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Israel Approves Development of Offshore Leviathan Gas Field
One of the largest offshore discoveries of the past decade, Leviathan is expected to become operational in 2019.
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An oil rig in the Leviathan natural gas field off the Haifa coast.Albatross
Israel's government on Thursday approved the development of the controversial Leviathan natural gas field that will give Israel a second source of gas supply while potentially turning it into a gas exporter.
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Leviathan, one of the largest offshore discoveries of the past decade, was found off Israel's Mediterranean coast in 2010. It has an estimated 622 cubic meters of natural gas of reserves and is expected to become operational in 2019.
Texas-based Noble Energy, which holds a 40% stake in Leviathan, said the field would initially start production at 1.2 billion cubic feet a day and expand to 2.1 BCF.
"Leviathan is expected to provide a second source of supply and entry point into Israel's domestic natural gas transport system, while also delivering exports to regional countries," Noble said in a statement.
The site, however, will cost at least $5 billion to develop and it was not yet clear how the project will be financed.
"Strong momentum on the regulatory and marketing fronts represents major steps in advancing the Leviathan project towards final investment decision," said J. Keith Elliot, Noble's senior vice president for the Eastern Mediterranean.
Earlier this week, Leviathan signed a deal to supply up to 473 BCF to a new private power plant, IPM Be'er Tuvia, for 18 years. Noble estimated gross revenue from the deal at $2.5 billion.In January Leviathan signed a $1.3 billion gas supply contract with Edeltech, Israel's largest private power producer.
Last week Israel's government approved a revised deal aimed at fast-tracking development of Leviathan, which has been mostly earmarked for exports.
The Leviathan project hit a major obstacle in March when Israel's High Court of Justice blocked a previous agreement between the field's shareholders and the Israeli state, the terms of which would have stayed unchanged for 10 years.
It had been opposed by opposition parties and public advocacy groups on grounds that Noble and its partner Delek Group – which also own the adjacent Tamar field – would control too much of Israel's natural gas supply.
Tamar began production in 2013 and provides Israel with its current natural gas needs.
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Above the Tay and other landscapes / latitudes
2016 started for me with a solo exhibition of aerial photographs hosted at the Discovery Point Cafe at the RSS Discovery in Dundee. The title "Above the Tay" related to a rather broad geographical area spanning from the Angus Glens in the north as far as Loch Leven in the south, with a particular concentration around my home turf of Dundee and St Andrews.
My "Above the Tay" exhibition at Discovery Point, Dundee.
The exhibition featured a combination of low level kite photographs and higher altitude images taken from light aircraft. It was a welcome break from the focus of my research work to compile the images around the loose constraints of the varied landscape that surrounds the Tay Estuary.
Some of the aerial photographs in the exhibition.
It was particularly satisfying to put the images on display at the fantastic Discovery Point at the epicentre of this geographical area and next door to the historic RSS Discovery, which featured in one of the aerial photographs.
The RSS Discovery and Discovery Point, Dundee. Kite Aerial Photograph.
Also included were some wider landscape shots taken from higher altitude from light aircraft. I have usually focussed on built heritage in my photography so working at a landscape scale presented some novel challenges for me. Directing the position of the aircraft is always tricky (more for the pilot) but at higher altitude there are also atmospheric and weather conditions to contend with. While we were photographing Clen Clova (below) we wanted to be pretty much at cloud level, so breaks in visibility like this one above Loch Brandy were down to good luck.
Loch Brandy with Glen Clova behind. Aerial photograph.
The forces that have created these larger landscape are breathtaking. The corrie that Loch Brandy sits in was formed by glacial ice spilling from the higher ground and gouging out the rock en route to what would later become Glen Clova. It's difficult to get a sense of the scale here but just left of centre frame you can see the popular walking path leading from Loch Brandy to the Glen Clova Hotel and climbers bar.
Skaftafellsjökull glacier, South Iceland. Aerial photograph.
In May this year I arranged another light aircraft flight at a different latitude, this time above the Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland. Here we can see the same forces at work but in the present day. The glacier pictured above is Skaftafellsjökull, which runs from the Vatnajökull ice sheet down to Skaftafell and the gravel airstrip that we took off from. I've wanted to fly above Skaftafellsjökull since hiking around the lower regions in 2007 so this was a special experience, almost 10 years later! I'm already looking forward to returning to these landscapes and latitudes in future.
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Sounding again like a broken record, remember what we have been telling you about the background of the readers of the letter to the Hebrews. These were new believers in Jesus who were from a Jewish background, who were now getting abused by the world around them for their faith, and who were considering going back to their roots.
So the unspoken question the writer anticipates from his readers is how it could be that Jesus is a better high priest. In fact, how could he be a high priest at all? They knew he came from the wrong lineage to be a priest.
So the writer is going to tell them that Jesus is from a better category of priests – that of the order of Melchizedek, not of Abraham > Isaac > Jacob > Levi >>>> Aaron >>>> generations of Levites in the family of Aaron. This is an argument about who is greater: the Levites, or Jesus and Melchizedek?
7:1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means "king of righteousness"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace."3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
The writer here is not saying that Melchizedek was without parents; he is not (in my opinion) saying that he is some spiritual being such as even a theophany – a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. Rather, there is no record of his parents or his beginning or ending. By comparison, the priests in Israel had very, very strict dictates about family and lineage before they could qualify for the high office of representing the people before God. So, Melchizedek was LIKE a Son of God in that regard, and there is not a record of any end point to his role as a priest.
In a time where there were few in the world who had descended from Noah who remained faithful to the one true God, (like Abraham) Melchizedek was one who did and who was God's man in the place of his ministry – Salem … later Jerusalem. Everything about him pointed forward toward Christ; he was what is called a TYPE of Christ.
Yes, quite an amazing guy! So amazing that Abraham – the man among all men whom God had chosen to work specifically with his family that in the end the entire world would be blessed through the work of Christ – yes, Abraham paid tithes of honor to him. This acknowledged that Melchizedek was seen by Abraham as the superior servant of God.
Coming in the other direction was a blessing of Abraham by Melchizedek. Take my word for it here that the sense of the word "blessing" that is used in this text has the connotation of something that is done with ongoing and lasting results. All the great things that had come through Abraham and his lineage – all of the way down to these Hebrews reading this letter – had roots in this blessing. This was true because it was all in the flow of what God was accomplishing.
And to bolster the argument further, the writer says that Levi and all of the priestly order that were to follow were themselves paying tribute and honor to Melchizedek! What? How? Levi was not yet even born! But the writer says that he was "in" Abraham when this homage was done.
We will come back to more on Abraham and Melchizedek next week. But let me finish with a next-step theological reference … stick with me – it's not too deep, and when understood, it is a precious truth.
When did you become guilty as a sinner before God? Was it when you committed your first sin? Nope – all that did was prove you are what you already were – a sinner. Did it occur at the moment of conception … you know, as David said, "in sin my mother conceived me"? Nope. The actual moment was when Adam sinned in the garden. But hey, you might say, "I wasn't alive then; I wasn't even there!" Yes, you were there – in Adam … just as Levi was "in" Abraham.
But here is the awesome truth. When were your sins paid for and forgiven? When you trusted in Christ? Not exactly; that is simply when it was applied. You were "in Christ" on the cross when he paid the debt for sin, and "in him" you have his righteousness applied to your account that erases the debt with the payment and application of his perfection.
1 Corinthians 1:30 – It is because of God that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
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Sikou Niakaté (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga on loan from EA Guingamp.

Club career
Niakaté made his professional debut for Valenciennes FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 31 July 2017, making his appearance at the age of 18.

