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How LGBTQ+ Surfers Are Creating a More Inclusive Surf Culture
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A three-time world longboarding champion, Cori Schumacher is one of a small handful of elite-level competitive surfers to come out.
But surf culture is changing—both passively, as the world changes and surfing is begrudgingly pulled with it, and actively, through the efforts of young queer surfers like Milner. How quickly it does, however, has much more to do with straight, cisgender surfers than it does with members of LGBTQ+ surf community.
"I want to see more people feeling comfortable coming out in surfing," says Milner. "I hope this
conversation just keeps going until people feel uncomfortable to actually reach out and say bigotry and harsh words toward anyone who's different from them. You may think there's no place for different people in surfing, but you're wrong."
Cori Schumacher greets me at a park overlooking a tranquil lagoon framed by spindly reeds. We're not far from the SURFER offices, but I've never once noticed this oddly-Zen corner of Carlsbad's suburban sprawl. Schumacher would know all the good spots in this city, though, considering she literally runs the place.
City Council Member Schumacher represents Carlsbad's 1st District, which contains this park, a long stretch of beach (the surf could be better) and many thousands of residents. But before she occupied Carlsbad's halls of power, she was on the outside of pro surfing's, pushing its institutions to evolve on social issues.
Tyler Wright's coming out was nothing like Brian Anderson's—it was subtle, natural, just a small piece of a bigger story, which is of course how human beings tend to view their sexual orientation.
Raised in San Diego by surf-obsessed parents, Schumacher epitomized the Southern California super grom, seldom seen out of a wetsuit on weekends, always sparring for a podium spot at local events, with piles of plastic trophies back home to show for it. For someone who'd later be cast as an outsider in the surf world, Schumacher's upbringing looked less like Erik Logan's and more like Kolohe Andino's.
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Uldin, také Uldes († 412), byl jedním z hlavních hunských vůdců usazených na území Munténie východně od řeky Olt na přelomu 4. a 5. století v době panování byzantských císařů Arcadia a Theodosia II.

Pro Východořímskou říši se původně jednalo o neznámého vládce Hunů, ale v prosinci roku 400 sťal hlavu gótskému vůdci Gainasovi, který byl ve službách říše jako magister militum a poslal ji císaři Arcadiovi jako dárek. Vzhledem k tomu, že hlava byla posmrtně vystavena již po jedenácti dnech v Konstantinopoli, je pravděpodobné, že byl Gainas zabit na pravém břehu Dunaje poblíž římského města Novae v Moesii (dnešní Plevenské oblasti), která byla s Konstantinopolí spojena silnicí. Gainas se chtěl připojit ke svým krajanům v Munténii, kde Gótové žili pod nadvládou Hunů.

V roce 405 vedl Huny a germánský kmen Skirů ve službách západořímského generála Stilicha, proti invazi Radagaise do severní Itálie. V roce 408 při jeho invazi do Moesie padlo mnoho jeho germánských spojenců do římského zajetí a tak musel ustoupit zpět do Munténie. Zemřel v roce 412, načež se Hunové rozdělili do tří velkých skupin.

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North Wayne Tool Co.
Hallowell and Oakland, Maine
Axes, farm Tools, Scythes, General Tools
Charles W. Tilden, Joseph E. Bodwell and Wiliston Jennings founded this company and moved to Oakland circa 1900--their original location has been reported as Hallowell, West Waterville, and Wayne.
LITTLE GIANT (possibly only after 1900); NO. WAYNE TOOL CO/OAKLAND.ME.U.S.A.; NORTH WAYNE TOOL CO./OAKLAND, MAINE
Special thanks to John P. Miller, President of the Wayne Historical Society for furnishing us with a copy of Kallop's history of the North Wayne Tool Co. This text gives a comprehensive history of this company and the many names it used and people who were involved with it. It states, "In the Maine Register the tool company's presence in North Wayne is first noted in 1881, when it is identified at Bodwell & Harvey, edge-tools. Not until the year following and thereafter is the published listing identified by company name. Whatever was the reason for the initial listing with personal rather than company name, it nevertheless leads to speculation on the complex role of William Harvey in these various transactions, and his emergence as an apparently equal partner with Joseph R. Bodwell." (pg. 77). "At the opening of the new century the numerous firms manufacturing edge tools during much of the 19th century were reduced to three; the Dunn Edge Tool Company, Emerson & Stevens, and the American Axe and Tool Company. The last was to be out of business soon after the century began, leaving only two, but in 1907 they were joined by the King Axe Company. With an earlier existence as King & Messer, the company continued under its new name until 1922 when it was sold to others, then some twenty years later was resurrected and survived for a brief time as King Axe and Tool Company. With a far shorter lifetime is identified in 1906 still another newcomer to the list -- William Harvey & Sons." (pg. 109). "In 1904, sharing a page with four others whose business addresses are in either Hallowell or Gardiner, is the North Wayne Tool Company. Identified as Manufacturers of Agricultural Edge Tools, the company's products are named under the heading Specialties: C. C. Brooks' Bread Knives, Corn Hooks, Hay Knives and Hoes. C. C. Brooks' little Giant Scythes. C. C. Brooks' Be Ve Be Scythes. H. S. Earle's Little Giant Grass Hooks. H. S. Earle's Corn Knives. Hand Made Axes of all Patterns. Lefavour's Favorite Weeders." (pg. 110).
Kallop, Edward L. Jr. (2003). A history of the North Wayne Tool Co. manufacturers of axes, corn hooks, scythes and hay knives. Wayne Historical Society, Wayne, ME. IS.

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Pretty sure he could crush me before anything ever happened. I am also a mere 10.5 hours away via car. If you need help with that bus I've heard through the grapevine Pat Kennedy is available.
Stay away from the bus too. As a matter of fact, just sit tight in your mom's basement until around 10pm.
Fair enough, though mom's basement is a mere 8.5 hours away too, though with our weather this week it will take a little longer and google maps doesnt give me the option to find out distance by canoe/kayak. But since I will be nowhere near, I will have to turn notifications for the game on. I usually turn Drexel notifications off since I can only sustain so many losses and stay sane and that ship sailed like 6 years ago. But for this instance I would gladly turn those notifications on for the victory that will ensue.
Are you sure this is on Sports Live?
Do you have to pay for CSL?
I have two pages for the game and it's not being shown on either.
Apparently their app for android is dead just like their roku channel.
Drexel is 0-8 from 3. Progress?
Great defensive effort in the first half.
So which coach do you think has the most money on the under?
Exactly and not running a fluid offense. Frustrating offensive performance for the last 3 possessions.
I don't know what is more depressing...our game or Drexel's home attendance? Probably our game.
(02-07-2019 07:48 PM)dan10 Wrote: So which coach do you think has the most money on the under?
Kai and Ty go 2-15 so there's your ball game. Hard to play when you sick and hurt so that had to weigh in some. At least they played a little defense tonight. Bottom line is that your 2 man has to be a killer and/or your PG has to chip in big. WF position is in good hands with Sims, but somebody has to help out Cacok as well. I'd almost rather see Sims playing an undersized 4 man right now because he will give you all he has on both ends, would likely get 7 boards per night and can score in a lot of ways without taking bad shots.


