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2006-03-27T10:40:00.000Z

Stuck in the 80s, is a good read. With lots of humour and takes me back to possobly the greatest decade of all time, you guessed it, the 1980s.

A space age christmas, gives you a humourous guide to the future of christmas, where it sugest a new way of sending a greeting card and gifts useing new technology with computers with a comic theme. A welsh view crazy, is what it atually say's, a lot of crazy people doing a lot of crazy things, sometimes stupid stunts that go wildly wrong.

The glory of Google

2006-03-27T10:19:00.000Z

Google is a search engine that finds information for you, and saves you hours of searching the Internet.

Google is not just a search engine it can help you find Pictures, Maps to help you find a friend's house and all you need is a post code.

You also have a translator which will allow you to turn any language to English.

You can find blogs with Blog search.

Google Earth lets you see any place in the world in 3D.

My favourite thing on Google is the seach features, it helps me look around for Game cheats Pictures and soap recipes for my hobbies.

Google is very addictive so I will be using it a lot in the future.

Fudge

2006-03-06T10:50:00.000Z

This food is enjoyed worldwide, for its endless variety of flavours and textures. From what I’ve been able to ascertain, it was first made by accident some 100 years ago, when someone boshed up cooking some caramels, in the USA, but the actual circumstances and location are hotly disputed; I have placed some links at the bottom of the article that will help you make your own mind up and maybe get you trying to make some of this scrumptious food commodity.

Bellow are some extracts from some web sites I have read over:

Extract 1,

Fudge, creamy candy made with butter, sugar, milk, and usually chocolate, cooked together and beaten to a soft, smooth texture. Fudge may be thought of as having a consistency harder than that of fondant and softer than that of hard chocolate. According to most recipes, the ingredients of fudge are cooked to what is termed in kitchen parlance the soft ball stage, that point between 112° and 115° C at which a small ball of the candy dropped in ice water neither disintegrates nor flattens when picked up with the fingers. Butter and vanilla are added as the candy cools, then the mass is beaten until creamy, poured into a pan, and cut into squares. Often sour cream is substituted for milk and butter, and nut meats or raisins may be stirred into the fudge.

Although chocolate is the usual base for the candy, fudges are often made with marshmallow cream, peanut butter, vanilla, maple, or butterscotch. Variously flavoured fudges are used as cake icings and ice cream toppings.

Extract 2,

Fudge combines certain properties of caramel with those of fondant. If hot caramel is vigorously mixed or if fondant is added to it, a smooth, crystalline paste forms on cooling. Known as fudge, this substance has a milky flavour similar to caramel and a soft, not plastic, texture. Fudge may be extruded or poured onto tables and cut into shapes. It is possible to construct a recipe that will pour into starch, but such fudge generally is inferior.

Please Note:

This is my first Blog entry so please be frank, any and all comments welcome, thanks for reading.

Some useful links

www.chocolatemonthclub.com/recipes/chocolate-fudges.htm

http://www.woodstockcandy.com/fudge-recipes.html

http://www.fudge-kitchen.co.uk/fudge_made.asp

making cheese

2006-02-27T11:56:00.000Z

The many different types of cheeses available mean there is something to suit every taste. It is generally believed that cheese was first made in the Middle East. Legend has it that a nomadic Arab made cheese by accident when a saddlebag filled with milk fermented due to the hot sun and the galloping movement of his horse.

The Roman Legion helped spread the art of cheese making throughout Europe and England. some cheeses are still made by hand using old-fashioned techniques. When you buy cheese online, it is possible to deal directly with the people who make the cheese.

Cheese can be made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep and even buffaloes. The basic principle involved in making natural cheese is to curdle the milk so it forms into curds and whey.

The curd is then heated and cut, allowing whey to escape. The curd hardens before it is salted, shaped and pressed. Depending on the variety, the cheese will then be aged or ripened for different amounts of time. Bacteria are still growing in the cheese, resulting in flavour.

