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By Lisa Wojnarowski Managing Editor By Jane Ciapoco Staff Writer A community service program will offer the eight-year Nogales, Mexico foreign study a linguistic enhancement. New this fall, the Bringing It Home Program is the product of a first ever collaboration between the Irwin W. Steans Center for Community Based Service Learning, modern languages department, study abroad and Latin American and Latino Studies programs. It provides intermediate Spanish students a complete language immersion while performing community service in Chicago or in Nogales, Mexico. According to project coordinator, Edgar Ramirez, "The intent is to create a program in which students will use their linguistic learning rather than a text learning." Students from the program who plan to go to Nogales will witness the language not taught in classrooms. "They get to see the Latino reality, they get to speak the Latino Spanish or dialect," said Ramirez. "When they come back [to Chicago] they can practice what they learned from Nogales in communities in Chicago. Landi Smith, the Steans Center Coordinator for International Programing, experienced the Nogales trip three times. She feels that cultural insight is crucial to community service. COMMUNITY "The Aquarium is gone. Everywhere, giant finned cars nose forward like fish a savage servility slides by on grease," wrote American poet Robert Lowell in "For the Union Dead." Warren Leming, playwright, actor, author, poet and literary critic lectured on "Life Studies" by American poet Robert Lowell on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Chicago Public Library Lincoln Park Branch, 1150 W. Fullerton Ave. Leming said that Lowell's writing "encapsulates the '50s." He said that "For the Union Dead" illustrates the failure of Reconstruction. Leming said that Lowell served prison time for being a conscientious objector in World War II. Lowell suffered from manic depression and was married three times. Leming said that Lowell died in the back of a cab traveling to return to his second wife, slumped over her portrait. Organizer David Williams said, "As a librarian, Ideal with all kinds of titles and authors which I know of, but I've never read any Lowell. I'm just here because I want to be informed." The lecture was second in "Leming's Literary Series." Upcoming lecture topics include "Poems, 19131956" by Bertolt Brecht on Thursday, Oct. 24 and "Peter Schumann's Bread and Puppet Theatre" by Stefan Brecht on Thursday, Oct. 31. The lectures begin at 7 p.m. at the library. Service learners 'bring it home' Global equity cannot be solved without cross-cultural, cross-border understanding.9 "Basically, the global equity cannot be solved without cross-cultural, cross-border understanding," said Smith. According to Smith, in the past, usually half of the study abroad group is not conversant in Spanish. Although group activities are translated, most students ——1— encountered communication problems with their homestay families in -Landi Smith Steans Center /x^vix DePaulia photo by Catheine Leyden Mexico. The Nogales study abroad program provides students the opportunity to visit the U.S. and Mexican border, as they explore the North American Free Trade Agreement's impact on the economic and social transformation of the borderlands.Besides the real lan guage experience, enrollment in Bringing It Home also offers financial incentives. A project of the U.S. Department of Education may give community service participation in either Chicago or Nogales tuition credits. Bringing It Home's first quarter is bright. "It has been a great response from the students even though they're kind of [anxious] since it's another language," said Edgar Sanchez, a Bringing It Home mentor. Since the program is new this fall and the study abroad registration deadline has past, participants will focus on linguistic assistance in Chicago and experience Nogales in December of 2003. By Dave Jackson Staff Writer Associate PAGE 14 THE DEPAULIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 Ray Meyer to host self-defense program The American Medical Association reports that one out of four college-age women is a victim of rape (Oct. 2000). In an attempt to reduce this startling statistic, organizations like Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) have been created to teach rape prevention methods. On Oct. 26 and 27, the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, 2235 N. Sheffield Ave., will host a R.A.D. seminar for female members of the DePaul community.Director of fitness and wellness, Rich Fabri, stressed the importance of females participating in courses like R.A.D. "It increases the likelihood of saving her life if an individual knows how to defend themselves from an attack," said Fabri. R.A.D courses have been taught at more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide. "The Fight or Flight Syndrome" is one of the key topics that will be discussed and Congratulations Delta Zeta Sorority! October 24,2002 Theta Theta Chapter Delta Zeta Centennial Year 1902-2002 At DePaul since 1962 Having more fan than you since 1902! participants will learn how to physically combat attackers. According to Fabri, "This is not a martial arts or a kick boxing class. It is a self defense class." Members of the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center have already received positive response to hosting R.A.D. 'Our campus is set in a large, diverse city and you can never be too safe.' -Michelle McGarry freshman elementary education major DePaul freshman elementary education, Michelle McGarry, welcomed the idea of R.A.D. "It's a good idea," said McGarry. "Our campus is set in a large, diverse city and you can never be too safe." The upcoming R.A.D. course will be held on Oct. 26 and 27 of this month from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The course costs $95 for members and $120 for non-members for the two-day class. A comprehensive book is also included with the fee. Upon comple tion of the course, attendees receive a lifetime refresher policy and are welcome to take updated courses for free every year. Those interested in registering for the R.A.D. course can receive information at the front desk of the fitness center.
Transcript By Lisa Wojnarowski Managing Editor By Jane Ciapoco Staff Writer A community service program will offer the eight-year Nogales, Mexico foreign study a linguistic enhancement. New this fall, the Bringing It Home Program is the product of a first ever collaboration between the Irwin W. Steans Center for Community Based Service Learning, modern languages department, study abroad and Latin American and Latino Studies programs. It provides intermediate Spanish students a complete language immersion while performing community service in Chicago or in Nogales, Mexico. According to project coordinator, Edgar Ramirez, "The intent is to create a program in which students will use their linguistic learning rather than a text learning." Students from the program who plan to go to Nogales will witness the language not taught in classrooms. "They get to see the Latino reality, they get to speak the Latino Spanish or dialect," said Ramirez. "When they come back [to Chicago] they can practice what they learned from Nogales in communities in Chicago. Landi Smith, the Steans Center Coordinator for International Programing, experienced the Nogales trip three times. She feels that cultural insight is crucial to community service. COMMUNITY "The Aquarium is gone. Everywhere, giant finned cars nose forward like fish a savage servility slides by on grease," wrote American poet Robert Lowell in "For the Union Dead." Warren Leming, playwright, actor, author, poet and literary critic lectured on "Life Studies" by American poet Robert Lowell on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Chicago Public Library Lincoln Park Branch, 1150 W. Fullerton Ave. Leming said that Lowell's writing "encapsulates the '50s." He said that "For the Union Dead" illustrates the failure of Reconstruction. Leming said that Lowell served prison time for being a conscientious objector in World War II. Lowell suffered from manic depression and was married three times. Leming said that Lowell died in the back of a cab traveling to return to his second wife, slumped over her portrait. Organizer David Williams said, "As a librarian, Ideal with all kinds of titles and authors which I know of, but I've never read any Lowell. I'm just here because I want to be informed." The lecture was second in "Leming's Literary Series." Upcoming lecture topics include "Poems, 19131956" by Bertolt Brecht on Thursday, Oct. 24 and "Peter Schumann's Bread and Puppet Theatre" by Stefan Brecht on Thursday, Oct. 31. The lectures begin at 7 p.m. at the library. Service learners 'bring it home' Global equity cannot be solved without cross-cultural, cross-border understanding.9 "Basically, the global equity cannot be solved without cross-cultural, cross-border understanding," said Smith. According to Smith, in the past, usually half of the study abroad group is not conversant in Spanish. Although group activities are translated, most students ——1— encountered communication problems with their homestay families in -Landi Smith Steans Center /x^vix DePaulia photo by Catheine Leyden Mexico. The Nogales study abroad program provides students the opportunity to visit the U.S. and Mexican border, as they explore the North American Free Trade Agreement's impact on the economic and social transformation of the borderlands.Besides the real lan guage experience, enrollment in Bringing It Home also offers financial incentives. A project of the U.S. Department of Education may give community service participation in either Chicago or Nogales tuition credits. Bringing It Home's first quarter is bright. "It has been a great response from the students even though they're kind of [anxious] since it's another language," said Edgar Sanchez, a Bringing It Home mentor. Since the program is new this fall and the study abroad registration deadline has past, participants will focus on linguistic assistance in Chicago and experience Nogales in December of 2003. By Dave Jackson Staff Writer Associate PAGE 14 THE DEPAULIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 Ray Meyer to host self-defense program The American Medical Association reports that one out of four college-age women is a victim of rape (Oct. 2000). In an attempt to reduce this startling statistic, organizations like Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) have been created to teach rape prevention methods. On Oct. 26 and 27, the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, 2235 N. Sheffield Ave., will host a R.A.D. seminar for female members of the DePaul community.Director of fitness and wellness, Rich Fabri, stressed the importance of females participating in courses like R.A.D. "It increases the likelihood of saving her life if an individual knows how to defend themselves from an attack," said Fabri. R.A.D courses have been taught at more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide. "The Fight or Flight Syndrome" is one of the key topics that will be discussed and Congratulations Delta Zeta Sorority! October 24,2002 Theta Theta Chapter Delta Zeta Centennial Year 1902-2002 At DePaul since 1962 Having more fan than you since 1902! participants will learn how to physically combat attackers. According to Fabri, "This is not a martial arts or a kick boxing class. It is a self defense class." Members of the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center have already received positive response to hosting R.A.D. 'Our campus is set in a large, diverse city and you can never be too safe.' -Michelle McGarry freshman elementary education major DePaul freshman elementary education, Michelle McGarry, welcomed the idea of R.A.D. "It's a good idea," said McGarry. "Our campus is set in a large, diverse city and you can never be too safe." The upcoming R.A.D. course will be held on Oct. 26 and 27 of this month from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The course costs $95 for members and $120 for non-members for the two-day class. A comprehensive book is also included with the fee. Upon comple tion of the course, attendees receive a lifetime refresher policy and are welcome to take updated courses for free every year. Those interested in registering for the R.A.D. course can receive information at the front desk of the fitness center.


