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No Pain No Gain Potato Bread
RE: After all, no pain no gain. Hopeless at making bread? Want to save money? Probably the most tasty and versitile bread recipe... ever! Give this a try... Boil up a pan full of potatoes. When cooked, turn out into a large mixing bowl. Add one teaspoon sugar and salt; then mash. To a half pint mug add 1/3 milk, 1/3 warm water, 1 egg and 2 teaspoons quick yeast. Mix the whole lot together and let stand for at...
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HELP Wanted for Mobile Bistro Marketing
G'day; I require some marketing assistance for the mobile bistro that I have designed and built from scratch. Description 32 Corners Mobile Bistro is a flat-pack that has approximately 20 individual sections that can be assembled by ONE medium strong person. Each section fits into a 2 metre long trailer, packing flat for safe transport. At the moment, I'm trading next to the Kings Clipstone Farm Shop, Thursday, Friday Saturday from 9am to 3:30pm. Initially I...
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Jack The Giant-Killer of Depression
JACK THE GIANT-KILLER of DEPRESSION HE BEHELD WITH TERROR A HUGE DEPRESSION GIANT, DRAGGING ALONG A KNIGHT AND HIS FAIR LADY IN the reign's of Brown-the-Halfwit Calamity Camragoon, there lived in the county of North Nottinghamshire, near the Middle End of England, an eccentric entrepreneur called Jack. He was brisk and of a ready lively wit, so that whatever he could not perform by force and strength he completed by ingenious wit and policy. Never was any...
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House for Sale in Cavendish Park, Clipstone
Five Bedroom House for Sale Located in Cavendish Park, Kings Clipstone Offers over £200,000 for this property located in a prime position in Cavendish Park. The house was used as a Show Home by the builders and retains the luxury built-in fittings including the stylish gas fire and surrounding fireplace. Bedrooms: 5 Receptions: 2 Bathrooms: 3 Local Information about Kings Clipstone (http://www.kingsclipstone.com)
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Betting on England v Australia - 2nd Test
In MHO a single bet on a test match is madness. Trading in-play is the way to go: Before the Toss: England 5.3 £10.00 £43.00 Ref: Bet matched: 5.7 £5.00 £23.50 Ref: Bet matched: At risk is £15 with an unlikely £66.50 payout. Following the magnificent start to England's innings; I traded for a green book:
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Saturday Treble and Backing Spurs for Under 2.5 Goals
May Bank Holiday Saturday is always a tricky time to pick winners. For the first time in 25 years I've placed a treble bet on Tottenham, Arsenal, Man City. Multiple betting has been a disaster in the past, but this time my hopes are high. As things stand at the moment: Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal 0-2 Man City 3-0 All three are winning!! Will this be my weekend? Time will tell... Spurs v West Brom Backing Under 2.5 Goals This was my cover bet and I traded just...
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Green Booked Both UEFA Cup Matches and In-Play Football for Today
The first semi-final turned out to be a real cracker with both sides going for goals. Dinamo scored first and then sat back letting Shakhtar in for plenty of shoots on goal. Although I was sat with a potential £42 win if the score went 2-0, I decided to trade and recover my stake while making a very modest profit. As it happens I was right. Shakhtar scored and the game ran out 1-1 giving a nice payout on my...
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Plan Backfires When the Gunners Shoot Blanks and UEFA Cup Tonight
Basically, Manchester United scored early in the first half and hang on to win 1-0 and my Draw bet went tits-up. Desperately trying to recover at least the stake money I placed a 2-0 correct score bet with 30 minutes to go. At the time this seemed like a good idea. However, it just increased my losses and considerably reduced my overall bank. Profit and loss for this week is looking grim and I'm really in need of a few...
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World News


Another oil explosion in Gulf of Mexico
There are reports that an oil rig has exploded, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
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Israeli PM promises concessions in talks
Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal.
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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canada
A fuel tanker has run aground in the far north of Canada but none of the diesel it was carrying is believed to have spilled.
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US east coast braced for Hurricane Earl
Powerful Hurricane Earl is bearing down on the east coast of the US on a path toward North Carolina's barrier islands.
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Research helps explain infertility in older women
Scientists have made a major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.
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SNP consider minimum alcohol pricing
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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RBS to cut 3,500 jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced another wave of job cuts as the part-nationalised bank continues with its drive to cut costs.
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Dirty jokes and papal rosaries mix in Chile mine saga
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground and the outside world took an irreverent twist on Thursday, as the men passed dirty jokes to the surface -- and the Pope sent down blessed rosaries.
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