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Commando Wave 107 Review
NOTE: Lots of large pics at the links below!
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/darthkoko/SIgma%20Six%20107%20Commando/
If your biggest complaint about Sigma Six has been that there have not been nearly enough Duke, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow figures, this is the wave for you. Up to now, every wave has featured at least one of these characters, but this is the first assortment since the very first to feature all three characters. Currently there are 16 different versions of these three characters available for the 8 inch line, making up nearly half of all the figures released to date. Suffice it to say, your interest in this line will be primarily influenced by your interest in redecos.
The other feature of this wave is the large, gimmick based accessories. Usually accessories are pretty mixed in each wave - some feature a large, gimmicked accessory (Heavy Duty, Long Range), others a multitude of small accessories (Tunnel Rat, Firefly), with most somewhere in between (Duke). This time, all four figures opt for the big and flashy gear. This is not to say they are lacking in other things, but if you don't like their main accessory, there just isn't enough left over to recommend dropping the $15.
Packaging continues to evolve with this set. The blinkee light remains, as does the footlocker, though it is now silver. Gone is the foam packaging and the "secret messages" of the Stone wave. To make up for this, Hasbro has given each figure a painted backdrop: Grand Slam in a locker room, Duke before a mountainous battle scene, Snake Eyes in a Cobra control room, and Storm Shadow in a dojo. To those of us who toss our packages, the change is incidental, but I think it'll be a blessing to the MISB crowd as the new packaging highlights the figures well (even if most of it is obscured by the wave's massive accessories).
I'd say its an average wave, a good one to pick and choose carefully before purchasing. None of the figures are as strong as Stone or Long Range, nor are they as weak as Demolition Gear Tunnel Rat or Red Ninja Storm Shadow. Each figure has neat features and some important flaws or oversights. It's most notable feature is the new ninja body on SE and SS, but since we can expect these to pop up in later waves as well, they are not enough of a reason to grab the set.
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/darthkoko/Sigma%20Six%20Grand%20Slam/
The only new character in the first commando wave of 2007, he is the figure most highly anticipated by collectors. I think it's fair to say that he's the best of the wave, though not by much. There's some small oversights that keep him from being an "A" figure in my book.
Despite obviously belonging to the Sigma 6 world, GS's design feels different. Maybe it's his size and lack of a cloth accessory. The only other S6 figures in his size range were well covered by clothes and accessories. To see him standing next to another character in nothing but his nekkid sculpt, he looks like a different scale. Otherwise I like the sculpt and paint apps. While he is wearing a Sigma suit, the simple black top and sculpted khaki's make it look like a fairly standard soldier outfit. The loss of cloth pants is disappointing, but the sculpted ones look pretty good on their own. A reasonable amount of wrinkles gives a baggy look, and seams, pockets, knee pads and belt add needed detail.
The head sculpt is a little bland, but it fits my perception of the character as a strong, introspective type.
Grand Slam's look can be enhanced by two accessories – a battlefield helmet and an ammo bandolier. The helmet is a reasonable extrapolation of modern ones. It includes a translucent green visor, sculpted com gear, and even sculpted chin straps hanging off the sides (they don't work). The bandolier is elastic with two sets of plastic ammo clips. Honestly I can't help but think of Chewbacca. Given Grand Slam's prior history as a SF lover, I wonder if that's just a coincidence.
Two "small" weapons are included, though to be fair these would be "medium" sized weapons with anyone else. There's a very wicked looking knife with a serrated blade. It comes with a clip on sheath, and includes a "tab" on the handle, perhaps to be carried on Duke v1's vest, or attached as a bayonet. Unfortunately, none of GS's other weapons can take advantage of this feature, which is a little annoying.
His personal side arm (something most of us clamored for with Heavy Duty) is a very modern automatic rifle. It's a great design, but I fear just a little too small for so big a figure. The gun has two tabs on top so you can attach the rocket launcher's handle to it. That's one of those nice "details" that drew many of us to the S6 line, but, again, if they could do that, how could they have missed an opportunity to combine it with the knife too?
Grand Slam's main attraction is his Kickback Blaster (KBB), a one man rocket launcher. The file card makes a big deal of this; obviously the writer missed the one man rocket launcher carried by Destro. And Desert Long Range. And Artic Duke. And Battlefield General Cobra Commander (am I missing anyone?). Anyway, if you like to shoot missiles at your toys or pets, the KBB is about as cool as you can get. Pull out the barrel, load the rocket in front and three shells in the back. Push the button and the barrel recoils, and the rear chambers rotate, ejecting one of the three shells.
The KBB comes with a few accessories. In addition to the shells and rockets, it has three removable pieces - a small stand that goes under the barrel, a telescopic sight, and handle (which, as said above, attaches to the assault rifle). One quibble with the design is the handle. It's fixed on the left side of the launcher. I would have liked the option to move it to the opposite side, ala Destro's.
Grand Slam is a solid figure, and probably best of the wave, and not just because he's a new character. He gives plenty of new accessories, and what flaws he has a very minor. Any collector or kid looking for a more traditional soldier should be thrilled with him.
Frontal Assault Duke
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Also known as Duke 8.0. As good as the Duke figures have been – and most have been very, very good – I am glad this will be the last one for some time.
As I said there's already been plenty of Duke's released the past year, and it's going to be tough to convince many people to get yet one more. If there's anything that should make collectors look twice it's the fact that FAD is a relatively radical departure for the character. Where previous figures almost all went with a blue Sigma suit, FAD goes for black and khaki. The lack of body paint apps would normally be a detriment, but in this case it helps hide the Sigma suit. Like Grand Slam, it makes him look a bit more "standard military," at least until he gets his gear on. The use of Firefly's legs further distinguishes this Duke from his predecessors.
The most important change is in Duke's head. Much I have loved the Duke figures, I have never like the "Chip Hazard" head sculpt. The new design is leaner, smaller, more scruffy looking. Even his beard stubble is sculpted on. Top it off with tussled hair and a sneering lip, and it's obvious FAD is not in the mood to be messed with. I've often criticized the character as being bland, but this head adds a wealth of character to the figure. I only wish I could retrograde the other 7 versions.
The Pulseshot Blaster (PSB) is Duke's featured weapon. This rather large, bulky device features a pair reciprocating cannon barrels, which work with a wind-up device. When wound completely, the barrels will pulse in and out for a little over 10 seconds. It's kind of neat, but I hope kids are more impressed than I was. The cannon is a little awkward for Duke to hold, so it comes with a removable plastic neck strap for added support.
A yellow ammo belt leads out of the PSB, and can be connect to a Thermovolt Pack (TVP). The TVP attaches to Duke's back with the standard 3 pegs. There are no straps to secure it, but they don't seem to be needed. The ammo belt clips into the bottom in a manner similar to that use by Heavy Duty v1 (though more secure). As an accessory the TVP has little to offer. There are two removable, neon green power cells, which I suppose add some play value, but otherwise the pack is more functional than fun.
Duke has only 3 more accessories, but they are quite nice. First is a clip on face mask. Though similar to the mask used by Artic Duke, this is an all new design. Where AD's mask was rounded, the new mask is more angular. The front plate is also painted gray, which helps add a little extra color to the figure.
Duke's sidearm is an automatic pistol with a much more blocky design that the sleek switchfires he's had up to now. This is an absolutely awesome design, and I have to confess that this sold me on the figure far more than the oversized cannon.
For some reason, Duke always gets the best holsters, and his latest may be his best. It's has to be a little large to fit the pistol, but this allows them to add some sculpting. It has two straps to hold it to Duke's leg. The upper strap is a standard elastic belt with plastic buckle. The lower strap is soft plastic, with molded ammo pouches.
It's tough to put a final score on this one. He may be the weakest Duke figure (which isn't hard given the quality of his predecessors), but he's so different from the others it's easy to make a case for putting him closer to the front of the line. And then there are those little things it gets right. I'm sure Hasbro's marketing department would be ****ed to hear this, but forget the PSB. It doesn't suck by any means, but it's the head, mask, pistol and holster that really make this figure. Now $15 is a lot to ask for just those things. If you had no plans to get him, I'm not sure I'd say this is worth changing your mind for. But if in a few months you see him on sale for $10, maybe you'll reconsider.
Windblade Snake Eyes
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This is Snake Eyes' seventh go 'round, and like Duke, he's bringing something new to the party. In this case, it's a brand new body with Ninja Articulation (which is the cousin, once removed, of Kung Fu Grip). This is another tough review. On the one hand there's the new body, and on the other, there's the rest.
Let's start with the new body. It's a success. Double jointed elbows and knees, a side-to-side joint on the right wrist (left wrist keeps up-down) and more flexible ankles have been added to what is otherwise a fairly standard SE body. The new joints don't improve articulation greatly – after all the basic body was already pretty articulated- but it gives the figure just enough extra range to get some pretty nice poses. The only drawback is that the leg joints are a little weaker than usual (though they are not loose or floppy by any means). This might not matter with some of the older figures, but WBSE's accessories are so heavy it's easy for him to tip over.
In the last 12 months we've seen SE sport neon green stripes, urban camo, dark green, and even white and purple artic gear. WBSE is a return to basics, using a standard black Sigma suit with gray highlights. This will make it attractive for anyone looking to make him a "standard" SE. Unfortunately his head still has the molded visor, but at this point I'm resigned to the fact that we may never see the visor-less head again.
WBSE comes with a wider array of accessories than any other figure in this wave. I'm just not sure that the quality is all it could be.
First we get the standard tonfa swords, which make their 4th appearance (6th, if you count the minor variations in JSE and NOSE). This is accessory abuse. They were very cool back in 2005, but it's time to move on. Maybe we can get some swords with handles that don't stretch out SE's hands? Then there is the standard black, pegged sheath. A sheath. As in one. For two swords. Maybe we're lucky just to get that one, but I have to think, if there are two swords, there ought to be two scabbards, or none at all. Honestly I'd rather one new sword to all three of these, but to be fair, I can say that because I have all the other SEs. If WBSE is someone's first figure, I imagine they'd be quite puzzled by my griping.
Then there's the "RB2 system" gun/knife thing. I confess I don't quite know what the **** it's supposed to be. On end has a rotating barrel, like a Gatling gun. The other has an extendable knife blade. In the middle is a large plate, which is… I'm not sure. Heck, I don't even know how he's supposed to old it. Promo pics have him holding it like a traditional gun, but the handle has a trigger at the "bottom." I'm thinking maybe he holds it slung under his arm, with the handle acting as a joystick to control the hoverpack. But that's totally a guess. Oh, and lest you were worried that they've got the handle thing straight, no way can SE hold this after he's held the tonfa sword. It's just too slim to fit in a stretched out hand. Now, as big a mess as this thing is, I must admit I find myself drawn to it. Maybe my brain thinks it can figure it out if I play with it enough. I don't know. But this is why, while I can call the thing a confused mess, I'm reluctant to say that it sucks completely. Take that for what you will.
Moving on to armor, WBSE has chest armor which is used to anchor the hoverpack. I actually like the way it looks on its own, though it's a bit too loose like that. A ring-visor (HUD presumably) plugs into the armor's collar, and gets placed over SE's visor. It looks ok, though not as good as many of SE's other visors, and very much restricts his head movement.
Now we come to the main attraction, the helicopter backpack. There's been one of these in every incarnation of GI Joe, so while I grant the silliness of the device, I am more than happy to bow to tradition. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised at how well they pulled this off.
The pack attaches to SE's armor with straps and pegs. The design holds firmly, and makes the whole system appear integrated. The rotor can be rotated 90 degrees, so the blades may be behind SE's back or over his head. The blades themselves can fold up, making the system somewhat more portable for out stealthy infiltrator. I appreciate the fact that the blades are given intricate designs; it would have been very easy to fall back on non-descript designs, and it's unlikely any one would have complained. The pack itself has a nice bonus feature I don't recall seeing before now – a dropdown hatch concealing two bombs. The only complaint I have is the large trigger sticking out the side. I know it's needed to make the blades go 'round, and this a toy for the kids, but since I don't plan on pushing the thing in over and over like a demented monkey, I just see it as a necessary eye sore.
For all the problems WBSE has with the RB2 system, I think they've done a great job with both the figure and the hoverpack. My main problem is that I don't think the two go together very well. Were this a T-Rat figure (which would make sense given the bombs), I'd say great. Were this a new soldier SE figure with swords and funky gun, I'd also not hesitate to recommend it. But these are not necessarily two tastes that go great together.
If you already have a half dozen SE's, I'm not sure you need one with a whirlybird on his back. If you are not interested in the hoverpack, I imagine it doesn't matter if it's well done or not. Unfortunately there's no guarantee we'll see this same body in traditional colors either. We know we'll see it again soon, but for all we know it could be day-glo purple. As with Duke, you'll need to weigh your priorities before purchasing. Like Duke, I think this would be a no-brainer at a Soldier price, so maybe patience is the prudent choice here.
Grade (body): A-
Grade (hoverpack): B
Grade (overall): B-
Razor Ninja Storm Shadow
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/darthkoko/Sigma%20Six%20Razor%20Ninja%20Storm%20Shadow/
Do I need to repeat myself here? Pretty much everything I said in my intro to WBSE applies here, as we are presented with the cool new body saddled with some funky accessories.
Let's start with the body again. Basically the same as WBSE in terms of joints, but the figure is more muscular, which limits the articulation just a little bit more, but otherwise this is a solid mold. Unfortunately, if you strip the figure bare, you won't find much. Almost all white save his mask, boots and arm wraps, this is the blandest SS design yet. Not to say it's ugly, just dull, especially compared to the bold colors on Red Pants SS. If you are making a ninja army (and in today's world, should we all be assembling a private ninja army?) the figure should be great for customizing, but I find him just a little too plain to use as a new default Storm Shadow. However, once RNSS is decked out in his gear, he looks much better. The white cloth tunic looks very good, much better than early pics suggested, and the red belt and harness effectively break up the vast fields of white.
The gear is a mixed bag. As with Snake Eyes, the designers have been criminally overusing some of Storm Shadow's equipment. In this case it's the bladed nunchucks. They've made an appearance in 3 of the 4 SS figures, as well as SS's hovercycle. I think it's time to put them away.
We also get two sais, which I think are the same ones from the first to SS's. The problem here is that the handles are too small to fit in his hands (SS has always been the character most plagued by hand/handle problems). Thankfully they can be used as fashion accessories, as SS's belt has slots to holster the weapons. Honestly, they look pretty cool that way.
Our third and final melee weapon is a blade staff, a more practical derivation of the nunchucks. This is a solid improvement on both the nunchucks and the staff from the first two SS's. It'll be my default weapon for this figure, and at the risk of sounding hypocritical, I wouldn't mind seeing it pop up again down the road.
Finally, and I do mean finally (I've been writing these reviews for four hours now) we get to his Bladepack, his answer to Snake Eyes' whirlybird. It attaches to SS with plastic snaps, but there is also the standard triple peg, so it can be used with the Joes as well. If you can get past the fact that it would never get off the ground, it's a cool design. It sports a sleek, angular design with lots of sculpted details, including a pair of forward mounted guns. Why a ninja would use something like this I'll never know, but that's why we have imaginations, no? Like Duke's PSB, the Bladepack works on a wind up mechanism which can keep the blades spinning for well over thirty seconds. Unfortunately that's all there is to it, and the lack of extra features (like WBSE's bomb bay) hurts. With RNSS, what you see is what you get, and for a S6 figure, that's disappointing.
RNSS was the figure I was most looking forward to, because my ninja army always needs more recruits (I shall call him... Airrazor!). But now that I've got him… meh. He doesn't suck, and I don't regret the purchase, but of all the figures he's the hardest to recommend. I could at least recommend WBSE for the body, but I suspect there's a good chance we'll get a better version of this SS sometime down the road.
Dakemesh
Nice job, good reviews. I look forward to seeing more about Shipwreck and Firefly though - the Commando wave doesn't do much for me (which makes my wallet happy!).
I like your pic of Grand Slam and Heavy Duty. I can see Carl Weathers and Arnold Schwartzenegger.
Wha's tha mattuh? Tha C I A got you pushin' too many pencils? :D
Glad someone got it.
frozen_nd
Probably beating a dead horse here but are these "commando wave" figures $15 a shot?
Yep,just like all the Commandos. As I said, this is certainly a wave worth picking and choosing. There's stuff to recommend in all the figures, but I don't think any of them are must haves (though Grand Slam comes close). I'm a relative completist. I'm happy I have the figures, but I wouldn't say picky collectors are nuts for passing these over.


