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Well, first version of DNS client was working about a week ago, but it had one problem: some of domain names were resolved, others were not. In fact, even packets were not returned in reply to sended requests. I've checked request making function and found no problems, added verbosity of debug information and found no problems still. After some thoughts, I've decided that only lower levels of code may produce such fault. And after some hunting for bugs, one fat error was found at UDP checksum calculation. UDP checksum is calculated for pseudo IP header, UDP header and data. I was calculating this sum separately (for pseudo header and for rest) and after that adding them together. On this stage there was error and routers, which check UDP checksums, just were dropping this packets. When local DNS server was able to resolve cached name (requested by other DNS clients in LAN) it was answering, cause it was not checking sums.
DNS clients (and currently developing DHCP client) are implemented using UDP sockets. For sockets I've added cyclic buffers and routines to work with them. UDP callback functions stores datagrams (which passed filters) to socket recv_buffer, heading structure with source address information that is used by pxe_recvfrom(). There is no ability to know if datagram is truncated now. if user recv'ed less then total size of datagram – rest of it is dropped.
Added after this pxe_bind() function required using of socket state. Now it's not only free/used, but binded/connected/established. Binded socket has only one part of filter set strictly, connected – both source and destination related parts, established is unused, but will be used later with TCP.
DNS client is used in pxe_gethostbyname() function which returns ip4 addr by domain name. Need testing of CNAME handling, if there is no A record in additional or answer section (in this case request resended with CNAME to resolve. In my tests there was no DNS server, which returned somedomain CNAME canonical_domain without leading canonical _domain A ip.ip.ip.ip.). Resolved names are not cached, I don't think it's needed for this project. Meanwhile testing, i've found funny thing: www.google.ru is CNAME to www.google.com, but google.ru is just A to set of ip's (by the way DNS client takes first appropriate record as ip resolved for given name). So just three letters and you are logically in other network.
UDP sockets seems working (I'll test it later on NFS client in pxe.c to be sure there are no bugs). pxe_sendto() moves socket to connected state if it was not binded before (it's used in DNS client, may be it's better to change behaviour of this function)
Next to implement:
- universal waiting mechanism for packets to avoid repeating of cycles in every module. It will be similar to Etherboot or to the uIP await functions.
- getting default gateway/nameserver from DHCP server. Although, it's possible to change them manually ('pxe ns' and 'pxe route' commands in testing module) it must be get by default from DHCP server (also, in DHCP packet may be returned host from which perform downloading of files via http. this need adding user option to packet). For some reasons cached DHCPACK packet data in PXE is filled with zeroes (during downloading of NBP, TFTP has this information, it shows it, but returned by PXE API call data contains no information in options section. May be I need check legacy BOOTP section if it hides needed info instead of filename and servername)
- start implementing TCP recieve/send packets function.
- add raw_handlers. Currently, if protocol callback function does not think packet useful for itself, function drops it. raw_handler for protocol will be callback, which will get this packets. it'll be set by users. It'll no change currently working code except of return values of callback functions.

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Rowing - Why does the US suck at this? That a was pitiful performance from the 2 man team.
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Coming off its first win of the season, the Lipscomb women's basketball team will look keep its momentum when Murray State makes the trek to Nashville for a 4 p.m. tip-off at Allen Arena on Saturday.
The Lady Bisons (1-4) defeated Tennessee State at the Gentry Center 81-78 on Tuesday.
Tennessee State's stingy defense challenged Lipscomb in the first half and the Bisons trailed by seven at halftime. Lipscomb came out hot in the second stanza and quickly erased the deficit when Ashley Southern made a layup just six minutes into the half to give Lipscomb its first lead of the game at 41-39.
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Do you believe that the majority of people wake up each day minus malicious intent? I do. I believe that most people live their lives every day just wanting to do the right thing, perform well at their job and provide for their family. They want to help their kids achieve a greater level of success than they did. They want to avoid conflict and for the most part are cautious, maybe blowing through a red light once in a while or cutting off another driver while mumbling empty threats. Most people would stop to give you directions if you asked or hold a door open for you and say "after you." Acknowledging all of the above you might believe most people are not capable of violence against their fellow man, and in doing so you would be wrong. All it takes is one small incident and a subsequent snowball of supporting events to turn those once decent people into a vicious mob willing to loot, burn, rape and even kill. So I ask you this: what is your plan to defend your neighborhood, home, and loved ones if/when they come for what you have?
As preppers one of our challenges is preparing for a wide range of circumstances which could threaten life as we know it. Planning for natural disasters or economic uncertainties are often well recognized in the prepping community, but what about planning for civil unrest and the subsequent violence which follows?
In this post I will show you that while people might seem rather innocuous overall; history has proven that when the chips are down politeness and care for the common man can be replaced by rage and a complete disregard for life altogether. I will show you many examples in the last few decades of the evil that exists just below the surface in people and how desperation or lack of authority swings the door wide open for it (evil) to manifest itself . I will show you that relying on the police or National Guard to protect you in every circumstance is simply unrealistic. Finally I will discuss some solutions on how to prepare for these threats and hope that you take the time to examine your own plan, if you even have one.
Recently in one of my Prep Updates I linked to an article entitled When the music stops and how America's cities may explode in violence. The author, Matt Bracken, describes in detail what will happen once society has been turned inside out.
