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Scotsman
a day ago
- Health
- Scotsman
How the ERI helped me to survive an attack of the vapours
Susan is overcome by an attack of the vapours Not my best Friday night, I'll admit, toilet-trapped while merry hell made its way through and spectacularly out of my interior. Saturday morning was worse. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Reluctantly, I called NHS 24. I wasn't keen. I always think I'm 'at it' and shouldn't bother people with a tummy upset, even if it involves quite a lot of blood. Also, it meant being exposed to the music-on-hold. Today the entire back catalogues of Bach, Beatles and the Sex Pistols are easily available, but the NHS favours an endlessly looping weird soft rock number. It sounds like a 1970s audition tape made by someone's nephew. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad To keep listeners lively, the music sporadically gives way to crackling distortion, the giveaway clue to a damaged C60 cassette. Used to happen to my Osmond tapes if I'd overenthusiastically rewound the cartridge with a pencil. Or it could be a bootleg recording of someone trying to summon Satan. You can just make it out, if you hear the distortion often enough. Believe me, I did. Suddenly the soupy guitar was gone. Audrey was speaking to me. Asked loads of questions, assured me I wasn't wasting anyone's time, brought Cheryl in, who didn't muck about and sent me to A&E. Assured me I wasn't wasting anyone's time. A&E at the ERI on a Saturday afternoon is a little more laid back than the battle zone it will become later, but it's still busy. Given my 'interesting medical history', I'm something of a veteran of the blue plastic chairs so I packed for waiting. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Top tips. Take a phone charger with a long cable, to reach faraway power points. Power banks are handy, you might be in a corridor. Grab a book or magazine, so you don't rely on techno stuff to kill boredom. Chuck in a bottle of water and a brunch bar. And be patient. Nobody in that waiting room wants to be there, you don't know why they're there, so getting riled up about who gets called next is pointless. For a chronic people-watcher like me, A&E is like Disneyland. I could spend all day there. Just as well. I did. Jolly nurses came and took blood, then a cheery young doctor appeared who asked all the same questions, and I gave all the same answers. Felt a little smug when he looked a tad perplexed. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Yes, I thought, medical enigma. Go me. Well, he said, I'm going to have to carry out an internal examination. I stopped feeling smug. I draw a veil over what happened next. Let's just say that particular part of my anatomy hasn't seen that much daylight for some time. Off he popped, and then returned with the verdict. Apparently, I had a sort of dysentery. As a history addict, I was thrilled. How Victorian is that? The doctor was a little downcast. He had no pills to prescribe. Antibiotics, the go-to weapons of modern medicine, are useless in the face of this old enemy. The best cure is, like the condition, Victorian. Rest and fluids. Not gin, though. He said that twice. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I was sent home, with the assurance that I hadn't been wasting anyone's time, to make like a Victorian lady poet and get prone on the sofa with beef tea and an improving book. Might get used to this. Pass the smelling salts.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Save big on piano lessons for life with this AI-powered app
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2 days ago
- Politics
IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
GENEVA -- India's push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry's IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach — in a concession to International Olympic Committee members who have wanted more say in decisions under new leadership. 'Members want to be engaged more in the process' of picking Olympic hosts, Coventry acknowledged, citing 'overwhelming support' at meetings this week to stop and review how it is done and when. India has been seen as gaining momentum in the 2036 race that involves at least 10 bidders in talks including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Istanbul in Turkey. In her third full day in office, Coventry promised to create two working groups — to look at how hosts are chosen, and a second analyzing how to 'protect the female category' after controversy in women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The two-time Olympic champion swimmer also restated a principled vision ahead of the 2028 Summer Games in the city of Los Angeles, which U.S. President Donald Trump this month called 'a trash heap.' 'We see the best of humanity, we see compassion for others' in Olympic values, Coventry said at a news conference after chairing her first executive board meeting over two days. 'If we can celebrate in the diversity that we are, and that we have, we can really work towards creating something great,' the former sports minister of Zimbabwe said, pledging to try to inspire young people. Olympic officials from LA met with Coventry's board Wednesday and promised a 'unity of effort' in the city where the Trump administration deployed military forces after street protests against immigration raids. 'There is so much goodwill from all levels of government,' Coventry insisted, including federal. 