We had made reservations to go camping back in May and now it was December. It turned cold but we still spent a few days out camping, hiking and enjoying nature. We still had a day to go on our camping reservation but it was going to rain so we packed up the camp early that morning. We were out for a last hike when my toe caught a rock and I went head first into the ground. It was an easy trail. I'm still not sure what happened. Suddenly the plans for the day fell apart. The gash on my head was deep and was still bleeding. We continued down the trail and ran into an EMT who looked at the wound and said it would need stitches. We spent the rest of the afternoon getting stitches at the trauma center.
The main point of the story is not the accident or how it makes us feel stupid when we stumble. Plans don't always work out like we expect. Even if they don't work perfectly at least plans are adjustable. Without making reservations we would not have been able to go camping. Some things we just don't get to do without a plan. God had plan from the beginning for his creation. His plan was to make us pure so we could be with him. We are born without sin or separation from God because of any fault of our own. God also knew that we would not stay sinless and so his plan also included a way for us to be forgiven of sin because of Jesus.
If we had not adjusted our plan and packed up early, we would have had a problem. It didn't prevent the accident or the trip to the emergency room. It did make it better because it rained all afternoon and we had everything put away. It was easier to just drive in with all the camping stuff because it had been packed. That little bit of work earlier made a huge difference in what would need to be done later. When we do what we should or follow God's commands it makes a huge difference in what comes later. It doesn't prevent tragedy from happening, but it does make it easier when tragedy comes. We see so many around us who have ignored God's plan until it is almost impossible to help then when tragedy strikes.
If we had never gone camping or hiking the accident would never have happened. That is not true. We cannot avoid accidents by not participating in things. It just means the bad things will happen wherever we are. More accidents happen at home than anywhere else. We cannot avoid tragedy by not being involved in living. Living for God and being engaged in life is part of God's plan. We are to tell others about Jesus and how God heals from tragedy and grief. God's plan is not safety but salvation. The Bible is full of tragedy surrounding the gospel because people of faith followed God's plan. The plan brings salvation to a life worth living regardless of any tragedy. If bad things are going to happen they might as well be while living life to the fullest.


The P2P lending platform says it is now targeting higher payouts in both its Core and Plus accounts.
A rate rise by the Bank of England has prompted peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa to increase its investor target rates, according to a statement by the firm.
Zopa will increase its rates to 4.5 per cent for its Core and 5.2 per cent for its Plus accounts. Returns have increased from 4 per cent for Core and 4.6 per cent for Plus respectively.
The higher target returns reflect pricing improvements in the loans market, Zopa says, as well as the Bank of England's recent base rate rise in August to 0.75 per cent. This was the UK's second rate rise in a year, following last Autumn's rise from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent.
However, while that was a level prompted by the Brexit vote's huge uncertainty, the more recent rise reflected the first rise above 0.5 per cent since the Financial Crisis' nadir in March 2009.
Zopa cut its rates in order to remain competitive in a crowded market of prime consumer lenders in 2016 following an interest rate cut to 0.25 per cent from the UK central bank, several times dropping its interest rates and henee the returns it targets for investors.
Many had expected higher interest rates to be a bullish signal for P2P lenders who have a better track record of passing these rises onto investors.
The Bank of England's governor Mark Carney has said there will be further "gradual" and "limited" rate rises in the coming year or so.
Andrew Lawson, Chief Product Officer, said: "We're delighted to offer investors a return of up to 5.2 per cent for accepting the risk of peer-to-peer lending".
"As demand for Cash ISAs drops to an 18 year low, the IFISA stands as an excellent middle ground for people who are looking for an alternative to the Cash ISA but don't want to take on the risks or volatility associated with investing in the stock market," he added.


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Student Recitals for Spring 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music students will present a number of recitals throughout the Spring 2008 semester, which will be held in Westbrook Auditorium located in Presser Hall (1210 Park St., Bloomington) unless otherwise noted.
The recitals are free and open to the public.
All junior and senior music performance majors must hold one recital per year. Senior music composition majors are also required to present a recital of their work.
The performance schedule for this semester is:
February 3, Jr. Recital: Samuel Nelson, baritone and James Stoia, tenor, 3 p.m. at the Evelyn Chapel (1301 N. Park St., Bloomington).
February 10, Jr. Recital: Nicole Eddington, bassoon and Molly Price, viola, 5 p.m.
February 14, Student Composition Recital, 8 p.m.
February 17, Jr. Recital: Emily Meade, mezzo soprano and Daniel Cox, tenor, 1 p.m.
February 23, Sr. Recital: Leisl Miller, soprano, 5 p.m.
March 1, Sr. Recital: Ted Nichols, trumpet, 3 p.m.
March 1, Sr. Recital Jack Bentley, tenor and Amelia Ciskey, soprano, 5 p.m.
March 1, Sr. Recital: Erin Swanson, soprano, 7:30 p.m.
March 2, Jr. Recital: Maggie Wood, flute and Evan Tammen, oboe, 5 p.m.
March 8, Sr. Recital: A.J. Keller, tenor, 1 p.m.
March 8, Sr. Recital: Sara Longtin, soprano, 3 p.m.
March 8, Sr. Recital: Megan Cullen, soprano, 5 p.m.
March 9, Sr. Recital: Lindsay Gross, bass trombone, 1 p.m.
March 9, Jr. Recital: Greg Donahue, violin and Krissy Siegfried, viola, 3 p.m.
March 9, Sr. Recital: Paul Caracciolo, piano, 5 p.m.
March 29, Jr. Recital: Andrea Ambrosia, mezzo soprano, and Molly Lieberman, viola, 1 p.m.
March 29, Sr. Recital: Kathryn Jones, double bass, 7:30 p.m.
April 6, Sr. Recital: Christine White, soprano, 1 p.m.
April 12, Jr. Recital: Lindsay Perala-Dewey, cello, 11 a.m.
April 12, Jr. Recital: Jessica Pearce, French horn, and Scott Schumann, trumpet, 1 p.m.
April 12, Sr. Recital: Mike Wolf, piano, 3 p.m.
April 12, Sr. Recital: Joshua Ziemann, percussion, 5 p.m.
April 12, Sr. Recital: Suzanne Rovani, mezzo soprano, 7:30 p.m.
April 13, Sr. Recital: Christina Dickenson, double bass, 1 p.m.
April 15, Student Composition Recital, 8 p.m.
April 19, Sr. Recital: Tiffany Deluca, soprano, 1 p.m.
April 19, Sr. Recital: Aaron Hays, composition, 3 p.m.
April 19, Sr. Recital: Erin Moll, soprano, 5 p.m.
April 20, Jr. Recital: Kate Weiskopf, soprano and Gary Weisenberger, trumpet, 1 p.m.
April 20, Sr. Recital: Nola Richardson, soprano, 3 p.m.
April 20, Sr. Recital: Christopher Zajac, composition, 5 p.m.
The schedule is subject to change. For more information, please contact the IWU School of Music office at (309) 556-3061.
Contact: Heather Lindquist, (309) 556-3181

