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When Harry met Meghan: From first meeting to the engagement announcement
Monday, November 27, 2017 - 10:55 AM
Here is a timeline of Prince Harry's relationship with Meghan Markle:
May 2 2016 - Prince Harry visits Toronto, where American actress Meghan Markle lives, to launch the countdown to the 2017 Invictus Games in Canada.
July 2016 - The pair meet in London through friends and become an item.
October 30 2016 - News breaks that Harry is dating Ms Markle.
November 1 2016 - The actress posts a photo of two bananas hugging on her Instagram account.
In an interview with the Vancouver Sun about her new clothing collection, Ms Markle says "I'm the luckiest girl in the world!" as she talks about her future career plans. She makes no mention of her love life.
November 8 2016 - Protective Harry attacks the media over its "abuse and harassment" of his girlfriend. Kensington Palace confirms in an unprecedented statement that they are dating and sayd Ms Markle, who is mixed race, has experienced racism, sexism and a front page smear, and is enduring attempts by members of the press to get into her home.
Kensington Palace has issued a statement this morning about the harassment currently being experienced by Meghan Markle and her family. pic.twitter.com/EuFZ4fmUIj
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 8, 2016
November 10 2016 - The prince carries out his first public engagement since Kensington Palace confirmed they were an item, when he joins his grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey at the Field of Remembrance.
November 11 2016 - Ms Markle is spotted in London amid unconfirmed reports she is enjoying her first stay at Kensington Palace since the relationship was made public.
November 20 2016 - Harry is back on royal duties as he arrives in Antigua and Barbuda for a 15-day official tour of the Caribbean.
November 22 2016 - The prime minister of Antigua publicly invites the blushing prince to choose the island as his honeymoon destination.
December 3 2016 - As Harry's tour to the Caribbean comes to a close, Ms Markle posts a photo on Instagram of her dog Guy wearing a knitted jumper with the British national flag on it.
She is also photographed in Toronto wearing a gold chain with the letters H and M on it.
December 6 2016 - Harry flies straight from his Caribbean tour to Toronto to be with Ms Markle, making a 1,700-mile (2,736 km) detour instead of flying to London. It raises eyebrows after contravening guidelines which discourage royal work trips, paid for by the taxpayer, being combined with personal travel.
December 13 2016 - Harry and his girlfriend are spotted buying a Christmas tree together in Battersea Park. The tree seller says the pair seemed "totally happy, cute, couple-y - but not overly mushy and gross".
December 14 2016 - The pair spend the evening watching the West End show The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time.
December 25 2016 - Harry spends Christmas Day with the royals.
December 29 2016 - Ms Markle returns to London to spend New Year's Eve with Harry.
January 6 2017 - It emerges that Harry has whisked off Ms Markle on a romantic break to see the Northern Lights in Norway.
January 9 2017 - Harry is back in London carrying out behind the scenes duties.
January 10 2017 - Ms Markle reportedly meets the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte for the first time in London.
January 21 2017 - Ms Markle travels to India on a charity trip.
February 2 2017 - Harry and Ms Markle are spotted holding hands on a date night in London amid claims she has "virtually moved in" with the prince at his two bedroom bachelor pad Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.
March 4 2017 - The pair attend the wedding of one of the prince's best friends Tom Inskip in Jamaica, sparking more predictions Harry is about to propose.
March 27 2017 - Ms Markle and Harry are reported to be setting up home together in a larger Kensington Palace apartment.
April 7 2017 - Ms Markle announces she is ending her lifestyle blog thetig.com which is taken as a sign she is preparing for life as a royal.
April 13 2017 - Harry arrives in Toronto to spend the Easter weekend with Ms Markle.
April 17 2017 - As part of the Heads Together campaign to end stigma surrounding mental health, Harry reveals he sought counselling to deal with his grief, spent nearly 20 years "not thinking" about his mother's death and eventually got help after two years of "total chaos".
May 7 2017 - Harry and Ms Markle are photographed kissing in public for the first time at Cowarth Park polo club in Ascot, Berkshire.
May 16 2017 - The actress lands in London to stay with Harry. Later in the week she is spotted heading to a spa in Soho.
May 20 2017 - Ms Markle joins Harry at Pippa Middleton's wedding reception but stays away from the church service.
June 4 2017 - Harry goes on a five-day solo official visit to Singapore and Sydney.
June 25 2017 - Harry admits in an interview with Newsweek magazine that he once ''wanted out'' of the royal family but decided to ''work out a role for myself''. He also suggested no royal wants to be king or queen.
July 8 2017 - Ms Markle is reported to have been spotted trying on wedding dresses, sending rumours of an impending engagement into overdrive.
August 2017 - The pair holiday in Botswana to celebrate Ms Markle's 36th birthday at a romantic hideaway overlooking the Boteti river.
August 31 2017 - Harry marks the 20th anniversary of the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
September 5 2017 - The engagement looks set when Ms Markle graces the cover of US magazine Vanity Fair and speaks openly about Harry for the first time, revealing: "We're two people who are really happy and in love."
September 24 2017 - Ms Markle makes her first appearance at an official engagement attended by Harry when she attends the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Toronto, Canada - although the pair sit about 18 seats apart.
September 25 2017 - Hand in hand and beaming with delight, Harry and Ms Markle make their first official public appearance together at Invictus's wheelchair tennis.
September 29 2017 - Former US president Barack Obama quizzes Harry on his romance as they watch the wheelchair basketball at the Games.
September 30 2017 - The prince is seen kissing his girlfriend on the lips inside a darkened VIP box at the Invictus closing ceremony. The pair were joined by Ms Markle's mother Doria Ragland.
October 19 2017 - It emerges that Harry has taken Ms Markle to meet his grandmother the Queen, whose permission they need to marry. The met over afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace.
October 22 2017 - The prince's aides are reported to have been told to start planning for a royal wedding, with senior members of the royal family asked to look at their diaries to shortlist a series of suitable weekends in 2018.
October 23 2017 - Ms Markle's half sister Samantha Markle denies there is a rift between them, but confirms she is writing a book called The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister.
November 20 2017 - Harry attends the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's platinum wedding anniversary party - but without Ms Markle.
November 21 2017 - Ms Markle is spotted in London, getting a facial - prompting speculation she is preparing for an engagement announcement.
November 27 2017 - Clarence House announces the engagement, and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh say they are "delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness."
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness. https://t.co/aAJ23uSbao
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 27, 2017
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Description CONTENT: These photographs are part of the Harry E. Crum Photographic Collection and depict images from around the Arizona-Utah area circa 1920's. Includes photographs of horses (Pinto, Coal and Happy) and the Vermillion Cliffs. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: This collection consists of 122 black-and-white photographs taken between 1921 and 1928. The images record several geological expeditions led by H.E. Crum and H.W.C. Prommel in the Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. The majority of images are of Southern Utah, including the Colorado and Green River areas. Scenes of expedition members, camping, and trails are intermixed with views of geological landmarks and structures. Many of the images contain notes written by Crum about the geological features shown. The collection has been organized chronologically into five series (this last series' images are undated).
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Q: Starting react-native activity from java module (android) I see that you can bring your activity form the background to the foreground in android using the following lines
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);

