I had to abandon ship as my son came hurtling in the door with his mates in tow! So this second video is a lot longer:
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Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Monday, 15 February 2016
Usborne Books on Periscope
One of the many strings to my bow is selling Usborne books on an ad-hoc basis. Today whilst I am running an at home sale I've had a go at Periscoping about some of the fabulous books I currently have in stock. As a novice to Periscope I am still learning so any constructive criticism or tips welcome...
If you would like more information on any of these books then please just ask!
If you would like more information on any of these books then please just ask!
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
No to post match domestic violence! #beatDV.
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Studies found that domestic violence rose by an average of 25% after an England football match, win or lose (studies by the BBC & ACPO on the 2010 World Cup:
Studies found that domestic violence rose by an average of 25% after an England football match, win or lose (studies by the BBC & ACPO on the 2010 World Cup:
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013
Teksta the Space Jumping Robot Puppy
This has to be the most innovative way to launch a new robot toy dog:
· Teksta went up to an altitude of 97,000ft before returning to earth by Parachute
· He endured tempretures as low as -61 Celsius
· The Air pressure was 0.406lbs/sq ft
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Charity Tuesday: Do the Mobot
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Watch and learn Do The Mobot with Mo Farah. Submit your dance and you could be in the official Do The Mobot music video, in aid of the Mo Farah Foundation!
Double Olympian gold medalist Mo Farah is aiming to raise £100,000 for the Mo Farah Foundation in partnership with Virgin Media. The Mo Farah Foundation was set up by Mo and his wife Tania to provide aid to children affected by drought in the Horn of Africa.
The Foundation wants to raise £100,000 towards the 'Mo Farah Orphanage and Sports Academy'. Virgin Media has pledged that for every 'Do The Mobot' video uploaded they will donate £2, representing Mo's two gold medals, to The Foundation.
Those uploading a video will also be given the chance to feature in the music video track which will be relased on iTunes this December, just in time for Christmas.
Tweet to @FarahFoundation and use the hastag #dothemobot
Visit the Mo Farah Foundation website at www.mofarahfoundation.org.uk
Watch and learn Do The Mobot with Mo Farah. Submit your dance and you could be in the official Do The Mobot music video, in aid of the Mo Farah Foundation!
Double Olympian gold medalist Mo Farah is aiming to raise £100,000 for the Mo Farah Foundation in partnership with Virgin Media. The Mo Farah Foundation was set up by Mo and his wife Tania to provide aid to children affected by drought in the Horn of Africa.
The Foundation wants to raise £100,000 towards the 'Mo Farah Orphanage and Sports Academy'. Virgin Media has pledged that for every 'Do The Mobot' video uploaded they will donate £2, representing Mo's two gold medals, to The Foundation.
Those uploading a video will also be given the chance to feature in the music video track which will be relased on iTunes this December, just in time for Christmas.
Visit the Mo Farah Foundation website at www.mofarahfoundation.org.uk
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Charity Tuesday: ActionAid
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Sponsor a child and find out more about our work ending poverty:
www.actionaid.org.uk
http://www.youtube.com/user/ActionAidUK
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Barclaycard Toys
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- Barclaycard is rolling out its biggest ad campaign in almost three years, as part of its plans to use Christmas to encourage adoption of its contactless and mobile-payment technology.
The brand will launch its "making Christmas easier" campaign, created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, on Sunday (11 November), with a 90-second TV ad during ITV1’s The X Factor. It was directed by Chris Palmer through Gorgeous.
The spot shows a father taking a lift to a department-store floor populated by living toys. It ends with the man using his mobile to pay for the "ideal" toy gift. The actor James Corden provides the voice of Mr B the monkey, who acts as the man’s guide through the toy shop.
Viewers can interact by using the Shazam app to tag the ad as it airs. This will allow them to enter a competition to win prizes.
Saturday, 11 August 2012
A generation inspired
One of the aims of London 2012 was to inspire a generation. It certainly seems to have rubbed off on to my children. We have had so many sporting activities going on in our street over the duration of the Olympics:
My son wants to be the next Jessica Ennis bless him though he may work out that he needs to do decathlon and not heptahlon when he gets older!
