pismo 0.7.2 → 0.7.4

data/lib/pismo/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Pismo
-  VERSION = "0.7.2"
+  VERSION = "0.7.4"
 end

data/pismo.gemspec

@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.authors     = ["Peter Cooper"]
   s.email       = ["git@peterc.org"]
   s.homepage    = "http://github.com/peterc/pismo"
-  s.summary     = %q{TODO: Write a gem summary}
   s.description = %q{Pismo extracts and retrieves content-related metadata from HTML pages - you can use the resulting data in an organized way, such as a summary/first paragraph, body text, keywords, RSS feed URL, favicon, etc.}
   s.summary     = %q{Extracts or retrieves content-related metadata from HTML pages}
-  s.date        = %q{2010-07-27}
+  s.date        = %q{2010-12-19}
   s.default_executable = %q{pismo}
 
   s.rubyforge_project = "pismo"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   
-  s.add_dependency(%q<shoulda>, [">= 0"])
+  s.add_development_dependency(%q<shoulda>, [">= 0"])
   s.add_dependency(%q<awesome_print>, [">= 0"])
   s.add_dependency(%q<nokogiri>, [">= 0"])
   s.add_dependency(%q<sanitize>, [">= 0"])

data/test/corpus/metadata_expected.yaml

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   :lede: I'm just aching to know if the new Apple tablet (insert caveats, weasel words and qualifiers here) is a potential Cintiq competitor. I don't think it will be, but you never know. It may also have a built in barometer and bird call generator. I'm never sure if Apple does themselves more good than harm with the secrecy and anticipation that surrounds the run-up to these announcements.
   :feeds:
     - http://www.readwriteweb.com/rss.xml
-    - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2010/01/cartoon_apple_tablet_now_with_barometer_and_bird_c.xml  
+    - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2010/01/cartoon_apple_tablet_now_with_barometer_and_bird_c.xml 
+  :tags: [apple tablet, steve jobs] 
 :briancray: 
   :title: 5 great examples of popular blog posts that you should know
   :feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/briancray/blog
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
   :author: Peter Cooper
   :lede: CoffeeScript (GitHub repo) is a new programming language with a pure Ruby compiler.
   :feed: http://www.rubyinside.com/feed/
+  :tags: [Cool]
 :zefrank:
   :sentences: If there's anyone who knows how to marshal an online audience, it's Ze Frank. Ze is best-known for his 2006 program "The Show," in which he made a new 2-3 minute video every day for 1 year. Topics ranged from "fingers in food" to the mysteries of airport signage to a tour de force summary of creatives' addiction to un-executed ideas, aka brain crack.
   :title: "Ze Frank on Imaginary Audiences :: Articles :: The 99 Percent"
@@ -69,4 +71,8 @@
   :title: 18 Incredible CSS3 Effects You Have Never Seen Before
   :lede: "CSS3 is hot these days and will soon be available in most modern browser. Just recently, I started to become aware to the present of CSS3 around the web. I can see some of the websites such as twitter and designer portfolios websites are using it. Also, I have started to implement it to my own project as well and I really love it!"
   :sentences: CSS3 is hot these days and will soon be available in most modern browser. Just recently, I started to become aware to the present of CSS3 around the web. I can see some of the websites such as twitter and designer portfolios websites are using it.
-  :datetime: 2010-06-02 12:00:00 +01:00
+  :datetime: 2010-06-02 12:00:00 +00:00
+:thegoodbookblog:
+  :title: Signs Of Life
+  :datetime: 2012-07-25 12:00:00 +00:00
+  :tags: [Church Life, Marriage and Family, Ministry and Leadership]