Now the problem is I don't know how to get the name of the react activity to work - When I try to compile I get

error: cannot find symbol Intent i = new Intent(mReactContext,
  MainActivity.class);
symbol:   class MainActivity

I'm not very experienced with java - so this is part of my problem, I tried using getCurrentActivity() - but this doesn't seem to work either.
Anyone has an idea?
Thanks!

A: If you have access to reactContext (I see you have) you can try this:
Context context = getReactApplicationContext();
String pn = context.getApplicationContext().getPackageName();
Intent li = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(pn);
context.startActivity(li);

String pn is just a package name (e.g. "com.yourapp"), so you can skip getPackageName() and just pass your package name to getLaunchIntentForPackager(). You can check this solution on react-native-system-notification

A: You should get reference of your first activity. Then Create your intent and start activity. Run the code below somewhere in your code(for example in a react method which triggers an activity)

*

*Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();

*Intent intent = new    Intent(name of your activity);

*currentActivity.startActivityForResult(intent,FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
);

// create onActivityResult method to process your task according to result
      public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {

      if (requestCode == FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK ) {

             // do your job
            }
        }

It seems you use MainActivity.class as parameter in intent. I'm not an expert but it seems wrong. In a react-native project mainactivity will be triggered automatically and index.android.js will be called. You can use an activity you create as well you don't have to use native android activities like Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT which can be used to get information of an image from gallery.

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Les Nouveaux Libéraux () est un parti politique allemand basé à Hambourg. Le parti est né le  d'une scission avec le parti libéral Parti libéral-démocrate (FDP).

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Playdough and clay can be used and handled in countless ways. One of the cleaner crafts for kids, it's a favourite at home, school and playgroups everywhere.
The range of materials available for modelling crafts for kids is bewildering. Generally, playdough is the safest option for younger children as it's non-toxic. However, when it dries it cracks and models can fall apart, so playdough is for temporary art and simple play activities. Clay is often oil-based and tends to stay more flexible. It is used for more permanent models. It can also be baked or fired and eventually painted.
Mix the following ingredients- 2 tsps cream of tartar, 1 cup plain flour, ½ cup of salt, 1 tbsp oil, 1 cup of water, a few drops of food colouring.
Blend all the ingredients together in a heavy-based pan.
Gently heat the mixture until it comes together cleanly into a single mass. Be patient, it will happen! Don't leave the mixture unattended.
Allow to cool and remove from the pan. Soak the pan immediately.
Crafts for kids should always be safe, so this is NOT a recommended activity.
Children can start using playdough at a very early age. All they need at this stage is their hands! It will be enough for them to handle the playdough and enjoy the feel of a new material. Remember that younger children like to test things with their mouths too, so keep an eye on the proceedings!
As kids get older you can introduce some items to their playdough activities. The best things are the sort of items that you might use during a baking session at home, things like a rolling pin, cookie cutters and plastic tubs. They may also enjoy moulding and stamping things into the playdough to make attractive patterns. Some really good ideas include shells, pasta, forks, drinking straws, combs and twigs.
Pretend you are setting up a cake shop and you are the new bakers. You have to stock your new shop window with lots of delicious looking cakes. Playdough can create doughnuts, cherry buns, fancy pastries and French loaves. This is a great opportunity for a really good role play game.
Now set up a zoo! You have to travel the world to stock your zoo with animals. You will be able to make some funny little creatures like snakes, giant snails and butterflies. Let your imagination run riot and you will discover some really weird and wonderful creatures for your zoo.
Make some pottery! Can you make playdough cups, saucers, and plates? Maybe even a 'dough' meal for the plates with sausages and peas?
Challenge each other to mould each other's faces in playdough. Use a paper plate as your base and have a go at modelling hair, eyes, noses & teeth.
Crafts for kids with playdough give all ages of children- and adults hours of fun, limited only by imagination. Roll up your sleeves, dig in and have some really good fun together.


