro', isa => 'Bool', required => '0');
dbmethod list => (funcname => 'list', returns_objects => 1 );
dbmethod save => (funcname => 'save', merge_back => 1);
dbmethod get => (funcname => 'get', returns_objects => 1,
arg_list => ['symbol']);
dbmethod get_by_id => (funcname => 'get_by_id', returns_objects => 1,
arg_list => ['id']);
This code allows me to do something like:
my $usd = LedgerSMB::Currency->get('USD');
my @currencies = LedgerSMB::Currency->list;
$usd->{allowed_variance} = 0.2;
It also gives useful information that the simple form of ipconfig lacks (eg. the adapter's MAC address -- to get it you have to use "ipconfig/all" which spews out even more information to wade through). Plus, you can easily spot from the "Connected" line in the header the indices of connected interfaces (when -a or -v is supplied).
Here's an output comparison, where less lines is arguably better when you're trying to get device information quickly:
ipconfig ......... 57 lines
ipconfig/all ..... 121 lines (!)
ifconfig.pl ...... 19 lines
Now that I'm using the script all the time I've added a feature to disable/reenable the network device by adding the argument ~N, where N is the index of the device displayed. This saves the hassle of having to open several dialog boxes to get to the network adapter settings, just to be able to cycle an interface that's down for some reason.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# Displays currently connected network interfaces.
# Lets you DISABLE/REENABLE an interface (eg. if it's not responding)
# 2014-02-26 golux -- created.
## Libraries ##
use strict;
use warnings;
use File::Basename;
use Data::Dumper;
use Getopt::Long;
## User-defined ##
my $ipconfig = 'C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe';
my $netsh = 'C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe';
my $maxwidth = 12;
my $re_addr = qr/^(\d+)[.](\d+)[.](\d+)[.](\d+)(?:)?$/;
my $re_vm = qr/VMware Network Adapter/i;
my $re_dots = qr/[\s.]*:\s*/;
my $re_if = qr/^\s*([\sa-z0-9]+):\s*$/i;
my $re_ip_addr = qr/IP Address:\s*(\d+[.]\d+[.]\d+[.]\d+)/i;
# Order of tags presented
my $a_items = [qw[ desc dhcp state mac addr addr6 mask gate dns ]];
# Label used for each tag
my $h_label = {
'desc' => 'Desc',
'state' => 'State',
'dhcp' => 'DHCP',
'mac' => 'MAC',
'addr' => 'IP Addr',
'addr6' => 'IPv6 Addr',
'mask' => 'Mask',
'gate' => 'Gateway',
'dns' => 'DNS Suffix',
# Regex used to capture the value for each tag
my $h_regex = {
'desc' => qr/^\s*Description${re_dots}(.+)/i,
'state' => qr/^\s*Media State${re_dots}(.+)/i,
'dhcp' => qr/^\s*Dhcp Enabled${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'mac' => qr/^\s*Physical Address${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'addr' => qr/^\s*IP(?:v4)? Address${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'addr6' => qr/^\s*IPv6 Address${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'mask' => qr/^\s*Subnet Mask${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'gate' => qr/^\s*Default Gateway${re_dots}(\S+)/i,
'dns' => qr/^\s*Connection-specific DNS Suffix${re_dots}(\S+)/i
## Globals ##
my $b_all = 0;
my $b_vms = 0;
my $b_help = 0;
## Command-line ##
my $go = GetOptions(
"a" => \$b_all,
"v" => \$b_vms,
"h" => \$b_help,
## Main Program ##
$| = 1;
my $iam = basename $0;
$b_help and give_help();
my $a_args = [ @ARGV ];
my $a_info = get_config_info();
if (@$a_args > 0) {
change_inteface_states($a_info, $a_args);
$a_info = get_config_info();
## Subroutines ##
sub fatal {
my ($msg) = @_;
my $lnum = (caller)[2];
my $text = "($iam) FATAL[$lnum]: $msg";
die "$text\n";
sub give_help {
my $syntax = qq{
: Syntax: $iam [switches] [command ...]
: This program shows the currently connected network interfac
: To cycle a network interface #N (disable, then enable it a
: use the command '$iam ~N'.