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Months of the Year—Origin of Their Names
Greensleeves Hubs
Words can be enormously interesting! Alun has written several web articles about the origins of some very familiar English names and words
They are among the most commonly used words in the English language. They are the yardsticks by which we define the turning of the Earth on its axis, and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun. They are the words we use to date the events of history and our lives. They are the seven days of the week and the twelve months of the year. But why seven days? And twelve months? And where do the very names themselves come from?
In two pages I will try to answer some of these questions.
In the first page, I wrote about the origins of the seven days of the week.
In this page, I will write about the origins of the twelve months of the year.
The English Names of the Months
1 ) JANUARY - The Month of Janus, the Roman God of the gateway
2 ) FEBRUARY - The Month of Februa, the Roman Festival of Purification
3 ) MARCH - The Month of Mars, the Roman God of War
4 ) APRIL - The Month of Aprilis, which means 'opening' (of leaves and buds)
5 ) MAY - The Month of Maia, Greco-Roman Goddess of Spring and Fertility
6 ) JUNE - The Month of Juno, the principal Roman goddess
7 ) JULY - Named in honour of Roman dictator, Julius Caesar
8 ) AUGUST - Named in honour of Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar
9 ) SEPTEMBER - Named simply as 'the 7th month of the year'
10) OCTOBER - Named simply as 'the 8th month of the year'
11) NOVEMBER - Named simply as 'the 9th month of the year'
12) DECEMBER - Named simply as 'the 10th month of the year'
Why Are There Twelve Months in a Year?
The reason for calendars was to record long periods of time, and to predict important events such as the flooding of the Nile in Egypt, and the only way in which ancient civilisations could do this was through the natural astronomical cycles. Three such cycles were known to the ancients - the day (rotation of the Earth), the year (revolution of the Earth around the Sun), and - significantly for the purposes of this discussion - the lunar cycle (revolution of the Moon around the Earth).
Unfortunately, none of these natural cycles divide up evenly; a year doesn't divide accurately into an equal number of lunar cycles (or months), and each lunar cycle or month could not divide into an equal number of days. It was impossible for ancient civilisations to marry up these different concepts in a precisely accurate way, and every system employed resulted in enormously convoluted and contrived calendars, all of which introduced errors of some degree, even though the ancients had already worked out the length of the Solar year with impressive accuracy.
One aspect of the calendar did become established at a fairly early stage - the number of months in a year. Lunar cycles are about 29.53 days long, and there are about 365.24 days in the year. Simple division allowed the ancients to partition the year into 12 segments. (Although very briefly the Romans did experiment with a curious 10 month year - see below). What remained was to allocate names to these months, and to allocate the number of days to each month (as 365 could not be divided into 12 months of equal days).
The naming of the months will be covered in the following sections. The allocation of the number of days that each month would possess proved extraordinarily difficult to standardise, and the systems used were many and varied. A detailed description is beyond the scope of this page, but the following links may help anyone who is interested:
Roman Calendar Wiki
Roman Calendar
How the Modern Calendar Came Into Being
The next four sections are concerned solely with the calendar of ancient Rome, as this is the calendar which has come down through the centuries to be adopted by the western world and specifically the English-speaking world. During this period there was much tinkering with the calendar to try to make it as accurate and as useful as possible, but three major changes occurred, and these will be illustrated in the three tables below.
Table 1—The Roman Calendar About 750 BC
ROMAN MONTH
ENGLISH EQUIVELANT
NO OF DAYS
MARTIUS
APRILIS
MAIUS
IUNIUS
QUINTILIS
SEXTILIS
UN-NAMED
JANUARY / FEBRUARY
The Ten Month Roman Calendar
The original Roman calendar at the time of the foundation of Rome c750 BC - allegedly created by Romulus - actually had, somewhat bizarrely, only 10 named months, despite the apparent logic of a 12 month year. Certain points are immediately apparent. (SEE TABLE 1)
1) The first month of the year was March.
2) Most of the months had names which surprisingly really haven't changed very much over the centuries, and are still quite recognisable in the Roman form. Indeed some - quite remarkably - have not changed at all. The principal exceptions to this familiarity are Quintilis and Sextilis - quite different to their modern English counterparts.
3) It may be that the period at the end of the year (c 61 days) was simply un-named and undivided, or it may be that two un-named months existed. The reason for the strange anonymity of this period is probably because it was wintertime. The main purpose of a calendar at this time would have been to chart the changes of the agricultural seasons and the major festivals of Rome; wintertime was a period of effective stagnation in farming, war, and religion, so there was no need for a name.
Table 2—The Roman Calendar c713-45 BC
IANUARIUS
FEBRUARIUS
23/24 or 28/29
INTERCALARIS
A 'LEAP MONTH'
27 or 0
The Twelve Month Roman Calendar (And the Period of Intercalaris)
However, by the year 713 BC the legendary King Numa Pompilius - supposed successor to Romulus - reformed the calendar by altering the numbers of days in each month, and installing two new months - Ianuarius and Februarius - into the barren period of wintertime at the end of the year. (In Latin the letter 'J' only came into being fairly recently. 'J' can be directly translated from 'I' in names like January, June and July). All of the months were allocated between 28 and 31 days, and this enabled the 12 months to equal 355 days - a fairly precise figure matching 12 Lunar cycles (though not, of course, the Solar year). It was decided eventually that each of the months (with the exception of February) would have either 29 or 31 days, because Roman superstitions favoured odd numbers.
At some stage (possibly King Numa c700 BC, though some authorities date the change to 450 BC) It was decided to move the two new months Ianuarius and Februarius to the beginning of the year.
One further change occurred. The main motivation for a calendar was to match the dates to the seasons so that reliable dates for agricultural practice could be achieved. The discrepancy between the 12-month Lunar year (c355 days) and the Solar year (c365 days) meant that an additional 'month' or 'Intercalaris' was sometimes introduced at the end of a shortened February of 23 or 24 days. This was effectively a 'leap month' introduced to realign the year with the progress of seasonal changes and to make the average length of the year 365 days, but it did mean that some years were only 355 days long, and other years were 377 or 378 days long. This was the calendar, with minor adjustments, which would remain in place for more than 400 years.(SEE TABLE 2)
Table 3—The Julian Calendar After 8 BC
IULIUS
The Julian Calendar
In 46 BC, Julius Caesar instigated far-reaching reforms of the old calendar. Corruption was rife as a politician's term of office corresponded to a Solar year, and an Intercalaris could greatly extend the term of office if one was introduced. Employment of the Intercalaris had no clear pattern, so the system was open to abuse according to the political whims of the preciding official - the Pontifex. The respected astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria was commissioned to devise a new calendar, the Julian Calendar. He set all months at 30 or 31 days apart from February which had 28 days. Two months - Quintilis immediately, and Sextilis a few decades later - had name changes, which will be related in the next section. Most significantly Intercalaris was abolished, and the leap year that we know today was established, with an extra 29th day every 4th year in February. (SEE TABLE 3) The result was a calendar which is essentially the calendar we know today with similar month names and the same number of days per month. That the calendar format introduced 2000 years ago is still considered the best available, with just a few minor changes in the 16th century (described below) is indeed a tribute to the remarkable genius of Sosigenes.
Some refinements to the Julian Calendar were introduced under Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, as small errors were beginning to throw up seasonal variations in the year. This is because the true year is actually about 11 minutes shorter than the 365.25 days calculated by the Romans, leading to a gain of 3 days every 400 years. However, essentially the calendar remained the same (and indeed Gregorian changes were only introduced in some countries such as Russia and China in the last 100 years) The Gregorian amendment involved the one time dropping of some days and some occasional leap year changes.
The Emperor Months of July and August..... and Also Claudius and Neronius
By 46BC, the Roman calendar had fallen into some disrepute. Bad calculations and corruption had caused the months and the seasons of the year to fluctuate wildly; at one time January began to fall in the autumn. Julius Caesar, on his succession to power as Roman dictator, reformed the calendar, and a new more accurate calendar came into effect on 1st January 45 BC. To honour Julius Caesar for this work, the Senate agreed to change the name of one of the months to his name. Thus Quintilis - the month of his birthday - came to an end, and Iulius or Julius was inaugurated.
Following Julius Caesar's assassination, and a period of turmoil in Rome, Caesar's grandnephew Octavian eventually became the first official emperor of Rome in 27 BC, assuming the name of Augustus Caesar. It was decided a month should be named in his honour too. The question was - which month? Several notable events had occurred in the month of Sextillis, including the end of the tumultuous civil war, the subjugation of Egypt, and the triumphant return to Rome of Augustus. Therefore it was decided that Sextillis was the month which would cease to exist; it would be renamed Augustus. This happened in 8 BC.
That may not have been the end of Imperial tampering with the calendar. Later on the month of May was renamed for the Emperor Claudius, and April was renamed Neronius, after Emperor Nero. Neither of these names caught on (perhaps wisely in the case of Nero, considered one of the great despots of history) so April and May both survived. The infamous Commodus (of Gladiator fame) actually tried to go one better and rename all twelve months after his own twelve adopted names! He didn't succeed. Other months were also occasionally re-named. September in particular variously became Germanicus, Antoninus, and Tacitus, but it was the names which were standardised by Julius and Augustus Caesar which all survived long term.
The Development of the English Names of the Months
Old English names for the months reflected climatic and agricultural significance. For example, March was named for its strong winds, September was designated the harvest month, and October was named as the month when grapes should be gathered for wine making. However, Roman influence and the introduction of Roman based Christianity ended this, and the Roman names of the months have come down to us pretty much unaltered.
JANUARY - January was originally Ianuarius or Januarius .- composed of two words 'Janus' (the Roman God) and 'arius' or 'ary' (pertaining to). Janus was the Roman God of the gateway, and of beginnings, and was usually depicted with two faces looking in two directions. Initially at the end of the year, when this month was moved to become the first month of the year, the choice of Janus as the dedicated God would have seemed quite natural with his two faces looking back to the old year, and forward to the new.
FEBRUARY - February was originally Februarius, the last month of the year. February refers to Februa, the Festival of Purification and Sacrifice, which used to occur on the 15th day on this month.
MARCH - Mars was named after the God of War and was originally called Martius. March was considered the month when soldiers would have to return to work (war) after the bleak winter months when war would ideally be temporarily suspended. This was therefore considered the first month of the year for soldiers, and was for a long time the first month of the calendar year.
APRIL - April may derive from translations of Aphrodite the Greek Goddess of this month, but more likely comes from the Latin Aprilis. Aprilis meant 'opening' and referred to the opening of leaves and flowers in springtime.
MAY - The month of May is also heavily influenced by the season of the year. Maia was the Goddess of spring, or Fertility and Growth.
JUNE - Iuno or Juno, the wife of Jupiter, was the principle goddess of the Rome.
JULY - (See above for a detailed description of this month). Formerly Quintilis, (or 'fifth' counting from March) it was re-named as Iulius or Julius for Julius Caesar in 45 BC.
AUGUST - (See above for a detailed description of this month). Formerly Sextillis (or 'sixth' counting from March, it was re-named as Augustus for Augustus Caesar in 8 BC.
SEPTEMBER - Rather boringly all the remaining months still have identical names to the original months, and all are derived by straightforward numbering from the original first month of March. (Did the Romans just lose interest in naming months?) Thus September is simply derived from the Latin word 'Septem', meaning seven, because this was the seventh month of the pre-Julian calendar.
OCTOBER - Simply derived from the Latin word 'Octo', meaning eight, because this was the eighth month of the pre-Julian calendar.
NOVEMBER -Simply derived from the Latin word 'Novem', meaning nine, because this was the ninth month of the pre-Julian calendar.
DECEMBER - Simply derived from the Latin word 'Decem', meaning ten, because this was the tenth month of the pre-Julian calendar.
PLEASE ADD COMMENTS IF YOU WILL. THANKS, ALUN
Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on January 01, 2020:
Tarun Kumar; erm ... where have I even mentioned the old Indian calendar in this article? And what relevance do you think it has to the English names of the months? Any? What information do you think needs correcting? I don't think there is anything that needs correcting, but if you think there is, please let me know and I will do so.
Tarun kumar on December 31, 2019:
Please correct your information and learn deeply about the old Indian calender
Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on November 25, 2013:
My thanks Thief12. This was an interesting page for me to write because much of the information I researched was new to me, and it was fascinating to uncover how our calendar has developed into its current form. Hope you enjoy the 'Days of the Week!'. Alun.
Carlo Giovannetti from Puerto Rico on November 25, 2013:
Really interesting. Great hub, very informative and neatly explained. I'm heading now to the Days of the Week one, hehehe.
Derdriu - thanks (especially) for commenting on this article! This was one the earlier pages I wrote on HubPages, but it was the only one left which had never received a comment. So thanks for clearing that!
It must have been a nightmare for the ancients to figure out how best to create a calendar - they knew with remarkable accuracy for the age just how many days in the year there were, and they were only out in their calculations by a matter of minutes. But nothing divided up nice and evenly. I really think that Sosigenes, who devised the Julian calendar, must be regarded an unsung genius, because apart from some little tampering with the leap years and a correction of a few days, his calendar is essentially identical to the one we use today.
Remarkable in a different way is the fact that in 2000 years the names of most of the months have changed so little. You could go back in time and write 'December' on a Roman tablet, and they'd know what you were talking about.
In the foreseeable future, no changes will be necessary to the calendar other than those which are already planned. (Between 2096 and 2104 the leap year will be dropped to align the seasons more accurately again). Apparently the Julian calendar was out of sync by 11 minutes, and the current calendar is out of sync by just 27 seconds - hence the occasional dropping of a leap year.
Once again thanks so much for your visit Derdriu and for your thoughtful comments.
Derdriu on November 07, 2011:
Alun/Greensleeves Hubs: What a user-friendly way to show the evolution of the number of months in a year as well as each month's changing names and total days! Your article highlights the human dilemma of having a logical natural reason (the solar year) for a human invention (the calendar), but not having an eternally satisfactory solution to accounting for and dividing that time. Do you think that revisions will be necessary in the future or is this a keeper for Westerners?
Thank you, voted up, etc.,
Derdriu