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Korea announces funds to help Pakistan combat locust outbreak
MIRPUR: The Republic of Korea is donating US$ 200,000 to help the Government of Pakistan respond to the worst locust infestation in more than two decades, said a news release issued by WFP–FAO wings of the United Nations organization on Thursday.
The contribution will be channeled through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and goes towards supporting smallholder farmers who are most at risk of food shortage due to the crisis.
"Sympathizing with Pakistani farmers' suffering and damages from desert locust, the Korean government has decided to participate in helping Pakistani government's relief effort." said Korean Ambassador Kwak Sung-Kyu. "I hope this support will serve as a good momentum to upgrade bilateral agricultural cooperation between Korea and Pakistan including currently on-going project to establish KOPIA center in Pakistan."
"Concerted efforts will help address the imminent threat of desert locust to ensure food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture," said Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO Representative in Pakistan. "We are grateful for the timely support from the Republic of Korea," said Chris Kaye, WFP Representative and Country Director. "Our priority is not only to help communities protect their crops and livelihoods, but also build their resilience so that they withstand such shocks better in the future." WFP and FAO will work together under the 'critical support for Desert Locust prevention and control operations in Pakistan' project to build the capacities of the relevant government departments and local farming communities living in locus-prone and affected areas. - APP
The project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Departments of the Plant Protection and Agriculture, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs).
It may be added that the WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with the communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Each year, WFP assists 80 million people in 80 countries.
Similarly the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

