In and around Duston Aug/Sept 2015

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Brampton’s own - Becca offers you more excellent advice!

Dear Readers, If you fancy a day of luxury, relaxing in a Spa, why not enter our free competition on page 14 where you could win a pair of tickets to visit Whittlebury Hall, which has one of the largest health suites in the UK. However, if it’s not your cup of tea, there is also the chance to win a free round of FootGolf at a local golf course - just take a look at page 39. We would also like to thank the readers of this popular magazine who live outside of our delivery areas as evidence proves that our pick up points always need topping up. All we ask is if you need a job doing, please give one of our advertisers the chance to quote.

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Here’s yet another chance to pile agony on our resident quizmeister!

Under World:

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Competition Time: Win a free makeover for two at Whittlebury hall . . .

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Future:

A look at the man responsible for the worlds most famous car!

Sweet Chariot:

The Rugby World Cup schedule . . . can the boys in white do it?

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This journal does not accept any responsibility for errors and omissions in this publication, or for the accuracy of claims made by advertisers. Views expressed by contributors are their own and are not necessarily shared by the publishers. This publication has no political bias.

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Front Cover Image: Highlight of the ‘Let’s Celebrate Duston’ Fun day - Sara Spade’.

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Kids-Can You Find Dusty the Dog? Simply flick through this magazine and find the other seven pages that Dusty is hiding on. Have more fun by timing how long it takes you . . . and see if Mum or Dad can beat you!

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Skip your weight away with Becca Mclachlan’s 10-Minute jump rope workout!

Exercise 2 Single Leg Jumps 2 minutes: Transfer your body weight from one leg to another landing on alternate feet, keeping your elbows inward towards your sides, shoulder blades down and back, chest lifted, and your head up. Use your forearms and wrists to swing the rope over your head. 15 seconds rest Exercise 3 Alternating Low Kick Jumps 1 minute - Alternate your legs back and forth kicking your opposite leg forward each time. Do not kick your legs high, keep them low. 15 seconds rest Exercise 4 Forward/Back/Left/Right Jumps 1 minute - Keeping your feet close together (and still jumping on your toes) jump forward about 4-6 inches, backwards 4-6 inches, then to your left side 4-6 inches and finally to your right side 4-6 inches. Then repeat! This one will challenge not only your body, but your mind too! 15 seconds rest Go back to exercise 1 and repeat the set.

If you’re aim is to lose weight it’s important to combine any exercise program with the right nutrition plan. If you’re ready to make the change to become healthier, leaner and fitter for life Becca Mclachlan is offering all Northamptonshire magazine readers the opportunity to join her online Metabolic Booster Programme for just £21 for 21 days a saving of £26 using the exclusive Northampton Magazines promo code. You can start the programme any day it’s easy to join just go to www.metabolic-booster. com and enter the promo code Northamptonmags at check out. When you join you’ll gain access to the members website where you’ll find your eating plan, shopping list, meal planner and loads of easy recipe ideas that all the family can enjoy as well as a selection of Becca’s home video workouts. www.becca-mclachlan.com

In just a few minutes anywhere, anytime, you can be skipping your way to a better body. Skipping will not only help you burn calories and improve your cardiovascular fitness but it will also help to tone up your whole body. Firstly you need to invest in a decent rope which are available in most good sports shops.

There are two types of ropes, speed ropes and weighted ropes. A speed rope is ideal for beginners but can be used by elite athletes to develop footwork, coordination and conditioning. If you use a weighted rope you’ll also be using your upper body strength to keep the rope spinning. It’s really important to choose a rope length that matches your height. If you are under 5 ft 3 use an 8-ft rope, if you are between 5ft 4 & 5ft 10 use a 9ft rope and a 10ft rope if you are between 5ft 11 & 6ft 6.

Becca’s Jump Rope Tips •Make sure you keep your jumps low. Jump no higher than an inch off of the ground. You aren’t high jumping, just jump high enough to clear the rope.

•When you jump, jump on your toes.

•The effort of turning the rope should come from your forearms and wrists, not your shoulders, keep your elbows tucked in to your sides.

•Always keep your tummy tight (pulling your belly button in).

Becca’s 10-Minute Jump Rope Workout This workout is a beginner/intermediate workout.

If you are a beginner take it easy and work up to completing this, if you find it too challenging at first just skip for as long as you can then march on the spot for the rest of the time before you move on to the next skipping exercise. Stick with it and you’ll be amazed how quickly you’ll improve.

Exercise 1 Double leg Jumps 1 minute - Do as many double leg jumps as you can in 60-seconds, set yourself a challenge and see how many jumps you can complete. Beginners, don’t worry if you don’t go as fast as Rocky Balboa, do what you can… jump no more than 1-inch high landing on your toes gently. 15 seconds rest

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Mindbogglers You’ll find all the answers on the events page at the back!

