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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—soon to be an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King's propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
After an invisible force field seals off Chester's Mill, Maine, from the rest of the world, it is up to a select group of citizens to save the town, if they can get past a murderous politician and his son.


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Episode 89 The Mysterious Murder of Nell Cropsey
June 7, 2021 May 30, 2021 Southern Mysteries
The body of 19 year old Nell Cropsey was found floating in North Carolina's Pasquotank River over a month after she disappeared in 1901. Her boyfriend was accused of killing her. But three people in the Cropsey home the night Nell disappeared later took their own lives. Were they hiding the truth behind her disappearance and death?
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Elizabeth City, North Carolina is situated in the northeastern corner of the state, on the Pasquotank River and Intracoastal Waterway. The city's just west of the Outer Banks.
Known as the Harbor of Hospitality, Elizabeth City was once a major seaport where ships carried goods to and from the new world.
In early 1898, William Cropsey, a merchant and lawyer from Brooklyn, purchased a sixty five acre plantation and Victorian mansion known as Seven Pines. The home at 1109 Riverside Drive, was situated on the banks of the Pasquotank River.
By April, Cropsey had moved his famiy, wife Mary Louise and their nine children, to Elizabeth City.
William was named Pasquotank County justice and the Cropsey's set about settling into their new life in the south.
Seven Pines was always abuzz with activity and visitors. Of the Cropsey's nine children, Nell and her older sister Ollie were very close.
The 16 year old dark haired, dark eyed Nell and her 19 year old sister Ollie were beautiful young women who captivated the attention of men in Elizabeth City.
Nell Cropsey Photo Source: Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC.
That June, they met 23 year old Jim Wilcox, the son of the local sheriff. He visited Seven Pines to introduce himself and paid particular attention to Nell. Jim was known around Elizabeth City as a different sort of guy. He wasn't disliked…he was just considered by some folks to be…a little odd.
Jim was a good looking man and Nell felt drawn to him. The two hit it off and began dating with Jim visiting Seven Pines every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday to spend time with Nell and the family.
Jim Wilcox Photo Source: Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC.
Jim Wilcox wooed Nell with flowers, gifts of silver dishes and a gold ring on her birthday the following July.
By fall 1901, Nell and Jim had been dating for over two years and the now 19 year old Nell wanted a commitment of some kind. Jim was struggling to make his way in the world. He was working in a local mill and trying to study law by correspondence school. Jim was honest with Nell and told her he didn't plan to propose anytime soon.
Nell wanted marriage and a future and cared for Jim but one night as the two argued over the state of their relationship, Jim became enraged and grabbed his hat and stormed out of Seven Pines. Nell confided to her mother and her sister Ollie that she had become concerned about Jim's quick temper when they would fight.
In September, Nell told Jim if nothing was going to change, it was best to take a break or just move on. As the weeks passed, Nell stopped talking to Jim. She moved on with her life, joined a local church and spent a lot of time there with other young people including her cousin Carrie who was visiting from New York.
Nell was excited about the weeks to come including a planned trip to New York in late November.
Seven Pines today Photo Source: Realtor.com
In early November, Jim tried to reconnect. He knew and was liked by all of the Cropseys so he started visiting Seven Pines again. The visits were often awkward and uncomfortable because Nell barely spoke to him.
On the night of November 20th, 1901, Jim Wilcox visited Seven Pines. He spent hours there along with Ollie's boyfriend Roy Crawford. There was a lot of music in Seven Pines that night because Nell loved music. Jim sat in a rocker and barely spoke a word as Roy and Ollie danced. There was a moment in the night that made Jim, Ollie and Nell rather uncomfortable. At one point, Roy reached for Nell's cheek and said to her, "you're looking mighty sweet tonight Nell." An odd thing for her sister's boyfriend to do, especially when there's already a lot of tension in the air.
Around 11pm, Jim pulled out his watch and said his mom would want him home soon. He moved towards Nell and asked if she would join him on the porch. Nell didn't say a word, she just moved towards the door and walked outside with Jim.
Ollie would later say she assumed Nell and Jim went to the porch to make up or at the very least make peace before Nell headed to New York later that week. She never imagined when Nell walked out on the porch with Jim, it would be the last time she saw her alive.
Hear the story of Nell's disappearance, theories surrounding her murder and the strange deaths of people connected to the case in the new episode!
The Ghost of Nell Cropsey. Island Life NC.
A little history. City of Elizabeth City North Carolina.
What Was Justice. The New York Daily News. June 2, 1946.
Ollie Cropsey Tells Her Sorrowful Story. The Raleigh Morning Post. March 18, 1902.
The Murder of Nell Cropsey. Murder, Mystery and Mayhem. June 19, 2019.
A Strong Case Against Wilcox. The Raleigh Morning Post. December 31,1901.
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A growing body of evidence indicates that social dialogue contributes significantly to the aims of development work. In light of this, the TUDCN and the ILO jointly organised a seminar to explore this relationship. It brought together institutional actors interested in this means of implementation on the 17th and 18th of November 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.
A number of initiatives have been launched by various development actors that aim to promote effective development through social dialogue. The seminar aimed to bring together some of these in order to build on this momentum and explore ways forward. The benefits of an institutionalised dialogue between the social partners are well documented. However, its relevance remains to be fully understood within development discourses.
Findings of recent national case studies in Ghana, Indonesia and Uruguay were presented which explored country-level experiences. Among the positive outcomes on societies in developing countries observed, were the building of strong and inclusive institutions, as well as the increased coherence of resulting policies. These results make social dialogue a strong tool to strengthen the policy-making process within developing countries but further evidence highlighted that it also has relevance in development policy-making.
Current trends and implementation challenges were highlighted. Participants explored some of the conditions required in order to maximise the developmental impact of social dialogue at the company-level as well as the national and international levels. Further research paths were suggested on the contribution of social dialogue to the Sustainable Development Goals, on social dialogue in the informal economy, in fragile states and in regional and sub-regional organisations. Building on the initiative of the seminar, future pathways for a multi-stakeholder initiative on social dialogue were discussed.
Consult the meeting documents here.


/Create Map /FAQ /Why are addresses mapped to wrong location or not mapped at all?
Free accounts no longer will use Google's geo-coder. Instead a version of the open street maps (OSM) geo-coder is used. For improved geo-coding accuracy, it is recommended to sign up for a pro/premium/enterprise account since Google's geo-coder is likely the best (although they have data errors from time to time). The information below mainly applies to Google's geo-coder.
Sometimes an address is not found and other times it can be placed where it should not be. The geo-coder appears to work very well in most industrialized countries such as the United States. If a location cannot be mapped, sometimes modifying the address slightly will get the address to work. If you only have a zip (or postal) code adding a country will improve the accuracy if it gets placed in the wrong country.
Zip codes in the USA also need to have 5 digits, so if 00501 gets changed to 501 in excel it will not map correctly. An excel file can be modified so zip codes have leading zeros by following these instructions from Microsoft.
One way to fix an address without results is to change the address if it is unclear. Other times the address can be removed so only the city, state, and zip code are used.