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Niakaté joined Ligue 1 side Guingamp on a five-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to Valenciennes for the remainder of the season.

On 12 August 2021, he joined Metz on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

On 28 June 2022, Niakaté moved on loan to Braga in Portugal. Braga holds an option to buy his rights at the end of the loan for €1.8 million, and if he plays in half of the official games in the season, the option would become an obligation to buy.

International career
Niakaté was called up to the France U17 national team in December 2015, becoming the first player in Évreux FC 27 history to do so. Niakaté was called up to the Mali national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.

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Keystone Gas Gathering, L.L.C. v. Ad Hoc Comm. (In re Ultra Petroleum Corp.)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
November 26, 2019, Filed
No. 17-20793
[*760] ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
ANDREW S. OLDHAM, Circuit Judge:
Treating the Appellees' and Intervenors' Joint Petition for Rehearing En Banc as a Petition for Panel Rehearing, it is GRANTED. The prior opinion, In re Ultra Petroleum Corporation, 913 F.3d 533 (5th Cir. 2019), is withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted:
These bankruptcy proceedings arise from exceedingly anomalous facts. The debtors entered bankruptcy insolvent and now are solvent. That alone makes them rare. But second, the debtors accomplished their unlikely feat by virtue of a lottery-like rise in commodity prices. The combination of these anomalies makes these debtors as rare as the proverbial rich man who manages to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The key legal question before us is whether the rich man's creditors are "impaired" by a plan that paid them everything allowed by the Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy court said yes. In that court's view, a plan impairs a creditor if it refuses to pay an amount the Bankruptcy Code independently disallows. [**3] In reaching that conclusion, the bankruptcy court split from the only court of appeals to address the question, every reported bankruptcy court decision on the question, and the leading treatise discussing the question. We reverse and follow the monolithic mountain of authority holding the Code—not the reorganization plan—defines and limits the claim in these circumstances.
Because the bankruptcy court saw things differently, it did not consider whether the Code disallows certain creditors' contractual claims for a Make-Whole Amount or post-petition interest. Instead, it ordered the debtors to pay both amounts in full. We vacate and remand those determinations for reconsideration.
Ultra Petroleum Corporation ("Petroleum") is an oil and gas exploration and production company. To be more precise, it's a holding company. Petroleum's subsidiaries—UP Energy Corporation ("Energy") and Ultra Resources, Inc. ("Resources")—do the exploring and producing. Resources took on debt to finance its operations. Between 2008 and 2010, Resources issued unsecured notes worth $1.46 billion to various noteholders. And in 2011, it borrowed another $999 million under a Revolving Credit Facility. Petroleum [**4] and Energy guaranteed both debt obligations.
943 F.3d 758 *; 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 35489 **; Bankr. L. Rep. (CCH) P83,466; 2019 WL 6318074
In re: ULTRA PETROLEUM CORPORATION; KEYSTONE GAS GATHERING, L.L.C.; ULTRA RESOURCES, INCORPORATED; ULTRA WYOMING, INCORPORATED; ULTRA WYOMING LGS, INCORPORATED; UP ENERGY CORPORATION; UPL PINEDALE, L.L.C.; UPL THREE RIVERS HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Debtors, ULTRA PETROLEUM CORPORATION; KEYSTONE GAS GATHERING, L.L.C.; ULTRA RESOURCES, INCORPORATED; ULTRA WYOMING, INCORPORATED; ULTRA WYOMING LGS, INCORPORATED; UP ENERGY CORPORATION; UPL PINEDALE, L.L.C.; UPL THREE RIVERS HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Appellants, v. AD HOC COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF ULTRA RESOURCES, INCORPORATED; OPCO NOTEHOLDERS, Appellees.
Prior History: [**1] Appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Ultra Petroleum Corp. v. Ad Hoc Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Ultra Res., Inc. (In re Ultra Petroleum Corp.), 913 F.3d 533, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 1617 (5th Cir. Tex., Jan. 17, 2019)
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Spot on, Steve, about diffused light and open shade, and how it serves the photographer in so many ways. This is a nice combination, as you said,, of "street photography" and environmental portraiture, and the angle you chose was so different from what many photographers (myself included) would think of using. Nicely done!
Thanks Daryl. Had a lot of mood, too.


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India is known for its cultural diversity, which is truly reposited in the capital city of Delhi. It is difficult to define the religion of Delhi. As there is a continuous inflow of people from all parts of India, the cultural diversity is very prominent. The heterogeneity in Delhi religion is probably because of the mass migration into the territories from other Indian regions. Delhi is a secular state and people of Delhi believe in equality of all religions irrespective of caste, creed and color. Delhi has a mix of different religions with Hinduism is the dominating religion. There are a large number of religions that are practiced in New Delhi, the capital of India. Infact, one can say that there is hardly any religion of India that does not find a presence in the capital city. Religion includes Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism and Christianity.
Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world is present in majority in Delhi. There are 33 million Gods and Goddess in the Hindu religion. However, all these are considered as manifestations of one supreme god. There are so many Hindu temples in the city that it is almost impossible to know their exact number.
Majority of the Muslims of Delhi reside in the Old Delhi area like Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj, etc. The city also boasts of one of the most revered mosques in India, the Jama Masjid. Apart from that, there are a large number of mosques and dargahs scattered through the city.
Sikhism consists of one of the major Delhi religions founded by Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This religion preaches a single God and the brotherhood of humanity.
One can also find the followers of Lord Buddha in the capital city of India, though their number is not very large.
Jainism also finds a presence in Delhi which is one of the oldest religions. Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is one of the most famous Jain temples in Delhi.
Christianity is also practiced in Delhi.
Apart from these, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Baha'i Faith are also present in Delhi, though in a minority.
If we see at the Indian calendar it has many festivals that brighten up life at regular intervals. Holi the festival of colors, Diwali the festival of lights, and Dussehra the celebration of good over evil are all celebrated with gusto in India's capital. Besides these, the birthdays of Guru Nanak, Lohri, Eid ul-Fitr, Maha Shivaratri, Eid ul-Adha, and Buddha Jayanti are also celebrated with faith and fervour all over the country and especially enthusiastically in New Delhi.


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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Copy as GFM', :js do
  include MarkupHelper
  include RepoHelpers
  include ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper

  before do
    sign_in(create(:admin))
  end

  describe 'Copying rendered GFM' do
    before do
      @feat = MarkdownFeature.new

      # `markdown` helper expects a `@project` variable
      @project = @feat.project

      visit project_issue_path(@project, @feat.issue)
    end

    # The filters referenced in lib/banzai/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb transform GitLab Flavored Markdown (GFM) to HTML.
    # The nodes and marks referenced in app/assets/javascripts/behaviors/markdown/editor_extensions.js consequently transform that same HTML to GFM.
    # To make sure these filters and nodes/marks are properly aligned, this spec tests the GFM-to-HTML-to-GFM cycle
    # by verifying (`html_to_gfm(gfm_to_html(gfm)) == gfm`) for a number of examples of GFM for every filter, using the `verify` helper.

    # These are all in a single `it` for performance reasons.
    it 'works', :aggregate_failures do
      verify(
        'nesting',

        '> 1. [x] **[$`2 + 2`$ {-=-}{+=+} 2^2 ~~:thumbsup:~~](http://google.com)**'
      )

      verify(
        'a real world example from the gitlab-ce README',

        <<~GFM
          # GitLab

          [![Build status](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/commits/master)

          [![CE coverage report](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/badges/master/coverage.svg?job=coverage)](https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab-ce/coverage-ruby)

          [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)

          [![Core Infrastructure Initiative Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/42)

          ## Canonical source

          The canonical source of GitLab Community Edition is [hosted on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/).