Many rural areas in the U.S. may be in danger of a groundwater shortage. Many parts of the country rely exclusively on groundwater for both agricultural and domestic use.
Additionally, digging deeper for water in the form of new, deeper wells may not be a good long-term solution to compensate for increasing demands on groundwater because there is potential for contamination of deep freshwater and brackish water in areas where the oil and gas industry injects wastewaters into or in close proximity to aquifers.
A new study may shed some light on use of underground freshwater and brackish water in some of the most prominent sedimentary basins across the U.S.
Research by scientists from the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Arizona and the University of California, Santa Barbara, was published Nov. 14 in Environmental Research Letters suggests this to be the case.
Groundwater is the primary source of domestic water supply for about half of the people living in the U.S. and about 40 percent of all of the water used in the U.S. for irrigated agriculture comes from groundwater. For example, in Tucson, Arizona, specifically, about half of drinking water comes from groundwater, which often is overtaxed by lack of rains and mountain runoffs.
In parts of the western U.S., fresh groundwater extends down an average of 3,400 feet, McIntosh said. The new research found the average depth of transition from freshwater to brackish groundwater in the U.S. overall is about 1,800 feet, contradicting previous studies suggesting that fresh groundwater extends down to 6,500 feet.
In parts of the eastern U.S., the transition from freshwater to brackish water occurs at less than 1,000 feet. In such regions, drilling deeper wells is not a long-term solution to the need for additional fresh water, the team wrote.
To find out how deep potable groundwater extends, the scientists analyzed water chemistry data from the U.S. Geological Survey for 28 key sedimentary basins in the U.S. and looked at the correlation between water well depths and the depth to the transition between fresh and brackish water. Until now, the focus has been on monitoring dropping water tables, said lead author Grant Ferguson, principal investigator of the University of Saskatchewan-led Global Water Futures project.
This study may be important because groundwater pollution continues. For example, coal ash dump sites across Illinois, including at Dynegy's E.D. Edwards power plant, have severely contaminated surrounding groundwater supplies, according to a report released in late November by a consortium of environmental groups.
The results are based on data sets made public for the first time earlier this year as part of new federal regulations of coal ash, a toxic byproduct of coal-fired power generation that is commonly stored in unlined ponds or landfills near the plants. The report by the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network and the Sierra Club found toxic pollutants emanating from 22 of 24 coal ash dump sites in the state for which the data became available in March.
At the Edwards power plant on the Illinois River south of Peoria, lead levels in groundwater were 18 times the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standard, the report stated.
Elsewhere, the European Union-funded REGROUND project has developed low-cost nanogeotechnology for the immobilization of toxic contaminants. The project applied the groundwater remediation technology at real scale, with three pilots and two large-scale barriers installed within industrially-polluted sites, observing the reduction in dissolved toxic heavy metal in groundwater.
Prior to the REGROUND project, the team had had a few years' experience developing technology that injected iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) into groundwater contaminant plumes. The feasibility of this approach was successfully tested in lab experiments and in the field.
Outlining REGROUND, the project coordinator Dr. Sadjad Mohammadian said, "Our consortium has worked on several projects using nanotechnology for environmental applications. Different aspects of the proposed technology, including distribution of particles in the underground, synthesis of new particles, reactivity and environmental toxicity, have been developed by our members. In REGROUND we consolidated this knowledge to upscale and bring it to the market."
The REGROUND barrier method works by injecting the high-tech iron oxide NPs into sediments, using simple wells in aquifers. The NPs travel pre-determined distances and then precipitate on the aquifer material, without blocking pores.
The contaminated groundwater flows through the NP zone, where the dissolved toxic heavy metals are adsorbed to the NPs, with metal-free water then released downstream. Since it is easy to apply and does not require large-scale infrastructure and soil removal, cleaning costs are significantly reduced.
The approach specifically targets arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury and zinc as major groundwater contaminants.
After two pilot applications, REGROUND adopted the innovation for two contaminated aquifers in industrial locations in Spain and Portugal. The project's post-injection monitoring results indicate that heavy metals were successfully removed at the levels targeted in the remediation plan. These results indicate that the technology is market-ready.
However, based on their findings for the U.S., the authors of the university study suggest the amount of fresh groundwater available globally may also be less than previously thought. They note that an estimated more than 5 billion people live in water-scarce areas, many of which rely on groundwater and where, in some cases, significantly more water has been taken out of a groundwater basin than is coming in.