The ransacked supermarkets, convenience stores, ATMs and gas stations will not be restocked during this period due to the precarious security situation. A single truck loaded with food or gasoline would be perceived to be a Fort Knox on wheels and subject to immediate attack unless heavily protected by powerfully armed security forces, but such forces will not be available during this chaotic period. Under those conditions, resupply to the urban areas cannot and will not take place. The downward spiral of social and economic dysfunction will therefore both accelerate and spread from city to city. These delays, in turn, will lead to more riots with the constant underlying demand that hungry people be fed, one way or another.
The violence he describes might seem far fetched but I'm about to show you plenty of examples which suggest otherwise.
The Evil Inside.
People often believe that what Bracken describes could only happen elsewhere, and by that I mean some other city/county/state than their own. Here are some examples of civil unrest and the violence that accompanied it, all of which took place within the US over the past few decades.
In the ensuing hours, a small clutch of rioters burned the contents of trash cans, dumpsters, newspaper boxes and set fire to at least five cars, including an Oakland police patrol car. Some rioters jumped from parked car to parked car, smashing in the front and rear windshield like crushed eggshells. The riot spread deep into the Lakeside Apartments District and cars were burned and heavily damaged on Madison Street. Other rioters in this clutch broke storefront windows, to include those of a McDonalds fast food restaurant at Jackson and 14th Streets in the Lakeside Apartments District.
"The looting is out of control. The French Quarter has been attacked," City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson said. "We're using exhausted, scarce police to control looting when they should be used for search and rescue while we still have people on rooftops." Incapacitated by the breakdown of transportation and communication, as well as overwhelmed numerically, police officers could do little to stop crime, and shopkeepers who remained behind were left to defend their property alone. Looters included gangs of gunmen, and gunfire was heard in parts of the city. Along with violent, armed robbery of non-essential valuable goods, many incidents were of residents simply taking food, water, and other commodities from unstaffed grocery stores
Puerto Rican Day Parade Attacks, 2000
Soon after, another victim, skating down Central Park South was assaulted by a group of men. She was pulled to the ground and the assailants attempted to remove her shorts. The men eventually gave up after stealing her cell phone. The victim then attempted to report the attack to a policeman who ignored her. Dozens of women were subsequently mobbed and assaulted. One of the last attacks was on a trio of British tourists at around 6:48 p.m. The three teenagers were sitting on a fence in the park when a group of men began groping them. One of the teenagers was forcibly separated from her group, stripped, and raped. After a brief respite, a second group of men came upon her and assaulted and robbed her.
LA Riots over Rodney King, 1992
Fifty-three people died during the riots, including ten who were shot dead by police and military forces, with as many as 2,000 people injured. Estimates of the material losses vary between about $800 million and $1 billion. Approximately 3,600 fires were set, destroying 1,100 buildings, with fire calls coming once every minute at some points. Widespread looting also occurred. Stores owned by Korean and other Asian immigrants were widely targeted, although other stores owned by whites and blacks were targeted by rioters as well.
New York City Blackout of 1977
Looting and vandalism were widespread, hitting 31 neighborhoods, including most poor neighborhoods in the city. Possibly the hardest hit were Crown Heights, where 75 stores on a five-block stretch were looted, and Bushwick where arson was rampant with some 25 fires still burning the next morning. At one point two blocks of Broadway, which separates Bushwick from Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, were on fire. Thirty-five blocks of Broadway were destroyed: 134 stores looted, 45 of them set ablaze.
Those actively participating in the riots started physical fights with police, blocked firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department from their safety duties, or beat white motorists. Arson and looting were mostly confined to primarily white-owned stores and businesses that were that were said to have caused resentment in the neighborhood due to perceived unfairness. Los Angeles police chief Parker publicly described the people he saw involved in the riots as acting like "monkeys in the zoo". Overall, an estimated $40 million in damage was caused as almost 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Our heroes might not always be there to help.
I have the greatest respect for our men and women in uniform be they police, firefighter or military. I have friends in all of those career fields and they are truly good people who want to help others. Yet I also realize that there are times when they simply cannot be there for me should I need their assistance. A common phrase among concealed carry permit holders is: "I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy." Below are some examples of just how relevant that statement is.
American Police Beat. Response times- city to city
In Atlanta last year it took, on average, 11 minutes and 12 seconds from the time a high-priority 911 call was received until an Atlanta police officer showed up at the scene. The response times reported by the El Paso (Texas) Police Department were only one second quicker than Atlanta's, with an average of 11 minutes and 11 seconds. The Denver Police Department posted a response time of 11 minutes flat. According to the Journal Constitution story, police in Tucson, Ariz., responded, on average, in 10 minutes and 11 seconds.
The last time Brown, 73, called the Detroit police, they didn't show up until the next day. So she applied for a permit to carry a handgun and says she's prepared to use it against the young thugs who have taken over her neighborhood, burglarizing entire blocks, opening fire at will and terrorizing the elderly with impunity.
Berkeley Man Murdered After Police 'Pre-Occupied' With Occupy Movement Failed to Respond to Initial 911 Call
Police issued a statement Monday night that said the initial call was for trespassing and that because on-duty officers were being reconfigured for the protest; only emergency calls were to be handled. Police said they did immediately responded to a 911 call about an assault in the same area that came later that evening, but it was too late. Peter Cukor, 67, had been beaten to death with a flower pot. The suspect, 23-year-old Daniel Dewitt, was taken into custody and will be arraigned on Wednesday.
