C:\>perl test.pl
Benchmark:
timing 5000 iterations of
 mkmcconn, Ovid
...

     mkmcconn: 69 wallclock secs (68.61 usr +  0.00 sys = 68.61 CPU) @ 72.88/s (n=5000)

      Ovid: 32 wallclock secs (32.68 usr +  0.00 sys = 32.68 CPU) @ 153.00/s (n=5000)