: Switches
: -a ... display all interfaces (even disconnected ones)
: -v ... display virtual (ie. VMware) interfaces
: -h ... display help message and exit
$syntax =~ s/(^\s+:)|((?<=\n)\s+:)|(\s+$)//g;
die "$syntax\n";
sub get_config_info {
chomp(my @lines = `$ipconfig /all`);
my $a_info = [ ];
my $h_if = { };
foreach my $line (@lines) {
$line =~ /^\s*$/ and next;
if ($line =~ /$re_if/) {
my $if = $1;
(my $name = $if) =~ s/^Ethernet adapter\s*//i;
$h_if = { 'if' => $if, 'name' => $name };
push @$a_info, $h_if;
foreach my $item (@$a_items) {
if ($line =~ /$h_regex->{$item}/) {
$h_if->{$item} = $1;
next HANDLE_LINE;
return prune_results($a_info);
sub prune_results {
my ($a_info) = @_;
my $a_pruned = [ ];
for (my $i = 0; $i < @$a_info; $i++) {
my $idx = $i + 1;
my $h_if = $a_info->[$i];
my $addr = $h_if->{'addr'} || "";
my $name = $h_if->{'name'} || "";
my $b_is_vm = ($name =~ /$re_vm/)? 1: 0;
my $b_conn = 0;
$addr =~ s/\(Preferred\)//;
if ($addr =~ /$re_addr/) {
($1 or $2 or $3 or $4) and $b_conn = 1;
$h_if->{'conn'} = $b_conn;
if ($b_all or ($b_conn and ($b_vms or !$b_is_vm))) {
push @$a_pruned, $h_if;
return $a_pruned;
sub show_basic_info {
my $a_conn = [ ];
for (my $i = 0; $i < @$a_info; $i++) {
my $idx = $i + 1;
my $h_if = $a_info->[$i];
my $b_conn = $h_if->{'conn'} || 0;
$b_conn and push @$a_conn, $idx;
my $conn = (0 == @$a_conn)? "(none)": join(", ", @$a_conn);
print "\n";
my $cname = $ENV{'COMPUTERNAME'} || "";
my $domain = $ENV{'ComputerDomain'} || "";
my $user = $ENV{'USERNAME'} || "";
print " ------------------------------------------------\n";
$cname and print " Computer .... $cname\n";
$domain and print " Domain ...... $domain\n";
$user and print " User ........ $user\n";
$conn and print " Connected ... $conn\n";
print " ------------------------------------------------\n";
print " Type '$iam -h' for help\n";
print "\n";
sub show_interface_info {
my ($a_info) = @_;
my $space = " ";
for (my $i = 0; $i < @$a_info; $i++) {
my $h_if = $a_info->[$i];
my $idx = $i + 1;
my $if = $h_if->{'if'};
printf " #%d [$if]\n", $idx;
foreach my $item (@$a_items) {
if (my $val = $h_if->{$item} || "") {
($item eq 'mac') and $val =~ s/-/:/g;
my $label = $h_label->{$item} || " ";
$label or fatal("No label found for item '$item'");
my $dots = "." x ($maxwidth - length($label));
printf "$space %s %s %s\n", $label, $dots, $val;
print "\n";
sub change_inteface_states {
my ($a_info, $a_args) = @_;
my $nifs = @$a_info;
foreach my $arg (@$a_args) {
if ($arg !~ /^~(\d+)$/) {
print "Invalid arg '$arg' ignored\n";
} else {
my $idx = $1;
if ($idx < 1 or $idx > $nifs) {
print "Skipping interface '$idx' (not in range 1-$nifs
} else {
my $h_if = $a_info->[$idx-1];
my $name = $h_if->{'name'};
print "\n\n";
sub cycle_network_interface {
my ($name) = @_;
print "Type [RETURN] to DISABLE, then ENABLE interface '$name':";
my $netsh_dis = qq{interface set interface "$name" DISABLED};
my $netsh_en = qq{interface set interface "$name" ENABLED};
my $netsh_show = qq{interface ip show addresses "$name"};
print "Command: netsh $netsh_dis\n";
system("$netsh $netsh_dis 1>nul 2>nul");
print "Command: netsh $netsh_en\n";
system("$netsh $netsh_en 1>nul 2>nul");
my $ntries = 32;
my $addr = "";
print "Renewing IP address ";
while ($ntries-- > 0) {
print ".";
chomp(my @results = `$netsh $netsh_show`);
map { /$re_ip_addr/ and $addr = $1 } @results;
$addr and last;
select(undef, undef, undef, 0.25);
print "\n";
$addr or fatal("Failed to reenable interface '$name'");
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It's not a fair fight,
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convention/vacation spot Orlando is on the list, as well.
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Try, "Sure, BWI can take you to faraway places. Like Lot Z," or
"My, the gestures you learn on the way to BWI."
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Philadelphia -- it's just, as the Baltiomore Sun reported,
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Pennsylvania," as it quoted Alfred Testa Jr., director of
aviation for the Harrisburg airport.
Testa, and
airport-management maverick himself, would like to snag a few
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time savings; and the hassles, coupled with the extra expenses
(from parking to hotel stays) that sometimes accompany a trip to
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does BWI), Testa figures his people's time is certainly worth a
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SBCC Routs L.A. Pierce 11-0
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Staked to a 7-0 lead after one inning, Santa Barbara City College baseball pitcher Justin Bruce was on cruise control as he fired a 3-hit complete game shut out as the Vaqueros won 11-0. SBCC improves to 17-7 on the year and 6-4 in the rugged Western State Conference North standings.
The 6th ranked Vaqueros scored all seven of their first inning runs with two outs.
SBCC hosts Ventura on Thursday.
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Review 15 – Nobu
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50% South Korean, 50% English… I'm one of many people in Australia who literally personify Asian Fusion. But when you're talking about Asian Fusion in a culinary sense, there aren't really that many things that can obviously mix. If you're not an expert, your menu is going to end up as appetising as that juice that always seems to develop at the bottom of bins. Luckily, the masterminds in the Nobu kitchen are clearly experts.
Walking in, you can feel the thick wall of opulence. The décor is serious business. Glass orbs adorn portions of the ceiling, geometric wooden pillars are sprinkled throughout the main chamber, the hues are rich but understated, there's more wood than a forest and more leather than a paddock full of livestock. It's very nice indeed, but some might find it intimidating or excessive. Restaurant Amusé for me nails high-end décor, but I don't mind Nobu's approach.
