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from builtins import str

from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
from airflow.hooks.http_hook import HttpHook
from airflow.sensors.base_sensor_operator import BaseSensorOperator
from airflow.utils.decorators import apply_defaults

class HttpSensor(BaseSensorOperator):
    """
    Executes a HTTP GET statement and returns False on failure caused by
    404 Not Found or `response_check` returning False.

    HTTP Error codes other than 404 (like 403) or Connection Refused Error
    would fail the sensor itself directly (no more poking).

    :param http_conn_id: The connection to run the sensor against
    :type http_conn_id: string
    :param method: The HTTP request method to use
    :type method: string
    :param endpoint: The relative part of the full url
    :type endpoint: string
    :param request_params: The parameters to be added to the GET url
    :type request_params: a dictionary of string key/value pairs
    :param headers: The HTTP headers to be added to the GET request
    :type headers: a dictionary of string key/value pairs
    :param response_check: A check against the 'requests' response object.
        Returns True for 'pass' and False otherwise.
    :type response_check: A lambda or defined function.
    :param extra_options: Extra options for the 'requests' library, see the
        'requests' documentation (options to modify timeout, ssl, etc.)
    :type extra_options: A dictionary of options, where key is string and value
        depends on the option that's being modified.
    """

    template_fields = ('endpoint', 'request_params')

    @apply_defaults
    def __init__(self,
                 endpoint,
                 http_conn_id='http_default',
                 method='GET',
                 request_params=None,
                 headers=None,
                 response_check=None,
                 extra_options=None, *args, **kwargs):
        super(HttpSensor, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.endpoint = endpoint
        self.http_conn_id = http_conn_id
        self.request_params = request_params or {}
        self.headers = headers or {}
        self.extra_options = extra_options or {}
        self.response_check = response_check

        self.hook = HttpHook(
            method=method,
            http_conn_id=http_conn_id)

    def poke(self, context):
        self.log.info('Poking: %s', self.endpoint)
        try:
            response = self.hook.run(self.endpoint,
                                     data=self.request_params,
                                     headers=self.headers,
                                     extra_options=self.extra_options)
            if self.response_check:
                # run content check on response
                return self.response_check(response)
        except AirflowException as ae:
            if str(ae).startswith("404"):
                return False