'That gives us faith,' she said, that a platform for the Olympics 'will be there for us to ensure that our values are stuck to but that our values will also be heard.' After Los Angeles in 2028, the 2032 Summer Games will go to Brisbane which was picked 11 years ahead of time in the most secretive of modern hosting decisions. Bach aimed to avoid expensive bid campaigns and contested votes that could lead to negative headlines: rejection by local voters or allegations of vote buying. Instead, the IOC administration talked discreetly with potential hosts with no set timetable to deal exclusively with a bid well-connected in Olympic circles. Under this system, an India bid for 2036 promoted by influential IOC member Nita Ambani, from the family that is the richest in Asia, has looked strong. However, Coventry's strongest opponents in a seven-candidate election she won in March promised to consult more with their 100-plus IOC colleagues than was the case during Bach's tightly controlled 12-year presidency. Her presidency started Tuesday in closed-door sessions with more than 70 IOC members in Lausanne. The result is a reset for the 2036 contest. Still, Coventry confirmed, a bid team from India will continue to make a scheduled visit to the IOC next week. Olympic gold medalists are among 11 candidates for two vacancies to be IOC members when athletes vote at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in February. Chinese pairs figure skater Cong Han, Canadian ski cross racer Marielle Thompson, Ukrainian aerials skier Oleksandr Abramenko and Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna will be on the ballot. The two winners will be IOC members for eight years through the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games. American 1,500-meter runner Shannon Rowbury was formally confirmed as the bronze medalist from the 2012 London Olympics nearly 13 years later. The IOC reallocated the medals to take account of a doping ban for Tatyana Tomashova imposed in September by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Rowbury crossed the line in sixth place in London in a race notoriously tainted by doping cases for the runners who placed first, second and fourth. Abeba Aregawi of Ethiopia was upgraded to silver on Thursday. The gold medal was previously awarded to Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain.
Fox Sports
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox Sports
IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — India's push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry's IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach — in a concession to International Olympic Committee members who have wanted more say in decisions under new leadership. 'Members want to be engaged more in the process' of picking Olympic hosts, Coventry acknowledged, citing 'overwhelming support' at meetings this week to stop and review how it is done and when. India has been seen as gaining momentum in the 2036 race that involves at least 10 bidders in talks including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Istanbul in Turkey. In her third full day in office, Coventry promised to create two working groups — to look at how hosts are chosen, and a second analyzing how to 'protect the female category' after controversy in women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Los Angeles Olympics The two-time Olympic champion swimmer also restated a principled vision ahead of the 2028 Summer Games in the city of Los Angeles, which U.S. President Donald Trump this month called 'a trash heap.' 'We see the best of humanity, we see compassion for others' in Olympic values, Coventry said at a news conference after chairing her first executive board meeting over two days. 'If we can celebrate in the diversity that we are, and that we have, we can really work towards creating something great,' the former sports minister of Zimbabwe said, pledging to try to inspire young people. Olympic officials from LA met with Coventry's board Wednesday and promised a 'unity of effort' in the city where the Trump administration deployed military forces after street protests against immigration raids. 'There is so much goodwill from all levels of government,' Coventry insisted, including federal. 'That gives us faith,' she said, that a platform for the Olympics 'will be there for us to ensure that our values are stuck to but that our values will also be heard.' 2036 Olympics decision After Los Angeles in 2028, the 2032 Summer Games will go to Brisbane which was picked 11 years ahead of time in the most secretive of modern hosting decisions. Bach aimed to avoid expensive bid campaigns and contested votes that could lead to negative headlines: rejection by local voters or allegations of vote buying. Instead, the IOC administration talked discreetly with potential hosts with no set timetable to deal exclusively with a bid well-connected in Olympic circles. Under this system, an India bid for 2036 promoted by influential IOC member Nita Ambani, from the family that is the richest in Asia, has looked strong. However, Coventry's strongest opponents in a seven-candidate election she won in March promised to consult more with their 100-plus IOC colleagues than was the case during Bach's tightly controlled 12-year presidency. Her presidency started Tuesday in closed-door sessions with more than 70 IOC members in Lausanne. The result is a reset for the 2036 contest. Still, Coventry confirmed, a bid team from India will continue to make a scheduled visit to the IOC next week. Athletes election Olympic gold medalists are among 11 candidates for two vacancies to be IOC members when athletes vote at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in February. Chinese pairs figure skater Cong Han, Canadian ski cross racer Marielle Thompson, Ukrainian aerials skier Oleksandr Abramenko and Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna will be on the ballot. The two winners will be IOC members for eight years through the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games. 