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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 NewspaperARCHIVES2009 July-Dec.
Friday, October 9, 2009 World champions Wales and England have welcomed Friday's decision to include rugby sevens in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. Joe Lydon, Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), said, "The exposure rugby sevens will get from inclusion in the Olympics will draw many new people into the sport and that has clear benefits for the whole of Welsh rugby." Saturday, October 3, 2009 Archaeologists have discovered Stonehenge's little sister -- just a mile from the famous monument. Unearthed in secret over the summer, Bluehenge is one of the most important prehistoric finds in decades. Monday, September 14, 2009 A blue plaque has been unveiled at the site of a favourite sweet shop of the young Roald Dahl, later immortalised in the author's memoirs. Dahl wrote a number of children's books among which is the well-known Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8253467.stm September, 2009 Press Release The UK's most popular branded Welsh cheddar is now available in the United States -- Collier's Powerful Welsh Cheddar; spotted at Whole Foods in Columbus! http://www.collierscheese.com/ Friday, 18 September, 2009 A bus company has named its 15 new vehicles in tribute to Welsh rugby players after a passenger won a competition to list his dream team. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8262974.stm Sunday, 16 August 2009 The alphabet from A to Z is spelled out across the Welsh landscape but can be seen only from way up high -- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/08/16/the-secret-a-to-z-of-wales-91466-24452931/ Thursday, 13 August 2009 John Davies, Welsh historian and broadcaster, has updated The Making of a Nation -- 300 full-color, glossy photographs of the Welsh landscape accompany maps, drawings and text in this new edition to give a perspective on over 200 generations of life throughout the history of Wales. Sunday, 9 August 2009 One man's quest to uncover a village's history led him to discover the amazing tale of a Welsh movie star and sportsman dubbed the "Tarzan" of Crosskeys. Tuesday, 4 August 2009 The first mobile phone for Welsh speakers has been launched, with menus and predictive text in the language. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8183247.stm Saturday, 1 August 2009 An appeal is being launched to save a piece of graffiti which was daubed on a wall after a Welsh village was flooded to provide water for Liverpool. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8179016.stm Thursday, 16 July 2009 Wales defied the gloom which has beset the travel industry and saw the numbers of visitors rise last year. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5843487/Wales-defies-tourist-drought.html Monday, 13 July 2009 From US giants Elvis and Sinatra to home-grown legends Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey, they've all benefited from lucrative residencies in some of Las Vegas most exclusive venues. Now Cardiff-based male voice choir Only Men Aloud! look set to follow in those high-rolling footsteps as they plan to become the first choir ever to headline Sin City -- in time for St. David's Day next year. See videos of Only Men Aloud! at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, June-July 2009, and during the BBC television program Last Choir Standing 2008 competition at www.youtube.com. Go to the website and do your own search, or do a quick jump to these clips: Last Choir Standing, Cwm Rhondda -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4xYIGH-pI8; Smithsonian Festival, Tom Jones medley -- (wider view of stage but cuts off before end of medley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6sPF_AgCyg OR (can see the shenanigans on the stage better but also tops of heads of audience members -- includes all songs in medley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVvNJMmGjUg&feature=related. Thursday, 9 July 2009 Keeping up with the Welsh Performing Arts
• Welsh actor Christian Bale stars
alongside Johnny Depp in new movie Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann.
Bale plays special agent Melvin Purvis in this depression-era action-thriller
showing in theatres now.
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