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Alan Towe - A Look Back In Time - 1st November 2003
For the West Midlands, newly promoted to division three of the BDO Inter Counties Championships, life in division two did not get off to a very good start. However, having said that, in their defence they were playing away and could not have begun their programme with a tougher fixture, that against County Durham, who the previous season were in division two.
The hosts began the weekend’s fixture in fine style with the ladies ‘B’ chalking up a convincing 5-1 victory. Dawn Winn set the pattern with her 3-1 win over Debi Hackett. Making it 2-0 in favour of Durham was Anita Dawson. Anita turned on a lady of the match performance against Janet Hubbard, beating her in three straight legs with a 20.04 average, leaving her opponent without a throw at a finish in any of the games. Marion Hesp followed the lead of her two previous team mates moving the scoreline along to 3-0 when she accounted for Ann Jones, despite being taken to a fifth and final leg.
Teresa Johnson provided a ray of hope for the West Midlands when she took out Bryanna Glennie with a 3-0 result. Teresa’s 16.70 average turned out to be an award winning average, not only that she finished up as the visitors only winner as Sara Jukes went down 3-1 to Karol Dagga and in the final encounter Teresa Johnston lost 3-0 to Sharon Storey to give the home side their comfortable 5-1 win. Something of a shock to the system after the ladies ‘B’ performed so well last season finishing as runners up in the table.
The men’s ‘B’ were promoted as champions of their division without losing a game all season and were hoping to carry on where they left off. The way they started gave them no reason to believe they would not be able to emulate last season’s performances.
Alan Cockayne got the ball rolling with a 3-2 win over Paul Wilson, after Wilson had won the opening two legs. Jamie Parsons proved to be too good for John Heathcote as he stormed to a 3-1 victory with an award winning 25.92 average. David Crawley (County Durham) looked all set to open Durham’s account when he opened up a two legs lead over Lea Jones, but Jones again it was the West Midlands player who got the verdict, Jones taking the last three legs for a 3-2 success and a 3-0 lead for his team.
Stephen Knight stopped the rot for the home team. Knight took the lead twice against Fred Parsons before he finally wrapped up the issue in the fifth and deciding leg. Lol Frazer (West Midlands) was another player to be taken the full distance, Dave Blenkarne the Durham man to push Frazer all the way before he recorded his 3-2 win. The last game of the first half went to the hosts. David Prins defeated Frank Johnson 3-1 to keep his team in the hunt although they trailed 4-2.
It was a different story in the second half. Stewart Ireland and Ray Scott both won in straight legs against respective players Mervyn Field and former ‘A’ player Ade Arnold to level the running total at four each. Eddie Price made a welcome return to county darts when he restored West Midlands lead with a timely 3-1 win over Tony Nixon. The cheers were short lived as Gerry Grieve levelled the match with a 3-2 win against Bill Hadley and when Jimmy Ashett beat Joe Biggs 3-0 in the penultimate game, Durham, for the first time in the match went into the lead at 6-5.
Avtar Singh looked as though he would save the day when he went within an ace of victory over Neil Robson when he won the first two legs. However, it was not to be that easy as Robson came back with two seventeen dart legs to draw level and force a decider. With a couple of tons plus 96 and 80 Singh gave himself enough breathing space to allow first throw at a finishing double, which he promptly put away to win 3-2 and give West Midlands a share of the spoils and extend their unbeaten run to ten games.
Angie Perry got the ladies ‘A’ side’s season underway and in the best possible style. Taking on Liz Tait, Angie lost the first leg but responded magnificently to come back and win the tussle 3-1. In addition to winning the game Angie also took the lady of the match award with her 19.05 average. The lead lasted for just the opening game as Sharon Haywood erased the lead with her 3-1 win over Kath Jenkins and with Shirley Bowden beating Janet Hubbard 3-1 County Durham went 2-1 up.
See Smith got the away team back into winning ways with a 3-1 success against Pauline Kerrigan and from there on in it was all West Midlands. Claire Downing won 3-2 against Margaret Stewart and with a similar 3-2 win Claire Hobbs accounted for Sandra Cairns to give the ‘A’ team a 4-2 win, their first since December 2001, when they won by the same scoreline playing away to local rivals Worcestershire.
An 8-4 victory was what was now required by the West Midlands men’s ‘A’ team to ensure an overall win, and that was the final scoreline, unfortunately not for the Midlanders.
County Durham, in the shape of Paul Knighton took the honours in the first game. Knighton required just three legs to beat Richard Foster, but a man of the match show from Paddy Johnson wiped out the home side’s lead. Johnson twice had to come from behind against John Lyons, but sticking to the task, Johnson came out on top to claim the 3-2 win. The ever reliable Ian Jones put West Midlands nose’s in front when he beat Keith Elmore in straight legs. Nevertheless, despite a 2-1 lead the Midlands outfit found themselves in a 4-2 reversal by the halfway break. Roy Brown started the home team’s revival when he won 3-1 against Martin Tibbetts. Gary Taylor was another casualty and another 3-1 loser as he lost to Doug McCarthy. Finishing the first half was Jeff Sneath who kicked off with a 116 outshot against Mick James and then went on to win 3-0 and put Durham 4-2 up.
The second half was a similar story with the same result. Ian Hartland reduced the arrears for the visitors when he beat Paul Barnborough 3-2. Then the home team moved up a gear, Eddie Ashman, Neil Maughan and Phil Nixon all recorded straight 3-0 wins against respective opponents Viv Gould, Peter Wise and David Evans putting the result beyond West Midlands reach as Durham raced into an unassailable 7-3 position.
In the penultimate game John Pountney made the scoreline a little more respectable, beating Paddy Lenagh 3-2, but the result was finally 8-4 in favour of County Durham with a further win from Jimmy Ashett in the last game of the weekend against Darren Williams. Ashett’s 3-1 win giving not only a win for the men’s ‘A’ but also an overall 21-15 win for County Durham.
So a defeat in the opening fixture but all is not lost as there are another eight fixtures to play and with plenty of points in those games to be won promotion could well be on the cards for a second successive season.
The Longwood League has been involved in their divisional singles, league doubles and ladies singles knockouts. Taking the division one title was Queens ‘A’ representative I.Turner with T.Goodwin from the Gate Inn runner up. T Statham (Two Gates Club) won the second division knockout beating M.Starling from the Jolly Sailor in the final.
The doubles title went to the Gate Inn pairing of T.Goodwin and A.Hanslow, while the Royal Oak supplied the losing finalists M.Fowler and R.Fowler.
With a 134 game shot Lyn Butler claimed the ladies singles crown, with Dawn Hanslow losing out to Lyn in the final. Losing semi finalists were Janet Starling and Jane Tarbuck and making their exit in the quarter finals were Tina Turner, Val Gammage, Sharon Johnson and Claire Dicken.
The popular Belgrave Social Individual League has got underway again and once more Coors Brewery is sponsoring the league. In addition thanks also go to Russ Gibson of Madewell Products who are sponsoring this season’s least darts, highest finish, most tons and maximums. Very encouraging to see that darts can still attract sponsors, even for relatively local league’s.