BBC NEWS

2006-02-27T11:29:00.000Z

News on the internet will give you in-depth information that will keep you reading all day long and is updated constantly.

The front page is a contents page that takes you to other screens, example (if you click on Wales on the left hand side of the screen it will take you to the Welsh news).

The menu bar is normally found at left and top of the news page.
Links and Hyperlinks are headlines that you can click on and it will take you to other pages. They‘re found all over the page and can take you anywhere.

Papers are good at telling us what is happening on a daily basis, but do not tell you what happened last month. If you have missed the news on Wednesday and it is now Saturday you can look in archive or history.

The pages on the internet are picture, video, sound, reading, that all work in harmony together.

Internet News gives you regional and national and international up to the minute information on events.

Pictures are there to give interest and help find information on what’s on or going on.

Video clips are also found within the pages and are helpful in giving you reports instead of having to read all the information, so if your TV breaks down you can still watch the news.

things about me

2006-02-13T11:00:00.000Z

I was born in Usk South Wales

My favourite colour is green

My favourite food is onion soup

My favourite place is a rain forest

The world's best invention is a bicycle

Other blogs

2006-01-16T11:01:00.001Z

If you like to see a lot of nice men with out the sleeze then this site is for you (that's gay gay gay)
Fond this site to be very easy to read and interesting at the same time so if you'r bored it worth a look.

This site is sound for all, it interesting to now what people are doing at work on their computers these day, or not in this case.

good blogs

2006-01-16T10:42:00.000Z

There are loads of really good blogs out there. A good way of finding them is to hit the 'Next Blog' button at the top right-hand corner of the page. Sometimes you find some really weird ones that you can't seem to get out of though so be prepared to use the 'Back' button a lot. The other problem is that you can get stuck in a rut where every time you hit 'Next Blog' you end up looking at something written in Arabic.

Another good way is to follow a link to a site you like and then use their links to sites they like! You can end up following a long and interesting trail... and finding some really eye-opening stuff!

Note: If you come across something that you think is distasteful or plain wrong, use the 'Flag' button to register a complaint. Don't use it lightly though... treat it with the same respect that you would treat the emergency stop button on a train.

Here are some blogs that I like:

Jonny B writes about his life in deepest, darkest Norfolk. He's a good writer and very funny.

True Fact a Day is an irreverant site full of hilarious facts that are most certainly NOT true! The writer only seems to update every week or so, so you don't really get a new one every day. But even so.. it's entertaining and you can always look back through the Archives :)

For the Fork and the Spoon is a site packed full of vegetarian recipes. Fantastic!

A dog is for life

2006-01-15T19:41:00.000Z

Puppy for life

As soon as you get your puppy, start introducing him safely to all different sights and sounds.
In a controlled situation, he should meet other animals, children of all ages, vacuum cleaners, stairs, crates, automobiles, pet stores, veterinarian's offices, and everything else you can think of. He should get to meet as many dogs as possible, as it is important to learn things from members of the dog's own species, like communication signals and social behaviour

HOUSETRAINING

You must teach your puppy how to be clean in the house. This is extremely easy if done properly.
Puppies are naturally clean. They are usually mostly potty-trained by 4-weeks of age.
Puppies must be taken outside many times each day, and given an opportunity to relieve themselves. Puppies also spend a great deal of time sleeping and playing. Each time a puppy wakes up, he will feel the need to empty himself immediately.
Don't expect him to walk that far after waking up without peeing on the way to the door. If you make this mistake more than once, go get a rolled up newspaper and smack YOURSELF soundly, as you say "BAD OWNER.

Obedience training your dog

Training can be accomplished at home, in an obedience class, or with a private trainer. It requires patience, a collar, a leash, a sense of humour, patience, and an understanding of dog behaviour. Consistency is important in dog training. For example, if Ross was allowed to sit on the sofa yesterday and is yelled at for joining Aunt Ruth on the sofa today, she'll be confused. It's better to teach her "up" and "off"
Training should be fun. Every training session should be punctuated with games, praise, and lots of hugging.
A dog should learn to sit, lie down and learn to walk on a leash without pulling; allow his feet, ears, and teeth to be handled; and come when he's called, wherever or whenever.

