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HISTORY FACT
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Researching John Paul Jones' Past The man regarded as the founder of the US Navy, John Paul Jones, was born in 1747 in a small white-washed cottage at Arbigland near Kirkbean, Kircudbrightshire, on the Solway coast. He joined the fledgling American Navy and defeated a British naval force at a battle...
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SCOTS AND IRISH CONTRIBUTION TO USA
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Proceedings of the Fourth Congress at Atlanta, GA., April 28 to May 1, 1892 An Address by Judge James G. Gordon, of Philadelphia.Delivered at the Third Annual Banquet of the Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society in Response to a Toast.Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: The toast which has just been announc...
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MODERN SCOTLAND GOING AHEAD
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: Careers Special Features Real lives articles Jobs and Employers Graduate alert HI FELLOW FORUMOLOGISTS THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2005, REGARDS RABBIE. A scientist's guide to Scotland It's not just beautiful countryside that makes researchers want to work north of the border....
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WHAT A JOKE, SCOTTISH OFFICER SINKS TITANIC.
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The simple locker key that could have saved the Titanic from disasterTIM CORNWELL ARTS CORRESPONDENT (tcornwell@scotsman.com) IT WAS the key that could have saved the Titanic. The simple item was for a locker that stored the binoculars in the crow's nest and was in the possession of a Scots officer...
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T. RATCLIFFE-BARNETT A BIT ABOUT HIM
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Ivor Gurney, Wilfred Owen and T. Ratcliffe Barnett in Scotland © By Pamela BlevinsBy the time Ivor Gurney arrived at the Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour, on 25 September 1917, Wilfred Owen had been in Scotland exactly three months for treatment of shellshock at Craiglockhart War Hospital. The you...
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GAELIC TELIVISION STATION
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BBC Consultation on Worth of Gaelic TV ChannelThe board of the BBC has launched a "Public Value Test" to find out what a digital Gaelic TV channel would be worth to viewers. Those with a particular interest (the supporters of Gaelic have been pressing for a dedicated Gaelic TV channel for m...
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FAMOUS HOTEL SOLD IN EDINBURGH
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Leading Edinburgh Hotel SoldWhen rival railway companies built their plush hotels at their termini at opposite ends of Edinburgh's Princes Street a hundred years ago, they little realised that their establishments would continue to be regarded as the premier accommodation in the Capital in the...
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MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT XXXXX
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. 4.5 Litres of Whisky in One BottleArdbeg distillery on Islay has announced the sale of 1,000 bottles of whisky with a difference. Each one weighs 6.5kg (14lb), is 52cm (20.5in) high, and will be priced at £350. Ardbeg Mór 10-year-old is 57.3% cask strength and is claimed to be the largest bottles of...
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WHISKY HEATED HOMES AND HOSPITAL IN SCOTLAND
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Whisky Heated HospitalWhisky distilleries use a lot of heat in their processes and normally that heat just gets lost in the atmosphere. But Pulteney Distillery in Wick in the far north of Scotland is already piping its waste heat to local homes and from October, Caithness General Hospital will be co...
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EDINBURGH TRAMS
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Men at work... in the biggest roadworks everALASTAIR DALTON IT WILL involve looking out for unexploded bombs, potential archaeological traces and even the remains of Edinburgh's former tramway. Up to 125 workers will start digging up the capital's roads in earnest next month in the latest £60 mil...
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EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRE
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Backing for Photo Museum It has been talked about for many years, with very little progress being made, but there is renewed hope that a national photography centre at the former Royal High School at Calton Hill will become a reality. The former First Minister, Jack McConnell, refused to support th...
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GAELIC FILM UPDATE
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A very brief message to let you know that we will be launching a major online TREASURE HUNT shortly with an rather fantastic prize (which involves the winner plus 3 family members or 3 friends coming to the Isle of Skye for a pretty amazing trip). Details are being kept secret at the moment, but the trail...
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Scottish Freedom
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July 18 1290 - Treaty of Birgham whereby Edward I guaranteed survival of Scotland "separate, apart and free without subjection to the English nation". It struck me odd that Wednesday is the 717th anniversary of a treaty guaranteeing the survival of Scotland as an independent nation apa...
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SCOTTISH GAELIC FILM "SEARCHD' UPDATE
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From: Simon Miller [mailto:newsletter@seachd.com] Sent: Sunday, 15 July 2007 7:15 AM To: Simon Miller Subject: World premiere at 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival No. 2 | 14th July 2007 English edition In this edition: 01 | World premiere at 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival...
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SCOTTISH GOLD RUSH PHOTO AT BOTTOM
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Gold rush in prospect as plan unveiled for Highland mine THE 19th-century discovery of gold in the hills around Tyndrum transformed the Highland town. The influx of prospectors hoping to get rich quick is credited with sparking the construction of the town as it stands today. But plunging prices fo...