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Tomato is a popular fruit and widely consumed in western countries as a vegetable. Actually, this food is quite common and cultivated all over the world and a lot of recipes need this fruit to make the dish tastes different and better. A salad without tomato is not complete. But if you are suffering from tomato allergy, then you should consider yourself very unlucky. This allergy is quite rare but can cause some damage if not treated seriously.
Tomato is a food allergen which creates discomfort for a lot of people after consumption. The protein in the raw tomato is responsible for tomato allergy. After cooking or frying, heat renders this protein almost completely. As a result most people do not find any problems eating cooked tomatoes. But still, if you ever had allergic problems after ingesting even a tiny amount of it then the suggestion is to avoid both raw and cooked tomatoes. Allergic reaction with tiny amount is more serious as it proves that you are more sensitive to it. Although the protein is supposed to be blown away by heating but this is not always the case.
The tomato is regarded as a member of the nightshade group which includes potatoes, tobacco, peepers, aubergine, chili peepers etc. All these items can cause severe reactions who are suffering from it. Usually the severity is mild but depending on tolerance level it can cause anaphylactic shock for many people which is life threatening. If you are too sensitive, keep yourself away from even canned tomatoes, processed tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Why does Tomato Allergy Occur to Some People?
The reason for tomato allergy is just about similar to other food allergy and that is because of the immune system. For some people, when they consume tomato, the immune system suspects the protein as an attack for the body. In that case, to save the body from unusual attack antibody is produced by the immune system. The antibody and protein of fruit try to demolish each other and this produces few other chemicals. Amid all of them Histamine is produced in an excessive manner. This chemical hits the soft tissue such as the skin. Eventually this Histamine creates all the symptoms of allergy. Some people can’t distinct between an allergy and intolerance. The tomato intolerance is a bit different which is caused due to its internal chemical disorder. Tomato contains salicylate which is derived from salicylic acid. Due to some reasons, few people can’t tolerate this chemical and they start vomiting as soon as they consume tomato. The stomach cramp and diarrhea are some of the other symptoms of tomato intolerance. It takes time for tomato intolerance to show its effect. It could take some hours to even the next day. But in contrast, the effect of allergy is quick and severe. This is important to learn about the differences as the treatment would vary on this. The tomato allergy in baby is also common and this is always a hard task to understand their problem and treat them according to the traditional way. The baby usually suffers from skin rashes, swelling faces and itching on different parts of the body.
The symptoms of tomato allergy are a great way to anticipate whether you are really allergic to it or not. You must remember them in order to detect it quickly.
- Anaphylaxis (very rare)
- Breathing difficulty
- Chest tightening
- Gastro-intestinal problems
- Itching in the throat
- Perioral dermatitis
- Skin rashes
- Swelling face
- Tingling lips
This is always important to first conduct some tests with the help of the doctor in order to diagnose the exact food allergy. Sometime the systems can be similar to other food allergies and without a test this is hard to predict. You can visit the nearby hospital and the doctor would do tests like a prick or blood test. The purpose is to detect IgE immunoglobulin in the body. This is not a very difficult or complicated task and you should get the report without much deferred. If the report tells that you have tomato allergy, then the concerned doctor would suggest you what to do.
There is no better remedy than self treatment and this is to keep yourself away from it. That means, you should not bother to add this to any recipe when you are allergic to tomato. Don’t even come close to any dish which are made from tomatoes. The tomato free sauce can be an alternative which is available in the shop. Some vitamins such as C and E, glucosamine are very effective against allergies and this is worth to try them. If you are looking for any supplement which reduces the effect of tomato allergy then it is recommended to first take advice from the doctor. Don’t be satisfied with the alluring advertisements from different brands. For skin rashes, the ointment should work. Although it is hard to exclude this red fruit from recipes, but there are tomato free recipes over the internet and you should learn some of them. As the reaction is severe in most cases, thus antihistamine and steroid should do the work. If hypersensitivity becomes severe, consulting a doctor is the best option especially if the patient can sense anaphylactic reaction.

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text: The Friends of West Memphis Public Library is an organization formed to support the library. The Friends assist the library both through service and fundraising. Past projects have included getting out the vote for library issues, volunteering in the library to allow staff to attend in-service education, and tag sales to raise funds. The Friends also publicize and provide refreshments for the monthly book review. Gifts have ranged from library furniture to support to children's programming.

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AI has already revolutionized the music industry. AI-generation tools allow creators to generate royalty-free music, and generative AI streaming products offer never-ending mood-based playlists for users to enjoy. AI-generated songs using “soundalikes” and well-known songs of popular artists being sung in the AI voice of another have been a hot topic in the news for two reasons. They sound highly accurate and have encouraged users to make their own, new versions, but there are moral and ethical concerns around them and it has inspired interesting discussions. Companies are having to assess how best to protect artists, copyrights and revenue streams from the threat of having their voices, and music stolen by generative AI tools.
Recently Sony Music’s digital chief called for a US-wide publicity right through which artists can protect their voices so they can stop the unauthorized use of their vocals through AI. Currently, there are tens of thousands of takedown notices seeking the removal of unauthorized voice clones, but the digital platforms are using legal loopholes to delay dealing with them. This story is just one part of a much larger conversation that needs to happen around imitation, copyright and fair use when it comes to AI.
The uptake of AI in mainstream music creation won't be instant but at some point creators will start putting more faith into smart tools that allow them to generate music through these new means for use in videos. Some creators are already seeing the benefits – chords and melodies can be created by simply inputting into an AI, and these tools will only get more sophisticated. However, once created, that music will still need to be licensed, and there will be commercial models that give users access to the tools and/or licensing opportunities for the music created by said tool.
In the metaverse, we can look forward to seeing music collaboration spaces and music production event areas or venues. Generative AI is useful for creating ‘music stems’ which splits music into their component parts, and building a sort of catalog of ‘music elements’ that can then be used by others, collaboratively, to start making new and original music. This is a relatively new phenomenon and gives creators the opportunity to create and remix tracks to their heart’s content.
An AI can churn out new beats, melodies, riffs, and instrumental sounds easily and continuously, and people will get together to create music on the fly, and that will require AI generative tools at some scale. We’ll see the introduction of musical skins, where Avatars have their own personalized soundtrack or music identifier. How do I know someone entered the room? Well, I just heard their music handle to signify they’re here. Like boxers have ring walks, there'll be a version of that somewhere in the metaverse.
Music metaverses and venues, and metaverse platforms based around music creation already exist and there are many more on the way. Pixelynx, Deadmau5’s music-based metaverse gaming platform, is a prime example of how to get things right. Within a year of launching their first game experience, the company was acquired by Animoca Brands, a company with a broad portfolio of web3, blockchain and traditional games and a huge web3 holding company. Other examples include Roblox which has hosted highly successful in-game concerts with the likes of David Guetta and Lil Nas X, and just last year Avakin Life hosted an in-game concert with virtual popstar POLAR. All of these concerts were hugely successful and brought in hundreds of thousands of music fans.
Only those living under a rock for the past 3 years could have missed the enormous success Epic Games have had with their in-game music experiences in Fortnite with artists like Eminem, Ariana Grande, Marshmello and more. Epic has committed to evolving music experiences in Fortnite with impressive ambition, most notably acquiring Harmonix Studios in 2021 (the company behind the world’s first billion-dollar game franchises in Guitar Hero and Rock Band) and the subsequent launch of the immersive music experience ‘Sparks’ within Fortnite.
All of these experiences, and all of these companies, represent enormous opportunities for the music industry. It’s important to note, however, that most scalable digital opportunities for the music industry going forward will require a micro-licensing commercial model and innovative tech, either to enable licensing or to protect end users. That's where music democratization tools for the world's creators are perfectly positioned. We all know that the metaverse is inevitable. We've all been in it in some description as early as 15 years ago when we experimented with virtual meetings, and experiences like ‘The Sims’ and ‘Second Life’ became popular. But as time goes on, it will just start to play a bigger and bigger role in the day-to-day lives of future generations.
With metaverse graphics and experiences improving as more focus is put on it, so do the expectations on how it sounds. When you visit music-themed virtual venues you may hear unrecognizable stock music that’s not adding to the experience and it’s no longer immersive. It all comes back to the complexities of music licensing, but it also tells me there's an opportunity here and that opportunity is almost always taken by stock music companies on day one. Generative AI will add real value here but mainstream, popular music will always play a major part in helping create atmosphere, nostalgia and engagement.
I see the role of music licensing businesses here as the voice to help bridge that gap, exploring more ways we can coalesce in this ever-changing digital world. With the fragmented music industry and all the complexities around rights, we’re responsible for packaging it up in a way that suits songwriters and artists, but also for the betterment of the environment and that involves us building technology and bespoke commercial models.
In the physical world, there are endless studies around how the right music choices in store can affect purchasing patterns, and how different BPMs can generate different behaviors. It goes without saying that everything built in the metaverse is essentially a meet-up spot of some description, whether it's a retail outlet, a bar, a club environment, or just a place to hang out with friends. Most places in the real world use commercial music to create atmosphere, to create engagement, and to encourage dwell time. And if the metaverse has any chance of succeeding, it needs to be able to replicate that real-life experience.
The metaverse is very early on in its development, but it will eventually get there. And so the opportunity for the music industry is posing questions to creators like, ‘How can we help the metaverse sound great?’, ‘How can we all benefit from that?’, ‘How can we enable it by building proprietary technology and creating viable commercial models?’ and ‘How can we benefit committed music fans and artists alike?’.
When we see an opportunity like that, we ask, how can we solve this problem? What's the opportunity for everyone involved? And often you'll find that there's a win-win for everyone. When you see a win for everyone in a value chain, it becomes a no-brainer.
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HEAVENLY VALLEY PASSAGE
This is a book my, THE PATH TO APIDAE, series. Two years have passed since Aedan and his family experienced horrifying events in a burned out tower in Chicago’s Loop. Since then, Ciara, Aedan’s wife, has gone on to give birth to their second child, a boy they named, Edward, after the friend who risked his life for them in the Loop.
The O’Beirne family starts out on what appears an uneventful trip to photograph ten of the highest bridges in the United States, only to have their lives thrown into turmoil while visiting the Royal Gorge Bridge at Cañon City, Colorado. Aedan again finds himself in a painful situation and is called on to struggle against his greatest fears. Can he and his family overcome their trials?
A story centered on painful loses and a struggle for restoral. Check back often for details.

