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require "spec_helper"

describe WikiPage do

  def create_temp_repo(path)
    FileUtils.mkdir_p path
    command = "git init --quiet #{path};"
    system(command)
  end

  def remove_temp_repo(path)
    FileUtils.rm_rf path
  end

  def commit_details
    commit = {name: user.name, email: user.email, message: "test commit"}
  end

  def create_page(name, content)
    wiki.wiki.write_page(name, :markdown, content, commit_details)
  end

  def destroy_page(title)
    page = wiki.wiki.paged(title)
    wiki.wiki.delete_page(page, commit_details)
  end

  let(:project) { create(:project) }
  let(:repository) { project.repository }
  let(:user) { project.owner }
  let(:wiki) { GollumWiki.new(project, user) }

  subject { WikiPage.new(wiki) }

  before do
    create_temp_repo(wiki.send(:path_to_repo))
  end

  describe "#initialize" do
    context "when initialized with an existing gollum page" do
      before do
        create_page("test page", "test content")
        @page = wiki.wiki.paged("test page")
        @wiki_page = WikiPage.new(wiki, @page, true)
      end

      it "sets the slug attribute" do
        @wiki_page.slug.should == "test-page"
      end

      it "sets the title attribute" do
        @wiki_page.title.should == "test page"
      end

      it "sets the formatted content attribute" do
        @wiki_page.content.should == "test content"
      end

      it "sets the format attribute" do
        @wiki_page.format.should == :markdown
      end

      it "sets the message attribute" do
        @wiki_page.message.should == "test commit"
      end

      it "sets the version attribute" do
        @wiki_page.version.should be_a Commit
      end
    end
  end

  describe "validations" do
    before do
      subject.attributes = {title: 'title', content: 'content'}
    end

    it "validates presence of title" do
      subject.attributes.delete(:title)
      subject.valid?.should be_false
    end

    it "validates presence of content" do
      subject.attributes.delete(:content)
      subject.valid?.should be_false
    end
  end

  before do
    @wiki_attr = {title: "Index", content: "Home Page", format: "markdown"}
  end

  describe "#create" do
    after do
      destroy_page("Index")
    end

    context "with valid attributes" do
      it "saves the wiki page" do
        subject.create(@wiki_attr)
        wiki.find_page("Index").should_not be_nil
      end

      it "returns true" do
        subject.create(@wiki_attr).should == true
      end
    end
  end

  describe "#update" do
    before do
      create_page("Update", "content")
      @page = wiki.find_page("Update")
    end

    after do
      destroy_page("Update")
    end

    context "with valid attributes" do
      it "updates the content of the page" do
        @page.update("new content")
        @page = wiki.find_page("Update")
      end

      it "returns true" do
        @page.update("more content").should be_true
      end
    end
  end

  describe "#destroy" do
    before do
      create_page("Delete Page", "content")
      @page = wiki.find_page("Delete Page")
    end

    it "should delete the page" do
      @page.delete
      wiki.pages.should be_empty
    end

    it "should return true" do
      @page.delete.should == true
    end
  end

  describe "#versions" do
    before do
      create_page("Update", "content")
      @page = wiki.find_page("Update")
    end

    after do
      destroy_page("Update")
    end

    it "returns an array of all commits for the page" do
      3.times { |i| @page.update("content #{i}") }
      @page.versions.count.should == 4
    end
  end

end


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How many of you got asked to 'vote for me' last month? How many of you got bombarded with emails by KCLSU reminding you of your last reminder to vote? How many of you actually clicked on the link and voted? Not enough of you.
Although there was an increase in voting figures this academic year, there were still only 2,473 votes across all council positions. If we consider that King's has around 26,500 students over 5 campuses, this figure isn't great.
I can't judge those of you who didn't take part. I'm in my third year at King's and I still haven't cast a single vote, and it's not something I'm proud of. Despite appreciating that the right student council really can (and has done in the past) initiate change; I still hadn't taken the time to vote myself before this October. Why? I just didn't care enough, and this had to change.
For this year's Student Council Elections, then, I decided that it was about time I took an interest. I looked at the candidates to see if there was anyone worth voting for. As I had no friends who were running for any positions (because let's face it, many of us are voting for our friends first and foremost), I had to actually read through some of the manifestos. To my surprise, at least one candidate in most categories had no slogan, no photo, and, most importantly, no manifesto.
For the Arts and Humanities School Representative position, for example, there were only 2 out of 6 people who included a manifesto. Similarly, for the Post Graduate Officer position 2/5 people bothered to let us know about their pledges and for Law Representatives, only 3/7. You get my point: the list of blank candidates goes on. This isn't just the odd person forgetting to add information; this is nearly a majority of candidates not really bothered about winning us over.
Is it any surprise, then, that so many of us ignore the voting process completely? KCLSU said that although manifestos 'aren't a requirement for someone to stand in an election, all candidates are encouraged to use manifestos as part of their campaigns'. My question is: why the hell is it not a requirement? How can someone run, let alone win, a student council election without a manifesto?
As you might be able to tell, I once again did not vote. This is unfair to those candidates who put effort in, but until the elections are taken seriously by those organising it and, most importantly, by those putting themselves forward to run our university, then I'm afraid I can't take it seriously either.
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Q: Powershell script to see currently logged in users (domain and machine) + status (active, idle, away) I am searching for a simple command to see logged on users on server.
I know this one :
Get-WmiObject -Class win32_computersystem

but this will not provide me the info I need.
It returns :
domain
Manufactureer
Model
Name (Machine name)
PrimaryOwnerName
TotalPhysicalMemory
I run Powershell 3.0 on a Windows 2012 server.
Also
Get-WmiObject Win32_LoggedOnUser -ComputerName $Computer | Select Antecedent -Unique

gives me not the exact answers I need.
I would love to see as well the idle time, or if they are active or away.

