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Neighbours thrilled as schoolboy decides to learn the trumpet

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Neighbours thrilled as schoolboy decides to learn the trumpet

Residents in a Suffolk street were celebrating today after little Barnaby Fisher, ten, announced he was going to take up the trumpet.

Neighbours in Little Brimmer Road, Ipswich, can’t wait to hear how young Barnaby gets on.

Steve Walshe, who lives next door, said: “This is excellent news. Youngsters playing a musical instrument – what’s not to like?

“I have to say the trumpet will sound splendid at all hours of the day.

“It will be interesting listening to him trying to get a note. Within a few months, who knows, he might string a few together to make something resembling a tune.

“I expect my cat will leave home. But that’s a small price to pay for blossoming musical talent.”

Proud mum Lorraine Fisher, 34, said she can’t wait for Barnaby to start practising at home.

“He is going to be so good,” she squealed. “And then he can take his trumpet on holiday to Aldeburgh and everyone there will love listening to him, wishing their own children were so clever.”

Suffolk Gazette music critic Peter Grimes said it was unlikely that Barnaby would turn out to be the next Louis Armstrong.

“But I’m sure everyone will be urging him to play as much as he can at home to give him every chance of success.”

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How to install floor insulation

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How to install floor insulation
Floor insulation

High heating and cooling costs in your building may lead to various problems. Several ways are available to reduce the heat loss that will help gain more benefits.

Insulation is a technique that works well for your building to regulate the temperature. About 15% of heat loss happens in your building through floors. The floor insulation offers the best solutions for reducing heat with high-quality materials. You can retrofit your floors with a variety of insulation materials which help to get better results.

What is floor insulation?

Insulating floors enable you to maximize the energy efficiency of your home. It involves using the right type of insulating materials beneath the floorboards. This, in turn, gives ways to lower the heat that goes through the floor into the ground. Moreover, it allows you to fill the gaps between skirting boards and the floor.

Select the right insulation

As a building owner, you should select the right insulation technique for meeting the essential needs. You should know how to install floor insulation from different sources which pave ways to gain more ideas. You can select either bulk insulation or reflective foil insulation are that suits your project.

Ways to insulate your floor

Do you want to learn how to lay floor insulation in your building? Then, you can follow the below steps.

  • Draught-proof your floor first to fill the gaps between the floors and skirt boards
  • Consider adding an insulating layer under your carpet
  • Install underfloor ducts for heating systems

If you want to insulate your floors, then consult with a reputed company to help you plan a project according to your needs.

ABBA reunion disappointing, according to exclusive leaked footage

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ABBA reunion disappointing, according to exclusive leaked footage
ABBA star Agnetha in rehearsals footage uncovered by the Suffolk Gazette

Fans of Swedish pop legends ABBA are set to be disappointed by the band’s reunion, a shocking Suffolk Gazette investigation has revealed.

This newspaper has uncovered secret rehearsal footage featuring the gorgeous blonde girl in the band.

And the film reveals time has not been kind to Agnetha Faltskog, 71.

She is seen struggling to remember her dance moves to the band’s iconic track, Dancing Queen.

New Abba song leaked

Suffolk Gazette pop expert Lorraine Fisher, 34, said: “There is much anticipation about a planned reunion of ABBA, with five new tracks expected next month.

“But our leaked footage suggests fans of the super group may prefer to live off the memories of how the band once was.”

ABBA enjoyed blockbuster worldwide hits, including The Winner Takes it All, Waterloo, Take a Chance on Me, and SOS.

But they have released no new material for 39 years.

Now, their website is teasing a project called ABBA Voyage – fans expect a possible new album and maybe live appearances.

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Who are the outside picks for the St. Leger?

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Who are the outside picks for the St. Leger?

The St Leger is fast approaching, as the British Classic season comes to a close. The final Classic of the season in Britain is to take place on September 11th, at Doncaster, as the best three-year-olds compete for the oldest classic prize in the world.

The betting markets are already dominated by some of the biggest stars of the season, with Hurricane Lane and Derby winner Adayar among the leading chances. But, could there potentially be some value in the market with some bigger priced selections?

Wordsworth

Aidan O’Brien is surprisingly one of the leading trainers at the St Leger, as he has won this race on six previous occasions. However, it has been three years since his last success in the Classic, as his 2018 win with Kew Gardens remains his most recent.