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Baton Rouge woman convicted of stealing mother's benefits
BATON ROUGE - A 54-year-old Baton Rouge woman has pleaded guilty to stealing Social Security benefits meant for her mother.
Acting U.S. Attorney Corey R. Amundson, in a news release Friday, said Lucille Williams entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick.
Amundson's office says Williams submitted reports to the Social Security Administration falsely stating that her mother was alive and that she used the payments for her mother's care and support. As a result, prosecutors said Williams illegally collected almost $80,000.
A sentencing date has not been set.
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Following on the heels of her gripping and sensational thriller, Nightwatcher, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub takes suspense to a whole new level with Sleepwalker. The second book in the remarkable series that began in the chaos and horror of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Staub's Sleepwalker picks up the story ten years later--when Allison MacKenna, who barely escaped death on that terrible day at the hands of a serial killer, realizes that the nightmare is not over...and it may be closer to home than she ever imagined. This is top-tier suspense fiction that fans of Lisa Gardner and Lisa Jackson won't be able to put down.
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I usually put my own alignment holes in on the PCB and Stencil layers. However, lately I’ve found that the stencil holes end up significantly smaller then they should be. Namely, the holes that should be 2.45 or 2.50mm end up 1.9 or 2.0mm. Thus, I can’t use my solder paste stencil jig.
What is going on with this?
We adjust the stencil openings automatically by a certain percentage. Thats why the stencil holes end up smaller.
Okay… So what do I do to fix this problem?
You can increase the size of your mounting holes before uploading. This is the formular how we shrink the stencil openings.
so you do this by area?
this means i also should not shrink my stencil openings for paste volume myself… but use the full pad area?!
(maybe this info is already stated somewhere in the specifications…)
Yes the solder paste shrinkage and solder mask opening needs to be set to 0 as we compensate the size automatically.

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As a kid, he would draw pictures if not playing on his friends' Nintendo Entertainment System. Because of his strict video game playing time enforced by his parents, he says that he spent most of his time drawing images. His first console that he owned was the Nintendo 64. His favorite video games on the console included Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Apparently after the Disney-Pixar film Toy Story came out, the designer was blown away - so much so that he wished to work at the company. After graduating on CG design, however, he decided that he wanted to work at Nintendo, and got a job there. He claimed that actually working on a video game is dramatically different than what he expected.
His first work was the Luigi's Mansion demo, where he helped create the demo of the game, and notably made the crows seen on the outside of the mansion. After that he was in charge of modeling and animating some NPCs in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker including Makar, Link's grandmother and Tetra. He also created Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Sunshine and various non playable characters in Mario Kart: Double Dash‼
His first job at modeling playable characters was in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, in which he modeled Link, Wolf Link, Midna and Epona. He modeled them based on the designs of Satoru Takizawa and Yusuke Nakano.
After doing character design on some other titles, he took on the role of design director on Pikmin 3, which led him to supervise other titles on the Pikmin franchise. He was also one of the design managers of Splatoon, where he supervised the art of the stages and the clothing of the Inklings.
- Luigi's Mansion (2001) - Ending Design
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) - Character Design
- Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ (2003) - Graphic Design
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- Mario Kart Wii (2008) - Character Design
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) - Player Design
- Pikmin 3 (2013) - Design Director
- Pikmin Short Movies (2014) - Character Supervision
- Splatoon (2015) - Design
- Hey! Pikmin (2017) - Character Supervisor
- Splatoon 2 (2017) - Art
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- Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
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Technical Note. Applies over top of the factory grille. Image shows both upper and lower grilles (sold separately).


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1. Sullivan's Metropolitan Grill19.12 mi
American | AndersonBooked 17 times today
Excellent service and food. Four for dinner. Portions good size and doggie bags taken home. Pork chops, chicken scallopini, rack of lamb and fettuccini carbonara all rated excellent. Nice side salad. Upper pricing, but worth it.
2. McGee's Irish Pub & Restaurant19.14 mi
Irish | AndersonBooked 2 times today
We love this place! Some of the best food in town, made better by incredible staff.
3. Doolittle's19.17 mi
American | AndersonBooked 3 times today
Great lunch experience!
4. Red Lobster - Anderson - Clemson Blvd.20.03 mi
Seafood | Anderson
My Husband and I had a fantastic dinner. We will be back.
5. Red Lobster - Athens38.64 mi
Seafood | Athens
6. Glen-Ella Springs Restaurant38.90 mi
Continental | ClarkesvilleBooked 3 times today
My wife and I went to for our anniversary. This was our second time going to this establishment. Again Glenn Ella knocked it out of the park. The service was impeccable and the food was delicious. My wife and I have decided that we will come back at least once a month.
7. The Falls40.73 mi
American | AthensBooked 9 times today
Very personable and helpful host & waitress. Every employee we encountered was helpful & kind. Beautiful building & outstanding food.
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Contemporary American | ClaytonBooked 5 times today
Great setting and ambiance. Staff was attentive without being annoying. Food was excellent but the menu is a bit limited. Would like to see more variety and healthy choices.
9. Beechwood Inn44.55 mi
Reviews Coming SoonAmerican | Clayton
10. Davani's44.67 mi
Italian | GreenvilleBooked 7 times today
Lively atmosphere and excellent food. It was the place to be on a Friday night.
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The North Face TKA 100 Microvelour Glacier 1/4 Zip Fleece takes an already successful item and updates it with new technologies to make it even better, resulting in one truly amazing product. Compared to the old version this fleece provides 10% more warmth while weighing 27% less, making it great for outdoor active use. With details like flat locked stitching and reverse coil zip packed into this polyester material, it’s clear that the TKA 1000 Microvelour Glacier is one of the best pullover fleeces on the market.
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SoundStorm leads the Music Education Hub across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole – we work with almost every school in the area to help teachers enrich the music curriculum as well as providing performance opportunities in local venues, interesting spaces and of course, in many schools.
Over the years we’ve helped hundreds of students gain a better understanding of the GCSE set works; we provide workshops to improve performance and technique and we often bring professional musicians into schools to inspire our youngest students to pick up an instrument. We also support those who need a bit of help, perhaps to hire an instrument or to access some funding to help take forward their passion. Click on the links below to find out more
SoundStorm has an extensive range of instruments available to loan to organisations and schools at highly subsidised rates. A small charge is levied to cover the cost of storage and servicing…
You will find below a list of BCP Music Education Hub approved practitioners who are continuing to offer one to one private tuition during the lockdown.


