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side of the bed, she tumbled out at the other, and ran to the window. Now the window was open, because the Bears, like good, tidy Bears, as they were, always opened their bed-chamber window when they got up
in the morning. Out little Silver-hair jumped ; and away she ran into the wood, and the Three Bears never saw anything more of her.
OF THE THREE
BEARS.
BEAR AND THE CHILDREN.
I will tell you a circumstance which occurred a year ago, in a country town in the south of Germany. The master of a dancing Bear was sitting in the taproom of an inn, eating his supper; whilst the Bear, poor harmless beast! was tied up behind the woodstack in the yard.
In the room upstairs three little children were playing about. Tramp, tramp! was suddenly heard on the stairs; who could it be? The door flew
and enter — ,
the Bear, the huge shaggy beast, with his clanking chain! Tired of standing so long in the yard alone, Bruin had at length found his way to the stair
At first the little children were in a terrible fright at this unexpected visit, and each ran into a corner to hide himself. But the Bear found them all out, and
put his muzzle, snuffling, up to them, but did not harm them in the least. He must be a big dog, thought the children ; and they began to stroke him familiarly. The bear stretched himself out at his full length upon the floor, and the youngest boy rolled over him, and nestled his curly head in the shaggy black fur of the beast. Then the eldest boy went and fetched his drum, and thumped away on it with might and main; whereupon the Bear stood erect upon his hind-legs, and began to dance. What glorious fun! Each boy shouldered his musket: the Bear must of course have one too; and he held it tight and firm, like any
soldier. There's a comrade for you, my lads! and away they marchedone, two-one,
-two ! The door suddenly opened, and the children's mother entered. You should have seen her— speechless with terror, her cheeks white as a sheet, and her eyes fixed with horror. But the youngest boy nodded with a look of intense delight, and cried, "Mamma, we are only playing at soldiers !"
At that moment the master of the Bear appeared.
All the world must know that Goody Two-Shoes was not a little girl's real name. No; her father's name was Meanwell, and he was for many years a large farmer in the parish where Margery was born; but by the misfortunes he met with in business, and the wickedness of Sir Timothy Gripe, and a farmer named Graspall, he was quite ruined.
Care and discontent shortened the life of little Margery's father. Her poor mother survived the loss of her husband but a few days, and died of a broken heart, leaving Margery and her little brother to the wide world; but, poor woman ! would have melted your heart to have seen how frequently she raised her head while she lay speechless, to survey with pitying


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Welcome to Yorkshire Street Surgery
With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you'll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.
COVID BOOSTER VACCINATIONS
Booster are now available for patients who are in group 1-9 (Patients over 50, or a significant underlying health condition or front line health care worker) and it has been a minimum of 6 months since your last (second) vaccine, with the exception of immunosuppressed patient in which this is reduced to 8 weeks. Appointments can be made online or telephone, when booking an appointment please ensure 6 months has passed otherwise you will be turned away from the appointment. If you are unsure please contact us and we can advise.
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Men ACWY Vaccine
Teenagers and "fresher" students going to university for the first time are advised to have a vaccination to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, which can be deadly.
What is the Men ACWY vaccine?
The Men ACWY vaccine is given by a single injection into the upper arm and protects against four different strains of the meningococcal bacteria that cause meningitis and blood poisoning (septicaemia): A, C, W and Y.
At what age should teenagers and young people have the vaccine?
The Men ACWY vaccination is being offered to teenagers and also to first-time college and university students who haven't already had the vaccination.
Find out more about the injection here on NHS Choices.
You can get involved in Patient Participation Group / sign up by contacting our Practice Manager, Halima Bari
Yorkshire Street Surgery is committed to delivering a professional, courteous and helpful service to our patients. If you are dissatisfied or wish to provide comments on any of our services please contact our Complaint handler: Karen Doolin.
It is not always necessary to see a GP. A nurse practitioner, practice nurse, health care assistant or practice pharmacist, or another service such as an Optician or Community Pharmacy, may be more appropriate and for this reason our receptionists have now been trained to cover a more diverse role and will now be working in the practice as Care Navigators. This is a role that is being introduced in ALL practices across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.
The purpose of this role is to advise patients and carers about the sources of help and advice which are most relevant to their reed. Active signposting is NOT a clinical consultation and it is not to make a diagnosis or plan treatment
This new approach is not about denying our patients an appointment but actually using signposting for precisely the opposite motive – to make it easier for patients who need to see a GP to get an appointment, while shortening the time it takes to connect patients with the most appropriate person.
To help you make the appointment, the Care Navigator will need to know a little about why you need an appointment and so will ask you some very brief questions. This is because the Care Navigators have a number of alternative types of appointments available to them, and they need to offer you the most appropriate appointment to deal with your problem. The most appropriate appointment may be with your GP for example, or perhaps with another member of the practice team
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Divorce includes re-organizing the legal responsibilities and duties accorded to a spouse to their partner and children. The law governing marriages also offers situations when one might seek for a divorce. Note that these laws will be as different as the varying states of the U.S. For example, in some places, one needs a court sanction to begin issues of alimony and child support.
It is a wise thing to consult with a divorce lawyer in Suffolk County once you begin contemplating divorce. Once you start the legal process, the attorney will help you to draw divorce papers and to serve them to your soon-to-be ex-spouse. They will then provide counsel as to the steps that follow. The following are the different divorce types.
This type of separation necessitates a court hearing. At the trial, the judge hears what the couple does not agree about and delivers a ruling. Issues likely to be discussed include child custody and division of assets. The process for litigation here is often long and expensive for both parties. It is advisable to consider other approaches, such as mediation, before having to go to court.
Until the late 1950s, countries allowed one divorcing party to prove why the marriage had to be terminated. Unless there were grounds for divorce, courts would not grant the separation. There are still countries that have this law.
Note that the other party can contest this divorce to have their alleged offenses evaluated. Defenses may argue that the party was tricked, provoked or encouraged by the defendant to commit the said offense. Grounds for divorce may prove cruelty, abandonment and adultery.
Some jurisdictions use this type of separation for spouses who had a short marriage, have no children and have little to no joint assets to divide. A summary divorce may also be granted if there are shared assets, but there are no claims from one party that exceed a certain threshold.
Some jurisdictions grant divorces without any party proving the other to be guilty of anything. In this case, a bare assertion is enough. Some countries accept the "irretrievable breakdown of the relationship" as a good cause.
In other cases, proof of differences that cannot be reconciled is required. However, courts do not delve into the facts. A "no" and a "yes" from the parties in response to a question is satisfactory for the judge to make a ruling.
Here, both parties agree that divorce is necessary. They also agree on how property, assets, children and spousal support are to be handled. After the parties agree, they show the court that their agreement is equitable and the court grants a divorce. If the couple is unable to agree on one aspect, the court may decide for them.
Grounds for divorce vary with countries and couples. Where marriage is viewed as a contract, divorce is handled differently from where it is considered a status. Generally, though, divorces are either no-fault or at-fault divorces.