Notice the differences ? As you see, a lambda function is a way to create a simple function quickly, without having to define it as usual. You may wonder why a lambda function can be important, but this is easily identified if you think of a function like map or filter in python.
After this is executed, it returns [2,3,4,5], but do you understand why ? First of all, we create a lambda function that gets an integer and returns the same integer subtracted by 1. Now, filter works like this. If the function returns true, the item is returned to the newList. Each element of the list is passed through the lambda function for evaluation. The first integer value of the list is 1. When subtracted by 1, it returns the integer 0. However, 0 means False as you know and the element is not passed to the newList. The second element 2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2 and so forth and all these values, since they are not 0, are evaluated as true and passed to the newList.


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PLAYERS OR MESSENGER BOYS?
ORIGINAL LAYOUT
At a meeting in Miami Beach last week a group of the nation's top athletic authorities decided to turn college football players into messenger boys: they gave coaches the right to send in a substitute—who can carry the coach's orders to the quarterback—before every play.
It is doubtful that any bronze plaques will be cast to commemorate this decision of the Rules Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. But by an ironic coincidence there was a bronze plaque unveiled last week to commemorate football's first rules committee, whose members innocently supposed the game belonged to the players.
This committee consisted of eight young men from Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia who met of their own accord in the long-departed Massasoit House in Springfield, Mass. (the plaque is on the site, now a movie theater). They met one day in November 1876 to formulate the first basic rules of the game that became American football.
There were many marked differences between the rules adopted in 1876 and the rules that govern football today. One rule, for instance, stipulated that a kicked goal should be rated "equal to four touchdowns" unless this resulted in a tie score, in which case the kicked goal should be rated superior. Another rule fixed the number of players on each team at 15, although one student, Gene Baker, held out in obstinate defeat for 11 on a side. The rules of 1876 gave no thought to making players messenger boys for the coach, because the coach as he is known today had never been heard of.
The game the rulemakers of 1960 were considering in Miami Beach last week is a game in which the coach is at least half the show. The proposal (Rule 3, Section 5, Article 1) that principally concerned the committee was one that will give the coach even greater dominance of the game.
By a fat 2 to 1 majority at their convention in New York the week before, the nation's football coaches had urged a return to the unlimited substitutions of the 1940s—which allowed two coaches, manipulating their players like so many pawns, knights and bishops, to sit on opposite sides of a football field and play gridiron chess with each other.
At its most flagrant, this system led to squads so huge that defensive players and offensive players on the same teams scarcely ever met except on Saturdays. But even coaches from small colleges, unable to afford complete offensive and defensive platoons, favored unlimited substitution because of the freedom it gives to use specialists at critical moments and to control the direction of the game by a constant stream of instructions relayed to the quarterback by incoming players. Even without the privilege of unlimited substitution, this control—though illegal—has become standard among coaches: without messengers to carry orders onto the field, coaches have widely resorted to secret wigwags.
Appalled at the license already granted their football colleagues, the assembled representatives of other sports at this winter's NCAA general convention instructed their rules committee to reject any return to unlimited substitutions. The rules committee, headed by Tennessee's tough General Bob Neyland, technically obeyed. But over the mutters of Neyland (who sticks to his belief that quarterbacks should call the plays), the committee gave the coaches single-player, or "wild-card," substitutions "at any time."
This, at least, assured the coaches an adequate supply of messengers and—as Bob Neyland said—"Who knows, if this wild-card business works out, next year we may consider using two or three wild cards at a time."
Two or three—or maybe even 10 or 11. And in a few years—who knows?—they might take out the teams and send in the coaches.
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Russell Brand: 'David Cameron Is A Posh W**ker'
Comedian lays into PM and Chancellor in chat show appearance...
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 13:34
Russell Brand has launched a vitriolic attack against PM David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne on a chat show.
In an episode of Alan Carr's Chatty Man filmed last night in London, the comic called the pair "filthy, dirty, posh w**kers".
And Digital Spy reports that Russ went on to question the Tory leadership's sexual prowess.
"If you're always cutting benefits and being horrible, it's because you don't know how to f**k properly," he asserted.
"I think if your job is to look after the country and you don't care about the people who need it most, you're out of order, and you're a filthy, dirty, posh w**ker."
He also claimed that Cameron's upper class background made him unable to relate to general society.
"It's alright if you go to Eton and then you're in the House of Parliament. It's alright for them to say, 'Oh don't worry about gay rights, don't worry about poor people', because it's not part of their lives, but it's part of our lives."
The show will be aired on Channel 4 tomorrow night at 10pm.
Brand recently ignited a political debate with his guest appearance on Newsnight.
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Sold: Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort, for $1.3 Billion
May 31, 2019 Generaladam berger, casino, casino law, casinos, chris soriano, frank digiacomo, j scott kramer, pennsylvania, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming control board, tribal gamingSamantha L. Haggerty
On May 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a Change of Control petition for the sale of Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort. Two days later, on May 31, 2019, Wind Creek Hospitality officially acquired the casino from Las Vegas Sands Corporation for $1.3 billion, as the transaction closed on Friday. The casino resort facility, which is located in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, will operate as Wind Creek Bethlehem, and will include amenities such as a 282-room AAA Four Diamond hotel, a 183,000 square foot casino floor featuring slots, table games, and electronic table games, numerous food and beverage outlets, a retail mail, and a multi-purpose event center.
The closing of the transaction comes after approximately fourteen months of regulatory review and, most recently, the PGCB's approval of the transaction. Duane Morris represented Las Vegas Sands in the transaction, providing gaming regulatory and real estate guidance and assistance in other areas, including serving as co-counsel before the Board for Wind Creek Hospitality. Duane Morris attorneys who assisted on this matter include J. Scott Kramer, Greg Duffy, Frank DiGiacomo, Chris Soriano, and Adam Berger.
Pennsylvania Assembly Passes Sweeping Expansion of Gambling
June 23, 2016 Generalfrank digiacomo, gambling expansion, gaming expansion, igaming, internet gaming, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming, pennsylvania internetFrank A. DiGiacomo
On June 22, 2016 the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a sweeping expansion of gambling . The bill, which must be passed by the state's Senate and signed by the Governor, would allow for internet based gambling, daily fantasy sports, slot machines at off-track betting parlors ("OTBs"), slot machines at airports and even paves the way for legalized sports betting, if, and when that is allowed under federal law.
Pennsylvania would be the fourth state to allow legal internet gambling (Internet gambling is currently legal in New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada);
Internet gambling would be offered through the Commonwealth's current, licensed casinos with each casino paying an $8 million license fee to offer internet gaming;
Age and geo-location controls will be required – players must open an account, be 21 or over and must be located within PA while participating in internet gambling;
The tax rate on internet gambling revenue would total 16%;
Participating casinos would not be allowed to reduce their number of slots machines their existing b casinos
