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Welsh village ditches plan to change name to Y Farteg
Varteg in Torfaen considered changing name as there is no letter V in Welsh, but locals feared they would be butt of jokes
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  • The Guardian, Tuesday 31 December 2013 11.16 EST

Councillors have ditched plans to change the spelling of a Welsh village's name so that it would have sounded like "err fart egg".

A consultation was held over proposals to change name of Varteg in Torfaen to Y Farteg because there is no letter V in the Welsh language, but it faced opposition from locals who feared it would make them the butt of jokes.

Richard Clark, a Torfaen councillor, reportedly said the authority had listened to residents' views and decided to stick with the current spelling.

He told BBC Wales: "While we in Wales understand the pronunciation, outsiders will say it 'Err fart egg' and that will bring the area into disrepute and the residents with it. The overwhelming response was against and I have listened to that."

Mr Clark, who is Torfaen's cabinet member for health, social care, wellbeing and equalities, said he had put the matter out to consultation after residents raised concerns.

Many road signs in Wales show placenames in both Welsh and English: for example, Cardiff and Caerdydd. However, some Welsh-sounding places have had their names anglicised; some have reverted to their more traditional spelling.

That move has been supported by some Welsh speakers - including tThe Welsh language commissioner's guidelines for standardising placenames says that if the difference between the Welsh and English forms is only one or two letters then a single form should be used, with preference given to the Welsh form.

Giles Davies, a councillor whose Abersychan ward includes Varteg, said the decision to drop the name change was the right one. "Common sense has prevailed. And I'm chuffed to bits," he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/31/welsh-village-name-y-farteg

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An actual ad on craigslist for NYC!

Skilled toiletmaster needed for humor/review website: ToiletFinder.com (Midtown West)

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http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/wri/4283046182.html

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Hersheys to create 3D chocolate printer

Hersheys is to partner with 3D systems to create a 3D printer for creating chocolate and other edible products

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Printing your own 3D chocolate could soon be a reality Photo: Getty Images

2:13PM GMT 17 Jan 2014

telegraph.co.uk

The US chocolate manufacturer did not reveal the cost of the deal or if and when the printed products will be available to consumers.

Three-dimensional chocolate products are created by melting chocolate, tempering it and depositing it onto a substrate in two-dimensional layers as little as 0.05 mm thick. Chocolate is a notoriously difficult material to 3D print with due to issues controlling the temperature and viscosity of the material adequately.

Last week at CES 3D Systems unveiled what they claimed to be the first food-safe 3D printer, along with the three-dimensional sweets it produced. It uses an ink jet print head to paint water over a fine later of sugar, which hardens and recrystalises the sugar into complex geometric shapes.

British company Choc Edge claims to be able to create a chocolate replica of your face using a 3D printer, costing between £50 and £80 per design.

William Papa, Vice President and Chief Research and Development Officer of the Hershey company said: “Whether it’s creating a whole new form of candy or developing a new way to produce it, we embrace new technologies such as 3D printing as a way to keep moving our timeless confectionery treats into the future.”

Following the recent announcement Photoshop users will soon be able to create, refine and print 3D models from their desktop, it is conceivable we could be printing our own food from the comfort of our future kitchens.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10579401/Hersheys-to-create-3D-chocolate-printer.html

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