A nostril (or naris, pl. nares) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation. Fish do not breathe through their noses, but they do have two small holes used for smelling which may be called nostrils.

The Procellariiformes are distinguished from other birds by having tubular extensions of their nostrils.

In humans, the nasal cycle is the normal ultradian cycle of each nostril's blood vessels becoming engorged in swelling, then shrinking.

The nostrils are separated by the septum. The septum can sometimes be deviated, causing one nostril to appear larger than the other. In such an event, the two nostrils are no longer separated and form a single larger external opening.

Humans have two external nostrils with two additional nostrils inside the head. These internal nostrils are called "choanae" and each contain approximately 1000 strands of nasal hair. They also connect the nose to the throat aiding in respiration. Scientists believe they migrated back inside as evidenced by the discovery of "Kenichthys campbelli", a 395 million-year-old fossilized fish which shows this migration in progress. It has two nostrils between its front teeth, similar to human embryos at an early stage. If these fail to join up it causes a cleft palate.

Elayne Angel is a professional body piercer and body modification enthusiast. She was born Elayne Steinberg, on August 6th, 1960. She was the first person to register a tattoo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has angel wings tattooed on her back.

Elayne Angel has an AA degree in Sign Language Interpreting from Pierce College. She also has a Professional Designation Certificate from the Fashion Institute of design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles.

Angel became interested in body piercing after a casual encounter with a woman bearing a nipple piercing at a Renaissance Faire in 1981. Through her encounter, she became involved with and employed by Gauntlet, the first, and at the time only professional body piercing studio in the United States. While employed by Gauntlet, she worked at the Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco branches. She was the first recipient of a Master Piercer certificate, from Gauntlet founder Jim Ward, which she received on December 1, 1992. Her technical contributions to the field of body piercing include the invention, naming and popularizing of several placements, including the fourchette and the lorum piercings. She is also widely credited with popularizing and promoting the tongue piercing.

Matthew Simpson, better known as Fat Segal or simply Segal, real name is an electronic musician best known for his work on the British television series Skins.

As well as composing various theme tunes for Skins, Segal has also provided many other segments of music for the show, including "Clutch Edit" and "Tenthousand Needles", as well as an edit of Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians".

It was announced on the 25 March 2009 that Segal will be releasing his first EP titled Clutch EP. The EP was released on 25 April 2009, and will initially be available through iTunes.

On 28 December 2009, it was announced that Segal's next release would be a single entitled "Tenthousand Needles", with "I Am The Cobra" on the B-Side. The track "Tenthousand Needles" features in Episode 1, Series 4 of Skins.

On 19th October 2011, Segal announced that his first full length album would be called 'The Fens', with release slated for early 2012 A track from the album ('Changing The Guard') was uploaded to his soundcloud page the same day

Ray Stevens (born Harold Ray Ragsdale, January 24, 1939) is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become equally well known for his serious material as he has for his novelty songs.

Stevens was born Harry Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939, in Clarkdale, Georgia. While attending high school, Stevens formed his first band, a rhythm and blues group he named the Barons. Following his graduation from high school, Stevens enrolled in Georgia State University as a music major.

Capitol Records signed Stevens to their Prep Records division in 1957, and produced the singles "Silver Bracelet," that Billboard predicted to be a teen favorite, and "Rang Tang Ding Dong," about a Japanese sandman, for which Billboard credited the 16-year-old Stevens' vocals as "strong, attractive." The latter song was a cover of a song recorded by Manhattan doo-wop group The Cellos in 1957, and written by Cellos bass singer Alvin Williams.

In 1958, Bill Lowery created the National Recording Corporation (NRC), and brought Stevens on board playing numerous instruments, arranging music, and performing background vocals for its band. Around that time, he had adopted the professional name of "Ray Stevens," which was inspired by his middle name and his mother's maiden name. Lowery was unable to collect debts from his own accounts and was forced into bankruptcy.