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Q: Proxmox VE cluster not working I have been using a Proxmox VE 2.0 cluster (2 servers) for months.
Today,  I had the "bright idea" to install a GUI on one of the servers. I used tasksel, and selected the graphical desktop environment (Gnome).
When I rebooted the server, neither of the servers on the cluster could see each other (shows a red light by the server on the sidebar, no statistics). The VMs on each server are working fine, individually.
pvecm status on the broken server shows cman_tool: cannot open connection to cman, is it running ?. Running it on the other server outputs a lot of lines (here: http://pastebin.com/HpQfUHTU), but I assume the important bit is
expected votes:2
total votes: 1

Trying pvecm delnode (othernode) on either server outputs:
cluster not ready - no quorum?

Any suggestions as to how I can fix this? Thanks in advance!

A: Use pvecm expected 1 to tell CMAN gather cluster with one node online.
Also you might want to see Creating a Basic Cluster Configuration File
where is described two nodes cluster configuration

A: I assume, Gnome has installed it's Network Manager module and possibly changed your network configuration which could lead to a non-functional cluster.
You could check your /etc/network/interfaces file or in Proxmox at the Network Configuration.

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Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells
Fatima E. Jaffer, Thomas C. Knauss, Earl Poptic, Hanna E. Abboud
Division of Nephrology/Renal Diseases
Endothelin, a 17-DKa peptide originally described as a potent vasoconstrictor, also stimulates the release of important regulators of glomerular hemodynamics such as atrial natriuretic factor and renin. In the present study we investigated the role of endothelin in the release of another potent vasoconstrictor and mitogen of human mesangial cells, the platelet-derived growth factor. Endothelin stimulated PDGF release at 12 hours and the effect was sustained for 36 hours. This effect was associated with the enhanced induction of mRNAs encoding PDGF A-and B-chain. Endothelin also induced mitogenesis in human mesangial cells which was accompanied by activation of phospholipase C with increased inositol phosphate turnover. These data suggest a mechanism by which endothelin may regulate mesangial cell function in disease states.
Kidney international
https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.1990.333
10.1038/ki.1990.333
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Jaffer, F. E., Knauss, T. C., Poptic, E., & Abboud, H. E. (1990). Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells. Kidney international, 38(6), 1193-1198. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.1990.333
Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells. / Jaffer, Fatima E.; Knauss, Thomas C.; Poptic, Earl et al.
In: Kidney international, Vol. 38, No. 6, 12.1990, p. 1193-1198.
Jaffer, FE, Knauss, TC, Poptic, E & Abboud, HE 1990, 'Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells', Kidney international, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1193-1198. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.1990.333
Jaffer FE, Knauss TC, Poptic E, Abboud HE. Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells. Kidney international. 1990 Dec;38(6):1193-1198. doi: 10.1038/ki.1990.333
Jaffer, Fatima E. ; Knauss, Thomas C. ; Poptic, Earl et al. / Endothelin stimulates PDGF secretion in cultured human mesangial cells. In: Kidney international. 1990 ; Vol. 38, No. 6. pp. 1193-1198.
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A fistful of topical events
November 16, 2017 | by Charles Lowe | No Comments
The London Health Technology Forum has just announced the details of its Christmas evening meeting on 13th December. Star turn will be the seasonally-appropriate Andrew Nowell, CEO of Pitpatpet who has a brilliant story to tell of how an activity tracker can unlock so many revenue sources. Attendees will also unlock mince pies, courtesy of longstanding host Baker Botts, and a roundup of key digital health changes in 2017 from this editor.
NICE Health App Briefings: NICE has finally published the end result of its review of three health apps on their Guidance & Advice list. Given that digital health is so much faster moving than pharma, it is disappointing that these apps appear to be being judged to a very high level of evidence requirement.
For example Sleepio, whose evidence for effectiveness "is based on 5 well-designed and well-reported randomised controlled trials and 1 large prospective unpublished audit" is still judged, in terms of clinical effectiveness, as "has potential to have a positive impact for adults with poor sleep compared with standard care. There is good quality evidence that Sleepio improves sleep but the effect size varies between studies, and none of the studies compared Sleepio with face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‑I)."
This editor is unaware of any other app that has five good RCTs under its belt so (more…)
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Well done both!
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It's hard to crack the code, and small companies are dependent on partners. A personal anecdote from this Editor's time at Living Independently: the company achieved getting on a national framework with the QuietCare telecare product (2007) through partnerships with several larger telecare providers. We relied on them to offer QuietCare to the regions and councils. This had limited success and the US business far outstripped that in the UK.
Ten years ago, the situation was reversed. NHS, Government and council funding helped the earliest development and acceptance of telehealth and telecare, much as the Veterans Health Administration (VA) did with home telehealth and telemedicine in the US. Other European markets and Canada have established private spending in this area, but these smaller markets–and funders– don't have the potential that is possible in the US private market, even without reimbursement. The trend is reflected in investment: $4 bn in the US, less than €100 million in Europe. US developers now have a bonus in the potential of Asia, with China having the greatest interest and now funding. [TTA 23 July]. How the NHS Is Locking Out Britain's Digital-Health Startups
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Cellectis Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results
Initiated UCART123 GMP production concept
Secured strategic supply of key materials for GMP manufacturing
Strong cash position of $315 million (€276 million) as of March, 31 2016
New York, N.Y. – May 11, 2016 – Cellectis S.A. (Alternext: ALCLS - Nasdaq: CLLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene edited CAR T-cells (UCART), today announced its results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
"We are excited to monitor the results presented by Great Ormond Street Hospital – University College of London describing clinical application of allogeneic, off-the-shelf CAR T-cells in young ALL patients with high medical need who exhausted all other treatment options. We are looking forward to seeing more data updates from our partners and bringing our CAR T-cell programs into the clinic, starting with UCART123 for AML patients" said André Choulika, CEO, Cellectis.
Recent Corporate Highlights
• New agreement with CELLforCURE for the cGMP manufacturing of clinical batches of UCART123, Cellectis' lead product candidate, and for the implementation of cGMP manufacturing processes designed and developed by Cellectis.
• Supply and license agreement with Takara Bio Inc. for recombinant human fibronectin fragment RetroNectin® to support Cellectis' manufacturing processes and production capabilities.
• Publication in Scientific Reports, part of Nature Publishing Group, describing the design and development of a new CAR architecture with an integrated switch-on system that allows control over CAR T-cell functions.
• Research collaboration and license agreement with MabQuest SA for the development of a new class of anti PD-1 monoclonal antibodies.
• Cellectis gave a presentation at the Cowen and Company 36th Annual Health Care Conference on March 9, 2016 in Boston, MA.
• Scientific presentations at AACR, New Orleans:
Allogeneic TCRα/CS1 double knockout T-cell bearing an anti-CS1 chimeric antigen receptor: an improved immunotherapy approach for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma, presented by Roman Galetto, Cellectis.
Improved safety by a non-lethal switch to control CAR activity at the T-cell surface membrane, presented by Laurent Poirot, Cellectis.
• Appointment of Dr. Loan Hoang-Sayag to the role of Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Hoang-Sayag joined Cellectis from Quintiles Transnational, where she was most recently Senior Director of Medical Science.
• Calyxt, Cellectis' plant science subsidiary, has purchased a 10-acre parcel in the St. Paul suburb of Roseville, MN, to build a new greenhouse and company headquarter.
As previously announced, commencing with this report of first quarter results Cellectis will now publish quarter-over-quarter comparative figures.
Cellectis' consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("GAAP").
First Quarter 2016 Financial Results
Cash: As of March 31, 2016 Cellectis had €276.5 million in total cash, cash equivalents and current financial assets compared to €314.2 million as of December 31, 2015. This notably reflects (i) the initiation of industrial GMP UCART123 production, (ii) increased expenses in GMP materials (iii) payment of €7.2 million of Value Added Taxes related to the proceeds received in the fourth quarter of 2015 from Servier and (iv) Calyxt's acquisition of a 10-acre parcel for €5.2 million. The change was also attributable to the unrealized translation effect of exchange rate fluctuations on our U.S. dollar cash and cash equivalent accounts.
Revenues and Other Income: During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, we recorded €9.2 million and €9.5 million, respectively, in revenues and other income.
Total Operating Expenses and Other Operating Income: Total operating expenses and other operating income for the first quarter of 2016 were €29.9 million, compared to €12.8 million for the first quarter of 2015. The non-cash stock-based compensation expenses included in these amounts were €13.4 million and €0.8 million, respectively.
R&D Expenses: For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, research and development expenses increased by €11.4 million from €7.4 million in 2015 to €18.9 million in 2016. Personnel expenses increased by €7.2 million from €4.7 million in 2015 to €11.9 million in 2016, notably due to a €1.0 million increase in wages and salaries, and a €7.2 million increase in non-cash stock based compensation expense, partly offset by a €1.0 million decrease in social charges on stock option and free shares grants. Purchases and external expenses increased by €4.2 million from €2.4 million in 2015 to €6.6 million in 2016, due to increased expenses related to innovation and platform development, including payments to third parties participating in product development, purchases of biological raw materials and expenses associated with the use of laboratories and other facilities.
SG&A Expenses: During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, we recorded €5.4 million and €10.5 million, respectively, of selling, general and administrative expenses. The increase of €5.2 million primarily reflects (i) an increase of €4.5 million in personnel expenses from €3.7 million to €8.3 million, attributable, among other things, to an increase of €5.4 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, partly offset by a decrease of €1.1 million of social charges on stock options and free share grants, and (ii) an increase of €0.8 million in purchases and external expenses.
Financial gain (loss): The financial gain was €9.9 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared with financial loss of €9.1 million for the first quarter of 2016, which does not reflect actions undertaken to mitigate the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations that were adopted at the end of the first quarter of 2016. The change in financial result was primarily attributable to the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on our U.S. dollar cash and cash equivalent accounts.
Net Loss Attributable to Shareholders of Cellectis: During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, we recorded a net income of €6.3 million (or €0.20 per share on a basic basis and €0.19 per share on a diluted basis) and a loss of €29.5 million (or €0.84 per share on both a basic and diluted basis), respectively. Adjusted net loss attributable to shareholders of Cellectis for the first quarter of 2016 was €16.1 million (€0.46 per share on both a basic and a diluted basis) compared to adjusted net income attributable to shareholders of Cellectis of €7.0 million (€0.22 per share on both a basic and a diluted basis), for the first quarter of 2015. Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Cellectis for the first quarter of 2016 and 2015 excludes a non-cash stock-based compensation expense of €13.4 million and €0.8 million, respectively. Please see "Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income.
Financial Guidance: Cellectis expects that its cash, cash equivalents and Current financial assets of €276.5 million as of March 31, 2016 will be sufficient to fund its current operations through 2018.


