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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Young centre Alex Grove will win his first Scotland cap this weekend to end half a century of family sporting frustration. And the Worcester centre will dedicate his big-stage debut to the soccer star grandad who was snubbed because he moved from his homeland. Grove will line up against Fiji in the November Test opener at Murrayfield and the proudest fan in the Edinburgh stadium will be Ron Wylie,...
Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
guitarz.blogspot.com : This guitar does have a very 80s vibe to it - perhaps it's the metallic lilac finish. It wouldn't have looked out of place in any of the hair metal bands of that era. Oddly, it doesn't have a locking trem - just a regular one, but if you're like me that will be something in the guitar's favour. Egypt Guitars were built in Glasgow, Scotland, and the business is still going although...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Scots Shakespearean actor with strong links to Canada and the US The actor Douglas Campbell, who has died aged 87, made a significant impact in theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. A working-class boy from Scotland who rose to play lead roles at the Old Vic, he later became a distinguished and revered actor in Canada. Like his mentor, the director Tyrone Guthrie, he believed passionately in the...
Graham Pointer's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Next September, I plan to be in Armagh for an astronomy conference- not that I ever need much of an excuse to go to Northern Ireland. Now, these days we are encouraged to go green, and to use the train for short ( i.e. domestic travel) rather than flying. And it has to be said that the Channel Tunnel has improved rail links to the rest of Europe- apparently, by train, the nearest capital city to London...
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 A 1936 film that claimed to show the first evidence of the Loch Ness monster is among rarely-seen archive footage set to be shown in Scotland. The material can be seen at Glasgow Film Theatre and the National Library of Scotland (NLS) as part of Unesco's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. It includes the UK's earliest-known personal wedding in 1905 and US actress Vera Reynolds...
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
There's a by-election happening in Glasgow next month, so every word every candidate utters is being analysed and critised. Today in the press it's David Kerr's turn to be pilloried. During a radio debate he said, "After 74 years, for all the huff and puff, nothing has been achieved. "We created ghettos of social housing and, by dint, ghettos of poverty as well." Labour candidate said,...
SCOTLAND NEWS INFORMATION BLOG. (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
SPEECH BY THE FIRST MINISTER OF SCOTLAND, Rt Hon ALEX SALMOND MP MSP, TO SNP ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCOTLAND'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR INDEPENDENCE Speaking at the SNP’s 75th Annual conference in Inverness today (Saturday) at the Eden Court Theatre, the First Minister for Scotland and SNP Leader , the Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP MSP, said: "Friends - Last year our conference met in the aftermath of...
SCOTLAND NEWS INFORMATION BLOG. (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
SNP CONFERENCE WILL DEBATE 2020 EMISSION CUT TARGETS. - STARTS THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER 2009. 1. Jurisdiction 2020 Emission Cut Target Scotland 42% from 1990 baseline Norway 40% from 1990 baseline Sweden 40% from 1990 baseline Germany 40% from 1990 baseline United Kingdom 34% from 1990 baseline (may be increased to 42% with international agreement) Japan 25% from 1990 baseline EU-wide target 20% from...
Scotzine.com - The Home of Scottish Football (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The Scotland Womens A Squad has been announced ahead of their friendly with Northern Ireland later this month. Four players from Glasgow City have been called up. Defender Rachel Corsie and midfielders Megan Sneddon and Leanne Ross are joined by striker Jane Ross in a 17 strong Scotland squad to face the Irish in Belfast [...]
A Writer's Desk (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Crime fiction is big, in Scotland. Some say Scottish writers are producing some of the best crime fiction in the world today. Herald Scotland finds out why. From the piece... With tales of brutal murders in Georgian town houses, gang wars in grimy estates, serial killers in the north east, and missing persons on misty Hebridean isles, all investigated by a gallery of anti-hero policemen and journalists,...
Nestoria Blog (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Fellow Nestormen! Good news, from this week you can find the listings of Scotland based lettings portal Citylets on Nestoria. Citylets has a great portfolio of lettings agents and their properties across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the rest of Scotland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. This is another small step for us on making your search for a [...]
Why England Needs A Parliament (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Vince Cable - Liberal Democrat MP It always galls us to stand up for Margaret Thatcher on this blog. But when lazy-minded politicians like Vince Cable roll out old untruths, word for word, well, we really have to say something! Momentum built up in the Eighties, especially when Mrs Thatcher made Scots the guinea pigs for the Poll Tax Poll Tax "Guinea pigs"? Not again ?! Thatcher didn't make...
Comfort in Sound (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Los Angeles based band Prima Donna have been selected by Green Day to support them on thier upcoming UK and European tour. Kevin Preston , Prima Donna lead vocals, occasionally joins Green Day in their alter-ego band Foxboro Hot Tubs. In other Green Day news they took home three VMA awards(Best Rock Video, Best Direction and Best Cinematography) for their clip for "21 Guns". They also performed...
Tour Scotland (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Tour Scotland Daimh Music video. Dàimh is a traditional Celtic band. The band members are from several Celtic lands including: Cape Breton Island, Ireland, Scotland and the United States. Small group tours of Scotland . Ancestry tours of Scotland . Tour Scotland . Tour Aberdeen , Tour Dundee , Tour Edinburgh , Tour Glasgow , Tour Isle of Skye . Tour Glencoe , Tour Loch Lomond . Tour Loch Ness...
What's New on Co. Sutherland? (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
My grandfather, Roderick Hugh MacKay, came from Droman in the Kinlochbervie area of Sutherland. He left Glasgow in 1909 with $50 in his pocket and arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia with five others. I have always assumed that the others came from the same area of Sutherland, but I am not sure. He was listed on the immigration papers as a farm labourer with a final destination of Halifax. As he was a...
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maryolson | 02/06/2009
Essay Writing Guide Interpreting the Title The first task involved in writing an essay is working out what is being asked for by the essay title; it is important that you interpret what the essay question is asking for correctly. This involves understanding what topic area the title refers to and what are you being asked to do with the information.Common faults with essays are that they cover the wrong...
timesoccer | 02/04/2009
INTERNATIONAL: Friendly - Rangers vs AC Milan Live and Highlights Match date: February 4, 2009 - Kick Off : 19 : 45 UK Time Venue: Ibrox Stadium ; Location: Glasgow, Scotland
onlysports | 01/25/2009
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