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Python es único en la manera en la que maneja secuencias y otros objetos. Un tipo de dato usado para manejar secuencias es el tipo "list". El siguiente ejemplo muestra como crear tres listas con cuatro elementos.

.. sourcecode:: python

    my_list = [ "nasa", 1958, "Moon", 1969 ];
    ingredients = [ "tomato", "bread", "cheese", "ham" ]
    quantities = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

Los objetos de una lista son referenciados por índice. El primer índice es 0, que almacena el primer elemento, el segundo es 1, y así sucesivamente. Para obtener los valores en listas se debe usar las llaves "[]" junto con el índice índice:

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  print(my_list[0]) # nasa
  print(ingredients[1]) # bread
  print(quantities[3]) # 4

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Crea un archivo que defina una lista de los siguientes lenguajes de programación: ADA, Pascal, Fortran, Smalltalk (en ese orden). La lista debe llamarse "languages". Luego debe imprimir la lista usando la sentencia print.

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Associated Bank colleague in Madison contributes to 47,000 volunteer hours
Thursday, March 20, 2014 | General Releases, General Release
Associated's top 20 volunteers recognized for 2013
MADISON, Wis. – March 20, 2014 – Associated Bank recently acknowledged the efforts of its top 20 volunteers for 2013, including Mark Tate who volunteers with Second Harvest Food Pantry and Edgerton Community Outreach. Tate was awarded with a $1,000 grant for the non-profit organizations.
"My family and I have been blessed in many ways," said Tate. "Volunteering is my way of giving back to my community. I believe we can greatly impact our community one idea, one hour, or one act of kindness at a time."
In 2013, Associated employees across the three state footprint volunteered more than 47,000 hours. The top 20 volunteers donated more than 10,000 hours (at least 290 each), and another 253 employees each logged more than 50 volunteer hours.
"Colleague volunteer hours in 2013 topped 47,524, exceeding 2012 by 10,000 hours," said Cliff Bowers, director of public relations, Associated Bank. "Associated is committed to giving back to its communities, and hundreds of colleagues do just that — by serving as donors, organizers, leaders, inspirers and doers."
Associated's philanthropy reflects the people, the culture and the spirit of the company. Colleagues are actively engaged in the charitable process to help identify nonprofit organizations and causes that best address the unique needs of communities across Associated's footprint. Associated encourages and supports colleague volunteerism efforts by providing the internal resources that help connect colleagues with the nonprofit organizations that meet their personal passion for community involvement.


Jessica Jean Myers: Wedding Day Makeup - To Airbrush or Not Airbrush...That is the Question!
The REAL Life & Work of a Professional Freelance Makeup Artist!
Wedding Day Makeup - To Airbrush or Not Airbrush...That is the Question!
A growing trend in wedding makeup the past couple of years has been airbrush makeup. Brides hear about the celebs doing it, all the magazines writing about it, they see the at-home systems available at Sephora...it's no wonder everyone keeps asking is it really better than traditional foundation?
The truth unfortunately, is not so easy as a simple yes or no answer.
First let's discuss what exactly airbrush makeup is!
Airbrush makeup is makeup sprayed onto the skin in a fine mist using an airbrush gun instead of being applied by hand with sponges, brushes, fingers, or other methods. It is very popular in High Definition Film/TV work b/c it doesn't settle into fine lines or pores like traditional liquid or powder foundations can. It's become popular among brides who want the look of a flawless face without the feeling of wearing heavy foundation or makeup. Airbrush makeup has a long lasting finish, is water resistant and can last from 12-24 hours depending on the product.
Airbrush is no different than all makeup - it's all about the technique and the artist applying it. Getting airbrush makeup from a crappy, untrained artist isn't going to suddenly make your face look flawless just b/c it's airbrush makeup. So remember just b/c an artist says they do airbrush makeup doesn't right away mean they are good or better than anyone else. Make sure to look at their portfolio and see if you like what they have to offer.
Same goes for an artist that doesn't do airbrush makeup. I know a ton of INSANELY talented and professional artists that don't do airbrush makeup...many of my idols in the editorial fashion world don't do airbrush makeup. Is anyone going to suddenly tell them they are no good or not a professional just b/c they don't do airbrush makeup - OF COURSE NOT!!!
I know for a fact I promise great, long lasting results no matter what type of foundation I use - traditional or airbrush. I've had brides w/ both styles of foundation tell me how long their makeup lasted and they barely needed to touch it up throughout the day. If a professional has good techniques and good products they can make traditional makeup work just as well as airbrush makeup.
Now of course there are some reasons why I might suggest airbrush makeup to a bride over traditional foundation. If they are a cryer or a sweater or have excessively oily skin of course I might want to put them at ease a bit more by suggesting airbrush since it's sweat and water resistant.
As well if I have a bride who has a lot of discoloration, acne scarring or current acne breakouts I again might suggest airbrush. It's not that I can't cover up their problem areas w/ traditional foundation it's just that I sometimes find w/ issues like that when more product or layers might be necessary the client can sometimes feel like the makeup is "too heavy" especially if they aren't use to wearing makeup day to day. Where as I find many of my clients that do opt. for airbrush foundation comment on how light it feels on their skin and how they can't even tell they are wearing it...and that's after a couple of layers.
But again w/ many traditional professional brand foundations out there able to match the results of airbrush it really is up to the client and the artist to discuss and decide what is ultimately best for them! It's important to make an informed and researched opinion and not just hop on the next trend bandwagon b/c you heard it so and so magazine it was the best.
Below I've included a bunch of my brides from the past season w/ both Traditional and Airbrush foundation...see if you can tell who has what...you might be surprised! Just a side note the first photo is courtesy of Little Blue Lemon Photography...and it is Airbrush makeup...the rest you can find the answers at the end!


