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I miss my little mom. She's been in Okinawa for many weeks visiting her sister and I haven't heard her voice in so long… too long. She lives alone now and goes through phases when she doesn't interact with people since she's busy quilting or mowing the lawn, so sometimes when she gets on the phone she talks forrrEVER and I find myself doing the dishes or checking email while I murmur "uh-huhs" intermittently at the right time (fooling her into thinking I'm listening.) But I'm pining for that today — the long run-on sentences that jumble from one subject to the next with no segue, no coherent plot-line — not giving me time for input or response. I miss that.
The relationship between a mother & daughter is such a strange animal. Talk about love/hate. When I was young I ABHORED it when someone said "you're just like your mom!" — What the…? Anything but THAT. My nemesis, my critic, my disher-out of this-is-for-your-own-good MOM. Me? Ms. Sophisticated Worldly Gift-to-the-universe-for-forward-thinking… like HER?? But now… I love it when people say it. I've known her for all my life, and I have watched her grow up, witnessed her go through many hardships not understanding what it must be like in her shoes, wondered how she stayed in a marriage for 40+ years when I think I woulda dumped 'im a LONG time ago (then again there were many times she needed a good thunk upside the head, we'll call it even),… I learned where she came from and was frankly astonished at how she survived what she did.
She's vibrant and full of life. 4'11" of still-can-probably-kick-my-ass, walks every morning at 5am, does step-class, drops the buzz-phrase "my trainer", has tried CrossFit (hates wallballs, liked pullups with the mondo-huge band), buys random figurines from yard-sales to repaint to keep her mind fresh. She's imprinted me with many values that I hated imposed on me when I was an ignorant know-it-all girl, but now that I'm a (ahem) wise all-knowing woman, I embrace and am grateful for. I do quirky things that I never knew were quirky until others express how impressed or thankful I turned-them onto that idea, and realize it came from her. She does some majorly crazy shit that helped me become a strong independent PERSON, not succumbing to the myths that a.) girls can't lift heavy things or move furniture, b.) you're old, wrinkled, and over-the-hill at 35, and c.) it's better to be polite and keep your mouth shut and fit-in with society. No, she lived the example to speak your mind because it's better to live with having asked, than live with regret for wishing you'd said something. And boy, with me, did that last one take.
One time when my mom called out of the blue, I asked her what's wrong, she sounded down. She sighed heavily and said "I guess I'm having a sort of bad day… I'm disappointed in myself,… it's kinda scary being up on the ladder painting the house." My heart stopped. Up on a fucking ladder painting the fucking house??!! What the FUCK?? The fucking woman is in her 60's, my dad is dead, she's alone, and she's damn frikkin' painting the HOUSE?! Oh my GOD I am a failure as a daughter(!) If word gets out about this, if she falls off that GD ladder, frrraaaaack, I'm going to hell. Instead I take a deep breath, put my eyeballs back in my head, exhale, pretend like I'm not going into cardiac-arrest, and say calmly, "Yea that's a little scary, it's okay to be scared (please be TOO scared) — mom, you knowww me or my brother could (drive 5-6 hours like right now ohgod) to help you… um I didn't know you were planning that, I don't think he knew it either (because he's going to burn in hell too for being a terrible son)… orrr we could hire some Mexicans or teenagers…" (something, ANYTHING, fuck.) She's like "yeeeaaa, I just got the idea in my head then just started in on it…" (I'm shaking my head trying to extricate my fingernails from the surface of my desk) "…Or at least mom, you shouldn't be alone when you're up on a ladder like that, I'll call one of our friends to come help you." (Gets off phone fast with psycho mom and immediately calls high-school buddy who still lives in town and BEGS him to please just stop by the house please PLEASE.)
When I was playing flag-football I'd take the team down to Florida and we'd stay at my parents. I'm talking like 14 of us. We'd bring a boat, go skiing at the bayou ½ a mile away in the mornings, then go to Destin 20 minutes away midday, then come back to ski at dusk. Really what our schedule was more like, was wake up to a million biscuits and omelets, eat. Then go ski, we didn't need life-vests because our bloated asses could float the Nile, come home eat. Then we'd squeeze our fat selves into bathing suits then go to the beach and lay around like beached whales, come home, eat. Then we'd eat. My mom would just cook and cook and get new schemes of what to cook. Homemade sushi, grilled salmon, ribs, cake, springrolls, cake. Cake, muffins, cookies. Cake. More cookies. We'd be like "mom, it's okay if you don't cook so much…" (steps on scale to find out it IS possible to gain 9 pounds in 2 days, wants to commit suicide. At the same time as stuffing another friggin' cookie in mouth.) She responds with "that's the way I show love." I say you're killing us to death with love. We virtually had to leave so we would stop eating. As she shoves take-home bags in the car which we immediately dig into.
When I first watched 'The Secret' I already knew I had good parking karma. Whereas others drive to the mall during Christmas season and think MAN there's not going to be any parking spaces, so they park at the back, NO WAY. I always drive straight to where I want to be fully EXPECTING for my spot next to the entrance to be there. And it usually is. I also got the epiphany that it's probably the reason why I don't have many wrinkles. Cuz it's DEFINITELY not from lack of hard living(lol) — sleep? You can sleep when you're DEAD haha. Okay I do have good genetics, my mom has less wrinkles than MANY of my friends (once you go Asian ya won't go caucasian hee hee) — but I believe that because I did not grow up with those American-woman stereo-type mentalities imposed on me "ooohhh when you reach your thirties your skin will start pruning up" — "Ohhh you know, when you reach your forties you won't be able to jump up on the counter to get shit off the top shelf of the cabinets because you just won't be ABLE to do thaaat (gasp) plus your ass would have slid down your leg" — "Ooohhh you know, hormones." I don't know if it's because we didn't talk about looks when I was growing up so I was also protected from the limited thinking warnings — but when I look in the mirror, I FULLY expect to see the same thing staring back at me. I notice what's there and it's the same. So I think that's why I don't have wrinkly old skin because I'm not WAITING to see that. I just expect to look as good as my mom.
Once my mom was visiting me here in Atlanta (yup she drove her own dang self) and while I and my then boyfriend were still lounging in bed at the crack of dawn at 8:30am on Saturday morning my cel phone rings. I see on the caller-ID it's her, I answer the phone, "You are so weird, you're a weirdo, it's okay to just knock on the door you know, duh." She says, "I went out for a walk this morning." I say "Okaaaay. Mommy, we're dressed in here, it's okay if you just come in ya'know…" She says, "Now I don't know where I'm at." I mean really, do I have to finish this part of the story? I'm like "EH?!" Yea, she went out walking, got turned around, and couldn't figure out how to get back. Thank sweet Jesus she had her PHONE with her. I mean wow. She's seriously phone-challenged as it is. COUNTLESS times she'd call and say "Where have you BEEN, I have been trying to reach you!" Puzzled I'd say, I didn't get a voicemail message from you…" Invariably she'd say (peeved, like it's my fault) Well, I didn't LEAVE one." One time I drove to Florida, got there, and the front glass door was locked. The regular wood door was wide open inside, I could see IN there. I realized I didn't have a key to the flippin GLASS door (we actually installed that the week of my dad's funeral, I didn't even think it locked. Hell, I don't remember much that week alcohol-haze, oh whatever.) Anyways, I call my mom. I can hear the phone ringing inside. No one's home (in more ways than one.) I walk around the house, maybe she's in the back yard, nope. I call her cell, no answer. Screw it, I went to the liquor store, then sat on the front porch drinking scotch. The cats just sat inside the glass staring out at me probably thinking what is this fool DOING? Why is she sitting out there? My mom drives up, SORRRYYY, I had to run an errand I didn't think you'd make it here that fast, you were so fast, was the drive good, you hungry? I'm like, "Mom, why didn't you answer your cell?" Deadpan she admits, it's inside, in the house. You know, with the cats.
Travis/T-rex from CrossFit North Atlanta just knows her as the lady that sweeps. Everything. She came to the gym one time and just swept. For like 4 hours.
My little mom is the queen of knick-knacks. Holyshit that woman has her house decorated with every sort of collection known to mankind. Alright well maybe not EVERY kind, I've seen her other Asian friend's house and SHE has every sort — but what my mother has, is in freaking massive abundance. We had to've started her on birds like a thousand years ago. Some Mother's Day present when we were kids, so okay yea, maybe we're to be blamed on that one. But now it is just out of CONTROL. Her latest thing is photos. We're talking framed, laminated, cork-boards, her bedroom mirror is no longer a mirror but a collage. My dad died a few years ago and we didn't even like him then, but now the house is a SHRINE. It's a little bit weird. Two grandkids, the walls are like one gargantuan storyboard of their lives. From birth. To now. And Mads is TEN. Once when I needed to change the "Kath & her current boyfriend" pic, I opened the frame and no shit, there were layers and LAYERS of the chronology of failed-relationships immortalized right IN there. It was creepy. It was fucking HILARIOUS. She didn't throw the old photo away, she just stuck the new boyfriend on top of it. OMG. No words.
Here are 3 awesome FB videos to explain my mom: Not Enough Valium (on the eastern seaboard), Infomercial Mom, and Maddie's Puppet Show.
Below is the latest item she bequeathed to me. An owl house. I think. She shifted from regular birds to specialize in owls because that's her sisters "special bird". Whatever the hell that means. So now I get one. Yea for me. I have it in my office stashed behind the bookcase. Man,… I really miss her.