Kids and dogs

Kid-proof your dogs; dog-proof your kids. First of all, a dog should never be chained outside unattended. Most dogs of guard or working heritage suffer personality quirks when tied and many become downright aggressive. Dogs are better off in fenced areas, where they can see the barrier between them and the world, where they can feel somewhat safe from noisy, frolicking children. In addition, many dogs instinctively equate the high-pitched sounds of children with the distress sounds of prey animals, and they react by biting the child as they would have bitten the prey animal in the wild.
Second, children should be taught how to behave around dogs, even if their own family does not own a dog. For example, a child should never approach a strange dog without asking the owner if it's OK to pat the dog. If the child sees a loose dog on the street, he should not approach it even if he knows the dog belongs to his friend. He should tell someone that he saw the dog, but should make no attempt to pat or grab it. Most dogs, even those that are well trained, do not consider children as figures of authority. Furthermore, since children frequently stare intently at animals, a dog may feel threatened by this short person who is
trying to catch him. Children should never hug a dog that is not their own, and should only hug their own dog very gently if the dog can tolerate the hug.Dog owners share the responsibility for bite prevention as well. They should socialize their puppies to small children at an early age. For the younger the puppy is exposed to gentle children, the more tolerant of children it will become.

old games

2006-01-09T11:18:00.000Z

This game remands me of the very first Zelda game that came out.

Exile

All that walking around getting nowhere fast, puzzle after puzzle always looking for life bottles.
These games were so exciting when I was a boy
Compared to the games of today it would be naff, but I like it.

Flashman

2006-01-09T09:55:00.000Z

Remember this? I used to absolutely love playing PacMan when I was a kid.

This is a copy of the game, this version is called Flashman, but in effect it is exactly the same.

You are the big yellow blob and the aim of the game is to eat all of the dots. However, there are a load of ghosts chasing you! Don't let them catch you, you'll lose a life.

Luckily there are 4 bigger dots which will make you invincible for a short time. This means that the ghosts turn blue and you can eat them up! Watch out though... when they start flashing it means you are losing your powers and you need to start being careful again.

Click and enjoy :)

The Romans

2005-12-12T11:31:00.000Z

I think the Romans were very clever people. They built fantastic bridges, roads and houses and their baths were out of this world.

Tree house

2005-12-12T11:23:00.000Z

I always wanted a tree house when I was a child and my children would love a tree house but we haven't got a big enough garden.

Bagpuss

2005-12-12T10:50:00.000Z

Bagpuss was a BBC TV children's programme, first shown in 1974 and often repeated throughout my childhood. It was created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.

All activity takes place within the shop.
All the toy characters move within the shop.

In the story Bagpuss gave a big yawn, and settled down to sleep. And when Bagpuss goes to sleep, all his friends go to sleep too. The mice are ornaments on the Mouse Organ, Gabriel and Madeleine are just dolls. And Professor Yaffle is just a carved wooden book-end in the shape of a woodpecker. Even Bagpuss himself, once he is asleep, is just an old, saggy cloth cat; baggy and a bit loose at the seams. But Emily loved him.

We know that she is a little girl and she owns a shop. She frequently visits the shop.
She always brings something to the shop and shows it to Bagpuss.
However, while Bagpuss and his friends are asleep, Emily provides them with lost and damaged objects, as a proof of her existence and of her love. Bagpuss and his friends mend the objects and put them in the shop window so whoever had lost the things can see them and claim them back.

These days Emily Firmin who is Peter Firmn’s daughter has her own shop in Whitstable, Kent, and it’s called ‘Total Pap’ because it sells things made from papier mache.

Polar Bears

2005-12-05T11:19:00.000Z

Polar bears are found throughout the Arctic on frozen seas and near coasts.

There are believed to be at least 22,000 polar bears worldwide, and about 60 per cent of them live in Canada.