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Q: Ambiguity in number comparisons (in C)? I'm not too familiar with programming in C (I've only done a few small projects in the language), however, my professor said something about it's behavior today that left me a bit confused.
What he said was that this code will sometimes not print anything at all (I copied down exactly what was on the board, I believe this is pseudocode for C since "print" is not in C):
    int a = ___________;
    int b = ___________;

    if (a < b)
   print ("<");
    if (a > b)
   print (">");
    if (a==b)
   print("=");

Basically, there is something you could store in those int variables where none of these conditions would be met (the ____ isn't actual code obviously, it just represents that something is there). It doesn't necessarily need to be some int number that fills those blanks...it could be anything in the world (and there can be stuff that happened before this code).
What is it that could fill those blanks and wouldn't produce any result, and why?
p.s - it had something to do with an overflow, undefined behavior, out of bounds error, or something of the like
p.p.s - I have serious trouble believing this professor was mistaken.  He is more knowledgable about programming than anyone I've ever come into contact with.  I'm convinced there is some case where this is true.

A: All that is necessary is for one of the int initialisations to generate a run-time exception. The program will then terminate prior to any of the comparison tests. E.g.
int b = *(int *)0;

A: I guess it's the _ part that matters. If the underlined part contains code results UNDEFINED behavior, and the following code with comparisons get optimized by a "clever" compiler wrt the undefined behavior, the ultimate behavior of this piece of code is undefined. And not printing anything is a reasonable undefined behavior.
p.s. According to Wikipedia, division by zero results in undefined behavior, although most compilers define it an error. And IIRC signed integer overflow also causes undefined behavior, although again this usually cause runtime exception or even compilation error. So if a and b are declared as
int a = 1 / 0;
int b = INT_MAX + 1;

the situation your prof describes may occur. But remember, the behavior is undefined, so whatever the compiler chooses the program to behave might be considered conformant with the standard.

A: If you have an architecture with int numbers in one's complement, there exist two zeros: One with all bit set to 0 and one with all bit set to 1, aka positive and negative zero. Both zeros should compare equal, but a buggy compiler may not see that so ;-)

A: For int this is not true, because they have no "special" values.

A:
p.s - it might have had something to do with an overflow?

I think this is what your professor meant:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    uint8_t a = 100;
    uint8_t b = 200;

    a = a + b; /* a = 300 in your head. This overflows, so 300-256=44 */

    if ( a > b )
    {
        printf("%u > %u", a, b);
    }
    else if ( a < b )
    {
        printf("%u < %u", a, b);
    }
    else
    {
        printf("%u == %u", a, b);
    }

    return 0;
}

Specifically, I am using a fixed width 8-bit unsigned integer, which can hold at maximum 8 bits (surprise) which represents 256 as the largest possible integer. You can overflow this field by adding to it an amount that can't be represented in this size, in which case what you're left with is a wrap-around effect.
There is no actual ambiguity in the if comparison logic, since that's actually part of the processor (if translates to one of the comparison / jump instruction combinations). The issue is that you might have programmed it reasonably expecting it to work, not realising that number representations on a computer all have fixed representations. I can't see anything I could put into those registers that would possibly escape all of "less, greater or equal".
Note I've used the C99-introduced fixed size integers for clarity and small number sizes so we can do it in our head.

A: a = 0, b = 5 / a : divide by zero

A: Given that "there can be stuff that happened before this code"...
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

int main(void)
{

#define int float

    int a = nanf(NULL);
    int b = nanf(NULL);

    if (a < b)
       printf("<\n");
    if (a > b)
       printf(">\n");
    if (a == b)
       printf("==\n");

    return 0;
}

A: Maybe the defintion of print is:
void
print(const char*) {
}


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596 är det naturliga heltal som följer 595 och följs av 597.

Matematiska egenskaper
 596 är ett jämnt tal.
 596 är ett sammansatt tal.

Inom vetenskapen
 596 Scheila, en asteroid.