            raise ae

        return True


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Men Slow Down for Love
By Stephanie Pappas published 23 October 13
An older couple walks together. (Image credit: Older couple photo via Shutterstock)
What is love? Maybe it means slowing down to walk at your beloved's pace.
New research finds that men adjust their walking speed to match their romantic partner's pace — a phenomenon not seen when guys walk with female friends. The findings have implications for understanding the evolution of human groups, given that early hunter-gatherers had to travel together, despite their diverse range of shapes and sizes.
Every individual has an optimal walking speed, researchers from Seattle Pacific University report today (Oct. 23) in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. Much of what determines that speed is height: the longer your legs are, the faster you're likely to walk — a fact that means men, on average, have a higher optimal speed than women do.
And speed matters, because this optimal point is the one at which a person moves the most efficiently, without wasting energy. When people walk together, someone has to pay the cost of adjusting his or her pace away from this optimum speed. [Men vs. Women: Our Top 6 Physical Differences Explained]
To find out who pays, the researchers recruited 11 heterosexual couples — a total of 22 men and women — and asked them to walk solo around a track. These initial walks set a baseline for each person's preferred pace, which averaged 3.4 mph (5.5 km/h) for men and 3.2 mph (5.1 km/h) for women.
Next, each person walked multiple laps around the track, alternating between walking alone and walking alongside another person. At various points, the person was joined by his or her romantic partner, by a same-sex friend and by an opposite-sex friend. For part of the walk with their romantic partner, the couples were instructed to hold hands.
The researchers timed the walks, and discovered that when a lovey-dovey couple walked together, the man slowed his pace to match his female partner's optimal speed. This occurred whether or not the two were holding hands.
When men and women in platonic friendships walked together, in contrast, both parties altered their speed. Men slowed slightly, and women sped up, to meet in the middle at about 3.3 mph (5.3 km/h).
When walking with someone of the same sex, men sped up so that both guys were chugging along at about 4 percent faster than their preferred pace. Women, on the other hand, slowed so that both walked about 3 percent slower than usual.
Many hunter-gatherer groups split into same-sex teams for long-distance travel, likely to prevent either men or women from having to pay an energy penalty to match each other's pace, the researchers wrote. In romantic relationships, however, men may have evolved to care for their partners, taking the energy hit so that the woman can save her effort for reproduction, they wrote.
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Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Public Policy Division
San Francisco Travel's Public Policy Division serves as the voice of the visitor in conversations with city, state, and national leaders.
Our team prioritizes community issues that impact the visitor experience. These include ensuring San Francisco is clean and safe, while also supporting destination development.
The San Francisco Travel Association convenes a partner-driven Public Policy Council once a month whose primary function is to promote the association's mission with respect to issues of public policy. Government representatives are regularly invited to Council meetings to allow members direct access to the officials who are directly involved in responding to the Council's concerns. The Council may take positions on ballot measures, legislation, and regulations that are consistent with its priorities.
The Council's policy guidelines include:
Promoting San Francisco and the Bay Area as a visitor destination.
Facilitating travel to and within San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California.
Promoting and advocating for long-term development projects that positively impact the visitor experience.
Addressing quality of life issues and their impact on visitation.
In addition to the Public Policy Council, San Francisco Travel's Policy Division leads and supports key priorities through the following.
Clean and Safe Coalition
San Francisco Travel leads the Clean and Safe Coalition, uniting the voice of the San Francisco business community and many San Francisco neighborhood groups to advocate for clean and safe streets in our city. Our goal is to elevate this issue to the highest levels of city government and support solutions that improve the quality of life for anyone visiting, doing business, and living in San Francisco.
Homeless Task Force
San Francisco Travel is an active member of the California Travel Association and leads its Homeless Task Force. The Task Force will analyze policies that will reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness and support a clean and safe California.
The Task Force will analyze policies that focus on:
Measures to ensure that those living, working, and visiting California are welcome and safe.
Short- and long-term supportive housing opportunities for those currently experiencing homelessness.
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Workforce development opportunities for those experiencing homelessness.
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San Francisco Travel's vision is for San Francisco to be the most compelling destination in the world. To achieve this, we strive to develop critical infrastructure that will attract visitors to San Francisco and the region. San Francisco Travel will continue to support projects that are responsive to visitor needs, including:
Expansion of convention meeting spaces and entertainment venues.
Development of lodging and accommodations.
Development of San Francisco International Airport.
Construction of high speed rail.
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Carter's Antique Toy Museum
On our recent road trip, we made lots of interesting discoveries. One of my favorites was this gem: Carter's Antique Toy Museum in Zionsville, Indiana.
About seventeen miles from Indianapolis, it's a building with three floors that holds a single collection of toys. But Jebus, what a collection. Entire cases of Lionel train cars, a basement full of coin-operated rides for kids, and even an animatronic tree that will give you nightmares. Also in the basement, two ancient lightgun arcade games and bumper cars–both of which you can utilize with your admission.
It's amazing. It's like a better organized toy version of what I assume the Ackermansion must have been like. I hope to get an interview with the owner soon, as I think he could use some help. Taxes and expenses of running the museum are just eating away at his wallet to the point where he might shut down the museum at the end of the year.
Go check out the photo album of 90+ shots that I've stuck over at our Facebook page and you tell me if you want to see that happen. If you're anywhere near the place, it's worth checking out. It's pretty damn amazing. Here's their official site.
Gallery of Soviet Toys
The Adventures of God-Jesus and the Cyberama Seven!
The Cycle of Plush Toy Life: Nasty, Brutish, But Soft
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Nerve and Muscle: the final common pathway to action
Written by: Christopher L.-H. Huang
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"The roads that lead man to knowledge are as wondrous as that knowledge itself."
― Arthur Koestler (1959). The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe. London: Hutchinson.
In biology, the initiation and execution of movement form the substrate of all action fundamental particularly to animal life. The recently published Cambridge University Press title Keynes and Aidley's Nerve and Muscle, 5E captures the central regulatory and executive biological structures bringing about voluntary movement, the heartbeat, and vascular and gastrointestinal motility. The field of study has accordingly attracted much scientific and medical investigation.
Both early pioneering, and recent and current work, have yielded growing areas of study extending from the molecular, through the cellular, to the systems levels. Its inclusion appropriately provides an integral and central part of, and at times an introduction to, widespread medical and biology courses. Keynes and Aidley's Nerve and Muscle narrates its story from the initial pioneering physiological investigations to our modern analysis clarified through interdisciplinary application of scientific experimentation and analysis. Here, an appreciation of the biological structures and molecules staging the drama is only a start to such understanding. It only furnishes a catalogue of anatomical and biochemical information without analysis of the dynamics of their respective physiological actions and interactions. It is the latter that underly the functional events of greater or lesser complexity, furnishing their underlying mechanisms. These then inform the prediction of outcomes and suggest means for their modification, yielding the practical benefits translatable from biological scientific discovery.
Keynes and Aidley's Nerve and Muscle represents a scientific area in which such correlations between structural and dynamic aspects are particularly intricate and close. Their understanding is further intimately related to the experimental physiological strategies, and their interpretation, that sought their clarification. Successive contributions in this field thus form an interlocked narrative, each step logically prompting the next inquiry. What emerges is a coherent survey of the workings of nerve, its activation of muscle, and the triggering and contractile events leading to movement. Together these also make it an effective introduction to the remaining physiological sciences, from which come the capacity to both conduct meaningful scientific inquiry and apply its outcomes, including its medical applications.
These relationships, as opposed to mere accumulation of factual knowledge, cannot emerge merely from impersonal didactic accounts on molecular and body components, however exhaustive, within large University lecture rooms or electronic presentations. The student needs dialogue and direct encounters with those who had developed or are applying the subject at hand. To replicate this, a book should then present not only concepts and facts, established or under assessment, but also discuss and evaluate the evidence from current and past workers in the field upon which they were based. The precepts and principles of science are inseparable from the explorations and their interpretation from which they came. These in turn point out future directions for scientific inquiry or their applications. Scientific inquiry and application are incomplete without both: theory without practice is futile; practice without theory is blind.
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Levy LaGuardia was appointed as the Pastor of Axe Memorial UMC in January 2018 along with his loving wife, Terry. He was born and raised in the Philippines, entering the ministry after high school. He was ordained in the United Methodist Church in the Philippines, and moved to the United States in 1986 to pursue his theological education. He was appointed to serve his first congregation in North Texas in 1991. Levy loves to read and travel. He enjoys meeting new friends and learning about other cultures and countries. Levy is married to Terry, an elementary school teacher by vocation, and his dear partner in ministry. They have two grown children, Mark and Sherry.
Running 4 Clean Water sprang up on fishing trip
Trio of Methodists' idea leads to annual Garland 5K run and one-mile fun run to provide wells in Africa.
Residents of the village of Komende cheer their new well, made possible by Running 4 Clean Water.
Paul Cherry joined friends Wally Williams and Clay Womack on a trip to Mountain Home, Ark., years ago. Surrounded by majestic lakes for miles, the area is considered one of the top freshwater fishing locales in the United States.
While the trio might not have reeled in many keepers on that particular excursion, their biggest catch of all still is paying dividends half a world away.
It was on that trip that Running 4 Clean Water was born, a 5K run and one-mile fun run organized by four United Methodist churches in Garland that funds the construction of water wells and environmentally safe toilets in Sierra Leone, a country on the west coast of Africa.