Bill allows current DFA operators like FanDuel and Draft Kings to obtain a license to offer DFS without partnering with a PA casino; DFS operators would pay 5% of its revenues ( after player payouts) to the state;
DFS players must be 18 yo or older;
Slots at OTBs
PA's 5 racetrack casinos would each be permitted to have up to 4 off-track betting parlors with up to 250 slot machines per OTB;
Each such OTB must be outside a 50 mile radius of an established PA casino;
There is a $5 million licensee fee for each OTB with slots;
Slots at Airports
Casinos can seek permission to install slot machines at airports; the PA Gaming Control Bd can set limits on the number of slot machines l allowed;
License fees for such operations would be $5 million in Philadelphia; $2.5 million in Pittsburgh; and $1 million a each at the four other international airports in PA;
Expansion of Current Resort Casinos
Current Category III casinos in PA can expand their max slot machines counts from 600 to 850 and table games from 50 to 65;
There is also a relaxation in the requirement that casino patrons be customers of other amenities;
If a current Category III casino and all three changes it so would requires $4.5 million is additional license fees.
Sports Wagering
The bill instructs the PA Gaming Control Bd to develop regulations to allow for sports wagering if, and when the federal government permits such sport betting
Pennsylvania Considering Video Gaming Machines Again?
February 19, 2015 Generalbar gaming, casino law, frank digiacomo, gambling, games of chance, gaming expansion, gaming law, online gambling, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming, pennsylvania gaming control board, restaurant gaming, tavern gaming, VGMs, video gamingFrank A. DiGiacomo
On February 12, 2014, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Gaming Oversight Committee held a hearing to receive testimony regarding the prospects of legalizing electronic gaming devices, i.e video gaming machines, in the Commonwealth. The hearing focused on gaming along the lines of what was raised in a prior session's bill, (2014 House Bill No 1932), which sought to legalize video gaming machines for bingo, keno, blackjack and other games for use in establishments with valid liquor licenses, such as restaurants, bars, taverns, hotels and clubs.
With a looming budgetary deficit Pennsylvania legislators are exploring various ways to increase gaming related tax revenue, including potentially moving forward with internet gaming through its existing bricks and mortar casinos. This recent Gaming Oversight Committee hearing revisiting the video gaming machines issue would be another means through which to generate gaming based tax revenue. The hearing's witnesses touted the jobs and tax revenues generated by Illinois which implemented video gaming machines in bars, restaurants, taverns and truck stops several years ago – (projected IL tax revenues in excess of $250 million in 2015). While Illinois has had success generating tax revenue and producing jobs with its video gaming machine roll out, the machines do compete, on a low end basis with the states' existing casinos. While local municipalities in Illinois can opt out of the video gaming program that option may not exist in a Pennsylvania bill and opposition from Pennsylvania's casino industry remains to be seen.
Also, if considering video gaming at bars and taverns Pennsylvania may be well served to learn from some of the mistakes made with the passage of last year's Tavern games legislation. Tavern games, with its gaming regulatory scrutiny focused on the bars/tavern owners, rather than through the games' owners and route operators, lead to cost issues and a reluctance to move forward which hampered widespread implementation of tavern gaming. In addition, while Illinois has had relative success with its multi-tiered system of manufacturers, distributors, operators and establishments, that system has one too many layers to operate as effectively as it otherwise could. Few recall Pennsylvania's short-lived requirement of local suppliers of slot machines layered between the industry's manufacturers and end user casinos. The removal of the local supplier requirement opened the way to the implementation of Pennsylvania casinos in 2006. Finally the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and its agencies are more than capable of regulating and rolling out video gaming should it become law. Bringing in other, less experienced state agencies, such as Liquor Control or the Department of Revenue would only further complicate and delay implementation should the law pass.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Bd Announces it is Accepting Applications for the Remaining Philadelphia Casino License
July 11, 2012 Generalfrank digiacomo, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming, pennsylvania gaming control boardFrank A. DiGiacomo
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that it is now accepting applications for the one remaining casino license that must be located within the City of Philadelphia. This is the former "Foxwoods" license which was revoked by the Board in December 2010. The Board set an application deadline of November 15, 2012.
In its announcement, Board Chairman, William Ryan stated that it was in the "best interest of the people of Pennsylvania" to proceed with the application process since it appears that recent legislation, considered by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which would have amended the current gaming law and allowed the vacant license to be located anywhere within the Commonwealth, is unlikley to move forward.
The licesne fees to operate a casino with up to 5000 slot machines and 250 table games, totals $74.5 million.
Pennsylvania Table Games Continue To Be a Big Win
May 17, 2012 Generalchris soriano, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming control boardChristopher L. Soriano
On May 16, 2012, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released table game results for April 2012. Compared to April 2011, overall table game revenue was up 6.83%. The state's casinos now have a total of 1,031 table games, up from 869 in April 2011. Pennsylvania table games are taxed at 14%, so the state collected just over $8 million in table game taxes in April. Pennsylvania also collects a 2% local share, which was just over $1.1 million for the month.
Casino Exclusion Lists are Serious Business
May 4, 2012 Generalchris soriano, new jersey casinos, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming control boardChristopher L. Soriano
"They got two names in there for the whole country and one of them is still Al Capone."
That line, uttered by Joe Pesce's character Nicky Santoro in the 1995 hit movie Casino, may have reflected a common view in the past toward casino exclusion lists – the lists maintained by gaming regulators in each jurisdiction of persons who are not permitted to enter casinos.
Continue reading Casino Exclusion Lists are Serious Business →
PA Casino License May Go On Auction Block
May 2, 2012 Generalchris soriano, foxwoods philadelphia, frank digiacomo, pennsylvania casinos, pennsylvania gaming control boardChristopher L. Soriano
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed, on a 153-29 vote, a bill that would significantly change the landscape for the revoked Philadelphia slot license. Frank DiGiacomo and I have reported about that license here and here.
The bill, HB 65, would first remove the restriction that the remaining Category 2 slot license be located within the City of Philadelphia, and would instead allow that license to be awarded anywhere in the Commonwealth. The bill will also set up an auction process for the license. Under the auction, the minimum bid will be $66.5 million. Under the auction process, the PGCB is to retain a financial advisory firm to assist with the auction process. Continue reading PA Casino License May Go On Auction Block →
Pennsylvania Casinos Achieve Another High in Table Games Revenue
April 20, 2012 Generalfrank digiacomo, gaming, pennsylvania casinos, revenueFrank A. DiGiacomo
Per the gaming revenue numbers released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, in March, Pennsylvania's casinos achieved a new high in gross table games revenue. While this may have been expected due to the recent opening of the Valley Forge Casino Resort, the increase was primarily due to significant gross revenue increases at Harrah's Chester Downs with close to $7.9 million in gross table revenue from 125 tables, Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem with $12.1 million in gross revenue from 152 tables and Parx Casino with $11 million in gross revenue from 183 tables. There were an average of 1,028 tables in operation across Pennsylvania in March, and they brought in gross revenue of $61.9 million. March's table games revenues surpassed the previous all-time high for table games, when Pennsylvania casinos raked in $56.6 million with an average of 854 tables in February, 2012.