So while our brave men and women in uniform are prepared to assist us (the general public) in any way possible, sometimes they simply cannot be there when it matters most. Slow response times, a clogged or broken 911 system or even other events which take precedence over responding to calls mean one thing: when it all goes to hell in a hand basket you could be on your own. Remember that all of the examples I listed in the beginning of this post were somewhat contained to localized areas. Should something major go down across the country you had better believe that there will not be enough law enforcement or National Guard on hand to contain the civil unrest once people start running out of the basic necessities. If that happens you'd better have some sort of plan for survival.
Gun owners, life isn't a video game. Be realistic and stay alive.
Right about now you guys with 10 guns in the safe and a couple thousand rounds of ammo aren't in the least bit concerned. You might have some military or law enforcement background or go shooting with your buddies on the weekends. You are confident in your skills and even attended one of those "tactical shooting" courses at the local range. While that is all fine and dandy one thing you need to remember is that bowling pins, milk jugs, cardboard and steel targets don't shoot back. If you are caught in a situation where you need to defend your neighborhood and home from people hell bent on violence, running from car to car in your 5.11 Tactical gear and shooting like you are in a video game will only guarantee one thing: you will be dead. Instead let's examine some realistic tips for training for the real fight. I would like to cite the works of Paul Howe, an experienced operator who is the Owner/Lead Instructor for CSAT and has over 30 years experience in law enforcement, military and security arenas.
If the Sh*t Hits The Fan and you see the bad guys coming, before you toss your kit on and lock and load your AR15 there are a few things you should know. I'm pulling all of this info right from Paul's published articles.
Shootings vs Gunfights.
First, I learned through experience that I would rather be in a "Shooting" than a "Gunfight." The difference is simple. A shooting is one-way event, all the shooting is done by me. The gunfight is where your opponent has the opportunity to fight back. I prefer the shooting to the gun fight as getting shot at leads to getting shot and this hurts.
The importance of physical fitness.
Beyond shooting, physical fitness is also critical to mission success. The better shape you are in, the less likely you are to get hurt and if you do get hurt, you will heal faster. I watch too many individuals today who rely on their weapon to solve all the problems. The problem is that you have to move that weapon to a solid shooting position not once, but multiple times during an engagement. This requires strength, stamina and endurance. Many folks do not have the physical conditioning to get to or stay in the fight.
The use of cover.
I push the use of cover to all my students. Brick walls and dirt stop bullets better than your Kevlar or "Chicken Plate." Many of the competitions that I have viewed or participated in have the shooter exposed to multiple targets during the course of fire. This is okay for the game, but if you overexpose yourself to multiple opponents, they can all shoot at you, where you can effectively focus on only one individual at a time. You lose.
Fortifying yourself and your home.
If the mobs come they will be looking for easy targets, or soft targets. They will be looking to inflict the most damage, steal and pillage at will while incurring the least amount resistance. These types are generally untrained in any form of combat or tactics so they will be loosely organized and erratic in nature. Your advantage should be that you are a hard target. You want to be the resistance they encounter which makes them think twice about advancing to that next block. You want to make them reconsider why they are there, that they probably have somewhere else they would rather be. Here are some ways you can achieve that superiority.
1- Community. There is no such thing as a one man army. One highly trained individual might be able to hold off quite a few unruly people but it would only be so long before he or she became overwhelmed. You have to sleep sometime, don't you? Engage your neighbors in conversation and see who you can trust to defend your street/block/subdivision if things go sideways. Even a halfway organized defense by neighbors who are determined to protect what they love will be able to fend off anything short of guys in pickups with fully automatic weapons and mortars.
2- Know your neighborhood. It's more than just putting on your body armor and waiting in your second floor bedroom with a 308 sniper rifle. You need to become familiar with the layout of your neighborhood and how it relates to your home. If people were to approach on foot what would be their most likely route? If they were to approach in cars what would their most likely route be? What would be the greatest threat to you, in other words their most dangerous activity? Burning down all the homes in your neighborhood? If that is the case and you simply could not hold out any longer where would you fall back to and how would you get there? These are all considerations that must be planned for.
3- Training, we all need it. If you can put 10 rounds into an 8 inch piece of cardboard from 10 yards away during a flat range fire, that's great. While respectable it might not mimic actual conditions under which you might have to conduct a defense. While range time is great try to concentrate on the little things first and worry about the sexy things (speed reloading, walking and shooting) later. Know your weapon, know how to employ it, and know the implications for having to utilize it in a crazy/life or death situation.
4- Body Armor. It's really not that expensive and is much more comfortable to wear than most people think. Check out BulletProofMe.com for education and information on all types of body armor, plates, and helmets. While it is more bulky than a sweat suit I'd rather have the extra protection in a gunfight than trust my ninja bullet dodging skills.
5- Sandbags. Lots of places online sell sandbags for cheap. Most homes today are constructed of material that wouldn't stop a 22LR bullet, much less a more common AK47 (7.63×39) round. Just because you are huddled behind your second floor bedroom window sill does not mean that a good burst of semi auto fire couldn't penetrate right through that cheap brick, vinyl and drywall. Stack a few sandbags up there and you are in much better shape. Combine sandbags with the use of body armor and you are in great shape.