Andra områden
 596 (kärnvapentest) – ett kinesiskt kärnvapentest

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RACE REPORT: Loch Ness Marathon – RACE REPORT: Loch Ness Marathon – Allez Goose!
It was an odd weekend – as usual for Inverness it was very wet, I got soaked going to the event village to register on the Saturday and walking to the hotel which was further out from the centre of Inverness than I'd realised. I got quite nervous settling down the night before the race. Basically I was thinking "26 POINT TWO?" and realising it was a wee bit massive. I was aiming to run 3:45:00, but realised a sub 4hr marathon at the first attempt would be quite an achievement.
I had a very early start as I was planning on walking to the event village – up at six for a ten o'clock race start. Some other runners gave me a lift to the event village before we were bussed to the start – which took a long time, not going on the race route so around 30 miles, with some runners stopping for a wee – I was a little better organised! The race start isn't a specific place, just a stretch of non-descript road at the south end of Loch Ness heading towards Fort Augustus. By now it was very misty, and then started to rain. My feet were already quite wet from dew/wet grass slipping through breathable running shoes. All in all, not ideal.
The rain continued to get heavier by the start, where I lined up very close to the front. It was vaguely divided into timed areas. I stood in the 2:30:00 area, purely as there was space aplenty to warm up in. I started reasonably quickly (even though I was continually telling myself – run relaxed, run steady, focus on your own race, fight yourself not the weather), but by 3 miles I annoyingly had to take my headphones out as the rain running into my ears was causing them to slip out. The first section was up and down, though with a little more down. At around 7 miles I chatted to someone and gave them my Anthony Nolan schpiel – which I suppose I wouldn't have been able to do with headphones intacta! By 10 miles it was dry enough to get music back on, even though it was misty. At 10 miles my feet started hurting a bit, and my stomach felt a bit odd- short from adding to the mantra to occasionally check how the body felt though, there was little I could do. The mist kind of spoiled the views of Loch Ness when we got to the Loch-side flat section at around 13 miles. At around this point (without a fancy clever running watch) I think I remember my half way time was 1:47 – though I'm not sure. I was pretty happy with this – I knew the hills at 18 would be tough, so thought I was well on track to run 3:45.
The plan was to get to 18, after taking running gels at 6,12, and 18, and then to consider it as a standard 7ish mile run I do in training, but that I'm just really tired from running the day before. This worked to a point. The sun had come out a bit but with plenty of shade, though we were away from the loch and running through Dorres towards Inverness so no great views. The hills were tougher than I'd expected, with false crests that really challenged you mentally. Many people started walking, and at about 21 miles I really hit the wall. I started wincing with various pains, up the hills my left hamstring just above my knee started wobbling strangely. The hills were tough, but I kept on going. I slowed down massively but mental calculations became easier – just under 10 minute miles would finish me in under 4hrs. Although this was originally a security blanket, it soon became a quite realistic expectation.
Just before finish, and around 10-13 miles.
Coming into Inverness outskirts at 24 miles was great – I saw some friends who'd run the 10K earlier in the day and powered on. At one point I screamed out loud to get all the frustration out in one go and carry on. Into the final mile the route runs right next to the River Ness with the finish line and event village on the far side – close enough to see. Frustratingly you pass a footbridge heading straight there, yet have to run away towards the main road bridge. By now it was almost gloriously sunny. I managed to keep on going- mainly as I knew it was going to be incredibly painful when I stopped. When I saw the finish gate with the time I tried to push a little harder to cross within the minute still displayed, stopped the watch and threw hands up in the air – finally finishing in 3:54:44, which I was chuffed with.
When I stopped I could barely stand. Finishing halves I've felt out of breath, a little sick, a little bit headfuzzy. When I got my medal, bag etc. and got to the changing area I was desperate for a chair. It was then I found out the state of my feet, which due to the mild trenchfoot were not very healthy. I had to nip across to the first aid tent to get several blood blisters popped – and saw many people in worse condition than myself. The event provided some post-race soup, as well as some stovies and oatcakes (all courtesy of title sponsors Baxters, as we were continually reminded!). After hobbling into Inverness and further gorging myself on Pizza Express as it's bang next to the station, I headed back to St Andrews- a trip made nicer by being able to chat to several other marathon runners on the way, and being able to take off my shoes!
The next day I wasn't too stiff – actually looser than I felt after previous halves, and the crippling knee pain on Sunday evening going up and down stairs had receded. Feet are absolutely ravaged, so I'm still hobbling a bit. Already invested in some '1000 mile blister free' socks and going to get new trainers on Tuesday in Edinburgh – the run and my feet have told me that they are positively at the end of their lifespan! New running headphones with ear loops as well – yet another investment.
What have I learned? Hills are a lot more challenging over a marathon distance. I perhaps need to be better at pacing myself in the early stages. Footcare is essential – if socks get wet before the start of a race, switch to a spare pair. Also, allowing for the challenging nature of the course compared to the flatness of London, I think I'm well on track to change 3:54 into 3:30. I'm now pretty keen to fit another marathon in inbetween now and London – perhaps Malta?
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Hunger (Or 'Things to Remember When You're Feeling Sorry for Yourself')
Sherlock illustrating 'Monday Comes Too Soon.'
This week was like many weeks I've had--like we've all had. You know, Monday comes too soon. Feeling under the weather. Can't seem to find the right stride, wonder what the shit is going on, and then throw hands up in the air (or flip a table) and call it a week.
I grumbled for a lot of the week. I complained and found I was making myself miserable. I had a ridiculous headache, and I whined about it to anyone who (never had a chance) asked me how I was doing.
It's so easy to get caught up in the drama--even the mini-drama.
Thursday, I went out to lunch with my fiance, and we found ourselves with half-eaten plates of delicious Mediterranean food. We considered throwing it away, and then considered getting to-go boxes which would sit in the refrigerator until we threw it away, all while we were lamenting about the week and how unfair (I hate this word) it all was.
Hollywood is full of homeless people. It's kind of a fact. You can't go far without finding someone curled up in a sheltered corner or walking past an outstretched hand. After a while, these things just become a part of the scene. A part of something that we all are accustomed to, which is a sad, sad thing--to be accustomed to suffering.
In the middle of our decision making, we noticed a lank man with a large black trashbag in one hand--presumably filled with bottles and cans for recycling--angrily shaking the nearby trashcan. He pulled out a plate of half-eaten Mongolian noodles and started kicking things and slamming the trashcan around.
"Do you think he's hungry?" I asked, still unsure what was happening.
George turned to look and called to him. "Hey, are you hungry?" George gestured to our plates of virtually untouched food, and the man turned around and his entire demeanor changed. His body went slack; the relief crossed his face.
After we gave him the food he looked at us, took a bite of chicken, and said, "Thank you so much. I'm so hungry." It was interesting to me--he didn't say 'I was hungry' but 'I'm so hungry.'
"I am so hungry."
He quickly disappeared from wherever he came with his plate piled high with chicken, potatoes, beef, and pita bread.
We were utterly humbled and reminded in mere moments how far we had come in our life and how much we had--how much we could take for granted. There were times when we weren't sure where our next meal would come from. There were time when we weren't sure if we'd have a place to live.
The uncertainty of everything was enough to drive us crazy.
But here we are with everything we have, and it's so important to remember how things could be and how immeasurably lucky we are even when we think things aren't going our way. It's really tough sometimes to remember these things, especially when it's all relative to the current situation. What is important and worrying now isn't what was important and worrying last month. Last year.
When you're feeling down, yeah, okay. Remember those who are unfortunate, remember those who are actually, truly hungry, but also remember everything that's good in your life and celebrate all of the tiny victories you have every single day.
Remember all of the tiny things that make you happy that fold together into your complex and layered life. Things will feel less overwhelming... things will be put into perspective, and you'll be a lot happier for it.
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quite frankly i kind of feel that way right now, it's true that there are people with much bigger issues than my little problems, but it still feels overwhelming. this was a good read, though!
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It's good that we've wasted no time in strengthening our squad in bringing in yet another one for the future: Carl Jenkinson from Charlton. But let's not get too excited.
The young defender is probably going to be a bit-part player at best next season. Why? He's only 19. He's played just a handful of games for Charlton, two divisions down from us. So let's not expect too much from him.
On the plus side, this £1m compensation package will not put a huge dent in Arsene Wenger's £40m transfer war chest, which he's so loath to touch anyway. It's funny this 'war chest' never gets any bigger despite Wenger rarely dipping into it and the club bringing in millions through various commercial activities.
Well, we mustn't grumble. Some transfer business is better than none at all! I reckon Jens Lehmann will sign a new deal soon, so that'll be two new signings effectively! Sounds like Scott Parker will move to Liverpool, so we're set to miss out on the Football Writer's Player of the Year. Maybe we should try to get West Ham's Robert Green or our former defender Matthew Upson from Upton Park. I'm not too sure about those two, but I'd love to see Parker in Arsenal colours! That would be a more inspiring signing than a 19-year-old with potential.