Welcome to the University of Arizona College of Nursing. As a new student, there are several things you will want to do to prepare for your upcoming classes. If you ever experience problems with any school-related technology, please contact us via UA Service.
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Dr. Monika Dutt, Chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, was invited to present to the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Health on Monday, June 6, 2016 regarding the development of a national pharmacare program. The text of her submission is as follows. The full document with citations is also available for download.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM) was created in in 2006 in response to events in the medical profession and public policy that threatened to undermine Canada's national commitment to equitable health care access.
As medical professionals, we are firmly committed to evidence-based health care policy reform. We advocate for innovations in treatment and prevention services to improve the quality, sustainability, and equity of our healthcare system.
A key initiative that we are focused on is the implementation of a single-payer universal national drug program or pharmacare.
We are pleased that, last January, the federal, provincial and territorial health ministers agreed to engage in a national discussion on pharmacare. Furthermore, Canadian Doctors for Medicare is grateful for the opportunity to present to the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Health on the development of a national pharmacare program.
At a press conference following the January meeting of Canada's ministers of health, the federal minister Dr. Jane Philpott said, "Philosophically, the concept of Pharmacare is an important one to address." We know the practicality of universal Pharmacare resonates strongly with Canadians as well. According to a July 2015 poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, 91% of Canadians want a national pharmacare program. And with nearly one in four households unable to facing issues preventing access to medication, we know that this has an enormous impact on health.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare is pleased to provide evidence to the committee demonstrating that a publicly administered, single-payer system is the drug insurance model best able to provide cost management, reduce administrative expenditures, maximize health effects, and lower costs to taxpayers. This is achievable and beneficial from a fiscal standpoint. Every bit of prudent reasoning points to action, and action now, on pharmacare.
A 2014 study found that only about 60% of Canadians are covered by private health insurance for health-care services such as prescription drugs.
Others either have no coverage or are covered by an assortment of public drug plans with different criteria depending on the jurisdiction.
Ontario alone offers six public drug programs for example that provide coverage for medication costs based on age, income, socioeconomic status, or ailment. CIHI estimated public sector spending on prescribed drugs in 2014 was $12.1 billion nationally, representing 42% of prescribed drug spending. This clumsy and pricey model falls far short of what Canadians need, and often leaves those most at risk without drug coverage.
It also translates into difficult conversations with patients daily. I can tell you about a teenage boy, whose diabetes is out-of-control because he can't take his insulin regularly -- his father does contract work in Fort McMurray and his mother works for a low-wage and no benefits — and my patient knows that his parents sacrifice to try to keep his medication access consistent. They manage, most of the time. Then he comes to me for samples the rest of the time. And you can imagine the staggering cost, both in health and in pubic funding, when these stop gap efforts fail and that boy is rushed to hospital. All because of a few dollars worth of insulin.
There are also situations that should be resolved simply: a woman in her fifties with pneumonia who didn't want to tell me that she couldn't afford the antibiotics I prescribed. She came back, in worse condition. We strategised with the pharmacist to find a cheaper antibiotic option -- but it wasn't the ideal treatment. Thankfully, she still recovered.
The lack of access to prescription medications is an urgent issue for many Canadians. In The Future of Drug Coverage in Canada, the authors reported 24% of Canadian families fail to take needed medications due to cost and about two-thirds of Canadian households have some level of out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs. Some face exceptional costs. Five per cent (5%) of Canadian children and adults and 10% of Canadian seniors pay over $3,000 per year for drugs. But a catastrophic program that only captured them would still leave he other 19% of the households without affordable access to medications.
The current private-public mix of drug coverage programs does not work and its effects are being felt by our families, the Canadian health care system and ourselves. And patchwork solutions will still leave too many without the care they need. And that comes at a cost.
Every emergency room doctor in Canada sees patients weekly who are there because they did not or cannot take their medications, imposing significant costs on the health care system. Not surprisingly, the negative effects of high drug costs disproportionately affect people with low incomes. Lower income people show higher non-adherence rates, and rates of non-adherence are shown to rise as costs increase, even with fees as low as $10.
Many people make hard choices, such as whether to pay the rent, buy food, or buy medicines. Not only is the cost of drugs a factor, but high dispensing fees, copayments, and deductibles must also be considered. High costs have a significant impact on adherence and, with it, on health and overall health care costs. Likewise, researchers have found that reducing financial barriers to medication increases the consistency with which patients purchase and take their medicines as prescribed.
Peer reviewed studies from the U.S. and Canada have demonstrated the meaningful health benefits and significant cost savings from more consistent use of medications.
In the U.S., Dr. Niteesh K. Choudhry noted that adherence to medications prescribed after myocardial infarction is poor. His team enlisted patients who had been discharged recently from the hospital for a heart attack in a study. They were split into two groups: 1) one group had their medications fully paid for at no cost, and 2) the second group maintained their usual coverage.
They found the rates of total major vascular events or were significantly reduced in the full-coverage group, with a significant reduction in the number strokes and an 11% decline in other vascular events in the full coverage group compared to the usual coverage group. Rates of adherence were 4 to 6 percentage points higher in the full-coverage group. Significantly, the total health care costs fell by $5,700 USD per patient on average for the full coverage group.
Dr. Irfan Dhalla applied this study in Ontario and examined the costs and benefits of providing free medications to myocardial infarction patients who do not have private insurance and do not qualify for sufficient public coverage. They found providing free medications to prevent illness after a heart attack produced better health outcomes at lower average costs than the current system.
Patients unable to take their medication often experience decreased quality of life. What's more, their lack of access is stressing the public purse since untreated conditions lead to increased healthcare provider visits and hospitalizations.
In the United States, between $100 and $300 billion of avoidable health care costs have been attributed to medication non-adherence, for example. Studies indicate that in Canada 6.5% of hospital admissions are the result of nonadherence to medications. The total cost of non-adherence in Canada is estimated between $7 billion and $9 billion per year.
Within two weeks of this government's mandate, a group of 331 health professionals and academics signed an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to put Pharmacare at the top of the Canadian health care agenda. Garnering consensus of this magnitude is often a difficult undertaking; however, in this case the letter had signatories from every province including: physicians, pharmacists, and nurses; professors from 34 universities across Canada; 10 recipients of the Order of Canada; and 11 Canada Research Chairs.
These experts, like Canadian Doctors for Medicare, were swayed by a case based on strong, data-driven evidence in favour of implementing Pharmacare.
We realize the committee has been presented with much of this research, and also with rebuttals. We encourage the committee to consider the research on all sides of the issue; however, we also urge members to consider the source and quality of research.
For instance one recent paper challenged the accuracy of an article, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and praised by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. The CMAJ article demonstrated the impressively low cost of implementing pharmacare. The paper criticizing it was not submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, where a baseline for research standards can be met. In addition, several sections in the report make contradictory claims about costs. We have attached our analysis of that paper, which we shared earlier this year with the Minister, and encourage the committee, as we did the Minster, to receive all the evidence, but weight its credibility carefully.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare welcomes courageous conversation especially on topics of national importance such as pharmacare, but debate grounded in reason and evidence is much different than one resting on special interests and hyperbole.
And the evidence is clear.
According to the health economist Steven Morgan from School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, universal public drug coverage would reduce total spending on prescription drugs in Canada by about $7.3 billion. The private sector would save about $8.2 billion.
According to this analysis, costs to the government would increase by about $1 billion and most of the projected increase in government costs would arise from a small number of drug classes.
With those economic realities, it is no surprise that, in the last week alone, both the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the BC Chamber of Commerce formally adopted policies calling for action on Pharmacare. Support for prompt action on pharmacare is literally growing broader by the day.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare joins those groups and hundreds of others in advocating for prompt implementation of a national drug coverage program because we see firsthand the consequences that gaps in drug coverage have for our patients' health. Canadians without drug coverage are continually faced with the choice of paying out of pocket for costly medications or skipping their treatment. We see them in our clinics every day. Every day governments delay we see more of them. And every time they return – with issues that could have been prevented by taking their medications as prescribed – the public health care system incurs increased health delivery costs.
These personal and system repercussions are avoidable. The cost of not implementing pharmacare is too high in terms of health and the public purse. We urge the government to work collaboratively with the provinces and territories and provide pharmacare to Canadians immediately.


