SMURFS!!

A few of you may now those cute men in blue! I love the cute design of them and hope you learn some stuff about them!!!!

In the beginning...
On October 23, 1958 the Smurfs made their first appearance in a story of Johan & Peewit in “Le Journal de Spirou”. Their creator Peyo had worked previously at a number of drawing jobs. But the introduction of the Smurfs into Spirou would change his life.

At first, the Smurfs were just secondary characters. But they soon became stars in their own right. After a few mini-albums, their tales began to appear as full albums. Then the film “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute” appeared, with music by Michel Legrand (he also sang in the chorus !).

Music provided the next big step also, when the Dutch singer Vader Abraham released the first Smurf single. It was a massive hit in Belgium and Holland, followed by the rest of the world. Soon, figurines, plushes, toys, (hit) records and above all the TV shows brought them right around the world. In 1981, the celebrated cartoon duo Hanna & Barbera (who created Tom & Jerry and later the Flinstones and Yogi Bear) started work on a TV series for the NBC network in the USA. No fewer than 256 episodes were produced, which are currently showing in roughly 30 countries.

Although their creator Pierre Culliford - better known as Peyo - is no longer with us since Christmas 1992, the Smurfs have never been so popular. Over 10 million copies of Smurf CDs have been sold in the last 3 years alone. The books, activity books, figurines and toys are amongst the most popular in the world. The TV series is regularly re-issued as video collections in dozens of languages, as well as CD-i and in storybook form.

And with the new style and the increasing range of Smurfimedia coming out, the little blue men are sure to have plenty of surprises for fans in the years to come.

Déjà vu!

Déjà vu!

Most people have probably had this sensation a few times before. I know that I particuarly enjoy this radical feeling, and It leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. It is thrilling to think that I may have dreamt it before, or that my mind is just playing tricks on me! Here is some info on that futuristic feeling!

Déjà vu, also called paramnesia, is the experience of feeling sure that you has witnessed or experienced a situation previously. The experience usually has a sense of familiarity, and also slight weirdness. The "previous" experience is most frequently linked to a dreams, although in some cases there is a firm sense that it genuinely happened in the past.
Déjà vu seems to be very common; in studies, 70% of people report having experienced it at least once. Recently, researchers have found ways to recreate this sensation using hypnosis.

No clue what to do? (Hey, I just Rymed!!!)

Who hates it when they just cant seem to think of ideas for blogging? Like me, right now!!!
Feel free to put random ideas of bloogging posts in, they dont even have to be in sentences!! Help your class mates (especillay me) and even show some of what you have done!! Here are some I thougt of,
* Random general knowledge Qs and As
* Some of your favourite pass timemes or holidays
* Kakepuku stories or facts
* Waffle on like Im doing rught now!!!!

Hope you enjoy!!
HILZY

My HamiltON inquiry on Hood street

Hamilton inquiry
Was Hood street worth all that money?
They built it, then tore it up, then built it again but it doesn't end there.
Hamilton City Council has decided to rip out about 10 grassy gardens on the Hood St because of design, safety and appearance issues.
The gardens were in a sorry state when the Waikato Times visited this morning, sporting forlorn dying and trampled plants.
People were falling and tripping into the gardens, the gardens would get in the way of pedestrians, and delivery vehicles had trouble loading and unloading. The damage to the gardens made them look messy.
The gardens would fall within the project cost, which was under budget.
Only three months after the beleaguered project was signed off it appears that all of the suspended lights on Hood street have to be replaced.
The lights were "defective" and had all been replaced by the suppliers, at no cost to council. Workers had spent time this week replacing the lights.
Leaks had caused several of the lights to "pop" early. There were no safety issues with the lights and while not all of them were faulty, they had all been replaced.
The intricate lighting network, some of which is suspended over the street and creates patterns on the street at night, made up $965,000 of the total project cost, according to council figures.
The lighting bungle is the latest in a series of snags the project has had and the council will review the project next month.
City residents think $5.3 million was frittered away.

I got most of my info from Waikato times website, I remembered articles a while ago about Hood street, but we didn't keep them. The Waikato times collect all their articles and put them on the web so that any one can read them!!!

Mr Woody the hot dog maker

IS OUR TEACHER A HOT DOG MAKER???!!!
A few times while trying to find blogger, I've typed 'MR WOODY' into googles search engine. "DOH", Once again it comes up; Ebay: Buy origanal Mr Woody hot dog maker!
After searching the internet, I think I have an answer!!!

Who is Mr WOODY ?
Mr WOODY is the original novelty Hot Dog cooker/roaster on the internet. Buying an Original Mr WOODY product you ensure that you are getting a quality and proven item. We consider Mr WOODY to be the entire novelty experience ... from packaging to shipping to labeling to the final product Mr WOODY himself. It is as fun to give a WOODY as it is to get a WOODY.
What is Mr WOODY ?
Mr WOODY is an unforgettable gift that will be remembered and talked about for a long time past the occasion it is given. Buying a Mr WOODY is more than just buying a funny hot dog roaster. So hurry up and get yourself and a friend into the WOODY EXPERIENCE. You won't regret it.

So there you have it, Our teacher is officially a hot dog maker!! Who knows, maybe at our party we will have hot dogs instead of fish and chips!!!!!