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Gov. Bill Lee shares historic connection to Cheatham County in inaugural speech
Gov. Bill Lee mentions his connection to Ashland City in his inaugural speech.
Gov. Bill Lee shares historic connection to Cheatham County in inaugural speech Gov. Bill Lee mentions his connection to Ashland City in his inaugural speech. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/cheatham/2019/01/27/governor-bill-lee-tennessee-cheatham-county-leeland-station/2659987002/
Amy Nixon, Nashville Tennessean Published 7:56 p.m. CT Jan. 27, 2019 | Updated 11:43 a.m. CT Jan. 8, 2020
Cheatham County residents concerned about the future of the historic Braxton Lee Homestead site might be interested to learn that Gov. Bill Lee has a connection to the land. In fact, he mentioned it in his inaugural speech Jan. 19.
The 57-acre property previously considered as the site for a new justice center, was secured last year by investors, and the nonprofit Braxton Lee Homestead Foundation is working to raise funds to purchase the property to prevent it from development.
The group plans "to create unique public spaces and a nature park for the community" surrounding the home of Braxton Lee, one of Cheatham County's earliest settlers, it said in a September news release.
The Leeland Homestead, located in Ashland City on land dubbed Leeland Station, was built in 1811 by one of the area's early settlers. Though there have been some upgrades to the historic home, original features including cedar logs and the original smokehouse still stand. (Photo: Kelly Fisher, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee)
Gov. Bill Lee's connection
"In 1796, a man and his young family began their homestead just up the way on the banks of the Cumberland River. That was the same year the great state of Tennessee was formed. Two hundred and twenty-three years and 50 governors later, we stand here on the banks of the Cumberland, celebrating our history and anticipating our future," said Lee as he opened his speech.
Lee went on to say that Charles Braxton Lee was his seventh great-grandfather.
"That man I told you about that settled with his family on the banks of the Cumberland River the year that this state was founded — his name was Charles Braxton Lee," he said.
Gov. Bill Lee speaks to the crowd during his inauguration as the 50th governor of Tennessee at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (Photo: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean)
"We stand here today as the beneficiaries not of great governments of the past — but of the lives of the great men and women who have come before us."
Lee said that he has thought about Braxton Lee and the first Tennesseans a lot during recent months.
"They were strong and courageous. They were faithful. They were committed. They were certain. They were Tennesseans," he said.
The Braxton Lee Homestead Foundation aims to raise $825,000. It needs $625,000 to purchase the 57 acres from the local investors, and $200,000 to purchase the house from the owner.
Gina Binkley, Braxton Lee Homestead Foundation board member, said Gov. Lee's cousin, David Lee, currently owns the home on the property.
Leeland Station overview (Photo: Submitted)
The connection, she said, is an exciting one for the foundation.
"We just think that it is so important to know that it is definitely a historic property," she said. "To hear Gov. Lee validate (the history), we're really glad to have the history and this legacy that's continuing in 2019. We were happy to hear Gov. Lee knows about the history of it and the importance of it."
The Ashland City Times' request for comment from Gov. Lee's staff was not immediately returned.
Once the foundation purchases the property, they plan to use it as a park space, preserving the land's legacy with a small history center. They also hope to have an event space on the property, Binkley explained.
Upcoming fundraising events include the "Buy an Acre" campaign, in which the foundation is encouraging friends, neighborhoods and community groups to come together and pool their money to sponsor the purchase of an acre of the property.
To donate, visit the Braxton Lee Homestead Foundation's website, http://braxtonleehomestead.org/, mail a check to P.O. Box 632 in Ashland City or deliver cash or a check in person to Pinnacle Bank in Ashland City.
Contact the Braxton Lee Homestead Foundation on its website, or email braxtonleehomestead@gmail.com.
Kelly Fisher contributed to this report. Regional Editor Amy Nixon can be reached at anixon@gannett.com or 615-946-7549.
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I hadn't charged my w330 Sony camera for a while ....I've only had my camera for 6 months...and it's warranty is 2 yrs.
In order to avoid people using 3rd party batteries, electronics manufacturers have started putting smart chips in the battery packs. The camera interrogates the smart chip and if it isn't the Sony chip, the camera tells you "too bad."
In your case, since you have a genuine Sony battery (it came with the camera, right?), return to the dealer and have them exchange the battery.
My moutrie gamespy 4.0 digital camera completely stopped working. It is one year old. When I put it out this last time, it took only three pictures. When I retrieved it two weeks later it was completely dead. I put new batteries in, but no response at all when the on-off button is switched. Any advice?