One horse that he would have certainly had high hopes for this season would have been Wordsworth, but to this point, he has been slightly disappointing. His season started with a success at The Curragh, but that remains the only win that he has picked up this season.

He finished second in the G2 Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot in June, while he was also the runner-up in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Wordsworth was also third in the G1 Irish Derby, behind both Lone Eagle and Hurricane Lane.

However, his most disappointing run came in the recent Irish St Leger Trial Stakes at The Curragh where he was favourite but finished in fifth. Regardless, he still has the ability and should be a leading contender.

Save A Forest

Save A Forest was a horse that many were heralding as a potential dark horse three-year-old that could go under the radar this season. However, she could yet have her eyes on the biggest prize of all this season after a string of fairly impressive showings.

She was fourth in the Epsom Oaks back in June, despite being set off at a huge price of 40/1. It is likely that she will be a similar price once again if connections opt for the St Leger, but she could come into the big Classic with a win under her belt if she heads straight there from Newmarket.

Save A Forest was very impressive on her last start at Newmarket, as she won by half a length from Sayyida in the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes. She is hard to rule out, and could be a contender to give Roger Varian a second St Leger victory.

Yesyes

This Ralph Beckett-trained three-year-old filly has been one of the big market movers for the St Leger over recent weeks, as she has been cut from 40/1 to 25/1.

She tasted defeat for the first time in the race that was won by Save A Forest at Newmarket in late July, but she has still won three times this calendar year. She started her career with an emphatic two and a quarter length victory at Haydock, before that was followed up with another impressive showing at Lingfield in the middle of July.

Yesyes’s price for the St Leger increased after defeat at Newmarket, but she showed just how talented she is when returning with a victory at Chester in the listed Stella Artois Chester Stakes on August 21st.

On that occasion, she beat Dancing King by the narrowest of margins, as she stayed on strongly under the threat of the eventual runner-up. She may not be the most obvious St Leger winner, but she has proven so far this season that she has all the class to at least lay down a challenge.

There you have it, some interesting picks for St. Legers. You can bet on the event on TwinSpires.com, along with other horse racing events, happening in other places in the world.

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New world crisis as McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes

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New world crisis as McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes

Just how much more are we expected to take?

First (and still), the COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands and turned our lives upside down.

Then, we have the ongoing Afghanistan disaster, where real heroes are currently going above and beyond to get people out of Kabul in one piece. Oh, and there are terrible climate events ongoing around the globe.

But now, it’s the end of days.

Twitter is losing its mind because McDonald’s restaurants have run out of milkshakes.

Professor of Common Sense at Suffolk University, Dr Lorraine Fisher, 34, said: “You couldn’t make it up.

“The Twitterati are trying to make rather pathetic political capital out of something as irrelevant as a shortage of McDonald’s milkshakes.

“Perhaps the fact that there are no supplies should be celebrated instead?

“It means all self-indulgent crybabies might not put on so much weight and will stave off diabetes for another six months.”

Eat free biscuits and other things you do in the first ten minutes in a hotel room

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Eat free biscuits and other things you do in the first ten minutes in a hotel room
Hotel room

It’s an exciting time, arriving at a new destination with places to see and things to do. But first, there’s the hotel room to explore.

Here are the things you will undoubtedly do within ten minutes of checking into your hotel room.

Sit down heavily on the bed

Because you are tired, and as you want to test the bounciness of your bed for the night, you sit down on the bed as hard as you can. Once in the sitting position, you bounce up and down a few times more, making a mental note of how comfortable it must be to sleep in.

Open the mini bar

No matter what time of day you check in to your room, you open the minibar because you are instantly overcome with thirst.

However, once you see the prices for a bottle of mineral water, you close the door again.

Put the kettle on

Still thirsty, you will fill up the kettle, struggling to fit it under the awkward shape of the bathroom tap.

Once you have accomplished this feat, you will make a rank cup of tea using the annoying tea bags on a string and strange little plastic cartons of milk.

Consume the free biscuits

Those rather tired-looking packets of cookies or caramelised biscuits have been sitting on a plate by the kettle for years. But you will eat them within five minutes.

Brits love a freebie. And even though the hotel room costs £200 a night, you think these free snacks are the bargain of the year.

Turn on the TV

Even though you hardly ever watch TV at home, and that you are in an exciting new destination, you really must first turn on the hotel room TV to see what’s on.