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Dragonfly Tattoos to Help You Take Flight
Let these iridescent-winged insects grant you all your tattoo wishes.
The dragonfly is a timeless icon. Dragonflies, much like sharks and horseshoe crabs, have some major prehistoric roots, dating back as far as 300 million years. And while our modern little dragonflies have cute wingspans of only two to five inches, old school dino dragonflies had wingspans up to five feet. Five feet. Imagine encountering that guy on your canoe ride across the lake.
The dragonfly, being so aged, became quite a prolific character throughout various mythologies. Across the world, dragonflies are woven into tall tales and folklore, with variations on the bejeweled bug's meaning. To the Hopi, the dragonfly was a sign of healing and transformation, and for the Pueblo tribes, killing a dragonfly was considered incredibly taboo, as the dragonfly was often called upon to help tribal medicine men and women in their healing arts.
Ancient Japan was known as Island of the Dragonfly, which in Japanese is Akitsushima. Akitsu is an older version of the word tombo, Japanese for dragonfly, and shima stands for island. The cultural impact of dragonflies was so strong in 17th Century Japan that high-ranking soldiers would have dragonfly-stylized embellishments on their helmets, so they could be seen across the field by their men. The dragonfly was a sign of national pride and a symbol of protection.
Meanwhile, the Swiss felt a little differently. They believed that dragonflies brought judgement to earth, and could sense evil souls — the sight of a dragonfly near someone meant injury or bad luck would befall them. Various cultures throughout Europe believed dragonflies to be sent by Satan himself to steal souls.
We haven't particularly encountered the Satan soul-sucking dragonflies in many tattoos, but we'd love to see such a metal representation of these little water bugs. Some folks have gone the abstract route, with the dragonfly's iconic wing and body shape artistically implied, and others have gone full science textbook with their dragonfly tattoos, with every little glossy panel in the insect's wingspan shining through.
It makes sense the positive messages the dragonfly carries would rise above the Satanic one. With themes like transformation, change, healing, growth, protection — a dragonfly tattoo becomes the perfect talisman.

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Last week Speedo opened the doors to their temporary Immersion space, where their latest products were launched. Rock Townsend have been working for Pentland (Speedo's parent company) for a while now and were asked to create an installation to welcome people for a series of talks over a 3 day period. This was a place for Speedo's new swimwear to be launched, and should therefore create a sense of being immersed under water.
Giles Long (Paralympic swimmer) _ ' It is the closest thing I have felt to being in the water'.


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The new center: Recognized as significant Rwandan community-oriented initiative/
Rwanda's ministry of local government (MINALOC) visited the Community Learning Center and Library and cited it as one of the major 2018-2018 community-oriented projects in Rwamagana District of the Eastern Province. Ministry representatives commended the quality of the center's services and programs. As a community hub, the center has been selected to host the 2018 parliamentary elections in Musha Sector 7.


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People that want to learn about events in Rochester, NY should pay close attention to all of the resources available to help them find out about these Rochester events. Whether you are interested in Rochester music or other things to do in Rochester, an excellent event listing Rochester citizens can browse will help you stay current on upcoming events. Look for a calendar online to be in the know about all sorts of Rochester NY events.
On the web, you can very easily find a listing of Rochester NY events based on the things that you want to learn about or what kind of activities you enjoy in Rochester. It is also important that you find out about Rochester NY events that are in your part of the city, which will help you get access to events that are convenient for you. Many people do not want to travel a great distance for events around the city and instead are just looking for things that they can do in their part of Rochester.
Be sure that you frequently browse your event listing so that you will be able to get details about the latest events around Rochester. A good listing of events in the city will be updated regularly with all of the latest events that are happening around the city. This helps citizens of Rochester plan which events they will attend so that they can enjoy themselves and experience all the great things the city offers.
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Terra Nova combos are portable, powerful all in one amplifiers with Eden-designed speakers and cabinetry, available in a single 12" compact club combo or as a 2 x 10" punchy rig.
Designed to be lightweight and compact without sacrificing features or sound, Terra Nova combos offer the perfect solution for players who want a reliable, versatile rig that is easy to transport.
Ideally suited to rehearsals, jam sessions and small-to-medium size shows.