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Basic truths are first taught at a very early age. We work hard to incorporate these truths in all our teaching in this very precious group.
Middle school can be a confusing time in life. A time when students are searching for identity and our goal is to help them develope that identity in Christ. They have very special requirements to learn.
All we teach to our elementary students is centered around their growing development as they begin to interact with others in their formative years. Teaching truths develop as they develop.
An age when everything is put to the real life test. Confidence in their faith is paramount to standing firm in all they have been taught.
Throughout the year parents and students are given the opportunity to be a part of special events created to enhance the growth of their Christian experience.
It is critical we have the appropriate and current information available to take proper care of each child. For that reason we ask parents or guardians the complete the form enclosed HERE and submit it for each child before the event. Paper forms are available in the church office.


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Alice Walker rejects Israeli request to publish 'The Color Purple' in Hebrew
Associated Press, The Washington Post, June 20, 2012
American writer Alice Walker won't let an Israeli publisher release a new Hebrew edition of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Color Purple," saying she objects to Israel's treatment of the Palestinian people.
Walker, an ardent pro-Palestinian activist, said in a letter to Yediot Books that Israel practices "apartheid" and must change its policies before her works can be published there.
"I would so like knowing my books are read by the people of your country, especially by the young and by the brave Israeli activists (Jewish and Palestinian) for justice and peace I have had the joy of working beside," she wrote in the letter, obtained by The Associated Press. "I am hopeful that one day, maybe soon, this may happen. But now is not the time."
The chief editor of Yediot Books, Netta Gurevich, said in a statement Wednesday she regretted Walker's decision to bar the release of a new Hebrew-language edition of her book, a tale about black women's struggle against their miserable status in the American South in the 1930s.
The arts, and literature in particular, "are so important to bridging differences, presenting 'the other' and generating a climate of tolerance and compassion," Gurevich said. "That's all the more so when talking about 'The Color Purple,' a book that addresses discrimination, otherness and the importance of the individual's struggle against injustice in general."
Gurevich said Walker is not the first author to refuse to have works published in Israel.
"The Color Purple" had been translated into Hebrew before by a different publishing house.
Walker is a supporter of a movement that seeks to pressure Israel to end its rule over the Palestinian people through boycotts, divestment and sanctions. She was also a passenger on a flotilla that unsuccessfully tried to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip last year.
(Tags: Anti- Israelism, Divestment)
Originally published here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/alice-walker-rejects-israeli-request-to-publish-the-color-purple-in-hebr


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You will have experience of working within recruitment and be comfortable developing business with new and lapsed clients. Ideally, you will currently be working within a 360-degree recruitment role supplying to the Industrial sector in the Amesbury and surrounding areas. You will also be expected to fall into the current on-call rota which is done on a weekly basis.


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CDC: Vaccination rates among kindergartners remain stable
By kkrisberg on October 17, 2017.
In more encouraging public health news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that vaccination rates among kindergarteners have remained stable, with the median vaccine exemption rate at 2 percent. Some states even reported an increase in immunization rates.
In a study published last week in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers examined 2016-2017 data from 49 states regarding coverage of three vaccines: measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP); and varicella, more commonly known as chickenpox. Researchers also examined exemption numbers from all 50 states as well as data on kindergartners in 27 states who were provisionally enrolled in school or were within a vaccine grace period. They found median vaccination coverage was at 94.5 percent for state-required doses of DTaP; at 94 percent for two doses of MMR, which is what the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends; and at 93.8 percent for two doses of varicella, also what the committee recommends.
Overall, it means rates of vaccine coverage and vaccine exemption have been "relatively consistent" since 2011-2012. According to researchers: "Vaccination coverage remains consistently high and exemptions low at state and national levels."
Getting into the particulars, the study reported that MMR vaccine coverage ranged from more than 85 percent in Washington, D.C., to more than 99 percent in Mississippi, with 20 states reporting coverage at 95 percent or higher. Among the 48 states that reported DTaP data, coverage ranged from about 82 percent in Washington, D.C., to nearly 100 percent in Maryland, with 23 states at 95 percent or higher. On chickenpox, 42 states reported coverage ranging from more than 84 percent in D.C. to more than 99 percent in Mississippi, with 15 states reporting coverage rates of 95 percent or above.
Among 46 states reporting data, the median percentage of kindergartners exempted from one or more vaccines was 2 percent. That rate ranged from less than 1 percent in Mississippi to nearly 7 percent in Alaska. Exemption rates were lower than 1 percent in four states: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia. Between the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years, the exemption rate decreased in California and Vermont and slightly increased in Alaska, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The median percentage of kindergartners in school with a provisional enrollment or during a grace period was at 2 percent.
The study found that four states — California, New York, North Dakota and Tennessee — reported increased coverage rates for all three vaccines. Researchers said the increases could be due to policy changes as well as efforts to educate school personnel on vaccine requirements. For example, California eliminated nonmedical exemptions for kindergartners at public and private schools. And in North Dakota, educating school superintendents on the importance of vaccines prompted most school districts to more strictly enforce vaccine requirements, which led to coverage increases of more than 3 percentage points for each of the three vaccines.
Researchers concluded the study by pointing to the importance of local data in guiding public health immunization efforts. Co-authors Ranee Seither, Kayla Calhoun, Erica Street, Jenelle Mellerson, Cynthia Knighton, Ashley Tippins and J. Michael Underwood write:
However, clusters of low vaccination coverage continue to serve as opportunities for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Because vaccination coverage and exemption levels are clustered locally, availability of local-level vaccination data can help immunization programs identify schools that might be vulnerable in an outbreak. CDC is working with programs to improve collection and use of grace period and provisional enrollment data to understand contributing factors for reported under-vaccination and identify programmatic actions that might increase vaccination coverage among kindergartners.
Proposals at the federal level could impact vaccine rates as well. For example, lawmakers are looking to raid billions from the Affordable Care Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) to keep the Children's Health Insurance Program running — leaders in Congress let funds for the vital safety net program expire in September. However, monies from the PPHF already go to support other essential health programs, such as CDC's Section 317 Immunization Program, which provides vaccines to underinsured children and uninsured adults. Fifty-three percent of the 317 funding now comes from the PPHF.
Advocates are calling on Congress to pass a "clean" bill that extends CHIP funding without pitting critical health programs against each other.
For a copy of the new vaccine study, visit MMWR.
Kim Krisberg is a freelance public health writer living in Austin, Texas, and has been writing about public health for 15 years. Follow me on Twitter — @kkrisberg.
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In more encouraging public health news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that vaccination rates among kindergarteners have remained stable, with the median vaccine exemption rate at 2 percent. Some states even reported an increase in immunization rates. In a study published…
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Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
"An evocative portrait of a vibrant and mysterious artist." - The Hollywood Reporter
An avant-garde maverick and a rebel in a man's world, Barbara Rubin regains her rightful place in film history.
Rubin's film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. It shattered artistic conventions and announced a powerful new voice in the city's underground film scene. All the more remarkable, that the vision belonged to an 18 year old teenager. A virtual Zelig of the '60s, Rubin introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan to Kabbalah and bewitched Allen Ginsberg, before unexpectedly leaving the scene behind to lead a life as an Orthodox Jew.