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Published: 7:00 AM February 12, 2009 Updated: 10:52 PM October 10, 2020
Paddy Davitt King's Lynn chairman Ken Bobbins revealed yesterday the cash-strapped Blue Square North outfit is in talks with six potential new investors. The Linnets' chief issued an upbeat bulletin following the recent exit of major backer Michael Chinn - rubbishing speculation the club's playing squad are owed unpaid wages.
King's Lynn chairman Ken Bobbins revealed yesterday the cash-strapped Blue Square North outfit is in talks with six potential new investors.
The Linnets' chief issued an upbeat bulletin following the recent exit of major backer Michael Chinn - rubbishing speculation the club's playing squad are owed unpaid wages.
Bobbins' is now urging Norfolk's wider footballing community to rally round ahead of this weekend's home league game against title-chasing Southport.
"If we can put 100 or 200 extra on the gate that will make quite a bit of difference," said Bobbins. "We need to get a positive message out that this is the time get behind the football club. The more people through the turnstile means the more money that goes into the kitty.
"Norwich City is away this weekend and aside from anything else the players could do with extra backing to face a very good side. It would be nice to get the focus back to matters on the pitch after the last few days. We played very well last time out against Gateshead and we need to carry on in that vein. We're doing all we can to make sure the game goes ahead after the recent bad weather with bringing in pumps to drain the pitch and covering it for the frost."
Bobbins confirmed a scheduled board meeting for tomorrow has been shelved after positive discussions with potential new investors.
"In view of the interest shown we have moved those plans for a board meeting to next week," he said. "Talks have gone very well. We have seen three possible investors so far and we are scheduled to see another three over this coming weekend. As I have said previously there is no question of pressing any panic buttons. We're hopeful some of these parties will come to fruition and we can push this club forward in the direction we want."
Bobbins dismissed rumours Lynn's playing squad were owed unpaid wages.
"The lads were paid on Tuesday night at training," he said. "There is so much rubbish being bandied about at the minute - mainly from people who have no idea of the costings of this football club. I'm sure everyone would understand we can't go public and start quoting figures because it's not right or proper to do that. If we were to counter some of the rumours it would be never-ending.
"I couldn't make training in person as I was seeing two possible investors, one in Lynn and one in Norwich, and I wouldn't have made it back in time but my vice chairman Tim Coates had a good chat with the lads. They are up for it and they understand the situation."
Bobbins reiterated his club is no different to the majority feeling the full force of a widespread downturn hitting non league football.
"We are not an isolated case, it is almost becoming an epidemic throughout our level of the game," he said. "I'm led to believe Maidenhead is the latest club who might have to cut some players and put players up for transfer. If you look at it they are only a point or two out of the play-off places in their league. This is a tough time for everyone and tough on a personal level for the board at the minute. While we're not necessarily getting a lot of flak we just need to be left to get on and try to do what needs to be done as best we can."
Read Mark Hearle's latest exclusive behind-the-scenes column today only on edp24.co.uk/kingslynn
King's Lynn Reserves must travel to Gorleston on Saturday in a bid to get their Norfolk Senior Cup semi final played at the third attempt. (3pm)
Lynn officials called off last night's cup tie at The Walks due to a waterlogged pitch after a morning inspection. The young Linnets will now head to Emerald Park with the club's first team scheduled to play Southport at home this weekend.
A Norfolk Senior Cup semi final replay would take place at King's Lynn on February 18 with the winners meeting either Dereham or Wroxham at Carrow Road in the final.
Former Lynn player/manager and Welsh international Reg Davies has died in Australia.
The 79-year-old scored 29 goals in 217 appearances for the Linnets before going on to manage The Walks outfit in a five year spell from December 1965.
Davies began his career at Southampton but moved from Southend United to Newcastle for �9,000 in April 1951 where he hit 50 goals in 170 games but missed out on a place in the Magpies' 1955 FA Cup final side through illness.
Davies also played for Swansea, Carlisle and Merthyr before emigrating Down Under after leaving Lynn.


