tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85934870077036718222011-04-21T20:05:13.631+01:00Views in the NewsGirlie chit chat based on family life, celebrity gossip, or anything that's hogging the headlines. The kind of thing you find yourself talking to your mates about over a glass or two of wine.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-50431673768749628502008-07-08T02:57:00.001+01:002008-07-08T03:01:23.391+01:00Extremely tired but loving week offSpent the evening with some very good friends of mine, Fiona and her mum Christine, had a good old chat and now trying to keep peace on http://forums.gazettelive.co.uk/index.php and belive me it's not easy.I'd love to hear from other mods taking care of chat forums, as to how they handle the cut and thrust of "open debate". We post-moderate comments, but it's extremely time consuming, and not Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-56354672290936013112008-06-18T23:06:00.002+01:002008-06-18T23:25:57.509+01:00Hoorah.... blog is backDespite falling under suspicion of being a grubby little spammer the good folk at Blogger have finally decided - after several weeks - that I am in fact a "human" and this blog has been spared the chop.I was becoming increasingly concerned that maybe I had unwittingly strayed into dodgy territory with my posts, maybe my dabble with microsoft mash-ups had somehow blotted my copy book, or maybe a Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-89069287026925936532008-05-27T21:38:00.000+01:002008-05-27T21:39:22.984+01:00Splat the pictureUse left click on mouse to splat the pictures as they pop up....Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-23454267072452066242008-05-27T21:25:00.002+01:002008-05-27T21:27:09.431+01:00Raby Mash UpI'm well impressed with the new toy I've found www.popfly.comJulie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-49173586805457794022008-05-03T11:58:00.000+01:002008-05-03T12:07:56.268+01:00Back at home and loving itI'm back from a week in Preston, and it's soooo good to be home.The course I'm doing is great and it's been another interesting, and challenging week, but there's no feeling in the world like getting back in your own bed and nodding off.Holiday Inn bedrooms are a lot better than they used to be, and the one in Preston is great. It's clean, very comfortable, and the food's not bad.But snuggling Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-32721220795744388192008-05-03T11:40:00.000+01:002008-05-03T11:58:38.790+01:00Last night in Preston Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-19854011105941813802008-04-11T13:29:00.001+01:002008-04-11T13:29:18.386+01:0006042008011- My friend Angie after a great girls night at a Tapas Bar in Darlington.Mobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-86895975485570016472008-04-11T13:28:00.001+01:002008-05-03T11:40:22.987+01:00OMG- Bit of a heavy night - Angie and MickyMobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz. Replies.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-20216497007339724052008-04-04T22:24:00.001+01:002008-04-04T22:43:10.651+01:00Body found in quiet Teesside cul de sacA community was in shock today after the body of a mouse was discovered in a garage in Ingleby Barwick. The grisly discovery was made by the homeowner just seconds before he left for work. There was no sign of a struggle, and no marks on the body. Cats living in the area are being quizzed about their movements in the last 24 hours.The feline in the picture is one of those under suspicion. She Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-935029523237380662008-04-03T21:58:00.001+01:002008-04-03T21:59:34.126+01:00A helping handWe found this little fella sat in the middle of the front lawn, we suspect he may be on his last legs, so he's now safely tucked up in a warm box with some seeds, water and some chocolate. If he's any better in the morning we'll let him free.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-29939011177854108832008-03-31T09:00:00.000+01:002008-03-31T09:07:45.344+01:00Editor emailed me a Google alert today, and it provided a great start to the week. It was praise for our TS websites from The Observer.For some reason the words of Rudyard Kipling sprang to mind "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you" cos that's what it feels like at times when firmly-fixed print journalists point the finger at web publishing as one Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-84821716437356124872008-03-24T22:15:00.001Z2008-03-24T22:15:12.180ZCan anyone help. I'm using a Nokia N95 8gb and when I video with the phone in the upright position the film automatically rotates