Made it to the Gym!

Tonight, after many days of trying I made it to the Gym once again, to have my regular workout! However, the problem was on making my way to the Gym, I got so wet I felt like I'd had a swim in the sea, so much for a short shower!

However, when I got to the Gym I soon dried out doing my various work outs on various different machines! So at present I am doing relatively well at keeping fit, I am making it to the Gym at regular intervals, all this working out cannot be good for you I am sure! Will speak again soon.

Implemented and improved search functionality!

Today I spent some time including and improving the search functionality on the Scouting 2007 UK Site, the French 2007 site and also the World Scout Jamboree site! So now all the Scouting 2007 sites have fully working search functionality, like the EuroJam site, so things seem to going well and are all working after approximately five hours of work and research today!

Should the way we change clocks be altered?

British Summertime ends this weekend with clocks due to go back an hour creating an extra hour of daylight in the morning but longer, darker evenings. However, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has suggested the introduction of Single/Double Summertime in a bid to reduce road accidents.

Under this system, clocks would no longer return to Greenwich Mean Time in October but would remain one hour ahead until March, when another hour would be added.

Personally I think this system has worked well for decades. If it ain't broke, why change it? Most of the Northern Hemisphere changes clocks summer/winter. We stayed on BST for a while some years ago but nobody liked it.

Hull City 0 - Burnley 1

Unfortunately, a 29th minute goal from Ade Akinbiyi condemned the Tigers to defeat in front of the Sky cameras again, they bring nothing but bad luck as we lost 1-0 at Burnley. It was harsh on City who more than matched their hosts and created several good chances in an entertaining contest.

This evening I intend to go out with friends in the Hornsea area, and maybe even go to the Floral Hall in the town!

No Scouts!

Scouts was cancelled tonight due to it being the half term holiday and thus meaning that not very many people could make it. I therefore spent the night working on various Scouting 2007 updates which needed completing as well as watching Spooks and some Doctor Who repeats on UKTV Gold, which where all very good!

Hope everyone I know is well! I also saw Bill Gates on the news saying that people are underestimating what Microsoft is doing with search technology. He also told the BBC that its ambition is to be bigger than Google in terms of search. We will just have to see how that works in the long run, as at present I use Google as my default search engine!

P.S. Tonights post is my 500th since I started using Blogger in 2003

Sheffield Universities Recruitment Fair

Today, I went to Sheffied to continue my hunt for a career, it involved making a trip to the Octagon Centre at the University of Sheffield and the day was very interesting with lots of potential recruiters at the event, that I talked to at great length.

However, I have to say that the traffic at 5p.m. in the centre of Sheffield is very heavy and after being stuck for three quarters of an hour in rush hour (5p.m.) traffic we decided to stop at Sheffields Meadowhall Centre on the way back.

After a rather long look around the shops it was soon 9.45p.m. and we decided it was maybe time to make our way home, after such a long and tiring day. So much for my intended visit to the Gym on the night of the fair!

Gym!

Today, after many days of trying I made it to the Gym once again (for the second time in a week), to have my regular workout! It's funny but since I have been back in Hornsea I haven't been attending the Gym that much. On average though I am still doing relatively well at keeping fit, I am making it to the Gym at twice weekly intervals, not good enough I hear you cry, but it is really just a question of finding time!

Found another blog of a SAGGA aquatance!

Found the following blog by my SAGGA aquatances Ed and Claire and have provided a link here, in the SAGGA part of my sidebar, and in my Kinja digest, have not got very much to say this afternoon! I also enabled the links to this post feature of blogger, we shall have to wait and see how succesful this is, hope all my readership has a good evening, will speak soon!

Alonso wins Chinese Grand Prix, therefore Renault beats McClaren to constructors title!

Today I watched the Chinese Grand Prix which Fernando Alonso won, leading from pole to flag, and with Giancarlo Fisichella fourth Renault celebrated its first constructors' championship as a full works team. In a race of bizarre incidents, that began even before the lights went out at the start, McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen came home second and the Toyota of Ralf Schumacher was third.

Hull 2 - Derby 1

I was pleased today to see that Hull could secure their first home victory for two months with Stuart Green converting a late penalty to secure Hull's first home victory since 20 August. Stuart Elliott gave Hull an early lead with a fierce left-foot shot after Ryan France and Chris Brown set him up.

