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Scone Palace is the place to be this Christmas, with fun for all the family! Why not come along and enjoy one of our special festive events..... CHRISTMAS THEMED TOURS Enjoy a Christmas-themed tour of the Palace each Friday from 16th November to 21st December. Learn the story behind some of our tradit...

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Wed 31 Oct 2007 A £29 million funding package was unveiled yesterday (£22 million from North Lanarkshire Council and developers Ravenscraig Limited; £7m from the government) £29m regional training centre to be built on Ravenscraig steelworks site by 2009JONATHAN COATES RAVENSCRAIG, once the l...

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Wed 31 Oct 2007 The survey found that although Alex Salmond has a high personal rating among voters, support for Scottish independence has slumped to a ten-year low of 23 per cent Good news and bad for SNP: He's popular - but independence isn'tHAMISH MACDONELL SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR (hmacdonell...

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I thought you went to prison for breaking the law ??????????????? Prisoners' pay-outs set to rise to £70mMICHAEL HOWIE (mhowie@scotsman.com) TAXPAYERS face a tenfold increase in pay-outs to prisoners for slopping out, after a landmark legal ruling opened the door to thousands more claims total...

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Scotland should be reaping the harvest of the seasSTEPHEN McGINTY WHAT price the bounty of Scotland's seas? If you were to watch dolphins leap in the waters of the Moray Firth, the answer, as the advert goes, would be: priceless. Yet if it were part of a two-hour round trip from Cromarty with EcoVentur...

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Hi All, 57 years or so and i still love it. Stirring StuffThe Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship was won last Sunday by a guesthouse owner from Argyll. A dozen cooks from across the UK assembled at Carrbridge in Strathspey for the annual contest, now in its 14th year. Maria Soep, who run...

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FACT OF THE DAY On this day in 1967, the Queen launched the new Cunard cruise liner, the Queen Elizabeth II, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. See the climactic moment, from our video archive, at heritage.scotsman.com -- Edited by Rabbie Downunder at 05:03, 2007-10-28

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Plastic PoppiesIn recent years, the four million poppies sold in support of disabled ex-servicemen by the charity Poppyscotland (formerly the Earl Haig Fund) have had sharp pins to allow them to be fixed to clothing. But for "health and safety" reasons and to save money, the poppies thi...

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Save our seas A RARE red blenny shelters between coral-encrusted rocks; the surge of the north Atlantic swell keeps a colourful kaleidoscope of sea anemones in constant motion as seabirds plunge from spectacular cliffs into crystal-clear water to feed on herring, sandeels and sprats. The waters...

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FACT OF THE DAY James Kelman won the Booker Prize on this day in 1994 with 'How Late It Was, How Late'. Written in a stong Glaswegian street dialect and populated with more than 4,000 occurrences of the F-word, the novel was a controversial choice - with one judge deciding to quit the debate. Although Ke...

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That's the spirit... fake Islays and regional whiskies to be made illegalMARTYN MCLAUGHLIN (mmclaughlin@scotsman.com) IMITATIONS of Scotch whisky which describe themselves as Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown or Islay, are to be made illegal, it emerged yesterday. The steps to prot...

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Shetlanders want £1.5m weather radar AS FAR as the elders of Shetland are concerned, the "wind dogs" offer a more reliable prediction of the following day's weather than the likes of television forecasters Heather Reid or Sian Lloyd. Part of the islands' rich weather lore, the phrase de...

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Rare birds given home to roost17 September 2007 A new habitat the size of ten football pitches has been specially created for use by wildlife as part of a major construction project. Transport Scotlands project to build the new Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine is currently being constructed by co...

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One of Our Bombs is Missing...The Royal Air Force (RAF) were embarrassed this week when they had to admit that a practice bomb had been accidentally dropped from a Tornado GR4 aircraft over Scotland - and they didn't know where they had lost it on the 90 minute flight. The aircraft was on a routine missi...

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COPYRIGHT CHARLES NASMYTH 2007Extract from the Introduction to The Comic Legend of William McGonagallThe Artists Notes This work was the product of two midlife crises mine and McGonagalls. A midlife crisis is that point when you realize you have wasted the first half of your life, and it is now time...

