Jamie Oliver Shaker sounds like a useful gadget to have about the kitchen.

With Christmas just around the corner I have been thinking about buying a present for my wife. Someone mentioned the Jamie Oliver Shaker which extracts flavour from herbs, nuts, leaves etc..
They say it is great for producing pastes and dressings for vegatables and meat dishes.
Marinades were also mentioned.
But then I read a few blogs where some customers had complained about the shaker breaking easily.
I mst admit that I also read quite a few blogs which were very complimentary to the flavour shaker

Have just been given a present of tickets for mamma mia and am really looking forward to this show.
Having enjoyed the music of Abba for so many years, I never got a chance to see them live on stage and I suppose this is going to be the nearest to that experience.
They won the Eurovision song contest over 35 years ago with their entry Waterloo which went on to become a smash hit for them. They originally called the song Honey Pie for some strange reason. Glad they changed their minds.
With more than 20 of their hits in the show, this musical should not be missed.

Tickets for Mamma Mia are available countrywide.

Audio book narration is a special art and not everyone who sits down to a microphone is successful at it. The tricky bit is when there are multiple characters to be portrayed.
Narration is probably best suited to those with acting experience and perhaps directing experience also.
Joyce Bean has all the qualifications needed to become successful as an audio book narrator having worked as a television news producer, actor and writer. She has won several awards and is best known for her romance audio books narrations.

According to The Redlands Daily Facts Millions will ‘Shakeout’ tomorrow in Southern California – Don’t worry, it’s only a drill
 On Thursday, millions of people around Southern California will drop, cover and hold on for two minutes as part of the largest earthquake drill in history.At 10 a.m. around 500,000 people from San Bernardino County will participate, and more than 5 million people are registered in Southern California for the Great California ShakeOut through schools, businesses, government agencies or faith-based organizations to participate in the event.The Great California ShakeOut was organized by the Earthquake Country Alliance, a group of earthquake professionals, civic leaders, businesses and emergency managers.The ShakeOut drill’s intent is to practice for a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The most recent large earthquake was the July 29 Chino Hills earthquake, which registered a 5.4 on the Richter Scale and was centered in Chino Hills.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, California has a 99.7 percent chance of having a 6.7 or higher earthquake in the next 30 years. The southern San Andreas has a 59 percent chance in the next 30 years to generate at least one magnitude 6.7 quake or larger for the entire California region. The fault runs along the base of the San Bernardino Mountains, through the Cajon Pass and up along the coast.