Derby hit back and Stern John hit the bar and had a goal disallowed before Inigo Idiakez equalised with a penalty. Derby continued to dominate but Green punished them before Seth Johnson had a goal ruled out and then Andrew Davies was sent off for a second booking.

Night Out!

Went for a night out in town, it was quite busy so I saw lots of people that I know. However, I cannot wait for the weather to improve slightly so I can go camping once again! As I am really missing the outdoors lifestyle at present.., the weather tonight is rather wet in Hornsea!

Scouts

Going to help at my local Scout group this evening which is always good fun!

Lost

I watched both channel 4's episode of lost this evening and E4's first showing of the next episode. The series has been very good so far, it is based around forty-eight survivors of a mid-Pacific plane crash who are stranded on a mysterious island of harsh terrain, cruel weather and dark secrets, including a frightful creature that stalks the jungle.

And some of the castaways have dark secrets of their own...Thousands of miles off course and with no rescue in sight, they must work together to stay alive. But the survivors' pasts keep coming back to haunt them – and threaten the group's ability to endure. The doctor and the rock star, the con man and the drama queen – the castaways are all different. But they are all the same. They are all lost.

Hull City 1 - Reading 1 & Gym

Very Good game at the KC tonight. Tigers battled back after a tough start and ended up disappointed at only taking 1 point.

We had to survive a torrid opening 15 minutes. Reading had 5 corners and a free kick by the corner flag, put in another dozen or so crosses and broke quickly through Bobby Convey, Lita & Doyle. They were clever, whenever Woody and Welsh pushed on, Convey drifted in from the left and took up a position between our midfield and back four, every clearance out of defence found him. Great football.

We eventually settled, the two in midfield worked very, very hard. France got forward when he could and Ellison and Green supported the front two well. Today, I also made my way to the gym I have joined at Hornsea Leisure Centre in order to increase my fitness!

Torchwood on BBC 3!

Today, I am pleased to hear that the BBC are making yet more Doctor Who spin offs. Torchwood will be a 13-part drama series aimed at a post-watershed audience and has an organic link to Doctor Who.

The BBC press office says "It's dark, wild and sexy, it's the X Files meets This Life. It's a stand-alone series for adult audiences which will have its own unique identity.". So, good news and that shows the BBC still have a creative streak, and with more Who to follow, what more can I say, other than the BBC looks to be producing lots more good things in the future!

Fernando Alonso wins in China!

Fernando Alonso has fittingly won an incident-packed Chinese grand prix to secure the championship double for Renault. On a day on which deposed champion Michael Schumacher crashed before the race and spun in a safety car period. He finished clear of Kimi's McLaren, with the other silver car, Juan Pablo Montoya, out of the race after running over a drain cover.

Giancarlo Fisichella was handed a drive through penalty for driving too slowly in pitlane, handing the last podium slot to Ralf Schumacher. Renault won the F1 constructors' battle by 9 points from second placed McClaren, so the second placed team will have to try better next year!

Hull City draw 1-1 away at Southampton!

It was a productive first ever visit to the St. Mary's Stadium for City as Kevin Ellison's 79th minute equaliser gave them a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Matt Oakley had put the home side ahead after 44 minutes but the Tigers dug deep in the second half and Ellison's leveller was no more than they deserved.

Peter Taylor made two changes to the side that drew with Millwall the last time out. A long clearance from Myhill was controlled by Fagan and he played Ellison in down the left side of the Saints area. The angle was tight but the substitute lashed a strike that beat Niemi, hit in the inside of the near post and ended up in the far corner of the net.

It was tremendous finish to the game and just reward for the Tigers' bravery in the face of some serious pressure against the ex-premiership team! So I just want to say come on you tigers!

Out and about!

Went for a night out in town, it was quite busy so I saw a few people that I know.

Scouts

This evening I am going to help at my local Scout Group which is normally an enjoyable experience! Having 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! At present I am just going to the local Gym in Hornsea!

Gym!

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

More Windows Patch Problems!

A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is causing trouble for some users, even though I should add that I installed this patch today without any problems.

The patch was released today to fix four Windows flaws, including one that experts predict will be exploited by a worm in the coming days. The flaw, tagged "critical" by Microsoft, lies in a Windows component for transaction processing called the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, or MSDTC.

Installing the patch can cause serious problems, Microsoft said in an advisory posted to its Web site. The patch could lock users out of their PC, prevent the Windows Firewall from starting, block certain applications from running or installing, and empty the network connections folder, among other things, the software maker said in an advisory note on its website. I am sorry but I can't think of anything else to say today!