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I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING FROM SIMON THIS MORNING HERE IS A COPY OF THE NOTE SENT OUT ON MYSPACE RECENTLY - CAN YOU HELP TOO? BAFTA (The UK's film academy) has failed to put forward any non-English language films for the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year's Oscars - which includes Seachd....

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No. 3 | 30th September 2007 English edition In this edition: 01 | Early reviews are in following the Edinburgh Festival premiere last month 02 | Seachds producer resigns from BAFTA after their strange Oscar snub 03 | Your invite to a special Glasgow screening this Wednesday 04 | Seachd is released in S...

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FACT OF THE DAY One of Scotland's greatest football managers died today in 1981. Bill Shankly - or 'Shanks' as he was known - was most famous for his management of Liverpool FC from the late 1950s until his retirement in 1974. A tough, determined boss with an insatiable will to see his team both play well...

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Subject: Hello all, I have read this Scottish author's book and I have seen the film, both contain a message for those who would see the end of this problem. FACT OF THE DAY Scottish author Irvine Welsh was born today in 1958. Welsh is best known for his first novel 'Trainspotting', which was an immedi...

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MusicScotland http://www.musicscotland.com/ Despatch is within 2 working days. First Class delivery is free within UK. Airmail delivery worldwide is US$3.75/2.75 /£1.80 per order, for any number of items. Over 20,000 items delivered in 2006. Checkout in UK£ / US$ / Can$ / Aus$ or Euro. * The Edin...

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In the 1950s and 1960s there was an explosion of building of high apartment blocks around Glasgow, as the city council attempted to do something about the slums and bomb-damaged inner-city areas. Of course, the "filing cabinets for people" created their own problems. Now, the housing a...

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I TRIED TO PLACE EACH PHOTO WITH THE RELEVENT TEXT, R. Construction of Kinross House was begun in 1686, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. Bruce was a key figure in introducing the Palladian style into Scotland and has been compared to the pioneering English architects Inigo Jones and...

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FACT OF THE DAY Alex Salmond was elected convener of the Scottish National Party on this day in 1990. Seventeen years on, he is now attempting to forge support for Scottish independence. Read all about it. Scottish National Party Independent Scotland would have to apply to join EU AN INDEPENDENT Sco...

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FACT OF THE DAY Today marks the birthdate, in Ayr in 1756, of John McAdam, whose experiments in "macadamisation"- a tar-based waterproof road surface which we now know as tarmac - was to revolutionise road transport the world over. One wonders what would McAdam make now of the state of Sco...

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Like so many of the Hebridean islands, Scarba had a reputation for healthy living and longevity - Martin Martin reported in the 17th century that an old woman had just died on Scarba aged 140, still having possession of all her faculties, - but it also has its share of myths. The ghosts of evil sailors wa...

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FROM SOCIETY OF WILLIAM WALLACE From: Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 3:23 AM To: Subject: Saltire to be removed Hi Folks. Thought you might like to see this. If you are going to sign the petition, please remember to tick the 'Prvate' box to protect your e-mail address.Duncan/Rabbiehttp://w...

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RECOMMENDSBest of the rest BEST SCOTTISH BRAND: How about: Tunnocks - it's a toss-up here between the caramel wafer, the caramel log or the teacake - millions sold every week; Macsweens of Edinburgh - producer of the one and only genuine haggis; Baxters - best soups and preserves produced in Scotlan...

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A sad loss for Scotland of a real hero and an immensely popular friend' AFTER the death of Colin McRae was confirmed yesterday, tributes poured in from the world of motorsport and beyond . "Helen [ my wife] and I are very sad to hear the tragic news. Both Paul and Mark [ my sons] were good friends with...

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Best specialist museumSTEVE MCCABE 1 GRAMPIAN TRANSPORT MUSEUM, Alford, Aberdeenshire, 01975-562292, www.gtm.org.uk Although Scotland has several fine transport museums, this is my favourite. Located in Alford, near Aberdeen, it is built around the restored old station building and house...