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I must have told about 100 people at the Association of Health Care Journalists 2012 conference in Atlanta the same thing: "Best conference since Houston."
Every AHCJ regular has their favorite conference, but the 2006 meeting in Houston has long been my favorite. Until now. Atlanta had it all: super-talented reporters sharing step-by-step guides in how to replicate their success. Top clinicians and researchers explaining leading edge research with just the right mix of scientific specificity and plain speak. And ample opportunity to do the most important thing about these conferences: share, debate, and challenge each other.
It was very tough to pick just five things I learned, but these five cover the full scope of the conference as I saw it.
1. Spend more time in court. John Diedrich at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described his "eureka moment" when reporting on bacteria-infected disposable wipes. He used the federal Pacer website to look for lawsuits against Rockline Industries and ran across an age discrimination case by a former employee from the company's Arkansas factory. He considered skipping it over as it seemed unrelated to his central question. When he opened it, though, he found many of the primary documents that would underpin his stunning investigation, which won an AHCJ award this year.
"Bacteria reports, a list of customer complaints, emails, depositions, everything was in there," Diedrich said during a great panel moderated by Julie Appleby at Kaiser Health News.
He told me later, "I didn't even have to go to the federal courthouse in Arkansas because it was all right there in Pacer."
Levey showed a compilation of all the clinical trials that have been done to find a medication that would mitigate the effects of Alzheimer's. A total of 2,046 people were tested to find out whether substances such as omega-3 fatty acids, DHA, estrogen and vitamin B6 would work as a treatment.
"Many of you have contributed to the front page stories saying that estrogen plays a role in treatment of Alzheimer's, and then a few years later you have reported that the treatment with estrogen failed," Levey said.
Then he showed all the studies into various statins and anti-inflammatory drugs. A total of 1,371 people were studied in all. And, again, all the results were negative.
"This has led to a lot of concern, and a lot of nihilism, that we're not going to have a treatment," Levey said.
How much less nihilism and more cautious optimism would there be if the public was not whip-sawed with headlines that promise around-the-corner cures one day and negative clinical trial results soon after?
3. Tweets can make beautiful music. Lisa Zamosky brought together some of the most engaged and admired health writers using social media: Scott Hensley from NPR's Shots, Maryn McKenna from Wired and Scientific American, and Serena Marshall from ABC News. They all had fantastic tips for making better use of Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and other social media platforms.
When Marshall explained how she uses Facebook, I thought of Bill Cunningham biking around New York City finding themes in colors, patterns, and sheens. She steps out of the newsroom, essentially, and watches conversations happening outside the news cycle.
"People on Facebook are your friends, and if they are suddenly talking about something that they normally wouldn't be talking about, it probably will make a good story," Marshall said.
This led her to the quirky story of a movement to persuade Mattel to make a bald Barbie doll as a tribute to girls with cancer and other conditions. The story was a click magnet.
McKenna showed that you can have at least five different personalities on multiple platforms but pick one to be your primary hub, in her case, Twitter. She shared her notes for the talk on her Tumblr, which she uses less for photos and more for short bursts of ideas.
One hard lesson for many of us in social media to adopt might be her rule to self-promote no more than 1 out of every 25 tweets. McKenna even maintains a Flickr page called "The Buddha is everywhere."
"The main point of social media is to be social," McKenna said. "You should be there to have a conversation."
Hensley showed how noticing just one tweet led him to two great stories.
His Washington D.C. office at NPR is across the street from the Washington Convention Center, host to a revolving series of meetings by different medical societies.
"Half the time, I find out about medical meetings going on there by watching Twitter," Hensley said. He spotted a urologist meeting one day and thought he would check it out. It was at that meeting that a bomb was dropped on the field. A study found that having your prostate removed was no better than just monitoring prostate cancer to see whether it progressed.
"You could have heard a pin drop," Hensley said. "This study showed that surgical intervention was no better than watchful waiting. And the urologists in the room make a lot of money taking prostates out."
Hensley also was using Twitter at the meeting and saw one urologist tweeting about cancelling appointments based on the news.
It turned out to be Dr. Benjamin Davies from the University of Pittsburgh. Hensley started following him on Twitter and eventually struck up a friendly conversation online. But when he wrote his piece about the study, Hensley didn't quote Davies.
Then when news broke that Warren Buffett had prostate cancer, Davies tweeted that he would fire on the spot any medical resident who biopsied an 81-year-old man's prostate.
"Now it was time to call him for an interview," Hensley said. That led to this great piece.
4. Ask doctors what they do too much of. During Noam Levey's eye-opening panel about the myths surrounding the Affordable Care Act, John Rother from the National Coalition on Health Care recommended that all the reporters in the room check out a report from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation: Choosing Wisely. Some reporters – including Ezra Klein at The Washington Post -- already have written about this report, which came out on April 10. Choosing Wisely is the result of medical societies devising a list of five things that doctors in their specialties should stop doing. With nine societies involved, the list, so far, is 45 items long.
The American Academy of Family Physicians recommended "Don't routinely prescribe antibiotics for acute mild-to-moderate sinusitis unless symptoms last for seven or more days, or symptoms worsen after initial clinical improvement." And "Don't perform Pap smears on women younger than 21 or who have had a hysterectomy for non-cancer disease."
The American College of Radiology recommended "Avoid admission or preoperative chest x-rays for ambulatory patients with unremarkable history and physical exam." And "Don't recommend follow-up imaging for clinically inconsequential adnexal cysts." These are cysts commonly found in pelvic exams.
I think reporters should challenge the other medical societies that have not signed on to this campaign. Where is the American Academy of Pediatrics? Where is American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons? Where are any of the cosmetic surgery societies?
5. A club can be a weapon. AHCJ as a professional society has been making waves, too. Felice J. Freyer at the Providence Journal told the AHCJ crowd on Saturday how the association had used its power to open doors that had been closed to journalists to allow for stories that will make for smarter health consumers and, hopefully, safer patients.
Last year, the federal government restricted access to the National Practitioner Data Bank, which health writers have used over the years for numerous investigations into the state of physician oversight through the U.S.
Health writers everywhere (including Antidote) revolted. "They said the databank would be down for six months or longer," Freyer said.
But AHCJ joined with other organizations and fought the ban. The feds backed down. They put the database back up, but, in order to use the database, reporters had to sign an agreement promising not to use the data to identify physicians for a story. And so AHCJ kept fighting.
"The restrictions remain in force, and we still object to them," Freyer told me later. "But when we pressed the feds on how they intended to enforce the rules, they said there would be no penalties."
Editors note: An earlier version of this post indicated that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had threatened to penalize reporters for violating an agreement not to use the National Practitioner Data Bank to identify physicians. In fact, HHS was never clear on the possible penalties.
What else can health writers do to make a difference? I am lobbying AHCJ's Right to Know Committee to help devise a campaign to push for more access to death certificates and autopsy reports. Reporters on deadline are much more likely to glean useful information from one of those documents than they are the National Practitioner Data Bank, but they are barred from public view in many states and counties. Let's see what we can do about that.
What did you learn at Health Journalism 2012? Leave a comment below. Or send me an idea via Twitter @wheisel. You also can email me at askantidote@gmail.com.
Wish I could have been there! Thanks for bringing back these great tidbits.
Great post! I missed some of the sessions you mentioned and feel well served by these highlights.


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The Academy Awards for Hypocrisy and Narcissism
Here's how clueless Hollywood is about women — it selected a serial misogynist to host its biggest celebrity confab.
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The latest annual confab of self-congratulatory celebrities, the 90th Academy Awards, is over.
If you are reading this, you likely did not watch that self-aggrandizing parade of pomp and pretense from mostly mindless Hollywonks and have already seen headlines about who won which awards. There are still a few great movies being made, but some of the biggest "entertainment industry" grossers are devoted to the unmitigated violence saturating the minds of young people.
The centerpiece celebrity of the event was its host, Jimmy Kimmel, who, as I wrote last week, deserves an Oscar for "Serial Misogyny Based on a True Story." Kimmel is an unapologetic misogynist, but he gets a pass because he has established himself as the loudest of the elitist celebrity voices defaming grassroots Patriots and those who represent them.
If not for Hollywood's abject hypocrisy, Kimmel would not be hosting the Academy Awards — which is to say, he is the perfect host.
However, while viewership of the 2017 Oscars (Kimmel's first year as host) was down 4.3% from 2016, viewership this year with Kimmel is off by almost 20% from 2017, a record low, after a year when box office receipts were at a 25-year low. It's officially a trend for Kimmel and Hollywood…
Of course, the other politicized celebrity confabs have also declined. The Grammy Awards were off 24% and the Screen Actors Guild Awards plummeted 30%. Likewise, politicized sports venues are declining, with NFL TV viewership off another 10% this past season amid some near empty stadiums, and the latest just-finished Winter Olympics was the least-watched on record.
As I noted last week, given the recent report that 94% of Hollywood women report have been harassed, Kimmel was asked if he would use his Oscars platform to take up the mantle of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.
He fired back, "This show is not about reliving people's sexual assaults. It's an awards show. … And the last thing I want to do is ruin that for someone … by making it unpleasant. You know, that's not what I want to do. I'm not going to stop any bad behavior with my jokes."
In other words, Kimmel knows that if he focused too much on the #MeToo mantle, somebody might actually call him out for his sordid history of wholesale misogyny as creator of "The Man Show," where he spent four years building his career on the gross objectification and denigration of women prior to being picked up by Disney/ABC.
Though he regularly uses his "Jimmy Kimmel Live" monologues as a platform to promote leftist political causes, he has not devoted a single monologue to condemn the sexual harassment in Hollywood. Wonder why? He's a hypocrite's hypocrite — but Disney/ABC isn't about to derail its advertising revenue gravy train.
Despite his assertion last week that he would not mention #MeToo, somebody tapped on his shoulder and let him know he had to mention it because it's going to be a significant component of the Democrats' midterm election strategy.
According to the tabloid Washington Post headlines, between his attacks on President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Kimmel's "#MeToo Oscars monologue revealed a painful truth." But of course, not the truth about his own well-documented, unapologetic serial denigration of women. The Leftmedia doesn't want to assail one of its own.
Kimmel joked about #MeToo: "Oscar is the most beloved and respected man in Hollywood. And there's a very good reason why. Just look at him. Keeps his hands where you can see them. Never said a rude word. And most importantly, no penis at all."
He crassly offered this pun about the most noted of executive abusers in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein: "The academy, as you are no doubt aware, took action last year to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks. There were a lot of great nominees, but Harvey deserved it the most." Apparently the other "great nominees" are now being more discreet with their harassment and abuse.
He took cheap shots at easy targets. "Here's how clueless Hollywood is about women," he said. "We made a movie called 'What Women Want' and it starred Mel Gibson."
No, actually, here's how clueless Hollywood is about women — they selected a serial misogynist to host their biggest celebrity confab of the year. He is a case study in Narcissistic Personality Disorder likely due to an external locus of identity – valuing himself on the basis of how others value him – which has its pathological roots in unmet needs as a child.
On a serious note, Kimmel declared, "We can't let bad behavior slide anymore. The world is watching us. We need to set an example."
Indeed, the next "example" should be exiling Kimmel from his celebrity seat at Disney/ABC.
(Footnote: Remember that time when…there was a rousing Academy standing ovation for pederast sexual predator, director Roman Polanski, when he won best director in the same year was finishing up the Man Show? Remember among the celebrities applauding were Meryl Streep and Harvey Weinstein!)


