Archive for March, 2007
Monday, March 12th, 2007
University of Leuven researchers have spent a wee bit o’time looking at the relationship between the length of a man’s ring finger and the level of his testosterone. Well, what they’ve found is the longer your ring finger in comparison with your index finger, the higher your level of testosterone. What this really […]
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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Well I think we all know the answer to that one! Let’s see, I counted no less than two penalties against Italy in the second half ALONE that should have been called - right in front of the ref. What was he blind? And what about that hit to Stephen Jones? […]
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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
And once again we find ourselves giving every ounce of support to the lads for Saturday’s match against Italy. Stephen Jones is optimistic, but Wales is going to have to push some to take the Italians - our weak points are their strongest. But we’ve an outstanding defense and with a little extra […]
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
Than the BBC story lead in:
Bilingual Welsh sign stumps Scots
Apparently a North Walian firm took along their standard signs to do some work in Scotland. Trouble was the bilingual signs were all in Welsh and English thus upsetting the local crowd.
The local MP suggested if they were going to use bilingual signs they […]
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
If you’re American rapper Kanye West then you can afford to splash out a bit when you order a take-away. This coming week, Kayne and friends are going to dine on the finest of Welsh take-away food.
Excluding transportation costs, the meal will cost £2,000. Transportation costs are likely to be significantly more than that […]
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
The latest on the Burberry situation is politics. Claiming the fight to keep the factory in Treorchy is causing Wales to look less appealing to business wishing to invest in Wales, CBI Wales director David Rosser seemed to feel attracting new business to Wales would be a bit more difficult because of the ongoing […]
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Gwnaiff Trostre (yn Llanelli) ostwng y rhif o ddyddiau gwaith i bythefnos y mis nesa. Mae’r gostyngiad yn oherwydd am fod archebion yn brin a cafodd ddim cysylliad gyda’r ymgais gan Tata o India i brysu’r gwmni, meddai Trostre.
Stori BBC
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Well, as expected, many Welsh pubs aren’t ready for the new smoking ban that’s due to go into effect next month. BBC contacted 100 establishments in Wales and found that only 69 felt they were set to implement the ban. The biggest challenge comes from creating an envrionment that will make regular customers who […]
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Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Happy St. David’s Day to everyone!
Have a great day and if you’re not in Wales, let those around you know that it’s our day today and teach them some Welsh.
If you don’t know any Welsh, try the ForumWales Audio section.
Link: National Museum of Wales - St. David’s Day
Link: Saint David and Saint David’s […]
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