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DMT is Effective at Treating Depression, New Study Finds
byJames HallifaxonJune 21, 2022
DMT is a powerful hallucinogen that can conjure visions of entities and alien worlds, but new research shows it can also treat depression.
In the quest to discover the most effective psychedelic medicines for treating mental health conditions, some have pointed to DMT as a potential tool for treating depression. Now, a new study published in Nature lends credence to using DMT as a rapid-acting antidepressant.
The study, entitled Exploratory study of the dose-related safety, tolerability, and efficacy of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in healthy volunteers and major depressive disorder, found that depressive symptoms in those with treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder "decreased significantly," while DMT was found to be "mostly safe and well tolerated."
In the study, participants were given two separate intravenous doses of DMT. After each dose, depression levels were measured using the HAMD-17 rating scale, which consists of 17 questions. Depending on the answers, a person can score between 0 and 52, with the higher the score, the more depressed they are thought to be. A score of 17 or above signals moderate to severe depression.
The first dose of DMT that patients received was a weaker 0.1 mg per kilogram of body weight, which is not enough for a full DMT experience. Here, though depression rates fell, they did not fall enough for the results to be considered statistically significant. However, 48 hours later, when the dose was increased to 0.3 mg of DMT per kilogram of body weight —which is enough for the full psychedelic experience— the HAMD-17 depression scores were reduced by an average of 4.5 points from the baseline. This was considered a "significant" drop in depression levels. Furthermore, as the test was taken the day after dosing, the results were "rapid."
In terms of safety —after all this was a Phase 1 trial where the main goal is to evaluate safety— DMT was found to be mostly safe. During the sessions, the psychedelic increased patients' blood pressure and heart rate, though these issues resolved themselves within 20-30 minutes of the treatment. There was one "serious adverse event," where a patient experienced "asymptomatic low heart rate and blood pressure." However, it was later revealed that this patient had not disclosed to the researchers that they had medical history of many such episodes. The patient did not suffer any long term consequences from the treatment.
To be clear, this was a small Phase 1 study, with only 10 participants —7 of whom had treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder, and 3 of whom were healthy. Furthermore, it was "open label," meaning that it was conducted without a placebo arm. Finally, results were only measured one day after the administration of DMT, so we have no long-term safety or efficacy data. These limitations restrict how much we can extrapolate from the data, no matter how positive it is. Nevertheless, these hopeful results justify larger and more controlled clinical studies.
Diving deeper, there were several unique aspects of the trial that make it a valuable case study for psychedelic medicines. The first is the lack of structured psychotherapy accompanying the DMT treatment. While it is true that patients "met with the study psychiatrists for a preparatory session of about 45 min" before treatment, this was less of a therapy session and more of an informational one, teaching the patients what to expect while on a dose of DMT. Likewise, after the sessions, for about two hours, there was a debrief with the patient. But again, here, there was no structured integration therapy session.
The next interesting facet of the trial was its setting. Whereas most trials go out of their way to create a calming setting for psychedelic therapy, this trial did the opposite. Instead of a comfy room with soft lights and a cozy couch, it took place in a regular hospital room, uncomfortable cot and all.
Taking the two above factors together, we can make a couple of inferences. The first revolves around the potential use case of such a therapy. While having a serene environment combined with hours of therapy may be desirable in many situations, it may not be possible in an emergency. If these results can be replicated and proven, one could imagine a future where DMT treatment could be offered to those hospitalized for fear that they may attempt to take their own life. In a situation like this, where immediate intervention is required, having a treatment that can rapidly reduce depressive symptoms could be a life saver.
The next inference is in regards to the cost of the intervention. Psychedelic therapy, as it is predominantly being studied, is extremely expensive. From the lengthy preparation and integration therapy sessions, to the 6 to 8 hour psychedelic session —assuming psilocybin or LSD is being used— the astronomical therapy costs could price out many lower income individuals. Comparatively, in this trial the entire process was around 3 hours, which would make it much more affordable, and therefore accessible.
This speaks to the reason that many people —and companies— are bullish on the prospect of using DMT as a mental health medicine, as compared to psilocybin. While the subjective effects are similar —albeit more intense— the experience lasts only a fraction of the time. Typically the entire DMT "trip" is finished in around 20 minutes, as compared to 6-8 hours with psilocybin or LSD. If they were equally effective in treating conditions like depression, DMT would obviously be the more effective and efficient tool.
That being said, while the results of this trial were "significant" and "rapid," the 4.5 point drop from the baseline was not as effective as previous psilocybin for depression trials. As Psychedelic Alpha points out, a similar open-label study of psilocybin which attempted to treat Treatment-Resistant Depression, conducted by the Imperial College London, "reported a difference from baseline of -14.0 on HAM-D."
Despite this, we do not have enough data to conclude that DMT is less effective than psilocybin in treating depression. This is mainly because the two trials were so different. The Imperial College study included psychological support before, during, and after each psychedelic session, and the setting was tailored to be comfortable. We do not know how effective DMT would have been under a similar structure.
Luckily, we will soon be getting more data, as Small Pharma (TSXV: DMT, OTCQB: DMTTF) is currently conducting a Phase 2a DMT trial for Major Depressive Disorder. Likewise, Cybin (NEO:CYBN, NYSE American:CYBN) recently acquired a Phase 1 DMT trial from Entheon, and will eventually launch a phase 2a trial using CYB004, their next generation DMT. If these trials are successful, then DMT will move one step closer to leaving clinical trials and becoming a legal medicine.
andi earp says:
I am excited 2 hear that trails of DMT & other psychedelics are proving useful in treating depression.I am open 2 trails myself & have & will continue to try & help,If possible,in finding a new way to treat mental illness in all its forms.Keep up the good work.
Tracey youngson says:
Glad to hear this news I am very open to lsd & dmt trials as they have helped me immensely with Depression and suicidal tendancies
Keith Anthony says:
I am so happy that studies are being done with this! I have suffered from depression my entire life,and found that pharmaceutical drugs aren't a very good way to solve depression. I am completely open to being studied. I think this is the way to open people up to the universe, and I believe this is the key to solving all sorts of conflicts in life
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I'm pleased to learn this. With this assistance, they have greatly aided persons in need who have suicidal and depressive tendencies. I'm very glad that this is being used for research! I appreciate the excellent and useful content.
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Russian manufacturing activity grew in June for the first time since November as output and new orders rose, the Markit purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed on Friday.
[MOSCOW] Russian manufacturing activity grew in June for the first time since November as output and new orders rose, the Markit purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed on Friday.
The index's headline reading rose to 51.5 from 49.6 in May, above the 50.0 mark that separates expansion from contraction. The rate of growth accelerated to its fastest in 19 months.
Driving output was the biggest increase in new order intake for nearly two years, ending three months of contraction.
"However, the rise stemmed from the domestic market only, as new export orders contracted further," said Samuel Agass, an economist at Markit.
Fewer new export orders have been registered in each of the past 34 months, although the latest contraction was the smallest in that period, according to the survey.
"Encouragingly, goods producers look intent on fuelling output growth," Mr Agass said.
"With backlogs also edging closer to stabilisation, Russia's manufacturing sector could be set to shift into a higher level of growth over the second half of 2016."