Let's recap everything I've gone over in a few short sentences. People are generally nice but that doesn't mean we should believe they won't turn on each other when the chips are down. History has proven over and over again that even the most docile individuals are capable of extreme acts of violence. While one would like to believe that our brave men and women in uniform will always be there to protect us, that simply is not reality. Preparing for civil unrest situations which could include defending homes and neighborhoods from potentially deadly individuals or mobs bent on destruction is truly a likely scenario. Finally, prior planning which includes collecting the right supplies and getting the proper training will greatly increase the chances of survival should the S Hit The Fan. I hope this post has been informative and if anything sparked some interest about where you stand relative to the topic at hand. As always happy prepping!
Always make sure you check with local, state and federal laws before purchasing guns, ammo, or body armor. While most of us are in the business of preparing for crazy times, those crazy times are not upon us in full force just yet so operating within the constraints of the law is always suggested. Do your homework first and then implement your plan.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
Sometimes we all do dumb things.
Okay; I don't mean to paint you with the same paint brush that I paint myself with.
Sometimes I do dumb things.
Take the time that I was learning to use a computer; you know back in the days before peaches had fuzz and Julius Caeser was the new kid on the block.
I was learning to load programs onto my first computer at a job I had in the early 1980's. I know that many of our readers don't even remember a time when there weren't any computers in offices, but for the baby boomers (and those older than us) we do remember that time.
My kids often have asked me how we got along without them. Well, we just used a couple of highly technical devices called pens and pencils. Some of us even had typewriters.
Anyway that day I was installing a new program on my work computer, which at the time was an IBM machine. We didn't have windows, we had DOS, which in fact we still have except it has a bandage over it called Windows.
The program ran, I punched the appropriate keys at the appropriate prompts and then I reached a stopping point.
The screen said "Press any key."
I looked down at my keyboard. There were keys that said insert, delete, end, enter, shift and numerous other commands. But I didn't see a key that said "any."
I sat there for a moment thinking about the situation and then did what any good manager would do; I called over my secretary to tell me what to do.
She looked at me and then she started to laugh. She had to sit down she was laughing so hard.
Then she reached over and hit the J key, and the program moved on. I looked at her.
"That was the J key," I said. "How can that be."
Now she was laughing harder and couldn't even talk.
Then it dawned on me. It dawned on me like a ton of bricks falling on my head from a great height. The "any" key was just that; any key.
I felt as dumb as one can feel. Then my secretary went out into the office and told all the other secretaries in the office about it. They all laughed too. You can always tell how much of an idiot you are by how hard people laugh at something stupid you do. That day I ranked right up at the top of the scale.
It wasn't my finest moment, but then probably not the worst either.
I remember that when I was a kid I was riding my bike down the road looking at the local scenery, trying to judge how fast I was going based on the passing trees and weeds. I rode right into a telephone pole and landed on my head.
One time when I was about eight I got a stop watch from someone for some occasion that has long been lost in the grey material inside my skull. I decided I wanted to see how long it would take for bag of rocks to fall from the peak of my dads garage to the concrete below. I got a ladder, put up a hook and hung an old onion bag (you know, the mesh kind) from the hook. The hook I used was one of those ones you hang coffee cups on in a cupboard. I then proceeded to climb up the ladder and put big rocks, one by one, into the bag. Once filled, the bag probably weighed two hundred pounds. I had tied a rope to the bag to pull it off the hook. But then I had the problem of how to click the timer while trying to pull the rope. So I went to the neighbors and recruited this kid about four years younger than I was to pull the rope. I stood near where the bag would fall so I could see it release, but as much as he pulled it wouldn't come loose. So I reached up and grabbed the rope with one hand while the watch was in the other. The bag swung and then the little hook I had attached to the garage tore the fabric, and rocks came pouring out. One of them hit me in the head, another knocked the watch out of my hand and smashed it on the concrete.
Newton had nothing on me.
But the biggest idiotic thing I ever did almost killed me, and I was a full fledged adult when it happened. I pulled a car I owned up my driveway and heard something dragging behind it. The car was old and it idled kind of fast, but that was okay as long as you were careful to put it into park when you got out of it. I thought I put it in park as I slid out of the seat but actually I put it in reverse. As I wandered around the back of the vehicle to find the noise it started to follow me down the driveway. I ran to the side of the lane and noticed I had left the drivers door open. With the car going at a fairly full trot I tried to hop in to stop it but within a few feet it started moving too fast for that; I got one foot on the floor boards and fell down. Luckily the door knocked me out of the way onto my head as the vehicle, in reverse, ran the protruding door into a cherry tree. This in turn had enough force to turn the car to the right and then it drove through my barn and into a wall. Needless to say, to this day the door doesn't work quite right and the smashed in back fender is a reminder of my ineptitude.
So maybe the miserable "any" key incident over which I was teased continually for months, wasn't my best decision, but at least I didn't endanger my life or limb.
Of course that and many other bad decisions over the years could be attributed to all the times my head was involved in the above, as well as other, less glamorous incidents of poor judgment.
I think maybe some of us should wear a protective helmet all the time regardless of what we are doing.


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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit College Men's Soccer team saw Midwest Conference contender Carroll University score four times in the opening half on the way to a 4-1 loss on a rainy Halloween late afternoon at the Strong Complex Soccer Field Thursday.
Carroll took control very early in the match, scoring just 20 seconds in. They added a second goal ten minutes later and then made it 4-0 at the half with a pair of goals less than a minute apart.