          ## Open source software to collaborate on code

          To see how GitLab looks please see the [features page on our website](https://about.gitlab.com/features/).

          * Manage Git repositories with fine grained access controls that keep your code secure
          * Perform code reviews and enhance collaboration with merge requests
          * Complete continuous integration (CI) and CD pipelines to builds, test, and deploy your applications
          * Each project can also have an issue tracker, issue board, and a wiki
          * Used by more than 100,000 organizations, GitLab is the most popular solution to manage Git repositories on-premises
          * Completely free and open source (MIT Expat license)
        GFM
      )

      aggregate_failures('an accidentally selected empty element') do
        gfm = '# Heading1'

        html = <<~HTML

Heading1

        HTML

        output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
        expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
      end

      aggregate_failures('an accidentally selected other element') do
        gfm = 'Test comment with **Markdown!**'

        html = <<~HTML

                Test comment with Markdown!

        HTML

        output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
        expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
      end

      verify(
        'InlineDiffFilter',

        '{-Deleted text-}',
        '{+Added text+}'
      )

      verify(
        'TaskListFilter',

        <<~GFM,
          * [ ] Unchecked task
          * [x] Checked task
        GFM

        <<~GFM
          1. [ ] Unchecked ordered task
          1. [x] Checked ordered task
        GFM
      )

      verify(
        'ReferenceFilter',

        # issue reference
        @feat.issue.to_reference,
        # full issue reference
        @feat.issue.to_reference(full: true),
        # issue URL
        project_issue_url(@project, @feat.issue),
        # issue URL with note anchor
        project_issue_url(@project, @feat.issue, anchor: 'note_123'),
        # issue link
        "[Issue](#{project_issue_url(@project, @feat.issue)})",
        # issue link with note anchor
        "[Issue](#{project_issue_url(@project, @feat.issue, anchor: 'note_123')})"
      )

      verify(
        'AutolinkFilter',

        'https://example.com'
      )

      verify(
        'TableOfContentsFilter',

        <<~GFM,
          [[_TOC_]]

          # Heading 1

          ## Heading 2
        GFM

        pipeline: :wiki,
        wiki: @project.wiki
      )

      verify(
        'EmojiFilter',

        ':thumbsup:'
      )

      verify(
        'ImageLinkFilter',

        '![Image](https://example.com/image.png)'
      )

      verify_media_with_partial_path(
        '[test.txt](/uploads/a123/image.txt)',

        project_media_uri(@project, '/uploads/a123/image.txt')
      )

      verify_media_with_partial_path(
        '![Image](/uploads/a123/image.png)',

        project_media_uri(@project, '/uploads/a123/image.png')
      )

      verify(
        'VideoLinkFilter',

        '![Video](https://example.com/video.mp4)'
      )

      verify_media_with_partial_path(
        '![Video](/uploads/a123/video.mp4)',

        project_media_uri(@project, '/uploads/a123/video.mp4')
      )

      verify(
        'AudioLinkFilter',

        '![Audio](https://example.com/audio.wav)'
      )

      verify_media_with_partial_path(
        '![Audio](/uploads/a123/audio.wav)',

        project_media_uri(@project, '/uploads/a123/audio.wav')
      )

      verify(
        'MathFilter: math as converted from GFM to HTML',

        '$`c = \pm\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}`$',

        # math block
        <<~GFM
          ```math
          c = \pm\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
          ```
        GFM
      )

      aggregate_failures('MathFilter: math as transformed from HTML to KaTeX') do
        gfm = '$`c = \pm\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}`$'

        html = <<~HTML

              <math>
                <semantics>
                  <mrow>
                    <mi>c</mi>
                    <mo>=</mo>
                    <mo>±</mo>
                    <msqrt>
                      <mrow>
                        <msup>
                          <mi>a</mi>
                          <mn>2</mn>
                        </msup>
                        <mo>+</mo>
                        <msup>
                          <mi>b</mi>
                          <mn>2</mn>
                        </msup>
                      </mrow>
                    </msqrt>
                  </mrow>
                  <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}</annotation>
                </semantics>
              </math>

                  c
                  =
                  ±

                    √

                          a

                                  2

                        +

                          b

                                  2

        HTML

        output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
        expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
      end

      verify(
        'MermaidFilter: mermaid as converted from GFM to HTML',

        <<~GFM
          ```mermaid
          graph TD;
            A-->B;
          ```
        GFM
      )

      aggregate_failures('MermaidFilter: mermaid as transformed from HTML to SVG') do
        gfm = <<~GFM
          ```mermaid
          graph TD;
            A-->B;
          ```
        GFM

        html = <<~HTML
          <svg id="mermaidChart1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 87.234375 174" style="max-width:87.234375px;" class="mermaid">

            <g>
              <g class="output">
                <g class="clusters"></g>
                <g class="edgePaths">
                  <g class="edgePath" style="opacity: 1;">
                    <path class="path" d="M33.6171875,52L33.6171875,77L33.6171875,102" marker-end="url(#arrowhead65)" style="fill:none"></path>
                    <defs>
                      <marker id="arrowhead65" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="9" refY="5" markerUnits="strokeWidth" markerWidth="8" markerHeight="6" orient="auto">
                        <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" class="arrowheadPath" style="stroke-width: 1; stroke-dasharray: 1, 0;"></path>
                      </marker>
                    </defs>
                  </g>
                </g>
                <g class="edgeLabels">
                  <g class="edgeLabel" style="opacity: 1;" transform="">
                    <g transform="translate(0,0)" class="label">
                      <foreignObject width="0" height="0">

                      </foreignObject>
                    </g>
                  </g>
                </g>
                <g class="nodes">
                  <g class="node" id="A" transform="translate(33.6171875,36)" style="opacity: 1;">
                    <rect rx="0" ry="0" x="-13.6171875" y="-16" width="27.234375" height="32"></rect>
                    <g class="label" transform="translate(0,0)">
                      <g transform="translate(-3.6171875,-6)">
                        <foreignObject width="7.234375" height="12">

A

                        </foreignObject>
                      </g>
                    </g>
                  </g>
                  <g class="node" id="B" transform="translate(33.6171875,118)" style="opacity: 1;">
                    <rect rx="0" ry="0" x="-13.6171875" y="-16" width="27.234375" height="32">
                    </rect>
                    <g class="label" transform="translate(0,0)">
                      <g transform="translate(-3.6171875,-6)">
                        <foreignObject width="7.234375" height="12">

B

                        </foreignObject>
                      </g>
                    </g>
                  </g>
                </g>
              </g>
            </g>
            <text class="source" display="none">graph TD;
            A-->B;</text>
          </svg>
        HTML

        output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
        expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
      end

      verify(
        'SuggestionFilter: suggestion as converted from GFM to HTML',

        <<~GFM
          ```suggestion
          New
            And newer
          ```
        GFM
      )

      aggregate_failures('SuggestionFilter: suggestion as transformed from HTML to Vue component') do
        gfm = <<~GFM
          ```suggestion
          New
            And newer
          ```
        GFM

        html = <<~HTML

                Suggested change

                  <svg aria-hidden="true" class="s16 ic-question-o link-highlight">
                    <use xlink:href="/gitlab/assets/icons.svg#question-o"></use>
                  </svg>

              <button type="button" class="btn qa-apply-btn js-apply-btn">Apply suggestion</button>