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Living in the moment is a philosophy that Joey Alexander follows not only to his musical career but also in life.
Speaking on the phone with the Balinese pianist, it is nearly impossible to tell that he just turned 13. He is gracious and thoughtful when answering questions and amazingly articulate for a boy his age, especially given that he's only been learning English for a couple of years.
But considering his eloquence on the piano – evidenced by the rapt attention of fellow musical stars at this year's GRAMMY Awards performance and pretty much wherever else he plays – it's really not that much of a surprise.
Joey taught himself how to play an electric keyboard at the age of 6. He received his first real piano at age 7 and by the time he was 8, was performing for the likes of Herbie Hancock.
At 10, thanks to a special invitation by Wynton Marsalis, he made his debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Shortly afterward, he and his family moved from Indonesia to New York City. He performed on two stages at the Newport Jazz Festival. Since moving to the U.S. he has played at major jazz festivals around the world as well as at the White House for President Obama. His debut album – 2015's My Favorite Things – garnered two GRAMMY nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Solo (on John Coltrane's "Giant Steps"). A forthcoming album – Countdown – is scheduled for a September release and Joey is excited to perform his new material in Vail this Thursday.
When asked to name his most exciting or memorable experience so far in his young musical career, one would think Joey would immediately name his White House or GRAMMY performance, but no.
As far as his future goals, the 13-year-old is not someone who looks ahead but who embraces what is right before him.
Joey Alexander, 13-year-old piano sensation, performs with bassist Dan Chmielinski and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. this Thursday at Vail Square. The performance is from 6 to 8 p.m. inside the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead. General admission tickets are sold out but premium seating is available for $40 in advance. For tickets or more information visit vailjazz.org or call 888-VAIL-JAM.
Michel Camilo has never wanted to limit himself to a specific genre of music. His freedom of expression is characterized by a flurry of rubber wrists and fingers slapping the piano keys. He is a blur but strikes every note with incredible intent and accuracy. In spite of his precision, there is something about his demeanor not unlike a child playing with a favorite toy.
Growing up in the Dominican Republic, the composer discovered his favorite toy at the age of 9 and studied with the National Conservatory for many years. By the time he was 16, he was performing with his country's National Symphony Orchestra.
Although several of his family members played music as a hobby and his aunt was a classical piano teacher, Camilo became the first professional musician in the family, his classical style infused with Caribbean flare, jazz, bebop, ragtime … and something all his own.
With no barriers in mind, Camilo moved to New York City in 1979 and studied at Julliard and Mannes College. Shortly after making his international stage debut in 1983, Camilo won his first Latin Grammy. He formed a trio and after an inaugural Carnegie Hall performance, launched into a European tour. More than 20 albums later, Camilo is still touring the world, jumping back and forth from Europe to the Caribbean, to the U.S. and South America in any given month.
He has composed scores for films all over the world, arranged and composed for the Danish Radio Big Band and has appeared as a soloist in just about every top national symphony orchestra and philharmonic throughout the globe, including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Big Band, the Cleveland Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Back in his mother country, Camilo has reached national hero status, being named a Knight of the Heraldic Order of Christopher Columbus and awarded the Silver Cross of the Order of Duarte, Sanchez & Mella. Conducting for the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, one of his programs included The Goodwill Games Theme, which went on to win an Emmy Award. For several years, he was the musical director for the Dominican Republic's Heineken Jazz Festival and his recordings have consistently topped national radio play charts. In addition to many appearances now at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in New York, Camilo has also performed at The White House and Royal Albert Hall. He has shared the stage with nearly every global jazz icon of our time, including Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, the Labéque sisters, Bela Fleck and Toots Thielemans.
Camilo's style continues to defy definition, seamlessly bridging gaps between popular and world music, jazz and classical. After a GRAMMY Award win and numerous Latin Grammys, the pianist continues not only to enrapture world audiences with his magical command of the keys but imparts his wisdom and passion to students across the globe.
Michel Camilo Trio with Cliff Almond and Lincoln Goines makes its Vail debut at the final Vail Jazz Club Series performance of the summer on July 27 at Mountain Plaza Lounge near Gondola One. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance. The trio then takes the big stage for Vail Jazz @ Vail Square from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 28 at the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead. Advanced tickets are $20 for general admission or $40 for premium seating. For tickets or more information visit vailjazz.org or call 888-VAIL-JAM.
Just as a Spanish kitchen heats up quickly, filling the air with aromas and flavors of hot peppers and savory rice into a sizzling dish, Michel Camilo takes the stage with zest, putting a dash of salt and pepper into his original piano compositions and arrangements. The Grammy award winning Pianist & Composer infuses Latin-Jazz and Classical music together right at his fingertips. Forming advanced and modern compositions and arrangements. Camilo takes the influences of big band music and transforms the style into vibrant solo piano.
On his latest album "What's Up?" Camilo takes standards such as "Take Five" and "Love for Sale" and performs them in an explosive and unheard velocity. Camilo incorporates new originals "Paprika", "On Fire" and "Island Beat" that intrigue the audience to internalize the music not just through the ears, but that make you want to dance from your head to your toes!
Michel Camilo is not afraid to show versatility, from collaborating with Latin-Jazz artists such as Paquito D'Rivera, Tomatito and Gary Burton to performing original piano concertos with some of the world's biggest symphonies including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of his home country Dominican Republic.
Vail Jazz is pleased to welcome to the stage this summer, Michel Camilo along with Cliff Almond on Drum & Percussion and Latin-Jazz Bassist Lincoln Goines. The three were recently featured together on the album Playing Lecuona and performances include the Blue Note Nyc/Tokyo, Ronnie Scott's Newport Jazz Festival, and Copenhagen Jazz House.
When impersonating his father, famed guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli adopts a raspy voice with a strong Jersey accent. He speaks of his father with a tone of equal parts humor and adoration.
Coming from one of the most talented, harmonious families in jazz history, there was never any pressure for John to take up music as a young boy. He was never pushed to follow in the footsteps of his father, but Bucky has certainly played a part in refining his son's skills, even when it comes to hitting the most complicated bridges and transitions on the guitar.
"If you don't do it right, he looks at you and makes that face and shakes his head," John says.
Growing up surrounded by instruments and talent, playing music was pure fun for John and everyone else in the house. It didn't hurt that the revolving door was frequented by folks like Benny Goodman and Clark Terry.