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Alister McGrath
Alister McGrath was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1953.
He gained first class honours in chemistry at Oxford University in 1975, and began research in molecular biophysics in the Oxford University Department of Biochemistry. During the years 1975-8, he carried out scientific research, leading to the publication of a number of peer-reviewed research articles, alongside studying for the Oxford University Final Honour School of Theology. In December 1977, he was awarded an Oxford D.Phil. for his research in the natural sciences, and he gained first class honours in Theology in June 1978.
The interaction of Christian theology and the natural sciences has subsequently been a major theme of his research work, and is best seen in the three volumes of his Scientific Theology (2001-3).
McGrath then left Oxford to study theology at Cambridge University. In 1983, he was appointed lecturer in Christian doctrine and ethics at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and a member of the Oxford University Faculty of Theology. He gave the Bampton Lectures at Oxford University in 1990, in which he explored the factors which lead to the origins of doctrinal statements in Christianity.
McGrath was elected University Research Lecturer in Theology at Oxford University in 1993, and concurrently served as research professor of theology at Regent College, Vancouver, from 1993-7.
In 1995, he was elected Principal of Wycliffe Hall, and in 1999 was awarded a personal chair in theology at Oxford University, with the title of "Professor of Historical Theology". He earned an Oxford Doctorate of Divinity in 2001 for his research on historical and systematic theology.
In September 2004, he resigned as Principal of Wycliffe Hall to become the first Director of the newly-established Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. In October 2006, he was elected to a Senior Research Fellowship at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, where he began directing a major new research project on natural theology, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, while also serving as President of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2005.
In September 2008, McGrath took up the newly-established Chair of Theology, Ministry and Education in the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King's College, London. He also serves as the academic leader of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, and is involved both in theological research and the professional development of clergy from a range of Christian denominations.
His main research interest at present is the area of thought traditionally known as "natural theology", which is experiencing significant renewal and revitalization at the moment.


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Welcome to the CerSJ-GOMD Joint Symposium on Glass Science and Technologies
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We are pleased to announce the Joint International Symposium on Glass and Photonic Materials, which is the first joint meeting between the Ceramic Society of Japan (CerSJ) and the Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).
The Symposium is scheduled for November 13-15, 2016 at Yoshida-main-campus of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
The symposium is co-located with the 57th Meeting on Glass and Photonic Materials, which is the annual Glass Division Meeting of CerSJ, and the 12th Symposium of Glass Industry Conference of Japan (GIC12).
The Symposium collects papers on the following topics but not limited to,
- Structure analyses of Glass and Glass Ceramic Materials
- Properties and Structures of Photonic Materials
- Trends in Fiber Lasers and Optical Amplifiers
- Glass Melting and Processing Technologies
- Technologies in Glass Strengthening
- Non-oxide and Novel Oxide Glasses
- Glass Ceramics and Transparent Ceramics
Organizers, composed of active members of Glass Division of CerSJ and of GOMD of ACerS,wish to welcome submission of papers from international scientists and engineers on Glass and Photonic Materials worldwide.


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Are you struggling to find the right platform that will fit a large enterprise business? Then you are not the only and that especially isn't a surprise since most platforms are aimed towards smaller businesses. Two excellent options for larger businesses Shopify Plus and Magento Enterprise, which is why today we are going to be taking a closer look at them in the article below. Make sure to keep reading because we will be comparing Shopify Plus and Magento enterprise.
When you are choosing a platform your budget is definitely something that you need to consider and a lot of the time the budget is what makes the decision for you. Both platforms are very different and that also affects the price of them. Overall, Magento Enterprise will cost you a lot more money to set up, maintain and support since you will need to pay for hosting, developers and more, which can end up costing a lot of money. Shopify Plus will cost you less since all will be covered in the monthly plan, but you will definitely have to aware of the extra costs from the apps and the transaction fees.
When comparing Shopify Plus and Magento Enterprise we came to the conclusion that both of the platforms are really feature-full and that is definitely great. When looking at some of the most basic features we were able to see that Shopify Plus has some of them built in, while Magento Enterprise doesn't and vice versa. However, the good news is that both platforms have app stores that are filled with apps add-ons, and you will definitely be able to find everything you need in there and add those functionalities.
Customer satisfaction
When you are checking out any platform it is always a good idea to take a look at what the existing users think, and since these are two of the top options for enterprises it is no surprise that people are really into both of them. However, if we had to go by numbers we would have to say that Shopify Plus has the advantage, but of course, you have to remember that all depends on the needs of the specific business owners.
Finding the right platform will make all of the difference when it comes to the efficiency with which your business works so you need to make your choice wisely. From what we could see from comparing Shopify Plus and Magento Enterprise, the decision will definitely come down mostly to the budget that you can set aside, as well as the skills that you have when it comes to coding, but we do hope that this article has helped make that decision easier.


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At Cook Dental Excellence, we understand just how unpleasant and disruptive a toothache can be. It can take a drastic toll on your quality of life, impairing your ability to speak and even eat. If you are suffering with a toothache, Dr. Cook and his office team will do everything they can to get you in for care as soon as possible. As a skilled and experienced dentist, he will diagnose the underlying source of your discomfort and get you back on the road to oral health. If the tooth is has sustained damage to the nerve an inner vital tissues, it may require Bloomington root canal treatment to preserve and maintain it.
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At its May 21 meeting, in partnering with the St. Louis Park Chapter of Moms Demand Action, the St. Louis Park City Council proclaimed the first Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
The 4th National Gun Violence Awareness Day helps honor Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager who marched in President Obama's second inaugural parade and was tragically shot and killed just weeks later, and Americans who are victims of gun violence. Individuals can join the campaign by wearing orange on Friday, June 1, to help honor Hadiya, the 96 Americans whose lives are cut short every day by gun violence and the countless survivors of gun violence.
To learn more, visit the Moms Demand Action webpage.


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Through The Clouds and Behind The Curtains
by Anne Faith Nicholls
Acrylic on canvas 60" x 48"
This is a symbolically narrative painting depicting the revelation of subconscious thoughts. The pulling back of the curtains can be interpreted as a symbolic gesture of looking within one's self, or introspection, and the overall darkness of the work's color pallet suggests a darker subtext. It's all about transparency here, from the subject's sheer dress, to the open book, to the actual layered composition of the painting, depicting multiple environments and alternate perspectives. As the eye begins reading the work from left to right, a deck's ladder offers an entrance point to a lake, which can be alternatively read as the murky waters of one's subconscious. The symbolic representation of thoughts continues within the black clouds… A lemon tree with a snake suggests being wary of "tart fruits" or perhaps something that's too good to be true. The black crow with an arrow represents cleverness overcoming defensiveness, as the crow is often regarded as a common bird with extraordinary intelligence. The all-seeing eye represents a human ability to decode subconscious thoughts and dreams, seeing them for what they truly are. The bed itself is one of the artist's signature devices for depicting and honoring traditional surrealism, here used as a resting platform in which the girl sits, on fire with life and emotion, perhaps burned in the past, but now and cleansed and saved by rain (or consciousness itself) and liberated from her own dark thoughts through awareness.


