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Cymdeithas Gymreig Canolbarth Ohio
Promoting a strong and vibrant Welsh community in Central Ohio
Cymdeithas Gymreig Canolbarth Ohio
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Newyddiadur Cymru / Welsh NewspaperARCHIVES2008 July-Dec.
Tuesday, 9 December 2008 Scientists tell us what we already know -- a mug of hot squash like Nan gave us cures a cold. And the more sugar it contains, the better... Saturday, 15 November 2008 In July 2009, more than one million visitors to Washington DC will attend a festival celebrating Wales, an event hosted by one of the most famous names in museums -- the Smithsonian Institute. Friday, 31 October 2008 When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated." So that is what ended up on the road sign. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7702913.stm Wednesday, 29, October 2008 A company harvesting a substance from daffodils used to fight Alzheimer's disease has landed £850,000 worth of investment to go into full production. Alzeim, from near Brecon, Powys, farms daffodils for a compound called galantamine, which slows the progress of the disease. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/7693203.stm Monday, 20 October 2008 Scientists at Cardiff University in Wales are hoping their research will help reveal information about the origins of the Universe. The physicists are part of the Einstein Telescope project which, in the first stage of European research that could be as significant at the Big Bang experiment in Geneva, has just received 3m euros for its design stage. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7674761.stm Monday, 20 October 2008 Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins officially turned composer at the weekend when the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performed a symphony and other musical works composed by the star. Hopkins also took the role of conductor for one piece, taking to the podium at the packed Meyerson Symphony Centre in Texas.
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 ICANN, the international body responsible for internet domains is preparing to accept applications for new domains early in 2009 and, thanks to the dotCYM campaign, Wales is in with a real chance. Campaigners want the Welsh language and culture identified and enhanced through a top-level internet domain like .cym rather than .uk. Thursday, 9 October 2008 The Welsh assembly's presiding officer, Dafydd Elis-Thomas, has questioned whether the Prince of Wales title is relevant to the "constitutional development" of 21st Century Wales and has stated that "the role of the prince needs to be redefined if that title is to be continued." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/wales_politics/7661270.stm Wednesday, 8 October 2008 The National Trust is calling for urgent action from the Government, farmers, and the water industry in a bid to protect its properties and land from flash flooding which has the potential to destroy some of Wales' most historic sites. Monday, 6 October 2008 The Pwllheli Penny, a rare coin dating from 1666, was presented to the Town Council in Pwllheli (Gwynedd) where it was used by shoppers in the past. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7655137.stm Saturday, 4 October 2008 The National Library has taken the first steps on a decade-long £20m mission to digitize every book, periodical and newspaper about Wales and make the material free through its website, which will put an unprecedented amount information at the fingertips of users around the world. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/10/04/digitising-wales-treasures-91466-21962675/ Saturday, 27 September 2008 A former Archdruid of Wales has asked the English Maritime Museum in Liverpool to return to Wales the crown worn by the last "king" of the tiny Bardsey Island, which lies just off the coast of the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd. Tuesday, 23 September 2008 The Romans gave Wales roads, plumbing, wine and irrigation and now it seems they may have also introduced Wales' unofficial icon -- the garden leek. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7631249.stm Monday, 22 September 2008 James Thomas, a Conwy man, was intrigued when he came across a signpost for his hometown of Llandudno -- at the foot of Mt. Everest on the way to the base camp in Nepal, deep in the Himalayas. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7628916.stm Monday, 22 September 2008 The mystery of why Welsh bluestones were transported 130 miles from the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire to form the inner circle of Stonehenge is thought to have been solved. http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Culture&F=1&id=15163 Stonehenge (and the Preseli bluestones) is also featured in an article in October, 2008 issue of Smithsonian starting on page 36 -- article and additional features on their website at http://www.smithsonian.com/stonehenge (printed in the hardcopy but missing from the online version is the map showing routes of bluestone transport from Wales to England) Sunday, 21 September 2008 Archaeologists have pinpointed the construction of Stonehenge to 2300BC -- the radiocarbon date is said to be the most accurate yet and means the ring's original bluestones were put up 300 years later than previously thought. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7625145.stm Friday, 19 September 2008 There's a new mountain in Snowdonia! Was there a volcanic eruption? Did the local residents labor as in "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain"? No. It was re-measured with accurate equipment using satellite positioning and found to be 6 inches over the requirement for consideration as a mountain. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7623904.stm Thursday, 11 September 2008 It was a small step for a Welshman but hopefully a giant step for science when Dr. Lyn Evans, known as Evans the Atom, began the world's biggest ever experiment. Scientists are hoping to glimpse conditions a split second after the "big bang" ... the very dawn of time. Wednesday, 10 September 2008 The Welsh Language Board (WLB) is recommending that some place names in Wales be changed to the "correct" spelling to standardize names and to avoid different spellings for the same place on road signs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7606700.stm Monday, 25 August 2008 The future of chapels in Wales is simply a question of keeping the doors open until the last members die -- a bleak analysis heralding the end of one of the most significant social movements in Welsh history -- as church buildings across the country are turned into pubs, nightclubs and community centers. Sunday, 24 August 2008 The story of Wales' first major Hollywood star, Gareth Hughes, who walked from Llanelli to London for his big break, is finally told in a documentary made by his Welsh relative, Kelvin Guy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/7577151.stm Sunday, 17 August 2008 Welshman David Hand, originally from Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, is in charge of Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium and has said it is like the Millennium Stadium for competitors who get a "buzz" when they stand in the center. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/7563119.stm Wednesday, 13 August 2008 Tudor paneling missing from Monmouthshire's Raglan Castle for more than 300 years is to be returned after once being part of a farmer's cow shed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7558379.stm Tuesday, 12 August 2008 Historians have ridiculed a television list, compiled for the History Channel, of 50 "Things You Need to Know about British History" which ignored Wales. Western Mail's Martin Shipman teamed up with leading historians to compile Wale's 50 most crucial events. Monday, 11 August 2008 The grandson of the first Welsh woman to win an Olympic gold medal has said that she would have been "thrilled" by Nicole Cooke's cycling victory. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7554196.stm Tuesday, 5 August 2008 A long-standing rule banning athletes waving unofficial flags at the Olympic Games has been criticized by politicians from all parties in Wales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7542761.stm Friday, 1 August 2008 Plans are afoot (a-hoof?) to attempt to power about 30 homes in a new Pembrokeshire eco-village with methane gas piped from a tank of cow dung. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/7535895.stm Thursday, 24, July 2008 Forgotten Olympic hero, Cardiff-born swimmer and water polo player Paulo Radmilovic, who appeared in five Olympics between 1908 and 1928 and was a four-time gold medalist, is celebrated at last. Wednesday, 16 July 2008 The Prince Madog plaque is to be taken out of storage, cleaned and restored to it's former place in a Mobile, Alabama park. (seen entry on this page for 12 March 2008) http://www.alabamawelsh.com/Madoc_Plaque.html Tuesday, 15 July 2008 A college in Wrexham is being granted university status and will be called Glyndwr University after Owain Glyndwr, the leader of a Welsh rebellion in the 15th Century, who had links to the area. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7507908.stm Saturday, 12 July 2008 The allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for more than 1,000 years and Wales has "edged out" Scotland's claim of being the Grail's final resting place. A new book by a Welsh academic says that Wales' claim to the relic is stronger. Friday, 11 July 2008 Opera star, Paul Potts, winner of last year's "Britain's Got Talent" television program, has been chosen to be in a series of advertisements for a mobile phone company in Germany. Friday, 11 July 2008 Archaeologists excavating at the Roman fortress Caerleon near Newport, Wales, one of the most important Roman sites in Britain, have found what they believe is a legionary's ceremonial lance, an extremely rare artifact. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm Wednesday, 2 July 2008 Football was played in Wales 1,000 years ago and, worlds away from today's billing as "the beautiful game," the gory version played in the Middle Ages often used a severed head for a ball. Tuesday, 1 July 2008 French historians have suggested that King Arthur was indeed a Welshman despite years of English "spin" claiming the mythical figure as their own. Alan Wilson, a Welsh authority on Arthur, says the nation is missing out on a tourism bonanza by ignoring connections to the legendary leader.
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