Easter Egg Hunt—A wonderful time had for all!
The annual Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, March 31st. Festivities began at 9am when the children enjoyed holding baby chicks, piglets and many other animals at the petting zoo. Many of the children took advantage of the individual pony rides. This was definitely the highlight of the event for the little ones! The Easter Egg Hunt began soon after in the northwest corner of Lynwood & Hampton. There seemed to be an abundance of eggs this year and many children filled their baskets to the rim. The hunt was divided into three age groups to ensure that everyone had a fair chance at the Golden Egg. Winners of the Golden Eggs received a gift certificate to McDonalds. Connie's cookies and fruit juice were provided as snacks after the hunt.
We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful, sunny day! Thanks to Jane Shaw and Kristie Wheeler for coordinating the event. A special thanks to Jane's mom, June Rutledge, for personally supplying the Easter Bunny. And much appreciation to all who helped hide easter eggs; Bob Rutledge, Jim Shaw, Bill Wheeler, and Lisa DeVore.
Matthew Ayres was a winner of the Golden egg.
I will try to bring you up to date on developments on the Kellogg Expansion project since my last report in October 2001. This information is based upon meetings and discussions between our engineering firm, Mid-Kansas Engineering Consultants and the engineering staff from the City of Wichita and their engineering firm. One stage of the agreement with the City of Wichita has been completed with the installation of the new traffic signals at Douglas and Woodlawn. In my opinion it is a significant improvement. It has been decided to add the Eastborough work to the highway documents and it will be bid as one project with the same contractor completing our portion of the project as an addition to the highway project.
This will eliminate the potential conflicts between two contractors working in close proximity.
The following time line from my last report is still valid.
Construction of Eastborough wall - Fall 2003.
Obviously this time line could change depending on the timeliness of the completion of each phrase.
On January 23rd MKEC presented their plans on our project at a public workshop meeting with the Council. These plans are currently on display at City Hall for your information. The demolition is now complete on all the properties purchased by Wichita and hopefully this will end the salvage activity we have been experiencing. We will keep you updated as this project progresses and if you have any questions please contact me or any Council member.
The City lost one of its most active residents when Donna and Kenny Lowrance moved out of our city. Donna was a member of the City Council, member of the Beautification Committee and Chairman of the Neighborhood Association.
Donna was elected to the Council spring 2001. Her areas of responsibilities on the Council included insurance, health and welfare, and community affairs. Donna also worked with the police chief on areas of concern in his department.
On the Beautification Committee, Donna spearheaded the project to improve the island areas around the city, as well as the triangle park. She worked with David Foster on the plans and Hillside Nursery to implement the plan. She gave countless hours overseeing the installation. It is a shame that it will be we that enjoys the fruits of her work and not her.
The Neighborhood Association was organized to plan activities within the community to promote resident interaction. Initially those events revolved around the children (Halloween Party, Easter Party, 4th of July Parade). Under Donna's leadership 2 events were added for the adults. In the spring an adult-only get together and in the fall a ladies luncheon. Donna was always in the middle organizing and hosting the adult events. It was also her responsibility to line up the chairpersons for the children's parties. It may take more than one person to fill her shoes in this position.
To top things off, Donna and Kenny, along with other residents on Mission and High Drive organized the Mission Block Party which included all Eastborough residents. These block parties, held annually in late spring, between Norfolk and Huntington, are wonderful social events.
OUR THANKS TO YOU DONNA FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT YOU HAVE INVESTED IN OUR CITY. BEST WISHES GO WITH YOU AS YOU MOVE TO YOUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
The Eastborough City Council and the City of Wichita have come to an agreement for transferring ownership of the Eastborough Sanitary Sewer System to the City of Wichita. The agreement was signed in February 2002. The Eastborough Council based their decision on the fact that the installation of the system began in the 1930's; major rehabilitation will be needed in the coming years; and Eastborough residents are currently (and have been for many years) paying Wichita for sewer maintenance.
Until February 2002, Eastborough owned the sewer system and Sewer Masters Corporation was contracted to maintain it. During a five year period, ending in 1993, a study was done using televised cameras and concluded that the system would require major rehabilitation beginning in 2003. This rehabilitation would require a major capital expenditure to the city. A class action lawsuit by the residents of Eastborough concluded in 2000. The residents claimed that the high water rates to Eastborough residents were unfair and had no basis. The courts saw otherwise and ruled in favor of the City of Wichita. But the judge did say he saw no reason for Wichita not maintaining the system, since residents have been paying sewer maintenance charges for years.
The position of Chairperson of the Neighborhood Association is now open with the moving of Donna Lowrance from our City. The position is primarily organizational and could be filled by one or more persons. As Chairperson, you would be responsible for finding chairmen to host both the adult and childrens events. If you have enjoyed our special events and wish to volunteer your services, please call Barbara at City Hall 682-4111.
In 1987 the Council approved Ordinance #938 which established a Beautification Committee which also included the management of the community forest resources for the City of Eastborough. Martha Buford and later Christie Triplett chaired this committee for many years. Eleanor Luke replaced Christie as chairman and is currently serving. The purpose of the committee is to oversee the parks and common areas of the City and bring to the Council for approval projects in these areas. The community owes Eleanor and her committee a debt of gratitude for their time and efforts in planning and overseeing the improvements to the islands and park areas.
Following a review of Ordinance #938, Council determined revisions needed to be made relating to the committee structure and to better clarify the duties and responsibilities of committee members. Ordinance #1168 was approved by the Council in December 2001. The ordinance states that each of the five council members will appoint a committee member, to serve in parallel for the term of the council member. The Mayor will then select a Chairperson from one of the five. Other volunteers, non-voting, may be solicited to help with projects. The committee will report directly to the Mayor and Council.
Eastborough residents paid 79% less city property tax than Wichita residents. Of the total mill levy, the City of Eastborough's share was less than Sedgwick County's share, and only 43% of the school districts' share. From our 23.993 mill levy, we provide street and park maintenance, beautification projects, our own courts, and police and city hall staff. Sounds like a bargain.