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HOUSTON — As flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey drives thousands of people from their homes across southeast Texas, more and more people are filling shelters across the Houston area.
The toll that Harvey is taking on Texas is staggering.
Already, it has dumped 11 trillion gallons of rain over the state, says Ryan Maue with WeatherBell, a weather analytics company. And by the time Harvey dissipates, the state will have seen 25 trillion gallons of rain, he predicts.
The rainfall has set a record for the most ever from a landfalling tropical cyclone in the continental US. Estimates put eventual total losses at as much as $75 billion. And the death toll continues to climb everyday.
Texas funeral home worried Air Force vet wouldn't get proper burial. Thousands of strangers made sure he did.


4th of July is just around the corner and many are getting ready for the parades, BBQs and fireworks. The streets get covered in red, white and blue and the citizens of the USA celebrate our independence day. Decorations feature the American flag or the stars and stripes that signify our freedom.
For Disney fans, we look for decorations that feature our favorite characters in the American ensemble. Trust me, this search can be more difficult than it sounds. Try searching for a 4th of July Disney table cover and then search for matching paper plates. These items are almost nonexistent. That's why when I saw Spoonful.com's 4th of July feature, I had to share!
Spoonful.com has featured several printable decorations and party supplies sporting some of our favorite Disney characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald. While finding a table cover with these characters may be next to impossible, We are now capable of decorating the table with a few Disney characters. I am so excited to actually complete my Disney 4th of July Theme. With Mickey Treat boxes, Statue of Liberty Minnie center pieces, and food holders and decor I am sure this will be a magical celebration!
These are free to download, print and create, which is awesome since I am on a tight budget for this party! To download the following printables and begin your party planning, simply click the images. A new window will pop up where you can click the link and download the PDF.
If you know of any other Disney 4th of July Printables, share them in the comments section below! I would love to see them and possibly add them to my decor, and I am sure other Disney Fans would love to see them as well.!
Happy 4th of July! May it be Magical!


The position of the rooms and furniture in your home and workplace may have more to do with the course of your life than you think. Feng Shui philosophies indicate that the way you decorate your space has a huge impact on many aspects of your life.
If your home or work environment are disorganized amid a jumble of haphazardly-placed furniture, chances are your finances, health and emotional well-being will be just as unstable.
Let me show you how to carry out the changes which will bring Feng Shui Harmony to your home or business.
Feng Shui is a method of using the laws of nature, and our own need to balance with nature, to achieve the harmony that results in better outcomes in our lives, where health, relationships, happiness, and material prosperity can all be greatly enhanced.
Consultants may use differing techniques to guide them.
The ancient Chinese system, used by consultants for balancing opposing energies in the environment, known by us as "FENG SHUI", uses the five "elements", and the concept of "Yin and Yang".
While "Yin" and "Yang" are regarded as pure opposites, in practice there is never a pure "Yin", or a pure "Yang".
The Chinese tradition of attributing animals and representations of animals with the ability to affect a person's luck, health, wealth, happiness, or whatever else, goes back well into the bronze age. The system of placement of decorative "cures", which has become "Feng Shui", is very much concerned with the earning of visible wealth and success in business. Some appealing traditions have been borrowed from other cultures, hence the "lucky cats", also known as "Money Cats", on the front counters of shops – this idea originated in Japan and appealed to the Chinese obsession with commercial success. A similar tradition which has lingered on in Western society is the bringing of good luck believed to to come from a horseshoe, either real or symbolic, as long as it has the open side upwards, "to hold in the good luck". Horseshoes are still occasionally hung in doorways.


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Tyntesfield Medical Group
Patient Record
Tower House Medical Centre
Stockway South
Backwell Medical Centre
15 West Town Road
Brockway Medical Centre
8 Brockway
Long Ashton Surgery
55-57 Rayens Cross Road
Welcome to Tyntesfield Medical Group
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.
Group A Streptococcus Infection and Scarlet Fever
Recent media attention has highlighted the fact that cases of scarlet fever, a group A streptococcal infection in children are currently higher than we would typically see at this time of year. Very sadly, a rare complication of group A infection called ʻinvasive group A strep infection' has resulted in a small number of deaths in younger children.
Scarlet Fever is caused by a bacteria called group A streptococcus and is usually a mild illness. Group A strep can live in the throat or on the skin and we know that 20% of healthy children are already colonised.
When Group A strep causes infection it releases a toxin that causes a rash and fever. The primary site of infection is usually in the throat. It is highly contagious and spread by droplets of saliva or mucus, for example on toys in preschool.
The incubation period from time of exposure to development of symptoms is usually 2-6 days. It will usually start with sore throat and fever of over 38°C. It then progresses after 1-2 days to the development of a red rash which starts on the abdomen and spreads up to the neck where the skin can feel rough and sandpaper like. Scarlet Fever is usually a mild illness and is treated with a 7 day course of antibiotics although there is evidence to suggest that early use of antibiotics does not change the rate of possible rare complications of this infection.
Children are advised to be excluded from school until they have had 24 hours of antibiotics. If health professionals decide not to treat, then a throat swab may be taken to support the diagnosis.
The rare complication of this infection is that invasive group A strep (iGAS) has resulted in a small number of deaths in children under 10 years of age. Compared to the total number of cases of group A streptococcus infections this is a very small number resulting in a serious complication. There is no evidence that this is due to a new strain of bacteria. It is thought that it may be related to social mixing and high levels of circulating bacteria. There are lots of viruses currently circulating that cause sore throats, colds and coughs. These will usually resolve themselves without the need of medical intervention. Occasionally, children can develop a bacterial infection on top of the virus and this can make them more unwell.
It is important to understand you may still use your judgement in deciding if your child has a simple cold that can be safely managed at home. If there are features of an illness that are more unusual, for example worsening symptoms, breathing difficulties, altered levels of arousal, or floppiness in younger children, then early medical advice should be sought.
Useful video to watch for parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTCErNyzmHA&t=29s
And a useful information leaflet: https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/worried-your-child-unwell/scarlet-fever
Masks at Tyntesfield Medical Group
Mask wearing to continue at Tyntesfield Medical Group – in order to protect you, our vulnerable patients and our staff.
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If you require urgent medical attention or advice outside of normal surgery hours the free telephone number to call 111
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Buhari Bows To Pressure, Announces School Reopening, Wassce.
July 27, 2020 at 6:45 pm #12097
Samuel Tolulope
The Federal Government has announced the resumption of schools for secondary schools exiting classes only in the country on August 4.
The reopening of school announcement was made in a press release on Monday, July 27, 2020 from the Federal Ministry of Education, Office of the Director, Press and Public Relations Mr Ben BemGoong.
The press release which was posted on the Twitter stated that students WASSCE will be given two weeks to prepare for the exam which is to start on 17th of August, 2020.
I pray the PTF easing next week will be in our favor cos I'm tired of staying at home


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Q: Alamofire JSON Response Error with post parameter I use alamofire and swityjson, although I use it in the same way, I did not get any results here.
let exampleURl = URL(string: exampleUrl)!
let params: [String: String] = ["id": "expampleString"]
let headers: HTTPHeaders = [
    "charset": "UTF-8",
    "Accept": "application/json"
]
       Alamofire.request(exampleURL, method: .post, parameters: params, encoding: JSONEncoding.default, headers: headers).validate(statusCode: 200..<600).responseJSON() { response
           in

        switch response.result {
           case.success:
               if let json = response.data {
                    do{
                     let data = try JSON(data: json)
                     let str = data

                     print(str["arrayName"])
                     let arrayData = str["arrayName"].arrayValue.map{$0["content"].stringValue}
                     print(arrayData[0])
                     let credit = arrayData[0]
                                   }
                                   catch{
                                   print("JSON Error")
                                   }
                      }
                  case .failure(let error):
                      print("RESPONSE ERROR: \(error)")
                  }
           }

This is my Json output.
{"arrayName":[{"content":"Hello_World"}]}

This is Error. I don't understand. I send post parameters but i can't fetch parameter in Json array.
RESPONSE ERROR: responseSerializationFailed(reason: Alamofire.AFError.ResponseSerializationFailureReason.jsonSerializationFailed(error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Invalid value around character 0." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Invalid value around character 0.}))

A: it seems like u used alamofire in the wrong way, try it out please:
here is the request:
let url = URL(string: "YOUR LINK HERE")
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
    let jsonDecoder = JSONDecoder()
    let responseModel = try jsonDecoder.decode(BaseModel.self, from: data!)

