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Q: multiple modification to a list at once I have a text file of some ip's and Mac's.  The format of the Mac's are xxxx.xxxx.xxxx, I need to change all the MAC's to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
I am already reading the file and putting it into a list.  Now I am looping through each line of the list and I need to make multiple modification.  I need to remove the IP's and then change the MAC format.
The problem I am running into is that I cant seem to figure out how to do this in one shot unless I copy the list to a newlist for every modification.
How can I loop through the list once, and update each element on the list with all my modification?
count = 0
output3 = []

for line in output:

    #print(line)
    #removes any extra spaces between words in a string.
    output[count] = (str(" ".join(line.split())))

    #create a new list with just the MAC addresses
    output3.append(str(output[count].split(" ")[3]))

   #create a new list with MAC's using a ":"

    count += 1

print(output3)

A: Solution
You can use the regex (regular expression) module to extract any pattern that matches that of the
mac-ids: "xxxx:xxxx:xxxx" and then process it to produce the expected output ("xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx")
as shown below.

Note: I have used a dummy data file (see section: Dummy Data below) to make this answer
reproducible. It should work with your data as well.

# import re

filepath = "input.txt"
content = read_file(filepath)
mac_ids = extract_mac_ids(content, format=True) # format=False --> "xxxx:xxxx:xxxx"

print(mac_ids)

## OUTPUT:
#
# ['a0-b1-ff-33-ac-d5',
#  '11-b9-33-df-55-f6',
#  'a4-d1-e7-33-ff-55',
#  '66-a1-b2-f3-b9-c5']

Code: Convenience Functions
How does the regex work? see this example
def read_file(filepath: str):
    """Reads and returns the content of a file."""

    with open(filepath, "r") as f:
        content = f.read() # read in one attemp
    return content

def format_mac_id(mac_id: str):
    """Returns a formatted mac_id.
    INPUT FORMAT: "xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    OUTPUT FORMAT: "xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx"
    """

    mac_id = list(mac_id)
    mac_id = ''.join([ f"-{v}" if (i % 2 == 0) else v for i, v in enumerate(mac_id)])[1:]
    return mac_id

def extract_mac_ids(content: str, format: bool=True):
    """Extracts and returns a list of formatted mac_ids after.
    INPUT FORMAT: "xxxx:xxxx:xxxx"
    OUTPUT FORMAT: "xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx"
    """

    import re
    # pattern = "(" + ':'.join([r"\w{4}"]*3) + "|" + ':'.join([r"\w{2}"]*6) + ")"
    # pattern = r"(\w{4}:\w{4}:\w{4}|\w{2}:\w{2}:\w{2}:\w{2}:\w{2}:\w{2})"
    pattern = r"(\w{4}:\w{4}:\w{4})"
    pat = re.compile(pattern)
    mac_ids = pat.findall(content) # returns a list of all mac-ids
    # Replaces the ":" with "" and then formats
    # each mac-id as: "xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx"
    if format:
        mac_ids = [format_mac_id(mac_id.replace(":", "")) for mac_id in mac_ids]
    return mac_ids

Dummy Data
The following code block creates a dummy file with some sample mac-ids.
filepath = "input.txt"

s = """
a0b1:ff33:acd5 ghwvauguvwi ybvakvi
klasilvavh; 11b9:33df:55f6
haliviv
a4d1:e733:ff55
66a1:b2f3:b9c5
"""

# Create dummy data file
with open(filepath, "w") as f:
    f.write(s)

A: It appears you are trying to overthink the problem, so that may be where your frustration is spinning you around a bit.
First, you should always consider if you need a count variable in python. Usually you do not, and the enumerate() function is your friend here.
Second, there is no need to process data multiple times in python. You can use variables to your advantage and leverage python's expressiveness, rather than trying to hide your problem from the language.
PSA an implementation example that may help you think through your approach. Good luck on solving your harder problems, and I hope python will help you out with them!
#! /usr/bin/env python3

import re

from typing import Iterable

# non-regex reformat mac to be xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
# NOTE: this assumes a source with '.' separators only
# reformat_mac = lambda _: ':'.join(_ for _ in _.split('.') for _ in (_[:2], _[2:]))

# regex reformat mac to be xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
# NOTE: Only requires at least two hex digits adjacent at a time
reformat_mac = lambda _: ":".join(re.findall(r"(?i)[\da-f]{2}", _))

def generate_output3(output: Iterable[str]) -> Iterable[str]:
    for line in output:
        col1, col2, col3, mac, *cols = line.split()
        mac = reformat_mac(mac)
        yield " ".join((col1, col2, col3, mac, *cols))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    output = [
        "abc  def ghi 1122.3344.5566",
        "jklmn op qrst 11a2.33c4.55f6 uv wx     yz",
        "zyxwu 123 next 11a2.33c4.55f6 uv wx     yz",
    ]
    for line in generate_output3(output):
        print(line)


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Since the Roe v Wade debacle, I've been wondering about abortion a lot…
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Picture me in this medieval tower. The entrance has been transformed into a conference hall by adding seats. There's a video projector, a small table and a computer sitting in front of us. The lecturer is this old woman, dressed sharp in bright colors, for outside the heat of May is burning Paris.
She lectures us about the concept of ages through Medieval Europe. he lecture asserts through the Middle-Ages but this reduction of an entire era to a single era appears ethnocentric to me.
She tells me, the four students and the flock of retired folks present that thanks to Aristotle, human life was then divided into four stages. Infant, young age, adulthood and old age. That this measurement certainly circled back to the four seasons.
Explanation is this, in Scandinavian aeras, where the seasons were less well defined, you either were young or old. My lecturer, she asserts that in the 16th century, thanks to the expansion of clocks, a new models appeared which divided life in twelve stages. It shall be noted that, through the 13th century, towns which were declared independent could be granted the right to have a clock, before this only the church was allowed to assert the time through the use of bells.
This 12 stages model took form in Germanic societies . Since clocks were now a part of everyday life, people also began to acknowledge anniversary, which before were reserved to dead ones. It is interesting to note that a model in 10 steps existed in Western Europe. The 12 steps acknowledged the fetus and the deceased as stages of human life.
The lecturer, she asserts it is thanks to the progress of horlogery that it came to be, not medecine.
Persecutions and the evolution of society
Where we take a look at how society behaves towards its minorities.
At the end of the conference, everyone is sitting in this uneasy silence that often burdens AMA. I ask: "The fact that the fetus is now a part of infant life, can it be linked to the rise of medicine and the advancement of biology which came because of the Black Plague?"
Lecturer is adamant although she agrees with me seeing those twelve stages as way more biological than spiritual. No, it's not because of the progress in medical studies. It's purely religious. "Abortion has always been a sin," she says. "Lots of correspondence point to life having already started in the mother's womb". She adds: "We know clerics considered soul came into boys by day 40 after conception, a little later for girls."
Of Faëries, nobility and vanity press
I'm here to tell you about this faërie who spawned an entire generation of French king and dukes and counts.
The four stage of life do not concern women. Their fertility is what defines them. They are either virgin, in bloom, fruitful or barren once menopause hit.
Just like legality doesn't concern anything with a womb. During the Black Plague, in France, some councils voted for laws preventing widows from inheriting from too many husbands. in hopes of preventing the creation of matriarchal dynasties.
Me, sitted in my Medieval tower, am displeased by the answer. What interests me is not really "why" people would think the fetus to be human but when it happened.
Myths about Medieval Justice
I'm sure you have your own ideas about justice through the Dark Ages. Still, they may be false.
Science history will teach you that Roman science was merely Greek knowledge. And that the fall of Rome story of snuffed all this knowledge out. It is Arabic people who would keep the flames of science ignited from the 6th to the 13th century. In 700, Ottomans conquered Spain. Through this cohabitation, Europeans scholars would rediscover Greek treaties and science the Arabs had expanded upon.
As as side-note: this may be how Dante's Inferno was conceived, since in its conception it appears to really resembles a Muslim book called Le Livre de l'echelle Mahomet.
If books travel, ideas do too. Due to the recent Roe v Wade controversy, I learned on a Twitter feed that while fundamentalists woudl argue, Islam doesnt condemn abortion until 120 days after conception. This is based on the belief that the fetus doesn't possess a soul upon procreation but is being breathed in after a certain amount of time.
Delving a bit more in the abortion in Medieval Europe, one would find that although it was considered a sin, punishment was an exile of three months if it happened before 40 days for a boy and 80 for a girl, and three years if the abortion took place after said date.
One paper I read mentioned how laic authorities weren't eager to judge what they thought was a religious problem. And even cited a case in which a woman had drowned her newborn infant only to be found not guilty of homicide, since she had done with her possession as she wished.
This reminded me how a husband had every right over his family, since his wife or his child were also just seen as mere possessions.
Another paper I read mentionned how some towns in Germany had more accounts of tirals for abortion than France as a whole. Remember how I started this paper stating that the twelve stages of life took form in Germany before being imported to Western Europe through almanach and such?
More importantly, a part of me wonders: Do you think the reigion who hunted women down fr getting abortion were the same who would go on to hunt them for adoring the devil?
Michel Pastoureau, a French historian, thinks a link can be found between the French communities who burned witches and the ones who used to judge animals.
Can the reborn fight on people's bodily autonomy be linked to obscurantism which stemmed in the 15th century thanks to the religion war? Is that why some region of the world are more chil with abortion than other?
Every way you look at it, a crisis is always good time to study the root of anissue.
In order to cut it at the root.
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The Pros at PROREE have over thirty plus years of experience, making this a key factor in being able to successfully operate the business.
PROREE can be described and identified as both different and demanding in the real estate industry. The company will be different due to the fact that it will operate much like the successful small businesses of the past: personalized service given by someone who truly cares about their client's experience. The Business is going to build on the word: 'Experience".
PROREE knows the Acadiana market and has been involved with all home buyers, lenders, developers, and builders for over 25 years.