From left: Pastor Michael Kanu of Zion Ministries, Dr. David Jordan of the Seven Hills Foundation and Dr. Edmund, chief health officer of Seven Hills Global Outreach's Bandawa campus, walk by the new toilets, which serve about 300 people in Komende.
"I would never allow my dogs to drink the water people were drinking," said Cherry, a member at First UMC Garland. "What I think really sells me on the effort is the utter simplicity: just getting people clean, usable water."
MORE ON RUNNING 4 CLEAN WATER
Watch a video about the event
This year's event is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14, beginning from a new location on State Street in downtown Garland. Joining First UMC Garland, Axe Memorial UMC, Buckingham UMC and New World UMC in organizing the runs are the Islamic Association of North Texasand Lifewell Church.
Since its inception in 2011, Running 4 Clean Water has raised nearly $100,000 for these wells in remote African villages.
Pastor Michael Kanu of Zion Ministries in Sierra Leoneprovides periodic updates to Seven Hills Global Outreach, one of the race's global partners. Kanu said the $18,000 raised last year by Running 4 Clean Water — in addition to funds left over from the previous year — has yielded three wells and four toilets currently under construction.
Zion Ministries works to provide local jobs and skills to dig and maintain the water wells. Any outside machinery that is needed will be obtained from local companies, providing employment and adding to the local economy.
Depending on soil conditions, the cost to construct one well is between $3,000 and $20,000. The health benefits, though, far outweigh that monetary value. For example, the infant mortality rate for an area where a well has been constructed fell by as much as 80 percent.
"We are so used to walking to the kitchen and turning on the tap or grabbing a bottle from the fridge," said Cindy Bird, a member of First UMC Garland. "For the people of these villages, it involves carrying buckets, bowls or any type of vessel possibly several miles to a location that has dirty water and then carrying these containers back.
"In many cases, the water that is used is filled with organisms that very well make them sick. It's unimaginable."
Buckingham UMC member Nancy Sherlin said her church has a special tie to the cause, given that several members of the congregation are from Sierra Leone.
"I know that every well we can provide will increase the health of the communities that it serves," Sherlin said. "God has blessed us with so much, and it is important to accept our mission to help others."
Meet Pastor Levy
Axe Memorial UMC would like to welcome the Reverend Levy Laguardia and his wife Terry to our Garland Church family.
The Rev. Levy Laguardia and his wife Terry have been appointed to Axe Memorial UMC effective January 2nd 2018. They are Garland residents, and make their home in the South Garland area. Their residence is 2501 Chesapeake Drive, Garland, Tx., 75043. Levy's email is [email protected] Take a minute and send a welcome card or email.
They have two grown children, Mark Laguardia and wife Wendi, and Sherry Laguardia , they both attended Dallas schools. Rev. Laguardia has a BA in Arts from Philippine Christian University, a Bachelor of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary also in the Philippines, and his Masters of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology, SMU. Levy was ordained Deacon in 1979, and Elder in 1981. Our incoming pastor has been in ministry for 37 years. He has served in the Philippines for six years, and in the North Texas Conference for 31 years, with his most recent appointment at Northgate UMC in Irving, beginning in 2014 until December 2017.
Your SPRC committee was excited to see the match with Levy's ministry passions, his gifts and graces, and the ministry needs of Axe. Levy and Terry will be very involved with every aspect of our lives together. They both love to sing, and love to be in mission to people who are lost, the least, and the last. Levy has taken several units of Spanish and can carry on a little conversation with church members, but can't quite keep up with Ramon. Levy takes that as a challenge.
Our Pastor believes in "grow where you are planted", and that each and every one has special unique gifts, with which we can serve. Levy believes we should all be equipped to serve, from child to youth to adult.
Levy has also been involved in homeless ministries, food pantries, affordable housing, and various multi-ethnic and multicultural programs. He is excited to join the work in our
ongoing mission with Hearts and Hands. Levy also believes that Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting programs are a great outreach, and he was excited to know we sponsor these programs. His son, Mark was one of first Eagle Scouts in his local church sponsored troop.
Terry is involved in every aspect of church life with Levy, she sings soprano in the choir, has been involved in numerous craft projects such as jewelry making, knitting, and other crafts.She is full of energy and has a full time smile.
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Mrs. Piazza's Book Reviews
The Giver was originally published in 1993 and won the Newbery Medal in 1994. It follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas in a utopian society with no pain, war, crime or unhappiness. There are also no choices, no weather, no colors and no love. Even memories are limited and the memories of past generations are given only to one person, the Receiver of Memories. When Jonas is chosen to be the next Receiver, the old Receiver becomes The Giver. And when Jonas begins learning of his society's past from the Giver, he begins to see in color, to feel frustration and to realize how much he and the rest of the community are missing. It all leads to a mysterious ending that will leave you wanting more. This book is appropriate for ages 12 and up. Level 5.7 Points: 7
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
_Grades 4 and up. I'm a big fan of books turned movies, but only if the moviegoer reads the book first. Because, of course, the book is always better and serves to "fill in the blanks" where the movie falls short. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is now a movie, called Hugo. Hugo is a 12-year-old orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. His undercover life consists of tending to the clocks, and stealing whatever he needs to survive. What is wonderful about this Caldecott winning book, are the beautiful, detailed illustrations that help to narrate the story. It's a whole new genre, more than a picture book, but not a graphic novel. And the author does all the illustrations himself seemingly using only a pencil. So don't let the size of this book put you off. It's got over 300 pages of illustrations! Now, read the book, THEN, go see the movie! Level 5.1, Points 4
Cinderella Cleaners: Change of a Dress
Grades 4-6. This new series for middle-grade girls is so much fun to read. Diana Donato is an eighth grader sent to work in the family dry-cleaning business by her step-mother, whom she has a hard time getting along with. She also has two "evil" little step-sisters. The story revolves around a beautiful dress brought into the cleaners, some "found" tickets to a Broadway show, and a midnight curfew. Sound familiar? Picking out the similarities to the real Cinderella story is great fun, and the story is well-written. There are now five books in the series. You can check out the first two at our library. The second book is called Prep Cool. Level 4.8, Points 6
The Promise, by Jackie French Koller
It is the first Christmas Eve since Matt's mom died, but things get worse when a bear chases Matt and his dog Sara deep into the woods. Sara is wounded and Matt is lost. This simple, heartwarming tale is the perfect read for Christmastime. This is a shorter chapter book and will be enjoyed by kids ages 8-12. Level 3.8, 1 Point
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Go to a bookstore and you will find entire rows dedicated to child-rearing. That's what makes Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's approach to discipline even more refreshing and hilarious today. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle dispenses advise from her upside-down house that smells like cookies and has treasure buried in the backyard. From the "Slow- Eaters-Tiny-Bite-Takers" cure to "Won't-Take-A-Bath-itis," Mrs. Piggle-Wiggles magic cures will amuse and educate children on proper behavior. This one is a great read-aloud for younger readers. Each chapter contains it's own little story and cure. Level 5.2, Points 3
How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen
I think the main difference between girls and boys is that boys have to try dangerous stuff before they decide whether they are dangerous or not. Like, what would happen if you peed on an electric fence? And put several 13 year old boys in a small northern Minnesota town, with no TV or organized sports and that spells trouble. Gary Paulsen is the author of Hatchet and tons of other great "boy" books. But when he gets to talking about his own childhood, you marvel that he is even alive today. In an age where even the hockey players didn't wear helmets or pads, Gary and his friends spend time trying to outdo one another in death-defying adventures. From skiing behind a speeding car, to going over a waterfall in a sealed barrel...to talking to girls. This little book is a quick read that will have you in stitches, and even more so because it's true! Oh, and if you are wondering about the title, "Angel" is really a boy named Carl who came so near to dying over a particular stunt that he heard the angels singing. And you'll never guess what song they sang! Boys in 4th-8th grade in particular will love this book, but I'm a girl and I loved it too! Level 6, Points 3
Savvy by Ingrid Law
In Mibs family, turning 13 is more than just becoming a teenager. It's when they get their savvy, a special gift, like a superpower. One of Mibs' older brothers can change the weather. The other brother creates electricity. And Mibs' mother is, well, perfect. Now Mibs is about to turn 13 and all she wants is a power to save her dad, who has been in a terrible accident.
This 2008 Newbery Honor Book, is full of funny, wacky characters that the reader will grow to love. The book was on Oprah's Book Club Kids Reading List. Grades 5-8 will love it! Level 6, Points 9
The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones
Imagine your favorite grandma passes away. In her will, she offers you either one million dollars...or a clue to a treasure. What would you do? This is the first in a 10 book series that follows Amy and her brother Dan Cahill around the world in search of 39 clues that will lead to the secret of the Cahill family. There is something for both boys and girls in these action-packed books. Amy Cahill, age 14, is a very smart, but very shy girl who would rather curl up with a good book than be around people. Amy's younger brother Dan, 11, is something of a troublemaker, but is a genius at math and cracking codes. Girls will like how Amy uses books and research to figure out clues, and boys will like how Dan uses cool gadgets to evade their enemies. It's like the movie National Treasure...but instead of a grown-up chasing clues around the country, while being chased by bad guys, it's Amy and Dan. They are accompanied by a sort of grown-up, to buy plane tickets and stuff like that, but she's too busy listening to her iPod to keep a close eye on them. Level 4.3 Points 7
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Grades 6-8. This may seem a crazy choice for a first book review, but I can explain. This happens to be my absolute favorite book of all time. I read it for the first time at age 12, and have read it many time since then. So for you Twilight fans out there who have not turned a page since the end of Breaking Dawn, I challenge you to read this book. And it will challenge you. The beginning may have you wanting to chuck it out the window for all it's flowery descriptions of the Old South, but trust me, deep down it's just like Twilight only without vampires. The book begins just before the onset of the Civil War. Scarlett is the gorgeous main character, vain and stubborn. She thinks she's in love with one guy, Ashley (yes, that's a guy's name), but Ashley (like his name) is a wimp. Then there's this other guy Rhett, who's handsome and dangerous, but Scarlett is too stubborn to admit that she likes him. But it's not all romance, the war begins which brings a lot of drama. Not werewolves or anything, but Yankees. Give it a try! Level 6.9 Points 69
Mrs. Piazza is one of the library ladies at St. John's Lutheran School. She loves books! Ask her what her favorite series was when she was in grade school. Hint: There is a color in the series name!