                  9

                  Old

                  9
                  New

                  10
                    And newer

        HTML

        output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
        expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
      end

      verify(
        'SanitizationFilter',

        <<~GFM
        sub

dt

dt

dd

dd

dt

dt

dd

dd

        kbd

        <q>q</q>

        <samp>samp</samp>

        <var>var</var>

        HTML

        summary>

        details

        GFM
      )

      verify(
        'SanitizationFilter',

        <<~GFM,
          ```
          Plain text
          ```
        GFM

        <<~GFM,
          ```ruby
          def foo
            bar
          end
          ```
        GFM

        <<~GFM
          Foo

              ```js
              Code goes here
              ```
        GFM
      )

      verify(
        'MarkdownFilter',

        "Line with two spaces at the end  \nto insert a linebreak",

        '`code`',
        '`` code with ` ticks ``',

        '> Quote',

        # multiline quote
        <<~GFM,
          > Multiline Quote
          >
          > With multiple paragraphs
        GFM

        '![Image](https://example.com/image.png)',

        '# Heading with no anchor link',

        '[Link](https://example.com)',

        <<~GFM,
          * List item
          * List item 2
        GFM

        # multiline list item
        <<~GFM,
          * Multiline

            List item
        GFM

        # nested lists
        <<~GFM,
          * Nested
            * Lists
        GFM

        # list with blockquote
        <<~GFM,
          * List

            > Blockquote
        GFM

        <<~GFM,
          1. Ordered list item
          1. Ordered list item 2
        GFM

        # multiline ordered list item
        <<~GFM,
          1. Multiline

             Ordered list item
        GFM

        # nested ordered list
        <<~GFM,
          1. Nested
             1. Ordered lists
        GFM

        # list item followed by an HR
        <<~GFM,
          * list item

          ---
        GFM

        '# Heading',
        '## Heading',
        '### Heading',
        '#### Heading',
        '##### Heading',
        '###### Heading',

        '**Bold**',

        '*Italics*',

        '~~Strikethrough~~',

        '---',

        # table
        <<~GFM,
          | Centered | Right | Left |
          |:--------:|------:|------|
          | Foo | Bar | **Baz** |
          | Foo | Bar | **Baz** |
        GFM

        # table with empty heading
        <<~GFM
          |  | x | y |
          |--|---|---|
          | a | 1 | 0 |
          | b | 0 | 1 |
        GFM
      )
    end

    alias_method :gfm_to_html, :markdown

    def verify(label, *gfms)
      markdown_options = gfms.extract_options!

      aggregate_failures(label) do
        gfms.each do |gfm|
          html = gfm_to_html(gfm, markdown_options).gsub(/\A
|
\z/, '')
          output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
          expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
        end
      end
    end

    def project_media_uri(project, media_path)
      "#{project_path(project)}#{media_path}"
    end

    def verify_media_with_partial_path(gfm, media_uri)
      html = gfm_to_html(gfm)
      output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html)
      expect(output_gfm).to include(media_uri)
    end

    # Fake a `current_user` helper
    def current_user
      @feat.user
    end
  end

  describe 'Copying code' do
    let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }

    context 'from a diff' do
      shared_examples 'copying code from a diff' do
        context 'selecting one word of text' do
          it 'copies as inline code' do
            verify(
              '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"] .line .no',

              '`RuntimeError`',

              target: '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"]'
            )
          end
        end

        context 'selecting one line of text' do
          it 'copies as inline code' do
            verify(
              '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"]',

              '`raise RuntimeError, "System commands must be given as an array of strings"`',

              target: '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"]'
            )
          end
        end

        context 'selecting multiple lines of text' do
          it 'copies as a code block' do
            verify(
              '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_10"]',

              <<~GFM,
                ```ruby
                      raise RuntimeError, "System commands must be given as an array of strings"
                    end
                ```
              GFM

              target: '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"]'
            )
          end
        end
      end

      context 'inline diff' do
        before do
          visit project_commit_path(project, sample_commit.id, view: 'inline')
          wait_for_requests
        end

        it_behaves_like 'copying code from a diff'
      end

      context 'parallel diff' do
        before do
          visit project_commit_path(project, sample_commit.id, view: 'parallel')
          wait_for_requests
        end

        it_behaves_like 'copying code from a diff'

        context 'selecting code on the left' do
          it 'copies as a code block' do
            verify(
              '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_8_8"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_9_9"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_10"]',

              <<~GFM,
                ```ruby
                    unless cmd.is_a?(Array)
                      raise "System commands must be given as an array of strings"
                    end
                ```
              GFM

              target: '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_8_8"].left-side'
            )
          end
        end

        context 'selecting code on the right' do
          it 'copies as a code block' do
            verify(
              '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_8_8"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_9_9"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_9"], [id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_10_10"]',

              <<~GFM,
                ```ruby
                    unless cmd.is_a?(Array)
                      raise RuntimeError, "System commands must be given as an array of strings"
                    end
                ```
              GFM

              target: '[id="2f6fcd96b88b36ce98c38da085c795a27d92a3dd_8_8"].right-side'
            )
          end
        end
      end
    end

    context 'from a blob' do
      before do
        visit project_blob_path(project, File.join('master', 'files/ruby/popen.rb'))
        wait_for_requests
      end

      context 'selecting one word of text' do
        it 'copies as inline code' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC9"] .no',

            '`RuntimeError`'
          )
        end
      end

      context 'selecting one line of text' do
        it 'copies as inline code' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC9"]',

            '`raise RuntimeError, "System commands must be given as an array of strings"`'
          )
        end
      end

      context 'selecting multiple lines of text' do
        it 'copies as a code block' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC9"], .line[id="LC10"]',

            <<~GFM
              ```ruby
                    raise RuntimeError, "System commands must be given as an array of strings"
                  end
              ```
            GFM
          )
        end
      end
    end

    context 'from a GFM code block' do
      before do
        visit project_blob_path(project, File.join('markdown', 'doc/api/users.md'))
        wait_for_requests
      end

      context 'selecting one word of text' do
        it 'copies as inline code' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC27"] .nl',

            '`"bio"`'
          )
        end
      end

      context 'selecting one line of text' do
        it 'copies as inline code' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC27"]',

            '`"bio": null,`'
          )
        end
      end

      context 'selecting multiple lines of text' do
        it 'copies as a code block with the correct language' do
          verify(
            '.line[id="LC27"], .line[id="LC28"]',

            <<~GFM
              ```json
                  "bio": null,
                  "skype": "",
              ```
            GFM
          )
        end
      end
    end

    def verify(selector, gfm, target: nil)
      html = html_for_selector(selector)
      output_gfm = html_to_gfm(html, 'transformCodeSelection', target: target)
      wait_for_requests
      expect(output_gfm.strip).to eq(gfm.strip)
    end
  end

  def html_for_selector(selector)
    js = <<~JS
      (function(selector) {
        var els = document.querySelectorAll(selector);
        var htmls = [].slice.call(els).map(function(el) { return el.outerHTML; });
        return htmls.join("\\n");
      })("#{escape_javascript(selector)}")
    JS
    page.evaluate_script(js)
  end

  def html_to_gfm(html, transformer = 'transformGFMSelection', target: nil)
    js = <<~JS
      (function(html) {
        // Setting it off so the import already starts
        window.CopyAsGFM.nodeToGFM(document.createElement('div'));

        var transformer = window.CopyAsGFM[#{transformer.inspect}];

        var node = document.createElement('div');
        $(html).each(function() { node.appendChild(this) });

        var targetSelector = #{target.to_json};
        var target;
        if (targetSelector) {
          target = document.querySelector(targetSelector);
        }