Pat Cummins and Alyssa Healy were the biggest winners at the Australian Cricket Awards, but several other talented players went home with smiles on their faces.
Here is every winner from cricket's night of nights, that took place in Melbourne on Monday.
Steve Smith and David Warner had split the previous four medals, with Smith taking out 2018 and 2015 and Warner the two in between.
Cummins picked up plenty of votes for his performances at Melbourne against India (9-99), however his 10-wicket haul against Sri Lanka fell outside of this year's voting period. He was one of the few to leave South Africa with his reputation enhanced, taking 22 wickets at 21.45.
Spin bowler Nathan Lyon claimed the most wickets during the voting period, with 51 wickets at an average of 35.45.
Lyon took two five-wicket hauls and was a consistent performer right around the globe with the red ball.
The Australian ODI captain scored the most runs in all formats for Australia during the voting period, scoring 1302 runs at an average of 38.29.
He made the most centuries with four, while the next highest run scorer was Travis Head with 813.
His medal chances were hindered by the paucity of success he has enjoyed in the Test arena.
Meg Lanning has claimed three of the past six awards, with Ellyse Perry claiming the award in 2016 and 2018.
The player of the tournament at the World Twenty20, Healy was the raging favourite to take out her first Belinda Clark Award.
Healy scored 225 runs at 56.25 runs that tournament, and was rewarded with plenty of votes after passing 40 in four of her five innings.
Healy dominated the headlines all year, but seamer Megan Schutt was similarly important to a hugely successful year for the Australian team.
Schutt was the equal highest wicket-taker at the 2018 World T20 (10 wickets at 11.10), and also topped the Australian list for the year (37 at 12.95).
With a best of 3-12 in the voting period, Schutt's candidacy was built on consistency.
In an up and down year with the willow, Gardner only finished fifth for runs scored (392 at 28.00) but had a strike rate of 150.19.
Nathan Lyon was a firm favourite to take out Test player of the year, and (49 wickets at 34.80) finished with 13 more wickets than the next most successful bowler.
That brings us to Pat Cummins (36 wickets at 23.92), who was Lyon's strongest contender for Test Player of the Year.
Shaun Marsh only played seven ODIs in the voting period but was still in a three horse race for the format's player of the year. Marsh (416 runs at 59.43) scored three centuries for the year, with all three coming in losing causes.
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis was considered a smoky for the award after topping the wicket-taking charts (13 at 36.77) while chipping in with four fifties with the bat (376 runs at 28.92).
Much like in the T20Is, Alyssa Healy enjoyed herself with the bat in the voting period (329 runs at 54.83), scoring a century against India and 97 against Pakistan.
As the voting period's highest run-scorer and having scored at a rate of 176.41, Aaron Finch (531 at 40.85) was to be considered the favourite.
At the same time, D'Arcy Short (515 at 32.19) and Glenn Maxwell (506 at 36.14) had big years with the bat.
Women's World T20 Player of the Tournament Alyssa Healy was the likely player to take out the T20I Player of the Year. The big hitting opener scored 578 runs in the voting period from January 9, 2018 to January 7, 2019. Her strike rate of 145.9 was one of the highest in the competition, scoring six half-centuries from 16 innings.
Snubbed Tasmanian Matthew Wade was the front runner to take out the Men's Domestic Player of the Year award. The left hander scored the most runs over the voting period from December, 8 2017 to December, 11 2018, with 1509 runs at an average of 45.73.
Batsman Will Pucovski was the favourite to take out the award having scored 534 at an average of 76.29 from five matches in the voting period. The Victorian youngster was called up to the Australia squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka, but was overlooked after Kurtis Patterson plundered back-to-back centuries in the practice match. Pucovski whacked 243 against Western Australia at the WACA, and scored another big century against Queensland at the MCG.
Melbourne Renegades WBBL pair Georgia Wareham and Maitlan Brown weretwo of the favourites to take out the award.


This week I headed off to the unveiling of the Top 12 Toys for Christmas 2017 at DreamToys.
As you can see the list includes smatterings of nostalgia, technology, board games and popular licences.
Gary Grant, chair of the DreamToys committee shared an interesting statistic, "39% of toy presents bought for children at Christmas will be directly driven from children's wish lists or letters to Santa. Therefore, more than 60 per cent of consumers buying presents for children this Christmas are likely to rely on lists like DreamToys to make an informed purchasing decision".
So – a great insight into what may lie under the trees of British kids this Christmas Day. Enjoy.


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Robert Christgau (ur. 18 kwietnia 1942) – amerykański dziennikarz, krytyk muzyczny; który sam siebie obwołał "naczelnym amerykańskim krytykiem rockowym" (ang. Dean of American Rock Critics).

Dorastał w Nowym Jorku, jak sam twierdzi, muzyką rockową zainteresował się po przyjeździe do miasta Alana Freeda w 1954. W 1962 uzyskał stopień licencjata z języka angielskiego w Dartmouth College. Początkowo pisał opowiadania, następnie był dziennikarzem sportowym, wreszcie dostał posadę w gazecie "The Star-Ledger" w Newark. Po opublikowaniu jednego z jego reportaży w magazynie "New York", na początku 1967 otrzymał propozycję pracy w magazynie "Esquire". W 1969 w wyniku zamknięcia redagowanej przez siebie kolumny przeniósł się do The Village Voice. W 1971 opracował i zainaugurował sondę Pazz & Jop; wyniki są publikowane na łamach "The Village Voice" corocznie w lutym. Przez kilkanaście lat prowadził na łamach gazety kolumnę Consumer Guide. W 1972 objął posadę krytyka w tabloidzie "Newsday". Od lat 90. recenzje były równolegle publikowane na oficjalnej stronie internetowej dziennikarza.

Z "The Village Voice" odszedł w sierpniu 2006, krótko po przejęciu gazety przez spółkę Village Voice Media. Od grudnia 2006 kolumna Christgau w "Newsday" była publikowana online za pośrednictwem serwisu MSN Music (od czerwca 2007 co miesiąc). Pierwotnie dział zawierał 18-20 krótkich recenzji zakończonych klasyfikacją od A+ do E-. W 1990 Christgau zmienił formułę zamieszczania recenzji, grupując je tematycznie (od najsłabszych do najlepszych albumów wydanych w danym miesiącu). Od sierpnia do końca 2007 był dziennikarzem Rolling Stone. Od marca 2008 do zamknięcia gazety w marcu 2009 wchodził w skład zespołu redakcyjnego magazynu "Blender".

Jako najlepszych muzyków w historii wymienia takich jak Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Chuck Berry, The Beatles i New York Dolls.

Przypisy

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Amerykańscy dziennikarze muzyczni
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Urodzeni w 1942

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Promising ridge hike from the Walmendingerhorn over the Starzeljoch for sure-footed.
The popular ski tour mountain Grünhorn is an insider tip in summer. The Grünhorn does not bear its name in vain: the short ascent to the grass mountain over the south ridge is steep, but worth it - from 2039 m height you can see over into the Bregenzerwald and the Bodensee region. With good visibility, the big Swiss peaks are getting closer.