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Photo: Austrian Badminton Association
Two in a row for the Netherlands
Date: 12/11/2020 9:58 PM
Published by : Rasmus Bech(BEC)
The big favourite of Group 3 is now two for two at the qualification for the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships.
All eyes are on the Netherlands at qualification Group 3, and for the second day in a row the Dutch team had no problem securing the point, winning the tie against Austria 4-1.
Perfect opening
Austria threw away multiple opportunities in the opening match, the mixed doubles, and Debora Jille and Ties van der Lecq won in straight games, 26-24 21-17, against Dominik Stipsits and Serena Au Yeong.
Mark Caljouw secured the second point for the Dutch team winning the men's singles against Wolfgang Gnedt 21-7 21-14.
- I think it was fine. Especially in the first game I told myself that I had to push it, and that I had to dictate the pace, and it worked quite good in the first game. In the second I had more focus problems but that is how it is, Caljouw said.
Rookie secured the victory
Jaymie Laurens made her international debut for the Dutch team in the tie against Austria, where she faced Jenny Ertl, who made her comeback for the Austrian team since she was part of a tragic car accident in 2018.
Laurens won this very special match up 21-12 21-10, securing the third point and the victory for the Netherlands.
- I am really happy with the effort and the fighting spirit of the young girls. Yesterday Nadia lost but fought very well, and today Jaymie got a nice and easy win, coach Ruud Bosch said.
Austria got a point on the scoreboard winning the men's doubles, before Cheryl Seinen and Debora Jille sealed the victory winning the women's doubles.


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Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Iran's OPEC governor, emphasized that the sanctions that Trump had devised against Iran and Venezuela were largely to blame for high oil prices.
"You cannot place sanctions on two OPEC founder members and still blame OPEC for oil price volatility," he said in a statement to Reuters.
Kazempour Ardebili's comments came in response to a Trump message in which he had accused OPEC of working to push up the prices.
"Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!" he wrote in a post on Twitter.
Oil prices have risen by around 60 percent over the last year after OPEC and some non-OPEC producers including Russia arrived at an agreement in 2017 to reduce supplies, Reuters wrote in its report.
The price of Brent crude peaked in May at $80.50 a barrel, then pulled back, trading on Wednesday near $76 at barrel, partly in anticipation that the agreement may end.
OPEC will meet next week in Vienna, and producers are seen as likely to raise production, perhaps before the limits are due to sunset at year-end.
The oil supply agreement is set to continue through the end of 2018, but plans for its continuation were unclear. The calculus changed after Trump announced in May that the United States was pulling out of the 2015 deal that restricted Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions.
Trump also said he would launch mechanisms to re-impose what he described as the highest level of sanctions against Iran.
The US move has put pressure on European and Asian clients to stop importing Iranian oil or doing business with the country.
This is expected to create a gap in supplies of above 2.7 million barrels per day of Iranian oil to international markets amid fears that prices could rise even higher.


