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Lottery checkers are extremely valuable for those who are slightly forgetful to those who suffer from clinical forgetfulness.

Amnesia is a medical condition in which an individual loses their memory. Traditionally, the causes of such memory loss have been divided into certain categories. Functional causes of amnesia are psychologically caused such as post-traumatic stress or mental disorders. In psychoanalytic terms, amnesia induced by such causes is a defense mechanism.

There is anterograde amnesia which the loss of short-term memory. This involves an inability to create new memories through the memorization process. After just a few seconds or minutes, the sufferer forgets a piece of information as it does not successfully transfer from their conscious short-term memory into permanent long-term memory.

Then there is retrograde amnesia which involves a loss of pre-existing memories to conscious attempts at recollection. One must recognise that this is beyond the ordinary degree of forgetfulness. Usually the sufferer is not hindered in their capacity to memorize new information offered after the onset of amnesia, but they cannot recall partial bits or at times their entire life prior to the commencement of the illness.

Pavlova, named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, is a (delicious) meringue-based dessert which is crisp on the outside and soft on the inside (as there are no r4 sdhc cards added). It is believed to have been created to honour the dancer either during or following one of her tours in the 1920s to New Zealand and Australia. It is disputed as to which country invented it and it remains a significant part of both nations’ national cuisine.

The Australian argument:
- ‘Home Cookery for New Zealand’ written by Australian Emily Futter in 1926 contained a recipe for ‘Meringue with Fruit Filling’ which is very similar to the modern version of pavlova.
- Bert Sachse created the dish in Perth at the Esplanade Hotel in 1935.

The New Zealand argument:
- A hotel chef in Wellington, New Zealand invented the dish in 1926 when Anna Pavlova visited
- Professor Helen Leach of the University of Otago states that Australia’s first pavlova recipe was written in 1935 whilst in New Zealand, one was penned in a rural magazine in 1929.

I'm going to see my friends in Brighton tomorrow, which is fantastic, but the problem is I have to go and stay in Luton tonight to look after my cousins. I completely forgot that I'd offered to babysit!

It'd usually be fine but the journey is so long to get there and back, so tomorrow morning I have to get from Luton back to London, and then from London onto Brighton - yawn!

I've checked everything online and there is no faster way, it's so annoying. And I'll have to wait until after 9.30 to leave Luton because otherwise it'll cost a fortune at peak rate. It's going to be so late by the time I get to Brighton!

I am fully charging my Nintendo and loading up my R4 3DS with music, games and videos if I can, to get me through the epic journey that awaits me.

Photo: igidu (Flickr)

A month or so back, Alexisonfire announced their split, revealing that Dallas Green had actually left the band a year before to focus on his solo project City and Colour.

Alexisonfire were one of those eternal bands. Their early music created some of the best post-hardcore music in the industry, inspiring countless bands of today.

But more than anything, they represented a 'no bullshit' scene of music. There were no gimmicks, no over-styling, they were just a group of awesome musicians. One of my facourite songs, 'Get Fighted', says it all:

"Cause this shit is not about pants
And this shit's not about shirts
And this shit is definitely not about hair
This shit is having a good fucking time
Maybe music isn't dead
Maybe we all just forgot what it fucking sounded like"

Back then nobody cared if you were wearing Police jeans or Dickies shorts, a band shirt or a work shirt, it didn't matter. Or at least, it didn't matter as much.

Photo: Victoria Morse (Flickr)

Registration has opened for tickets to Glastonbury 2013 - there is no Glastonbury in 2012 as the festival routinely takes a year off every four years, so glasto-lovers are signing up to the next festival two years in advance!

You don't have to part with any money yet, just as well, I don't want to be crawling back to Rowan Dartington to draw out some of my investment money so soon, you just have to register your details, complete with photo, and you're set.

What's funny is, registering doesn't even guarantee you a ticket, you then take your registration number when tickets go on sale, so that you can buy yourself a ticket! It's a bit of a long old rigmarole isn't it? You can't just buy normal tickets any more! I hope all festivals don't become like this, especially when you don't even know what bands are playing yet!

Photo: hidden shine (Flickr)