"It was very easy. We had all the guitars and all the equipment," says John, who returns to Vail July 13 for an intimate performance at Vail Jazz Club Series and then takes the big stage in Lionshead July 14 for Vail Jazz @ Vail Square, performing with his brother Martin on bass, Konrad Paszudzki on piano and Kevin Kanner on drums.
Although he is known to sing and play hypnotizing renditions of classics from The Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli often performs pop songs by the likes of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello and The Allman Brothers, to name a few, infusing each selection with an effervescence of unique harmonies, mash-ups and frolicking string work. His latest studio album, Midnight McCartney, is a collection of lesser-known Paul McCartney songs and was co-produced by John's wife, singer Jessica Molaskey, featuring contributions from Bucky. The brainchild behind the record was the ex-Beatle himself. Pizzarelli had collaborated with McCartney in the past, not to mention covered a portion of his repertoire on his 1996 release, John Pizzarelli Meets The Beatles. But when Sir Paul wrote to suggest (apologetically admitting that it might seem "immodest" or "pushy") that perhaps Pizzarelli could lend his magic to some of his post-Beatles' melodies, Pizzarelli could hardly say no. He dove into 45 years worth of McCartney's discography and unearthed a selection of tunes he could re-harmonize with that special zing.
We started to realize how brilliant these songs are. He's obviously a rock 'n' roller, but they were really easy to break down.
When it comes to performing with his brother and the rest of his quartet, Pizzarelli cherishes the band's ability to instantly read one another.
Some of his most memorable moments on stage include performing with the likes of McCartney, James Taylor and Natalie Cole who Pizzarelli describes as "generous, beautiful people." Of course one of his big breaks as an artist was opening for Frank Sinatra in the early 90s, when he took the stage to crowds of 15,000 to 20,000, an experience he described during his appearance on Voice of America's Beyond Category series, as surreal.
"You're just sitting out there thinking, where are these people coming from? Then you're looking in the wings and there's Sinatra snapping his fingers," he said.
Don't miss John Pizzarelli as he takes the Vail July 13 for an intimate performance at Vail Jazz Club Series at its new location in Mountain Plaza Lounge. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance. The quartet, including Pizzarelli on vocals and guitar, his brother Martin on bass, Konrad Paszudzki on piano and Kevin Kanner on drums then takes the big stage for Vail Jazz @ Vail Square from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 14 at the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $40 for premium seating. For tickets or more information visit vailjazz.org or call 888-VAIL-JAM.
This Monday (July 11), Vail Jazz will present the splendid vocalist Nicole Henry in her tribute to the "Great Ladies of Song." On stage Nicole has a mesmerizing presence and is blessed with a unique gift as a performer that allows her to connect with her audience in a powerful way. When covering a classic tune, Nicole captures the essence of her predecessor's brilliant treatment of the work, while telling the story in her own style.
At last year's Vail Jazz Festival, she lit it up over two nights delivering tender ballads, up-tempo jazz standards, cabaret torch songs, down and dirty blues, soul stirring hits, awe inspiring gospel tunes and booty shaking R & B anthems. The audience was so taken by her extraordinary talent that we immediately made plans for her to return to Vail and it was agreed that she would pay homage to some of the great female vocalists who have shaped the music of today and whose collective body of work has entered all of our consciousness.
Before we explore the iconic singers Nicole will pay tribute to and why, it should be understood that Nicole's goal wasn't to create a "Top 10 List" of female vocalists. You can go to Google for that type of thing, but it is a foolish endeavor to compare singing voices, so that you can declare winners and losers in a popularity contest.
With that caveat in mind, Nicole has selected these Great Ladies of Song: Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan), Whitney Houston, Etta James (Jamesetta Hawkins), Nina Simone (Eunice Kathleen Waymon), Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones) and Nancy Wilson. They were born between 1915 (Ella) and 1963 (Whitney), a period of time saw a great deal of change in American society, but nothing like the change that took place in the next 50 years. Unfortunately, many of them did not live to see the most recent changes in our culture, as only Aretha and Nancy are still with us.
Yes, they won Grammys and numerous awards, sold a lot of records, became world famous and performed for royalty and throughout the world. Some easily fit into categories such as jazz, R & B, soul, gospel and pop, but others defy classification as they effortlessly moved between different styles of music. Some amassed large fortunes, and in many cases lost those fortunes.
Unfortunately, drugs and alcohol shaped many of their lives and careers (Billie, Dinah, Etta, Whitney and Aretha) and in some cases, ultimately caused their demise at an early age (Billie, Dinah and Whitney). Mental illness was a constant companion for Nina for a significant number of her years. Many of them had failed marriages with Dinah holding the unenviable record of seven times to the altar. They had an array of voices – some limited in range (Billie, not much more than an octave) and in other cases quite expansive with an unbelievable range (Sarah: three octaves). Some had perfect pitch and technique comparable to instrumentalists (Ella). Some were virtuosic while others were limited in that category, but made up for it with expression and passion (Billie). Several got their start by winning talent contests (Ella, Sarah and Dinah).
However you try to make comparisons, though, what you discover is the one constant … that each was an ORIGINAL and brought to her performances real emotion and authenticity that allowed her to connect with the audience. It's the kind of emotion that isn't practiced, but comes from within, when the lyrics of a song touch your soul. And speaking of soul, one unifying factor for all of these women (with the exception of Ella) was that they started singing as youngster in their churches and gospel music was their first step into the vocal world. All of them had a strong connection to the blues and all were Black. Think of it – American Black women singers, singing gospel and/or the blues, during a time period (all started singing professionally between the1930s and 1960s, except for Whitney who start focusing on singing in the early 80s), when men dominated the music business and blacks and women were struggling to assert themselves in a prejudiced and unjust society.
Now we think of concert halls as the venues where great singers work, but for many of them, they started out in smoked-filled nightclubs and saloons where working conditions for a woman were challenging to say the least. It was a time when the plight of blacks and women had yet to take center stage in our political discourse and cultural values were ever so slowly changing. Ultimately these women were not only great singers but trailblazers who fought for their place in the spotlight and went on to inspire future generations of singers. Their gift was not just to sing a song, but to reach within themselves to craft their own style and tell a story in a convincing way. The pain that each of them endured had to be balanced with something, and for these Great Ladies of Song, it was by the joy of their music making. These women endured and we are the beneficiaries of their musical legacies.
Don't miss Monty Alexander, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton celebrating 40 years in an intimate lounge performance on July 6 to kick off the 2016 Vail Jazz Club Series at its new location in Mountain Plaza Lounge. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $40. The trio then opens the Vail Jazz @ Vail Square season from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 7 at the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $40 for premium seating. For tickets or more information visit vailjazz.org or call 888-VAIL-JAM.