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First, there were the peasants, who maintained the majority of the population in Russia.They were excessively poor and could barely escape famine from harvest to harvest.The people were not content and were ready to revolt.
First, there were the peasants, who maintained the majority of the population in Russia.They were excessively poor and could barely escape famine from harvest to harvest.The people were not content and were ready to revolt.Tags: Early Christianity Essay TopicsEssay On John DonneEssay Tentang LingkunganFinance Option Spread ThesisDna Essay ScholarshipEntrepreneurial Business PlanTeacher On Special Assignment
The Russian Revolution of 1917 involved the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of Marxian socialism under Lenin and his Bolsheviks.
It sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia that had effects on countries around the world.
The government tried to help, but war took precedence.
Second, there was a rise of the industrial working class.
Tsar Nicholas II was much more interested in his family life, than matters of the state.
He had an obsession with retaining all his privileges and the belief that he was chosen by God to rule.As a result, there were many strikes and constant conflicts between the workers and the police.Lastly, the tsar of Russia was the cause of much disapproval.Also, he didn't understand the forces of industrialization and nationalism that were growing throughout Russia.His disregard for the struggles of the people led them to lose faith in him and the long-standing tradition of autocracy.(The Julian calendar that Russia used at the time was 13 days behind the western, Gregorian, calendar.Therefore, some date the riot on February 24.) It was started by women demanding more bread, but eventually spread to other industries and throughout the city.The population boom in Russia from 1867-1896 was felt most drastically by the peasants.The increase of 30 million people in less than 30 years was too great that the land to the peasants' disposal did not increase sufficiently.These workers were employed in the mines, factories and workshops of the major cities.They suffered low wages, poor housing and many accidents.