Which charger do I need for my MacBook?
Power adapters come in various wattages. Your MacBook requires a power adapter with the right wattage. You can easily use a compatible charger with a higher wattage, though it won't charge your MacBook any faster. If you use a charger with a lower wattage, it won't provide enough power for your MacBook. A MagSafe power adapter consists of 3 parts: a connector and adapter, a power cord, and an AC power connector.
When choosing a new charger for your MacBook, it's good to know which MacBook you have. Don't have a clue which model it is? Read the article below on how to find out which MacBook you have.
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Are the serial number's first 3 characters C4m or FL4? In that case, you're using the cable with a USB-C power adapter of 29W or 30W.
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You've do not understand what to do about them and got stretch marks. It is also not too early to take preventative actions to prevent stretch marks in the very first place. You've got a lot of business in the event you are in this case. Reducing the stretch marks is becoming a priority for them, although numerous folks have developed stretch marks to get several different motives.
There really are several activities that may be taken to lessen the look of those unsightly skin blemishes. Stretch marks typically grow on specific aspects of the body, including your hips, abdomen, and thighs as you most likely understand. To a lesser degree, they are able to additionally grow sides of the breast, on the top arms or behind the knees.
As a preventative measure, you need to prevent stretch marks or losses, as your skin cannot adapt fast enough to prevent skin damage, or abrupt weight gains. It actually has limitations despite the fact that your skin has elasticity properties. A surprising change in weight, including pregnancy, can transcend the skins power to bend or extend. Tears will happen in skin at these times, as well as the resultant scarring provides the look of reddish, white, or purple lines. Should you moderate the speed of weight change, of reducing stretch marks, your likelihood are substantially improved.
Should you work out often, you need to make sure you work out "smart". When you enlarge muscles, for example in weight training and overdo, you risk developing stretch marks and overstretching your skin. Be bright, although take your exercise seriously and understand that temperance is essential to preventing stretch marks.
A quality skincare product, rather using herbs and natural botanicals, will reduce stretch mark damage if utilized in a skincare system that is routine.
A more revolutionary way of get rid of stretch mark damage would be to choose cosmetic surgery. Due to the hazards involved with this particular process, it will just be pursued if acceptable outcomes are not produced by other options.
Many stretch mark sufferers consider that obtaining a suntan in their preferred tanning salon or at the beach is an acceptable solution to decrease the look of the stretch marks. The fact remains the fact that this choice does reduce their look, but the quantity of UVB rays your skin is going to absorb could not be safe, and finally cause skin cancer. This process is definitely not worth the danger – avoid it!
One of the most important things that people forget about Valentine's Day is that it could even be celebrated with kids. There is absolutely no need for you to dedicate that particular day only for your loved one, celebrating it with your kids could also be a fun activity. However, you have to make sure that they do not get bored, or else you would have a big task on your hands.
One of the fun ways to introduce Valentine parties to kids is by introducing games that they would love. First off, you have to make sure that there are age-appropriate kids and a bunch of them for their own play dates. Yes, if possible, get kids from the neighborhood as well as tell your children to invite their friends from school. This way, your kids would have appropriate company.
After that, introduce games like musical chairs with age-appropriate prizes for the kids. Make food items like strawberry milk, or chocolate milk as a designated item for such Valentine parties. You could also introduce a competition pertaining to art and craft for your kids to keep them entertained and busy. You could also get Valentine decorations that kids would love. These things can go a long way into reaching out to the hearts and minds of children in this Valentine's Day.
These lights are easy to make. All you need to do is to put in lighting in a cup that is enclosed in glittery paper to give the cup a beautiful glow.
If you do not plan to be extravagant on decorations, you can get creative and make snow cone decorations that can be hung from your wall.
Using LED party balloons are the best way to create a fancy party.
If you plan to create a more exquisite party, you can design some lovely headbands for the ladies as well as the men.
When my friends basement was covered in almost a foot of water a few weeks back, we did all we could to get the water out of the basement. Of course, I am sure that we looked funny trying to get water out of the basement with buckets of water.
That is when a neighbor came over and told us that he thought it would be a good idea to call a water removal company in Miami Fl. However, we had no idea what a water removal company was or how much it would cost, but we figured we would give it a shot.
We got online and searched for a water removal company near the Miamia area. We came across a site like wedrymiami.com that gave us a lot of useful information. We were able to find a company that was able to come out to my friends home right away.
My friend was able to read the reviews of a bunch of other people that had used their services before and see how they liked it. My friend was also able to find out a ton of other information about the water damage in her home.
How it was very important that she got the water out of her basement as soon as possible. How it would have caused structrual damage to her home if she would have left it alone for any significant amount of time.
She also learned how mold could be a result of water damage. There was a whole section on the dangerous of mold and how you can prevent it from growing in your home. However, if you would like to learn more, you can get online and look at places like www.wedrymiami.com/mold for more information.
So, if you are looking for a water removal company in Miami Fl, you need to get online and find the best company for your situation. You are sure to find a water removal company that fits your needs.
How To Avoid Eye Allergies And Cataracts?
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Cataracts are formed when the eye sees too much cloudy images in their vision. It advances gradually as we age. The different reasons for a patient to have cataract may range from the medical health issues like; diabetes, accident, or extreme exposure to the UV rays of the sun. Your eye specialist can see a cataract formation while doing a normal eye exam. Medicines for this debilitating eye disease consist of eyeglasses, amplifying lenses, or surgery. If you need to seek medical treatment for these eye diseases, go to a professional eye doctor, where using the vision direct coupon code 30% is honored.
Confused about the subject of fitness due to the wide variety of information available on the web? This article will help you deal with this confusion by providing you with a route map to fitness.
Avoid doing the same workout every day. Add more weight to your strength training, increase the no. of reps to keep your muscles guessing. This will help you to get more results compared to staying with the same routine.
Taking quality fats like omega 3 from sources like salmon, nuts and other cold water fishes will help you to burn more fats. Stay away from trans fats or saturated fats in your diet.
To improve your strength training performance, perform a light cardio workout to loosen your muscles first before doing your strength training routine.
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Avoid taking in too much salty food in your diet. It can contribute to unnecessary weight gain. Whenever possible, do not use salt for seasoning your food. Herbs would be a much healthier and better option for seasoning.
Now that you are armed with these tips, you should feel more empowered to attain your fitness goals and not let fear rule you.
A great article on ScrubWire that I had read recently, "What To Buy A Nurse For Christmas, talked about some of the coolest gadgets you could buy for a friend or family member who works as a registered nurse or certified nursing assistant. Today I wanted to go through some of the items the article had presented as I was really intrigued regarding the items available for nurses these days.
I think the most amazing gadget on their list would be the blood pressure smartphone gear. For those of you who do not know, finding the artery can sometimes be more difficult on some patents than others, this gadget would make it so much easier to record blood pressure readings for the patients that have a harder time getting blood pressures take. Additionally, this gadget will allow you to keep a history of recorded blood pressures which is great way of keeping up with blood pressure spikes and dips. You can purchase this gadget for twenty-two dollars. Awesome right? The only disadvantage is that it only works with smartphones and not android.
Another awesome nursing gift that made ScrubWires (Click Here) Christmas gift list for nurses was the Organ Transplant Donor lunchbox. For those of you who have a good sense of humor this would the gift for you. Walk around work while you carry along your human organ transplant lunch box which will sure to raise questions and attention from bystanders. The best part about this gift is that its cheap and durable, only costing ten dollars when purchasing from Amazon. If you purchase the human organ transplant lunchbox from amazon you can also enjoy free shipping to anywhere within the United States of America.
There are so many options to choose from when purchasing Christmas gifts for your nursing friends or family members, just remember, if you happen to buy scrubs or backpacks for your nursing friends you need to buy ones that are durable.
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New condos have a large number of in-built features, luxuries, amenities, and security over traditional homes. Most new condo projects are also built according to the latest construction principles, which make them an attractive investment option for the future. These new condos can also be customized according to individual preferences, provided you are willing to make the investment during the development phase. A majority of companies are very accommodating when it comes to investor relations, and will customize your condo according to your design preferences.
A new launch condo will certainly warrant a premium over old condos that are available as a resale property. However, the cost benefits of restoration, renovation, and maintenance will certainly outweigh the initial investment cost, especially when you consider the implications of a owning a new property.
Being in a relationship can be a real challenge for some men. Because of this, many guys probably wonder how to make their relationship work. No one wants to get dumped because of some mistakes that could have been easily avoided. For this reason, take a look at how an alpha male handles his relationships below.
Like you can already imagine, an alpha male won't really get insecure in his relationships. He knows one thing that many men don't, and that is – he is "the prize" in the relationship. What this means, is that he knows that every girl he dates, will be really lucky to be with someone like him. Of course, he doesn't feel the need to brag about it, he just knows what he brings to the table and his own worth as a man. And this problem – not knowing their own worth – is a huge downfall for many men in their relationships.
Another thing that differentiates an alpha male from others is his mindset. He keeps his abundance mentality even when he starts a relationship. He will never start to worry about her leaving him because he knows that he could find another girl if needed. This doesn't make him inconsiderate though. He still values and appreciates his girlfriend, his self-esteem however doesn't depend on her. He doesn't need her, to be happy.
There are many more things you should know about how an alpha male handles a relationship. So if this article sparked your interest, you can take a look at the alpha male mentality site and learn more about topics like this. But always remember the two above mentioned things. By only knowing about these, you will be further than most men in their relationships.
Term life insurance is a good way to insure yourself. The insured pays a certain amount of premiums per annum. It is good to understand the features of term life insurance to have the relevant knowledge. It compensates the insured in case he/she dies while the policy is active. Save your money well by choosing life insurance. Be mindful of your future.
This is just like any other insurance. The beneficiary pays premiums. If a person purchases a term insurance, it's like you are investing in your future. Don't expect additional value of your money. It provides a definite amount of money as death benefit.
It is renewable. The insurance term is any period the insured is willing to be covered. It can one or ten years. This scheme provides the option of renewing in case the term expires. This level is called term life insurance. The benefit remains constant, although the premiums increase as the beneficiary gets older.
You can change to a permanent policy. It depends on the preference of the beneficiary. If you decide to retain the term insurance, then you can. A permanent policy has more advantages because it accumulates more money. At the end, the death benefit is higher that on temporary one.


