It appears that the Wimbledon website have their score boards hooked up to the actual scoreboards at Wimbledon. The scores seem to update instantaniously. I watched as the serve speed was recorded, then the score 15 0 appeared 15 seconds later.

 http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/index.html

Here is some high quality footage of that famous incident by which Italy got a last minute penalty against Australia in the Germany World Cup 1st Round of phase 2 for the all important quarter final spot.

Australia were shown by the veterans how to win a match professionally.

It seems at the World Cup the referees join in with the competitive spirit with the best referee over the tournament making it to the final.

In Graham Polls circumstances it appears he gave a whole list of bad decisions including giving one of the Croatians 3 yellow cards before sending him off.

Apparently Graham Poll had been in the running for the final match but it looks like he’ll be heading home after that match as Sepp Blatter announced that he won’t tolerate bad refereeing which plagued the last World Cup.

With around 1 billion people watching every game I’m sure it’s nerve racking being a referee.

Not long till the Ryder Cup now which is being played a few hours away from where I live. If Colin Montgomerie manages to keep his performances going like that last 3 tournaments then he might have a chance of playing again. So far he’s winning the US Masters and has still to win any of the Majors despite his past record of having been European number 1 for 7 years in a row.

 The K Club has a beautiful hotel which you can see at http://www.kclub.ie/ and the golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer and is a monstor 7337 yards long with plenty of water and bunkers.

 Anyone interested in going?

After almost 6 months of looking for a house we’re slowly but surely getting somewhere. At first we were finding it difficult to get any sort of sizeable mortgage because the business had been going for just less than 2 years and obviously the income on paper isn’t going to be exponential.

 However after a bit of scouting we came across Ulster Bank which is a member of the Royal Bank of Scotland group. We discovered that this bank will give you a mortgage based on a certified copy of a cashflow projection. The accounts must be verified by a chartered accountant however but this flexibility can be invaluable to those who have just started a business and need to get a mortgage before the house prices explode any further.

Failing this co-ownership is another means to get your foot on the ladder but it turns out much more expensive in the long run and I would advise anyone to get an outright mortgage if at all possible.

A few months ago I was applying for a couple of contract jobs and since then I’ve had a few emails sent to me to do with CVs and recruiters. I thought it was pretty ironic what one company sent me in an email;

 UNFORTUNATELY THIS MEANS 249 PEOPLE HAVE TO KEEP SEARCHING.

WE CAN IMPROVE YOUR CV TO:

• GET YOU NOTICED BY RECRUITERS
• SELL YOUR CAREER IN JUST TWO PAGES
• SELL YOU IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE & RECRUITER FRIENDLY WAY
• SELL YOU AT THE CORRECT LEVEL
• GENERATE MORE FEEDBACK AND INTERVIEWS

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I’m no usability expert but I know that writing in all CAPS is a big no no. So they are asking me to use their CV writing services so that it can be more readable and effective for a potential employer? 

 

Not me…. but my friend. Not just a walk in the park but 54 mile trek from Fort William to Loch Lomond starting at 7am on the Saturday and ending at 7am on the Sunday. This is non-stop!!

The proceeds are going to the Scottish Communities Foundation which gives distributes money to various charities and community projects in Scotland.

To sponsor go to http://www.caledonianchallenge.com/sponsorship/online.php scroll to the bottom and select Miles Forward II and you should see my friends name - Carryl Christie.

 If you can donate £1, £2 or even £3 I’m sure she would appreciate it. 

 

I’ve read a few websites recently advising mothers on how to ensure their babies are not born on 06/06/06. What a load of rubbish. Are people really that superstitious?

 Just out of interest, did anyone have their babies today? You’ve got 33 minutes left to hold the wee fella in.