A: If you want to find interactively logged on users, I found a great tip here :https://p0w3rsh3ll.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/get-logged-on-users/ (Win32_ComputerSystem did not help me)
$explorerprocesses = @(Get-WmiObject -Query "Select * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name='explorer.exe'" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
If ($explorerprocesses.Count -eq 0)
{
    "No explorer process found / Nobody interactively logged on"
}
Else
{
    ForEach ($i in $explorerprocesses)
    {
        $Username = $i.GetOwner().User
        $Domain = $i.GetOwner().Domain
        Write-Host "$Domain\$Username logged on since: $($i.ConvertToDateTime($i.CreationDate))"
    }
}

A: Since we're in the PowerShell area, it's extra useful if we can return a proper PowerShell object ...
I personally like this method of parsing, for the terseness:
((quser) -replace '^>', '') -replace '\s{2,}', ',' | ConvertFrom-Csv

Note: this doesn't account for disconnected ("disc") users, but works well if you just want to get a quick list of users and don't care about the rest of the information. I just wanted a list and didn't care if they were currently disconnected.
If you do care about the rest of the data it's just a little more complex:
(((quser) -replace '^>', '') -replace '\s{2,}', ',').Trim() | ForEach-Object {
    if ($_.Split(',').Count -eq 5) {
        Write-Output ($_ -replace '(^[^,]+)', '$1,')
    } else {
        Write-Output $_
    }
} | ConvertFrom-Csv

I take it a step farther and give you a very clean object on my blog.
I ended up making this into a module.

A: There's no "simple command" to do that.  You can write a function, or take your choice of several that are available online in various code repositories.  I use this:
function get-loggedonuser ($computername){

#mjolinor 3/17/10

$regexa = '.+Domain="(.+)",Name="(.+)"$'
$regexd = '.+LogonId="(\d+)"$'

$logontype = @{
"0"="Local System"
"2"="Interactive" #(Local logon)
"3"="Network" # (Remote logon)
"4"="Batch" # (Scheduled task)
"5"="Service" # (Service account logon)
"7"="Unlock" #(Screen saver)
"8"="NetworkCleartext" # (Cleartext network logon)
"9"="NewCredentials" #(RunAs using alternate credentials)
"10"="RemoteInteractive" #(RDP\TS\RemoteAssistance)
"11"="CachedInteractive" #(Local w\cached credentials)
}

$logon_sessions = @(gwmi win32_logonsession -ComputerName $computername)
$logon_users = @(gwmi win32_loggedonuser -ComputerName $computername)

$session_user = @{}

$logon_users |% {
$_.antecedent -match $regexa > $nul
$username = $matches[1] + "\" + $matches[2]
$_.dependent -match $regexd > $nul
$session = $matches[1]
$session_user[$session] += $username
}

$logon_sessions |%{
$starttime = [management.managementdatetimeconverter]::todatetime($_.starttime)

$loggedonuser = New-Object -TypeName psobject
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Session" -Value $_.logonid
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "User" -Value $session_user[$_.logonid]
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Type" -Value $logontype[$_.logontype.tostring()]
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Auth" -Value $_.authenticationpackage
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "StartTime" -Value $starttime

$loggedonuser
}

}

A: Here is my Approach based on DarKalimHero's Suggestion by selecting only on Explorer.exe processes
Function Get-RdpSessions
{
    param(
        [string]$computername
    )

    $processinfo = Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from win32_process where name='explorer.exe'" -ComputerName $computername

    $processinfo | ForEach-Object { $_.GetOwner().User } | Sort-Object -Unique | ForEach-Object { New-Object psobject -Property @{Computer=$computername;LoggedOn=$_} } | Select-Object Computer,LoggedOn
}

A: In search of this same solution, I found what I needed under a different question in stackoverflow:
Powershell-log-off-remote-session. The below one line will return a list of logged on users.
query user /server:$SERVER

A: Maybe you can do something with
get-process -includeusername

A: Another solution, also based on query user, but can handle variations in culture (as far as I can tell) and produces strongly-typed results (i.e. TimeSpan and DateTime values):
# Invoke "query user", it produces an output similar to this, but might be culture-dependant!
#
#  USERNAME              SESSIONNAME        ID  STATE   IDLE TIME  LOGON TIME
# >jantje                rdp-tcp#55          2  Active          .  3/29/2021 4:24 PM
#  pietje                                    4  Disc     49+01:01  4/14/2021 9:26 AM
$result = (&query 'user' | Out-String -Stream)

# Take the header text and insert a '|' before the start of every HEADER - although defined as inserting a bar after
# every 2 or more spaces, or after the space at the start.
$fencedHeader = $result[0] -replace '(^\s|\s{2,})', '$1|'