Gym!

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

Kimi Raikkonens McClaren wins Japanese Grand Prix!

Well after this afternoons Formula 1 extravaganza I think I should sit down and remember what Formula 1 is normally like! Kimi Raikkonen grabbed a sensational victory in the Japanese GP after overtaking Fisichella on the final lap of the race.

Starting 17th on the grid, the Finn steadily moved up through the field before finally taking the lead with just a few corners remaining.

It was a fitting end to what was indisputably the best grand prix of the season. There was action throughout the race as Kimi and Fernando Alonso– who took third after taking to the grass in a bid to overtake Mark Webber. Kimi then charged up through the field from the back of the grid, to win another grand prix for the McClaren Mercedes Team!

England reach the World Cup Finals (just)! So not all doom and gloom!

ENGLAND have reached the 2006 World Cup finals. I personally think that England fans have more to celebrate than they perhaps realise. Come along now, your team is in the World Cup. The reaction to the news of Sven-Goran Eriksson's side booking their tickets to Germany next summer has been muted to say the least. Come on England get yourself motivated, to prove to everyone you are truly world class!

The feel-good factor was not helped by the fact that England's mediocre showing in beating Austria today did not earn qualification - that came several hours later as the Dutch beat the Czech Republic 800 miles away.

Great drama - in the manner of David Beckham's last-minute free-kick against Greece in 2001 which secured the place in the 2002 World Cup - it was not. Plus, it was raining. If they want to live up to media expectation they will have to do a lot better than this in 2006! I am a optimist and I believe they will do better, however whether they can win the World Cup I am not really that sure, but here's to hoping that Summer 2006 lives up to Englands expectations!

Out in Hornsea!

Tonight I had a night out in Hornsea with friends, so I have not got much to say really, will post again soon!

Scouts!

This evening I went to help at my local Scout Group which is normally was a enjoyable experience, as we split the group back into four patrols! We have yet to decide on the names of these patrols but it seemed to make the Scouts happy to be in a proper Scout Troop with patrols once again! As we haven't really had them for two years due to falling numbers, but the troop now has a average number of 25 scouts every week which is good, however, the explorer scout group is still unfortunately bigger than the Scout group!

I thought I also should add that Britain's Andy Murray is through to the Ethias Trophy third round in Belgium, which is good news.

Beckham & Owen give England Boost!

England captain David Beckham and striker Michael Owen look set to start Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Austria after training, which I think is good news for the England Campaign.

Sven-Goran Eriksson's side have stuttered in recent matches, culminating in an embarrassing 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland in their last game. Qualification for the 2006 showpiece in Germany is still in England's hands but they must win their last two remaining matches in Group Six, beginning with the clash against Austria on Saturday, to be sure of qualifying.

So come on England, show where the location of footballs home is once again! And prove that the all new Wembley will have a use for a top class team.

R.I.P. Ronnie Barker

TV comedy actor Ronnie Barker, who starred in Porridge and The Two Ronnies, has died aged 76. One of the most loved and respected comedy performers of his generation, he was best known as one half of a double act with Ronnie Corbett.

But he also proved himself as an outstanding sitcom actor and script writer, winning four Bafta TV awards. I personally thought he was one of the best actors on British TV due to both his roles in Porridge and Open All Hours with David Jason, I think British TV will be a worse of place without his contribution. I also spent this evening working on various EuroJam and Scouting 2007 websites!

Why are computers silly sometimes??

Tonight, I logged onto my computer to check my email and my computer froze, after many hours of trying to fix this problem I finally did it, it turned out to be a conflict between Windows XP Service Pack 2 and my email program. A problem that it took a while to find a solution to, meaning my posts are late once again this week. Sorry for keeping everyone in suspense.

Gym!

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

Found some time and got my flickr account working with my blog, take a look at my sidebar for more information!

After much fiddling this afternoon I finally got my flickr account working with my blog! So if you click on the link to the left it should take you to my flickr account which I will try to keep updated as well as my blog, a link to my flickr account is also included here for completeness! In doing this I have moved my archives lower down my sidebar as I think it looks better now I have so many posts. Unfortunately at present I have not had time to upload many photos so all you can see is various pictures of my visit to Worcester during the summer holidays, but I will try to upload more soon!