Night Out to celebrate New Year and my final updates of 2004 to Scouting2007 and Eurojam website!

Tonight I went out to celebrate the dawn of a New Year, and I also completed my part of the update on the Eurojam and Scouting 2007 sites which was good!

I hope there will be quite a few people out tonight as it will be good to celebrate the New Year with people I know!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Gym!

Today, I made my way to the gym I have joined at Hornsea Leisure Centre in order to increase my fitness!

Now I am feeling tired so I shall say goodnight and a happy new year to one and all, sorry for such a short update this evening!

Scouting 2007 Conference Call!

Today, I spent the evening reading through and making modifications to the various websites associated with Scouting 2007 and Eurojam! And then had a Scout Association conference call meeting, where we discussed all the things that need to be carried out when developing the three sites, Scouting 2007, Eurojam and the Eurojamlive site in the coming year! Hope everyone I know had a merry christmas and I hope the frivolity will continue into the New Year!

P.S. I am pleased all my SAGGA friends are back Blogging now, as my kinja digest now is looking a little more full!
P.P.S. I am also pleased to report that after listening to Hull City playing Doncaster Rovers this evening, City moved within two points of League One leaders Luton with a last-gasp victory over Doncaster.

Quake prompts massive aid effort

One of the world's largest relief efforts is under way to help the millions of victims of the Asia quake, as the death toll continues to mount. And also how come over Christmas you seem to loose track of the days, I'm sorry I did not keep my blog up to date, but I have been very busy with the joys of the Christmas period!

Two Christmas crackers from Northern Ireland star Stuart Elliott lifted a gloomy Boxing Day match!

Stuart Elliott, League One's leading scorer, recorded his 18th and 19th goals of the season as Hull claimed a comfortable win at Blackpool.

In todays match both sides struggled to get to grips with a bumpy Bloomfield Road playing surface in a dull first half in which chances were few and far between. The closest either side came was when former England ace and now Hull player Nick Barmby fired in a shot from the edge of the six yard box which had to be tipped over the bar by stand-in Blackpool keeper Lee Jones. At the other end, Boaz Myhill was a virtual spectator for most of the first period as Blackpool strikers Simon Lynch and Scott Taylor struggled to get any change out of big central defenders Damien Delaney and Leon Cort.

The second half started in brighter fashion with Hull creating chances through Delroy Facey and the influential Stuart Green while at the other end a driven shot from Rick Wellens forced Myhill into his first real save. Fifteen minutes into the half Hull finally found a breakthrough when substitute Danny Allsopp flicked on for the previously anonymous Elliott who scored his first with a powerfully hit drive through a narrow angle. Stuart Elliot is now the leading scorer in League 1!

Blackpool rarely threatened but had a good penalty shout turned down when Lynch hit the ground after a heavy challenge from Delaney but after the state furious protests from Hull players and fans, referee Stuart Mathieson saw nothing wrong and allowed play to go on. Elliott made the points secure on 84 minutes when another quick break forward gave him the chance to score goal number 21 for the season with another powerful left foot shot.

In the evening I went to the Floral Hall in Hornsea to see the last ever performance of a very good band known as the "Gutterband"!

50,000 dead - and toll still rising

Well it has been quite a strange and sad boxing day after the news of a epic tidal wave rocking 11 countries.

Medical supplies, food aid and water purification systems poured into the region, part of what the UN said would be the biggest relief effort the world has ever seen.

Rescuers struggled to reach remote locations where thousands more were likely killed by the deadliest tsunami in 120 years. Bodies, many of them children, filled beaches and choked hospital morgues, raising fears of disease across the region.

Anyway I have spent the day out with friends celebrating Christmas in Hornsea and I have seen some people I have not seen for a year or more, however the sad news of the natural disaster put a sad spin on the whole holiday period!

Christmas Day - Hope everyone has a merry Christmas!

Today, I opened my presents and cards, had a meal with my family and then went to the local public house to celebrate christmas with friends!

Christmas Celebration!

Went to the public house in Hornsea to celebrate christmas in style!

It's Christmas!

I ordered Microsoft Encarta 2005 Premium Suite and Encylopedia Britannica Deluxe 2005 today from Amazon at a special price that I received in a email that was less than half the regular price, and considering my last encyclopedia is now two years out of date, I thought it was a real bargin!

Tonight I went out in Hornsea and did my usual Friday, Thursday night thing, go to the pub with friends! I saw a lot of people I had not seen in a while which was good and I also think it is important to remember that it is Christmas after all!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Hull City Keep Jason Price!

It looks like it will be a busy time of year for Hull City with an approach by Boston United for Tigers winger Jason Price been turned down.

Boston United who currently sitting just outside a play-off place in League Two made an attempt to sign the Welshman, but saw it rejected by City, which pleased me as Jason Price is a key backup player for the Tigers.

However, Boston United manager Steve Evans told their official site: "I spoke with Peter Taylor earlier today. I have built up a good relationship with my opposite number at Hull City, but Peter Taylor confirmed that the lad is still very much in his plans."

Meanwhile, fellow City winger Stuart Elliott is rumoured to be a target for Championship sides Sunderland and Leeds United, although neither the club nor the player seem interested in a transfer.

Last night I had my final visit of the year to the Gym and today I finished off wrapping my presents and writing cards, so that is it finished for another year, which is good! Let the christmas celebrations commence!

Gym!

Today, I made my way to the gym I have joined at Hornsea Leisure Centre in order to increase my fitness!

I also, updated the eurojam.org and scouting.org.uk website for the forthcoming jamboree's at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex.

Now I am feeling tired so I shall say goodnight and merry christmas to you all!

Perusal of friends Blog's!