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"SHATTERED MY HEART AND MURDERED MY SOUL."
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Hellbound Hellhound said:
Peterson generally doesn't work towards a common definition though, he mostly just deconstructs the definitions other people are using without offering a better alternative.
What do you mean "alternative?" Alternative to what? Someone asks a question, you ask for clarification, you explain why you need it, and you explore the problem... Why would someone need to randomly swap in their own interpretation to further impede the exploration? "I want to know what you mean by X, so how about you explain what you mean by X and while you do I'm going to assume you mean Y." I really don't understand your issue here.
Your problem, as it stands right now, is that you think he doesn't answer the question on your terms. That seems to really bother you, and it seems to bother you that he tries to dive deeper into it.
I mean even right here, he goes into it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfvVu7__vy0
So if you want, go and criticize his answer here, but he does provide one. And if you're opposed to his definition based on the setup, in my opinion you have a low-resolution concept of God and most likely everything else since your only interest appears to be playing conversation referee.
This could be forgivable if his purpose was to highlight the error in another person's thinking, but the sad reality is that his ruminations usually obfuscate far more often than they elucidate.
It's ironic you are using such pretentious language cause you're doing exactly what you accuse him of doing.
Articulating the complexities of something and overwhelming the listener with semantics as a substitute for genuine insights are not mutually exclusive. Language is a complex thing; so complex that if you had to define every word before uttering it, you would never be able to finish your sentence. Still, would this really be a worthwhile use of language?
I continue to be a loss at what you are actually trying to say here. "Exploring complexity and making something complex in the interest of avoiding it aren't the same thing." Thanks professor, now can you explain why he did the latter instead of the former? We all know what it's like when someone is pretentiously avoiding a thing with flowery language. Deepak Chopra comes to mind, you also come to mind right now, but just go ahead and say where he is fucking up in the problem.
See you started by saying he is avoiding the issue completely, then I argued that he is delving deeper into it, now you're saying yeah he does delve deeper but he is using words you don't like. Okay, so where is he going wrong? Cause by the way, it's not his language or terminology. Both are fine, it's pretty plain spoken, it's pretty straight forward.
Your problem seems to be he doesn't answer the question on your terms, but like I said earlier in this thread it would be like me asking you if you believe in "truth." You would be an absolute idiot if you just immediately treated it like a binary true or false question.
You say things like "he generally doesn't work towards a common definition." Generally how? Are you implying on the odd time he DOES answer the question and they find a common definition, but not most of the time? See words matter.
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Okay, so where is he going wrong?
When he says "I act as if god exists" being a good enough answer to "do you believe in god?"
He has said in that atheist discussion that atheists aren't atheist and actually believe in something, because they act as if they believe in something.
So although he doesn't like to be boxed in, as he says in your link, he has no qualms about boxing others in.
But more importantly, he has no problem defining "what you act like" as belief. So his resistance to say whether he believes in god probably has a different reason, or he would have had similar protests in that atheist discussion case (I can look up the link if you need it).
And I think he answers it honestly in the first part: "I don't like that question." And "I don't like to be boxed in", I believe those both. But not the motive he describes after for the aforementioned reasons.
What else could explain the discreprancy between his self-description and his description of the atheists?
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Is he trying to look like Sinatra?
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You are reading your own interpretation into what I wrote. I don't care if Peterson answers questions on my terms, or anyone else's terms for that matter, I simply expect that he answer them in clear terms.
My repeated criticism of Peterson is that he is often unclear about what his position is, and if he is going to state that other people are using imprecise or flawed definitions for the concepts they're discussing, then the least I expect of him is to elaborate upon what he thinks would be a more appropriate definition. The fact is, he never does.
I have never mentioned God in this thread, nor have I revealed what my own personal beliefs are. Once again, you are reading your own interpretation into what I have wrote. I am glad you cited that video though, because I was about to cite it myself as an example of what I have been talking about.
Specifically, I would like to focus on what Peterson has to say about Hell:
"People who believe in Hell are terrified of Hell, about/for themselves, and in my estimation they should be, because I also believe in Hell, although what that means, again is, you know? subject to interpretation. Lots of people live in Hell, and lots of people create it."
For the sake of context, the above quote was made immediately after Peterson dismissed the position that Hell is merely "a convenient place to put your enemies" as an "absurdly cynical" position. Does he explain why such a position is absurdly cynical? Does he explain why said position is wrong? I'll let you come to your own conclusions, but for me it's a 'no' on both counts.
I also remain largely perplexed by what Peterson means when he speaks of Hell in his otherwise baffling non sequitur of a statement. Does he conceive of Hell as a metaphor for self-inflicted personal strife, or does he conceive of it in the traditional sense of the afterlife? I would argue that his position is unclear, and his statement that it is "subject to interpretation" can easily be read as an attempt to avoid having to pin oneself to a definite position.
What is ironic or pretentious about anything I have said? Where have I attacked Peterson specifically for the undoing of being pretentious?
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Puppet Pal Clem said:
This is a thread?
So what, he's super tedious and wide-ranging in the points he makes?
It's all absolutely true, even the contentious stuff is true in his qualification of the accuracy of perceived research.
It's only true because he's so tedious and cautious.
The only dubious claim he's made is about the success of his purely carnivorous diet and I forgive him that because it's for his daughter.
Even then, he makes an interesting point about dietary science considering how much diet bullshit is out there and how much we fully understand about what food does to us.
I agree with what other kiwis said earlier on that the focus of the thread should be his detractors and fanboys. It's like Trump Derangement Syndrome but for a guy who's crime is that he talks about fairy tales and tells people to clean their room.
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I liked listening to his stories he's a pretty good (if verbose) storyteller - like every pysch teacher is.
But then someone asked him if he believed in God and he - with a straight face completely devoid of irony - said something like "what do you mean by "believe", what do you mean by "God" blah blah blah don't assume my gender philosophy, also don't ask me to explain it."
Just say "yes", "no" or "not sure" you fraud.
He's answered that before, and this goes to various similar discussions in this thread.
People try to box him in and pin labels on him for ease of dismissal. He doesn't let them do that easily and it drives them crazy.
What they want is something like this. "Do you believe it god?" "Yes." "So you hate gay people and believe in an invisible sky man that heals the sick if you prey enough."
What they get is something like this. "Do you believe in god?" "That depends on what you mean by god, and what you mean by believe." "...Fuck you lobster nazi!" Then the clip appears in a dozen YouTube 'pwning the libs' compilations.
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I agree with what other kiwis said earlier on that the focus of the thread should be his detractors and fanboys.
I've looked into it, but it simply isn't as funny or interesting.
I've always thought and intended the thread to go into "internet famous", to leave room for some disagreement as you might see in the ethan ralph or jim thread.
As to the idea that either poking fun or having serious discussion about him is comparable to Trump derangement syndrome is laughable. Everybody wants to claim that these days (didn't Sargon talk about Sargon derangement syndrome?). But there haven't been examples of that since the cathy newman interview, when people readjusted their view of him.
You seem to ignore the earlier point: Peterson had no problem calling atheists believers, but when it comes to himself, he refuses to word it like that. Why the discreprancy?
Edit: I'm curious about answers to the above question and would read them, but I've decided to go in exile in regards to this topic for a while, lest I become like Gorka and start to catalogue Jordan Peterson's feet and weight throughout the years.
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lmao that's pretty funny mate.
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I don't see who is stopping you, or anyone else, from talking about his detractors and fanboys. But they are rarely, if ever, brought up.
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People might find it interesting that Peterson shared this new documentary himself, despite it probably being a bad idea for him to do so:
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It looks like it's for credibility asspats, "look, the nationalists/'anti (((globalists)))' hate me".
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These people are so old-fashioned. Don't they know we solve things with MMA matches nowadays?
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If you will permit me to say this...
Fight! Fight! Fight!
If we had more fights between philosophers the world would be a better place.
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Peterson clearly isn't in shape to wrestle even a 5-year-old, we're speaking of a man who fell gravely ill for a month after having one sip of apple cider.
At least that's what Peterson claims to have occured. Though I'm pretty sure he's a pathological liar and made that up for some asinine reason.
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Steamboat_Bill said:
Peterson and Fry teamed up in that Munk debate which was just a shallow facade to attack Peterson and call him racist and it did fuckall to actually convince anybody that political correctness or identity politics is exceptional.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-jordan-peterson-meeting-appointment-1.4992909
Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a one-on-one meeting with Jordan Peterson a week after the controversial university professor publicly urged Ford to abolish the province's human rights commission, CBC News has learned.
The meeting was revealed in Ford's appointment calendar for October and November, obtained through a freedom of information request. CBC News made the request because Ford is not providing the media with his daily public itinerary, breaking from the practice of previous premiers.
Ford tweeted about several of his other private meetings around that date: with Dianne Martin, CEO of the Registered Practical Nurses Association, with Susan Le Jeune the British high commissioner to Canada, and with Tim Hudak, the former PC leader who is now CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association.
Ford met with Peterson "to discuss free speech on Ontario's university and college campuses," the premier's press secretary said Friday in an email to CBC News.
The meeting followed this Oct. 10 tweet by Peterson, calling for the Human Rights Commission to be abolished.
Peterson, who has more than one million followers on Twitter, was reacting to the Ontario Human Rights Commission joining the legal challenge against the Ford government's changes to the sex-ed curriculum.
He put out the tweet in response to an interview that Renu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the province's human rights watchdog, did on CBC Radio's Metro Morning.
Peterson has garnered international attention for his critique of what he calls "politically correct" limits to free speech. The Ford government ordered Ontario's universities and colleges last summer to put in place policies by the end of 2018 guaranteeing free speech, or they would face funding cuts.
Peterson has previously spoken out against the work of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the federal Liberals' move to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
"I know something about the way that totalitarian and authoritarian political states develop and I can't help but think that I'm seeing a fair bit of that right now," Peterson said in a lecture posted to his YouTube channel, which has 1.8 million subscribers.
Ford's calendar for October and November shows no one-on-one meetings with any other Ontario university professors. Peterson and his publicity firm did not respond to a request for an interview or to emailed questions about the meeting.
The appointment schedule also unveils another piece in the puzzle about Ford's request for a customized van, a controversy that erupted in December following the appointment of Ford's friend Ron Taverner, a Toronto police superintendent, to be the next OPP commissioner.
This entry from Premier Doug Ford's appointment calendar, obtained through a freedom of information request, shows he travelled to Mississauga for an appointment entitled 'OPP Car Meeting.' The company does automotive customization, primarily for wheelchair accessibility. (Ontario cabinet office)
OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair alleges that Ford's chief of staff Dean French told a provincial police officer to obtain a "camper-van type vehicle" for the premier, have it modified by a specific company, and keep the costs off the books.
The calendar shows the premier travelled to Mississauga on Nov. 5 for an appointment entitled "OPP Car Meeting" at a business called A1 Mobility, which adapts vehicles for accessibility.
"The premier went to discuss options for a used OPP vehicle," said press secretary Ivana Yelich in an email. "It's not uncommon or inappropriate for a premier to ask for special accommodations for his/her vehicle."
The allegation that Ford's chief of staff asked for the cost of the vehicle to be kept off the books is "categorically false," said Yelich.
The calendar also shows that Ford had lunch with Taverner on Oct. 9, several weeks before he was named to lead the OPP. The province's integrity commissioner is investigating how Taverner got the job, as he did not meet the original qualifications.
Blair, who made the allegations about the camper van, wants a court to force Ontario's ombudsman to investigate Taverner's appointment as well. Blair's lawyer Julian Falconer could not be reached for comment.
Ford's calendar shows a flurry of activity around GM Canada's Nov. 26 announcement that it intends to cease production at its Oshawa plant by the end of this year.
In addition to phone calls with the CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, the day before and day of the announcement, Ford got on the phone with the presidents and CEOs of Ford, Honda and Toyota the following day.
Cannabis legalization was another issue that Ford was focused on in October and November. He had a meeting entitled "Illegal Dispensaries" on the afternoon of Oct. 17, the day that recreational cannabis became legal in Canada.
It included representatives for the attorney general, the finance minister, the community safety minister and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
On Oct. 26, with delivery delays plaguing the province's online cannabis retailer, Ford spoke on a call with Finance Minister Vic Fedeli, the CEO of the Ontario Cannabis Store, and the CEO of Domain Logistics. It is the company managing the province's secret cannabis warehouse, although neither the government, the cannabis agency, nor the company has publicly confirmed that.
Then in late November, before revealing the province's plans to allow only 25 cannabis retail outlets in the first phase of storefronts, Ford was given two briefings on cannabis. One was labelled "high priority" and another labelled "restricted attendance."
Asked for more details, Ford's press secretary said the briefings were about "the general direction of the government's cannabis policy."
Other entries in Ford's calendar show the following meetings:
Neil Bruce, CEO of SNC Lavalin and William Pristanski, registered lobbyist for the company (Oct. 29).
Hazel McCallion, former mayor of Mississauga (Nov. 16).
Patrick Lilly, CEO, Ring of Fire General Partner (Nov. 22).
Toronto Coun. Michael Thompson and Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek (Nov. 2 .
Ford's press secretary was asked to describe the topics of these meetings, but did not respond.
Perhaps this is the perfect time for Yaniv to get attention.
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...abolishing the human rights commission? Can I please get an explanation of how this isn't 'legalise-slavery'-tier Bad Idea, because I know Peterson isn't THAT crazy.
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Apoth42 said:
BC is pretty distant from Ontario (their parties are even all backwards), but I would be hopeful about this potentially setting off a chain reaction that leads to other provinces also killing their fake courts.
http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130105111536/http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/jonathan-kay-good-riddance-to-section-13-of-the-canadian-human-rights-act/#
For decades, Canadians had meekly submitted to a system of administrative law that potentially made de facto criminals out of anyone with politically incorrect views about women, gays, or racial and religious minority groups. All that was required was a complainant (often someone with professional ties to the CHRC itself) willing to sign his name to a piece of paper, claim he was offended, and then collect his cash winnings at the end of the process. The system was bogus and corrupt. But very few Canadians wanted to be seen as posturing against policies that were branded under the aegis of "human rights."
This was regarding the now-defunct """hate speech""" section of the commission, the fact that Yaniv (and other lawfare goblins, some of which are members of the tribunals themselves) can harass businesses for free is proof that the rest of it also needs to go.
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2023 will be busy with many events organised to address different parts of the financial architecture reform, including a Paris Summit in June. Alice Pauthier from [i4ce] tells you more about this agenda and identifies two conditions for a successful reform process. First, it has to be led by countries' financing needs… wheras we are still lacking a granular analysis of countries' investment needs for a sustainable development. Second, it has to be guided by the objective of maximising the impact of public finance. What we should count is the impact of public finance on the transition and not only volumes.
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For several years, and particularly since COP 26, considerable time and attention has been dedicated to the subject of voluntary commitments from private financial actors. These commitments, made within the framework of international initiatives, should in principle enable private finance to be mobilized for the transition to a carbon neutral economy.
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Q: Can I build an unique binary search tree with a valid post order traversal sequence? As the title says, or in other words, is binary search tree and its postorder traversal sequence an one v one model? Is it possible to build two different BST with one postorder traversal sequence?
The original problem is actually a Leetcode problem : "giving a postorder sequence and verify whether it's an valid postorder sequence of a BST.
One none-recursive solution is to traverse the sequence reversely and maintains an increasing stack:
class Solution {
public:
    bool verifyPostorder(vector<int>& p) {
        int root = INT_MAX, n = p.size();
        if (!n) return true;