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Monday Morning MD: — Sloppy fields means fewer injuries
"The field is horrendous,"
"It's a complete shit show"
These were the words used to describe the Dolphins home field before kickoff.
After rain and a Miami-Duke college game Saturday night, field conditions were less than ideal. In the end, it was a sloppy game on a sloppy field but the field did not influence the game. This was the second straight year the Jets had to play on a less than idea field versus the Dolphins.
MNF Preview – Amari Cooper can have Big Cowboys' Debut
Tennessee at Dallas
Spread: Cowboys -5
When Tennessee Has The Ball:
This offense has been extremely disappointing this year. It has been awfully tough to watch at times. It might be time to stop making excuses for Marcus Mariota, but he has played through an injury to his throwing arm. That can't be ignored. Coming off a bye might be exactly what Mariota needs.
Fantasy Saturday – Stay away from Allen Robinson
Week 9 Fantasy Injury Impact
Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Baltimore's Offensive Line
The Ravens were without two starting offensive linemen last week and were dominated up front by Carolina. Ronnie Stanley, one of their best linemen, was then injured in that contest and will not play against Pittsburgh. This unit is really beat up needless to say and both offensive tackles have been ruled out. They face a physical Steelers defensive line as well as a capable pair of edge rushers in TJ Watt and Bud Dupree. Pittsburgh did a great job of confusing the Browns protection schemes a week ago and could do the same vs. the Ravens, especially with cohesion being a possible problem. The Steelers have been quietly excellent against the run and Alex Collins (who is also questionable) hasn't inspired confidence of late with his running as well as fumbling issues. Overall, this is a game to avoid for fantasy reasons overall. Don't expect much production on either side of the ball.
Chicago at Buffalo
Dr Chao Friday – Big-Time QBs Banged Up, but Should Play
A look at key injuries pertaining to your fantasy needs for Week 9:
Cam Newton's shoulder is fine and should be no issue.
Aaron Rodgers is essentially 100% and may even lose the brace.
Ben Roethlisberger fractured and index finger but since it is on his non-throwing hand, it should be a minimal to non-issue.
Injuries may be Difference in Tight NFC North
The injury report is a must study in the NFC North each Friday.
November is going to be a brutal month for NFC North teams and none of the four teams can afford overloaded injury reports. There's a game-and-a-half gap between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions with Minnesota and Green Bay in between them. The upstart Bears are 4-3, the Vikings are 4-3-1, the Packers are 3-3-1 and the Lions are 3-4. See, it's a tight race.
The way the month is shaping up the NFC North teams the all four teams can do serious damage to playoff hopes or playoff seedings. NFC North teams face each other five times this month. Unless one team gets hot, there is a good chance the NFC North leader could come out of the month one game over .500 or just .500.
Week 9 Betting Trends You'd Be Foolish to Ignore
There are a handful of great games on the board this weekend and some very useful trends worth taking into consideration before locking in your Week 9 plays. Let's jump right into it.
Steelers at Ravens (-2.5), Over/Under 47
Game Matchup: The Steelers and Ravens will meet in a pivotal game that should go a long way in determining the eventual winner of a crowded AFC North. Baltimore knocked off Pittsburgh in a dominant 26-14 Week 4 win at Heinz Field back in late September, but the two teams have trended in opposite directions since then. The Steelers rallied with three-straight wins by a combined 102-56 margin to take over first-place in the division, while the Ravens have sputtered, losing three of their last four in falling to .500.
It's been a particularly excruciating two weeks for Baltimore. Justin Tucker's first career missed extra point led to a devastating 24-23 loss at home to the Saints two weeks ago. They then visited Carolina last week as a small favorite only to be thoroughly dominated by the Panthers. Of particular concern for Baltimore is that its supposedly elite defense looks suddenly vulnerable. It surrendered 154 rushing yards and failed to sack an efficient Cam Newton on its way to yielding 36 points to what has otherwise been an average Carolina offense.
Tomorrow… #Ravens #Panthers #NFL pic.twitter.com/zOLLg2kaXl
— TheBaltimoreFeather (@bmorefeather) October 27, 2018
So much for that.
The Steelers' defense, meanwhile, allowed only 237 total yards in a convincing 33-18 win over the Browns, a defensive effort that effectively sealed the deal on the firings of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley earlier in the week.
There have also been offensive concerns for the Ravens, and, if we're being honest, barring a second-half revival, Joe Flacco's time in Baltimore may be running out. Despite an encouraging start to the season and an overall improved team offensive output, the Ravens are averaging only 6.4 yards per pass (26th in the NFL) and completing only 60.9% of attempts (28th in the NFL) after Flacco completed only 22 of 39 pass attempts for 192 yards last week. Flacco will have his work cut out for him against a Pittsburgh defense allowing only 6.6 yards per pass attempt and a 61.8% completion percentage. Both marks are among the league's best. The Ravens' run game has also struggled, generating only 3.6 yards per rush (31st) and 96.6 yards per game (24th). That doesn't bode well against a Steelers' run defense that is top-ten in opponent yards per rush (10th), rush yards per game (6th), and opponent rush touchdowns per game (7th).
Ben Roethlisberger leads the league's No. 2 passing offense against the league's No. 1 pass defense. The Ravens are allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete only 59.5% of their pass attempts and 5.7 yards per pass, both of which are league-bests. Roethlisberger will look to change his recent luck at M&T Bank Stadium, which hasn't been kind to him:
Steelers must overcome past offensive struggles at M&T Bank Stadium to beat Ravens:
Ben Roethlisberger: 2 TDs, 5 INTs last four games in BAL, where he's never thrown for 300 yards
Steelers avg 16.1 ppg in BAL since 2011, losing four of last five
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) November 1, 2018
Expect him to rely on tight ends Jesse James and Vance McDonald. The duo has combined for 42 receptions and 14 yards per catch this season. On the ground, James Conner was limited to only 19 yards rushing back in late September, but he has been a stud this season, totaling 599 rushing yards on 127 carries and nine touchdowns. Just how good has Conner been?
Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale on absent Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell: "There are a lot of stats [since 2015] that the Steelers are actually better without him. That might be why he's riding a jet ski down in Miami right now."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) November 1, 2018
That's quite the burn. Ouch.
The Ravens need more out of Flacco this week, but this game will likely be won or lost for the Ravens on the defensive side of the ball. Stop me if you have heard that one before.
Gambling trends: The Ravens opened as a 3-point favorite, but heavy action on the Steelers has pushed the line down under a field goal at some books as of Friday morning. It's always a good idea to shop around for the best lines, but especially here. The 3-point spread, available at SugarHouse, is a critical number and several books are currently offering the Ravens at -2.5. Check BetStars NJ for some divergent lines. The majority of the action remains on Pittsburgh, with 76% of point-spread bets and 71% of the point-spread money backing Mike Tomlin's team.
Things to know: There are some convincing trends that overwhelmingly favor Baltimore. The home team has won 24 of the last 35 meetings between these two teams. The Ravens are 5-1 ATS in their last six against the Steelers and 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a loss. They are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games in which they are coming off a loss of 14 points or more.
Since 2016, Baltimore is 10-5 ATS in division games, while Pittsburgh is only 7-9 ATS. It's not all bad for the Steelers, there's just not as much that leans in their favor. Pittsburgh, however, is 8-0-1 straight up over their past nine road games and 4-1 ATS in its last five games.
Prediction: While I'm a bit concerned about the availability of players like C.J. Mosley, Ronnie Stanley, and Marlon Humphrey, the Ravens are a better team than they have shown over the past two weeks. The revenge factor here doesn't concern me as much, given the success of the home team in this matchup and that Baltimore should be the far more desperate team. The Ravens have shown excellent ATS resiliency after poor performances under Harbaugh, and have been particularly good lately against the Steelers. I don't see why that would change this time around. Oh, and I get an opportunity to fade over 70% of the betting public that is on the Steelers? I'm here for it.
Ravens 26, Steelers 20
Rams at Saints (+1), Over/Under 58.5
Game Matchup: This one should be fun. The NFC's current top two teams will meet in what has the potential to be a classic shootout. The total is pushing 60, but with both teams averaging more than a combined 66 points per game, I'm not sure that's high enough. The Saints come in riding a six-game winning-streak, including a 30-20 revenge win over the Vikings in Minnesota last week. Hey, by the way–could you imagine having a Vikings first half moneyline bet in that game? Man, that would've been brutal.
The setup: The Vikings led 13-10 and were in the midst of putting together an impressive drive to extend their lead just before the end of the half, and then this happened…
Thielen fumble in the red zone inside two minutes. Yikes pic.twitter.com/OfHyEbCqW9
— Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) October 29, 2018
Could you imagine?
Well, I could imagine because I lived it, so that's neat.
Anyway, the Rams are a perfect 8-0 after surviving Green Bay at home a week ago. Big ups go to now former Packer Ty Montgomery for the assist:
Ty Montgomery : 2 carries for 6 yards (Fumbled during a kickoff with under 2 minutes left) pic.twitter.com/q0s9ITEW4l
— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life25) October 29, 2018
Los Angeles is cooking right now and head coach Sean McVay may be the best chef in the game. The Rams are racking up 33 points and 442.6 yards per game and are among the NFL's elite in several key offensive categories. Todd Gurley leads the NFL with 800 rushing yards and has gained 1,151 total yards from scrimmage to go along with his 15 total touchdowns. He paces an NFL-best rushing attack that's netted 150.9 yards per game. Honestly, I'm not sure that any team can keep Gurley in check right now, but he faces a difficult matchup against a Saints defense that is No. 1 in the NFL in both opponent yards per rush (3.2) and total yards per game (74.1).
Even if the Saints slow down the Rams' rushing attack, Los Angeles' offense should have plenty of opportunities to make plays through the air. The Rams are No. 1 in the NFL, averaging 9.2 yards per pass, and will go against a New Orleans secondary that's allowing 8.3 yards per attempt.
When the Saints have the football, it's all about Drew Brees. There's a reason the Saints are dropping 33.4 points per game this season, and it's not hard to figure out why. The Rams' pass defense is in the top-half of the league in most statistical categories, but Brees has been otherworldly this season. He's completing a career-best 77.4% of his attempts for 1,990 yards and 14 touchdowns against only one interception.
Despite having high-profile running backs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram, the Saints have averaged only 3.9 yards per carry this season. That, however, is a bit misleading. Kamara's yards per carry average is down from 6.1 ypc a season ago to 4.4 ypc this season, but he's still been an effective runner and has hauled in 47 receptions for 393 yards. Here is video evidence that Kamara does in fact remain excellent:
Check out @A_kamara6's TDs #NOvsMIN #GoSaints pic.twitter.com/LWlodRkZ90
— Midwest Sports Network (@midwest_network) October 30, 2018
Expect the Saints to move it on the ground against a generous Rams rush defense that's allowing 4.8 yards per carry.
Betting trends: The Rams opened as a one-point road favorite earlier in the week and as of Friday morning sit anywhere between a one to two-point favorite, depending on the sports book. The total volume of point-spread bets is split dead even, but 59% of the money backs the Saints.
Things to know: There are a few trends supporting the Saints that I like, but there's one that really stands out. Drew Brees is 15-2 ATS when facing an unbeaten opponent and 26-7 ATS when facing an opponent with a winning-percentage between 75-100%. The Rams, meanwhile, are 1-2 ATS under McVay (a very small sample size) against teams with the same winning percentage. Brees is 37-26-2 ATS throughout his career as an underdog and 8-4 ATS in his last 12 games as a home underdog. More recently, New Orleans is 4-1 ATS as a home underdog since the start of the 2016 season.
Want more? Good, because I've got more.
The Saints are 21-10 ATS against conference opponents over the past three seasons and 10-0-1 ATS between Weeks 5-9 since the start of the 2016 season. In recent seasons, Brees has been:
1) Money against good teams
2) Excellent at home
3) Excellent against conference opponents
4) Absolutely lights out during this portion of the schedule
Prediction: I've bet against the Saints each of the past two weeks and it has burned me. I'm a little bit wary of arriving late to the party, only to find out that it's over, but the aforementioned trends make a pretty convincing argument that they are the right side in this one. The Rams are absolutely electric offensively, and Aaron Donald may be the game's best defensive player, but the Rams showed some cracks a week ago when they barely survived Green Bay. I'm relying on Drew Brees, home-field advantage, and what has been a quietly improving Saints defense in recent weeks to make a key stop and back up the trends.
Saints 34, Rams 30
Houston (+1) at Denver
I absolutely hate that 72% of point-spread bets and 69% of the money is currently on the Texans in this game, but I do LOVE <3 the following trends:
Denver is 6-12-2 ATS as a home favorite off a loss in their last 20 games
Denver is 7-11-2 ATS as a home favorite since 2015
Denver is 4-12-1 ATS against AFC opponents over the last two seasons
Denver is 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games following a loss
Denver is 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite
Denver is 4-7-2 ATS when favored by three points or less since the start of 2015
Denver is 7-15-2 ATS under Vance Joseph
Denver is 1-6 ATS after a division game since 2017
Houston is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a losing home record.
Denver is 1-9 ATS under Vance Joseph when they were an underdog in their previous game
See a theme here? I'm a huge believer in Deshaun Watson, I like the jolt Demaryius Thomas will bring to the Houston offense, and the Texans are a team that's built to win on the road. Also, did you see those trends?!?
Texans 23, Broncos 16
Titans (+6) at Cowboys
The Cowboys traded away a first-round draft pick for Amari Cooper. While Cooper immediately becomes Dak Prescott's best weapon in the passing game, I suspect the Dallas offense isn't about to suddenly morph into a juggernaut. The Titans, meanwhile, have been underwhelming in recent weeks and are coming off a bye after a brutal 20-19 loss in London two weeks ago to the Chargers. Dallas is only 3-4 ATS as home favorites since the start of last season and is 7-11 ATS as home favorites since the start of the 2015 season. Both teams have been good in non-conference games with the Cowboys going 7-2-1 ATS in such games since the start of the 2016 season, while Tennessee is 4-1 ATS since the start of the 2017 season. I don't think highly of either of these squads, and I view them as similar in many ways. That's while I'll gladly line up and grab the six points with Tennessee.
Packers at Patriots (-5)
Green Bay is going to coast-to-coast after playing in Los Angeles a week ago and now heading to New England this Sunday night. The Packers played well enough to win a week ago against the undefeated Rams, but here's the thing–they didn't. Still, Aaron Rodgers is a cyborg and he's clearly pissed about last week's result:
#Packers QB Aaron Rodgers reacts to Ty Montgomery's fumble, sealing a victory for the #Rams. Once again, Rodgers is denied an opportunity to lead a comeback pic.twitter.com/OuMZRiLeFT
— Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) October 28, 2018
It's typically never a wise move to side against Rodgers, particularly an angry Rodgers, but consider this:
New England is 8-4 ATS in non-conference games since the start of the 2016 season
New England is 16-7 ATS as home favorites since the start of the 2016 season
New England is 33-13 ATS in all games over the last three seasons
If I'm going to bet against Rodgers, I'm going to do it when Tom Brady is standing on the opposite sideline.
Patriots 36, Packers 28
Don't count it against me if these teams lose, but absolutely give me credit if they win:
Chargers, Falcons, Bears, Lions, and Bucs
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UPDATE: SugarHouse will soon become BetRivers sportsbook.
Game of Week – Saints-Rams Should be Fantasy Bonanza
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans
Spread: Rams -1.5
When Los Angeles Has The Ball:
This projects to be an excellent football game between two of the very top teams in the league and is quite possibly an NFC Championship game preview. It also projects to be a game that we should see a lot of points scored. And for fantasy reasons, you want pretty much any player in this game that you can get. Of course, the Rams are one of the best offenses in football with a fantastic blend of great personnel with a supreme offensive scheme. The one question here though is Jared Goff at a point of his career where he is ready to outduel Drew Brees in New Orleans in a high scoring game? We shall see and it will be a blast to watch. Sean McVay runs an offense with excellent run/pass balance. Los Angeles is almost at a 50/50 run/pass split. But in this game, going pass-heavy makes the most sense, even in the very loud dome. The reasoning for this is that the Saints have been great against the run and vulnerable, but improving, against the pass. Goff is a very good deep passer and surely will take shots in this game downfield, most likely to Brandin Cooks. The Saints have been vulnerable to the deep ball. Will Brandin Cooks mostly see Marshon Lattimore?
Going One-on-One with Venerable Philip Rivers
In his 13 seasons as the starting quarterback of the Chargers, Philip Rivers has been on some great teams. From 2006-09, (the first four years of Rivers' tenure as the starter), the Chargers' roster was arguably the best in the NFL.
A decade later, Rivers is still part of the Chargers' roster as they are now the Los Angeles Chargers and are based in Orange County after moving from San Diego last year. Rivers, who still thinks the Chargers should have won a Super Bowl or two back in the heyday, is optimistic that this current Chargers' version can be as good or better than those teams. Five weeks from his 37th birthday, Rivers is a big reason why the 5-2 Chargers are a contender in the AFC. He is an MVP candidate and is playing as well as he ever has.
"I think we have a chance," Rivers said in a telephone interview with Clayton Football Thursday from the Chargers' facility.
Rivers said going into this season – the Chargers finished 9-3 last season after starting 0-4 – that he thought this roster could rival those great Chargers' rosters from a decade ago. Then, tight end Hunter Henry suffered a torn ACL in May. Then, star pass-rusher Joey Bosa suffered a summer foot injury that is still keeping him from playing and that a before running back Melvin Gordon dealt with injuries this season.
Still, Rivers and the Chargers are a resilient bunch. They have won four straight heading into a game at Seattle on Sunday. Including a trip to London, the Chargers are in the midst of a six-week stretch between playing at home. The StubHub Center, of course, has been a massive gathering place for fans of visiting teams, anyway. These Chargers have a lot going against them. Yet, they keep going. Rivers said it's the makeup of the team.
"This locker room is as good as it's ever been," Rivers said. "We all get along. We go out and say 'hey, let's go and get it done on the field.' It's really special group."
Rivers credits second-year Chargers' coach Anthony Lynn for navigating through all the challenges of the move, injuries and slow starts.
Of course, Rivers deserves credit for the Chargers' success as well. He has thrown 17 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He has a passer's rating of 117.8. If you look at the top of the quarterback stat sheets, you will see the most successful quarterbacks this year are the older, Hall of Fame types. Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger all having stellar seasons. Being so focused on his own team's season, Rivers doesn't know all the details. But he does know the older quarterbacks are having success.
"I think as long as you're accurate and make quick decisions in the pocket, you have success at an older age in this career,' Rivers said. "I think you are seeing that this year."
The Seattle game marks a special occasion in Rivers' career. It will be his 200th consecutive start. Only Brett Favre and Peyton and Eli Manning have accomplished that streak as quarterbacks. Rivers — who played in 51 straight games at North Carolina State — grew up as a Favre fan in Alabama. He grew into a big Peyton Manning fan and he and Eli Manning were in the same draft class – and they were traded for each other in 2004.
Rivers calls the streak "meaningful " and is excited that this is the road trip his family chose to come on. They go on one trip annually and, ironically, this year's trip is the milestone game. Rivers also gives credits to trainers, medical staff, coaches and teammates for helping he keep this streak alive. He said he'd love to get to Favre's mark of 297 straight games, that seems like a long way away.
"I honestly don't care if I throw the ball 10 times a game as long as we win," Rivers said. "It's not that I want to throw for 400 yards. I'd hand the ball off every play if it means we win the game. I'm at that point of my career."
Making Financial Sense of Trading-Deadline Moves
This year's trading deadline was highly anticipated because of the expected movement. The flurry of activity in the hours leading up to Tuesday's deadline didn't disappoint.
Here's a look at the financial ramifications of the five deals made as the trading period ended. A team acquiring a player needed enough salary-cap room to absorb the remainder of his current salary. Since the trades occurred trade after Week Eight's games, the acquiring team is be responsible for 9/17th of a player's 2018 base salary and any other applicable salary components in his contract. Trades can't be executed again until the 2019 league year begins on March 13 at 4 pm eastern time.
Golden Tate (WR): To Philadelphia Eagles From Detroit Lions
Trade Compensation: 2019 Third Round Pick
Remaining 2018 Salary: $3,705,882 (Lions 2018 Salary Cap Savings)
Eagles Current Cap Room: $6.34 Million
Lions 2019 Dead Money: None (Expiring Contract)
Eagles executive vice-president of football operations Howie Roseman making some sort of trading deadline deal shouldn't come as surprise. He has been one of the most active NFL front office executives in the trade market over the last couple of years.
The Lions had shown little interest in giving Tate the contract extension he had long desired. Tate has clearly outperformed the five-year, $31 million deal he signed in 2014. Since the start of the 2014 season, Tate is sixth in the NFL with 416 receptions and 10th with 4,741 receiving yards.
Tate's arrival could be to the detriment of Nelson Agholor. Tate, 30, excels in the slot where Agholor has been most effective over the last two seasons.
It's hard to imagine Tate being more than a rental because of his expected contract demands and Philadelphia's salary cap situation. The Eagles have the NFL's second most 2019 cap commitments at $208.4 million with 44 players under contract. The top 51 cap numbers matter under offseason cap accounting rules. The 2019 salary cap will be in the $190 million neighborhood with a similar increase as in recent years.
There are natural exits points with several of Philadelphia's contracts. For example, declining the 2019 options on quarterback Nick Foles and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan while also releasing left tackle Jason Peters would collectively create $36.3 million of cap space.
Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery's $11.75 million 2019 base salary is already fully guaranteed. The four-year, $52 million extension with slightly more than $27.25 million in guarantees Jeffery signed late in the 2017 season could be an important data point for Tate.
A lack of significant cap space should prevent the Eagles from being major players in free agency during the offseason. If Tate can sign a lucrative free agent contract, the third-round pick given up for him could be offset by the compensatory pick received in 2020. There's a chance it could be the maximum of a third round pick but more likely a fourth round draft choice. The Lions were less likely to receive the same type of compensation as the Eagles if Tate had left after playing out his contract because of being in better cap space for free agency.
Demaryius Thomas (WR): To Houston Texans From Denver Broncos
TNF Preview – Raiders, 49ers Right in Thick of Race for Top Pick
Usually at this time of the week, I preview the Thursday Night Game. However, that is getting skipped this week because the participants in that contest, Oakland at San Francisco, really just doesn't move the needle. However, this battle of one-win teams does spark a conversation concerning the very top of the 2019 NFL Draft and this Thursday Nighter could go a long way to figuring out the early draft order.
Let's look at the contenders for the No. 1 overall pick:
Current Record: 1-7
Where They Would Draft Today: 1st
Remaining Schedule: Bye, at San Francisco, Tampa Bay, at Philadelphia, Chicago, at Washington, Tennessee, at Indianapolis, Dallas
Plan of Attack: Maybe the Giants can address their quarterback situation by trading for someone like Derek Carr or adding another veteran, but most likely, New York has to go quarterback at the top of the draft. Shockingly, the other teams on this list (with the possible exception of Oakland) will not be in the quarterback market. Unlike recent years, this doesn't project to be a real top-heavy quarterback draft, but even if the Giants fall out of the first overall pick, they might still be in position to draft the top quarterback on the board. Quarterback has to be the top priority, but New York also needs help all over the defense and their offensive line is still a disaster.