It's like finally coming home.
Imagine coming home to breathtaking views from your own backyard and personal spaces that bring happiness. It's that in-the-moment feeling that pairs well with vibrant hillside neighborhoods, parks, trails and two resort-style clubs that do their thing like a luxury resort. Living here means every day is a little more inspired.
Exploring the outdoor wonderland at first light.
When your neighbor is the mountainside next door, it's always early to rise and early to adventure. Say hello to 540 acres of preserved open space and 22 acres of parks. Elevate your pace down the more than five miles of hiking trails and paseos or relax at the community garden. With sporting fields, activities and dog parks, there's no better way to enjoy everything under the sun.
The pools are calling your name today.
Some places are just meant to be experienced inside and out. Soak it all in where floor-to-ceiling glass walls frame the view at the indoor saltwater pool. Work up an appetite at the fitness center and wellness studio or swing for it on the tennis court. It's two resort-style clubs with all that and everything five-star inspired.
Find your true colors in shades of fun—there's a craftiness here that goes well with cooking classes among neighbors and pottery sessions that let you dig in with both hands and get down to art.
We suggest taking a mid-day #yogabreak.
Put your day on pause and stay awhile. There's nothing quite like catching your breath in yoga class, meandering through the arched breezeway, musing in the spa and ending the night fireside. It's just about everything you need for that just-refreshed feeling. Here's to the good life.
There's more than one space to connect and gather around here. Try the indoor and outdoor lounges with TVs, couches and bars on for size. Then make your way to the multipurpose rooms and game area for more fun than you know how to handle. Just pick the place and time because this calls for a game day, birthday or simply nothing at all.


This remixed recording has so much potential, and yet falls so miserably. The good: you get to hear the shows mostly in the order that they were performed (a few songs were cut in order to keep the length to 3 CDs), including the onstage banter - mostly Ian Gillan offering explanations of the songs. The bad: the bass guitar sound has been ruined. All you can hear are the sub-bass frequencies, there is no high end or midrange. I haven't listened to Made in Japan (the classic album that was culled from the three shows represented on Live in Japan) in decades, so I thought maybe my memory was faulty, but it just couldn't sound like this! So I bought the cheapo original CD release, and there was the glorious bass sound of Roger Glover!
I think I know what happened - when they went to remix the original tapes, they heard that the bass was distorted and must have tried to "fix" it. But to me, that distorted bass sound is what was so cool! That's what bass sounded like in the early '70s! It may not be the ideal bass sound if you expect it to be clean, but nowadays people spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to try and get that sound (think Orange amps and Darkglass Electronics effects, for example). They really really messed up on this one. I bought my copy used, I've heard it, and it's getting sold right back to Amoeba Records. Completely unlistenable to me. I'm going to keep my classic cheap original master CD and enjoy that. Apparently the deluxe single CD release from 2013(?) has the original Made in Japan track listing but also includes the encores and is remastered from the 1972 mix I might spring for that but I would have to listen to the 2013 remix before buying in case they screwed it up again.


From Sunnyvale, California, greetings to you too Glad to hear that Sensei is of value to your OPNsense installation. Many thanks for sharing your experience.
We hope to bring some news with regard to less demanding hardware requirements. We're planning to employ an alternative less resource-intensive database engine for reporting.
But I miss a feature: If something is blocked, it's just not loading, right?
Yep. This is so because, your Sensei policy configuration hits a TLS SNI or application rule. TLS and some app detection jump into the scene way too early before the HTTP protocol starts being conversed back and forth between your browser and the server.
So when we decide that we need to apply filtering, neither server nor client does not yet know how to talk HTTP. They just know how to talk TCP. This is why we just do a TCP RST, and you see a blank page in your browser.
We'll have a feature called "delayed action" (requires TLS inspection) where we'll flag a particular connection as being blocked and will let them talk a little bit more so that they can handle a HTTP response. As soon as we get a HTTP request from the client, we'll send the landing page and just close the connection at that particular time.
I just installed Sensei on my OPNsense and I think it's working great.
I found in the dashboard an interesting "HotSpot" I'd like to investigate further. However, the "Top Destinations Locations Heatmap" does not allow for a Drill Down, nor is there a geo location filter available.
Can you please advise on how to investigate on such hotspots?
Is it possible to retrieve DNS/IP for a certain geo location hotspot?
Many thanks for the feedback. Currently, drill-down is not possible with the map. We'll take this as a feature request. Will get you updated.
After several months of field testing, we are super happy to announce the availability of Sensei 0.8.0 Beta.
Currently we're shipping 0.8.0 beta1 from a separate package repository. So, if you are on 0.7, you'll not be able to see the software update as of now. When 0.8.0 rc1 is released, we'll move the packages to the main repository and you'll then be able to update to 0.8.0.
The reason behind this is that we want to allow 0.8.0 a bit more field testing before we make it an update for 0.7 stable users.
ETA for 0.8.0.rc1 is March 18, 2019.
Thanks, mb, and keep up with good work!
Is "VLAN child interfaces support *with OPNsense 19.1.x" means that filtering on VLANs work without netmap kernel?
Many thanks. You're correct. It looks like FreeBSD 11.2 default kernel had some fixes with regard to that.
I'm having a problem where elasticsearch won't start after a reboot. I have to clear the settings completely and re setup sensei to get elasticsearch to start.
Just seeing the below in the general log.
This is in the backend log and it keeps adding to it.
I attached the elasticsearch log. This only happens after a reboot with sense .8 beta 1 installed.
Looks like the java env variable isn't being saved in the elasticsearch file or getting overwritten on a startup.
I ran this part of the sensei-init.sh script manually and elasticsearch started with no error now.
echo -n "Setting up elasticsearch..."
I'm fairly certain it's the second to last line that's fixing elasticsearch. Just why that isn't surviving past a reboot is beyond my skill set with this.
donatom, thanks for the detailed report.
that's fixing it. JAVA_HOME variable should be set to openjdk8 directory.
We're having a look at it why it is not persisting.
Beyond the elasticsearch issue everything else is working so far. IPv6 is definitely working and blocking categories.
With .7 my ram usage would hover around 4.8gb. With .8 it started around 4.8 but when I went in this morning dropped down to 2.7gb. The only time ram dropped on .7 was when elasticsearch had crashed.
I don't know if it's from enabling ipv6 again on my lan or something with .8 but web pages are loading quicker by a noticeable margin as well. I did also turn on cloud threat intel so it could be that too.
Many thanks for the detailed feedback. Very good to see 0.8 with IPv6 is running good.
We've fixed a bug with regard to the Elasticsearch rc script. Our configuration manager was overriding it under a condition. Now elasticsearch starts on boot with no problem.
Wait for 0.8.0.beta2 update. It should be arriving momentarily.
I would like to know if the primium subscription option is available?
How can I apply filtering for certain IPs?
Many thanks for sharing your feedback. Great to see that Sensei is up to your expectations.
Yep, premium subscription will be available and will come with source IP/network based filtering. You'll be able to create custom policies and apply them to different user groups.
We expect to have Sensei 1.0 in early April and will start offering Premium subscription beginning early May.
Beginning with 1.0 version, Sensei will be directly instalable from OPNsense plugin manager.
I would wish to incorporate a function that may have fewer features, but also works on low end cpu's better or at all works.
Because in order to really use sensei you need a cpu that consumes a lot of electricity and therefore generates a lot of costs for the private user.
I would be very happy about such a feature and certainly others as well.
Many thanks for sharing your suggestion.
1. To make Sensei run on very low end devices, which have weak CPU and memory under 1GB.
2. To make Sensei run on very large deployments e.g. sites with thousands of users.
For the former, the hurdle is the backend database. Although it's very efficient for medium to large settings, Elasticsearch is heavy for small deployments. It simply does not successfully run under 4GB memory. We're currently evaluating and testing several other databases which will do the job for small settings.
Expect to hear more on this late fall this year.
With regard to the latter, also this year, we'll announce a solution which will be able to handle many thousand concurrent users.
How can I or how can others keep an eye on the development of this feature?
Is there a kind of roadmap or something similar?