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FIRST EVER SCOTTISH GAELIC FEATURE FILM AT CANNES/PHOTO
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The Inaccessible Pinnacle A Gaelic language film made on the Isle of Sky, which was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival, has secured UK distribution and so should be seen by a wider audience. Entitled "Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle" it is the first-ever Scottish Gaelic fe...
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM
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'Saudi Arabia of renewable energy' off Scotland's coast IT HAS been described as the "greatest untapped source of energy Scotland has ever had", capable of generating enough electricity for every home and business in the country several times over. But while the Pentland Firth has bee...
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ISLAND OF LUING TO GET A BRIDGE?
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Island's bridge campaigners now hoping for a sound decision FOR all the tranquillity which life on the island of Luing affords, there are moments when its potholed, single-track roads take on the frenetic energy of the Gumball Rally. The moments, though few, occur shortly before 8am, when the Arg...
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LEARNING TO SPEAK GAELIC
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Record number of graduates to boost Gaelic teachingJOHN ROSS A RECORD number of Gaelic teachers will graduate in Scotland this year, a move seen as vital in the revival of the language. About 20 primary and nine secondary school Gaelic speaking teachers will now enter their probationary year compa...
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Gillies Hill
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Toady I received my Scottish Sunday Post newspaper dated June 17th and there is an article about Gillies Hill. There is to be a protest march Sunday June 24th the anniversary of the last day of the Battle of Bannockburn. UI have attached to JPEG's from the newspaper. If any members desire to have copies...
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BEN CRUACHAN MAGIC MUNRO
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Ben Cruachan, one of Scotland's tallest Munros, is the highest point in Argyll and Bute and its mist-wreathed peak is visible from miles around. Thousands of feet beneath this peak, deep in the belly of the mountain itself is a marvel of modern architecture and engineering Ben Cruachan Hydro-Elect...
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ROAMIN' IN THE GLOAMIN NO MORE??? NOT WITH THIS LASSIE BY YOUR SIDE
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Wed 13 Jun 2007 Ann Gloag: welcomed the ruling. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Critics fear explosion of 'no entry' signs ) SCOTLAND'S right-to-roam legislation was dealt a significant blow yesterday after one of Scotland's richest women won a landmark court case to ban ramblers from land around h...
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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
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Mon 11 Jun 2007 Ken Gow saw a squirrel stealing nuts from a feeder at Inchmarlo, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Picture: PA All creatures great and small in focusANNE-MARIE SMOUT THE second Wildlife Watch survey, organised by The Scotsman and the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) in March, was an even...
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SALTIRES ON THE WAY -- PHOTO AT BOTTOM
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Stylish Saltires break duck in rainy ManchesterJONATHAN COATES SKEWED logic in rainy Manchester last night enabled the Scottish Saltires to glean their best result of the county season from their most hazardous assignment. Grounds across England are littered with Caledonian remains but one st...
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GAELIC FILM LOOKING GOOD AT CANNES FESTIVAL
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Gaelic film scales new pinnacle in RomeBRIAN PENDREIGH EVEN by the modest standards of Scottish movie-making, the budget was miniscule, the actors obscure and the likely audience limited. But Gaelic feature film The Inaccessible Pinnacle has amazed industry watchers by punching massively abo...
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New Publication - Seemingly from University of Glasgow
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I this week's issue of Rampant Scotland, they announced a new publication called "The Bottle Imp" with several pages of electronic good stuff following. I tried my best to contact them by e-mail to find out how to subscribe so I wouldn't miss an issue, but the e-mail address in their "...
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Nationalist Victory at the Polls
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You probably heard worldwide that the SNP have won control of the Scottish Parliament by the slimest of margins. It means that while in control and with Alex Salmond as First Minister they will need to form coalition with some of the other parties to ensure their success in many matters to be debated. T...
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SKYE NO MORE?
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Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing, over the sea to Eilean a' CheņMURDO MACLEOD AND ALISTAIR GRAY THE Isle of Skye has been celebrated in music from Sir Harold Boulton's famous 19th-century boat song to the Proclaimers' 'Letter From America'. But Skye is no more, following Highland Council's c...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG AT COWGATE
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12th century target for dig in ashes of CowgateBRIAN FERGUSON CITY COUNCIL REPORTER e='3E612F3C6D6F633B363423267377656E68677275626E6964653B343623266E6F737567726566623E2265746167776F4320666F207365687361206E692067696420726F662074656772617420797275746E6563206...
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The Scottish Parliament
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Hi to all, In May 2004 I was fortunate to visit the new Scottish Parliament and sit in the Debating Chamber, and to me it was a deeply moving experience. Parliament was not operating due to the election and the building was very controversial. The building was certainly unique but, I had no problem with...
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