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Rough passage on foot (4) 17. Remove (3) 18. Valuable possesions (6) 20. Ancient edge tool (4) 22. Charged bit no-one returns (3) 23. Open to learning about cube deal (8) 25. Crest of a hill (4) 26. Wanted items? (10) 27. Wind instrument (4)

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SPORTSWORD Answer questions 1-7, fill in the grid and use the initials to name this retired Cuban athlete.

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If anyone took the time to venture into the echelons of local medieval history they would undoubtably encounter the intriguing romanticism of an underworld that many believe still exists beneath our town today.

Be it fact or pure fiction that these passageways do exist, the likelihood is that they are simply a disjointed collection of cellars, crypts and possibly ancient waterways. Someone knows the truth!

Historic evidence tends to support the existence of these tunnels, like the infamous escape of Thomas a Becket from Northampton Castle. A well documented part of 12th century history suggests that the persecuted Archbishop of Canterbury managed to escape from the fortress in mysterious and unexplained circumstances.

One popular myth is that he avoided capture

by Henry II’s entourage via a tunnel that linked the castle to All Saints Church in Mercers Row. However, the castle was known to have had a 25 foot deep moat as protection, so if any passageway had existed it would have been an absolute mission to construct it.

Local chap, Robin Lanyard first discovered a tunnel at the Church when he was a teenager. His gang used to hang out in a nearby garden and on the other side of the garden was an old house that had been deserted for many years. One day the gang decided to explore the house, a few of them turned back because of the filthy environment, but some, including Robin, carried on searching the house. It didn’t take long to find the basement which contained an old bath tub, bits of old wood and general junk. But one thing stood out in the room - a wooden door with a face carved into its structure. It was hard to tell if the look on the face was carved to look odd or if time had taken its toll and made it distorted. Having opened the door they found a long tunnel and using their lighters, they ventured further. Passing a door about halfway down the tunnel they carried on until they came to another door which was locked. By pacing out their steps and surveying the angles, it was obvious that it led to the church.

Other rumours about clergy and monks using the alleged tunnel network as escape routes are evident in certain archives of the town’s history.

Local labyrinth: fact or fiction?

During the fractious Middle Ages, rocky relations between the church and monarchy were common occurrences and many theories suggest that members of the clergy often either hid in or escaped through these underground passages.

One local historian claims that at one time, six religious houses surrounded All Saints Church and it is highly likely that six major underground routes linked each with our towns centre point.

Further evidence of these passageways was uncovered during the demolition of a house in 1860. A large vault with springing buttresses and a gargoyle at the apex was uncovered. Today this is ocuppied by the MacDonalds restaurant in the Drapery and many think this may well have been the site of St Martin’s Chapel. Vaults were also found in the 19th century in nearby College Street which was formerly the site of the College of All Saints which was a residence for priests.

Also nearby, under the Northampton and County Club in George Row there still exists an impressive length of interconnected vaults and cellars believed to date back to the 14th century and considered likely to have connected with the church across the road. One popular myth was that it was a place that visiting pilgrims used as a hostel. Sometimes these chasms are opened up to the public via blue badge tour guides and some visitors think that it is apparent by the remaining sinks, shafts and hooks, that this chilled underground area was once used as a kitchen and food store. However, any connection to All Saints 11

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has been long since blocked up, that is if it ever existed!

There are many other accounts of tunnels stretching for miles under the town’s Market Square and beyond, particulaly from those who grew up during World War Two. One claimant regularly used these tunnels, often daring each other and their girlfriends to go down the dark routes. His account reveals a tunnel which led to the Holy Sepulchre Church and went on to the site of the old monastery near Grafton Street.

Indeed, around 15 years ago a road collapsed in Church Lane which supports this speculation. It is also said that there is a further shaft connecting the Holy Sepulchre along Sheep Street to the old Conservative Club in Gold Street. Just down from this, evidence of long tunnels have been reported that run from the old telephone exchange in Commercial Street under Bridge Street and rather more bizarrely that one of these connects to Delapre Abbey.

For all those that marvel in the speculation of this mysterious labyrinth, there are many sceptics who say that many of these passages have been

simply mistaken for cellars, as in olden times many inns, churches and businesses had some sort of integrated storage facility. In fact, many of these were used as underground air raid shelters during wartime. It is also said that under the towns focal point, All Saints Church, there only appears to be evidence of two self-contained (12th and 13th century) vaulted crypts, one of which is now used as its boiler room. Also the likelihood of any underground connectivity between the town and Delapre Abbey seem to flounder on the position of the River Nene.

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Lesson 3 centred around me being a wimp!

Apparently I needed to whisk the eggs more vigorously before they went in the pan! According to Adolf, you need to add air and volume to get the end product nice and fluffy. By the time lesson 4 came round I was feeling totally inadequate and down trodden, especially after being told not to cook on a high heat. She exhorted: “It’s low and slow all the way . . . and whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not, put them in the oven. It will be sacrilege” . . . . (okay boss!..anything else?)