The Bucs got on the scoreboard with eight minutes remaining when Phillip Amsden hit the back of the net off an assist from Sean Little.
BJ Kiser made eight saves for the Buccaneers in net.
Beloit closes its 2013 campaign on Saturday afternoon when they host Cornell College at Strong for Senior Day. Action begins at 3:30 p.m.


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Website: http://www.jusburgers.com.au/
Jus Burgers is situated along a row of other little cafes/eateries, but has a rather luminous and attractive sign that is quite difficult to miss if you were going there at night.
Having heard about this place and been to the website to check out what they were so famous about, I was quite excited to try the burgers that were receivnig rave reviews.
The place is not exactly the biggest around, but it does exude a really cosy atmosphere, so if you're not the patient sort, make sure you get there early enough to get a table for your party.
Even if you do arrive late, the waitresses are very friendly and will advise you of the probable waiting time, and will grab your number to notify you once the table is ready. This is a no-reservations place, so just be aware of that little fact :)
As I mentioned, this place is quite small, it has a row of tables for groups between 2-6 people, with some bar tables/chairs in front of the cooking/order area. The interior design is something that I would really compliment because with one look, you know the owner has definitely put in some form of thought into the place.
And true to that, the website gives a little background as how the design of the place came about!
Featuring vegetarian choices as well, this place will be a great choice for both carnivores and herbivores of the human race. :)
Anyhow, after a rather long deliberation, we decided on the following items to order:
- Cheeseburger (with mushrooms)
- Pommy Burger (Beef patty with bacon and cheddar cheese)
- Mozarella Chicken (chicken patty with mozarella cheese)
- The Guvnor (a nice big cut of cow with the usual garnishings)
- Diet and Normal Coke
- Serve of Onion Rings
- Serve of Chips
The cheeseburger with mushrooms was apparently average. However, something quite special and different was how they used a huge field mushroom as opposed to small little button-shaped ones that were sliced up and sauteed. Taste wise, the 'owner' of the burger was not all that impressed.
I ordered the pommy burger which was some cow, some pig, with a some typical salad and cheddar cheese. I must say I was relatively happy with the burger – tasty and definitely filling enough for my tummy. The patty was juicy enough, but I must say I was expecting a bit more after hearing all the rave reviews about this place. Perhaps it was setting up the expectations at too high a level. But I would definitely recommend this burger to try if you ever go there.
The mozarella chicken burger looked rather appetising altho' the person who ordered the burger was less than impressed by the lack of mozerella taste in the meal. This was confirmed by her husband who took a bite. However, he was definitely more impressed with this burger this his Guvnor. Other than the extra bits of cow added to this burger, the opinion of this burger was on the low side. It was said to be rather tasteless. I can probably vouch for this tasteless statement since this friend of mine had to resort to putting BBQ sauce, and other condiments to make it taste better.
So, out of the four of us, I believe I was the only one who was rather satisfied with my order.
I have to definitely give kudos for their side dishes of the chips and onion rings tho'.
Having given up chips for Lent, I had to rely on the other three "reviewers" their two cents worth on the chips. Not as big a fan of chips as I am, they were relatively happy with the quality. From the looks of it (yes, I actually believe I have reached a stage where I can actually tell a good chip from a bad one by the outward appearance!), they looked crunchy and good – assuming a good amount of salt was being seasoned over the bowl.
The onion rings were pretty damn fine! :) I was impressed by this dish the most. It had a nice crunchy texture on the outside, with the sweetness of the onion captured upon biting and munching on it. It certainly went well with both the mayonnaise and sweet chilli (this was an extra sauce we had ordered). Two thumbs up for great onion rings!! Probably the best in Perth yet (from those I have tred of course).
In addition to the cosy little place, there is also a little kids' corner where drawing accessories and other items are available if you were thinking of bringing your little tots along… the only drawback of course, due to the small size of the area, is that the kids' corner can only fit so many kids.
Service in this establishment is top notch. I found the waitresses to be very friendly, and efficient for that matter. They tended to people's needs quickly and they knew exactly what were doing, and how they were meant to do it.
With a small area, they manouvered and handled situations of waiting very well, and the orders were quite swift too – tho' the wait for the actual food can be quite a bit longer…
In any case, Jus Burgers is a place I would definitely like to go back to try some other burgers they have, and their chips for that matter…
PS: this place is not licensed, and am not too sure if they are actually BYO, but I am certain they do pride themselves in not being licensed, something that I find very unique (and good). :)
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Rating by: S.T.
Jus Burgers
Telephone: (08) 9228 2230
Address: 743 Newcastle St Leederville 6007 , WA


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ŌĆ£In that instance, I would be at the table in Washington and argue my point of view. The president or somebody else would make a decision and weŌĆÖd have to implement it,ŌĆØ" Rice explained. ŌĆ£This was not of ŌĆ" a [high] degree of profile, but it had the potential to poison the atmosphere here at the UN and create some resentment toward us that I figured we didnŌĆÖt need to create.ŌĆØ
Rice continued, exploring the tactical toolbox she used to manipulate the decision-making process and get her way.
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Rice also discussed in the interview her professional demeanor and management style.
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Rice confessed that one weakness persisted from her days as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: a lack of patience.
ŌĆ£Patience still isnŌĆÖt my strong suit. I began recognizing that the best way to get from A to Z was not always in a straight line ŌĆ" sometimes you need to tack and adjust. Sometimes you have to slow down to bring as many people along as possible,ŌĆØ she recalled.