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Get customers to select ads by creating links to the product you sell. You can even utilize text that appears much like that from all of those other article, placing it each and every article's end point. This will likely ensure that the ad will not seem to be an ad.
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A 16-Year-Old Black Student Shares What It Took To Get Into Harvard
An amazing video captures the magical moment when he opened his decision letter.
Nigel Roberts , Praise Indy Staff
Ayrton Little offers a simple piece of advice on how to get into Harvard University: "Always work hard!" he told NewsOne. The 16-year-old Opelousas, Louisiana student attends school year-round, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "You have to be dedicated to greatness," he added.
RELATED: Black Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools
There's another magic ingredient to his success—having a mother who is your "number one supporter" and who always stresses the importance of education. Her high expectations motivated Ayrton to make her proud.
The Ivy League bound student didn't tell his mom that he applied to Harvard. "I wanted to surprise her by showing her the man I've become," he said. And what a surprise it was:
On Tuesday, the TM Landry College Prep senior opened his decision letter online. The room, filled with classmates and family, erupted in joy when Ayrton saw the good news. It was a double celebration for his family because Ayrton's brother had been accepted into Stanford University on Friday.
He intends to major at Harvard in applied math with a minor in computer science. After that, Ayrton plans to work on Wall Street. The teen also wants to start a nonprofit organization to reach back and help other kids in struggling communities like his to achieve their academic goals.
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Q: Best practice to create a user in table and invite them to login I am working on a Laravel project.  I need to be able to create a user, mark that user with a number for their 'plan_id', and then invite them to log in and change their password.  Currently, I am creating a user, adding the 'plan_id', and setting the password to a generic term like 'password'.  I don't have info like their SSN or DOB that I could set it to initially.
While this does work, I don't know that it follows best practices.  The only other thing I can think of is setting up another table that matches up the user's email address to the 'plan_id'.  I don't want to do this because it makes it possible that the user accidentally signs up with another email and can't figure out why their portal is not working.