Every single Jeep Wrangler is capable of off-roading. They all have four-wheel drive and a Trail Rated badge. But if you haven't noticed, Jeep sells many different trims and editions of the Wrangler. So what happens if you want to buy the biggest, baddest, most-capable Wrangler on the block? You buy the all new 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon.
The Rubicon Recon replaces the Hard Rock at the top of the range, and has all of the company's most-extreme off-roading equipment. For starters, you get Dana 44 axles both front and rear, and of course they lock. A sway bar disconnect helps you articulate over the extreme rocks. Plus, you get addition undercarriage protection so you don't get stranded on the trail with a broken differential or no oil.
There are some visual touches, too. Low gloss Granite Crystal wheels and special paint colors round out the special package.
It goes on sale later this month with a starting price of $39,145 for the two-door model and $42,295 for the four-door Unlimited version.
Chad Kirchner is the Editor-in-Chief of Future Motoring, along with the main host and producer of the Future Motoring podcast. In addition to his work here, he's a freelance automotive journalist for outlets around the world.
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Our fast paced world can demand from our relationships and work can create feelings of inadequacy. How do we make the journey from fear of lack to saying "I am enough"?
First, know that you are not alone in feeling that there is just not enough time, money, energy or solutions to meet the demands of everyday life. Even when we get up early and take steps to simplify our lives and work diligently, we are often left feeling overwhelmed and frustrated with so much left undone by the end of the day.
Identify your emotions and unmet needs connected to message that you 'are not good enough' or that you have 'not done enough'.
Clarify your thoughts by ask who is setting the standard for how much should be accomplished and make necessary adjustment if you find yourself being unrealistic.
Identify and accept any shame that may be promoting feelings of inadequacy, knowing that we are worthy of compassion and rest without guilt.
Consider lowering your standards during seasons of stressful events.
Set boundaries for yourself by asking how much is necessary or what is the sufficient amount of giving to meet the needs.
Let your self-talk be as filled with love just as you would give to your closest friend.
Edit your daily 'to do list' when you know the demands outstrip what is humanly possible.
Ask for help and communicate your need without resentment, when life's demand outstrips your skills or time demands.
Celebrate small victories, skills learned and achievements on a daily basis.
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Trending News: Scary Clowns Are Luring Kids Into The Woods In South Carolina
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Because this is terrifying.
Residents of the South Carolinian town of Greenville have made several reports of people disguised as clown attempting to lure children into the woods with money and promises of candy. Creepily, police haven't been able to find evidence that the clowns exist.
In what seems like the plot to a horror movie (it's probably being optioned to become one as we speak), clowns are attempting to lure children into the woods in a small South Carolina town — and they mysteriously (and very creepily) have yet to be spotted by police.
A police report from the Greenville County Sherriff's office from August 21, confirmed that residents had seen clowns in the woods. "I was conducting a follow up investigation in reference to residents making several reports of a suspicious character, dressed in circus attire and white face paint, enticing kids to follow him/her into the woods," wrote the officer.
One of the reports in question, involves a woman saying her son had "seen clowns in the woods whispering and making strange noises." Donna and James Arnold told Buzzfeed they wrote the report. They explained that instead of waiting for police, they went to check it out themselves and "observed several clowns in the woods flashing green laser lights [who] then ran away into the woods."
The kids, 10 and 13-years-old respectively, told their parents: 'Mama, there's clowns out there in the woods and they're trying to get us to come out there,'" said James Arnold, adding that "some had chains, some had knives, and some were holding out money, saying, 'Come here, we've got candy for you,' but they wouldn't go."
Another neighbor identified in the place report said they saw a clown and waved to it, and it waved back (oh crap, did I just say It?).
Police also report that other kids in the community have reported clowns "appearing in the woods… [to] try to persuade them into the woods further by displaying large amounts of money."
Initially, police thought they'd check a house located near a pond to see if they could find anything — but not a red nose nor giant shoe was found. The police are continuing their investigation.
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A new flow-way is now open in Chicopit Bay on the St. Johns River, and boaters there are helping the Mile Point construction crew by remaining alert in the busy construction area.
Restoring the historical flow-way in Chicopit Bay and its connection to the Intracoastal Waterway system is necessary for the Mile Point project, which will improve vessel navigation on the St. Johns River.
Mile Point is where Pablo Creek/Intracoastal Waterway meets the St. Johns River, resulting in difficult cross-currents at ebb tide. This restricts port navigation, causing delays and shipping inefficiencies.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractor for the project, Manson Construction Company, completed the new flow improvement channel and is now closing-off the waterway that's been used since the breakthrough of Great Marsh Island.
Manson crews are using geo-synthetic tubes to build an island perimeter foundation to restore the Great Marsh Island. They'll place roughly 30,000 tons of stone to construct the western training wall, and then fill the interior with dredged material.
The project will restore 18.84 acres of salt marsh at Great Marsh Island to offset the loss of 8.15 acres of salt marsh at Helen Cooper Floyd Park. Beyond the mitigation requirement, the Corps is using dredged material from the project to restore up to 53 acres of salt marsh at the island.
This effort includes restoration of high and low salt marsh as well as low dune and oyster habitat, which is an excellent fish environment. The new training wall should also substantially reduce active erosion at Great Marsh Island.
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A former public lavatory is to be given a new lease of life as a café – including a toilet open to all.
Tendring District Council (TDC) closed its conveniences off Ipswich Road, in Holland-on-Sea, in 2017 as part of its Public Convenience Strategy.
But it has now agreed to lease the facility to a new tenant with plans to open up a café, together with a refurbished accessible toilet.
The decision was called in by councillors opposed to the idea, but they withdrew their objections after the future tenant offered to make the café lavatory open to the public as well as customers.
The future tenant, who has asked not to be named at this stage, expressed delighted at the opportunity to create the new facility in the area.
"I understand the importance of local community and wish to work alongside the people of Holland-on-Sea in order to provide a café that residents can enjoy and be proud of," they said.
The council's head of property services Andy White said: "The tenant's plans to open a new café at the site, subject to planning permission and completing a lease, will make use of the building, provide a modest income for the council and provide both café and lavatory facilities for the public.