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George Wald
GEORGE WALD was born in New York City in 1906, the son of Jewish immigrant parents. An award-winning biologist, he taught at Harvard University for forty-three years and was known as an outstanding teacher. In 1966, TIME magazine listed him in a cover story as "one of the ten best teachers in the country." Wald's long career of research on vision culminated in his discovery of how Vitamin A works in the retina, leading to the understanding of the chemical basis of vision, for which he shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950, to the American Philosophical Society in 1958, and in 1963–64 he was a Guggenheim Fellow, spending the year at Cambridge University. He also received honorary degrees from the University of Berne, Yale University, Wesleyan University, New York University, McGill University, Clark University, and Amherst College. Wald spoke out on many political and social issues, and his fame as a Nobel laureate brought national and international attention to his views. He was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and the nuclear arms race. In 1997, Wald died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety.
Therefore Choose Life
The Found Massey Lectures
by George Wald
foreword by Elijah Wald
introduction by Lewis Auerbach
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One with the Universe
All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us. Seeking answers to these questions, men have followed many paths. I hope I may be forgiven for believing that science offers perhaps the surest of those paths.
We have special need now for answers to those questions. Our society is adrift. We are in a crisis of conviction, of mission, of commitment — a kind of worldwide identity crisis. Indeed, technology having obliterated distance, man needs more than ever before to become a community. Unless we can achieve some commonly accepted sense of human needs and goals, we're lost.
So, that is the kind of thing I shall be talking about. I shall be asking the question: From what base can a scientist, dealing as a scientist, make moral and political judgements? I would like to examine that base — my base. Perhaps it can become yours.
What I am looking for is some sort of context that can serve as a guide to decision and action. In a sense, this is my religion — the entirely secular religion of one scientist. It contains no supernatural elements. Nature is enough for me — enough of awe, enough of beauty, enough of reason.
I would like to begin by sorting out some basic ideas. We need to know what we are talking about. Man has been engaged, ever since we have known him, in an unending struggle to know. I think that is epitomized in science — science is an attempt to understand all reality. Reality covers a very broad province — not only such relatively simple things as stones falling and the structures of atomic nuclei, but much more complicated things such as poets writing sonnets, people weeping, people praying. I think that some of those more complicated things science will never understand; but we'll keep on trying.
The point of the whole enterprise is to achieve understanding. Facts are only the raw material of science. Some time ago I read for the first time (though not the last) Herman Hesse's book Siddhartha, and I came out of that first reading with a wonderful sentence: "One can gain knowledge from words, but wisdom only from things."
I think that's what science is about: it's a deep-seated attempt to extract the wisdom from things. As such, as that deep and consistent attempt to understand reality, science is altogether good (as our culture interprets "the good") — there can be no such thing as bad science. Any other view would be a plea for ignorance, and there can be no possible quarrel with science that ignorance can improve.
There is another entirely different enterprise: the application of science to useful ends — technology. I have just finished saying that science is altogether good, but I would never dream of saying that about technology!
Technology is for use, and in any properly conducted society, every enterprise in technology, new and old, should be under constant review and judgement in terms of the needs and goals and aspirations of that society.
One of the troubles with our present society is that we tend to regard all technology, without question, as progress — sometimes the more unpleasant aspects of technology as aspects of fate. But that's altogether wrong.
One needs to ask: Should one do everything one can? All too often the answer one is given is, Why, yes! Of course, one does everything one can — one travels as far and as rapidly, and makes as big a bomb as one can, and all those other things, as soon as one becomes able to. But the proper answer is: Of course not! Among all those things that can be done, a decision needs to be made as to which to do and which not to do, and that in terms of our essential human social needs.
Who is to make those decisions? Well, another trouble with our present society is that those decisions are being made almost entirely by the producers of technology — by those who see in that technology opportunities for wealth, or power, or status. One should listen to all that such interest parties have to say. But then that final decision should be made quite otherwise. That final decision should be made not by the producers of technology, but by those who will have to live with the products.
So, I think the position is this: Know all you can, but do only what seems socially useful and beneficial to do.
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The late 1970's ushered in the photopolymer plate era, which gave printers the ability to produce multicolor work. The following decade was marked by advancements in typesetting, and the 1990's integrated computer software into the flexoplate industry.
PlateCrafters became one of the first trade shops to provide digital photopolymer plates as an early adopter of the technology. Since then, every few years, new digital equipment and software advances have kept PlateCrafters at the cutting edge of flexo pre-press; now offering the most advanced screening and resolution technology available.
PlateCrafters has become the industry leader when it comes to innovation and quality in high end digital plates in addition to growing to be the largest magnesium die manufacturer on the East Coast. With locations in the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest; PlateCrafters has adapted to changes throughout the printing industry. This has been possible by retaining a commitment to craftsmanship and pride in a job well done, while utilizing the most advanced software and equipment available.


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Mothers across the world would have felt Cristiano Ronaldo's mum's pain during the course of last weekend, with the Los Blancos star's matriarch unable to watch her own flesh and blood take Real Madrid's crucial penalty during Saturday's La Liga clash with Malaga.
After Los Blancos' nail-biting 3-2 win over Boquerones at Santiago Bernabeu last weekend, footage emerged on YouTube showing Mrs Ronaldo hiding for cover in the stands of the Spanish capital, as Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez provided the eyes for the anguish-stricken mother.
As the 32-year-old's mother, Maria, dives for the cover of her seat in the stadium, Rodriguez watched on as her other half saw his 76-minute penalty initially saved by Malaga stopper Roberto Jimenez.
With the hosts having won just two of their last five outings in all competitions, the under-fire Portuguese's miss looked set to see the Real Madrid lose further ground to runaway leaders Barcelona.
All was not lost, however, as after Luka Modric was felled by visiting defender Lucas Hernandez inside the penalty area, Ronaldo's effort rebounded back to him and he coolly slotted home to the relief of the watching Madristas and indeed his own mum - as she is tapped comfortingly on the hip by Cristiano's partner Georgina.
With Ronaldo scoring just his second league goal of the campaign, there was even better news on Sunday, after La Blaugrana were held 1-1 at the Mestalla by Valencia, with Los Che themselves now just four points adrift of the top of the table.
Madrid are a further three back in fourth spot, tied with city rivals Atletico on 27 points. There may be more moments of worry for the Ronaldo clan to endure this season and beyond, but this weekend at least there was an eventual happy ending. For both son, and doting mother.