        node = transformer(node, target);
        if (!node) return null;

        window.gfmCopytestRes = null;
        window.CopyAsGFM.nodeToGFM(node)
        .then((res) => {
          window.gfmCopytestRes = res;
        });
      })("#{escape_javascript(html)}")
    JS
    page.execute_script(js)

    loop until page.evaluate_script('window.gfmCopytestRes !== null')

    page.evaluate_script('window.gfmCopytestRes')
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Home News Coronavirus 2020-2021 Historic Outbreak: Spanish Flu on NC Coast
Historic Outbreak: Spanish Flu on NC Coast
Reprinted by permission of the Coastal Review Online
By Kip Tabb
In April, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the national COVID-19 task force, called out shaking hands as a particularly dangerous custom that should be relegated to the past.
" I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you," he said in a Wall Street Journal podcast. "Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease — it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country."
It was not the first time in our nation's history that the custom had been called into question.
"Let's quit shaking hands. It is a filthy and abominable habit from the barbaric past … Having served its day and purposes it ought to relegated to oblivion," W.O. Saunders, the publisher of the Elizabeth City Independent, wrote on Feb. 7, 1919.
Fauci's plea is in response to the COVID-19 virus; Saunders was writing at a time of the deadliest pandemic the world had ever seen — the Spanish flu.
The trenches of World War I may have been the perfect petri dish for the disease.
"The war fostered influenza in the crowded conditions of military camps in the United States and in the trenches of the Western Front in Europe … at the height of the American military involvement in the war, September through November 1918, influenza and pneumonia sickened 20% to 40% of U.S. Army and Navy personnel," Dr. Carol Byerly wrote in The U.S. Military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918–1919. The article, published in 2010, was written for the National Institute of Health.
But in the horrors of the war, there was little notice taken of a flu-like illness that seemed just one of many ways to die. And if notice was taken, no one wanted to let the enemy know the ranks of its soldiers were being thinned by disease.
It became known as the Spanish flu because the press in Spain, which was neutral in the war, could report on it in its uncensored newspapers. The disease spread rapidly across the globe, reaching its peak in 1918-1919, although there is some evidence that it continued into 1920. When the final tally was taken, the H1N1 strain of the flu virus had infected 500 million people and killed an estimated 20 million, although most experts feel that figure is low.
The first cases of a new virulent influenza-like disease may have occurred in January and February 1918 in Haskell County, Kansas. The county's physician, Dr. Loring Miner, was so concerned about what he was seeing that he alerted the Public Health Service, the predecessor to the National Institutes of Health, according to John Barry the 2004 article "The Site of Origin of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Its Public Health Implications."
"Miner considered this incarnation of the disease so dangerous that he warned national public health officials about it. Public Health Reports (now Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), a weekly journal produced by the U.S. Public Health Service to alert health officials to outbreaks of communicable diseases throughout the world, published his warning," he wrote.
By March of that year the first cases had appeared at Fort Funston, Kansas. Although Haskell County was 300 miles to the west, Fort Funston was where new recruits were sent to be trained for the trenches of World War I.
Although the Spanish flu was an influenza virus, it was novel, unlike any that had been encountered.
Flu viruses in the past had attacked the youngest and the oldest — the immature and weakened immune systems. But this new version of the virus assailed the young and healthy, attacking the lungs and filling them with fluid and often causing death within 48 hours. The blue death, it was sometimes called, as damaged lungs tried in vain to supply oxygen to the victim's blood.
The official death toll from the Spanish flu in North Carolina was around 13,700. Relative to today's population, that would be about 56,000 fatalities.
The first case in the state was recorded Sept. 19 in Wilmington. In two days, William Wright, 29, was dead, according to the Wilmington Star-News. Within a week the city reported more than 500 cases.
At the time, Wilmington was home to a state-of-the-art medical facility, the James Walker Memorial Hospital, but it was quickly overwhelmed by the patients who were streaming in.
The virus spread swiftly, taking advantage of the state's transportation system.
"The virus moved westward, along railroad lines," David Cockrell wrote in "A Blessing in Disguise."
In Raleigh, 288 people perished by the end of October.
Then-Gov. Thomas Bickett quickly realized the enormity of what was confronting the state. On Oct. 3 he released a 600-word statement to the press that included a brief history of the disease.
Gov. Thomas Bickett
"The disease started in Spain in May, this year, involving 30 percent of the population of that country within a short time. Already the disease has invaded and practically passed through Europe …" he wrote.
The governor noted that the disease was transmitted through "spit swapping," which included "coughing or sneezing into the air instead of a handkerchief… ; soiling the hands with spit … and using common drinking dippers."
Finally, acknowledging that there was no treatment, he ended with, "In conclusion, public officials can do little to protect you. You can do a great deal to protect yourself."
In his message, Bickett encouraged the public to stay home, to not congregate. The governor seemed to be ahead of his own health department and the federal government, according to Laura Austin in her 2018 University of North Carolina Charlotte public policy doctoral thesis, "Afraid to Breathe."
"Despite the fact that the day before, Oct. 2, The News and Observer reported that neither the state nor the national health authorities considered quarantine measures practicable, the governor was encouraging people to stay at home in hopes of decreasing the circulation of the disease," she wrote.
Bickett tried another tactic, reissuing the information he sent to the papers through the North Carolina Council of Defense, a statewide organization administered within each county that was created to support the war effort during the war.
That message got through to county officials, Austin noted, although each county decided for itself what measures to put into place.
"When Governor Bickett issued requests to the councils of defense in each county by telegram in early October 1918, the response was immediate," she wrote.
In New Bern, Craven County, when a case of Spanish flu was diagnosed, the house was quarantined. Dorcas Elizabeth Carter , who died in 2009, was 4 in 1918 when her African American family became ill. Eight-five years later, in a 1999 interview she still recalled what it was like. The virus didn't recognize racial boundaries, but society did at the time, as her memories make clear.
"All of my family, there were six of us, had influenza. We had a black doctor. Dr. Fisher. There were six of us in one room. Coughing, Lord I thought we were
Dorcas Carter
going to die. He had a black nurse to go to all of us. Because all of the homes there were quarantined. A mother and child across the street from us died of it. And down the street another person."
Cities were where the death toll was highest, but rural counties were also affected. Roy Sawyer's article for the Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society, "The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. Life on the Alligator River," examined the effects of the disease on Tyrrell County.
Columbia, the county seat, was a relatively thriving town on the Scuppernong River with a population a little more than 2,000 in 1918.
The first flu death in town was 14-month-old Samuel Baty on Oct. 14. More deaths followed, Sawyer writes, quoting Blanche Cohoon as saying the situation was, "the most dire situation" of her life.
"Folks were dropping dead throughout the county," Cohoon said. "It was almost an hourly message that some friend had died."
Columbia had two physicians in town, but there was still no treatment for the disease. The state has been estimated to have had a 20-25% infection rate. In the four months that the flu ravaged the town, the infection rate was 35%. Flu was the official cause of death listed for 18 residents.
But if Columbia and Tyrrell counties had doctors available to treat the sick, not every place did. And when doctors were flown in to treat Coast Guardsmen and others on the Outer Banks, not everyone here appreciated the kind of attention the newfangled aircraft attracted.
"Flying Machine Advertises Flu" the headline read on the front page of the Elizabeth City Independent Jan. 31, 1919. "Dare County Folk Don't Like Publicity of Flu Fliers" was the subhead.
"Fighting the Flu via aero may be great sport for the U. S. Medical Corps and furnishes interesting headlines for newspapers but it isn't making the strongest sort of appeal to the people of Dare county who are the beneficiaries (or the victims) of this latest adventure," the article explained.
But Dare County was suffering from the flu epidemic like every other North Carolina county.
"B. G. Crisp, an enterprising lawyer of Manteo," had conceived the idea of getting aid from the U.S. Public Health Service on the ground that influenza had broken out in Coast Guard stations, "of which there are a great number in Dare County."
The Health Service stayed a week and declared "local physicians had the situation well in hand."
It would seem, though, that they never got to Hatteras Island.
Navy Chief Pharmacist's Mate George McNabb was sent to Hatteras Island in 1918. In 1926 he wrote "Reminiscences of an Influenza Epidemic" for the Navy Hospital Corps.
"In 1918 an epidemic of Spanish influenza was rampant in the area of Cape Hatteras, N.C. Under instructions issued to me I was to proceed to that vicinity and render treatment to the afflicted to the best of my ability. My medical outfit consisted of a 4-ounce bottle of tincture of iodine, 1 clinical thermometer, 1 pound of magnesium sulphate, and 100 vegetable-compound pills. A few days later the medical supplies were increased by one standard torpedo-boat medical box," he wrote.
He spent two years trekking up and down the island, often with a Coast Guardsman at his side, his effort evidently successful.
"Only one death occurred out of over 500 cases treated," he reported.
"It was with great reluctance that the writer left these good people, for, after having spent 2 years among them, he felt that he had become one of their own," McNabb wrote of his time on the island.
Kip Tabb
Kip Tabb is a freelance writer living on the Outer Banks. He has covered transportation, environmental and related topics for a number of publications. He's the former editor of the "North Beach Sun," a quarterly newspaper on the northern Outer Banks covering community interest issues. His Coastal Review Online articles can be seen here.
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Rolinda S. Collinson April 30, 2020 At 10:18 am
Very interesting article! I enjoyed learning more of the history here. I came here as a child when there was one 2 lane road and miles between buildings. I have been living here now for 5 years and teach at CCHS!