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Clunia
WINEMAKER Clunia
Clunia is a dream-come-true project
The recent history of Clunia was born in the late 90s. Clunia is an innovative winemaking project, a dream and a need to make wine that reflects the virtues of extremes. No additives. Wine from a land with centuries of experience. An arid land with a rough composition, at an extreme altitude and in a harsh climate.
The Clunia vineyards are located in the province of Burgos, Castilla y León at an altitude of between 900 and 1,100 metres above the sea level. To date, only 20 hectares of Tempranillo, Syrah, Albillo, and Malbec are cultivated, although the incorporation of new plantations is planned, which will give a final figure of 32 hectares. All this done calmly and patiently, with great dedication to the land and low yield, as evidenced by its low production of 42,000 bottles per year among the three Clunia wines. The organic composition of this land is very poor, these are limestone, clay and sandy soils with pebbles and limestone loams which allow for optimal drainage, thus limiting production considerably –between 3,000 and 4,000Kg/hectare. The singular character of this terroir results in wines with a unique personality, only changing slightly according to the subtle variations determined by the soil of each vineyard. The cellar is situated in the small town Coruña del Conde. It has a maximum capacity for 100,000 kilos of grapes.
Seemingly determined to show that bigger can be better, Bodegas Príncipe de Viana was founded in 1983. The firm is dedicated to quality, from vineyard to table, and takes its stewardship of the land very seriously. Headquartered in Navarra, it controls 1,700 acres across north central Spain and its three wineries currently produce a jaw-dropping 1.2 million cases of wine each year. Their Clunia label, which focuses on wines from the Castilla-León region, released it first vintage in 2010 and has received rave reviews from the international press, for both quality and value.
Malbec, Tempranillo, Syrah y Albillo.
CULTIVATED HECTARES
Winemaker: Clunia
Clunia Albillo White
Spain DO Castilla y León 75cl. Alc. 13º Year: 2019 Sugar: - gr/L GRAPES: 100% Albillo AGED: 5 months in French oak barrels. White wine made with Albillo grapes, rare and scarce indigenous grape variety currently being recovered by Clunia in its Bocigas vineyard, in the Spanish province of Burgos, at an altitude of 1,000 metres above sea level.Know more
Clunia Malbec
Spain DO Castilla y León 75cl. Alc. 15º Year: 2018 Sugar: - gr/L GRAPES: 100% Malbec AGED: 15 months ageing in French oak barrels, including the malolactic fermentacion. During the attack in the mouth this wine bursts with fruit and concentration. Round and powerful tannins. Pleasantly persistent.Know more
Clunia Pinot Noir
Spain DO Castilla y León 75cl. Alc. 14º Year: 2019 Sugar: - gr/L GRAPES: 100% pinot Noir AGED: 7 months ageing in French oak barrels/div> Only 1,800 bottles of this Pinot Noir variety have been made, which is characterized by its ease of adapting to extreme and cold climates, which makes the Coruña del Conde vineyards feel like home. Some vineyards...
Clunia Syrah
Spain DO Castilla y León 75cl. Alc. 14.5º Year: 2016 Sugar: - gr/L GRAPES: 100% Syrah AGED: 12 months in French oak barrels. A wine with a personality of its own. Clunia Tempranillo is made from grapes grown in a plot called El Gerbal, at 950 m. altitude and in extreme conditions in Castilla-Leon. A very special wine that you can't fail to enjoy. Thanks...
Clunia Tempranillo
Spain DO Castilla y León 75cl. Alc. 14º Year: 2015 Sugar: - gr/L GRAPES: 100% Tempranillo AGED: 12 months in French oak barrels. A wine with a personality of its own. Clunia Tempranillo is made from grapes grown in a plot called El Gerbal, at 950 m. altitude and in extreme conditions in Castilla-Leon. A very special wine that you can't fail to enjoy....


Last weekend TEDxManhattan – Changing the way we eat happened. I could have followed along online, but I didn't. Frankly, I don't remember exactly what was going on here at home, but probably us being buried under the usual mounds of laundry and stacks of dirty dishes.
I saw this and it made me chuckle and then nod: Asthma risk 'linked to burgers' (BBC) — Not sure if it's "burgers" specifically, but instead processed foods. You know, after six months of consuming school lunch, I was diagnosed with mild asthma. Bizarro.
r u going to be posting lunch wrap up??
"The Academy for Global Citizenship's organic breakfast and lunch program requires additional funding and is only made possible through generous private support. Click here to learn more funding opportunities."
Too bad all of our school children don't benefit from the "generous private funding" that would be required to provide a meal program like this in every public school!


The report reveals that as of February 2014, 3 088 on-demand audiovisual services were established in the EU and listed in the MAVISE database of on-demand audiovisual services.
The leading categories are catch-up TV services (1 104 services listed), branded channels of broadcasters on open platforms (711 services listed) and VoD film services (409 listed).
The countries with the most established services are the UK (682 services established), France (434 services established) and Germany (330 services established). Also, 223 services established in the US and targeting European countries are currently available in one or several European countries.
This analysis also highlights the importance of cross-border and international circulation of on-demand audiovisual services. Around 60 per cent of the VoD services available in individual EU Member States are established in one other country. This illustrates the reality of the pan-European circulation of on-demand audiovisual media services through the EU, one of the objectives of the AVMS Directive adopted in 2007.


During the computer architecture class I took at Rose-Hulman, we were working with a simple assembly language that we had to compile by hand down to MIPS bytecode and that's no fun (also there's nothing not worth over doing 😄). So I decided to write a program that would allow for modular XML definitions of a language or translation and run it on pretty much any given code.
Another project we had during my first Winter quarter at Rose-Hulman was to use a finite state machine to colorize / perform syntax highlighting on Java source code. It's easy enough as there are really 3 special cases that we are looking for (strings, comments, and keywords) and we only need 9 states to recognize them all (at least in my implementation).
This is work from my first Winter quarter at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Basically, we were to use Markov chains to generate a semi-random text that statistically matches an input text. The short version is that you calculate for each sequence of words of a given length (the chain length) what the possible next words are from the given text, each with a given probability. Then you use that to generate a new text, randomly choosing each new word from the aforementioned probabilities. It's really fun to play with and I've got a half dozen or so examples to show you.


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Tekmar Moves for Subsea Concrete Mattresses Provider
Subsea protection systems provider Tekmar has agreed to acquire a subsea concrete mattresses specialist for £6.5m – its third acquisition since floating in 2018.
Pipeshield, which is being acquired from its Founder Steven Howlett, is headquartered in Lowestoft and has manufacturing operations local to its primary markets, including Aberdeen, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.
The majority of Pipeshield's production activity is undertaken at its new leased facility at Blyth in Northumberland, a major hub for off shore renewables activity in the UK.
Concrete mattresses and associated products are used for the stabilisation and impact protection of subsea equipment in areas where they cannot be buried. They are also used to limit the development of seabed erosion on foundations, pipelines or in marine ports.
Pipeshield currently employs 25 full time staff , most of whom are technically focused, plus about 15 contractors supporting the manufacturing process at any one time.
Steven Howlett will remain as Managing Director of Pipeshield and has signed a new service agreement, which provides for a minimum one-year service and contains appropriate restrictive covenants for a period of six months following termination of employment.
Steven Howlett said: "I am keen to see the business progress and believe that being part of Tekmar will accelerate the achievement of our long-held growth aspirations. "I want to thank the Pipeshield team for all its hard work, getting us to this point, and highlight, to my staff and customers, that this change in ownership will only increase the opportunities for the business and our passion for delivering outstanding technical solutions. Other than that, it's very much business as usual."
https://www.tekmar.co.uk