# Now get the positions of all bars.
$fenceIndexes = ($fencedHeader | Select-String '\|' -AllMatches).Matches.Index

$timeSpanFormats = [string[]]@("d\+hh\:mm", "h\:mm", "m")
$entries = foreach($line in $result | Select-Object -Skip 1)
{
    # Insert bars on the same positions, and then split the line into separate parts using these bars.
    $fenceIndexes | ForEach-Object { $line = $line.Insert($_, "|") }
    $parts = $line -split '\|' | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() }

    # Parse each part as a strongly typed value, using the UI Culture if needed.
    [PSCustomObject] @{
        IsCurrent   = ($parts[0] -eq '>');
        Username    = $parts[1];
        SessionName = $parts[2];
        Id          = [int]($parts[3]);
        State       = $parts[4];
        IdleTime    = $(if($parts[5] -ne '.') { [TimeSpan]::ParseExact($parts[5], $timeSpanFormats, [CultureInfo]::CurrentUICulture) } else { [TimeSpan]::Zero });
        LogonTime   = [DateTime]::ParseExact($parts[6], "g", [CultureInfo]::CurrentUICulture);
    }
}

# Yields the following result:
#
# IsCurrent Username SessionName Id State  IdleTime    LogonTime
# --------- -------- ----------- -- -----  --------    ---------
#      True jantje   rdp-tcp#32   2 Active 00:00:00    3/29/2021 4:24:00 PM
#     False pietje                4 Disc   48.11:06:00 4/14/2021 9:26:00 AM
$entries | Format-Table -AutoSize

A: Team!
I have pretty nice solution to get local session as [PSObject].
Function Get-LocalSession {
<#
    .DESCRIPTION
        Get local session. Pasre output of command - 'query session'.
#>
    [OutputType([PSObject[]])]
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(

    )
    try {
        #region functions
        #endregion
        $Result = @()
        $Output = . query.exe 'session' | select-object -skip 1

        #use regex to parse
        $pattern = '^(?<This>.)(?<SessionName>[^\s]*)\s*(?<UserName>[a-z]\w*)?\s*(?<Id>[0-9]*)\s*(?<State>\w*)\s*((?<Type>\w*)\s*)?(?<Device>\w*)?'

        foreach ( $line in $output ){
            $match = [regex]::Matches( $line, $pattern )
            if ( $match ){
                $PSO = [PSCustomObject]@{
                    This        = $match[0].groups['This'].Value
                    SessionName = $match[0].groups['SessionName'].Value
                    UserName    = $match[0].groups['UserName'].Value
                    Id          = $match[0].groups['Id'].Value
                    State       = $match[0].groups['State'].Value
                    Type        = $match[0].groups['Type'].Value
                    Device      = $match[0].groups['Device'].Value
                }

                $Result += $PSO
            }
            Else {
                write-host "Unable to process line [$line] in function [Get-LocalSession]!"
            }
        }
    }
    catch {
        #Get-ErrorReporting -Trap $PSItem
        write-host $PSItem
    }

    return $Result
}

#Run it

$SessionObject = Get-LocalSession
$SessionObject | format-table -autosize -property *

A: I have edited mjolinor script to remove duplicate records, and dummy account names such as system, network services,...etc
If you want to get all users
function get-loggedonuser ($computername){

$regexa = '.+Domain="(.+)",Name="(.+)"$'
$regexd = '.+LogonId="(\d+)"$'

$logontype = @{
"0"="Local System"
"2"="Interactive" #(Local logon)
"3"="Network" # (Remote logon)
"4"="Batch" # (Scheduled task)
"5"="Service" # (Service account logon)
"7"="Unlock" #(Screen saver)
"8"="NetworkCleartext" # (Cleartext network logon)
"9"="NewCredentials" #(RunAs using alternate credentials)
"10"="RemoteInteractive" #(RDP\TS\RemoteAssistance)
"11"="CachedInteractive" #(Local w\cached credentials)
}

$logon_sessions = @(gwmi win32_logonsession -ComputerName $computername)
$logon_users = @(gwmi win32_loggedonuser -ComputerName $computername)

$session_user = @{}

$logon_users |% {
$_.antecedent -match $regexa > $nul
$username = $matches[1] + "\" + $matches[2]
$_.dependent -match $regexd > $nul
$session = $matches[1]
$session_user[$session] += $username
}

$logon_sessions |%{
$starttime = [management.managementdatetimeconverter]::todatetime($_.starttime)
if ($session_user[$_.logonid] -notin $loggedonuser.user -and $session_user[$_.logonid] -notlike "*$*"){
$loggedonuser = New-Object -TypeName psobject
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Session" -Value $_.logonid
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "User" -Value $session_user[$_.logonid]
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Type" -Value $logontype[$_.logontype.tostring()]
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Auth" -Value $_.authenticationpackage
$loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "StartTime" -Value $starttime

$loggedonuser
}
}

}

if you want to have only domain users
function get-loggedonuser ($computername){

    $HST= hostname
    $regexa = '.+Domain="(.+)",Name="(.+)"$'
    $regexd = '.+LogonId="(\d+)"$'

    $logontype = @{
    "0"="Local System"
    "2"="Interactive" #(Local logon)
    "3"="Network" # (Remote logon)
    "4"="Batch" # (Scheduled task)
    "5"="Service" # (Service account logon)
    "7"="Unlock" #(Screen saver)
    "8"="NetworkCleartext" # (Cleartext network logon)
    "9"="NewCredentials" #(RunAs using alternate credentials)
    "10"="RemoteInteractive" #(RDP\TS\RemoteAssistance)
    "11"="CachedInteractive" #(Local w\cached credentials)
    }