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HISTORY OF GOOEY BUTTER CAKE
as reported by the NY Times April 1989
Baker's Depression Mistake Gave Us Gooey Butter Cake
Say "St. Louis", and you're talking "Gooey Butter Cake". Any self-respecting denizen has sweetened a tooth on this intensely rich piece of gastronomic lunacy that is a hallmark of the city. It's shamelessly childish name, which St. Louisans speak with as much solemnity as they might fcuillete de framboises, couldn't be more appropriate.
What starts off innocently enough as a plain yeast-raised coffeecake, erupts into a volcanic mass of chewy bright yellow lava, with snow banks of confectioners sugar covering crescenta and crevices. In the mouth, the goo clogs the gums, while the crusty edges glue to the teeth. You don't just swallow gooey butter cake, you work it down.
As for the origin of gooey butter cake, most admit it was a mistake, although no one knows exactly whose. Certainly, it would have originated in South St. Louis, where most of the German bakers, the backbone of the St. Louis bakery industry, lived.
Fred Heimburger, a retired St. Louis baker with a long memory, contends it was a baker in the 1930's who, in making an ordinary yellow cake, put in too much sugar, butter or shortening, or all three. What he ended up with was a sticky mess. But since it was during the Depression, he couldn't let it go to waste, so he tried to sell it anyway. St. Louisans, Depression or not, wanted more, and the sloppier the better.
What is curious about gooey butter cake is that it resists travel.
There are many legends surrounding the invention of gooey butter cake. There can be no doubt; it's a St. Louis original and an acquired taste not shared by those in other parts of the country.
Bakers try to promote the gooey butter cake, taking samples whenever they travel out of town to visit other bakers.
The bakers loved the product but couldn't get customers to buy it. Usually people in other cities said it looked like a mistake, a flat gooey mess. Well, of course, that's what it is. We used to joke that our cakes could be eaten with a spoon. In fact, some transplanted St. Louisans, on a visit home, have packed up gooey butter cakes to take back. Nostalgic foolishness. Once outside its territory, a gooey butter cake is somehow diminished. It just doesn't taste right unless it's eaten in St. Louis or its enviroment.
Any cake that goes by the name "Gooey Butter Cake" is fine by them. Some versions incorporate cherry or pineapple we also make Cinnamon Pecan Gooey butter Cake, Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake and, in Season- Pumpkin Gooey butter Cake too, but that's not your everyday gooey butter cake - everyday, that is, if you're in St. Louis.


What would happen if Victor told his family about his creation?
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what if the monster never found the notes about how he was created?


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The Group is committed to preventing acts of modern slavery and human trafficking from occurring within its business and supply chain, and will impose the same high standards on its suppliers. The Group acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Act.
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Skin Rash Reaction From Red Pepper
By Kristina Davis
Red pepper can refer to many types of capsicums ranging from mild bell peppers eaten cooked or raw to the fiery chili peppers ground as a spice to add heat to food. While these fruits originated in the tropics, they can now be found in the food of many cultures.
Allergies occur when the body produces an attack response against a substance that is not harmful. Food allergies occur because of this reaction in a food that someone consumes. About 2 percent of all American adults and 4 to 8 percent of American children have a food allergy. Symptoms range for just slightly annoying itching or flushing to fatal anaphylaxis. Some common symptoms are tightening of the airways, watery, itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose, hives, rash and itching. Some symptoms go away immediately after the allergen is removed, but others require medical attention.
Allergic Reactions to Red Peppers
Red peppers contain profilin, Bet v 1 and osmotin, depending on the type of pepper. Of the vast array of types of red peppers, most contain these three proteins. These three proteins are known allergens, or substances that cause allergic reactions. Red peppers have been shown to cause constriction of the airways, making it hard for the sufferer to breathe. They can also cause a rash or inflammation on the skin.
Irritation Caused By Red Pepper
The compound that makes some red peppers taste hot is capsaicin. Capsaicin is also sold and marketed as a topical analgesic because of its numbing properties. Whether rubbing a pepper against or skin or applying the cream, capsaicin can cause irritation, resulting in a rash or inflammation.
Undiagnosed Allergies
Many allergies can cause a person to break out in a rash. If you think you might have an allergy, consult a doctor. The doctor will be able to conduct tests, including skin prick tests and serum immunoglobulin E tests, to determine the specific allergy. Red peppers are often used as one of many ingredients in recipes, making it hard to tell exactly which item caused the reaction.
Food Allergies: Reducing Risk
Allergy Info: Bell Pepper
"Internatonal Archives of Allergy and Immunology"; Bell Peppers (Capsicum annuum) Express allergens (profilin, pathogenesis-related protein P23 and Bet v 1) Depending on the Horticultural Strain; Jensen-Jarolim et al; 1998
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"""tf.learn IO operation tests."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

import random
import sys

# TODO: #6568 Remove this hack that makes dlopen() not crash.
if hasattr(sys, "getdlopenflags") and hasattr(sys, "setdlopenflags"):
  import ctypes
  sys.setdlopenflags(sys.getdlopenflags() | ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)

# pylint: disable=wildcard-import
from tensorflow.contrib.learn.python import learn
from tensorflow.contrib.learn.python.learn import datasets
from tensorflow.contrib.learn.python.learn.estimators._sklearn import accuracy_score
from tensorflow.contrib.learn.python.learn.learn_io import *
from tensorflow.python.platform import test

# pylint: enable=wildcard-import

class IOTest(test.TestCase):
  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
  """tf.learn IO operation tests."""