You make a careful note of the number of channels and flick through every one before turning the TV off again.

Look in the wardrobe

There is no end to your inquisitive nature as you open the wardrobe/closet and study the number of clothes hangars. You will wonder how the closet light comes on when you open the door before deciding to leave all your spare clothes in your suitcase anyway.

Enjoy the view

You will carefully take in the view of your surroundings out of the window – before closing the curtains in case anyone sees you getting changed.

Pick up the phone

Even though you will never use it, it makes sense to check your room telephone works. You will be relieved to hear the ring tone before putting the receiver back down again.

Go downstairs to the bar

Now, clearly bored, you decide to head downstairs for a drink.

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Top 5 books for sports betting

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Top 5 books for sports betting

The right literature is a powerful tool to learn about everything. That’s why we’ve done our best to collect for you the coolest and most useful books that will be helpful for sports betting via https://sportaza.com/en/sport. Keep reading to choose the best content, regardless of your betting experience.

The Signal and the Noise (Nate Silver)

It’s top-notch content that gets top marks in all the ratings. Silver writes not about betting but about working with information, looking at prediction from a scientific point of view. The main trick is a lot of practical examples from bettors, traders, and political scientists, seasoned with humor.

This information will also be useful in life because it allows you to analyze and predict everyday events better. Those who read it claim that now they are rarely late for something and react more calmly to failure because they know in advance about their high probability.

Fooled by Randomness (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)

We try not to rely on chance, try to “control our destiny,” make “grounded decisions”, and “keep everything under control,” but we often mistake chance for regularity, we confuse cause and effect, and our thinking lacks criticality. Intellectual shortsightedness and self-confidence often come at a high cost. Randomness can underlie both good luck and bad luck. It is impossible to predict an accidental event, but you can prepare for the meeting with it and even try to turn it to your advantage. This is what Nassim Taleb, the successful mathematician, and philosopher, tries to teach in his book.

The Success Equation (Michael Mauboussin)

We move on to more sophisticated and professional literature. To understand Michael Mauboussin, you need to have a certain experience in sports betting.

The author proves it is getting more difficult to beat bookmakers every year, and the matter is not the bookmakers at all. After reading this book, some agree with Michael and stop trying to make money on the bets. Others try to go the opposite and seriously reconsider their approach to the game, perceiving the status of favorites and outsiders differently.

Soccermatics. Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game (David Sumpter)

Football will always be the most popular sport. So, spending your free time reading the book by David Sumpter is a great decision for those who want to start sports betting.

The author does not admire the game, does not talk about the old days, does not get philosophical, but speaks about the symbiosis between mathematics and football. Using various formulas, he explains the probability of a last-minute goal, why three points are awarded for winning the championship, how many corners are converted into goals, and who is better – Messi or Ronaldo.

After reading Sumpter, you will probably never analyze football from the perspective of a fan and emotion. David proves that this sport is pure mathematics.

Kelong Kings (Wilson Raj Perumal)

Why is this book one of the best? It was written by a man who personally organized fixed matches and even got to prison for it. In 2011, the Finnish law enforcement authorities proved his guilt and sentenced him to two years in prison. To get leniency, Perumal cooperated with the authorities. He revealed he had been part of a criminal syndicate in Singapore.

Wilson details how he organized matches at major football tournaments: the 2008 Africa Cup, the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2009 Women’s World Cup. The author is especially proud that he helped the national teams of Nigeria and Honduras qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Woman’s hoard of random plastic kitchen containers reaches 100

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Woman’s hoard of random plastic kitchen containers reaches 100
Plastic kitchen containers
Just some of the 100 plastic kitchen containers found in Lorraine’s cupboard

A Suffolk woman was surprised to learn that her kitchen cupboard is now full to bursting with 100 used plastic containers. Some of them even have lids.

Lorraine Fisher, 34, likes to keep hold of the plastic boxes because they will surely come in useful one day.

She’s lived in her Ipswich home for ten years and never re-used one yet.

“I tend to buy more, or get given them. Then all the takeaways come in them.

“Once they have been used, it’s into the cupboard with the rest of them.

“My partner was furious when he opened the cupboard door last night and they all fell out onto the floor.

“He counted them, and there were exactly 100.

“I think that’s quite an achievement.”

But partner Steve Walshe, 43, was less than impressed.

“She goes on about being eco friendly yet has half the world’s plastic stuffed into a cupboard.”

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