"There hasn't been a single college that has said, 'I won't stand beside these students.'"
As the president of LaGuardia Community College, Gail Mellow spent years encouraging the hundreds of undocumented students on her school's Queens campus to sign up for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. With DACA, she promised them, they'd be able to live their lives "in the sunlight." They could become nurses, have internships, and work so they could pay their tuition.
College leaders across the country said they feel a responsibility to do more than condemn Trump's decision to end DACA, which provided protection from deportation to young immigrants brought to the US as children. They would do everything within their power to fight the end of the program, they said, and to shield the undocumented students that lived, studied, and worked on their campuses.
It's not clear how many DACA students are currently enrolled in American colleges. But the numbers are likely massive: some 800,000 young people have been approved for DACA status, and more than 95% are in school or working.
In the county that re-elected Joe Arpaio as sheriff for 24 years before voting him out of office last fall, Arizona State University president Michael Crow was adamant that his school would stand beside its hundreds of DREAMer students.
He promised to lobby the state's conservative legislature, round up private scholarship money for DACA students, offer counseling, and coordinate legal and financial support. If all else failed, Crow said in an email to the student body, the college would create a "contingency plan," working with Mexican and other international universities to find places for students if they were forced to leave the country. It would find ways for students to take ASU classes online, and would drum up the money to pay for them.
In the hours after Trump's announcement, dozens of schools promised they would pour resources into their undocumented students, offering everything from counseling and legal advice to private financial aid — most DACA students, ineligible for federal loans, pay their tuition out-of-pocket by working during the school year.
Others sought to reassure anxious DACA students that they would protect them as far as the law would allow. "We will not release any student's information or employee's information to federal officials or anyone else... unless we receive a lawful subpoena or warrant that requires us to do so," said Bruce Benson, the president of the University of Colorado, in a statement.
But Benson's promise likely carries little weight: the government already has access to DACA recipients' personal information, and federal privacy law protects the bulk of student data. Like vows to create "sanctuary campuses," which are vaguely designed and carry little legal weight, such promises are largely symbolic, serving as a signal to worried students.
Many school administrators said they would focus their attention on Congress, where higher education institutions, scattered across hundreds of liberal and conservative districts alike, often wield influence and economic power.
There is no Trump administration policy that has more forcefully united American colleges than immigration. In January, colleges across the country decried the president's executive order attempting to ban travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying it hurt their students — some of whom found themselves abruptly trapped abroad — and would damage colleges' businesses and reputations; the University of Washington joined the state's successful lawsuit against the executive order.
Litigation is something some colleges and higher education groups are weighing now, after Trump's decision to end DACA, said Steven Bloom, the director of government relations at the American Council on Education, a college lobbying group.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been silent since the president's announcement. The Education Department, which released a congratulatory statement from DeVos within hours of Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate accord, did not respond to five requests for comment from BuzzFeed News on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For DACA students, the reality of Trump's decision overshadowed the normal September stresses of moving into dorm rooms and signing up for classes. Many said they were anxious, afraid, and even angry — betrayed, they said, by a government they had trusted with their personal information.
Within hours of Trump's announcement, one student had emailed Wilcox's organization to say he felt he had no choice but to drop out of school: his DACA status expired in a year, he said, and he wanted to spend the next year working two full-time jobs, saving up as much money as he could before he was forced underground.
"There are real, drastic consequences for our students," said Wilcox.
Losing DACA status means losing the ability to work while in college, said Gabriel Sanchez, a student at St Gregory's University, a small Catholic college in Shawnee, Oklahoma — money necessary to to pay tuition and living expenses. And Trump's decision threw his entire future into jeopardy.
"I don't know anything about Mexico," said Sanchez, whose parents brought him to to Oklahoma when he was just seven years old. He wants to become a teacher, perhaps in a program like Teach for America, and to go to graduate school.
Lorena, a student at Rutgers University in Newark, was leaving her French history class Tuesday when she saw that her phone was exploding, she said, texts pouring in with news of Trump's announcement.
Lorena said she had turned to Rutgers, which has a strong support network for undocumented students, for help and advice. "I've been very lucky to go to a school that's so encouraging," she said, saying she'd been offered counseling, trainings, and classes on immigration issues, like asylum.
Hina Naveed, a first-semester law student at the City University of New York whose parents brought her to the US from Dubai when she was ten, said her biggest worry if DACA ends is that she won't be able to pay for her degree. Not only does DACA enable her to work as a nurse to pay her tuition as she attends school part-time, she said, but it also allows her to get in-state tuition, a fraction of the price of what she'd pay. If her work permit runs out, she said, she might have to postpone her studies — which are already taking her longer to finish than most of her classmates.
There are other worries for DACA students, too, said Naveed, who directs the Dream Action Coalition: the possibility of losing a driver's license, for example, making it impossible for students to commute to work and school.


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    public static final AnonymousCredential INSTANCE = new AnonymousCredential();

    private AnonymousCredential() {
    }
}

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What's for dinner? Meat, acorns, tubers, and fruit. Followers of the Paleo diet say we should eat what our ancestors ate 10,000 years ago, when our genes were perfectly in synch with the environment.
We investigate the reasoning behind going paleo with the movement's pioneer, as well as with an evolutionary biologist. Is it true that our genes haven't changed much since our hunter-gatherer days?
Plus, a surprising dental discovery is nothing for cavemen to smile about.
And another fad diet that has a historical root: the monastic tradition of 5:2 – five days of eating and two days of fasting.
It's our monthly look at critical thinking, Skeptic Check … but don't take our word for it.
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require 'rails_helper'
require 'cancan/matchers'

RSpec.describe Playlist, type: :model do
  describe 'validations' do
    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:title) }
    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:user) }
    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:visibility) }
    it { is_expected.to validate_inclusion_of(:visibility).in_array([Playlist::PUBLIC, Playlist::PRIVATE, Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN]) }
  end

  describe 'abilities' do
    subject{ ability }
    let(:ability){ Ability.new(user) }
    let(:user){ FactoryBot.create(:user) }

    context 'when administrator' do
      let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist) }
      let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:administrator) }

      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
    end

    context 'when owner' do
      let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, user: user) }

      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist)}
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
      it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
    end

    context 'when other user' do
      context('playlist public') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PUBLIC) }

        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
      end
      context('playlist private') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE) }

        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
      end
      context('playlist private with token') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN) }
        context('when no token given') do
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
          # One is still not allowed to read the playlist, but the controller bypasses this when the token is passed as a query param
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
        end
        context('when token given') do
          let(:ability) { Ability.new(user, {playlist_token: playlist.access_token}) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
        end
      end
    end
    context 'when not logged in' do
      let(:ability) { Ability.new(nil) }
      context('playlist public') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PUBLIC) }

        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
      end
      context('playlist private') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE) }

        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
        it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
      end
      context('playlist private with token') do
        let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN) }
        context('when no token given') do
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
          # One is still not allowed to read the playlist, but the controller bypasses this when the token is passed as a query param
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
        end
        context('when token given') do
          let(:ability) { Ability.new(nil, {playlist_token: playlist.access_token}) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:manage, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:duplicate, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:create, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.to be_able_to(:read, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:update, playlist) }
          it{ is_expected.not_to be_able_to(:delete, playlist) }
        end
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'scopes' do
    describe 'by_user' do
      let(:user){ FactoryBot.create(:user) }
      let(:playlist_owner) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, user: user) }
      let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist) }
      it 'returns playlists by user' do
        expect(Playlist.by_user(user)).to include(playlist_owner)
      end
      it 'does not return playlists by another user' do
        expect(Playlist.by_user(user)).not_to include(playlist)
      end
    end
    describe 'title_like' do
      let(:playlist1) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, title: 'Moose tunes') }
      let(:playlist2) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, title: 'My favorite by smoose') }
      let(:playlist3) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, title: 'Favorites') }
      let(:title_filter) { 'moose' }
      it 'returns playlists with matching titles' do
        # Commented out since case insensitivity is default for mysql but not postgres
        # expect(Playlist.title_like(title_filter)).to include(playlist1)
        expect(Playlist.title_like(title_filter)).to include(playlist2)
      end
      it 'does not return playlists without matching titles' do
        expect(Playlist.title_like(title_filter)).not_to include(playlist3)
      end
    end
    describe 'with_tag' do
      let(:playlist1) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, tags: ['Moose']) }
      let(:playlist2) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, tags: ['Goose', 'moose']) }
      let(:playlist3) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, tags: ['smoose', 'Goose']) }
      let(:playlist4) { FactoryBot.create(:playlist, tags: ['Goose']) }
      let(:tag_filter) { 'moose' }
      it 'returns playlists with exact matching tags' do
        # Commented out since case insensitivity is default for mysql but not postgres
        # expect(Playlist.with_tag(tag_filter)).to include(playlist1)
        expect(Playlist.with_tag(tag_filter)).to include(playlist2)
      end
      it 'does not return playlists with partial matching tag' do
        expect(Playlist.with_tag(tag_filter)).not_to include(playlist3)
      end
      it 'does not return playlists with without the tag' do
        expect(Playlist.with_tag(tag_filter)).not_to include(playlist4)
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'related items' do
    let(:user){ FactoryBot.create(:user) }
    subject(:video_master_file) { FactoryBot.create(:master_file, :with_media_object) }
    subject(:sound_master_file) { FactoryBot.create(:master_file, :with_media_object, file_format:'Sound') }
    let(:v_one_clip) { AvalonClip.new(master_file: video_master_file) }
    let(:v_two_clip) { AvalonClip.new(master_file: video_master_file) }
    let(:s_one_clip) { AvalonClip.new(master_file: sound_master_file) }