Let's hope their enthusiasm carries on well past September and the end of the Olympics/Paralympics! How inspired are your children?
Monday, 16 July 2012
Staveley Carnival 2012
It was our first Staveley Carnival this weekend and we really enjoyed the spectacle. Its amazing what the community can pull together to produce out of recycled material. This is a story best told in pictures.
My daughter in her flying ant outfit ready for the start:
A praying mantis:
The pre-procession warm up from one of the 4 bands in the carnival parade:
We then all started to parade by sections out of the Recreation ground:
Luckily someone has shared the sound of the carnival by posting on YouTube. You may even spot me and my family:
At the end of the village we looped back and passed the other sections with their own colour schemes:
After the parade there was entertainment, stalls and a fun fair on the recreation ground before the grand finale:
The biggest and best costumes paraded and danced around the arena:
Altogether an amazing spectacle and I can't wait for 2 years time for the next one (just hope that next time all 3 of us are in better health so we can fully appreciate it!)
My daughter in her flying ant outfit ready for the start:
A praying mantis:
The pre-procession warm up from one of the 4 bands in the carnival parade:
We then all started to parade by sections out of the Recreation ground:
Luckily someone has shared the sound of the carnival by posting on YouTube. You may even spot me and my family:
At the end of the village we looped back and passed the other sections with their own colour schemes:
After the parade there was entertainment, stalls and a fun fair on the recreation ground before the grand finale:
The biggest and best costumes paraded and danced around the arena:
Altogether an amazing spectacle and I can't wait for 2 years time for the next one (just hope that next time all 3 of us are in better health so we can fully appreciate it!)
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Chris Cunningham at New Audi Cyberstore
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CHRIS CUNNINGHAM TO UNVEIL LATEST WORK AT NEW AUDI CYBERSTORE
Exclusive viewing of artist's stunning new installation at Audi City, London, the first store of its kind worldwide.
The world-renowned artist and film-maker Chris Cunningham is to premiere his latest work, jaqapparatus 1, at Audi City, the new digital showroom on London's Piccadilly.
Chris Cunningham is famed for his video and film collaborations with Aphex Twin and Björk, and has had his work displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Venice Biennale, the Barbican, the Royal Opera House, and the Royal Festival Hall.
jaqapparatus 1 will be unveiled at the VIP launch of Audi City on 16 July.
They will be giving out tickets to the public for performances on July 19th and 20th.
To win tickets, follow @audicity on Twitter and watch out for their special tweets. The giveaway begins July 11th.
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Orange Supporters' Cup
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Launching across 11 countries in Europe, the Orange Supporters’ Cup gives fans the opportunity to win prizes including tickets to UEFA EURO 2012.
Launching across 11 countries in Europe, the Orange Supporters’ Cup gives fans the opportunity to win prizes including tickets to UEFA EURO 2012.
Fans will compete, individually or in teams, against others in their country and across Europe in a series of online and mobile games – with the most passionate supporters competing for a grand prize of a VIP bus to the tournament and match tickets
Orange is an official partner of UEFA EURO 2012, the official technology provider in Poland, and with UEFA is developing the official mobile application for the tournament
With just under 100 days to go until UEFA EURO 2012, Orange is launching its first pan-European competition to give football fans the opportunity to show support for their team and prepare for the top European football tournament like never before.
The Orange Supporters’ Cup, launching today at www.supporterscup.orange.com will showcase supporters from across Europe, from the casual fan to the die-hard supporter, and give them opportunities to compete for prizes including Orange’s UEFA EURO 2012 merchandise, exciting new phones, and VIP bus trips for the winning teams to Warsaw and Kiev for the opening and final matches of the tournament.
Anyone in Orange’s 11 markets in Europe can participate in the Supporters’ Cup, whether they are an Orange customer or not, and Orange will launch other campaigns in the coming months to help bring EURO 2012 to life for football fans supporting from home or at the tournament.
Orange is an official partner of UEFA EURO 2012, the official technology provider in Poland, and with UEFA is developing the official mobile application for the tournament
With just under 100 days to go until UEFA EURO 2012, Orange is launching its first pan-European competition to give football fans the opportunity to show support for their team and prepare for the top European football tournament like never before.