More misery followed as lesson 5 arrived! “Take them off the heat when they still look wet - not runny!!!” The residual heat will keep the eggs cooking for a minute or so. . . .(well I never!!). By the time lesson 6 came, I was strongly thinking about committing murder!! “You need to stir it properly! Not only will the eggs be ruined, but the pan will be an absolute pain to clean!” . . . (not that she did the washing up!!).

Joking apart, my eggs were spot on! . . . .and a few weeks later I was invited round for brunch where my auntie served me scrambled eggs in 3 refreshingly simple ways: Firstly she split a croissant in half, put in a slice of ham and some scrambled egg inside. Really nice!

Secondly she served my eggs sprinkled with chopped mixed fresh herbs including flat leaf parsley, chives and dill. Very nice!

Lastly she spiced them up. Having melted the butter, she fried some chopped onion and mixed it in before adding the eggs with some chopped chilli. Very very nice!

Next time she’s promised to demonstrate her scambled eggs with porcini and prosciutto!

I really can’t wait!

So, what did I learn from my aunties visit? Quite simply, once the basics have been mastered, the scrambled egg world is your oyster . . . . and next time she pops round on a Sunday, I won’t answer the door!

Aunties always know best . .

I don’t mind a spot of cooking, but there are certain tasks that I could never master. Take scrambled eggs. They look so simple, but I always managed to end up with either a stodgy mess that looked like it had just come out of a volcano or some sort of rigid mixture that you could use to repoint a chimney!

This culinary nightmare went on for many years until the fateful day that my closest relative (logistically, that is) got bored and decided to drop in for an unexpected cup of tea, but gatecrashed my late Sunday morning anti-hangover treat scrambled eggs on toast.

So, step in one know-it-all auntie who instantly put me right and then started barking out orders like a sergeant major! Lesson 1, so I was told, was “Never add liquid.” Adding milk, cream or water is an absolute no! no! . . .. and can cause the eggs to separate during cooking resulting in overcooking which apparently renders the meal flavourless.

Lesson 2 centred around seasoning, where I was told in no uncertain terms to add the salt at the end . . . and never before! Whilst standing to attention, I was told that adding salt any earlier would break down the eggs and leave an all too familiar, watery mess. “Did you remember to add ground black pepper to the mix?”

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The man who beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. lives across the street from a burned out coffee hut with a giant banana painted on its back wall. Around the bend, leaning in the tall grass, is a corroded shed holding ancient farming equipment. Every so often a horse trots down the craggy road, pulling a splintered cart and rider towards the centre of one of Bulgaria’s poorest towns, Pazardzhik. The man who beat Mayweather, Serafim Todorov stood on the curb, in front of the seven floor concrete apartment building where he, his wife, his son and his pregnant daughter-in-law live in a modest first floor flat. Todorov talked with his son Simeon, he watched a horse clop by, he smoked a cigarette, then he went back inside, sat in a chair and like a kettle perched on a glowing stove, steamed to a rolling boil as he remembered what happened in that Atlanta final, in early August, 19 years ago.

The semi-final victory by Todorov, then 27, over Mayweather, then only 19, in the 1996 Olympic featherweight class was the last time Mayweather lost in the ring. The stylish Bulgarian started as favourite, but Mayweather surprised him in the first two rounds. Todorov feinted and used a lot of one-punch attacks while Mayweather countered in combinations. The fighters went to the final round with Todorov trailing 7-6. The last three minutes was desperate stuff. Two good body shots gave Todorov an 8-7 lead, but Mayweather had a couple of flurries that (suspicously) did not count. Mayweather did tie the score with about a minute left only for two shots by Todorov making it 10-8. Neither fighter or judge immediately knew who had won the contest until it was announced over the public address, but in practice, most corners had a spy who would find a TV, which

showed the score to viewers.

At the time, the rules called for five judges to press a button when they judged a scoring blow.

If three buttons were triggered within a second of one another, a point was awarded to the fighter landing the punch. This old system relied heavily on the reaction time of the judges, who were of varying ages, but in Atlanta both Todorov and Mayweather believed they had been under scored. When the decision was announced, the referee (now working for FIFA) initially raised Mayweather’s arm before realising his mistake and raising Todorov’s.

A few months later, Mayweather turned professional and began a career that has produced 48 consecutive victories and hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings. Yet for Todorov, now in his mid forties, the stark gap between his life and Mayweather’s since their match - the loser is worth an estimated $280 million and the winner does not even own a flat screen TV - is not what riles him. In a curious twist, Todorov believes he and Mayweather may have actually been wronged by the same man. For years boxing fans, particularly Americans, speculated that Todorov’s victory over Mayweather was, at least in part, a product of suspect judging. Todorov does not discard this theory but his real fury stems from what happened in the Atlanta final - the match after his win over Mayweather - when he believed he was the one unfairly beaten.