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April 15. By Dave Yochum. The year-long coronavirus pandemic has affected our lives in many ways: Schools and restaurants closed, sporting events either canceled or held in empty venues.
There's also been an increase in opioid abuse, including deaths.
"The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard," said Centers for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield. "As we continue the fight to end this pandemic, it's important to not lose sight of different groups being affected in other ways."
Pandemic stress
Stress caused by COVID-19—ranging from kids stuck at home to unemployment and even homelessness—have contributed to an increase in drug overdoses.
Synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, appear to be the primary driver of the increases in overdose deaths, increasing 38.4 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC.
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Ten western states reported a near doubling—a 98 percent increase—in synthetic opioid-involved deaths.
North Carolina opioid overdose deaths fell in 2019, but things changed in 2020.
In December of 2020, there were 658 opioid-related emergency department visits in North Carolina, compared to 579 in December of 2019.
For the full year 2020, the increase is 23 percent.
Police say fentanyl is being cut into drugs like heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn says reported overdoses have increased.
"Those increases in overdoses includes opioids and other substances, as well as an accidental or attempted suicide overdose," she said.
Dunn said resources are still available either in person or through a virtual platform.
• Mecklenburg County's Community Support Service's Prevention & Intervention Services Division, specializing in domestic violence, substance use and violence prevention, integrates services around coexisting issues.
For help, visit: www.mecknc.gov/CommunitySupportServices and click on Prevention and Intervention
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Jessica Pratt: La Sonnambula and beyond
by Deborah Humble 2nd May, 2017
In this very special interview for Classic Melbourne, and ahead of her performance with Victorian Opera Jessica Pratt talks about the company as well as her career internationally, her home in Italy and much more. Asking the questions was long-time colleague and friend, fellow diva Deborah Humble.
DH You have enjoyed a very close association with Victorian Opera in recent years. Why is a company like this one so important in the Australian cultural landscape/ what does it mean to have their support/ for you to return home and sing for this company?
JP Victorian Opera is a wonderfully creative opera company giving performing opportunities to a wide range of Artists at all levels of their career, this promotes growth in the industry and also opportunities for the public to discover new singers and works as they are free to offer a wide and interesting repertoire which encompasses works from contemporary composers to some of the most beautiful bel canto operas. Victorian Opera has given me the possibility to present some of my most treasured roles to the Australian public as well as being the opera company with which I made my Australian debut in 2014. I love coming back to perform with VO and every year I look forward to seeing everyone again. I like to have a few fixed companies around the world where I return often as it gives me a sense of familiarity and continuity that are hard things to attain while constantly travelling. So for me one of the most important things in a company with which I work so often is the wonderful atmosphere, which VO has in abundance.
DH These days in Australia we don't have the chance to hear the bel canto repertoire performed very often. How does it feel to offer these important operas to the public?
JP The greatest difficulty with bel canto operas is that you need specifically trained singers that have a knowledge of the bel canto style and a mastery of the technical requirements of the score. In bel canto operas the vocal line is very exposed and the coloratura is arduous, it pushes the human voice to its extremes and is the vocal equivalent of gymnasts in sport. Each opera requires at least four of these performers if not more, so it can be difficult to put a cast together like Richard Mills has been able to do here in Melbourne these past years. Often we have decided to make them concerts as it makes it easier to align peoples' schedules for the shorter time period required for a concert.
When we first discussed the possibility of offering I Puritani to the Victorian public in 2015 we were a bit worried it might not be received well or perhaps wouldn't sell, but VO took the chance and went ahead with a concert version of the opera and I have to say that seeing a full house and having such an enthusiastic reception for this beautiful opera in my home country was one of the highlights of my career. We are returning to Bellini this year with La Sonnambula and will continue in the future with concerts of other rare operas.
DH Why is this repertoire appealing to you vocally and dramatically? In particular, what is the role like vocally in La Sonnambula?
JP I love the challenge of the bel canto repertoire, pushing my skills to the limits and constantly trying to improve my technique to overcome new challenges the score provides and to add new tricks to my bag. I think that the emotions in bel canto operas develop at a slower pace than in later operas, one emotion is woven through a scene of twenty minutes, so it really gives you the chance to delve deep into the emotional core of the character, to explore and develop these feelings over the arc of a performance. Amina in La Sonnambula is an arduous role, very tricky high coloratura and exposed vocal lines in the beginning, then things develop and the drama of the opera requires an almost lyric sound, only to shoot back up to the high coloratura in the last showpiece aria…good fun!
DH Can you tell us a little about your character Amina in La Sonnambula?
JP Amina is a happy young girl who was found abandoned and was subsequently adopted. For that time a girl like her with a dubious family line had little or no chance to marry and thus secure her future. So the fact that she is to marry Elvino, the most eligible bachelor in the village, makes for an extreme emotional high from which she abruptly falls when she is publicly repudiated by Elvino.
DH Staged productions versus concert performances. Can you discuss a few of the pros and cons from your perspective as a singer?
JP Obviously having a stage, costumes and lighting helps to create an atmosphere and tell the story. However when an opera is staged it requires careful balancing between the staging and the music and often the vocal line can be compromised due to certain movements onstage. I enjoy performing operas in concert as it gives me complete control over my interpretation and also the freedom to concentrate on the vocal production and the musical aspect of the opera, so that I can get the absolute best from my instrument and am able to physically put myself in a position to give more in my vocal interpretation.
Sometimes with a staged production I have to change variations to accommodate a very physical staging that doesn't allow me to produce clean staccati for example or a pianissimo trill in the upper range because I'm running across the stage at the time. In a concert version of an opera this is not an issue, I can go all out on my variations and I have a lot of fun with them. Without the staging to distract them, audience members often notice more details about the music and I have been told they enjoy being able to concentrate fully on the musical aspect of the opera in a concert version.
DH Where can your fans see you for the rest of the year? Projects? Roles?
JP This month I will be performing three operas in concert form, starting with La Sonnambula here in Melbourne followed by two semi-staged performances of I Puritani in Budapest and my debut of La Contessa Adele in Rossini's Le Comte d'Ory for WDR Funkhausorchester Köln in Dortmund. I will then be off to Valencia for a production of Rossini's Tancredi in June. In the European summer I will perform Gilda in Rigoletto at the Arena di Verona and then Elvira in I Puritani at the Savolinna Festival in Finland. In September I will open the season at Théâtre des Champs Élysées with a concert performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. Following this I have two Donizetti debuts as Norina in Don Pasquale for ABAO in Bilbao and Adina in l'Elisir d'amore with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. In the US this season I will perform concerts of the Queen of the Night arias from Mozart's Magic Flute with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic and I will return to the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
DVDs coming out this year include two Donizetti operas: Lucia di Lammermoor from the Rome Opera with the staging of Ronconi and with Riccardo Abbado conducting, and Rosmonda d'Inghilterra which we recorded in December at the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo.
DH Home is in the hills above Florence. What is it like living there? How do you cope with all the travel your commitments require?
JP It is an incredibly beautiful place to be, I fell in love with the view from the garden over the Tuscan Hills when I first came to the house and every day I am there I love it even more, the colours and the scenery are spectacular. It feels like we are in the middle of the countryside but actually we are a 15 minute drive to the centre of Florence. We live on a protected breeding reserve so the property is full of small deer, wild boars, hares and pheasants. It is very difficult to leave and go to work, especially at the moment as I have to be away from home for four months in a row. In the span of a year I probably get cumulatively no more than two months at home. We have four cats and two dogs, the dogs often travel with me if I'm working in Europe.
I am lucky to have a partner who owns an IT business and is a good traveller, he tends to travel even more than me as he divides his time between our home, his clients around the world and wherever I might be in any given week. We also have a full-time housekeeper who lives in the house in Florence so that the animals have some semblance of continuity in their lives and for now things seem to be flowing along nicely. In the beginning the animals ignored me when I came home but now they all know it might only be a day, so they all follow me around and the minute I sit down I have all six of them trying to sit on my lap at the same time! Luckily in Florence there is a good opera house so I schedule a production a year there and that gives me a good six-week block of time at home each year. We have around 700 olive trees and have plans to start cultivating olive oil next year and perhaps plant a vineyard…since we haven't got enough things to do at the moment!!
Jessica Pratt continues her close association with Victorian Opera in a concert staging of Bellini's beloved bel canto opera, La Sonnambula. Hamer Hall, Friday May 5, at 7.30pm.
Deborah Humble
Mezzo-Soprano Deborah Humble is one of Australia's best-known and most successful opera singers, and your guide to the 2016 Wagner Ring Cycle in Melbourne.
After gaining a Bachelor of Music from the University of Adelaide and a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne Deborah was a member of the Victoria State Opera Young Artist Programme. Having been a Principal Artist for both Opera Australia and The State Opera of Hamburg she has embarked upon a freelance career which takes her all over the world.
Recognised internationally for her performances of Verdi and Wagner, Deborah's recent engagements include Erda in Das Rheingold with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Brangaene in Tristan and Isolde with the Mexico City Symphony, Amneris in Aida for Opera Australia, Alisa in Lucia di Lamermoor for the Theatro Mario del Monaco in Treviso, Erda in Siegfried for the Boston Symphony, Verdi's Requiem at the Sage Concert Hall in the UK, Mahler's Symphony No 8 at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, Elgar's The Kingdom for the Melbourne Bach Choir and Ring Cycles in Hamburg, Halle, Bari, Ludwigshafen and Melbourne.
Future engagements include Mary in The Flying Dutchman with Opera Lille, Erda in Siegfried with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, recorded for Naxos, Venus in Tannhauser in Edinburgh and concert engagements in Auckland and Perth.
Her recordings include Clarissa in The Love for Three Oranges with Opera Australia for Chandos, a complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Hamburg State Opera released on the Oehms label, Offenbach's La Belle Helene with the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris for Deutsche Gramophone and Mozart's Il Sogno di Scipione for EMI.
Deborah was a recipient of Australia's prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship, a finalist in the 2008 International Wagner Competition in Seattle, and was recently included in the Who's Who of Australian Women. This year Deborah returned to Australia to act as a mentor in The Dame Nellie Melba Trust Programme for young opera singers and to adjudicate The City of Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Aria Scholarship.
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Q: Put and Delete Comment API endpoint - Express MongoDB/Mongoose I have created an API endpoint that a client can post to and an API endpoint that retrieves the comments.
I am trying to create another API endpoint which allows the client to update an existing comment by specifying the id of the comment they want to change, and a final endpoint to delete. Here is what I have created so far:
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
var Comment = require('../models/comments');
/* GET home page. */
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
  res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
});