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justanewbie (unregistered)
A cat with belt and suspenders (unregistered)
And of course... (unregistered)
Unless someone's monkeyed with the permissions, you can still do the normal one, which is what anyone "not in the know" would do anyway.
Cornify (unregistered)
${GREP} all the things
AB (unregistered)
This script makes more sense than you think.
cat, when called with no arguments, sits there waiting for input from stdin. Not a behavior you want if all you wanted to do was show a file.
Called with non-existent file, cat prints an error on stderr - something that the alternative does not.
And finally, there are lots of reasons to distrust PATH variable and aliases in a system that script whiter does not control.
This is good defensive programming for scripts that try to be production quality rather than ad hoc hacks.
Bert (unregistered)
Personally, I'd find /bin/grep much easier to type than the finger-gymnastics of ${GREP}, probably even $GREP.
Also, PSA: use $() instead of backticks if your shell supports it (it usually will)!
useless use of cat (unregistered)
It's not all that bad. The difference clearly shows in 'cat | grep x' and 'cat_file |grep x' cat_file is actually a wrapper that handles the fact that cat will use stdin by default. In a script that would result in waiting for input (indefinitely)
gleemonk (unregistered)
This wins the useless use of cat_file award!
gleemonk (unregistered)
I'd do
dev=$(grep eth < /proc/dev/net)
The entire thing just demonstrates what a shit-show shell programming really is. Don't do Bourne if your idea of "production quality" includes things like robustness against a borkened PATH.
Foo AKA Fooo (unregistered)
If you don't trust the PATH, just reset it to a good value at the start of your script. As a bonus, this is also inherited to all programs your script calls.
p. dexter (unregistered)
is grep's -f switch cursed or something?
Bert (unregistered)
-f FILE retrieves patterns from FILE rather than using FILE as input. You can just give it a list of files as arguments though!
_RPH_ (nodebb)
TRWTF is loading the whole file into memory before sending it to stdout. Must be very efficient with huge files…
And as a bonus, this wrapper does not even behave exactly as cat would:
- When reading the file content into the "temp" variable, all trailing newlines are stripped. But "fortunately" they add another newline in the output by calling echo so in most cases they won't notice the difference
- They check if the file exists (and return 1) but other than that they will joyfully ignore any cat failures and return a zero exit status in all cases
Eric (unregistered)
The checks in cat_file make sure cat is never used with multiple files or with any switches that change the behavior, in addition to preventing it from just waiting on stdin. If the arguments are generated by variable/command/etc. expansion or might have spaces, those could be issues. As for $GREP and similar, one use I can see for those is debugging during development. The commands could be replaced with a function or script (say, one that logs the arguments to a file, then uses tee to copy the output into that same file) everywhere, just by setting the variable once.
my name is missing (unregistered)
On the internet no one knows you are a cat.
snoofle (unregistered)
Another reason to put utility paths into variables (e.g.: GREP=/bin/grep) is to prevent path searches in deeply nested loops - sometimes it can make a difference; especially if the path is huge.
JimTonic (unregistered)
You're a ${GREP}ist!!!
Stephen (unregistered)
Patterns such as "GREP=/bin/grep" used to be common when people wrote scripts that may run over many different environments, especially when the OS may have had a mixture of BSD+SYSV utilities; I might want /usr/ucb/ps but /bin/ls and so hard code the path to the utilities. Porting then becomes just modifying the constants at the top.
There's not much justification in an embedded system running a dedicated OS, but maybe the scripts have a historical legacy and just haven't been refactored.
Herby (unregistered)
This is the dreaded "Inner Platform Effect" in spades. Wrappers just to show what you REALLY mean, even if you don't know it yourself.
Yes, one can write shell scripts, and when doing so, you find out that the shell actually has lots of "helps" that take away the need for just about any helpers at all. With he current project I'm working on, there are a multitude of shell scripts that once I look at them, I say "what were they thinking", and then remind myself that they have accreted over a span of over 20 years, piece by piece. These accretions, very well intentioned, sometimes look like a hack that someone wrote just to make it to the next step, and after many years the code is FULL of them. There is no sorting it out as the whole thing is MANY 1000's of lines, and I'm sure that no ONE person actually knows all the ins and outs that lie therein.
Rewrite for clarity? I have doubts. This is a test suite that is both working, AND comprehensive, and a rewrite would take years, and accomplish little. If it works, don't fix it. Life goes on.
Oh yes, you can usually tell a noob when you see:
$ cat file | grep pattern
In any form.
Fernando (unregistered)
Damn straight, no one trusts the PATH variable. Your script will be run by a user whose $HOME/bin/rm is a script that does "/bin/rm -i".
thosrtanner (unregistered)
Re "those heavy duty paper cutters that are basically guillotines" - when I worked in a (book) printers, they were called guillotines.
Guest (unregistered)
cron jobs are a good example of the PATH variable being unreliable.
Whoever wrote this script obviously knows more about shell script than the person who wrote the article.
Jérôme Grimbert (google)
cat_file is useful :
- allow only one file at a time
- check that file exists
But it forget a few things:
- check that the file is readable
- check that the file is not empty
Head-Banger (unregistered)
Absolutely correct. The only real bug in the presented code is that the file data is being stored in a buffer and echoed out again rather than being piped to the next command as plain-old cat would do. This becomes an issue for large files.
AWK (unregistered)
I maintain a large codebase, that originally ran on Minix, later OpenServer, and now Linux. If I had a dollar for each hour we've spent writing defensive wrappers, that mimics the (mis)behaviour of shell commands, stdlib and compiler on OpenServer, I'd be able to take half a year of unpaid leave. I would not be surprised the least, if the siftware controlling this printing press is ported from something really obscure, with its own set of quirks.
Dan Mercer (unregistered)
I haven't see a UUOC award in 15 years. You're obviously an old usenetter like me.
_RPH_ (nodebb)
This is indeed a correct implementation in pure shell, but you really really do not want to use that for production if there are any big files to process, because the performance of the bash I/O with read is abysmal (the shell will read the input byte per byte...).
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The Home Affairs department is considering a move to offer refugee visas to South African minorities after Peter Dutton said the country's "white farmers" needed protection in a "civilised country" like Australia.
South Africa has demanded a "full retraction" of Peter Dutton's comments on the treatment of white farmers in the country, after the Australian cabinet minister said the "persecuted" group should be considered for refugee visas.
Australia's high commissioner to South Africa, Adam McCarthy, was called in for meetings with the country's foreign ministry on Thursday.
"The South African government is offended by the statements which have been attributed to the Australian Home Affairs minister and a full retraction is expected," the ministry said in a statement to media.
Mr Dutton's office told SBS News the minister had no comment on the demand, while foreign minister Julie Bishop said the South African government should focus on its problem with violent crime.
"The message that we urge on the South African government is that they seek to ensure the security of all their citizens and we certainly urge the South African government to ensure that any changes to land ownership, for example, are not disruptive to the economy nor lead to violence," she told ABC Radio.
The building diplomatic stoush began when Mr Dutton revealed he had asked his department to "look at options" to help the country's "white farmers" on Wednesday, citing recent reports of violent attacks.
"I've asked my department to look at options and ways in which we can provide some assistance because I do think on the information I've seen people do need help, and they need help from a civilised country like ours," Mr Dutton said.
On Thursday, the department confirmed to SBS News it was now "monitoring the situation of minority groups in South Africa" and considering "potential resettlement under the offshore humanitarian program".
Mr Dutton's comments come as the South African government moves ahead with a plan to take over farmland "without compensation" to redress land confiscations of the colonial and apartheid era.