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Rally ace Colin McRae dies in helicopter crashGARETH ROSE AND JEREMY WATSON SCOTTISH rally champion Colin McRae has been killed in a helicopter crash close to his Lanarkshire home. The Twin Squirrel helicopter registered to the former world champion rally driver came down shortly after 4pm yeste...

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	SCONE PALACE AT CHRISTMAS (Preview) Scone Palace is the place to be this Christmas, with fun for all the family! Why not come along and enjoy one of our special festive events..... CHRISTMAS THEMED TOURS Enjoy a Christmas-themed tour of the Palace each Friday from 16th November to 21st December. Learn the story behind some of our tradit...	Rabbie Downunder	0	424	Nov 1, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTLAND ON THE MOVE FOR LONDON OLYMPICS (Preview) Wed 31 Oct 2007 A £29 million funding package was unveiled yesterday (£22 million from North Lanarkshire Council and developers Ravenscraig Limited; £7m from the government) £29m regional training centre to be built on Ravenscraig steelworks site by 2009JONATHAN COATES RAVENSCRAIG, once the l...	Rabbie Downunder	0	330	Nov 1, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SNP AND ALEX SALMOND POPULARITY POLL ???? (Preview) Wed 31 Oct 2007 The survey found that although Alex Salmond has a high personal rating among voters, support for Scottish independence has slumped to a ten-year low of 23 per cent Good news and bad for SNP: He's popular - but independence isn'tHAMISH MACDONELL SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR (hmacdonell...	Rabbie Downunder	0	357	Oct 31, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	COMPENSATION FOR "SLOPPING OUT" IN SCOTTISH PRISONS (Preview) I thought you went to prison for breaking the law ??????????????? Prisoners' pay-outs set to rise to £70mMICHAEL HOWIE (mhowie@scotsman.com) TAXPAYERS face a tenfold increase in pay-outs to prisoners for slopping out, after a landmark legal ruling opened the door to thousands more claims total...	Rabbie Downunder	3	700	Oct 30, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	SCOTLANDS SEA HARVEST- DO WE GET A FAIR SHARE? (Preview) Scotland should be reaping the harvest of the seasSTEPHEN McGINTY WHAT price the bounty of Scotland's seas? If you were to watch dolphins leap in the waters of the Moray Firth, the answer, as the advert goes, would be: priceless. Yet if it were part of a two-hour round trip from Cromarty with EcoVentur...	Rabbie Downunder	0	323	Oct 29, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	PORRIDGE, HOLDS BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER (Preview) Hi All, 57 years or so and i still love it. Stirring StuffThe Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship was won last Sunday by a guesthouse owner from Argyll. A dozen cooks from across the UK assembled at Carrbridge in Strathspey for the annual contest, now in its 14th year. Maria Soep, who run...	Rabbie Downunder	6	515	Oct 29, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY QE 11 LAUNCH AT CLYDEBANK (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY On this day in 1967, the Queen launched the new Cunard cruise liner, the Queen Elizabeth II, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. See the climactic moment, from our video archive, at heritage.scotsman.com -- Edited by Rabbie Downunder at 05:03, 2007-10-28	Rabbie Downunder	0	325	Oct 28, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	REMEMBRANCE POPPIES (Preview) Plastic PoppiesIn recent years, the four million poppies sold in support of disabled ex-servicemen by the charity Poppyscotland (formerly the Earl Haig Fund) have had sharp pins to allow them to be fixed to clothing. But for "health and safety" reasons and to save money, the poppies thi...	Rabbie Downunder	0	330	Oct 14, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SAVE SCOTLANDS SEAS PHOTO (Preview) Save our seas A RARE red blenny shelters between coral-encrusted rocks; the surge of the north Atlantic swell keeps a colourful kaleidoscope of sea anemones in constant motion as seabirds plunge from spectacular cliffs into crystal-clear water to feed on herring, sandeels and sprats. The waters...	Rabbie Downunder	0	336	Oct 13, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY JAMES KELMAN (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY James Kelman won the Booker Prize on this day in 1994 with 'How Late It Was, How Late'. Written in a stong Glaswegian street dialect and populated with more than 4,000 occurrences of the F-word, the novel was a controversial choice - with one judge deciding to quit the debate. Although Ke...	