/**
* Adds comments to our database */
router.post('/addComment', function(req, res, next) {
// Extract the request body which contains the comments
    comment = new Comment(req.body);
    comment.save(function (err, savedComment) {
    if (err) throw err;
    res.json({
    "id": savedComment._id
    });
});

});

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 * Returns all comments from our database
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router.get('/getComments', function(req, res, next) {
Comment.find({}, function (err, comments) { if (err)
res.send(err); res.json(comments);
}) });

module.exports = router;

A: Here are examples of PUT and DELETE functions using ES6 syntax. The update function expects a title and content in the posted body. Yours will look different.
module.exports.commentUpdateOne = (req, res) => {
  const { id } = req.params;

  Comment
    .findById(id)
    .exec((err, comment) => {
      let response = {};

      if (err) {
        response = responseDueToError(err);
        res.status(response.status).json(response.message);
      } else if (!comment) {
        response = responseDueToNotFound();
        res.status(response.status).json(response.message);
      } else {
        comment.title = req.body.title;
        comment.content = req.body.content;

        comment
          .save((saveErr) => {
            if (saveErr) {
              response = responseDueToError(saveErr);
            } else {
              console.log(`Updated commentpost with id ${id}`);
              response.status = HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT;
            }

            res.status(response.status).json(response.message);
          });
      }
    });
};

module.exports.commentDeleteOne = (req, res) => {
  const { id } = req.params;

  Comment
    .findByIdAndRemove(id)
    .exec((err, comment) => {
      let response = {};

      if (err) {
        response = responseDueToError(err);
      } else if (!comment) {
        response = responseDueToNotFound();
      } else {
        console.log('Deleted comment with id', id);
        response.status = HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT;
      }

      res.status(response.status).json(response.message);
    });
};

Usually when you update with PUT in a REST API, you have to provide the entire document's content, even the fields you are not changing. If you leave out a field it will be removed from the document. In this particular example the update function expects both title and content, so you have to provide both. You can write the update logic however you want though.
The router has functions for put and delete. So it will look something like this:
router
  .get('comment/:id', getFunction)
  .put('/comment/:id', putFunction)
  .delete('/comment/:id', deleteFunction);

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FC Barcelona defeated Lyon 5-1 at the Camp Nou to clinch a spot in the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals for the 12th consecutive season. Over 92,000 Blaugrana faithful were in attendance to witness Messi perform his wizardry in tonight's victory. Barça struck first when they were awarded a debatable penalty following Jason Denayer's foul on Luis Suárez and Messi scored with a Panenka penalty in the 17th minute to open the scoring. The Blaugrana would grab a second in the 31st minute following some good passing from Arthur and Luis Suárez which allowed the Uruguayan to square the ball to the unmarked Coutinho to tap it in without difficulty.
Lyon managed to pull one back after Tousart scored in the 58th minute to give Lyon a fighting chance of advancing to the next round if they were to score another away goal. However, Messi dashed those dreams after he received the ball from Rakitic, before turning Marcelo and Denayer and unleashing a shot that got by substitute goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin. Messi then went from goal scorer to goal provider when he produced an excellent assist for Piqué to score during a counter attack in the 80th minute and give minutes later, he set up substitute Dembélé to make it 5-1.
This result meant Barça were back in the Quarter-Finals again, and as the lone Spanish side after both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were eliminated. They are joined by Ajax Amsterdam, Porto, Juventus and the four English clubs, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and their group stage opponents, Tottenham. Even though it was a night worth celebrating, there was some bad news as Dembélé picked up a hamstring injury which could see him miss the Quarter-Finals. Barça now have to shift their attention to this Sunday's trip to Andalusia for their return encounter against Real Betis, who were victorious in their visit to the Camp Nou earlier in the season.
FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto (Semedo, 82′), Piqué, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Arthur (Arturo Vidal, 73′), Messi, Coutinho (Dembélé, 69′) & Luis Suárez.
Olympique de Lyon: Lopes (Gorgelin, 33′), Doubais, Denayer, Marcelo, Mendy (Cornet, 77′), Tousart, Ndombele, Marçal, Fekir, Depay (Traoré, 72′), & Dembélé.
Goals: 1-0, Messi (17′ – penalty); 2-0, Coutinho (31′); 2-1, Tousart (58′); 3-1, Messi (77′); 4-1, Piqué (80′); 5-0, Dembélé (85′).
Cautions: Lenglet (48′); Marçal (32′), Dembélé (45′).
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Cleveland to drop 'Indians' from team name: New York Times
MLB: Wild Card-New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
(Reuters) – Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians will change their team nickname amid criticism that the moniker, which has been in place since 1915, is racist, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
The two-times World Series winners said in 2018 that they were phasing out their "Chief Wahoo" logo after it was heavily criticized as racist by Native American rights groups.
A push to eliminate racially insensitive material has intensified following the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis.
The New York Times report said an announcement from the baseball franchise could come as soon as this week. It added that Cleveland intended to keep the 'Indians' nickname for the 2021 campaign before working to phase it out the following year.
Cleveland did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted his opposition to the reported change.
"Oh no! What is going on? This is not good news, even for "Indians". Cancel culture at work," he tweeted.
The report comes after the NFL's team from Washington retired the "Redskins" name and logo, which it had used since 1933 but was long criticized as racist.
Cleveland has carried several other names including the Lake Shores, Bluebirds, Broncos and Naps.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles and Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)