Today, while Mayweather has just earned $180 million from one contest, Todorov is trying to live on a monthly pension of about 400 euro. Todorov laments that his own hardship can be traced back to what happened in Atlanta. In reality the man who beat Floyd Mayweather wakes up every morning wishing he had lost!

Mayweather’s backers thought that Emil Jetchev, a Bulgarian who was the long, incumbent chairman of the international referees and judges commission, had influenced the judges towards his fellow countryman. That was not a new accusation. South Korean and American boxers similarly suspected Jetchev at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Todorov agrees and blames Jetchev for his loss in the gold medal bout arguing that he was

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Todorov’s first clue came just before the fight, when Jetchev entered his locker room beforehand and told his fellow countryman that the only way he could be sure to win the gold medal was by a knock out! Todorov indeed lost his final, but he knew that the judges were not scoring his points the whole thing was rigged!

After his defeat, he felt betrayed. He had brought much attention and adulation to Bulgarian boxing over the years, but now he felt only bitterness.

With the 1997 world championships approaching, he met with Turkish officials and accepted an offer to change his affiliation and fight for Turkey.

The deal was substantial and if Todorov won the gold medal his reward would be around $1 million. All that was needed was approval from the Bulgarian federation. Needless to say, Jetchev had intervened at the last second and asked for a transfer fee of $300,000! Naturally, an upset Todorov refused to fight for Bulgaria and his boxing career was all but over.

Todorov’s stylish approach had caught the eye of a number of boxing promoters. Immediately after his

Mayweather victory, an American syndicate offered him a signing on bonus, a house, a car, a new life and big fights in front of big crowds.

Much to his wifes dismay, without considering his future and unaware of the apparent corruption that followed, he turned them away.

Although it may be sour grapes, Todorov feels that had he lost to Mayweather he would have surely continued boxing in an attempt to reach an Olympic final. The American offer, the betrayal

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Another way of describing nature’s way of breaking down materials is composting. Whether it’s on the forest floor or in your bin, anything natural such as leaves, fruit, vegetables, wool or paper will slowly rot and decompose over time thanks to the help of myriad organisms, bacteria, fungi, and insects. It might make you cringe, but what remains is a rich, nutrient packed substance, which should look similar to soil, that your garden will love. Composting is fairly simple to do and September is an ideal time to begin. However, care still needs to be taken as there are numerous variables that can lead to either a slimy pile of goo or a heap of dry chippings that won’t breaking down – neither of which will benefit your garden.

Here’s a guide to help you get it right.

There are obvious reasons for creating compost as estimates have shown that around 30 per cent of household waste is ideal for your heap. Thanks to the national appetite for compost, 94 per cent of Britain’s ancient peat bogs have been all but destroyed or damaged, and as a result, some of our most important eco-systems have been lost forever. While nothing can ever really compensate for that, by creating your own compost, you’re both helping to protect boggy eco-systems and making a new one, as many species will be attracted to the food and warmth available in your heap.

If you are starting afresh, choose a nice sunny spot with plenty of heat and light, and place your heap or bin on a patch of soil or concrete. Now all you have to do is regularly top it up with the right sort of waste. You can be as lazy or as active as you like. The more you manage your compost, the faster it will be ready to spread across or dig into the garden.

So what can you throw into your compost heap?

Anything natural that rots will compost. Grass, chopped up trees, vegetables, fruit peel, brown paper or even the dust from your hoover can go on the pile. Break up any weeds so they don’t start to grow in your bin and very importantly, turn your compost pile as often as possible.

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The Good Life dry ingredients from raw fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags, old flowers, soft prunings, straw and hay, and also throw in household waste such as old egg boxes, cardboard, paper bags, kitchen roll and egg shells. Hot rotters that work to speed up the compost process are essential and include weeds, grass cuttings, comfrey leaves, nettles and even diluted urine. Also important are slow rotters that decay over a long time. Autumn leaves, wood chippings and the results of seasonal pruning are all good bets. Older and tougher materials take longer to decay but add quality to the compost.

Avoid things like cooked food, meat, poultry and fish, dairy products, and bread. Also avoid oranges, lemons and limes as they deter worms and never include items that could actually pollute the soil in your garden. This means no coal ash, dog poo, nappies, cat litter or glossy magazines.

One problem that can crop up is millions of tiny fruit flies hovering over the heap. These are part of the decomposition process but their numbers can be reduced by burying any fruit waste among other ingredients. Flies are also a sign that the compost is a little too wet or has too many ‘green’ ingredients so make sure that the bin has a lid and add ‘brown’ ingredients such as straw, cardboard or paper to re-balance the heap.

If you’ve done it right, after about six months the bottom your compost pile will have turned into a lovely dark, silky soil like substance and is ready to use. Remove it from the compost bin and either use it on the garden straight away or bag it for future use. It’s best to add it to your garden a few weeks before you plant your seeds, bulbs or vegetables to give it a chance to work into the soil.