}
task.resume()

here is your swift model classes:
import Foundation
struct ArrayName : Codable {
    let content : String?

    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {

        case content = "content"
    }

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
        let values = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
        content = try values.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .content)
    }

}

struct BaseModel : Codable {
    let arrayName : [ArrayName]?

    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {

        case arrayName = "arrayName"
    }

    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
        let values = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
        arrayName = try values.decodeIfPresent([ArrayName].self, forKey: .arrayName)
    }

}

A: That error usually indicates you're not getting a JSON response. You need to debug that response, usually by printing it as a String or setting a breakpoint in the response handler and inspecting it there.


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Q: When would Mandalorians of clan Vizsla have fought the Separatists during the Clone Wars? In the flashback of the attack on Din Djarin's childhood home, we see him being rescued by a group of Mandalorians bearing the sigil of clan Vizsla.
I was under the impression that clan Vizsla formed most of the Death Watch, who by and large were allied with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. When would they have been fighting super battle droids and HMP droid gunships?

A: For a lot of the Clone Wars, Death Watch is allied with the Separatists.  But in Season 4 Episode 14 of the Clone Wars, we see that Death Watch are enemies of Count Dooku.  Pre Vizsla even has a scar from Dooku.  This is where I would place the flashbacks from the Mandalorian.  Plus, it was always in Pre Vizsla's plans to make Death Watch seem like heroes.


Many of you will recall our article last weekend when we revealed that over 700 saver redemptions in Singapore Airlines Suites class were available between Singapore and Osaka this winter during an extended period of daily A380 operation on the SQ618/619 flights.
Originally SIA programmed the A380 flights from 28th October 2018 to 31st January 2019 however in the latest schedule update operation has been extended by a further two months to the end of the northern winter timetable on 30th March 2019.
Here's the extended schedule showing the daily flight operated by the A380 with the Suites product on Osaka flights this winter.
The same story here as we found for the first three months of A380 flights on this route – at least 4 saver Suites redemptions are available almost every day in each direction.
The same availability is loaded for the southbound sector.
As you can see above it's 65,000 miles for a one-way saver award flight in Suites on this route and as we recommended in our article last week you should consider taking that class of travel on the daytime southbound flight from Osaka to Singapore to make the most of the Suites service on a 7 hour flight.
The Singapore to Osaka flight is shorter and you'll likely sleep for most of it due to the overnight timing.
Remember it's the older 2006 Suites installed on these A380s not the latest ones launched last year. Still if you haven't tried Singapore Airlines in Suites this remains a fantastic product, refreshed with new seat covers and other fittings only a few years ago.
This schedule change means hundreds more Suites saver redemptions on the Osaka route this winter, cementing this as the most wide-open city pair on the SIA network for Suites saver availability.
Book now if you want to take advantage.
Hi Andrew! I'm new to your site and was real excited about the above news. However, when I checked on KF site for various dates in different months during the period stated (tried Oct dates, Dec and Feb), but all saver seats for Suites were at least 130,000/way. Could it be possible that they've updated the points required or am I late to the game? Newbie here…apologies if my questions seem silly!
130,000 miles would be for a round-trip redemption on this route. 65,000 miles is the one-way saver Suites award cost.


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Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as: "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life.

Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award and won three times. , Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number-one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018.

Early life and career
Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959). Ted was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. The family claims Cherokee heritage but they are not recognized by or members of a tribe. She was named after the film star Loretta Young. The other Webb children were:

 Melvin "Junior" Webb (December 4, 1929 – July 2, 1993)
 Herman Webb (September 3, 1934 – July 28, 2018)
 Willie "Jay" Lee Webb (February 12, 1937 – July 31, 1996)
 Donald Ray Webb (April 2, 1941 – October 13, 2017)
 Peggy Sue Wright (née Webb; born March 25, 1943)
 Betty Ruth Hopkins (née Webb; born January 5, 1946)
 Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951)
Loretta's father Ted died at the age of 52 from a stroke four years after relocating with her mother and younger siblings to Wabash, Indiana. He had also been battling black lung disease at the time of his death.

Through her matriline, Lynn was distant cousins with country singer Patty Loveless.

On January 10, 1948, 15-year-old Loretta Webb married Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn (August 27, 1926 – August 22, 1996), better known as "Doolittle", "Doo", or "Mooney". They had met only a month earlier. The Lynns left Kentucky and moved to the logging community of Custer, Washington, when Loretta was seven months pregnant with the first of their six children. The happiness and heartache of her early years of marriage would help to inspire Lynn's songwriting. In 1953, Doolittle bought her a $17 Harmony guitar (). She taught herself to play the instrument, and over the following three years, she worked to improve her guitar playing. With Doolittle's encouragement, she started her own band, Loretta and the Trailblazers, with her brother Jay Lee playing lead guitar. She often appeared at Bill's Tavern in Blaine, Washington, and the Delta Grange Hall in Custer, Washington, with the Pen Brothers' band and the Westerneers. She cut her first record, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", in February 1960.

Career

1960–1966: Early country success

Lynn began singing in local clubs in the late 1950s. She later formed her own band, the Trailblazers which included her brother Jay Lee Webb. Lynn won a wristwatch in a televised talent contest in Tacoma, Washington, hosted by Buck Owens. Lynn's performance was seen by Canadian Norm Burley of Zero Records, who co-founded the record company after hearing Loretta sing.

Zero Records president, Canadian Don Grashey, arranged a recording session in Hollywood, where four of Lynn's compositions were recorded, including "I'm A Honky Tonk Girl," "Whispering Sea," "Heartache Meet Mister Blues," and "New Rainbow." Her first release featured "Whispering Sea" and "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl". Lynn signed her first contract on February 2, 1960, with Zero. Her album was recorded at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, engineered by Don Blake and produced by Grashey. Musicians who played on the songs were steel guitar player Speedy West, fiddler Harold Hensley, guitarist Roy Lanham, Al Williams on bass, and Muddy Berry on drums. Lynn commented on the different sound of her first record: "Well, there is a West Coast sound that is definitely not the same as the Nashville sound [...] It was a shuffle with a West Coast beat".

The Lynns toured the country to promote the release to country stations, while Grashey and Del Roy took the music to KFOX in Long Beach, California. When the Lynns reached Nashville, the song was a hit, climbing to No. 14 on Billboard's Country and Western chart, and Lynn began cutting demo records for the Wilburn Brothers Publishing Company. Through the Wilburns, she secured a contract with Decca Records. The first Loretta Lynn Fan Club formed in November 1960. By the end of the year, Billboard magazine listed Lynn as the No. 4 Most Promising Country Female Artist.

Lynn's relationship with the Wilburn Brothers and her appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, beginning in 1960, helped Lynn become the No. 1 female recording artist in country music. Her contract with the Wilburn Brothers gave them the publishing rights to her material. She unsuccessfully fought the Wilburn Brothers for 30 years to regain the publishing rights to her songs after ending her business relationship with them. Lynn stopped writing music in the 1970s because of the contracts. Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry on September 25, 1962.

Lynn credited Patsy Cline as her mentor and best friend during her early years in music. In 2010, when interviewed for Jimmy McDonough's biography of Tammy Wynette, Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen, Lynn said of having best friends in Patsy and Tammy during different times: "Best friends are like husbands. You only need one at a time."