A: It doesn't sound like a great idea to set all new passwords to "password". It looks like your application is creating users, then letting each user know they have an account, as opposed to the user initiating this process. This would mean that you can't have the user pick a password.
Consider not creating a password at all, but sending an email to each new user containing a link to your system with a unique key that you store in the database user record. The user could then access the system, and it would ask them to pick an email and password to be registered with. You could have the keys expire after a number of days.

A: The easiest way to do this would be to generate a completely random password for the user and then email them a password reset link. The potential pitfall of this is that password reset links expire, by default after 1 hour though you can change it in config/auth.php.

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Normal Serve – this is when we receive a job that has a court date set out or no court date that gives us plenty of time to get the legal documents to the intended. We make 4 attempts for one charge.
Then you ask "what happens after the 4 attempts and they weren't served?", unfortunately we need to be paid again for additional attempts.
Completion – Once we have had the opportunity to serve the legal documents we then prepare the "Proof of Service", once prepared we will mail out to you and it's your responsibility to file with the appropriate court in a timely manner.
Payments – All payments are due in advance unless other arrangements have been made.
Hours of Process Serving – we serve documents from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. and we work 7 days a week. This is where hiring a process server differs from using the Sheriff's department, they only serve on certain days and usually don't do any serving after 4:00 pm. So you can spend your money more wisely with a process server than using your local sheriff's department.


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Italy is in a 'demographic recession' not seen since World War One
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Italy is gaining more old people than young ones. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP
Italy's active population is shrinking at a rate not seen since the days when World War One and a deadly pandemic were wiping out people by the thousands, the latest figures from the national statistics office show.
Italy is set to become one of the few countries in the world to experience a so-called demographic recession, a significant drop in the size of its working-age population, Istat said in its 2019 state of the nation report, released on Thursday.
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By 2050, the statistics agency estimates, 15-64-year-olds could make up little more than half of Italy's total population, or 54.2 percent. That would be a drop of around 10 percent from an already low level today, or more than 6 million fewer potential workers, with potentially drastic consequences for productivity and demands on welfare.
It represents "a true numerical decline whose only precedent in Italy's history is the long-ago period of 1917-18, an era marked by the Great War and the dramatic effects of the Spanish flu pandemic", said Istat's president Gian Carlo Blangiardo.
READ ALSO: What does a plummeting birth rate mean for Italy's future?
Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP
At the heart of the imbalance is a plunging birth rate, which has been declining for years at the same time as more Italians are living longer. Some 439,000 births were registered in Italy last year, according to Istat, a decrease of nearly 140,000 compared to 2008. By 2016 nearly half of women in Italy aged 18-49, 45 percent, didn't have any children at all.
The decline has been stalled in recent decades by the arrival of immigrants, who have helped shore up Italy's working-age population as native Italians emigrate or retire – as well as being more likely to have kids. While foreign residents make up less than 9 percent of Italy's total population, their children constitute 13 percent of the population under 18.
READ ALSO: Italians overestimate immigrant population more than any other Europeans: study
But the number of new immigrants arriving has declined in recent years, as has the birth rate among Italy's foreign residents. Meanwhile the nature of immigration to Italy is also changing, as more newcomers arrive in emergency circumstances and fewer choose to settle here.
At the same time, Italy loses hundreds of thousands of residents to emigration: 420,000 people in the decade from 2008-18, half of them aged between 20 and 34.
Those in that age group who choose to stay in Italy remain dependent on family for longer. More than half of Italy's 9.6 million 20-34 year olds – 5.5 million of them – are single and live with at least one parent.
READ ALSO: Why Italy's 'mammoni' will keep living with mamma
Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP
Meanwhile older generations are living longer and "ageing later", Istat says, with a greater proportion of the senior population remaining active into their late 60s and beyond. By the start of 2019 Italy had some 800,000 over-90s and 14,000 'supercentarians'; 20 years from now, they're expected to number 1.3 million and 50,000 respectively.
The combination of rising life expectancy, a falling birth rate and declining immigration has left Italy with an ageing population comparable only to Japan's. In Italy there are 165 people aged over 65 for every 100 children under 15, one of the highest ageing indexes in the world.
READ ALSO: From now on in Italy, you're only old after 75
"If until the last century our demographics demonstrated vitality and often helped boost the country's growth, including economic, on the contrary today they could have a restrictive effect," commented Blangiardo.
"One has to wonder if we are (and will still be) a country that looks ahead and invests in its future, or if we must for the most part feel ourselves destined to manage and maintain the present."
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Debbie7 - 22 June 2019 at 21:39 CEST
Most western countries also face this. Italy, with its traditional sense of family, may be better placed to face the problem of an ageing population? We'll all need to save more for our old age while we're working.
Italy's mortality rate in 2020 'highest recorded since World War II'
More people died in Italy in 2020 than in any year since World War II
Italy's population still getting older despite increase in foreign residents
Italy's low birth rate 'plunging further due to coronavirus crisis'
Population of Milan hits 30-year high after influx of new residents
Immigration to Italy is falling for the first time since 2014
People in Liguria live longer than any other region in Europe
Italy is older than ever as birthrate falls to all-time low
What is Italy doing to increase its plummeting birth rate?