  def test_pandas_dataframe(self):
    if HAS_PANDAS:
      import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      random.seed(42)
      iris = datasets.load_iris()
      data = pd.DataFrame(iris.data)
      labels = pd.DataFrame(iris.target)
      classifier = learn.LinearClassifier(
          feature_columns=learn.infer_real_valued_columns_from_input(data),
          n_classes=3)
      classifier.fit(data, labels, steps=100)
      score = accuracy_score(labels[0], list(classifier.predict_classes(data)))
      self.assertGreater(score, 0.5, "Failed with score = {0}".format(score))
    else:
      print("No pandas installed. pandas-related tests are skipped.")

  def test_pandas_series(self):
    if HAS_PANDAS:
      import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      random.seed(42)
      iris = datasets.load_iris()
      data = pd.DataFrame(iris.data)
      labels = pd.Series(iris.target)
      classifier = learn.LinearClassifier(
          feature_columns=learn.infer_real_valued_columns_from_input(data),
          n_classes=3)
      classifier.fit(data, labels, steps=100)
      score = accuracy_score(labels, list(classifier.predict_classes(data)))
      self.assertGreater(score, 0.5, "Failed with score = {0}".format(score))

  def test_string_data_formats(self):
    if HAS_PANDAS:
      import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
        learn.io.extract_pandas_data(pd.DataFrame({"Test": ["A", "B"]}))
      with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
        learn.io.extract_pandas_labels(pd.DataFrame({"Test": ["A", "B"]}))

  def test_dask_io(self):
    if HAS_DASK and HAS_PANDAS:
      import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      import dask.dataframe as dd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      # test dask.dataframe
      df = pd.DataFrame(
          dict(
              a=list("aabbcc"), b=list(range(6))),
          index=pd.date_range(
              start="20100101", periods=6))
      ddf = dd.from_pandas(df, npartitions=3)
      extracted_ddf = extract_dask_data(ddf)
      self.assertEqual(
          extracted_ddf.divisions, (0, 2, 4, 6),
          "Failed with divisions = {0}".format(extracted_ddf.divisions))
      self.assertEqual(
          extracted_ddf.columns.tolist(), ["a", "b"],
          "Failed with columns = {0}".format(extracted_ddf.columns))
      # test dask.series
      labels = ddf["a"]
      extracted_labels = extract_dask_labels(labels)
      self.assertEqual(
          extracted_labels.divisions, (0, 2, 4, 6),
          "Failed with divisions = {0}".format(extracted_labels.divisions))
      # labels should only have one column
      with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
        extract_dask_labels(ddf)
    else:
      print("No dask installed. dask-related tests are skipped.")

  def test_dask_iris_classification(self):
    if HAS_DASK and HAS_PANDAS:
      import pandas as pd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      import dask.dataframe as dd  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
      random.seed(42)
      iris = datasets.load_iris()
      data = pd.DataFrame(iris.data)
      data = dd.from_pandas(data, npartitions=2)
      labels = pd.DataFrame(iris.target)
      labels = dd.from_pandas(labels, npartitions=2)
      classifier = learn.LinearClassifier(
          feature_columns=learn.infer_real_valued_columns_from_input(data),
          n_classes=3)
      classifier.fit(data, labels, steps=100)
      predictions = data.map_partitions(classifier.predict).compute()
      score = accuracy_score(labels.compute(), predictions)
      self.assertGreater(score, 0.5, "Failed with score = {0}".format(score))

if __name__ == "__main__":
  test.main()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This is the third IELTS Task 2 Writing question from the Official Cambridge IELTS Book 12.
In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to to spend large sums of money on constructing railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport.
Nowadays, many countries are considering building rapid intercity train systems. This essay will examine whether this is a good idea or whether it is a better idea to spend public funds on developing local infrastructure.
To start with, it can be argued that linking cities together with a fast train network would have a number of positive effects. Usually it is claimed that in the short-term there would be a construction boom and a rapid rise in local employment. Proponents of this policy also argue that in the long run these fast trains will bring cities closer together, and therefore spread economic growth. In addition, they point out that as fewer people will need to drive, pollution, such as carbon dioxide emissions and other particles, will fall, therefore benefiting the environment.
On the other hand, opponents argue that plans like this are usually an inefficient use of public funds. First of all, they usually point out that these kinds of projects have a history of costing far more than their original budgets. Take for example the fast train that will link London to Manchester, which is already two times over budget. Secondly, it is suggested that in many cases, the positive economic, social and environmental benefits of these mega-projects is typically much lower. In contrast, it is believed it would usually cost much less to invest in better roads, local railway and bus systems, since generally these can be completed much quicker and would have a stronger local impact - especially in impoverished areas where people find it difficult to travel to work.
In conclusion, as the benefits of rapid rail systems are typically lower than claimed, and because their costs are nearly always much higher, I believe in many cases public money would be better invested in developing local urban infrastructure.