Lynn released her first Decca single, "Success", in 1962, and it went straight to No. 6, beginning a string of top 10 singles that would run throughout the 1970s. Lynn's music began to regularly hit the Top 10 after 1964 with songs such as "Before I'm Over You", which peaked at No.4, followed by "Wine, Women and Song", which peaked at No.3. In late 1964, she recorded a duet album with Ernest Tubb. Their lead single, "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be", peaked within the Top 15. The pair recorded two more albums, Singin' Again (1967) and If We Put Our Heads Together (1969). In 1965, her solo career continued with three major hits, "Happy Birthday", "Blue Kentucky Girl" (later recorded and made a Top 10 hit in the 1970s by Emmylou Harris), and "The Home You're Tearing Down". Lynn's label issued two albums that year, Songs from My Heart and Blue Kentucky Girl.

Lynn's first self-penned song to crack the Top 10, 1966's "Dear Uncle Sam", was among the first recordings to recount the human costs of the Vietnam War. Her 1966 hit "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" made Lynn the first country female recording artist to write a No.1 hit.

1967–1980: Breakthrough success
In 1967, Lynn released the single "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", It was her first number one country hit.

Lynn's next album, Fist City, was released in 1968. The title track became Lynn's second No. 1 hit, as a single earlier that year, and the other single from the album, "What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)", peaked within the top 10. In 1968, her next studio album, Your Squaw Is on the Warpath, spawned two Top 5 Country hits, including the title track and "You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)". In 1969, her next single, "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)", was Lynn's third chart-topper, followed by a subsequent Top 10, "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)".  Her song "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", was an instant hit and became one of Lynn's all-time most popular. Her career continued to be successful into the 1970s, especially following the success of her autobiographical hit "Coal Miner's Daughter", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart in 1970. The song became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 83. She had a series of singles that charted low on the Hot 100 between 1970 and 1975. In 1978, she became a special guest star on The Muppet Show. The song "Coal Miner's Daughter" later served as the impetus for her bestselling autobiography (1976) and the Oscar-winning biopic, both of which share the song's title.

In 1973, "Rated "X"" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and was considered one of Lynn's most controversial hits. The following year, her next single, "Love Is the Foundation", also became a No. 1 country hit from her album of the same name. The second and last single from that album, "Hey Loretta", became a Top 5 hit. Lynn continued to reach the Top 10 until the end of the decade, including 1975's "The Pill", one of the first songs to discuss birth control. Many of Lynn's songs were autobiographical, and as a songwriter, Lynn felt no topic was off limits, as long as it was relatable to women. In 1976, she released her autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, with the help of writer George Vecsey. It became a bestseller, with more than 8 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Professional partnership with Conway Twitty
In 1971, Lynn began a professional partnership with Conway Twitty. As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive No. 1 hits between 1971 and 1975, including "After the Fire Is Gone" (1971), which won them a Grammy award, "Lead Me On" (1971), "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (1973), "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (1974), and "Feelins'" (1974). For four consecutive years, 1972–1975, Lynn and Twitty were named the "Vocal Duo of the Year" by the Country Music Association. The Academy of Country Music named them the "Best Vocal Duet" in 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1976. The American Music awards selected them as the "Favorite Country Duo" in 1975, 1976, and 1977. The fan-voted Music City News readers voted them the No. 1 duet every year between 1971 and 1981, inclusive. In addition to their five No. 1 singles, they had seven other Top 10 hits between 1976 and 1981.

As a solo artist, Lynn continued her success in 1971, achieving her fifth No. 1 solo hit, "One's on the Way", written by poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. She also charted with  "I Wanna Be Free", "You're Lookin' at Country", and 1972's "Here I Am Again", all released on separate albums. The next year, she became the first country star on the cover of Newsweek. In 1972, Lynn was the first woman to be nominated and win Entertainer of the Year at the CMA awards. She won the Female Vocalist of the Year and Duo of the Year with Conway Twitty, beating out George Jones and Tammy Wynette and Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton.

Tribute album for Patsy Cline, other projects, and honors
In 1977, Lynn recorded I Remember Patsy, an album dedicated to her friend, singer Patsy Cline, who died in a plane crash in 1963. The album covered some of Cline's biggest hits. The two singles Lynn released from the album, "She's Got You" and "Why Can't He Be You", became hits. "She's Got You", which went to No. 1 by Cline in 1962 went to No. 1 again that year by Lynn. "Why Can't He Be You" peaked at No. 7. Lynn had her last No. 1 hit in 1978 with "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed".

In 1979, Lynn had two Top 5 hits, "I Can't Feel You Anymore" and "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind", from separate albums.

Devoted to her fans, Lynn told the editor of Salisbury, Maryland's newspaper the reason she signed hundreds of autographs: "These people are my fans... I'll stay here until the very last one wants my autograph. Without these people, I am nobody. I love these people." In 1979, she became the spokesperson for Procter & Gamble's Crisco Oil. Because of her dominant hold on the 1970s, Lynn was named the "Artist of the Decade" by the Academy of Country Music. She is the only woman to have won this honor.

Lynn became a part of the country music scene in Nashville in the 1960s. In 1967, she had the first of 16 No. 1 hits, out of 70 charted songs as a solo artist and a duet partner. Her later hits include "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter".

Lynn focused on women's issues with themes about philandering husbands and persistent mistresses. Her music was inspired by issues she faced in her marriage. She increased the boundaries in the conservative genre of country music by singing about birth control ("The Pill"), repeated childbirth ("One's on the Way"), double standards for men and women ("Rated 'X'"), and being widowed by the draft during the Vietnam War ("Dear Uncle Sam").

Country music radio stations often refused to play her music and in a 1987 interview she said eight of her songs had been banned.

Her bestselling 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into an Academy Award–winning film with the same title in 1980, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Lynn. Lynn's album Van Lear Rose, released in 2004, was produced by the alternative rock musician Jack White. Lynn and White were nominated for five Grammys and won two.

Lynn received numerous awards in country and American music. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983, the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. She was honored in 2010 at the Country Music Awards. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2013. Lynn was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since joining on September 25, 1962. Her debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry was on October 15, 1960. Lynn recorded 70 albums including 54 studio albums, 15 compilation albums, and a tribute album.

1980–1989: Movie and popularity
On March 5, 1980, the film Coal Miner's Daughter debuted in Nashville and soon became the No. 1 box office hit in the United States. The film starred Sissy Spacek as Loretta and Tommy Lee Jones as her husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress Oscar for Spacek, a gold album for the soundtrack album, a Grammy nomination for Spacek, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, and several Golden Globe awards. The 1980s featured more hits, including "Pregnant Again", "Naked in the Rain", and "Somebody Led Me Away". Lynn's last Top 10 record as a soloist was 1982's "I Lie", but her releases continued to chart until the end of the decade.

One of her last solo releases was "Heart Don't Do This to Me" (1985), which reached No. 19, her last Top 20 hit. Her 1985 album Just a Woman spawned a Top 40 hit. In 1987, Lynn lent her voice to a song on k.d. lang's album Shadowland with country stars Kitty Wells and Brenda Lee, "Honky Tonk Angels Medley". The album was certified gold and was Grammy nominated for the four women. Lynn's 1988 album Who Was That Stranger would be her last solo album for MCA, which she parted ways with in 1989. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.

1990–2004: Return to country and second autobiography
Lynn returned to the public eye in 1993 with a hit album, the trio album Honky Tonk Angels, recorded with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country charts and No. 42 on the Billboard Pop charts and charted a single with "Silver Threads and Golden Needles". The album sold more than 800,000 copies and was certified gold in the United States and Canada. The trio was nominated for Grammy and Country Music Association awards. Lynn released a three-CD boxed set chronicling her career on MCA Records. In 1995, she taped a seven-week series on the Nashville Network (TNN), Loretta Lynn & Friends.

In 1995, Loretta was presented with the Pioneer Award at the 30th Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1996, Lynn's husband, Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, died five days short of his 70th birthday. In 2000, Lynn released her first album in several years, Still Country, in which she included "I Can't Hear the Music", a tribute song to her late husband. She released her first new single in more than 10 years from the album, "Country in My Genes". The single charted on the Billboard Country singles chart and made Lynn the first woman in country music to chart singles in five decades. In 2002, Lynn published her second autobiography, Still Woman Enough, and it became her second New York Times Best Seller, peaking in the top 10. In 2004, she published a cookbook, You're Cookin' It Country.