According to police, 74 farmers were murdered between 2016 and 2017 in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest crime rates.
The African Farmers Association of South Africa said it was "offensive for the minister to polarise agriculture".
"He is bringing a racial dimension into a socio-economic issue," said spokesman Neo Masithela. "Transformation has been extremely slow, it is a very emotional issue."
Land is a hugely divisive topic in South Africa, where 72 percent of individually-owned farms are in white hands 24 years after the end of white-minority apartheid rule.
By contrast just four percent of such land is owned by black people, according to an audit cited by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Dutton suggested that white South African farmers could apply for humanitarian visas typically sought by Iranian, Iraqi and Somali asylum seekers.
"If you look at the footage and read the stories, you hear the accounts, it's a horrific circumstance they face," Dutton told The Daily Telegraph.
Another Australian cabinet minister, Steve Ciobo, agreed the farmers' situation was "cause for concern".
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South Africa's foreign ministry has dismissed Mr Dutton's comments and expressed its "regret" over the lack of diplomatic communication.
"That threat does not exist," the South African foreign ministry in Pretoria told Reuters.
"There is no reason for any government in the world to suspect that a section of South Africans is under danger from their own democratically elected government.
"We regret that the Australian government chose not to use the available diplomatic channels available for them to raise concerns or to seek clarification."
South Africa's ruling ANC party is planning new laws that will allow the government to redistribute farmland without paying compensation, in an escalated push to give black South Africans more access to the land.
White farmers are a racial minority in South Africa but own a disproportionate amount of farmland, as a legacy of the country's apartheid era.
The government has been buying back land from white farmers for years but has been frustrated by slow progress in increasing the percentage of black ownership.
AfriForum, a rights group representing primarily the white Afrikaner minority, praised Mr Dutton's comments but said it was not in favour of mass emigration, Reuters reported.
"Our future is in Africa, not elsewhere," chief executive Kallie Kriel said.
The South African government has not yet spelt out exactly how land would be redistributed.
"We must, given the history we have had, work with urgency to significantly and sustainably escalate the pace of land reform," South African president Cyril Ramaphosa told parliament on Wednesday.
Campaign group AfriForum, which advocates for its largely white membership, many of whom speak Afrikaans, said farmers had been used as "scapegoats" for South Africa's wider problems.
"It must serve as a warning that South Africa runs the risk to lose even more productive, loyal citizens should their concerns about issues such as property rights not be listened to," said AfriForum's deputy chief executive Alana Bailey.
In October 2017 AfriForum put the murder rate for commercial farmers at 156 per 100,000 in 2016-17 -- well above the national average of 34.1 per 100,000.
But independent fact-checking service AfricaCheck warned that it was impossible to definitively state the murder rate for farmers in South Africa.
"South Africa is a very violent society and many people, not just farmers, experience unacceptably high levels of serious crime," Frans Cronje, head of the South African Institute for Race Relations, told AFP.
"It is futile and self-defeating to get into a conflict about whether farmers are more at risk than other South Africans."
Up to 500,000 white South Africans have left the country in the past 30 years, according to official statistics, with Australia ranking as the top destination.
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I dropped my backpack.
What did he say?
We watched the news unfold in the gym. When I saw the Pentagon was hit, I ran to the pay phone, shaking, and called my mom to see if my cousin Shelly was OK.
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On Sept. 11, 2001, the world shifted on its axis and shook us all to our cores. For me, it triggered the start of my struggle with panic attacks.
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A woman who assaulted her sister during a "heated" argument has been ordered to pay her sibling £100 compensation.
Heather McBlain, from Duncairn Gardens in Belfast, was also handed a four-month prison sentence, which was suspended for 18 months, after she admitted a charge of assaulting her sister Lisa earlier this year.
Belfast Magistrate's Court heard that police were called to a house in the Russell Court area of the city on February 20, and when they arrived they found an injured woman in the living room.
The victim displayed a number of injuries, including a bloody mouth and bruised forehead, and Heather McBlain was arrested for assaulting her sister.
During police interviews, the 45-year-old gave a "no comment" response.
When asked by District Judge Fiona Bagnall about his client's "distinct lack of remorse", defence counsel Luke Curran said McBlain apologised for the police having to come between two siblings involved in a "heated" argument.
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Unwrapped, bound and gagged, cleave gag, topless, rope bondage, big tits, costumes, uniforms, barefoot, bare feet, latina, redhead, naked, nude, nudity, car trunk, car boot, car bondage, blonde, ungagged, gagged, smiling, laughing, suspension, suspended, chair tie, chair bondage, chair bound, secretary, office bondage, onscreen tying, on-screen tying, rigging, bed bondage, bedroom bondage, bedroom bound, bed bound, spreadeagled, spread-eagled, tape bondage, duct tape, ball tie, storage room, heels, photography, spaghetti rope. [2010]
Beautiful busty Jelena is marking time thoroughly roped to the bed! She mmphs through her tape-gag and writhes in the ropes. Naked, nude, bed bondage, bedroom, tape gag, tapegagged, barefoot, bare feet, big breasts, big tits, buxom, rope bondage, bedroom bound, bedroom bondage, great body, spreadeagle, spread eagle, spreadeagled, tied down.
A classic scene from the archives! Lorelei is smiling and spread-eagled on the bed. Boyfriend Jon Woods stuffs her mouth with a white handkerchief, applies red duct tape to her face, fondles her breasts for a moment, then leaves her to her fantasies. She writhes slowly and makes happy sounds. Some camera noise. Bondage, bound, rope bondage, tape gag, tapegagged, mouth stuffed gag, spreadeagled, spreadeagle, topless, barefoot, bare feet, panties, underwear, bedroom bondage, bed bondage, bed bound, bedroom bound, consensual.
A sleepmask blocks maid Lorelei's vision as she mmphs and whimpers in a standing spread-eagle. The relentless vibrator teases her, as she can't quite reach orgasm. Many agonizing minutes go by before the captive maid is able to climax. - - Bondage, bound and gagged, tape gag, tapegagged, topless, busty, buxom, french maid, maid uniform, maid costume, high heels, garter belt, stockings, rope bondage, blindfold, blindfolded, sleepmask, bound orgasm, bondage orgasm, orgasm in bondage, vibrator, spreader bar, spread eagle, spreadeagle, spread eagled, spreadeagled.
Britney finds herself in the dark abandoned house, naked and tied to a bed 3 different ways. She mmphs through her bandanna cleave-gag and writhes in the ropes. - - Redhead, nice tits, big tits, barefoot, bare feet, cleavegag, cleavegagged, nude, naked, bed bound, bedroom bound, bed bondage, bedroom bondage, eye contact, tattoos, great body, spreadeagled, spread eagle, tied down, tied up, rope bondage, bandanna gag.
Part 2 of 2 from "French Maid Bound in the Closet All Week until She Orgasms".
Maid Lorelei has been roped to the bed under a leashed magic-wand 4-speed power-vibrator. How long can she resist succumbing to orgasm? Bondage, bound and gagged, tape gag, tapegagged, topless, busty, buxom, french maid, maid uniform, maid costume, high heels, pantyless, garter belt, stockings, rope bondage, bed bondage, bed bound, bedroom bondage, bed bondage, bedroom bound, spreadeagled, spreadeagle, spread eagled, spread eagle, blindfold, blindfolded.
Amber's tape-gagged and spread-eagled on the bed with a big vibrator tied against her clit. She is naked but for thigh-high stockings and black stiletto high heels. She mmphs and moves her hips. The vibrator is not turned up high enough for her to orgasm. Part 1 of 2. Rigging/videography by F.F. 720x480pixels.
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BURGLARIZED BABES - Darling & Mary Jane photo'd by Lorelei, Burglar: Ikaras Jones - Some people think chair ties all look alike. What struck me about these pics is how different these two damsels look tied up. They each have their own "signature".
TAKEN FOR A RIDE - Pics of Vesta by Lorelei - When Vesta was in town for DomCon, we came over with a van and picked her up for a little fun.
FETISH SPREAD - Pics of Harley Raine by Lorelei - Harley brought this outfit so I couldn't resist photographing her in it. It's very flattering, isn't it?