    $logon_sessions = @(Get-WmiObject win32_logonsession -ComputerName $computername)
    $logon_users = @(Get-WmiObject win32_loggedonuser -ComputerName $computername)

    $session_user = @{}

    $logon_users |ForEach-Object {
    $_.antecedent -match $regexa > $nul
    $username = $matches[1] + "\" + $matches[2]
    $_.dependent -match $regexd > $nul
    $session = $matches[1]
    $session_user[$session] += $username
    }

    $logon_sessions |ForEach-Object{
    if ($session_user[$_.logonid] -notin $loggedonuser.user -and $session_user[$_.logonid] -notlike "*$*" -and $session_user[$_.logonid] -notlike "*$HST*"){
    $loggedonuser = New-Object -TypeName psobject
    $loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Session" -Value $_.logonid
    $loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "User" -Value $session_user[$_.logonid]
    $loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Type" -Value $logontype[$_.logontype.tostring()]
    $loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Auth" -Value $_.authenticationpackage
    $loggedonuser | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "StartTime" -Value $starttime

    $loggedonuser
    }
    }

    }

A: This is what I just figured out and works out great!
Get-Process -IncludeUserName | Select-Object -Unique | Where-Object {$_.UserName -notlike 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM' -and $_.UserName -notlike 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE' -and $_.UserName -notlike 'NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE'} | Format-Table -Wrap -AutoSize

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Buju, Beres to headline 'Intimate' show on January 1
Shanel Lemmie - STAR Writer
Music superstar Buju Banton at the launch of the concert Intimate, at ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston on Thursday.
Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange (left) gets a hug from reggae singer Tarrus Riley.
Local entertainer Mitch, who is also on the line-up for Intimate, was out for the launch.
A very pleased Buju Banton at the launch of Intimate.
On a regular Thursday evening while the city slowed to a sleep below the poolside at the ROK hotel in downtown Kingston, music legend Buju Banton, alongside a star-studded list of invited guests, urged the public to prepare to get intimate on January 1.
Intimate, the first concert to have Buju and Beres Hammond share a stage since their iconic Reggae Sumfest performance in 2019, will take place at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in St Ann.
Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR, the artiste known as 'the Gargamel' said, "We're trying to make a concert that is intricately produced that one can feel that essence and that spirit of togetherness because it's not about us. It has never been about us, we are mere vessels that transport a message to the masses. So I don't want it to be about me."
He continued, "Truth be told, when lazy have we, have some nice time. I need some, what do you think?"
Buju, who also shared the stage with Hammond at his Long Walk To Freedom concert earlier in 2019 at the National Stadium, gave the news team an idea of Intimate's concept.
"The process was one that required a night of serenity a night of tranquility, a night of music to uplift and educate yet still relate. We haven't had love being preached in our ears in a long time. We have an abundance of death and destruction and mayhem so we try to bring Marcia Griffiths, L.U.S.T., Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Mitch (local entertainer), people who can bring a different purview," he said.
Speaking at the media launch of the event, Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said, "After two years of the social distance thing, we look forward to the occasion to be intimate once more."
Though unable to attend the launch event, Hammond sent greetings virtually.
Summing up the night, Buju said he is looking forward to "Unify the nation through an 'intimate' connection."
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Malaysia, Indonesia have reservations over Australia buying nuclear subs: Minister
The USS Santa Fe (top) sailing in formation with Royal Australian Navy submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean. PHOTO: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY/FACEBOOK
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JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Malaysia and Indonesia share strong reservations over Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Monday (Oct 18).
Referring to Aukus, a trilateral security pact agreed last month between Australia, the United States and Britain, Mr Saifuddin Abdullah said the two South-east Asian nations were similarly concerned about its ramifications.
"We agree on the latest issue in the region regarding a country near our territory that is purchasing new nuclear-powered submarines," he told a joint news conference after a meeting with counterpart Retno Marsudi.
"Even though that country doesn't have the capacity for nuclear weapons, we are worried and concerned."
Indonesia last month said it was concerned Aukus could lead to a regional arms race.
Malaysia previously said it would seek views on the issue with China and the Association of South-east Asian nations.
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Time after time when I look into why I struggle with relationship after relationship, often at the heart of it is my pride, such a heinous sin. I feel as I pray, God is saying to me, "back again, Robby".
Pride leads to road rage, struggles in the service drive, struggles with car salesman, struggles almost anywhere you look. So a solution to pride would be huge, wouldn't it?
So I thought let me study real yeast. A study of yeast reveals some awesome stuff, as I read much on that this week here is the "readers digest version". Yeast is a fungi that eats sugar and emits ethanol/alcohol. Those tiny bubbles of alcohol make wine and beer, also bread rises as a result of those tiny bubbles. The Jews have long taught that yeast puffs up as pride and so every year at passover they spend a week getting rid of all the "hametz", leven or yeast from their houses, the original "Spring Cleaning". Looking at the Pharisee above you see he is puffed up, but, as I studied the effects of alcohol I believe there is more to it, as there is so much about fermentation, (caused by yeast) in the Bible as well..
Eye on the prize, "dopamine", think about a drunk, flirting with all the women, thinking he can fight everyone in the bar. The yeast of the Pharisee has to do with the prize the Pharisee his eye on. The prize in the case of the Pharisees is their own Religious Kingdom, not God's. They like the drunk have their eye on the wrong prize with a puffed up view of their own ability, drunk with power.
Now the yeast of Herod. He too, has his eye on a prize, drunk with civil power and puffed up with his eye on his own Kingdom not God's.
Man oh man I see this puffed up concerned with my own Kingdom side of myself and need to pray like the Publican, Lord have mercy on me a sinner.
Still thirsting for answers to my pride sin, I proceeded with the story and found some huge misunderstanding I had..
"What does that have to do with battling pride", I kept asking?
Have you ever considered that when Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer that when we ask for our daily bread we are asking for Jesus?
Consider that with me: is Jesus the bread of life?
Was Jesus born in Bethlehem/ Hebrew for (Beth = House of) and (Lehem = Bread).
Consider that the feast of Pentecost they wave 'leavened" bread in other words Leviticus 23:16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord.
"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be they name, THY KINGDOM COME. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, Give us this day our DAILY BREAD"… New Yeast.
The Kingdom is God's Kingdom where each individual reflects a unique aspect of God's Glory, if I can see that, they have huge value to the Kingdom, If I can get my prize right and get my dopamine working on that reward there is no pride to concern myself with. That guy that just cut me off, or the lady with Time Warner Cable who just took an hour of my time and won't help me still reflects God and if I can help call that out in her, the Kingdom is coming. I can only do that with my Daily Bread it's the only chance I have to overcome pride….
Jesus the bread of life is the way to the Father who on Pentecost sent the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit I can see the scriptures, see Jesus sacrifice for me that blood cleanses me from all unrighteousness, yes even pride and allows me to have God as my Father the Kingdom coming as a son who sees other son's as princes and kings. Lord help get this from my head to my heart.


