Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
WALES and Lions prop Gethin Jenkins has signed a new two-year contract with Cardiff Blues. Jenkins, who began his comeback from injury during the Blues’ Heineken Cup defeat ag
Save the Vulcan (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Cardiff has seen its fair share of change in the past decade. The Millennium Stadium, the Senedd, the Cardiff Bay Barrage, the Wales Millennium Centre and most recently St David's 2 have all emerged onto the Cardiff landscape. These are all fine examples of architecture and engineering, and all are playing a significant part in the development of Cardiff as a vibrant European capital. Yet there is...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Three men were given long jail sentences today for repeatedly raping a family member as she grew from young child to mature woman. The victim was assaulted between the ages of five and 22 and became pregnant at 14. She was locked in a wardrobe when visitors called so her condition would not be spotted. After the child was born she was separated from the baby and flown to India for an arranged marriage....
Exposing Islam. (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
This was inevitable once Sharia provisions began to be introduced, and not surprising coming from Choudary. But look what changes the supporters of Sharia have in mind for Britain. "Now Muslims Demand: Give Us Full Sharia Law," by Martyn Brown for the Daily Express , A RADICAL Muslim group sparked outrage last night as it launched a massive campaign to impose sharia law on Britain. The fanatical...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
• Ends playing career after joining Brian Noble at Crusaders • Harris: 'I've really enjoyed it but you've got to move on' Iestyn Harris has officially announced his retirement as a player following his appointment to the coaching staff of Celtic Crusaders. The 33-year-old former dual-code international will be a full-time assistant to the new head coach Brian Noble, working alongside first-team...
Extreme Saving (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
NME's latest free Daily Download is: Swn Festival Takeover - Free MP3s From Gaggle & Huw M Courtesy Of Huw Stephens Unless you're ever lucky enough to make it out to CMJ in New York or the Iceland Airwaves festival, October can be quite a barren month in festival terms, a yawning chasm between Bestival and ATP. Now, though, you only need to get as far as Cardiff for a multi-band three-day fix....
BLANKNEY JOURNAL (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
On this day in 1976, British Rail began its new 125mph High Speed Train (HST) service. The first London-Bristol se rvice arrived three minutes early.The Inter-City 125 was introduced to provide a regular high speed service between Cardiff, Bristol and London. British Rail planned to extend the service to other major cities over the next two years.Powered by two diesel motors the Inter-City 125 had...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Winning candidate may end up being Labour's most senior governing politician if Tories win next UK general election The race to succeed Rhodri Morgan as Welsh Labour leader began today after the first minister confirmed to the Labour conference earlier this week that he was standing down. Morgan said he wanted to make way for a new leader before he was pushed out of the job he still loved after a...
Brockley Central (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Local portrait artist James Allen is just one of an exciting new generation of artists in Brockley. He grew up in the area, but moved to Cardiff to study for a degree in fine art. He's now back here, building his portfolio. James kindly agreed to answer a few questions for Brockley Central ... You participated in Brockley Open Studios this year, what did you think of the experience? I was pleasantly...
Babylon Wales (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
I noticed this Billy Sproud YouTube recently. Sproud, in case you didn't know, grew up in the shadow of the East Moors Steelworks at 168 Carlisle Street, Splott, Cardiff. His dad, John, was a coaltrimmer who also played baseball for Wales. At school Billy began to learn the clarinet, saxophone and piano. Before carving out a career in the music industry he repaired wireless sets at Tuckers' Electrical...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Some children were so terrified they wet the bed, while one child showed symptoms of psychological abuse A teacher who terrified her pupils so much that some began wetting their beds and one showed signs of psychological abuse, was found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended for a year today. Joanna Hyde, who was in her second year of teaching, threw a book at one pupil and called another...
Cursor Mundi (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
My wife and I attended the Induction Day for the permanent diaconate formation programme, at St John’s Seminary, last Sunday. Candidates had come from the nine dioceses across the south of England, including Cardiff. The day began with prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. Priests and deacons are obliged to say this prayer every day. It was made very clear that...
Arsenal News Review (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Standard Liege 2 Arsenal 3 Mangala, 2 Jovanovic (pen) 5, Bendtner 45, Vermaelen79, Eduardo 81 Lucky, lucky Arsenal ! Their 79th minute equaliser was offside AND handball. This was a match that began in farce and ended in triumph, if you want to call it that, although I wouldn't. Both sides deserved to lose. Standard Liege looked like a sub-standard Championship outfit, the Cardiff of the Champions...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Researchers have confirmed for the first time a link between declining levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and the formation of Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago.The results of the major research study support computer climate models that predict both the creation of ice sheets when CO2 levels fall and the melting of ice caps when CO2 levels rise."Our study is the first to provide...
The Observer (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
As a transvestite comic who is prone to put on weight and had never run farther than five miles, Eddie Izzard is not the obvious candidate to run 1,100 miles around Britain. But the 47-year-old stand-up and actor will today drag his aching limbs from the Olympic park to Trafalgar Square in the last of an astonishing 43 marathons he has completed in just 52 days. Pausing in sight of St Albans Cathedral...
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integrityfx | 03/07/2009
Background… A reserve currency is a currency that is stored in large quantities by foreign central banks and financial institutions as part of their foreign exchange reserves as a means to pay off international debt obligations, or to influence their domestic exchange rate. The U.S. dollar is the primary reserve currency. A reserve currency is generally the international pricing currency for goods
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