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Alex Rapaport Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,150)/
Alex Rapaport raised it up to 700,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to chip leader John Misirian from the small blind. He moved all in, easily having Rapaport covered. The big blind folded, and after about 30 seconds in the tank, Rapaport called.
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The second half of the class is dedicated to yoga. Whole Birth Yoga uses adapted yoga poses to teach mindfulness, build awareness of breath and body, pain management techniques, relaxation skills, meditation, and visualization. This practice will support you during your transition to motherhood, improve your comfort during pregnancy, increase bonding with your developing baby, and prepare your body, mind, and heart for birth.


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An Explosion At Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Has Left Individuals Injured
According to multiple international news outlets on Tuesday, explosions have hit Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. BBC News reports that both explosions and gunfire were heard, although details of the incident were initially very unclear. Turkish officials then confirmed that two explosions went off, injuring multiple people. Atatürk Airport is the central international travel hub of the Turkish capital of Istanbul, and is the country's biggest airport in terms of traffic. Update: A Turkish justice minister initially confirmed that at least 10 people have died in the explosions, with at least 20 more people wounded. The incident is being widely described as a pair of suicide bombings. However, a few hours later, a Turkish official said the death toll had risen to nearly 50.
According to Reuters, a witness told CNN Türk that gunfire could be heard from an airport parking lot. There's also video circulating on social media showing some of the aftermath of the mayhem, with wounded people lying on the ground, seemingly being treated. It's as upsetting as you'd expect, so you should exercise your own judgment about whether or not to watch. It won't be embedded, but you can see it here if you want to.
Reuters reports that Turkish officials say the suspects blew up their explosive devices before reaching an x-ray security checkpoint. The reports also suggest that the widely reported sounds of gunfire may have been the police firing on a pair of suspects. A Turkish justice minister has also reportedly said that one of the suspects fired a Kalashnikov rifle before detonating their explosives, but there are still conflicting reports.
Turkish officials are openly describing this as a terrorist attack, and it wouldn't be the first time the country has faced suicide bombers — they've been a grimly familiar occurrence within Turkey in recent months, amid warring both with militant Islamic groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, and Kurdish separatist forces.
So far, no person or organization has claimed responsibility for the attack, which reportedly took place close to the entrance of the airport's international terminal. Atatürk Airport performs security scans right near the terminal entrance, which could possibly be what kept the bombers from detonating deeper into the airport.
NBC News' chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has also reported that at least one witness believes they heard three explosions, not two. Information can be notoriously unreliable during chaotic events like these, however, so you should bear in mind that these reports may change or be clarified with added context as time goes on.


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College and university graduation is around the corner. You may be a proud parent with a student on the verge of receiving their degree or you yourself are accepting the honors. Congratulations either way! Whichever the case, such a life transition is often marked with the purchase of a new car.
You (or yours) are about to embark on a new journey. Nothing will get you better equipped than having a new car as a companion. Whether taking time off to travel the open road, moving to a new city for an opportunity, or diving into a career that has you behind the wheel you want a vehicle as steadfast as your education yet as exciting as your future prospects. Once again, Toyota delivers.
At this point in your life you might not be quite ready for a sedan, which is why the Yaris hatchback (pictured above) is perfect. The Yaris has always been about independence, and as a new graduate the vehicle simply makes sense. With up to an EPA estimated 37 mpg highway and 30 city mpg you'll be able to keep up with those student loans without having to hold back on the road. Given that you're coming off of a post-secondary technological advanced environment, you'll want to step into the same when getting behind the wheel.
The Yaris' available remote keyless entry opens up your world to a 6.1 inch touch-screen complemented by hands-free phone capability, Bluetooth® wireless music streaming, a USB port, and voice recognition software. Toyota knows that you've traded your book bag for even more stuff, be it recreational gear or gadgets to forward your impending entrepreneurship or career. With a rear lift-back door, 60/40 split fold-down rear seat, and an exceptionally roomy cargo-hold you can get in everything you want to fit in. And as life progresses and you prepare to enter that next phase, transitioning to a sedan will be a breeze in the 2016 Yaris sedan. View more on the 2016 Yaris hatchback here.
An SUV may not be the first type of vehicle that comes to mind when considering a car for college graduates but the 2016 RAV4 is eons far from traditional. This compact (yet roomy at up to 73.4 cubic feet cargo space) SUV bucks all preconceptions from the first look. Its daring and sleek design defines everything a new grad is. It's exciting, efficient, and promises a fruitful future. The available athletic profile and oh-so-sweet honeycomb grille with sporty 18-inch alloy wheels tells you that this vehicle can accommodate your own boundless energy. The RAV4 is also well-educated, with an available SmartKeySystem, SofTex® driver's seat memory, informative SE gauge cluster, and sophisticated leather-trimmed steering wheel - IVY league all the way! Factor in integrated navigation software, SiriusXM® satellite radio, and available JBL® GreenEdge speakers and there will be no need to pine for frat/sorority days long gone. Get a higher education on the 2016 RAV4 here or 2016 RAV4 Hybrid here.
The sky's the limit with this one! College/university graduates today are not just tech-savvy, they are more eco-conscious than alumni before them. That's why the Prius c (and v, discussed next) is the perfect vehicular match. With five models to choose from your world just got bigger. Technology, including Siri Eyes-Free, is abundant in the Prius c, allowing you to stay connected to the latest tunes, directions, your fellow grads, and yes, the folks. Being a Prius, you already know this vehicle comes equipped with the proven Hybrid Synergy Drive system (and a jaw-dropping 53 mpg city), opening up the road while closing your carbon footprint. Convenience is also key to your post-grad life. The Prius c focuses on intelligent space, including a 6-way adjustable driver's seat, available Smart Key System, 5-door access, optional 60/40 split fold-down rear seats, and an available moonroof that makes you feel as if you can go anywhere in this great big world. And you can! Study up on the 2016 Prius c here.
The most intelligent vehicle on the market for new grads is the Prius v. It begins with thoughtful design that even honor-roll engineer graduates will dig. The v extends on c's moonroof, with an available panoramic view that is the next best thing to a convertible. The available 8-way power adjustment (with power lumbar support) will be a refreshing change from hours spend adjusting in your lecture hall seats and the sliding/reclining rear seats allow those friends who fell asleep in the back of the hall, to continue doing so, on the road. The Prius v's witty repertoire continues with its clever under-floor storage system that lets you safely and securely store laptops and other daily appendages. With the seats folded down, this vehicle allows up to 67.3 cubic feet of cargo space.
The Prius' intellect is prime when it comes to technology. It comes standard with the most easy-to-follow rear backup camera, available touch screen navigation and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The Hybrid Synergy Drive system is of course the highlight, accompanied by an energy monitor that indicates real time operation of the hybrid system, allowing you to gauge the most efficient source while driving. The Prius v offers three different modes, including EV, ECO and Power and the Trip Information Display lets you keep a watchful eye on gas mileage with an instantaneous readout of current and average mpg. Your pocket book remains full with an EPA estimated 42 mpg combined Get educated on the 2016 Prius v here.