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The godfather of motoring John DeLorean was a 6’ 4” automotive superstar and was the father of the Pontiac GTO, the brain behind the Firebird, instigator of the Grand Prix, and eponymous founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. With shaggy hair - dyed jet black, thick sideburns, Italian suits, and shirts unbuttoned to the navel, he had a taste for the high life and had a garage stacked deep with foreign sports cars.

DeLorean grew up on the east side of Detroit during the Great Depression and studied for three degrees including two in mechanical engineering.

After serving in World War II he eventually joined the Pontiac division of General Motors where he quickly made his mark. His greatest contribution was the GTO, which tripled Pontiac’s sales.

was more expensive than a Corvette or the Porsche 924 Turbo. The company hoped to sell 12,000 cars a year, but sold only 3000 in 1981.

As his company dived further and further into the red, DeLorean continued to live the high life and became part of the drug-fueled 1980’s glamour scene. However, after Margaret Thatcher denied him a bailout, DeLorean became desperate and his involvement in a $60 million cocaine deal led to his arrest.

He was the driving force behind the Firebird and Grand Prix, soon becoming the head of Chevrolet in 1969. He divorced his first wife, dated Raquel Welch and Ursula Andress, then married a 20-yearold starlet. By 1971, Chevy were enjoying record sales but he resigned from his $650,000-a-year position. GM gave him a Cadillac franchise in Florida as a parting gift. He divorced again and married supermodel Christine Ferrare. DeLorean wasn’t 50 and was set for life, but still he wanted more.

Just before his trial, the British government closed the ailing Belfast factory. Two years later on August 15th 1984, DeLorean avoided prosecution, thanks to the ‘legal principle of entrapment’ but his DeLorean Motor Company was gone forever.

In 1985 his luck changed thanks to a film called Back to the Future which featured the DMC12! Licensing fees from three films grossed over $416 million and helped keep DeLorean’s head above water as creditors galore dragged him to court over the next five years.

In 1978 DeLorean convinced the British government to build a factory that could produce a newly designed car. He told them that within 18 months the plant would be employing two thousand people, so they handed over £100 million to open the new factory in West Belfast.

He married for a fourth time in 1985 but kept a low profile through the 90’s before filing for bankruptcy in 1999. He died, aged 80, in New Jersey in 2005 due to complications from a stroke.

DeLorean’s plan was to build the first “ethical” sports car—a car that was sporty, fuel efficient, and safe. That car was the DeLorean DMC-12, with its distinct stainless steel body and gullwing doors. The car certainly caught the eye but in reality the DeLorean wasn’t much faster than any similar sized saloon. Let down by its French designed V6 engine, it didn’t handle well and

A rebel to the end, DeLorean was buried in Troy, Michigan, wearing a black motorcycle jacket, blue jeans, and a denim shirt. He was interred beneath a headstone featuring his iconic DeLorean DMC12, still with an outstanding warrant for his arrest back in England. Today it is thought that around 6000 DMC-12s (out of 9000) still exist.

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regarding the use of equations. AlKhwarizmi’s descriptions paved the way for further studies in algebra, arithmetic, and trigonometry. The latter enabled Middle Eastern scholars to calculate values for angles and sides of triangles and to advance studies in astronomy.

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When people measure their weight or add up the cost of their groceries, many of us are not aware that we are using Hindu-Arabic numerals.

The basis of the modern number system that uses the digits zero to nine appears to have developed in India and evolved in the West by way of medieval scholars who wrote in Arabic.

In fact, evidence suggests that prototypes of modern numerals were being used in India as early as the third century BC. Foremost among them was a man named Muhammad ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi, who is thought to have been born in what is now known as Uzbekistan, in about 780 C.E. Al-Khwarizmi is called the great hero of Arabic mathematics and wrote about the practical use of decimals, clarifying and popularising a method for solving certain mathematical problems.

The term al-jabr in its Arabic title, Kitab al-jabr wa’l-muqabala, is the source of the English word ‘algebra’. Algebra, which is considered by senior mathematicians as the single most important mathematical tool ever devised, and one that underpins every facet of science.

Those who built on al-Khwarizmi’s work developed new ways to use decimal fractions and pioneered new techniques to determine area and volume. Middle Eastern architects and builders used such advanced methods long before their Western counterparts, who only became familiar with them during the Crusades. They later took the knowledge home, aided by educated Muslim captives and immigrants.

In time, al-Khwarizmi’s works were translated into Latin. The Italian mathematician Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), also known as Leonardo of Pisa, is generally credited with popularising Hindu-Arabic numerals in the West. He learned about them during his travels in the Mediterranean world.

Al-Khwarizmi’s explanations took centuries to become well-known. But now his methods and the mathematics related to them are the very lifeblood of science and technology, not to mention commerce and industry.

To illustrate the simplicity of Arabic numbers, the number 188 is CLXXXVIII in Roman numerals.

Consequently, there must be countless generations of students that curse al-Khwarizmi, including me!

However, senior mathematicians all agree that algebra is the single most important mathematical tool ever devised.