Angels Among Us has a very different approach to pet rescues. This organization supports a foster-based adoption and works hard to bring a warm and familial feel to the pet adoption process. Karen Bates, from Angels Among Us explains that people tend to adopt from shelters because they see it as being more humane. According to animalsheltering.org. 84.7% of animals are adopted from shelters and foster homes.
"We hope to give as many dogs as possible a home." This is the goal and the hope for Angels Among Us, the largest foster-based pet adoption system in the Southeast. Their mission is to " rescue one until there are none." They are a non-profit volunteer-based organization dedicated to rescuing dogs and cats from high-kill shelters in north Georgia. They operate through a network of foster homes in the north metro Atlanta area and sponsor weekly adoption events to promote and educate people about pet adoption.
The part that makes Angels Among Us so unique is that the foster based shelter teams up with multiple shelters across the state in order to match up and connect as many families and pets as possible. Angels Among Us wants both the family and the newest family member to be as happy as possible. Angels Among Us hopes to educate as many people about pet rescues and works to give each and every animal a chance at having a family.
People are often hesitant to adopt a new family member due to the the price of adoption, vaccinations and other health concerns. Angels will pay for the vaccinations and offer a reduced fee of one hundred and fifty dollars for dogs over 8 years old. Animals who are younger than eight years old can be adopted for three hundred dollars and all puppies receive the full series of vaccinations as part of the adoption.
One of the best things about Angels Among Us is that it is supported by many volunteers who generously give their time. Each person who works for Angels Among Us takes pride in the joy which their efforts bring. Volunteer opportunities include, helping at the adoption events, visiting shelters and conducting home visits to find the best fit for the adopted family member. All volunteers work together to assure that each and every member of Angels will be happy with their new family.
Angels Among Us is also a part of Rescue Dog Olympics, a festival to promote rescue dogs and their humans. Rescue Dog Olympics promotes awareness to pet adoption and offers many activities such as: a costume contest for dogs, an agility course, an interactive dog art project and many more fun activities.
This year's Rescue Dog Olympics will take place at Piedmont Park on Sunday March 10th, 2019. Angels Among Us and many more pet rescue organizations join together to promote awareness of rescue animals. It is the hope each animal will find their forever home.


text:
Gabe McClain carries on Wildcat tradition, has breakout year
Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net @AlthausEJC
By Bill Althaus
Bill.Althaus@examiner.net
Gabe McClain considers himself one of the luckiest cross country runners on the planet, and for good reason.
For the past three seasons he learned from veteran coach Frank Gallick and his teammates, like Victor Mugeche, who is now running at the University of Missouri.
Gallick led the 2017 Wildcats to the Class 4 state championship, while Mugeche claimed the state individual title en route to being named The Examiner's 2017 Cross Country Runner of the Year.
While Gallick is still in charge at Blue Springs, Mugeche and many of his state champion teammates have graduated, leaving McClain to carry on the strong Wildcat cross country tradition.
And he did it by winning the Suburban Big Six Conference championship, finishing second at districts, third at sectionals and earning a medal with a 17th-place finish at the Class 4 state meet. That's why Mcclain is the 2018 Examiner Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
"Gabe made the very difficult transition from being a member of a very good team, to being the guy on the team, and he handled it beautifully," Gallick said.
"He learned a lot of Victor and Oaklee, and we all knew he was ready to go this year. And I'm so happy he won this award because he really earned it and deserves it."
More so than medals and awards, McClain savors the special moments with his Wildcats teammates.
"Being a member of the Blue Springs cross country team is more like being a member of a family, of a brotherhood, than a team," McClain said. "When I think of Victor and Oaklee (Hauschild), I think of my brothers. I remember what it was like running side by side with them, watching them train, learning from them – and I missed them this year.
"But I wanted to have a special year to honor those guys, to let them know we still have a great team at Blue Springs."
McClain said he remember all the past Blue Springs runners to win the Runner of the Year award.
"And to win this award is really amazing. To be mentioned along with Victor, Stephen (Mugeche) and Simon (Belete) – who all won the award while they ran for Blue Springs – is pretty unbelievable.
"I just want to thank everyone who voted for me. It was the perfect way to end my cross country career at Blue Springs."
His high school cross country career may be over, but he is looking forward to competing at Missouri Southern State University.
"I can't wait for college, it's going to offer a lot of new challenges," said McClain, who has been running since he was in second grade. "Running has always been a big part of my life.
"My mom (Florence Lenotte) is from France, and she was part of a national championship cross country team, so I guess you could say running is a family, generational thing. It's just in our blood – and I'm blessed that it is."
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2013 Local Government Service Group Conference
UNISON's initial Freedom of Information (FOI) exercise conducted in the Greater London, West Midlands and North West regions has revealed that a significant number of local authorities are shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs across the UK. Those FOIs show the number of Black staff that have been made redundant in the financial year 2010/2011.
In seventeen of the Capital's councils, Black workers were unfairly bearing the brunt of the cuts, and paying the price with their jobs. Results from the West Midlands and the North West have identified further patterns of discrimination.
Black women were being disproportionately affected in at least twelve of the London councils concerned where they constituted just 5% of the workforce but made up at least 23% of the redundancies taking place.
UNISON in partnership with the TUC, Runnymede Trust and other trade unions is undertaking research mapping the equality impact of cuts to public services. We need this information as soon as possible and where this research identifies further discriminatory practices these need to be challenged and an alternative to the austerity measures must be put in place.
As well as forming a significant part of the public sector workforce Black people are also primary users of public services. Cuts to funding are closing some services whilst putting significant pressure on remaining community and voluntary organisations supporting the Black and other vulnerable communities at a time when they are needed the most.
Challenging Racism in the Workplace (CRW), remains focused on defending public services and fighting for Black members' jobs and conditions of service. The principle of collecting information and using evidence of inequality and disproportionate impact to negotiate, bargain, organise and campaign on race equality is at the heart of CRW. This makes the use of FOI and CRW a cohesive strategy to utilise the information that is collected to challenge discriminatory practice on behalf of Black members and fight cuts to services affecting communities and all public sector workers.
Conference calls on the Local government service group executive to work with the NBMC to:
1)Seek to extend the FOI request to cover all the remaining regions
2)Examine and discuss with the NEC whether a legal challenge can be made under the Equality Act 2010 where there is any evidence of discriminatory practices highlighted by this research
3)Provide support and advice for branches, including training to use available data where appropriate, to challenge their employers using the Challenging Racism in the Workplace toolkit and in the Race Discrimination Claims Protocol
4)Develop guidance and templates on how to submit a Freedom of Information enquiry on race statistics for branch use
5)Develop a campaigning strategy linked to UNISON 2013 objectives to highlight the disproportionate impact the cuts are having on public sector Black workers and defend Black community projects threatened with closure or funding cuts
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Code Samples for Chapter 7
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This file contains instructions for running project **rest-chapter7-raml2jaxrs** associated with Chapter 7 of RESTful Java Web Services.

