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Final qualifying weekend – winner takes all Ospreys v Leicester tomorrow. For the remaining place Munster need to beat Northampton comfortably tonight to give anyone else bar Northants a chance. Fixtures and results below: Update – I think that’s Northampton through. UPdate 2 – Ospreys make it (with 16 players on pitch for a minute or so – could have some implications). Ulster win in England and get through to the Amlin. fail to make Amlin…Friday, 22 January 2010 Munster …

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Republican Scott Brown looks like taking the New England Senate seat. Americans know how to do elections: Swing state And the fantastic Fivethirtyeight Political Betting has a live thread for the latest. Outcome expected in an hour or so. Updated final outcome : Brown (Rep) 52. Coakley (Dem) 47, Kennedy (Ind) 1. DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

We’ll get a good idea of who is going through after this weekend’s games. Great win for Ulster who are still in with a chance. Wheels have come off for the Dragons. Crucial Ospreys game in France this afternoon. Results and fixtures below. Tables Here Glasgow 29-25 Newport-Gwent Dragons Ulster 21-13 Edinburgh Cardiff Blues 36-19 Sale Clermont Auvergne 27-7 Ospreys Gloucester 23-8 Biarritz Leicester 47-8 Viadana Leinster 27-10 Brive Stade Francais 15-13 Bath Treviso 7-44 Munster Northampton 34-0 Perpignan Scarlets …

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Life goes on – at least in Edninburgh. Edinburgh 21 Cardiff Blues 12 All other games postponed. Big blow for a strong Blues team. Scrapping with the Scarlets for the last Welsh Heineken place next season. Table here. DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

BBC are reporting that tomorrow’s Ard Chomairle is postponed due to the weather. Handy maybe…. DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

A bit abstract but maybe a relief from Robinson and Adams. Had this on paper but the first time I’ve found it on the net. Tolkien’s valedictory address to Oxford University in 1955. If it’s your gig enjoy – else ignore… DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

Fisk in the Independent – well worth a read: Profound H/T Driftwood. DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

Edinburgh 15 – 22 Glasgow Ulster 15 – 10 Munster Ospreys 26 – 0 Cardiff Blues Newport-Gwent Dragons 9 – 14 Scarlets Connacht Leinester postponed Great holiday for the Ospreys and a fabulous win for Ulster. Glasgow the team to catch. Table here DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

Cardiff Blues 42 – 13 Newport-Gwent Dragons Glasgow 25 – 12 Edinburgh Leinster 15 – 3 Ulster Munster 35 – 3 Connacht Scarlets 14 – 21 Ospreys Table here Bunching up nicely at the top. DewiWelsh Nationalist. Rugby Fan. Know a bit about History and Railways…

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Same as last week but backwards – Huge game for the Dragons tonight. After Ulster’s victory last week tomorrow will be interesting in France (Belgium???). ..I worry for the Scarlets Update = very bad for Dragons = out of it now. Blues will also find it tough from here. Edinburgh still in with a shout though…in Ulster’s group. Fantastic from Munster – must be favourites. The tablesSaturday, 19 December 2009 Newport-Gwent Dragons 8 Biarritz 26 Edinburgh 9 Bath 6 Leicester …

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The Independent Christmas Charity Appeal is worth considering this Christmas: McKittrick descibes here“……One such group is the Belfast-based Healing Through Remembering, which is supported by Peace Direct, one of the three charities in this year’s Independent Christmas Appeal. For years it has been working quietly on the question of how to improve a society on which the Troubles inflicted emotional lacerations. It tries to do so by bringing together individuals who were, until not so long ago, deadly enemies. One …

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Fixtures for this weekend below – will update with scores as and when. Scarlets v Leinster huge game for both teams and I suggest Ulster really need to win to have a chance of progressing. It will be interesting to see if the Scottish teams can keep up their momentum in the 2 Anglo Scottish clashes. Update – Munster cut it fine….. Update Saturday – excellent win for Ulster, keeps them in it, essential away bonus point for the Ospreys. …

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Yesterday the ONS published it’s Regional, sub-regional and local gross value added report for 2008 Highlights in GVA per head England £21,020 Wales £15,237 Scotland £20,086 Northern Ireland £16,188 Some extraordinary deviations within nations also: For the NUTS2 sub regions: Bottom five GVA per head Merseyside £14,155 Lincolnshire £13,972 Tees Valley & Durham £13,787 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly £12,681 West Wales & the Valleys £12,617 And for NUTS3 lower regions we have: Bottom five GVA per head Conwy and …

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Ospreys 19-14 Munster Scarlets 16 – 17 Embra Ulster 13 – 25 Glasgow Cardiff Blues 21 – 9 Connacht, Newport-Gwent Dragons 30 – 14 Leinster (Bonus point for Dragons!!) Table – Two Scottish teams on top – astonishing – Scarlets in trouble. 1 Glasgow 8 @ 23 2 Edinburgh 8 @ 23 3 Leinster 8 @ 22 4 Newport-Gwent Dragons 8 @ 22 5 Ospreys 8 @ 21 6 Munster 8 @ 20 7 Ulster 8 @ 19 8 Cardiff …

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The A Team – GAA style The Ulster Scots and American Presidents – Billy now moves on tae America. Welsh Learners on You Tube – encouraged by Say Something in Welsh, which now has 6400 subscribers – that’s equivalent to maybe 300 night classes for adult learners – a real phenomenon.Everyone is enjoying Neil Oliver’s History of Scotland I’m sure. If you have an hour there’s a nice debate. – and if you have 30 seconds there’s this. Finally, No …

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Carwyn Jones is a quite convincing victor of the leadership contest for Welsh Labour in the Assembly. No need for transfers Carwyn won on the first ballot. Carwyn Jones – 51.98 per cent Edwina Hart – 29.19 per cent Huw Lewis – 18.84 per cent I hate to say it but the election was a model of civility and rational debate….bahhh that’s not like Welsh Labour! And just a strange entirely unempirical observation – overwhelming victories ain’t always good… And …

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