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ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Rencontre "historique" entre François Hollande et Fidel Castro
by Cathy Ceïbe
"Historic" Meeting Between François Hollande and Fidel Castro
Translated Thursday 18 June 2015, by Gene Zbikowski
The French president spoke with the Cuba's former leader during his visit, during which he laid the foundations for economic cooperation with Havana.
Havana (Cuba), by our special correspondent.
Without making a bad pun, it can be stated that François Hollande's official visit to Cuba resulted in a positive balance sheet. On the evening of May 11, the French president spoke with his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, for two hours, at the end of a day that marks a new era in French-Cuban relations. On the agenda for their meeting: new partnerships between France and Cuba, the process of normalizing relations between Cuba and the United States, the participation of the Cuban head of state at the European Union-Latin America summit which will be held in Brussels in June, the lifting of the embargo, something that "France has always backed," according to a favorite expression of François Hollande, although this orientation only dates from the 1990s, and finally human rights, following his meeting with Cardinal Ortega y Alamino, the mediator in the liberation of political prisoners.
A little earlier, the French national anthem, the Marseilleise, resounded on famous Revolution Square, where the two heads of state appeared in front of the monument commemorating José Marti, the Cuban independence hero. But the defining moment in this official trip, the first by a French president, will remain François Hollande's meeting with Fidel Castro, who received him at his home, surrounded by his family. "I wanted to have this moment of history, world history. This is a man who has made history. I know what he has been able to represent for the peoples, including France," François Hollande stated afterwards to French citizens at a reception at the French residence. For nearly an hour, the two men conversed, essentially on the issues of climate change and the environment, while Paris will organize the world conference on the climate (COP 21) in December. "We spoke lengthily on food, access to water and the risks for the planet. He is very well informed on all these questions. He told me of the expectations he feels and the attention he pays with regard to France's role" in view of the COP 21, he added, while pointing out that he had been "truly surprised in the best sense of the word" by the revolutionary leader's knowledge of the subject.
Jean-Pierre Bel, the former president of the French Senate, who was present at the meeting, confirmed the "direct" nature of their dialogue. "A dialogue between two men who are bound to be different, considering Fidel Castro's personality. But they brought up convergent subjects. President Fidel Castro has been thinking for a long time on climate subjects. He looks at things distantly but lucidly. The way that he handles dialectics is still every bit as astonishing," emphasized Bel, the artisan of Hollande's visit and of the as much desired as unexpected meeting for many of the personalities who made up the French delegation. The same tone of satisfaction was expressed by André Chassaigne, the president of the France-Cuba friendship group at the French National Assembly. "We were waiting for this meeting because it has an extremely symbolic dimension. The fact of seeing the French president meeting this last great character of the 21st century is very important for two reasons. First, because Fidel Castro is one of very first politicians to have placed environmental questions at center stage. Secondly, because this day was marked by strong commitments."
In trade terms, the economic forum, at which about thirty bosses of French companies were present, concluded with new partnerships, notably in the areas of health, with, in the bargain, the signing of agreements with the Pasteur Institute, agribusiness, renewable energy and in the academic area. During his speech, François Hollande mentioned the thorny question of the debt, although it was not planned on the agenda, even going so far as to speak of a spreading out, and even a possible partial erasure of the five billion dollars (of a total of 15 billion dollars) demanded of Havana. "Over 80% of this debt is made up of interest payments, so Cuba need not repay it," said André Chassaigne. For Chassaigne, a communist deputy, it is important to set, as the priority axis, "the financial and banking accompaniment." "Can it be tolerated that no bank should be capable of intervening in Cuba today? Or again that French companies, which invest in Cuba, should be obliged to turn to a Spanish or Canadian bank? The BPI, the French public bank, does not for the moment want to be a participant in investments in Cuba," he said critically, while arguing for France to materialize the announcements made during this visit, which François Hollande kept describing as "historic."
Is there a cause-and-effect relationship? Barack Obama might also make a trip to Cuba in 2016, the White House spokesperson announced on May 11. "Cuba is (decidedly) in fashion," to employ the expression of Leonardo Padura, the famous Cuban writer.


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carried the cryptic exon. There are two possible explanations for this discrepancy: (i) the efficiency of NMD is different between HEp-2 and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells 30, and (ii) the mutant transcript may be more stable in the white blood cells of the patient. In addition, the NMD efficiency is known to differ among individuals. For example, the same mutation that leads to premature termination in the dystrophin gene can cause a mild (Becher muscular dystrophy) or more severe (Duchene muscular dystrophy) phenotype in different individuals 31. Wild-type human MFG-E8 has an apparent Mr of 46 kDa, carries three N-glycosylation sites, and is glycosylated. C2del retained only one of the glycosylation sites, yet its molecular weight increased to 50 kDa, due to higher glycosylation. This aberrant glycosylation was observed in other cell lines, such as HEK293T cells (data not shown), confirming that it was an intrinsic property of C2del, and is not due to the host cell lines.


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Stroke and recurrent haemorrhage associated with antithrombotic treatment after gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: nationwide cohort study.
Laila Staerk, Gregory Y H Lip, Jonas B Olesen, Emil L Fosbøl, Jannik L Pallisgaard, Anders N Bonde, Anna Gundlund, Tommi B Lindhardt, Morten L Hansen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar H Gislason
BMJ : British Medical Journal 2015 November 17
STUDY QUESTION: What are the risks of all cause mortality, thromboembolism, major bleeding, and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding associated with restarting antithrombotic treatment after gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation?
METHODS: This Danish cohort study (1996-2012) included all patients with atrial fibrillation discharged from hospital after gastrointestinal bleeding while receiving antithrombotic treatment. Restarted treatment regimens were single or combined antithrombotic drugs with oral anticoagulation and antiplatelets. Follow-up started 90 days after discharge to avoid confounding from use of previously prescribed drugs on discharge. Risks of all cause mortality, thromboembolism, major bleeding, and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding were estimated with competing risks models and time dependent multiple Cox regression models.
STUDY ANSWER AND LIMITATIONS: 4602 patients (mean age 78 years) were included. Within two years, 39.9% (95% confidence interval 38.4% to 41.3%, n=1745) of the patients had died, 12.0% (11.0% to 13.0%, n=526) had experienced thromboembolism, 17.7% (16.5% to 18.8%, n=788) major bleeding, and 12.1% (11.1% to 13.1%, n=546) recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. 27.1% (n=924) of patients did not resume antithrombotic treatment. Compared with non-resumption of treatment, a reduced risk of all cause mortality was found in association with restart of oral anticoagulation (hazard ratio 0.39, 95% confidence interval 0.34 to 0.46), an antiplatelet agent (0.76, 0.68 to 0.86), and oral anticoagulation plus an antiplatelet agent (0.41, 0.32 to 0.52), and a reduced risk of thromboembolism was found in association with restart of oral anticoagulation (0.41, 0.31 to 0.54), an antiplatelet agent (0.76, 0.61 to 0.95), and oral anticoagulation plus an antiplatelet agent (0.54, 0.36 to 0.82). Restarting oral anticoagulation alone was the only regimen with an increased risk of major bleeding (1.37, 1.06 to 1.77) compared with non-resumption of treatment; however, the difference in risk of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding was not significant between patients who restarted an antithrombotic treatment regimen and those who did not resume treatment.
WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Among patients with atrial fibrillation who experience gastrointestinal bleeding while receiving antithrombotic treatment; subsequent restart of oral anticoagulation alone was associated with better outcomes for all cause mortality and thromboembolism compared with patients who did not resume treatment. This was despite an increased longitudinal associated risk of bleeding.
FUNDING, COMPETING INTERESTS, DATA SHARING: This study was supported by a grant from Boehringer-Ingelheim. Competing interests are available in the full paper on bmj.com. The authors have no additional data to share.