    it 'returns a list of playlist items on the current playlist related to a playlist item' do
      setup_playlist
      expect(@playlist.related_items(PlaylistItem.first).size).to eq(1)
      expect(@playlist.related_items(PlaylistItem.last).size).to eq(0)
    end
    it 'returns a list of playlist clips on the current playlist related to a playlist item' do
      setup_playlist
      expect(@playlist.related_clips(PlaylistItem.first).size).to eq(1)
      expect(@playlist.related_clips(PlaylistItem.last).size).to eq(0)
    end
    it 'returns a list of clips who start time falls within the time range of the current playlist item' do
      setup_playlist
      expect(@playlist.related_clips_time_contrained(PlaylistItem.first).size).to eq(1)
      # Move the clip outside of the time range
      v_two_clip.start_time = 2
      v_two_clip.end_time = 3
      v_two_clip.save!
      v_one_clip.end_time = 1
      v_one_clip.save!
      expect(@playlist.related_clips_time_contrained(PlaylistItem.first).size).to eq(0)
    end
    def setup_playlist
      @playlist = Playlist.new
      @playlist.user = user
      @playlist.title = 'spec test'
      @playlist.save
      annos = [v_one_clip, v_two_clip, s_one_clip]
      annos.each_with_index do |a, i|
        a.save
        @pi = PlaylistItem.new
        @pi.playlist = @playlist
        @pi.clip = a
        @pi.position = i+1
        @pi.save!
      end
    end
  end

  describe 'access_token' do
    let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.build(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN, access_token: nil) }

    it 'generates an access token on save if visibility is private-with-token and no access token exists' do
      expect(playlist.visibility).to eq Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN
      expect(playlist.access_token).to be_nil
      playlist.save
      expect(playlist.access_token).not_to be_nil
    end
  end

  describe '#valid_token?' do
    let(:playlist) { FactoryBot.build(:playlist, visibility: Playlist::PRIVATE_WITH_TOKEN) }
    let(:token) { playlist.access_token }

    it 'returns true for a valid token' do
      expect(playlist.valid_token?(token)).to be true
    end

    it 'returns false for an invalid token' do
      expect(playlist.valid_token?('bad-token')).to be false
    end

    it 'returns false for a playlist that is not private with token' do
      playlist.visibility = Playlist::PRIVATE
      expect(playlist.valid_token?('bad-token')).to be false
    end
  end
end


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Jeremy Briand, a 24-year-old triathlete from Montreal, holding the banner after crossing the finish line in first place at the Kelowna Apple Triathlon Sunday. The win gave him the national triathlon championship. (Triathlon Canada)
Kelowna's Apple Triathlon crowns new champions
Jeremy Briand and Karol-Ann Roy win first Canadian championship titles with Apple finishes
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Jul. 8, 2019 11:40 a.m.
The Kelowna Apple Triathlon made a triumphant return on the weekend.
After two years off, the triathlon, doubling as the Canadian National Triathlon Championships, saw two new faces take the men's and women's titles.
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Jeremy Briand, a 24-year-old from Montreal, clocked a winning time of 52:11.0 in a sprint finish over fellow Canadian Russell Pennock (Calgary) on the men's side.
"It feels unreal," said Briand. "I've had a lot of injuries over the past few seasons, so winning nationals was a big goal of mine, and I am over the moon.
"I knew the swim would be critical for me because the field knew I was a good runner. I played my cards well and was able to have open water for the whole swim."
Earlier in the day, Karol-Ann Roy continued her breakout season by locking up her first Canadian national title by being the first woman across the finish line, finishing in fifth-place overall.
"I am super happy with my race and to be the first Canadian (woman) to finish today," said Roy, who was recently named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games squad.
"The first five minutes on the bike was the key for me today. I was able to make up the gap and get to the front for the whole bike. That set me up for a really good run, so I'm happy."
Other winners included Kyla Roy (Winnipeg) and Charles Paquet (Port Cartier, Que.) in the under-23 Canadian category, and Alexandrine Coursol (St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.) and West Kelowna's Brock Hoel in the the junior category.
The Apple Triathlon returned this year after heavy smoke from forest fires in other parts of B.C. cancelled last years race at the last minute and the organizers took what they called a "hiatus" in 2017.
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Carmine injured his shoulder many years ago. Through constant use, his injury worsened until the tear in his rotator cuff impacted another tear in his bicep and nearby tendon. When he recalls the first surgery on his rotator cuff last year, he remembers how painful his recovery was.
"I've had several surgeries, and my rotator cuff was one of the worst," says Carmine.
COIN (Continuous Outpatient Interscalene Nerve Block) provides continuous pain relief for 72 hours after shoulder and upper-arm surgery.
He was prescribed Percocet to manage the pain after his surgery. He hated how the painkillers made him feel, and despite the pain, stopped using them as soon as possible.
A year later, he returned to Humber River Hospital for a second bicep and shoulder surgery, and was relieved to learn that he was eligible for a new approach to pain management called COIN.
COIN is a collaborative effort within the Perioperative and Surgical programs at Humber River Hospital.
This system essentially blocks pain sensation from the shoulder down to the upper-arm, using a continuous drip that runs from a bottle attached to the side body through a catheter in the patient's neck. Patients don't have to worry about pressing buttons or changing the bottle. They simply leave it alone while they heal from surgery.
"I'm proud to be part of the group of hospitals offering this alternative to patients," says Dr. Kyle Waldman.
The benefit for patients is clear: They receive uninterrupted pain relief for 72 hours without the need for opioid medication and all the side effects that come with them.
Anaesthesiologists like it because with COIN, the freezing starts immediately after the catheter is inserted before surgery, meaning the amount of anaesthesia the patient requires is greatly reduced. Most can also get through their recovery without prescribed opioids.


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Vanderburgh County Coroner Identifies Victim of Fatal Evansville Crash
The driver of a pickup truck involved in an Evansville crash on Wednesday was killed after hitting a tow truck, according to police.
Posted: Dec 31, 2020 10:19 AM
Police in Evansville are investigating a fatal crash that happened on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Evansville Police Department, officers were dispatched to the accident an accident with injuries at the intersection of Garvin Street and Chandler Avenue around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Evansville Fire Department had also arrived at the scene and determined that the male driver of a pickup truck involved in the crash had died.
The Vanderburgh County Coroner on Thursday identified the man who was killed as 76-year-old Richard R. Atkins of Evansville.
Police say that at this time, it appears that Atkins was traveling north on Garvin approaching Chandler when he drifted to the left and struck the bed of a flatbed tow truck that was parked and unoccupied on the left side of the roadway, causing the bed of the tow truck to pierce the cab of the pickup.
EPD Crime Scene Detectives, as well as Adult Detectives, were called to the scene of the crash.
Atkins' autopsy is scheduled to take place at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
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The Whitby serviced office is housed in a grade II listed building built in 1793. It has been converted to form 35 offices and business units of varying sizes and layouts. There is a large free car park and many of the units have spectacular views over Whitby harbour and out to sea.
The serviced office in Whitby is located in a commercial, tourist and fishing centre for the local area.