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Report: Hacker Distributes Confidential Memos Sent to Hillary Clinton on Benghazi Attack, Libya
A hacker, known only as “Guccifer,” has reportedly distributed confidential memos that were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and dealt with various developments in Libya, including the Benghazi terrorist attack. The hacker has apparently sent four of the recent memos to congressional aides, politicians and journalists across the globe, the Smoking Gun reports.
It was over the weekend that the hacker reportedly distributed the memos, which were sent to Clinton by one of her longtime confidants and former White House aide, Sidney Blumenthal. His AOL email account was hacked last week. One memo, sent to Clinton on Sept. 12, was labeled “Confidential.”
The Smoking Gun has more details:
The hacker’s e-mails went to hundreds of recipients, though the distribution lists were dotted with addresses for aides to Senate and House members who are no longer in office. But many of the addresses to which the Blumenthal memos were sent are good (though it is unclear whether firstname.lastname@example.org is a solid address for the Republican mastermind).
Most of the e-mail recipients were sent four separate memos that were e-mailed to Clinton by Blumenthal during the past five months. Each memo dealt with assorted developments in Libya, including the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. One memo marked “Confidential” was sent to Clinton on September 12.
As TSG reported last week, after Blumenthal’s e-mail account was compromised, the hacker searched it for e-mails sent to Clinton, and further sorted the mail to segregate any attachment–like Word files–that were included in Blumenthal’s correspondence to Clinton. Many of these pilfered documents were memos to Clinton on foreign policy and intelligence matters.
In another stunning twist, the emails disseminated by “Guccifer” over the weekend appear to have been sent from the hacked AOL account of an unidentified Hollywood actor’s wife. The hacker has apparently has used similar tactics in the past to shield his or her identity.
What exactly is revealed in the confidential memos remains a mystery. The Smoking Gun did not divulge any of the information included in the correspondence, however, the site did provide a screengrab of one of the hacked emails:
Additionally, authorities don’t know where “Guccifer” is currently located. While several of the IP addresses associated with the hacker have reportedly been traced to the Russian Federation, it could be a dead end as hackers regularly hide their tracks using proxies, IP spoofing and various identity-concealing software.
The hacker “did show some familiarity with the Russian media in Saturday’s e-mail blast. While the majority of the journalists to whom he sent the Blumenthal memos are based in the U.S., ‘Guccifer’ also sent the documents (in a separate e-mail) to about two dozen reporters working for Russian outlets like Pravda, the Moscow Times, The St. Petersburg Times, and the RT news channel,” according to the Smoking Gun.
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Catapult, an agency dedicated to expanding the UK market for compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation, is expanding its regional reach.
The body, more formerly called Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, has announced to will launch new centres in Bristol, the North East and Scotland. The body says its expansion has been driven by the growth of 5G networks and the adoption of next-generation technologies such as AI and the Internet of Things.
The plans include a £2.5m Future Telecoms Hub at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, which will open later this year with test equipment to optimise the performance of telecoms hardware and to develop new and advanced devices.
The North East centre will be located at NETPark in Sedgefield, County Durham, and will focus on market adoption of new compound semiconductor-based technologies in telecoms, satellite communications and defence. CSA Scotland activity will be based at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology Innovation Centre in Glasgow.
“CSA Catapult’s purpose is to deliver long-term benefit to the UK economy and accelerate UK economic growth in industries where applying compound semiconductors creates a competitive advantage,” said Martin McHugh, Chief Executive Officer of CSA Catapult.
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There are a lot of intriguing betting options ahead of Thursday’s NBA draft if you’re willing to look past the first few picks.
We’ve known for months that French sensation Victor Wembanyama will be the first pick of the draft given his combination of height and exceptional skillset. And BetMGM knows we know who the Spurs are going to take. Wembanyama is -10000 to go No. 1 to San Antonio with the first pick. Those odds mean you need to bet $100 to win $1.
Brandon Miller is now the significant favorite to go at No. 2 to the Charlotte Hornets. The odds have see-sawed between Miller and Scoot Henderson at No. 2 for a few days but Miller appears to be the solid favorite a day before the draft. The former Alabama star is at -300 to go No. 2 while Henderson is at +175.
Henderson is the big favorite to go No. 3 at -300. The Portland Trail Blazers currently hold what looks to be the most intriguing pick of the draft. The Blazers could keep the pick and make a selection or use it as a trade asset to get back veteran help for star guard Damian Lillard in an attempt to make one final push with Lillard on the team.
No matter what Portland does, it will be a surprise if Henderson doesn’t go third if Miller is the second pick.
Things are largely unknown after the top three
The draft can get really interesting after the third pick. Houston currently holds the No. 4 pick and Yahoo Sports’ Krysten Peek has the Rockets selecting the G-League’s Amen Thompson. He’s the betting favorite to go No. 4 at -225 with Cam Whitmore at +325 and Thompson’s twin brother Ausar at +600.
There’s no real favorite at No. 5. The Detroit Pistons fell out of the top four in the draft lottery and could go in various directions to supplement Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey and its current collection of highly-drafted big men. Peek has the Pistons taking Villanova’s Whitmore with the pick and he’s the co-favorite with Houston’s Jarace Walker at +175.
From there, just one other player has odds better than +200 at a top-10 draft spot. That’s Anthony Black at No. 8. The Arkansas guard is +140 to go No. 8 to the Washington Wizards as Washington looks for long-term backcourt help following its trade of Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns.
Here are the favorites for each of the top 10 picks in Thursday night’s draft along with Peek’s latest projections.
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The video below is not what normally comes from Bill Maher’s show. It’s an enlightening look at how dangerous and destructive schools have become. Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly appeared on Bill Maher’s HBO show on Friday night, where she discussed the agenda at “hard-left” schools in New York City.
Maher brought up what Megyn Kelly had previously discussed during her podcast last November. He wanted to discuss why Kelly and her husband pulled their three children out of school in NYC.
The description of what Kelly’s children experienced was even shocking to leftist Maher.
Kelly explained that her eight-year-old son was troubled by a class he was subjected to in third grade. She described a ‘three-week trans-education experiment’ She and her husband felt ‘It was more about trying to convince them…come on over.’
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Valpak Adds more than Six Million Homes to Circulation
Leader in Local Print and Digital Coupons Continues Expansion Into New Markets
March 13, 2013 // Franchising.com // LARGO, Fla. – Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, announced today that its unique business model and continued investment in emerging technologies has launched another year of exponential growth for the brand. In the first quarter of 2013, the company has signed franchise agreements with new partners in Boston, Mass.; Lubbock, Texas; Shenandoah Valley, Va.; Du Bois, Pa; and Southwestern Ontario in Canada, as well as announced expansion with existing franchisees in Canada that will add another 3.5 million new homes to circulation by April 2013. It's a continuation of the impressive growth the company saw last year, signing 17 new franchise agreements, and opening up six new markets that increased circulation of the Blue Envelope® by three million houses.
"Valpak's success in expanding to new markets and new homes means that we are helping to fulfill the business dreams of our franchise owners, as well as the small business owners in the communities we serve,” said Todd Leiser, Valpak’s director of franchise sales. “We look forward to continued advancements in our suite of digital and direct mail advertising products to bring meaningful business solutions to our customers and franchise partners."
Valpak is continuing its aggressive growth plan to increase its presence throughout North America, and is seeking qualified franchisees for additional territories including New Orleans, La.; Macon, Ga.; Portland, Maine; Little Rock, Ark.; and El Paso, Texas.
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Since its launch in 1968, The Blue Envelope has been broadly recognized and trusted, which has contributed significantly to Valpak’s current success. Valpak’s state-of-the-art, 470,000-square-foot manufacturing center in St. Petersburg, Fla., makes it possible for the company to mail to more than 500 million homes in North America. Valpak is also backed by experienced leadership with Cox Enterprises, one of the largest media companies in North America, which acquired the brand in 1991. Recently, Cox Target Media also acquired Savings.com, a leading online source for savings and personalized deals. Working together, Valpak and Savings.com will offer consumers a more extensive selection of offers and rewarding shopping experience as content is shared across platforms.
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We took a jaunt down Interstate 5 to Reign Training Center, visiting Mark Muñoz training for his bout with Chris Leben next week. I shot mostly video, and that you’ll see next week, but for now I’ll share the few stills I managed to take while zoning out and being a bad cameraperson.
For that group shot, I know not everyone is looking the same way. There were two or three cameras going at a time, just a fun little moment. It’s neat to see Brendan Schaub standing back there after a day training with and around Fabricio Werdum. Fabricio organized the photo as well! He spent a couple of minutes arranging everyone into a pleasing configuration.
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During an interview with NBC yesterday, the ‘The X Factor’ judge said: “Listen, if I can get him out at 10 to come and work for me then I would.”
Cowell left school aged 16 with GCE O Levels in English Language and Literature and Sociology, and strongly believes that skipping further education is one of the biggest reasons behind his successful career.
”I was better off out of school than I was in,” the 59-year-old continued. “But I didn’t have that major stress about homework, because I would just throw it away. A healthy, happy kid is more important than an over-educated, stressed kid.”
Not one to shy away from controversy, he also added that he doesn’t believe in homework.
“I saw a documentary recently where apparently the most academic kids in the world now are from Finland,” he added. “The reason is they stopped homework and the education minister said there is way too much stress on kids. They have to be kids, they have to enjoy themselves and enjoy school.”
Cowell’s comments soon sparked a debate on Twitter with a number of social media users praising the father-of-one for his views.
“I agree with the sentiment that a happy and healthy kid is better than a well-educated, stressed kid,” one wrote.
Another agreed, adding [sic]: “School isn’t the right place for all children because ‘one size fits all schooling’ is wrong... square pegs round holes.”
I think @SimonCowell is getting way too much grief regarding his comments on schooling. I agree with the sentiment that a happy and healthy kid is better than a well-educated stressed kid. I’m sure he was exaggurating about pulling him out of school at 10 yrs old! #teamsimon
— Mia Scott (@miajscott) May 29, 2019
@SimonCowell I ❤ your honesty.
School isn’t the right place for all children because ‘one size fits all schooling’ is wrong ... square pegs round holes.
Children are not fulfilling their potential - schools try to mould them into something they’re not.
Me? Teachers pet!
— Nuttiest Nut in the Nuthouse (@NNuthouse) May 29, 2019
Your thoughts? @SimonCowell's comments on #education. I get some of what he says. I left school at 16, got my academic quals later in life when I was driven. There is a huge #stress for kids today to be #academic. #apprenticeships and work exp suits other more #ukedchat #dyslexia
— Georgina Smith (@DysCodeBreakers) May 29, 2019
While others highlighted that school is a safe place for a number of children who come from families who would struggle to provide safety and structure during the week.
“Undermining the depth of classroom education and school work is an uninspiring lecture by BGT boss Simon Cowell for children from working class families who rely on the school structure for meals, friendship, and the social connections they build on later in life,” one wrote.
Undermining the depth of classroom education and school work is an uninspiring lecture by BGT boss Simon cowell for children from working class families who rely on the school structure for meals, friendship, and the social connections they build on later in life.#Withdrawal @10?
— Henry (@harryhal25) May 29, 2019
Simon Cowell's child has Simon Cowell money he can leave school makes no difference.
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In light of Cowell’s divisive comments, Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Committee, said: "It’s really important that someone like him sets a good example. Many children from lower incomes and disadvantaged backgrounds depend on school.”
“The school is the place that gives them some comfort, support, friendships and, even meals,” he continued. “Not everyone can be like Simon Cowell. I think he’s got to be very careful to not encourage kids the wrong way.”
But it’s not the first time the music executive has spoken out about his views on education.
Back in November 2016, he told BBC Radio 2: “I don’t understand why you would want to torture someone to be somewhere they don’t want to be but actually want to go out into the real world and make a living.”
Despite his desire to bring Eric out of school early, Cowell has claimed that he will “100% encourage him” to finish aged 16.
In England, children are permitted to stay in school until the last Friday of June if they will turn 16 by the end of the summer holidays.
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Thanks to a request from the NFL to expedite the hearing of the case, that decision could come down as early as the first week of November. It's still anyone's guess, however, as to what that decision will be, leaving open the possibility that a settlement for both sides can be worked out before any definitive ruling. Given the way things stand in the case, both Elliott and the NFL could benefit greatly from a negotiated peace.
Both sides have something significant to lose if the case goes the distance, according to Daniel Wallach, a Florida-based gaming and sports attorney. The league, were it to lose the case, risks compromising the disciplinary process for which Commissioner Roger Goodell fought so hard in 2007 after a series of incidents involving Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam Jones. A loss also could compromise the league's 2014 anti-domestic violence policy, adopted after video emerged of then-Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his fiancee in Atlantic City elevator.
One far reaching consequence of losing in court is that the league may require live testimony from accusers during arbitration proceedings.
"What could potentially be a far-reaching consequence of losing in court is that the league may require live testimony [from accusers] during an arbitration proceeding," Wallach says. "The league is proceeding on the premise that it can conduct its own internal interviews with the accusing witness but not have to produce her during an arbitration proceeding. If Elliott succeeds here, all future domestic violence victims that cooperate with league investigators, while they may not be required to testify during an arbitration hearing because they're beyond subpoena power of the NFL or the arbitrator, their failure to testify could undermine the NFL's chances of succeeding [in an appeal]."
A settlement would benefit Elliott and his team, Wallach says, because it could allow him to miss fewer games than he would otherwise. It would also score a key incremental victory for the NFL Players Association as it fights a disciplinary process it believes to be unfair.
"Even if [Elliott] were to win the federal court lawsuit, the remedy is another [league arbitration hearing]," Wallach says. "Now that he has the maximum leverage that he may ever have in this case, right now could be the best possible time to strike a settlement where he could shave games off of his suspension."
In August, when Goodell issued the suspension, it was almost a foregone conclusion that Elliott would serve the suspension, thanks to the broad disciplinary powers afforded the commissioner. Elliott appealed his suspension, but it was rubber-stamped by former NFL executive Harold Henderson, Goodell's chosen arbiter. During Elliott's appeal hearing, however, Henderson made several key errors that opened the door for Elliott's federal court fight.
Chief among those errors was Henderson's decision to neither require Thompson to testify during the appeal hearing nor hand over notes from previous interviews with Thompson to Elliott's attorneys. In doing so, two federal judges have written, Henderson likely denied Elliott a "fundamentally fair" appeal.
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant III initially granted Elliott a preliminary injunction that would've guaranteed his right to play as long as his legal fight went on. Mazzant's decision was vacated by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals not because of the merits of the case but because Elliott filed his lawsuit before Henderson issued his final arbitration decision for the league.
Last week, after the case was transferred to the New York court in which the NFL filed a suit to confirm Elliott's suspension as soon as Henderson's ruling came, U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty granted a temporary restraining order. In his ruling, Crotty also cited Henderson's actions as potentially being fundamentally unfair, but he left the task of making a further-reaching decision to U.S. District Judge Katherine Failla, who's assigned to the the case but is on vacation.
Wallach says that Elliott and his team could present a settlement as a way to preserve the judge's opinions about the unfairness of the process, rather than an admission that Elliott assaulted Thompson.
"It could be sold this way. ... Elliott and the players' union could say that by settling now, the union will at least have the benefit of these federal court rulings, which could benefit all of its constituent players in future cases. The risk that Elliott and the NFLPA run by dragging this out to an appeal where they night lose at the 2nd Circuit [which oversees New York federal courts] is that they will undo all of those lower court opinions."