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Nevis Government To Train Budget Personnel
Colin Dore – Nevis Finance Ministry
The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) through its Ministry of Finance, embarked on a training exercise for its Budget personnel at its conference room from June 02, 2014, in an effort to upgrade the existing method used to prepare the annual budget.
In an interview with the Department of Information on June 04, 2014, Acting Permanent Secretary of Finance Colin Dore noted that at the end of the vigorous training, the in-house capability of the Ministry would increase.
"We know our annual budget is prepared in December and so, as far as that training process in terms of recreating the data to fit into that, we have sought to organise a training session for those clerks at the Departments, who will be directly charged with providing the numbers that fit into a budget, that would be reflected at the end of the year," he said.
Dore explained further that the training would prepare the participants to assist with a new format planned for the annual budget presentation of the Administration.
"This year we want to change the format of our budget slightly. We want to produce a document which is much more user-friendly and as a result of that, we have to get the ongoing training started.
"We have to get the persons sensitised so that when they get around to putting in the numbers later on in the month, we have something that is reflective of the aspiration of the Administration, the plans and progress of the department and that's something when we put it out to the public, it's a budget that can hold up. It's a budget that can be measured," he said.
The Permanent Secretary also spoke of the Ministry's plan to move into budget monitoring.
"We also want to move a step further from just input budgeting but instead output budgeting.
"We have to ensure that with our scarce resources, we get the maximum return for the resources invested in the departments and so we feel, that this training is the first step towards developing that capability, to enable budget monitoring, budget forecasting and in the end for our Budget Division to measure performance of the Budget we have prepared during the upcoming years," he said.
Meantime, Facilitator and Head of the Information Technology Department of the Premier's Ministry Quincy Prentice gave an insight into the training and the new budget platform.
"We would have continued the training for the new budget platform which is called Astaris. This is an application that has been developed by the Information Technology Department building upon a platform that has been there for some years.
"The basic goal is to support the objectives that Mr. Dore would have outlined, in terms of capturing the budget information but also providing a tool that can assist the NIA, in terms of managing its day-to-day operations. This application has a number of modules. For instance, it allows them to enter information in regards to current expenditure, revenue, the current staffing information and it also allows the various users to capture their objectives and also their performance indicators which, Mr. Dore indicated, are very important in terms of measuring the performance on an ongoing basis," he said.
According to Prentice, there were also plans to expand the Astaris platform.
"Going forward, the goal is to expand the Astaris platform so that it would also include other financial management modules, potentially replacing our existing accounting application which would bring the application in line with the present-day requirements of the NIA.
"Additionally, we are looking towards implementing a Human Resource module, since a lot of the information that's required would have already input during the budget cycle. So this is an application that, we think, has a lot of potential going forward and we want to continue the development push that has been started," he said.
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Q: Closest Pair between 2 sets of powers Assume $a$ and $b$ are natural numbers, $A=\{a,a^2,a^3,\cdots\}$ and $B=\{b,b^2,b^3,\cdots\}$, find $\min\left|a_i-b_j\right|$ where $a_i\in A$ and $b_j\in B$.
For example, if $a=3$, $b=10$, then $\min\left|a_i-b_j\right|=\left|3^2-10^1\right|=1$.
Variation: what if $a$ and $b$ are both prime numbers?

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Flexenable to take upto €5 million investment from Novares Venture Capital
The investment is the first step in an exciting partnership to develop innovative glass-free flexible electronic displays and sensors or "smart surfaces" for automotive applications
27 Apr 2018 | Editor
Novares Venture Capital has announced it will invest €2.5 million now and another €2.5 million scheduled for 2019, providing that market feedback on the innovation remains positive. This will - according to the announcement - give Novares a "significant" equity stake in FlexEnable.
In February this year, Novares created Novares Venture Capital, managed by the Group, to support new businesses and start-ups with technical expertise in fields adding value to Novares' products, such as
The investment is the first step in an exciting partnership to develop innovative glass-free flexible electronic displays and sensors or "smart surfaces" for automotive applications.
It will combine Novares' expertise in designing and manufacturing automotive parts with FlexEnable's bendable, wrappable, glass-free plastic electronics technology.
The flexibility provided by this technology, together with Novares' integrator know-how, can give automotive designers a much larger variety of shapes to work with, and replace the present flat screens that are not ideally suited to the current car interiors.
Novares sees many future applications of the technology for example in the company's "Flex View" innovation (exterior revolving mirrors and camera with an integrated flexible screen for rear view) this has been integrated on Nova Car #1 and highlights the potential of flexible and conformable displays.
Incorporating flexible screens on interior parts manufactured by Novares is a next step in this development, aiming to satisfy the creativity of automotive designers, assist drivers and improve overall passenger experience.
In order to bring new innovations quickly to market for the benefit of its customers, Novares Venture Capital will seek to further invest in technological innovators to gain access to the latest technologies and influence the direction of development into areas of interest for car manufacturers.
In 2017, to speed up its Research and Development projects, Novares Group also signed a multi-year framework agreement for collaboration with public research organisation CEA (Atomic Energy Commission) to industrialise and commercialise existing and new technologies for future connected, autonomous, electric and hybrid vehicles.
"Open to current or future partners and co-innovators, such as Actronika and Quad, the new fund will reinforce the Group's strategy, in terms of strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) combined with strategic research and development (R&D) activities. This will support Novares' new solutions for clean, light, connected and autonomous cars that are user-friendly, incorporating HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces) with an improved passenger experience."
Pierre Boulet, Novares CEO
"We are delighted to be supported by Novares who have taken a leadership position in bringing smart surfaces to the automotive supply chain. With the automotive display market valued at $22bn by 2022, this investment is a further validation of FlexEnable's glass-free display technology and its potential to serve the growing demand for low-cost, high-reliability, conformable and shapeable displays to meet the evolving needs of the automotive HMI."
Chuck Milligan, CEO of FlexEnable
www.flexenable.com www.novaresteam.com
About Novares
Mecaplast – Key Plastics rebranded as Novares on 19th 2017.
Novares is a global plastic solutions provider that designs and manufactures complex components & systems serving the future of the automotive industry. The company creates and produces cutting edge automotive parts, specializes in technical plastic injection that contributes to cleaner, lighter, more connected, user-friendly cars.
Novares provides engineering and manufacturing expertise to virtually every OEM and many Tier-1 companies in the automotive market. Novares' estimated 2017 revenues amount to €1.2 billion.
Headquartered in France, the group is present in 21 countries, runs 42 manufacturing plants, 7 Skill centers, 5 Technical centers, 17 customer service centers, around the globe to partner with customers.
Source: Novares
About Flexenable
FlexEnable has pioneered the world's first flexible electronics technology platform that allows electronics made of organic materials to be manufactured on flexible plastic film, the thickness of a sheet of paper. Compatible with existing manufacturing lines, it is the key to truly flexible and cost effective electronics over large and small surfaces.
The core applications of this technology are glass-free, flexible displays and sensors that enable game-changing products across a variety of industries including consumer electronics, automotive, digital signage, wearables, medical and security.
FlexEnable's customers include OEMs, component manufacturers and materials suppliers. The company offers a comprehensive range of services-based packages for its technology platform including: ProductEnable, MaterialsEnable and FabEnable.
Source: Flexenable