The Orange Supporters’ Cup, launching today at www.supporterscup.orange.com will showcase supporters from across Europe, from the casual fan to the die-hard supporter, and give them opportunities to compete for prizes including Orange’s UEFA EURO 2012 merchandise, exciting new phones, and VIP bus trips for the winning teams to Warsaw and Kiev for the opening and final matches of the tournament.
Anyone in Orange’s 11 markets in Europe can participate in the Supporters’ Cup, whether they are an Orange customer or not, and Orange will launch other campaigns in the coming months to help bring EURO 2012 to life for football fans supporting from home or at the tournament.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Barclaycard PayTag
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Watch Hollywood Hero, David Hasselhoff, celebrate the first ever payment by a customer using their Barclaycard PayTag in this surprise extravaganza featuring a group of Shaolin Monks, Can-Can dancers, Cheerleaders and a Brass Band.
ABOUT BARCLAYCARD PAYTAG
PayTag can turn any mobile into a contactless way to pay, in seconds.
There’s no need to fumble with cash, find your card, or enter a PIN. And because it simply sticks to the back of your mobile, it’s right there when you need it most. Putting the convenience of this new way to pay in the palm of your hand.
Register your interest (Opens in a new window)
CAUGHT ON CAMERA - HOFF SHOCK IN NORTH LONDON
Find out what happened when a Barclaycard customer used his PayTag as a contactless way to pay.
WHAT IS A PAYTAG?
It’s the new way to pay using contactless technology. Around a third of the size of a credit card, it’s a sticker you can attach to the back of your mobile phone, allowing you to make contactless payments.
IS IT SAFE?
In a word – yes. If you lose your PayTag or it gets stolen, you’ll be protected against fraudulent activity, in just the same way as with your contactless Barclaycard.
WHERE CAN I USE IT?
PayTag can be used on over 100,000 contactless readers across the UK
From your first morning coffee to your late taxi home, with a new PayTag you can make contactless payments up to £15 (increasing to £20 from 1st June 2012)* in seconds at a huge range of places, wherever you see the contactless symbol.
By the end of 2012 it is predicted that there will be over 150,000 contactless readers across the UK, including many household names such as Waitrose, Boots and Tesco’s. And we’re adding more every week.
Sandwich shops, sports clubs, newsagents and caf̩s Рeven convenience stores are now more convenient.
Your new way to pay is waiting to be discovered.
Register your interest (Opens in a new window)
*Date subject to change, may differ on non-Barclaycard readers.
Watch Hollywood Hero, David Hasselhoff, celebrate the first ever payment by a customer using their Barclaycard PayTag in this surprise extravaganza featuring a group of Shaolin Monks, Can-Can dancers, Cheerleaders and a Brass Band.
ABOUT BARCLAYCARD PAYTAG
PayTag can turn any mobile into a contactless way to pay, in seconds.
There’s no need to fumble with cash, find your card, or enter a PIN. And because it simply sticks to the back of your mobile, it’s right there when you need it most. Putting the convenience of this new way to pay in the palm of your hand.
Register your interest (Opens in a new window)
CAUGHT ON CAMERA - HOFF SHOCK IN NORTH LONDON
Find out what happened when a Barclaycard customer used his PayTag as a contactless way to pay.
WHAT IS A PAYTAG?
It’s the new way to pay using contactless technology. Around a third of the size of a credit card, it’s a sticker you can attach to the back of your mobile phone, allowing you to make contactless payments.
IS IT SAFE?
In a word – yes. If you lose your PayTag or it gets stolen, you’ll be protected against fraudulent activity, in just the same way as with your contactless Barclaycard.
WHERE CAN I USE IT?
PayTag can be used on over 100,000 contactless readers across the UK
From your first morning coffee to your late taxi home, with a new PayTag you can make contactless payments up to £15 (increasing to £20 from 1st June 2012)* in seconds at a huge range of places, wherever you see the contactless symbol.