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Taking it to the Limit – The Eagles Knew How to Live
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We all know the story behind "Hotel California", so it should come as no surprise that when it came to living life in the fast lane, the Eagles were the apparent masters. But were they really that wild? And was Glenn Frey the one that led the others astray?
It all started when the original band members headed out to the desert to shoot the cover for their self-titled debut album loaded up on peyote. Their excuse was that it allowed them the opportunity to experience the mysticism of the high desert. It was certainly a sign of things to come.
Guitarist Frey became particularly wild, often trashing hotel rooms just for the hell of it. Prior to his death in 2016, Frey was back in the limelight, and as an aging (and quite amicable country rocker) it was hard to picture him as the hell-raising star of the 70s. But that's exactly what he was, according to the media at least.
Unfortunately, though, as wild as he was, Frey was often the undeserving scapegoat in the press and the one that was allegedly leading the others astray. Of course, the rest of the band were certainly capable of raising hell in their own way, but such was and still is the way of the media; Frey was the one that got the blame.
But for true fans of the band, it's always good to hear something positive about the band members and Frey in particular. That's why discovering that he was actually a master card player with incredible levels of concentration when it came to poker is a nice surprise. It goes against pretty much everyone's opinion of the guitarist as a wild rocker that could barely stand still long enough to record his vocals.
Seeing as how they lived such a raucous lifestyle, it's still kind of hard to imagine Glenn, Don, and the gang sitting down for a game of poker, but the fact is that the entire band were obsessed with the mental sport. Frey even went so far as to invent his own version of the game that he rather fittingly called Eagle Poker.
However, despite their love of such a quiet game, the band's exuberant backstage lifestyle began to take its toll long before their official split in the early 80s. From throwing beer bottles at each other to fighting over the attentions of their muses, the band members' egos began to get in the way of their music. At one infamous gig in 1980, guitars were smashed and death threats were made on stage in front of the crowd.
It marked the first time when the band's legions of fans started to accept the fact that it would probably be best if they did indeed take a break from their life in the fast lane. And when they did split, it would be quite some time before the band would speak again. But in the early 90s, country star Travis Tritt did the unthinkable and got the band together on stage for the first time since their angry breakup. Granted it was as a backing band in the video for his cover of "Take it Easy", but the seeds were sown.
Frey and the gang got back together and the stories of their hellish days became lost in the fog of nostalgic memories. These days, Frey is remembered more for his time as a reformed character, but there was a time when the man they now revere as a country rock legend was thought of as the man that killed the Eagles. It was a harsh judgment, but now with hindsight and the help of the band members' reminiscences, we know that Frey wasn't the only Eagle struggling with the limelight.
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Features » September 5, 2019
Unions Have Supported Democrats for Decades. It's Time for Dems To Keep Their Promises.
Unions have played a critical role in helping Democrats get elected. What do they have to show for it?
BY Diana Babineau
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Unions have backed the Democratic Party for decades, supplying a steady stream of voters, money and volunteers. Despite this support, Democrats have little to show for their promises to strengthen unions and expand workers' rights.
And workers are increasingly frustrated. As contributing editor Jeremy Gantz reported in "Labor's Endorsement Dilemma," "Donald Trump had the best GOP presidential candidate performance with union households since 1984 … which raises the question: Are Democrats losing labor as a reliable constituency?"
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka warns Democrats that they may. "You can't offer campaign rhetoric or count on workers' votes simply because you have a 'D' next to your name," he told candidates behind closed doors before the July presidential primary debates.
Losing union support would be devasting for Democrats. In his 2002 article, "Better Luck Next Year," senior editor David Moberg wrote:
Without union voters, argues AFL-CIO political director Steve Rosenthal, Gore would have lost by a wide margin last year and Republicans would hold 61 Senate seats, instead of 49. Yet with the votes of just 3,000 more union members in five congressional districts, he calculates, [Democrat] Richard Gephardt would have been Speaker of the House.
Even then, some in the labor movement felt unions should be applying more pressure on politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike:
A growing number of labor leaders, like Bruce Raynor, president of UNITE (apparel and textile workers), want unions to be more aggressive and more independent, giving money directly to neither party and endorsing candidates—no matter what their party—only when they will support unions and working people. Increasingly, labor is also seeking clout and independence by running union members for office.
The Democratic Party has remained poor on labor while many unions remain close to the Democratic establishment. In 2016, for example, some rank-and-file workers grumbled when their unions' leadership endorsed Hillary Clinton in the primary over the more labor-friendly Bernie Sanders.
This time around, several unions have made it clear that 2020 hopefuls will have to actually earn their endorsements. Though four presidential candidates have detailed labor plans, most international unions have yet to endorse. Exceptions are the International Association of Fire Fighters, which endorsed Joe Biden in April, and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, which endorsed Sanders in August.
With the labor movement stirring—nearly half a million workers participated in strikes last year, and union support is the highest it's been in 15 years—the question now is, Will it be enough to finally get an organizer-in-chief?
Diana Babineau
Diana Babineau is managing editor at In These Times. She is a consulting editor for Kenyon Review, and her poetry appears or is forthcoming in The Common, Terrain.org and North American Review.