Rabbie Downunder	0	316	Oct 11, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FAKE WHISKY TO BECOME ILLEGAL (Preview) That's the spirit... fake Islays and regional whiskies to be made illegalMARTYN MCLAUGHLIN (mmclaughlin@scotsman.com) IMITATIONS of Scotch whisky which describe themselves as Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown or Islay, are to be made illegal, it emerged yesterday. The steps to prot...	Rabbie Downunder	0	301	Oct 8, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SHETLAND WEATHER RADAR (Preview) Shetlanders want £1.5m weather radar AS FAR as the elders of Shetland are concerned, the "wind dogs" offer a more reliable prediction of the following day's weather than the likes of television forecasters Heather Reid or Sian Lloyd. Part of the islands' rich weather lore, the phrase de...	Rabbie Downunder	1	417	Oct 8, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	A HOME FOR OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS (Preview) Rare birds given home to roost17 September 2007 A new habitat the size of ten football pitches has been specially created for use by wildlife as part of a major construction project. Transport Scotlands project to build the new Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine is currently being constructed by co...	Rabbie Downunder	0	327	Oct 8, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	A CHANCE TO GET A REWARD (Preview) One of Our Bombs is Missing...The Royal Air Force (RAF) were embarrassed this week when they had to admit that a practice bomb had been accidentally dropped from a Tornado GR4 aircraft over Scotland - and they didn't know where they had lost it on the 90 minute flight. The aircraft was on a routine missi...	Rabbie Downunder	0	307	Oct 7, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	Rab's Bits n' Pieces WILLIAM MCGONAGALL POET (Preview) COPYRIGHT CHARLES NASMYTH 2007Extract from the Introduction to The Comic Legend of William McGonagallThe Artists Notes This work was the product of two midlife crises mine and McGonagalls. A midlife crisis is that point when you realize you have wasted the first half of your life, and it is now time...	Rabbie Downunder	0	355	Oct 4, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	URGENT HELP NEEDED SCOTISH GAELIC FILM SEARCHD (Preview) I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING FROM SIMON THIS MORNING HERE IS A COPY OF THE NOTE SENT OUT ON MYSPACE RECENTLY - CAN YOU HELP TOO? BAFTA (The UK's film academy) has failed to put forward any non-English language films for the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year's Oscars - which includes Seachd....	Rabbie Downunder	0	371	Oct 2, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	GAELIC FILM SEARCHD THE LATEST NEWSLETTER (Preview) No. 3 \| 30th September 2007 English edition In this edition: 01 \| Early reviews are in following the Edinburgh Festival premiere last month 02 \| Seachds producer resigns from BAFTA after their strange Oscar snub 03 \| Your invite to a special Glasgow screening this Wednesday 04 \| Seachd is released in S...	Rabbie Downunder	0	367	Sep 30, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY ONE OF FOOTBALLS GREATS (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY One of Scotland's greatest football managers died today in 1981. Bill Shankly - or 'Shanks' as he was known - was most famous for his management of Liverpool FC from the late 1950s until his retirement in 1974. A tough, determined boss with an insatiable will to see his team both play well...	Rabbie Downunder	0	323	Sep 30, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY Rabbie advises that the FOTD contains references to drug use.OT (Preview) Subject: Hello all, I have read this Scottish author's book and I have seen the film, both contain a message for those who would see the end of this problem. FACT OF THE DAY Scottish author Irvine Welsh was born today in 1958. Welsh is best known for his first novel 'Trainspotting', which was an immedi...	Rabbie Downunder	0	322	Sep 28, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	MUSIC FROM SCOTLAND (Preview) MusicScotland http://www.musicscotland.com/ Despatch is within 2 working days. First Class delivery is free within UK. Airmail delivery worldwide is US$3.75/2.75 /£1.80 per order, for any number of items. Over 20,000 items delivered in 2006. Checkout in UK£ / US$ / Can$ / Aus$ or Euro. * The Edin...	