        stack<int> stk;
        stk.push(p[n - 1]);
        for (int i = p.size() - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
            int now = p[i];
            if (now > root) return false;
            while (stk.size() && stk.top() > now) {
                root = stk.top();
                stk.pop();
            }
            stk.push(now);
        }
        return true;
    }
};

Using the same logic, I think it will be possible to build a BST from a postorder sequence, for example : 132, we can build:
    2
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A: Ok i got it. Since we can build a unique binary tree with preorder+inorder or postorder+inorder, and the inorder of a bst is a sorted sequence, therefore if we have a postorder sequence of bst, then we can also get it's inorder sequence by sorting postorder sequence, then we can definitely get an unique bst.

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Inaugural Chilean Art and Craft exhibition well received
Sep 06, 2018 Department of Social Cohesion, Government, News
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DPI, Guyana, Thursday, September 6, 2018
The launch of the "Mata ki rangi" (Eyes that look at the Sky) Chilean Craft Exhibition, at the National Museum on Wednesday evening, was well received by all those who attended.
Addressing the gathering, Chilean Ambassador to Guyana, Claudio Rojas said the show, which highlights the cultural and artisan heritage of Chile, is an opportunity to continue fostering closer ties between the two countries. Ambassador Rojas also noted that "it is not only a way to make ties between government… we are making an effort to have ties between peoples."
The exhibition highlights the diversity and cultural identity of the Rapa Nui people, one of the nine Indigenous cultures in Chile.
Rapa Nui is a Chilean Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. It is characterised by its sea culture, sailors and fishermen. The women are also known for their diverse work in necklaces and headdresses for daily and ritual use. The Island, Rapa Nui was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995 and is recognized mainly for its 'moai', monumental sculptures of volcanic stone.
Chilean Ambassador to Guyana, Claudio Rojas receives a token from artist, Julia Hotus.
Chilean Ambassador to Guyana, Claudio Rojas.
Scenes at the 'Eyes that look at the sky' Exhibition.
Ambassador Rojas highlighted that the exhibition's launch also coincided with Chile's International Day of Indigenous women. He also shared that a two-day workshop will be facilitated by Chilean artist Julia Hotus for students and members of the public.
"During this next two days, Julia will remain here and she will carry on workshops with local indigenous people in Guyana and students so that we are honouring the Indigenous People of Guyana in their national month of September while observing our (Chile) Independence month," the Ambassador added.
According to Carolina Faune, Third Secretary & Consul of the Embassy of Chile in Guyana, the "Mata ki rangi" show was created by the Handicrafts Foundation of Chile, to raise awareness of the valuable artisanal heritage of Rapa Nui peoples.
She noted that the foundation, "works to preserve the heritage identity of Chile, creating opportunities for sociocultural and economic development for Chilean artisans, understanding that craftsmanship is a productive activity that gives support to many families."
The "Mata ki rangi" exhibition was showcased in Chile between July 2015 and June 2016, where it was visited by more than 92,000 people. In 2018, the show left Chilean shores to begin a tour facilitated by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Foreign Ministry and the Embassies of Chile in Guatemala, Guyana and Honduras.
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L'Habitatge al carrer Barcelona, 7 és una obra modernista del Papiol (Baix Llobregat) inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

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Edifici de planta rectangular que segueix el desnivell del terreny. Les finestres de la planta baixa presenten reixes modernistes força interessants, així com la balconada de la primera planta. Detalls de rajola blava coronen portes i finestres, sobretot a la part superior de la façana, tot i que avui en dia, n'han desaparegut gran part.

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If you want a capable Markdown editor that interfaces cleanly with Google Drive, StackEdit is an awesome choice. It's a fully-functional WYSIWYG editor that lives in your browser. It supports Markdown Extra, also known as GitHub Markdown, allowing for a wider range of formatting options that vanilla Markdown. It also includes syntax highlighting through Highlight.js, with support for 172 programming languages. Math-focused users can get LaTeX mathematical expressions using MathJax.
You can sync Markdown documents to Google Drive from within Stack Edit for backup or export them to Google Docs as fully-formatted files. These exported files can then be further edited and shared in Google Docs like native files, allowing you to start writing in Markdown but share fully-formatted files. The export is a one-way process, unfortunately. Edits you make in Google Docs won't be ported back into your Markdown file.
StackEdit also supports exporting to Dropbox, GitHub, Gist, Blogger, and Tumblr, as well as custom export templates for attractive HTML layouts. Files are saved in your local browser storage as you write, so every time you open the app or visit the website, you'll be greeted by the last file you edited. That storage doesn't sync across browsers, of course, so you'll need to use Google Drive for that.
You can use StackEdit in your browser or download the Google Chrome app.
2. Dillinger.io
Dillinger is another WYSIWYG Markdown editor available online. Like StackEdit, it lives in your browser, storing documents in your local cache. Dillinger's default theme is more attractive that StackEdit's, and the interface feels better designed. However, it's missing some of the many features that StackEdit offers, which is a little disappointing.
The application can sync files to Google Drive, though it lacks the ability to export to Google Docs like StackEdit does. Dillinger also doesn't include support for keyboard shortcuts, which is a major shortcoming. This means that to add links, you actually need to type out the appropriate Markdown syntax for links. This isn't challenging, but it's much less convenient than using a shortcut to automatically turn the highlighted text into a URL. The developer is actively working on new features, however, and they may add these missing options in the future.
Dillinger does allow you to export straight and styled HTML alongside Markdown and PDFs, and you can save files to Dropbox, Medium, GitHub and OneDrive, in addition to Google Drive.
3. Writebox
Writebox is an ultra-simple Markdown editor, positioning itself as a distraction-free text editor designed to help you get work done. It includes none of the helpful utilities of either StackEdit or Dillinger. However, if you prefer an ultra-clean writing space, you might like Writebox's minimalist approach. Writebox can sync files to Google Drive or Dropbox, but the app doesn't support any kind of Markdown conversion for Google Docs, so you'll just be looking at plain text files. Like the above options, files are also saved in your local browser cache, so you have access to them from your hard drive, too.
4. gdocs2md
What if you're trying to go from Google Drive to Markdown instead of the other way around? You can use gdocs2md, an open-source Google Docs script that converts files from Google Docs format to Markdown. Check out the repository on GitHub to get started.
Unfortunately, the script isn't as easy to use as just opening an app. For each document you want to convert, you'll need to add and run a new script on that document. The converted Markdown document will then be emailed to the email address associated with your Google Drive account.
Even though it's a little complicated, the tool works well. It's especially useful for moving back and forth between Google Docs format and Markdown. You do need to take care to write Google documents that export to Markdown cleanly by using the built-in heading and paragraph styles rather than in-line styling, but that's actually an easier way to write for most folks.
If you want to write Markdown and export to Google Docs, StackEdit is an excellent choice. If you want to go the opposite direction, gdocs2md will convert your Google Docs to Markdown files.
Alexander Fox is a tech and science writer based in Philadelphia, PA with one cat, three Macs and more USB cables than he could ever use.
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Female Sushi Chefs Fight For Acceptance After Being Harassed By Sexist Customers
Laura Dang
When was the last time you saw a woman behind a sushi counter? Many people have never encountered such a sight in all their years of sushi eating. It may come as a surprise to those who are realizing this now, but there is a strongly held Japanese belief that sushi chefs must possess a macho "Edo-style" swagger.
The cultural norm in Japan dictates that the sushi made by men taste better and are of higher quality than sushi made by women. The son of famous master sushi chef Jiro once said women can't be sushi chefs because their menstrual cycle interferes with their sense of taste. This stereotype that women's warmer body temperatures contributes to their inferiority in making sushi has also played a key role in making the realm of sushi cuisine a predominantly male tradition in Japan.
According to the Dallas Morning News, 28-year-old Yuki Chidui is now fighting for the inclusion of women in the art of sushi preparation. The sushi chef and manager at the all-women Nadeshico sushi restaurant in Tokyo is challenging age-old tradition and gender stereotypes. She said of female sushi chefs' strengths:
"I think women are better at communicating with customers, and they're kind and gentle.
Chidui is soft-spoken and unlike other itamae, or sushi chefs, in dress and demeanor. Fliers portray her as a doe-eyed manga character to promote her store's motto of "fresh and kawaii," or "cute."
She has intentionally strived to move away from the traditional look of sushi chefs who sport closely cropped hair as a statement to challenging tradition. Chidui can be found dressed in a white summer kimono decorated with pink blossoms.
Since opening Nadeshico in 2010, the pioneering restaurant owner says she has encountered rude remarks from male customers who question her capabilities and ask:
"Can you really do it?"
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Peter Diamandis: We'll Radically Extend Our Lives With New Technologies
Jason Dorrier
How long do you think you'll live? You probably have some idea, and no doubt, you can easily imagine a maximum limit. We humans tend to make it to 70, 80, or 90. The oldest person on record, Jeanne Calment, lived to 122. But is that it? Will we ever live even longer lives?
Peter Diamandis, cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University and founder and executive chairman of XPRIZE, believes radically extended life is by no means impossible. Thanks to rapidly advancing biotechnology, he thinks human lifespan may grow dramatically this century.
"When I was in medical school, I set a 700-year lifespan for myself, which is a ridiculous number because if you can live that long you can live as long as you want," Diamandis told Popular Mechanics at the 2013 Breakthrough Awards.
In an onstage Q&A at Singularity University's Global Summit this week, Diamandis elaborated on his medical school target in response to a question from the audience.
He said humans aren't the longest-lived animals. Other species have multi-hundred-year lifespans. Last year, a study "dating" Greenland sharks found they can live roughly 400 years. Though the technique isn't perfectly precise, they estimated one shark to be about 392. Its approximate birthday was 1624.
Diamandis said he asked himself: If these animals can live centuries—why can't I?
There are a few reasons we die, according to Diamandis. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans would hit puberty at age 13, have kids, and then help their kids grow up. By their late twenties, they'd have grandkids. In a world of scarce resources, the older, non-reproducing generations were competing for food with their grandchildren, lowering the likelihood they'd pass on their genes. Longer life, therefore, wasn't an advantageous biological trait.
"And the other thing was after you gave birth—and the oldest births back then were mid-to-late 20s to early-to-mid 30s—a disease that would kill you after 35 was never selected against," Diamandis said. "And so again there was never a selection pressure to keep you alive longer."
Singularity University Global Summit is the culmination of the Exponential Conference Series and the definitive place to witness converging exponential technologies and understand how they'll impact the world.
Now, modern biology has deepened our understanding of the aging process, and biotechnology is beginning to apply these learnings to spot disease earlier and even regenerate the body. Diamandis highlighted two key areas that are making progress today.
First, he thinks replenishing the body's population of stem cells is one way we'll stay healthier for longer. Stem cells are a key bodily repair mechanism. Because they haven't yet specialized into a particular cell type, like a muscle cell or blood cell, they can become anything and replace damaged cells throughout the body. We have lots when we're younger, but as we age the supply shrinks, and the remaining cells are themselves increasingly damaged.
Another approach, one he's pursuing with the health company he cofounded, Human Longevity, is to combine a comprehensive snapshot of a person's genetics with other key health information to determine their risk profile for various diseases.
"We're going to look at your genome and all of your body's systems and identify what's likely to kill you and find it before it does. So stopping you from dying is the first bit," Diamandis said. "And the second [bit] is replenishing your stem cell population so that you have a restored regenerative engine throughout your life."
Another questioner asked if Diamandis expects to live centuries in the same body, as opposed to uploading his consciousness to a computer as some futurists have suggested is possible.
"Honestly, I don't think about it," he said.
He is working with companies pursuing nanotechnology and systems that link the brain directly to computers (brain-machine interfaces). Is the time horizon on these technologies 20 years? 30 years? He isn't sure. But technologies that are much closer today can be a bridge to even more advanced methods and techniques.
Add another 30 or 40 years and who knows?
Jason is managing editor of Singularity Hub. He did research and wrote about finance and economics before moving on to science, technology, and the future. He is curious about pretty much everything, and sad he'll only ever know a tiny fraction of it all.