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Day 143: I Just Wanted An Excuse To Make A Meme Or Two [Super Bowl LV Roundup I Guess]
February 8, 2021 by TeeCoZee
Let's just cut to the chase. I'm not even going to bullshit you for a second. I didn't actually watch the Super Bowl. I turned it on my phone with no sound for the last drive of the first half. I thought maybe the Chiefs would have a chance, but then this pass interference call happened.
Give me a friggin break. That wasn't anything close to pass interference. How are the refs still making calls like this in the biggest game of the year? If that's the case, then there is a clear-cut way to win at football: throw a bomb every time. The second the potential receiver feels the defended touch him in any way, they trip and fall. Pass interference every time. You can't lose!
All jokes aside, it was definitely pass interference. It's clear as day that the defender touched the receiver's butt. The receiver did not consent to that and was frankly an equal mix of flattered and distracted, to the point that he wasn't able to make the catch. The defender should have known better! Instead of watching the rest of the drive [I'm guessing they scored a touchdown after that], I went ahead and made a meme, just to feel like I was part of the island of relevancy that was Super Bowl viewing.
The tweet got one like. Mission accomplished. I didn't even turn on the game after that. There wasn't much more to see. Tom Brady moonwalked into the sunset, knowing damn well that his sun would rise again tomorrow and there was nothing we could do about it.
I didn't even do my normal Super Bowl routine this year: quizzing whether or not the people preparing to watch the game even knew anything about the teams playing and asking them why they want to waste their time on a 4 hour match of mediocre football. This time around, I couldn't even tell you who was on each team outside of quarterbacks, rapists and former 24/7 champions. I didn't even want to know. I couldn't muster any energy for the game, I just let it happen without me. There was literally no way you could make me care about the matchup. It's Tom Brady against the defending champs. Nobody wants to see that and yet, millions did it anyway.
The last time the Patriots won the Super Bowl, I felt a wave of relief. I figured that Tom Brady would hang up his hat and call it quit, satisfied with 6 rings. But then he didn't go away. He came back again and again. I knew going in that no matter the result of the game yesterday, Tom wouldn't retire. Because if there's anything that God hates more than football, it's people who like football. And until this stain is gone, I just can't find the sport enjoyable. He's the athletic equivalent of wearing your mask under your nose: it's annoying as fuck, everyone you talk to also hates it, yet it's still everywhere you look and you're powerless against it. And he even said it himself, that they're gonna win another one next year. The groundhog saw his shadow. We have 6 more eternities with Tom and somehow, some mouth breathers will still miss him when he's gone.
Nobody's going to remember this Super Bowl. From what I heard, it was a boring slog of nothingness. So in other words, it was just like every Super Bowl. The only thing that people are going to remember is The Weeknd Memes that have already gotten stale. And I'll remember Super Bowl LV because it was the year I got to make this meme:
Get it? It's LV. The sweaty dude from "Gangstas Paradise". Haha. It's funny. I'm very good at memes.
Whether we care or not, Super Bowl Sunday is still a gateway holiday. It leads to better things. You may not care for Thanksgiving, but it's the start of the Christmas season. You may not care about football, but Super Bowl Sunday is the sign that we are on the home stretch. We are now on the last leg of Winter and Spring is waving us over, offering us crappy lemonade. Pitchers and catchers meet in one week. There'll be exhibition games soon after that. Your vaccine is coming soon. It's going to be warm again eventually. If there's one thing that the passing of the Super Bowl gives us, it's hope. The game is a reminder of everything we hate about winter: crappy sports and being cooped up in a house. Now that we're in Life After Football, things feel much less bleak. And that's not a bad thing. That's a good thing!
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Weekly Roundup: PepsiCo doubles climate actions goals, Waitrose taps into holistic living trend
15 Jan 2021 --- This week, PepsiCo revealed plans to double its climate action goals and pledged net-zero emissions by 2040. Campbell Soup announced it would close its Georgia, US snacks plant by spring 2022 and Hain Celestial completed the sale of UK-based fruit business Orchard House. Meanwhile, the UK gut health movement is expanding with Waitrose's launch of a holistic living range for its British consumers.
In brief: Sustainability strides
PepsiCo announced its plans to double its science-based climate goal targeting an absolute reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by more than 40 percent by 2030. The company has also pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement. Specifically, PepsiCo plans to reduce absolute GHG emissions across its direct operations by 75 percent and its indirect value chain by 40 percent by 2030. This action is expected to reduce more than 26 million metric tons of GHG emissions.
Waitrose has launched a holistic living range for its UK consumers.Bunge published an overview of its key advancements in 2020, focusing on the areas of ethical leadership, accountability and environmental stewardship. This includes the company's first multi-stakeholder sustainability forum that garnered feedback from customers, banks, industry associations and NGO partners on its sustainability approach. Bunge also closed its first US$1.75 billion revolving credit facility linked to performance across five sustainability targets in late 2019. It also launched a US$2.5 million commitment to supporting health and hunger causes directly related to the pandemic in the communities across the globe.
In brief: Business moves
Campbell Soup has plans to close its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia, US, by spring 2022. The plant currently employs 326 individuals in the production of candy, crackers, cookies, nuts and bars. The closure comes after a careful review of the Snacks division's manufacturing operations. The Columbus plant was acquired in 2018 as part of Campbell's acquisition of Snyder's-Lance. Campbell plans to operate the Columbus facility for up to 18 months and shut it down in phases.
Hain Celestial has completed its UK fruit business' divestiture, including the Orchard House Foods business and associated brands, to Elaghmore, a UK-based private equity firm. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. "The divestment of this complex, non-core asset fully aligns with our brand simplification and strategic transformation processes. The remaining Hain Celestial business will show immediate improvement in its growth rate and margins, allowing us to reinvest capital behind the strength of the remaining International platform," says Mark Schiller, Hain Celestial's president and CEO.
In brief: NPD launches
High-end UK grocer Waitrose has launched a new health range – Holistic Living – which brings together several different health-focused products to help people live a more balanced lifestyle. The range of 11 new lines were launched with the positioning of helping consumers maintain a healthy and balanced digestive system. They comprise a selection of fruity smoothies, juices and kefir products that introduce bacteria to the gut and create an environment where they can prosper. Joanne Lunn, nutrition manager at Waitrose, says: "This range of products contains Bacillus coagulan, calcium and chicory inulin. These are all types of prebiotic which don't get absorbed by our small intestine but instead reach the large intestine and the bacteria found naturally in the gut ferment it."
Mr Kipling has unveiled 30% Less Sugar Viennese Whirls, which will provide "a healthier choice for people looking for more permissible cakes," the brand notes. Still the same "exceedingly good taste" as the traditional Mr Kipling Viennese Whirls, they will sit alongside the original range in stores. The move sees another of the brand's iconic cakes being made available in a format for the more health-conscious shopper, following the success of its 30% Less Sugar Angel, Chocolate and Lemon slices, which first launched in February 2019.
UK-based start-up business, THIS, is set to make £1 million (US$1.36 million) from Veganuary as the plant-based meat company reveals it has made over £300,000 (US$409,477) of retail sales in just the first week of January. The company's best-seller has been THIS Isn't Bacon, its plant-based rashers that sizzle in the pan and mimic bacon in taste, smell, texture and appearance, followed by THIS Isn't Chicken Salt & Pepper pieces. Both products are made using a base of peas and soybeans. THIS Isn't Bacon are plant-based rashers that sizzle in the pan and mimic the taste, smell, texture and appearance of real bacon.
Dawn Foods has partnered with food bloggers and influencers Emma Hanton and Jay Halford, and Maple from Canada UK as part of a major campaign to run throughout 2021, focusing on its vegan sweet bakery offering. The Bake It Vegan campaign, which kicked off to mark Veganuary, will promote Dawn's recently launched range of vegan Crème Cake, Brownie, Cookie, Donut and Muffin Mixes, as well as many of Dawn's existing naturally vegan products. Bake It Vegan will give bakers and caterers access to a range of new recipes and vegan products for their bakery and insights into how they can "vegan-ize" their offering to make the most of this growing market.
A new sourdough donut mix from Dawn Foods is the first completely different donut texture to be launched into the industrial bakery sector for many years, according to the company. Dawn Foods launched the Sourdough Donut Mix, which creates finished donuts with a buttery but slightly acidic, sourdough flavor that is much less sweet than a standard American-style donut. While a darker sourdough bread-like crust gives added texture, the inside of the Sourdough Donut has a soft, light and airy eating quality. Dawn's Sourdough Donut mix can be used across many NPD applications. The sweet/sourdough combination pairing well with real fruit or custard fillings in ball donuts or ring donuts finished with flat icing or glazes.
In brief: Appointments
Tomas Bergendahl has been appointed the new chief financial officer of AAK and will assume his position no later than August 1. Bergendahl joins AAK with extensive experience and a background in finance. For the past five and a half years, he has served as CFO and Executive Vice President at COWI Holding A/S, an international consulting group within engineering, economics and environmental science-based in Denmark. Prior to that, Bergendahl was CFO at Swedish shipping company Rederi AB TransAtlantic.
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Many may not know this, but the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not only funds external research via grants (to universities, companies, etc.), but NIH also directly performs intramural research. In fact, approximately 10% of NIH's FY 2015 budget was slated for intramural research. A recently issued SBIR opportunity illustrates NIH's commitment to create commercially-viable technology from their intramural research program.
The SBIR Technology Transfer (SBIR-TT) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to help move commercially-viable technologies from the NIH Intramural Program to the marketplace. While universities can spin off companies, use incubator resources, and obtain funding from venture capital, the NIH intramural programs have no similar mechanism to develop technologies. Thus, this FOA intends to spur on this commercial development.
Small Business Concerns (SBCs) are encouraged to submit applications that further develop available NIH technologies. If selected for SBIR funding, the SBC will be granted a royalty-free, non-exclusive patent license agreement for internal research use to technologies held by NIH with the intent that the SBC will develop the invention into a commercial product to benefit the public.