2012 Olympics medals American 1,500-meter runner Shannon Rowbury was formally confirmed as the bronze medalist from the 2012 London Olympics nearly 13 years later. The IOC reallocated the medals to take account of a doping ban for Tatyana Tomashova imposed in September by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Rowbury crossed the line in sixth place in London in a race notoriously tainted by doping cases for the runners who placed first, second and fourth. Abeba Aregawi of Ethiopia was upgraded to silver on Thursday. The gold medal was previously awarded to Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain. ___ AP Olympics: in this topic
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency
GENEVA (AP) — India's push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry's IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach — in a concession to International Olympic Committee members who have wanted more say in decisions under new leadership. 'Members want to be engaged more in the process' of picking Olympic hosts, Coventry acknowledged, citing 'overwhelming support' at meetings this week to stop and review how it is done and when. India has been seen as gaining momentum in the 2036 race that involves at least 10 bidders in talks including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Istanbul in Turkey. In her third full day in office, Coventry promised to create two working groups — to look at how hosts are chosen, and a second analyzing how to 'protect the female category' after controversy in women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Los Angeles Olympics The two-time Olympic champion swimmer also restated a principled vision ahead of the 2028 Summer Games in the city of Los Angeles, which U.S. President Donald Trump this month called 'a trash heap.' 'We see the best of humanity, we see compassion for others' in Olympic values, Coventry said at a news conference after chairing her first executive board meeting over two days. 'If we can celebrate in the diversity that we are, and that we have, we can really work towards creating something great,' the former sports minister of Zimbabwe said, pledging to try to inspire young people. Olympic officials from LA met with Coventry's board Wednesday and promised a 'unity of effort' in the city where the Trump administration deployed military forces after street protests against immigration raids. 'There is so much goodwill from all levels of government,' Coventry insisted, including federal. 'That gives us faith,' she said, that a platform for the Olympics 'will be there for us to ensure that our values are stuck to but that our values will also be heard.' 2036 Olympics decision After Los Angeles in 2028, the 2032 Summer Games will go to Brisbane which was picked 11 years ahead of time in the most secretive of modern hosting decisions. Bach aimed to avoid expensive bid campaigns and contested votes that could lead to negative headlines: rejection by local voters or allegations of vote buying. Instead, the IOC administration talked discreetly with potential hosts with no set timetable to deal exclusively with a bid well-connected in Olympic circles. Under this system, an India bid for 2036 promoted by influential IOC member Nita Ambani, from the family that is the richest in Asia, has looked strong. However, Coventry's strongest opponents in a seven-candidate election she won in March promised to consult more with their 100-plus IOC colleagues than was the case during Bach's tightly controlled 12-year presidency. Her presidency started Tuesday in closed-door sessions with more than 70 IOC members in Lausanne. The result is a reset for the 2036 contest. Still, Coventry confirmed, a bid team from India will continue to make a scheduled visit to the IOC next week. Athletes election Olympic gold medalists are among 11 candidates for two vacancies to be IOC members when athletes vote at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in February. Chinese pairs figure skater Cong Han, Canadian ski cross racer Marielle Thompson, Ukrainian aerials skier Oleksandr Abramenko and Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna will be on the ballot. The two winners will be IOC members for eight years through the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games. 2012 Olympics medals American 1,500-meter runner Shannon Rowbury was formally confirmed as the bronze medalist from the 2012 London Olympics nearly 13 years later. The IOC reallocated the medals to take account of a doping ban for Tatyana Tomashova imposed in September by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Rowbury crossed the line in sixth place in London in a race notoriously tainted by doping cases for the runners who placed first, second and fourth. Abeba Aregawi of Ethiopia was upgraded to silver on Thursday. The gold medal was previously awarded to Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain.