By the end of 2012 it is predicted that there will be over 150,000 contactless readers across the UK, including many household names such as Waitrose, Boots and Tesco’s. And we’re adding more every week.
Sandwich shops, sports clubs, newsagents and caf̩s Рeven convenience stores are now more convenient.
Your new way to pay is waiting to be discovered.
Register your interest (Opens in a new window)
*Date subject to change, may differ on non-Barclaycard readers.
Friday, 30 March 2012
Sunday, 25 December 2011
Happy Christmas
Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas. Here is another little video from me for the festive season:
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Something for the Weekend
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This is a slightly different post from normal as I took up a PR offer from Tots 100 from vibrators.co.uk to make a video showing how discreet their parcels are! So this will be my first ever video blog post (so apologies for my film and editing skills...).
So if you are nervous about ordering yourself or someone else something from www.vibrators.co.uk you can see how discreet it all is. I even had to collect my parcel from the sorting office at the Post Office and so was very relieved that there was nothing on the packaging to indicate the contents. Apparently the company uses a fake name for all credit and debit card transactions so nothing shows up on bank statements or credit card bills either. So you can be assured that only you and the company will know what you have bought.
And this is what was in the parcel... Question is dare I try it ;-)
This is a slightly different post from normal as I took up a PR offer from Tots 100 from vibrators.co.uk to make a video showing how discreet their parcels are! So this will be my first ever video blog post (so apologies for my film and editing skills...).
So if you are nervous about ordering yourself or someone else something from www.vibrators.co.uk you can see how discreet it all is. I even had to collect my parcel from the sorting office at the Post Office and so was very relieved that there was nothing on the packaging to indicate the contents. Apparently the company uses a fake name for all credit and debit card transactions so nothing shows up on bank statements or credit card bills either. So you can be assured that only you and the company will know what you have bought.
And this is what was in the parcel... Question is dare I try it ;-)
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Red Bull Racing Hits the Beach
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Now this looks like a really great fun thing to do taking a race car along a tropical beach! Makes me wish I was a F1 driver... have you ever wanted to do something like this:
Now this looks like a really great fun thing to do taking a race car along a tropical beach! Makes me wish I was a F1 driver... have you ever wanted to do something like this:
Thursday, 4 August 2011
EU Anti Smoking Campaign
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This is part of the latest EU Anti Smoking Campaign and the video features portraits of ex smokers. As a mum I hope my children never smoke and already my 7 year old gets worried about one our friends who smokes. Let's hope that people pay attention to the campaign though for some it is far too late:
Viral video by ebuzzing
Monday, 4 July 2011
Button and Hamilton Vodafone VIP Summer Fashion Shoot
This video shows Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton putting together a British eccentric themed fashion shoot with Lewis as photographer and Jenson modelling and arranging the professional models. From the looks of things they may have a secondary career in the model industry when they stop racing round Grand Prix tracks at high speeds:
This film is just one element of Vodafone VIP, which gives customers access to the best of British festival, fashion and Formula 1™ events. Whether it’s the 2011 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX, music festivals or exclusive front row seats at London Fashion Week shows, Vodafone will be supplying customers with the hottest tickets and money can’t buy experiences. All Vodafone customers can register for Vodafone VIP by going here.
Friday, 10 June 2011
#FlashbackFriday: Toddler Video
Time to try something different this week as I realised I'd never put any video up on here! I was trawling through my old files and I came across some videos taken when my son hadn't been walking very long. I'm not actually sure of the date but it may have been February 2008 when my son was 16 months old. Apologies for the fact my voice is rather high on this (why do we do that when talking to small children?). It was a time when he was starting to show his character and being mobile was making my life much more interesting...
The rugby shirt he's wearing was the smallest one available! This was taken on Hastings beach and he still loves throwing pebbles... It's great to see video as well as looking at still photographs of the time as it captures more of a feel of the time. Here is an accompanying photograph of his sister on the same day:
Even then she was quite happy to play in a little space of her own and make up her own adventures (though back then it wasn't Dr Who!). This was 7 months before she started at primary school and she was maturing rapidly. Quite strange comparing her then with her brother now who is 3 months away from starting at primary school...
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