On Feb. 1, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo officially declared Feb. 8, 2019 as P.S. I Love You Day in the State of New York.
Marist College Alumna Brooke DiPalma '18 founded P.S. I Love You Day in 2011, following the loss of her father, Joseph DiPalma, to suicide in April 2010. This year will be the celebration of the 9th annual P.S. I Love You Day.
DiPalma started this event at her high school in West Islip, N.Y. after she was overwhelmed by support from her high school classmates. This year there are 118 schools, in all academic levels from middle school to university, celebrating P.S. I Love You Day.
This day, nor the organization, requires donations, but if there are donations, 50 percent goes back into the donating community's event for the following year and 25 percent goes to P.S. I Love You Day Inc., so that each year the organization has the ability to continue expanding, educating people, and making resources available to those in need. Finally, the remaining 25 percent of donations go directly to the donating community's local Suicide Prevention organization.
For more information, their website is psiloveyouday.net. Remember you are never alone and there are support and resources available. Be sure to wear purple on Feb. 8 to show support.


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Q: Find the number of terms of the given series: $2 - 2\sqrt{2} + 4 - 4\sqrt{2} + \dots + 16$. In this question, common ratio will be $-\sqrt{2}$ and if I use this value ($-\sqrt{2}$) to find the number of terms, I cannot get the answer.
Before, I solved using "$-\sqrt{2} = \sqrt{2}$" which is wrong method. Can you please suggest me to solve this?

A: In GP $T_n=a r^{n-1}$ here $2$ and $r=-\sqrt{2}$, then $$2 (-\sqrt{2})^{n-1}=16 \implies (-\sqrt{2})^{n-1}=8=2^3 \implies n=7$$

A: Since the $n$th term is $2(-\sqrt{2})^{n-1}$ then we have
$$2(-\sqrt{2})^{n-1}=16 \implies (-\sqrt{2})^{n-1}=8=2^{3}=(\sqrt{2})^{6}=(-\sqrt{2})^{6}$$
and hence $n=7$. Here we have used the facts that $\sqrt{a}\sqrt{a}=a$ and $(-1)^{k}=1$ for even $k$.

A: I'm upgrading my comment to an answer, since it seems to have settled matters for OP.
We're trying to solve $(-\sqrt2)^{n-1}=8$. If $n$ is even, then $n-1$ is odd, and then $(-\sqrt2)^{n-1}$ is negative, and can't equal $8$. So if $n$ exists, it has to be odd, and then $(-\sqrt2)^{n-1}$ is the same thing as $(\sqrt2)^{n-1}$, and that's why the minus sign isn't there any more. Of course, we have to check when we're done solving that $n$ really is odd, and since it turns out $n=7$, we're OK.


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8-year-old boy dies as temple wall collapses in UP
Lucknow, Feb 14 (IANS) An 8-year-old boy was killed in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday when a wall of an overcrowded temple collapsed during the festival of Maha Shivaratri, police said.
The deceased, identified as Ankit, was accompanied by his father Edal Singh who had gone to the temple for 'jalabhishek' (pouring water) on the Shivalinga at a temple in Manipur village.
According to the police, Singh had brought water from Sankra Ghat and had gone to the temple with his son for the Shivaratri celebrations when all of a sudden the peripheral wall of the temple collapsed due to the huge crowd. Ankit, a Class III student, was buried in the rubble.
The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Ankit was the eldest of his three brothers. His father is a daily wager.
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We were delighted to receive these kind messages from charities who took part, following the awards.
Ailsa O'Connor, fundraiser, The Churn Project
As a small grass-roots organisation working in a single town, we've tended to steer away from awards schemes but when we heard about the Jelf Local Business Charity award we thought it would be a great opportunity to acknowledge the support we've had from a local business, solicitors Sewell Mullings Logie. We couldn't have been more surprised and delighted to hear that our entry was the winning one!
The awards evening itself was really special - great location, very relaxed, lovely people and, of course, hugely exciting to hear our entry being announced as the winner. We'd sat at the back of the crowd feeling truly humbled by the descriptions of the competing entries. It still feels unreal to think about it. The judges made some lovely comments and what was particularly gratifying was that, although our business charity partnership hadn't generated a huge amount of money, it was the small gestures of support that had swung things in our favour. It goes without saying that the award of £1000 was the icing on the cake.
One of the most important outcomes from our point of view was that it gave Sewell Mullings Logie public recognition for their kindness. We've said our own thanks of course but this helped cement our partnership in a different way.
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As a Gloucester based charity the 2014 Local Business Charity Awards provided us with a fantastic opportunity to seek public recognition for the local business [Britannia Construction] who support us. We are so grateful for this support and feel that the generosity of the company and it's employees should be highlighted and rewarded. The nomination and subsequent 2nd place award also enabled us to raise the profile of the school and the work we do, and why such support is essential to us in ensuring we can meet the needs of our pupils with complex learning and physical difficulites. The awards evening was a great event; it was so well organised and the setting, food and entertainment were excellent. It was a good opportunity to network and seek further support for the school and find out more about other local charities.
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Ian Black, The Nelson Trust, Derek Hyett, Eesi Goup Services, Caroline Penley, The Nelson Trust, Michael Gardener, Eesi Group Services joined by Phil Barton, Jelf Insurance
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Q: Is there a way in AngularJS to define constants with other constants? I'm trying to define constants with other constants, but it seems that it can't be done, because the initial constant isn't ready when the required constant depending require it. I want to be sure if this isn't possible at all.
Currently I have constants in this way:
angular.module('mainApp.config', [])
    .constant('RESOURCE_USERS_DOMAIN', 'http://127.0.0.1:8008')
    .constant('RESOURCE_USERS_API', 'http://127.0.0.1:8008/users')
    // Specific routes for API
    .constant('API_BASIC_INFORMATION', RESOURCE_USERS_API + '/api/info')
    .constant('API_SOCIAL_NETWORKS', RESOURCE_USERS_API + '/api/social')
    ;

The second two constants are what I want to accomplish.