Polar bears spend much of their time at or near the edge of the sea ice; this is where they are most likely to find food.

Other bears spend their summers on land, living off body fat stored from successful hunting in the spring and winter.

A healthy diet for a polar bear consists of about 2kg of fat per day. The ringed seal has a high body fat content and is the polar bear's primary prey. It provides lots of energy which is especially important for hungry mothers and their growing cubs.

Polar bears are usually solitary animals, but in southern areas of the Arctic they gather together on land during the ice-free season to breed. Breeding pairs remain together for about a week then separate. The most constant social interaction occurs between mothers and cubs. In the late autumn, pregnant bears dig dens in deep snowdrifts on land, while the rest of the population remains active on the ice throughout the winter.

about myself

2005-11-28T11:35:00.000Z

Where I was born

My favourite colour

My favourite cake is carrot cake

My favourite holiday is Greece

The best ever invention is a car

Tom Cruise

2005-11-28T11:20:00.000Z

Tom Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York. He didn't have a model childhood having to overcome many obstacles. His father had moved the family a number of times as he went from job to job. His parents divorced and he became the man of the house to his mother and three sisters.

Tom Cruise, still struggling with dyslexia, was a good athlete and decided to make a career in professional wrestling. However, an injury to his knee put a stop to that and he eventually turned to acting. In high school his first audiences applauded him in "Guys and Dolls" and "Godspell".

Tom Cruise definitely had the bug. He quit school and spent months in New York auditioning mainly for television shows. After many more "don't call us, we'll call you's", Tom landed a part in "Taps". More movies followed with Tom in some
memorable coming of age roles such as, "Losin' It" and "Risky Business". Tom Cruise was married to actress Nicole Kidman and they have two adopted children.

Ricky Tomlinson

2005-11-21T11:16:00.000Z

Ricky Tomlinson is from a working class family and he was born in Liverpool.

Like lots of working class kids, he missed out on the 11-plus exam. He had asthma and he had an attack on the morning of the exam - those tests were such a lottery. They are today as well.

He passed his 13 plus and went to a technical college. He ended up becoming an apprentice plasterer and left school. In the boom years of the 1950s there were plenty of jobs.

About me.

2005-11-21T11:13:00.000Z

Where I was born

My favourite colour is dark blue.

My favourite food is bread.

A place i would love to go, to the Seychelles.

The worlds best invention is a washing machine.

The things I like and would like to do

2005-11-07T10:43:00.000Z

This is the exact building that I was born in 18 years ago, It hasnt changed one bit. But ive got to be fair they are pretty good down there, I also think that Neville Hall has better standards than any hospital I have ever been to"And trust me ive been to most of them"ha!ha!.

I dont really have a personal favourite Colour, but im a bubbly sort of person with a fairly good sense of humour. What Colour do you think should be my favourite?.

I absolutely love nice thick Chocolate Cakes, I could eat them from morning right through to night. The only problem is they are so moreish when you run out you want another one, do you feel that way about cakes?

I would love to go somewhere that has the Sunshine, Hot Beaches, Pubs, Clubs, and be staying in a nice resort would be nice too. Somewhere like Turkey would be ideal?.

I think that the Computer is the greatest thing ever to be invented by anyone. Because they are extremely useful for all your computing needs, from using the internet, to writing letters and making sure they are spelt correctly before printing. So I think they are fab!

images

2005-10-31T11:44:00.000Z

I was born in Pontypool, South Wales

My best colour is Blue

My favourite food is meat and two veg

I would like to go Caernarfon, North Wales

The Woulds best invention

Image challenge

2005-10-31T11:15:00.000Z

This is the challenge:

Find and post a picture for each of these -

Your place of birth.
Your favourite colour.
Your favourite food
A place you would like to go.
The world's best invention.

Here are mine -

I was born in Bangor, North Wales.

My favourite colour is dark blue.

My favourite food is curry.

I would love to go to the Antarctic.

I think the world's best invention is beer.