data/test/corpus/readers/cluster_expected.yaml

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+--- 
+:bbcnews: |-
+  A UK charity is dealing with an increasing number of young gay Muslims becoming homeless after fleeing forced marriages and so-called honour violence.
+  During a weekly drop-in group held by the Albert Kennedy Trust in London, Suni, a 20-year-old London student, helps himself to a warm mince pie and a steaming cup of coffee. 
+  In 2008, during a holiday to Pakistan to visit relatives, his parents suspected the truth about his sexuality. They believed marriage would "cure" him of what they considered to be a psychological disorder. 
+  Name 'blackened'
+  "They told me I'm going to be forced into marriage and they're looking for a girl and I'll be married in two to three months and I won't be able to come back to London," Suni said. 
+  When he refused, he was imprisoned in his family's ancestral home in a remote village of Pakistan and subjected to regular beatings and abuse as he had brought "shame" on the strict Muslim family. 
+  I think I'd be vulnerable if people knew about me - I've heard a lot of remarks in the past about people saying that gay people should die for religious reasons 
+  "I stayed there for three months and he was always beating me. He was telling me I had blackened our family name and he was saying it's a sin. I know it was just for honour." 
+  Suni managed to escape and return to the UK, penniless and homeless. 
+  Relatives and friends were reluctant to help him due to fear of violent reprisals from his family. 
+  After a night spent in a police cell, he was put in touch with the trust, which helped find him safe accommodation. 
+  'Gay demons'
+  Trust worker Annie Southerst said in the past six months there has been an increase in the number of Muslims coming to them for help. 
+  "They face threats of physical violence, actual violence and restriction of liberties," she said. 
+  "We've had people chased out of the house with knives and we have had issues around young people who had exorcisms planned to get rid of the gay demons, I suppose. 
+  "They come to us because they're homeless, or in danger of being homeless imminently. We sort out emergency accommodation for them. 
+  "But the biggest loss they face is the loss of their families. 
+  "I can't imagine what it must be like to suddenly in your late teens, early 20s suddenly not to have a family anymore." 
+  Using laws introduced by the government in November 2008, the charity has taken out four Forced Marriage Protection orders in the past few months. 
+   The orders were introduced after ministers dropped plans to make forcing someone to marry a crime. 
+  More than 80 have been imposed so far. Breaching one is contempt of court and can carry a two-year jail term. 
+  Fazal Mahmood runs a support group for South Asian and Middle Eastern gay men, called Himat, which means strength in Urdu. 
+  "I've got about 150 people on my mail out list. 
+  "About 80%... have been coerced into marriage or been forced into marriage or are being forced into marriage," he said. 
+  Mr Mahmood says homosexuality is considered a taboo issue within close-knit Muslim communities in areas such as London, Bradford and Manchester. 
+  "I'm proud to be a Muslim, I'm proud to be South Asian, Pakistani and I'm proud to be gay as well. 
+  "Unfortunately a lot of parents don't see that. All they see is 'what is my community going to feel like when they find out my son or daughter is gay?'." 
+  In fact he advises young gay Muslims not to come out to their families. 
+  "Once you've told your family and friends about your sexuality, the next unfortunate step for your family to do is ask you to leave." 
+   Shelim, 21, lives in east London with his large Bangladeshi family, and has decided to keep his sexuality a secret. 
+  "When they do find out, they're basically going to go against it. 
+  "My relationship with them is not going to be the same, the respect they have for me is going to be different and I'm going to miss that relationship," he said. 
+  He is also worried about the repercussions within the local community if they discover he is gay. 
+  "You see people being killed for being gay and stuff. I think I'd be vulnerable if people knew about me. 
+  "I've heard a lot of remarks in the past about people saying that gay people should die for religious reasons." 
+  A special government unit tackles the issue of forced marriages. Every year it deals with around 1,600 cases of forced marriage. Three-quarters of all calls are from people of South Asian origin. 
+  Department head Olaf Henricson-Bell said gay and lesbian youngsters were particularly vulnerable. 
+  "A few weeks ago, an individual got in touch with the unit to say he'd been taken to Pakistan, forced to marry against his will, brought back to the UK then denounced by both his new wife and his family for his sexuality. 
+  "He'd been subject to physical and other abuse. When he rang us he was scared to leave the home and we had to secure police protection. 
+  "Forced marriage by its nature is an underground practice and the cases often go unreported. 
+  "The individuals involved may be reluctant to mention sexuality when they ring us or when they bring their case to the attention of the authorities," he said. 
+  The unit plans to work with the trust to produce a training programme for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender organisations working with young people at risk of being forced into marriage. 
+  You can hear more at 1230 and 1800 BST on the BBC's Asian Network Reports or via the BBC iPlayer.