Service was up and down. Birthday girl Mother Reviewman, Father Reviewman and I had a fantastic, knowledgeable American waitress for most of the night. She checked how we were doing regularly, and was happy to suggest her favourites from the complex, large menu. After we'd decided on our wines, we asked a young waiter for the menu. He advised us that he'd have to tell someone else to get the menu for us which, to be fair, happened promptly. But really, can you not get a menu for a table yourself? There must be some process that needs to be followed, yes, but in that case the issue extends to management. It's the classic case of "if your management instructed you to jump off a cliff, then would you?" If there's an easier way to do something that results in a superior experience for the punter, do it.
When ordering our food, we advised another waitress that we would be ordering the Black Cod Miso and Nasu Miso. The waitress said that we shouldn't take that approach, since "the flavours are too similar". Mother Reviewman insisted. Her thoughts must have been along similar lines to mine: how can a fish taste similar, in any way, to an eggplant? It's not even like comparing apples and oranges, it's like comparing a pillowcase to a bag of macadamias – not even close to the same ballpark. Our suspicions proved true – the waitress was unequivocally wrong.
Speaking of food… woah. Whether it's pronounced Nobu as in "no, boo, I hate that political party" or Nobu as in "knob, boo, I prefer handles" there's no debating the standard of the food. We started with some Miso Soup ($7). There's a depth of flavour here you won't find at your corner Japanese store. It's more robust, without any wateriness, just a hefty hit of miso taste and silky tofu.
Next up was one of Chef Nobu's takes on sashimi: Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeño ($26). It may as well have jumped out of the ocean, so pure and fresh was the fishy flavour. It was super delicate, and accompanied by jalapeño, coriander (there's that fusion) and a lovely sauce that tied everything together, some sort of soy-based concoction. Next level sashimi.
The Black Cod Miso ($46) is undoubtedly Nobu's most famous dish, isn't it Robert De Niro, Academy Award winner, actor of note and celebrity fan of this dish (and part-owner of this restaurant)? "You talkin' to me?" Yes I am. Masterfully cooked, it flakes apart just sitting on the plate, yet each flake has a satisfying springiness to it. And the flavour? Exquisite comes to mind. Sweet, salty and virtually spherical in its perfect roundness and balance also come to mind. I can safely say it's one of the best fish dishes I've ever set tastebuds upon.
The Nasu Miso ($9) was off the hook too, pun absolutely intended, but the Black Cod was a hard act to follow. It was nicely charred on the skin, for a pleasant smokiness, and there was a banana-like quality to the texture and flavour of the flesh, which worked superbly with the miso sauce. And no, it didn't taste like cod, it was it's own beast.
Beef Toban-Yaki ($32) is a relatively simple dish of seared beef and mushrooms, served in a clay dish that's deglazed with a sauce made from sake, yuzu and soy. The nature of the ingredients meant that they absorbed the sauce, which for me was the star of the dish, lending the produce punchy flavours. Buttery mushrooms smoothed things out, and the succulent beef slices were loaded with saucy goodness.
On the side we went with two pairs of Vegetable Skewers ($8 a pair), one with an Eastern Kushiyaki sauce and the other with a South American Anticucho sauce. Huh? Vegetable Skewers? Why? Boring! Would Robert De Niro order them? Probably not, but don't knock 'em 'til you've noshed on 'em. Hefty chunks of onion, zucchini and mushroom, flame-grilled for a smoky hit is a good start. Douse one with a sweet, sour, salty sauce and the other with a peri peri-esque concoction and you're moving in a flavoursome new direction. Then pay attention to the garnish – lemon juice, avocado and tomato on the Anticucho and pickled vegies on the Kushiyaki, and you've got sides that are way more than the sum of their parts. Smart, uncomplicated stuff.
You don't often find elaborate desserts in Japanese restaurants. Asian Fusion though? Yes please. We went with a Banana Cake, Warm Chocolate Mousse, and a Miso Parfait (all $18). I didn't get to try the Banana Cake, which certainly looked nice, and judging from the speed at which Father Reviewman consumed the thing, would likely have tasted nice too. The Warm Chocolate Mousse looked suspect on paper. Warm mousse isn't really mousse, more soup. Or so I thought. In practice, Nobu's warm mousse doesn't have the soft, part yoghurt part ice cream texture of mousse, it's more of a foam. It would have been exceedingly soft if not for the garnishes of crumble, fresh mandarin, ice cream and caramel. Great, but there are better…
…which brings me to the Miso Parfait, one of the best desserts I've had, almost up there with Heston's Quaking Pudding and Attica's Plight of the Bees. With droplets of a bittersweet caramel sauce, a few kernels of caramelised popcorn, tonka bean foam, caramel shards set on and around an absolutely mind-blowing miso and salted caramel parfait on a crumbly biscuit base, it's innovative, presented stunningly and, importantly, will dazzle even the fussiest of eaters with flavour. It's a masterpiece of crispiness, soft foam, crunchy popcorn, smooth sauce and 100% balanced flavours. It's surely Nobu's dessert Magnum Opus.
It's also probably the best value item on the menu, pound for pound. Or should I say gram for gram. These portions are small. You get one fillet of black cod and a bit of ginger, about seven one-centimetre thin slices of beef with a handful of mushrooms, six slices of sashimi… you get the idea. In order to be full at the end of a Nobu meal, you're going to want to order three dishes a person minimum. Even on a Perth scale, this is pretty stingy. In the same complex, you could spend the same amount at Rockpool, Modo Mio, The Merrywell or Bistro Guillaume and eat until you literally burst. Look further, and head to Balthazar or Cantina 663 and you'll get large mains for the price of a tapas-sized Nobu dish. These aren't cheap restaurants, but compared to Nobu, they're practically fast food priced.
