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Cherub Books – Maximum Security
Jan 11th
Cherub agents normally go on a mission only to befriend people. This time James Adams and Dave have to go into a maximum security prison called Arizona Max and befriend a fellow inmate and break him out.
Cherub Books – Class A
Jan 11th
A thrilling book with James Adams, Kerry and Kyle and Nicole to go and befriend Keith Moores son and daughter and bring him to justice. Keith Moore is a cocaine drug dealer and goes to Miami for a holiday. James is invited and takes the chance for the mission and ends up killing a man.
Nexus One Review
Jan 9th
The Nexus One is the next big thing to hit the mobile phone market. It has been lunched to compete directly with the Apple iPhone. It can be purchased directly from Google online store.
This is the best Android powered phone to date. It’s also the fastest and most elegant smartphone on the market today, solidly beating the iPhone in most ways. In this rapidly evolving market there is sure to be something better just around the corner. But if you are looking to buy a high end smartphone right now, this is the phone for you. The Nexus One is More >
Yoke Flipping
Jan 9th
This Yoke Flipping technique was first published by Bob Robert. It allows you to turn the image of a computer CRT monitor around, or even mirror it completely. CRT monitors use a deflection yoke at the base of the tube to control the way the cathode ray draws the image. There is an X (horizontal) part and a Y(vertical) control.
Each monitor is slightly different, but all will have in common two wires controlling X deflection movement, and two controlling Y deflection movement. These wires are generally soldered to the yoke, however the other end is generally terminated with a socket.
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save the seals!
Jan 6th
How would you like it to be whacked hard over the head as a ‘sport’!?
Norway and Canada have a new kind of tourism. Killing baby seals. They call it a ‘sport’..
You want to call this a sport ?
Is he a sportsman?
This barbarism shouldn’t be possible in our society..
Don’t turn your back on them, they are defenseless
I know these images seem painful to see, but seals do feel pain.
They are being slaughtered and its going on RIGHT NOW…
What gives us the right to kill them?
Who are we to decide about life and More >
How to Make Beer – Part 2
Jan 5th
Three days in…
By now, you should have a fermenter bubbling nicely. You are now looking for an opportune time to rack your brew. This gets it off that initial mass of yeast, which causes “yeast taint”. You need to judge this – you want to pick a time when the bubbling is starting to slow but has definitely not stopped.
Tip 5: Until now, the airlock is just an indicator of brewing activity. The bubbling is CO2 and this sits on the beer, as it is heavier than air, and stops the air getting to the beer and making it go More >
How to Make Beer – Part 1
Jan 5th
Ingredients
If you are a beginner, or just want to play it safe, start with a good kit. I love Coopers Kits, as you can tell. For your initial brews, choose a kit plus 500 grams of light malt.
Tip 1: Never use dextrose or cane sugar – always use malt. Light malt (powdered or liquid) is a good start, but just remember that malt ferments less than dextrose, so you may want to work on about 25% more than the recommended sugar quantity.
Tip 2: Don’t be tempted to put in too much malt. Because it does not fully ferment, it will leave More >
Cherub Books
Jan 4th
Cherub books by Robert Muchamore are so popular with kids. The first book in the series is “The Recruit”. The Recruit tells James Adams’ story from the day his mother dies. Read about his transformation from a couch potato into a skilled CHERUB agent.
Lauren, Kyle, Kerry and the rest of the cherubs are introduced to us for the for the first time. James foils the biggest terrorist massacre in British history!
Unfortunately, the series doesn’t seem to be available as an ebook, which would be great for kids with iPod Touch…
Best Ginger Beer
Jan 4th
Ginger Beer made at hope can taste really good, but beware of exploding bottles.
I find that starting with a homebrew ginger beer kit is the best way to go, especially with kids around.
Pacman Arcade Cabinet
Jan 3rd
This Pac-man cocktail cabinet has been built from scratch. It is based on dimensions fron the original Pacman console, but includes a number of modifications to allow end-to end as well as side-by-side play of arcade games.
The console cabinet is made from 18mm MDF (medium density fibro), and a router is essential to get the correct finish.
I avoided using the T-molding on the edges, opting instead for a clean routered finish. This has come up really well with the use of oil based primer and top coats.
The console uses an i-pac controller from Ultimarc. I did look into keyboard hacking More >