data/test/corpus/readers/tree_expected.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+--- 
+:bbcnews: |-
+  A UK charity is dealing with an increasing number of young gay Muslims becoming homeless after fleeing forced marriages and so-called honour violence.
+  During a weekly drop-in group held by the Albert Kennedy Trust in London, Suni, a 20-year-old London student, helps himself to a warm mince pie and a steaming cup of coffee. 
+  In 2008, during a holiday to Pakistan to visit relatives, his parents suspected the truth about his sexuality. They believed marriage would "cure" him of what they considered to be a psychological disorder. 
+  Name 'blackened'
+  "They told me I'm going to be forced into marriage and they're looking for a girl and I'll be married in two to three months and I won't be able to come back to London," Suni said. 
+  When he refused, he was imprisoned in his family's ancestral home in a remote village of Pakistan and subjected to regular beatings and abuse as he had brought "shame" on the strict Muslim family. 
+   I think I'd be vulnerable if people knew about me - I've heard a lot of remarks in the past about people saying that gay people should die for religious reasons 
+  "I stayed there for three months and he was always beating me. He was telling me I had blackened our family name and he was saying it's a sin. I know it was just for honour." 
+  Suni managed to escape and return to the UK, penniless and homeless. 
+  Relatives and friends were reluctant to help him due to fear of violent reprisals from his family. 
+  After a night spent in a police cell, he was put in touch with the trust, which helped find him safe accommodation. 
+  'Gay demons'
+  Trust worker Annie Southerst said in the past six months there has been an increase in the number of Muslims coming to them for help. 
+  "They face threats of physical violence, actual violence and restriction of liberties," she said. 
+  "We've had people chased out of the house with knives and we have had issues around young people who had exorcisms planned to get rid of the gay demons, I suppose. 
+  "They come to us because they're homeless, or in danger of being homeless imminently. We sort out emergency accommodation for them. 
+  "But the biggest loss they face is the loss of their families. 
+  "I can't imagine what it must be like to suddenly in your late teens, early 20s suddenly not to have a family anymore." 
+  Using laws introduced by the government in November 2008, the charity has taken out four Forced Marriage Protection orders in the past few months. 
+   I'm proud to be a Muslim... and I'm proud to be gay as well - unfortunately a lot of parents don't see that 
+   The orders were introduced after ministers dropped plans to make forcing someone to marry a crime. 
+  More than 80 have been imposed so far. Breaching one is contempt of court and can carry a two-year jail term. 
+  Fazal Mahmood runs a support group for South Asian and Middle Eastern gay men, called Himat, which means strength in Urdu. 
+  "I've got about 150 people on my mail out list. 
+  "About 80%... have been coerced into marriage or been forced into marriage or are being forced into marriage," he said. 
+  Mr Mahmood says homosexuality is considered a taboo issue within close-knit Muslim communities in areas such as London, Bradford and Manchester. 
+  "I'm proud to be a Muslim, I'm proud to be South Asian, Pakistani and I'm proud to be gay as well. 
+  "Unfortunately a lot of parents don't see that. All they see is 'what is my community going to feel like when they find out my son or daughter is gay?'." 
+  In fact he advises young gay Muslims not to come out to their families. 
+  "Once you've told your family and friends about your sexuality, the next unfortunate step for your family to do is ask you to leave." 
+  Shelim, 21, lives in east London with his large Bangladeshi family, and has decided to keep his sexuality a secret. 
+  "When they do find out, they're basically going to go against it. 
+  "My relationship with them is not going to be the same, the respect they have for me is going to be different and I'm going to miss that relationship," he said. 
+  He is also worried about the repercussions within the local community if they discover he is gay. 
+  "You see people being killed for being gay and stuff. I think I'd be vulnerable if people knew about me. 
+  "I've heard a lot of remarks in the past about people saying that gay people should die for religious reasons." 
+  A special government unit tackles the issue of forced marriages. Every year it deals with around 1,600 cases of forced marriage. Three-quarters of all calls are from people of South Asian origin. 
