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+module ActiveSupport
+  module CoreExtensions
+    module Numeric
+      module Time
+        def minutes
+          self * 60
+        end
+        alias :minute :minutes  
+        
+        def hours
+          self * 60.minutes
+        end
+        alias :hour :hours
+        
+        def days
+          self * 24.hours
+        end
+        alias :day :days
+
+        def weeks
+          self * 7.days
+        end
+        alias :week :weeks
+        
+        def fortnights
+          self * 2.weeks
+        end
+        alias :fortnight :fortnights
+        
+        def months
+          self * 30.days
+        end
+        alias :month :months
+        
+        def years
+          self * 365.days
+        end
+        alias :year :years
+
+        # Reads best without arguments:  10.minutes.ago
+        def ago(time = Time.now)
+          time - self
+        end
+
+        # Reads best with argument:  10.minutes.until(time)
+        alias :until :ago
+
+        # Reads best with argument:  10.minutes.since(time)
+        def since(time = Time.now)
+          time + self
+        end
+
+        # Reads best without arguments:  10.minutes.from_now
+        alias :from_now :since
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end