Add up the awesome food and the exceptional restaurant presentation, and there's precious little wrong with Nobu. The service is a weird kink considering the international standing this restaurant group has, but it's an easy fix. It's much more difficult to fix poor food than it is to fix sporadically good service. Nobu's already hitting bullseyes in one of those categories. A bit more training, and you've got the perfect restaurant, if you've got the coins.


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This month, Adobe released its first Digital Video Advertising report. The 2012 report shares data extracted from over 2.5 billion video ads that Adobe served in the second half of 2011 across multiple premium video providers and its customers, such as MLB, Fox News, E!, Comcast, and more.
The 2012 Digital Video Advertising report makes it clear that the number of video loads is going up and viewers are becoming more tolerant of online video ads. Some highlights from the report's key findings follow:
- Mid-roll video ads have the highest completion rates at 87%. That's 20% higher than pre-rolls and 30% higher than post-rolls.
- Video ads served to mobile audiences get higher completion rates (94%) than they do in any other environment.
- The completion rate for video ads shown during live content is 85%, which is 23% higher than ads shown in video-on-demand content.
- On average, 5.5 video ads are served within long-form, professional content with a completion rate of 70% vs. 3.4 ads per stream for short-form (less than 5 minutes in length) professional content, 0.6 ads per stream for long-form user-generated content, and 0.4 ads for short-form user-generated content.
- Completion rates in professional content are higher (72%) than completion rates in user-generated content (63%).
- Most overlay ads are delivered with user-generated content while most linear ads are delivered across professional content.
- Mid-roll linear ads in professional content are performing better than mid-roll linear ads in user-generated content.
- Click through rates are higher for ads in video-on-demand content (2.17%) than live content (0.43%).
This study shows that broadcast and online ad delivery and consumption are becoming increasingly similar. Completion rates for pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll video ads increased between the first and second halves of 2011, and viewers are becoming more and more willing to watch ads in order to get access to premium video content.
Online video advertising might still be in its infancy, but these trends show that the practice isn't necessarily viewed as negatively by consumers as brands might think. The trade off has to be perceived by consumers as valuable enough for them to sit through an online video ad in order to view content. The trick for brands is striking the right value balance.
What do you think? Leave a comment and share your thoughts on the state of digital video advertising in 2012.
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Michael Schumacher has admitted he is still struggling to readjust on his return to F1 - but says that time is still on his side in his quest to catch up.
The former World Champion has so far been outpaced in every timed session in Bahrain by his team-mate Nico Rosberg and will start Sunday's grand prix two places behind his compatriot in seventh position.
"It's a little bit different for me," Schumacher told the BBC. "The time I had available to get onto the peak of what the car can do was not very big, but we are working well together and the season is a long one."
"I'm not yet finding the best in myself or the car in a one-lap qualifying situation," he continued. "I'm not getting into the rhythm and fine-tuning necessary. The handling of the car as it is at the moment does not suit my driving style and that's something we need to develop. How quickly we can do this will determine how quickly I can improve."
However, there's a widespread expectation that, although he is struggling relative to Rosberg on his single-lap runs, Schumacher will prove to be far more competitive on longer stints in full race trim. Nor has the old boy lost his competitive spirit: whilst the rest of the top-ten qualifiers were queuing up to be weighed, Schumacher was spotted taking a close-up look at his rivals' cars as they sat outside parc ferme [pictured].
Although he finished ahead of his illustrious team-mate, Rosberg also endured a frustrating qualifying. Having impressed on Friday, the youngster was tipped to challenge for pole position but ended up in just fifth.
"I was hoping for pole, I was convinced I could do that, but it was so difficult out there with the tyres," he reflected. "One mistake and your tyres were gone."


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This song starts off the same as "Anji" (the next track on the album) but suddenly turns into a hard rock version of "Wednesday Morning 3am" from the previous album. The second line of the chorus turned up again years later as "gliding down the highway" in the song "Slip Slidin' Away". Somewhere They Can't Find Me - Simon & Garfunkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Capo 2nd fret. INTRO: . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ||---------|---------------------------|------------------0--------| ||---------|-------0h1p0---0-----------|-0h1p0---0-----------------| ||---------|----2--------2----------2--|-------2----0-h1-----------| ||---------|---------------------------|---------------------------| ||-------0-|-------0-------------------|---------------------------| ||-0-h3----|---------------3-----3-----|-1-------1-----0-----0-----| Am Am/G F E , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------|----------------0--------|| |-------0h1p0---0-----------|-1-----0-----------------|| |----2--------2----------2--|----2-----0-h1-----------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |-0-----0-------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------3-----3-----|-1-----1-----0-----0-----|| VERSE 1: A G I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love, Am E As she lies here beside me asleep with the night. A G Her hair in a fine mist floats on my pillow, Am D/F# E7 Reflecting the glow of the winter moonlight. CHORUS: C Am But I've got to creep down the alleyway, G Fly down the highway, Am C Am F E9 Before they come to catch me I'll be gone. G Am Am/G F E Am Am/G F E Somewhere they can't find me. VERSE 2: Oh baby, you don't know what I've done, I've committed a crime, I've broken the law. While you were here sleeping and just dreaming of me, I held up and robbed a liquor store. CHORUS VERSE 3: Oh my life seems unreal, my crime an illusion, A scene badly written in which I must play. And though it puts me uptight to leave you, I know it's not right to leave you, When morning is just a few hours away. CHORUS OUTRO: Am Am/G F E Am Am/G F E (repeat and fade)
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News: New Trailer for Randal's Monday - October 9, 2013New Trailers, Screens, Info - October 9, 2013Videos, Screenshots and Info - August 26, 2013
Randal is a terrible friend and thoroughly unlikeable fellow who, after a night of drinking, ends up with his friend Matt's wallet and engagement ring.