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Entries in 'financials' (13)
King revenue and profits dip year-on-year
Mobile giant King's revenues and profits have both dipped year-on-year as Candy Crush spending slows.
GAME posts strong H2 despite hardware decline
GAME has increased its gross margins for the second half of its financial year
Apple makes $11bn profit in Q3, but stays quiet on Apple Watch sales
Consumers might be buying fewer iPads, but Apple's unlikely to run out of money anytime soon.
Watch Dogs success and digital boom see Ubisoft financials fly in 2014
The strength of Ubisoft's core brands and the growth of its digital offerings have seen the publisher outperform its financial targets for the last year.
Sales and income climb at Square Enix
Square Enix has reported an increase in sales and income for the year ending March 2015.
Konami profits are up year-on-year
Publisher Konami has reported a 147 per cent increase in net profit for the year ending March.
EA's Q4 revenues exceed expectations; Need for Speed due this year; Mirror's Edge 2 early 2016
Q4 was more prosperous for EA than the publisher had predicted, with GAAP revenues of $1.19bn.
PS4 sells 14.8 million in a year, PlayStation annual profit up to £261.5m
Sony's latest financials have revealed a bright 12 months for the company's games business.
GAME CFO steps down as profits dip
The honeymoon period for the new GAME shows no sign of returning with a drop in profit and the news that the retailer's CFO is stepping down.
Digital sales help EA make $1.1bn during Q3 period
FIFA Ultimate Team and SimCity BuildIt helped EA generate $1.1bn in GAAP revenue in the quarter ending December 31st 2014.
Take-Two reports $41.1m loss but beats Q2 expectations
Take-Two has once again beaten its quarterly predictions, and has revised its estimations for the fiscal year.
Sony loss estimates more than quadruple
The PlayStation business may be buoyant, but significant struggles in the mobile sector are causing havoc with Sony's financials.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker to land in UK in January 2015
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker has been dated for a January 2015 UK release.


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The Dalai Lama: "This is my favorite Prayer to say every day."
The Dalai Lama: "This is my favorite Prayer. Daily I pray this it gives me inner strength and enthusiasm to serve sentient being and humanity."
This is beautiful, and helpful. A daily prayer, dedication of merit or reminder of motivation sets our approach or intention to our every action, streamlining our karma and energy.
Sen. Patrick Leahy Introduces The Dalai Lama to the United States Senate.
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WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, March 6, 2014) — Senator Patrick Leahy, the Senate's President Pro Tempore, TODAY introduced the Dalai Lama on the Floor of the United States Senate as today's Guest Chaplain, before he offered today's Senate invocation. Leahy, long a champion of the Tibetan people, has visited often with the Dalai Lama and also introduced him during his address at Middlebury College on Oct. 12, 2012.
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The prayer that the Dalai Lama says every day:
"As long as space remains/and as long as sentient beings remain/until then may I too remain/to help dispel the misery of the world."
What a wonderful world, we can Collectively Create, if only we really can, listen and apply collectively such Wisdom , in our daily lives .
May Peace , Health, Love, Justice and Prosperity , be available for All Beings and Creatures , most of all, in the hearts and minds of Global leaders .
Today 600 people gathered in front of our parliament building, begging our government to reconsider their decision of NOT meeting with his Holiness The Dalai Lame when he visits Norway next week. He is invited here by the Tibetan exile community to mark his 25 th anniversary for receiving the Nobel Peace Price. Our leaders made this decision based on fear of Chinese reprimands, rather than respect for human rights, compassion for those who suffers and without any integrity at all. They will not even let his Holiness use the main door but will take him in through the kitchen entrance. I feel we are lost in fear and greed and it saddens me that we are willing to sacrifice all decency in pursuit of even more wealth.
This is a sad moment in our history and I hope the international community will respond and help kickstart our moral compass.


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Beer: Looks like a decent selection, except that they are out of everything except for a couple of choices. My choice of beer was served in a ridiculous tall glass.
Food: I had a burger and it actually made me ill. Which is strange, since it was way overcooked. PRobably a frozen patty, in any case it had that squared-off shape that screams awfulness.
Service: Sarcastic, rude waiter. Insisted on putting us at a strange half-table with obstructed leg room in a corner, even though other tables were free.
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Ann M. Deisler, Assistant Professor of Music Education at Hartwick College, is from Palm Harbor Florida. She teaches courses in music education, supervises student teachers, and serves as advisor to the Hartwick College chapter of the National Association for Music Education. Before completing her doctoral studies at Florida State University, she taught instrumental and general music in the Pinellas County school system in the Tampa Bay area. During her time with Pinellas County Schools, Dr. Deisler worked to further the development of guitar and orchestra programs around the county as well as serving as district chairperson for the Florida Orchestra Association and the Pinellas County Music Educators Association.
Dr. Deisler is a member of the National Association for Music Education and the College Music Society. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of South Florida and completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education at Florida State University. Dr. Deisler's research interests include teacher preparation, general music, best practices, equality in education, and sociology of music education.