When it comes to numbers and mathematics the legacy left by medieval Middle Eastern scholars is immense and indisputable. Today the Western World is a leader in technology, but in Europe, Hindu-Arabic numerals only became commonly known during the 15th century. Although modern western numerals may be a conglomeration from different sources, as far as is known, the country that first used the largest number of these numeral forms was India.

Centuries later, Western mathematicians, including Galileo and Fibonacci, held al-Khwarizmi in high esteem because of his clear explanations

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Divorce in the UK can be an ugly business, but be aware it can be far worse elsewhere, especially in Europe! Take a look at a young German, identified only by his eBay handle, Der Juli, who took the court’s 50-50 ruling particularly badly! As a result, most of the couple’s belongings paid the price when he divied up the goods with an electric angle grinder – an item usually employed to accurately cut paving or flag stones.

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However, Der Juli’s ridiculous escapade pales into insignificance when compared to another German guy’s shenanigans. He decided to settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing the family home into two pieces and making off with his half on a tow truck.

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Industrial automation researchers are trying to develop a robotic arm with improved dexterity and flexibility. So, what was the source of the researchers inspiration? The unexpected answer is the nature of an elephant’s trunk!

Weighing some 140kg, the elephant’s trunk has been called the most versatile and useful appendage on our planet. The multipurpose tool can serve as a nose, a straw, an arm, or a hand.

With it, the elephant can breathe, smell, drink, grab, or even trumpet a deafening blast! But that is not all. The elephant’s trunk has some 40,000 muscle fibres that allow it to move in any direction.

Trunks actually have “fingers.” African elephants have two while Asian elephants only have one.

That’s why the former is able to grasp objects by pinching the opposing tips of the trunk while the latter must wrap its trunk round objects like a boa constrictor. Using the tip of its trunk, an elephant can even pick up a small coin. At the same time, the elephant can use its trunk to lift loads of at least 270kg - in real terms, it means hoisting Ulambayaryn Byambajav, a world champion sumo wrestler, would be just as easy as me picking up a bag of peanuts!

Developers hope that imitating the dexterous properties of the elephant’s trunk will help them create superior robots for both domestic and industrial applications. So far they have created a completely new assistance system compared to conventional robots, which they hope will enable humans and machines to work together efficiently and without danger for the first time.

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Their flower colour ranges from deep blue, mauve, and lilac through to sky blue. They are also available in beautiful fresh white. The large spherical flower heads, made up of individual trumpet like florets, make a perfect back drop for Pelargoniums. “You’ll find our Agapanthus grown in a 2 litre pot primed & ready to flower,” explains Emily.

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Emily was very keen to share with me the exciting news about this autumn. Up until now the nursery has always closed its doors at the end of August, but this year they have grown a crop of delightful violas. Both upright and trailing types will brighten up your hanging baskets & pots once your summer bedding has past their best. These pretty little faces come in an array of colours: fresh whites, daffodil yellow, orange & purple. There are also bicolour flowers of yellow & purple and blue & white to choose from.

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LET’S CELEBRATE DUSTON 2015 The event held on 27 June 2015 was a great success with over 2000 people attending.

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DUSTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS Duston Parish Council hold regular committee meetings throughout the year covering aspects such as Finance & Facilities, Planning, The Neighbourhood Plan and Engagement & Environment as well as a Full Council meeting each month.

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Despite that terrific 20-17 English triumph in Sydney, the final itself has seen a tradition of lowscoring matches and a surprising fact is that only 11 tries have been scored over the seven World finals! South Africa appear to be the main culprits, winning try-less finals to take the title in both 1995 and 2007. In those games the Springboks employed a number of heavyweight thugs to nullify their opposition and one in particular, Os Du Randt, is one of only three players to have played in two winning finals. Can you name the others?

Another barnstorming Bok was Brendon Venter who had a liking for stamping on opponents faces and was promptly banned from the 1999 final.

The tournament has also produced some of the highest scoring games on record. In 1995 the All Blacks absolutely smashed Japan 145-17, racking up 21 tries in the process. Rumour has it that after the game the winners pigged out on sushi and Castlemaine XXXX, while the losers were last seen working on a new bridge over the River Kwai.

The Aussies enjoyed a 142-0 win over Namibia in 2003, with two hat tricks and an impressive five tries by Chris Latham. The farce wasn’t shown on TV and the discovery of 15 pairs of handcuffs in the losers changing room led some to believe that Sepp Blatter was one of the tournament organisers! The Kiwi’s also inflicted a 101-3 battering on Italy in 1999, although one female Kiwi broadcaster told her audience that it was a cricket match!

Closer to home, the French have never won the trophy, but were runners up in 1987 and 1999.

They also reached the semi’s in 1995, 2003 and 2007. An Irish spokesman suggested that things would have been different if the French had included Arsenal’s Thierry Henry – apparently his exceptional handling skills are second to none!

