Archive for July, 2007
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
ForumWales is officially in the running with maes-e as Best Community Site. I’m not sure when the final voting will be done - he’s still got a few categories left to go in the elimination round. But Dave or I will keep you posted on when to go over to the Blog Awards […]
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Friday, July 20th, 2007
Vote for us at the Welsh Blog Awards 2007. This is the first round, the highest ranking three in this poll go through to the next round together with our friends over at maes-e.com.
Visit the award website and vote today - the poll for our category will close soon!
Link: http://welshblogawards2007.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your support!
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
A funny video of a US news reader having a good old laugh. That kind of laughter is the best!
News Anchor Cant Stop Laughing At Model - Watch more free videos
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
And it’s snazzy too!
Claiming the new jerseys will “neutralise potential “tackling points”, reduce the risk of muscle injury and support the body in contact” Wales hopes the new shirts will boost their chances for the World Cup this year. From a female supporter standpoint I say the kit does a sensational job of […]
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Think again!
Whilst researching my response to a thread on ForumWales recently regarding personal space, I stumbled upon a website that discussed body language. An embedded link led me to a page about human pheromones. They’ve gotten some interesting results through various studies:
“In one research project, men preferred women’s clean sweat odor over […]
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Saturday, July 14th, 2007
One of our members brought to light the fact that the National Botanic Gardens of Wales is in the running for the Best Environment Project! Why not give them your support as well. Heck, I’d vote for them just because they’re Welsh - it’s an added bonus that they have done such an […]
Posted in Life in Wales, Nature and the Environment, SouthWest Wales, Wales, Wales on the Web, Welsh Culture, Welsh Economy | No Comments »
Friday, July 13th, 2007
Well, as you all know by now, I’m not the least bit opinionated when it comes to rygbi and politics (yeah right Arwen). But today’s CNN quick report really got my goat. Here are the headlines:
GOVERNMENT REPORT: AL QAEDA STRONGEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
Can you see my stunned expression from there? Certainly […]
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Monday, July 9th, 2007
Thanks to the Google Ads on the Forum, I found Wales1000Things this evening.
A bit like a cross between Flickr and YouTube, 1000Things is the place to post your content related to Wales.
Take a look around the site and also download a brochure and you may win one of twenty £250 Blacks Online vouchers. […]
Posted in Wales, Wales on the Web, Websites, Welsh Assembly | 4 Comments »
Friday, July 6th, 2007
Take a look at this photo. Can you find the man’s face?
Link: Via Mighty Optical Illusions posting
Link: Mighty Optical Illusions
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Friday, July 6th, 2007
But the UK I guess. I was sitting here this evening trying to think of what to write about when I heard the commentator on the evening world news talking about temperatures topping 100°F/38°C in Canada - some even hovering around the 111°F/44°C mark. And I’m here to tell you that is bloody […]
Posted in General Stuff, Life in Wales, Nature and the Environment, Weather, Websites | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Happily I just got this CNN update in my inbox. They didn’t give any more information but here’s a quote of the post:
“Abducted BBC reporter Alan Johnston is released in Gaza after more than 100 days in captivity, The Associated Press and Reuters report.”
So I went off to their website and found the latest […]
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
You may have noticed on the FW Blog sidebar and in the footer of the FW Forum that we’re supporting Alan Johnston.
Alan is the BBC journalist who has been kidnapped in Gaza.
PLEASE sign the petition for his safe release.
Link: BBC Petition
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