Mi fydd Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, yn cyflwyno tystiolaeth ger bron Pwyllgor Deisebau Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru yn sioe Llanelwedd heddiw. Lansiwyd y ddeiseb wedi datganiad y cyn Weinidog Treftadaeth, Rhodri Glyn Thomas, yn mis Chwefror eleni, mai ond £200,000...
Today, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will be putting the case for a Welsh language daily newspaper before the National Assembly's Petition's Committee which meets at the Royal Show in Llanelwedd today. Cymdeithas had launched a petition following the announcement...
After moving, getting broadband/new phone line and cable tv put in, as well as having to fix the bloody pc again!Updates soon(ish) off for a well earned...
My latest column is out and as has become the custom I've decided to read it to you. In listening back to it, though, I sound a bit odd. I sound angry. I am trying to annunciate, but it's not working. The traces of my Texas accent cause me to mumble and slur words (listen to me slaughter the word "generally" at the end of the recording), so I was trying to make everything clear. In so doing, I've made everything slightly bitter, as well.Obviously, my career as a professional voice artist won't be getting under way any time soon.One benefit to the audio version, though, is that I chose to read it as I wrote it. The published version is missing a sentence because my editor was concerned it would offend. That sentence is: "(I am) enjoying the fact that they show naked breasts on primetime...
An interesting article on the ILM website explains how Managers across Europe are failing to meet their employee's expectations.The Krauthammer Observatory 2008 report reveals that workers have clearly defined expectations of what their managers should be doing, but there are gaps between this and what actually happens.It found that 91% of staff think their managers should help them analyse work difficulties, however, only 47% of them said that this actually happens. Three-quarters of employees also wanted their managers to "create the right context" before implementing change in the workplace, but just one-third found this was the case.A survey by Learndirect Business also found that many employees feel they have skills which could be going to waste as managers have not...
Things have been very busy here in the studio, there have been changes a plenty and for the better we hope. Nick and i are now collaborating with a local framer to frame our pet portraits for us. We are primarily providing frames for the UK market but hope to expand this to the US next year.
An example frame hanging in our home
We have found a lovely framer in the Powys mountains, just over an hours drive from here who is not only providing us with frames but also mounts/matts and backing boards too. This means we can provide our portraits as ‘Frame Ready Portraits’ - with everything you need to place the portrait into a frame you have purchased from a shop or store. Alternatively you can take it to your local framer to be framed.
Frame Ready Portraits - this is one of Nicks...
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, has won the prestigious Green Flag Award for the fourth year running.
The award is the national standard for quality parks and green spaces, recognising excellence in the management and delivery of service within the Parks sector. Ynysangharad Park is one of only 19 sites across Wales to achieve the honour this year.
Winning the Green Flag Award is the culmination of another busy year for the park, which has hosted events such as the Teddy Bears Picnic and Parti Ponty, attended by thousands of children earlier this month. It also hosted some of the events during Ponty’s Big Weekend, the entertainment extravaganza from July 18-21, with singer Rhydian Roberts among the star performers.
From August 1-3, 2008, the park will be the setting for...
Smai? Ydw, iawn diolch yn fawr, ‘rhen fol yn chwarae fyny ond dyna ni. Chithau? Wela i. Ffyc off, felly.Ta waeth. Mae’r ‘Steddfod, wyddoch chi, yma ymhen tuag wythnos. Rŵan, fel y dywedais y llynedd, nid steddfodwr mawr mohonof, ond pan fydd y ‘Steddfod yn agos, fel y bu i mi yng Nghasnewydd, Bangor ac eleni yng Nghaerdydd, mi fydda i’n galw heibio i ddweud helo a chwilio am ffrîbis yn stondin Cymdeithas yr Iaith a gwneud pethau felly. I fod yn onest efo chi, fedra i ddim disgwyl eleni, achos dwi’n benderfynol o weld y cadeirio, sydd yn rhywbeth dwi byth wedi’i weld o’r blaen, ac eistedd ar y maes efo peint a byrger. Na phoener, ‘rhen Selwyn, feddwa i ddim ar y maes. Nid bardd mohonof.Pobl ryfedd ydi beirdd. Dydyn nhw ddim mor clîci â phobl y sîn roc Gymraeg (yr...
Last week the First Minister published the Assembly’s legislative programme for next year, building on the One Wales programme for government. One Wales set out our vision of a fair and just Wales, where everyone can live free from poverty and discrimination. We made a commitment to develop Wales-specific solutions to tackle child poverty. Our next step is to bring forward an Assembly Measure to provide greater support to children and families experiencing poverty. It will include a number of initiatives such as a duty on public agencies to demonstrate their contribution to ending child poverty and to provide free childcare places and other early years’ services in specific areas. As regards older people, One Wales made clear our commitment to help people to be independent and...