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import com.urswolfer.gerrit.client.rest.http.common.AbstractParserTest;
import com.urswolfer.gerrit.client.rest.http.common.FileInfoBuilder;
import com.urswolfer.gerrit.client.rest.http.common.GerritAssert;
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import java.util.Map;

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public class FileInfoParserTest extends AbstractParserTest {
    private static final Map<String, FileInfo> FILE_INFO_MAP = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();

    static {
        FILE_INFO_MAP.put(
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        FILE_INFO_MAP.put(
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        );
    }

    private final FileInfoParser fileInfoParser = new FileInfoParser(getGson());

    @Test
    public void testParseFileInfos() throws Exception {
        JsonElement jsonElement = getJsonElement("files.json");

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        GerritAssert.assertEquals(fileInfoMap, FILE_INFO_MAP);
    }
}


Okay guys & gals, we may be undergoing a few changes to our current lineup.
I will be posting on both eidos forums a "Last Chance" thread to get these members to respond. I am going to issue a "two day stay of execution" (LOL). If they fail to respond within two days from today, they will be ousted from this project and their positions will be open for any of you to assume them.
I am still trying to schedule a meeting with all current production members, but this is hard seeing we aren't all on the same page. I know those of you who have responded are willing to continue this work.
I will make the necessary changes to the production team once I receive the appropriate responses by those already chosen. I will again resort to recruiting if necessary.
Forgive the delay. Trust me, I am as frustrated as you are. I simply need the "yay" or "nay" from those who have yet to respond to continue. It is perfectly okay for you to give up your position(s) if you desire...no hard feelings or anything. But I need to know so we can move forth with this project.
Speak up now, or forever hold your peace.
Umah plays very hard ball, no procrastination or playtime. Ouch.
On another note, this project is going to be fun and entertaining both to work on and to show off. I expressed that I lacked the time to procrastinate with it but I really want to do it. I have a good team, now its just a matter of getting them on the same page. If that can't be done then I have no choice but to look for a way to get it done.
Nobody runs from her, not even an Angel of Death(me :p ).
I am heading up a production team to create the official Clan of the Unseen Fangs website. I had a team put together, however a few of them have not gotten back to me about it and will leave me no choice but to replace them, in order to get the project up and running.
Alright...I have received another response, however I still await the responses from both Jeffers and LauraOrganaSolo.
The deadline is tomorrow at midnight est.
Umah, you are probably going to have several I am here messages now.
Sorry, I didn't expect this event comming, but I have to do all the final accounts for our Young Enterprise company ready for Liquidation and am having a few problems balancing the sheets.
One says we have about £5 after dividends and tax is payed and the other says £3. And the biggest laugh of it all is that even if I get it to equal the assets exactly it still says it doesn't balance.
I have made a small start on what I think I am supposed to do, do you want me to send you it.
Yeah Jeffers...that would be great.
You don't know the half of it!!!
I need to get it balanced for the AGM tommorow, so I have about 14 hours left to do it in, 8 of which I will be sleeping, another 3 I have school lessons and 1 I have heling out the school IT Technition!!!!
So as you can see, I am rather pushed for time, but I have finally started to get somewhere with it!!!


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Sharon Bank is currently offering a series of four Promotional CDs, including a 39-month (3.50% APY) that has the most competitive rate. Any of the Promotional CDs can be opened with a minimum $5k deposit.
CSR stated that the Early Withdrawal Penalty for the 39-month Promotional CD is 730 days (2 years) interest on the amount being withdrawn, with partial withdrawals allowed.
Sharon Bank is also offering an introductory 2.15% APY on its High Yield Money Market. This rate is guaranteed for six months following account opening and requires a minimum $25k balance. Should the balance fall below $25k at any time in the first six months, the rate will revert to the prevailing rate (currently 1.65% APY).
Headquartered in Darby, Pennsylvania, Sharon Bank is a community bank with a market area that includes Delaware County and the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Opening any type of account with Sharon Bank must be done in-person at the any of the four Pennsylvania branches, located in Aston, Darby, Philadelphia, and Springfield.
Sharon Bank's online banking platform is currently limited to account management and bill payment services.
Sharon Bank has an overall health grade of "A" at DepositAccounts.com, with an excellent Texas Ratio of 0.84%, based on September 30, 2018 data. Sharon Bank has an excellent capitalization level (11.35%), the result of holding $155.73 million with $17.68 million in equity. Please refer to our financial overview of Sharon Bank (FDIC Certificate # 28793) for more details.
We feel that this small but positive name change preserves our rich history and identity as a Community Bank, while better reflecting our continuing expansion into new lines of business products.
In addition to the name change, we're adopting a new logo and the new tag line "Moving forward since 1873", indicating that we will continue to add new financial products and services well into the future.
When compared to 346 similar length-of-term CDs tracked by DepositAccounts.com that require a similar minimum deposit and are available within the Bank's market area, Sharon Bank's 39-month Promotional CD APY currently ranks first.
The above rates are accurate as of 12/5/2018.
Sharon Savings Bank is offering a 5% APY 7-month CD special with a $5K minimum balance requirement. The certificate of deposit special is for a limited time only.
The bank has branches in the Pennsylvania cities of Darby, Springfield, Aston and Philadelphia.


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Aaron Neuwirth reviews The Walking Dead season 11 episode 15, "Trust," in which many characters find out who they can rely on.
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Aaron and Maggie meet Governor Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside, and Hilltop. Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup. Eugene processes Max's story.
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Aaron Neuwirth reviews The Walking Dead season 11 episode 10, "New Haunts," in which our heroes adjust to life in the Commonwealth.
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Maggie, Daryl, Gabriel, and Elijah take on the rest of the Reapers.
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Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the mouth parts of a mosquito larva (family Culicidae). The collection of hairs (purple) are feeding structures used to filter water. The hairs beat through the water filtering out algae, bacteria and other micro-organisms that the larva feeds on.


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US Army: Michael Behenna released
Behenna served five years of his 15-year sentence
Updated: 12:42 PM CDT Mar 14, 2014
Michael Behenna, the Edmond Native who has spent 5 years in prison at Fort Leavensworth will return home Friday.
A former Army lieutenant from Oklahoma who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner is returning home to his family.Thirty-year-old Michael Behenna was granted parole last month after serving five years of his 15-year sentence. He was released from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Friday, according to the U.S. Army.Behenna and his family will be escorted from the Oklahoma state line to Edmond by Patriot Guard Riders.Crime footer
A former Army lieutenant from Oklahoma who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner is returning home to his family.
Thirty-year-old Michael Behenna was granted parole last month after serving five years of his 15-year sentence. He was released from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Friday, according to the U.S. Army.
Family welcomes Michael Behenna home from prison
Behenna and his family will be escorted from the Oklahoma state line to Edmond by Patriot Guard Riders.


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Microplastics discovered in the remote Pyrenees mountains
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We tend to think that only those living in densely populated urban environments are exposed to pollution, but that's not the case. As reported by NPR's Christopher Joyce, microplastics — fragments smaller than a fifth of an inch, broken down from larger pieces of plastic — have just been found in a remote area, 4,500 feet up in the Pyrenees mountains.
A team of researchers from Scotland and France analyzed samples of dust, rain, and snow from the Bernadouze meteorological station in the mountains in southwest France, and found that hundreds of plastic particles fell each day. On average, daily, during the five-month experiment, they found 365 plastic particles on a 10.7 square feet surface. The microplastics found were fibers from clothing, parts of plastic bags, plastic film, and packaging material.
This startling find shows that not only urbanites are at risk of inhaling toxic microplastics. While more research is needed to determine the exact risks for humans, studies show that plastic particles impair reproduction and damage the digestive tracts of various animal species.
It's unclear right now how to prevent microplastics from spreading, but the simplest solution seems to be pretty obvious: produce less plastic, and keep it out of the environment in the first place.
H/T: Smithsonian.com
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