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Q: Pegar o código numa célula e formatar o e-mail usando esse valor (VBA) (EXCEL) Meu problema é o seguinte:
Eu utilizo uma ferramenta da empresa que me dá um número específico para cada cliente. Quando vou enviar e-mail ao cliente, eu preciso que o assunto contenha esse numero.
Com isso em mente, achei uma macro na internet e adaptei um pouquinho para usar conforme minhas necessidades. Atualmente o que eu consegui fazer é um botão que quando clico, ele abre o e-mail já com a mensagem pronta (é um e-mail padrão) minha assinatura e o assunto "MINHA EMPRESA - ".
O que eu preciso, e o motivo desse post, é colocar o número do cliente logo após o nome da minha empresa.
"NOME DA EMPRESA - NÚMERO DO CLIENTE".
Como eu uso uma ferramenta própria, eu copiaria o número do cliente no sistema, colaria na célula A1 (por exemplo) e ao clicar no botão, gostaria que já abrisse o e-mail com o assunto certinho baseado nessa célula.
Pra exemplificar um pouco melhor:
Supondo que o código do cliente seja 123456 e eu insira esse valor na célula A1,
ao clicar no botão gostaria que abrisse um e-mail com o assunto "MINHA EMPRESA - 123456"

A: Boa tarde!
Abaixo um código bem simples para gerar um e-mail no VBA, veja se consegue adaptar.
Vai precisar vários ajustes, supondo que você não vá fazer o e-mail um por um (nesse caso nem precisaria de código...).
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New Barriers Put Up Today At D.C. World War II Memorial
Posted 3:34 pm, October 1, 2013, by George Brown, Updated at 11:23AM, October 2, 2013
(Washington, D.C.) A day after busloads of World War II veterans, many from Mississippi and in wheelchairs, broke past a barricade to cross into the World War II Memorial, new barriers were put up.
Wednesday, Park Service workers could be seen adding more barrier around the outdoor memorial.
Tuesday, a few Republican members of Congress had removed a section of the black gates that surrounded the site, allowing a line of veterans to roll past security officers, who willingly stood aside.
Veteran Donald Quinn of Pascagoula, Mississippi, said he was pleased with his visit to the memorial, despite the initial blockade.
"I'm surprised to see so many people here and so many important people, but I've enjoyed it," he said. "At first I didn't think I'd come, but I'm glad I did."
The National Park Service closed all of its parks, including national memorials, as a result of the federal government shutdown that went into effect at 12:01 a.m ET.
Tuesday, a spokeswoman from the National Mall and Parks Service said efforts were no longer being made to hold anyone back.
"These are important visitors," Carol Johnson told reporters, adding that they're seeking guidance from the director's office on "where we go next."
"Obviously we did not want to do anything to mar the trip of these people," she said, saying the visitors came from Mississippi and Iowa. "They've come here specifically to see the memorial that was built for them."
Some Republican members of Congress and a Democratic senator were on site, blasting the federal government for fencing off the memorial. Outraged and baffled, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, crossed through an opening in the railing earlier in the morning–before the breach–and got on the phone to try and reach the secretary of the Department of Interior.
"I don't get it. I'm furious. I'm trying to get a hold of people," he said, standing on the other side of the barricade and looking around for help. "But I can't seem to get a hold of anybody."
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Please! people it's all a farce the world will go on tomorrow.
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More foolishness
Donald Cox
Nationl parks and monumnets belong to the citizens…
jim shackelford
The men who faught & died for that memorial should have the right to visit it anytime they feel the need.
They got money to pay for new barriers huh? This Government is a complete joke!!!
B S Martin
If they cannot afford to keep the memorial open, how can they afford guards to keep it closed?
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Il  era una rivista mensile di manga shōnen giapponese pubblicata dalla Shūeisha sin dal 6 febbraio 1970. La sua rivista sorella è il Weekly Shōnen Jump. Il 22 febbraio 2007 la Shūeisha annunciò che il Monthly Jump avrebbe cessato la sua pubblicazione subito dopo il numero di luglio, pubblicato il 6 giugno 2007.

