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Broke My Humerus

and no, it wasn't very funny.

As some of you may or may not know, I broke my arm pretty much in half back on the 30th of March this year in a rugby accident. It's been a long road to recovery and I recently got the news that the metalwork they had put in to stabilise the break back in June has failed, quite catastrophically.

In order to keep a record (as well as keep myself sane), I have decided to backdate everything that happened thus far on a seperate blog and I'm currently in the process of writing up the posts.

For now, I've got an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow to discuss what to do about the buggered metal in my arm and to formulate some plan of action. I leave you with a link: Never Fracture Your Humerus and a picture:

BingoCams Launches in the UK today

They've done it again! Sarah and Esther have been hired to assist with the launch of BingoCams in the UK. With the concept originally trialled in mainland Europe, and following its successes in places like Holland, BingoCams has been preparing for launch in the UK since late last year, and has now finally gone live.

The concept is pretty simple... sit and play online bingo, wait until you win, and then celebrate like mad over webcam to everyone you just beat. Here's an example, but trust me, from the other videos I've seen, some people go absolutely mental!

St David’s Day Google Logo

With the exception of 2005 (when Google released a logo for Korean Independence Day) the big G have celebrated St David's Day with a daffodil/leek/dragon inspired logo since 2004... and this year is no different with a Google logo themed on Welsh National Dress.

The patron saint of Wales' day is usually celebrated with a big bowl of Cawl (veg and meat soup, usually and traditionally made with a bunch of leeks and some lamb) whilst donning a daffodil or two, and perhaps with a leek sticking out of one's pocket, so Dydd G?yl Dewi Sant one and all.

Let's take a look at the other St David's Day Google Logos:

2004

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

iGaming Charity Golf Tournament

Whatever your views are on morality of working within the iGaming industry, there are a lot of people in my line of work who have hearts of absolute gold! Two of my closest and best friends in this crazy world in which I work are also my business partners, Sarah and Esther. They know this industry inside out and one of their latest endeavours is something which cannot go unannounced!

They were presented with a concept by a casino operator for the next conference which shied away from the standard "throw a huge party and get a load of people drunk" theme, and all in all, something far more benevolent. They loved the idea and have been working hard to start planning the event for the end of May.

Fairway Casino is sponsoring a charity golf tournament to be held at the famous K Club golf course, just outside Dublin on the Monday prior to the iGaming Supershow in aid of the Children First Foundation who help disadvantaged families throughout Ireland... talk about giving back! The location is nothing to be sniffed at either, original designed by Arnold Palmer - opening for play in 1991- and best known for having hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup.

Read more: Fairway Casino Charity Golf Tournament.

Bing – A pointer

Dear Bing search team,

If I go to Bing.com and search for "webmaster tools", it usually means that I cannot remember the link off the top of my head, but I am MOST CERTAINLY looking for your tools. Ahem:

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Do yourselves a favour, twist those boys around ;)