Never in my 40+ years in ministry have I been more excited to wake up each morning than I am these days. To watch the world crumbling around us, and to think how tenaciously God and the Lord Jesus must be fighting to postpone Satan's one-world rule and help us promote the cause of Truth is absolutely thrilling. How cool is it to know that you are on the side of the Creator Himself, who is working in you and chalking up your rewards for the future? All we need to do is give Him our heart and follow His lead.
Have you ever noticed an inherent tendency to want your own way, like, constantly? Have you ever noticed any internal proclivity toward the hyphenated aspects of your SELF, as in self-centeredness, -aggrandizement, -promotion, -righteousness, or -pity? And then there's good old, down home SELFishness.
Where does the Word of God first show us those traits in a human being? Gimme an "A," gimme a "D,", gimme another "A,", gimme an "M," gimme a THANKS FOR NOTHING! The sin nature we each inherited from Adam ("I did it MY way") is replete with SELF, and that is always at the expense of another person, and thus at the expense of our relationship with him or her.
One of the primary themes of Scripture (which came up repeatedly in One Day With The Creator) is fallen man's desire to be God rather than submit to the God who created man in His own image. If we are honest, we see that in ourselves again and again. Set within the incredibly enlightening context of verses 18-32, Romans 1:25 talks about how man "exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator." How'd that work? Not well, because, as everyone on earth knows from the yellow-Post-it-Notes scene in the movie, Bruce Almighty, man makes a very poor God.
Every false faith system, including Classical Darwinism (and, in essence, no-faith systems like atheism and agnosticism), teaches that man can and will save himself. Is that not man making himself God? Everyone who does not believe in the God of the Bible is making up another God, and thus, in essence, making himself God.
Sin is any effort to make life work without absolute dependence upon God. It is giving higher priority to my satisfaction than to God's pleasure. It involves a follow-up commitment to find joy for my soul outside of God, a commitment rooted in the belief that there is something truly good that God does not provide. It boils down to self-dependence, self-preoccupation and self-centeredness, attitudes that look to other people and things for the satisfaction we were designed to enjoy.
Recently, a Christian Research Group stated that when asked to choose one of several descriptions of God, the proportion of adults in the USA who believe that God is "the all-knowing, all-powerful, and perfect Creator of the universe who still rules the world today" currently stands at 67%.
Now wait just a cotton-pickin' minute, who said that is an accurate description of the God of the Bible? Not He, that's for sure. Not in the sense that His "ruling the world today" means that He is in control, everything that happens is His will, etc., etc. Actually, if He were ruling the world, things would be much better! How do we know? Because we can see in Old Testament prophecy how the Millennial Kingdom will be when Jesus is ruling the world—and it won't look like this mess.
Look at the above definition of God again and ask yourself if, given man's inherently rebellious nature, it might work against people wanting to submit themselves to such a God. Could it possibly contribute to man's buying into the Devil's Genesis 3 portrayal of God as dominating, restrictive, and not having our best interests at heart? I think so.
First of all, if God is ruling the world, He is doing a very poor job, because the place is a cesspool of evil, suffering, and misery. Second, God must be either causing, or at least allowing, this to go on. So who wants to be under the giant thumb of that God? Sounds like it could be dangerous to one's health, as in…squished.
But what about working in conjunction with a loving heavenly Father whose creation vividly exhibits His goodness, His magnitude, His lavishness, His resourcefulness, and His love for mankind, for whom He did all we see in that creation? What about enjoying a dynamic, meaningful, and truly reciprocal relationship with that infinitely diversified Dad? That sounds great—and that is exactly why Satan relentlessly tries to distort God's heart by twisting His revelation of Himself.
Consider, if you will, the present state of humanity. The world's economy is falling apart, countless qualified people are jobless, their standard of living is deteriorating, crime is everywhere, families are being rent asunder, people's stress level is off the charts, depression is rampant, folks of all ages are caught up in destructive addictions as they desperately try to escape reality, and in the USA suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages 15-24 and the fourth for ages 18-65.
Those who turn to "God" for help are presented with a smorgasbord of made-up Christ-less religions that only amplify their emptiness and hopelessness. And, sadly, too many people who do become Christians are taught doctrines that are neither intellectually nor emotionally satisfying, nor practically applicable, nor easily explainable to others.
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you…10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
The Lord Jesus Christ wants intimacy with you so that he can help you excel in his personal curriculum for you. You are a full time minister of the Gospel, with a "you-nique" function in the Body of Christ. The potential he has given each of us is beyond our comprehension, but we can realize more and more of it as we faithfully press in to know the Lord and do his will. What else is there to do with your precious life?
Our forthcoming foundational class, One Day With The Creator, will give you a most effective tool to break through the crust people have put around their hearts and reach them with the tender love of Christ. God is heavily invested in His Word, and I believe He can use our class to turn many people from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God. Let's do our part so He can do His.
Sense knowledge-wise, the odds are stacked against us, as we are but a miniscule minority on this earth, BUT GOD is with us, and He loves to buck the odds, as evidenced by many biblical records such as Gideon and his 300 comrades who took on something like 150,000 "-ites" (Judges 6-8). Or how about Elijah versus the 850 prophets of Jezebel (1 Kings 18)? Let us gird up the loins of our faith and run with the strength we have in Christ the race that is set before us.


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Archie Just Made a Fascinating Step Forward for Digital Comics
The cover of today's Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest, which, if you're subscribed to Comixology Unlimited, is actually available to you for free right now!
Image: Dan Parent/Archie Comics
As physical comic book stores reckon with the age of the novel coronavirus, there are sea changes coming to the comic book industry as we know it. But one long-lingering aspect that's become increasingly important is digital trade, and Archie Comics' new team-up with Comixology is bringing it to the fore again.
Through Screenrant, Archie and Comixology announced that every title released by the publisher as of today, as well as access to its vast back library of series and digests, will now be a part of Comixology's $6-a-month Unlimited subscription service, with new issues arriving in readers' libraries day and date with their release on store shelves and in digital storefronts.
Unlimited itself has been home to a library of archival releases and new, original series—including past works from other major publishers like Marvel and DC—since its inception a few years ago. But this is the first time a major Western publisher has made new releases accessible like this as part of a subscription, akin to something like how the Weekly Shonen Jump app offers day-and-date translations of its latest series chapters.
Both Marvel and DC have long offered free digital copies for readers who purchase new single issues, and sold those digital issues day-and-date through storefronts like Comixology. But their own subscription services have always been slightly behind on new releases. Marvel Unlimited has provided a back catalogue as well as a steady arrival of "new" releases sixth months after they've hit store shelves. The comics aspect of DC Universe has been offering them 12 months after release; when the service transitions to a comics-only platform as DC Universe Infinite next year, it will likewise offer new titles six months after their physical release.
The Excellent DC Universe Is Dead, and a Comics-Only Service Is Taking Its Place
Today DC Entertainment announced that as of January 21, 2021 DC Universe will "evolve" into DC…
It's a big step forward to making the digital side of comics reading more accessible and more vital than ever—and with a major publisher like Archie getting on board, it'll be interesting to see who else could potentially start making similar moves to get digital books in people's hands (err, depending on just where they read them, I suppose) as soon as possible.
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who else could potentially start making similar moves to get digital books in people's hands
Have you tried your local library?


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Home > Penn Libraries > Kislak Center > Manuscript Studies > Vol. 4 (2019) > Iss. 1
Nectar or Arrow: Cases of Missense Textual Mutations in Early Kabīrian Padas
Minyu Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Widespread textual variations feature in the poems transmitted across north India in the name of Kabir, the popular Hindi saint and poet. Kabirian poems, even the early ones, incorporate a variety of traditions due to their appropriation and adaption by different communities, which have generated anthologies that favor works of particular themes or styles. This ever-expanding and transforming corpus serves as a reproducible and mutable coding system that indicates how Kabir was remembered, interpreted and transmitted. Certain types of textual mutations, although posing challenges to philologists, whose aim is to restore the original text, can help us map out how the diversified Kabirian tradition took shape. This paper is a case study on a particular type of textual mutation, known as "missense" mutation, found in the early Kabirian padas reproduced in Winand Callewaert's The Millennium Kabīr Vānī. The cases under study include word variations like rasa/sara, satari/satagura, raghurāī/ṣudāi and phrase-sentence substitution, which yield different but reasonable readings. Though possibilities of casual factors like a slip of the pen cannot be ruled out totally, the fact that these variations were appreciated, remembered and transmitted urges us to think about the motivations behind them. These could include technical reasons, like concern for prosody, and intellectual influences like bhaktification or mystification. How these external factors were responded to textually with a spectrum of variations has contributed to the multifacetedness and popularity of the Kabirian tradition from an early stage.
Zhang, Minyu (2019) "Nectar or Arrow: Cases of Missense Textual Mutations in Early Kabīrian Padas," Manuscript Studies: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 7.
Available at: https://repository.upenn.edu/mss_sims/vol4/iss1/7
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Pizza / Italian in Long Island City
Katherine Lewin
Perfect For: Casual Weeknight Dinner
Levante is a modern space in LIC serving a long menu of Neapolitan pizzas, pastas, salads, and more Italian food. But you come here for the pizza, which ranges from a simple spicy pepperoni (their best one) to a burrata, mozzarella, mushroom, and truffle pie. It's good pizza (not great pizza), and it's also a little pricey. But if you're in the neighborhood and want to eat a pizza at the bar, this place would work well. At the moment, they don't have a liquor license.
Casual Weeknight Dinner
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Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
Fifth Hammer is one of the best places to drink with a group in LIC.
The Inkan
The Inkan is a Peruvian restaurant in Long Island City that specializes in rotisserie chicken and has a nice backyard.
Alewife
Alewife is a big, two-floor beer bar in Long Island City with a back patio.
Mina's is an all-day Greek spot in MoMA PS1.
Off the main stretch in Williamsburg is Aurora, a place charming enough for a First/Early in the Game Date, calm enough for Dinner with the Parents, and with an insane, well-greened Outdoor/Patio Situation.
Pasta Al Forno is different from most West Village Italian spots. It's tiny and BYOB, and it's a great place to have unexpectedly good baked pasta.
Kesté
Keste serves very good Neapolitan-style pizza in a casual space in the Financial District.
Sorbillo Pizzeria
Sorbillo is an Italian restaurant in the East Village from the people behind the most famous pizza place in Naples.
Emily not only has some of the best pizza in the city, it's also got one of the best burgers. That means you should probably get there soon.
Roberta's
Roberta's is a pizza place in Bushwick that kickstarted a Neapolitan pie movement in NYC and then started selling frozen pizzas nationwide.
Saraghina is an Italian place that looks like a nice antique store, and it's one of your best options for pizza in Bed-Stuy.


