Archive for August 14th, 2009

Sebastian Coe's past is a long way behind him now - Times Online

Friday, August 14th, 2009
Sebastian Coe's past is a long way behind him now
Times Online, UK
Proud father as I am, I'm making no great claims for my daughter's star quality, the same thing happens in our office, as I'm sure it does in yours, if someone brings a new-born baby in to show off. Necks crane, faces soften, the whole place brightens

Williams happy with Wales - SkySports

Friday, August 14th, 2009

SkySports
Williams happy with Wales
SkySports
He was actually born in Australia, but qualifies for Wales through a grandparent and they were quick to bring him into their international fold. The 20-year-old has been called into the senior squad but is yet to be capped by John Toshack.
Rhys Williams wants to remain part of Wales set-up WalesOnline
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Dooce.com's Heather Armstrong on Why Pregnancy Sucks - TIME

Friday, August 14th, 2009
Dooce.com's Heather Armstrong on Why Pregnancy Sucks
TIME
In 2004 Armstrong gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Leta, and she used her blog to chronicle her pregnancy, postpartum depression, and all the little things that no one bothers to tell new mothers until it's too late.

Last night's television - Find Me a Family, Channel 4; Ideal, BBC3 … - Independent

Friday, August 14th, 2009
Last night's television - Find Me a Family, Channel 4; Ideal, BBC3
Independent, UK
Those kinds of lives were only glimpsed at in Find Me a Family, a three-part documentary series fronted by David Akinsanya, a broadcaster who entered the care system as a new-born baby, never to emerge. His idea was that people seeking to adopt could