A trip across the Mersey

2005-10-17T09:22:00.000Z

Dear reader.
Me and my partner went to Liverpool to see my brother. He and his wife took us on the ferry across Mersey, and while we were crossing we saw the Liver birds and they gave a talk on the Mersey. They talked about when it first started and all about the ship building and we had lunch in a cafe in Albert Dock. Then we caught the ferry back to the Wirral.

Dead Ringers

2005-10-10T11:25:00.000Z

Just over a week ago I went to watch Dead Ringers being recorded in the New Theatre in Cardiff.

It's a radio programme where people do impressions of celebrities. Sometimes they ring up companies and pretend to be a famous person - the results can be hilarious.
In this programme one of the guys pretended to be Michael Parkinson and rang a plumber, saying that he was stuck underneath a pipe.. he then went on to interview the plumber's wife on the phone!

Some of the other trademark impressions they do are of Anne Robinson, Rolf Harris and George W Bush.

I think Dead Ringers has been on the TV but mainly it's a radio programme.

I've never seen a radio programme being recorded before but I've got to say, it was worth every penny of the £8:50 ticket... I really enjoyed it.

Windsor trip

2005-10-10T10:12:00.000Z

Me and Sam booked a mystery day trip. We got on the bus at Newport - the driver took us to Swindon and then on to Windsor castle. It was a very nice place, there were plenty of things to do like feeding the swans, looking around the castle, boats rides on the Thames and laying on the grass and watching the planes fly over us. We went back to the bus and we came home after a long day.

job

2005-10-10T10:03:00.000Z

I work in a school as a midday supervisor and I love working with the children. Sometimes the children can be so funny, the things they say and do.
But today I had to put in my notice because last week my son become very ill.
I would have had to find someone to look after him, just for a hour and I will have to go to hospital appointments so it will not be fair on the women I work with to have days off for hospital appointments.

This is about Meg and her puppies

2005-08-31T11:42:00.000Z

Well Meg she is a girl dog and on the 2 of August Meg give birth to six little puppies. She had three girls and three boys. The girl has got brown, white and black fur and the boys have got white fur with black spots on them. Well yesterday they opened their eyes. I love them all but we have got to get rid of them in three weeks time. So Meg and I are going to miss them all. But all together my dogs don't go until they are six weeks old.

Sub Zero

2005-08-31T10:44:00.000Z

Sadly, Sub Zero has been sent on a Gateway project in Newport for 6 months, so we're not going to see him until about February. We're really sorry about that.

However, the good news is that he can still keep posting on this web page!

So, Sub Zero, make sure you keep checking this out and add something every now and again. It's a really good way of keeping in touch.
Good luck, and hope to see you soon.

TO MY CRITICS

2005-08-17T22:47:00.000Z

When I'm in a sober mood
when I'm in a drunken mood
I gamble play and drink

But when my moods are over
and my time has come to pass.

I hope I'm buried upside down
so the world may kiss my ass

The end.

Holidays

2005-08-17T11:32:00.000Z

Dear readers

I have been to these places.

Tenby
Cardigan
Bude
Torquay
Benidorm
Cypress
Majorca

One of my best holidays was in Torquay on a bowls tour. Our chairman was a lazy bloke. He asked me to put his whites in his bowls bag so I said yes, but I forgot to do it and off we went to play the bowls game.

He could not play as we all play in whites, so we took the piss out of him all tour!

Holidays I've been on.

2005-08-17T11:22:00.000Z

This is a list of places I've been to on holiday.

The Lake District
St Davids in Pembrokeshire
The Forest of Dean
Cornwall
Paris
Prague
Ireland
Devon

The best holiday I've ever been on was to Prague. The weather was great and everything was really cheap. It was 10 crowns for a 1/2 litre of beer, which was about 4 pence! The people were really friendly although I couldn't understand a word they said. If you went on the tram, you had to get up and offer your seat to anyone who came on the tram, who was older than you.

The worst holiday I ever went on was St Davids. It was my birthday and I was camping with my partner.