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Is preference given to Michigan students?
As a private institution we seek to enroll outstanding students from across the U.S. We seek diversity among our students, including geographic background, and undergraduate institution. The Class of 2018 represents 14 different states, from Massachusetts to California and from Texas to Alaska. In the inaugural class, 43% of students are from Michigan. The Class of 2019 includes students from 12 different states, with 38% of students from Michigan. The Class of 2020 has 11 different states represented, with 46% of students from Michigan. Students in the Class of 2021 came from 25 different states, with 29% from Michigan. The Class of 2022 is compised of students from 20 different states, with 42% from Michigan.
What is WMed looking for in an applicant?
At WMed, we use a holistic review process to select medical students. We are looking for students who are well prepared academically, have had a variety of pre-medical experiences, and exhibit the attributes that align with our mission and vision. The selection process for admission to WMed is rigorous because of this commitment. As part of the supplemental application, applicants complete an online assessment that is designed to help us determine your attributes, such as altruism, accountability, responsibility, duty, honesty, integrity, and respect for others. The results of this assessment are used with the rest of your application materials to select the candidates who are invited for a telephone interview. This telephone interview delves even deeper to identify the strength of your attributes. The final step in the process is a campus interview day in Kalamazoo. During the interview day, we already know so much about your academics, experiences, and attributes that we can use that day to also showcase everything we have to offer to you as a WMed student.
Which applicants receive the supplemental application?
In general, we invite candidates who meet our academic minimums of 497 MCAT, and also have earned a 3.0 GPA to complete the WMed Supplemental Application. The supplemental application includes two short essays, an online assessment, and a $100 supplemental application fee.
Can I submit updates to my application?
Yes, if you have significant updates, such as new experiences, you are welcome to email additional information at any time to admissions@med.wmich.edu.
Which extracurricular activities do you recommend to participate in before medical school?
You should be involved in extracurricular activities that motivate you and you are passionate about. We expect that some of these activities will include exposure to the medical field, including research or patient care.
How do I apply to WMed?
WMed uses AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service). Click here to learn more about the application process. Students from WMU and Kalamazoo College are also eligible to apply to the WMedStart Early Decision Program.
What is the deadline for applying?
The AMCAS application must be submitted by November 15. The WMed supplemental application and online assessment must be completed by January 10. WMed uses a rolling admissions process, so all applicants are encouraged to complete the AMCAS and supplemental application early for greatest consideration.
What is the WMed class size?
WMed enrolls 84 annually. Review our class profiles to learn more about WMed's class.
Is preference given to students from Western Michigan University (WMU) or other schools?
WMed has preferred relationships with WMU, including the WMU Lee Honors College, as well as Kalamazoo College, Grand Valley State University, and Bowie State University, and seeks to admit outstanding students from each of these institutions into each entering class. Students from WMU, Kalamazoo College, GVSU, and Bowie State University are also eligible to apply to the WMedStart Early Decision Program.
What prerequisite courses do I need?
Specific undergraduate prerequisite coursework is not required to apply to WMed. To be well prepared in medical school, however, we recommend applicants complete upper division science coursework in biochemistry, genetics, human anatomy, human physiology, and statistics. Click here to learn more about recommended coursework and other application requirements.
I haven't completed all of the courses on the recommended list. Can I still apply?
Yes. Many applicants are still completing the recommended coursework when they submit an application. It's preferable to have completed a majority of the recommended courses prior to application. If offered admission, one of the conditions is conferral of a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution prior to matriculation.
What letters of reference are required and how should I submit them?
Applicants should submit a minimum of three -- and no more than four -- letters of reference. All letters should be submitted through AMCAS Letters of Evaluation/Reference Service. We recommend that science faculty members write at least two of your letters. Letter packets prepared by undergraduate institutions are also accepted.
What is the WMed policy about the MCAT?
For the 2020 entering class, only scores from January 1, 2017, and September 2019 are valid for consideration. We require a minimum composite score of 497 for MCAT. WMed does not have sub-score minimums. If multiple valid scores are listed, we consider the most recent composite score. We do not super-score sections across multiple exams.
I am graduating with a degree from a university in a country other than the U.S. Am I eligible for admission?
To be eligible for admission to WMed, you must have either a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree (e.g., master's degree or PhD) from an institution accredited by one of the U.S. regional accrediting organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or in Canada through membership in Universities Canada (formerly the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada). If your highest degree prior to admission is a bachelor's degree, it is expected that at least 90 hours of coursework for the bachelor's degree, including most of the recommended premedical courses, be completed at the degree-granting institution. If you have an advanced degree and your bachelor's degree is from a university outside the U.S., you need to have your bachelor's degree evaluated for U.S. equivalency through WES.org or ECE.org, with the report delivered directly to WMed.
If I'm currently a student at another medical school, can I transfer to WMed?
Our highly integrated curriculum blends the basic sciences with clinical sciences throughout all four years. The differences in curricula do not enable advanced placement of medical students from other medical schools. WMed does not consider transfer requests.
Are scholarships available from the medical school for medical students?
Yes, scholarships are available for all medical students at WMed, including incoming students. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need and/or merit. Additional information about scholarships is available on the financial aid webpages.
How do I contact the admissions office?
You can get in touch with us via email at admissions@med.wmich.edu or by phone at 269.337.6100.
How is the curriculum structured?
The WMed curriculum is a systems-based, integrated curriculum. The curriculum map shows the courses of Foundations of Medicine, the first two years, and the clerkships of Clinical Applications, the second two years. The basic sciences and clinical sciences are integrated throughout the four years. We use a variety of instructional methods, including team-based learning, small- and large-group sessions, lectures, and early clinical experiences. Simulation-based learning is used extensively throughout the four-year curriculum. Learn more about the curriculum for the medical degree.
Do students have the option of studying internationally?
Yes, faculty from the medical school have long-standing relationships with clinics and small hospitals in several areas of the world. Faculty-led experiences occur several times during the year. An international health experience is encouraged during the fourth year of medical school.
How are students assessed and graded?
Grading in Foundations of Medicine is on a pass/fail basis. Grading is based on multiple choice exams, anatomy exams, standardized patient exams, simulation-based testing, and professionalism. Capstone review sessions with faculty assist students with preparation for examinations. Each course has weekly formative exams, which do not count in grading, to provide students with objective interval feedback on their learning progress. Grading in Clinical Applications is on an honors/high pass/pass/fail basis. Grading is based on multiple choice exams, standardized patient exams, evaluations by clinical faculty of students' knowledge and skills, and professionalism.
Do students get to take any electives in the first two years?
Yes, throughout your first two years students select four one-week electives to explore individual areas of interest. These electives range from oncology to rural health, massage therapy, research, forensic pathology, and everything in between.
Since books are purchased as electronic textbooks, are there options for using traditional textbooks?
Yes, the library has several copies of each textbook that students may borrow.
What type of preparation is provided for the USMLE exams?
A goal of the medical school is having all students pass the USMLE exams on the first attempt. Passing USMLE Step 1, and Step 2 CK and CS are required for graduation. Throughout the curriculum, you will have a variety of preparation for the USMLE exams.
Campus Interview Day
When do you conduct campus interviews, and on which days?
Interviews are conducted from September through March on selected Fridays. It is to your advantage to complete your AMCAS and supplemental applications early as interviews are granted on a rolling basis as applicants complete their applications. Campus interviews are by invitation only.
What happens during the interview day?
Our interview day is structured so that interviewees have the opportunity to get to know WMed and we have the opportunity to get to know you. Throughout the day, applicants speak with faculty, staff, and students, and tour our facilities.
What kinds of interviews are conducted?
Our interviews include both structured interviews and a traditional one-on-one interview. During the structured interviews, applicants respond to short questions that provide multiple samples of applicants' ability to think on their feet, critically appraise information, communicate their ideas, and demonstrate they have insights into some of the values and issues that are important to the medical profession. The one-on-one interview is an open-file personal interview. Click here to learn more about the campus interview.
I'm planning my visit to Kalamazoo. What suggestions do you have for travel?
Our campus visit website includes information about air, train, and automobile travel to Kalamazoo, as well as hotel accommodations, including discounts provided to applicants. After confirming an interview date with the Office of Admissions, instructions about parking and other travel details are emailed to you. Click here for more information about travel suggestions.
Do students need cars?
Yes, a car is necessary during all four years. The curriculum involves experiences at various clinical sites beginning early in the first year. Most of the clinical experiences are within a couple of miles of the downtown W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus, including the WMed Clinics on the Oakland Drive Campus, Ascension Borgess Hospital, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo Family Health Center, and CentraCare. Some researchers are based at the Innovation Center on the Parkview Campus (5 miles or 13 minutes from downtown Kalamazoo). Some students will have occasional clinical experiences at sites outside of Kalamazoo, including Bronson Battle Creek, CentraCare, and the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek, Michigan (18 miles or 30 minutes from downtown Kalamazoo).
What is it like to live in Kalamazoo?
With a population of more than 325,000, Kalamazoo is the sixth largest metropolitan area in Michigan and part of the 115th largest in the country, providing a perfect combination of big city energy and small town feel. The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus is located in downtown Kalamazoo, which offers great dining, eclectic shops, galleries, and entertainment. A wide variety of outdoor activities, lakes, festivals, and attractions are available nearby. Learn more about Downtown Kalamazoo.
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The Lonely Rangers are Ross Johnson and Johnny Sundby of Rapid City. For the graphic artist and photographer, a weekend jam turned into more than 19 years and 500 Black Hills shows together. The combination worked well with Ross's lead guitar licks and Johnny's rhythmic strumming. With elaborate interchanging lead and tight woven harmonies, the band has gathered a large following. Their songlist inlcudes over 180 songs featuring a country/rock style in the vein of Jimmy Buffett, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Zac Brown, and the Marshall Tucker Band. Also included in some of their shows are modern cowboy tunes and some original music.
The Lonely Rangers hire out as a duo on up to a six-piece, fully-loaded band featuring drums, fiddle, bass, and electric guitar.
Prices range from $350 to $2500 depending on the gig. They are flexibile in changing volumes, songs, and tempos to suit almost any musical need from wedding dances to sophisticated convention dinner hours.
Besides Ross and Johnny, members of the fully-loaded band include: Bobby Sundby on drums, Dave Kramer on bass, and Greg McDonald on lead guitar. They are often joined by the extraordinary fiddle playing of South Dakota Country Music Hall of Famer, Kenny Putnam, who played with Roy Clark and the Hee Haw Show for nearly eight years.