Il Monthly Shōnen Jump venne poi sostituito dal Jump Square a partire dal 2 novembre 2007.

Nell'intervallo tra il 6 giugno ed il 2 novembre, la Shūeisha ha pubblicato le serie Claymore, Gag Manga Biyori, Rosario + Vampire, e Tegami Bachi nel Weekly Shōnen Jump.

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 Kotokuri ★
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 Rin Hirai
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 Kuroi Love Letter ★
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 Anoa no Mori ★
 Bibiko Kurowa
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 Gatarō Man
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 Motoki Monma
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 I Saw It
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 1985 e no Tabidachi
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 Inai Inai Bā
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Shanghai base metals fall as virus cases rise in China
Shanghai prices of industrial metals fell on Monday as top metal consumer China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in more than five months.
The most-traded February contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 3% to 14,585 yuan ($2,250.25) a tonne at 0151 GMT.
The February zinc contract declined 2.5% to 21,090 yuan a tonne, while the March nickel contract was down 2% to 130,210 yuan a tonne. Both metals are used in steelmaking.
China's Hebei province, a major hub for making steel and lead-acid batteries, accounted for 82 of the 85 new local infections reported on Jan. 10, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement.
The total number of new COVID-19 cases stood at 103, the highest since 127 cases were reported on July 30.
* Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 1.1% to $8,044.50 a tonne, and ShFE copper declined 1% to 59,450 yuan a tonne. LME lead was down 1.1% to $1,980 a tonne.
* Zinc inventories in ShFE warehouseson Friday rose 22.5% from Dec. 31, 2020, to 35,008 tonnes, and lead stockpilesincreased 11.5% to 51,157 tonnes, exchange data showed.
* Asian shares took a breather while Treasury yields were at 10-month highs as "trillions" in new U.S. fiscal stimulus plans were set to be unveiled this week, stoking a global reflation trade.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Mai Nguyen; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)