Finally, if you’re aiming to watch the tournament from the comfort of your armchair, rumours suggest the BBC are looking to replace the arrogant, Jeremy Guscott whose head has again swelled in size meaning he can’t get through the studio door. Chris Ashton was mooted as a replacement, but BBC chiefs are concerned that he might jump ship at the last minute.

Ps. The other two time winners were the Australians John Eales and Tim Horan.

REVISITED When the first game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicks off on September 18th, you may not know that proceedings will be started by the same whistle that has started the previous seven tournaments – the whistle is about 100 years old and some think that it is owned by ex-referee / poser, Ed Morrison who had it from new.

Prior to the first ever competition in 1987, rather crazily, the U.S.A. were technically the reigning champions because they were the last winners of a Rugby Olympic gold – back in 1924! Despite being ranked 18th in world rugby, the Americans were the first name on the team list. Entry was by invite only, and controversially the Yanks got the nod ahead of the talented Western Samoans.

Other uninvited guests included the Springboks, due to an international sporting boycott against apartheid. Needless to say, the Yanks would have faired better if they’d played their basketball team and New Zealand claimed the crown after beating France in a final that would be repeated 24 years later – ironically, with the same scoreline!

The All Blacks have an excellent record, contesting a semi-final in every tournament except 2007.

Despite their excellence, it is hard to believe that they have never managed to defeat their greatest rivals, Australia in a Rugby World Cup. The Kiwi’s won the trophy in 1987 and 2011 and came runners up in 1995, and semi-finalists in 1991 and 1999. This nudges them in front of the Aussies who won in 1991 and 1999. They bettered their semi-final slot of 1987 when they were memorable runners up in 2003 when the white army marched down under and snatched the Webb Ellis Trophy with a Johnny Wilkinson drop goal in extra time.

Jason Robinson’s electric sprint to the corner is still a vivid memory, perhaps more so than Jonah Lomu’s creative use of Mike Catt as a doormat back in 1999!

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NLT Sports Awards 2015 Northampton Leisure Trust are delighted to launch its nomination criteria for the 2015 Sports Awards.

As in previous years the awards are being held at Guildhall, Northampton on Thursday 22nd October and will be an evening presentation with sit down meal. As always the purpose of the evening is to celebrate and recognise the wealth of sporting talent and successes in Northampton over the past 12 months.

There are a number of categories that we are going to recognise which include: Community Club of the Year, Community Team of the Year, Get Active Award, Community Coach of the Year, Sport School of the year – Primary, Sport School of the Year – Secondary, Young Leader of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Young Sportswoman 2015, Young Sportsman 2015, Disabled Sports Achiever 2015, Local Sportswoman 2015, Local Sportsman 2015, Long-time Contribution to Sport.

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whereby you have to nominate at a Borough level to be entered for the County Awards. On receiving nominations at a Borough level, a panel will meet to shortlist the nominations, those who are shortlisted will be invited to the awards evening.

In turn certain winners from county awards will go forward to represent the county at a regional awards evening. In the last 6 years following our awards we have excess of 30 winners at county level and had 1 winner and several runners up at BBC East Awards!

The closing date for the nominations is 12pm on Friday 11th September 2015. For more details on the awards please visit www.trilogyleisure. co.uk/northampton-sports-awards or contact the team on 01604 837704 or email stevejohnson@ northamptonleisuretrust.org.uk

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a Northampton charity which helps provide music therapy for children with life-limiting illnesses or a disability, which means they are too ill to attend school. The charity was set up in memory of Thomas Smith, who died at the age of 10 from a neuro-degenerative condition. Although he only lived a short life, thanks to his family and friends, his life was packed with fun – a big part of which came through music.

The fund means that musical therapy can take place at the children’s homes, as many are too ill to travel. Previously the nearest centres providing such therapy were in Oxfordshire or Leicestershire.

The aim is to promote a communication and facilitate emotional expression between participant and therapist. This benefits the participant by developing interaction, expressive language skills, relaxation, emotional outlet and increased awareness of self and others.

So please come along to support this very worthwhile cause – tickets, priced £8.00 are available by calling Lauren on 01604 752771 or Patricia on 01604 637741.

Alternatively, email: l.lantsbery@sky.com.

October charity concert RIGHT ON SONG, will be a fabulous evening’s entertainment, taking place on Saturday October 3rd at 7:30pm at the Abbey Centre, East Hunsbury, Northampton. There will be performances from some of Northampton’s top musical groups such as Cantare Singers, The Northampton Ladies Choir, Northampton Musical Theatre Company Concert Group (formerly fondly known as Northampton Amateurs Concert Group), The NGH Choir, The Gala Group, Musicality (formerly A La Carte) and Jazz Hands (an exciting new young adult group), along with other surprise guests. All are giving of their time free of charge.