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Whatever the quality of audio components used, the sound quality actually reaching the users ears from an in-ear system can vary greatly from one person to the next, simply because we all have different shaped ears. All frequencies are affected, in different ways, by the way an earpiece fits inside the ear; bass frequencies are subjectively amplified by direct contact whereas high frequencies tend to be muffled - try wiggling a standard pair of iPod earphones around to experience this.
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Over the years, Cinelli has addressed trends within the cycling industry and their latest is the King Zydeco frameset, an update to the original Zydeco which was launched a decade ago. A lot has changed in ten years. Back then ‘cross bikes were “gravel” bikes and disc brakes on drop bar bikes were still working out all the kinks.
The King Zydeco has tire clearance on-par with other offerings in the field. The frameset’s double dropped chainstays allow for a 700 x 40mm or 27.5 x 2.1″ tire.
There’s also a double rake feature, thanks to the Columbus Futura fork and with a claimed frame+fork weight coming in around 1550 grams, the Zydeco is designed to be a race-ready machine. With all these features, you can build this up to suit your specific needs. The above photo of the complete bike is only for reference. ;-) Check out more at Cinelli’s USA website.
-Headset: IS 42 / 28.6 | IS 52/40
-Seat Post: 27.2mm
-Seat Clamp: 31,8mm
-BB Shell: BB386EVO 86.5mm
-F/Derailleur: Clamp 31,8mm
-Cable Routing: Internal – Di2/EPS Compatible
-Tire Clearance: up to 700x42C / 27.5×2.1 Inches
-Fork: COLUMBUS Futura CROSS 1-1/8″ – 1-1/2″ Tapered Carbon Monocoque
-Weight: Frame 1000g (size M) – Fork 550g
-Brake: Flat mount disc brake, rotor size up to 160mm
-Dropouts St: Rear TA 12x142mm, Front TA 12x100mm
-Frame Kit: Extra Hanger / Di2/EPS cable inserts / Front & Rear skewer


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After we enjoyed last menu’s Meatloaf Parmesan so much, I decided to attempt another twist on meatloaf. This time my inspiration was a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Like the Meatloaf Parmesan, it was a hit!
Philly Cheesesteak Meatloaf is officially our new favorite meatloaf in our house. We’ve been on an everything Philly Cheesesteak kick through the summer and this meatloaf is just replacing our previous favorites.
We have a go-to meatloaf recipe we’ve used for years and a bacon cheeseburger meatloaf (this is coming in the fall). This recipe is 100% better than that one and I LOVE that one. So take that recommendation as seriously as you want.
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 lb. ground meat
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- Several dashes salt and pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 6 slices provolone cheese
HOW TO MAKE:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a skillet, sauté the onion and pepper in the oil until tender. Combine these veggies with the remaining ingredients except the cheese in a bowl. Place half of this mixture into a greased loaf pan and top with 3 of the slices of provolone cheese. Repeat so you have two meat-cheese layers.
Bake for 45 minutes (the internal temperature of the meat should reach 165°F). Allow the meatloaf to sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Yield: 4-5 servings.