General instructions
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The examples used in this book are built using the following:

- Java SE Development Kit 8
- NetBeans IDE 8.0.2
- Maven 3.2.3.
- Oracle Database 11.2 Express Edition or higher (Example uses HR Schema)

Detailed instructions for setting up all the required tools for running the
examples used in this book are discussed in Appendix  section of this book

Before you begin
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- If you are not familiar with NetBeans IDE and GlassFish, move back and refer to the section 'Building your first RESTful web service with JAX-RS' in Chapter 3 of this book. Please follow the detailed steps that you will find in this section and complete the sample application before trying out any other examples. This will make sure your IDE and GlassFish Server is configured properly to run all the examples given in this book.

How to use this example
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- Open the rest-chapter7-raml2jaxrs project in NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 or higher
    - In main tool bar,choose File > Open Project > rest-chapter7-raml2jaxrs
    - In the project pane, expand rest-chapter7-raml2jaxrs project
    - You will find department-resource.raml in the ${basedir}/src/main/resources/raml folder of the project. We will generate JAX-RS resource classes using  department-resource.raml as input.
    - To generate RAML file for the project, right click rest-chapter7-raml2jaxrs and choose Build. This action will generates JAX-RS resource component from the RAML file. The RAML is generated via raml-jaxrs-maven-plugin specified in pom.xml
    - To view the JAX-RS, open the maven build target folder and navigate to <target>\generated-sources\raml-jaxrs\com\packtpub\rest\ch7\service\resource. You will see JAX-RS resource class files (along with supporting classes) generated in this folder.

What next?
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A quick RAML tutorial is here: http://raml.org/docs.html
You can try modifying RAML file manually and try generating the source as explained above.


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Q: Does Visual Studio 2015 Express for Web support SQL Server Compact? I am currently working with a web application and would like to use SQL Server Compact as the DB containing the data. I have not been able to find a version of SQL Server Compact that I can use with Visual Studio. When I check the tools available to me I cannot find SQL Server Compact in the list of components even though it shows it was installed in the nuget packages. I have tried multiple versions with no luck so far. Is it possible to use this software with this version of VS 2015 Web Express.
Here's the log: 9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft VSIX Installer
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9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Initializing Install...
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Extension Details...
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Identifier         : 41521019-e4c7-480c-8ea8-fc4a2c6f50aa
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Name               : SQL Server Compact/SQLite Toolbox
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Author             : ErikEJ
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version            : 4.5.0.2
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Description        : SQL Server Compact/SQLite Toolbox add-in for Visual Studio. This add-in adds several features to help your embedded database development efforts: Scripting of tables and data, import from SQL Server and CSV files and much, much more.
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Locale             : en-US
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - MoreInfoURL        : http://sqlcetoolbox.codeplex.com/
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - InstalledByMSI     : False
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - SupportedFrameworkVersionRange : [4.0,4.9]
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM -
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - SignatureState     : Unsigned
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Supported Products :
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version : [10.0]
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version : [11.0]
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version : [12.0]
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version : [14.0]
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version : [15.0]
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9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Identifier   : Microsoft.VisualStudio.MPF
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Name         : Visual Studio MPF
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Version      : [10.0,)
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - MoreInfoURL  :
9/2/2016 10:19:03 AM - Nested       : No
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A: Question was answered by the creator of the tool ErikEJ within the "Q and A" section of the site: https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/0e313dfd-be80-4afb-b5e9-6e74d369f7a1/view/Reviews/2
His answer = "No extensions, including this one, work with VS Express, you need Community edition (free) or higher (Pro/Enterprise)"
Thanks for your responses.

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Who you gonna call? For 'Ghostbusters' in concert, it's Peter Bernstein
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Jamie Bernstein reflects on the artistic impact of her famous father
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Whether wind, rain or humidity, the show must go on at Ravinia
Bug spray? Check. Clamps to secure sheet music? Check. Dove Bars? And check. As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra begins its…
Bernstein 101: The celebration continues at Ravinia this summer
The Ravinia Festival's celebration of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein continues this summer with programs that salute his legacy as a…
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Athens is the site of the opening concert of the 23rd annual Roads of Friendship, a music initiative established by…
Six world premieres among next season's highlights of MusicNOW
Six world premieres, four commissions and a tribute to Chicago's own Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians are among…
CSO Radio: Semyon Bychkov and Edward Gardner
This week, two conductors take the stage at Orchestra Hall. First, we hear Semyon Bychkov lead Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Later…
The CSO appoints David Cooper as its principal horn
David Cooper has been named as principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, effective July 8. His appointment was announced June…
'Portrait in Four Movements': Andrew Patner on a quartet of CSO maestros
He was one of the most avid chroniclers of modern Chicago Symphony Orchestra history. Now, four years after his untimely…
Bernstein's 'Mass' to be filmed at Ravinia for a future TV broadcast
Ravinia's encore presentation July 20 of Leonard Bernstein's massive musical Mass, with 200 artists on stage, including the Chicago Symphony…
The score that could have been a contender: Bernstein's 'On the Waterfront'
"On the Waterfront" (1954), Elia Kazan's Oscar-winning drama about organizational and individual corruption, changed the course of American cinema forever….
To mark the film's 35th anniversary, Sony has reissued "Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score," featuring music by Oscar-winning composer Elmer…
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'Wedding Season': Disney+ Set to Unveil New Series From 'Emily In Paris' Producer
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PUBLISHED: June 23, 2021 at 6:36 a.m. | UPDATED: August 21, 2021 at 11:29 a.m.
Wedding bells are ringing for the next Disney+ U.K. scripted series, coming from Emily In Paris outfit Jax Media and The Salisbury Poisonings producer Dancing Ledge Productions.
According to Deadline, the two companies are set to go into production on Wedding Season, though the project has not yet been fully greenlit. Described as a rom-com action-adventure story, the series is written by Oliver Lyttelton, who penned the upcoming short-form scripted series Cheaters for BBC Studios.
'The Mysterious Benedict Society': Disney+ Adventure Series New Trailer Released (VIDEO)
Tony Hale takes on dual roles as Mr. Benedict and Dr. Curtain, in mystery series which debuts Friday, June 25.
Lyttelton previously wrote the short film The Listener, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2015 and was longlisted for Best Short Film at the 2016 BAFTAs. He's also worked as a film journalist and has a number of other TV projects in development.
While plot details for Wedding Season remain under wraps, according to Deadline, George Kane has been tapped to direct. Kane is perhaps best known for directing the British comedy series Timewasters, which IMDb TV recently picked up in the U.S., and the Phoebe Waller-Bridge-starring comedy Crashing.
Disney+ Reportedly Moves Original Series Premieres to Wednesdays
The shift comes following the success of its Marvel series 'Loki.'
In April, Disney+ revealed its first slate of U.K. programming, which included swashbuckling adventure series The Ballad of Renegade Nell, darkly humorous heist drama Culprits, David Beckham fronted docuseries Save Our Squad and Sid Gentle Films' Extraordinary starring newcomer Emma Moran. The streamer intends to greenlight 50 international projects by 2024.
Jax Media is also working on a Netflix feature project also titled Wedding Season, though it has no connection to the Disney+ Series. The film is written by Shiwani Srivastava and directed by Tom Dey and follows two Indian-Americans who end up falling in love after pretending to date in order to survive a summer of weddings.


