Cut out and keep: my alternative walking tour of Cardiff

"Righto, there's a little festival happening this weekend, called Swn - more about that in previous blogs here and here, but I promised an alternative guide to Cardiff, just in case any of you reading might be visiting the city for the first, second, or third time - there's nothing beats local knowledge.

I'm going to walk you around my favourite places in Cardiff, in a methodical way, so you could print/read/walk and see some sights. "


http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2009/10/walking-tour-of-cardiff.shtml

20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know

"If you surf Facebook on daily basis or occasionally, chances are you’re already familiar with regular stuffs like add/delete friends, update statuses, walls and profile, add and explore pages & applications, etc, but there’s more.."


http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-facebook-tipstricks-you-might-not-know/

Xenos mothership WIP

"This is the 2.8km long Xenos mother ship, the Vanguards opposite number in a Xenos exploration fleet. It's based around a Busard ramjet, the large cone at the front projects a magnetic cone ahead of the ship which collects hydrogen isotopes from space and compresses them through the ship causing fusion in the ball to the rear. the fusing material is ejected at near relativistic speeds to provide thrust. The ship has no windows because Xenos are completely blind, not even possessing eyes. "

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiml42/4036779947/

Shower of Blessings: A Guru Yoga Based on the Seven-Line Prayer

"HUNG% OR GYEN YUL GYI NUB JANG TS’HAM %

HUNG % On the northwest border of the country of Orgyen, %

PAY MA GE SAR DONG PO LA %

In the pollen heart of a lotus, %

YA TS’HEN CHHOG GI NGO DRUB NYEY %

You attained marvelous, most excellent siddhi. %

PAY MA JUNG NAY ZHEY SU DRAG %

Reknowned as the Lotus Born, %

KHOR DU KHAN DRO MANG PO KHOR %

You are surrounded by a vast retinue of Dakinis. %

KHYED KYI JEY SU DAG DRUB KYI %

As I practice, following in your footsteps, %

JIN GYIY LOB CHHIR SHEG SU SOL %

I pray that you approach to confer your blessings! %

GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNG %"

http://emptyelephant.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/my-translation-of-shower-of-blessings-a-guru-yoga-based-on-the-seven-line-prayer/