Does he give them back? Nope. Without even thinking about it, he sells the ring. This triggers a very unfortunate curse and sets off some catastrophic events.
Matt, well, commits suicide. And Randal must live the same day -- which happens to be a Monday -- over and over until he puts things right.
If you like dark humor, geek culture references and point-and-click adventures, Randal's Monday is for you. The game features retro videogame consoles, references to classic movies and television, and pays tribute to a generation of gamers from the '80s, '90s and early 2000s.
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Enchanted Hills Neighborhood
This neighborhood in Tucson got its name because the developer wanted a King Arthur theme for his subdivision. The neighborhood was built in the early 1960s. Streets in this neighborhood have names relevant to Arthurian legend: Merlin, Camelot and Castle are examples.
The boundaries of this neighborhood are: West 36th Street on the north, South Lands End Road on the east, South La Cholla Boulevard on the west and West 44th Street on the south.
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The resumes of Frank Hawley and Jack Beckman speak for themselves.
Hawley won NHRA nitro Funny Car world championships in 1982 and '83. Beckman won an NHRA Super Comp world title in 2003 and a nitro Funny Car championship in 2012.
What's more, Hawley has run his renowned Frank Hawley Drag Racing School since 1985 and Beckman has been involved with Hawley's school since 1996 as an instructor/consultant.
Hawley and Beckman have taught over 20,000 drivers and given a thousand lectures.
They, however, have never spoken together, but this will change on March 15 in Gainesville, Fla.
Hawley and Beckman are holding a joint seminar at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at the Best Western Gateway Grand hotel. The fee for the seminar is $59 and space is limited. To make a reservation, call 866-480-7223 or visit the website at www.frankhawley.com.
"This seminar certainly is not going to talk about how to drive a race car," said Hawley, whose drag racing school is headquartered in Gainesville. "It is going to talk about how human beings perform and what are their physical capabilities? And are we leaving anything on the table. What can you control? And what can't you control? How can you take better control over your day-to-day situations or other general things in your life. We have been teaching this stuff and lecturing on this stuff for years. The stuff we have talked about people seemed to enjoy and we wanted to give it a try to have a lecture for the evening away from the race track where people can relax and it is not just for racers but fans as well and we will see how it goes."
Beckman is thrilled to be a part of this joint seminar with Hawley.
"He and I have been talking about trying to do something like this the last couple of years since I stopped being full-time at the school," Beckman said. "The biggest roadblock has always been our two schedules. This is a great opportunity to do this right in his backyard. I can't wait to be a part of this. For one, I love teaching and I think we have some wonderful bits of knowledge to import to people. I also love listening to Frank."
Hawley also is hopeful this joint seminar with Beckman isn't a one- time event.
"We are going to give this a shot and see what type of feedback there is," Hawley said. "We are always open to opportunities and doing other things, but right now we are pretty focused on just putting together a nice program on March 15."
Through feedback Hawley has been able to better understand the impact of his lectures.
"It is a hard thing to describe because over the years, I have had people come back and comment about the lectures, which I originally thought were about racing, and they say things like they get along better with co-workers or I manage my people better or I find I do not get angry at silly little things like I used to. People have also told me their golf game has improved. It started to become obvious to me that we were talking more about an individual person and how they think, act and behave. Different people will take different things from our lecture and we usually try and laugh a little bit, and it should be a fun night."
Beckman, who received his Top Alcohol license at Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School in 1997, has benefitted first-hand from Hawley's lectures.
"I always thought I was a logical thinking driver," Beckman said. "Sitting down and listening to Frank give one of his lectures at a seminar, he puts things in such an easy to understand format and he says things in such a way that the light bulb just goes on, it just clicks. I would not have won either one of my world championships if it wasn't for going through his school. I absolutely think my success on the race track has been an extension of the things I have absorbed from the program, and I mean from the student's perspective and the teacher's perspective. The great thing is that Frank brings a wealth of knowledge and a logical presentation like nobody I have ever heard. I think what I bring in is the practice what you preach mentality, showing that everything is relevant. It works today. It works in a Super Comp car and it works in a nitro Funny Car."
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Wedding Jewelry TipsA young young lady passes several years of her life dreaming of her wedding day. Especially, how she would look as a bride and in this, she wants no compromise. Of class, the most important facet is her wedding dress. It must be taken with a peck of aid. But this dress will look its best only when complimented by the proper selection of wedding jewelry. Pick out your wedding jewelry with utmost aid. Here we have a peck of info which is going to aid you to do your picks and look your very best.
With these tips in head you can program the dream wedding the memories of which you will cherish forever.
Where can i find a jewelry designer?
Where can i find a jewelry designer?If you'd like unique jewelry created just for you, it can be easy to find a designer if you know where to look.
When you'd like a jewelry designer to create something unique for you, where do you look? There are several ways to find a good designer, depending upon the complexity of your project, your budget, and how soon you need the item.
Tips on Buying Gemstones
Tips on Buying GemstonesGemstones have been sought after and treasured throughout history. They have been found in ruins dating several thousand years. They are valued as gifts symbolizing love.