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package coder36.rack

import coder36.rack.Middleware.FormParser
import coder36.rack.rackTypes.Handler
import org.fusesource.scalate._
import scala.collection.mutable.Map
import scala.util.matching.Regex

package object rackTypes {
  type Handler = (Context) => String
}

case class Context(env: Map[Symbol,Any],
                   var status: Int = 200,
                   val respHeaders : Map[String,String] = Map( "Content-Type" -> "text/html"),
                   val params : Map[String,String] = Map() )

class Sinatra( assets: Assets = Assets() ) extends Rack {

  val engine: TemplateEngine = new TemplateEngine

  var methodHandlers = Map[Symbol, Map[String,Handler]](
    'GET -> Map[String, Handler](),
    'POST -> Map[String,Handler](),
    'PUT -> Map[String, Handler]()
  )

  def call(env: Map[Symbol,Any]) : (Int, Map[String,String], String ) =  {
    FormParser( Middleware.RackCallProxy(_call _) ).call(env)
  }

  def _call(env: Map[Symbol,Any]) : (Int, Map[String,String], String ) =  {
    val c = Context(env = env)
    val formParams = env('form_params).asInstanceOf[Map[String,String]]
    formParams.foreach( m => c.params(m._1) = m._2)
    getHandler(c, env ) match {
      case Some(handler) => (c.status, c.respHeaders, handler(c))
      case _ => assets.call(env)
    }
  }

  def get(path: String )(fn: Handler ) = methodHandlers('GET)(path) = fn (_)
  def post(path: String )(fn: Handler ) = methodHandlers('POST)(path) = fn (_)
  def put(path: String )(fn: Handler ) = methodHandlers('PUT)(path) = fn (_)

  def ssp(name:String, params: Map[String,Any] = Map[String,Any]()) : String = {
    engine.layout(s"views/${name}.ssp", params.toMap)
  }

  def getHandler(context: Context, env: Map[Symbol,Any]) : Option[Handler] = {
    val path = env('path).toString
    val method = Symbol(env('request_method).toString)

    methodHandlers(method).foreach((handler) => {
      val handler_path = handler._1
      val tokens = handler_path.split("/").filter( _.nonEmpty ).filter(_.startsWith(":"))
      val regex = tokens.foldLeft(handler_path)( (t,p) => t.replace(p,"(\\w+)" ))
      val pathRegex = new Regex("^" + regex + "$", tokens:_*)
      val res = pathRegex.findFirstMatchIn(path)
      if ( !res.isEmpty ) {
        tokens.foreach( t => context.params(t.substring(1)) = res.get.group(t) )
        return Some(handler._2)
      }
    })
    None
  }

}

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There are 316 Cities in Europe to Visit in July like Budapest, Berlin and Lisbon with an average cost of living of $2,811/month, internet speeds up to 90 mbps and temperatures ranging from °C to 27°C°F to 80.58°F.
one of the most popular spots for european and russian tourists during summer (june-july-august). especially its counties are known for beaches, resorts and other natural beauties. temperature can be over 40 degrees.


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Not-sexist SF/Fantasy recommendations?
Zokajo
I started reading The Dragonriders of Pern a couple of days ago. io9 ran a story about this series getting optioned for movies, and the article was excited, as were the comments. I was really intrigued by the debates in the comments about whether it's SF or fantasy, and the premise seemed really cool, and I've been dying for an epic new book. So, library!
The first book is kind of.......horrifying? Has anyone here read it? Within a few chapters I exited to check the cover and confirm that it really is a woman author, because I was so shocked at the sloppy, caricatured portrayal of the female protagonist's emotions - she's really horribly written. Like, at one point near the beginning, said female protagonist (a 21ish year old woman) is in utter despair, hatches a plan to kill a man and starts laughing maniacally. No explanation. No exploration of that shift. Just a fact or something. It was weird.
The rest of this is kind of a freak out about this book, so please skip to the end if you like!
Also TW for rapey storyline.
It gets much, much worse. Besides the woman going through rapid shifts like these that are horribly written (it could have been explained as a character thing, or her PoV chapters could have at least described feeling conflicting emotions), later on it gets totally rapey. It's a heavily sexist society without any actual explanation (besides Earth connections from a thousand years ago). The male protagonist, in his PoV chapters, constantly thinks about women in horrendously objectifying ways, without having that view problematized except the occasional realization that at least one woman can be somewhat useful sometimes. But most of them are "loose with their favours" or stupid or petty or vindictive. Basically all other women are one of those things. Except a mom like figure who gets one scene. In book 2, the male is thinking about a meeting, actually lists all political women with some horrible adjective (save our protagonist) and finishes it up with "this is an issue for men". Again, never complicated.
The kicker? Female protagonist, new transplant to this dragonrider culture, has a female dragon. Male protagonist, experienced dragonrider, has a male dragon. Their dragons mate.
Male protagonist didn't feel like letting the woman know that when their dragons mate, the humans will do so as well, overcome by lust. He later reflects that it was a SHAME that she was a virgin, and admits to himself that it would be rape (because this continues to happen and she purportedly hates him) if the dragons weren't involved, but he thinks she'll come around. From that, the author slips in lingo until you realize they fucking live together now. She didn't feel like describing that shift to consensual sex or romance - maybe worried male readers wouldn't be interested? - and it's absolutely horrifying. I felt sick.
I kept reading because I'm interested in the society, but between the bad writing and the horrible sexism and rapeyness I want to stop. Also, I do NOT recommend this series for feminists unless you are ready to feel this way too.
Anyone have a palette cleanser they'd recommend? :(
Recent from Zokajo
Holy. Shit. (This post is about sex.)
It was (and wasn't) just coffee!!
So, how do you go out for "coffee"?


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New Release: Well Played Journal (Vol. 8, No. 3) Special Issue
Posted by Brad King under Announcements
The ETC Press is proud to announce the release of Well Played (Vol. 8, No. 3), a special issue on the Sporting Mindset edited by John Sharp.
Though often viewed as special category of games, sports is really an approach to play. The popular conception of the sporting mindset puts certain values ahead of others, and positioning games as a means to an end rather than an experience unto itself. Sometimes, the sporting mindset brings out the best in us; sometimes, the worst.
Sports as community institutions play a complex role in our culture. Sports produce values, behaviors, and cultural conventions that simultaneously include and exclude; that encourage and nurture some while rejecting others; and that celebrate aesthetic performance and violent behavior all at once. The essays here span a wide range of games—Crossfit but also Android: Netrunner; Destiny and baseball spectatorship; fantasy football in addition to streaming eSports. Each of the essays explores the way we think about play from a particular point of view either as players or as spectators.
About Well Played
Contributors are encouraged to analyze sequences in a game in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the various components of a game can come together to create a fulfilling playing experience unique to this medium. Through contributors, the journal will provide a variety of perspectives on the value of games.
The term "well played" is being used in two senses. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to books. So, a person who reads books a lot is "well read" and a person who plays games a lot is "well played." On the other hand, well played as in well done. So, a hand of poker can be "well played" by a person, and a game can be "well played" by the development team.
Contributors are encouraged to look at video games through both senses of "well played." So, with well played as in well read, contributors are looking closely at the experience of playing a game. And with well played as in well done, contributors are looking at a game in terms of how well it is designed and developed.
The goal of the journal is to continue developing and defining a literacy of games as well as a sense of their value as an experience. Contributors are invited to also discuss games in general (ranging from tabletop, to big games and more) and how they are often designed for different fields (education, entertainment, etc) as we more fully develop a literacy around games and play. Contributors are encouraged to consider using screenshots and video of their gameplay in order to help illustrate their ideas. And we're open to suggestions on themed issues around a specific game or a topic across games.
About Carnegie Mellon University's ETC Press
ETC Press is a publishing imprint with a twist. We publish books, but we're also interested in the participatory future of content creation across multiple media. We are an academic, open source, multimedia, publishing imprint affiliated with the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and in partnership with Lulu.com.
ETC Press publications will focus on issues revolving around entertainment technologies as they are applied across a variety of fields. Authors publishing with ETC Press retain ownership of their intellectual property. ETC Press publishes a version of the text with author permission and ETC Press publications will be released under Creative Commons licenses. Every text is available for free download, and we price our titles as inexpensively as possible because we want people to have access to them. We're most interested in the sharing and spreading of ideas.
About CMU's Entertainment Technology Center
The ETC is the premier professional graduate program for interactive entertainment as it's applied across a variety of fields. Our unique, two-year, Master of Entertainment Technology (MET) degree is jointly conferred by Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science and the College of Fine Arts.
The ETC was founded in 1998 with Randy Pausch and Don Marinelli as the co-directors. The faculty and staff worked together to articulate our academic mission which focuses on educational goals and creative development. And we also created an R&D Agenda exploring transformational games, innovation by design and interactive storytelling. Throughout, we work to prepare students to graduate as creative professionals.
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