2004–2022: Late career resurgence

In 2004, Lynn released Van Lear Rose, the second album on which Lynn either wrote or co-wrote every song. Produced by Jack White of The White Stripes, the album featured guitar and backup vocals by White. The collaboration garnered Lynn high praise from the mainstream and alternative rock music press, such as Spin and Blender. Rolling Stone voted it the second best album of 2004, and it won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album of the Year.

Late in 2010, Sony Music released a new compilation album, Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn, featuring stars like Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Paramore, and Carrie Underwood performing Lynn's classic hits spanning 50 years. The album produced a Top 10 hit music video on Great American Country of the single "Coal Miner's Daughter", featuring Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow. The track cracked the Billboard singles chart, making Lynn the only female country artist to chart in six decades. Lynn's concerts during this period included performances at the Nelsonville Music Festival in Nelsonville, Ohio in May 2010, and at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 11, 2011. In 2012, Lynn published her third autobiography, Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics. She also contributed "Take Your Gun and Go, John" to Divided & United: Songs of the Civil War, released on November 5, 2013.

In November 2015, Lynn announced the completion of a new album, Full Circle. Released in March 2016, the album debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 200 and went on to become Lynn's 40th album to make the Top 10 on Billboard's best selling country chart. It featured a combination of new songs and classics, and duets with Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson.

Lynn's holiday album White Christmas Blue was released in October 2016. In December of the same year, Full Circle was nominated for Country Album of the Year in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

Following Full Circle, the album Wouldn't It Be Great was released by Legacy Recordings in September 2018 after being delayed by health issues, which had caused Lynn to cancel all of her scheduled tour dates in 2017. Lynn was named Artist of a Lifetime by CMT in 2018. On October 19, 2019, Lifetime aired the movie Patsy & Loretta which highlighted the friendship of Lynn and Patsy Cline.

On March 19, 2021, Lynn released her 50th studio album Still Woman Enough, the fourth album of her deal with Legacy Recordings. Recorded in sessions at Cash Cabin in Tennessee, it features Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire on the title track, alongside duets with Tanya Tucker and Margo Price on re-recordings of "You Ain't Woman Enough" and "One's on the Way", respectively.

Personal life

Children
Loretta and Oliver Lynn had six children together, four of whom are still alive, including twin daughters Peggy Jean and Patsy Eileen, born on August 6, 1964. They were named after Lynn's sister, Peggy Sue Wright, and her friend, Patsy Cline. Lynn's eldest daughter, Betty Sue was born on November 26, 1948, and died of complications associated with emphysema on 29 July 2013. Second child and eldest son, Jack Benny Lynn, born December 7, 1949, was found deceased on July 24, 1984, after going missing whilst horse riding on his mother's Hurricane Mills ranch. Additionally, Loretta's third and fourth children are Ernest Ray Lynn, born May 27, 1951, and Clara Marie "Cissie" Lynn, born less than a year later on April 7, 1952.

Marriage
Lynn was married to Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn (1926–1996) almost 50 years until her husband died at age 69. In her 2002 autobiography, Still Woman Enough, and in an interview with CBS News the same year, she recounted how her husband cheated on her regularly and once left her while she was giving birth. Lynn and her husband fought frequently, but she said that "he never hit me one time that I didn't hit him back twice." Loretta said that her marriage was "one of the hardest love stories". In one of her autobiographies, she recalled:

Loretta Lynn's Ranch
Lynn owned a ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, known as Loretta Lynn's Ranch. Billed as "the seventh largest attraction in Tennessee",<ref>{{cite news |title=Eamon's tour rockin good |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Eamon%27s+tour+rockin%27%27+good.-a0144422230 |access-date=October 11, 2022 |work=Daily Mirror |date=April 13, 2006 |via=The Free Dictionary}}</ref> it features a recording studio, museums, lodging, restaurants, and western stores. Traditionally, three holiday concerts are hosted annually at the ranch, Memorial Day Weekend, Fourth of July Weekend, and Labor Day Weekend.

Since 1982, the ranch has hosted Loretta Lynn's Amateur Championship motocross race, the largest amateur motocross race of its kind. The ranch also hosts GNCC Racing events. The centerpiece of the ranch is its large plantation home which Lynn once resided in with her husband and children. She had not lived in the antebellum mansion in more than 30 years prior to her death. Lynn regularly greeted fans who were touring the house. A replica of the cabin in which Lynn grew up in Butcher Hollow is one of its main features.

Politics
At the height of her popularity, some of Lynn's songs were banned from radio airplay, including "Rated "X"", about the double standards divorced women face; "Wings Upon Your Horns", about the loss of teenage virginity; and "The Pill", with lyrics by T. D. Bayless, about a wife and mother becoming liberated by the birth-control pill. Her song "Dear Uncle Sam", released in 1966, during the Vietnam War, describes a wife's anguish at the loss of a husband to war. It was included in her live performances during the Iraq War.

Although Lynn was outspoken about her views on controversial social and political subjects, she stated, "I don't like to talk about things where you're going to get one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics."

When asked about her position on same-sex marriage by USA Today in November 2010, she replied, "I'm still an old Bible girl. God said you need to be a woman and man, but everybody to their own." She endorsed and campaigned for George H. W. Bush in the presidential election in 1988.

While a recognized "advocate for ordinary women", Lynn often criticized upper-class feminism for ignoring the needs and concerns of working-class women. She rejected being labeled a feminist, and wrote in her memoir, "I'm not a big fan of women's liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due."

In 1971, Lynn performed at the White House, at the invitation of President Richard Nixon. She returned there to perform during the administrations of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. In 2002's Still Woman Enough, she discussed her longtime friendship and support for Jimmy Carter.

In 2016, Lynn expressed support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, stumping for him at the end of each of her shows. She stated, "I just think he's the only one who's going to turn this country around."

Lynn allowed PETA to use her song "I Wanna Be Free" in a public service campaign to discourage the chaining of dogs outdoors in the cold.

Health and death
Over the years, Lynn suffered from various health concerns, including pneumonia on multiple occasions and a broken arm after a fall at home.

In May 2017, Lynn had a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills. She was taken to a Nashville hospital and as a result had to cancel all of her upcoming tour dates. The release of her album Wouldn't It Be Great was delayed until 2018. On January 1, 2018, Lynn fell and broke her hip.

Lynn died in her sleep at her home in Hurricane Mills on October 4, 2022, at the age of 90. No cause of death was immediately given. She was buried three days later on her Hurricane Mills ranch beside her husband Oliver.

Awards and achievements

Lynn wrote more than 160 songs and released 60 albums. She had 10 No. 1 albums and 16 No. 1 singles on the country charts. Lynn won three Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, eight Broadcast Music Incorporated awards, 13 Academy of Country Music, eight Country Music Association, and 26 fan-voted Music City News awards. Lynn remains the most awarded woman in country music history. She was the first woman in country music to receive a certified gold album for 1967's Don't Come Home a' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind).

In 1972, Lynn was the first woman named "Entertainer of the Year" by the Country Music Association. In 1980, she was the only woman to be named "Artist of the Decade" for the 1970s by the Academy of Country Music. Lynn was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999. She was also the recipient of Kennedy Center Honors, an award given the President of the United States, in 2003. Lynn is ranked 65th on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll and was the first female country artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977.  In 1994, she received the country music pioneer award from the Academy of Country Music.

In 2001, "Coal Miner's Daughter" was named among NPR's "100 Most Significant Songs of the 20th Century". In 2002, Lynn had the highest ranking, No. 3, for any living female, in CMT television's special of the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music.

A BMI affiliate for more than 45 years, Lynn was honored as a BMI Icon at the BMI Country Awards on November 4, 2004.

In March 2007, Lynn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during her performance at the Grand Ole Opry.

Lynn was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City in 2008. She received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for her 50 years in country music in 2010.

Lynn was honored for 50 years in country music at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010. That same year, Lynn was presented with a rose named in her honor.

Sony Music released a tribute CD to Lynn titled Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn in November 2010. The CD features Kid Rock, Reba McEntire, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, The White Stripes, Martina McBride, Paramore, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill. In 2011, Lynn was nominated for an Academy of Country Music, CMT Video and Country Music Association awards for "Vocal Event of the Year" with Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow for "Coal Miner's Daughter", released as a video and single from the CD.

Lynn marked her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member on September 25, 2012, and her 60th anniversary in 2022.

Lynn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2013.

Miranda Lambert presented Lynn with the Crystal Milestone Award from the Academy of Country Music. Lynn also received the 2015 Billboard Legacy Award for Women in Music.