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It has been a gorgeous fall so far in New York City. The sky is the prettiest blue during the day and painted the most gorgeous colors of the year at sunset. This week we ventured out to Riverside Park at the golden hour on one of the 65 degree sunny days and played with backlighting. This was about 20 minutes before sunset. The haze and the outline of the sun around her face is typical of a backlit shot. It's a struggle and I haven't perfected it yet, but it's one of my favorite techniques to practice. Here is my take:
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Model: 22150Brand: Celestron
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All-New Omni AZ Mount
For years, Celestron's Omni equatorial mount has set the industry standard for elegant design. With this new addition to the lineup, our engineers have brought that same level of sophistication to an altazimuth mount. Designed from the ground up, it's our best manual AZ mount ever.
Worm gears on both axes provide smooth, easy motion when tracking targets. Plus, you'll find slip clutches in both axes for quick and easy pointing. A sturdy aluminum tripod anchors Omni AZ and stabilizes your images. Your Omni AZ comes together in just minutes with a simple, no-tool setup.
Stunning Views, Day to Night
Omni AZ is the ideal telescope for day-to-night observations. A dual-position arm can be raked back for pointing higher in the sky, or adjusted to point downward for viewing objects at or below the horizon. Perfect for balconies, high windows, and observation decks, Omni provides stunning views of wildlife, landscapes, and more. Plus, its beautiful design makes it a showpiece in any room.
High Quality XLT Optics
Celestron's Omni family has always been synonymous with bright, clear views. You'll find the same high quality optical components in our new AZ telescopes. All optical surfaces on the Omni XLT AZ 102 are fully coated with XLT optical coatings. This proprietary technology—found on our observatory-grade telescopes—ensures maximum light transmission and Omni's signature crisp views.
The 102 mm refractor provides enough light-gathering ability to view all the best celestial objects in the solar system and beyond. The telescope's wide field of view allows you to appreciate extended objects such as the Pleiades Star Cluster, Andromeda Galaxy, or simply panning the Milky Way. Some telescopes can invert or flip your subjects, but Omni XLT AZ 102 includes erect image optics for correctly oriented images. Your Omni AZ telescope also includes a high-quality 25 mm Plossl eyepiece.
Locating Objects is Easier than Ever
From a perching shorebird to a distant galaxy, zero in on your subject quickly and accurately with our all-new StarPointer Pro reticle finderscope. Instead of a red dot, which can obscure your target, StarPointer Pro projects a dual circle reticle. Place your subject in the center of the circles, and you're ready to view it with your Omni AZ telescope. It's that easy.
New Omni manual slow-motion altazimuth mount uses worm gears for smooth, easy tracking of celestial or terrestrial targets and slip clutches for quick and easy pointing.Quality optical components are fully coated using Celestron's proprietary XLT coatings—the same ones found on our observatory-grade telescopes.Refractor offers a large 102 mm aperture and wide fields of view for both astronomical and terrestrial viewing.The mount's single arm can be repositioned to point near the zenith for astronomical use or downward for terrestrial observing from a deck or window.Premium StarPointer Pro finderscope projects a dual-circle reticle instead of a simple red dot.SPECIFICATIONS:
Optical Design: RefractorAperture: 102mmFocal Length: 660mmFocal Ration: f/6.5Optical Coatings: Fully XLT coated glass opticsEyepiece/Magnification: 25mm Plössl (1.25") / 26xStar Diagonal: Erect image 90 degree (1.25")Finderscope: StarPointer Pro red LED with dual circle reticleOther Accessories: SkyPortal appResolution: Rayleigh: 1.37 arc seconds / Dawes Limit: 1.14 arc secondsLight Gathering Power: 212x the unaided eyeHighest Useful Magnification: 240xLowest Useful Magnification: 15xLimiting Stellar Magnitude: 12.5Tripod: Aluminum, 49" max heightWarranty: 2-YearsOptical Tube Length: 32"Total Telescope Kit Weight: 13.8lbsIncluded Items: OTA, mount/tripod (preassembled), 25mm eyepiece, erect image diagonal, StarPointer Pro finderscope, accessory tray, SkyPortal app
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A brand new website showcasing Vatu Sanctuary and Homestead luxury accommodation options.
We were approached by Vatu Sanctuary to provide them with a website that fittingly displays the unique style of accommodation that they offer.
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If you have type 2 diabetes, your healthcare provider may prescribe acarbose to help control your blood sugar levels. The medication works by slowing the digestion of carbohydrates from the diet, which helps to decrease the rise in blood sugar that usually happens after meals. Some of the conditions you should let your healthcare provider know about prior to taking acarbose include kidney or liver problems, inflammatory bowel disease, and any allergies you may have. A few common side effects include gas, diarrhea, and abdominal pain (or stomach pain).
What Is Acarbose?Acarbose (Precose®) is a prescription medication that is used to treat type 2 diabetes (also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes or adult-onset diabetes).
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Side Effects of AcarboseAs with any medicine, there are possible side effects with acarbose. However, not everyone who takes it will experience side effects. In fact, most people tolerate it well. When side effects do occur, in most cases they are minor and either require no treatment or can easily be treated by you or your healthcare provider. Serious side effects are less common.
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Cannon Valley Trail
I wasn't too happy about going to a funeral on my birthday, but the unfortunate timing did have a silver lining in that we decided to take an extra day driving back from Minneapolis and use that mini-vacation to do something celebratory. Almost as an afterthought, we threw a couple of demo Brompton folding bikes into the trunk before heading out of the house. This is a beautiful thing about Bromptons: the spontaneous one-day vacation we were able to take would have been far more complicated (and probably would not happen) with conventional bikes.
After the funeral, and some social time with relatives, we left Minneapolis in the late afternoon. We chose quiet roads and planned to stop in the town of Red Wing on the banks of the Mississippi. We visited there many years back, and remembered it for the Red Wing Shoe factory there. On our approach into town, Chris spotted a sign that he thought said "Canyon" Valley Trail, which is how we decided we would spend the night in town and ride the trail the following day. Chris loves canyons.
The sign in fact said Cannon Valley Trail, but we decided to ride it anyway, and it ended up being one of the most memorable and beautiful rides of the year for us. Cannon Valley Trail was designated a National Recreational Trail earlier this year. This designation is a formal recognition program for outstanding trails of local, regional and national significance. Surprisingly, this trail was our first encounter with trail day fees. In this instance I can honestly say the $4 per person contribution was well worth it. Cannon River Trail is one of the best maintained trails I've ever been on, with beautifully landscaped bike rest areas, complete with self-service bike repair stations over the length of the trail.
The trail parallels the Cannon River, connecting the towns of Red Wing and Cannon Falls in SE Minnesota. All along the way, you can catch stunning views of the Cannon River, as the the trail meanders under lush canopies of hardwoods, beside steep slopes with exposed rock ridges, and along peaceful country roads. Our Bromptons performed admirably on the gentle upward climb from Red Wing to Cannon Falls.
The striking mix of wetlands, river bluffs, several large lakes along the way put us in mind of one day combining a bike trip up the trail, and a return trip downriver by kayak (maybe next year!). In the town of Cannon Falls the trail climbs up toward the downtown area with beautiful view of the sprawling waterfalls. There are, of course restaurant and other amenities, where you can fortify yourself with food, cold beverages and ice cream before embarking on the downhill return trip.
And there is, in fact, a kayak rental place in town, so our pedal/paddle plans may become reality.
Season: June 27
Distance: 40 miles
Weather: Sunny, mid 70's.
Highlights of the trip: spectacular scenery throughout the ride, beautifully maintained rest stops along the trail.
Getting there: while not exactly a Chicago day trip, this trail is certainly easy to reach an enjoy (and highly recommended) for anyone taking a road trip to the Twin Cities region.