+  Department head Olaf Henricson-Bell said gay and lesbian youngsters were particularly vulnerable. 
+  "A few weeks ago, an individual got in touch with the unit to say he'd been taken to Pakistan, forced to marry against his will, brought back to the UK then denounced by both his new wife and his family for his sexuality. 
+  "He'd been subject to physical and other abuse. When he rang us he was scared to leave the home and we had to secure police protection. 
+  "Forced marriage by its nature is an underground practice and the cases often go unreported. 
+  "The individuals involved may be reluctant to mention sexuality when they ring us or when they bring their case to the attention of the authorities," he said. 
+  The unit plans to work with the trust to produce a training programme for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender organisations working with young people at risk of being forced into marriage. 
+  You can hear more at 1230 and 1800 BST on the BBC's Asian Network Reports or via the BBC iPlayer. 
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+  <h1 class="title"><a href="#">Signs Of Life</a></h1>
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+    <span class="author">By <a href="/blogger/micheal_boersma/">Mick Boersma</a></span>
+    <span class="pubdate">Jul. 25, 2012 10:46 a.m.</span>
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+      
+        <a href="/topic/church-life/">Church Life</a>,
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+<p>
+  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It started as I was picking up toys from a visit by our precious grandchildren.&nbsp; Strewn about the living room, into the kitchen and out the back door was a dizzying array of colorful plastic pieces of everything from &lsquo;Cootie&rsquo; to &lsquo;Madeline&rsquo;s Christmas Book and Doll Set&rsquo;.&nbsp; This scene had played out before &ndash; every time those five bundles of energy had &lsquo;left the building&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As I finished putting everything in its place (piled up in an old laundry basket), my comfortable lounge chair beckoned me to come over and enjoy its soothing leather and expertly padded appointments.&nbsp; As my body relented to its comforts, my heart was overwhelmed by God&rsquo;s blessings.&nbsp; It just doesn&rsquo;t get any better than seeing your grandchildren learn together the joys of life &ndash; playing, sharing, fighting, and discovering the world God has made.&nbsp; Surely &ldquo;children&rsquo;s children are a crown to the aged&rdquo; (Proverbs 17:6).</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And it dawned on me that cleaning up after them is a true blessing.&nbsp; The chaos they sometimes leave in their wake is a sign of life.&nbsp; Before they arrived in our family, the living room and back yard always stayed neat and orderly.&nbsp; Yet the treasure of having them running and bouncing around under their own power makes even the idea of a clean sliding patio window boring.&nbsp; Far better to see those little handprints plastered all over the glass.&nbsp; Some days I don&rsquo;t even wash them off!</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Good ministry is all about life, too.&nbsp; While it&rsquo;s easy to complain about those sheep God gave us to look after, if we took time to notice the up side of working with people, we&rsquo;d be less prone to get irritated at the messes they leave around.&nbsp; Here are a few signs of life that can elicit our feelings of frustration.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m challenging all of us to consider them as a blessing instead of a curse.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Disorder</strong> &ndash; We&rsquo;ve already seen this as a sign that little people are in the house.&nbsp; But this is a daily experience for anyone in pastoral service.&nbsp; When life is present, anything can happen.&nbsp; Some time back one of my students emailed me to say he couldn&rsquo;t make it to class one week.&nbsp; It seems someone had double booked a room for a graduation party.&nbsp; He&rsquo;d have to move his event one day forward &ndash; and he had a whole five days to pull it off.&nbsp; Sound familiar?&nbsp;</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As one of my friends once put it, &lsquo;control is an illusion&rsquo;.&nbsp; I think he&rsquo;s onto something.&nbsp; In my days in the pastorate that lesson went down hard for me.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m sure the apostle Paul must have growled at times as he saw his church plants coming apart at the seams.