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House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate and approve House prosecutors for only the third impeachment trial in American history.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks as the House of Representatives debates the impeachment managers resolution at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. (Photo credit: AP)
The nearly party-line vote moved Trump's impeachment from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the Republican-majority Senate, where Trump expects acquittal, even as new evidence is raising fresh questions about his Ukraine dealings.
The vote was 228-193, coming at the start of a presidential election year and one month after the House impeached Trump. The president is charged with abuse of power over his pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, using military aid to the country as leverage. Trump was also charged with obstructing Congress' ensuing probe.
"We are here today to cross a very important threshold in American history," Pelosi said, addressing the House before the vote. Earlier, she declared: "This is what impeachment is about. The president violated his oath of office, undermined our national security, jeopardized the integrity of our elections."
Trump, during an event at the White House, rejected the charges as a "hoax."
The seven-member prosecution team will be led by the chairmen of the House impeachment proceedings, Reps. Adam Schiff of the Intelligence Committee and Jerry Nadler of the Judiciary Committee, two of Pelosi's top lieutenants for only the third presidential impeachment in the nation's history.
Ahead of Wednesday's session, Schiff released new records from Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, about the Ukraine strategy. including an exchange with another man about surveilling later-fired Ambassador Maria Yovanovitch.
Schiff said the new evidence should bring more pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is reluctant to allow witnesses to testify.
"If McConnell makes this the first trial in history without witnesses, it will be exposed for what it is and that is an effort to cover up for the president," Schiff said.
Later Wednesday, the House managers are to walk the articles across the Capitol to the Senate in a dramatic procession. The Senate trial is set to start Thursday.
McConnell opened the Senate dismissing what he called a rushed impeachment that is more about the politics of Democrats who don't like Trump than the charges against him.
"This isn't really about Ukraine policy or military money," McConnell said. "This has been naked partisanship all along."
During Pelosi's press conference announcing managers, Trump tweeted that impeachment was "another Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats. All of this work was supposed to be done by the House, not the Senate!"
Trump's trial will be only the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history, and it comes against the backdrop of a politically divided nation in an election year.
The Senate is expected to transform into an impeachment court as early as Thursday, although significant proceedings wouldn't begin until next Tuesday after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The Constitution calls for the chief justice to preside over senators, who serve as jurors and swear an oath to deliver "impartial justice.?
The managers are a diverse group with legal, law enforcement and military courtroom experience, including Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Val Demings of Florida, Jason Crow of Colorado and Zoe Lofgren of California.
McConnell, who is negotiating rules for the trial proceedings, is under competing pressure from his party for more witnesses, from centrists who are siding with Democrats on the need to hear full testimony and conservatives mounting Trump's defense.
Senate Republicans signaled they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Trump, as Trump himself has suggested. McConnell agreed he does not have the votes to do that.
McConnell said Tuesday. ''Our members feel we have an obligation to listen to the arguments."
A mounting number of senators say they want to ensure the ground rules include the possibility of calling new witnesses.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is leading an effort among some Republicans, including Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska for votes on witnesses.
Romney said he wants to hear from John Bolton, the former national security adviser at the White House, who others have said raised alarms about the alternative foreign policy toward Ukraine being run by Giuliani.
Democrats have been pushing Republicans to consider new testimony, arguing that fresh information has emerged during Pelosi's monthlong delay in transmitting the charges.
Republicans control the chamber, 53-47, and are all but certain to acquit Trump. But it takes just 51 votes during the trial to approve rules or call witnesses. Just four GOP senators could form a majority with Democrats to insist on new testimony. It also would take only 51 senators to vote to dismiss the charges against Trump.
At Tuesday's private GOP lunch, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky warned that if witnesses are allowed, defense witnesses could also be called. He and other Republicans want to subpoena Biden and his son, Hunter, who served on the board of a gas company in Ukraine, Burisma, while his father was vice president.
McConnell prefers to model Trump's trial partly on the process used for President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999. It, too, contained motions for dismissal or calling new witnesses.
McConnell is hesitant to call new witnesses who would prolong the trial and put vulnerable senators who are up for reelection in 2020 in a bind with tough choices. At the same time, he wants to give those same senators ample room to show voters they are listening.
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In February, 2015 co-owner of Martial Arts for Life, Mrs. Michelle Brugger (who was several months pregnant at the time) traveled to the set of "Life & Living" to talk about the importance of Organ & Tissue Donation. As a tissue recipient, she has spoken numerous times at the NJ Sharing Network in New Providence NJ and also at the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation in Edison, NJ. She has also been featured in the Sharing Network's "Circle of Life" publication and their "Hero's Corner" in The Bergen Record's Newspaper in Education program. .
She was also featured in the Sharing Network's interactive exhibit on organ and tissue donation and transplantation at The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ (see above).
In June, 2015 as captain of Team Martial Arts for Life, she built a team of 145 members and raised $11,968 for the NJ Sharing Network 5k held in New Providence, NJ. In 2014, the team was 156 members strong and raised over $12,600. Team Martial Arts for Life has participated in the event since 2012 and has collectively raised over $37,000 for the Sharing Network Foundation and brought a total of over 500 team members to this charity event.
She has made it her mission to spread awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation.


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As whales fade, movement they spawned tries to keep up hope
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
April 3, 2018 — Regina Asmutis-Silvia, a biologist who has dedicated her career to saving right whales, is cleaning out a file cabinet from the early 1990s, and the documents inside tell a familiar story — the whales are dying from collisions with ships and entanglements in commercial fishing gear, and the species might not survive.
Fast forward through a quarter-century of crawl-paced progress, and it's all happening again.
"It's a little scary to think if we hadn't been working on this all these years, would they have been relegated to history instead of Cape Cod Bay?" said Asmutis-Silvia, of Plymouth, Massachusetts-based Whale and Dolphin Conservation. "We're standing on the cliff and going, 'It matters, they're still here, they're still something to fight for'."
Despite eight decades of conservation efforts, North Atlantic right whales are facing a new crisis. The threat of extinction within a generation looms, and the movement to preserve the whales is trying to come up with new solutions.
The whales are one of the rarest marine mammals in the world, numbering about 450. The 100,000-pound animals have been even closer to the brink of extinction before, and the effort to save them galvanized one of the most visible wildlife conservation movements in U.S. history.
But the population's falling again because of poor reproduction coupled with high mortality from ship strikes and entanglement. Scientists, environmentalists, whale watch captains and animal lovers of all stripes are rallying to renew interest in saving right whales, but many admit to feeling close to defeated.
Charles "Stormy" Mayo, director of the right whale ecology program at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, and other scientists have said the species could be extinct as soon as 2041. Mayo, a ninth generation resident of Cape Cod whose ancestors harpooned whales in the 18th and 19th centuries, now leads expeditions to find the animals and try to learn how to save them.
"There's a fair amount of sadness, dealing with these creatures. They are on the brink of extinction now, and their future is truly in doubt," he said. "I don't think any of us are discouraged, but many of us are fearful. I certainly am."
The decline of right whales dates back to the whaling era of centuries ago, when they were targeted as the "right" whale to hunt because they were slow and floated when killed. They were harvested for their oil and meat, and might have dwindled to double digits until international protections took hold in 1935.
Preserving the whales became an international cause, championed by environmentalists, scientists and the U.S. government, and their population grew to about 275 in 1990 and 500 around 2010. But then things changed.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at ABC News
Categories: Conservation & Environment Tags: Charles Mayo, Massachusetts, New England, NOAA, North Atlantic right whales, right whales, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Whales


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Loes is een Nederlandse meisjesnaam. De naam is een verkorting van Louise, dat is afgeleid van Lodewijk.

Lodewijk (oorspronkelijk "Chlodowig") is een tweestammige Germaanse naam (lod- is "roemvol" of "buit", -wig is "strijd"). De naam betekent dus zoveel als "roemvolle strijder" of "strijder om de buit".

Bekende personen
 Loes den Hollander, Nederlandse schrijfster
 Loes Luca, Nederlandse actrice
 Loes van Overeem, Rode Kruis-medewerkster
 Loes Wouterson, Nederlandse actrice

Externe link
 Populariteit, verspreiding en verklaring van de naam Loes, Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Instituut.

Meisjesnaam