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Dunkin' is giving away free donuts every Wednesday for a month
By Jacob Siegal
Published Mar 24th, 2021 3:26PM EDT
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The past twelve months have been a collective nightmare for all of us, so for 2021, we'll take good news wherever we can get it. Today, good news comes in the form of free food, as Dunkin' announced that every Wednesday from March 24th through April 21st will be Free Donut Wednesday. Every member of the DD Perks program will be able to pick up one free classic donut with the purchase of any drink at Dunkin' stores around the country.
"We know people are craving some fun and excitement to break up the week. With Free Donut Wednesdays, we're excited to give our DD Perks members a free sweet treat to help beat the midweek slump and keep them running with a smile," said Joanna Bonder, Director, Loyalty Marketing and Strategy at Dunkin'.
On Free Donut Wednesdays, Dunkin' will offer a wide selection of flavors at participating stores, such as Strawberry Frosted with Sprinkles, Glazed, Boston Kreme, and Double Chocolate.
Beyond the free donuts, Dunkin' is also adding a new Blueberry Pomegranate flavored Dunkin' Refresher to its menu, which it calls "a bright and brilliant combination of iced green tea, flavored fruit concentrate, and B vitamins." Members have to buy a drink anyway for their free donut, so there's one for them to try.
If you aren't currently a DD Perks member, you can sign up at DDPerks.com or in the mobile app, which is available on iOS and Android. From the website, click "Sign Up," enter all of the relevant information, and then click "Submit" at the bottom of the page. Be sure to include your date of birth to get a free birthday beverage. Once you are a member, you will earn five points for every dollar you spend, and 200 points will net you a free drink.
If one free donut a week for the next month is not enough sugar for you, Krispy Kreme's new offer might do the trick. On Monday, Krispy Kreme announced that anyone who shows their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card at a Krispy Kreme store will receive a free Original Glazed doughnut. Unlike the Dunkin' offer, this promotion lasts all year long, and you can take advantage of it once a day every day until the end of 2021.
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Over 350 Different Legal Actions (since 2008), Almost $200 Billion in Fines and Settlements, $8.2 Trillion in Bailouts (and the game continues into 2019), When does justice arrive?
Wall Street's top financial executives from 2008 and after. Why no justice for these bankers? Could it be that money rules over all events within Capitalism?
Washington, D.C. – As the CEOs of Wall Street's biggest megabanks appear before Congress, Better Markets is releasing a Report, "Wall Street's Six Biggest Bailed-Out Banks: Their RAP Sheets & Ongoing Crime Spree." On 10th April, a number of CEOs from leading banks testified in front of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. But this report from Better Markets was ignored by all! Interesting!
The Report, for the first time, details the Six Megabanks' (1) taxpayer bailouts, (2) crime spree before, during and after the 2008 financial crisis, and (3) the fines and penalties involved.
Our markets were corrupted (since 2008) with some $29 trillion of bogus money units created mostly by these six criminal banks. The bogus money units (we should call them counterfeit money units) ended up with a select few cronies which had personal connections with these six banks. And the corruption continues as I write this missive. SHOCKING! Yet few seem to care as of today! This could change, however, when the CRASH finally arrives.
Of the more than $29 trillion in bailouts, just the six biggest banks in the country (the "Six Megabanks") received more than $8.2 trillion in lifesaving support from American taxpayers during the 2008 financial crash, or nearly one-third of the total bailouts provided to the entire financial system. This was a massive transfer of wealth from Main Street to Wall Street to prevent the bankruptcy of just six banks, supposedly because they were vital to the economic security and prosperity of Main Street Americans.
One might think that receiving trillions of dollars of undeserved and lifesaving taxpayer bailouts would cause those financial institutions to reform their high-risk, destabilizing activities or, at a minimum, to rein in their predatory conduct and illegal practices. Think again. The banks showed no gratitude, no remorse, and no willingness to reform their activities. Worse, they also didn't bother to end their systemic, widespread, and brazen illegal conduct.
The day of judgment will eventually come for those who continue with this financial corruption. And my sense is that this day of judgment is coming soon! Crime pays in the short-term but dire consequences arrive eventually! I am: https://kingdomecon.wordpress.com.