The Welsh Conservatives returned to form yesterday blaming the Welsh Assembly Government for a 154% increase in the bonuses paid to top civil servants over the last five years, even though it is not a devolved matter and despite the fact that the bonus system was introduced by a Tory Government in 1996.It may well be of course that these particular bonuses are difficult to defend given the state of Welsh public services in comparison to England however for some reason the Tories failed to draw the obvious conclusion. If we want the salaries of Welsh civil servants to reflect local performance then we need to have our own independent civil service.In many ways this over-concentration on the remuneration of public officials and the cost of pot plants and plastic bags can be quite...
Rhyw wythnos neu ragor yn ôl roedd yr awyr dros Aberystwyth yn rhyfeddol yn hwyr y prynhawn ac felly fe dynnais i gyfres o ffotograffau. Yn anffodus nid yw fy nghamera bach i yn gwneud chwarae teg â’r olygfa.
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Ella dach chi'n gwybod bydd y Cynhadledd Cenedlaethol Gweriniaethol yn cael ei chynnal yn St. Paul rhwn Mis medi Cyntaf i bedwaredd Medi.Oes na grwp yn Minneapolis yn cael cystadleuaeth fideo er mwyn rhoi pobl pwy sy ddim yn cael cyfle bod yn cynrychiolydd i'r gynhadledd cyfle i ofyn cwestiynau i pobl sy'n cynrychiolydd. Mae'r fideos yn cael eu arddangos ar You Tube.Os dach chi isio gofyn cwestiwn i cynrychiolydd, ewch chi i The...
Des i'n ôl o'r Cwrs Cymraeg yn Iowa nos Sul (yn hwyr iawn, yn anffodus) ar ôl dysgu cymaint a gwella fy Nghymraeg mewn dosbarth arbennig o dda gyda Geraint Wilson-Price (ar y dde yn y ffoto). Hefyd, cwrddais i â Emma Reese, blogwraig arall oedd yn fy nosbarth i hefyd.
Ces i lawer o hwyl dros yr wythnos, fel arfer. Fel arfer eto, roedd treulio amser gyda ffrindiau, yn enwedig y tiwtoriaid mod i'n ffrindiau gyda nhw fel Mark a Chris, yn brofiad arbennig. Roedd digon o gyfle i fi ymarfer siarad, a ceisias i'n galed siarad Cymraeg cymaint â phosib. Mae un problem mawr yr ydw i wedi darganfod, sef mae hi'n bron amhosib i fi ddweud beth dw i eisiau ei ddweud A siarad gyda acen ddigon da ar yr un pryd. Ydy hwn yn broblem cyffredin gyda dysgwyr tybed?
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Ddydd Iau - yr un diwrnod ag is etholiad seneddol Glasgow East, bydd is etholiad arall ychydig fwy lleol i mi beth bynnag - un am sedd ar Gyngor Tref Caernarfon. Mae is etholiad Glasgow East yn un gwirioneddol arwyddocaol wrth gwrs - pe byddai Llafur yn colli, gallai arwain yn hawdd at ddiwedd gyrfa wleidyddol Gordon Brown. Hwyrach fy mod yn blwyfol, ond mae'r etholiad Menai o lawer mwy o ddiddordeb i mi. Os bydd Alun Roberts, ymgeisydd y Blaid yn curo yr annibynwraig Mair Williams yna bydd gan y Blaid wyth o'r ddwy sedd ar bymtheg ar y cyngor tref. Mae gan y Blaid dair o bump sedd Cyngor Sir y dref hefyd. Hyd y gwn i dyma fyddai'r sefyllfa cryfaf i'r Blaid yn hanes gwleidyddiaeth tref Caernarfon erioed. Rydym wedi dod ymhell ers y noson etholiad cyffredinol 1997 pan gafodd bocsus...
Mwy neu lai rydw i'n hanner y ffordd trwy'r llyfr erbyn hyn. Bydd yn llyfr cymharol o fyr. Felly'r dylai fod, credaf. Byddai gormod o sôn am fy mywyd yn diflasu minnau heb sôn amdanoch chi. Rydw i'n ceisio ysgrifennu stori ddifyrrus -- rhywbeth gall rywun ei ddarllen heb wybod dim amdanaf.Yr wythnos hon rydw i'n ysgrifennu ychydig ar fy mhrofiad Eisteddfod cyntaf. Dyma sut dechreua'r darn:"Siom. Dyna'r gair cyntaf a ddaw i'm pen wrth feddwl am fy Eisteddfod gyntaf. Wel, y gair cyntaf nad yw'n rheg, o leiaf. Rhai geiriau eraill: creigiau, llwch, diflastod, anrhefn, embaras. Ond siom yw'r pennaf air. Roedd y siom fel dwrn i'm bol."Dwi ddim yn siŵr pa mor onest rydw i eisiau bod am fy nheimladau tuag Eisteddfod. A dweud y gwir wrthoch chi, fy nghyfaill agos, teimlaf fath o ddicter...