Generally, the price of any gemstone is determined by: size, cut, quality (color/clarity/treatments), and type. Here are some questions to ask about quality:
If you are buying the stones for earrings or cufflinks, are the stones well matched? There are many ways that dealers treat gemstones. The savvy buyer asks lots of questions and hopefully tests the results. Here are some treatments to look for:
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Why Buy a Jewelry Box
Why Buy a Jewelry BoxHave No Doubts About Making Your Decision!
There are many types of furniture out there, from coffee tables to wall clocks. We understand that searching through all of the types and styles of furniture can be a bit overwhelming. It is this reason that we create these helpful guides, so that we can make your search and decisions all the more easier. When deciding what to buy, an important decision to make is to answer the question "why?" Why should you buy a specific item? What purpose will it serve? What will it look like? All of these are very important to answer, and this is why we made this little article for you about jewelry boxes. Here is some helpful information about jewelry boxes, what they are meant for, what you can do with them, and much more. We hope this will help you in your search.
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Tips On Caring & Cleaning Your Jewelry
Tips On Caring & Cleaning Your JewelryThese simple Do's and Don'ts along with some common sense, should keep your jewelry looking great for years
Wearing your jewelry over a short period of time can make your jewelry get smuged, soiled and dusty. Lotions, even the natural oils from your skin can create a film on gemstones, reducing their brilliance. In addition, chemicals in the air can oxidize or discolor the mounting. Keeping your jewelry clean will maximize its beauty. Here are four methods of cleaning your jewelry.
NOTE : Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and warning before using these machines. The above methods are not appropriate for pearls, opals, lapis, corals and other gems. A very quick dip in plain lukewarm water is suggested for these fragile pieces.
Pearls require great care. Just like any other jewelry, pearls get dirty but you have to clean them with care or you'll end up with damaged gems. Fine quality pearls, if properly cared-for, can last for generations. Here are some cleaning tips to make sure your pearls live a long and lovely life :
Clean sterling silver with a phosphate free detergent, a low abrasive cleaner, such as 3M Tarni-shield silver polish, is a good choice for removing light tarnish. Some people use toothpaste to clean their sterling silver, however most silver experts caution against it because they feel toothpaste is too abasive and leaves dulling scratches.
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Below is a ring size comparison chart for the different systems.
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Jewelry Armoire Buying Guide: Everything You Need To Know When Buying A Jewelry Armoire!
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Photo Gallery-Freshman Season (2008-09)
2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Amanda Sims saw action in seven of 31 games during her freshman season... made her Lady Frog debut during TCU's 70-45 win over UT Arlington on Nov. 20... scored her first career points in the squad's final game of the season during the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to South Dakota State (March 22)... sank her only field-goal attempt in the game's final minute, while also pulling down her first career rebound... played a career-high four minutes during the Jan. 17 home victory over Air Force.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-guard prospect who played prep ball for Troy High School in Fullerton, Calif... the 5-10 guard was rated a three-star recruit by both Scout.com and HoopGurlz.com during her senior season, while Collegiate Girls Basketball Report rated her as the nation's No. 73 overall prospect and 13th-best shooting guard... nominee for both Street & Smith's and McDonald's All-America teams... a two-time league player of the year for Troy in Orange County's Freeway League... led Troy to a first-place finish in the Freeway League with a 23-5 record as a senior in 2007-08, when she won the league scoring title... posted single-game averages of 18.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game... Troy had run up a 120-game league winning streak by the end of her prep career... picked to the Orange County Register's first-team all-area squad as a senior... finished third in the league in 3-pointers made at 1.4 per contest... averaged 16.8 points per game as a junior with 11 efforts of 20 points or more, as the Warriors posted a 24-2 overall record... named to the Cal Hi Sports All-State Div. II team the same season... playing alongside her older sister, Lauren, helped Troy win its second-straight CIF Div. II state title as a sophomore in 2005-06... also logged time playing for the California Swish club team as a prep in the summer of 2007.
PERSONAL: Born Amanda Lee Sims on Jan. 8, 1990... parents are Clark and Karen Sims ... father works as a respiratory therapist and mother is a nurse... her older sister, Lauren, is a junior on the Long Beach State women's basketball team... plans to pursue an education degree at TCU with a minor in business... wants to become a teacher following her time at TCU.
CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 (3/22/09-South Dakota St.)Rebounds: 1 (3/22/09-South Dakota St.)Field Goals: 1 (3/22/09-South Dakota St.)Field-Goal Attempts: 1, 2x (last 3/22/09-South Dakota St.)3-Point Field Goals: None3-Point Field-Goal Attempts: NoneFree Throws NoneFree-Throw Attempts: NoneAssists: NoneSteals: NoneBlocks: NoneMinutes: 4 (1/17/09-Air Force)
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Christians denied burial rights by Muslims in Kyrgyzstan
Country/Region: Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
A grieving family in Kyrgyzstan were forced to dig up and rebury the body of their Christian relative after being threatened by local Muslims in another dispute over burial rights in the country.
Just two days after the 77-year-old Kyrgyz believer had been laid to rest, Muslims from the village came to his family and said that they would get a bulldozer, dig the tomb out and throw the corpse away if the relatives did not rebury his body in the Christian cemetery. He had been buried in an adjacent plot that is considered "Muslim", although it is rarely used.
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Other Christians rallied in support of the family, and came to see the local mayor on their behalf. He called a meeting involving the Muslim imam of the area and the relatives of the deceased. Despite pleas to leave the body where it was, the imam insisted that it be exhumed and reburied, and this was backed by the civil authorities.