onto its side, both in the phone gallery and when I send it to the web. I'm sure there's a way to change it in the settings but I'm struggling to find it.Mobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-73568111040898027152008-03-23T16:01:00.001Z2008-03-23T16:01:40.114ZMobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-16839308190051452282008-03-22T20:34:00.001Z2008-03-22T20:34:05.063Zawardsnight.jpgWinning the AOP Online Community 2007 awardJulie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-59021972253857116752008-03-22T20:03:00.001Z2008-03-22T20:10:13.506ZDiva asleep in the clean washingJulie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-67729186401497863652008-03-22T19:33:00.001Z2008-03-22T19:33:21.453ZMy two cats....Mobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-4423881618864222222008-03-22T16:53:00.001Z2008-03-22T16:54:51.353ZMultimedia hellThis was the weather forecast for today and when I finally manage it I've got a video on my phone of the snow starting to fall. I thought multimedia tools were supposed to make life easier.... if that's the case why has it taken me the best part of a day to work out how to get videos from my N95 to the web via Utterz or Shozu......?Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-86184033941120298972008-03-22T13:19:00.001Z2008-03-22T13:19:20.703ZThese are my cats Diva and Phoebe enjoying a mum and daughter moment in front of the fire...Mobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-29604348447330964072008-03-22T12:45:00.000Z2008-03-22T12:56:11.263ZNo cabs for KenI heard the funniest thing this morning while getting ready to go to B&Q. Had Sky News on TV as usual, and the guy was saying how cabbies in London are refusing to stop for Ken Livingstone.It's not the first time Ken and the cabbies have crossed swords, but I think it's hysterical that there's not a black cab in the capital that will stop for the Mayor.There's a whole heap of articles documentingJulie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-71123097887536786412008-03-21T18:09:00.001Z2008-03-21T18:09:31.209ZMobile post sent by juliemartinmedia using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-73703861672311879102008-03-19T20:28:00.000Z2008-03-19T20:33:38.001ZThis is one gutsy womanGot to share these pictures of Sir Paul's lawyer...I'd have avoided the cameras like the plague if someone had chucked water over me.Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-11022110523410620712008-03-19T19:52:00.000Z2008-03-19T20:16:40.234ZIpswich serial killer's bid for freedomSlap on the lippy Ipswich, you're back in the headlines again.Serial killer Steve Wright is twisting the knife from his prison cell.It's just a blink of an eye since he was convicted, barely time to change into his prison issue clothes, and he's lodged an application to appeal.Maybe this guy really is innocent? Maybe it's all been a terrible miscarriage of justice. Maybe the jury reached the Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-87130762168755193332008-03-19T12:33:00.000Z2008-03-19T12:43:28.370ZYou do the sums(This info was sent to me via an e-mail press release this morning)This week has seen the Heather Mills and Paul McCartney divorce battle end with the judge awarding £24.3 million to Ms Mills following her marriage to the Beatle star.Based on the four-year duration of the marriage, Ms Mills was effectively ‘paid’ more than £700 for every hour that she was married to Sir Paul.So if Heather earns Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-53349416982634882008-03-19T07:32:00.000Z2008-03-19T10:43:44.087ZHeather blasted by judge"To some extent she is her own worst enemy,'' Judge Hugh Bennett said in a 58-page ruling that lays out the legal wrangling between 65-year-old McCartney and his 40-year-old wife.""If the wife feels aggrieved about what I propose she only has herself to blame.'' Mills has an "explosive and volatile"' character, and her testimony was inaccurate and inconsistent, the judge said. At times, the Julie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593487007703671822.post-15884035877440607552008-03-17T21:18:00.000Z2008-03-18T15:25:55.768ZA hard day's plightWhat a way to start a new blog - writing about everyone's favourite one-legged former model.I know it compares to what can only be described as morbid curiosity, but forgive me my little indulgences.I'm talking about Sir Paul and Heather Mills divorce battle of course. Before I go on I have to admit that whenever Heather's face is slapped across Sky News at 7am I want to chuck up my breakfast.ButJulie Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660986631849636901noreply@blogger.com1