&nbsp; In fact, we wouldn&rsquo;t have much of a New Testament had he not been inspired to address the &lsquo;disorder&rsquo; with a positive sense that the church was a living organism needing his attentive and purposeful love.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe you&rsquo;re struggling today because of some messiness in your ministry.&nbsp; You could curse the clutter, or thank the Good Shepherd that there is enough life in the fellowship that people&rsquo;s minds and actions are bumping into one another.&nbsp; Give me an untidy living room anytime, if it means my family is in the house.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Fatigue</strong> &ndash; Working with people is exhausting.&nbsp; If you didn&rsquo;t know this before you entered ministry, you do now.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m reminded of the time Jesus asked the disciples to find food for the crowd near the Sea of Galilee.&nbsp; In Mark 6 we learn that after a long day the disciples thought it would be a good idea to send them home.&nbsp; They were tired and ready to call it day.&nbsp; But Jesus &ldquo;felt compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd&rdquo; (v. 34).&nbsp; And he began to teach them well into the evening.&nbsp; He saw this as a great opportunity to show the Father&rsquo;s power and love.&nbsp; Providing hope and refreshment to weary people was his idea of a great evening.&nbsp;</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frankly, I would have been right there with the disciples.&nbsp; But I&rsquo;m learning that when I am at the end of my reserves, the Lord is preparing me to be an instrument of his mercy and grace. And I think the Lord is challenging us to look at our tiredness as a reward that we have been doing good work for a loving Savior.&nbsp; Falling into bed after such labor is sweet, indeed.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Depletion</strong> &ndash; While we&rsquo;re on the subject of food, perhaps you&rsquo;ve discovered that going to the grocery store is less thrilling than it used to be &ndash; if it ever was.&nbsp; Prices are going up; yet consumption is not slowing down to make up the difference.&nbsp; If you have a growing family this is painfully obvious.&nbsp; Our daughters both have very active children, and they are beginning to discover what my mom used to call &lsquo;the hollow leg&rsquo;.&nbsp; My brothers, sister and I ate enough food during our teen years to feed a small army.&nbsp;</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But mom never complained.&nbsp; Watching us eat gave her great pleasure.&nbsp; She loved to see her kids enjoy the fruit of her labors and the bounty of the land we farmed.&nbsp; You may notice that your ministries consume a lot of money, time, energy, and yes, even food.&nbsp; One of our alumni friends pastored a church where the annual budget for donuts alone was $30,000.&nbsp; Sounds like a lot &ndash; until you realize the impact of these sugary treats.&nbsp; People were learning to stay and fellowship, share in one another&rsquo;s lives, and enjoy the benefit of growing deeper in the Lord together.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps your facilities are showing signs of wear and tear.&nbsp; You would paint and remodel, but you&rsquo;ve spent all your money on donuts :-).&nbsp; I say far better your place look a bit ragged from over-use than from the ravaging effects of neglect and decay. Some years ago I visited our family farm in Iowa.&nbsp; Dad had long ago passed on and the place was not being used.&nbsp; As I walked through those dilapidated buildings, memories of the hard work and great times we had years before came flooding back.&nbsp; I&rsquo;d rather see a building worn out because of constant activity than one that is falling down upon itself out of lack of use.</p>
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+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The next time you unlock the squeaky old door that leads to your office, or get into that bucket of bolts that passes for an automobile, be thankful there is enough life going on around you to use up all that stuff.</p>
+<p>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disorder, fatigue and depletion.&nbsp; We can see them as burdens to endure as we serve our Master, or we can view them as signs of life, encouraging us to keep on living for Jesus, the author of life itself.&nbsp; Think about these things, and rejoice in the life you see all around you. __Mick__</p>
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+      <p>Thanks for the insightful article, Dr. Boersma!  Very helpful in reframing what I would certainly consider to be hardships at first (and second and third...) glance.</p>
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