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Ken Hershman talks MMA on Showtime & UFC deal with Fox
Fight Nerd correspondent Syl Peterkin spoke with Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports, Ken Hershman (who he accidentally called Herschfield at the start of the interview) at the Super Six World Boxing Classic Final press conference in New York on Tuesday. We spoke about the upcoming match between Andre Ward and Carl Froch, where after a two-year, grueling journey, the winner of this high stakes matchup will claim both world championship belts, the vacant The Ring magazine championship and the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup, which will take place on October 29 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We also discussed the future of Strikeforce and M-1 Global on Showtime, as well as his thoughts on the UFC deal with Fox Networks.


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"As our society has changed and evolved, so too has the public's opinion on gay marriage and so has mine," Sen. Tom Carper said in a statement today. / ROBERT CRAIG/News Journal file
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Carper announced his support for gay marriage Tuesday, saying his opinion on the issue has evolved.
The Delaware Democrat said on his Facebook page he made his decision after a great deal of soul-searching.
He follows fellow Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who also announced his support for gay marriage this week. Seven Democratic senators have not yet endorsed gay marriage.
As our society has changed and evolved, so too has the publics opinion on gay marriage and so has mine, Carper said in his statement on Facebook. I pray every day for God to grant me the wisdom to do what is right. Through my prayers and conversations with my family and countless friends and Delawareans, Ive been reminded of the power of one of my core values: the Golden Rule. It calls on us to treat others as we want to be treated.
That means, to me, that all Americans ultimately should be free to marry the people they love and intend to share their lives with, regardless of their sexual orientation, and thats why today, after a great deal of soul searching, Im endorsing marriage equality, he wrote.
Carper was traveling on Tuesday and unavailable to discuss the statement, according to his office.
Carpers statement follows two days of Supreme Court hearings last week examining the constitutionality of a California ban on same-sex marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman for purposes of federal benefits and services.
Carper was Delawares governor in 1996 when the Defense of Marriage Act passed Congress. Last month, he was among 40 senators and 172 House members, including Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney, both Delaware Democrats, who asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
DOMA imposes a sweeping and unjustifiable federal disability on married same-sex couples, they wrote. It is class legislation that lacks any rational connection to legitimate federal interests, thus violating the Fifth Amendments equal-protection guarantee.
Carper supported enactment of state legislation in Delaware allowing same-sex civil unions but had not taken a position on gay marriage before now.
In May 2012, he said the Defense of Marriage Act and federal recognition of gay marriage was a complex issue. He said he respected President Barack Obamas announcement supporting gay marriage, but added, as for me, Ill continue (to) give this issue a great deal of thought.
During a 2010 interview with the Gannett Washington Bureau about the militarys dont ask, dont tell policy, Carper said his views on homosexuality had changed since he served as a naval flight officer and a P-3 aircraft mission commander during the Vietnam War. He voted to repeal the policy.
I suspect that a lot of us in the military who might not have been comfortable with this, you know, 30 years ago or 50 years ago, have changed our views (about) homosexuality in our lifetime, Carper said. I think a lot of people who might have had misgivings about this earlier in their lives have become more comfortable with it.
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Following the huge success of the 2010 range of FinePix 'A' series cameras, Fujifilm is pleased to introduce four new additions for 2011. The FinePix AV200, AV250, AX300 and AX350 all combine a good all‐round feature‐set with affordability, and are perfect for beginners who want a simple point and shoot digital camera.
The new 'A' series compacts differ only in their zoom and resolution capabilities. The 14 megapixel AV200 and the 16 megapixel AV250 both boast a 3x Fujinon zoom and the 14 megapixel AX300 and the 16 megapixel AX350 features a versatile Fujinon 5x zoom lens. You can rest assured that whichever model you choose, the excellent resolution sensors and top quality Fujinon optics combine with the high sensitivity settings (to ISO 3200) to deliver sharp, clear images whatever the shooting conditions. All models feature Fuji's Digital Image Stabilisation technology to compensate for image blur caused by hand shake or subject movement, and ensure you always get a great picture.
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All the new 'A' series compacts capture stunning 1080p HD photos and 720p movies, allowing you to show off your impressive pictures and videos to your family and friends on any HD ready television* (or home PC).
*To connect to an HD‐ready TV, you will need a HD Player (HDP‐L1) (sold separately)
Intuitive features
With SR Auto mode, which intelligently detects your scene type and shooting conditions, and is able to optimise the camera's focus, exposure and white balance to achieve perfect results. So whether you're photographing your beautiful garden or the kids on the beach, you will get flawless photos at the press of a button. Or if you prefer you can choose one of 21 pre‐programmed scene modes for extra control. What's more this season's 'A' series digital also benefit from Single and Tracking Auto Focus modes to ensure crisp, clear photos, every time.
Can't find what you're looking for?
If you have ever struggled to find the photo you are looking for on your camera, then this will be your saving grace. All FinePix cameras benefit from a Picture Search feature which allows you to find all images taken in a particular scene mode (e.g. Portraits and Landscapes) ensuring it is much faster to navigate through the photos on your camera to find the one you are after.
Get creative
Use the Motion Panorama Mode to take impressive snaps of your favourite places and fill your walls with pictures your family and friends will admire. This mode allows you to stitch three photos together to create one stunning panoramic image, perfect for wide landscapes, tall buildings or large groups of people.
Face Detection and automatic red‐eye removal
Great group photos can be challenging to get right when you are trying to make sure everyone looks good. Fujifilm's Face Detection feature takes the hard work out of it, by ensuring that the camera settings are optimised for focus and red‐eye removal, on all faces detected.