Rabbie Downunder	0	308	Sep 25, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	HOUSING IN GLASGOW PHOTO (Preview) In the 1950s and 1960s there was an explosion of building of high apartment blocks around Glasgow, as the city council attempted to do something about the slums and bomb-damaged inner-city areas. Of course, the "filing cabinets for people" created their own problems. Now, the housing a...	Rabbie Downunder	2	337	Sep 23, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	BEAUTIFUL SCOTLAND THIS IS A TEST POST PHOTOS AT BOTTOM (Preview) I TRIED TO PLACE EACH PHOTO WITH THE RELEVENT TEXT, R. Construction of Kinross House was begun in 1686, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. Bruce was a key figure in introducing the Palladian style into Scotland and has been compared to the pioneering English architects Inigo Jones and...	Rabbie Downunder	0	392	Sep 23, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY Alex Salmond was elected convener of the Scottish National Party on this day in 1990. Seventeen years on, he is now attempting to forge support for Scottish independence. Read all about it. Scottish National Party Independent Scotland would have to apply to join EU AN INDEPENDENT Sco...	Rabbie Downunder	0	288	Sep 23, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FACT OF THE DAY (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY Today marks the birthdate, in Ayr in 1756, of John McAdam, whose experiments in "macadamisation"- a tar-based waterproof road surface which we now know as tarmac - was to revolutionise road transport the world over. One wonders what would McAdam make now of the state of Sco...	Rabbie Downunder	0	322	Sep 21, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	HEBRIDEAN ISLAND SCARBA (Preview) Like so many of the Hebridean islands, Scarba had a reputation for healthy living and longevity - Martin Martin reported in the 17th century that an old woman had just died on Scarba aged 140, still having possession of all her faculties, - but it also has its share of myths. The ghosts of evil sailors wa...	Rabbie Downunder	0	416	Sep 20, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SALTIRE TO BE REMOVED (Preview) FROM SOCIETY OF WILLIAM WALLACE From: Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 3:23 AM To: Subject: Saltire to be removed Hi Folks. Thought you might like to see this. If you are going to sign the petition, please remember to tick the 'Prvate' box to protect your e-mail address.Duncan/Rabbiehttp://w...	Rabbie Downunder	0	301	Sep 20, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	BEST OF THE REST (Preview) RECOMMENDSBest of the rest BEST SCOTTISH BRAND: How about: Tunnocks - it's a toss-up here between the caramel wafer, the caramel log or the teacake - millions sold every week; Macsweens of Edinburgh - producer of the one and only genuine haggis; Baxters - best soups and preserves produced in Scotlan...	Rabbie Downunder	0	319	Sep 19, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	TRIBUTES TO COLIN MCRAE RALLY ACE (Preview) A sad loss for Scotland of a real hero and an immensely popular friend' AFTER the death of Colin McRae was confirmed yesterday, tributes poured in from the world of motorsport and beyond . "Helen [ my wife] and I are very sad to hear the tragic news. Both Paul and Mark [ my sons] were good friends with...	Rabbie Downunder	0	340	Sep 19, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTTISH MUSEUMS OF A DIFFERENT NATURE (Preview) Best specialist museumSTEVE MCCABE 1 GRAMPIAN TRANSPORT MUSEUM, Alford, Aberdeenshire, 01975-562292, www.gtm.org.uk Although Scotland has several fine transport museums, this is my favourite. Located in Alford, near Aberdeen, it is built around the restored old station building and house...	Rabbie Downunder	2	377	Sep 17, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTTISH RALLY ACE DIES. (Preview) Rally ace Colin McRae dies in helicopter crashGARETH ROSE AND JEREMY WATSON SCOTTISH rally champion Colin McRae has been killed in a helicopter crash close to his Lanarkshire home. The Twin Squirrel helicopter registered to the former world champion rally driver came down shortly after 4pm yeste...	Rabbie Downunder	0	345	Sep 17, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
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