Locomotion by Ann Bridges. Nickel Plate Road no. 765 is a steam locomotive built for the Nickel Plate Road in 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works. Classified as an "S-2" Berkshire-type steam locomotive, the locomotive is based on a 2-8-4 .wheel arrangement. It operated freight and passenger trains until retirement in 1958. Taken in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
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I’m a physio – we’ve all been wiping our bums wrong – here’s how you should be doing it | The Sun
WHEN it comes to going to the loo, we all have our own little rituals.
Perhaps you take a newspaper in for the event, or even press play on your favourite podcast.
While you might think you've nailed toilet time, one expert has now warned that your wiping technique might not be up to scratch.
Pelvic floor therapist George said if you wipe your behind more than three times after a number two, then you could actually be doing more harm than good.
Posting to Bien Aus, a pelvic floor wellness brand, the expert said that this was actually referred to as faecal smearing.
She explained in the TikTok video: "This is when too much faecal matter stays at the entrance of the anus after you’ve finished a poo."
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When this happens, the guru said that this could be a sign of issues such as a weak pelvic floor, a lack of fibre in your diet, an anal sphincter injury or haemorrhoids.
So how should you wipe your bum?
When it comes to wiping down below, the NHS says you should always wipe front to back.
This is to make sure none of the poo gets into your genitals and causes a nasty infection.
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George added that you shouldn't be constantly wiping to get clean after having a poo.
If you're still finding you're not clean though after wiping, she revealed a hack for that.
George said a technique you can use to reduce how many times you need to wipe is squeezing your pelvic floor in a waterfall formation.
This means that you start out by squeezing your anus at 20 per cent, progressing to 50, 80 and then 100 per cent.
The expert added: "This can help close off the anus sphincter which is why you’re having little bits of stool still hanging around the entrance – it’s normally through weakness through that external sphincter."
For some people, she said stool consistency will also play a role.
In order to help the poo ease out naturally, she said you should also include more water, fruit and vegetables to your diet.
If these things don't help, then she said you should visit your GP and get the issues checked out.
Other experts previously revealed that you may have been pooing wrong.
Stephanie Taylor, health and wellbeing expert said plonking ourselves on the loo in a seated position can actually prevent our bodies from getting rid of poo – instead, we should find a way to squat.
"That's because our muscles around our rectum control whether our bodies are in continence or elimination mode (whether we poo or not).
"When sitting down, the anorectal angle (the angle of your anal canal, which releases waste) is kinked, and the puborectalis muscle (the muscle that contracts around the rectum) chokes the rectum, keeping faeces inside," she said.
That kink can restrict your bowels, leaving you straining in an attempt to empty them.
When it comes to going for a number two, plenty of people aren’t really sure what’s normal.
Depending on your diet, age, and activity, regularity can mean anything from three bowel movements a day to three each week.
Keeping an eye on what's 'normal' for you though is crucial, as is being aware of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer.
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If you are worried about your bowel movements or think something is wrong then you should see your GP.
In the event of an emergency, always call 999 or visit your nearest A&E.
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This implementation allows simulation of radial strip detectors with trapezoidal sensors by introducing a new class of detector models called the
A radial strip detector is defined using four parameters for each given strip row:
The local coordinate center is placed in the sensor focal point (center of the arcs that form the sensor edges), its position is calculated automatically based on the parameters above. The wrapper of the sensor is trapezoidal (G4Trd object).
Two examples are included:
radial_strip : Simple simulation of the ATLAS ITk R0 end-cap detector with an electron beam and cross-talk effect via the
atlas_itk_petal : Simulation of the ATLAS ITk petal structure with 18 end-cap modules of all available types (R0-R5).


“A Bridge Over You,” a charity single by the NHS Choir, has toppled Justin Bieber to secure the U.K.’s Official Christmas Number 1 for 2015.
The amateur stars beat the global pop sensation after the closest festive battle since 2009, with the Official Charts Company noting that the likely winner was switching sides during the days before the announcement. The final result has just been revealed – unusually, on a Christmas Day itself.
The charity and health campaign on social media was enormous for “A Bridge Over You” - an arrangement of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and Coldplay’s “Fix You.” The song was originally released in 2013 with the choir formed by Gareth Malone as part of the 65th anniversary celebrations of the NHS, Britain’s state-supported and much-loved health service.
Amid controversy over funding – with David Cameron’s Conservative government pledging more money and campaigners talking of savage cuts to services, junior doctor Harriet Nerva launched a
Christmas Number 1 singles around the world have long been the domain of unusual tracks, whether they are festive, novelties, philanthropic or protest-based. The tradition is particularly strong in the U.K., with other social-media campaigns helping to ensure that holiday chart-toppers are among the best-selling singles of the year.
Sales and streams of songs between midnight on Friday, December 18 and midnight on Thursday, December 24 counted towards the 2015 Official Christmas Singles Chart.
The Choir had a late boost, finishing the race nearly 31,000 copies ahead. They had combined chart sales of more than 127,000 copies, versus Bieber’s 97,000.
The choristers started the week with a lead of 5,000 sales. As the Official Charts Company put out daily releases – no doubt boosting sales – the lead narrowed after 48 hours to about 2,000 copies. By Monday the tide had turned in favour of Canadian pop star and his lead extended to 7,000 copies by Tuesday.
The choir’s appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show led to the contenders just 600 copies apart – and then on Wednesday afternoon Bieber tweeted his support to his rivals.
Their campaign highlights the hard work of doctors, nurses, midwives, ambulance crews and many others in the NHS, with proceeds to be donated to a selection of charities including Carers UK and mental health charity Mind.
Bieber tweeted, “for one week it’s ok not to be #1. Let's do the right thing & help them win. It’s Christmas. @Choir_NHS good luck http://www.nhsno1.com/download.”
It was the closest battle since Rage Against The Machine’s victory over The X Factor’s Joe McElderry in 2009.
The choir put out a joint official statement: “It’s a brilliant celebration for the NHS across the country, so well done and thank you everyone for downloading and streaming. A massive cheer for the NHS, thank you!”
Bieber still has three positions in the Official Chart Top 5 with “Love Yourself” (2), “Sorry” (3) and “What Do You Mean” (5).
Unsigned grime act Stormzy is at Number 9, following his #ShutUpForXmasNo1 social media campaign, and beating X Factor winner, Louisa Johnson, who is in 12th place with “Forever Young.”
Meanwhile, with 25 now the fastest 2 million-selling album in the U.K., Adele holds the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart for a fifth week running, with sales in the final shopping week before Christmas of almost 450,000 copies.
Elvis Presley’s If I Can Dream had a further 173,000 copies snapped up this week to stay at Number 2 in the album list. This was followed by Justin Bieber’s Purpose, Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams and Jess Glynne’s I Cry When I Laugh.


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Implantable defibrillator results may vary for women, as do many heart factors
Just because implantable defibrillators have been found to prevent sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients in general doesn't mean they reduce mortality in female patients specifically. In fact, they don't appear to do so at all.
Such is the conclusion of a study published Monday in Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Providence Hospital Heart Institute and Medical Center in Michigan analyzed the results of five studies and found the devices yielded little real impact on overall deaths in women with heart failure.
That doesn't necessarily mean female patients should not use defibrillators. As cardiologist Dr. Bruce Wilkoff of Cleveland Clinic notes in a Bloomberg News story: “I don’t think it means we shouldn’t treat women. Maybe they weren’t being treated adequately for other difficulties.”
The blog CardioBrief, also cited in Monday's post on the nation's abominable showing when it comes to heart-disease risk factors, continues in this vein, stressing that the findings don't condemn defibrillators.
It quotes Dr. Richard Fogoros as saying: "ICDs prevent sudden arrhythmic death equally well in men and women. So it is not appropriate to conclude that ICDs do not “work” in women, but rather, that the relative risk of arrhythmic may be different in women. It is entirely possible, and even likely, that appropriately selecting which women with heart failure ought to receive ICDs (i.e., determining which individuals have a relatively high risk of sudden arrhythmic death) would be a different process than for men."
Ultimately, the research -- and the comments -- reiterate the fact that we should be careful with our assumptions. Broadly extrapolating results of studies done in men to women, perhaps especially when it comes to heart disease, is risky.
As the authors of the report write (here's the abstract): "Most clinical trials have been heavily weighted toward men; therefore, generalization of the results to women remains questionable. The best answer to this problem would be to perform a clinical trial that specifically targets women with heart failure to test the hypothesis of whether ICD implantation reduces their overall mortality rate."
-- Tami Dennis
Photo: An angiogram shows details of a healthy heart -- but male or female? It matters.