Peter Diamandis: We’ll Radically Extend Our Lives With New Technologies
How long do you think you'll live? You probably have some idea, and no doubt, you can easily imagine a maximum limit. We humans tend to make it to 70, 80, or 90. The oldest person on record, Jeanne Calment, lived to 122. But is that it? Will we ever live even longer lives? Peter Diamandis, cofounder and executive chairman of Singularity University and founder and executive chairman of XPRIZE, believes radically extended life is by no means impossible. Thanks to rapidly advancing biotechnology, he thinks human lifespan may grow dramatically this century. "When I was in medical school, I set a 700-year lifespan for myself, which is a ridiculous number because if you can live that long you can live as long as you want," Diamandis told Popular Mechanics at the 2013 Breakthrough Awards. In an onstage Q&A at Singularity University's Global Summit this week, Diamandis elaborated on his medical school target in response to a question from the audience. He said humans aren't the longest-lived animals. Other species have multi-hundred-year lifespans. Last year, a study "dating" Greenland sharks found they can live roughly 400 years. Though the technique isn't perfectly precise, they estimated one shark to be about 392. Its approximate birthday was 1624. Diamandis said he asked himself: If these animals can live centuries—why can't I? There are a few reasons we die, according to Diamandis. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans would hit puberty at age 13, have kids, and then help their kids grow up. By their late twenties, they'd have grandkids. In a world of scarce resources, the older, non-reproducing generations were competing for food with their grandchildren, lowering the likelihood they'd pass on their genes. Longer life, therefore, wasn't an advantageous biological trait. "And the other thing was after you gave birth—and the oldest births back then were mid-to-late 20s to early-to-mid 30s—a disease that would kill you after 35 was never selected against," Diamandis said. "And so again there was never a selection pressure to keep you alive longer."

  Singularity University Global Summit is the culmination of the Exponential Conference Series and the definitive place to witness converging exponential technologies and understand how they'll impact the world. Now, modern biology has deepened our understanding of the aging process, and biotechnology is beginning to apply these learnings to spot disease earlier and even regenerate the body. Diamandis highlighted two key areas that are making progress today. First, he thinks replenishing the body's population of stem cells is one way we'll stay healthier for longer. Stem cells are a key bodily repair mechanism. Because they haven't yet specialized into a particular cell type, like a muscle cell or blood cell, they can become anything and replace damaged cells throughout the body. We have lots when we're younger, but as we age the supply shrinks, and the remaining cells are themselves increasingly damaged. Another approach, one he's pursuing with the health company he cofounded, Human Longevity, is to combine a comprehensive snapshot of a person's genetics with other key health information to determine their risk profile for various diseases. "We're going to look at your genome and all of your body's systems and identify what's likely to kill you and find it before it does. So stopping you from dying is the first bit," Diamandis said. "And the second [bit] is replenishing your stem cell population so that you have a restored regenerative engine throughout your life." Another questioner asked if Diamandis expects to live centuries in the same body, as opposed to uploading his consciousness to a computer as some futurists have suggested is possible. "Honestly, I don't think about it," he said. He is working with companies pursuing nanotechnology and systems that link the brain directly to computers (brain-machine interfaces). Is the time horizon on these technologies 20 years? 30 years? He isn't sure. But technologies that are much closer today can be a bridge to even more advanced methods and techniques. Add another 30 or 40 years and who knows?
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By Jason Dorrier

This article originally appeared on Singularity Hub, a publication of Singularity University.


Diana Macasa and Alex Schmaus explain how the Tacos for Teachers campaign has built on previous solidarity efforts and added a crucial new element: immigrant pride.
EVERYTHING ABOUT the strike of 33,000 Los Angeles teachers has been a big story. Even the tacos they eat.
CNN, USA Today, La Opinión and the Los Angeles Times are among the major media outlets that have covered the Tacos for Teachers campaign to support striking educators on the picket line.
Initiated by the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and California Educators Rising (CER), the all-volunteer campaign set an initial goal of raising $1,000 to feed striking members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).
Thanks in large part, I think, to the red state teachers' revolt last spring, people understand the need for working class solidarity. Support has poured in from all around the country, but the enthusiasm we've received in California is really a testament to how firmly the community here stands with their teachers.
Tacos for Teachers fed the strike at several school sites this week, including El Sereno Middle School, North Hollywood High School, Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools, Theodore Roosevelt High School and Venice High School.
Campaign organizers are planning to expand to as many picket lines as possible as the strike looks likely to stretch into a second week.
TACOS FOR Teachers organizers were inspired by the campaigns to send pizza to striking educators during the wave of strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona and other so-called "red states" last spring.
The West Virginia pizza solidarity campaign raised over $20,000 from more than 700 donations — enough to send 700 pizzas and 800 bottles of water. Surplus funds were divided between the West Virginia Education Association, West Virginia Federation of Teachers and West Virginia School Service Personnel Association.
The pizza solidarity came at a time when morale was really low...people were getting sick. The night before, I had burst into tears, thinking about the students...It was incredible, there was a sea of pizza, representing solidarity from all over the place. It showed that we weren't in it alone. I think people saw the pizza, and people started feeling like the whole country was with us, and that we could really win this.
As the red state rebellion spread to Oklahoma and Arizona, so did the pizza solidarity campaigns, feeding strikers and providing a way for people in cities and towns across the country — and around the world — to express solidarity with the strikers and help them expose the crisis in our public schools.
That may be true, but Fernandez and the other socialists behind the campaign know very well that there are people in powerful places whipping up hatred against the people who gave tacos to the world.
In that sense, Tacos for Teachers is both a union solidarity campaign and an embrace of Mexican and Chicanx cultures and of a Latinx immigrant community facing accelerated assaults — not the least of which being an ongoing federal government shutdown to force funding for a racist border wall.
By partnering with the largely Latinx Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign, which recently won a long battle with City Hall to decriminalize sidewalk vendors, Tacos for Teachers is also making small contribution toward strengthening the organization of embattled Los Angeles taqueros and loncheros.
THE AUTHORITIES in charge of the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) are mostly Democrats who don't engage in Trump-style racist demagoguery, but this strike is very much a battle for the hearts and minds of the city's Latinx population.
Almost three-quarters of the 700,000 students in LAUSD are Latinx, and a major part of UTLA's contract campaign consists of anti-racist "common-good demands" like ending the not-so "random" police searches in schools and establishing a legal defense fund for undocumented students.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who now carries water for the billionaire charter school backers, denounced the strike as "just wrong" last Saturday and echoed the LAUSD's false claims of poverty despite sitting on almost $2 billion in reserves.
In response, the anti-charter community group Eastside Padres Contra la Privatización responded on Facebook by calling Villaraigosa a liar and a "vendido," or sellout.
Héctor Rivera, an ISO member who has been volunteering with UTLA to reach out to Latinx families during the strike, described some of the dirty tricks being deployed by the district to intimidate Spanish-speaking families.
"Latinx families enthusiastically support the strike despite fearmongering and disinformation tactics," Rivera says. Indeed, a poll released by Loyola Marymount University on Tuesday found that an astounding 82 percent of LAUSD parents support the strike.
But with LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner refusing to negotiate, the strike looks likely to drag on into a second week. Pressures will grow on working-class families, and it will be crucial to continue organizing the city's Latinx community to throw its full support behind the teachers.