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Men's Breakfast Group – The group meets the second Saturday of the month at 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall downstairs in the church. All men are welcome.
Women's Recovery Group meet at United the 1st Monday of the month at 7 pm. Children are welcome.
United Church Women Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am . Bring your kids.
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I believe we don't to a large extent.
yes, while determinism is nice to believe sometimes it has no real basis.
Here goes. Freewill is an illusion. Studies have shown given enough information we can know what you will "choose." Nothing you do is completely random not influenced by some prior invent hence "determined".
Can you give an example? Free will being a will that is not informed by prior causes.
to be fair, arguably we're all just saying what we hope to be the case.
P1. For me to do an action freely, I must be able to refrain from doing it.
P2. If God knows what I will do before I do it, then it must be true that I will do that action.
C1. Therefore, it cannot be true that God knows what I will do before I do it and be true that I don't do that action.
P3. If I going to perform a particular action in the future, then nothing I can do will prevent that from coming true.
C2. Therefore, if God knows what I will do before I do it, then I cannot possibly refrain from doing that action.
C3. Therefore, if God knows what I will do before I do it, the action is not free.
I think humans don't have free will. You are not the thinker of your thoughts. I like the way Sam Harris puts it: 'What are you going to think next?'. Every thought, every decision and every desire that you think YOU have or make is pre-determined by neuro-physiological processes which are completely beyond your control. Your brain, being the master regulator of your behaviour, is constantly reacting to your environment and the stimuli within it.
It seems to be all determinism plus randomness when you look at it objectively.
I think Hume was largely right on this. It is a debate I struggle to get excited about; it doesn't make any difference to my lived life.
No, but it can ironically be quite liberating once you accept this.
We are only as free as society allows us to be.
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Ring, left, and Athian Bol have overcome so much in their lives to find a new start in the Kent community. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
Bol bothers survive hard times to find peace, hope in Kent
by Mark Klaas
Friday, December 1, 2017 11:51am
They fled a civil war half a world away and escaped the ravages of Seattle's sordid Jungle to find peace and hope.
Sober, resolute and responsible fathers today, Kent's three Bol brothers have so much to be thankful for.
"It's been a journey … a lot has happened. I'm just grateful to be alive," said Athian, 40, the middle brother, while visiting a recent Thursday night community supper at Kent Lutheran Church. "It seems like I lost everything, and they helped me get everything back."
Appreciative of a new lease on life, the Bol brothers returned to give thanks and speak at the supper, inspiring others to find their way, just as they had.
The brothers left the war-torn Sudan with their mother more than 25 years ago and eventually landed in America. Less than a month after their arrival, their mother died of a lung disease, a great family loss that took the brothers, as they explained, on a bumpy path to self-destruction – a ride fraught by drugs, alcohol and homelessness.
For several months, they battled for self-survival in "The Jungle," a homeless, lawless encampment under Interstate 5.
"When I was in The Jungle I didn't know where to go," said Ring, 42, the oldest brother. "I was struggling with alcohol, and I knew I couldn't go and stay with anybody because it would be too much for them. So I had to figure out a way. I wanted to get sober. I needed help."
Help for Ring, Athian and their youngest brother Mager, 38, came from the Seattle Union Gospel Mission's Men's Recovery Program, a yearlong effort that changed their lives. The faith-based recovery program helps people leave their addictions behind and gives men and women the foundation for starting a new life by guiding them through counseling, relapse prevention curriculum and Bible studies.
"(The program) is a big part of my life," Athian said. "It seems like I lost everything and they helped me get everything back."
Dean Way speaks from experience when asked about the Bol brothers' comeback story. He was once homeless, a longtime meth addict.
Then, one day, he visited a Union Gospel Mission shelter.
"I came for a meal and it changed my life, really," he said.
"The beautiful thing is if you came in homeless, it will give you a roof. If you're hungry, it will give you a meal … and if you're addicted to drugs and if you follow the rules, you won't do drugs."
Today, Way is a mentor, a friend who works for the Union Gospel Mission, living in Kent and working to maintain its properties.
The Bols' story brings a smile to Way.
"You can see how special each one of them is," he said.
Ring, a father of three, works today as a warehouse coordinator. Athian, a father of four, also is working, as is Mager.
They have their faith, family and friends to thank for their recovery and a renewed opportunity to lead productive lives.
As Ring best described, "We're miracles walking."
Athian added, "It's been an amazing, difficult life … having hope after losing it all … to getting it back again."
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Deadly, destructive: Geologist spells out dangers of volcanic eruptions
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MANILA - The possibility of a hazardous explosive eruption remains in Taal Volcano, which has prompted the evacuation of residents living on the island where it is located.
No Man's Land: Animals, plants in Taal island already dead after eruption - NDRRMC
On ANC's Headstart, Mahar Lagmay of the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute reiterated hazards associated with volcanic eruption.
These include ash, pyroclastic flows, tsunami, landslide, or seiche or oscillation of lake water.
Pyroclastic flow, he said, is hot and travels at high speed, decimating those on its way.
"You can die like the people in Pompeii," he said, referring to the ancient Roman city destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
He said these hazards have already been seen since the volcano started acting up on Sunday.
Hazardous eruption can kill, Lagmay said.
He explained that magma that extrudes to the surface gets broken down into ashes and smaller pieces because of the explosion. The ashes are then carried into the cloud and its plumes.
"And that's very dangerous. If you're in the island, that's the reason why people have evacuated, chances are you will die," he said.
Ghost towns around Taal as frightened thousands flee volcano
Thousands have fled their homes after Taal erupted on Sunday, prompting the overnight closure of Manila's main airport and the suspension of work and classes.
"If a hazard happens without any people, there's no disaster. It's good that the activity is confined within the island and there's lake water surrounding it," said Lagmay.
However, when there's a bigger eruption like the scale of that of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991, where the volcanic explosivity index was at VEI 6, it can be hazardous.
"The eruption that happened in Taal island generated a plume that was I think 15 kilometers and ash was spewed, penetrated the stratosphere and the ashes reached up to Nueva Ecija--- that's a very explosive eruption," he explained.
A volcanic tsunami is also a possibility, he said.
"If the explosion is large, if in the days to come if it's going to happen there might be disturbance in the lake water of Taal and that might create a tsunami," he said.
The condition at Taal volcano remains at alert level 4 which means a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days, according to Phivolcs.
"If that is what they are saying that there's still an imminent possibility of a large eruption just like Pinatubo, then it is hazardous," he said.
Phivolcs has recorded more than 200 volcanic earthquakes in the area.
"The fact that there are earthquakes means magma is trying to push up towards the surface of the earth," Lagmay said.
This magma intrusion may lead to further eruptive activity, Phivolcs said.
'A rapid escalation': Phivolcs chief warns rising magma could cause more volcanic activity
Sunday's Taal eruption prompted Phivolcs to raise the alert level to 4 in just a matter of hours.
"It's strange that suddenly the magma is on the surface because there are many tell-tale signs that we can see before the magma reaches the surface because it comes from the deep bowels of the earth, probably about 10 kilometers. And during transit, there are many indicators that can tell us the magma is rising and near the surface already," Lagmay said.
"Nature has its own way, Phivolcs did their best," he said.
Meanwhile, Lagmay clarified that climate change has nothing to do with Taal's eruption.
"If the eruptions are big, they do affect the climate but the climate change itself does not affect the magma's behavior as it rises towards the surface of the earth," he said.
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The campaign to provide free sanitary products to students across Scotland will soon reach its fourth month of implementation. With the introduction of an additional product on November 12, 2018, at the University of Edinburgh, Moon Cups have also been included as a more environmentally friendly option aside from the tampons and pads already available.
European Union regulations class sanitary products as a 'luxury good', meaning that VAT must be applied. Campaigners against such a tax have claimed that it leads to 'period poverty', meaning that people who cannot afford to pay for sanitary products must often stay at home during menstruation. A survey by Young Scot found that a quarter of young people at school, college or university had had trouble accessing sanitary products. Therefore, the University of Edinburgh's dedication to further access to free sanitary products for all those who need it is a successful step towards recognising deeper issues in terms of inaccessibility for women around the United Kingdom.