In another incident, a family had to bury their loved one, a 45-year-old Christian, 105 miles (170km) away from their village after attempts to lay him to rest in his home village and two others were blocked.
His immediate family, a wife and five children, were threatened at their home by Muslim leaders, who forbade them from burying him at the village cemetery; non-believing members of their extended family had previously gathered a 20-signature petition from villagers saying they were opposed to burying Christians there.
Christian leaders took up the issue with the authorities, who decided that the body had to be buried in a village 25 miles (40km) away from the family home where there was said to be a cemetery for Christians. But when the body was taken there, Muslim leaders and villagers had gathered; they threatened the relatives and forbade the burial.
Attempts to use a plot assigned to Christians in another village were also blocked by Muslim leaders, who threatened physical violence. A resting place was finally found in a village 105 miles (170km) away, meaning a round-trip of 210 miles (340km) for his family to visit his tomb.
His wife and five children have since been forced to leave their village after being repeatedly threatened and blocked from grazing their cattle. The dispute has caused problems for other Christians in the village, who have been told that they are not going to be allowed to farm.
Over recent years, despite the country's constitution directing that villages should allocate burial places for Christian Kyrgyz, local authorities and Muslims have frequently refused to provide such plots, opposed the burial of non-Muslims in cemeteries designated for Kyrgyz Muslims, or insisted they be buried as Muslims according to Islamic rituals. In Muslim civilisation, people are divided into autonomous religious communities with each following its own religious laws on personal matters such as burial and cemeteries. Jews and Christians are made subordinate to their Muslim neighbours and have to submit to demeaning regulations.
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DALLAS, November 28, 2011 - Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, which was voted the "Most Romantic Hotel in Central & South America" by TripAdvisor in 2011 Readers' Choice survey as well as among the "Top 5 Most Romantic Hotels in the World," has announced the grand opening of its resort's new, full-service and open-air spa set in the green-friendly Costa Rican Rainforest.
Poised to offer guests an organic and peaceful spa experience, The Spa at Nayara is a five-star luxury retreat on 15 acres of gardens with 44 private casitas including private outdoor terraces featuring jacuzzis and outdoor showers.
The property overlooks the active Arenal Volcano and the onsite luxury spa services are the perfect backdrop to not only the rainforest, but the many hidden waterways and views of the breathtaking Volcano.
The new spa facility includes state-of-the-art fitness equipment, beauty treatment rooms, open-air massage bungalows, meditation trails and a hidden, custom-made wooden Jacuzzi overlooking a small creek.
Guests at Nayara can indulge in a variety of spa treatments inspired by nature including a Hot Volcanic Stone and Volcanic Mud Massage or an organic Costa Rican Coffee Scrub and Aloe Vera Body Wrap. The menu also offers the traditional Thai Massage, Swedish Massage, Reflexology and the unique Chocolate Massage. The Spa beauty services include the signature Volcanic Mud Facial, manicures/pedicures and waxing.
The Nayara Spa also offers a variety of unique spa packages such as the Nature Lovers package which includes a body wrap of choice, a Hot Volcanic Stone massage, Volcanic Mud Mask and Reflexology ($230 per person) or the Nayara Package for Couples ($310 per couple), featuring a Couples Swedish Massage, Hydration Facial, romantic Milk Jacuzzi Therapy and healthy snacks.
In addition to the luxury modern amenities at the resort, guests will enjoy the variety of dining options including the open-air Altamira Restaurant, serving authentic Costa Rican fare, a Latin American wine bar called Nostalgia and the Kali-Kali Pool Bar where guests can drink their favorite cocktail and snacks in and out of the pools and Jacuzzis.
Located approximately two hours from the capital of San Jose, Nayara sits in seclusion just outside of the town of La Fortuna on the outskirts of the Arenal Volcano. Rates at Nayara range from $199 - $350 per night and include a daily hot breakfast, welcome drinks, complimentary Internet access and complimentary long distance telephone calls anywhere in the world. For reservations or more information, visit Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens or call 1-866-311-1197.
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After almost two years seizure free, Thomas has not only screwed up this record, but did with a different example of seizure activity than anything I have seen before.
OK, just FYI: Thomas has seizure activity that scares the crap out of his Mum, but, as far as kids with seizures go, his seizures are actually quite rare, and are few and far between. We are lucky people!
Tom has had drop seizures (or tonic seizures) on several occasions. One example: Tom came home from school and he looked quite flushed. I felt his head– and understood that he was running a fever, so I went straight to the kitchen to make him a drink with a nice dose of liquid Tylenol in it. I heard an odd vocal noise, and turned around just in time to see Thomas stiffen like a board and fall face-first to the floor. He did not bend or crumple, and did not respond in any way to having fallen hard. Obviously, this was a 911 incident. As he seized and stopped breathing several times in the ambulance, I felt this was a good call on my part (Though my insurance company fought tooth and nail over paying this bill and said I was being an alarmist. It took the transcripts of the ambulance crew with the hospital staff during our ride in to force the insurance company to pay – something about the crew requesting advice on a medication interaction that might cause Thomas to stop breathing on his own – wheee).