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Sunflower County officials have confirmed a Friday morning death in the county is likely related to COVID-19.
A special call meeting conducted by Sunflower County Emergency Management Director Denny Evans was held in the supervisors' conference room at the Sunflower County Courthouse on Friday evening, where a few details surrounding the death were revealed, along with other pertinent information related to the pandemic.
The E-T joined the meeting via telephone.
In the session with county health care officials and representatives from some of the county's municipalities, Evans mentioned an earlier conference call with Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials and updated the group with regard to the coronavirus outbreak in the state and in Sunflower County.
Evans confirmed that as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, the state now has 579 positive cases of the COVID-19 with eight confirmed deaths across the state.
He said that Sunflower County has five active cases and Coroner Heather Burton confirmed that the county has experienced its first death related to COVID-19, which happened around 3 a.m. Friday morning.
She only identified the victim as a 75-year-old with underlying health issues. Burton said the Mississippi State Department of Health was contacted immediately and that they would be contacting the family about self-quarantining.
A South Sunflower County Hospital representative present at the meeting said only one confirmed positive case has been identified in the Indianola facility.
Evans said he did not have any information on the number of confirmed positive cases at Ruleville's North Sunflower Medical Center facility.
Evans began his presentation by stating that an expected large shipment of medical personal protective equipment ordered from China by the state department of health and MEMA for medical personnel is not coming.
"We've run into a snag on that. The Chinese government seized it," he said.
He said the agencies are going to regroup and see if they can get the supplies from other areas. In the meantime, the Strategic National Stockpile is going to ship out all they have to the states, Mississippi's allotment could be less than impressive, according to Evans.
He said MEMA and the MDHS has received over 5,000 requests for resources so far.
"The resources that the state department of health has are going to the facilities that have the active COVID-19 patients, the ones that have tested positive. That's who's going to get those medical PPE's and everything first," said Evans.
However, he encouraged the local healthcare facilities to continue to make their requests to him in spite of that and not to accept it as if they are not going to get anything.
He also shared an online resource for those in the health care field that shows how to optimize their medical personal protective equipment during a shortage.
Although there was no official confirmation, Evans indicated that the Dollar General Distribution Center in Indianola has been temporarily shut down to disinfect the center because a vendor came into the facility earlier who tested positive for Covid-19.
District 1 Supervisor Glenn Donald queried Evans about a comprehensive plan to house patients in the unhopeful event that the hospital facilities become overrun and Evan said he would get with Hospital personnel to see what their plans are and work something out if necessary.

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text: Research shows, conversely, a “dad bonus;” fathers’ pay tends to increase after they have children. This latter phenomenon may be due to employers perceiving fathers as committed and stable men. Mothers, on the other hand, are more likely to be perceived as distracted and less committed to their work. Longitudinal research in the United States shows that this bias is most costly to low-resource parents. While low-income women suffer from the greatest pay cuts after having children, men who have high incomes receive the biggest pay increases after having children.

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Table 9.10 - Near-end cross-talk (NEXT) loss for catedories 3,4 & 5 data cables,
Attenuation is the loss in the data cables and is measured in decibels (dB). The measurements taken for Table 9.10 are made at 16 MHz with a cable temperature of 20oC. The temperature coefficient of resistance indicates that copper cables increase in resistance as the temperature rises. The last column of the Table shows the percentage rise per oC above 20oC.
Table 9.11 - Attenuation values for some data cables at 20oC, measured at 16 MHz
The percentage loss from input to output for a range of losses in decibels is given in Table 9.13
from The Electricians Guide Fifth Edition
by John Whitfield
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On 5 September, a group of 40 students and teachers watched the original Cantonese opera performance "Doctor Zhang Ji" at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The performance of the actors’ singling and martial arts performances were very impressive. The theme of respecting life and environmental protection against epidemics was very clear and prominent, and our S.5 students, who were first-time Cantonese opera watchers, benefited a lot from the performance. They were also inspired by Zhang Ji's "Treatise on Typhoid and Cold Diseases" to explore the history of epidemics at different times.
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An undesirable coil condition in which the material appears dished. It can be caused in the cold rolling process if too much pressure is placed on the center of the strip, overstretching and lengthening the center of the material. If the material is rolled, the bumps simply transfer to the other side or pop in and out like an oil can.
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Economic reality and the skilled-worker issue - by Dan Davis The only thing missing from the skilled worker shortage were rising wages for skilled workers that were apparently in demand. Could that be changing?
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The boogeyman, the devil's eye...what will I be scared of in this installment of my fear series? Could it be the fear of making a speech, of holding your first girlfriend's hand, of having to take that hand in a spotlight dance or even dance at all, the fear of getting beat up by the school bully, or maybe a more adult fear like missing a mortgage payment, the kids getting hurt, of gaining back all the weight you lost, or the fear that I won't be able to come up with anything worth reading in this post - now that's a fear you should take to heart kind reader. Be very afraid.
I'll start with frogs. I'm not scared of them. Maybe if I was somewhere near the Amazon and I came across some day-glo hued hippity hopper clinging to a tree my heart might skip a beat, but I don't forsee that happening anytime soon. But there was a night long ago when I lived in a two story farm home on Manson Pike when the frogs came for in the night. I was upstairs in my bedroom getting ready to go to sleep. I kept the light on all night, but not because I was scared of the dark. It was because I typically fell asleep reading a book.
This night was like any other one. I had the covers pulled up, a book in my hand, and my transistor radio tuned to WLAC-AM listening to the Top 40 of the day. Then I heard a sound. I turned the radio off to be sure it didn't come from it. I heard the sound again. It was a low, gutteral, groaning type of sound. It was a bit unnerving to me so I got out of bed to see if I could locate it. I peered out of my window and saw nothing but shadows of the night and then the noise came again. This time it was louder and it seemed to come from my toy box which was beneath the very window I was peering out of.
I didn't waste any more time. I ran downstairs where my father was watching television, probably a sitcom I wasn't allowed to view like Soap, and I told him that something was in my room. He came upstairs and by the time he got to my room where he could hear the groaning sound he began to chuckle. "There's nothing in your toy box," he said. But I didn't believe him. I made him thow the lid open expecting to see some loathsome creature from hell charge out at us, grab our ankles, pull us back into the toy box, and then the lid would shut with a satisfying clunk and that would be the end of us both.
There were only toys in the box. So what was making the sound? "Frogs," answered my father. The abstract fear of the unknown was made concrete and I felt like a 5th grade chump. I was scared of freaking frogs. Maybe that explains my future poor performance at the game of Frogger. Maybe that incident is what led me to take such glee in dissecting frogs in the 7th grade, and then spread fear on the school bus ride home when I put the dissected amphibian in some girl’s hair. There’s nothing abstract about that.
Let’s forget about frogs and talk Bigfoot. Like many young kids of the Seventies I was first exposed to Bigfoot via The Six Million Dollar Man show. I saw the episode and enjoyed it as usual. The trouble started when I went to sleep that night. I dreamed about Bigfoot. He was hanging out on the front stoop of our little house at 405 Lynn Street in the ‘boro. He started scratching at the door wanting in and I freaked out. I woke up, ran into my parents’ bedroom and I wouldn’t return to my room that night. I was a 9 year old scaredy cat.
The Bigfoot appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man was well received that he even got a cameo on Bill Cosby’s variety show. I tried to watch it to get over my fear, but as soon as he strode across the stage I panicked and fled from the living room. It was silly. I knew that Bigfoot was just Andre The Giant in make up, but something irrational had been touched in my soul. So I set about conquering my fears.
I became a Bigfoot nut. I checked out every book I could find on Sasquatch. If a National Enquirer headline boldly proclaimed that Bigfoot has been spotted I bought it. I started watching anything on television that had to do with the monster. I might have been terrified by the Patterson film of the purported Bigfoot striding around in Washington, but I sucked it up and soon my fear was gone. So, like with the frogs I then spread the Bigfoot fear to another one a few years later.
My family had moved out into the country again when I was a sophomore in high school. My mother’s best friend came to visit us with her son who was 4 years younger than me. He was really into horror and science fiction films. So I told him we had a family of Bigfoot, or would that be Bigfeet, on the property. I told him they would roar at night and climb the trees. You could even see them shaking the treetops. I barely noticed how nervous my talk had made him. Years later he told me he had not been able to sleep that night. That was funny enough, but then he asked me, “You were just putting me on, right?” Oh, to be gullible and young again...now that would truly be scary.