In 2016, she was the subject of an American Masters profile documentary Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl on PBS.

Lynn was named Artist of a Lifetime in 2018 by CMT.

In 2020 a statue of Loretta Lynn was unveiled on the Ryman's Icon Walk.

In 2022 Loretta Lynn was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Discography

Studio albumsLoretta Lynn Sings (1963)Before I'm Over You (1964)Songs from My Heart.... (1965)Blue Kentucky Girl (1965)Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be  (1965)Hymns (1965)I Like 'Em Country (1966)You Ain't Woman Enough (1966)Country Christmas (1966)Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967)Singin' Again  (1967)Singin' with Feelin' (1967)Who Says God Is Dead! (1968)Fist City (1968)Your Squaw Is on the Warpath (1969)If We Put Our Heads Together  (1969)Woman of the World/To Make a Man (1969)Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns" (1970)Coal Miner's Daughter (1971)We Only Make Believe  (1971)I Wanna Be Free (1971)You're Lookin' at Country (1971)Lead Me On  (1972)One's on the Way (1972)God Bless America Again (1972)Here I Am Again (1972)Entertainer of the Year (1973)Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man  (1973)Love Is the Foundation (1973)Country Partners  (1974)They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy (1974)Back to the Country (1975)Feelins'  (1975)Home (1975)When the Tingle Becomes a Chill (1976)United Talent  (1976)Somebody Somewhere (1976)I Remember Patsy (1977)Dynamic Duo  (1977)Out of My Head and Back in My Bed (1978)Honky Tonk Heroes  (1978)We've Come a Long Way, Baby (1979)Diamond Duet  (1979)Loretta (1980)Lookin' Good (1980)Two's a Party  (1981)I Lie (1982)Making Love from Memory (1982)Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You (1983)Just a Woman (1985)Who Was That Stranger (1988)Honky Tonk Angels  (1993)Making More Memories (1994)All Time Gospel Favorites (1997)Still Country (2000)Van Lear Rose (2004)Full Circle (2016)White Christmas Blue (2016)Wouldn't It Be Great (2018)Still Woman Enough (2021)

See also
List of country musicians

References

Bibliography
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Further reading
 In the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music, Nicholas Dawidoff, Vintage Books, 1998;
 Are You Ready for the Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock, Peter Dogget, Penguin Books, 2001;
 Dreaming Out Loud: Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Wade Hayes and the changing face of Nashville'', Bruce Feiler, Avon Books, 1998;

External links

 Loretta Lynn's Radio appearance on "The Motley Fool"
 60 Minutes II interview with Loretta Lynn and Jack White
 Coal "Minors" Daughter? New Data Offers Light and Controversy on Loretta Lynn

 Loretta Lynn recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

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The shrill scream of 'No!' that reverberated from Pam's tender larynx was heard throughout the entire town of Bon Temps. It was only those present in the house who noticed the smell of burnt hair. The designer in question grabbed nervously at the now-missing signature white ponytail from the nape of his neck. The little arsonist's mother stammered out nervous apologies while she gathered up the wayward child.
"You better pray she's right," the vampiress barked in the world-renowned designer's native German, if only to make the threat more terrifying than it already was. "Plenty more hair to burn." With the narrowing of Pam's eyes to slits, little Eva smiled maliciously, which only caused Pam to clap excitedly in encouragement of her back-up team. Sookie pleaded to Willa non-verbally who without pause dropped the important task she was seeing to and took the girl in her arms. As usual, Pam huffed as the infant happily leaned into Willa and forgot about everyone around her. Ever since discovering the gentle vampire smoothed out the worst of the child's, and to a certain extent Sookie's moods, she had never been far from Eva's side.
It was a fact that calmed down Eric and Sookie equally though for different reasons. Eric was overly cautious as a new parent as it was, but the uncovering of the threat Mab had posed without his knowledge had sent him into safety overdrive. The night he had come home with little foam helmets and knee pads for all the babies with the announcement that they were to wear them at all times, had erupted into an epic domestic dispute between the Viking vampire and the part-faery.
When pointing out she and Jason had turned out just fine without such overprotective devices, it didn't help Eric to question how true that statement was in regards to her brother. Her carefully contained temper, bottled up for fear of her daughter's reaction and her own general fatigue as a new mother, erupted in a grand spectacle for the onlookers. It was only after both parties had calmed down that they realised their little 'problem' child sat happily in Willa's lap making a futile attempt to clap her hands without a care in the world.
They had briefly accredited the rare occurrence where her mother's temper had failed to elicit a reaction from the child to the fact that Eva would never purposefully harm her parents. However, that theory was discredited the next night when Sookie found all her 'toxic' cleaning products replaced by a box of aluminium free baking soda and organic vinegar while still cursing from her collision with the floor after tripping over a stair gate that had not been there the previous night. That was the night Eric lost all of his hair as Eva and Pam cackled loudly from their perched seats as onlookers to that particular battle of the wills; though Pam lost her hair soon after when Eric's rage was subsequently directed at his eldest child. In turn, Niall had found it a perfectly credible excuse to fashion a wig out of spaghetti on her head later that night.
The specially-flown-in fashion designer and nervous seamstresses whose hands continued to tremble in fear with the continued threat didn't lose any of their hair that night despite the fact that not a single dress had fit to satisfy the vampiress. Apparently 'the one that never ages' had grown an inch or two in the waist and thighs, a fact which she vehemently denied and blamed on the incompetence of the renowned fashion house. Professional as they were, they instantly took the blame promising severe repercussions to the members of staff who had caused this misunderstanding to occur. Perhaps it was less professionalism and more the threat of a young Eva waving her hands with pretty sparkles in the air.
Princess Pinnie proved to be the mirror image of her mother as she gave the most discontent expression a baby could afford when she was hoisted into the specially designed dress. She was about as pleased as Pam with the fit and, despite the wedding being two nights away, the vampiress commanded everything be done from scratch. With a bit of coaxing from Willa and Sookie those demands were narrowed down to a few choice items instead, which allowed the designer and his team to finally breathe a sigh of relief. It was quickly swallowed again with a mere look from the vampiress and the sound of static electricity in the air.
As the designer and his team left the room and moved to exit the home, they encountered what under normal circumstances would be considered his competitor from Milan. A mutual pained look had them instantly forgetting their usual hostility and without words they found themselves in the nearest bar to drown their collective sorrows. It didn't even bother them that the wine they drank at Bellefleur's was the most inferior they had ever tasted and was riddled with cork residue while they commiserated over their tormentors. Neither one had a restful sleep with the threat of a menacing blonde, her tiny infant sidekick, and the flamboyantly gay cook who had picked and prodded at every hem, button, zip fly, and fabric choice for the mens' suits.
"I could ask you the same," he countered with a raised eyebrow while loosening the constricting bow tie and placing the fit jacket back on the mannequin.
"I think it is rather clear; I am making an honest woman of her, contradicting as that may sound," Niall returned while dropping his pants. Eric grimaced internally at the sight of the Prince of the Fae going commando when a highly-pierced gasp made Lafayette's presence known with his first sighting.
"Hot damn!" Lafayette exhaled followed by the sound of a forceful thud hitting the floor. When Eric glanced towards the source of the noise he observed Jason fanning a passed out Lafayette on the floor.
Eric nodded, almost imperceptibly, with it granting his consent to their unusual union, though he sincerely doubted any objections he could have had would have any effect on proceedings. Niall gestured to two seats by the roaring fire place to continue their conversation.
"As you are hers?" he returned expectantly.
"Yes," Eric admitted with a hint of shame, his eyes finding the crackled bark of the logs on the fire instead of the ones with whom he was conversing.
"I like who I am around her," Eric returned with a hidden smile.
"Me too," Sookie whispered as she perched herself in his lap, a brilliant grin gracing her face while she had caught the tail end of their conversation. Being the Supernaturals that they were, this had of course not gone unnoticed. Niall was having the conversation as much for her benefit as his.
"I think my work here is done," the Prince of the Fae announced, satisfied before leaving the, in his mind, 'young' lovers to the room.
"This," he said gesturing at the elaborate decorations and props that were littered throughout the house in preparation for the wedding. "It could all be yours. You already own all the rest." He finished his last sentence by placing her hand on his chest over the vacuous part where his heart once beat a steady rhythm; never to pound at the speeds he knew it would have had for her.
"If this is your way of asking me to marry you, Eric Northman, I have to say you're doin' a piss poor job," she sassed with a slight wrinkle to her nose.
"I don't remember asking a thing," he grinned stilling the small movement with a peck to the tip of her nose.
"No, apparently I'm the one who's supposed to be doing the askin'!" she huffed crossing her arms harshly over her chest. He took her arms gently from their firm stance while he picked up on the slight pain it had caused her sensitive milk-feeding breasts to do so and knowing her innate pride would not allow that to go acknowledged, thus giving him an upper hand.
He took her hand and kissed the palm of it softly reminding her of the commitment they had made so many years ago in the cubby of her family home. In their mutual high all had seemed possible till somehow it all fell apart. The blood that lay in their veins never rested to source back to that bond and a small growth in her stomach had proven that their spoken words, 'All is possible, with you.', were truer than they had ever imagined. "Those were our beginnings," he smiled knowing that she was having the same memories through the shared blood bond that stood testament to those beginnings.
"I haven't been much of a husband either," he chuckled remembering the hot, fiery, faery side of her demanding who had taken hostage of his balls not so long ago. "A bit of a cuckold, at that." Eric instantly regretted his words as he sensed her plummeting spirits, which bothered him greatly especially considering he had been no better than her on the fidelity front if they were to take those beginnings as their vows. He whispered an apology to her ear and followed with soft kisses to the side of her face.
"Should we begin again?" Eric tested not realising the weight of the question till after it was spoken aloud and a heavy silence descended on the room.
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From Time Immemorial chapter 17 is here.
Eva is quite dangerous isn't she! Her sparkly fingers could become a weapon really useful!
As for Pam's wig of spaghetti that was so hilarious !
Poor Lala he didn't see that one coming right?!
Naill's firehose is quite a vision!
Loved how Sookie doesn't need a wedding to express her feelings for Eric! Thanksgiving is their day…one could be grateful for a lot of things….
Is the AP making an appearance in this story?
SPIKE! WOW Please don't make us wait too long for the next outtake!
In the words of Spike, "impatient lil' chit!". It will be up with BOTV later on in the week.
Very nice. Two weddings maybe. Glad they have Willa to keep Eve calm.
Eva's a bit of a fire hazard but at least she keeps Sookie in line 😜 weddings plural is up to interpretation from my perspective E/S are good with or without one.
spaghetti wig. . ; priceless! I had to take a break I was laughing so hard!
Love how you make Thanksgiving their special anniversary celebration… Much better than that stupid TB Rockwellian rubbish!
I like it too, it's how the outtake Fangsgiwin' was born this week.