Varied specification dependent on model:
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AV250 16 3x Fujinon zoom lens
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• Scene Recognition Auto (SR AUTO)
• Face Detection technology with auto red‐eye removal
• Picture Search – by Face, by Scene, and by Date
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There have been so many beautiful pictures of the granny square quilt block as well as quilt alongs. I promised myself that I would make a quilt using them. I am a little late to the party but am just smitten with making this block. The color possibilities are endless.
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This storyline makes most Corrie fans groan but Derek's gnome was more than a mere garden ornament. Oh yes, verrily, it was indeed a pawn in the game of jealously and bitterness between Derek, Mavis and Norris back in 1995. Derek and Mavis were happily married, or as happy as they could be considering he was a complete idiot and she was proficient in simper. Derek decided to get fit and bought a Mile Muncher from salesman Norris Cole. Yes, our Norris! Mavis tried the machine, fell off, did herself a mischief and ended up in hospital. Derek tried to sue Norris but Norris' then girlfriend Angela Hawthorne ordered Derek to drop the claim. (She was very forceful, was Angela). Click through below for more.
So the friendship between the Wiltons and Norris became somewhat strained, to say the least. Norris got his own back though. When Derek took in two gnomes – Arthur and Guinevere, Arthur kept disappearing and sent postcards home from around the world (although strangely, not from here). Derek then received a severed gnome's ear with a ransom note for fifty chocolate doubloons so he lay in wait for the criminal behind some bushes and was arrested on suspicion of being a peeping Tom. On the eve of Norris' wedding to Angela, Norris got drunk and admitted to best man Derek that he was the one who'd stolen the gnome. In revenge, Derek took Norris to the wrong church, which made him late for the wedding – and Angela, well, she was not best pleased.
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Stay dry, comfortable, agile, and stable while enjoying the outdoors with the Sunlight™ Vent Sandals from Columbia®. This great looking, functional performance sandal provides superior cushioning and energy return along with a quick draining, quick drying design to keep your feet comfortable. The 2-strap, quick dry synthetic leather uppers feature 2 points of hook 'n' loop adjustment to keep you comfortable, agile, and stable during active days on land or water. Multiple ports in the cushioning Techlite midsoles provide superior air flow and faster water drainage to help keep your feet dry and comfortable. Omni-Grip rubber outsoles provide great traction on wet or dry surfaces. Comfortable hydrophobic linings. Imported.
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CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) -- After plunging 40% in just eight weeks, the U.S. markets seem to be "getting there."
That's partly because market sentiment has touched bearish extremes, while at the same time, the S&P 500 has successfully tested 2002 lows.
Nonetheless, a bear-market rally isn't on just yet, as detailed in the charts below.
The S&P 500's hourly chart illustrates the past three weeks.
After bottoming last week at 741, the S&P has once again reversed sharply from the lows.
In Monday's action, the index spiked straight into its first significant resistance around 850.
Meanwhile, the Dow's near-term view is similar.
As the chart illustrates, the index topped Monday at 8,599 -- matching the 8,600 resistance -- before pulling in to close at 8,443.
As for the Nasdaq, its near-term view is again similar: The index bottomed last week at 1,295, before staging a sharp two-day reversal.
From current levels, significant resistance holds around 1,493, matching the October low.
Widening the view to six months adds color.
Again, the Nasdaq has reversed sharply after briefly venturing into the 1,200's last week.
Yet while the upturn is interesting, the chart above doesn't scream "raging bull" just yet.
Meanwhile, the Dow's wider view is slightly "stronger."
After bottoming last week at 7,449, the index has spiked 1,000 points, marking its strongest two-day rally since 1987.
The reversal places the Dow just above significant support in the 8,175 area.
Yet the S&P 500 points to the biggest near-term issue.
After bottoming last week at 741, it's reversed 110 points spiking straight into major resistance around 850.
The S&P closed Monday at 851, and its response to this area should color as to whether the current reversal has legs.
The bigger picture
The U.S. markets have suffered a massive eight-week market crash.
Specifically, from the Sept. 19 peak to the Nov. 21 low:
- The Dow industrials have plunged 4,034 points, or 35%.
- The Nasdaq has plummeted 1,023 points, or 44%.
- The S&P 500 has plunged 524 points, or 41%.
In the wake of these losses, the U.S. markets are nearing a tradable market low, but a short-term reversal hasn't been signaled just yet.
The charts below detail a three-step process for reconsidering a bear-market rally.
Step 1: The Volatility Index notched an all-time closing high last week.
Starting with the Volatility Index, it's a commonly used contrarian indicator.
Extreme highs are considered a bullish signal, while extreme lows are regarded as a bearish signal.
As the chart above illustrates, the Volatility Index notched an all-time closing high last Thursday.
That's constructive, and could lay the groundwork for a significant bear-market rally.
Step 2: The S&P 500 has successfully tested the 2002 lows.
Meanwhile, this next chart is a 10-year view of the S&P 500. Each bar represents a month.
With the VIX hitting all-time highs, the S&P 500 has successfully tested the 2002 low -- at least for now.
As the chart illustrates, the S&P bottomed last week at 741 -- 3.5% under the 2002 trough -- before reversing sharply.
This area could launch a massive bear-market rally, and to this point, the S&P has held support.
Step 3: The S&P 500 hasn't cleared the 20-day moving average.


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