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Celebrating 25 years with golf tourney
Jason Chaney
Meadow Lakes is hosting a golf scramble and other attractions Aug. 11 in honor of the course's silver anniversary
Meadow Lakes Golf Course has reached its silver anniversary, and facility leaders are celebrating the occasion by opening up the course to a tournament.
The 25th Anniversary Celebration and Golf Tournament, a four-person scramble, will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, just three days shy of when the course was dedicated in 1993.
"We are trying to make it so that anybody can play," Zach Lampert, director of operations said about the scramble format. "We are trying to give back. (Participants) get a T-shirt and tee prizes, they get golf balls, and they get a nice lunch afterward, plus the golf and the cart."
The competition will also feature several on-course contests, including men's and women's long drive, accuracy drives, KPs and long putt.
Lampert is no stranger to anniversary golf tournaments at Meadow Lakes. He competed in the 10-year tourney when he was a junior in high school. Ten years later, he was one year into his tenure as the director of operations at Meadow Lakes.
"I have been here for quite a few of the (25 years)," he said. "(The anniversary) is kind of special to me."
While the tournament will be the centerpiece of the 25-year celebration, the event will feature other attractions and activities. Borrowing from the 20th anniversary event, Lampert said golf course memorabilia will be laid out in the banquet room for people to observe.
"People had a good time looking at all of that stuff," he recalls.
And like they did five years ago, golf course leaders will invite a who's who of influential people in Meadow Lakes' history. The list includes Wayne VanMatre, who was the golf course's first superintendent and later its director of golf; Steve Uffelman, Prineville mayor when the golf course opened; and Henry Hartley, who was city manager on opening day.
"We have invited Lee Roberts, who was the pro before me, and we have invited Bill Robinson, who was the course designer," Lampert said. "It is fun to have those guys come back and see how the course has changed."
The celebration will also extend beyond the Aug. 11 event. Lampert said they will run a special during the entire month of August — $25 greens fees for the 25th anniversary.
"Hopefully, that will draw some people in from out of town," he said.
In addition, city leaders will try to reach out to the public and spur some community participation in celebrating the golf course's silver anniversary.
"We are going to try to have some social media giveaways and do some history things," he said.
Deadline to enter the tournament is Monday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. Lampert expects to see a lot of local regulars play in the tournament.
"They like supporting stuff like this that highlights the golf course," he said. "It is just a fun event to celebrate the course and celebrate the anniversary."


June 15: She was all of 18 when her acting career took off, landing her in the cobweb of celebrityhood. But actress Ileana D'Cruz has managed to escape it her way — by prioritising family over work, maintaining a slow pace, conquering depression that stemmed from superficial judgments by faceless people, and ignoring constant rumours about her marriage and pregnancy.
Here's what all the actress told while speaking to Radhika Bhirani.
"I'm not pregnant. In fact, I would have been super happy if I was. It's something I have always wanted. But there's still time. I still don't want to become pregnant yet," Ileana told IANS during her Fiji sojourn as brand ambassador, laughing off rumours.
There was a hullabaloo when she used "hubby" for her Australian photographer beau Andrew Kneebone on social media, leaving fans and the media playing the guessing game on her marital status.
"It's not important for me (to tell the world if I'm married or not). I do tell the world about my equation in a way, and let the world a little bit into my life. But I like it that way because I hate the negativity that comes with it. I've learnt to live with it as it has been a little over 12 years for me in the industry now. But it's really not fair on the so many other people, the families involved," said the 31-year-old actress with Goan roots.
Ileana says a relationship is about restraint and respect.
Respect, in her checklist for a relationship, precedes trust and love.
"I feel we've sort of evolved into that," asserted Ileana, who mostly avoids opening up on her personal life to keep it away from being "frivolised".
It was Andrew, in fact, who egged on Ileana to see a therapist when depression struck her.
"Things had got so bad that I was pushing people away. I didn't realise how much I was alienating people. I would constantly refuse to go out when friends would call. At one point, I didn't realise I was at home for a week… After that, I got an ultimatum from him," shared Ileana.
Now she enjoys balancing her personal and professional life at a pace she controls.
Having started her career with Telugu film "Devadasu", Ileana also did Tamil movies and forayed into Bollywood with "Barfi!". Her roles in subsequent movies like "Rustom", "Mubarakan", "Baadshaho" and "Raid" gave her a further push in Hindi cinema.
"I'm happy I'm doing films at a slow pace rather than doing anything and everything… I do love my work, but for me, my priority is definitely family, and then work. More often than not, this industry expects you to put work before family. They are like 'The show must go on' irrespective of whatever happens. That's something I like to twist and tweak to my way as much as I can," she said.
"The good thing is I have managed to do it all these years. I don't want to look back, say 20 years from now, and feel I have missed out on family and memories," said Ileana, for whom the switch from southern films to Bollywood changed life for the "better".
Her choice of cinema has undergone a change too.
"When I first started out in Telugu cinema, I signed anything and everything that came my way. I was 18, was immature and it felt like a good idea that 'Oh, they are paying me a good amount of money'. I was young, naive, I had zero ambition and, honestly, it wasn't my calling," she said.
"I fell in love with films only two years after working in films. So, my choice really changed with time because there was this seriousness and respect for my work. I felt I owed it to my work to not do a very crap film and to think about what I am doing," she added.
"When I was 21, I had this thought that when I am a grandma, I don't want the kids to look at it and say, 'What's that? Why did you do that?' So, I thought I should really think about it properly and do good films," Ileana said.


Practical Action works with communities to strengthen the abilities of farmers, livestock keepers, fisherfolk and the landless poor to gain access to, and have control over natural resources, as well as building capacity for management, conservation and sustainable use of these resources. This relates to resources such as land, forests and water, and reconciling competing demands and trade-offs around such resources. Natural resource management is also necessary for the effective functioning of ecosystems which in turn help to guard against natural hazards. Mangroves, dunes, hills and reefs all play important roles in natural regulation against natural hazards. If these resources are depleted then this in turn will lead to increased frequency and intensity of natural hazards.
Secure access to natural productive resources is particularly important for poor communities in order for them to be able to plan for their future and use their resources effectively and sustainably. However, access to natural resources is often contested between different social groups and this often results in the poorest being excluded.
In Bangladesh there is conflict over communal fishing resources, a consensus building approach has been used to promote equal access by rich and poor to communal fishing resources. Practical Action facilitated a Water Body Management Committee to oversee the management of the common resource pool and to distribute profits equally. Through taking responsibility the water body committee has also ensured that this natural resource is not over exploited due to over fishing. For more information on our consensus building approach, please see "Voices From the Margins".


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