Jeonju is a city with over 1,300 years of history and culture. It is also known as the 'city of education', as it has produced many scholars and possesses a highly developed printing and publishing industry.
We are proud of our city's educational heritage, which underpins our citizens' high educational ambitions. Jeonju has implemented a project called 'Jeonju 365 Humanities'. It embodies a vision of 'a humanities city whose citizens make the most of their lives and culture through the humanities', which in turn is key to their happiness.
Jeonju strives to share its culture and education-centric policies with other international cities. In addition, it implements lifelong learning projects in order to promote networking among its citizens, with the aim of training a professional workforce.
Jeonju encourages its citizens to learn and read books. It is home to around 40 lifelong learning-related organizations and clubs, each of which helps to build a variety of networks across the municipality. Most homes are located within a 10-minute walk of a library. From 2017, a Humanities Week will be held annually in the third week of May. Since 2014, Jeonju University has been running the 'Ondara Humanities Project', which organizes a range of programmes for prisoners, soldiers, senior citizens at hospitals for the elderly, and anyone else who is not covered by the formal education system.


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Venta de San Antonio-Estación
BravoPlaya
Camping BravoPlaya
Costa del Azahar coast
« The heaven for water play pleasures on the Costa del Azahar »
Direct beach access and the 3 themed swimming pools
Impressive arena "La Place des Taureaux" where shows and entertainment take place
Bars and restaurants, the grocery and other services
Indoor gym, mini golf course and the numerous other sports and recreational facilities
Discotheque to have fun and dance all night
Bravoplaya (formerly Torre la Sal 2) - a 5 star campsite bungalow park to the north of Valencia
By the beach, on the Costa del Azahar coast, less than 3 kilometres from the seaside resort of Orpesa del Mar, the luxury campsite, Bravoplaya (previously known as Torre La Sal 2), is located. Rated 5-star, this campsite situated to the north of Valencia, is one of the best-equipped campsites in Spain. Wait no longer to discover this must!
A campsite open throughout the entire year...
Just a stone's throw from the magnificent El Prat de Cabanes Natural Park, a humid Mediterranean area, sheltering exceptional fauna and flora over nearly 860 hectares, the Bravoplaya campsite has been established. Enjoying plentiful hours of sunshine, the campsite is open throughout the entire year. By the sea, having direct beach access, various facilities and a multitude of services, this open-air hotel is a exceptional location to spend unforgettable holidays as a family or with friends on the Costa del Azahar.
Located 100 kilometres to the north of Valencia and 169 kilometres to the south of Tarragona, the Bravoplaya campsite enjoys surroundings offering holidaymakers a multitude of possibilities for days out. Inland, the Desert de Les Palmes mountain range is without doubt one of the loveliest natural tourist sites in Spain. Surrounded by a chain of coastal mountains parallel to the coast, in the Alta Plana region, it is a Mecca for discoveries and hikes. The park shelters various remarkable sites, such as the Castillo de Miravet (a huge Romanesque castle rebuilt by the Knights Templar), Ermita de Les Santes (a hermitage) and of course the Fuentes del Desert (mountain springs).
Still close to the campsite, the coastal resort of Benicàssim is one of the most the famous in the Mediterranean. Holidaymakers come to have fun there, make the most of its superb sandy beaches and of its numerous tourist facilities. Lastly the water park Polinesia Marina d'Or, located in the town of Oropesa del Mar, is directly accessible on foot from the Bravoplaya campsite!
Luxury accommodation and a variety of services...
On site, holidaymakers have the opportunity of staying on pitches or in holiday rental accommodation. Pitches are split into 3 separate ranges. The plots belonging to the "Bronze" category extend up to 70 m². The plots in the "Silver" category stretch out over a surface area ranging from 70 m² to 85 m². Lastly, the plots in the "Gold" category stretch over surface areas greater than 85 m². It is worth noting that whatever category these pitches belong to, all of them have a water point as well as an electrical connection.
The rental accommodation takes the form of timber chalets, mobile homes and out-of-the-ordinary Cuco bungalows, with an astonishing construction and indeed facilities. All of the accommodation on the Bravoplaya campsite is equipped with a terrace, which includes a garden furniture set. You can thus eat your meals outside and make the most of the temperatures which are beyond delightful on the Costa del Azahar coast.
To enable holidaymakers to want for nothing during their stay in Venta de San Antonio Estación, this top-of-the-range Castellón campsite has invested in a multitude of shops and services. We thus find at the Bravoplaya, a supermarket, bars (the Chiri Bar and Chiri Golf) and restaurants (Bravoplaya and Cabaña Beach). There is also a takeaway service, a cafeteria, a French tea room, a brasserie as well as an ice-cream seller.
The campsite also has a launderette, a Zen massage and beauty salon, a hairdressers, a dog grooming centre, as well as a bicycle and car hire service. Lastly, it is worth noting that there is free Wi Fi available across the entire campsite.
Leading entertainment and activities...
Bravoplaya has a significant range of services, as well as quality pitches and holiday rentals to meet the needs and expectations of holidaymakers, but its facilities and recreational activities make it a unique and exceptional holiday resort within the region north of Valencia!
Amongst its most noteworthy facilities, its aquatic park is very popular with children and adults in equal measure! It consists of 3 'worlds'. Firstly there is the area known as the "Caribbean islands", with a swimming pool, aquatic games, water jets and Jacuzzis. The "Tropical" area also has a swimming pool and several water attractions, as well as a paddling pool for children. Lastly, the third 'world' is made up of an pool which is indoors during the winter season and where aquaerobics sessions take place through the year, as well as water sports, such as water polo.
You should note that around the pools, shaded areas and sunbeds enable holidaymakers to rest and relax by the water.
Lastly, the campsite also has a sports area, an indoor gymnasium, a mini golf course, a children's playground as well as an impressive arena. The name of the latter is "La Place des Taureaux" ("the Bullring") and accommodates shows and activities for holidaymakers' greatest delight. Once evening shows have ended, the most ardent revellers can go to the discotheque on the Bravoplaya and dance there for most of the night!
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