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Asha Parekh looks evergreen fashionista in Manish Malhotra's ensemble; check pics
Manish Malhotra took to his official Instagram handle to share the actress look.
Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh shower praises on Kangana Ranaut for Manikarnika
Kangana Ranaut starrer film Manikarnika: The queen of Jhansi is receiving appreciation from all quarters.
Asha Parekh breaks down on 'best friend' Shammi's demise
Veteran actress Asha Parekh was barely able to contain her sobs after the news of the demise of her best friend and "guardian angel" Nargis Rabadi, universally known in the film industry as Shammi Aunty, broke on Tuesday morning. Shammi had no relatives except an adopted son Iqbal Rizvi, who stayed closeby but not in …
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Asha Parekh says Deepika Padukone is the best choice for Rani Padmavati!
Legendary actress Asha Parekh who has seen Deepika Padukone starrer Padmaavat in a screening held recently is all praise for the actress. The veteran actress shared in elation,"I would like to congratulate Deepika Padukone for her performance.If today I had to make a film on Rani Padmavati, I would cast none other but Deepika, Her …
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History will remember 'Padmavat', hounding of Bhansali: Ex-cine queens
"The nation has gone mad," said a furious Asha Parekh, the veteran actress who saw Padmaavat a few days back at a special screening organised by the director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. "Believe me, I haven't been able to sleep. I am in a trance after watching the film," said Asha, an unabashed fan of Bhansali's work. …
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Shashi Kapoor's heroines remember 'the Gentleman'
From Sharmila Tagore and Asha Parekh to Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Mumtaz, Shabana Azmi and of course Raakhee Gulzar with whom Shashi Kapoor did the maximum number of films, the demise of the veteran actor has left his heroines shattered. Shabana who is in Sydney is too grieved to speak on the actor whom she …
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Asha Parekh: I don't feel 75 at all
Bollywood's retired Jubilee Queen continues to be a happy soul, in spite of her movie career being a thing of the past. Asha Parekh who turned 75 on October 2 and doesn't feel her age at all, is happy to share her birthday with Mahatma Gandhi. But there is the downside too. "Every birthday of …
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Khushwant Singh Literary festival to kick start from Oct 6
Three day long, the sixth edition of Khushwant Singh Literary festival – 2017 is scheduled to kick start from October 6 in Kasauli. Indian economist, journalist, author and politician Arun Shourie will address the gathering with his inaugural address on October 6. Besides, actors Anupam Kher, Asha Parekh, acclaimed writers Mark Tully and Shobhaa De will also be …
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Hindi film industry has evolved for good: Asha Parekh
She started her innings in the Hindi film industry over three decades ago and has given cinematic jewels like Teesri Manzil, Kati Patang and Caravan. Veteran actress Asha Parekh says she has seen a positive evolution in the Hindi film industry over the years. "The industry has evolved a lot for the good. I mean technically, …
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Aamir launches Asha Parekh's autobiography in capital
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Sunday launched yesteryear actress Asha Parekh's autobiography Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl, co-written with film critic Khalid Mohamed. About the book, Asha told: "I had never thought of writing my autobiography, but Khalid came over to my place one day and he suddenly said 'Why don't we write a book …
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Nasir Saab the only man I ever loved: Asha Parekh
Yesteryear actress Asha Parekh says the late filmmaker Nasir Hussain was the only man she ever loved. For years, the entertainment business has known of the celebrated actress' long-standing relationship with Hussain who not only introduced her in Dil Deke Dekho in 1959, they went on to collaborate on seven feature films, all superhits including Teesri …
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Today's actresses need to learn on how to be friends: Salman
Superstar Salman Khan believes that today's actresses need to learn from the Bollywood divas of yesteryears on how to be friends with their contemporaries. "Waheeda (Rehman) aunty and we live in the same compound, Helen aunty they all have been so close. Today's girls should also learn from them. "From Saira (Bano) aunty, Asha aunty …
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Won't be able to write my autobiography, says Salman
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is known for his flamboyant image and colourful life, says he would not be able to write his autobiography. Present here at Taj Lands End here for the book launch of yesteryears actress Asha Parekh's autobiography The Hit Girl, he said: "I don't think I deserve to be here but …
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Wouldn't have been able to handle stardom today: Asha Parekh
She earned the epithet of Bollywood's "jubilee girl" with her string of hits in the Hindi film industry's golden era. But living that stardom in today's paparazzi-driven times is something the enigmatic Asha Parekh doesn't fancy at all. In an interview with over phone from her seven-storey high penthouse in Mumbai, the 74-year-old spoke about …
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Salman to release Asha Parekh's autobiography
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will formally release veteran actress Asha Parekhs autobiography, The Hit Girl, here on April 10. Asha, known as the 'hit girl' of the 1960s for her nearly-unbroken string of successful films, shares a very special history with Salman's family. Salman's father writer Salim Khan's second wife Helen was a close friend …
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Asha Parekh's one birthday wish
Veteran actress Asha Parekh, who will turn 74 in October, recently had a health scare which landed her in the hospital. She says her birthday wish is to remain healthy. "I was at home watching television when I suddenly felt an acute pain in my stomach and started vomiting," said the yesteryears' movie queen, who …
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50 years ago, on the 2nd of July 1968, prof. G.J. van den Berg was appointed at the RU Groningen to lecture 'Planning & Demography'. Van den Berg's immediate interest was Spatial Planning. His appointment marks the beginning of fifty years of development, which resulted in three separate programmes in Spatial Planning; the bachelor in Spatial Planning and Design and the master programmes Environmental and Infrastructure Planning and Socio-Spatial Planning. At this moment there are about 3 to 4 hundred students in Spatial Planning in Groningen, in size the largest group of Planning students in the Netherlands.
To commemorate 50 years of Spatial Planning at the University of Groningen, a festive seminar took place in Groningen on July 2nd, 2018, led by professor Gert de Roo, chair of the department of Spatial Planning and Environment.
An audience of students, alumni, (former) staff members spent the afternoon listening to stories about the past, the present and future of planning. A trip down memory lane and future perspective, because planning is still very much alive in Groningen.
You can watch all the speeches and presentations in this extensive video documentary of the Planning day. View the table of content on youtube to skip to a certain speech or presentation.
After Wallage's story, prof. De Roo asks how many of the attending students are currently politically active. The number – four – is higher than he expected.
Bas Eenhoorn, Mayor of Amstelveen, is a former member of the Foundation for the Promotion of Spatial Sciences (Stichting der Bevordering van de Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen). These days he is an honorary lecturer at the faculty. He used to travel with prof. Van den Berg to the KNAG (Royal Dutch Geography Society) meetings in Utrecht by car each month. To him, the time spent while driving seemed like private lectures.
Also present today: Ankie Alkema – the first secretary of the Planning department, Caren Voogd – wife of the late professor Henk Voogd, and Angela Ashworth – wife of the late professor Greg Ashworth.
Dr. Marieke Seip, Director of Policy & Governance municipality of Ede, was a PhD researcher in Groningen from 1994 to 1998. She says that the focus has shifted from what to how when it comes to planning.
Hermen Borst, Director Delta Commissioner Deltacommissaris, talks about his experiences working in the government.
Next up is professor Ina Horlings, who talks about socio-spatial planning being back in Groningen, and being more relevant than ever. The human factor in spatial planning is very important these days. She introduces the Radius project, in which art and theater are used to bridge the gap between science and society. Gea Smidt and Sjoerd Wagenaar from the Radius project share their experiences.
Myrthe Leystra, Planning alumnus, now working at Rijkswaterstaat, explains that planners are the people that bridge the gap between theory and practice. Joey Koning, Research Master in Spatial Sciences student, is taking the Planning track within the Research Master and has found out how interesting and fun planning can be. Guus Brinkhof: Ekistics is the Groninger Dispute of Planners, established in 2008 by three Planning students. The self-named 'planning nerds' gather once a month to discuss planning. In 2010, 2012 and 2017 when national elections were held, Ekistics organized a spatial election debate.
Dr. Jochem de Vries, University of Amsterdam, speaks about how planning at Groningen is seen by our academic partners. He emphasizes on making planning work. Because of Groningen's geographical location and the distance from the Randstad, there is a kind of fear of being left out. This makes the planners in Groningen forerunner in the discipline; we have to show the rest of the country that we matter. Now we have to maintain the planning discipline. Internationalisation has made it stronger, but globalisation and liberalisation have changed the fundamentals of planning.
Professor Andreas Faludi is Honorary doctor at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. His ties to Groningen go back to 1977, when he met fellow professor in Planning, G.J. van den Berg. He already knew Henk Voogd from his time in Delft and met him on numerous occasions until his passing. Faludi: "I admired how Henk put Groningen on the map, with international contacts, local research and technical planning." Faludi met Gert de Roo when De Roo was president of AESOP, of which Faludi was one of the founders. The honorary doctorate in 2014, received because of his involvement in planning theory, was a complete surprise. His vision of the future: complexity can only increase. Until one day we wake up and realise: a revolution has taken place in our way of thinking.
Professor Jos Arts of the Spatial Planning department in Groningen presents a carousel of future initiatives with the spatial planners at the University of Groningen. Among them Professor Qin Bo, Renmin University of China, who talks why he wanted to set up the Double Degree on Urban Governance within a Global Environment with the planners in Groningen: "Planning is more than physical design. It includes social aspects and we were looking for an institution that considers that to be important. We found that here in Groningen." Alfred Kazemier, Director Spatial Policy & Design, Groningen Municipal Planning Department, is looking for collaboration with the planning department on using initiatives like the CASUS VR-lab to see how new tall buildings would fit in the existing area. Rijkswaterstaat, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, is working with the Groningen Planning department on research projects with staff, PhDs and students and is looking forward to continuing this collaboration.
The last speaker of the day is Groningen Planning alumnus and Director-General Mobility at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Mark Frequin, who stresses the importance of learning to understand the complexity of mobility. His advice to the planners in Groningen: you guys are good, show the rest of the Netherlands and the world how good so they will reach out to you.
Thank you for celebrating 50 years of Spatial Planning in Groningen with us!