Memory-based Physical Unclonable Function (MemPUF) has gained tremendous popularity in the recent years to securely preserve secret information in computing systems. Most MemPUFs in the literature have unreliable bit generation and/or are incapable of generating more than one response-bit per cell. Hence, we propose a novel MemPUF exploiting the unique characteristics of Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM) that can overcome these issues. Bit generation in our STT-MRAM based MemPUF is stabilized using a novel automatic write-back technique. Also, the alterability of the Magnetic Tunneling Junction (MTJ) state is exploited to expand the response-bit capacity per cell. Our analysis demonstrated the advantage of our scheme in reliability enhancement (Bit-Error Rate from 10 −1 to 10 −6 in the worst-case under varying conditions) and response-bit capacity per cell improvement (from 1 bit to 1:48 bits). In comparison with the conventional MemPUFs, our approach is also better in terms of the average chip area and energy for producing a response-bit.
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Мамаду Ба (; родился 25 апреля 1988, Конакри, Гвинея) — гвинейский футболист, опорный полузащитник. Игрок национальной сборной Гвинеи.

Карьера
Ба является воспитанником школы «Страсбурга». В 2007 году он был переведён в основную команду клуба и выступал за неё три года, пока в 2010 году его не приобрёл за 600 тыс. евро немецкий «Штутгарт». В Германии карьера Ба не сложилась, за три сезона он сыграл всего шесть матчей в Бундеслиге. Кроме того, в Германии гвинеец был подвержен травмам — сначала он травмировал левое колено, из-за чего выбыл из строя на шесть недель, а в начале 2013 года сломал правую ногу, после чего восстанавливался полгода.

Летом 2013 года Ба стал свободным агентом, но не смог найти себе новую команду. Лишь в январе 2014 года он вернулся в «Страсбур», который выступал в третьем французском дивизионе. За свой прежний клуб Ба отыграл год, пока в январе 2015 года вновь не остался без команды.

Карьера в сборной
За сборную Гвинеи Ба дебютировал на Кубке африканских наций 2008 в матче против национальной команды Ганы. До 2012 года он регулярно привлекался к играм национальной сборной и принял участие во всех трёх матчах гвинейской команды на Кубке африканских наций 2012 года.

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 Профиль игрока

Футболисты Гвинеи
Родившиеся в Конакри
Игроки сборной Гвинеи по футболу
Игроки ФК «Страсбур»
Игроки ФК «Штутгарт»

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Beautiful collection!!! Thank you for a your hard work putting it together for an Old Time Christmas. My favorites are always the laser cut borders. They are fabulous!° How did you make the Christmas trees in the abo e photo?? Thank you Alex.
Hi Diane – Glad you like the collection! I think you are referring to the Rolling Hills Border Maker Cartridge.
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Witch, Please! Modern-Day Witches Are Here To Stay
We are almost halfway through October, and I know I am ready to celebrate the spooky season! We love this time of year. So many characters come to mind when thinking about All Hollow's Eve, but one that has really risen in popularity is witches! And I am not talking about green-skinned, wart-faced ladies who ride broomsticks in the night! There has been a lot of interest in Paganism and Wicca practices (and we still love the green skinned kind too). Because of this, modern day witches have certainly put a spell on our fiction and nonfiction world!
Check out some of these enchanting titles...
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry: Set in 1989 Danvers, Massachusetts, a high school field hockey team discovers that the witchcraft of their Salem forebears may be the key to a winning season.
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Toil and Trouble: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs: The best-selling author of Running with Scissors documents his lifelong capacity for causing impossible manifestations, exploring his mother's revelations about their witch ancestry and his efforts to understand himself and his powers.
Witches in America by Alex Mar: Examines paganism and the occult, from its roots in 1950s England to its current American mecca in the Bay Area, and from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the world's most influential magical societies.
Wicca: A Modern Practitioner's Guide by Arin Murphy-Hiscock: Go beyond the basics of witchcraft and take your study of wicca to the next level: everything you need to know to have a deeper understanding of wicca, its teachings, and the meaning behind its rituals and practices.
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XXL Hip Hop Drums please!
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Urban & Dance Vocals would be nice..
Thanks to Prime Loops & Rekkerd for giving great sounds away!
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to add some 'class' to me beats :D Nice one!
I sure love the diversity of quality of the sound of House Guitar Loops Demo – of course, I like the sounds of just about everything. . . I have been a long time Loopmaster, Big Fish, Magix and a few others including Sample Swap and Creative Commons type buyer and user but this demo and others is definitely impelling me into the Prime Loops direction. . . wish them all the success – lot of competition out there but sounds like they are already up to speed and going to make it . . .
I really like what I hear on some of these demos and I see some upcoming stuff I think I will like.
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I'd love to win the "glitch cuts" sample pack.
These guys are great… I've only purchased the one-shot collections, but definitely great prices and great quality.
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If I don't win, then this will be first on my list to buy.
Thanks for the giveaway Ronnie!
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Essential Reason Synths looks interesting.
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Because I just simply know way too many MCs and hip-hop producers & DJs.
Like stanlea beatbox samples appeal to me but I'm friend with the 5th best beatboxer I've ever heard of and I will eventually get him to teach me.
I wouldn't mind Dirty South Loops & Breaks – wav format.
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Guess I'll be buying Glitch Cuts then! Cheers for the giveaway – shame I wasn't lucky.
Congrats to the winners. Hopefully we can do another song-making contest soon. I think we're due for one, hopefully Ronnie and a sponsor will agree.
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It is something I want to be doing soon again though, so no worries!
Yeah… I can use the Dirty Electro Synth Loops for some ideas that's still stuck in my mind.
Sorry Lorenzo, the contest closed a few months ago!


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