Keep a record of yourself practicing. You can listen to yourself playing afterwards and check for your strengths and weaknesses. You do not need extensive equipment to record yourself as your primary goal is to gauge your own proficiency. You can use your laptop or phone to record practice sessions. Lessons can be a great way to increase your proficiency. There are many different techniques and styles involved in playing the snare drum. After learning some basics, consider seeing a professional instructor. He or she will be able to observe you playing and offer specific feedback based on your style. If money is an issue, consider buying a book on the snare drum. While this is not the same as one-on-one instruction, it could provide some additional insight on technique and style.
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One-sentence summary -- Record yourself. Consider lessons.

Q: If your abdomen swells and you have gas or cramping, you may have a bowel obstruction. You should seek emergency care if you can't pass gas or have loss of appetite, abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. Left untreated, a bowel obstruction can be life-threatening. Call your doctor to see if you can get in right away. If you can't get a same-day appointment, visit an urgent care center or emergency room. Once you've told the doctor your symptoms, you should have a physical examination that includes feeling and listening to your abdomen. The doctor will examine inside your rectum if they think you have large-intestine blockage. Then they'll do a colonoscopy to see the obstruction. A colonoscopy will reveal if there's a blockage or if the intestine is twisted. If your doctor suspects that you have a blockage in your bowels, they'll order a CT-scan and/or an X-ray, as well as blood tests. The CT-scan and X-ray will show any blockages that are trapping gas and liquids in your intestines. If you've also been vomiting, the doctor will do blood tests to determine if you're dehydrated.  Your doctor may give you a barium enema before doing an X-ray, as this enema has a special substance in it that will help the obstruction show up on the X-ray. Blood work will provide additional information, including if you have any infections and how well your organs are working. A partial or complete blockage of the intestines could be caused by a mechanical issue, which means something, such as a tumor, scar tissue, or twisting intestine, is blocking the bowels. Other medical conditions such as cancer, hernias, or Crohn's disease can also cause bowel obstructions. Sometimes, the doctor won't be able to determine the cause of the blockage unless they do surgery.
A: See a doctor immediately. Do a physical examination which might include a colonoscopy. Get a CT-scan, X-rays, and blood tests, if necessary. Talk with the doctor about the cause of your obstruction.

Article: This is one of the techniques of Shinobi Aruki. It is very useful for moving across creaky floor boards and the like. Start in a low crouching position with your arms extended for balance. Put most of your weight on the front leg. Move the back leg from the rear and swing it close to your other leg so it barely touches at the ankles. Extend the moving leg forward and use it to feel for any creaky floor boards. Then starting from the outer edge of your foot, ease your weight onto that leg. This is a walking technique used to travel along walls and through tight spaces. Yoko aruki starts with one's back against the wall. Move the rear leg in the direction of travel. Bend the knees deeply when doing this. Once in this position, move the other leg sideways in front of the other leg and in the direction of travel. This movement should be smooth. This is a good technique for walking through high brush or water. First, lift your front leg straight out of the brush. Slide your foot over the spot in which you intend to step. Point your foot straight down and step into the brush. After the foot has reached the ground return it to a normal position. Perhaps the best way to move about, crouching allows less of you to be seen while moving. Excellent for visual concealment, the crawl is good for crossing soft grass and clean surfaces. The crawl is not good for crossing anything noisy such as hard grass, leaves, and rocky terrain. When you're about to turn around a corner, listen for footsteps or talking around or behind a wall. If you're skilled enough, you can tell which direction they are facing by listening to them. Be sure to press your weight against the wall, and crouch as low as you can to peer around the corner.  The lower you are, the less chance they'll see you. When ascending stairs, if they are creaky, walk on the side of them, closest to the wall.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Practice Nuki Ashi. Use Yoko Aruki or sidewalk. Practice Ko Ashi or tiger feet. Try crouching. Practice crawling. Use other stealth tips.

Article: Animal hair, dander, and other allergens gather and hide on soft surfaces and are more difficult to remove.  Replace carpets with hard surface flooring such as wood, tile and linoleum where possible. Vacuum carpets at least once a day and steam clean them every other week if you cannot remove them, or keep your pets out of all carpeted rooms. Use throw rugs instead of carpet. Wool is the best choice for allergy sufferers. Limit your use of curtains and other window dressings. Cover windows with hard surface blinds or shutters instead. Cover soft-surface furniture with machine-washable covers, and mattresses and pillows with specially designed allergy covers. This is especially important for any furniture you allow your pet on. If your allergies are extreme, this cleaning may need be done by someone else.  Vacuum all soft surfaces including rugs, furniture, throw pillows, drapes, etc. You may want to purchase a sealed filter allergy vacuum that filters and traps dust, dander and allergens. Use pet hair removal rollers in between vacuuming to keep surfaces hair-free. Both the disposable and the sticky washable type are available in many department and pet supply stores. Sweep or vacuum all hard surface floors, then wash with hot water and appropriate cleaners. Follow manufacturer washing instructions and use water as hot as the material can withstand. Keep your pets out of your bed.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Remove as many soft surfaces in your home as possible. Surface clean all rooms of your home that your pet uses daily. Wash throw rugs, curtains, furniture covers and other washable soft surfaces once a week. Limit your pet's access to your bedroom and other rooms in your house that you spend a lot of time in to decrease your exposure to the allergen.