Following a early evening perusal of various blogs, I found the above link on Caz's Blog and studied the above map which I feel is an interesting little number for those cartographers readinging my blog! (not cartophiles as Caz put it in her Blog!).

Now I am making my way to the Gym before all the frivolity of the Christmas period begins properly!

Hornsea Scouts Christmas Meal!

Well Christmas is finally here and tonight I am attending the local Scout groups Christmas meal. It is good to have finally finished my dissertation so I think some more celebration is necessary before Christmas!

I don't know about anybody else but I think it is wrong to have Christmas on a weekend as it throws you all to pot with things such as work! Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying there Christmas so far and according to this mornings weather forecast Scotland should have a white Christmas, but we shall just have to wait and see! Merry Christmas to all my readership will blog again soon!

Hull City beat Tranmere Rovers 6-1!

I was pleased that Hull City won the match they played today against Tranmere Rovers by six goals to one at the Kingston Communications Stadium! This is there biggest win since moving into the KC Stadium two years ago!

Last night I did my normal Friday night thing I went out in Hornsea, before going to the Floral Hall in the town and once again I saw some friends I haven't seen for several years so it was a good opportunity to catch up with these people!

Today, I have been frantically completing my Christmas shopping, will Blog again tomorrow!

Christmas is here!

I have officially finished and submitted my MSc dissertation, just got to wait two months now until I find out the results. I am glad to have finally finished this as I hadn't planned to be working on it upto Christmas but because I started it three months late I had three months longer in which to finish it off. Now it is finally finished, submitted and the presentation is complete! So now I can start my Christmas celebrations properly and some other good news for motor racing fans is that David Coulthard has signed for the new Red Bull Formula 1 team, see the link above!

Hornsea Scouts!

This evening I am going to help at my local Scout Group which is normally an enjoyable experience! Have helped at Scouts for seven years!

I always find it very interesting to find out what the Scouts I have worked with do in life after they have left Scouts and tonight should be good as it is the first time I have seen them all since the Christmas break!

What the Papers Say!

I thought I'd share some topical anagrams with you (from an e-mail I
received from What The Papers Say), and also from looking at David Pinney's Blog
, as I found it quite amusing and could not think what else to say!

David Blunkett - Bland Duvet Kit
President Jacques Chirac - Chap rejects Iraqi dunces
Saddam Hussein - Human's sad side
Steven Gerrard - Grave Stern Red
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe - Perspire spiffily cheek torturer
Iain Duncan Smith - I Sin and ain't much
Sky Box Office - Bye! Sick of Fox

Gym!

Today, as well as working on my dissertation, I made my way to the gym I have joined at Hornsea Leisure Centre in order to increase my fitness!

I also, updated the eurojam.org and scouting.org.uk website for the forthcoming jamboree's at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex.

Now I am feeling tired so I shall say goodnight to you all!

Mozilla Firefox!

I'm an avid user of the Firefox browser. Based on Mozilla, it is a much faster and pleasanter way of browsing the web.

Firefox has been available as 'Release 1.0' for a couple of months now! And hence, I have been using as my default browser for a few months now!

So now I have my favourite tab-based browser, blocking pop-up ads, preventing nasty cookie arrivals, with built-in RSS integration, and I can now control everything through mouse movements e.g. open/close tabs or windows, refresh the page, etc. And it even has Athens intergration now which is useful for people in academia!

Try it... you'll like it!

OFT probes online grocers bills

I read with interest this report on the BBC's website today, I am now back to normal working hours and am feeling in the christmas spirit, better late than never I suppose!

Hope my readership is well and will have a happy christmas and a prosperous new year!

Today I was celebrating Dissertation submission!

Today, I was celebrating the fact that my dissertation was complete, so during the day I went to the Gym before listening to Hull City A.F.C win once again in League 1, 2-1 against Colchester United which put them back into second position in league one, which was the first win at Layer Road since September 1964!

In the evening I went to Hornsea Floral Hall to see all my friends who are starting to return for Christmas, in doing this I was also celebrating getting my dissertation submitted on time, earlier in the week!

I was also impressed with my Christmas shopping ability meaning that it is now complete for this year, having now only to wait for a few more deliveries from the Royal Mail!

Hope all my readership and will have a very merry christmas, sorry once again about the infrequency of my Blog updates over the last two weeks, my dissertation has had to take priority.

Work on Presentation!

Started work on my MSc dissertation presentation which is due by the end of next week! Have suddenly realised it is nearly christmas and I have done very little christmas shopping. I have a feeling I will be doing it in a mass panic next Friday and Saturday, I shall just have to wait and see!

Dissertation Submission!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Before making my way to Scarborough to submit it before the 4.00p.m deadline, which I made! Only, the presentation stage to go next Thursday and I will be finished.

Dissertation!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really, once again!

Dissertation!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really, once again!

Dissertation!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really, once again!

Dissertation!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really, once again!

Tigers are in the draw for Third Round of the FA Cup for the first time in five years

Spent most of the day working on my dissertation, however earlier this afternoon I did listen to Hull City A.F.C win convincincingly in the second round of the FA Cup which now places them in the draw for the third round! Will speak more at the weekend, by which time I should have put my MSc disertation to bed for good, and will therefore be able to think about everything else that I have bypassed over the last few months!

Dissertation Again!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really, once again!

Scarborough & Scouts!

Today, I went to Scarborough to have yet more meetings about my dissertation, all good fun, with only one week to go now until submission I think it is coming together nicely, I hope! This, is my excuse for the late posts, and the reason for my non daily posts! Will speak more later as I am going to help at my local Scout Group this evening!

Dissertation Again!

Spent the day working on my dissertation entitled, Promoting Scarborough on the Worldwide Web! Do not have a lot more to say really!