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10 Romantic Ways To Fix Things With *Him* After A Fight!
Fights are an integral part of all relationships and it's completely normal to fight with him once in a while. But, for the sake of love, we must learn to forgive and let go. Here are 10 cute and romantic ways to make up with him after a fight!
Love letters can never go out of style! Write him a heartfelt love letter. Also, if it happens to be your fault, don't be afraid to say sorry. It really can change things. Just in case, love letters aren't your thing, send him a long, long text telling him why you love him!
Watching a rom-com together can also help smooth things over. Grab some popcorn, a couple of beers and watch cute romantic movies. It'll make everything better instantly with minimal effort.
Who doesn't know the power of cuddling? Bear hugs and falling asleep together can work wonders for both of you after a particularly nasty fight. Just hug each other and lie together for a while and no words will be needed after that!
Everyone has a sweet tooth. Well, most do! Nothing brings people together like sharing a dessert. So go to your favourite dessert place, share a chocolate pastry or just go for a walk and have ice cream. Small things make all the difference!
Favourite company, endless chatter and amazing music are what long drives are all about. What better way to connect with your partner than take a little break from your current environment and go for a long drive? You'll be able to connect better once you are away from the hustle bustle of life.
If making up is getting a little hard in person, show him some social media love. Caption it with something cute like 'no matter how tough it gets, I know you'll always be there to love me'.
Nothing says 'I love you' better than a surprise gift to your boyfriend. Get him something that he's wanted for a long time as a way of saying sorry. This way he'll appreciate your effort and forget about the fight!
Go out on a romantic date. If you both love dancing, then go paint the town red or if you want to have amazing food then go to your favourite spot and hog to your heart's desire. Instant stress buster!
You know what's amazing about alcohol? It'll help you reconnect and be more honest! So give him a pack of beer (if he is a beer man, that is) and get tipsy together and play games or just act silly and do things without any inhibitions. Another legit reason to get drunk!
If your guy happens to be a video game aficionado, then organise a video game marathon for him. Ask his friends to come over and you too join the party! It will lift his spirits and help him get into a better mood!


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Adenomera bokermanni is een kikker uit het geslacht Adenomera en de familie fluitkikkers (Leptodactylidae). De kikker werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door William Ronald Heyer in 1973. Oorspronkelijk werd de wetenschappelijke naam Leptodactylus bokermanni gebruikt. De soortaanduiding bokermanni is een eerbetoon aan Werner Carl August Bokermann.

De kikker komt voor in delen van Zuid-Amerika en is endemisch in Brazilië. De habitat bestaat uit bossen en scrubland. De soort wordt met uitsterven bedreigd omdat de bossen in de natuurlijke leefomgeving gekapt worden.

Fluitkikkers
Endemisch dier uit Brazilië
IUCN-status niet bedreigd