We had a massive argument and we didn't talk to each other for the whole holiday!

The next place I would like to go to is Norway to see the scenery and walk up a couple of mountains.

Places l've been to on holiday

2005-08-17T10:43:00.000Z

{1} America

{2} Australia

{3} Alton Towers

{4} Oakwood

The best holiday I had was in America, because I had a go on some of the best rides in America and they were the best!

The worst holiday I had was at Oakwood because it was raining bad plus I was wringing wet and I do mean wet.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

2005-08-10T09:50:00.000Z

Charlie and the chocolate factory is a lovely film. My children loved it.
I like the old film and I thought the new film would not be as good, but I was wrong.
I really like the new film I thought it was very good.
Mr Wonka was a weird and a disturbed person in the film.
I would recommend that you and your family see it.
I would rate this film 8 out 10.

BBC Skillswise

2005-07-27T15:05:00.000Z

I found a game that's really good for practising spelling, it's on the BBC Skillswise website.

You look at the word, press the 'cover' button and a double decker bus or a herd of cows or something equally bizarre stands in front of it! Brilliant.

If anyone has a go, let me know what you think of it.

You can click on the 'comments' at the bottom right-hand side of this post and leave a message there.

War of the Worlds

2005-07-27T10:57:00.000Z

War of the Worlds is an action film with good graphics, it's a clever make of film - it looks real and the special effects are brilliant.

It makes you think about what would happen if we were invaded.

I really like the end of the film, I thought it was good.

I would rate this film 10 out of 10! It's brilliant.

I would recommend that you see it on the big screen.

The Beer Drinkers Prayer

2005-07-27T10:56:00.000Z

The beer that stands before us
Hallowed be thy arain
Thee will be drunk
In pub club and party
Forgive us this day if we miss a pint
as we forgive those who do not drink
Lead us into whisky gin or brandy
and deliver us from sherry
for beer alone has the power
the colour and the taste
for ever and ever.

This is bits and blog Trevethin.

2005-07-27T10:06:00.000Z

The Fat Man of Bombay
There was a fat man of Bombay, who was smoking one sunshiney day
When a bird, called a snipe, flew away with his pipe
Which vexed the fat man of Bombay.

The Wicked FlatIrons
The children stopped to romp and play and left the irons to hold full sway.
They burnt a hole and laughed in glee - the clothes they were a sight to see.

Else Marley
Else Marley has grown so fine she won't get up to serve the swine,
But lies in bed till eight or nine and surely she does take her time.

Dickery, Dickery, Dare
Dickery, dickery, dare the pig flew up in the air.
The man in brown soon brought him down,
Dickery dickery dare.

Shave A Pig
Barber, barber, shave a pig.
How many hairs will make a wig?
Four and twenty that's enough,
Give the barber a pinch of snuff.

This is Marc's song.
Marc is my partner, he wrote this song himself.

I got a picture of your house standing by the door,
Black and white and faded and looking pretty poor.
I see the factory out of work, see the wedding in the back, memories are really coming back.
I don't need to be the king of the world,
As long as I will be your little girl.
Heaven isn't too far away, closer to me every day, no matter what your friends might say.
I love the way you move,
The sparkle in your eyes colour deep inside like the blue burning sky. when I come home late at night and you're in bed asleep I wrap my arms around you so I can feel you breathe.
I don't need to be a superman as long as you will always be my biggest fan.
Heaven isn't too far away, closer to me every day, no matter what your friends might say.
ya ya When the lights are going out, long before the dark memory comes rushing back, it makes it really hard.
I've got nowhere to go, no one really cares, I don't know what to do. I'm never going to give it up for you. Oh oh oh oh closer to it every day, no matter what your friends might say.
We find our way.

Map of Torfaen

2005-07-12T15:06:00.000Z

We are here!

Torfaen is just above Newport, it's in one of the South Wales valleys, the furthest east of them all.

Welcome to Tabspot!

2005-07-12T09:48:00.000Z

Hey you lot.. we're up and away!