The classic Devonian fossil fish site at Tynet Burn, Fochabers, NE Scotland has been investigated following recent excavations. The fish assemblage consists of placoderms, acanthodians, an actinopterygian, porolepiforms, osteolepiforms and a dipnoan. The assemblage is typical of the 'Achanarras Fauna' of Eifelian age which is widespread in the Orcadian basin, representing a time of generally high lake levels. The most diverse fauna occurs in the Upper Nodule Bed which can be divided into top and bottom levels, where fish are mainly preserved in calcareous nodules, and a middle level with fish in laminated limestone.
Three fluvial to lacustrine cycles are exposed in the Tynet Burn in 27 m of strata. Fish are abundant in the Upper Nodule Bed, and are also sparsely represented in lacustrine strata both above and below this level. The lacustrine laminites of the Upper Nodule Bed were deposited following a rapid rise in lake level. Subsequent fall in lake level resulted in deposition of a thin shallow water massive limestone, prior to exposure and desiccation of the lake floor. Disruption of laminites by sediment sliding and sand intrusion was followed by compaction and concretion formation. Chemotrophic bacteria later invaded open cracks and porosity and partially oxidized the fish remains; the bacterial oxidation event being responsible for the characteristic pink, red and purple colours of fossil fish from Tynet Burn. Subsequent lake level rise resulted in deposition of shales with abundant diagenetic concretions, rarely containing fish. With increasing clastic input alluvial sands prograded over the area from the south.
The rapid deepening event associated with the base of the Upper Nodule Bed at Tynet is considered to be synchronous with similar events represented in other Achanarras-equivalent fish beds. However, elements of the Achanarras fish assemblage can be encountered in less persistent lacustrine intervals both above and below this level.
Minor cyclicity, superimposed on the main Achanarras event, resulted in repetition of fluvial to lacustrine transitions. The main control on cyclicity is considered to have been climatic, but subsidence and sediment supply rates were also a significant influence.


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