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MagsΜnchies… and Memories Program Tips for Girl Scouts!
Are you prepared for the 2014 Mags&Munchies… and Memories program? The 2014 Online program is in full swing, but the in-person program begins next week (September 29). Here are some helpful tips to help you "dive in" and reach for your goals!
Set up the Online program first. That way, your customers will have time to review the products and make their purchases before the October 29 order deadline.
Target your message. Take the time to personalize your Web Store with a photo and video, along with information about why you're participating in this program and what your Troop is planning to do with the funds earned. Also personalize your in-person "pitch." If you know someone likes making photo books, or has to give lots of holiday gifts, or enjoys reading – tell them about the products you're offering that match their interests.
Remember donation programs Operation Stop Hunger and Project Thank You. If someone isn't interested in Magazines, Nut/Snacks or Photo keepsakes for themselves or gifts, suggest making a $5 donation to help Girl Scouts make a food donation to Operation Stop Hunger or a magazine subscription to Project Thank you.
When selling in person, wear something that identifies you as a Girl Scout. Most people are friendly and supportive when they see a girl in her vest or sash.
And remember, if you are going to walk around your neighborhood, always have an adult with you!
Keeping Girl Scout Troop Meetings FUN for the girls and for YOU!
Keep Girl Scout Troop Meetings FUN for the girls and for YOU. If it isn't fun for you, it won't be fun for them!
Girls of all ages like to have fun. If they are learning something at the same time, that is even better. Plan activities that you will enjoy doing and learning along with the girls... For young girls, try to remember the things that made your heart sing at their age.
Don't be afraid to get messy, dirty or loud (while being mindful of the proper preparations for messy… since as Girl Scouts, we like to leave things cleaner then we found it and any restraints on being loud… we do need to be courteous to others). Silly hats, rhymes and goofy prizes make everyone laugh. From arts and crafts, to games and songs, to neighborhood trips, to having a Cookie Booth Sale, to going camping, or planning for that BIG trip to Europe, focus on the fun and then weave in the Journeys, Badges and lessons of a lifetime!
Adventures come in all shapes, sizes and distances ... a mystery trip around the school yard can offer proportionate rewards to a safari, if the girls are having fun. When the bus break downs or the rains pour, rely on stories and songs and laughter to get you through the rough spots and all of you will come out with memories that will last forever.
Thankfully, most of us manage to find our own route to making friends. We strike up conversations, we join groups where we expect we will meet people and we inherit siblings and cousins who become our "starter" friends. For adults there are lots of articles and blogs on how to make friends. But for kids, it can sometimes be a minefield.
I have met thousands of girls and adults who credit Girl Scouting for the friends that they have now, for the friends that came into their lives through Girl Scouts, and in many cases, for friendships that have lasted a lifetime*.
The Girl Scout Promise and Law entreat us to "be a sister to every Girl Scout." We often speak of the FUN and FRIENDSHIP of Girl Scouting, but what do we need to do to help foster a friendly environment for our girls?
In many instances girls will come into a Troop knowing at least one girl from their class, and sometimes Troops are formed with a number of girls who are already friends. What about the girls who join a Troop -- or a short-term Scoutreach program -- and don't know anyone? What about the girls who join a Troop where there may be pre-conceived ideas about a girl (it could be any girl) who is different because she is "new," doesn't live in the neighborhood, doesn't attend the same school, looks different, speaks a different language, has a disability, or whose behavior stands out from the others? How do we make everyone welcome, accepted and part of a healthy group? How do we help all the girls to make friends?
Vary your seating arrangements so that girls sit with different girls at each meeting.
Build in activities that allow each girl to share something about herself, and then find people who have similar traits or interests... Try to focus on shared likes and interests, rather than on body images.
Everybody Dance! And when the music stops, dance with someone new for the next round.
Play games, like "Compliment Beanbags" and "Cooperation Musical Chairs."
Do exercises that teach girls how to listen and remember that listening is not the same as waiting for your turn to talk! Simon Says and Red Light/Green Light are good starters. games.
Don't be afraid to talk about differences and what makes each child and each person beautiful and unique.
Keep our Girl Scout traditions going: Make new friends, and keep the old!
*My friend Sandy C. and I met in Brownies when she was in the second grade and I was in the first. Our two Troops shared a school cafeteria. She was one of the big girls we Brownies admired. I was delighted when a few months later I changed churches, and there she was! Sandy was a built in friend and in my own Sunday School Class. We have been friends ever since and have made the efforts to stay connected despite years and miles.
Whether you have a daughter, sister, niece, granddaughter, cousin or just a great friend, the girl in your life needs Girl Scouting and Girl Scouts of Nassau County needs you! For every Troop, there a needs for a Troop leader, a volunteer, a role model for each and every Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadet, Senior and Ambassador from whom to learn new skills and learn something special about themselves.
Girl Scout volunteers open up doors that will shape the lives of dozens of girls at a time. Whether you're a man or woman with — or without — scouting experience, there's always room for more volunteers.
At Girl Scouts of Nassau County we serve approximately 20,000 girls in Nassau County. Each girl learns, explores and make strides — all with friends by her side. The moment when a Girl Scout tries something new, anything from robotics to business management, can be the moment she discovers something amazing about herself. We want to reach more girls than ever before, but in order to do that, we need more volunteers.
All that matters is the desire to be a part of helping girls grow to become women of courage, confidence and character. Ninety-four percent of Girl Scout Volunteers and ninety-seven percent of members believe Girl Scouts provides them with new, fun and exciting experiences. With tons of girls searching for a Troop in their community, you can be the one to make the difference!
I urge the community, including mothers, fathers, college students and anyone who has an interest in participating to consider volunteering as a Troop Leader and joining over 7,000 adult members of GSNC who are making a significant difference in the lives of young women every day.
Troop Leaders are a quintessential part of our organization. By volunteering as a Troop Leader, you are given the ability to change a life. GSNC provides girls with a place to build confidence, learn and have fun with their peers, and it also provides Troop Leaders with the opportunity to share an unforgettable time with their daughter, neighbors and the community while making connections with other like-minded volunteers.
Above all else, remember, time as a Girl Scout will be a positive part of thousands of girls' lives. They will carry these memories with them forever, and you could be the one that makes it happen, the one who helps us build the confidence and character of the next generations of amazing young women. Share the memories with your daughter; it's a chance to bond, teach and learn together.
Let's get more girls in our community exploring, imagining and realizing their own unique gifts. To join or volunteer, please visit our website at www.girlscouts.org/join.