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Stella Street (1997)Genres - Comedy | Sub-Genres - Satire, Showbiz Comedy | Run Time - 10 min. | Countries - United Kingdom |
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British impressionists John Sessions and Phil Cornwell essayed all the roles on the late-night BBC2 comedy series Stella Street. Each ten-minute episode took place on a small street in the fictional London suburb of Surbiton, where virtually every celebrity in the universe had either opened up a business or showed up on holiday. The Sessions-Cornwell repertoire included everyone from Van Morrison to Princess Margaret, from Mick Jagger to Joe Pesci. Co-written by the two stars and by director Peter Richardson (creator of the legendary Comic Strip improv club), Stella Street first aired in 1997.


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St. Thomas More Hospital will close its Coumadin Clinic on Dec. 15.
In a press release Friday, the hospital stated that like many health care organizations throughout the region that have closed Coumadin clinics in recent years, it is no longer able to provide the resources needed to continue this service.
The clinic is no longer accepting new patients and will be unable to continue routine visits after Dec. 15. A letter was sent to current Coumadin Clinic patients to make them aware of this change.
In the press release, the hospital thanked the Coumadin Clinic caregivers who have successfully helped patients monitor their Coumadin treatment for the past several years.
"It is evident that the staff greatly values the relationships they have built with their patients over this time," the statement said.
The hospital encourages patients to focus on building a relationship with their primary care provider for ongoing health care management. The hospital recommends current Coumadin Clinic patients call either their primary care provider or the provider who has been monitoring their Coumadin usage (for example, their cardiologist) in collaboration with the clinic to arrange further International Normalized Ratio testing as needed.
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Following the release of Arcade Fire's highly anticipated new album Everything Now, the widely-loved indie-rockers-turned-mega-superstars return to play the Wells Fargo Center. Arcade Fire last played the Wells Fargo a little over three years ago — it was their first arena show in Philly and the band's ambition has only grown since. Read The Key's review of that show here, arrive early to see XPN Fest alums Preservation Hall Jazz Band open tonight's show, and get ready for what's sure to be a memorable experience.
If you're into country, the BB&T Pavilion in Camden is the place to be today. The legendary Willie Nelson is headlining the Outlaw Music Festival, joined by his son Lukas Nelson and other star-studded acts including Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, and Eric Church. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats also play, along with Particle Kid, the project of Nelson's son J. Michael Nelson. Established in 2016, Outlaw Music Festival is the brainchild of Willie himself, and the touring event has featured a revolving lineup of country and rock acts, making stops in 10 cities nationwide.
A longtime favorite of the Philly folk scene and beyond, Annachristie Sapphire — aka Annachristie Sadler of Sisters 3 — moved to California a few years back to launch a career on the left coast, but she returns to town tonight for a gig at Northern Liberties haunt Bourbon and Branch. Locals Rexedog and Rumi Kitchen are alo in the mix, tickets and more information can be found at the XPN Concert Calendar. Below, listen to Annachristie Sapphire's soul-tinged single "Sibling Rivalry," and be on the lookout for a new album in the not-too-distant future.
Tickets and more information on both shows can be found on the XPN Concert Calendar.
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We are thrilled to share that our CEO, LaTonya Turnage, was featured in Baltimore Bride Magazine's new online series, "Ask the Expert." In the inaugural post, our bridal beauty expert shared her story on starting Elite Secrets Bridal.
There were tons of tips for brides about everything from how many people you should bring to your dress appointment (the answer might surprise you), the key to finding the perfect dress and her favorite part of helping a bride: "Once they find their perfect dress and they're caught in the moment and everyone is crying, we do something special here. While the bride is in her dress, we put on a nice song for her and she'll do a walk. We ask the bride what song, whether it's her first dance song or one she's considering. Everyone in the room is crying and emotional. It never gets old; every time I feel like family."
Read all about our expert and see more images at http://www.baltimorebridemagazine.com/blog/2018/6/21/ask-the-expert-bridal-shop-proprietor.
Summer is here and the wedding season is underway. Book your appointment today and say yes to your dream dress. We can't wait to serve you.