Oh my!

Talk about having a hole in the head! Take a look at this video. Copy this link:

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KD7G0W0tQ

Write one word to describe your reaction in the comment space below.The interviewer says it's awesome, cool and amazing! I don't think so!

More info on Duffy

For those of you who say you don't know who DUFFY is, check out the MERCY video;
Stepping Stone;
Rain on Your Parade (also used on Wind commercial)
more Duffy on YouTube

Now do you know who she is?

PANCAKE recipe

Here is the PANCAKE RECIPE I use.

1) Stir together dry ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
4 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2) Mix 2 beaten eggs; 2 cups milk; and 2 tablespoons cooking oil

3) Add liquid mix to dry ingredients and stir until lumpy.

4) Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto a hot griddle. Cook until golden brown. Turn to cook other side when pancake has a bubbly surface and slightly dry edges.

Mock Maple Syrup:
Put equal amounts of water, white sugar and brown sugar in a pan and boil for about one minute.
Serve warm over pancakes.

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Pancake video

Add your favorite recipe in the comments section below!

Things to Do!

The new issue of TEAM magazine has arrived. Duffy is on the cover. Read more about her and listen to her speak Welsh

Who's your favorite singer? Can you tell us about him or her?

What do you know about Wales?
Research: What is Italy's national flower? Symbols? The city with the longest name?

How good is your hearing? What is a decibel?
Take a survey to vote on the worst sounds.

A New Year, a new beginning!

I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. I'm sure you all partied hard and slept a lot. Now it's time to get back to work!
Did you make any New Year resolutions? Try writing one below in comments. Let's see who has the best one!
Read how they say "Happy New Year" in these countries.
I wonder if the Turks pronounces Olsun like my last name.

China	"Gung Hay Fat Choy "
Denmark	"Godt Nytår"
France	"Bonne Année"
Germany	"Gutes Neues Jahr"
Hawaii	"Hauoli Makahiki Hou"
Ireland	"Aith-bhliain fé mhaise dhuit"
Israel	"Shana Tova"
Japan	"Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu"
Netherlands	"Gelukkig Nieuwjaar"
Norway	"Godt Nytt År"
Phillipines	"Maligayang Bagong Taon"
Poland	"Szczesliwego Nowego Roku"
Portugal	"Feliz Ano Novo"
Spain	"Feliz Año Nuevo"
Sweden	"Gott Nytt År"
Turkey	"Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun"

Links

By special request, here is a Mr. Hankey Christmas screensaver! http://www.download.com/2300-2257_4-6600744-3.html?s=1&o=10000060&tag=mncol;thum

If you want to share some fun or interesting links, add them in the comment section below.

Advice Column

When people have problems, they often write a letter asking for advice. Try giving some advice to at least one of the troubled teens below. Write your answer in comments (after the letters below), or if you prefer, try writing a letter asking someone for advice!

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1)
Dear Dana,
I like this really cute boy in my class, but he has no idea that I like him. There are 3 other girls in our class, who are my friends, and they like him, too. They don't know I like him either. They follow him wherever he goes, so he hangs out with them more than he does with me. If he does spend time with me, they get jealous and make fun of me. Lately he stopped talking to me, but I saw him writing my name on his notebook and he stares at me a lot. What do you think I should do? Do you think this boy likes me?
Shy Girl
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2)
Dear Dan,
Every time I like a girl, my friend likes the same one. If I say a girl is pretty, he says she's pretty. If I say I want to ask her out, he says HE wants to ask her out. I always step back and tell him to ask the girl out because I don't want to ruin our friendship. This time there is a girl I REALLY like and don't want to watch my friend ask her out. What should I do? Do you think I'll lose my friend if he wants to ask her out, too?
Tired
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3)
Dear Dana,
I always thought my best friend's boyfriend was cute. A couple of days after they broke up, I found out he had a crush on me! Now my friend won't talk to me any more. Then I found out that someone had told her that I had told her ex to break up with her so I could go with him. I tried to talk to her, but she won't listen to me! I told her ex to tell her the truth, but he won't! now none of my friends will talk to me. What should I do?
Abondoned.
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4)
Dear Dan,
My boyfriend says he loves me, but the other day I saw him flirting with the most popular girl in school. Then yesterday, I saw him walking really close to another girl, laughing and touching her arm. This morning when I got to school, he was with a different girl! Do you think he's going to break up with me?
Nervous
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