Black Lips recently detailed their Satan's Graffiti or God's Art? LP, and now they've unveiled another track from the forthcoming effort.
"Occidental Front" hears the Atlanta band teaming up with avant-garde icon Yoko Ono, whose impassioned howls can be heard atop fuzzed-out lead vocals from Cole Alexander and the frantic, percussive pulse at the heart of the song.
Keeping the family ties running throughout the rest of the record, Ono's son Sean Lennon produced the album. It's due out on May 5 via Vice Records.
Listen to "Occidental Front" below.


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BERRYMAN, JOHN (1914-1972). Born John Smith in Oklahoma, John Berryman assumed the name of his stepfather after his own father committed suicide. Berryman's best-known work is the poetic sequence of 77 Dream Songs, published in 1964, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. His Toy, His Dream, His Rest (1968) continued the Dream Songs and won the National Book Award and a share of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1969. These poems exemplify Berryman's characteristic use of a persona or alter ego to explore the concerns with guilt and death that inform much of his work. That work is often overtly Freudian in its allusions and consistently rooted in the illusion and depression that colored much of the poet's own life.
Berryman has scant credentials as a poet of the sea; the only recurrent marine reference in his poetry is his preoccupation with suicide by drowning. See, for example, the last stanza of "Henry's Understanding" in the "Scherzo" section of Delusions, Etc. (1972). Berryman committed suicide in 1972 in Minneapolis by jumping off a bridge into the Mississippi River. [See also SEA IMAGERY IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POETRY]


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There are dozens—probably hundreds—of Android phones on the market today. Some of them are exclusive to specific carriers, some of them are available around the world, but only a few of them are at the head of their class. This week we wanted to know which Android phones you thought were the best available, not just because they round out a checklist of features or high-end hardware, but because you think they offer a great overall experience. Here's a look at the top five Android phones, based on your nominations.
Earlier in the week, we asked you which Android phones you thought were the best. There are plenty of sites willing to tell you which phones are the best based on the chips inside, the camera, the storage, or the version of Android pre-installed, but those things don't always add up to a great user experience. We asked you which phones—past or present—you thought were the best, and over 300 nominations later, we're back to highlight the top five.
The poll is closed and the votes are counted! To find out which of the five contenders below took the top prize based on your votes, head over to our hive five followup post to find out and discuss the winner!
Often referred to as a "phablet" because of its included stylus and massive 5.3" Super AMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T, $299 w/contract) is huge, but many of you praised it for blending the portability of a phone with some desperately needed tablet-like real estate. The 8MP and 2MP rear and front-side cameras and 1.4GHz dual core processor don't hurt matters either, and while it's definitely not the right size for everyone, those of you who have one love it, and others are looking forward to its release on other carriers. Plus, even though the Galaxy Note ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-installed, there are plenty of ROMs available to bring it up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, or just replace Samsung's TouchWiz interface entirely.
The HTC One series is HTC's most recent attempt to recreate itself, not that the company really needed to—most people who have used HTC devices love them, and the HTC One X and One S are no exceptions to the rule. The One X (AT&T, $199 w/contract) is HTC's new flagship phone, sporting a 4.7" screen, a quad-core NVidia Tegra 3 (internationally) or a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (US/Canada) processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (with HTC's Sense UI on top), built-in Beats Audio, and an 8MP rear camera with a 1.3MP front-facing camera. The HTC One S (T-Mobile, $189 w/contract) on the other hand is a slightly smaller 4.3" screen, a 1.5Ghz dual core processor, 8MP rear and VGA front cameras, Beats audio, and Ice Cream Sandwich. Both devices are slim, powerhouse devices designed to bring Android lovers' focus back to a select group of high-end HTC devices, instead of the dozen-plus ones HTC has released in the past. So far, it's working.
The Samsung Galaxy S series of devices are some of the most popular smartphones in the world, and even though Samsung and Apple are embroiled in a patent lawsuit over exactly how similar the Galaxy S is to the iPhone (and vice versa), that hasn't stopped the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II from selling millions of units worldwide. The Galaxy S was one of the first dual-core Android smartphones, and definitely one of the first to feature Samsung's new (at the time) Super AMOLED display, offering bright and crisp colors even in bright light. It's still available for a song depending on the carrier you pick it up from (in the US, it was sold under the name Vibrant (T-Mobile), Captivate (AT&T), Fascinate (Verizon Wireless), and Epic (Sprint) in both 3G and 4G variants.) History aside, the Samsung Galaxy S II is the company's current model and features a 4.3" Super AMOLED display, a 1.2GHz dual core processor, and while it shipped with Android 2.3, most carriers have been slowly rolling out updates to bring the device up to Android 4.0. Pricing varies depending on the carrier and variant you pick up, but one thing is certain: when it was launched, most people considered the Galaxy S II the best Android smartphone—if not the best smartphone—available on the market, which makes the furor over the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III that much louder.
The Droid by Motorola (Motorola Milestone, internationally) series was one of the earliest Android phones on the market to really bring Android to the masses—and definitely the first Android phone available on Verizon Wireless at the time. It was a tough call to group the Droid series together, but it's worth noting that those of you who nominated the Droid line in large numbers specifically mentioned the slider models, not the candybar models like the Droid Razr, Razr Maxx, or the Bionic (although they all got strong nominations as well)-all available on Verizon Wireless in the US. The Motorola Droid 4 (VZW, $199 w/contract) is the current iteration of the phone, featuring a 4" qHD display, a 1.2GHz dual core processor, 8MP rear and 1.3MP front-facing cameras, and most notably, a slide-out backlit keyboard that allows the phone to be used in both portrait and landscape modes without sacrificing screen real estate. The Droid line is still one of the few high-end Android devices to feature a physical keyboard, making it popular for both portability, and with people who prefer physical keyboards to on-screen ones. The Droid 4 sports Android Gingerbread, and rides Verizon Wireless' 4G network.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus (VZW, Sprint, $199/w contract, $399 unlocked) is the current official "Google Phone," having launched with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and currently serves as the flagship Android device. It sports a 4.6" Super AMOLED display, a curved contour screen, a 1.2GHz dual core processor, and 5MP and 1.3MP rear and front-facing cameras. It's a pure Google experience, meaning the phone is (largely) free of bloatware and other apps pre-installed by carriers and manufacturers, and is notably missing Samsung's TouchWiz UI layer in favor of a clean version of Ice Cream Sandwich. The phone also sports Google's NFC payment system, Google Wallet. The camera boasts zero shutter lag, and it was the first phone to launch with Ice Cream Sandwich pre-installed, and it's still one of the few devices you can get that already has it. If you want the more true and pure Android experience possible, or want an Android phone that's officially supported by Google, this is it.
There you have it, the top five Android phones, based on your nominations. Now it's time to vote for the all out champ.
It was difficult this week to run down the top five considering there are three Samsung devices in the running, but some of them got more nominations than some of the other contenders combined, so we can't ignore the fact that many of you have a strong opinion about these specific models.
Have something to say about the nominees that we missed? Did your favorite phone not get enough nominations to be included? Remember, the top five are based on your most popular nominations from the call for contenders thread from earlier in the week. Share your thoughts in the comments below.