A: As long as you don't need access to your constant in providers, this should work fine:
.constant('HOST', 'localhost')
.factory('URL', function(HOST) { return "http://" + HOST })

If you need access to you constants in providers, then I guess you have to do some more work:
.constants('HOST', 'localhost')
.provider('DOMAIN', function(HOST) {
    var domain = "http://" + HOST;
    this.value = function() { return domain };
    this.$get = this.value;
 })
 .provider("anyOtherProvider", function(DOMAINPovider) {
     var domain = DOMAINProvider.value();
 };
 .factory("anyOtherService", function(DOMAIN) {
 })

A: The AngularJS way to define dependencies between Controllers, Services and others is by dependency injection (DI). So if you have a controller A that depends on a service B you would have to create it like this:
var myApp = angular.module("exampleApp",[]);

myApp.controller("aCtrl", function(serviceB){
    // Controller functionally here
});

See, AngularJS will check the serviceB dependency and look for the service you created with that name. If you don't create one you will get an error.
So, if you want to create a constant A that depends on constant B, you would need to tell angular that A depends on B. But a constant can't have a dependency. A constant can return a function, but the DI won't work for the constant. Check this Fiddle so you can see for which methods DI work for.
So answering your question, you can't define a constant with other constants.
But you can do this:
angular.module('projectApp', [])
  .constant('domain', 'http://somedomain.com')
  .constant('api', '/some/api/info')
  .service('urls', function(domain, api) {this.apiUrl = domain + api;})

  .controller('mainCtrl',function($scope,urls) {

      $scope.url = urls.apiUrl;

  });

Check this fiddle to see it working:
If you want to understand more about DI, check out this post.

A: I can't tell for sure if that's (im)possible. But a workaround would be to define the base constants as regular constants, and the higher-order ones as services using closures to make sure they cannot be altered.
Rough example:
angular.module('myApp').constant('BASE_CONSTS',{
    'FIRST_CONST': '10',
    'SECOND_CONST': '20'
});

angular.module('myServices').factory('MyServiceName', ['BASE_CONSTS', function ('BASE_CONSTS') {
    var SECOND_ORDER_CONST = BASE_CONSTS.FIRST_CONST * 100;
    return {
        GET_SECOND_ORDER_CONST: function() {
            return SECOND_ORDER_CONST;
        }
    }
}]);

And use it after injecting the service:
MyServiceName.GET_SECOND_ORDER_CONST();

It is not very elegant, but it should get the job done.

A: The solution provided by @Linkmichiel is good, but if you desperately want to use one constant inside another, you can combine them in the config block:

angular.module("exampleApp", [])

.constant('BASE_URL', 'http://127.0.0.1:8008')

.constant('RESOURCES', {
  USERS_DOMAIN: '',
  USERS_API: '/users',
  BASIC_INFO: '/api/info'
})

.config(function(BASE_URL, RESOURCES) {
  for (prop in RESOURCES) {
    RESOURCES[prop] = BASE_URL + RESOURCES[prop];
  }
})

.controller('WhatIsInResourcesController', function($scope, RESOURCES) {
  $scope.RESOURCES = RESOURCES;
});

{{ RESOURCES | json }}

After the config phase, all constants will be setup correctly (try out the snippet).
The moral of the story is: Angular is so cool that you can even change the constants.

A: An easy way to do this is like this:
var myApp = angular.module("exampleApp",[]);

myApp.constant('RESOURCES', (function() {
  // Define your variable
  var resource = 'http://127.0.0.1:8008';
  // Use the variable in your constants
  return {
    USERS_DOMAIN: resource,
    USERS_API: resource + '/users',
    BASIC_INFO: resource + '/api/info'
  }
})());

And use the constants like this:
myApp.controller("ExampleCtrl", function(RESOURCES){
  $scope.domain = RESOURCES.USERS_DOMAIN;
});

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A: I do that this way:
var constants = angular.module('constants', []);

constants.factory("Independent", [function() {
   return {
      C1: 42
   }
}]);

constants.factory('Constants', ["Independent", function(I) {
   return {
      ANSWER_TO_LIFE: I.C1
   }
}]);


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HomeAAPI ActorsMiss Saigon veterans Salonga and Noblezada star in new movie
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By Ed Diokno
The "big break" for both Eva Noblezada, left, and Lea Salonga was in playing Kim in 'Miss Saigon.'
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The spark that was lit with Crazy Rich Asians continues to send its embers throughout the movie industry as projects with Asian and Asian American protagonists or themes gain interest in film making world.
One of those CRA embers may help the production of Yellow Rose, an independent feature starring Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada will headline alongside Tony winner and Miss Saigon veteran Lea Salonga and country music star Dale Watson.
"With the increased demand for diverse Asian American stories in Hollywood, I can't think of a better time to develop this film," said director/producer Diane Paragas, "Yellow Rose has been in development for over 15 years, and we've selected an incredibly talented cast to help tell this story."
The project wrapped filming last month and is now in post-production.
The film follows the tale of Rose, a 17-year-old Filipino American teenager from Texas who dreams of becoming a country music icon. She has to fend for herself, however, when her mother is arrested by ICE, and must choose between following her dreams without her mother or leaving her passions behind. Tony winner Salonga is set to play Rose's aunt.
Yellow Rose has original music composed and performed by the cast and Paragas. The cast also includes Liam Booth, Gustavo Gomez, Libby Villari, and Princess Punzalan.
DIANE PARAGAS
The director Paragas was born in Minneapolis but returned to the Philippines when she was a year old. She came back to the US at age four and spent the rest of her youth in Lubbock, Texas, where she studied painting, music and film.
"I am a Filipina American like Rose. When I was 3 years old, my family fled Manila and martial law and ended up in Lubbock, Texas as it was the only place that would take us," writes Paragas. "I grew up in a fairly racist environment and by the time I was a teenager my only refuge was music. So I formed a punk rock band.
"An actor friend of mine suggested I write a script about my upbringing, but when I first conceived of the script I thought that it would be more compelling if the lead character loved everything about Texas including and most importantly the music. It would be the ultimate unrequited love: to love a place so much that doesn't love you back. And with the crackdown of immigration in her town, Rose's very citizenship is questioned as well."
Noblezada, was born in San Diego but moved to North Carolina at an early age. After impressing London audiences for her portrayal of Kim in the London production of Miss Saigon and as Epinomy in Les Misérables, she made her Broadway debut in 2017 reprising her role as Kim, for which she received her Tony nomination.
It is not the first time that Noblezada and Salonga worked togehter. The two Filipina singers staged a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in 2016 celebrating the music of Broadway.
Paragas, while known for her commercial work, has done well-received documentaries including Brooklyn Boheme¸ a feature-length documentary about the African American arts movement for Showtime that she made in tandem with writer and critic Nelson George featuring Spike Lee, Chris Rock and Rosie Perez to name a few.
She is also in production for a feature documentary about an wrongfully convicted illegal immigrant called The Three Lives of David Wong.
"To me, commercials, documentaries and narrative films are all about storytelling, " she says. "I don't distinguish between them. Whether I'm working with a big crew, a small crew or by myself, it's all storytelling."
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