The concert is to raise money for Thomas’s Fund,

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What’s on in August & September 1 Aug The River Chickens at Walnut Tree, Blisworth 1 Aug Kids Run Free (races for 5-16 yr olds) at The Racecourse, Northampton 1 Aug St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st X1 v Horton II* 1pm 1-22 Aug Sikh & Punjabi Exh at Northampton Museum 1-31 Aug Kinetic Sculptures Exhibit at N’pton Museum 1-2 Aug Billing Land Rover Fest at Billing Aquadrome 1-2 Aug Polish Arts Exhibit at No.9 Guildhall Road 2 Aug onwards Dahlia Delight Exhibits at Rene Mackintosh House 78, Derngate (weekdays only-ends 9 Sept) 2 Aug Bedford Town Band at Abington PK Bandstand 8 Aug Antiques & Collectors fayre at Church Rooms, Park Ave North 10-4pm 8 Aug St.Crispin & Ryelands 2nd X1 v Wellingboro OG* 9 Aug Male Voice Choir at Abington PK Bandstand 11 Aug Cobblers v Blackpool at Sixfields (Cap 1 Cup) 14 Aug N’pton Balloon festival at Billing Aquadrome 15 Aug Cobblers v Exeter at Sixfields 15 Aug St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st X1 v Thrapston* 1pm 16 Aug Moulton 77 Brassat Abington PK Bandstand 22 Aug Cobblers v Plymouth at Sixfields 22 Aug WW1: Media & Propaganda Exhibit at Northampton Museum 2pm 22 Aug St.Crispin & Ryelands 2nd X1 v Weldon* 23 Aug MK Brass at Abington PK Bandstand 29 Aug St.Crispin & Ryelands 1st X1 v Overstone* 1pm 29-31 Aug N’pton Festival of Water at Becketts Park 30 Aug Newfoundland Dog Show at Billing Aq’drome 31 Aug Summer Shine annual Forefront Church event at Ryelands Cricket Club, Kent Road, St. Crispin

4 Sept Brave New World at Royal 4 Sept Comedy All Stars featuring Mark Maier, Andy White & Tony Vino (MC) at Lings Forum, Weston favell 5 Sept Cobblers v Dagenham at Sixfields 5 Sept Fish & Chip Quiz at Utd Refd Church, Duston 6 Sept Daventry Brass at Abington PK Bandstand 6 Sept St.Crispin & Ryelands 2nd X1 v West Haddon* 7-12 Sept The Mousetrap at Derngate 12 Sept Cobblers v Oxford at Sixfields 12-13 Sept Billing Country Festival at Billing Aqua 12 Sept St.Crispin & Rye’ds 1st X1 v Irthlingboro*1pm 12 Sept Parkinson’s UK Abseil at National Lift Tower, 12-13 Sept Village at War Weekend at Stoke Bruerne 12-13 Sept Heritage Open day at Delapre Abbey 12-13 Sept Harpole Village Scarecrow Festival 13 Sept The Billy Fury Years at Derngate 13 Sept Dunchurch Brass at Abington PK Bandstand 13 Sept Doc Brown at Royal 17 Sept Roy Orbison & Friends at Derngate 19 Sept An Evening with Aggers at Derngate 19 Sept 31st Annual Last Night of the Proms at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Sheep Street 20 Sept Rockin’ Roadrunners at Abington PK B’stand 24 Sept The ELO Experiment at Derngate 26 Sept Cobblers v Leyton Orient at Sixfields 26 Sept Philadeliphia & Motown Night at Derngate 28 Sept-3 Oct Hairspray at Derngate *St.Crispin & Ryelands Cricket, Kent Rd, St. Crispins Parklands Art Group have vacancies - Please call Jenny White on 01604 405923.

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Desiderata 27. Oboe DOWN: 1. Doctor 2. Absences 3. Agronomics 4. Wasp 5. Fiasco 6. Unclad 10. Programme 13 Beneficial 16. Thank you 18.

Agenda 19. Squish 21. Zealot 24. Aide SPORTSWORD: 1. Adam Scott 2. Luigi Agnolin 3. Brett Lee 4. Eniola Aluko 5. Real Zaragosa 6. Tino Asprilla 7. Os Du Randt. The retired Cuban athlete was man in the news, Alberto Salazar.

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School Term Dates Term 1 (2015/16)

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USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS St.Lukes Primary Care Trust (doc surgery) 01604 587918 or 01604 751832 Duston Library 0300 126 1000 Duston Village Hall (Bookings) 01604 750633 Duston Dental Practice 01604 753312 Duston Parish Council 01604 583626 Citizens Advice Bureau 0870 1202433 Electricity (power loss) 0800 056 8090 Gas (emergency) 0800 111 999 National Assoc for Blind 01604 719193 Neighbour Watch 08453 700700 ext.7536 Northampton General Hospital Main 01604 634700 A & E 01604 545601 Outpatients C01604 545485 Police Emergency 101 New Duston P.O. Port Rd 01604 753201 Samaritans 08457 909090 Water (emergency) 08457 145 145

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