An Icarean sculpture seems like a good idea!
Aberdare was bathed in some sun today and the forecast remains good for the rest of the week.
We have added photos of Tom Harvey’s Fall of Icarus to the Gallery.
Sculpted in Indian Cedar and measuring 9′ tall, the sculpture forms part of the Cwmaman Sculpture Trail and is located near St Joseph’s Church, Cwmaman.
It is a pleasure to be able to publish photos of local sculptures. The Cwmaman Sculpture Trail offers a very pleasant walk in a beautiful nook of the Valley reclaimed from former industrial......
Dwi wedi bod yn dylunio'r flyer cyntaf i ŵyl Llanw 2009 p'nawma:Yn chwilio am ddylunydd? Dylunio Rhys...
This game gets frustrating very quickly....
With an incline of 1:2.86 or 19 degrees, Baldwin Street in New Zealand is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. More photos here....
If you are an S60 user, http://www.quickoffice.com/ are selling the latest version of their software for just $1 (50p in our money). It's only for today and the full price is around $50 I think....
The Traveller's Notebook has a fascinating guide to travelling by cargo ship. I didn't realise that it was possible to travel by cargo ship, at least comfortably. It's not cheap though. It can cost between $80-$140 a day.
And if you are feeling adventurous you can travel around the world. The trip takes between 110-120 days and takes you to Papeete in Tahiti, various sparsely populated and unspoiled islands in the South Pacific, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore then via the Suez Canal, before returning to Europe. There isn't a price listed on the website but it's probably not cheap....
Graddio via Wierdo July 22nd, 2008 at 17:41
Dwi di graddio. Dwi wedi gwisgo'r het wirion a'r clogyn. Dwi wedi tynnu'r llun efo'r disgysgrif ffug. Dwi wedi tynnu miloedd o luniau eraill. Dwi'n raddededig.Ac yn wahanol i be oni'n meddwl pan oeddwn i'n fach, dwi ddim yn berson gwahanol nag yn hen. Dwi yr un hen fi, yr un mor ddiog, yr un mor wirion, yr un mor bróc.Sydd ddim yn sypreis o gwbwl rili, gan mai dim ond lot o bres am ddim byd oeddo.Ar un llaw, mi oeddo'n ddwrnod neis - diwrnod allan efo'r teulu, lluniau neis i gofio'r diwrnod, a pryd bwyd hyfryd (ac anferth!) i orffen popeth!Ond ar y llaw arall? Mi oeddo'n ddrud iawn, yn ddiwrnod anhygoel o hir (cychwyn am chwarter i saith), ac i gyd er mwyn sefyll ar ben llwyfan am chydig o eiliadau yn nodio ar rhyw ddyn neu gilydd.Ond dyna ni, mae o drosodd rwan, ac er mod i wedi blino'n...
Eating on a long train journey can be a source of great excitement. There are three options as far as obtaining food is concerned. You can bring provisions with you, you can buy food on the platform during the longer stops (some are up to 40 minutes) or you can...
Ulaanbataar has changed enormously in the five years since I last visited. Then there were three or four places recommenced to eat in the city. Now the streets appeared to be lined with restaurants of all types. New buildings are being built all over the city and the main square...
One of my main motivations for this trip was to sample some strange and usual food from around the world. We've had some very interesting things to eat on our journey so far.
Russia was as expected, the food is generally average. The best food to be found is the home...
Xi'an's Muslim quarter provides a fantastic opportunity for hunting down great street food. The narrow streets here come alive after dark. The open fronted restaurants spill out onto the pavement with tables and chairs and huge barbecues for the grilling of mutton skewers. I ate a fantastic meal perched on...
Mae Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg wedi anfon neges yn llongyfarch Alun Ffred Jones ar gael ei benodi yn Weinidog Treftadaeth. Dywedodd Dafydd Morgan Lewis ar ran Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, "Dymunwn yn dda i Alun Ffred Jones yn ei...
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has written to Alun Ffred Jones congratulating him on his appointment as the new Heritage Minister. Speaking on behalf of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, Dafydd Morgan Lewis said, "We wish Alun Ffred Jones well in...