Thomas has also had the type of seizure resulting in jerky motions, called clonic seizures. Sometimes these can be as simple as a repeated jerking of one limb, with Tom responding with some confusion to the event. This also can affect multiple limbs and can cause problems with Tom's cognition. One example: I was feeding Thomas, when I noticed his hand was twitching a bit. The hand twitched more and more, and Thomas actually laughed a bit as he stared at his hand. The twitching became more and more pronounced and progressed from simply involving his hand to including his entire left arm. As this activity continued, Tom went from being amused to being frightened (as best as I can ascertain). All activity slowed and then stopped rapidly, and Thomas became very tired quickly and took a long (and well-supervised) nap.
My least favorite seizure type is the tonic clonic seizure. This type of seizure is easy to spot, as Thomas displays the jerky behavior of the clonic seizure, but also has other, more frightening, indicators. His eyes roll up and are directed top-left. He is completely unaware of anything visual – this is simply the cast his eyes take. Tom's fingernail beds and lips take on a purple-bluish hue, indicating that he isn't getting enough oxygen, and Thomas is unresponsive to any kind of normal interaction. Fortunately, if I hold him, stroke his face, and speak his name repeatedly, he will usually start breathing (or has almost always, thus far, knock on wood). Luckily, I took EMT training back in the day, and am actually capable of performing CPR on a little guy like Tom. I've only needed to do this three times, but, I mean, just knowing how to do this one time when needed would be enough, right?
If the above description sounds scary as hell, um, it is. I am not super-mom, and stuff like seizures makes me a complete waste. I have to hold it together for the boy, but, were it not for his sake, I'd be a drooling idiot every single time this kinda thing came up. Etch.
So, now that you have the background info, I can tell you why this seizure was different.
Tom's big bro (whom he shares a room with) went into the bedroom while Tom was napping. As Thomas can generally sleep through a nuclear war, this is a pretty common occurrence. Big bro saw that Thomas was sitting out of his bed, tangled in the bedclothes on the floor, and was staring into space in an odd but yet so well known way. Big bro got right into Tom's face (not a popular way of interfacing with an autistic kid who does not like physical contact) and yelled at him. Tom did not blink. As Tom's sweet older brother has seen seizures before, he knew right away that something was seriously wrong, and he yelled "Something's wrong with Tom!"
To be so completely honest, the big bro often has a good deal of crap to say about Tom, and I can't really blame him. Tom is an attention hogging, cat tormenting, stinky farting and pee machine destructive turd, for the most part – and cannot be much fun to share a room with. In short, big bro is not always patient or kind with his special-needs brother.
This incident made it very clear to me that, while big bro would like to roast Tom alive from time to time, he actually really likes this kid much (despite himself). When big bro said that something was wrong with Tom, his tone of voice made it quite clear that Tom needed help ASAP. I ran in, saw exactly what Tom's brother saw, and gathered the boy in my arms to carry him to a communal area of the house where I could get more help and support if need be. I should add that gathering a 52 pound completely limp child in your arms and lifting from a crouch is really hard! I am apparently getting wussy with age.
So, with Tom in my arms, gently stroking his face, he did start breathing, almost right away. His eyes still were displaying the same signature cast that is so apparent when he is having a seizure, but his skin was pinking up, so I thought we were on the kind side of the seizure (as in, it was ending). Major stuff like this always ends with Tom going into a deep sleep, so this is what I was looking for, as an indicator that the seizure was at an end.
This time, I saw something very new. After obviously seizing for a few minutes, Thomas sat up and walked away. His gait was unsteady, and his eyes were still cocked in an unnatural position. He seemed unable to see his surroundings, but specifically pushed away from me to walk independently. Obviously, I was at his side, as he was clearly on 'auto-pilot' and was not choosing his walking path with any visual cues in mind. More alarming, (to me, anyway), was the fact that his gate was altered.
Tom's right foot and right arm were moving almost normally, but his left foot and arm were clearly compromised. He was limping badly, as his limbs on the left-hand side of his body were obviously compromised. He looked like a stroke victim trying to regain use of damaged parts of his brain. Normally, Tom does not exhibit anything like this – so this seizure behavior went beyond being odd. It kind of points toward a specific area of brain damage/issue.
All seizures are really brutal for me, as they are for all people who love someone with a seizure disorder. But this time, I have to wonder if the nature of the seizure might be an indicator for what is wrong with my son.
For anyone w/o a kid with an undiagnosed syndrome, I can hear y'all saying that "Of course, this is significant!" LMAO. I have seen specific stuff that would seem to be a clear indicator to a diagnosis a plethora of times. Generally, this means subjecting my kid to a lot of painful and/or scary tests, where I am told we will get specific info on my son's issues. Over and over again. And I force my kid to go through the tests, holding him down while he is terrified and he is frightened, and I weep forcing these things on him, hoping to get a diagnosis that never happens (as of yet, anyway).
I do want a diagnosis, but when do you say enough is enough? When does holding your child down while they scream during an x-ray, or holding your child in place for another blood draw that will require a six month argument with the insurance company because the test came back negative for the rare disorder they were testing for just become enough? In short, is seeking a potential diagnosis worth all of the trouble?
I'd love a diagnosis, but I am rather cautious about telling my kid's neurologist about the specifics of his most recent seizure. Why? 'Cause I know someone will have a suggestion for a new disorder, a new possible diagnosis, and a new series of tests my son can be put through. And am I mad at the docs? Not at all. They are doing their best to put science to work, and help parents like myself. I do know they are trying to help as best they can. However, they don't struggle with holding down a loved kid for a blood test, or for an x-ray, or for anything else. They are solving bigger problems/issues in the world.
My problems are far more simple. I am not trying to fix the world. I am just trying to keep life simple for a simple boy named Tom.


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